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.


Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru
Based on the video game Touken Ranbu · via Wikidata
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru 2
It's New Year's Eve and the Tōken Danshi plan to celebrate like normal people. Meanwhile, the swords Higekiri and Hizamaru appear and the eldest Tōken Danshi, Kashū Kiyomitsu, is sent to guide them. He's joined by Shishiō, Hotarumaru, and Akashi Kuniyuki.
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