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: Learning to destroy demons won’t be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what’s going on, might provide some answers but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first. Note: Nominated for the 1st Tsutaya Comic Awards in 2017, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020 and the Seiun Awards in 2021. Won the BookWalker Award Grand Prize and the Da Vinci Annual Book of the Year award in 2020, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, the Japan Cartoonists Association Award and the Da Vinci Annual Book of the Year award in 2021. **Official Japanese:** [Piccoma](https://jp.piccoma.com/web/product/4421?etype=episode), [Shounen Jump Plus](https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/13932016480029012543), [Shueisha](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/search/search.html?seriesid=37174), [Zebrack Comic](https://zebrack-comic.shueisha.co.jp/title/103) **Official Translations:** Read for FREE on Manga Plus ([English](https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100009), [Spanish](https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/200030)) Korean ([Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=3933103), [Kakao Page](https://page.kakao.com/content/52366396), [Lezhin](https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/blade_of_extinction), [RIDI](https://ridibooks.com/books/1019018313), [MrBlue](https://www.mrblue.com/comic/dcwcm_0867))
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