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.
Cult favorites and vintage masterpieces most fans have never seen. These are the high-rated, under-seen anime from the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s — ranked by how good they are versus how few people have discovered them.