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.


The serial killer is laughing in the rain. Punishment: Dog Food—. Punishment: Know your mother’s pain—. Punishment: one split evenly—. Punishment: Forever beautiful—. The Frog Man from Hell executes his "punishments" ...
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Onna to Koroshiya (Girl and Killer)
Volume 3: Bokura wa Shinyuu to Iu Karada de (3 chapters)
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