by E107_Theta » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:49 pm
I think the definition of anime is very loose, and there's kind of a grey area.
If you want to get technical, all cartoons are anime, going by the Japanese definition of the word. Though in the states, it pretty much used exclusively to describe a Japanese cartoon.
Teen Titans and Totally Spies were drawn in the anime style, but were written in America and France respectively, and simply came off as "anime wanna-bes" instead of actual anime. They tried so hard to be anime, the expressions and such were more over the top than most japanese stuff. G.I. Joe Sigma 6 (which is ironically unamerican for going for the anime style, and pretty much goes against everything G.I. Joe's about) is kind of in a grey area between actual anime and a wanna-be anime.
G1 Transformers is also kind of in a grey area, as the robots themselves and a couple episodes (and the movie) are very anime-styled. Though I'd say, at least as far as the original cartoon goes, it's definantly leaning towards the American cartoon side. Also remember a lot of episodes were animated in Korea, so it isn't just a japanese thing. In fact, most American cartoons seem to be animated in Korea.
Tne only G1 I consider anime is Headmasters onward, as their production was entirely in Japan. RiD, and the Unicron Trilogy are also definalty anime, as they were almost exclusively made in Japan, writing and all.
Beast Wars and Machines on the other hand are the farthest from anime as far as TF goes. Those shows are a good 90% Canadian, and the only japanese influence in them are cameos from G1 robots. The character designs and visual appearance of the show couldn't be much farther away from Nihon.
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