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.


There were four countries in this land between the seas. People lived different lifestyles in each of them. Recently, Kankan, a boy living in a village in Leteite, a northern country, is not satisfied with his life. "It seems strange to make something that no one in my town can afford," he said. One day, Kankan, who felt the people struggling to make a living and the sense of stagnation in the town, suddenly decided to venture out into the outside world.
A fantasy story about finding a place to belong by those without power!
(Source: Michikusa, translated)
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