War of the Rohirrim - Anime or Not?

Is War of Rohirrim an Anime?

Jun 10, 2021 8:26 PM

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So recently, a film was announced which will be based on the Lord of the Rings franchise. However, I see many news outlets describing the film as "anime." This led me to conduct some research on whether or not this film is anime or not. Based on the information given to me by IGN, I have found out that the film is being produced by Warner Brothers, a Western company. The animation studio is Sola Entertainment/Sola Digital Arts, A Japanese animation studio that co-animated Tower of God and God of Highschool. The director is Kamiyama Kenji, who has worked on various anime projects. The screen writers appear to be western and the voice actors working on the film are still being decided. My definition of anime is pretty broad as Anime is defined as "Japanese Animation." So I think that anything animated in Japan would count as Anime. By my definition, I would consider this as anime. However, I would like to know what you all think as to whether or not this film counts as anime.

https://www.ign.com/articles/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-rohirrim-anime-movie-wb

Jun 10, 2021 8:29 PM

kaip4

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Hmmm. This is different from series like Castlevania and Avatar which some people may consider anime but are not due to them being animated by western animation studios rather than Japanese. But For this one, its very much in the grey area. Its animated by a Japanese company and is directed by a Japanese director who has worked on many projects in the industry. In my opinion, I would wait and see for the visuals/trailer that includes the voice acting. Its a interesting discussion.

Jun 10, 2021 9:42 PM

JoyBoy_316

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If the studio is Japanese then yes it's an anime. Japan actually has a history of adapting foreign stories and not only this website but everyone who has watched recognise them as such like these ones
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2547/Shoukoujo_Sara
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2543/Robin_Hood_no_Daibouken
https://myanimelist.net/anime/1695/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables__Shoujo_Cosette
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2618/Takarajima

You even had the comic books madhouse anime as well from the 2010s
https://myanimelist.net/anime/6918/Wolverine?q=Wolverine&cat=anime
https://myanimelist.net/anime/6920/Blade
https://myanimelist.net/anime/6875/Iron_Man

This is why I found the controversies concerning last years webtoon adaptations to be so stupid a lot of loud noises from people who didn't know shit about the industry's history.

Jun 15, 2021 2:57 PM

Klonoa7H

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https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/1403054490958405635

https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/lord-of-the-rings-anime-film-war-of-the-rohirrim-1234643752/

https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/1403095472215146497

It is anime

Feb 23, 2022 9:13 PM

namibrown

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Think the director is Japanese, Kenji Kamiyama and the studio is Sola Digital arts. I consider it to be anime. I am hoping it will be good. The preliminary images they have put out look great.

May 26, 2023 7:47 AM

St0rmblade

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Will be distributed by Warner Bros. and shown at Annecy. Not sure if MAL will accept it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_War_of_the_Rohirrim

10 hours ago

paintpixie

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I'm still undecided on what I think personally, but I don't think this website will consider it as an anime.
Keep in mind that the animation studio that animated the 1977 version of The Hobbit (Topcraft) was also a Japanese animation studio, and it is not listed here either.

There was a lot of western collaboration on this movie: https://myanimelist.net/anime/44807/Ryuu_to_Sobakasu_no_Hime. (some Disney animators and an Irish studio, I think)
And yet, that is listed here.

It makes me wonder (though obviously people will have their various opinions), if at least for HERE the requirements for "anime" are "made primarily for a Japanese audience" vs a western audience (although I'm sure there are exceptions to that too) rather than "made BY a Japanese animation studio".

10 hours ago

Zarutaku

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No, because the original language isn't Japanese.

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