anime

[an-uh-mey]

noun

Graphic Arts.

1. a genre of film and television animation created in or influenced by the traditional style of Japanese 2D animation and characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, fantastic settings, and mature themes.

animé

¹

/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ, -mɪ /

noun

1. any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril

animé

²

/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ /

adjective

1. music the French word for animato

anime

³

/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ /

noun

1. a type of Japanese animated film with themes and styles similar to manga comics

Word History and Origins

Origin of anime¹

First recorded in 1985–90; from Japanese, borrowing of English animation ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of anime¹

French: of uncertain origin

Origin of anime²

C20: from Japanese

Example Sentences

Originally a hit Korean web novel from 2016, its popularity surged globally after it was made into an anime series eight years later.

From BBC

Anime has captured imaginations for decades now, but the art, and its fans, have always seemed beyond the reach of mainstream film studios.

From BBC

Why has it proved so hard to bring anime alive on the screen?

From BBC

Live-action remakes are a "hit or miss", says Ander Guerrero, an anime fan based in Spain.

From BBC

He is concerned that the CGI for Solo Leveling will not be able to do justice to the source material: "The anime looks incredible mainly because of the fight sequences, which could be hard to replicate in live-action."

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