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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
Tobiuo no Boya wa Byoki desu
Based on a picture book of the same name, inspired by the event in which the crew of a japanese fishing boat was affected by the radiation of the H-Bomb, which was being tested by the US military on a site nearby, causing them to develop different types of radiaton diseases. The film follows the story of a flying fish that becomes unable to fly due to the effects of radiation.
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Native title
トビウオのぼうやはびょうきです
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