Only in weaboo speak. In the master race nation of Japan the word "anime" refers to animation in general.
Well no shit, you damned Gypsy expat. However, we have a word for animation in the English language. It's called "animation." Anime refers to a particular type of animation: the Nip kind.
I recently went through netflix and I found an anime called Sengoku Basara, I watched 4 episodes, it looks pretty good, have any of you seen it?