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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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Synopsis
"Sorry—I know you must've been lonely. Don't worry. I won't keep you waiting long..."
Maruyama, Nagasaki's pleasure district—where the music of shamisens mingles with the language of foreign lands. From artist Kan Takahama comes a tale of love and death: a beautiful courtesan, a man on his deathbed, and their secret past...
(Source: comiXology)
Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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