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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.

Hitomi Tagaya Setsu
I wonder if, as humans cultivate their gaze on the world, they can step into the uncharted realms of immeasurable darkness. Graduate Work 2024, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. (Source: Geidai Animation)
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