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.

Terajimachou Kidan: Ginnagashi
Ten-year-old Kyoshi watches as a tramp transforms himself into a rich imposter at a stand-up bar in the Tamanoi district. Amusing tales from pre-war Tokyo based on the 1968 autobiographical manga Strange Tales of Terajima, written by Yuu Takita for the alternative magazine Garo. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia, edited)
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