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sakuga

sakuga noun: in Japanese animation (anime), a sequence of noticeably higher quality, used to highlight a particularly important scene.

Noun

sakuga (uncountable)

  1. In Japanese animation (anime), a sequence of noticeably higher quality, used to highlight a particularly important scene.
    • sakuga-quality animation
    • The animation is superb, with high level fluid sakuga being prominent throughout.2013, Luke Halliday, Cowboy Bebop Remastered Sessions Collection 1 Review, Capsule Computers

Origin of sakuga

From Japanese 作画 (sakuga).

Questions about sakuga

What does sakuga mean?
Sakuga means in Japanese animation (anime), a sequence of noticeably higher quality, used to highlight a particularly important scene.
What part of speech is sakuga?
Sakuga is a noun.

Words near sakuga in the dictionary

  1. Sakta
  2. Saktas
  3. Sakti
  4. Saktism
  5. Saku
  6. sakuga
  7. sakulya
  8. sakulyas
  9. Sakuma
  10. Sakumas
  11. sakura

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