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.

金田一一
aka Kinda'ichi
High school student Hajime Kinda'ichi is unmotivated, lazy, and a little lecherous, much to the exasperation of childhood friend Miyuki Nanase. However, only a few people see his great intelligence and deductive prowess by his 180 IQ, possibly inherited from his grandfather, private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. His catchphrases are, , when he commits himself to solving a murder mystery, and, , indicating to readers that they are now in possession of all facts needed to correctly deduce the killer's identity and met…
“In the name of my grandfather...”
“This mystery is solved!”