A side story or a spinoff of of a published work. It is not considered as a prequel or a sequel. Some gaidens are just stories retold from another character's perspective, or a flashback.
In a gaiden of Dragon Knights, by Mineko Ohkami, Rune has a nightmare of everyone becoming crossdressers.
by Miyaviya August 25, 2008
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by Gordon Bennett December 9, 2008
Get the baka gaijin mug.(noun) The opposite of gaslighting. Gasdimming involves helping someone to realise that they are perfectly sane, lucid and are worthy of love and affection; particularly if they have recently been the victim of a gaslighter.
I'm so happy that Susannah's new boyfriend is gasdimming her, not like the last dickhead she went out with.
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Get the sick gandi mug.The opposite of someone with "Yellow Fever." Men and women of Asian descent who are more attracted to those of non-Asian descent. The Term "Gaijin Hunter" uses the Japanese word "gaijin" meaning "foreigner" and "hunter", as in someone who is looking for something.
Charisma Man stopped at Gas Panic but couldn't tell if the girls just wanted attention from him or were serious Gaijin Hunters.
by TokiDoki May 15, 2008
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Using this special status is called "flashing (or showing) your gaijin card."
Using this special status is called "flashing (or showing) your gaijin card."
My visiting friend just flashed her gaijin card and a smile, and stumbled through the ticket gates without paying.
by little_gaijin April 7, 2009
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A series of four-paned comics based on two photographs of IGN employees reacting to Nintendo’s announcement of new titles at the E3 conference in 2003/04. The multi-pane set up is typically used to express one’s disappointment and excitement over two separate things.
The original four-paned template sparked the imaginations of many 4chan/IGN forumite and soon enough, the meme was exploited to include all manner of variations e.g. extra panes, excitement before disinterest, photo-shopping the employees heads, inverted colours to denote a division by zeo etc. Thousands of these images exist today.
To those in the know, Gaijin 4Koma is still widely regarded as one of the best memes ever.
A series of four-paned comics based on two photographs of IGN employees reacting to Nintendo’s announcement of new titles at the E3 conference in 2003/04. The multi-pane set up is typically used to express one’s disappointment and excitement over two separate things.
The original four-paned template sparked the imaginations of many 4chan/IGN forumite and soon enough, the meme was exploited to include all manner of variations e.g. extra panes, excitement before disinterest, photo-shopping the employees heads, inverted colours to denote a division by zeo etc. Thousands of these images exist today.
To those in the know, Gaijin 4Koma is still widely regarded as one of the best memes ever.
Gaijin 4Koma example...
Frame 1: The World Trade Centre.
Frame 2: Employees showing disinterest and blank expressions.
Frame 3: Plane flying into the second tower and exploding on impact.
Frame 4: Employees showing excitement and absolute euphoria.
Frame 1: The World Trade Centre.
Frame 2: Employees showing disinterest and blank expressions.
Frame 3: Plane flying into the second tower and exploding on impact.
Frame 4: Employees showing excitement and absolute euphoria.
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