Help:Style guide/Episode Pages
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 {{Character Info}}. Use only the fields relevant to the character--if anything does NOT apply, leave it blank.
{{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)
}}
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 [[Category:Trigun (1998) Episodes]] or [[Category:Trigun Stampede Episodes]], depending on which series it belongs to.
