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.


One day, typical South Korean highschool student Hae-Un visits a swimming pool, is sucked into a mysterious whirlpool and loses consciousness. When she comes to, she finds herself deep inside the ocean. And she meets Ellime, who declares he is actually her father... Hae-In learns that she was born from the Spirit King and her half-elf mother. Can she survive the world that she has been thrust into?
(Source: Copin Comics, edited)
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