Anime has been in america since the 80's.....its not new. It is short for Animation...its a cartoon that comes from comic books and originates in japan. Its an "art" style that ignores correct anatomy when drawing and replaces it with more sexually pleasing elfin freaks with big tits and funny looking hair.
oh. ok then, i dont watch anime that much. in fact i dont watch it at all. im sorry but the animated fantasy thing just kinda creeps me out, not to be rude. its just i dont have a passion to watch it, and ive seen commericals for these animes shows and im thinking wohh! and ive watched like one show and was creeped out.
basically its a modern cartoon except its done more with computers and is more for teenage to adult viewers and usually the better creaters are japanese