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.


1. Iyanosaka no Onna [Ichikawa Miu]
2. Oiran Douchuu: Kamurozaka [Amagae Luccica]
3. Inochi no Kawari ni... [Kuuro]
4. Ikyou no Onna Dorei [Oyamada Iku]
5. Amazing Grace [Yoshimura Nayu]
6. Yoshiwara Jigokumon [Bandou Iruka]
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