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.


On the day of the junior high entrance ceremony, Hinagata Nazuna fell in love with a second year student, Ichikawa Nao. Unfortunately, her love was short-lived as she discovered that he already had a girlfriend, the basketball club manager. As time passes, Nazuna decides to let go of her unrequited love for him and aims to find a new love interest. However, on the first day of her high school entrance ceremony she unexpectedly comes face to face with the boy who broke her heart years ago…
Notes:
- Includes the one-shot "Ai wa Ai yori Aoku (愛は藍より青く)".
- Includes the one-shot "Kaze ja Nakute Kimu ga ne (風じゃなくて君がね)".
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