History Main / Animesque

* Creator/ChynnaClugston's ''ComicBook/BlueMonday''. The cover of the first volume even has the lead lounging in a giant bowl of ramen!

* ''Baby Felix'' was produced by a Japanese studio with input from current WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat owner Don Oriolo, and is anime trying (and often failing) to look like Western Animation.

* ''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 RoaringTwenties western aesthetic for most of the environments.

* The works of the British (a [[OopNorth northern]] one, to be exact) design studio [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Designers_Republic The Designers Republic]] in TheNineties [[TropeCodifier codified]] [[http://images.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/154262890/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/dr-sissy-emigre.jpg the]] [[http://cdn.discogs.com/wVQ_D7rs787j-ovD5KLr9zgPBjQ=/fit-in/600x593/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-139388-1179405286.jpeg.jpg usage]] [[http://chickntouch.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Eskilson_10-36.jpg of]] [[http://cdn.discogs.com/GsiwTUt0Q3fR3hQ9k0hq5-qiqIc=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb()/discogs-images/R-8047-1253095693.jpeg.jpg this]] [[http://www.aimargini.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/title1.jpg trope]] in Graphic design (prominently featured on the ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}'' series). They turned it into a timeless trend, so timeless that people started [[FollowTheLeader copying them]]. Though they rarely demonstrate this trope anymore, they are still remembered and associated to Japanese-influenced design movements.

%%** ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' resembles a samurai anime of TheSeventies crossed over with a Sentai series. ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' did a ShotForShotRemake approach. This leaves in the Rangers being represented by AnimeCharacterTypes, visors on the helmets being Kanji symbols, a HotBlooded hero, and a LethalChef in Mia. The new Shogun Mode even borders on ScaryImpracticalArmor.

* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'', a side-scroller for UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor made by the American developer Creator/WayForwardTechnologies. The first game's Commodore 64-esque soundtrack betrays its Western origins, though. Bonus points for hiring Japanese developer Inti Creates for ''Pirates' Curse'' and ''Half-Genie Hero''. ''Shantae and the Seven Sirens'' takes it even further by featuring anime-style cutscenes animated by Creator/StudioTrigger.

%%* The western-made, PC exclusive, RPG ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'' uses an anime-like artstyle modeled after late 90s [=JRPGs=], particularly the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation PS1]]-era Final Fantasy games made by Squaresoft that were dominating the console RPG market at the time.

* ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchblade_(video_game) Switchblade]]'', being released in 1989 for the UsefulNotes/AtariST by the British creator of ''VideoGame/RickDangerous'', is one of the earliest examples of this trope. Its sequel ''Switchblade II'' for Amiga is even more clearly inspired by manga and anime, especially notable in the portrait of protagonist Hiro on the cover.

* ''VisualNovel/ASummersEndHongKong1986'' is a VisualNovel developed by Studio Oracle and Bone, a team based in Canada, but it takes a lot of aesthetic cues from anime of TheEighties, such as ''Manga/CityHunter'' and ''Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad''. [[https://www.asummersend.com/blog/pages-from-the-sketchbook In one post from the official site,]] the artist names the art of Haruhiko Mikimoto, [[Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose Akemi Takada]] and Akihiro Yamada as some early artistic influences.

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'''s 20X6, featuring anime versions of the main cast, like Strong Bad as Stinkoman and Homestar as Stinkoman's sidekick 1-Up. ...And then it gets even more meta with ''Xeriouxly Forxe'', which is a parody of ''this very trope'', particularly edgy anime-influenced cartoons from TheNineties such as ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''. In 2022 stationary featuring ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'' in a chibi art style was sold.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': The episode "Brain Eraser" has Mordecai and Rigby rent a videotape of an anime series known as "Planet Starlight Chasers Excellent", which is a parody of many anime series that were popular in TheEighties and TheNineties. It fits in with the RetroUniverse of the show itself, having blinding fight scenes and a GratuitousJapanese theme song. The video store owner (voiced by Creator/RogerCraigSmith, who has done voices for many anime) confesses to watching it "all day, every day."

* ''WesternAnimation/MajorLazer'' uses a style that makes it look as if it were an American cartoon from TheEighties co-produced by Creator/{{Toei|Company}}.

** The ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' series is what would happen if you asked Nintendo to take everything that made [[TheNineties 1990s]] ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' what it was, and design it into a game. The series still has a heavy Japanese influence, as the first game features a pair of [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]] and takes place in a city based on [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Shibuya, Tokyo]]. ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' has a more American influence, with Inkopolis Square taking inspiration from [[BigApplesauce Times Square]] and featuring a DJ/rapper duo modeled after Music/TupacShakur and Music/TheNotoriousBIG.

** The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series looks like it is firmly planted in the roots of the ''UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation'' in terms of design. The main characters are plumbers with large noses and moustaches who speak with a heavy Italian accent; the use of anime tropes in the series is rather rare aside from subtle graphical elements (particularly the facial expressions of characters); and the minimal audible spoken dialogue by any of the characters (in any language) is in English. Some characters take it further, Princess Daisy's dialogue in particular borrows from many different American English dialects and accents, like Valleyspeak, Southern Dixie and Ebonics, and Wario and Waluigi are inspired by a [[DastardlyWhiplash classic American character archetype]]. That said, there are plenty of Japanese influences too, mainly in the form of call backs to the culture and mythology (Usually in the form of Power ups like [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Raccoon/Tanooki]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand Mario]] and [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld Cat Mario]]), and the female characters like Princess Peach have a more anime-styled motif than the male characters, and come across as a blend of western and eastern character designs, particularly in 2D art for games like the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series or ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach''. Unsurprisingly, the ''Mario'' series has had its share of Western adaptations, including ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBrosDic the three DiC Entertainment series]], and ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''.

** While originally inspired by ''Manga/AstroBoy'', many aspects of the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series have since evolved into being more Western. Taking cues from many futuristic sci-fi, [[OncePerEpisode episodic]] Saturday morning cartoons, and superhero comic books. Two of the main characters, [[BigGood Dr. Light]] and [[MadScientist Dr. Wily]] in particular are blatant expies of ''SantaClaus'' and ''UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein'' respectively. The DarkerAndEdgier sequel series ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' was made in the TheNineties, and definitely wears its time period on its sleeve, highly imitating the "extreme" trend of many Western action cartoons at the time, with the soundtracks of the games relying heavily on rock and guitar. As mentioned further up the page, ''Mega Man'' even had ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Mega Man|RubySpears}} a cartoon]]'' that ran for three seasons, which ironically was inspired by character redesigns Keiji Inafune made in his spare time.

* The character design of Sora that Creator/TetsuyaNomura created for the Timeless River world (based off the cartoon short ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie'' and other shorts during the 1930s) in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', which makes him resemble a cartoon character from UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfAnimation (RubberHoseLimbs and all). [[http://images.wikia.com/kingdomhearts/images/5/52/TimelessRiverSora.png Just look]] [[http://images.wikia.com/kingdomhearts/images/2/22/Sora_Timeless_River_Artwork.png at him]].

* ''VideoGame/LightCrusader'' looks much more like a European UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} game than any of Creator/{{Treasure}}'s other UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis efforts. The ProgressiveRock motifs help confirm this impression.

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' rips from every single major American slasher horror franchise/movie from the TheSeventies and TheEighties and mashes them all together into a gore-y stew, like ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'', ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'', ''Franchise/EvilDead'', ''Film/{{House}}'', ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' and many more. The game stars a paranormal investigator named Rick Taylor who has to rescue his girlfriend Jennifer from a house infested with monsters created by a MadScientist.

* Jake Wyatt's issues of ''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]]'', complete with really adorable {{Chibi}} expressions for Kamala.

* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound'' is the first installment to features Japanese-style aesthetics combined with CelShading effects, making those characters come out fresh from an anime.

** The G2 variation of Littlest Pet Shop.

** The G2 variation of Toys//LittlestPetShop.

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' was designed and developed by miHoYo, a mainland Chinese company, but opts for a full-on anime art style that could easily get it mistaken for an actual Japanese-developed game. This holds true for the other works of miHoYo as well.

** In a revived season episode, the villain Hukouchou looks like an evil bishōnen. Long hair, icy blue eyes, pointy ears, and so on.

* ''Webcomic/{{Beloved}}'' is a Chinese webcomic but has been mistaken for a YuriGenre manga (or manhwa) due to its art style.

* ''ComicBook/{{Seconds}}''. O'Malley [[WordOfGod specifically stated]] he wanted to try "70s/80s manga style like Creator/RumikoTakahashi or Izumi Matsumoto" with "[[AnimeHair bigger hair]] and '[[SuperDeformed cuter]]' figures."

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' rips from every single major American slasher horror franchise/movie from the TheSeventies and TheEighties and mashes them all together into a gore-y stew, like ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'', ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'', ''Film/EvilDead'', ''Film/{{House}}'', ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' and many more. The game stars a paranormal investigator named Rick Taylor who has to rescue his girlfriend Jennifer from a house infested with monsters created by a MadScientist.

* 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/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' added some Japanese-looking elements. ComicBook/AntMan, [[Characters/CaptainAmericaHeroes The Falcon]], ComicBook/TheWasp, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} were redesigned and given suits of PoweredArmor, complete with {{Transformation Sequence}}s.

** The "Robot Riders" miniseries takes inspiration from the [[{{MechaShow}} Mecha]] 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/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]].

* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': The character designs have elements with notion to anime, particularly unique expressions and animesque traits that have detailed highlights and settings rendered in stylized detail. The Mystery Console {{DLC}} is also presented in a SuperDeformed-style gameplay.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' is one of the most known animesque European shows. The cartoon was produced by the French company, Marathon Media. 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.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuDinoPosse''

** ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' takes cues from many western fantasy novels and movies; with key influences being [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]], the [[Myth/ArthurianLegend legend of King Arthur]] and ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy. However, Japanese influence became more apparent in games following ''The Wind Waker''. They still hold many western influences and ''Twilight Princess'' was specifically based on Wild West stories. ''Breath of the Wild'' firmly returns the series to its Western influence via its focus on exploring a land akin to European and Near East fantasy, with notable exceptions such as the Yiga Clan and Sheikah taking Asian influences, with the Sheikah warrior Impa in the prequel, ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', fighting with a HandSeal usage and NinjaRun that has gotten compared to Anime/{{Naruto}}. Meanwhile the ''Link's Awakening'' remake has more Japanese influences. Much like its sibling series, the ''Zelda'' series has its share of [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda Western adaptations]].

** The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series looks like it is firmly planted in the roots of the ''UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation'' in terms of design. The main characters are plumbers with large noses and moustaches who speak with a heavy Italian accent; the use of anime tropes in the series is rather rare aside from subtle graphical elements (particularly the facial expressions of characters); and the minimal audible spoken dialogue by any of the characters (in any language) is in English. Some characters take it further, Princess Daisy's dialogue in particular borrows from many different American English dialects and accents, like Valleyspeak, Southern Dixie and Ebonics, and Wario and Waluigi are inspired by a [[DastardlyWhiplash classic American character archetype]]. That said, there are plenty of Japanese influences too, mainly in the form of call backs to the culture and mythology (Usually in the form of Power ups like [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Raccoon/Tanooki]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand Mario]] and [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld Cat Mario]]), and the female characters like Princess Peach have a more anime-styled motif than the male characters, and come across as a blend of western and eastern character designs, particularly in 2D art for games like the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series or ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach''. Unsurprisingly, the ''Mario'' series has had its share of Western adaptations, including ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''.

** ''VideoGame/StarFox'' takes cues from Western {{cartoon|characters}} animals and {{space opera}}s. The fuzzy puppets featured in art for the first game and the puppet like mouth face flapping for dialogue in ''Star Fox 64'' was designed to invoke ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'', though nowadays it just looks like it was animated that way due to console limitations.

** While the rest of the series belongs [[QuirkyWork strictly on the home front]], ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'' inverts the [[ArtEvolution artstyle]] from its predecessors, resembling more a [[Creator/CartoonNetwork Cartoon Network]] effort than a production from Japan.
* Several of SEGA's franchises also take influence from western animation and culture.

** ''VideoGame/ClockworkKnight'' is about a LivingToy soldier named Sir Tongara de Pepperouchau III rescuing the princess Chelsea. It uses a digitized art style comparable to popular western made games during the era like ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'', and the soundtrack emphasizes genres like jazz and ragtime.

* ''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.

* ''Anime/TheBigO'' is the result of Japanese animators involved with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (Creator/{{Sunrise}}, the studio behind the show, was a subcontractor for the latter series) running with the influence of [[TimmStyle Bruce Timm's iconic art style]]. Look for the [[{{Homage}} Batmobile]] in the backgrounds.

* ''Anime/TheBigO'' is the result of Japanese animators involved with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' running with the [[TimmStyle influence.]] Look for the [[{{Homage}} Batmobile]] in the backgrounds.

* 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]].

* ''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 Rise of TMNT and Glitch techs) and contains multiple anime references.

* ''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."

* ''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is made by the same team as ''We Know The Devil'' and not only has the same artist but is a {{Mecha}} series with heavy influence from ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}.'' One of the main characters, Luna-Terra, is even a female CharClone.

* ''VisualNovel/ASummersEndHongKong1986'' is a VisualNovel developed by Studio Oracle and Bone, a team based in Canada, but it takes a lot of aesthetic cues from anime of TheEighties, such as ''Manga/CityHunter'' and ''Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad.'' [[https://www.asummersend.com/blog/pages-from-the-sketchbook In one post from the official site,]] the artist names the art of Haruhiko Mikimoto, [[Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose Akemi Takada]] and Akihiro Yamada as some early artistic influences.

%%* ''WebAnimation/TvTomeAdventures'' and its successor series, ''WebAnimation/{{TOME}}: Terrain of Magical Expertise.'' --- locked for Administrivia/ZeroContextExample.

** The Hitball arc is generally described as the time the comic "went full anime," with impassioned speeches, lots of TalkingIsAFreeAction, and everyone taking the whole thing ''way'' [[SeriousBusiness too seriously]]. Every single bit is of course mercilessly lampshaded.

* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A puppet StopMotion and SketchComedy that satirizes many Japanese Anime shows such as ''Anime/SailorMoon'', ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'', ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Anime/SpeedRacer'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'', ''Manga/AstroBoy'', ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''[[AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles Shokushu Goukan]]'', and Japanese {{Hentai}}, plus American cartoons such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}''.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouseTheNewAdventures'' episode "Don't Touch That Dial" Mighty Mouse encounters The Real Gagbusters, a mix between ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' (which had several episodes animated in Japan) and ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'', who are drawn and animated in a very animesque style, they want to rid the world of humor and talk like Lorenzo Music who voiced Peter Venkman in the former show.

* ''WesternAnimation/VH1sILLustrated'' has the segment, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYRPvz-LV-k Popeye in Anime]]'' with it shows Popeye with [[Main/CaptainErsatz Ersatzes]] from Anime/DragonBallZ, Anime/YuGiOh & Anime/SailorMoon.

* ''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 cartoon]], fans wonder how much it cost to make this miniseries and if it can be repeated.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigmaSix'' 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 GI Joe]]'' series ''also'' had most of its animation done in [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Japan]].