Yeah of course they are cartoons.
Pretty much the only people arguing against that are hardcore anime fans that have a problem with the word "cartoons" since cartoons are being generally seens as a medium for kids. As they consider anime as something of a more "refined" and "mature" form of entertainment (which it really isn't most of the time, trust me I've seen enough anime to say that), they feel that the classification "cartoon" doesn't do justice to "the great artform" that is anime.







