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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Height: 152cm Skills & Abilities: Telephone-grade amateur radio technician Twitter | Websites | Blog 1 | Blog 2 Non-Anime Roles: ~!Additional Voices in "Shenmue II" (VG) (Japanese) Guilda in "Popolocrois Monogatari II" (VG) (Japanese) Guilda in "Popolocrois: Tsuki no Okite no Bouken" (VG) (Japanese) Lobelia Sackville-Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Mitsuko Nonomura in "Bloody Roar" (VG) (Japanese)!~