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This is the Manual of Style that explains the aspects that must be taken into account at the time of writing articles. Following these guidelines will result in articles of high quality, pleasant to read, correct and organized.
We hope this guide will help you make valuable edits in the easiest way possible. If you have doubts, do not hesitate to contact one of our Administrators.
Writing
Perspective
- Summaries should only include information that is known at the point of that installment's release. If there is an element to a story with unknown details at the time; the details should remain unknown, with only a pipe link added on occasion for nameless characters who are named later.
Grammar and Formality
- Since this is an encyclopedia, we use a formal writing style. This means, for example, that we avoid the use of any contractions, such as "he's", "didn't" "could've", etc. Use the full forms "he is", "did not", "could have" instead.
- "It's" is a contraction, and should not be used. "It's" is short for "it is" and is not the possessive of "it"; the possessive form of "it" is "its" with no apostrophe.
- All dates should be in Month D, Yr format (i.e. February 14, 2006).
- The metric system should be used when giving measurements, as this system is what is used in the series. Thus, for lengths and distances use centimeters, meters, and kilometers instead of inches, feet, and miles, and for weights use grams and kilograms rather than ounces and pounds. However, for heights, weights, and other sizes given in infoboxes, it is appropriate to include the imperial measurement in parentheses next to the metric.
- Keep the tenses of articles/sections consistent.
- All summaries and character articles should be written in the present tense.
- If the content of a section of a chapter or episode is a flashback to a previous story point, it should also be written in past tense.
- Due to the time skip nature and importance of the Prologue: Childhood, relevant chapters and story arcs should be written in the present tense but only in those articles. Past tense should be used outside of those articles.
Neutrality
- Use a neutral point of view when writing. Any opinion or bias should be expressed on the forum, the Discord server or on the respective Talk Page, not in the article itself.
American English or British English
- We use only American English on this wiki, since the official translations of the manga by Yen Press are provided in American English; Wikia is also an American company which has its interface and documentation written in this localization of the language, and this wiki targets primarily an American audience.
- Diacritic such as á, à or â are not allowed in page names but they can be used for Romanji within the articles.
Level of detail
- Quantity does not mean quality, and not every detail is important. Articles should be written focused on the topic in question, extracting the relevant facts and avoiding unnecessary and unrelated information.
- Articles about media (chapters, episodes, movies, etc) should cover all main events but in a summarized way, not literally descriptive. Not "he opens the door, he enters the room, he finds a person, first-person says this, second person says this...", but "he finds some person and they talk about something".
- In general for any page, transcribing literal conversations in the style of "this character says, that character responds" should be avoided, since just mentioning the topic is relevant in most cases. Only when it is really important to mention the words of a character or it can not be found a way to write the summary without using this style, this could be allowed; but this should be done as little as possible.
- Articles about characters should focus on the actions of that character. Actions of third characters should be mentioned only when they directly involve the one of the topic and are relevant to the subject; but preferably should be told just quickly.
Presentation
- Paragraphs should be short and to the point, preferably no more than 10 lines and ideally with at least a reference at the end and an illustrative image every few paragraphs (see Images and References below).
- For deceased characters, do not reveal the details of their deaths in their introductions or infoboxes. The decease of a character can not be considered introductory information; and since character statuses are included in their infoboxes and the deceased ones can be easily identified by the past tense writing of their articles, even mentioning that the character is dead in the introduction is irrelevant.
Age
- Due to the inconsistency of the timeline and characters' birthdays are rarely provided, this wiki displays the age as they are shown in the source material.
- Generally if the characters' age are directly stated or shown during one particular arc, the characters will be assumed to be that age for the entire arc.
- The exception is the Prologue: Childhood where the story was skipping time at a rapid rate, chapters are used instead.
- If the the characters' age have not been provided, reasonable assumptions can used, for example, Miyako is at least 21 when she met Ichigo because she has graduated from university at that point.
Canon
- The canon material is the content accepted as part of the same continuity of the original series, the manga.
- Content made by series writer Aka Akasaka (including short stories and light novels), as well as Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko -interlude- chapters, is generally accepted as canon, while derivative material from other authors is intended to take place in alternate continuities and therefore is considered non-canon; unless it is specifically adapted by the author into the main continuity.
- Due to significant deviation from the other media, the live action project is not considered to be part of the same canon and elements of it should not be used in conjunction with the other plot related text.
- When there are conflicts arising between serialized and volume releases, the volume version are considered corrections and override the earlier versions.
- This also applies to the English release with the official Yen Press translations prioritized over the MangaPlus release.
Images and other media
Main article: Image Policy