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.

ラウ・ル・クルーゼ
Rau Le Creuset presents himself as a composed and calculating strategist, someone capable of anticipating his opponents’ moves with unsettling precision. He treats his subordinates with a measured sense of respect and often displays a persuasive charisma that helps him bend others to his will. Beneath this controlled and dignified exterior, however, lies a deeply nihilistic worldview, one that ultimately reveals him to be an omnicidal figure driven by a desire to see humanity destroy itself.
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future