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.


Set in the ordinary family and its days from 1978 to the early 1980s in Korea, it tells the pleasant, heartwarming story of five families: a tomboy girl Choi Ja-doo, a drunk father Choi Ho-dol, a Scrooge mother, Kim Nan Hyang, and a smart sister Choi Mi-mi and a mischievous brother Choi Seung-ki and teacher Lee Mi Ja and teachers Nam Ga On. The story of shrewd and loving Jadoo with family and friends gives viewers cute fun and laughter.
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