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.

In ten or so years, the moon will collide with the Earth, bringing with it the end of the world. Before the apocalypse happens, Nekuro confesses to her best friend Kiri. Kiri, seeing no hope for the future, takes her confession half-jokingly until one day, when Nekuro dies.
(Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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