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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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Director
Ryuutarou Nakamura
中村隆太郎
Storyboard ArtistActive 1977–2013Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Got his start in the industry as an animator at Madhouse in the late '70s. Soon after he switched his focus from animating to directing and storyboarding works himself. As a director Nakamura is often praised for his use of sound, and is known for some of the most notable works of the medium such as Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, and Ghost Hound among others. Following several months of hospitalization, Nakamura passed away on June 29, 2013 due to pancreatic cancer. His death was announced nearly a month later. Notable works outside Anime: Breath of Fire IV (Video Game, 2000) (OP …
Other work
Ghost Hound
2007 · 22 ep
Director · Storyboard (OP, ED, eps 1, 2, 22) · Episode Director (OP, ED, eps 1, 2, 22)
Rec Special
2006 · 1 ep
Director · Storyboard
Rec
2006 · 9 ep
Storyboard (OP, eps 1-9) · Episode Director (OP, eps 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9) · Director
Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - Tou no Kuni: Free Lance
2005 · 1 ep
Storyboard · Director
Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho
2004 · 13 ep
Supervisor (ep 12)
Kino's Journey
2003 · 13 ep
Episode Director (OP, ED, eps 2, 5) · Director · Storyboard (OP, ED, eps 3, 5, 11-13)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002 · 26 ep
Storyboard (ep 5)