wannime
wannime noun: a piece of media produced outside of Japan that adopts a style heavily inspired by anime.
Noun
wannime (plural wannimes)
- A piece of media produced outside of Japan that adopts a style heavily inspired by anime.
- I for one consider these “wannabe Anime” (is that a word - “wannime”?).2013 November 18, That_Don_Guy, The Straight Dope Message Board
- ...it's just the story and writing that have that slight 'wannime' vibe.2022 June 29, Yahtzee Crosshaw, 00:03:09 from the start, in Neon White (Zero Punctuation)
Examples of wannime in a sentence
- Corpse Factory, the latest wannime visual novel from Australian developer River Crow Studio, boasts a striking prologue.2022 July 10, Samuel Corey, “Corpse Factory PC Review”, in Hooked Gamers:
- I can agree that the wannime crowd has been starved since ATLA ended and DC stopped making action cartoon series.2023 April 29, GrayRodent, “What does RWBY do better than other series avaliable to a wide audience?”, in Reddit:
Forms of wannime
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Origin of wannime
Blend of wannabe + anime.
Questions about wannime
- What does wannime mean?
- Wannime means a piece of media produced outside of Japan that adopts a style heavily inspired by anime.
- How do you use wannime in a sentence?
- Corpse Factory, the latest wannime visual novel from Australian developer River Crow Studio, boasts a striking prologue.
- What part of speech is wannime?
- Wannime is a noun.
- What is the plural of wannime?
- The plural of wannime is wannimes.
Words near wannime in the dictionary
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