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=Where can I add new Episodes?!= | =Where can I add new Episodes?!= | ||
At the bottom of every anime entry is a link | At the bottom of every anime entry is a link named "Add Episode". Once you click it you're on the "Add Episode" page. There's a lot of info you can input here. | ||
=Basic | =Basic Episode Information= | ||
==Episode | ==Episode Number== | ||
Be careful with different episode orders here. For the moment the Japanese " | Be careful with different episode orders here. For the moment the Japanese "how it was supposed to be shown" order is our standard. | ||
==Type== | ==Type== | ||
*Normal Episode | *Normal Episode | ||
*Special/Extra Episode ''(DVD Specials, Bonus eps)'' ''(S1, S2, ...)'' | *Special/Extra Episode ''(BD/DVD Specials, Bonus eps)'' ''(S1, S2, ...)'' | ||
** Default rule: something presented on the BD/DVD disk as "bonus content" would generally count as an S episode. | |||
*** No Credit Openings / Endings (NCOP / NCED) are classified as C episodes. | |||
*** Trailers/Promos/Commercials are classified as T episodes. | |||
** BD/DVD exclusive episodes are classified as S episodes. | |||
** Bonus material, such as clean video extracts from main episodes (e.g. eyecatches, transformation sequences, etc) are classified as S episodes. | |||
**Live-action bonus material included with a BD/DVD release are classified as S episodes. | |||
**Live-action material that was released standalone should not be added; rare exceptions may apply. | |||
**Do '''not''' add BD/DVD menus. | |||
**Do '''not''' add advertisements / commercials that do not advertise the anime itself. For example, do not add commercials for Gundam Wing figurines as an S episode to the Gundam Wing anime entry. | |||
***Advertisements / commercials for the anime itself are added to T episodes. | |||
*Opening/Ending Episode ''(C1, C2, ...)'' | *Opening/Ending Episode ''(C1, C2, ...)'' | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Do '''NOT''' add a separate episode for creditless openings/endings. | **Refer to our [[Content:C_Episode_Guidance|C Episode Guidance]] page for details. | ||
{{CollapseBlock|Given that the C Episode Guidance page is currently under construction, the current, deprecated guidance is kept here for reference.|content= | |||
{{eyecatch|Note|Do '''''NOT''''' add a separate episode for creditless openings/endings. Set the creditless flag in the video track of the '''file''' instead. We don't want creditless and non-creditless as separate episode entries.<br>The '''ONLY VALID''' naming template is Opening (1,2,...,n), Ending (1,2,...,n). In case if the same song is used with a significantly different video or the same video is used with a different song, append letters after the numbers e.g. Opening 1a, Opening 1b. For foreign OP/ED episodes, if they differ from the original Japanese versions, append the country name before Opening (1,2,...,n), Ending (1,2,...,n).<br>PVs (music video for the song) go under Other episodes, but only if they were released as part of the anime DVD/BD.<br>"Long/full" versions of the OP or ED should be added under Special episode unless they were actually used within a regular episode.<br>If the OP/ED song is played and credits are shown, but the video is still that of the regular episode, then it's NOT an OP/ED episode (rather common in last episodes as sort of an epilogue).<br>OP/ED episode's display name will be automatically changed to the song played in that OP/ED if the song has the appropriate OP/ED episode number relation added. It will also automatically display the episode range the OP/ED is played in if the song has those episode ranges added.<br>OP/ED episodes, like any other episode, should have the air date, which would be the air date of the episode they were first played in.}} | |||
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*Trailer/Promo/Commercial ''(T1, T2, ...)'' | *Trailer/Promo/Commercial ''(T1, T2, ...)'' | ||
*Parody | *Parody Episode ''(P1, P2, ...)'' | ||
*Other Episode ''(US Chopjobs | *Other Episode ''(official repackages such as the {{short|a9127|Psycho-Pass New Edit}}, US Chopjobs, certain supportfiles (AC3 modpacks, fontpacks).)'' ''(O1, O2, ...)'' | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|"Other" is | {{eyecatch|Note|"Other" is '''not''' meant for OST's, Manga, AMV's or any other not official Special!<br>Disc menu animations are also not welcome in AniDB. Please do not add them.}} | ||
==Episode | ==Episode Title== | ||
Refer to our [[Content:Titles#Episode_Titles|Episode Title]] page for details. | |||
==Play Length== | ==Play Length== | ||
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=Ordering of S Episodes -- GENERAL GUIDANCE= | =Ordering of S Episodes -- GENERAL GUIDANCE= | ||
There are no ''hard rules'' regarding the ordering of S episodes. However, the following general rules of thumb should be applied: | There are no ''hard rules'' regarding the ordering of S episodes. However, the following general rules of thumb should be applied: | ||
# ''"Actual episodes"'' should come first before recaps. Example: {{a|6327| | # ''"Actual episodes"'' should come first before recaps. Example: {{a|6327|Bakemonogatari}} episodes 13 to 15 (S1 to S3) | ||
# ''"Recaps"'' should come first before "specials". Example: {{a|12014|91 Days}} episode S2 | # ''"Recaps"'' should come first before "specials". Example: {{a|12014|91 Days}} episode S2 | ||
# ''"Specials"'' Specials (e.g. web streamed specials, DVD and BD bonus content, etc) should come first before live action entries. | # ''"Specials"'' Specials (e.g. web streamed specials, DVD and BD bonus content, etc) should come first before live action entries. | ||
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Above all else, common sense should apply. These are general guidelines, and each anime should be looked at on a case-by-case basis. | Above all else, common sense should apply. These are general guidelines, and each anime should be looked at on a case-by-case basis. | ||
= | =Guidance for O episodes= | ||
==General Guidance== | |||
O episodes are not intended as proper episode entries. O episodes are used as a placeholder for entries that are a chopjob, re-cut, or other combination of regular (R), special (S), Opening/Closing (C), and/or Trailer/Promo (T) episode types. | |||
# To ensure that mylist statistics work correctly, it is '''mandatory''' that all files contained in O episodes are also assigned other episodes using file-episode relations. | |||
## Use file-episode relations to mark which episode(s) the O episode covers. | |||
## Assign percentages based on how much of the target episode this file covers. For example, if an O episode covers time timestamps from 20% to 40% of episode 1, and timestamps from 65% to 90% of episode 2, add these as the percentages in the file-episode relations. | |||
# If an O episode covers multiple regular episodes, for example a single release covers episode 1, 2, and 3 of the main series, '''THIS IS NOT AN O EPISODE'''. Instead, add the file to episode 1, and create file-episode relations to episode 2 and 3. | |||
==Movies subsequently redistributed in TV series format== | |||
Some anime series are distributed in both a movie and a TV series format with minimal edits between each other, except for the addition of opening and ending segments; the first airing or screening of the anime determines the anime type set on the anime entry as is usual. In case of a movie released also in an episodic format, the episodic version is to be added using a set of O (Other) episodes. | |||
: Example: {{short|a13473|Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These (2019)}} | |||
Files for a TV distribution like this are expected to be added into said O episodes. However, to make mylist statistics for said anime to work correctly, it is '''mandatory''' to also assign the file to the episode entry of the relevant movie, using an additional file-episode relation; there is no difference in treatment from the general guidance. | |||
The start and end positions saved into this relation also make the part number inside the movie entry explicit. Therefore, notes such as "Part X of Y" are generally considered both duplication of information and an unwelcome complexity. Use of these types of notes are discouraged, especially given that the average user usually only cares about the TV edit episode number in these circumstances. These notes can be allowed if their use clearly adds clarity to the case, but always ask a mod first before adding such notes. | |||
==First Aired/Released | =Other Info= | ||
==First Aired/Released Date== | |||
{{main|Content:Anime#General Guidance}} | {{main|Content:Anime#General Guidance}} | ||
{{#lsth:Content:Anime|General Guidance}} | {{#lsth:Content:Anime|General Guidance}} | ||
====Japanese TV Schedule Timestamps==== | ====Japanese TV Schedule Timestamps==== | ||
Be careful with shows that have 24:00 and later air hours - this means that show will air on the night after the specified date. For the purposes of AniDB, a show listed as airing between 00:00 and 23:59 is added with the listed date; any show airing on 24:00 or later is added with the "first aired" date of the ''next day''. | Be careful with shows that have 24:00 and later air hours - this means that show will air on the night after the specified date. For the purposes of AniDB, a show listed as airing between 00:00 and 23:59 is added with the listed date; any show airing on 24:00 or later is added with the "first aired" date of the ''next day''. | ||
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Japanese TV schedule says: 24.03.2005 25:30 | Japanese TV schedule says: 24.03.2005 25:30 | ||
this means it aired: 25.03.2005 01:30. | this means it aired: 25.03.2005 01:30. | ||
''Such an episode would be added as "first aired on ''' | ''Such an episode would be added as "first aired on '''25'''.03.2005"''. | ||
==Recap Episodes== | |||
The recap flag should only get used for pure recaps! | |||
For anime where a sequel is released, recap episodes are often published to summarize what occurred in the prequel, for the benefit of the sequel viewer to refresh their memory (for those that watched the prequel) or gain some baseline understanding of the previous plot (for those that have not watched the prequel). When this happens, there is a practical question: which anime entry on AniDB should be assigned the recap episode? Does the recap episode go with the prequel entry or sequel entry? | |||
The following general criteria, ranked in order of importance, should be considered when deciding which anime entry to place the recap episode: | |||
# Does the recap episode cover the prequel's content with little to no alteration, (place with prequel) or does it introduce significant new content (place with sequel)? | |||
# Does [https://cal.syoboi.jp/ syoboi] group the recap episode with the prequel anime or sequel anime? | |||
# Is the air date of the recap episode closer to the prequel (e.g. 2 months after the prequel ended, and a year before sequel starts), or closer to the sequel (e.g. a year after the prequel ended, and 1 month before the sequel starts)? | |||
# Does the BD/DVD home release group the recap episode with the prequel anime or sequel anime? | |||
As a general principle, if both #1 and #2 agree on placement, that is where the recap episode should be placed. Discretion should be applied by moderators on a case by case basis. | |||
Further, #3 will generally override #4; only consider #4 if syoboi is ambiguous. | |||
This policy was confirmed {{short|c13866576|here}}. | |||
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== | ==Notes== | ||
Extra information about the episode, such as unusual airing arrangements, etc. | Extra information about the episode, such as unusual airing arrangements, etc. | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Do | {{eyecatch|Note|Do '''not''' use this field to mark "filler" episodes or write general episode summaries!}} | ||
=How to Remove | =How to Remove Bad Entries= | ||
If you added a bad entry yourself you can remove it as long as no one added a file to this entry. Otherwise, please post the [[ID:eid|eid]] of and a link to the entry to be removed here: {{ForumLink|21|Change Requests forum}} | If you added a bad entry yourself you can remove it as long as no one added a file to this entry. Otherwise, please post the [[ID:eid|eid]] of and a link to the entry to be removed here: {{ForumLink|21|Change Requests forum}} | ||
[[Category:Animeentries]] | [[Category:Animeentries]] | ||
[[Category: Guidelines]] | [[Category: Guidelines]] |