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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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Synopsis
Rei Kiriyama is a child prodigy. Rei Kiriyama is also an orphan who lives alone in an empty apartment. Rei Kiriyama is a teen working in an adult's world. Life is complicated for Rei. He's an up-and-coming shogi player on the verge of turning pro, but he has no homelife, or much of a life period, outside his board game, but thankfully with the help of some life-long friends he has an opportunity start all over again.
(Source: DENPA)
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- Winner of the Grand Prize at the 4th Manga Taishou Award in 2011.
- Winner of the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in 2011.
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014.
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.
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