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.


Cutta-kun Monogatari
An anime starring Katta-kun, a real-life pelican who inhabited the Tokiwa Park in Ube. In this movie, Katta-kun befriends Sho, a little boy whose parents went off to the Middle East because of their work. When war breaks out, Sho and Katta-kun travel to the Middle East to save Sho's parents and end the war. (Source: AniDB)
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