What the word anime means

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 1:01 am

dictionary.com has the defenition

A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sex.'

HA! 8)

stormybaka · Post by **stormybaka** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 1:44 am

Yeah, yeah, yeah...
and in the oxford dictionary there's
Animate: 1. give life or movement to; make lively; an animated discussion. 2. motivate; he was animated by loyalty. 3. produced as an animated cartoon. *animated cartoon a film made by photographing a series of drawings, giving the illusion of movement.
Animation: 1 animating. 2 liveliness.
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But I think they're a blase and clinical way to describe something so creative and beautiful such as anime.

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:28 am

Well the next time someone says its japanese for cartoon I'll tell them that in ENGLISH it means japanese cartoon and they can't argue their point because I am right.

stormybaka · Post by **stormybaka** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 2:40 am

Yeah I guess some ppl get the word's meaning incorrect at times...
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"Remember it's anime not cartoon"

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 12:35 pm

First of all I want to thank you for bringing that up because I'm going to personally make sure that is fixed.

characterized by stylized colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sex.

First of all, let's look at the socalled "characteristics".

Colorful art-

So animation from America is not colorful? And since this is a characteristic, what about animations from Japan that are not colorful?

Futuristic settings-

Likewise, are you saying there are no futuristic animated epics from the rest of the world?

Violence-

Heavy Metal, Dog of Flanders

Sex-

Heavy Metal again and any Japanese animated program that doesn't include sex.

Perhaps even more important is that you neglected to see the source of this definition.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

This is the 'highschool drop-out' of English language dictionaries. Now had this been in a Websters or Oxford dictionary, which are considered to be the premier dictionaries for the English language, then I would have to change my view, but a definition that trite would NOT appear in such dictionaries because they're of high standards and have the least amount of errors.

That definition is awful really. No offense to you whatsoever, and like I said, I'm really glad you posted it, but how can one characterize an entire country's work.

belkram23 · Post by **belkram23** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 1:20 pm

Webster's ruling:

a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes

much nicer put i feel. generalizes rather than defines.

stormybaka · Post by **stormybaka** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 4:05 pm

When ppl ask me what anime is, I simply reply "It is Japanese animation"
I don't see anything wrong with that description...

OhMyBelldandy009 · Post by **OhMyBelldandy009** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 5:44 pm

CaTaClYsM wrote:dictionary.com has the defenition

A style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sex.'

HA! 8)

Christ, everyone makes it seem as though anime is so bad! I for one think that anime is very, er... EDUCATIONAL? Lol, but seriously, many animes are not about sex, violence, and aren't sci-fi AT ALL! Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and INUYASHA are all examples of this! And what about sports? Captain Tsubasa! Love? Well, everything has love, and I don't think anime should be CHARACTERIZED as ANYTHING! There are way too many varieties to be able to characterize it as one. I think whoever wrote that definition has only seen Cowboy Bebop.

stormybaka · Post by **stormybaka** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 5:51 pm

many animes are not about sex, violence,

Yeah true...what about...

"this world is made of love and peace"

I thinks we all know this one...

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Fri Nov 08, 2002 8:14 pm

I'd also like to add this little qualifer it comes with:

[Japanese, short for animshon, animation, from English animation.]

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