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Episode page style guide (WIP)

If a section has no relevant information for the episode, it should be omitted completely from the article. However, the following are required for each episode page:
* Infobox
* Introductory sentence
* Synopsis
* Characters
* Page categories

=Page Contents=

==Intro==
Start with this basic introductory sentence:
'''Episode Name''' is the ''number'' of ''Name of series''.

If the episode title is originally in Japanese text, format the introductory sentence like this:
'''Japanese Episode Name''' ''(Eng: '''English Episode Name''')'' is the ''number'' of ''Name of series''.

==Infobox==
Fill out the infobox template <nowiki>{{Character Info}}</nowiki>. Use only the fields relevant to the character--if anything does NOT apply, leave it blank.
<pre>{{Episode Info
|subj=Episode title (English, same as article title)
|img=Episode title card (original Japanese version)
|series=Series the episode is from
|ja_kanji=Japanese episode title
|eng_title=English episode title
|eng_pioneer=English episode title used for Pioneer release (1998 only)
|eng_funimation=English episode title used for FUNimation release (1998 only)
|season=Season number (Stampede only)
|ep_number=Episode number
|ja_broadcast=Original Japanese broadcast date
|us_broadcast=Original English broadcast date
|writer=Writer
|director=Director
|prev_ep=Previous episode
|next_ep=Next episode
|img2=English title card(s)
}}</pre>

===Requirements===
Required fields are:
* |subj=
* |series=
* |ja_kanji=
* |eng_title=
* |season=(Stampede only)
* |ep_number=
* |ja_broadcast=
* |us_broadcast=
* |prev_ep=(unless first episode)
* |next_ep=(unless final episode)

====1998 only====
Only use these fields on 1998 anime episodes:
* |eng_pioneer=
* |eng_funimation=

====Stampede only====
Only use these fields on Stampede episodes:
* |season=

==Synopsis==
Write a summary of the events of this episode in the present tense.

==Characters==
List all characters who appear in the episode, preferably in order of appearance.

==Manga==
For 1998 episodes, document what manga chapters the episode was adapted from as well as later manga chapters that were adapted from this episode and describe notable differences between them.

For Stampede episodes, document what manga chapters the episode was adapted from.

==Notes==
This section is for notes, trivia, and miscellaneous information. 

==Credits==
Link to subpage with a transcription of the episode's credits.

==References==
The citations will create a list of references in this section. 

==Categories==
The page should be placed in the categories for the series it belongs to and either <nowiki>[[Category:Trigun (1998) Episodes]]</nowiki> or <nowiki>[[Category:Trigun Stampede Episodes]]</nowiki>, depending on which series it belongs to.

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