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.


Based on the manga Yuuyake Banchō · via Wikidata
Yuuyake Banchou
A transfer student only just arrives and is confronted by the school gang. One by one he defeats the gang members and challenges their leader to a fight. Each 10 minute episode aired Monday through Saturday. Note: Due to it never getting any releases outside of the runs on TV, all of the 156 episodes apart from the OP has become lost media.
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156eps
10 min each
Status
Completed
Fall 1968
Studio
Unknown
340 fans
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Native title
夕やけ番長
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