The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


1. Toilet no Hanako-san (トイレの花子さん) [Pochi Kashiwa]
2. Oppi-san ka no Zashiki Warashi (おっぴさん家のざしきわらし) [Keiko Notoyama]
3. Itsuka Kitto (いつか きっと) [Yuko Kohara]
4. Randoseru no Kage (ランドセルの影) [Junko Kagari]
5. Nageki no Ningyou (嘆きの人形) [Kirara Himekawa]
6. Mienai Kizuna (見えないキズナ) [Maki Sugawa]
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