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.


Sekai Douwa Anime Zenshuu
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Originally released in Japan as a tool for learning English. Each episode tells a different story from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Episodes: • The Ugly Duckling (みにくいあひるの子) • Three Little Pigs (三びきのこぶた) • Snow White (しらゆきひめ) • Red Riding Hood (赤ずきん) • Puss in Boots (ながぐつをはいた猫) • The Little Mermaid (にんぎょひめ) • Little Black Sambo (ちびくろサンボ) • The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids (おおかみと7ひきのこやぎ) • Cinderella (シンデレラひめ) • Alibaba and Forty Thieves (アリババと40人のとうぞく) Note: In 1986, Saban Entertainment released a 5 volume set of the OVA series titled My Favorite Fairy Tales including an English redubbing and adding four shorts from Toei's World Famous Fairy Tale Series (The Cobbler and the Elves, Sleeping Beauty, The Wizard of Oz, The Magic Carpet) to the VHS release.(Source: Dubbing Wikia)
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World Famous Fairy Tale Series
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