How to Use anime in a Sentence

anime

noun
  • This wouldn't be the first time that she's used anime as inspiration for her hair.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The largest public servers, such as ones devoted to discussions of Minecraft or anime, have hundreds of thousands of members.
    New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Dean was previously head of studio at Crunchyroll, the anime streaming giant.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Practically every cool visual or narrative thing about it came from some other mythic or pop-cultural source, from scripture to anime.
    Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Long-time anime voice actor Austin Tindle hits the character's highs and lows throughout the tumultuous season premiere.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The most acclaimed anime series of recent years, about young soldiers fighting to save the human race from mysterious and really creepy humanoid giants, begins its final run of episodes.
    New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Her son loved anime, show tunes, and drinking pop out of the side of his mouth.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
  • Set over 26 episodes, this is one of those anime that should be binge watched.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The all-ages event is a must-do for sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming fans.
    oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The 15-year-old is a fan of anime and art and loves to express herself through writing as well.
    The Star, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
  • Its anime version is scheduled to be released in the spring on Disney+, along with a video game.
    Kiuko Notoya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The event marked the first time a Japanese helmer attended the launch of their anime movie in the Middle East.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Even for those who have read the comic, seen the film or played the video game version, the anime will hold surprises.
    George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That anime label is bound to be one of Sony’s largest businesses in the next two years.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The franchise was launched in 2011 as both a manga and anime series that played on late night TV in Japan.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 June 2022
  • This anime is one of the best on Hulu, and it is based on the manga by Tatsuya Endo.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Sailor Moon is arguably one of the biggest anime series of all time.
    Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022
  • Ashford was a fan of anime who loved to play video games and was excited to start high school.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
  • And then it almost got made as an anime feature at one point.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
  • All the denizens of the manga, anime and Japanese film worlds are here as figurines, posters and T-shirts.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Tezuka, who is not a relation of the late anime director of the same name, was 62.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Super Hero, and that's not just a play on the name of the most recent TV series in the world-famous anime franchise.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Off-court, when not trying new recipes, Gauff can be found at the movies with her friends, or reading anime and comics.
    Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Fans have also warned that the film contains spoilers not revealed in the anime.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 31 Oct. 2022
  • My Hero Academia has become a favorite among anime fans.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Fandoms of groups like BTS and other anime and video games quickly seized space on the canvas.
    Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Despite the strong -performances of the Japanese anime films, the remainder of the box office is not holding up.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Photo: Suzume Makoto Shinkai is the king of melancholic anime.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The opener for the anime series Dandadan dropped digitally on Oct. 4 and debuted at No. 32 last week.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
  • This was a radical design, with science fiction looks that wouldn’t be out of place in an anime cartoon.
    James Morris, Fortune Europe, 6 Oct. 2024

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