Genre:

Whereas cartoons don’t have any specific genre, anime tend to be demographically targeted. There are various genre in anime like kodomo ( for children), shoujo (for girls), shounen (for boys) and a diverse list of genre targeting adult audiences like mecha, a slice of life, harem, sienen, ecchi, etc. Anime is also seen to be coming out of its boundaries by showing serious stories about homosexuality with the genres like shoujo ai, shounen ai, yaoi and yuri. There can be many differences that can be pointed out if one wants to. But the ones mentioned above are some of the major and general differences that thicken the boundary line demarcating anime and cartoons.So here's why Anime is not a cartoon.