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.

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Height: 156 cm (5'1") Aya is a second-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' High School and the lead singer of PastelPalettes. She also works part-time at the fast food store with Kanon. Aya has always admired idols ever since she was young, and the reason she wanted to become an idol was because of the idol group Marmalade's lead, Ayumi. Aya then spent three years being a trainee idol before she was chosen to become the lead singer for PastelPalettes. On the outside, Aya is very cheery, high-spirited, and bubbly.…
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