Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-108.80.32.16-20160803042127/@comment-26018514-20160803173142

To my understanding the only way to assert any cartoon/animation is not an anime just as easily proves shows like DBZ aren't anime... the term "Anime" is location neutral, that was a requirement tacked on after its creation, it really doesn't matter to apply it or not except that Japan actually recognizes the medium as something adults might want to watch and therefore puts in adult content in some kinds that western parents should research what kind of anime it is before allowing children to watch.