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.


Summer, ghosts, and my feelings for you.
Yamano is a second-year high schooler in love.
One day, out of nowhere, the very object of his affection, Tanigawa-san, appeared in front of him. As a ghost.
It seems that she died after being involved in some kind of incident.
To save Tanigawa from death, Yamano gets busy trying to change her future, but—…
A vague and fleeting youthful mystery.
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