• tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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    11 months ago

    Anime as a whole has elements that differentiate it from animation from other regions, so the distinction seems useful.

    Should we also stop using the terms gyro, kebab, burrito, schawarma, and kati, and just say wrap instead?

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      11 months ago

      I got yelled at recently for saying I was watching what I thought was an anime. Can you help me understand the difference? Is it just if it’s originally made in Japan?

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        11 months ago

        Anime and cartoons are the same word, just different languages. If you are speaking Japanese, it is always proper to refer to cartoons as “anime”.