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.

I, Seo Tae-Pyung, ended up transmigrating as the younger brother of the heroine in the fantasy romance novel Celestial Love. As romantic as this place is supposed to be, I was too busy just trying to adapt to my new life. Romance? Yeah, right. My goal was to keep a low profile and live quietly… But then… “How could you make the crown princess fall for you of all people?!” At that point, I had no idea. I was only just beginning to scrape the surface of this bizarre turn of events…
(Source: Kakao Page, translated)
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