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.

I learned that whenever I'm with you, every ordinary day turns into a treasure.
1. Motto Anata wo Suki ni naru Ichinichi (もっとあなたを好きになる一日):
A boy who hates his voice and a girl who is troubled by her temperamental personality meet online and become a couple after revealing their complexes to each other, but what happens on their first date?
2. Banken-kun to Birthday (番犬くんとバースデー):
A delinquent childhood friend who disappeared three years ago returns as a police officer on his 20th birthday...
3. Tenshi-kun no Sasayaki (天使くんの囁き):
A friend's brother, who was cute as a girl, suddenly comes to visit her on a night when she wants to run away...
4. Gou-shiki no Omajinai (業式のおまじない):
A high school couple on the verge of adulthood meet at the school early in the morning on graduation day, but...?
(Source: Kodansha, translated)
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