The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


Trying new things is never easy.
O-Ran Im is an ex-boxer who never managed to go pro. Now, she spends her days working at the local convenience store, wondering where it all went wrong. But after she meets young couple Un and Ba-Ram, she slowly begins to change her outlook on life. "I need to find what makes me happy."
(Source: Manta, edited)
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