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.


"Good shoes will take you to good places." Those were the words Yusai Ayumi remembered when she took over her late mother's shoe-making workshop. As she makes each pair of shoes, it's as if she is casting a spell to help the wearer go a good place, by gently wrapping someone's first step every day. This is a story of a shoemaker who is still inexperienced, but still warm and caring.
(Source: Comic Days, translated)
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