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.

The stage is Shinonome Detective Agency in the back alley. Kazuki, a detective who takes care of everything from searching for people to exterminating ghosts and a part-time science student who has a feeling for Kazuki in the wake of a certain incident.
Hoshihiko says that he was attracted to the smell and followed Kazuki. The door of Shinonome Detective Agency is opened because of this new client...
Note: Originally intended as a oneshot but has since been granted serialisation.
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