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. Taataataa to Tooku de Juu no Naku Koe ga Suru 2. Hana 3. Haii Sesuji wo Nobashite Watashi no Bandesu 4. Zettai Anzen Kamisori 5. 1+1+1=0 6. Osuwari Asobe 7. Futon 8. Hounanchou Keiyu Shinjuku-eki Nishiguchi Keiou Hyakkaten-mae-yuki 9. Tanabe no Tsuru 10. Anesa to Oji 11. Azemichi Road ni Sexy Neechan 12. Uragaeshi no Kuroineko 13. Gozen 10:00 Ahiru 14. Hayamichi Setsuyou no Mamori 15. Ikoi no Yado 16. Ushiro Atama 17. Genkan
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