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is a Japanese-language
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
 word with two distinct meanings, depending of the way in which it is represented in Japanese text and speech, the first meaning is "side story
Side story

A side story in fiction is a form of narrative that occurs alongside established stories set within a fictional universe. As opposed to a prequel, sequel, or interquel, a side story takes place within the same time frame as an existing work....
" or "tale") is used to refer to an anecdote
Anecdote

An anecdote is a short Narrative narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a List of French phrases#B....
 or supplementary biography of a person. The term gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a spin-off
Spin-off

A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
 (canonical or otherwise) of a previously published work that is not officially considered a sequel
Sequel

A sequel is a work in literature, film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work.In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings....
 nor a prequel
Prequel

A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative, but is set prior to the existing narrative. The word is a neologism, formed as a portmanteau from pre-, meaning before, and sequel, a work which takes place after a previous one ....
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is a Japanese-language
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
 word with two distinct meanings, depending of the way in which it is represented in Japanese text and speech, the first meaning is "side story
Side story

A side story in fiction is a form of narrative that occurs alongside established stories set within a fictional universe. As opposed to a prequel, sequel, or interquel, a side story takes place within the same time frame as an existing work....
" or "tale") is used to refer to an anecdote
Anecdote

An anecdote is a short Narrative narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a List of French phrases#B....
 or supplementary biography of a person. The term gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a spin-off
Spin-off

A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
 (canonical or otherwise) of a previously published work that is not officially considered a sequel
Sequel

A sequel is a work in literature, film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work.In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings....
 nor a prequel
Prequel

A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative, but is set prior to the existing narrative. The word is a neologism, formed as a portmanteau from pre-, meaning before, and sequel, a work which takes place after a previous one ....
. However, some gaiden are retold stories in the perspective of a different character, similar to that of a flashback
Flashback

In history, film, television and other media, a flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the Plot has reached....
. The second meaning for Gaiden is a 'message', 'letter', or 'telegram'. At times the two meanings have been mistranslated by English speaking people as meaning one or the other.

Works that includes the use of the word gaiden in their titles include Fire Emblem Gaiden
Fire Emblem Gaiden

is the second installment in the Fire Emblem Tactical role-playing game series developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The game was released on March 14, 1992 in Japan....
, Kakashi Gaiden (a set of chapters of the Naruto
Naruto

is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a World of Naruto#Kage, the ninja in his village that is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all....
 manga which tells the story of the "Great Ninja War", an event occurring decades before the actual series), the Turn Back the Pendulum gaiden of Bleach
Bleach (manga)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he accidentally obtains the power of a shinigami?a Japanese death personification similar to the Grim Reaper?from Rukia Kuchiki....
 which is set a century before the start of the main series, Ten no Hao Hokuto no Ken Rao Gaiden (spin-off of Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star

, also known as Ken, the Great Bear Fist, is a Japanese manga series that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson....
, which is told through the eyes of Kenshiro's brother, Raoh
Raoh

', or ', is a fictional character and the central antagonist of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star manga, anime, and other related works....
), Genso Suikogaiden (spin-off of Suikoden
Suikoden

is a Japanese console role-playing game series created by Konami....
), Albert Odyssey Gaiden
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean

Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean, originally released in Japan as is a console role-playing game developed by Sunsoft for the Super Nintendo, but cancelled and ported to the Sega Saturn, with a lot of changes....
 (released in English as Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean) and Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden
Final Fantasy Adventure

Final Fantasy Adventure, known in Europe as Mystic Quest and originally released in Japan as , is a Final Fantasy spinoff and the first game in the Mana series....
 (released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure and in the PAL region
PAL region

The PAL region is a video game publication territory which covers Australia, New Zealand and varying European countries. Most games designated as part of the region will not play on NTSC-U/C or NTSC-J region consoles because of regional lockout....
 as Mystic Quest). In addition, the word gaiden has been used in English titles as well such as Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden

is a series of video games by Tecmo featuring the dragon ninja, Ryu Hayabusa.The series was originally known as in Japan. The word Gaiden in the North American Ninja Gaiden title means "side-story" in Japanese language, even though the Ninja Gaiden series is not a spinoff of a previous series....
 (story told in the super ninja, Ryu Hayabusa's perspective) (the American title for the Japanese series Ninja Ryukenden) and Resident Evil Gaiden
Resident Evil Gaiden

Resident Evil Gaiden is a Resident Evil video game featured on the Game Boy Color handheld console, and is the only one in the series so far which features Barry Burton as the main character....
 (a European-developed spin-off of the Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese Resident Evil franchise) as well as Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden, which tells a future that would happen without the heroes fighting at the time of need.

Films such as Battle Royale use the term Gaiden to refer to supplementary or additional works