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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
Yukihiro Takahashi
高橋幸宏
MusicianActive 1972–2023Tokyo, Japan
Website | Twitter Yukihiro Takahashi was a Japanese musician, who was best known as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra. Yukihiro Takahashi first came to prominence as the drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band—and later released a solo album before joining Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono in 1978 to form Yellow Magic Orchestra. After Yellow Magic Orchestra disbanded in the mid 80s, Takahashi continued his solo career—but would also participate in temporary reunions of both the Sadistic Mika Band & Yellow Magic Orchestra. In 2002, Takahashi would reunite with YMO ban…
