Noun

Singular anime

Plural countable and uncountable; plural anime or animes

anime (countable and uncountable; plural anime or animes)

1. (anime, uncountable) An artistic style used in Japanese animation that has also been adopted by some artists in America and other countries.
2. (anime, countable) An animated work, usually from Japan, using this style.
   • 2005, Peter J. Katzenstein, A World of Regions, page 165,

     After three months of successful sales in manga form, it was made into an anime for television.

   • 2005, Joan D. Vinge, in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection, page cix,

     Usually the manga comes first, though it may be an offshoot of a novel, and an anime may be inspired by a video game.

   • 2006, Thomas LaMarre, in Japan After Japan (Tomiko Yoda & Harry D. Harootunian, eds.), page 363,

     These anime prepared the way for Otaku no video, a two-part Original Video Animation (OVA).

Anime in English usually refers to a style of animation originating in Japan, heavily influenced by the manga (Japanese comics) style and typically featuring characters with large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs, exaggerated facial expressions, brush-stroked outlines, limited motion and other distinctive features. The term may also be used for other animation connected to Japan or to anime proper, irrespective of style. The word comes from Japanese アニメ anime, meaning "animation" in general, and is typically pronounced /ˈænəˌmeɪ/ (help·info) or /ˈænəˌmə/ in English.

While the earliest known Japanese animation dates from 1917, and many original Japanese cartoons were produced in the ensuing decades, the characteristic anime style developed in the 1960s - notably with the work of Osamu Tezuka - and became known outside Japan in the 1980s.

Anime, like manga, has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world. Distributors can release anime via television broadcasts, directly to video, or theatrically, as well as online.

Both hand-drawn and computer-animated anime exist. It is used in television series, films, video, video games, commercials, and internet-based releases, and represents most, if not all, genres of fiction. Anime gained early popularity in East and Southeast Asia and has garnered more-recent popularity in the Western World.

Subcategories

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G

• Gundam

Pages in category "Anime"

The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.

D

• Death Note
• Dragon Ball GT

G

• Gundam
• Gundam Wing

H

• Heat Guy J
• History's Strongest Disciple: Kenichi

M

• Madlax
• Martian Successor Nadesico
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

N

• Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

R

• Robotech

S

• Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball)

U

• User:Slac/Trigun