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.


A man dies a mysterious death just outside Shinjuku Station. Eight years later, his son, Yodomi Arakawa, is leading a tranquil life until he meets…an invisible man?! And to learn the truth behind his father's death, Yodomi will have to become invisible himself...
(Source: MANGA Plus)
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