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.


Kowabon
KOWABON
There are cameras everywhere in the modern world, monitoring our lives 24/7. Those "eyes" have seen the world you do not know.
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Native title
こわぼん
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