The following definitions are gathered from a variety of sources where the citation, either MLA or Chicago style, is provided underneath each definition.
Note: I am providing the information below, so that the reader can see the different interpretations and understanding of the words. It is best to GO to the source and look it up yourself, so that you can get a FULL picture of the subject. :-) Thank you.
Anime
“n. A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes. [Japanese, short for animeshōn, animation from English ANIMATION.]”
“An·i·me.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 4th ed. 2000. Print.
“A·nime.” Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. 2nd ed. 2001. Print.
“n. any of various resins or copals, esp. that from Hymenaea courbaril, a tree of tropical America, used in making varnish, scenting pastilles, etc..”
“An·i·mé.” Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. 2nd ed. 2001. Print.
“Ani·mé.” Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. 2002. Print.
“adj. ANIMATO – used as a direction in music”
“Ani·mé.” Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. 2002. Print.
“n. Japanese movie and television animation, often having science fiction theme and sometimes including violent or explicitly sexual material.”
“An·i·me.” The New Oxford American Dictionary. 2nd ed. 2005. Print.
“Anime – Refers to animated films produced in Japan. The word itself comes from the word animeshōn, a translation of the English word “animation.” This term encompasses all animated titles including feature films, television shows, and original video animation (OVA) released to the home entertainment market.”
Robin E. Brenner, Understanding Manga and Anime (Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2007), 293.
“Anime – a term that covers all animation made in Japan...”
Simon Richmond, The Rough Guide to Anime: Japan's finest from Ghibli to Gankutsuō (London: Rough Guides Ltd, 2008), v.
“To Japanese, anime covers all animation regardless of provenance; outside of Japan, it has come to mean animation made in Japan, squeezing out of fashion the odd-sounding “Japanimation” concocted by US fans in the 1970's.”
Simon Richmond, The Rough Guide to Anime: Japan's finest from Ghibli to Gankutsuō (London: Rough Guides Ltd, 2008), 2.
“A common non-Japanese usage, anime is simply animation made in Japan, by Japanese, and for a Japanese audience. In Japan, the word means any animation made anywhere in the world.”
Gilles Poitras, “Japanese Anime,” in Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics: Insights and Issues for Libraries, eds. Cornog, Martha and Timothy Perper (Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2009), 193.
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