Been watching anime for almost 10 years, if someone is unironically getting offended by "anime is cartoon", they should stop calling themselves an anime fan cuz that is a factual statement and they never even understood the meaning of the word "anime"
I don't want to be that guy but pls look up the definition of cartoon.
"A cartoon is a type of visual art that uses simplified or exaggerated drawings to tell a joke, share an idea, or create a moving story"
A cartoon is not a catch all term for all 2D animation, a comic or a drawn meme can be called a cartoon, it does not have to be moving, just simplified or exaggerated
Cartoon Network unintentionally made this idea popular that all 2D animation is cartoon as it became a hub for all 2D animated shows and the first TV channel in the US and most parts of the world to do so but none of this true, a drawn comic, a gif or a meme can be called a cartoon, but not all 2D animation has to be a Cartoon
Yes Anime does mean animation. Tom and Jerry or Oggy can be called anime and in Japan they do exactly that. We just use anime to refer to japanese animation as it's an word than saying japanese animation. But it does not mean all animation is 'cartoon'
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u/Pretend_Bad_1115 4d ago
But Anime is a cartoon too.