What is "Anime"?

[shadowDOESrock]

What exactly defines something as "Anime"?
Anime ultimately just means animation, but in weeaboo-language merely means "Japanese Animation".

Personally, I consider "Anime" an Artstyle, not just "Japanese Animation" as there are japanese animation pieces that  seem way closer to what we call "Cartoons". Korean and Chinese feature a very similar style - and since the late 90s (Spawn) the West also has adapted a very similar style to tell more mature animated stories.

Honestly, I'd just call them "animated [movie]".

What's your take on this?

[Hakudamashi]

Anime

Not Anime

It's a style
You're thinking too hard.

[shadowDOESrock]

You're thinking too hard.

Not really. This is still a major topic.

Do you classify Avatar / Korra as Anime?

[Hakudamashi]

Not really. This is still a major topic.

Do you classify Avatar / Korra as Anime?

No
I call them anime inspired.
why?

Cause movements

I dunno the words to properly explain it at this time, but there's a distinct difference in how anime characters move, and how non-anime characters move.

I think the Teen Titans cartoon is in the same boat.

[shadowDOESrock]

No
I call them anime inspired.
why?

Cause movements

I dunno the words to properly explain it at this time, but there's a distinct difference in how anime characters move, and how non-anime characters move.

I think the Teen Titans cartoon is in the same boat.

It this anime?

[Hakudamashi]

No, That's CG animated

[shadowDOESrock]

No, That's CG animated

It hits all the marks of an Anime though. It even is on myanimelist.




Is that Anime?

[jkid101094]

It hits all the marks of an Anime though. It even is on myanimelist.




Is that Anime?

Kyo, no one wants to see the things you fished out of your toilet.

[Hakudamashi]

To properly answer your question, my take on anime is that it's composed of 2 parts, the artstyle, and the animation/movements.

Notice how you look at something like Avatar, or Kuiba and you sit back and have to ask "Is that anime?"
But one look at Sakura Wars or Hello Kitty and you can tell right away it's anime

It's like framerates
If you find yourself asking "Is that 60FPS?", then it's not 60FPS.
#badanalogy.

[TheGameNinja]

As an inspired man once said "it's like porn, you know it when you see it"

[Hakudamashi]

As an inspired man once said "it's like porn, you know it when you see it"

[Ye Olde Swagfag]

Anime:

Animated television shows/feature-length films created in Japan.

[shadowDOESrock]

Anime:

Animated television shows/feature-length films created in Japan.

Legend of Korra is animated in Japan.

[Hakudamashi]

I'm pretty sure "created" and "animated" mean different things...

[shadowDOESrock]

I'm pretty sure "created" and "animated" mean different things...

So, does that make Freezing not an anime, as it was created in Korea but animated in Japan?

And where does it put Manga? Is Manga also only "Comics from Japan"? If so, are all Korean "comics" - who hit all the marks of being a manga - not manga?

And the process of animating also includes the creation of said format.