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.

Bonsuke Hirano, an exceptionally ordinary high school boy, returns to his homeroom after school to pick something up, only to find the school's number-one serene beauty, Kokuru Goinda, fidgeting around in his desk…
"Huh? Does she…like me? Wait, maybe not?"
A young man's naivety meets the full force of a gal's allure in this tantalizing tale of teen love!
(Source: MANGA UP!)
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