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.

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Twitter | Profile | Blog Yasunori Mitsuda is a Japanese composer and musician. He is best known for his work in video games, primarily for the Chrono, Shadow Hearts, and Inazuma Eleven franchises, among various others. Mitsuda began composing music for his own games in high school, later attending the Junior College of Music in Tokyo. While still a student, he was granted an intern position at the game development studio Wolf Team. Mitsuda later joined Square Co., Ltd.(now Square Enix) upon graduation in 1992 after seeing a magazine advertisement in an office he was visiting with his profess…