The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
From Kadokawa BookWalker: When a boy with scissors meets a girl with beautiful long hair, the tale of the Killing Goods is set in motion! Kiri Haimura, a boy whose hobby is cutting girls' hair, is just passing by an old mansion on his way home from school when he meets Iwai Mushinokoji, a girl with beautiful long hair. When Kiri's scissors cut Iwai's "uncuttable" hair, the tale of the Killing Goods is set in motion! A tale of boys and girls descended from cutthroat killers, drawn by the incomparable Tatsuhiko Hikagi!
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