117 Years of the First Cartoon

The journey of cartoons that shaped our childhood!

The first real cartoon dates back to 1908!

Émile Cohl created Fantasmagorie, considered the world’s first animated cartoon.

Cartoons started in France (1908)

Anime began later in Japan (1917)

Before Mickey Mouse

Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927)

Mickey came in 1928 with Steamboat Willie

India’s first cartoon was The Banyan Deer (1957)

produced by Films Division of India

The first cartoon TV series was Crusader Rabbit (1949)

Short, simple, and loved by kids

The first cartoon character to speak was Mickey Mouse in 1929’s The Karnival

From 1908 to 2025, cartoons shaped generations

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