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.


Based on the manga Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? · via Wikidata
Jirai nan desu ka? Chihara-san
The girl sitting next to me at the start of the new semester is the rumored "landmine" girl… but… is Chihara-san really the "landmine" that everyone says she is? (Source: Ganma!, translated)
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