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.


Kame no Koura wa Abarabone
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A Turtle's Shell Is a Human's Ribs
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7 min each
Status
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2022
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A Turtle's Shell Is a Human's Ribs — OST
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Native title
カメの甲羅はあばら骨
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