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	Topics Anime-influenced animation Topic Home Anime-influenced animation refers to non-Japanese works of animationFacts About Animation Animation is the optical illusion of motion created by the consecutive display of images of static elements.... that emulate the visual style of animeAnime is an abbreviation of the English word "animation" but in Japanese is spelled ??????? written in katakana.... . Due to Western culture, the term anime has been coined to explicitly refer to Japanese animation. These works are created in North America, Europe, and non-Japanese Asia. With the rise of anime's popularity in Western civilization, it has become an integrated part of western animation produced. Background In the West, particularly in the United States, the term animeAnime Summary is an abbreviation of the English word "animation" but in Japanese is spelled ??????? written in katakana.... has been generally accepted to describe animation produced explicitly in Japan. As anime became increasingly popular, Western animation studios began implementing some visual stylizations typical in anime-- such as exaggerated facial expressions and "super deformedSuper deformed Super Deformed is a specific form of japanese caricature, in which characters are drawn in a highly exaggerated manner.... " versions of characters. In particular, works like Teen TitansTeen Titans Teen Titans may refer to:* The Teen Titans comic book series about a group of teenaged superheroes published by DC Comi... and Batman BeyondBatman Beyond *Batman Beyond* was an American animated television series created by WB Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a con... displayed some characteristics of anime. Particularly for Batman Beyond, some of its production processes were outsourced in Japan. The advent of anime stylizations appearing in Western animation questioned the established meaning of "anime". Resemblance to anime Due to anime influence, Western animation adopted some techniques and features from anime. The resemblances to anime were strong enough to question whether these works can be deemed as anime or not. There are several Western animators who collaborated with anime creators while producing Western animations. For example, production on The AnimatrixThe Animatrix *The Animatrix* is a collection of nine animated short films set in the fictional universe of the Matrix series.... began when the Wachowski brothers visited some of the creators of the anime films that had been a strong influence on their work, and decided to collaborate with them. is another example of a Western animation influenced by anime. Though not considered an animeAnime Summary is an abbreviation of the English word "animation" but in Japanese is spelled ??????? written in katakana.... because of its American origin, one review has commented that "Avatar blurs the line between anime and (US) domestic cartoons until it becomes irrelevant." In addition, Avatar has many features of anime such as having a different color palette from other animated shows. Avatar creators Bryan KonietzkoBryan Konietzko Bryan Konietzko is co-creator and executive producer of .... and Michael Dante DiMartinoMichael Dante DiMartino Michael Dante DiMartino is an American animation director whose experience and determination have allowed him to contribute ... confirmed a particular anime influence in a magazine interview; that of "Hayao MiyazakiHayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki , born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, is a director of Japanese animated films.... , especially Spirited AwaySpirited Away *Spirited Away, or is a 2001 film by the Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli, written and directed by famed animator Hay... and Princess MononokePrincess Mononoke Summary is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and in the U.S.... " as well as My Neighbor TotoroMy Neighbor Totoro , or My Neighbour Totoro* on UK DVD box titles, is a 1988 film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Stu... . Avatar also draws inspiration from the anime works of Shinichiro WatanabeShinichiro Watanabe Shinichiro Watanabe is a director and writer.... 's Cowboy BebopCowboy Bebop is a Japanese anime series, motion picture, and manga.... and Samurai ChamplooSamurai Champloo is an anime series consisting of twenty-six episodes that began broadcasting May 20, 2004 on Fuji Television in Japan.... , as well as FLCLFLCL is a six episode Japanese animation OVA series, the brainchild of director Kazuya Tsurumaki and released by Gainax and Production... (Fooly Cooly) of GainaxGainax is a Japanese anime studio most famous for the television series Neon Genesis Evangelion.... . Other various studios from which inspiration was drawn include Studio 4 °C, Production I.G, and Studio GhibliStudio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten.... . See also Original English-language mangaFacts About Original English-language manga Original English-language manga or "OEL manga" are comic books or graphic novels whose language of original publication is E... La nouvelle mangaLa nouvelle manga Nouvelle Manga is an artistic movement which gathers Franco-Belgian and Japanese comic creators together.... Limited animationLimited animation Limited animation is a process of making animated cartoons that does not follow a "realistic" approach....