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Genji Monogatari
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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 novel The Tale of Genji · via Wikidata
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Genji Monogatari
An animated adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh century epic Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), which is considered by many to be the world's first novel. The film follows the life and many loves of Genji, the Shining Prince, and his love-life is as fraught with tradegy and heartbreak as it is with passion and romance.
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2 entries in this franchise · chronological
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Millennium Old Journal: Tale of Genji
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Native title
源氏物語
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