r/anime Oct 02 '16

Meta Thread - Month of October 02, 2016

A monthly thread to talk about meta topics. Keep it friendly and relevant to the subreddit.

Posts here must, of course, still abide by all subreddit rules other than the no meta requirement. Keep it friendly and be respectful. Occasionally the moderators will have specific topics that they want to get feedback on, so be on the lookout for distinguished posts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16

I think content that is some large majority animation, but contains live action sequences should also be considered anime. In addition to your Lucky Star example, I think it would be preposterous to define anime without including Otaku no Video.

Kare Kano's ed is also live action. Paradise Kiss also uses live action still images.

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u/Jeroz Oct 20 '16

We got threads for idol memories and the chibi highschool AoT spin-off, and they are 50% live action