English Dictionary

expanded universe

名詞

In fiction, the extension of a media franchise (i.e. a television show, series of feature films, etc.) with other media (generally comics and original novels), often with the result being that the stories described in the other media are not considered canon in the original.

日本語の意味

フィクションの世界において、テレビ番組や映画シリーズなどのメディアフランチャイズに、コミックやオリジナル小説など他のメディアを拡張して加えた作品群や設定のこと。これらはしばしば、元の公式な物語の設定（カノン）には含まれない場合がある。

Many fans argued that the novels in the franchise belonged to the expanded universe rather than to the television show's official canon.

多くのファンは、そのフランチャイズの小説はテレビ番組の公式カノンではなく、コミックやタイイン小説などの他媒体で拡張された世界観に属すると主張した。

意味（1）

In fiction, the extension of a media franchise (i.e. a television show, series of feature films, etc.) with other media (generally comics and original novels), often with the result being that the stories described in the other media are not considered canon in the original.

The Star Wars novels, comics, video games, television series, and radio shows created between 1977 and 2012 all constitute an original Expanded Universe (EU) of in-universe history and lore set within the same transmedia franchise.

expanded universes （ plural ）