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.


One day, Dr. Kikuchi decided that she wanted a cat-ear maid, so she made one named Nyako.
For Nyako, it is her first time seeing the world, making new friends, and eating delicious food, and she is full of excitement.
With the addition of Chuko the mouse, Dr. Kikuchi's solitary life changes drastically, and a lively daily life begins!
The long-awaited commercial volume of the heartwarming Nyako series includes 63 newly drawn pages!
(Source: Comic Beam, translated)
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