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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Height: 157 cm Twitter | YouTube | 2nd YouTube | VTuber Channel | Blog | Wiki (en) Yūko Miyamura is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. She voices Miu Boude from the duo 'Miu and Sakura' as a regional mascot for the city of Hannan, Osaka. Non-anime roles: • Chun-Li from Street Fighter (Video game series) • Larxene from Kingdom Hearts (Video game series) • Training video announcer from Battle Royale (live-action movie)

2026 · 13 ep
Sound Production Manager

2005 · 12 ep
Sound Director
Theme Song Performance (ED2)

1999 · 16 ep
Theme Song Performance

1998 · 2 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED2)

1998 · 48 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP1, ED2)

1997 · 3 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED)

1997 · 1 ep
Special Production Team Performance

1997 · 2 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED)

1996 · 4 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)

1996 · 2 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)

1996 · 3 ep
Theme Song Performance (ED)

1995 · 3 ep
Insert Song Performance (ep 2)

1995 · 51 ep
Theme Song Performance (OP1, OP2, ED1, ED2)