It will always be an interesting debate to determine what is anime and what is not, and the issue of the region is undoubtedly a mitigating factor, although the answer will surely be purely technical. What is certain is that anime is of Japanese origin.
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The style of drawing yes, but the Word in question is French, The same thing happens with the word otaku. Being a word of Japanese origin, when it came to the West the concept of anime changed to refer only to Japanese animation, but in Japan it is used to talk about any type of animation. Likewise, the Anglo-Saxon concept of anime was already sown in the culture and now refers to both Japanese animation and any other country that tries to emulate the Japanese style.