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.


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POKÉTOON
5 entries in this franchise · chronological
Short episodes released on the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel. Episodes: #1: Scraggy & Mimikyu / Zuruggu to Mimikkyu (ズルッグとミミッキュ), released June 4, 2020. #2: The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero / Hero ni Naritai Yancham (ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム), released May 5, 2021. #3: Blossom's Dream / Yume no Tsubomi (ユメノツボミ), released June 4, 2021. #4: Wait for Me, Magikarp / Mattete ne! Koiking (まっててね!コイキング), released July 2, 2021. #5: The Slugma-Powered Home / Poka Poka Magumaggu House (ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス), released August 5, 2021. #6: Help! I've Turned into a Gengar / Gengar ni Nacchatta!? (ゲンガーになっちゃった!?), released September 10, 2021. #7: Snorunt's Summmer Vacation / Fubuki no Natsu Yasumi (ふぶきのなつやすみ), released October 8, 2021. #8: Jigglypuff's Song / Purin no Uta (プリンのうた), released December 28, 2021.
POKÉTOON (2025)
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