~What is アニメ exactly?~
The word アニメ -- pronounced "ah-knee-may" -- is an abbreviation of the word animation. In Japan, the word's used to refer to all animation. Outside of Japan, it's become the catch-all term for アニメーション from Japan.
For decades, アニメ was produced によって and for 日本 -- a local product, with a distinct look-and-feel to not just the artwork but the storytelling, the themes, and the concepts. Over the last forty years, though, it's become an international phenomenon, attracting millions of ファン and being translated into many languages. A whole generation of viewers in the...
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