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Japaniga is a word used for somebody who lives in the city Iga in Japan.
"Hey are you a japaniga?"
"Yeah I live in Iga, Japan!)

Japanimation 

What American geek culture called anime in the 80s.
Mazinger Z and Speed Racer are good Japanimation.

Japanimation 

Less common term for anime which an anime geek(otaku) will shun you for using; not to be confused with hentai
Japanimation by Geek-O-Man February 28, 2005

japanica 

The result of the good parts of Japan and America combining.
japanica by Tayroko February 17, 2008

japanimation 

Term that describes Japanese animated cartoons made in the 1980s or earlier, usually television series made on small budgets resulting in Bullwinkle-style art and as much story as possible crammed into a half hour. This term has been generally replaced with the word anime since the 1990s.
Kyojin no Hoshi, Heidi of the Swiss Alps, and The Flanders' Dog are the most well-known japanimation titles within Japan.
japanimation by The 2-Belo January 7, 2004

Japanimal 

A fictional Japanese themed animal. The most famous Japanimals being Pokemon.

The type of messed up creature that looks cute, but is not the sort of thing a child should keep as a pet. Often used as costume inspiration by lonely teens.
Wow. I really love to play pokemon. They are some awesome japanimals!
Japanimal by Kayne M. Dewhurst April 16, 2009