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


Yamakagashi
This work, the title of which refers to a species of venomous snake, focuses on interactions between troops and sex workers near Naval Air Facility Atsugi (Kanagawa Prefecture), animated from a child’s perspective. Aihara’s works of this period often incorporate a documentary viewpoint of Japanese society at the time of his childhood. (Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan)
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