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.


Clouds blacken the sky and sheets of rain turn the mountain forest into a treacherous maze... A landslide crushes a razor wire fence, and buries a "NO TRESPASSING" sign... Two young siblings wander into a dark world where they do not belong, and a long, horrid shadow rears up to meet them- Anyway, so that's how we met Dara-san! She might look kinda scary, but just wait until you get to know her!
"Look, I'm a god of misfortune, okay!? Aren't you kids gonna freak out about my grotesque visage!?"
(Source: Yen Press)
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