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.

Hajime, a girl who can’t seem to properly express her feelings into words, is worrying all on her own about the preparations for the cultural festival. This will be the last festival for her film club. There’s always been things she’s wanted to do for the festival, but like last year, she’s given up and the festival will probably end without her doing what she wants to do.
That’s when she meets Kei Ichinose, another student at her schoolー
(Source: Dogenzaka Shobo, translated)
Note: Chapter count includes two extra chapters.
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