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.


She will not know yet if this encounter is a mere coincidence or a necessity. Which would be, an encounter that would change her destiny.
Do you remember this girl? This is a story about Kaname Madoka, a story that tells of her undeniable existence.
This is a whole new story of magical girls. Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is a girl who lacks self-confidence. Although she would get distressed and dismayed at times, she still got through every day with the help of her friends and family. On one day, her road crossed with something inexplicable. And from then on, her track was deviated from the usual, and she had to meet her fate…
The TV animation ‘Madoka Magica’ is novelized at last! This is a story of miracles and magic in the female protagonist’s, Madoka Kaname’s, perspective.
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