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.

安西愛海
aka Mana
Ayumu's first friend at Nishidate High School, she soon became an ex-friend due to her boyfriend Sako Katsumi spreading his lies, as well as being somewhat of a predator to Miki Hatori. She is obsessed with her boyfriend and became suicidal when they broke up, even though the breakup turned out to be short-term. Manami was once bullied when she was in Middle school because she caught Katsumi eye. (Those he rejected became jealous and took out their frustration on her) Manami comes from a line of stern authority fig…
“. People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large parts because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations. She turns all of Nishidate High (except Miki and Sonoda) against Ayumu for a rather extreme reason. Manami speaks in the third person, calling herself by her nickname,”
“Mana doesn't like that...”
