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.

巡音ルカ
aka Ruka Megurine
Height: 162 cm (5'4") Luka Megurine is the third Vocaloid2 in Crypton's character series. Unlike the previous Vocaloids, Luka can sing in both Japanese and English. The name "Megurine" can be read in Japanese as the "sound that travels (the whole wide world)," and the name Luka invokes the homonymous Japanese words of "nagare" (flowing) and "ka" (song) or "kaori" (scent). Yuu Asakawa provides Luka's 'cool, yet husky feminine voice'. Luka was designed by the Japanese illustrator Kei, who had previously created th…
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