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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
<big><b>What does "anime" mean in Japan?</b></big><br> | <big><b>What does "anime" mean in Japan?</b></big><br> | ||
"Anime" in Japan technically means any animated film, regardless of origin. Also, "manga" is any printed cartoon. | "Anime" in Japan technically means any animated film, regardless of origin. Also, "manga" is any printed cartoon.<br> | ||
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<big><b>Why not use this definition?</b></big><br> | <big><b>Why not use this definition?</b></big><br> | ||
This is too broad, this would mean anything that is animated (Bugs Bunny, Micky Mouse, ...) would be considered anime. | This is too broad, this would mean anything that is animated (Bugs Bunny, Micky Mouse, ...) would be considered anime.<br> | ||
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<big><b>What does the rest of the world think?</b></big><br> | <big><b>What does the rest of the world think?</b></big><br> | ||
People in the rest of the world take "anime" to mean animated films from Japan. | People in the rest of the world take "anime" to mean animated films from Japan.<br> | ||
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<big><b>Why not use this definition?</b></big><br> | <big><b>Why not use this definition?</b></big><br> | ||
What does "from Japan" really mean? What if a show is produced by a Japanese company and was released in Japan, but was drawn in India because of cheap labor, is it an anime? What about that animated commercial for a bar of soap, is that anime? Also, many people consider many shows from China and Korea to also be anime because there style is similar to other anime. | What does "from Japan" really mean? What if a show is produced by a Japanese company and was released in Japan, but was drawn in India because of cheap labor, is it an anime? What about that animated commercial for a bar of soap, is that anime? Also, many people consider many shows from China and Korea to also be anime because there style is similar to other anime.<br> | ||
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<big><b>What about using the styles to define an anime?</b></big><br> | <big><b>What about using the styles to define an anime?</b></big><br> | ||
Anime styles are frequently distinctive and fairly easy to recognize. The stereotype is of characters with huge hair and large eyes. Although this is true of many animes (to varying degrees), there are also many animes that do not fit this description. Also not everything with big eyes is necessarily an anime either. | Anime styles are frequently distinctive and fairly easy to recognize. The stereotype is of characters with huge hair and large eyes. Although this is true of many animes (to varying degrees), there are also many animes that do not fit this description. Also not everything with big eyes is necessarily an anime either.<br> | ||
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<big><b>So what is an anime?</b></big><br> | <big><b>So what is an anime?</b></big><br> | ||
An anime is an animated, professionally produced, feature film created by a Japanese company for the Japanese market. | An anime is an animated, professionally produced, feature film created by a Japanese company for the Japanese market.<br> | ||
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<big><b>What does this mean?</b><br></big> | <big><b>What does this mean?</b><br></big> | ||
:* First of all, an anime needs to be <b>animated</b>. Live action, or something with just a few animated scenes is not an anime. | :* First of all, an anime needs to be <b>animated</b>. Live action, or something with just a few animated scenes is not an anime. | ||
:* An anime has to be <b>professionally produced</b>. This means that fan made shows are not considered anime. | :* An anime has to be <b>professionally produced</b>. This means that fan made shows are not considered anime. | ||
:* It has to be a <b>feature film</b>, that means it has to have a plot. For instance an animated soap commercial is not an anime. | :* It has to be a <b>feature film</b>, that means it has to have a plot. For instance an animated soap commercial is not an anime. | ||