Content:Episodes
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Episode number
Be careful with different episodeorders here. For the moment the japanese "How it was supposed to be shown" order is our standard
Episode Name (English)
Check the official page if it's licensed. [i]for OVA (complete ep#=1)[/i] if there is no real ep title (aka when the ep title = anime title) just name the ep OVA [i]for Movies[/i] http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=875
Episode Name (Romaji)
http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2935 [i]for OVA (complete ep#=1)[/i] if there is no real ep title (aka when the ep title = anime title) just leave the field blank [i]for Movies[/i] just leave the field blank.
Episode Name (Kanji)
http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2935 www.allcinema.com is a reliable source for this. [i]for OVA (complete ep#=1)[/i] if there is no real ep title (aka when the ep title = anime title) just leave the field blank [i]for Movies[/i] just leave the field blank.
Play Length
the official play lenght of this episode.
Airdate
check the official Japanese(!) page, http://cal.syoboi.jp or other pages listed here http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3191
be careful with 25:00 shows!
example:
Japanese TV schedule says 01.03.2005 25:30 this means it aired 02.03.2005 01:30
in doubt check http://cal.syoboi.jp
Misc.
there are only 2 states for this:
Special. for dvd only eps, dvd specials, bonus material etc.
Recap, which should only get used for pure recaps!
Description
short summary of the episode or titles in other languages. both allowed and ok to add