Mildly off-topic, but what is and isn't considered "anime" weirds me out. Purists like to say that it only refers to animation made in Japan, so does that mean if a Japanese production company moved out of the country their work wouldn't be anime anymore? At least with the similar issue of champagne there is the factor of climate and soil composition which, although potentially closely matched by other locations, is unique to the Champagne region in France. Anime has no such environmental reliance and linking it specifically to the nation it was made in feels lazy and exclusionary for no reason. At least say that it's something to do with the Japanese cultural milieu, although I don't think that's universal either.
Mildly off-topic, but what is and isn't considered "anime" weirds me out. Purists like to say that it only refers to animation made in Japan, so does that mean if a Japanese production company moved out of the country their work wouldn't be anime anymore? At least with the similar issue of champagne there is the factor of climate and soil composition which, although potentially closely matched by other locations, is unique to the Champagne region in France. Anime has no such environmental reliance and linking it specifically to the nation it was made in feels lazy and exclusionary for no reason. At least say that it's something to do with the Japanese cultural milieu, although I don't think that's universal either.