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.

緒方智絵里
Height: 153 cm Hometown: Mie Prefecture, Japan Shy with a gentle heart, Chieri is an easily stressed but hardworking young girl. Starting off feeling unfit to be an idol, Chieri suffers from a case of social anxiety not wanting to draw attention to herself. She wanted to change this by becoming an idol and changing her weak-willed self. Mustering up all the courage she could, she auditioned to be an idol. She collects four-leaf clovers for luck as a result of a childhood memory. Possessing a warm heart, she always…
THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Anytime, Anywhere with Cinderella.