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These are basically guidelines to follow. There are certain shows that some people are certain are anime, yet others are equally certain that they are not anime. This is meant to help determine what is considered an anime for AniDB. Questionable shows should be discussed in the [http:// | These are basically guidelines to follow. There are certain shows that some people are certain are anime, yet others are equally certain that they are not anime. This is meant to help determine what is considered an anime for AniDB. Questionable shows should be discussed in the [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=forum&id=21 Change Requests] forum and the mods or exp will decide if it is appropriate to have in the database. | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
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==Exceptions== | ==Exceptions== | ||
Yes, every rule has exceptions. There are a lot of borderline cases, but these cases should be discussed before adding them to the database. If there is something in the database or you think should be added to the database that does not match the definition above it needs to be discussed in the [http:// | Yes, every rule has exceptions. There are a lot of borderline cases, but these cases should be discussed before adding them to the database. If there is something in the database or you think should be added to the database that does not match the definition above it needs to be discussed in the [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=forum Forum]. First, you should search to see if there has already been a discussion about the anime in question. If you cannot find one, then you need to make a post in the [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=forum&id=21 Change Requests] forum, put [ADD][ANIME] or [DEL][ANIME] in the subject of your topic. | ||
===In General=== | ===In General=== | ||
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===Specific Cases=== | ===Specific Cases=== | ||
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For an ongoing list of items that have been requested for deletion, or have been deleted, see [http:// | For an ongoing list of items that have been requested for deletion, or have been deleted, see [http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 List of duplicate and "not anime" entries in AniDB] | ||
{{eyecatch|Note:|some links in this guide are pointing to Internal Docs section and are not available to everyone.<br>Those are meant to be references for people who work on AniDB documentation.}} | {{eyecatch|Note:|some links in this guide are pointing to Internal Docs section and are not available to everyone.<br>Those are meant to be references for people who work on AniDB documentation.}} | ||
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'''{{a|517|Yes}}''' | '''{{a|517|Yes}}''' | ||
{{Quote|Ultima|The Animatrix should be allowed because it was animated by many well known Japanese artists.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Ultima|The Animatrix should be allowed because it was animated by many well known Japanese artists.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=11570#p11570 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
{{h4|Daicon Opening Animations}} | {{h4|Daicon Opening Animations}} | ||
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'''{{a|2780|Yes}}''' | '''{{a|2780|Yes}}''' | ||
{{Quote|Rar|Given the long and active tradition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doujinshi 同人誌], declaring everything not made by the copyright holders might become overly restrictive. However, due to the time and expense it takes to produce animation compared to literature, I suspect a simple 'no doujinshi' rule will probably do for a good few years yet. Unless of course, someone who's seen the work in question wants to contradict me and say it is worth keeping.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Rar|Given the long and active tradition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doujinshi 同人誌], declaring everything not made by the copyright holders might become overly restrictive. However, due to the time and expense it takes to produce animation compared to literature, I suspect a simple 'no doujinshi' rule will probably do for a good few years yet. Unless of course, someone who's seen the work in question wants to contradict me and say it is worth keeping.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=14492#p14492 link]}} | ||
{{Quote|Rar|2=I completely revoke my comments about doujinshi in animation having added [http://anidb.info/a2780 this] a while ago... fan made, in the 80s, and great.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Rar|2=I completely revoke my comments about doujinshi in animation having added [http://anidb.info/a2780 this] a while ago... fan made, in the 80s, and great.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=15171#p15171 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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{{Quote|rar|Ran across this, and as far as a bit of googling tells me, this is a US animation only, not even a co-production like some are (The Mysterious Cities of Gold for instance).|3=[http:// | {{Quote|rar|Ran across this, and as far as a bit of googling tells me, this is a US animation only, not even a co-production like some are (The Mysterious Cities of Gold for instance).|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=2134 thread deleted]}} | ||
{{Quote|nwa|I was renaming the "The" titles and stumbled upon this.. according to IMDB this isn't really an anime at all...|3=[http:// | {{Quote|nwa|I was renaming the "The" titles and stumbled upon this.. according to IMDB this isn't really an anime at all...|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=2551 thread deleted]}} | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''{{a|77|Yes/No}}''' | '''{{a|77|Yes/No}}''' | ||
{{Quote|Ultima|Robotech for example has Japanese origins because they were licensed from Tatsunoko Studios for international distribution by Harmony Gold USA.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Ultima|Robotech for example has Japanese origins because they were licensed from Tatsunoko Studios for international distribution by Harmony Gold USA.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=11570#p11570 link]}} | ||
{{Quote|nwa|Robotech was neither dubbed nor created by the Japanese.. there wasn't even any Japanese studios involved with it? in that case... it's not anime and should be deleted :P|3=[http:// | {{Quote|nwa|Robotech was neither dubbed nor created by the Japanese.. there wasn't even any Japanese studios involved with it? in that case... it's not anime and should be deleted :P|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=11757#p11757 link]}} | ||
{{Quote|nwa|I wouldn't allow Transformers US Movie or the US Robotech.. aah.. whatever.. they might as well be there..|3=[http:// | {{Quote|nwa|I wouldn't allow Transformers US Movie or the US Robotech.. aah.. whatever.. they might as well be there..|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=14350#p14350 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|PetriW|I don't see why it wouldn't.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|PetriW|I don't see why it wouldn't.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=9572#p9572 thread deleted]}} | ||
{{Quote|nwa|they are crappy, but still hentai I guess|3=[http:// | {{Quote|nwa|they are crappy, but still hentai I guess|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=9588#p9588 thread deleted]}} | ||
{{Quote|Ultima|Well, personally, removing Sailor Moon and the 7 Ballz wouldn't be a "huge" loss. I guess we should just allow official hentai productions into AniDB. We do the same for official anime music videos released on anime DVDs. I think we should do the same for hentai.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Ultima|Well, personally, removing Sailor Moon and the 7 Ballz wouldn't be a "huge" loss. I guess we should just allow official hentai productions into AniDB. We do the same for official anime music videos released on anime DVDs. I think we should do the same for hentai.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=14494#p14494 thread deleted]}} | ||
{{Quote|Wahaha|With a runtime of ~50 minutes, ~70 people who have the files in their lists and ~40 votes, this entry should be kept IMO.|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Wahaha|With a runtime of ~50 minutes, ~70 people who have the files in their lists and ~40 votes, this entry should be kept IMO.|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?p=14521#p14521 link]}} | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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'''No''' | '''No''' | ||
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
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{{Quote|Der Idiot|american production for the american market|3=[http:// | {{Quote|Der Idiot|american production for the american market|3=[http://forum.anidb.net/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}} | ||
==Anime <x> is (not) listed as anime on page <y>== | ==Anime <x> is (not) listed as anime on page <y>== | ||