What exactly is an anime?

I keep reading about people talking about anime. What exactly is an anime. An someone said on the board just a little while ago that they lived in an anime? Thxs for informing me guys! [=

Answer #1

They most likely meant Japanese anime, which is a hugely popular visual form of entertainment in Japan. Like some of the other posts before me most if not all anime are based on manga, the japanese version of comic books. While some anime do have childish themes many have more mature themes, like Elfen Lied for example. The beauty of anime is there is something for everyone to enjoy. People who don’t know anything about anime usually just say that they are cartoons, that their for children but those people probably have never even seen what anime really is, there only exposure to it is probably pokemon or highly censored versions of great anime like naruto or dragonball z. The person who probably said they live in an anime simply could have meant that there life is like an anime. They have animes based on normal everyday high school life, like the hilarious School Rumble anime:)

Answer #2

I have no idea the point in them, I just know they are cartoon looking things that remind me of Pokemon. I have no idea what the person meant by living in an anime. Some people are obsessed with these characters, many people draw them and stuff. …I don’t get it but hey, as long as they enjoy it. :)

Answer #3

Japanese animation. Anime is a short for animation. And a lot of anime is based on manga. Manga being comic book like books. Only read right to left and opened backwards.

About the person who said they live in an anime.. Maybe they meant that their life resembles that of an anime character’s.

Answer #4

Japanese animation. Anime is a short for animation. And a lot of anime is based on manga. Manga being comic book like books. Only read right to left and opened backwards.

About the person who said they live in an anime.. Maybe they meant that their life resembles that of an anime character’s.

Answer #5

Japanese animation. Basically anime in a nutshell. Absolutely not a cartoon. They are on crack you cant live in a animation.

Answer #6

It’s a Japanese style of animation-like Pokemon- that’s in a lot of comic books. Sorry, I don’t know much else about it, but it’s quite a big thing, there’s absolutely hundreds of anime films and a lot of teenagers are interested in it.

Answer #7

animated cartoons…

Answer #8

Anime is short for animation, but usually used for japanese cartoons. Also u can say anime is manga come to life xD

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