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.


Childhood friends Serufu and Purin are being torn apart after enrolling in different high schools. As Serufu dwells on ways to mend their broken relationship, a lucky quirk of fate brings her to the DIY club. It may be on its last legs, but this encounter will turn out to be a defining moment of Serufu's youth.
This is a story about furniture, friendship, and life. About girls that constantly toil and tinker in spite of the setbacks they suffer. They relentlessly struggle to finish what they start with their own hands, never giving up as they carve out their futures... And you are about to see them take their first steps.
(Source: MANGA UP!)
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