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.

1. Kyoukasho wa Oshiete Kurenai
2. Toumei na Jikan (透明な時間)
Normally, people who have died haunt their lovers or their enemies... So why is Yuuri, the ghost of a high school girl, following her boyfriend's little brother around?
3. Kanojo no Tabaco (彼女の煙草)
4. Okubyou na Kimi no Te (臆病なきみの手)
Shino thought she could drive away the persistent Takeomi by telling him that she didn’t want to do anything physical–even hold hands–until she was married. But he agreed, and the two of them had a good relationship until Shino’s first boyfriend showed up and revealed the real reason why she was “waiting”.
5. Kyoukasho ni wa Notte Inai
"In high school, our responsibility is studying... But isn't it also important to learn about love?" Hinokawa wants to know the things that can't be found in a textbook--but the teacher she's chosen to focus her affections on isn't exactly responding the way she wants him to.
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