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: ~!Bill in "Kill Bill 2" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Bill in "Kill Bill" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Dr. Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Japanese) Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (live-action movie) (Japanese) Slayer in "Guilty Gear XX" (VG) (Japanese) Zophar in "Lunar 2: Eternal Blue" (VG) (Japanese)!~
as Duran Hakase