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.


1. Caramel no Coat wo Watashi ni (キャメルのコートを私に) [Erica Sakurazawa X Shiho Tanimura]
2. Tanabata no Haru (七夕の春) [Yuko Umino X Yoko Shimamura]
3. Yokodaoshi no Genkin (横倒し厳禁) [Q-ta Minami X Hiromi Kawakami]
4. Tabi Neko (旅猫) [Yumi Unita X Rika Yokomori]
5. Platinum Ring (プラチナ・リング) [Kanae Ono X Kei Yuikawa]
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