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.


Shinkalion: Change the World
Once upon a time, a mysterious enemy, Unknown, suddenly appeared. The "Super Evolutionary Railway Development Organization," commonly known as "ERDA," develops a countermeasure: the Shinkalion, a robot that transforms the Shinkansen, in preparation for the threat. Taisei Ōnari, a second-year junior high school student, goes to Shinkai Gakuen Junior High School in search of clues about his older sister, who disappeared two years ago.
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