Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A one-off, non-canon episode of a programme, typically (though not exclusively) found in anime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From certain anime, in which a special, non-canon episode usually takes place on a beach or other leisure location. The term has since been expanded to non-canon fanservice episodes of other diverse media.
Across languages
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