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
Kameda (turtle-human), a normal student at a high school with other animal-humans, leads a dull life. Although he’s in the least popular clique, due to a chance happening one day, he decides to open his “ribs” (mind) and face it head-on. This is a tale of conflict and growth of these animal-humans. (Source: TypeZERO)
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カメの甲羅はあばら骨
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