Entertainment venue for people who can tell the difference or people who generally fail at considering more than 1 possibility.
So what is the difference between both of them?
To clear the common consensus for some people - anime is considered under the umbrella of
cartoons.
Looking at it in a different way though, that's not entirely true.
Sadly, there's no real drawn differences between the two. Saying western cartoons are the same as Japanese
animation is identical to telling me sitting in church makes you a Christian.
Anime is a term used for mostly any piece of animation originating from Japan. There are anime series that appeal to children and there are cartoon shows that appeal to teens and adults - but based on a general view, we rule out exceptions not in pool of the majority. It's sometimes safe to assume Anime is directed at Teens while Cartoons are directed at the younger audience.
The only difference everyone would agree on is that Anime is from Japan and Cartoons are mostly from the Western region.
Alen brought up some good information where 'manga' is used for Japanese comics only -> You don't call Batman a manga, also Anime has a specific art style and animation similarities between each other that they don't share with cartoons. || However, the only reason anime and cartoons have become hard to tell apart from each other is mostly due to appeal of popularity. Things that generally remain special to anime would be the reactions of the characters when faced with stressful situations, being shocked or other types of expression that is usually exaggerated. Nosebleeds are another example of something not seen in Cartoons.
Sometimes the basic things are the only things that separate them.
Style and Origin.
Because of the detail these 2 carry when describing something, it's not accurate to say that they are the same
since the word 'same' implies extremely close or flat-line similar.
