Japanimation

English

Etymology

Blend of Japan +‎ animation

Noun

Japanimation (countable and uncountable, plural Japanimations)

  1. (anime, dated) Synonym of anime; Japanese animated cartoons.

Usage notes

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

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