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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Twitter Yasutaka Yamamoto debuted as a storyboard maker and a producer with episode 34 of Idaten Jump (2005) after working as an assistant producer for My Melody (2005) He then worked as an assistant director for The Orphans of Simitra (2008), and debuted as a director with Valkyria Chronicles the following year. Since then, he has worked on many productions as a director, storyboard maker, and producer. Some of these titles include: Actually, I Am… (2015), Hinomaru Sumo (2018), and Nekopara (2020). Source: Crunchyroll Expo 2020

2026 · 9 ep
Storyboard (OP) · Episode Director (OP, eps 1, 7) · Director

2025 · 12 ep
Chief Director

2025 · 13 ep
Storyboard (ED, ep 1) · Director · Episode Director (ED, eps 1, 13)

2023 · 12 ep
Chief Director · Series Composition

2023 · 13 ep
Sound Director · Director · Script

2022 · 12 ep
Storyboard (ep 3) · Episode Director (ep 3)

2022 · 12 ep
Chief Director · Storyboard (ep 10)

2020 · 13 ep
Director