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.


Collection of stores by Yukiko with the tagline "not your average girls' love".
1. Neko ni Hanare Hito (猫に離人, Cat the Detached Observer)
2. Neko to Saezuri (猫と囀り, Cat and Whisper)
3. Neko ni Denwa (猫に電話, Call the Cat)
4. Sugar Pot wa Kowarenai (シュガーポットは壊れない, Sugar Pot Won't Break)
5. Tsurutsuru (つるつる, Silky)
6. Watashi no Osanajimi Wa... (私の幼なじみは…。, My Childhood Friend is...)
7. Gozen 1-ji no Koirandouri (午前1時のコインランドリー, Coin Laundry at 1:00 AM)
8. Choucho no Himatsubushi (蝶々の暇つぶし, A Butterfly's Spare Time)
9. Oni to Sanjin (鬼と山神, Demon and Mountain God)
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