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>Also, the "traditional" anime/manga style is derived from western cartoons so big eyes make sense.
Yep. It's impressive how much Japan plagiarised the west. 70's/80's anime art styles are pretty much a caricature of its western contemporaries, and the distinct anime look that arose during the 90's was a caricature of that caricature. I think people call Nemlei's art anime for no other reason than the fact it isn't intention ugly, but once upon a time western animation was far more beautiful than eastern animation.