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→So what IS an anime?: https://anidb.net/admin/creq/14348588
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:* An anime needs to be '''animated'''. Live action, or something with just a few animated scenes and/or picture dramas (audio dialog over still images) is not an anime. | :* An anime needs to be '''animated'''. Live action, or something with just a few animated scenes and/or picture dramas (audio dialog over still images) is not an anime. | ||
:* It has to '''have a plot'''. For instance an animated soap commercial is not an anime. | :* It has to '''have a plot'''. For instance an animated soap commercial is not an anime. | ||
:* The anime needs to be '''created primarily for the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean (""CJK") market'''. | :* The anime needs to be '''created primarily for the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean (""CJK") market'''. | ||
:** For instance, Disney may collaborate with a Japanese company on the making of a film for the United States, but it is not an anime even though a Japanese company is involved. | :** For instance, Disney may collaborate with a Japanese company on the making of a film for the United States, but it is not an anime even though a Japanese company is involved. | ||
:** For further clarity, a CJK company must be a '''producer''' of the anime; this generally means that a CJK company is credited for anime production. Just having a hand in the '''animation''' is not sufficient. | :** For further clarity, a CJK company must be a '''producer''' of the anime; this generally means that a CJK company is credited for anime production. Just having a hand in the '''animation''' is not sufficient. | ||
:* An anime has to be '''professionally produced''' by a CJK producer. This means the CJK producer leads in production and receives the production credits. | |||
:** Professionally produced re-cuts are considered anime. | |||
:*** Example: {{short|a6399|Dragon Ball Kai}} is a Japan-produced full re-cut of {{short|a1530|Dragon Ball Z}}. | |||
:*** Example: {{short|a1530|Dragon Ball Z}} contains several [[Content:Episodes#Guidance_for_O_episodes|O episodes]] representing re-cuts of a handful of episodes by official US distributor 4Kids. | |||
:** Fan made shows are not considered anime. | |||
:** Fan made re-cuts are also not considered anime. | |||
===Isn't that arbitrary and exclusive of good Western animation?=== | ===Isn't that arbitrary and exclusive of good Western animation?=== | ||