影かげアナ

Meanings

backstage announcement; off-camera announcement

Refers to an announcement made from backstage or off-camera in theatre, television, or similar productions, often to guide the audience or performers without being seen. Abbreviation of 影アナウンスメント.

Kanji

影shadow, silhouette, phantom

Related words

アナウンスメント
The full loanword for 'announcement'; 影アナ is a clipped compound specifically for backstage/off-camera announcements.
場じょう内ないアナウンス
A general term for in-venue announcements, not necessarily from backstage.

Built from

影かげ+アナ

Written forms

影かげアナ
Standard kanji-katakana spelling; the kanji 影 means 'shadow' or 'behind the scenes'.
カゲアナ
kana-only spelling
Full katakana spelling; it is a reading without kanji, but it is rarely used in practice. Included as a search variant.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 影 (kage, 'shadow' or 'behind the scenes') + アナウンスメント (anaunsumento, 'announcement'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in broadcasting or theatre contexts.