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noun
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Origin:
1985–90; < Japanese, borrowing of English animation
1985–90; < Japanese, borrowing of English animation
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Anime
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Example Sentences
- But when it comes to creating derivative works, the commercial comic and anime companies look the other way.
- It's a rare chance to watch the series that started the artistic explosion that became anime.
- In less than a decade, anime has gone from cult chic to mainstream acceptance.
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| Main Entry: | anime |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See Japanimation |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
anime
c.1985, Japanese for "animation," a term that seems to have arisen in the 1970s, apparently based on Fr. l'animé, from the same root as animate. Manga (q.v.) is Japanese for "comic book, graphic novel," but anime largely are based on manga
EXPANDand until 1970s, anime were known in Japan as manga eiga or "TV manga." The two terms are somewhat confused in Eng.
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