Anime
Oh. My. God. First of all, I'm NOT going to say anime is better than [American] cartoons, but I'm also NOT going to say [American] cartoons are better than anime. Also, I'm pretty sure the first letter of anime is not capitalized. I'm saying this because many people have done this.
Moving on, [American] cartoons are usually not as detailed as anime. BUT the more detailed something is, the more still frames there will be. That's one disadvantage of anime. Speaking of which, NOT ALL ANIME CHARACTERS HAVE BIG EYES AND CHESTS. There are many different styles of anime, it's just that they sort of have rules. Some female characters are even flat-chested, believe it or not. As for the eyes, some are way too large and some are pretty normal (some are closed a lot, by the way).
The majority of the plots in anime are much more "deep" as opposed to those of [American] cartoons. Seriously, anime is much better at drama, romance, tragedy, slice of life (it means, well, something realistic), horror, and psychological thrillers. I do think [American] cartoons are a bit better at comedy (note that the only cartoon I ever thought was funny was Invader Zim), but comedy in anime is supposed to appeal to Japanese people, so it makes sense. Action, adventure (and similar things) are about the same. Some people will say most [American] cartoons are for kids or idiotic adults. Not true, there is stuff like Hulk and [Spiderman] (the series). The art is outdated, though.
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Anime is not all porn ([hentai]) or violence or gore ([blood]). There are children's shows like Chi's Sweet Home (about a [cat] that gets adopted by a family), Hamataro (about a hamster and his hamster friends) and A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (about fairies and stuff; very enjoyable for everybody).
Anime in [Japan] refers to all types of animation, in the US it's Japanese cartoons only. It is said to have been based on [American] cartoons. Whether that is true or not, I don't know. This doesn't mean the Japanese stole their ideas, they just created their own style based on things like Walt Disney's cartoons.
The word was derived from the English word animation. Although, people also say it came from a [French] that sounds very similar. If what I said in the paragraph above is true, then it is highly unlikely that "anime" came from whatever [French] word people think it came from.
Some people say that anime is not cartoons. Well, yeah, they are. What? Are they so amazingly superior that they can't even be called cartoons? Pfft.
Dear ignorant people and the annoying portion of the anime fanbase... STFU! Those who say anime is "a waste of time" have probably watched only 1 or 2 series (maybe only 1 or 2 episodes). Maybe the anime you saw just wasn't the right one for you, did you ever think of that? Bleach and Naruto are not the best examples of anime. Try searching [google] for anime + whatever genre you like. Now it's time for you narutards. STOP THINKING OF ANIME AS YOUR GODDAMN RELIGION! It's nice, but it's not vital for your survival. A day or two without anime is fine, you're not betraying anime in any way.
I would talk about other types of animation, but I live in the US, therefore I don't want to say about other foreign cartoons/animations.
[Fullmetal Alchemist] is a very nice anime that both genders can enjoy. It'[s a] bit [dark], but it has it's own share of comedy.
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