Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea What IS Anime? After binge watching the american produced Avatar: The Last Airbender & Avatar: Legend of Korra, the question seems more complicated. The general consensus in the west is that anime is a product of Japanese culture, and TRUE anime can only come from Japan. But would it blow your mind that in Japan, ANYTHING animated is anime (including Family Guy)?! So what defines anime - visual and tonal style? Geographic borders? Is there a reason to keep the definition of anime limited? Watch the episode to find out! Miyazaki: https://twitter.com/animeresearch/status/425766818548948992 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/features/9829-Can-Americans-Make-Anime Torkeizer https://twitter.com/HamadKA/status/420282963620667392 http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/26/video-an-updated-look-at-middle-easts-first-anime Thanks to Griffin for his thoughts and comments on this episode. And special thanks to Funimation!!! Watch tons of great anime here: http://www.funimation.com/ ---------------------------------------­­­­­------------------------- Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Binaerpilot "Geeks" http://bit.ly/10N0UBf "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Chiptune - Kenzalol http://bit.ly/15vKwpN ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Come hang out in the Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/138EHBh Check out the Idea Channel SubReddit! http://bit.ly/GNklUq ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) _______________________________ Want some more Idea Channel? The Experience of Being Trolled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHSSNyIlAps Does Reality TV Affect Our View on Surveillance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMLCZAKfEsk How Powerful Are Algorithms? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSi6YoTPWLw