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.

真宮寺さくら
Height: 155 cm (5'1") Martial Talents: Tachi (medium-length Samurai Sword), Hokushin Itto Ryu Kenjutsu, Koubu-Kai/Jinbu/Tenbu/Koubu Nishiki Unit Weapon: Tachi Master of Hokushin Itto Ryu Kenjutsu. Daughter of Kazuma Shinguji (hero of the last demon war), and heir to the spiritual power of the Shinguji family, she was summoned to Tokyo by General Yoneda sometime after the formation of the Hanagumi. Moving from rural Sendai and struggling to live in a new metropolitan lifestyle, she faces even more challenges in att…
Sakura Wars: The Movie