Bulbapedia:Manual of style/Manga: Difference between revisions

This is an '''instruction manual''' that addresses the conventions adopted by {{bp|Project Manga}} in writing, titles, articles, and linking [[Pokémon manga]] and its related Articles. If there are any unresolved disputes over what best adheres to the style of this, please contact the {{bp|Project Leader}}, {{u|Zesty Cactus}}.

* When adding moves used by a Pokémon, please do not add them to either the Pokémon's article or the move's article unless the move was mentioned by name when it appeared in the manga. It is unencyclopedic to guess which move was used, so to avoid this, it is requested that only moves confirmed by name be added. If you are unsure, please contact the project leader or a staff member before adding it to an article.

Manga that have been translated into English should be linked by the English name rather than the Japanese name. If it was translated by VIZ Media and Chuang Yi, VIZ Media's title should be used in the link (the Chuang Yi title will still be in the opening sentence alongside VIZ Media's, see below). The same goes for characters with different names in different translations, for example, [[Aibo]] will be linked rather than [[Ataro]].

For the cover image appearing in the main infobox, cover artwork official English translations by [[VIZ Media]] or [[Chuang Yi]] take priority if available. If both VIZ Media and Chuang Yi have published a translation, VIZ Media's cover should be used over Chuang Yi's if available. If no licensed English translation exists or the cover artwork is unavailable, please use the Japanese cover artwork, if available. Only if the Japanese cover artwork is unavailable should a non-English licensed translation's cover artwork be used in the main infobox.

The {{template|publications}} template must be used for cover artwork, publisher and ISBN information. The Japanese, [[VIZ Media]] (when applicable) and [[Chuang Yi]] (when applicable) information is required for a complete article and must be listed in that order. Information about international publications, such as in {{pmin|Germany}} or {{pmin|Italy}} or other countries, is encouraged to be added as well but not required for an article to be considered complete. International publication information should follow after the Japanese and English (when applicable) information and should be listed in alphabetical order by country (e.g. France, Germany, Italy, then Spain).

In the case of [[Pokémon Adventures]] rounds from [[PS091]] onward, where both [[VIZ Media]] and [[Chuang Yi]] have separate translations, both names are to be included, with the VIZ Media name listed first. The same treatment of the titles should also be done in the {{template|Chapterinfobox}}, with the VIZ Media title listed first. Example:

Each chapter/round should have the {{template|Chapterinfobox}} template, with as many parameters as possible filled in. The chapter/round's image should be the title page of the chapter, preferably uploaded in .png format if possible. Generally, chapter/round scans are in English when available, though a high-quality Japanese (or other language) scan is also acceptable. It is not neccessary to replace a high-quality Japanese (or other language) scan with an English one, as the quality of the image and artwork is the most important, not the language.