I know many of you will instantly go off and get upset by the mere mention of this, but I ask you 'What constitutes "Anime" as far as the site is concerned?'
Most would say "It must be made in Japan" and generally I would agree, but what about Korea? or Taiwan? Listed here is an animated cartoon made in Korea called 'Aachi & Ssipak' (and I am sure there are probably others as well), it has been used in 2 videos here 'by itself', with no "anime" listed with it. Nothing to do with Japan. If this is "close enough" by the standards here then I offer this, Avatar had most of it's animation done in a studio in South Korea as well, and on top of that, many of the names in the credits are also Japanese. Making it closer to 'Anime' than 'Aachi & Ssipak' is.
Unlike the other cartoons that get associated with it, like Teen Titans for example, that look like American animation done with an SD body type and a round head, Avatar actually captures the style and feel of a real anime. Other than having been in English first, it is more 'Anime' than any other attempt made in the west, because mostly it was just the voice acting that was done here, the rest was done in the east.
So if other Asian animation is close enough to be counted here, then I contend that Avatar is also very Asian.
I have been contemplating making a video for this show, but if Youtube is my only real option to display it, I am not sure I want to go through the trouble of making one. I understand which ever way the debate goes, but I had to make a case for one of my favorite shows, using calm logic and reasoning, backed by facts. (I know, that makes me a bad American, but I can't help it, that is how I was raised ;})
And Thank You to anyone who read through this and thought about it before just instantly freaking out and yelling at me. ;}







