In each of the propaganda films, the enemy is depicted as weak and incompetent being easily defeated by the opposing side. In Bust the Axis, the Axis side is depicted with their negative racial stereotypes. In Momotarō no Umiwashi, the Americans are depicted as big and oafish, carrying bottles of booze with them which spill everywhere. The Allied propaganda film was animated with stop-motion and the Axis film was animated with tradition 2d drawing. In Bust the Axis, Hitler is an ignorant leader marching towards defeat and his allies are his dopey goons that follow him into battle. In Momotarō no Umiwashi, the Japanese are cute animals that are smiling and laughing all the time and seen helping each other. The Americans are depicted as clumsy and cowardly.
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