Is Avatar: the Last Airbender an anime?


Valid points are stated in this
[video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfv5a9QFu8).

> In Western countries, anime is thought of as Eastern animation. In Eastern
> countries, all animation are thought of as anime.

So this question kind of leads to what is an anime? Does having a published
manga a requirement to become an anime? Let's settle this once and for all, is
_Avatar: the Last Airbender_ an anime or not?




_Anime_ basically translates to _animation_ , so the Japanese don't really
have a distinction. Claymation for example could qualify as 'anime' in the
East.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FqhaK.jpg)

From a Western perspective, 'anime' is a looser term, generally meaning
animations from Japan, but sometimes it's applied to Western shows with the
anime 'look', like RWBY or Avatar.

There's no strict guideline on what qualifies as anime and what doesn't, and
arguments arise frequently online by people with different opinions on this.

It's safest to say Avatar is **anime-styled**.

In regards to the 'manga' of Avatar, it seems to be commonly referred to as a
comic rather than a manga. But the format of this should have no bearing on
the animated production.

