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* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'': There are lots of {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s in the show, Mumfie's winking, the characters having WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises when they are shocked in "The Amazing Scarecrow", a villain who predates shojou anime villains such as [[Anime/YumeNoCrayonOukoku the Grim Reaper]] and [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Zakkena]], and Scarecrow occasionally using an anime style of eyes when smiling or sleeping. The first and second seasons were actually animated in Canada, and the most anime-esque season, the third, was animated in Spain.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'': There are lots a lot of {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s in the show, Mumfie's winking, the characters having WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises when they are shocked in "The Amazing Scarecrow", a villain who predates shojou anime villains such as [[Anime/YumeNoCrayonOukoku the Grim Reaper]] and [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Zakkena]], and Scarecrow occasionally using an anime style of eyes when smiling or sleeping. The first and second seasons were actually animated in Canada, and the most anime-esque season, the third, was animated in Spain.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeamGalaxy'' were created by the same company that made ''Totally Spies!'' and have the same anime-inspired artstyle, as well as many anime-styled expressions.
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* ''WesternAnimation/IlEtaitUneFois'': The majority of series in the franchise feature characters designed in the style of anime (such as Psi, whose appearance resembles the old-school anime designs of ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel'' and ''Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad''; as well as Le Nabot who is designed similarly to Boyacky from ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}''). However, it also features characters whose designs remain faithful to the clasical style of French comic drawings with BlackBeadEyes (like Pierre and Petit Gros).
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* Iginio Straffi's shows ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' and ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers'' (from Italy) were designed in an anime style, and every character has hair highlights and eyes reminiscent of characters from (respectively) Shoujo and Shōnen series. Both heavily feature transformation sequences. They don't use LimitedAnimation, though.
** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/winx/images/8/82/Bloom_S8E3.png/revision/latest?cb=20190419154446 Especially so]] with the ArtShift in Winx Club's 8th season.
** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/winx/images/8/82/Bloom_S8E3.png/revision/latest?cb=20190419154446 Especially so]] with the ArtShift in Winx Club's 8th season.
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* Iginio Straffi's shows ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' and ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers'' (from Italy) were designed in an anime style, and every character has hair highlights and eyes reminiscent of characters from (respectively) Shoujo and Shōnen series. Both heavily feature transformation sequences. They don't use LimitedAnimation, though.
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*** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTroubleInTokyo'', in which the Titans go to Tokyo, contains parodies and references to everything from Kodansha comics and weird Japanese commercials to Japanese art, and includes a sub-plot where Beast Boy sings the Japanese version of the theme song at a karaoke bar and gains a fanbase of Japanese schoolgirls. Even its spin-offs keep up the look; the WesternAnimation/DCNation shorts resembled {{chibi}} {{omake}} chapters, and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' is a ''Anime/GalaxyAngel''-esque parody series that wouldn't look out of place in ''[=CoroCoro=] Comic''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' leans Western in its character designs and facial expressions, but has some obvious anime influences regardless, such as the large, expressive eyes, colorful hair on several characters, and the TrappedInAnotherWorld plot heavily mirroring isekai works. Creator/DisneyPlus even lists the show under its 'Anime' tag!
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' leans Western in its character designs and facial expressions, but has some obvious anime influences regardless, such as the large, expressive eyes, colorful hair on several characters, characters (oweing to the show's otherworldly setting), animation patterns, and the TrappedInAnotherWorld plot heavily mirroring isekai works. Creator/DisneyPlus even lists the show under its 'Anime' tag!
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', as the SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', naturally carries over much of the latter's anime influence in its art style. The character designs, exaggerated facial expressions, and many of the outfits all retain the anime influence of the original series. That said, the animesque elements are {{downplayed|Trope}} compared to ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'', since ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]'' mixes them with a Roaring20s western aesthetic for most of the environments.
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* Website/{{Crunchyroll}} normally distributes anime, but the few in-house series all carry the aesthetic. This has lead to immense vitriol from some fans who complain that it's "not real anime" or "just cartoons":
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Given how prominent animation is in both Japan and the western world, it's unsurprising that many western works [[{{Animesque}} draw heavily from anime]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' uses countless anime-style facial expressions. The main characters are meant to resemble 70s Japanese mascots.
* ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' and ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', both produced in France by [=MoonScoop=]. ''Code Lyoko'' includes a Japanese girl as one of the main characters, perhaps as a way of [[LampshadeHanging acknowledging]] its anime influences.
** ''Code Lyoko'' uses a similar artstyle while trying to be different (notably with less exaggerated expressions than most animesque series), and was inspired by ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. The pilot, ''Garage Kids'', is even more inspired by anime, when it comes to it's animation, plot and includes even more blatant ''Serial Experiments Lain'' influences.
** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'''s overall art style (characters, fights, animation, places) is also influenced by Japanese animation.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', a co-production between French studio Zagtoon and (to no surprise) Japanese studio Creator/ToeiAnimation. The heroine is a Chinese-French MagicalGirl who relies on anime-styled transformation sequences; this also applies to Adrien Agreste (Cat Noir) and the characters who become superheroes in the subsequent seasons. It was originally even more anime-like before becoming an AllCGICartoon. The original trailer is often compared to ''Anime/PrettyCure''/''Anime/GlitterForce'' and featured the protagonist with a huge IdiotHero, which the anime concept was a complete success. The finalized cartoon is in CGI but still keeps a lot of its Japanese influences (for example, in some of Marinette's trains of thought, her mental images are drawn in the style of black-and-white manga).
* The 2007 adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Valerian}}'' called ''WesternAnimation/TimeJamValerianAndLaureline'' is another.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMKKiimIfk The Podcats,]]'' a French series animated in Canada by [[http://mokkostudio.com/ the company]] who did ''Series/ClashOfTheDinosaurs'' and some of the effects for ''Film/UnderworldAwakening''.
* Iginio Straffi's shows ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' and ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers'' (from Italy) were designed in an anime style, and every character has hair highlights and eyes reminiscent of characters from (respectively) Shoujo and Shōnen series. Both heavily feature transformation sequences. They don't use LimitedAnimation, though.
** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/winx/images/8/82/Bloom_S8E3.png/revision/latest?cb=20190419154446 Especially so]] with the ArtShift in Winx Club's 8th season.
* The ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rZYK6JaSqY movie]], due to the character designs and animation style; no surprise, as it was co-produced by Creator/TheAnswerStudio.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotboy}}'', which is primarily visible in the ''Astro Boy''-esque premise of the series.
* Spanish animated film ''WesternAnimation/{{Gisaku}}'', going so far as not only being drawn in an animesque style, but also featuring a samurai as the protagonist. In Spain.
* Some early Creator/MondoTV (an Italian studio) series were animated in Japan, so an anime style was unavoidable:
** ''Christopher Columbus'' (animation by Creator/NipponAnimation)
** ''The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli'' (animation by Creator/TatsunokoProduction)
** ''The Legend of Snow White'' (animation by Creator/TatsunokoProduction)
** ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro'' (aka ''The Legend of Zorro'') (animation by Creator/AshiProductions)
** ''Robin Hood no Daiboken'' (animation by Creator/TatsunokoProduction)
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f054rNdyfQs Khuda-Yana]]'', a Spanish series by B.R.B. Internacional, looks and moves a ''lot'' like your typical anime series.
* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'', for the transformation sequences and magical girl motif. The characters look more akin to that of a normal anime as well.
* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville'', another Mondo TV production, has an art style reminiscent of anime from the mid-to-late 2000s and other animesque cartoons of the time (with characters having consistent shading and some like Kate having notable hair highlights) and a slight magical girl motif with the scenes where Kate or Ava use the Friendship Heart for anything from the Friendship Ceremony to Pocketpedia activations.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYMDFaQTVt8 Sophie et Virginie]]'', for its very Japanese character designs and animation style; not surprising considering it was animated in Japan.
* The characters of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' often use {{sweat drop}}s, {{face fault}}s and other anime-like things.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ObanStarRacers'', the series was co-produced in Japan, so it isn't a surprise that it has a Japanese feel to it.
* The cartoon adaptation of Disney's Italian comic-book series ''WesternAnimation/WITCH2004'' produced by French studio Creator/SIPAnimation also uses an anime art-style. The ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' inspirations are pretty obvious with the MagicalGirl motifs. The art style was confirmed by a director to have been inspired by anime such as ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
* The circus scene from the ComicBook/TomPoes movie "The Dragon That Wasn't, Or Was He?" is very anime esque with how the characters are drawn and animated; the film had some scenes outsourced to Japan.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' is one of the most known animesque European shows. The cartoon was produced by the French company, Creator/MarathonMedia. The show is known for its anime style and the use of every possible JapaneseVisualArtsTropes. In fact, the shows' creators have mentioned that ''Literature/DirtyPair'', which was massively popular in France in their youth, was a big influence on the show.
** Also from the same creators are ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeamGalaxy'', which have the same artstyle as ''Totally Spies!'', as well as many anime-styled expressions.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', a France-animated series based on a video game. It's so much that some episodes are produced in Japan. All humanoid characters (those of the Eliatrope, Sadida, Cra and Iop races) have designs and proportions which are faithful to the anime style. For the remaining characters, such as the monsters, the degree of anime influence varies.
* ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm'' is primarily a Spanish-British co-production, but utilizes common anime expression tropes, including, but not limited to, {{Sweat Drop}}s, CrossPoppingVeins, an {{Idiot Crow|s}}, and GratuitousJapanese text in a few episodes. Creator/BandaiNamco is involved in the show's production, which may have something to do with it since they're a Japanese company.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pantheon}}'': The show's art style is very reminiscent of popular late-90s and early-2000s anime.
* French cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Droners}}'' has an artstyle definitely reminiscent of anime, with the show also making use of quite a few anime expressions.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'': Writers, voice actors, and show creator based in New York City. American, Canadian, and British ArenaRock soundtrack. Animation was Tokyo Movie Shinsha and it showed.
* The ''WesternAnimation/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'' shorts from WesternAnimation/DCNation have a very clear anime influence because it was made by Japanese studio ''David Production'' and the characters' designer is Brianne Drouhard, who did the character designing for one of the most known and influential animesque cartoons ever, ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is anime-influenced in its art style and animation.[[note]]the creators cite Studio Ghibli as an influence, among others[[/note]] Design-wise, characters have [[BigAnimeEyes fairly large eyes]], exaggerated facial expressions, and Asian-inspired outfits, as the show is rooted in Eastern mysticism and mythology. The animation utilizes MangaEffects like the SweatDrop and CrossPoppingVeins.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', as the SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', naturally carries over much of the latter's anime influence in its art style. The character designs, exaggerated facial expressions, and many of the outfits all retain the anime influence of the original series. That said, the animesque elements are {{downplayed|Trope}} compared to ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'', since ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]'' mixes them with a Roaring20s western aesthetic for most of the environments.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' added some Japanese-looking elements. ComicBook/AntMan, [[Characters/CaptainAmericaHeroes The Falcon]], Characters/TheWasp, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} were redesigned and given suits of PoweredArmor, complete with {{Transformation Sequence}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ballmastrz9009'' is a SportsAnime by the creators of ''WesternAnimation/SuperJail''. Unlike other animesque Creator/AdultSwim shows like ''WesternAnimation/PerfectHairForever'' and ''Gemusetto Machu Picchu'', it's a somewhat more serious attempt at creating an animesque cartoon rather than being a straight-up parody, although it's still heavily comedic. ''WesternAnimation/BallmastrzRubicon'' is even more so due to ArtShift.
* The classic ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' series amalgamates elements from the anime style (speed lines, hair highlights, and flashy transformation sequences) with motifs and character designs from the comic book genre. The ''Omniverse'' incarnation of the franchise plays this trope more straight, with character designs that veer away from the American superhero comic book style.
%%* ''Big City Pets'' was created by Dave Polsky.
%%* The BlaxploitationParody cartoon ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' has an Animesque style.
* ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'' ''heavily'' borrows different styles of anime:
** The trucks' faces feature large eyes similar in design to standard anime eyes.
** The trucks' mouths tend to expand rather wide when shouting or grit rather exaggeratedly when angry or straining.
** The "Robot Riders" miniseries takes inspiration from the {{Mecha|Show}} genre popular in Japan.
** As of the show's ArtEvolution introduced in the "Wild Wheels" miniseries of Season 3, and into Season 4-onward, [[SpeedStripes speed lines]] can sometimes be used. It gets much more expressive and detailed as the series progresses.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBlinkins'', like many 80's cartoons, has animation by a Japanese company, though it was produced in America.
* Steve Ahn's ''[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/325175510/blossom-detective-holmes-the-animated-mini-series Blossom Detective Holmes]]'' brings over the eastern flair from his time working on ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', channeling it into a young adult mystery series. According to the series' mission statement, it aims to make anime a viable production in the U.S. the same way western series could be made in Japan.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' uses stylistic [[Creator/ShinichiroWatanabe Watanabe]]-based animation, chiefly because Aaron [=McGruder=] is JustForFun/OneOfUs. Also, most of the animation studios that worked on this show are in Korea (however, Creator/{{Madhouse}} in Japan did do a bit of work on this show as well, and two [[Creator/DongWooAnimation of the]] [[Creator/MOIAnimation animation studios]] ''are'' owned by Japanese companies Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/StudioGallop). There's an EasterEgg homage to ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' in the second opening. The first one is a ShoutOut to ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. So, in other words, they're both shout-outs to Creator/ShinichiroWatanabe. They even devote an episode to both ''Samurai Champloo''[='s=] "Baseball Blues" and ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'' ("The Red Ball")
* Each season of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' was outsourced to a [[OffModel different studio]]. The second went to Japan. Said season did stand out, though, with better drawn episodes like ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989'' crossover.
* The [=DiC=] series ''Franchise/CareBears'' has been described as animesque, and in fact it really looks like some of the children and adults are drawn in this style. (There is even an episode where a character is shown wearing a SailorFuku.) This was one of the examples of a co-production with Japanese animators, and there were even parts where they showed newspapers with scribbles that seem to indicate it being written like Japanese newspapers.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'', showing some of Creator/{{Sunrise}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-q3bab938Y influence]]. It even served as the first ever project for their Studio 7 branch.
* The Creator/FourKidsEntertainment cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'' is an interesting example of this. Although the first season uses simplistic-looking flash animation, the second season changes completely, using a style that is clearly based on anime.
* ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer'', by the American-Japanese studio Creator/JetlagProductions.
* Though it didn't last beyond the {{Pilot}} episode, ''WesternAnimation/ConstantPayne'' was heavily inspired by anime in its artstyle, and WordOfGod listed ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' as an inspiration.
* Website/{{Crunchyroll}} normally distributes anime, but the few in-house series all carry the aesthetic. This has lead to immense vitriol from some fans who complain that it's "not real anime" or "just cartoons":
** ''WesternAnimation/OnyxEquinox'' is probably the least overt example. Character designs are generally similar to those in ''Avatar'', but some designs more closely resemble anime, e.g. Quetzalcoatl's true form.
** ''WesternAnimation/HighGuardianSpice'' is inspired by MagicalGirl through and through.
** ''Anime/BladeRunnerBlackLotus'' is actually listed as an anime, but it was made in-house. It resembles Japanese video games more than anime, but retains many of the medium's stylistic elements.
* Franchise/TheDCU:
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' has a couple of nods to ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' (and used Creator/TMSEntertainment to boot), but overall, the art style is closer to the old Fleischer cartoons. ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE8GrowingPains "Growing Pains"]] in particular has a [[Creator/StudioGhibli Ghibli-esque]] look and feel to it. A bit of research does yield that it ''was'' animated alongside some animators from Ghibli.
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' borrows the setting, a futuristic city overrun by gangs, and a recurring theme of BioAugmentation from ''Manga/{{Akira}}''.
** Some of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'''s action sequences are ''Franchise/DragonBall''-esque earth-shattering fights. The Justice League episode "Legends" also features a giant robot that is a [[CaptainErsatz not-too-subtle]] ShoutOut to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion EVA Unit-01]]. There's also the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "Chaos at the Earth's Core", which starts with a fight against a kaiju in Japan.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. With the fight scenes, use of stock footage for his suit-up sequence, and the designs for both Robin and Batgirl, it definitely takes influence from anime.
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' was created by multiple {{anime}} studios, but was primarily made for an American audience, and distributed by an American company. The stories were American-made but the actual animation was directed by several famous anime directors. Each segment also uses [[ArtShift a different animation style]].
** Creator/BruceTimm revealed that before ''Justice League'', the next Batman show was slated to be an anime-inspired reboot that he described as "Batman [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Franchise/PowerRangers".
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' was heavily inspired by anime in general, and by [[DerangedAnimation bizarre, expressionist anime]] like ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' in particular. This led it to have all the "quirks" of Japanese animation, like sweatdrops, "chibi" forms, etc. and a title theme by JPop band Music/PuffyAmiYumi. Taking it even further, all the quirky "{{filler}}" episodes have the theme sung in Japanese.
*** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTroubleInTokyo'', in which the Titans go to Tokyo, contains parodies and references to everything from Kodansha comics and weird Japanese commercials to Japanese art, and includes a sub-plot where Beast Boy sings the Japanese version of the theme song at a karaoke bar and gains a fanbase of Japanese schoolgirls. Even its spin-offs keep up the look; the WesternAnimation/DCNation shorts resembled {{chibi}} {{omake}} chapters, and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' is a ''Anime/GalaxyAngel''-esque parody series that wouldn't look out of place in ''[=CoroCoro=] Comic''.
** ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' : From character designs, action sequences, to overall animation. Unsurprisingly since overseas studios in Seoul, South Korea, work on it such as MOI Animation, Inc., Lotto Animation,and DR Movie Co., Ltd., the latter which have work with Japanese companies on anime.
* One of the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' WesternAnimation/CartoonNetworkGroovies is styled in an animesque style.
* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'' was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation from beginning to end, and while Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}[=/=]Creator/{{TSR}} claim to have made sure to keep all designs as American-styled as possible, guest characters often look like they jumped straight out of an anime.
* While ''WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr'' didn't have an especially anime-like art style, it was one of the first Western series to be inspired by anime--specifically, contemporary SuperRobot works such as ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' uses this trope fairly obviously, and has its share of Japanese directors and designers.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute'', a DarkerAndEdgier incarnation written by Creator/WarrenEllis, animated by Creator/{{Titmouse}} Inc. channeling Creator/{{Madhouse}}, and voiced by [[ActingForTwo four people]]. Given the lavish budget of the [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra live-action film]], fans wonder how much it cost to make this miniseries and if it can be repeated.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigma6'' had all-American heroes [[Creator/{{GONZO}} animated in]] Japan and [[EditedForSyndication badly edited]] for the US. Few remember the show, but its {{merchandise|driven}} like the Dragonhawk are much sought after. The original ''[[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero G.I. Joe]]'' series ''also'' had most of its animation done in [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Japan]].
* ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'' features dynamic action scenes, chibis, and expressive facial features reminiscent of 2000s boom of similarly-styled Western cartoons of the trend. It helps that one of the animation studios involved is Flying Bark Productions, which also animated ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' in the same style.
* True to the birthplace of the eponymous J-pop singers, ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi''. And Creator/JaniceKawaye's role of Ami helps out, considering that she speaks fluent Japanese.
* Creator/{{DiC|Entertainment}}'s ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''. Aside from moving like '80s anime, the influence became especially visible in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-JHfXVlkik Gadget]] any time the characters were shaded. Creator/TMSEntertainment was even a co-producer during the first season.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' is very popular among anime fans and somewhat animesque; the Megadoomer was even a [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale miniature,]] squat, practically chibi-style [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion EVA]] with invisibility, and one sequence in the ChristmasEpisode is a practically shot-for-shot remake of a scene from ''End Of Evangelion''. The [=DVDs=] were even produced by a company that usually produces anime [=DVDs=], which caused most video stores to place the show's [=DVDs=] in the "anime" section.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation. It has an overall Western art style; however, some Japanese things accidentally slid in, like some background extras looking animesque and a Japanese eyechart appearing instead of an American one. The series also uses characters who naturally have abnormal hair colors, which is uncommon in American animation, and has some MagicalGirl traits. The show has {{Eye Catch}}es as well, which are more common in anime than American cartoons.
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'' is visually similar to ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' because one of the studios contracted to animate the show was Pacific Animation Co. from Japan, a remnant of ''Topcraft'', who did the anime film.
* ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey'': Everyone save the title character is drawn in a limited-animation anime style as [[JustifiedTrope the show is set in Japan]] -- therefore everyone there is Japanese and must be drawn in a Japanese style, except the title character, who is American and drawn in a much simpler fashion. It pulls no punches when it comes to {{Facefault}}s and thinly veiled parodies. This is played for laughs in one scene when everyone gets a big-head facefault except Mikey, being drawn in American style. He holds his breath in an attempt to copy them, fails, then mumbles, "Show-offs".
* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': The show's artstyle alone gives off this vibe, to say nothing of that fact that the animation is done by Creator/StudioMir.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' <-- zero-context example.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'' has a typical anime intro with an animation similar to Sakuga style, characters fighting enemies they will never meet in the show, solo character shot and all the main characters doing the typical TeamShot watching the sunset. The character designer is none other than Phil Bourassa, who also did ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' and ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'', and some of animation renderings were made by Production Reve, which is specialized in other {{Animesque}} shows like ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', ''WesternAnimation/DotaDragonsBlood'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
** The show also makes several nods to ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' because the voice actor, Travis Willingham is a fan of the anime; Grog's UnstoppableRage is reminiscent of going Super Saiyan; and Grog holding Sylas while Keyleth fires a Sunbeam at them is a recreation of Goku holding Raditz in place for Piccolo to blast them with the Makankosappo.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'': There are lots of {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s in the show, Mumfie's winking, the characters having WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises when they are shocked in "The Amazing Scarecrow", a villain who predates shojou anime villains such as [[Anime/YumeNoCrayonOukoku the Grim Reaper]] and [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Zakkena]], and Scarecrow occasionally using an anime style of eyes when smiling or sleeping. The first and second seasons were actually animated in Canada, and the most anime-esque season, the third, was animated in Spain.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'': The show's creator worked on ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', so it isn't too surprising that this cartoon emulates quite a bit of anime tropes, from the incredible ActionHoggingOpening, to the {{Chibi}} designs of the characters, to the use of MangaEffects such as hexagonal speech balloons and {{Visible Sigh}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaryokuYummy'': Just by its name you would think it's Japanese, but it was actually made in America and based on the Edo period of art, most characters have Japanese names, and the characters make anime eyes sometimes, such as Fudan in "Doggone Dog" and Maryoku in "Cinderyoku".
* The Creator/RubySpears ''WesternAnimation/{{Mega Man|RubySpears}}'' cartoon took a Japanese license, redrew it [[ArtShift American style]], and had it [[ZigZaggingTrope animated in Japan]]. What's more, the redesigns were based on some sketches that ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' creator Keiji Inafune happened to have done in his spare time.
* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'', which combines something obstinately Japanese (the GiantMecha genre) with something obstinately American (New Jersey and muscle cars).
* ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'' was made with an Asian demographic in mind, so this is understandable. As well as having [[Creator/SeanSchemmel Sean Schemmel]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ (Goku's EN voice actor)]] and plenty of well-known anime VA's, ''Monkie Kid'' is 2D animated by Flying Bark Productions (the studio that worked on both ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' and ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'') and contains multiple anime references.
* ''WesternAnimation/MonSuno''. This can be further blurred by most of its English cast being more known for working on anime.
* ''WesternAnimation/MoonbeamCity'' is partly this and partly based on 1980s American aesthetics like Patrick Nagel's works. It is a parody of 1980s cop shows, particularly ''Anime/CityHunter'' and ''Series/MiamiVice'', so it takes cues from both sources.
* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'' doesn't have an especially anime-like art style, but it borrows anime tropes and expressions such as BlankWhiteEyes, VisibleSigh, and EyeCatch.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'' At least, whenever it could afford [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vhpk7DhZM decent rendering]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'' is a more anime-inspired take on [[Franchise/{{Superman}} the Man of Steel]], with the main character designer and several animators having previously worked on the similarly animesque ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''. The staff behind the show have also admitted to taking inspiration from various anime, such as ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' and ''Anime/PrettyCure''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' is {{downplayed|Trope}} in the sense that the ordinary human characters have a Western aesthetic, but the robot and alien characters, ''especially'' the main character Jenny herself, have large eyes and use facial expressions common in Anime. There's even an episode that has Jenny lose her language OS disc after a trip to Japan, leaving her only able to speak Japanese for almost its entirety. It helps that her voice actress, Creator/JaniceKawaye, is a Japanese-American who speaks Japanese fluently.
* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is what happens if the ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise was rebooted using AnimeTropes. The art style adopted the distinctively big-head, tiny-mouth, wide and sparkling eyes style that anime is known for. Some anime [[SpeedStripes graphical]] [[TwinkleInTheSky elements]] even found their way into the show. That said, the art style is still very westernized, in particular when it comes to the non-pony characters and animals.
** The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials'' were animated by Japanese studios, and it shows. The second one looks especially shoujo.
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'' was often described in its heyday as an animesque take on the characters, specifically their character designs.
** ''My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale'' retains the anime-esque elements through their expressions.
* ''WesternAnimation/NeoYokio'' is an American production co-animated by Creator/StudioDeen and Creator/MoiAnimation to boot. The style imitates anime of the early 2000s, complete with frequently [[OffModel off-model]] characters, flat coloring, and many hallmarks of the genre that have fallen out of favor like {{sweat drop}}s, {{nosebleed}}s, and [[SuperDeformed chibification]]. It also seems to reference low budget anime dubbing, with poor lip syncing and voice acting of varying quality.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfHeMan'' has some pretty clear anime influence in its TitleSequence, and some episodes actually have {{sweat drop}}ping and other signature anime quirks!
* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': [[Creator/IanJonesQuartey The show's creator]] describes its style as combining decidedly-American character/art designs and LimitedAnimation with the visual effects and snappier editing more common in anime, especially the older type. He dubs this mix of styles "Creator/{{Hanna Barb|era}}anime", citing ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (which he previously worked on) as another example, and credits ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' with inventing the concept. The opening sequence is ''very'' reminiscent of Hiroyuki Imaishi's work at Creator/StudioGainax and Creator/StudioTrigger. It helps that the man himself did the storyboards. The cartoon also has animesque style characters due to the fighting game and Shōnen anime influences.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' leans Western in its character designs and facial expressions, but has some obvious anime influences regardless, such as the large, expressive eyes, colorful hair on several characters, and the TrappedInAnotherWorld plot heavily mirroring isekai works. Creator/DisneyPlus even lists the show under its 'Anime' tag!
* ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'' was based on an American movie and animated in Korea, but came out during the rise of anime-styled shows, so looks animesque.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater'' would weave in and out of this trope due to having Creator/TamaProductions among its studios. The pilot miniseries had a little extra work by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popples}}'': The children have randoseru backpacks, the "[=ViVi=]" magazine in "A Hair-Raising Experience" has Japanese writing on it, and Party has WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises after very loud music is blasted into her ears by her radio at the near-end of "Pop Goes the Radio".
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' has an anime-inspired sequence in "Power of Four" where the girls transform into one big glowing Powerpuff Girl and fight a monstrous version of Him. A Japanese song plays as this occurs and a girl takes off her glasses to show off her purple "anime eyes".
* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' made use of Japanese-outsourced animation, and it shows, especially the [[{{Bishoujo}} big eyes and thick eyelashes]] (which even [[{{Bishonen}} the boys sport]]). Some of Murky Dismal's expressions wouldn't look out of place in an anime, either. The show is essentially a MagicalGirl cartoon as well, and was even translated as ''Mahou Shoujo Rainbow Brite'' in Japan.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': The characters' huge, shiny eyes and spiky hair on some of them could bring anime to mind. Also, the comic-book style transitions and montages resemble anime. Notable that Creator/CraigBartlett is a fan of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. The characters practically [[ArtShift switch styles]] depending on whether or not they're shaded. Then you have things like Stay Puft's anime expressions in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4d8Fc22HYI opening]], and a FaceFault during the old [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEPwBPdtU9U promo]].
* The characters on ''WesternAnimation/SantiagoOfTheSeas'' have large, shiny eyes, expressive mannerisms, and go through transformation sequences that wouldn't be out of place in a MagicalGirl show. In fact, Niki Lopez has [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/swashbuckling-with-santi-nickelodeon-makes-a-splash-with-santiago-of-the-seas/ stated that]] the show's visuals were inspired by ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and the works of Creator/RumikoTakahashi (''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', etc).
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' is what would happen if you rebooted [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower the classic She-Ra show]] using an anime format. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/shera-and-the-princesses-of-power/images/7/7b/Season_1_Poster.png/revision/latest?cb=20191201192420 The art style]] clearly borrows from 90's MagicalGirl anime, particularly the way the characters's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/shera-and-the-princesses-of-power/images/6/62/She-Ra_%282018%29_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20200517070124 eyes]] are drawn, and the works of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/{{Moebius}}.
* Animated by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]] and having a {{Sentai}}-like team, ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' had several anime-inspired elements, especially the Skysurfers' TransformationSequence.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has some shades of this, since the main character is essentially a MagicalGirl and there are quite a few anime references, along with some GratuitousJapanese here and there. This is more pronounced later on, with a major character being a SailorSenshiSendUp.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is described by its creators "like anime but in 3D", the show has clear influence in anime art style merged with the Creator/GenndyTartakovsky style seen in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars''.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': The successor of The Clone Wars naturally applied an animesque art style fused with a little Disney art style.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' has an even more noticeable anime influence than its predecessors, right down to the more expressive faces and brighter color palette. It's even co-animated by Creator/PolygonPictures, the Japanese studio behind shows like ''Manga/KnightsOfSidonia'', ''Anime/{{Blame}}'' and ''Manga/{{Ajin}}'', as well as the animated ''[[Anime/GodzillaPlanetOfTheMonsters Godzilla]]'' films.
* Though its art style is mostly western, ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' takes a lot of aesthetic and thematic hints from anime. Most notably, the Crystal Gems are essentially {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s, and there are plenty of references to anime throughout the show. Pearl herself looks very reminiscent of an Creator/OsamuTezuka creation, being very tall and bendy with a pointy nose. The first half hour episode "Bismuth" adds to this by adding {{Eye Catch}}s before and after the commercials.
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'', itself a co-production with Japan, with an old-school Super Sentai/[[{{Toku}} Tokusatsu]] flavor.
* Many episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' have anime-like uses of shadows and shading. The series also has some of the most fluid [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TdqpWiBliw animation and action scenes]] you'll find in 90s cartoons. This is probably because it was (for the most part) animated by Creator/MookDLE, whom also helped out on ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'', ''Anime/RODTheTV'' and ''Anime/MarsDaybreak''.
* Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles:
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' has a FiveEpisodePilot animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation and several later episodes also done in Japan in a distinctly anime-like style at points. This predated the ''[[Anime/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesLegendOfTheSupermutants actual]]'' anime based on the series.
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' is particularly Animesque in terms of storytelling but many of the action scenes have a clear anime influence. The opening sequence even has a ShoutOut to ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. This actually got more pronounced as the series went on and the "Back to the Sewer" season dropped all pretense whatsoever.
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' features even clearer stylistic anime influence than the 2003 show.
** ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' takes the crown of Animesque TMNT properties, with designs and action scenes that'd look right at home with some of Creator/StudioTrigger's more action heavy shows.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThreeDelivery'' is an anime-influenced series by Creator/AnimationCollective.
* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011'' touts its look and animation by Japan's Creator/Studio4C as [[https://web.archive.org/web/20110704011716/http://tv.ign.com/articles/118/1180012p1.html major selling points]].
* Franchise/{{Transformers}}:
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. It helps that one of the co-owners of the property is a Japanese company, and all three of its animation studios are Japanese.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' has some anime influences in the overall aesthetic of the show...largely because it's an attempt at blending the style of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' with the Creator/MichaelBay [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries films]].
** The [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original Transformers cartoon]] uses this trope as well. Between much of its animation looking like full-blown anime at times, and the involvement of many prominent Japanese animators for both the show and [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie the movie]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'' is this, with speed lines, animesque eyes, and the [[MagicalGirl girls being magical]].
%%* The Creator/RankinBassProductions shows ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheComicStrip TigerSharks]]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72GFgmXhjKY The]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doQkAdVXBvo opening]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4mjLHPQqO4 sequences]], and [[AnimationBump how much better they are than the rest of the show]], are a dead giveaway. The cast is pure American comic book style, yet how they were handled make these some of the most Animesque shots in existence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTalesInTheHouse'': The redesigns of the characters have huge shiny eyes. Plus, the Plantasaurus and Ultra Veggie sequences in "Sorry, We're Closed Today" are drawn in an anime art style. Plantasaurus and Ultra Veggie are even based on two popular [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Japanese]] [[Franchise/UltraSeries franchises]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Visionaries}}'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuqO9P1Ixm4 Knights of the Magical Light]], which was one of TMS's co-productions.
* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''. After all, it's a reboot of [[Anime/{{Voltron}} an American TV series made using heavily edited footage of an anime]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WeBabyBears'' is this, in stark contrast to its parent series ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears''. Since it has manga visual design traits and effects like shinier BlackBeadEyes, WingDingEyes, [[FaceFault Face Faults]] and such, not to mention the bears' more chibified designs, it looks very much like a {{Kodomomuke}} series.
* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' uses Asian-influenced themes and window-dressing and uses visual gags commonly found in anime. The character designs, however, are distinctly western.
* When ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' was dubbed and localized for Japan, new openings and eyecatches were animated that evoke all sorts of anime-related tropes; [[AnimeThemeSong Anime Theme Songs]], SpeedStripes, even a BeamOWar between Professor X and Magneto. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSw4Xl5qfs See for yourself.]]
* The short-lived amateur studio White Radish produced two short films in the mid '90s that were drawn in the anime style: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLdXo0Aroc The Apprentice]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLdXo0Aroc The Item]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher'', a co-production between Canadian studios Creator/GuruStudio and Spin Master Entertainment, is a CGI kid's show but with anime elements, especially with the use of quivering puppy dog eyes and miniature mouths with curved corners, speed lines, and the [[SuperDeformed chibi]]-styled Fuzzlies.
* The Creator/{{Nelvana}} series ''WesternAnimation/CadillacsAndDinosaurs'', perhaps as a consequence of being outsourced to Creator/{{APPP}}, has some strongly animesque elements in its artstyle.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cybersix}}'' uses heavy anime elements in its style, due to being a coproduction between the now defunct Canadian studio Network of Animation and Japan's TMS Entertainment.
* Nelvana's ''WesternAnimation/DNAce'' has elements of this, with the show taking heavy inspiration from the {{Mon}} genre popular in Japan and the characters sporting anime-styled eyes.
* Another Nelvana series, ''WesternAnimation/DiGataDefenders'', features a number of anime elements in its style. This is primarily seen in the way the characters' pupils are designed (with full colors in the irises and white spots in the pupils), although the hair and body proportions (especially head shapes) also have characteristics commonly associated with anime.
* The short-lived Euro-Canadian series ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeMe'' is best known for this. It was made to capitalize on the 2000s anime fad, and often makes use of common anime tropes for its visuals. The main character is even noted for being an aspiring manga artist.
* More subtle than most of the other examples, but ''WesternAnimation/PollyPocket'' clearly derives from anime because of the characters' large eyes and relatively small mouths.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rollbots}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''' anime influence is most notable in the hair and eyes, although it otherwise maintains the distinctive AllCGICartoon style other shows from Creator/NerdCorpsEntertainment have.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ExchangeStudentZero'': All the characters from the Battle Day Zero game are drawn in an anime-like style, with both the series and its MadeForTVMovie predecessor spoofing many common anime tropes.
* ''WesternAnimation/KuuKuuHarajuku'' is known with the main characters looking like anime-like characters due to being a Japanese band from Music/GwenStefani.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' uses countless anime-style facial expressions. The main characters are meant to resemble 70s Japanese mascots.
* ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' and ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', both produced in France by [=MoonScoop=]. ''Code Lyoko'' includes a Japanese girl as one of the main characters, perhaps as a way of [[LampshadeHanging acknowledging]] its anime influences.
** ''Code Lyoko'' uses a similar artstyle while trying to be different (notably with less exaggerated expressions than most animesque series), and was inspired by ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. The pilot, ''Garage Kids'', is even more inspired by anime, when it comes to it's animation, plot and includes even more blatant ''Serial Experiments Lain'' influences.
** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'''s overall art style (characters, fights, animation, places) is also influenced by Japanese animation.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', a co-production between French studio Zagtoon and (to no surprise) Japanese studio Creator/ToeiAnimation. The heroine is a Chinese-French MagicalGirl who relies on anime-styled transformation sequences; this also applies to Adrien Agreste (Cat Noir) and the characters who become superheroes in the subsequent seasons. It was originally even more anime-like before becoming an AllCGICartoon. The original trailer is often compared to ''Anime/PrettyCure''/''Anime/GlitterForce'' and featured the protagonist with a huge IdiotHero, which the anime concept was a complete success. The finalized cartoon is in CGI but still keeps a lot of its Japanese influences (for example, in some of Marinette's trains of thought, her mental images are drawn in the style of black-and-white manga).
* The 2007 adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Valerian}}'' called ''WesternAnimation/TimeJamValerianAndLaureline'' is another.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMKKiimIfk The Podcats,]]'' a French series animated in Canada by [[http://mokkostudio.com/ the company]] who did ''Series/ClashOfTheDinosaurs'' and some of the effects for ''Film/UnderworldAwakening''.
* Iginio Straffi's shows ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' and ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers'' (from Italy) were designed in an anime style, and every character has hair highlights and eyes reminiscent of characters from (respectively) Shoujo and Shōnen series. Both heavily feature transformation sequences. They don't use LimitedAnimation, though.
** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/winx/images/8/82/Bloom_S8E3.png/revision/latest?cb=20190419154446 Especially so]] with the ArtShift in Winx Club's 8th season.
* The ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rZYK6JaSqY movie]], due to the character designs and animation style; no surprise, as it was co-produced by Creator/TheAnswerStudio.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotboy}}'', which is primarily visible in the ''Astro Boy''-esque premise of the series.
* Spanish animated film ''WesternAnimation/{{Gisaku}}'', going so far as not only being drawn in an animesque style, but also featuring a samurai as the protagonist. In Spain.
* Some early Creator/MondoTV (an Italian studio) series were animated in Japan, so an anime style was unavoidable:
** ''Christopher Columbus'' (animation by Creator/NipponAnimation)
** ''The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli'' (animation by Creator/TatsunokoProduction)
** ''The Legend of Snow White'' (animation by Creator/TatsunokoProduction)
** ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro'' (aka ''The Legend of Zorro'') (animation by Creator/AshiProductions)
** ''Robin Hood no Daiboken'' (animation by Creator/TatsunokoProduction)
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f054rNdyfQs Khuda-Yana]]'', a Spanish series by B.R.B. Internacional, looks and moves a ''lot'' like your typical anime series.
* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'', for the transformation sequences and magical girl motif. The characters look more akin to that of a normal anime as well.
* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville'', another Mondo TV production, has an art style reminiscent of anime from the mid-to-late 2000s and other animesque cartoons of the time (with characters having consistent shading and some like Kate having notable hair highlights) and a slight magical girl motif with the scenes where Kate or Ava use the Friendship Heart for anything from the Friendship Ceremony to Pocketpedia activations.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYMDFaQTVt8 Sophie et Virginie]]'', for its very Japanese character designs and animation style; not surprising considering it was animated in Japan.
* The characters of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' often use {{sweat drop}}s, {{face fault}}s and other anime-like things.
%%* ''Anime/BeastKeeper''
* ''WesternAnimation/ObanStarRacers'', the series was co-produced in Japan, so it isn't a surprise that it has a Japanese feel to it.
* The cartoon adaptation of Disney's Italian comic-book series ''WesternAnimation/WITCH2004'' produced by French studio Creator/SIPAnimation also uses an anime art-style. The ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' inspirations are pretty obvious with the MagicalGirl motifs. The art style was confirmed by a director to have been inspired by anime such as ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
* The circus scene from the ComicBook/TomPoes movie "The Dragon That Wasn't, Or Was He?" is very anime esque with how the characters are drawn and animated; the film had some scenes outsourced to Japan.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' is one of the most known animesque European shows. The cartoon was produced by the French company, Creator/MarathonMedia. The show is known for its anime style and the use of every possible JapaneseVisualArtsTropes. In fact, the shows' creators have mentioned that ''Literature/DirtyPair'', which was massively popular in France in their youth, was a big influence on the show.
** Also from the same creators are ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeamGalaxy'', which have the same artstyle as ''Totally Spies!'', as well as many anime-styled expressions.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', a France-animated series based on a video game. It's so much that some episodes are produced in Japan. All humanoid characters (those of the Eliatrope, Sadida, Cra and Iop races) have designs and proportions which are faithful to the anime style. For the remaining characters, such as the monsters, the degree of anime influence varies.
* ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm'' is primarily a Spanish-British co-production, but utilizes common anime expression tropes, including, but not limited to, {{Sweat Drop}}s, CrossPoppingVeins, an {{Idiot Crow|s}}, and GratuitousJapanese text in a few episodes. Creator/BandaiNamco is involved in the show's production, which may have something to do with it since they're a Japanese company.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pantheon}}'': The show's art style is very reminiscent of popular late-90s and early-2000s anime.
* French cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Droners}}'' has an artstyle definitely reminiscent of anime, with the show also making use of quite a few anime expressions.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'': Writers, voice actors, and show creator based in New York City. American, Canadian, and British ArenaRock soundtrack. Animation was Tokyo Movie Shinsha and it showed.
* The ''WesternAnimation/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'' shorts from WesternAnimation/DCNation have a very clear anime influence because it was made by Japanese studio ''David Production'' and the characters' designer is Brianne Drouhard, who did the character designing for one of the most known and influential animesque cartoons ever, ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is anime-influenced in its art style and animation.[[note]]the creators cite Studio Ghibli as an influence, among others[[/note]] Design-wise, characters have [[BigAnimeEyes fairly large eyes]], exaggerated facial expressions, and Asian-inspired outfits, as the show is rooted in Eastern mysticism and mythology. The animation utilizes MangaEffects like the SweatDrop and CrossPoppingVeins.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', as the SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', naturally carries over much of the latter's anime influence in its art style. The character designs, exaggerated facial expressions, and many of the outfits all retain the anime influence of the original series. That said, the animesque elements are {{downplayed|Trope}} compared to ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'', since ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]'' mixes them with a Roaring20s western aesthetic for most of the environments.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' added some Japanese-looking elements. ComicBook/AntMan, [[Characters/CaptainAmericaHeroes The Falcon]], Characters/TheWasp, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} were redesigned and given suits of PoweredArmor, complete with {{Transformation Sequence}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ballmastrz9009'' is a SportsAnime by the creators of ''WesternAnimation/SuperJail''. Unlike other animesque Creator/AdultSwim shows like ''WesternAnimation/PerfectHairForever'' and ''Gemusetto Machu Picchu'', it's a somewhat more serious attempt at creating an animesque cartoon rather than being a straight-up parody, although it's still heavily comedic. ''WesternAnimation/BallmastrzRubicon'' is even more so due to ArtShift.
* The classic ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' series amalgamates elements from the anime style (speed lines, hair highlights, and flashy transformation sequences) with motifs and character designs from the comic book genre. The ''Omniverse'' incarnation of the franchise plays this trope more straight, with character designs that veer away from the American superhero comic book style.
%%* ''Big City Pets'' was created by Dave Polsky.
%%* The BlaxploitationParody cartoon ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' has an Animesque style.
* ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'' ''heavily'' borrows different styles of anime:
** The trucks' faces feature large eyes similar in design to standard anime eyes.
** The trucks' mouths tend to expand rather wide when shouting or grit rather exaggeratedly when angry or straining.
** The "Robot Riders" miniseries takes inspiration from the {{Mecha|Show}} genre popular in Japan.
** As of the show's ArtEvolution introduced in the "Wild Wheels" miniseries of Season 3, and into Season 4-onward, [[SpeedStripes speed lines]] can sometimes be used. It gets much more expressive and detailed as the series progresses.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBlinkins'', like many 80's cartoons, has animation by a Japanese company, though it was produced in America.
* Steve Ahn's ''[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/325175510/blossom-detective-holmes-the-animated-mini-series Blossom Detective Holmes]]'' brings over the eastern flair from his time working on ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', channeling it into a young adult mystery series. According to the series' mission statement, it aims to make anime a viable production in the U.S. the same way western series could be made in Japan.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' uses stylistic [[Creator/ShinichiroWatanabe Watanabe]]-based animation, chiefly because Aaron [=McGruder=] is JustForFun/OneOfUs. Also, most of the animation studios that worked on this show are in Korea (however, Creator/{{Madhouse}} in Japan did do a bit of work on this show as well, and two [[Creator/DongWooAnimation of the]] [[Creator/MOIAnimation animation studios]] ''are'' owned by Japanese companies Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/StudioGallop). There's an EasterEgg homage to ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' in the second opening. The first one is a ShoutOut to ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. So, in other words, they're both shout-outs to Creator/ShinichiroWatanabe. They even devote an episode to both ''Samurai Champloo''[='s=] "Baseball Blues" and ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'' ("The Red Ball")
* Each season of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' was outsourced to a [[OffModel different studio]]. The second went to Japan. Said season did stand out, though, with better drawn episodes like ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989'' crossover.
* The [=DiC=] series ''Franchise/CareBears'' has been described as animesque, and in fact it really looks like some of the children and adults are drawn in this style. (There is even an episode where a character is shown wearing a SailorFuku.) This was one of the examples of a co-production with Japanese animators, and there were even parts where they showed newspapers with scribbles that seem to indicate it being written like Japanese newspapers.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}'', showing some of Creator/{{Sunrise}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-q3bab938Y influence]]. It even served as the first ever project for their Studio 7 branch.
* The Creator/FourKidsEntertainment cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'' is an interesting example of this. Although the first season uses simplistic-looking flash animation, the second season changes completely, using a style that is clearly based on anime.
* ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer'', by the American-Japanese studio Creator/JetlagProductions.
* Though it didn't last beyond the {{Pilot}} episode, ''WesternAnimation/ConstantPayne'' was heavily inspired by anime in its artstyle, and WordOfGod listed ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' as an inspiration.
* Website/{{Crunchyroll}} normally distributes anime, but the few in-house series all carry the aesthetic. This has lead to immense vitriol from some fans who complain that it's "not real anime" or "just cartoons":
** ''WesternAnimation/OnyxEquinox'' is probably the least overt example. Character designs are generally similar to those in ''Avatar'', but some designs more closely resemble anime, e.g. Quetzalcoatl's true form.
** ''WesternAnimation/HighGuardianSpice'' is inspired by MagicalGirl through and through.
** ''Anime/BladeRunnerBlackLotus'' is actually listed as an anime, but it was made in-house. It resembles Japanese video games more than anime, but retains many of the medium's stylistic elements.
* Franchise/TheDCU:
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' has a couple of nods to ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' (and used Creator/TMSEntertainment to boot), but overall, the art style is closer to the old Fleischer cartoons. ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE8GrowingPains "Growing Pains"]] in particular has a [[Creator/StudioGhibli Ghibli-esque]] look and feel to it. A bit of research does yield that it ''was'' animated alongside some animators from Ghibli.
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' borrows the setting, a futuristic city overrun by gangs, and a recurring theme of BioAugmentation from ''Manga/{{Akira}}''.
** Some of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'''s action sequences are ''Franchise/DragonBall''-esque earth-shattering fights. The Justice League episode "Legends" also features a giant robot that is a [[CaptainErsatz not-too-subtle]] ShoutOut to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion EVA Unit-01]]. There's also the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "Chaos at the Earth's Core", which starts with a fight against a kaiju in Japan.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. With the fight scenes, use of stock footage for his suit-up sequence, and the designs for both Robin and Batgirl, it definitely takes influence from anime.
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' was created by multiple {{anime}} studios, but was primarily made for an American audience, and distributed by an American company. The stories were American-made but the actual animation was directed by several famous anime directors. Each segment also uses [[ArtShift a different animation style]].
** Creator/BruceTimm revealed that before ''Justice League'', the next Batman show was slated to be an anime-inspired reboot that he described as "Batman [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Franchise/PowerRangers".
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' was heavily inspired by anime in general, and by [[DerangedAnimation bizarre, expressionist anime]] like ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' in particular. This led it to have all the "quirks" of Japanese animation, like sweatdrops, "chibi" forms, etc. and a title theme by JPop band Music/PuffyAmiYumi. Taking it even further, all the quirky "{{filler}}" episodes have the theme sung in Japanese.
*** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTroubleInTokyo'', in which the Titans go to Tokyo, contains parodies and references to everything from Kodansha comics and weird Japanese commercials to Japanese art, and includes a sub-plot where Beast Boy sings the Japanese version of the theme song at a karaoke bar and gains a fanbase of Japanese schoolgirls. Even its spin-offs keep up the look; the WesternAnimation/DCNation shorts resembled {{chibi}} {{omake}} chapters, and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' is a ''Anime/GalaxyAngel''-esque parody series that wouldn't look out of place in ''[=CoroCoro=] Comic''.
** ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' : From character designs, action sequences, to overall animation. Unsurprisingly since overseas studios in Seoul, South Korea, work on it such as MOI Animation, Inc., Lotto Animation,and DR Movie Co., Ltd., the latter which have work with Japanese companies on anime.
* One of the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' WesternAnimation/CartoonNetworkGroovies is styled in an animesque style.
* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'' was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation from beginning to end, and while Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}[=/=]Creator/{{TSR}} claim to have made sure to keep all designs as American-styled as possible, guest characters often look like they jumped straight out of an anime.
* While ''WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr'' didn't have an especially anime-like art style, it was one of the first Western series to be inspired by anime--specifically, contemporary SuperRobot works such as ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' uses this trope fairly obviously, and has its share of Japanese directors and designers.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute'', a DarkerAndEdgier incarnation written by Creator/WarrenEllis, animated by Creator/{{Titmouse}} Inc. channeling Creator/{{Madhouse}}, and voiced by [[ActingForTwo four people]]. Given the lavish budget of the [[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra live-action film]], fans wonder how much it cost to make this miniseries and if it can be repeated.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigma6'' had all-American heroes [[Creator/{{GONZO}} animated in]] Japan and [[EditedForSyndication badly edited]] for the US. Few remember the show, but its {{merchandise|driven}} like the Dragonhawk are much sought after. The original ''[[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero G.I. Joe]]'' series ''also'' had most of its animation done in [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Japan]].
* ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'' features dynamic action scenes, chibis, and expressive facial features reminiscent of 2000s boom of similarly-styled Western cartoons of the trend. It helps that one of the animation studios involved is Flying Bark Productions, which also animated ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' in the same style.
* True to the birthplace of the eponymous J-pop singers, ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi''. And Creator/JaniceKawaye's role of Ami helps out, considering that she speaks fluent Japanese.
* Creator/{{DiC|Entertainment}}'s ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''. Aside from moving like '80s anime, the influence became especially visible in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-JHfXVlkik Gadget]] any time the characters were shaded. Creator/TMSEntertainment was even a co-producer during the first season.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' is very popular among anime fans and somewhat animesque; the Megadoomer was even a [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale miniature,]] squat, practically chibi-style [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion EVA]] with invisibility, and one sequence in the ChristmasEpisode is a practically shot-for-shot remake of a scene from ''End Of Evangelion''. The [=DVDs=] were even produced by a company that usually produces anime [=DVDs=], which caused most video stores to place the show's [=DVDs=] in the "anime" section.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation. It has an overall Western art style; however, some Japanese things accidentally slid in, like some background extras looking animesque and a Japanese eyechart appearing instead of an American one. The series also uses characters who naturally have abnormal hair colors, which is uncommon in American animation, and has some MagicalGirl traits. The show has {{Eye Catch}}es as well, which are more common in anime than American cartoons.
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'' is visually similar to ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' because one of the studios contracted to animate the show was Pacific Animation Co. from Japan, a remnant of ''Topcraft'', who did the anime film.
* ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey'': Everyone save the title character is drawn in a limited-animation anime style as [[JustifiedTrope the show is set in Japan]] -- therefore everyone there is Japanese and must be drawn in a Japanese style, except the title character, who is American and drawn in a much simpler fashion. It pulls no punches when it comes to {{Facefault}}s and thinly veiled parodies. This is played for laughs in one scene when everyone gets a big-head facefault except Mikey, being drawn in American style. He holds his breath in an attempt to copy them, fails, then mumbles, "Show-offs".
* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': The show's artstyle alone gives off this vibe, to say nothing of that fact that the animation is done by Creator/StudioMir.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' <-- zero-context example.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'' has a typical anime intro with an animation similar to Sakuga style, characters fighting enemies they will never meet in the show, solo character shot and all the main characters doing the typical TeamShot watching the sunset. The character designer is none other than Phil Bourassa, who also did ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' and ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'', and some of animation renderings were made by Production Reve, which is specialized in other {{Animesque}} shows like ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', ''WesternAnimation/DotaDragonsBlood'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
** The show also makes several nods to ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' because the voice actor, Travis Willingham is a fan of the anime; Grog's UnstoppableRage is reminiscent of going Super Saiyan; and Grog holding Sylas while Keyleth fires a Sunbeam at them is a recreation of Goku holding Raditz in place for Piccolo to blast them with the Makankosappo.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'': There are lots of {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s in the show, Mumfie's winking, the characters having WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises when they are shocked in "The Amazing Scarecrow", a villain who predates shojou anime villains such as [[Anime/YumeNoCrayonOukoku the Grim Reaper]] and [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Zakkena]], and Scarecrow occasionally using an anime style of eyes when smiling or sleeping. The first and second seasons were actually animated in Canada, and the most anime-esque season, the third, was animated in Spain.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'': The show's creator worked on ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', so it isn't too surprising that this cartoon emulates quite a bit of anime tropes, from the incredible ActionHoggingOpening, to the {{Chibi}} designs of the characters, to the use of MangaEffects such as hexagonal speech balloons and {{Visible Sigh}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaryokuYummy'': Just by its name you would think it's Japanese, but it was actually made in America and based on the Edo period of art, most characters have Japanese names, and the characters make anime eyes sometimes, such as Fudan in "Doggone Dog" and Maryoku in "Cinderyoku".
* The Creator/RubySpears ''WesternAnimation/{{Mega Man|RubySpears}}'' cartoon took a Japanese license, redrew it [[ArtShift American style]], and had it [[ZigZaggingTrope animated in Japan]]. What's more, the redesigns were based on some sketches that ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' creator Keiji Inafune happened to have done in his spare time.
* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'', which combines something obstinately Japanese (the GiantMecha genre) with something obstinately American (New Jersey and muscle cars).
* ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'' was made with an Asian demographic in mind, so this is understandable. As well as having [[Creator/SeanSchemmel Sean Schemmel]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ (Goku's EN voice actor)]] and plenty of well-known anime VA's, ''Monkie Kid'' is 2D animated by Flying Bark Productions (the studio that worked on both ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' and ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'') and contains multiple anime references.
* ''WesternAnimation/MonSuno''. This can be further blurred by most of its English cast being more known for working on anime.
* ''WesternAnimation/MoonbeamCity'' is partly this and partly based on 1980s American aesthetics like Patrick Nagel's works. It is a parody of 1980s cop shows, particularly ''Anime/CityHunter'' and ''Series/MiamiVice'', so it takes cues from both sources.
* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'' doesn't have an especially anime-like art style, but it borrows anime tropes and expressions such as BlankWhiteEyes, VisibleSigh, and EyeCatch.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'' At least, whenever it could afford [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vhpk7DhZM decent rendering]].
%%ZCE, also complaining
* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'' is a more anime-inspired take on [[Franchise/{{Superman}} the Man of Steel]], with the main character designer and several animators having previously worked on the similarly animesque ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''. The staff behind the show have also admitted to taking inspiration from various anime, such as ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' and ''Anime/PrettyCure''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' is {{downplayed|Trope}} in the sense that the ordinary human characters have a Western aesthetic, but the robot and alien characters, ''especially'' the main character Jenny herself, have large eyes and use facial expressions common in Anime. There's even an episode that has Jenny lose her language OS disc after a trip to Japan, leaving her only able to speak Japanese for almost its entirety. It helps that her voice actress, Creator/JaniceKawaye, is a Japanese-American who speaks Japanese fluently.
* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is what happens if the ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise was rebooted using AnimeTropes. The art style adopted the distinctively big-head, tiny-mouth, wide and sparkling eyes style that anime is known for. Some anime [[SpeedStripes graphical]] [[TwinkleInTheSky elements]] even found their way into the show. That said, the art style is still very westernized, in particular when it comes to the non-pony characters and animals.
** The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials'' were animated by Japanese studios, and it shows. The second one looks especially shoujo.
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'' was often described in its heyday as an animesque take on the characters, specifically their character designs.
** ''My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale'' retains the anime-esque elements through their expressions.
* ''WesternAnimation/NeoYokio'' is an American production co-animated by Creator/StudioDeen and Creator/MoiAnimation to boot. The style imitates anime of the early 2000s, complete with frequently [[OffModel off-model]] characters, flat coloring, and many hallmarks of the genre that have fallen out of favor like {{sweat drop}}s, {{nosebleed}}s, and [[SuperDeformed chibification]]. It also seems to reference low budget anime dubbing, with poor lip syncing and voice acting of varying quality.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfHeMan'' has some pretty clear anime influence in its TitleSequence, and some episodes actually have {{sweat drop}}ping and other signature anime quirks!
* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': [[Creator/IanJonesQuartey The show's creator]] describes its style as combining decidedly-American character/art designs and LimitedAnimation with the visual effects and snappier editing more common in anime, especially the older type. He dubs this mix of styles "Creator/{{Hanna Barb|era}}anime", citing ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (which he previously worked on) as another example, and credits ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' with inventing the concept. The opening sequence is ''very'' reminiscent of Hiroyuki Imaishi's work at Creator/StudioGainax and Creator/StudioTrigger. It helps that the man himself did the storyboards. The cartoon also has animesque style characters due to the fighting game and Shōnen anime influences.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' leans Western in its character designs and facial expressions, but has some obvious anime influences regardless, such as the large, expressive eyes, colorful hair on several characters, and the TrappedInAnotherWorld plot heavily mirroring isekai works. Creator/DisneyPlus even lists the show under its 'Anime' tag!
* ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'' was based on an American movie and animated in Korea, but came out during the rise of anime-styled shows, so looks animesque.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater'' would weave in and out of this trope due to having Creator/TamaProductions among its studios. The pilot miniseries had a little extra work by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popples}}'': The children have randoseru backpacks, the "[=ViVi=]" magazine in "A Hair-Raising Experience" has Japanese writing on it, and Party has WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises after very loud music is blasted into her ears by her radio at the near-end of "Pop Goes the Radio".
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' has an anime-inspired sequence in "Power of Four" where the girls transform into one big glowing Powerpuff Girl and fight a monstrous version of Him. A Japanese song plays as this occurs and a girl takes off her glasses to show off her purple "anime eyes".
* ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' made use of Japanese-outsourced animation, and it shows, especially the [[{{Bishoujo}} big eyes and thick eyelashes]] (which even [[{{Bishonen}} the boys sport]]). Some of Murky Dismal's expressions wouldn't look out of place in an anime, either. The show is essentially a MagicalGirl cartoon as well, and was even translated as ''Mahou Shoujo Rainbow Brite'' in Japan.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': The characters' huge, shiny eyes and spiky hair on some of them could bring anime to mind. Also, the comic-book style transitions and montages resemble anime. Notable that Creator/CraigBartlett is a fan of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. The characters practically [[ArtShift switch styles]] depending on whether or not they're shaded. Then you have things like Stay Puft's anime expressions in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4d8Fc22HYI opening]], and a FaceFault during the old [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEPwBPdtU9U promo]].
* The characters on ''WesternAnimation/SantiagoOfTheSeas'' have large, shiny eyes, expressive mannerisms, and go through transformation sequences that wouldn't be out of place in a MagicalGirl show. In fact, Niki Lopez has [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/swashbuckling-with-santi-nickelodeon-makes-a-splash-with-santiago-of-the-seas/ stated that]] the show's visuals were inspired by ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and the works of Creator/RumikoTakahashi (''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', etc).
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' is what would happen if you rebooted [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower the classic She-Ra show]] using an anime format. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/shera-and-the-princesses-of-power/images/7/7b/Season_1_Poster.png/revision/latest?cb=20191201192420 The art style]] clearly borrows from 90's MagicalGirl anime, particularly the way the characters's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/shera-and-the-princesses-of-power/images/6/62/She-Ra_%282018%29_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20200517070124 eyes]] are drawn, and the works of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/{{Moebius}}.
* Animated by [[Creator/ProductionReed Ashi Productions]] and having a {{Sentai}}-like team, ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce'' had several anime-inspired elements, especially the Skysurfers' TransformationSequence.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has some shades of this, since the main character is essentially a MagicalGirl and there are quite a few anime references, along with some GratuitousJapanese here and there. This is more pronounced later on, with a major character being a SailorSenshiSendUp.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is described by its creators "like anime but in 3D", the show has clear influence in anime art style merged with the Creator/GenndyTartakovsky style seen in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars''.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': The successor of The Clone Wars naturally applied an animesque art style fused with a little Disney art style.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' has an even more noticeable anime influence than its predecessors, right down to the more expressive faces and brighter color palette. It's even co-animated by Creator/PolygonPictures, the Japanese studio behind shows like ''Manga/KnightsOfSidonia'', ''Anime/{{Blame}}'' and ''Manga/{{Ajin}}'', as well as the animated ''[[Anime/GodzillaPlanetOfTheMonsters Godzilla]]'' films.
* Though its art style is mostly western, ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' takes a lot of aesthetic and thematic hints from anime. Most notably, the Crystal Gems are essentially {{Magical Girl Warrior}}s, and there are plenty of references to anime throughout the show. Pearl herself looks very reminiscent of an Creator/OsamuTezuka creation, being very tall and bendy with a pointy nose. The first half hour episode "Bismuth" adds to this by adding {{Eye Catch}}s before and after the commercials.
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'', itself a co-production with Japan, with an old-school Super Sentai/[[{{Toku}} Tokusatsu]] flavor.
* Many episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' have anime-like uses of shadows and shading. The series also has some of the most fluid [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TdqpWiBliw animation and action scenes]] you'll find in 90s cartoons. This is probably because it was (for the most part) animated by Creator/MookDLE, whom also helped out on ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'', ''Anime/RODTheTV'' and ''Anime/MarsDaybreak''.
* Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles:
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' has a FiveEpisodePilot animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation and several later episodes also done in Japan in a distinctly anime-like style at points. This predated the ''[[Anime/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesLegendOfTheSupermutants actual]]'' anime based on the series.
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' is particularly Animesque in terms of storytelling but many of the action scenes have a clear anime influence. The opening sequence even has a ShoutOut to ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. This actually got more pronounced as the series went on and the "Back to the Sewer" season dropped all pretense whatsoever.
** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' features even clearer stylistic anime influence than the 2003 show.
** ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' takes the crown of Animesque TMNT properties, with designs and action scenes that'd look right at home with some of Creator/StudioTrigger's more action heavy shows.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThreeDelivery'' is an anime-influenced series by Creator/AnimationCollective.
* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011'' touts its look and animation by Japan's Creator/Studio4C as [[https://web.archive.org/web/20110704011716/http://tv.ign.com/articles/118/1180012p1.html major selling points]].
* Franchise/{{Transformers}}:
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. It helps that one of the co-owners of the property is a Japanese company, and all three of its animation studios are Japanese.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' has some anime influences in the overall aesthetic of the show...largely because it's an attempt at blending the style of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' with the Creator/MichaelBay [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries films]].
** The [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers original Transformers cartoon]] uses this trope as well. Between much of its animation looking like full-blown anime at times, and the involvement of many prominent Japanese animators for both the show and [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie the movie]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'' is this, with speed lines, animesque eyes, and the [[MagicalGirl girls being magical]].
%%* The Creator/RankinBassProductions shows ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheComicStrip TigerSharks]]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72GFgmXhjKY The]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doQkAdVXBvo opening]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4mjLHPQqO4 sequences]], and [[AnimationBump how much better they are than the rest of the show]], are a dead giveaway. The cast is pure American comic book style, yet how they were handled make these some of the most Animesque shots in existence.
%%These need to be split into separate entries. also, [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample what exactly makes it similar to the Japanese style?]]
* ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTalesInTheHouse'': The redesigns of the characters have huge shiny eyes. Plus, the Plantasaurus and Ultra Veggie sequences in "Sorry, We're Closed Today" are drawn in an anime art style. Plantasaurus and Ultra Veggie are even based on two popular [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Japanese]] [[Franchise/UltraSeries franchises]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Visionaries}}'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuqO9P1Ixm4 Knights of the Magical Light]], which was one of TMS's co-productions.
* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''. After all, it's a reboot of [[Anime/{{Voltron}} an American TV series made using heavily edited footage of an anime]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WeBabyBears'' is this, in stark contrast to its parent series ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears''. Since it has manga visual design traits and effects like shinier BlackBeadEyes, WingDingEyes, [[FaceFault Face Faults]] and such, not to mention the bears' more chibified designs, it looks very much like a {{Kodomomuke}} series.
* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' uses Asian-influenced themes and window-dressing and uses visual gags commonly found in anime. The character designs, however, are distinctly western.
* When ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' was dubbed and localized for Japan, new openings and eyecatches were animated that evoke all sorts of anime-related tropes; [[AnimeThemeSong Anime Theme Songs]], SpeedStripes, even a BeamOWar between Professor X and Magneto. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSw4Xl5qfs See for yourself.]]
* The short-lived amateur studio White Radish produced two short films in the mid '90s that were drawn in the anime style: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLdXo0Aroc The Apprentice]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLdXo0Aroc The Item]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher'', a co-production between Canadian studios Creator/GuruStudio and Spin Master Entertainment, is a CGI kid's show but with anime elements, especially with the use of quivering puppy dog eyes and miniature mouths with curved corners, speed lines, and the [[SuperDeformed chibi]]-styled Fuzzlies.
* The Creator/{{Nelvana}} series ''WesternAnimation/CadillacsAndDinosaurs'', perhaps as a consequence of being outsourced to Creator/{{APPP}}, has some strongly animesque elements in its artstyle.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cybersix}}'' uses heavy anime elements in its style, due to being a coproduction between the now defunct Canadian studio Network of Animation and Japan's TMS Entertainment.
* Nelvana's ''WesternAnimation/DNAce'' has elements of this, with the show taking heavy inspiration from the {{Mon}} genre popular in Japan and the characters sporting anime-styled eyes.
* Another Nelvana series, ''WesternAnimation/DiGataDefenders'', features a number of anime elements in its style. This is primarily seen in the way the characters' pupils are designed (with full colors in the irises and white spots in the pupils), although the hair and body proportions (especially head shapes) also have characteristics commonly associated with anime.
* The short-lived Euro-Canadian series ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeMe'' is best known for this. It was made to capitalize on the 2000s anime fad, and often makes use of common anime tropes for its visuals. The main character is even noted for being an aspiring manga artist.
* More subtle than most of the other examples, but ''WesternAnimation/PollyPocket'' clearly derives from anime because of the characters' large eyes and relatively small mouths.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rollbots}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''' anime influence is most notable in the hair and eyes, although it otherwise maintains the distinctive AllCGICartoon style other shows from Creator/NerdCorpsEntertainment have.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ExchangeStudentZero'': All the characters from the Battle Day Zero game are drawn in an anime-like style, with both the series and its MadeForTVMovie predecessor spoofing many common anime tropes.
* ''WesternAnimation/KuuKuuHarajuku'' is known with the main characters looking like anime-like characters due to being a Japanese band from Music/GwenStefani.
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