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→So what IS an anime?: Picture drama are not top level anime entries, but are still valid BD DVD special via S episodes
(→So what IS an anime?: the above bullet already defines what is a CJK producer) |
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To meet the AniDB definition of "anime" it must be: | To meet the AniDB definition of "anime" it must be: | ||
:* An anime needs to be '''animated'''. Live action, or something with just a few animated scenes and/or picture dramas (audio dialog over still images) is not an anime. | :* An anime needs to be '''animated'''. Live action, or something with just a few animated scenes and/or picture dramas (audio dialog over still images) is not an anime (these items can still be added as S episodes if they are released as a BD/DVD special). | ||
:* It has to '''have a plot'''. For instance an animated soap commercial is not an anime. | :* It has to '''have a plot'''. For instance an animated soap commercial is not an anime. | ||
:* The anime needs to be '''created primarily for the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean ("CJK") market'''. | :* The anime needs to be '''created primarily for the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean ("CJK") market'''. | ||