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.


Life is like the glimmer of the stars: sometimes merry, sometimes subdued. From your first days on Earth as you discover the world, to the trials and tribulations of adulthood. When I was born, my mother named me Ruka. This is my ordinary, extraordinary life.
Included one-shots:
Afterglow
Nemureru Mori no Shoujo
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