noun Animation that originates from Japan, or animated work drawn in the visual style associated with it.
- Usually the manga comes first, though it may be an offshoot of a novel, and an anime may be inspired by a video game.
— Joan D. Vinge, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection (2005)
- My little brother draws his own characters in the style of anime.
- She got into anime after watching a friend's favorite series.
- The convention draws thousands of anime fans every year.
- After three months of successful sales in manga form, it was made into an anime for television.
— Peter J. Katzenstein, A World of Regions (2005)
- These anime prepared the way for Otaku no video, a two-part Original Video Animation (OVA).
— Thomas LaMarre, edited by Tomiko Yoda and Harry D. Harootunian (2006)
