Most of the people I've talked to based their opinion on the fact that they don't consider american anime to be as good though. So there's another point, even if american anime isn't anime, it can still be just as good or better. So should it be discriminated against as a medium? Also, do people discriminate against shows like Megas XLR, Avatar, Teen Titans, etc. purely based on the fact that they're cartoons, and nt anime? Most people I talk to seem to think american cartoons (Specifically the anime style ones) seem to consider it inferior to anime. I disagree, and apreciate American anime as much as regular anime, but still dislike a show if it's terrible of course (I do like shows like Megas XLR, Samurai Jack, and Avatar)