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. Nemuri Hime (眠り姫) [Mami Takezaki - Original Story: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm]
2. Cinderella (シンデレラ) [Chieko Ikesumi - Original Story: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm]
3. Hansel to Gretel (ヘンゼルとグレーテル) [Tomo Kazuhashi - Original Story: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm]
4. Tsugumi no Hige no Ousama (つぐみの髭の王さま) [Shiho Takase - Original Story: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm]
5. Aoi Tori (青い鳥) [Junko Okada - Original Story: Maurice Maeterlinck]
6. Oedipus Ou (オイディプス王) [Kazuko Teradate - Original Story: Sophocle]
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