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.
From Viz: Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know? **Original Manga:** [Jump Comics](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-873621-4), [Shonen Jump+](https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10833519556325021815), [Yangjiang+](https://ynjn.jp/comicList/1630), [Zebrack](https://zebrack-comic.shueisha.co.jp/title/236) | [Mechacomic](https://mechacomic.jp/books/85871), [Piccoma](https://piccoma.com/web/product/4167?etype=episode) [Read for FREE on Manga Plus](https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100008) ##### Note: Won the Eagle Award for Favourite Manga in 2008. Was nominated as Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards, the 2007 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, an Official Selection at Angoulême International Comics Festival 2008 and Obata was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker at the 2008 Eisner Awards.
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