The Difference between cartoons and Anime
Anime and cartoons fall into the same category of animation and entertainment but because they’re in the same category doesn’t mean they’re exactly the same.
What makes anime and cartoons different?
Name
Anime In an English dictionary referred as to Japanese style motion picture animation
Cartoon Is a word used for model or study of painting
Place of Origin
Anime Came from Japan
Cartoons Came from the United States
Length of the show (not much a difference)
Anime has mostly a 22-25 minutes per episode
Cartoons has 5 minutes till an hour of time per episode
Topics
Anime Mostly concentrated in life issues and human emotions and has more adult themes sometimes
Cartoons More comical themes to make audiences laugh, this means they sometimes deal with serious topic too but not as serious
Style
Anime is often recognized with their exaggerated feature such as big eyes, big hairs, small nose or enlarged elated limbs. Despite these features, they are sold in more realistic categories
Cartoons sometimes exaggerate their body and reality of things. It may look a bit loopy but you can always find a striking resemblance towards it being cumin
There are major difference of anime and cartoons. These differences can be distinguished by its name, the place of origin, the length of the show, topics it portray and the style how it was drawn.