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The [[Japanese (language)|Japanese]] word '''Gaiden''' (外伝, often translated as "'''[[side story]]'''" or "tale") is used to refer to an [[anecdote]] or supplementary biography of a person. The term Gaiden is commonly used in popular Japanese fiction to refer to a [[spinoff]] (canonical or otherwise) of a previously published work that is not officially considered a [[sequel]] nor a [[prequel]]. However, some "Gaiden" story are retold stories in the perspective a different character, similar to that of a [[flashback]].
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Works that includes the use of the word gaiden in their titles include ''[[Fire Emblem Gaiden]]'', ''[[Kakashi Gaiden]]'' (spinoff of ''[[Naruto]]'' which tells the story of the "Great Ninja War" which happens decades before the actual series), ''Ten no Haō Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden'' (spinoff of ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', which is told through the eyes of Kenshiro's brother, [[Raoh]]), ''[[Gensō Suikogaiden]]'' (spinoff of ''[[Suikoden]]''), ''[[Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean|Albert Odyssey Gaiden]]'' (released in English as ''Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean'') and ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure|Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden]]'' (released in North America as ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' and in the [[PAL region]] as ''Mystic Quest''), and ''[[Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden]]'' (spinoff of ''[[Barkley Shut Up and Jam!]]''). In addition, the word Gaiden has been used in English titles as well such as ''[[Ninja Gaiden]](story told in the super ninja, Ryu Hayabusa from DoA's perspective)'' (the American title for the Japanese series ''Ninja Ryūkenden'') and ''[[Resident Evil Gaiden]]'' (a European-developed spinoff of the Japanese ''[[Resident Evil (franchise)|Resident Evil]]'' series).

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