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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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Voice Actor
Bunta Sugawara
菅原文太
Active 1956–2012Ichihasama (Currently Kurihara), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Sugawara Bunta made his acting debut in 1956. Sugawara has lent his voice to numerous anime roles, such as Spirited Away's Kamaji, Tales from Earthsea's Ged, and most recently, Wolf Children's Nirasaki. Sugawara also voiced the narrator in Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy video game. Sugawara is most well known for his roles in the live-action Jingi Naki Tatakai (Battles without Honor and Humanity) and Truck Yarō film series. During a speech in 2012 at the 10th anniversary of the "Furusato Kaigi Shien Center" non-profit organization he announced his retirement from acting. Sugawara had …
