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.

A bittersweet love triangle yaoi where emotions sway between a kind, mysterious older man and childhood friends.
Ohshiro has secretly been in love with his childhood friend Koba.
One day, he's drinking at a bar when he is approached by a man named Satoru. At first, Ohshiro is suspicious of the easy-going older man, but as he torments himself over his feelings for Koba, he begins to reach out to Inamura seeking solace in his gentle, accepting ways...
(Source: Renta!)
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