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.


1. Akai Hana (紅い花, Red Flowers), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-10
2. Ri-san Ikka (李さん一家, The Lee Family), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-06
3. Tsuya (通夜, The Wake), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-03
4. Umibe no Jokei (海辺の叙景, Scenes from the Seaside), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-09
5. Nishibeta Mura Jiken (西部田村事件, The Incident at Nishibeta Village), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-12
6. Futamata Keikoku (二岐溪谷, Futamata Gorge), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-02
7. Honyara Hora no Ben-san (ほんやら洞のべんさん, Mister Ben of the Honyara Cave), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-06
8. Jonin (女忍, The Ninjess), Ryuuko 1961-02, redrawn and -published in Monthly Manga Garo 1966-12
9. Furuhon to Shoujo (古本と少女, The Secondhand Book), Meiro2 1960-02, redrawn and -published in Monthly Manga Garo 1966-09
10. Mokkiriya no Shoujo (もっきり屋の少女), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-08
11. Yanagiya Shujin (やなぎ屋主人), Monthly Manga Garo 1970-02 & 1970-03
12. Shomin Onyado (庶民御宿), Manga Sunday 1975-04
13. Kinjo no Keshiki (近所の景色), Custom Comics 1981-10
Note: Chapter 11 was originally published in two parts, the chapter count reflects that.
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