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1917–1922. Japanese animation can be traced back to 1917 as a year of definitive firsts. The three key figures at the time were Ōten Shimokawa, Seitarou Kitayama, and Junichi Kouchi each contributing to making the first short films that would be known as anime.
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In 1958, the first colored anime was made named Hakujaden. This film was produced by influential studio Toei animation.
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おとぎマンガカレンダー, or Otogi Manga Calendar, was the first anime series to be produced and the first to be televised. It ran from 1961-1964. Astro Boy first aired in 1963, making it one of the older anime series, but not the oldest.
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Dragon Ball Z is adapted from the final 325 chapters of the manga series which were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1995. It premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on April 26, 1989, taking over its predecessor's time slot, and ran for 291 episodes until its conclusion on January 31, 1996.
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Mob Psycho 100 is a Japanese manga created by ONE, which began publication on Ura Sunday on April 18, 2012, and concluded on December 22, 2017. In my opinion, this anime is the best because of the awesome storyline and the witty characters. Mob is a nickname for the boy who has amazing psychic powers who helps his con-artist mentor banish ghosts into the afterlife.
