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.


Kazune Ayu, a high school student who lost his dreams, regains his passion once again when he hears his classmate Aoha Hanamoto sing! Kazune, who once produced a hit song as a popular Vocaloid producer, is moved by Hanamoto's voice and recruits her to try and participate in the world's number one music festival, "WORLD SOUND." The two begin to walk into a reckless dream of becoming the number one in Japan in three years!
(Source: Shueisha, translated)
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