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 Kazuho Hyoudou is a Japanese anime screenwriter and light novel writer. Currently a freelancer. He graduated from the Department of Film and Visual Arts in Osaka University of Arts. He previously worked as a production manager at Sunrise. Later debuting as a screenwriter on Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue in 2003. Since then, he has written scripts for several anime series. His more recent notable works include Tonikaku Kawaii and ReLIFE He has also worked as a scenario writer on the Xenoblade Chronicles series of video games by Nintendo Notable works outside anime: Xenoblade Chron…

2026 · 12 ep
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2025 · 25 ep
Script (eps 4, 6, 11, 16, 19, 23)

2024 · 12 ep
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2023
Series Composition · Script (eps 1-3)

2023 · 4 ep
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2023 · 12 ep
Series Composition · Script (eps 1, 2, 5, 10-12)

2023 · 12 ep
Script (eps 6, 11)

2022 · 1 ep
Script · Script Composition

2022 · 151 ep
Script (eps 6, 14, 19, 29, 37)

2021 · 1 ep
Script · Series Composition

2020 · 12 ep
Series Composition · Script (eps 1-3, 6, 9, 10, 12)

2020 · 51 ep
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2019 · 51 ep
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