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anime

[ an-uh-mey ]

noun

Graphic Arts.
  1. a genre of film and television animation created in or influenced by the traditional style of Japanese 2D animation and characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, fantastic settings, and mature themes.


anime

1

/ ˈæɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. a type of Japanese animated film with themes and styles similar to manga comics
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Ծé

2

/ ˈæɪˌɪ; -mɪ /

noun

  1. any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ծé

3

/ ˈæɪˌɪ /

adjective

  1. music the French word for animato
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anime1

First recorded in 1985–90; from Japanese, borrowing of English animation ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anime1

C20: from Japanese

Origin of anime2

French: of uncertain origin
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For years, the most sought-after features were a blend of Western ideals, anime fantasy and K-Pop inspiration: The double eyelid, the sculpted jawline, the prominent nose, and the symmetrical face.

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Murakami is unquestionably adept with a brush, a pen or a computer, creating iconic art that features manga, anime, cartoons and brightly colored anthropomorphic cherry blossoms, mushrooms and assorted flowers.

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The rest of the shows on the mature animation block were comedies while “Cowboy Bebop” was anime, although unlike nearly anything else the genre’s American aficionados were accustomed to.

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Altman shared his anime cricketer avatar on X on Thursday, sending Indian social media users into a tizzy.

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Pokémon has continued to bring new fans to the franchise by expanding into anime, card games, movies and toys alongside its video game titles.

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