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.


Akko and her mother have been living together since their father became the captain of a luxurious cruiser. One day, Atsuko accidentally broke her favourite mirror. She made a grave for it. On the same night, the sky brightens and Akko recieves a gift, a compact mirror, from the mirror spirit for her kind-heartedness. Whenever she sings the magic words, the magical compact mirror will alow her to transform into anything she hopes to be.
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