American Anime

[Vyk]

All I have to say is I liked Teen Titans. I don't know if its changed since I last saw an episode. Though I admit they cashed in on it I think they did a good job of carving out a slight style of their own from it as well. I think they did a decent job. As for the rest I'll agree. Totally Spies irks me. Yet Samurai Jack makes me smile. I can't really say what makes certain ones different. I think the makers have more respect for the source material they're leeching from and it shows in their work. Where as others are just sorta "Me too!"ing it

[Avarice-ness]

Dear person who asked if FMA was american:

If FMA was american, then that american would prolly be in court for 'persuading the young in terroristic liberal and anti-religious ways'

I so want to make a cartoon that will throw me in jail because it's to intelligent for the world to love.

[Slade]

I don't see what the big deal is with so-called 'American Anime'. I tend to like it better than alot of real Japanese Anime. It depends. Teen Titans, Xiaolin Showdown and Totally Spies were all enjoyable in my opinion. I find all these card game and battle anime titles more irritating, eg: Yu Gi Oh, Beyblades and the likes, and they ARE from Japan.

[MJN SEIFER]

I find it really annoying that America is "taking over" Anime.(at least some pathetic attempts) Like this new show on Nick there's Kappa and on Cartoon Network they have Xiaolin Showdown, Teen Titans, (possibly)Pokemon. They are all pitiful attempts at Anime. First off most of they have horrible voice acting, second they all hardly any basis on Anime, and third they all usually have a stupid story line. If you ask me I think pretty much all of the above, and more, should be taken off air. What do you think?

Well T Titans (Not "Teen Titans") Is GERMAN not American. Xioaln Showdown is American but in no way tries to be Anime, And Pokemon is a very popular Japanese show.

So the Japanese are trying to be Japanese?

[Catflap]

Wa! No... Well, we'll always have Studio Ghibli. *Dances to My Neighbor Totoro theme tune*

[Cloudstrife4003]

I like flcl or fooly cooly!! Am i special for understanding it?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Stay on-topic.

[Materia Hunter Yuffie]

American Anime sucks.....
I saw a preview for the Kappa show on Nick and I just shook my head.

[Cloudstrife4003]

The only anime i don't like is hentai..It means pervert..If u do not know what hentai is-Then u don't wanna know..My bro watches it...Horrible stuff...It's the only anime i don't like,and this is coming from a guy...

[MJN SEIFER]

It's better than porn though.

[ShunNakamura]

To stop the silly anime deal

an·i·me Audio pronunciation of "anime" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-m)
n.

A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sex.

And here is what the encyclopedia says!

That should settle that both the dictionary and the encyclopedia define it as such. All that is left to argue is what other languages mean by the word. However, we are english speakers and that is what the english langauge defines anime as.


As for Animation made in america(or whereever) after the style of Anime I take it as it was ment to be. They aren't serious stuff like KGNE or FMA or the ilk, because the target audience tends to be younger. And if you are looking for a non-serious show that is good for laughs and entertainment many of them can do that(totally spies while annoying for me at times was a good watch if I was bored, so was teen titans).

So I guess my gripe is that I have yet to see serious american anime which is what I like about anime. The fact that it can be serious it can be highly emotional, it can be dark etc. I haven't seen that range in american anime yet.

[feona17]

This has been stated before, but this might be more clear, and has a few more points.

The Japanese term for animation is アニメーション (animēshon, pronounced: /ɑnimeːɕon/), written in katakana. It is a direct transliteration and re-borrowed loanword of the English term "animation", though there exists a theory that the word comes from the French animé or "les dessins animés" (animated drawings). The Japanese term is abbreviated as アニメ (anime, pronounced: /ɑnime/). Both the original and abbreviated forms are valid and interchangeable in Japanese, but as could be expected the abbreviated form is more commonly used.

As with a few other Japanese words such as Pokémon and Kobo Abé, anime is sometimes spelled as animé in English with an acute accent over the final e to cue the reader that the letter is pronounced as [e].

In Japan, the term is a broad one, and does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style. In English speaking countries the word is used usually only to refer to animated programming of Japanese origin. However, non-Japanese works are sometimes called anime if they borrow stylistically from the Japanese animation.

[I Am Stoner]

I do define good anime as anime coming from Japan. I also define bad anime as coming from Japan.

Because anime comes from Japan.

Very true answer, buddy.

[ShunNakamura]

This has been stated before, but this might be more clear, and has a few more points.

The Japanese term for animation is アニメーション (animēshon, pronounced: /ɑnimeːɕon/), written in katakana. It is a direct transliteration and re-borrowed loanword of the English term "animation", though there exists a theory that the word comes from the French animé or "les dessins animés" (animated drawings). The Japanese term is abbreviated as アニメ (anime, pronounced: /ɑnime/). Both the original and abbreviated forms are valid and interchangeable in Japanese, but as could be expected the abbreviated form is more commonly used.

As with a few other Japanese words such as Pokémon and Kobo Abé, anime is sometimes spelled as animé in English with an acute accent over the final e to cue the reader that the letter is pronounced as [e].

In Japan, the term is a broad one, and does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style. In English speaking countries the word is used usually only to refer to animated programming of Japanese origin. However, non-Japanese works are sometimes called anime if they borrow stylistically from the Japanese animation.

Two things.

One-
We are not in japan(or I am not) nor are we speaking japanese. Therefor, the english termonolgy is likely what we are using. The english word means just what the dictionary says. Simply put it doesn't matter how the japanese use it because we are speaking english and the english use of the word is clearly defined in the dictionary are encyclopedia.

Two-
Meh, screw it, what I was going to say is not really needed and should likely be known already.

[Ryushikaze]

Two things.

One-
We are not in japan(or I am not) nor are we speaking japanese. Therefor, the english termonolgy is likely what we are using. The english word means just what the dictionary says. Simply put it doesn't matter how the japanese use it because we are speaking english and the english use of the word is clearly defined in the dictionary are encyclopedia.

Two-
Meh, screw it, what I was going to say is not really needed and should likely be known already.

Three- Loan words do not change definition because they are loanwords. The dictionary entry should be listed under slang- since that's what it is- and the encyclopedia entry should be alterred as well, since the entire point of an encyclopedia is to be comprehensive about a subject it addresses. If it doesn't, then it needs to be updated.