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Hm. See I’m of the opinion that it honestly doesn’t matter what you call it, but calling it an anime is easier in the long run.

I can name an anime that was made in recent years which used both 2D drawn and 3D animation for its show: Sailor Moon Crystal. The main show itself is hand drawn, but the magical transformations and indeed a lot of the magical effects are 3D and created with CGI instead. It’s still an anime, but it mixes both mediums without ever stopping to think “should we keep it exclusive just because it’s an anime?”

I do think it was intended to be an anime, as in the Director’s Commentary for Volume 1 they talk about when Monty first approached Miles and Kerry about the show. They said:

8. Monty: You remember a year ago? I was like "we should make an anime".

9. Miles: And here we are.

10. Monty: That's pretty great.

11. Miles: Making something that resembles an anime.

12. Kerry: It's anime-like.

13. Monty: Anime-esque, resembles an anime.

Over time it has developed its own thing, yes, but in the long and short of it Monty wanted to make an anime, and anime is a lot easier to say that “Anime-influenced Weatern Animation.”

It doesn’t fit all the “rules” that Western people seem to think anime should have - but the Japanese honestly don’t seem to care nearly as much about the ‘rules’ as the Westerners do. They’re happy to see it, think it looks like an anime as well, and feels like an anime with a very fresh take on the genre.

I think it’s fine to consider it an anime, because in the long run who really cares? It’s a great show either way, no matter what you call it.