Math o gelf ydy Anime, yn enwedig mewn animeiddiadau, ac mae'n cynnwys yr holl ''genres'' y [[sinema]], ond mae o'n cael ei gam-alw yn ''genre''.<ref name="ae">{{cite book | title=Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know | publisher=Stone Bridge Press | author=Poitras, Gilles | year=2000 | pages=7–115 | isbn=978-1-880656-53-2}}</ref>{{rp|7}} Yn Japan caiff y gair ei ddefnyddio am bob math o animeiddio drwy'r byd.<ref name="japanese" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/__data/page/9842/Tezuka_Kit_1.pdf |format=PDF |title=Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga - Education Kit |year=2007 |publisher=Art Gallery New South Wales |accessdate=October 28, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070830033821/http://artgallery.nsw.gov.au/__data/page/9842/Tezuka_Kit_1.pdf <!--DASHBot--> |archivedate = August 30, 2007}}</ref> Mae geiriadur Saesneg yn diffinio anime fel "animeiddiad o Japan" neu "math o animeiddio sydd wedi cychwyn yn Japan".<ref name=webster>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anime |title=Anime Dictionary Definition |accessdate=October 9, 2006 |work=[[Reference.com|Dictionary.com]]| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061102105242/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anime| archivedate= November 2, 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anime|title=Merriam-Webster:anime|accessdate=November 18, 2010|work=Merriam-Webster}}</ref>
[[Delwedd:Dojikko.png|bawd|left|''Dojikko'' ('merch afrosgo'): un o'r cymeriadau o fewn y genre anime.]]
