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.

"It's impossible between girls!" proclaimed the popular JK Marika Sakakibara.
That was when the cool beauty Fuwa Aya hit her with a million-yen offer.
"I'll pay you 10,000-yen a day for a hundred days, to convince you that you can fall in love with a girl."
"Huh? What!"
Confident that she would never fall for a girl, Marika agreed to the offer. Now every day after school, Marika goes over to Aya's house for some hand-holding, headpats, and maybe even some XX…?
Will Marika still say "impossible" after a hundred days?
(Source: MangaUP!, translated)
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