前ぜん日じつ譚たん

noun

prequel

Used for a story, film, or game that depicts events before an existing work. Common in entertainment contexts.

• この映えい画がは人にん気きシリーズの前ぜん日じつ譚たんだ。

  This movie is a prequel to the popular series.

noun

retrospective; looking back

Refers to a talk, article, or event that reviews past events or history. Less common than the prequel sense.

• 彼かれの講こう演えんは会かい社しゃの歴れき史しの前ぜん日じつ譚たんだった。

  His lecture was a retrospective on the company's history.