How was the first anime made?


Anime production nowadays is now pretty much complicated and technologically
advanced.

I'm curious as to how was anime production back then back in the old days when
it was still obscure?




The very first anime ([see
more](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/what-is-the-first-ever-
produced-anime-and-manga)) - [Katsudō
Shashin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin) was sketched onto
a celluloid strip using a _kappa-ban_ for a [Magic
Lantern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern), adjusted for continuous
play.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/utlQI.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/utlQI.gif)
(Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson, eds. The Book of Knowledge (New York, NY:
The Grolier Society, 1912))

Previously, the magic lantern had been occasionally been used to tell stories,
but none in a fluid manner like Katsudo Shashin. It's claim to be the 'first
anime' is still debated due to many things, including its length.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GojmK.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GojmK.jpg)

The basic principle of the Magic lantern is magnification through a convex
lens. This meant however, that slides were put in upside down in order to be
projected at the correct orientation.

The origins of the Magic lantern are estimated to lie [in the 17th
century](http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/Magic_Lantern),

Whilst Magic Lanterns fell out of use, celluloid sheets continued to be used
for many years, until they were eventually replaced by digital methods.

