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.


1. Frieren wa Ningen wo Shiritai (フリーレンは人間を知りたい, Frieren Wants to Learn About the Humans) [Jona]; 2023/05/24
2. Himmel Tabi Nikki (ヒンメル旅にっき, Himmel's Travel Diary) [Yamaguchi Kazumi]; 2023/05/25
3. Yuusha Himmel no Boukentan (勇者ヒンメルの冒険譚, The Adventures of Brave Himmel) [Miura Ren]; 2023/05/23
4. Chuubou no Frieren (厨房のフリーレン, Frieren at the Kitchen) [Kassan]; 2023/05/22
5. Yorimichi no Frieren (寄り道のフリーレン, Stopover Frieren) [Igarashi Souichi]; 2023/05/26
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