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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
Masahiko Ootsuka
大塚雅彦
Twitter After graduating from the Department of Art at Osaka University of Arts he joined Studio Ghibli as photographer and later transferred to Gainax, where he made his debut as director on some episodes of Evangelion. He left Gainax in 2011 to found Studio Trigger together with Hiroyuki Imaishi and Kazuya Masumoto. He is currently the CEO of the company.
