Thanks for the insight! Now that you mention the Ghibli movie, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen anime titles using this form as well. Next time I’ll be able to put the pieces together.

Loaned words are way harder than they have a right to be! I never know if they’re from a language I don’t speak, or if I just botched the pronunciation. I remember having a hard time remembering アルバイト until I learnt it came from German.