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.


One winter day, Turner, a shoemaker in modern-day England, comes across Benny, a seemingly homeless young man barefoot and shivering on a park bench. Concerned about this stranger who claims to be a former angel, Turner decides to invite him into his home to avoid the bitter English winter. As the two get closer, Turner decides that he wants to make shoes for Benny, who's putting his all into learning about the human realm. Benny ends up living with Turner during the months-long shoemaking process, but will their arrangement come to an end when the shoes are complete?
(Source: Animate International)
Note: Includes three extra chapters.
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