MDMAlliance on 19 October 2013
I've always felt like what really separates anime and cartoon is how the story is treated.
Example: Spongebob I feel safe to say is a cartoon
Avatar: The Last Airbender I do not.
Hunter x Hunter I feel safe to say is an anime
Gintama I do not
Most cartoons also use different means of expressing their emotions. Anime use more symbolic expressions while cartoons use more literal ones, it seems.
