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 | Profile | Blog | Anison | Wiki (EN) | Wiki (JP) Kazuhiko Inoue is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator, who has become one of Japan's most well established voice actors since his debut in 1973. Inoue is widely known for roles such as Kakashi Hatake in Naruto, Madara in Natsume's Book of Friends and Kars in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Inoue's early roles from the 1970s include Anthony in Candy Candy, and later as Joe in the 1979 remake of Cyborg 009. In the 1980s, Inoue's work ranged from the adult-oriented Oishinbo to the popular Tenkuu Senki Shurato for the younger generation…

2021 · 12 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED)

2005 · 13 ep
Sound Director

2001 · 13 ep
Sound Director

1998 · 48 ep
Insert Song Performance
Theme Song Performance (ED)

1980 · 56 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP) · Insert Song Performance