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'' animated series is an example of anime-influenced animation.]] Anime-influenced animation refers to non-Japanese works of Animation that emulate the visual style of Anime .1 Due to Western culture, the term ''anime'' has been coined to explicitly refer to Japanese animation.2 These works are created in the United States , 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 Anime has been generally accepted to describe animation produced explicitly in Japan.3 As anime became increasingly popular, Western animation studios began implementing some visual stylizations typical in anime. In particular, works like Teen Titans and Batman Beyond displayed some characteristics of anime.4 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. Some traits and techniques can be found in anime-influenced series:
WESTERN INFLUENCE ON JAPAN In the 1950's, Osamu Tezuka adapted and simplified many Disney animation precepts to reduce the budget costs and number of frames in the production. This was intended to be a temporary measure to allow him to produce one episode every week with an inexperienced animation staff. Some animators in Japan overcome production budgets by utilizing different techniques than the Disney or the old Tezuka/Otsuka methods of animating anime. Due to reduced frame rate, several still shots and scrolling backgrounds, more time can be spent on detail in each drawing. American shows and media have also influenced Japan's animation industry greatly, popular series such as , and Witchblade . CRITICISM The style is sometimes lambasted by critics and fans of Anime and Limited Animation alike, for a number of reasons, such as the idea that the " Americanization " of anime is untrue to original Japanese works.5 Critics say works whose style tries to emulate anime are insulting to "true" anime (which is made in Japan) and the many concepts imitated are not easily explainable in English animation. It is often called "fauxnime" by critics and fans alike. Other common terms include imitation anime. 6 A simpler more generic term, "fusion," has also arisen, while the new term "Amerime" more specifically describes the style. There has also been criticism about fans who accept animation from Japan but turn down "anime-influenced" animation from America or Western countries just because it was not made in Japan or other Eastern countries. Likewise, some fans of western animation have criticised this newer fad as being used to create animation quickly and cheaply rather than using the perceived fluid and detailed animation seen in regular western styles prevalent in most feature films (most notably Disney ), animated shorts produced during the The Golden Age Of Hollywood Animation , as well as many televised late 80s-mid 90s cartoon series. It is similar to the criticism of anime works done by Japanese studios that are based on American content, such as the 2006 ''Witchblade'' Anime , and '' Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z ''. Visually, there are still some differences between true anime and anime-influenced animation. In some cases, enough so that it can be spotted by most Fans Of The Genre . EXAMPLES OF ANIME-INFLUENCED ANIMATION
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