On a related note, the single most important thing that led to the creation of anime…

Was Scrooge McDuck. Ol' Tezuka was a huge Disney fan, so much so he kickstarted what is now considered an entire medium.

this is so weird. why is the same character shorter? all asian women are bow-legged and hunched? and have that super round face? the only thing that really makes sense to me is the eye color.

this reeks of "i fixed your design. hire me, nintendo"