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.

Jae-Won has known that he likes males since he confessed his feelings to a boy named Yoon-Sung in elementary school, but when Yoon-Sung tells him that liking other boys is weird, Jae-Won tries to hide his "weird" feelings and push them away. Now in high school, he's developed a strong crush on his kind, handsome classmate Ka-Ram, and Jae-Won decides it's time to finally confront the reality that he might be gay. He asks for advice over the internet and befriends another gay student named Jun-Seo, who becomes Jae-Won's emotional support in his quest to win Ka-Ram's heart.
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