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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.

ミナ
A young, simple girl who lives near a fishing village by the sea. She and her father, Sakichi, appear in Episode 2, "The Warbling Sea Shell." Mina appears to be a friendly child, but without anyone to talk to. It is found out later that her father forbade her from speaking to anyone in the nearby village.