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.


[I met him when I wanted to die.] Miyuki Saga worked part-time at a convenience store. Her eyes were always empty and unmoved. "I want to leave soon..." The person who appeared before her, the local famous yankee, x passive beautiful girl. "I didn't think it would be fun to just go through each day mindlessly."
Miyuki was the target of bullying among the class girls. Abandoned to all forms of harassment, abuse and sometimes violence... "to combat them, I went to school automatically, and then I worked part-time at a convenience store. I just wanted to end this loop." However, Miyuki's monochrome daily life changed when she met Onitsuka, the leader of the delinquents. "Sometimes it's hard, but when I'm with this person, the world starts to shine."
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