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.


During the scorching summer of 199X, three bodies are discovered for unknown reasons in Tonoba Village, a village of only 1,300 people surrounded by mountains. At the same time, a high school girl named Megumi Shimizu goes missing after coming into contact with the Kirishiki family, who have moved into an old Western-style house. A series of mysterious incidents occurs... A terrifying summer begins!
(Source: MANGA MILLION)
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