Originally Posted by
texatz
Anime and cartoon are the same.
Anime and cartoons are not the same :<
anime is more stylized with common character designs and facial structures, detailed backgrounds, and a plot. Also there are many genre of anime from children's anime to adult anime (hentai). Cartoons tend to be made to appeal to little kids by making the characters look deformed and having no point to the story.
another difference
Cartoons are gay, anime isn't.