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 short stories:
1. Nejishiki (ねじ式, Screw-Style, The Stopcock), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-06
2. Numa (沼, The Swamp), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-02
3. Chico (チーコ, Chirpy), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-03
4. Hatsu Take-gari (初茸がり, Mushroom Hunting), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-04
5. Sanshouuo (山椒魚, The Salamander), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-05
6. Touge no Inu (峠の犬, The Dog from Prayer Pass), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-08
7. Uwasa no Bushi (噂の武士, The Phony Warrior), Monthly Manga Garo 1965-08
8. Ondol Koya (オンドル小屋, The Ondol Shack), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-04
9. Gensenkan Shujin (ゲンセンカン主人, Master of the Gensenkan Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-07
10. Chouhachi no Yado (長八の宿, Chohachi Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-01
11. Ooba Denki Mekki Kougyou-sho (大場電気鍍金工業所, Oba's Electroplate Factory), Bessatsu Manga Story 1973-04
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