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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.

今野裕一
aka Konchi
Childhood friend of Kenji and his band, Konchi is a character who is very present in the flashbacks of the 70s, but which is secondary because we never see adulthood. We know he was part of the band child and he was close to Kenji and others. However, he moved in his last year at primary school and went to live in Hokkaido, that is what explains why one sees so little. In 2000, he received a letter of Kenji who asked for his help but Konchi does not meet his childhood friend ... and it seems to regret in the year 3…