Lil’ Neebo
Ishii wasn't new to cartoons. He had attended art school and was working for Disney when war broke out. When WRA officials saw Ishii's talent, they recruited him in 1943 to make propaganda posters, and he eventually served with the Military Intelligence Service in Shanghai. When Ishii left Amache, friends continued drawing the cartoon because Neebo was so popular.
from DENSHO https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Granada_Pioneer_(newspaper)/