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.


A story about an invisible botanist and a part-time university student, who unravels the thoughts spun by mysterious plants and people.
Asahi is a university student who is introduced to a new part-time job when a record store closes. The idea is to help a "slightly unusual botanist" who lives in a large mansion in the mountains behind the university. However, on his way to the mansion, he somehow gets lost in the mountains on a single road. In fact, Asahi had a strange experience in his childhood as well......
(Source: East Press, translated)
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