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.

Hajime can't wait to make the scene at his high school...but his dreams of coolness are soon dashed by the appearance of the weird and wily Nagura! A third-year elite student with a serious thing for perfect ears, Nagura will stop at nothing 'til he's swabbed Hajime to his heart's content! How long can this pair of almost friends keep their cat-and-mouse game going?
(Source: Juné Manga)
Ashita Hare Nochi Inu Youbi
Yochi seems to give all his attention to his willful and high-spirited new pet. But his boyfriend Tsujimura isn’t worried. Who ever heard of a dog as a love rival?
(Source: TerribleTrio)
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