# Can American media ever be called anime?

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**Created:** [June 25, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-american-media-ever-be-called-anime/758281 "2016-06-25T00:45:03Z")\
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Rwby is a series that is much like anime, but was made in the USA. Can it, or any other American or Western animation really be called anime? I have always been of the opinion that anime is a term only for Japanese animation.

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