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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 (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. | |||
# The anime needs to be '''Japanese, Chinese, or Korean ("CJK")''': this means it is created primarily for the '''CJK market''' by '''CJK producers''', as defined below. '''Exceptionally''', other East Asian markets and/or East Asian producers may also be allowed. | |||
: | ## '''CJK market''': a CJK market must be the '''primary audience''' for the anime. For instance, Disney may collaborate with a Japanese company on the making of a film for the United States market, but it is not an anime even though a Japanese company is involved. | ||
: | ## '''CJK production''': CJK companies/creators must be '''primary producers''' of the anime (see definition below); this generally means that at least one CJK company/creator is credited for anime production. The following points must be taken into account: | ||
### Just having a hand in the animation is not sufficient; this is especially true of subcontracting work, which is not considered a part of the production work. | |||
### Co-productions with other countries are acceptable, but only if CJK companies/creators have enough influence on the final product; the minimum threshold for sufficient influence depends on a subjective analysis by AniDB staff. | |||
#### In co-productions, companies are considered to hold a larger sway than individual creators; for example, {{short|cr205|Kamiyama Kenji}} may direct a movie for Warner, but that movie is still not anime even though direction is a key creative position. | |||
## '''"Other East Asian" exception''': we '''''generally''''' will accept East Asian animated works not from CJK if/when someone wants to add them. At the same time, we will not actively seek out those works, and neither will they be a priority. In this exception, East Asian is loosely defined as '''''any Asian country lying mostly to the east of India'''''. However, please note that we may block/delete specific works and/or countries, as the analysis of their own "anime-ness" is less straightforward. | |||
## '''Non-CJK''': Animated productions that aren't CJK or at least East Asian per the definitions above are not allowed. | |||
# An anime has to be '''professionally produced''' by a CJK producer. | |||
## Professionally produced re-cuts are considered anime. | |||
### Example: {{short|a6399|Dragon Ball Kai}} is a Japan-produced full re-cut of {{short|a1530|Dragon Ball Z}}. | |||
### Example: {{short|a1530|Dragon Ball Z}} contains several [[Content:Episodes#Guidance_for_O_episodes|O episodes]] representing re-cuts of a handful of episodes by official US distributor 4Kids. | |||
## Fan-made shows and/or parodies are not considered anime. Fan-made re-cuts are also not considered anime. | |||
### Both are [[AniDB_Definition:Anime#Other_fan-made_content|sometimes allowed as parody episodes]]; please check with a moderator. | |||
===Isn't that arbitrary and exclusive of good Western animation?=== | ===Isn't that arbitrary and exclusive of good Western animation?=== | ||