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jmdict 1454910 Active (id: 2079416)
特撮 [news2,nf25]
とくさつ [news2,nf25]
1. [n,vs] [abbr]
▶ special effects
▶ SFX
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1455000 特殊撮影 1. special effects; SFX
2. [n]
▶ tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2846246 ヒーローショー 1. stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
  ⇐ see: 2846267 特撮ヒーロー【とくさつヒーロー】 1. superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
  ⇐ see: 2859794 戦隊モノ【せんたいもの】 1. Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2020-08-25 01:31:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Register, register, ... Brings back memories of editing graduate students' draft papers and theses.
5. A* 2020-08-25 01:28:07  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think "a lot of" sounds a little too informal for a dictionary entry. Wikipedia's wording looks fine to me.
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24 @@
-<gloss>tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama using a lot of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)</gloss>
+<gloss>tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)</gloss>
4. A 2020-08-24 07:24:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action   "a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated film."
  Comments:
It needs the "action". Possibly as "expl" gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24 @@
-<gloss>tokusatsu (genre of live film or television drama using a lot of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)</gloss>
+<gloss>tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama using a lot of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)</gloss>
3. A* 2020-08-24 03:26:37  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
google photos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokusatsu
"Tokusatsu (Japanese: 特撮, "special filming") is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special 
effects. Tokusatsu entertainment often deals with science fiction, fantasy or horror, but films and television shows in other genres can 
sometimes count as tokusatsu as well. The most popular types of tokusatsu include kaiju monster films such as the Godzilla and Gamera film 
series; superhero TV serials such as the Kamen Rider and Metal Hero series; and mecha dramas like Giant Robo and Super Robot Red Baron. 
Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the Ultraman and Super Sentai series."
  Comments:
I'm not sure how to phrase it best, but I think there should be a 2nd sense
  Diff:
@@ -21,0 +22,4 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>tokusatsu (genre of live film or television drama using a lot of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)</gloss>
+</sense>
2. A 2020-08-23 11:41:45  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
特撮	1295049
特撮する	79
特撮し	425
  Comments:
Hmm, I'm not sure.
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