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.
From Tokyopop Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends 22 own exclusive clothing model. **Original:** - *Shueisha:* [Manga Mee](https://manga-mee.jp/detail/52927), [Shonen Jump+](https://shonenjumpplus.com/volume/4855956445109248643), [Shueisha Bunko](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-619471-6), [Zebrack](https://zebrack-comic.shueisha.co.jp/title/41981) - *Shodensha:* [Feelweb](https://feelweb.jp/episode/3269754496334724000), [Manga Jam](https://www.shodensha.co.jp/mangajam/jam009.html) - [Mechacomic](https://mechacomic.jp/books/67665), [Piccoma](https://piccoma.com/web/product/343?etype=episode)
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