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.


Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume Gaiden: Mukashi no Yoshida-kun
The television shorts follow the original anime's Yoshida-kun character as he travels through western Japan's Shimane Prefecture, his birthplace, in the past. Each episode of the Shimane sightseeing guide program introduce one famous place in the prefecture. (Source: Anime News Network)
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