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.

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Birth Name: Atsushi Shirakawa (白川篤史) A Japanese music composer from Tokyo, Japan born in 1971. He worked in the Nihon Falcom Corporation as one of the members of Falcom Sound Team J.D.K.. During his time with Falcom, he has composed much music for Falcom games, most notably Brandish. Having known Makoto Shinkai as a co-worker in Minori he has composed music for Shinkai's works since She and Her Cat. He is perhaps best known for creating the soundtracks for Shinkai's subsequent works, Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and most recently, …
Music

11 ep
Music

2010 · 12 ep
Theme Song Composition (ED2) · Theme Song Arrangement (ED2)

2008 · 12 ep
Theme Song Composition · Music

2007 · 12 ep
Theme Song Composition · Music

2007 · 15 ep
Music (ep 11)