These are the genres that occur exclusively or frequently within the medium of animation.
- All-CGI Cartoon
- Animated Musical
- Animated Sitcom
- Cel Animation
- The Dark Age of Animation
- Domestic-Only Cartoon
- Early Animation
- Fantasy Western Animation
- Funny Animal
- The Golden Age of Animation
- Gross-Out Show
- The Millennium Age of Animation
- Object Shows
- Prime Time Cartoon
- The Renaissance Age of Animation
- Saturday-Morning Cartoon
- Science Fiction Western Animation
- The Silent Age of Animation
- Student Animated Films
- Superhero Western Animation
- Military and Warfare
- Weekday Afternoon Cartoon
- Zany Cartoon