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.


17-year-old Marimo lives a boring and listless life in a provincial town from which she can’t wait to escape. One day, a new attendant at the train station catches her attention and from then on he never seems to be far away from her thoughts. And then she finds herself slowly changing, little by little…
(Source: Official Publisher, translated)
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