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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Non-anime roles: ~!Carl Bruner in "Ghost" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Celeborn in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Gennojo Hyuga in "Castle Shikigami 2" (VG) (Japanese) Matsu in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Kimi Omou Koe" (VG) (Japanese) Matsu in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Aruku you na Hayasa de" (VG) (Japanese) Matsu in ".hack//G.U. Vol.1 Saitan" (VG) (Japanese) Mike Delfino in "Desperate Housewives" (live-action TV series) (Japanese) Sora in ".hack//Mutation" (VG) (Japanese) Sora in ".hack//Outbreak" (VG) (Japanese) Sora in ".hack//QUARANTINE" (VG) (Jap…