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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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Composer
Ritsuko Okazaki
岡崎律子
MusicianVocalistComposerActive 1985–2004Takashima (Currently Nagasaki), Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
As is the case with many Japanese artists, her privacy was well guarded; little is known about her life apart from her artistic career. During the 90s, she continued singing and also wrote for anime voice actors. From 2000, she became involved in earnest with anime and composed several songs for Wedding Peach, Fruits Basket and Love Hina. She formed the duo Melocure in 2002 with singer-songwriter Megumi Hinata, and in the following two years, the duo released several singles and an album, Melodic Hard Cure. Okazaki also produced songs during these years for artists such as Megumi Hayashibara…
