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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Profile Non-anime roles: ~!- Ban Danemon in "Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams" (VG) (Japanese) Belial in "Odin Sphere" (VG) (Japanese) Brigand in "Odin Sphere" (VG) (Japanese) Dagra Dai in "Ninja Gaiden II" (VG) (Japanese) Darva in "Cosmic Fantasy 2" (VG) (Japanese) Dr. Jumba Jookiba in "Lilo & Stitch" (Japanese) Dr. Neo Cortex in "Crash Bandicoot series" (VG) (Japanese) Dr.Light in "Rockman 8" (VG) (Japanese) Fudô in "Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu kyûseishu densetsu" (VG) Galdo in "Cosmic Fantasy 3" (VG) (Japanese) Gourmand Skeksis (SkekAyuk) in "The Dark Crystal" (live action) (Japanese) Heart in "Hoku…