During global conflicts, propaganda produced by the powers involved is an important vehicle into the ideologies shaping the societies at war. Often, especially during the second World War, children became a common topic in propaganda campaigns. However, an analysis of  World War II propaganda from both Japan and the United States, we can see that there is commonality. Despite being on opposing sides of a highly ideological war, and often depicting each other negatively, there is common ground between the two countries in how children are viewed and targeted by propaganda in each society.