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Board 8 > Do you consider Avatar: The Last Airbender a real anime?

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MasterSword546
11/02/11 1:19:00 PM
#1:


I have this discussion with my friends a lot and I wanna get other peoples' opinions.

Now to be fair, I don't watch any other anime but this one. My friend is a big anime fan and watches shows such as Naruto and does not consider Avatar to be a real anime because it is American made.

What do you guys think?

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pjbasis
11/02/11 1:20:00 PM
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If anime just means "cartoon from japan" than no it is not.
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GenesisSaga
11/02/11 1:22:00 PM
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No. An American cartoon isn't anime even if it's drawn in anime stylus. I don't consider The Boondocks anime either.

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Lopen
11/02/11 1:22:00 PM
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Yeah it's not an anime, though I'm pretty sure the creator admits to drawing inspiration from anime or some crap so it's not like there's a huge difference. It's also not like it matters.

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CrimsonOcean
11/02/11 1:22:00 PM
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Anime = animation = yes

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whatisurnameplz
11/02/11 1:22:00 PM
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I think the proper name is an anime-style cartoon.

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rocket157
11/02/11 1:23:00 PM
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I consider it a cartoon with anime styles and influences, but not an anime.

...I feel kinda pretentious saying that.


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BestFly
11/02/11 1:23:00 PM
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No

Because it's not.

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KingButz
11/02/11 1:23:00 PM
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anime is japanese. avatar is not

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Shoenin_Kakashi
11/02/11 1:24:00 PM
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No, Anime is Japan made.

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muddersmilk
11/02/11 1:30:00 PM
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Yeah, when I think anime I think Japanese cartoon. So no..

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7Deuce86
11/02/11 1:32:00 PM
#12:


CrimsonOcean posted...
Anime = animation = yes

This is technically accurate...but still no.

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Leebo86
11/02/11 1:33:00 PM
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The only way you can argue it's anime is if you use the word anime the way the Japanese use it, and no one does that (except the Japanese), so you just sound like a tool.

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CrimsonOcean
11/02/11 1:55:00 PM
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I mean I don't really give a **** either way.

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AlecTrevelyan006
11/02/11 1:59:00 PM
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I don't care what anime is supposed to me, as far as I can tell it's an animation style.

It's that style.

Go Avatar, best anime ever.

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foolm0ron
11/02/11 2:02:00 PM
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Well it depends. Anime is obviously japanese animation, but it can also include other asian animation, especially chinese and korean.

But Avatar is animated in korea, despite being developed in NA. Then again, the new My Little Pony, and other american shows, are also animated in korea. I think if the storyboard and direction is all in NA then it's not an anime.

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AfroSquirrel
11/02/11 2:05:00 PM
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Anime = Animation.

From: foolm0ron | #016
Well it depends. Anime is obviously japanese animation, but it can also include other asian animation, especially chinese and korean.


What about French animation?

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Biolizard28
11/02/11 2:06:00 PM
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From: pjbasis | #002
If anime just means "cartoon from japan" than no it is not.



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foolm0ron
11/02/11 2:06:00 PM
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From: NioraptH | #018
What kind of a Brony are you if you don't even know that the show is being animated in The Philippines and not South Korea?


An American one that doesn't care about the difference

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AlecTrevelyan006
11/02/11 2:09:00 PM
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Phillipines are just the Korea of the South China Sea.

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muddersmilk
11/02/11 2:19:00 PM
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Han-guk Manhwa Aenimeisyeon

That is a really long name for animation.

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Some_Character
11/02/11 2:22:00 PM
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Goddammit Nio.

We get it.

You're Asian.

It shouldn't have to come up in every damn topic.

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foolm0ron
11/02/11 2:27:00 PM
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From: NioraptH | #023
Well, you obviously don't care about the difference at all. Chinese animation is Huarenzhi donghua, and Korean animation is called Han-guk Manhwa Aenimeisyeon. Seriously, simply calling Chinese animation 'anime' is grounds to get you verbally lashed at (as my dad learnt in Hong Kong the hard way).


Well of course there is a difference but this topic is about the perception of what is "anime" or not, and from a western perspective, those differences don't matter. If I were ever to go to China, I would actually respect the differences because I know it's a big deal.

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Leebo86
11/02/11 2:28:00 PM
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Yeah, I've never heard anime used to mean "all Asian animation". Usually people go with the loanword definition of "animation from Japan" or the Japanese definition of "all animation."

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Leebo86
11/02/11 2:35:00 PM
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And what I mean about the people saying "anime is all animation" sounding like tools are the people who argue stuff like Tom and Jerry, Family Guy, or The Lion King are anime just because Japanese people call them anime. That's pretty toolish.

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OctilIery
11/02/11 3:24:00 PM
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Topics like this are pointless. People will stupidly claim that only something from Japan can fit in a certain region, even when other things fit the mold solidly.

Not all anime is from Japan, not all animation from Japan is anime.

Not all JRPGs are from Japan, not all RPGs from Japan are JRPGs.

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Leebo86
11/02/11 3:36:00 PM
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From: OctilIery | #031
Topics like this are pointless. People will stupidly claim that only something from Japan can fit in a certain region, even when other things fit the mold solidly.

Not all anime is from Japan, not all animation from Japan is anime.

Not all JRPGs are from Japan, not all RPGs from Japan are JRPGs.


Are you arguing the "style" definition? That it's the style that matters and not the location? Because that is a far messier argument.

Also "wat" @ not all animation from Japan is anime. Under what definition is something animated in Japan not anime?

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