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.


A collection of sweet love stories.
1. Honey Moon
As her father married again, Mio has a stepbrother. Surprisingly, he is Jumpei whom she has been in one-sided love with. The situation complicated her feelings, but they began to live together. Now Mio and Jumpei have to spend three weeks alone.
2. Best Position
Shibata has a crush on her classmate, Matsuoka. He asks her to meet with him after school.. and she thinks it's because he's about to confess his love! Actually... he asked her to compete in a comedy act with him. What will happen?
3. Cool
Yuriko is a complete nerd. She loves to solve math problems with derivatives, functions, etc. Asami, a reall cool and popular guy, confesses to her, and tries to get her to go out with him. Will she end up having feelings for him?
4. Last Scene
Asada is trying to get people together to make a graduation video for her class. She asks the quiet boy Miyamoto to help, and he eventually agrees. The other classmates ask them to take care of the last scene...
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