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.

木之本桃矢
aka Toya, Tôya, Tory, Tori Avalon
Grade: 11th Family: Father (Fujitaka Kinomoto), mother (Nadeshiko Kinomoto - deceased), sister (Sakura Kinomoto), great-grandfather (Masaki Amamiya) In Cardcaptor Sakura Touya is the brother of Sakura Kinomoto. His birthday is on February 29th, which makes him a leap year baby, a person that can only "properly" celebrate their birthday once every four years. He holds the belief that as Sakura's older brother, he is the only person entitled to make fun of her, a belief that his best friend Yukito Tsukishiro refe…
“celebrate their birthday once every four years. He holds the belief that as Sakura's older brother, he is the only person entitled to make fun of her, a belief that his best friend Yukito Tsukishiro refers to as a”



