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Originally Posted by Darigan Xweetok
The only reason Avatar ( the movie) isnt a cartoon is because its CGI, not 2D.
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Avatar is a borderline case since while a significant portion of the film is animated, most of the "animated" characters' movements are achieved through motion capture technology using real life actors. Cameron himself doesn't consider the film to be a "cartoon", but there are people who do.
At least we can agree on one thing: every anime is a cartoon, since anime by definition are just animated products with a Japanese origin. Some people go out of their way to say that "anime aren't cartoons" just because they're different in mood or direction, which I think is silly.
However, your claim that CGI doesn't make a cartoon is dubious. Do you seriously think that something like
Over the Hedge in all its silly cartoony glory is not a cartoon just because it's computer-animated?
What about those Japanese animations that are completely CGI, like
Arpeggio of Blue Steel and
Rakuen Tsuiho? Do they not count as anime, just because they are CGI?