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. Gachaboy Ichidaiki (Gachaboy's Record of One Generation)
2. Kami no Toride
3. Sukippara no Blues
4. Tokiwasou Monogatari
5. Toiu Tegami ga Kita
6. Doubutsu Tsurezuregusa (Essay on Idleness of Animals)
7. Dotsuitare (Bassui)
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