This template is maintained by Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga. It is designed to handle anime, manga, their associated movies, and OVAs, in a single modular infobox. Therefore it consists of a header and footer:
with modular components:
A basic version of the header is also available that has no content.
Usage
This infobox should be constructed by sandwiching one or more modules in between a header and a footer. (It is, of course, technically possible to leave out the middle completely.) The placement of components within the infobox is left to the judgement of the users. For consistency, it is recommended that placement follows the order of release.
Fields should reflect original Japanese dates and editions, as multiple countries/languages leads to clutter.
For consistency, the infobox should remain within the scope of its host article. If, for example, separate pages exist for an anime and its associated movie, the movie component should not appear on the anime page, and vice versa. The "Other" component may be used to provide links to such closely related works.
The title field in each module is optional, and should be used when the title of the specific anime/manga/etc. differs from the one at the top of the infobox.
The other fields should be self explanatory, and examples follow in the next section.
{{Infobox
| name =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| ja_name =
| ja_name_trans =
| genre =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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name
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Full common name of the anime, manga, light novel, or etc. Defaults to article name.
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image
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A relevant image for the work, which should be a movie poster, a DVD/VHS cover, screenshot, or another related image. Be sure to include a valid fair use rationale for the image if you upload one.
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size
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Image size. Default: 230px
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caption
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Image caption, which should describe the type of image used.
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ja_name
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This is the title written in kanji and kana.
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ja_name_trans
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This is the transliteration of the kanji/kana title.
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genre
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List of genres which the work belongs to. List more specific genres over general genres. (ex. Mecha is a subgenre of Science fiction, therefor only Mecha should be listed instead of both.)
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Anime
{{Infobox
| title =
| director =
| writer =
| studio =
| licensor =
| network =
| network_other =
| first =
| last =
| episodes =
| episode_list =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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title
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Title of the series, if different from the name field in header.
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director
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Person or persons who directed the series.
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writer
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Principle writers of the series.
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studio
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Primary studio that produced the series.
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licensor
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United States licensor.
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network
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Japanese networks on which the series aired.
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network_other
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Foreign networks the anime series aired on. This field is hidden until the reader clicks the 'show' link.
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first
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Date the first episode aired during the original run.
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last
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Date the last episode aired during the original run.
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episodes
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Number of episodes.
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episode_list
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Links the number of episodes to the respective "List of" episode article.
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Manga
{{Infobox
| title =
| author =
| illustrator =
| publisher =
| publisher_en =
| publisher_other =
| serialized =
| first =
| last =
| single_release =
| volumes =
| chapter_list =
| demographic =
| OEM =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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title
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Title of the manga, if different from the name field in header.
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author
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Author of the manga.
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illustrator
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Illustrator of the manga, if different from the manga's author.
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publisher
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Japanese publisher of the manga.
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publisher_en
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Any English-language publishers of the manga.
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publisher_other
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All other foreign publishers of the manga. This field is hidden until the reader clicks the 'show' link.
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serialized
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Magazine or anthology in which the manga was serialized in.
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first
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Date the first chapter (preferably) or volume was originally published.
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last
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Date the last chapter (preferably) or volume was originally published. In the event only one release date is known, omitting this will omit the display of the dash between the dates.
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single_release
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Set to yes if this the manga is comprised of only a single volume and was never serialized in Japan
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volumes
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The number of manga volumes
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chapter_list
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Links the number of volumes or chapters to the respective "List of" page.
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demographic
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Target demographic of the work. (ex. Shōjo, Shōnen, Seinen, Josei, Kodomo, Otaku, Salaryman, Hentai or General Interest). This is established by the Japanese magazine in which the manga was originally published.
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OEM
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Set to yes if the manga is an Original English-language manga. This is to prevent the article from being added to the manga category.
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OVA
{{Infobox
| ONA =
| title =
| director =
| writer =
| studio =
| licensor =
| licensor_other =
| episodes =
| episode_list =
| released =
| runtime =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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ONA
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Set to yes if the series is an original net animation. This will add the article to the anime ONAs category.
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title
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Title of the OVA, if different from the name field in header.
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director
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Person or persons who directed the OVA.
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writer
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Principle writers of the OVA.
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studio
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Primary studio that produced the OVA.
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licensor
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United States licensor.
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licensor_other
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Foreign licensors of the OVA. This field is hidden until the reader clicks the 'show' link.
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episodes
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Number of episodes.
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episode_list
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Links the number of episodes to the respective "List of" article.
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released
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Dates that the first and last, if applicable, episodes were released.
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runtime
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Length of the OVA.
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Movie
{{Infobox
| live_action =
| title =
| director =
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio =
| licensor =
| released =
| runtime =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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live_action
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Set to yes if the movie is a live-action movie. This will add the article to the Japanese films category.
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title
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Title of the move, if different from the name field in header.
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director
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Person or persons who directed the move.
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producer
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Person or persons who produced the move.
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writer
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Principle writers of the move.
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music
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Person or persons who composed the original music.
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studio
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Primary studio that produced the move.
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licensor
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United States licensor.
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released
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Date the move was first released in Japan.
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runtime
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Length of the move.
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TV Drama
{{Infobox
| title =
| director =
| writer =
| studio =
| network =
| first =
| last =
| episodes =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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title
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Title of the live action drama, if different from the name field in header.
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director
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Person or persons who directed the live action drama.
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writer
|
Principal writers of the live action drama.
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studio
|
Primary studio that produced the live action drama.
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network
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Japanese networks on which the live action drama aired.
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first
|
Date the first episode aired during the original run.
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last
|
Date the last episode aired during the original run.
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episodes
|
Number of episodes.
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TV Movie
{{Infobox
| TV_movie = yes
| title =
| director =
| studio =
| licensor =
| network =
| network_other =
| first =
| runtime =
}}
This is a variant of the anime infobox. Use TV_movie= yes
to get the desired fields.
Game
{{Infobox
| title =
| developer =
| publisher =
| genre =
| ratings =
| platforms =
| released =
| release_other =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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title
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Title of the video game, if different from the name field in header.
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developer
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Japanese company that developed the video game.
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publisher
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Japanese company that published the video game.
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genre
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The video game genre the game belong in.
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ratings
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The rating the game received in Japan.
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platforms
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Platforms or consoles the video game was released for. (Example: Playstation 2, Wii, Xbox 360)
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released
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Original Japanese release date of the video game.
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release_other
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Additional release dates of the video game.
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Novel
{{Infobox
| light =
| title =
| author =
| artist =
| publisher =
| publisher_en =
| publisher_other =
| published =
| serialized =
| first =
| last =
| volumes =
}}
Parameter
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Explanation
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light
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Set to yes if the novel is a light novel. This will add the article to the light novel category.
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title
|
Title of the novel, if different from the name field in header.
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author
|
Author of the novel.
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artist
|
Illustrator of the novel.
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publisher
|
Japanese publisher of the novel.
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publisher_en
|
English language publisher(s) of the novel.
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publisher_other
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Foreign publishers of the novel. This field is hidden until the reader clicks the 'show' link.
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serialized
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Magazine or anthology in which the light novel was serialized in. Only displays when the light parameter is set to yes.
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released
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Date the novel was released in Japan. Only displays when the light parameter is not set to yes.
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published
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For single volume light novels, date the light novel was released in Japan. Only displays when the light parameter is set to yes.
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first
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Date the first chapter (preferably) or volume of the light novel was originally published. Only displays when the light parameter is set to yes and if published is not set.
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last
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Date the last chapter (preferably) or volume of the light novel was originally published. Only displays when the light parameter is set to yes.
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volumes
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The number of volumes of light novel. Only displays when the light parameter is set to yes.
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demographic
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Target demographic of the work, either Male or Female, as established by the demographic the novel label targets, or, if serialized, the demographic of the magazine it was serialized in.
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Magazine
{{Infobox
| title =
| publisher =
| frequency =
| genre =
| first =
| ceased =
}}
- title: Title of magazine
- publisher: Publisher of magazine (company)
- frequency: How often is it published? (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually, etc.)
- genre: Options are: Anime, Manga, Hentai, Video game
- first: Date of first publication
- ceased: Date magazine ceased publication
Other
{{Infobox
| title =
| content =
}}
Parameter
|
Explanation
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title
|
Title of the component.
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content
|
Content of the infobox. To use wiki-style bullets with this component, you must start the bullets on the next line and not on the same line as content, as seen below:
{{Infobox
| title =
| content =
* [[thing1]]
* [[thing2]]
}}
|
Examples
Note: These examples might not contain accurate information.
An invented example
{{Infobox
| title_name = The Adventures of Wikipedia!
| image = Wikipe-tan.png
| size = 200px
| caption = Wikipe-tan, the protagonist
| ja_name = ウィキペディアの大冒険!
| ja_name_trans = The Adventures of Wikipedia!
| genre= [[Drama]], [[Action genre|Action]], [[Romance (novel)|Romance]]
}}
{{Infobox
| title =
| author = [[Jimbo Wales]] <br /> [[User:Kasuga]] (art)
| publisher = {{flagicon|United States}} [[Wikimedia]]
| serialized = [[Wikipedia]]
| first_run = [[January 15]], [[2001]]
| last_run = ongoing
| num_volumes = {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles
}}
{{Infobox
| title_name = Neon Genesis Evangelion
| image = EvaUnit02Still.jpg
| caption = Unit 02 fights at sea
| ja_name = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
| ja_name_trans = Neon Genesis Evangelion
| genre = [[Drama]], [[Mecha]]
}}
{{Infobox
| title =
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]
| publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| serialized = [[Shonen Ace]]
| first_run = 1995
| last_run = present
| num_volumes = 9 (currently)
}}
{{Infobox
| title =
| director = [[Hideaki Anno]]
| studio = [[Gainax]]
| network = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[TV Tokyo]]<br />
{{flagicon|United States}} [[Cartoon Network]]
| first_aired = [[October 4]], [[1995]]
| last_aired = [[March 27]], [[1996]]
| num_episodes = 26
| list_episodes = List of Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes
}}
{{Infobox
| title = Girlfriend of Steel
| developer = Gainax Network Systems
| publisher = [[Bandai]]
| genre = [[Visual novel]]
| ratings = PG
| platforms = [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]]
| release_date = {{flagicon|Japan}} February 1998
}}
{{Infobox
| title = Example, not real
| author = Unknown
| artist = Unknown
| publisher = Unknown
| first_run = August 2003
| last_run = August 2004
| num_volumes = 2
}}
{{Infobox
| title = Movies
| content =
* ''[[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'' (1997)
}}
{{Infobox
| title_name = Ghost in the Shell
| image = Ghost in the Shell - Major Kusanagi.png
| caption = Major Kusanagi, the protagonist
| ja_name = 攻殻機動隊
| ja_name_trans = Mobile Armoured Riot Police
| genre = [[science fiction|Sci-fi]], [[Cyberpunk]]
}}
{{Infobox
| title =
| author = [[Masamune Shirow]]
| publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kodansha]]
| serialized = Young magazine
| first_run = 1989
| last_run = 1990
| num_volumes = 1
}}
{{Infobox
| title =
| director = [[Mamoru Oshii]]
| studio = [[Bandai Visual]] <br /> [[Production I.G]]
| release_date = {{flagicon|Japan}} November 1995 <br /> {{flagicon|United States}} March 1996
| runtime = 82 min
}}
{{Infobox
| title =
| developer = Exact
| publisher = {{flagicon|United States}} [[THQ]]
| genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Third-person shooter]]
| ratings = [[ESRB]]: Teen (T)
| platforms = [[PlayStation]]
| release_date = November 3, 1997
}}
{{Infobox
| title = After the Long Goodbye
| author = Masaki Yamada
| artist = Masaki Yamada
| publisher = {{flagicon|United States}} [[Viz Media]]
| first_run = October 2005
| last_run = October 2005
| num_volumes = 1
}}
{{Infobox
| title = Related works
| content =
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Man/Machine Interface]]''
* ''[[Innocence: Ghost in the Shell]]''
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG]]''
}}
{{Infobox
| title_name = Sailor Moon
| image = Wikipe-tan.png
| size = 266px
| caption = The major characters of Sailor Moon (Anime)
|ja_name=美少女戦士セーラームーン
|ja_name_trans= Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon
|genre=[[Magical girl]], [[Romance (novel)|]], [[shōjo manga|Shōjo]]
}}
}}
{{Infobox ++|
title=Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
|author=[[Naoko Takeuchi]]
|publisher= {{flagicon|Japan}}[[Kodansha]] <br /> {{flagicon|United States}}[[Tokyopop]]
|publisher_other={{flagicon|France}}[[Editions Montjoie]] and [[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]] <br /> {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Semic Interprint]] <br /> {{flagicon|Germany}}[[Egmont Manga & Anime]] <br /> {{flagicon|Poland}}[[Japonica Polonica Fantastica (JPF)]]
|serialized= {lagicon|Japan}}[[Nakayoshi]] and [[Run Run]] <br /> {{flagicon|United States}}[[Mixxzine]] and [[Smile Magazine]]
|first_run=February 1992
|last_run=March 1997
|num_volumes=original: 18; renewed: 12
}}
{{Infobox |
title= Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (SM, SM:R, SM:S, SM:SuperS, SM:Sailor Stars)
|director= [[Jun'ichi Satō]], [[Kunihiko Ikuhara]], [[Takuya Igarashi]]
|studio=[[Toei Animation]]
|network={{flagicon|Japan}} [[TV Asahi]] <br /> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Cartoon Network]], [[Television syndication|Syndication]]
|network_other={{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[TVB]]<br />
{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Associated Broadcasting Company|ABC 5]]<br />
{{flagicon|Canada}} [[YTV (Canadian television)|YTV]], [[Global Television Network|Global]], [[TVA (TV network)|TVA]]<br />
{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]], [[Kanal 5]]<br />
{{flagicon|Finland}} [[SubTV]]<br />
{{flagicon|France}} [[TF1]]<br />
{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], [[Seven Network|7]], [[Network Ten|Ten]]<br />
{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rede Manchete]], [[Cartoon Network]], [[Rede Record]]<br />
{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[ATV Turkey|ATV]], [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|TRT]]<br />
{{flagicon|Germany}} [[ZDF]], [[RTL II]]<br />
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jetix (UK)|Fox Kids]], [[ITV]]<br />
{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Polsat]]<br />
{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Canale 5]], [[Italia 1]], [[Rete 4]]<br />
{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Antena 3 (Spain)|Antena 3]], [[K3|K3 Catalonia]]<br />
{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[SIC (Portugal)|SIC]], [[TVI (Portugal)|TVI]]<br />
{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[TV Azteca]]<br />
{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS 2]]<br />
{{flagicon|Russia}} [[TNT (Russian television channel)|TNT]]<br />
{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]]<br />
{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chilevisión]], [[Etc...TV]]<br />
{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[VT4]]<br />
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Yorin]]<br />
{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[RTM2 (Malaysia)|TV2]]<br />
{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Kanal 2]]<br />
{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Nova TV]]<br />
{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[LNK]]<br />
<!-- Sovereign nations (ISO 3166-1) only -->
|first_aired=March 07, 1992
|last_aired=February 08, 1997
|num_episodes=200 (SM:46, R:43, S:38, SuperS:39, SailorStars:34), various Specials
}}
{{Infobox |
title=Films
|content=*[[Sailor Moon R movie|Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon R: The Movie]]
*[[Sailor Moon S movie|Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: The Movie]]
*[[Sailor Moon SuperS movie|Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie ~ The 9 Sailor Soldiers Get Together! Miracle in the Black Dream Hole]]
}}
title=[[Musical theatre|Musical]] series
|content=Sailor Moon musicals ([[Seramyu]]): 25 stage shows based on the Sailor Moon franchise were released between 1993 and 2005.
}}
title=Live-action [[tokusatsu]] series
|content=[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]: a 49 Episode [[live action]] series directed by [[Ryuta Tasaki]] ran from [[October 4]], [[2003]] to [[September 25]], [[2004]]. There were also two direct-to-video releases: a [[sequel]] (Special Act), and a [[prequel]] (Act Zero).
}}
title=[[Video games]]
|content=Quite a few [[Sailor Moon video games]] have been released, mainly in Japan, with very few ever being translated into other languages.
}}
title=Related Series
|content=[[Codename wa Sailor V|Codename: Sailor V]]}}