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174.53.191.125 wrote: Uhh....I really do like Rwby but its not anime... Anime is a Japanese animation not just a cartoon. So something like a japanese game is anime. The term Rwby applies in is Animesque. Or amerime. Anime=Japanese animation meaning any type of animation in Japan. So no As far as I'm concerned, if it's a kettle - regardless of it's origin, I'm still going to call it a kettle.

It's silly not to and for most fans, they simply don't care if it was made in Japan or not. They honestly don't. It's made with computer animation, in an anime style, it's basically anime. The only difference is where it's made and that is not enough to warrant calling it something else.

The difference you are calling out is like the difference between common movie goer's and film critics. Film Critics care about where it was made and the other nitty gritty details. Common Movie goer's don't. They see a movie, they enjoy it. It's an action movie, they are going to call it an action movie regardless if it was made in france, germany or the USA.