In “Bust the Axis” (UK/US, 1943) and “Momotarō no Umiwashi” (“Momotaro’s Sea Eagles,” Japan, 1943) the animation dehumanizes the enemy. It makes them look like bumbling fools, still dangerous enough to fight but weak enough to beat. The animation is exaggerated with crazy stereotypes, they mock cultures to create a big distinction between “us” and them.
In “Bust the Axis” (UK/US, 1943) the enemy is Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito. They are portrayed is idiots. The Axis is almost incompetent and just bad at theres jobs, they animate them courtly running away at times. Stereotypically Hirohito has some crazy racist East Asian facial features (squinted eyes, buck teeth, glasses). They made Hitter crazy and his mustache hilarious and Hirohito as way too fat. They animate the enemy as laughable and cowardice. They are easily beaten and lack any form of dignity. Their animation wile simple it’s just mean to the enemy. They look and act stupid.
In “Momotarō no Umiwashi” (“Momotaro’s Sea Eagles,” Japan, 1943) the enemy is American and the British but at times it means like it’s really just the west. They are depicted of twisted demons with great technology that they only use for even. They are drawn as animals (bears and bluebirds). Stereotypically their Western characteristics consist of big heavy builds and big nosed. They act like animals who are lazy or drunk. The animators make them very ugly with dark color pallets, they also make them also incompetent. They are never ready for an attack, They are arrogant and un coordinated and just like Bust the Axis” (UK/US, 1943) they are depicted as very weak.
