found: Work cat.: Clements, J. Anime : a history, 2013(summary: "This comprehensive history of Japanese animation draws on Japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its early faltering steps, to the international successes of Spirited Away and Pokémon") (OCoLC)856738715
found: McCarthy, H. Anime movie guide, 1979(OCoLC)36008524
found: Oxford English dictionary, viewed May 5, 2023(anime: "A genre of Japanese or Japanese-style animated film or television entertainment, characterized by a distinctive visual style involving stylized action sequences and usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes, and typically having a science-fiction or fantasy theme, sometimes including violent or sexually explicit material; a film or television programme of this genre")
found: Anime News Network, viewed May 8, 2023("Original animation video & Original video animation (OAV / OVA) are interchangeable terms used in Japan to refer to animation that is released directly to the video market without first going through a theatrical release or television broadcast. In the beginning OAV was used in Japan. However, due to confusion with Adult Video and Audio/Video electronics this acronym was gradually abandoned in favor of OVA.")
found: Cavallaro, D. Anime intersections, 2007:p. 5 ("The stylistic distinctiveness of anime as both a cinematographical medium and a pictorial art has traditionally resided with its tendency to foreground the eminently hand-drawn quality of the animated image") (OCoLC)144547871
found: Art and architecture thesaurus, viewed May 5, 2023:Anime (genre) ("A genre of animated film or television entertainment distinctively Japanese or in Japanese-style, characterized by a visual style involving stylized action sequences and usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes, and typically having a having themes of science-fiction, fantasy, violence, or sexually explicit material")
found: Odell, C. Anime, 2013:p. 27 ("There are three basic formats for anime. The best quality can be found in the feature films, more often likely to be standalone stories, which receive cinema releases. Then there are the OVA, effectively the direct-to-video anime. TV anime makes up the rest of the market. A significant proportion of TV anime is derived from manga as the source material") (OCoLC)858690477
found: Won, Kang-Sik. A study of anime's success factors in USA and its suggestions, in International journal of contents, v. 3, no. 1, 2007:p. 29 ("Outside Japan, the term [anime] most popularly refers to animation originating in Japan. to the West, not all animation is considered anime, and anime is considered a subset of animation. The word 'Japanimation' is neologism that is made by two words, Japan+animation")
found: Show me the animation website viewed May 8, 2023("One of the most distinctive characteristics of anime resides in the characters' faces. While anime characters may possess bodies with relatively proportional body parts, the heads, hair, and facial expressions are usually exaggerated and brightly colored. In fact, most of anime's exaggerated elements occur in regards to the faces, actions, expressions, and colors used... Anime is a type of traditional animation that is often produced by a 2D animation studio. However, it differs from other forms of animation in that it utilizes what is called limited animation. This animation technique involves using pieces from each scene that are the same in the next scene")
