animu

Humorous alteration of anime, with -u probably based on a stereotypical Japanese accent or wasei-eigo, emphasizing the added /ɯ/ vowel which frequently occurs on Japanese borrowings from English words that phonetically end in a consonant (such as チーズ (chīzu) from cheese (/⁠t͡ʃiːz⁠/); a few of these are reborrowed into English and commonly used in anime fandoms, such as waifu), but of course misapplied in this case.

• IPA^(key): /ˈænɪmu/

  • Audio (US):

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animu (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) Anime.
   • 2003 November 15, Saber [username], “Re: [FAQ] FAQ for alt.games.final-fantasy.hentai (v4.1)”, in alt.games.final-fantasy.hentai‎^[1] (Usenet):

     These two links should not be anywhere near one another, thx. One is the personal site of an egomaniacal faggot who thinks he suddenly owns the images he scans from animu magazines and refers to himself in the third person, and the other is a cultural bridge between Japan and the United States, based on the exchange of image macros, catchphrases, and underage hentai.

   • 2004 February 4, Doodles [username], “Re: Worst animated feature. Ever.”, in alt.fan.furry‎^[2] (Usenet):

     2. "Triplettes of Bellville" is _not_ for the Disney or Animu fanboys.

   • 2008 October 10, monkie [username], “Re: i don't know if i mentioned it...”, in alt.digitiser.snakes‎^[3] (Usenet):

     but it's so much easier/more appealing to watch japanese drama/animu/films/pR0n these days.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:animu.

• mango (“manga”)

• Unami, munia

animu

1. imperative of animi