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.

山寺宏一
Height: 176cm (5'9) A Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. He was the manager of the Tagajou Senior High School basketball team before he made a name for himself. His voice acting debut was the OVA Megazone 23 as the motorcycle-riding Shinji Nakagawa, while his television debut was the anime Bosco Adventure as the cowardly Otter. His break-out role, however, was in the anime Ranma ½, in which he played the dual role of Hibiki Ryoga…

2017 · 1 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)

2014 · 36 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED) (ep 33) · Theme Song Performance (ep 10)

1990 · 1 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP) · Theme Song Performance (ED)
Theme Song Performance (ED) · Theme Song Performance (OP)

1988 · 2 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED)