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テレビアニメ

Meanings

1

noun

TV anime; animated TV show

Refers to Japanese-style animation produced for television broadcast. Often contrasted with theatrical anime (劇場アニメ) or OVA.

今こん期きのテレビアニメで一いち番ばん面おも白しろいのはどれですか。
Which TV anime this season is the most interesting?
子こ供どもの頃ころ、毎まい週しゅう土ど曜よう日びにテレビアニメを見みていた。
When I was a child, I used to watch TV anime every Saturday.

Written forms

テレビ・アニメ
- テレビアニメ
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- テレビ・アニメ

Similar words

アニメ
Broader term for animation in general, including films, OVAs, and web series. テレビアニメ specifies television broadcast.
劇げき場じょうアニメ
Theatrical anime films, as opposed to TV series.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo compound of テレビ (terebi, from English 'television') and アニメ (anime, from English 'animation').