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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.

Ichinose's sad life began when she was 10 years old. One night, she had agreed with her father to row out to the center of Asano Lake, where they would tip out of the boat and commit suicide. However, on the way down, her father lost his grip on Ichinose and the girl floated up to the surface, whereas her father drowned. Afterwards, Ichinose went to live with her uncle, who then sexually abused the girl. During her stay with her uncle, she had taken up collecting a rare water beetle, which was threatened by America…