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.

Yukari is dull. He doesn’t even stand out enough to be bullied—he’s just a generally lower-middle-class kid. One day, on the eve of his sixteenth birthday, he confesses to his childhood crush Misaki Takasaki. There’s just one problem: He was 15, few minutes away from receiving his government-assigned marriage partner. He normally wouldn’t have the courage to defy the law, but his assigned wife Ririna still believes in love, and won’t stop goading him into confessing his feelings!
(Source: Kodansha USA, edited)
Notes:
- Volume count includes two different versions of the 12th volume featuring Ririna and Misaki routes respectively.
- Chapter count is primarily based on the Manga Box serialization. It include 280 chapters from the main story (compiled into 44 chapters in volumes 1-11), two sets 7 chapters for the Ririna and Misaki versions (6 chapters in their volume 12) and 7 extra/bonuses from the series.
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