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 slapstick gag comedy depicting the ruckus caused by Kaze Daizaemon, an ambitious boy who came to Tokyo from Aomori. There is also the aspect of a sports manga that aims to become a first-class judoka under the guidance of his late father's best friend. A representative work of Noboru Kawasaki. Received the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award (1968).
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