The Like/Hate Thread

[Ashe]

Man, you know what was a GREAT anime?

Powerpuff Girls

Teen Titans

It doesn't matter what location is most commonly associated to the term. The name tends to particularly refer to a specific style of animation. Similarly, both "American comics" and "Manga" are under the comics umbrella, but if one were to do a comic using the art style typically associated with manga, it isn't incorrect to refer to it as a manga just because it wasn't drawn in Japan or because the artist wasn't Japanese. There is a such thing as an American manga-ka. As long as it follows the styles and story designs that you so specifically pointed out, it isn't incorrect to label it as part of the genre that it is going out of its way to be. I don't see where the person's racial identity or geography really matters here.