honestly,a whole war could start by just saying that line-

I mean... yes? It does show its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way. And it is satirical. And those ARE the two official criteria to classify a cartoon. But is it a cartoon in the belittling sense? To that I say ix-nay with the upid-stay!

EXACTLY-
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I'm glad someone has the same logic as me-
the idea of the meme is about how some people think anime is n o t a cartoon and others KNOW it is a cartoon but in a different theme-