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.


Hijiri Tomoaki, a university counselor, lives a peaceful yet unfulfilling life. However, his life changes completely after he reunites with an old acquaintance, Amawashi Hajime. The mysterious problems his patients bring to him gradually begin to infringe on his daily life. What is the true nature of the strange phenomena in which they become embroiled, and what is the true purpose of Hajime, who suddenly appears before Tomoaki?
(Source: Ichijinsha, translated)
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