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.


Special edition of Dengeki Magazine containing 13 stories and illustrations parodying each month of the year. Short Stories 1. Shinigami no Ballad.: Cheerful Charmer Momo. [Hasegawa Keisuke] 2. Wizard's Brain: Happy Valentine [Segusa Reiichi] 3. Toaru Majutsu no Index?: Toaru Sangatsu no Zouyo Koukan & Toaru Sangatsu no 201-maki [Kamachi Kazuma] 4. Shiritsu! Sanjuusangen Dougakuin [Satou Kei] 5. Asura Cryin' [Mikumo Gakuto] 6. Inukami! [Arisawa Mamizu] 7. Toradora!: Nisetora! [Takemiya Yuyuko] 8. Kirin wa Ichizu ni Koi wo Suru: Tsuki to Anata ni Hanataba wo remains [Shimura Kazuya] 9. Kino no Tabi: Gakuen Kino [Sigsawa Keiichi] 10. Kieli [Kabei Yukako] 11. Resin Cast Milk [Fujiwara Yuu] 12. Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de [Watase Souichirou]
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