See also: japanimation

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Etymology

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Blend of Japan +‎ animation

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˌpanɪˈmeɪʃn/

Noun

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Japanimation (countable and uncountable, plural Japanimations)

  1. (anime, dated) Synonym of anime; Japanese animated cartoons.
  2. (anime) 20th-century anime (Japanese animation)

Usage notes

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This was the common term for anime in the 1980s, but was supplanted in the 1990s among fans. It now sounds old fashioned among anime fans, and is sometimes incorrectly claimed to be pejorative. It latterly has come into use to refer to old anime.

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Noun

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Japanimation f (plural Japanimations)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of japanimation