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.

Born on the north coast of Taiwan, the girl Lü moved to Taipei for university. The big city offered many new experiences, but it was also challenging and lonely, until she met a boy playing in a band at the live house Kafka By The Sea. With his music, he helped Lü expand her horizons and find a new purpose in life. And as they spent time together, their feelings for each other gradually grew. But a musical opportunity for him caused a chasm between them that might be too wide to cross...
(Source: Books.com.tw, translated)
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