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.


A vivid manga portrait of Anne's short life, as she continued to write about her hope for life in the midst of war.
In hiding, Anne kept a diary in the form of letters to an imaginary daughter, Kitty.
The diary recounts the protests against racism, the great sadness and destruction that war brings to people, and the suffering and abnormal mental state of the people in the hideout, just as they were. The great hope, courage, dreams for the future and love that Anne had in the refuge still inspire young people around the world 50 years after her death.
(Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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