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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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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.

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Masao Urino is a Japanese lyricist, script writer, and film director born in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. He has written lyrics for many musical groups and individual artists, sometimes under the pseudonym Reiji Asou (麻生麗二).