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 stories:
1-2. Ametsukigahara (アメツキガハラ); Wings 2014-11, 12
3. Yuki no Hi (ゆきの日); Wings 2014-06
4-6. Ningyo Ouji (人魚王子); Wings 2015-08~12
Mugi moves to an island in southern Japan, but he can't get used to it. That's why Matori, his classmate, won't leave him alone for a second. One night, Mugi spends the night at Matori's house. That's when her grandmother tells him a story about sirens who are able to fulfill any wish...
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