The correct pronunciation of anime is Ah-nee-meh. The difference is that the final syllable is not pronounced with an "ey" sound, but it is pronounced with a short "e", which is with an "eh" sound.
Anime is the shorted form of animēshon, which is just the Romaji form (i.e., Japanese written in Roman letters) of the word "animation", which the Japanese adopted into their language with approximately English pronunciation.
Naruto Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまき ナルト, Hepburn: Uzumaki Naruto) (/ˈnɑːrətoʊ/) is the titular protagonist of the manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. As the series progresses, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is an anime series based on the manga series of the same title, written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge.
: a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes.
Recent Examples on the Web Rival streamer, Netflix has been rapidly ramping up local production in Japan, from anime to live-action films and series. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 7 Nov. 2021 There’s also a second one, HeadbandS, which could be an alt style or a different character from the anime. — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
There are many words that will crop up consistently when you’re watching anime, not just your 俺 ( おれ — I, masculine), ありがとう (thank you) and おはよう (good morning), but also several that are particular to genre. Having the ability to go into an episode armed with both language fundamentals and genre staples will drastically increase the number of words you can pick out in sentences.
All that being said, the most common, broad classification would have to be 少年 ( しょうねん — young boy anime). This style is characterized by being action-oriented with a focus on growing in strength and maturity, friendship and rivalry, and whose target audience is primarily, as the name suggests, adolescent boys.
There is more anime in heaven and Earth, learner, than can be found on all of Crunchyroll and Toonami , though they are great places to find some of the below paradigmatic shows.
However, watching anime can be a daunting method for beginners to try to learn by. It’s all too easy to become absorbed in the show and become more engaged with the story, characters and setting than the language itself, reading the subtitles while the spoken Japanese passively slips in one ear and out the other, fading into the background. ...
Starting with a blank slate, it’s not really feasible to match the Japanese words you hear with the English subtitles you read without a dictionary. Even then it can be exceedingly difficult due to use of slang, set phrases and conjugations/declensions that are far cries from their root verbs and nouns.
Certain categories lend themselves more adeptly to learning words and phrases that you’re likely to use in daily scenarios. That doesn’t mean you can’t or won’t pick up useful vocabulary elsewhere—knowing the oft-repeated words in any genre will help you better understand and learn from anime of its kind.