What Does This Mean?
神回 (kamikai, "god episode") is Japanese praise for an episode of an anime, drama, variety show or other serial that stands out as especially excellent, with outstanding visuals, a story that exceeds expectations, or simply being far more enjoyable than usual.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Last night's episode had a perfect fight scene and a twist nobody saw coming; the whole timeline is calling it a 神回.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Weblio describes 神回 as praise for a TV episode of notably high quality; in anime it often refers to excellent visuals or a story that positively defies expectations, and it is also used for variety and documentary programs. It cites the Digital Daijisen definition: an installment of a magazine serial, daily TV show, drama or anime that was especially interesting compared to usual. The page does not give an origin or date for the word.
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