The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


Jiji to Baba
Another Time
It is the day of wake of the Grandpa. Grandma is alone in her room looking at the album full of memories with him. “Are you sad, Grandma?,” asks the boy. She replies her grandson merrily with jokes. In the meanwhile she falls asleep and in her dream she meets a man and makes a promise with him…. 1st Year Work 2010, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation (Source: Geidai Animation)
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