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Family Tree	original workWhat the anime is based on! This is given as the original work credit in the OP. Mostly of academic interest, but a useful bit of info, hinting at the possible depth of story. · American derivedA work which was created as a continuation/remake of an American based franchise or cartoon series. These works are completely Japan original, but which lack roots within Japanese media. See also: cartoon remake · CG collectionCG collection is a collection of illustrations, usually fully coloured and mostly linked to adult content. They are similar to erotic games, as they have a story and repeat an image with changes in dialogue and/or small changes in the drawing, but are otherwise not a game. They can also have speech bubbles and use multiple s like a manga. · gameBased on an interactive (even if minimally so) form of entertainment software, generally available for PCs, consoles or arcade machines. · mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime. See also manhua and manhwa. · manhuaThe Chinese equivalent of the Japanese manga, produced in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. See also manga and manhwa. · manhwaThe Korean equivalent of the Japanese manga (has the look of a manga, but you read it like a Western comic). See also manga and manhua. · movieBased on a live action film, Japanese or otherwise. · newNot based on anything, the story is a new work, usually made up by the people involved in creating the anime. Generally if an original work (原作) credit is given, it will be to the studio, or director, or other of the production team. · novelA novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally written in prose form, and which is typically published as a book. Manga, comics, or visual novels do not fit this description and are not considered novels; including a small number of illustrations, however, is still permissible, which means that light novels are considered novels. · picture bookA picture book is a book, most often aimed at young children, that combines visual and verbal narratives. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. · radio programmeno description set · television programmeBased on a live action television program, Japanese or otherwise. · Western animated cartoonAn anime series which originally started as an Western/American cartoon series or movie, but was later changed/adapted and remade specifically for the Japanese audience, and done through local anime studios within Japan. · Western comicsThis anime is based on a western comic book.
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