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.


Yaneura no Rudger
Based on the novel The Imaginary · via Wikidata
The Imaginary
After her father's death, young Amanda spends her days playing with Rudger, an imaginary boy only she can see and hear. However, when the imaginary friend-hunting Mr. Bunting separates the two, Rudger finds himself alone—forced to figure out how to survive in a world without the best friend who created him.
Synopsis from Anime News Network
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