The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


Shoutaro is a man of few words. He manages an old book store called Mononobe Koshoten and has an admirable young boy named Shiro helping out in store as he spends his days reading. But behind this, Shoutaro has another job; the collection of some rather unpleasant old books...
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