新しい回 counter use


I heard the use of 新しい回 to say "the last episode released" : do I understand
it right ? is it a common expression ?

I have some doubt because according to me the counter for episode is 話。




Yes this is a valid expression. This 回 is a simple noun that means "episode
(of a TV program)", "inning (of baseball)", "round (of an experiment,
competition, etc.)", "show (of a movie/play/etc played at a theater on a day)"
and such. It's typically modified by 最初の, 次の, 前の, 新しい and 最後の. 最終回 is a common
phrase that means "the final episode (of a TV series)".

This 回 is not a counter because it's following 新しい, which is obviously not a
number.




Yes this is a valid expression. This 回 is a simple noun that means "episode
(of a TV program)", "inning (of baseball)", "round (of an experiment,
competition, etc.)", "show (of a movie/play/etc played at a theater on a day)"
and such. It's typically modified by 最初の, 次の, 前の, 新しい and 最後の. 最終回 is a common
phrase that means "the final episode (of a TV series)".

This 回 is not a counter because it's following 新しい, which is obviously not a
number.

