The debate around what exactly Anime, or Japanese Animation, exactly is is still very unclear. Anime does not have clear boundaries or characteristics. This thesis takes Avatar: The Last Airbender...Show moreThe debate around what exactly Anime, or Japanese Animation, exactly is is still very unclear. Anime does not have clear boundaries or characteristics. This thesis takes Avatar: The Last Airbender as a caste study to find out what exactly makes an animation an anime and challenges the contemporary criteria of anime and it's arbitrariness. It looks at what exactly anime-esque acts and characteristics are and compares these to the standards of cartoons, once again proving the inabilty of anime to be defined.Show less
