{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Monday, 14-Dec-15 21:29:57 UTC","author_name":"Narwhal (narwhal)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/narwhal","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/4045000","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/29817\" class=\"url\" title=\"Quinn Memes Bachman\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">bowbow<\/span><\/a><\/span> &quot;Anime&quot; on its own is sort of a nebulous term so I use it to refer to animation specifically from Japan to avoid confusion. Also because anime is a medium, not a genre. There are animations from outside of Japan that take clear influence from Japanese animation visually (i.e. Avatar: The Last Airbender, Steven Universe, etc.) but I can also think of numerous anime that all have their own distinct look and feel."}