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.


Saku Kanakura was a boy born into a poor household. He studied hard and managed to pass the exam to an excellent high school, but it soon turned out that his parents were in debt! When it was time to pay the debt off, a mysterious gal appeared and offered to pay off their debt. A big burden was almost off Kanakura's head, but the gal made a condition in return which stated that—
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