user22: Are "Identify this manga" or "Identify this anime" questions on topic for the site?  I'm wondering if we could incorporate a similar policy as that on SciFi.SE.

user87: No, they should definitely be off topic.
I wrote a rather huge essay on this topic on Gaming.SE. Rather than re-post it here, I will just link to that one. All of the points remain the same whether applied to games, anime, movies, etc.

user20: Agreeing with @JNat, I think the SF policy is a very good one for a site which has a medium. You may catch a glimpse of an anime or manga somewhere and think it's good, and then try to find it again. Or you may want to reread that one manga you read at a bookstore when you were bored, but you don't remember the name, just the general theme / specific traits about the characters (this is the case for me, currently).

22: <p>Are "Identify this manga" or "Identify this anime" questions on topic for the site?  I'm wondering if we could incorporate a similar policy as that on <a href="https://scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/13/are-book-movie-tv-series-identification-questions-allowed">SciFi.SE</a>.</p>
 87: <p><strong><em>No</em></strong>, they should definitely be off topic.</p>

<p>I wrote a rather huge essay on this topic on Gaming.SE. Rather than re-post it here, I will <a href="https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/a/4118/1719">just link to that one</a>. All of the points remain the same whether applied to games, anime, movies, etc.</p>
 20: <p>Agreeing with @JNat, I think the SF policy is a very good one for a site which has a medium. You may catch a glimpse of an anime or manga somewhere and think it's good, and then try to find it again. Or you may want to reread that one manga you read at a bookstore when you were bored, but you don't remember the name, just the general theme / specific traits about the characters (this is the case for me, currently).</p>
