• Anime meaning & definition 1 of Anime.


  • noun: a style of animation that originated and is still heavily centered in Japan.
    The word anime is based on the original japanese pronunciation of the american word animation.
    The stereotype of the anime style are characters with proportionally large eyes and hair styles and colors that are very colorful and exotic. The plots range from very immature (kiddy stuff), through teenage level, to mature (violence, content, thick plot). The classification of hentai is given to animes of a stong sexual nature.
    Although over 95% of anime has nothing perverted about it, most closed-minded idiots think anime is always a form of pronography.

    Anime meaning & definition 2 of Anime.


  • Japanese animation.

    Yet another thing that americans managed to completely fuck up, resulting in poor translations, unnecessary censorship, horrible dubbing, and people who dont know any better hating Japan for it.

    Anime meaning & definition 3 of Anime.


  • Anime means animation in Japanese.
    If you came here to see me call anime:
    cartoon porn which is [hentai], wannabe white person cartoons, or a nerds favorite hobby, then just give me the thumbs down already because my definition is precise.
    Anime is a form of Japanese cartooning which either televised or on DVD or video. The comic books are called [manga]. Yes, there is a very big difference. If you walk into Borders/Barnes and Noble/etc. and ask for Anime, you will be sent to the DVD section. Shojo is a girls type of anime (stories of love, achieving dreams and the type) while shonen is the boys type (wars, samuri, card battles etc.)Usually anime is much deeper than the average American cartoons. It can be funny, tragic, romantic, adventurous, sci fi and more. Stereotypical ideas: Nerds and geeks are not the only people who like anime. Not all aniime has the big twinkly eyes and extremely out of proportioned heads. It is NOT porn. See [hentai]. It is NOT only for kids.

    Anime meaning & definition 4 of Anime.


  • It sems to me like everyone here seems intent on telling us it is not porn; which I find quite suspiscious. Ive never know anyone one to just asume it was porn.

    Anime meaning & definition 5 of Anime.


  • Cartoons from Japan.

    Anime meaning & definition 6 of Anime.


  • A style of Japanese animation that is very popular today, in America and France as well as Japan. Many people think of anime as cartoons but the words have very different implications. Anime can be anything from kids stuff like we have in America to deep plots far beyond anything a child could understand to porn. Theres love stories, hate stories, everything you could find in live TV.

    Anime meaning & definition 7 of Anime.


  • The Japanese term for animation. And just because somethings animated doesnt mean its automatically targeted at children so they can become corrupted by it. American companies usually butcher the dubbed version so they can make the ones that werent intended for kids all TV-Y rated. Most anime takes on more mature themes and sometimes sexual content for those people who are into that.

    Stereotypical anime characters, usually the younger female ones, have large eyes (to portray innocence, I guess). But not all of them do. Sometimes they have crazy hair and crazy outfits and crazy actions. The voices are high because I guess Japanese people tend to have higher voices than Americans.

    The people who watch anime arent always those stereotypical geek/nerd/dork or whatever you wanna call them. Sometimes the people who do watch anime or read manga (Jap. comics) can get a little too into the culture, but hey, whatever.

    Anime meaning & definition 8 of Anime.


  • Unlike American cartoons, anime usually has one episode connecting to the next. This would give allowance for a story that is long and can express a good plot and elaborate on characters.
    In American society, long-term stories are usually given to shows like Lost, Flashforward, and The Event.
    Anime is long-term stories that are cartoons, and are usually cheaper to make.
    There are good and bad ones, ones that are horrible at plot and characters, and ones that are good at plot and characters, just like American shows.
    A great number of animes are based off of Japanese Comics (a.k.a. Manga).
    In short, not all anime is gay and not all are awesome either. You have to dig for the good ones, and then BAM you have something to spice up your boring, monotonous home life when youve had enough of going outside, or cant go outside, or are worn out from studying, etc. Heck, it makes waiting for texts easier.
    Of course, like anything, there are addicts... and anime isnt necessarily a good thing to be addicted with, especially if it gets in the way of your life.

    Anime meaning & definition 9 of Anime.


  • A lot of defintions on here for the word anime have been hopelessly ill-informed. I hope to give a more accurate defintion that doesnt make me sound like an idiot. Anime is a form of animation orginating in Japan. Common elements in characters include large, shiny eyes, often spiky or unusually colored hair, long legs, etc. There are always exceptions to these rules, such as in [Hayao Miyazakis] movies, which have more realistic proportions and hair. Often in anime, one episode will continue into the next, instead of each episode being a [one-shot]. There are several different types, like [Shounen], for boys, which typically feature a male protagonist and lots of fighting and action, [Shoujo], for girls, with female protagonists and the main focus being romance or comedy. There is also [Josei], for young women, which I imagine are like soap operas(Never watched any), and [Seinen], for teenagers and young men, which are often horror or thriller animes, and are usually considered too scary for children. There is also [shounen]/[shoujo ai], which is gay/lesbian romance without sex, and yaoi/yuri, which is with sex. Many people say that anime is for 12-year-old dorks, but I myself have watched anime that would scar a 12-year-old for life. They also say anime is porn. There is a category of anime called hentai that is pornographic in nature, but the vast majority is not. Some anime is incredibly good, some is atrocious. And the stereotypes arent necessarily true for all.

    Anime meaning & definition 10 of Anime.


  • Anime is the thing all of us degenera- ascendants watch on a secondly basis. It is made in the planet Japan and has been around for decades. It is a popular cure for depression, along with memes and gallons of LSD. Popular anime includes: Dragon Ball Z ([frieza] is cooler than cell lol), [Sword Art Online] (ban this), My Hero Academia and its extremely long episodes and many other shi- amazing shows! Also theres hentai, but we dont talk about here kids. There are many different fans of it, such as weebs, otakus and weaboos a.k.a me. Genres mainly consist of [Shounen] (fighting), Magic, School Girls and Idol Groups. Also there are lots of alternate universe ones but they are bad so ok. Thank you for reading and remember to make blood pink or you want high ratings on your shows! ([danganronpa] why) If you wanted to read up what manga is, go to your nearest comic con.

    Anime meaning & definition 11 of Anime.


  • Only the best [fucking thing] in existence.
    There are three different types of people who watch anime. [otakus], [weeaboos], and the average joe whos just started watching anime

    Anime meaning & definition 12 of Anime.

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