Anime are Japanese animated productions featuring hand-drawn or computer animation. The word is the abbreviated pronunciation of “animation” in Japanese.
The term, “anime”, itself did not emerge until the mid-1980s, and its intended meaning of the term sometimes varies depending on the context. Among Japanese, the term references all animation. In English, the term is defined as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastic themes.
Arguably, the stylization approach to the meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries, other than Japan. Yet, for simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as an animation product from Japan.
anime became widespread, the prospect of producing anime beyond Japanese borders is still debatable. Anime defined as a “style” rather than as a product leaves open the possibility of anime produced in other countries.
As a result, various producers aspire to producing anime on their own. Recently, a series dubbed as the “Middle East’s First Anime Show” is currently in production. At the very least, a web-based series like RWBY can be produced using the anime-style. Regardless, critics and an overwhelming majority of the anime fanbase currently do not regard any domestic works as anime.