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.


A unique collection of one-shots loosely connected to Shino Ura's other short works. The history of an animal shaped like humans. The story of a girl who switched her face with her self in a puddle. The story of a mermaid in a flask in a garbage-filled river. A story of gods on modern streets.
A collection of scifi works which originally appeared as a webcomic with additions for the tankoubon format.
1. Nichiyou wa Mizu no Machi ni (日曜は水の町に, Sunday, at Water town)
2. Ningyokawa no Tenkei (人魚川の点景, Incidental Details of a Mermaid River)
3. Ningen no You ni Tatsu (人間のように立つ, Standing like a Human)
4. Ane no Kao no Neko (姉の顔の猫, Sister's Face Cat)
5. Gendai Rojou Shinwa (現代路上神話, Modern Street Myth)
6. Gishi Sanjinden (偽史山人伝, Falsified History: An Account of the Sanjin)
7. Sonzai-shuu (存在集, Existence Collection)
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