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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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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.

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Kokontei Shinchou was a rakugoka. He died on October 1, 2001 in Shinjuku, Tokyo from liver cancer.