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 horror stories by Go Nagai published in various magazines and collected by Nihonbungeisha. Includes:
1. RED STRING (Shueisha, 1990)
2. Oni Gokko (Chuokoronsha, 1993)
3. Oni Kon Shiki (Chuokoronsha, 1993)
4. Ihin (Josei Sebun, 1977)
5. Dokuro no Kan (Josei Sebun, 1979)
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