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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 ( | :* 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. | ||