Welcome to WikiProject Anime and manga, a WikiProject that aims to improve anime and manga related articles by normalizing the standards for, and expanding Wikipedia's coverage of, such articles.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on our discussion page.
Technically speaking, anyone who edits / contributes to anime and manga related articles is a participant, and there are no requirements other than that. If one wishes they can further identify themselves with the project by listing their name as a participant. This helps spread the word about the project and can help other editors see what types of articles that user is interested in editing.
To join...
To add yourself to the project listing add the following to your user page:
[[Category:WikiProject Anime and manga participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]
Or, if you wish to use the userbox, add {{User WP Anime}} to your user page instead as it includes the above wikicode.
WikiProject Anime and manga's scope includes all media, persons, organizations and fandom substantially related to such franchises. This includes international subjects necessary for comprehensive coverage of the core topics.
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 Tenimyu);
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
Major aspects of fandom: including conventions (e.g., Comiket or Otakon), terminology and concepts such as otaku, and other practices.
What topics do we not cover?
Although its scope is broad, this project maintains an essential focus on anime, manga and related merchandise originally meant for consumption in Japan. This does not include works with incidental or minor association.
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) do not fall under our scope.
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 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 sung for an anime opening, do not meet this project's scope.
Articles on compilation albums with only a few anime or manga related tracks do not meet this project's scope.
Guidelines and resources
For a list of reliable sources for anime and manga, check out the online reliable sources page.
The Anime and manga BarnSakura is awarded to users who have made particularly fine contributions to anime- and manga-related articles.
To award...
To award the BarnSakura, use the following code:
==YOUR TOPIC HERE==
{{subst:BarnSakura Award|YOUR TEXT HERE}} or
{{subst:BarnSakura Award|ribbon=yes|YOUR TEXT HERE}}
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. --~~~~}}
The Anime and manga BarnLoli is awarded to users who have made particularly good contributions to WikiProject Anime and manga, including, but not limited to, participating in the assessment department, the cleanup department, and pushing new initiatives forward within the project.
To award...
To award the BarnLoli, use the following code:
==YOUR TOPIC HERE==
{{subst:BarnLoli Award|YOUR TEXT HERE}} or
{{subst:BarnLoli Award|ribbon=yes|YOUR TEXT HERE}}
For example:
==BarnLoli for excellent edits==
{{subst:BarnLoli Award|I hereby award you the Anime and Manga BarnLoli for your excellent work in clearing the backlogs in the cleanup department of WikiProject Anime and manga, --~~~~}}
