Joseph Seeley
@josephaseeley.bsky.social
assoc prof @UVA_History. Specialist in 20th century Korea, Japanese Empire, and East Asian environments. Recently published new book Border of Water and Ice is OA! https://tinyurl.com/3susuy49
Okay yes this looks cold but also kind of beautiful! Hope you stay warm.
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Okay yes this looks cold but also kind of beautiful! Hope you stay warm.
Thanks for the additional information!
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thanks for the additional information!
Mochinaga went to Manchukuo in May 1945 and started working for Man'ei (the government film studio) right before the war ended. I can't seem to find out what specific projects he worked on during that short period. Before Manchuria he was involved with this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar...
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Mochinaga went to Manchukuo in May 1945 and started working for Man'ei (the government film studio) right before the war ended. I can't seem to find out what specific projects he worked on during that short period. Before Manchuria he was involved with this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar...
Credit to this blog for introducing me to Du's work and Mochinaga's fascinating career: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-compli...
The Complicated Man Who Made 'Rudolph'
Plus: animation news and a Ghibli ad.
animationobsessive.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Credit to this blog for introducing me to Du's work and Mochinaga's fascinating career: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-compli...
While his work with Rankin-Bass seems more famous in US today, for more on Mochinaga Tadahito (持永只仁) and his contribution to early Chinese animation, see: uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/animat...
Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation, 1940s–1970s
China’s role in the history of world animation has been trivialized or largely forgotten. In Animated Encounters Daisy Yan Du addresses this omission in her study of Chinese animation and its engag…
uhpress.hawaii.edu
December 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
While his work with Rankin-Bass seems more famous in US today, for more on Mochinaga Tadahito (持永只仁) and his contribution to early Chinese animation, see: uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/animat...
Thanks! I saw your post about reader reports--so exciting that your book is that close to coming out.
December 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Thanks! I saw your post about reader reports--so exciting that your book is that close to coming out.
*who we will. Apologies for the typo!
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
*who we will. Apologies for the typo!