The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


On the morning of her entrance ceremony, Kobuku, a high school girl, meets Miya, a girl who dances alone, at a shrine where she goes to pray for a happy high school life.
Through Miya, Kofuku learns about "Mikagura", a traditional form of Japanese dance, and guided by a mysterious woman she meets there, begins to follow the path of Mikagura...
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