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.


1. Classic na Safari (クラシックなサファリ)
2. Omoi Tsumeta Anata (思いつめたあなた)
3. Suishou to Veludo (水晶と天鵞絨)
4. Hard Boiled de Oinori (ハードボイルドでお祈り)
5. Kihara-ban [Saikaku - Koushoku Gonin Onna] Ito Uruwashiki Hana no Soko Oshichi (木原版[西鶴・好色五人女]いと麗しき花の底<PART 1> お七)
6.Kihara-ban [Saikaku - Koushoku Gonin Onna] Ito Uruwashiki Hana no Soko Onatsu (木原版[西鶴・好色五人女] いと麗しき花の底<PART 2> お夏)
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