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.


"Paradon!" These are the words of praise shouted to the goalkeeper who made the biggest save of all time. This is the Toyosu Higashi High School soccer club. Harumi Yuusei, a sophomore, is the reserve second goalkeeper with no match experience since entering high school. With no responsibility for conceded goals and no pressure of being in the starting lineup, Yuusei was living a carefree life as a soccer player. However, when his younger brother, Harumi Arashi, a genius forward, quits a professional training organization and joins the Toyosu Higashi High School soccer club, Yuusei's fate begins to change drastically. "Kunitachi" is worth risking your entire youth for. The two brothers are going. Kunitachi. The goalkeeper is the star! The high school soccer story begins!!
(Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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