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.


Keiichi Hirose works for a picture book publisher, and Akira works as a preschool teacher. The newlyweds started their new life together in a provincial city, spending their days in peaceful harmony. It was the ordinary, everyday life of an ordinary couple. Yet behind that facade lay a huge secret.
(Source: Kadokawa, translated)
Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.
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