The English word transliterates a Japanese term. The etymology is generally traced to an abbreviation of the Japanese transliteration of the English word animation (shortened, as many foreign words appear in Japanese). Some non-Japanese fans claim the word comes from the French animé (animated) or les dessins animés (animated drawings.) Occasionally in English the word is seen written as animé, with an acute accent on the final e to let one know that it is pronounced, but this follows no standard transliteration scheme for Japanese.

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.


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