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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.

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Twitter Non-Anime roles: ~! Akira Mabuchi in ''Yakuza 7'' (VG) (Japanese) Ijirude in ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaijâ'' (Live-action series) (Japanese) Abram in ''Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time'' (VG) (Japanese) Bernhard Schmidt in ''Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War'' (VG) (Japanese) Pete Saville in ''Eureka sebun TR1: New wave'' (VG) (Japanese)!~