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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.

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Although he started out as another of Tezuka’s cadre of scientists, Ossan wasn’t able to keep pace against the likes of Butaru Makeru, Dr. Hanamaru, or Dr. Ochanomizu, and soon found himself relegated to subservient roles in the background. Despite this setback, he continued to thrive in bit parts as servants, police officers, reporters or simply just men in the crowd. He made his debut in Golden Bat (1947) in the role of the scientist “Dr. Chinchikurin” and was memorable as the scientist in The Mysterious Undergr…