I think that cartoons, comics, and anime are completely different things. The one that comes to my mind regarding comics is superhero stories, but they are not just that. It is the image that has been developed over the years. All of them are pieces of a medium, and most are created by adults.
The difference is however thin, one might mistake one for another. The comics are usually drawn in a book, and the stories read. But now you have the same comic book stories on television. The lines crossing each other.
All the same, enjoying them is the most important thing because they were made to entertain us.
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