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 one-volume compilation of three stories meditating on work, identity, and purpose. The first three chapters contain "Esper Shuugyou" the story of a young girl who desperately wants to become a psychic. The fourth and fifth contain a retelling of "Bartleby the Scrivener." The sixth contains "Yoru no Taiko", the story of a young woman meeting the man of her dreams. (Source: One Snowshoe)
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