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.

In December of 1970, Takemiya published a short story, "Sunroom Nite", under the original title "Yuki to Hoshi to Tenshi to" (雪と星と天使と) in Bessatsu Shoujo Comic. It is possibly the first shounen-ai manga published and contains the earliest known male-male kiss in shoujo manga.
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