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.

信乃助
~!Konatsu's biological son, and Yotarou's stepson. He is named after the Second Generation Sukeroku's birth name. Born into the world of rakugo, he harbors a pure respect and love for rakugo stories and their performers. Sixteen years after the Eighth Generation Yakumo Yuurakutei's death, at the age of 23, Shinnosuke is a futatsume performing under the title of the Second Generation Kikuhiko Yuurakutei. He hopes to become a shin'uchi soon. Konatsu refuses to discuss with anyone who Shinnosuke's father is. Yotarou…

Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju