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.


The son of an elite crushed by excessive school pressure, an alcoholic who turns the knife on his parents, a daughter who treats her mother as a slave and lives buried in garbage... The stories that shed light on the darkness of family and society that lurks behind the scenes of our times.... The shocking non-fiction book by Tsuyoshi Oshikawa, which has been featured in various media, is now adapted for manga by the genius Masakazu Suzuki!
(Source: Comic Bunch, translated)
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