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[[File:animex_8781.jpg|frame|''[[Crack is Cheaper|"Anime: My anti-drug. Because when you're addicted to anime, you can't afford no drugs."]]'']]

The term ''anime'' is derived from French "dessin animé" for ''cartoon'' drawing, and "l'animation"; it was then adapted to Japanese, short for "animeshon", [[Engrish|the Japanese pronunciation of the word]] "animation". This is because, [[Older Than They Think|before the Americans]], the French were more familiar with Japanese cartoons and manga and for a time were Japan's primary consumer. Of course, once this art-form carried over the Atlantic, the rest was history.

It may come as a surprise that the classic anime "style" is in fact lifted from ''American'' animation. Anime's trademark visual style is shared with [[Manga]] (Japanese comic books and graphic novels); in both cases, it is inherited from the post-World War II work of [[Osamu Tezuka]], who is arguably the father of modern Japanese commercial art. Tezuka was strongly influenced by the work of [[Walt Disney]], and adapted the Disney style to Japanese sensibilities. (Other sources say the greatest influence was actually [[Betty Boop]], who was one of Tezuka's favorite characters.) Subsequent creators of graphic works copied his style, resulting in the familiar "large eyes" look that characterized anime and manga for so many decades since the 1950s. (On this topic, fellow artist/author [[Shirow Masamune]] has said, "I've heard that some people complain about the large eyes and small noses and mouths in Japanese manga. But I don't see a whole lot of difference when I look at Disney characters.")