Are anime and cartoons the same?

[Y2k Crispy]

I think they are but a friend of mine disagrees

[ToeTicklr]

Escrito originalmente por Excarius Nomi:

Theyre both cartoons its just different cultures making them and the style isnt exclusive to each side either since theres plenty of japanese cartoons in the same look and style as the west when you look for them. Hell Manga and Manwha are literally the same thing as comics or graphic novels to me, just with me usually reading right to left instead and maybe a difference in cultural jokes or mannerisms.

That is true.

[Sixtyfivekills]

Yeah, pretty much, it's just that other one is using a specific animation style.

[Y2k Crispy]

Escrito originalmente por Sikobae:

Escrito originalmente por CrispyChris ✿:

Yes.

Lulno

Lul

[MADWACZ]

Technically it’s same but we can call anime is sub category of cartoon animation.
We can also call manga is sub category of cartoon comics.

[gugnihr]

No because the style used (both the art style and also the style used to tell the story) is usually too different.
For people who don't care it's probably the same thing. Like for somebody who don't care about videogames a platformer and a turn based rpg are both the same and think people playing them are just wasting their time.

[MADWACZ]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime

[Mighty Chonker]

why do some of you refer to anime fans in a derogatory manner?

[Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer]

Escrito originalmente por XmypkuH:

Cartoons are for kids, anime is for weebs. Huge difference.

Weeb is like mentally handicaped kid for life, though.

[Mighty Chonker]

Escrito originalmente por Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer:

Escrito originalmente por XmypkuH:

Cartoons are for kids, anime is for weebs. Huge difference.

Weeb is like mentally handicaped kid for life, though.

do you enjoy being negative and insulting no don't answer that i can guess that you probably do or you wouldn't use such a negative term against someone else

[Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer]

Escrito originalmente por JOMO:

Escrito originalmente por Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer:

Weeb is like mentally handicaped kid for life, though.

do you enjoy being negative and insulting no don't answer that i can guess that you probably do or you wouldn't use such a negative term against someone else

ok

Inb4drama

[Mighty Chonker]

drama wouldn't be coming from me I guess some people just can't handle constructive criticism

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Escrito originalmente por DarkCrystalMethod:

I found out some of the older classic cartoons I liked were actually anime. Nobody really knew it at the time we just liked the artwork. (Thundercats, Silverhawks, etc)

Thundercats of the 80's was not anime. The remake ones out are.

Not Anime. 100% american drawing.
https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Liono-8232018.jpg

Anime. 100% japanese drawing.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thundercats-beyond-power/images/c/cb/Lion-O_%282011%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170311200117

[Kargor]

Escrito originalmente por CrispyChris ✿:

I think they are but a friend of mine disagrees

Anime is a somewhat separate artform. They are certainly related/similar, but they also come from completely separate cultures.

To my knowledge, the Japanese don't even make that distinction. In our western world, we associate "Anime" with a specific drawing/animation style, maybe with the vastly superior storytelling as well. In Japan, "Anime" -- as far as I know -- is just anything animated.

Things get mixed up even more because of how they are used. Cartoons are usually seen as targeting children; the same cannot be said for Anime. However, that's not a core property of whether something is cartoon or Anime -- there ARE cartoons for adults, they just aren't that common as western TV has the idea that you get your saturday morning cartoon show for kids, and everything for adults has to be real video.

[Holding These Alligators Down]

Yes.
Just different words for animation. Some Western animation is for kids, some is for adults and vice versa with Asian animation. There's a lot of crossover though because everything influences everything else.
Because of memes and internet culture anime is considered to be this weird alien thing by a lot of people but not really, it's just cartoons.

[SepelaThons]

As a weeb, i get offended when people categorize anime as "cartoons". xD