Nicky, today on
TWIA we're going to take a little detour away from how we usually do this column, and away from anime as we typically know it. There's a big, weird, and wonderful world out there stuffed with all kinds of animation and expression, and thankfully, I know the perfect vehicle to carry us through it.
Nicky
Yes! In our current era, we spend an increasing amount of time struggling to define what properties earn the right to be called "anime." But rarely do we ever see the opposite question proposed of “What can anime be?” Can anime be short? Is stop-motion considered anime, too? Who is anime for? But, anime is not something that should so strictly defined by length, tools, or demographic. By strict definition, "anime" is just a word short for "animation." But what lies underneath is a whole spectrum of different genres, artforms, and emotions and some of them just happen to involve incredibly cute guinea pigs that evolved into cars or a dino.