Anime, also known as Japanimation or Japanese animation, is an unusual art form in itself. Originating from Japanese comic books (manga), anime presents to the reader/viewer a plethora of characters with saucer eyes, bodies to die for, and enough different colours of hair to make wigs for every "John 3:16" sign-holder in the Galaxy.

The plots of anime are many and varied, but a large percentage fall into a category called "magical girl shoujo" (well-developed thirteen-year-olds transform into scantily-clad warriors to defeat demon spawn). In the original Japanese, these series are incredibly profound; however, when translated to English, they tend to lose their profundity - as with most things Americans lay their hands on.