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Generally, the term anime refers to a style of animation originating from Japan. It has since been used to refer to other shows produced in other countries, such as the United States.[3] As japanese anime became increasingly popular, Western animation studios began implementing some visual stylizations typical in anime—such as exaggerated facial expressions and "super deformed" versions of characters. The advent of japanese anime stylizations appearing in Western anime questioned the established meaning of "anime."[1] There are several Western animators who collaborated with Japanese anime creators while producing Western animes. For example, production on The Animatrix began when the Wachowskis visited some of the creators of the anime films that had been strong influences on their work, and decided to collaborate with them.[7] The collaboration between Western and Japanese animators dates back to the early 1980s, such as the Dungeons & Dragons animated series being a co-production between Marvel Animation and Toei Animation...
Oh and, Avatar: The Last Airbender is another example of Western anime influenced by Japanese anime. It is considered an anime because both its plot and style are very similar to ones normally seen in an anime. vatar creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino confirmed a particular japanese anime influence in a magazine interview; that of "Hayao Miyazaki, especially Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke"[10] as well as My Neighbor Totoro. Avatar also draws inspiration from the anime works of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, as well as FLCL of Gainax. Other various studios from which inspiration was drawn include Studio 4°C, Production I.G, and Studio Ghibli.