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.


Chitose is a high-school girl who lives her life wearing a “mask” in order to be liked by everyone. One day, a boy named Itsuki saves her from a pervert. Unable to forget his eyes, she follows him to an art prep school!! But after Itsuki leads Chitose around the prep school, he sees through her façade … This is a sweet, but sadistic, love story between a mask-wearing girl and a free-spirited boy!
(Source: Kodansha USA)
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