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.

黒木洋美
aka Kuro
Height: 169 cm (5'5") She is a childhood friend and fellow native of the same hometown as Maron Yanagihara. According to Maron, Although she appears cool, she tends to get intensely fixated on things once she takes an interest; for instance, a childhood tour of a soy sauce factory got her hooked on making her own soy sauce, and seeing a diesel locomotive sparked a hobby of tinkering with machinery. Perhaps due to this nature, she was once unsure of her future path during junior high; however, after meeting Mashi…
“Kuro-chan is cool and composed, yet kind; I want to stay close friends with her forever.”
“Kuro-chan might get snatched away by some random girl.”