You need to take a chill pill. I'm not even joking.
If we want to talk about the literal definitions of words, we can end the thread with this:
Animation = Anime = Cartoon
These things are one and the same. There is no distinction between them. That's it. The end. Go eat a cookie.
However, CULTURALLY, there is a distinction. In the West, the word "cartoon" is generally used for Western animation, while "anime" is used for Japanese animation, just as "manhua" is used for Chinese animation and "manhwa" is used for Korean animation (although "manhua" and "manhwa" are used to for comics from their respective countries, the word is also used for their animated shows as well, to keep things simple).
It should be known that this distinction is made along the lines of where the
franchise originated, not where the animation was actually done. For example, The Simpsons and Hey Arnold! are called "cartoons" even though every episode from each series was animated in South Korea. And despite the fact that the Japanese would call Spongebob and The Legend of Korra "anime", these shows aren't called that in the West since they were made in America (well, some people call Korra an anime, but that is a separate discussion). In fact, I usually make the argument that most people come to the
Anime Forum with the intention of discussing Japanese cartoons, not ALL cartoons, despite the Japanese definition of the word "anime".
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