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.


Choi Sun-Woo and Ahn Hae-Jin couldn’t have come from more different backgrounds. With a renowned linguistics professor for a father and an extremely successful author for a mother, Sun-Woo was perfectly set up for a successful career in writing. Ahn Hae-Jin however, had been left to take care of himself ever since he was in high school, working part time jobs just to survive. The two become unexpected friends as the sole members of the creative writing club, but after a dramatic falling out, Sun-Woo and Hae-Jin lose touch for years until unexpectedly meeting again working for the same publishing company. Sun-Woo and Hae-Jin try to keep things professional, but their sudden reunion dredges up painful memories from the past along with feelings they had both struggled to suppress…
(Source: Lezhin US)
Note: Includes one extra chapter.
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