Modern Japanese hentai has been greatly influenced by the early American comic book style and the cartoon animation of pioneers such as Walt Disney. Japanese mangas (comics) borrowed heavily from the look the characters in such early full length animations as ‘Snow White’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Prior to 1945, the look of the characters in early Japanese mangas was distinctly oriental in both coloring and facial features. After the occupation of Japan by American forces (from 1945 until 1952) the Japanese populous was inundated with American style comics and cartoons this created a new style where ‘occidental’ features dominated the facial features of Japanese characters in both straight and hentai publications. (more…)