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.


1. Sabishii Hito (さびしい人) [Shigeru Mizuki]
2. Hako Makura (はこまくら) [Yuu Takita]
3. Yon Daisakka Kyousaku: Tegami (四大作家競作・手紙) [Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujiko Fujio A, Takao Saitou, Osamu Tezuka]
4. Saihate no Houmonsha (さいはての訪問者) [Kazuo Umezu]
5.Yumenohira Shirou no Seishun (夢野平四郎の青春) [Ryouhei Saigan]
6. Yamato no Haru (大和の春) [Kazuo Kamimura]
7. Kamon (家紋) [Tatsuhiko Yamakami]
8. Onna wa Sekai wo Horobosu (女は世界を滅ぼす) [Daijiro Morohoshi]
9. Asa no Youkou no Naka de (朝の陽光の中で) [Kenshi Hirokane]
10. Rikidouzan ga Yattekita (力道山がやってきた) [Etsumi Haruki]
11. Boku no Nishitetsu Lions (ぼくの西鉄ライオンズ) [Housei Hasegawa]
12. Odoru Keikan (踊る警官) [Naoki Urasawa]
13. Hoppeta no Jikan (ほっぺたの時間) [Kei Ichinoseki]
14.Oyou no Ama (御用の尼) [Youko Kondou]
15. Griffon no Tonda Hi (グリフォンの翔んだ日) [Satoshi Yoshida]
16. Shoukarou (松華樓) [Jiro Taniguchi]
17. Tenshi no Hammer (天使のハンマー) [Mitsuru Adachi]
18. Anata wo Wasurenai (あなたを忘れない) [Motoka Murakami]
19. Kawaii Hana (可愛い花) [Rumiko Takahashi]
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