The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


Junpei, a loner high schooler, became a gyaru after saving the god of gyaru from drowning. Through his mother's connections, he was able to transfer to an all-girls school, but it was stuffed to the brim with gyarus! Every day is a sensory overload for Shunpei, who's never even talked to a girl, let alone a gyaru.<
(Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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