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.


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Promotional video for an anime shop "Parody" in Nara Prefecture. (Source: Tokyo International Film Festival 2014, edited) Included on the VHS release are several versions and a making-of: • 76-second "Full Long Version" (non-telop) • 30-second "Tentou Houei Version" (telop-iri + non-telop) • 15-second "Terebi Houei Version" (telop-iri + non-telop) • Making Video (Interview, Rush Film Hitoshi)
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