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.


In the year 2020, elves, whose original forest homes were burned to the ground, are now living in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.
They're living in Yokohama, Yokosuka, Chigasaki, Sagamihara...... and various other places, out in the open.
This is an urban fantasy comedy about the "elves of Kanagawa," who have completely adapted to modern Japan, centering on childhood friends, the "Yokohama elf" and the "Kawasaki man"!
(Source: Micro Magazine, translated)
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