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.


This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has confirmed on Monday that Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo creator Yoshio Sawai is launching a new manga called Chagecha in the next issue on September 13. The advertisement promises an "earth-shattering, hilarious action manga" about a "great delinquent." (The English word "great" is the unifying theme of Shonen Jump's advertising in this issue.)
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