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.


Collection of one-shots:
1) Yuugai Muzai Gangu (有害無罪玩具)
2) Kyosuu Jikan no Asobi (虚数時間の遊び)
3) Kingyo no Ningyo wa Ningyo no Kingyo (金魚の人魚は人魚の金魚)
4) Bon ni Fukusui Bon ni Kaerazu (盆に復水 盆に帰らず)
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