This category branch is reasonably firmly settled.

Though some renaming and rearrangement may take place, and more categories might be added later as required, no significant changes should occur. As such, please try and use this branch whenever adding categories to an anime.

Categories Navigation: Categories:Setting:Place

The places the anime can take place in. Includes more specific places such as a country on Earth, as well as more general places such as a dystopia or a parallel universe.

Earth

That big mud ball that most of us live on.

Americas

Canada

The great white north.

United States

The land of the free. Including Alaska and Hawaii.

Asia

China

Very big, cheap Rolexes, everyone does kung-fu.

Japan

Last stronghold for humanity, if Tokyo falls, it's all over. Tokyo tower will undoubtedly fall anyway.

Korea

Split personality, zerg rushers.

Russia

Bears, vodka, bigger than China.

Note: this also includes the European part of Russia (you know, the part where Moscow is, before the Ural mountain range).

Europe

France

Le fuck!

Germany

Ja, trink mein zaft du gailes luda!

Italy

They make good porn too!

United Kingdom

Oh bollocks, I'm late for my 5 o'clock tea because of this bloody weather!

Middle East

The Middle East is a historical and political region of Afro-Eurasia with no clear boundaries. It has a loose definition traditionally encompassing countries or regions in Western Asia and parts of North Africa such as Iran, Israel, Egypt, Morocco.

Fantasy World

A fantasy world is a type of imaginary world, part of a fictional universe. Typical worlds involve, but are not limited to magic or magical abilities and a medieval theme. Some worlds may be a parallel world tenuously connected to Earth via magical portals or items; a fictional Earth set in the remote past or future; or an entirely independent world set in another universe. Many fantasy worlds draw heavily on real world history, geography and sociology, and also on folklore.

Examples: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Slayers, Lodoss-tou Senki

Dystopia

A dystopia is a fictional society that is the antithesis of utopia. A dystopian society is characterised by negative traits the author chooses to illustrate, such as poverty, dictatorship, violence, and/or pollution. The only trait common to all dystopias is that they are negative and undesirable societies, but many commonalities are found across dystopian societies. In general, dystopias are seen as visions of "dangerous and alienating future societies," often criticizing current trends in culture. It is a culture where the condition of life is "extremely bad," as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.

Most dystopias impose severe social restrictions on the characters' lives.

Examples: Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku, Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World, Gungrave

Parallel Universe

Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. Because "alternative reality" sometimes implies that the reality is a variant of our own, like for example a mirror world, we'll use the term "Parallel Universe" which is more general, without any connotations implying a relationship (or lack thereof) with our own universe (meaning a fantasy world can just as well have an alternative reality, doesn't need to be our reality). To put it more simply, if more than 1 universe/reality is present in the anime, this category is valid.

Examples: Tenkuu no Escaflowne, Digimon Adventure, El Hazard: The Magnificent World

Virtual Reality

A virtual reality is a place where the character interacts with a computer(or some other device)-simulated environment, be it real or imagined. The condition for a virtual reality to exist is the existence of real world for the character. In some cases, a virtual reality where characters can get harmed physically is depicted.

Examples: .hack//SIGN, The Animatrix, Gantz

Space

The final frontier.

Other Planet

The anime will fit this category if some or all of the action takes place on another planet which is supposedly in the same universe as Earth, not a complete fantasy world; usually there has to be some concept of space travel. The Latin name for Earth - Terra, would also pass the condition of being in the same universe as Earth. Basically, even mentioning of Earth existing or having existed would be enough. Although Moon is a moon, it also qualifies as Other Planet.

Examples: Cowboy Bebop, Seikai no Monshou, Terra e... (2007)

Shipboard

Beam me up, Scotty! Space stations (think Death Star) also count. Basically, if the setting takes place onboard a spaceship in space, this category is applicable. If the spaceship lies on a planet and never actually gets into space, then you should not add this category.

Examples: Kidou Senshi Gundam, Mugen no Ryvius, Uchuu no Stellvia