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.

杢代和人
Japanese actor, singer and dancer. Mokudai was scouted by Stardust Promotion multiple times as a child, but turned most of the offers down. He was scouted again when he was in middle school; he decided to accept Stardust's offer for good as he did not have any particular future aspirations but became interested in idols thanks to his parents had being fans of SMAP. He debuted as a member of the acting troupe EBiDAN, and later competed in BATTLE BOYS. He eventually became a member of the boy-band Genin wa Jibun ni Aru. In 2022, he took a brief hiatus from the group and auditioned for Kamen R…