Is anime, like, a different craft than animation? Instead of computers, do they use Gundams, or something?

Nowadays there seems to be an attempt to classify “anime” as a subset or totally different medium/style from hand-drawn 2D/traditional animation itself, yet it still utilizes the need for hand-drawn renderings otherwise. Some tend to want to typecase anime as a “genre” given the nature of the majority of titles available often being associated more with sci-fi/action, when in fact Japanese animation itself tends to cover all types of genres in one medium (and it’s OK to call it a ‘cartoon’ as well, I have no problem doing that myself).

Somehow, I doubt that Three Years is actually stop motion; there’s some heavy digital alteration going on there. Nevertheless, awesome ad.

I’m curious too . . . Would Jerry be willing to elaborate on what he meant using the word “anime” in this description?