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.

Jitensha ni Notte.
NHK Osaka has a "STOP! Dangerous Bicycle" campaign. Part of the program are live-action dramas, scenarios, interviews, etc. to promoting safe riding. The program has an opening theme song called Jitensha ni Notte., this is the official music video to the full song posted on NHK's official youtube channel. The video itself has live-action sequences as bookends to show the singer Miyuki Kawanaka as well as the recording studio and staff, but the vast majority of the video is animated.
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