Etymology

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Today it means: A Japanese genre of film and television drama featuring superheroes and special effects. Full definition →

Japanese 特撮
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from特撮“special effects”
  2. English todaytokusatsu

From Japanese 特撮 (“special effects”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.