Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3124041-20130607221115/@comment-16502426-20140828162519

A Perfect Moon wrote: Guys, sorry if I'm wrong but isnt Anime another word for Animation?

...Just sayin... .-. In the Japanese language, yes. But Anime, like other words, take one a more specific meaning when we borrow them. This case just happens to be a word they borrowed from us, but it doesn't change the fact that "Anime" in english has come to refer specifically to the Japanese style.

Merriam-Webster defines anime as:

"a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes"

I don't think there can be any doubt that RWBY has all the listed characteristics, and indeed is in the style of animation originating in Japan. There is no difference between "Anime-Styled" and "Anime", because "Anime" is the style in the first place.