means
extra in
Japanese. Its primary meaning is general and widespread. It is used as an
anime and manga fandom term to mean "extra or bonus". In the USA, the term is most often used in a narrow sense by anime fans to describe special features on
DVD releases: deleted
scenes, interviews with the
actors, "the making of" documentary clips,
outtakes, amusing
bloopers, and so forth. However, this use of the term actually predates the DVD
medium by several years. For at least the past 50 years in
Japan,
omake of small character figurines and toys have been giveaways that come with
soft drinks and
candy and sometimes the
omake is more desired than the product being sold.