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.


Chikatetsu ni Noru
A crowdfunded anime short animated by studio GYORAI EIZO, made for the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau’s subway PR project, Get on! Kyoto City Subway campaign. It’s about a group of three high school girls who explore Kyoto using the Kyoto City Subway system. Note: Initially released in May 2017, this anime later got a theatrical release from December 23rd, 2017 to January 5th, 2018. It was then re-released on their official YouTube channel on May 2018.
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