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.


Tomohisa, a graduate student, is exhausted from studying every day. What's more, he's secretly gay and has zero experience in love!!
It was during these dull days that he met Kouki, a yankee of the same age. Tomohisa gets irritated by Kouki who seems happy and has a cute daughter. While getting drunk one night Tomohisa confesses: "I'm gay, so I can't be happy!!" He thought Kouki would reject him, but he instead replies:, "I might be gay too"!?
A cute love story between an unhappy student and young father.
(Source: Takuma Shoten, translated)
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