Well, yeah.
You need to know human anatomy for anime, especially for things like complicated poses and related matters. You are drawing a person after all, and you need a basis.
The only thing about anime that deviates is the exaggerated proportions. What I mean is that anime bodies usually have larger heads, feet, and hands, and tend to have different height-to-limb ratios. Those qualities are all part of the style, but take all that away and you have human anatomy.
Well, yeah.
You need to know human anatomy for anime, especially for things like complicated poses and related matters. You are drawing a person after all, and you need a basis.
The only thing about anime that deviates is the exaggerated proportions. What I mean is that anime bodies usually have larger heads, feet, and hands, and tend to have different height-to-limb ratios. Those qualities are all part of the style, but take all that away and you have human anatomy.