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=Basic info you should include when adding an episode= | =Basic info you should include when adding an episode= | ||
==Episode number== | ==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 ''(DVD Specials, Bonus eps)'' ''(S1, S2, ...)'' | ||
**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. | |||
*Opening/Ending Episode ''(C1, C2, ...)'' | *Opening/Ending Episode ''(C1, C2, ...)'' | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Do '''NOT''' add a separate episode for creditless openings/endings. | {{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.}} | ||
*Trailer/Promo/Commercial ''(T1, T2, ...)'' | *Trailer/Promo/Commercial ''(T1, T2, ...)'' | ||
*Parody | *Parody Episode ''(P1, P2, ...)'' | ||
*Other Episode ''(US Chopjobs & certain supportfiles (AC3 modpacks, fontpacks).)'' ''(O1, O2, ...)'' | *Other Episode ''(US Chopjobs & certain supportfiles (AC3 modpacks, fontpacks).)'' ''(O1, O2, ...)'' | ||
{{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.}} | {{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.}} | ||
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Check the official page if it's licensed, if it's not use a translation of the romaji/kanji title.<br> | Check the official page if it's licensed, if it's not use a translation of the romaji/kanji title.<br> | ||
If you have neither use: "Episode XX" where XX is the number of the episode. For OVAs, use "Volume XX". | If you have neither use: "Episode XX" where XX is the number of the episode. For OVAs, use "Volume XX". | ||
===Stylized Episode Numbers=== | |||
Episode "names" such as "Operation 9", "File #002" or "XYZ第一話" or "ABCの第三話" etc. are considered to be stylised episode numbers rather than episode titles. | |||
* When they prepend the main episode title, do not add them or their transcriptions/translations to the title. | |||
* When they appear standalone as the only thing in the episode title, use the default "Episode XX" or "Volume XX" naming convention instead. | |||
==="Prologue" and "00" Episodes=== | ==="Prologue" and "00" Episodes=== | ||