animatophile

plural animatophiles

1. An enthusiast of animated media.

   Although still airing in timeslots primarily focused on children, several of the shows actively sought to attract adult audiences (and specifically animatophiles) as well.

   2019, David McGowan, Animated Personalities: Cartoon Characters and Stardom in American Theatrical Shorts, page 242

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   While Nickelodean was committed to children's programming, Kricfalusi and his co-workers increasingly created programming that catered to his cult following among animatophiles […]

   1997, Mark Langer, “Animatophilia, cultural production and corporate interests”, in Jayne Pilling, editor, A Reader in Animation Studies, page 156

   The creative and economic moment of the early twenty-first century, when both SpongeBob and The Fairly OddParents are produced, is a moment in which the "wacky style" of humor and animation of these programs has been mainstreamed and no longer attracts a kind of subcultural, or even an animatophile, following.

   2007, Sarah Banet-Weiser, Kids Rule!: Nickelodeon and Consumer Citizenship, page 206