Anime-influenced animation refers to non-Japanese works of animation that emulate certain aspects of the visual style of japanese anime. With the rise of anime's popularity it has become an integral part of animation produced in the Western world.
Background
Generally, the term anime refers to a style of animation originating from Japan. It has since been used to refer to other shows produce in other countries, such as the United States. As japanese anime became increasingly popular, Western animation studios began implementing some visual stylizations typical in animeâ€"such as exaggerated facial expressions and "super deformed" versions of characters. In particular, works like The Batman, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond and Spiderman Unlimited displayed some characteristics of anime. Particularly for Batman Beyond, some of its production processes were outsourced to Japan.
United States
The influence of Japanese anime on Western anime can be seen as far back as the 1980s, when animes such as Transformers were inspired by mecha anime (although the original Transformers animated series was Japanese-animated, and its accompanying toy-line were re-issues of Japanese toys, so this may not count as an example). The influence of mecha anime on the Transformers franchise continues today, with the creators of Transformers Animated citing relatively recent Gainax productions, specifically Diebuster and Gurren Lagann, as major influences.
The advent of anime stylizations appearing in Western animation questioned the established meaning of "anime." There are several Western animators who collaborated with anime creators while producing Western animations. For example, production on The Animatrix began when the Wachowskis visited some of the creators of the anime films that had been strong influences on their work, and decided to collaborate with them. The collaboration between Western and Japanese animators dates back to the early 1980s, such as the Dungeons & Dragons animated series being a co-production between Marvel Animation and Toei Animation. A number of other American animes of the 1980s and 1990s were outsourced to Japanese anime studios, most notably TMS Entertainment, which animated popular television productions such as DuckTales, Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, and Spider-Man.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is another example of a Western anime influenced by Japanese anime. It is considered an anime because both its plot and style are very similar to ones normally seen in anime. In addition, Avatar has many features of Japanese anime such as having a different color palette from other animated shows. Avatar creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino confirmed a particular anime influence in a magazine interview; that of "Hayao Miyazaki, especially Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke" as well as My Neighbor Totoro. Avatar also draws inspiration from the anime works of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, as well as FLCL of Gainax. Other various studios from which inspiration was drawn include Studio 4°C, Production I.G, and Studio Ghibli.
The Boondocks is a successful and controversial American anime based on the comic strip of the same name. Unlike the shows mentioned earlier, The Boondocks is aimed at adults and airs on Adult Swim, a mature-oriented TV network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network. Aaron McGruder, the creator of both the comic and the animation says in an interview that the series was influenced by his love of anime and manga. He cites Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo as sources of inspiration for the series' fight scenes. The opening sequence of season 1 is also remarkably similar to that of Samurai Champloo. Some of the humor is based on the characters' anime-style movements. The second season features segments animated by Japanese animation studio Madhouse. As a result, the second season of the series has more detailed animation as well as minor updates for most of the character designs.
Japanese anime has also had an influence on Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks productions. Glen Keane, the animator for successful Disney films such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Tangled, has credited Hayao Miyazaki, as a "huge influence" on The Rescuers Down Under. Pete Docter, director of the popular films Up and Monsters, Inc. as well as a co-creator of other Pixar works, has also described anime, specifically Miyazaki, as an influence on his work. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois described Miyazaki's flight and pacifist themes as an influence for creating How to Train Your Dragon.
Europe and Canada
Many French and Canadian animes have also been influenced by Japanese anime, such as the Totally Spies! series. The producers of the French anime Code Lyoko, one of most successful European animes, explicitly stated in their introductory document that they were: "Influenced by the poetry and the visual impact of Japanese animation, the series proposes a graphic universe that's particularly original and strong." In 2007, the Canadian anime-style animated short Flutter became the first work from a non-Asian nation to win the Open Entries Grand Prize at the Tokyo Anime Awards.
New Zealand and Australia
Are is Oceania was released in Cartoon Network the film Exchange Student Zero with style that blends traces of anime and cartoon, he is expected to make a TV series in 2015.
Latin America
The animations of this genus are almost scarce in this region. However a number of Brazilian comic Holy Avenger with strong features inspired by the manga was being produced, but ended up being canceled due to lack of experienced animators. Also various other Brazilian animated series to be arrived as planned Dogmons! and XDragoon (the latter became webcomic), but then canceled after the first episode. In 2014 will debut on Cartoon Network the animated version of Monica Teen based on a manga style comic book series based on Monica's Gang.
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