anime

noun

an·​i·​me ˈa-nə-ˌmā  ˈä-nē- 

: a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes

Examples of anime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Industry analysts hailed the initiative as a timely jolt to the system of old-guard cronyism in Japan’s entertainment industry, which is nonetheless drawing growing global interest thanks to the worldwide popularity of Japanese stories and anime. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025

The first panel featured a bilingual conversation between Straw Hat Goofy, a U.S.-based anime creator known for his charismatic anime commentary and film reviews, and Shinnosuke, a creator from Japan known for introducing films, television dramas, and anime. —Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

The event as so far been three years in the planning as a multi-genre fan experience that spans film, TV, games, anime, comics, music, fashion, beauty, stunts, live performance, tattoo and tiki culture, and theatre. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 July 2025

The collaboration builds on the companies’ existing partnerships across games, anime and music, but significantly broadens the scope of their joint efforts. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, animation, short for animēshiyon, from English

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anime

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

anime

noun

an·​i·​me ˈan-ə-ˌmā  ˈä-nē- 

: a style of animation originating in Japan that has stark colorful graphics, action-filled plots, and often fantastic or futuristic themes

Etymology

from Japanese, literally, "animation," short for animēshiyon (from English)