Mickey Mouse

Japanese: ミッキー･マウス（英語表記）Mickey Mouse

The mouse is the protagonist of a series of cartoon films created by the American Disney in 1927. The first film in which he appeared was Plane Crazy (1927), but it wasn't until the second film, Steamboat Willie (1928), that he was released. The character, said to have been inspired by a pet mouse that Disney had as a young man during the depression, was originally named Mortimer, but was changed to Mickey at the suggestion of his wife.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1927年，アメリカのディズニーが生み出した漫画映画シリーズの主人公であるネズミ。登場第1作は《飛行機クレージーPlane Crazy》(1927)だが，公開は2作目の《蒸気船ウィリー号Steamboat Willie》(1928)が最初となった。不況時代の青年ディズニーが飼っていたネズミからヒントを得たといわれるこのキャラクターは，最初モーティマーMortimerという名だったが，夫人の進言でミッキーに変えられたといわれる。

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