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.


She was supposed to break the love flag, but… she ends up having feelings for him?! This is the start of an unexpected romantic comedy♪
Mariko Kanzaki, a single office lady around her thirties, apparently got reincarnated in the world of her favorite otome game as Cecilia, a villain (and a death-confirmed character)!! Only the death penalty awaits her at this rate…! In order to change her destiny, she planned to break off her engagement with Prince Kaiser (a scheming man) but, unexpectedly, she started liking him after he told her: “This is the first time I met someone like you.”
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