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.


Denpa Teki na Kanojo
Based on the light novel Denpa teki na Kanojo · via Wikidata
Electromagnetic Girlfriend
Jū Jūzawa is a delinquent high school boy who just wants to be left alone. One day, he is approached by Ame Ochibana, who claims that she knew him in a previous life, and now wants to serve him as his "knight". At first Jū wants nothing to do with Ame, but after a classmate is murdered, he accepts her help as he looks for the killer.
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Animation can contain rapid flashing, strobing, or high-contrast scenes that may affect viewers with photosensitive epilepsy. If you are sensitive to flashing light, take care — and on devices that support it, enable “reduce motion.”
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