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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Official Website | Blog (JP) | Twitter | NicoNico | Instragram | YouTube | Spotify Introduction: ChouCho is a Japanese singer-utaite known for doing vocal covers of Vocaloid songs on NicoNico Douga, in addition to making frequent appearances in anime with original songs. Biography: In 2007, she initially formed the band Lotus*Lotus (stylized as ロータス★ロータス) while still in high school, the band performed covers of songs from anime, then starting from June 2008 she first appeared on NicoNico with her cover of the song "Black★Rock Shooter" under stage name ちょうちょ. In 2011, she made her first major…