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.

An angel suddenly descended upon my messy life!
Chihiro Sakai, 32, is a novelist in the midst of a slump.
Under the terrible pressure from her editor, she hasn't slept for three nights and can't even think straight or move her fingers....
"How am I supposed to write anything?"
Chihiro was about to fall over from exhaustion, when she meets a stranger (26 years old) at the pet store and brings her home!
It's the start of a life together between two women that will give your weak heart strength....
(Source: Pixiv Comics, translated)
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