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.

伊藤アキラ
Wiki (jp) He graduated from the Tokyo University of Education. He did a wide range of lyrics for kayoukyoku, anime, novelty and advertisement, more than 1000 songs, giving him the reputation of a "hardcore lyricist" in japan.