The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.

北上麗花
Hometown: Nagano Height: 164 cm Her personality can only described as free-spirited and childish. She often comes up with weird ideas like giving the Producer a dried fish flavoured chocolate on Valentine's Day, because it's also Dried Fish Day in Japan. She praises the Producer in ways that are hard to take as compliments. For example, she called the Producer a normal person who looks a bit unreliable, but she truly meant it as compliment, since it makes her feel more comfortable around him. She often takes acti…
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