Quote Originally Posted by aeris2001x2
The Animation style.

Anime is Beautiful.

Western Animation normally is not.
See, that's an opinion. Why does that distinguish "anime" from "cartoon?" I'm willing to accept that anime is a branch of cartoons, but not willing to accept it as a separate entity like history and science. Although yes, you can say they're apples and oranges, but apples and oranges are still fruits.

I've been in this debate before...and I've never been fully convinced, even though I try to be open minded about these things because anime fanboys can be a bit obsessed with these things. Other than by name, what exactly distinguises these two? I can make a violent cartoon and market it in Japan. What will they call it there? Cartimation?

If a European automaker brings a Lexus here, what makes the car a different entity than cars like Ford? They are both cars in the end.