11-02-2004, 09:31 AM
Ok, the Japanese word "Anime" is a shortened version of the english word "animation". So yes the Japanese call all animation "anime" and all comics "manga". Its only us in the west who make the distiction between them and cartoons etc..
As for the Megaman show...its a cartoon animated by people in the west, so no it is not anime. On a quick side note: During the 80's there were alot of joint Japanese-Western animation ventures, such as Thundercats and Ulysees. (I'm pretty sure Transformers fell in here somehwere but I can't remember). Interestingly the guy who was involved in the making of Thundercats went on to make Tenchi Muyo.
As for the Megaman show...its a cartoon animated by people in the west, so no it is not anime. On a quick side note: During the 80's there were alot of joint Japanese-Western animation ventures, such as Thundercats and Ulysees. (I'm pretty sure Transformers fell in here somehwere but I can't remember). Interestingly the guy who was involved in the making of Thundercats went on to make Tenchi Muyo.
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