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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Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Singer-songwriter, Composer and Pianist. She started playing piano when she was 5 years old. After graduating from KOYO SCHOOL OF MUSIC(current・KOYO SCHOOL OF MUSIC&DANCE), she went to study abroad in Boston, then graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz composition and a Bachelor of Music in Performance. In 2006, "Nichiyomachi (Waiting for Sunday)" which would become her 2nd single, was on air at the J-WAVE radio audition program "RADIO SAKAMOTO" navigated by Ryuichi Sakamoto, then she performed in "LOHAS CLASSIC Concer…