伏ふく線せん回かい収しゅう

noun

payoff of foreshadowing; tying up loose ends from earlier hints

Colloquial term used in discussions of stories, manga, anime, and games when earlier hints or setups are resolved later in the narrative.

• 最さい終しゅう回かいで見み事ごとな伏ふく線せん回かい収しゅうがあった。

  There was a brilliant payoff of foreshadowing in the final episode.

• このマンガは伏ふく線せん回かい収しゅうが丁てい寧ねいで読よみ応ごたえがある。

  This manga is satisfying to read because it carefully ties up its foreshadowing.