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Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
I think this post says it well too:
he term 'Anime' is nothing more than a way of distinguishing the American home-made cartoons from the Japanese. Regardless of which country inspired who to do cartoons in a certain style, there is a gigantic difference between American and Japanese cartoons, some random examples would be:
- 5 minute long intro's
- J-pop bands made especially to create a theme song
- more adult content (less problems in Japan with partial nudity, violence and blood)
- voice acting quality (Japanese voice actors are usually better trained and schooled)
- animation quality (Japan has higher quality benchmarks than America)
- less commercialization (most American shows are made purely for toy and other merchanise sales, Japanese anime tends to be more moderate in that regard)
Note that there are exceptions and I don't want anyone attacking me, because you think that, "Nolan North is the best voice actor evah".
That being said, I couldn't care less what the term 'Anime' stands for, I just watch either American or Japanese CARTOONS.