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Yes it is used, basically in the same sense it is used in Japan - non-commercial projects generally attributed to a solitary auteur animator like Suzie Templeton, Barry Purves or Yuri Norstein. <br><br>Jasper<br><br>Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>www.midnighteye.com<br><br>More details about me on http://jaspersharp.com/<br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 15:53:23 +0900<br>> From: asakof@tkd.att.ne.jp<br>> To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>> Subject: art animation?<br>> <br>> I'm curious about the use of the term "art animation"... <br>> Is it used by English speakers? <br>> In Japanese, it refers to a category of hand-drawn/puppet/clay/traditional<br>> animation differentiated from the more commercial and mainstream<br>> entertainment anime. <br>> It sounds like Japanese conveniently borrowing and combining English words<br>> (wasei-eigo) to mean something. <br>> Thanks for any advise. <br>> Fujioka Asako <br>> <br> <br /><hr />Get a new e-mail account with Hotmail - Free. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign-up now.</a></body>
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