Welcome to WikiProject Anime and manga! We are a group dedicated to improving the coverage of anime, manga, and related topics on Wikipedia, and hope that the suggestions on this page and its subpages will help guide the efforts of other contributors. If you have any questions about the project, please feel free to ask them on our talk page or contact one of our participants.

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What topics we cover[edit]

WikiProject Anime and manga's scope includes all topics related to anime and manga as well as all media, persons, organizations and fandom substantially related to any anime and manga franchise. This includes international subjects necessary for comprehensive coverage of the core topics.

• Anime, including television, OVAs, and animated films;
• Manga and light novels, including serials, such as Young King OURs, and collected volumes;
• Media belonging to the same franchises as the above, including video games, visual novels, live action versions, audio dramas, soundtracks, and stage shows and musicals (such as Musical: The Prince of Tennis);
• Video games related to anime or manga are under a shared scope with WikiProject Video games;
• Visual novels, dating sims, bishojo games and other similar games regardless of whether they have a major anime or manga adaptation under a shared scope with the visual novels task force;
• Notable characters, episodes, issues, and merchandise of the above media;
• Directors (e.g. Hayao Miyazaki) and mangaka (such as Rumiko Takahashi) and other notable production staff;
• Japanese publishers and production studios (e.g., Shōnen Gahōsha and Gainax) and international distributors (such as A.D. Vision and Funimation);
• Notable Japanese or international publications and websites meant for review and commentary of anime or manga (such as Newtype or Anime News Network);
• Voice actors, Japanese or international, whose principal work is in anime and whose roles are generally notable (such as Takehito Koyasu or Jessica Calvello); and
• Drama CDs, songs and soundtracks based on anime or manga are under either the shared scope of WikiProject Albums or WikiProject Discographies depending upon the nature of the article.
• Composers, bands and musicians based primarily around anime or manga are under either the shared scopes of WikiProject Composers or WikiProject Musicians.
• Major aspects of fandom: including conventions (e.g., Comiket or Otakon), terminology and concepts such as otaku, and other practices.

What topics we do not cover[edit]

This project maintains an essential focus on anime, manga, and related merchandise originally meant for consumption in Japan. Therefore, its scope does not include works with incidental or minor association, including (but not limited to):

• Animated or printed works produced for consumption outside of Japan that nevertheless draw on or are similar to Japanese media in terms of content or form (such as Chinese animation, Korean animation, manhwa, manhua and Western manga-styled comics such as Gothic Sports and Peach Fuzz).
• Media, particularly video games, in which anime or manga characters make incidental or out-of-context appearances.
• Pre-modern manga such as Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga, their artists, and other related elements. These are better suited for inclusion with the Japan and Art WikiProjects.
• Composers, bands and musicians with incidental anime or manga association, such as having only a few of their songs used for anime opening or ending theme songs.
• Articles on compilation albums with only a few anime or manga related tracks.

As a WikiProject, our main goals are to:

• Ensure that all anime and manga-related articles are clean, organized, well-written, and accessible;
• improve all anime and manga-related articles to at least good article, featured article, and/or featured list status; and
• create new articles relating to anime and manga as long as they are encyclopedic and adhere to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

((User WP Anime)) This user is a participant in WikiProject Anime and manga.

Anyone who edits or contributes to anime and manga related articles is a participant, and there are no other requirements for membership. If they like, users can further identify themselves with the project by signing up as a participant. This helps spread the word about the project, and lets other editors know what types of articles that user is interested in editing. Users can also join the project chat on the unofficial Wikimedia Discord server; see WP:Discord for more information.

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BarnSakura[edit] The Anime and Manga BarnSakura is awarded to users who have worked on and greatly improved anime and manga related articles. This can be bringing articles or lists to good or featured status, major copyediting, cleanup, or other significant help with an article not listed here. Awarding the BarnSakura... To award the BarnSakura (or alternate BarnSakura), place the following code on a user's talk page: ==YOUR TOPIC HERE== ((subst:BarnSakura Award|1=Put your message here. ~~~~)) or ((subst:BarnSakura Award|1=Put your message here. ~~~~|alt)) For example: ==BarnSakura for excellent edits== ((subst:BarnSakura Award|I hereby award you the Anime and Manga BarnSakura for your excellent edits in Naruto-related articles. ~~~~))

Barnstar[edit] The Anime and Manga Barnstar is awarded to users who have made particularly good contributions to the WikiProject, including, but not limited to, participating in the assessment department, the cleanup department, and pushing new initiatives forward within the project. Awarding the Barnstar... To award the Barnstar (or alternate Barnstar), place the following code on a user's talk page: ==YOUR TOPIC HERE== ((subst:The Anime Barnstar|1=Put your message here. ~~~~)) or ((subst:The Anime Barnstar|1=Put your message here. ~~~~|alt)) For example: ==Barnstar for excellent edits== ((subst:Anime and Manga Barnstar|I hereby award you the Anime and Manga Barnstar for your excellent work in clearing the backlogs in the cleanup department of WikiProject Anime and manga. ~~~~))

Triple Crown[edit]

The Anime and Manga Triple Crown is awarded to users who make significant contributions to anime and manga-related articles, and must be credited with at least one "Did You Know", one good article or good topic, and one featured content.