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.


After a night of drinking alone, Kimura wakes up in a house he doesn't recognize. The owner, Kunishima, had found him passed out and taken him in to recover. Kunishima's calm presence and comforting home give Kimura a sense of peace he hadn't felt in a long time. When the two unexpectedly reunite at work as partners on a new project, they begin to grow closer. Little by little, Kunishima becomes irreplaceable to Kimura, but...
(Source: Homesha, translated)
Note: Includes one extra chapter.
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