Anime Genres, Difference between Anime and Manga

Hi and welcome to Anime/Manga 101. Class is now in session. Today's lesson is about Anime and Mangas (obviously)... Anime and Mangas are everywhere these days... They're the hottest things with pages sweeping through the school and the nation and yet what are they a few of us may wonder? What is Anime exactly? Why are there so many people pouring over the graphic novels section? What makes them so special?
Well, according to author, Gilles Poitras, in his book Everything a Fan Needs to Know, Anime when defined by a non-Japanese fan, means animation made in Japan. …