user191: This post is dedicated to lists of online resources useful for specific tasks. It's not for asking, just for adding whatever you feel like would help others do what anime and manga fans do − buy new anime/manga, translate from/to Japanese, look up characters in a database, identify images, etc.
Purpose of this post: Help users with their questions, redirect users to other sites for things we don't do here. Some lists are already posted on the main site. This post is for things that don't strictly belong there but are still useful.
Add new resources into existing answers with the corresponding topic or create a new answer if there is no such topic already.
Existing topics:

A&M databases
Currently produced A&M
Recommendations
Identification
Conventions
Merchandise
Translate from/to Japanese

Possible topics of interest:

Going to cons as a visitor or seller
Cosplay making
Making manga/anime
Learning how to draw in manga styles
How to tell if merchandise is good, fake or low-quality, pricing too high
Where to find anime themed cafes

Please, check with our list of legal resources before adding.

user191: Anime and Manga databases
Purposes: Look up the full name, short name, English name, Japanese name, alternative name; Read reviews, synopses, descriptions; Look up the list of characters, character names, voice actors; Related works; Genre, tags; Ratings; Airing dates;
See this post on the main site

user191: Conventions
Purposes: Find conventions, location, date;

Where can I get listings of convention locations and dates?


user191: Recommendations
Purposes: Get recommendations, suggestions; Find similar, related anime/manga;

You want recommendations? Here's a list of them − our own recommendations list on Meta;
Are there any anime suggestion engines? − dedicated site list


user191: Currently produced anime/manga
Purposes: Find out what anime is airing now, what manga is still in production; Airing dates, time;

Where do I find a table / listing of all currently airing anime series?


user191: Merchandise
Purposes: Learn how, where to buy anime/manga related merchandise; Product quality; Pricing;
Figurines

How can I tell if an anime figure is a fake?

Other

Where can I buy anime cel sheets?


user191: Translate from/to Japanese
Want to translate something from Japanese to English or the other way around? Check out this list:

Jisho.org − Japanese from/to English. Supports romaji, kanji;
Google Translate − Japanese from/to most languages. Supports kanji (with hand-drawn option);


user191: Identify anime/manga image
Purposes: Identify anime, manga, characters by image;
See this post on the main site

191: <p>This post is dedicated to lists of online resources useful for specific tasks. It's not for asking, just for adding whatever you feel like would help others do what anime and manga fans do − buy new anime/manga, translate from/to Japanese, look up characters in a database, identify images, etc.</p>

<p>Purpose of this post: Help users with their questions, redirect users to other sites for things we don't do here. Some lists are <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/resources">already posted</a> on the main site. This post is for things that don't strictly belong there but are still useful.</p>

<p>Add new resources into existing answers with the corresponding topic or create a new answer if there is no such topic already.</p>

<h3>Existing topics:</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2571">A&amp;M databases</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2576">Currently produced A&amp;M</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2575">Recommendations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2572">Identification</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2574">Conventions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2577/191">Merchandise</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2570">Translate from/to Japanese</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Possible topics of interest:</h3>

<ul>
<li>Going to cons as a visitor or seller</li>
<li>Cosplay making</li>
<li>Making manga/anime</li>
<li>Learning how to draw in manga styles</li>
<li>How to tell if merchandise is good, fake or low-quality, pricing too high</li>
<li>Where to find anime themed cafes</li>
</ul>

<p><em>Please, check with our list of <a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/191">legal resources</a> before adding.</em></p>
 191: <h1>Anime and Manga databases</h1>

<p>Purposes: Look up the full name, short name, English name, Japanese name, alternative name; Read reviews, synopses, descriptions; Look up the list of characters, character names, voice actors; Related works; Genre, tags; Ratings; Airing dates;</p>

<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4696/what-databases-and-listing-sites-exist-for-anime-manga-etc"><strong>See this post on the main site</strong></a></p>
 191: <h1>Conventions</h1>

<p>Purposes: Find conventions, location, date;</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22856/where-can-i-get-listings-of-convention-locations-and-dates/22857">Where can I get listings of convention locations and dates?</a></li>
</ul>
 191: <h1>Recommendations</h1>

<p>Purposes: Get recommendations, suggestions; Find similar, related anime/manga;</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1204/you-want-recommendations-heres-a-list-of-them">You want recommendations? Here&#39;s a list of them</a> − our own recommendations list on Meta;</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7337/are-there-any-anime-suggestion-engines/7341">Are there any anime suggestion engines?</a> − dedicated site list</li>
</ul>
 191: <h1>Currently produced anime/manga</h1>

<p>Purposes: Find out what anime is airing now, what manga is still in production; Airing dates, time;</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/156/where-do-i-find-a-table-listing-of-all-currently-airing-anime-series">Where do I find a table / listing of all currently airing anime series?</a></li>
</ul>
 191: <h1>Merchandise</h1>

<p>Purposes: Learn how, where to buy anime/manga related merchandise; Product quality; Pricing;</p>

<h3>Figurines</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22297/how-can-i-tell-if-an-anime-figure-is-a-fake">How can I tell if an anime figure is a fake?</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Other</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/9842/where-can-i-buy-anime-cel-sheets">Where can I buy anime cel sheets?</a></li>
</ul>
 191: <h1>Translate from/to Japanese</h1>

<p>Want to translate something from Japanese to English or the other way around? Check out this list:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://jisho.org/" rel="nofollow">Jisho.org</a> − Japanese from/to English. Supports romaji, kanji;</li>
<li><a href="https://translate.google.com/#ja/en/" rel="nofollow">Google Translate</a> − Japanese from/to most languages. Supports kanji (with hand-drawn option);</li>
</ul>
 191: <h1>Identify anime/manga image</h1>

<p>Purposes: Identify anime, manga, characters by image;</p>

<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/how-can-i-identify-the-source-of-an-anime-image-using-reverse-image-search"><strong>See this post on the main site</strong></a></p>
