Meanings
noun2.5D musical (plural 2.5D musicals)
plural 2.5D musicals
- broadcastingA type of modern Japanese musical theater production which adapts stories originally presented in a two-dimensional medium (anime, manga, or video games).
Origin
Coined by Makoto Matsuda in 2014, when he established the Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association.
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