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Japanimation
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japanimation
English
Alternative forms
en japanimation
Etymology
en terms derived from toponyms en Japan animation
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒəˌpanɪˈmeɪʃn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Japanimation.wav US
Noun
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en Animation en anime dated en anime Japanese animated cartoons.
en 19 July 1985 Mike Stephenson Re: Japanimation net.movies https://groups.google.com/g/net.movies/c/rMBWmIKGWMg/m/cA4rcGSqwdgJ https://web.archive.org/web/20260713162920/https://groups.google.com/g/net.movies/c/rMBWmIKGWMg/m/cA4rcGSqwdgJ 13 July 2026 By George, I think they are finally learning! As an ardent fan of Japanimation, I have suffered for years (literally) with the incredibly stupid approach to animated films and TV series engendered by the theory that "Oh well, it's animated, it must be for the kiddies"
en 2001 w:HOMЯ w:The Simpsons 12 9 w:Nancy Cartwright w:Bart Simpson Cool! Japanimation.
en Animation en anime 20th-century anime.
Usage notes
This was the common term for en anime in the 1980s, but was supplanted in the 1990s among fans. It now sounds old-fashioned to anime fans, and is sometimes incorrectly claimed to be pejorative. It latterly has come into use to refer to old anime.
Synonyms
en anime Japanime
Translations
anime
Arabic: ar جابانيميشن m Ǧābānīmēšan
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 日本動畫 rìběn dònghuà
French: fr japanimation f
Hindi: hi जापानीमेशन m
Japanese: ja ジャパニメーション japanimēshon
Portuguese: pt japanimação f
French
Noun
f
fr japanimation