I've been watching more anime in the last few weeks than I have in years. The other evening the discussion turned to whether or not Avatar: The Last Airbender is properly anime. Is it something one could watch at an Anime night? Feel free to plead your case one way or another in the comment section, but I have already come to a conclusion: If Avatar: The Last Airbender is considered anime then it is one of my favorite anime of all time; If Avatar: The Last Airbender is not considered anime then it is one of my favorite not-anime of all time. Simple enough, right?
According to Wikipedia (the page has citations, so trust it or not), "anime" refers to the style of the animation. Sure, proper anime should probably originate from Japan. But style-wise, Avatar: The Last Airbender is most certainly anime.
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That sounds good enough to me. I do think that there are a lot of hard-core anime fans who would be annoyed either a) that Avatar: The Last Airbender is considered anime or b) that I declared it one of the best anime of all time. Is there such thing as anime hipsters?
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