Amerines
Noun | uh-muh-reenz
A portmanteau of American and Anime. Refers to American animated productions that draw so heavily from Japanese anime's visual language, storytelling conventions, character design, action choreography, and thematic sensibilities that they can be mistaken for anime.
Unlike traditional Western animation, Amerines often incorporate anime-inspired expressions, dramatic framing, stylized combat, serialized storytelling, elaborate worldbuilding, and mature or unconventional subject matter. They occupy the cultural middle ground between American cartoons and Japanese anime, often blending both into something distinct.
A portmanteau of American and Anime. Refers to American animated productions that draw so heavily from Japanese anime's visual language, storytelling conventions, character design, action choreography, and thematic sensibilities that they can be mistaken for anime.
Unlike traditional Western animation, Amerines often incorporate anime-inspired expressions, dramatic framing, stylized combat, serialized storytelling, elaborate worldbuilding, and mature or unconventional subject matter. They occupy the cultural middle ground between American cartoons and Japanese anime, often blending both into something distinct.
Examples:
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- The Legend of Korra
- Castlevania
- Devil May Cry
- Scavengers Reign
- Twilight of the Gods
- The Boondocks
Example sentences:
1. "Castlevania is probably one of the best examples of Amerines. It has the aesthetics and storytelling sensibilities of anime, but it's distinctly Western."
2. "I wish streaming services would invest more in Amerines instead of pumping out the same generic adult cartoons."
3. "Scavengers Reign is an interesting case because it takes Amerine animation in a completely different direction."
Related terms: Anime, Western Animation, Anime-influenced, Adult Animation, Animation.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- The Legend of Korra
- Castlevania
- Devil May Cry
- Scavengers Reign
- Twilight of the Gods
- The Boondocks
Example sentences:
1. "Castlevania is probably one of the best examples of Amerines. It has the aesthetics and storytelling sensibilities of anime, but it's distinctly Western."
2. "I wish streaming services would invest more in Amerines instead of pumping out the same generic adult cartoons."
3. "Scavengers Reign is an interesting case because it takes Amerine animation in a completely different direction."
Related terms: Anime, Western Animation, Anime-influenced, Adult Animation, Animation.
