AniDB Definition:Anime: Difference between revisions

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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://www.anidb.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 DB Change Requests] forum and the mods or exp will decide if it is appropriate to have in the database.
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://www.anidb.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 DB Change Requests] forum and the mods or exp will decide if it is appropriate to have in the database.


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{{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.}}


====Animatrix====
 
{{h4|The Animatrix}}
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<b>Yes</b><br>
'''{{a|517|Yes}}'''
{{Quote|Ultima|The Animatrix should be allowed because it was animated by many well known Japanese artists.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11570#11570 link]}}
{{Quote|Ultima|The Animatrix should be allowed because it was animated by many well known Japanese artists.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11570#11570 link]}}




====Anime Fiction====
{{h4|Anime Fiction}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====Apprentice====
{{h4|Apprentice}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{h4|Daicon Opening Animations}}
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'''{{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://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14492#14492 link]}}
{{Quote|Rar|2=I completely revoke my comments about doujinshi in animation having added [http://anidb.ath.cx/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=2780 this] a while ago... fan made, in the 80s, and great.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=15171#15171 link]}}




====Evangelion X====
{{h4|Evangelion X}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====The Item====
{{h4|The Item}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.drowtales.com/~whiteradish/ about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====The Last Unicorn====
{{h4|The Last Unicorn}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|rar|Ran across this, and as far as a bit of googling tells me, this is a US animation only, not even a coproduction like some are (The Mysterious Cities of Gold for instance).|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2134 link]}}
{{Quote|rar|Ran across this, and as far as a bit of googling tells me, this is a US animation only, not even a coproduction like some are (The Mysterious Cities of Gold for instance).|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2134 link]}}


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====Mania - Secret of Green Tentacle====
{{h4|Mania - Secret of Green Tentacle}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====Oman====
{{h4|Oman}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====Ranomonto====
{{h4|Ranomonto}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|japanese fanproduction|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====Robotech====
{{h4|Robotech}}
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<b>Yes</b><br>
'''{{a|57|Yes}}'''
{{Quote|Ultima|Robotech for example has Japanese origins because they were licensed from Tatsunoko Studios for international distribution by Harmony Gold USA.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11570#11570 link]}}
{{Quote|Ultima|Robotech for example has Japanese origins because they were licensed from Tatsunoko Studios for international distribution by Harmony Gold USA.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11570#11570 link]}}


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====Sailor Moon and the 7 Ballz====
{{h4|Sailor Moon and the 7 Ballz}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|PetriW|I don't see why it wouldn't.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9572#9572 link]}}
{{Quote|PetriW|I don't see why it wouldn't.|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9572#9572 link]}}


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====Shadowskin====
{{h4|Shadowskin}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====Star Ballz====
{{h4|Star Ballz}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|english company producing for the english market|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}




====Understanding Chaos====
{{h4|Understanding Chaos}}
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<b>No</b><br>
'''No'''
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}
{{Quote|Der Idiot|Amateur english company producing for the english market: [http://www.studioartfx.com/about.html about us]|3=[http://www.anidb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3639 link]}}


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