anime
/ˈanɪmeɪ
/ /ˈanɪmə /noun [mass noun]
A style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children. Compare with manga.The third disc of this set contains a mediocre anime film with great animation and music....
- Mamoru Oshii is probably the only director in the world who makes art films under the guise of traditional anime.
- I admit I am a purist when it comes to my anime and I like it in its original Japanese with subs.
Origin
1980s: Japanese, shortened from animēshon, based on English animation.