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Is there such a thing as American anime?
What tv shows would fall under this category?
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To break this answer down, if you are meaning do Americans produce animation that is so influenced by Japanese animation that it's difficult to discern the difference in art and style, then yes. This would be termed, however, Anime-influenced animation. It specifically refers to non-Japanese works of animation that emulate certain aspects of the visual style of anime.
If you are wondering if American produced animation that resembles anime is actually called anime, then no. Due to Western culture, the term anime has been coined to explicitly refer to Japanese animation.
As anime has become increasingly popular, Western animation studios have begun implementing some visual stylizations typical in anime—such as exaggerated facial expressions and "super deformed" versions of characters. In particular, works like Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, and Spiderman Unlimited, displayed some characteristics of anime. These works are created in North America, Europe, and non-Japanese Asia. With the rise of anime's popularity in Western civilization, it has become an integrated part of western animation produced. Particularly for Batman Beyond, some of its production processes were outsourced in Japan.
The influence of anime on Western animation can be seen as far back as the 1980s, when animations such as Transformers were inspired by mecha anime (although the original Transformers animated series was Japanese-animated, and its accompanying toy-line was a re-issue of Japanese toys, so this may not count as an example).
On an interesting note, there is a popular awards presentation for anime in America in which none of the features are actually produced in America. It remains a wonderful and unique statement of cross cultural honor. Every year the American Anime Awards are held in New York City to recognize excellence in the release of anime and manga to North America. Features such as: Akira, Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children, and the Fullmetal Alchemist, have all been nominated at the American Anime Awards.
If you are wondering if American produced animation that resembles anime is actually called anime, then no. Due to Western culture, the term anime has been coined to explicitly refer to Japanese animation.
As anime has become increasingly popular, Western animation studios have begun implementing some visual stylizations typical in anime—such as exaggerated facial expressions and "super deformed" versions of characters. In particular, works like Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, and Spiderman Unlimited, displayed some characteristics of anime. These works are created in North America, Europe, and non-Japanese Asia. With the rise of anime's popularity in Western civilization, it has become an integrated part of western animation produced. Particularly for Batman Beyond, some of its production processes were outsourced in Japan.
The influence of anime on Western animation can be seen as far back as the 1980s, when animations such as Transformers were inspired by mecha anime (although the original Transformers animated series was Japanese-animated, and its accompanying toy-line was a re-issue of Japanese toys, so this may not count as an example).
On an interesting note, there is a popular awards presentation for anime in America in which none of the features are actually produced in America. It remains a wonderful and unique statement of cross cultural honor. Every year the American Anime Awards are held in New York City to recognize excellence in the release of anime and manga to North America. Features such as: Akira, Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children, and the Fullmetal Alchemist, have all been nominated at the American Anime Awards.
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