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.


Puripuri Chii-chan!!
PriPri Chi-chan!!
A girl named Yūka encounters a being from the depths of the Earth named Chii-chan (a pun of 'Chiteijin,' the Japanese word for underground-dweller), and an alien named Ucchan (a pun of 'uchū jin,' or 'alien'.) The two beings begin living with Yūka who promises to protect them. <em class=de-emphasized>(from manga)</em>
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