You’ll see “Romantic Anime,” “Goofy Anime,” “Exciting Supernatural Anime,” “TV Shows About Friendship,” “Comedy Anime,” etc. If you have a Netflix account, log on and select “Anime” from the shows or movies genres. You can find anime about pretty much any topic. and elsewhere ‘anime’ means animation created in Japan. So while an animation from anywhere in the world is called ‘anime’ in Japan, in the U.S. In Japan, anime is simply an abbreviation for ‘animation.’ Outside Japan, anime refers to the specifically Japanese style of animation. “You know how your parents teach you about life? I learned about life through Naruto.” - Carlos, a teen who loves anime What is anime? What is manga?