Anime is commonly defined as animation originating in Japan. (アニメ?, an abbreviated pronunciation in Japanese of "animation", pronounced [anime] ( listen) in Japanese, but typically /ˈænɨmeɪ/ ( listen) or /ˈɑnimeɪ/ in English.) The definition sometimes changes depending on the context.[1] In English-speaking countries, anime is also referred to as "Japanese animation".
WIKI的解析。。。当然广义上它泛指日风动画,不局限于产地,但是一般情况下,anime通常就是指日本动画了
详见http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime