beach episode

noun

A one-off, non-canon episode of a programme, typically (though not exclusively) found in anime.

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Meanings

nounbeach episode (plural beach episodes)

plural beach episodes

  1. A one-off, non-canon episode of a programme, typically (though not exclusively) found in anime.

Origin

From certain anime, in which a special, non-canon episode usually takes place on a beach or other leisure location. The term has since been expanded to non-canon fanservice episodes of other diverse media.

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Translations

Arabic الحلقة الشاطئية
  • الحلقة الشاطئية (al-hilqah ash-shāṭi'iyyah)non-canon episode
Chinese 七八定律
  • 七八定律 (qī-bā dìnglǜ)non-canon episode
Hindi बीच एपिसोड, समुद्र तट एपिसोड
  • बीच एपिसोड (bīc episoḍ)non-canon episode
  • समुद्र तट एपिसोड (samudra taṭ episoḍ)non-canon episode
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APA

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MLA

“beach episode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beach%20episode. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beach episode,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beach%20episode.

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