[quote=@Dark Cloud]
I know full well anime ain't no cartoon, but I wanted to say that apparently this was the year in Sword Art Online where the characters were trapped in the game. I thought this lil tidbit was neat :D
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Anime are cartoons in the Japanese context. Anime in Japanese is a general catchall for all animation. In the Western sphere or rather the rest of the world, it means what we commonly see as anime. SAO, One Piece, Jojo, etc.