Anime () is Japanese animation, often characterized by stylized colorful images depicting vibrant characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, aimed at a variety of different audiences. Anime is influenced by the drawing style of manga, or Japanese comics.

It is common for subsequent episodes to be completely unrelated to each other, so viewers can enjoy the show even if an episode is missed. All TV series anime epsiodes will have opening credits, closing credits, and often an eyecatch, a very short scene, often humorous or silly, that is used to signal the start or end of the commercial break. Eyecatch scenes are only found in TV series anime. Opening credits may be found in OVA releases, but that is not a certainty. These features are not found in movies.