• Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    i guess that depends on how pedantic we want to be.

    the last unicorn was animated by a japanese company, but written and directed by us americans. original voice performance was also done by non japanese people.

    so if we say that a anime has to be a animated movie made by japanese people, then no, the last unicorn is not a anime.

    if we say a anime is a animated movie where japanese people were responsible for the animation then yes, the last unicorn is a anime.

    if we say anime is a genre descriptor and not a geographical label i wonder if avatar the last airbender or the castlevania animated series are anime and how ghost in the shell and my neighbor totoro both fit in their.

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      9 months ago

      It’s just a sparkling animation movie unless it’s made in Japan by Japanese.

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        9 months ago

        not a native speaker, so what does “sparkling” entail here?

        i only know the word when talking about fizzy water, jewelery or twillight vampires :D

        and would you say tlu is anime?

        it was animated by japanese people in japan after all.

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          9 months ago

          Haha it’s just a meme. They say champagne is only from the French region of champagne, otherwise it’s called sparkling wine.