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I wonder is there an "official" list of anime / manga genres used in wikipedia
that shows full genre structure with sub-categories. For example, in wikipedia
you can find manga/anime articles with genre "mecha" that is a sub-category of
"Science fiction" (for example, [Code
Geass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass)) - described in animanga wiki
page ([parameter -
genre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_animanga#Header)).

There are forums (such as
[this](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/40800/is-there-a-succinct-
list-anywhere-of-all-the-general-genres-of-anime)) where people are suggesting
anime websites, like [Anime-Planet](https://www.anime-
planet.com/anime/tags?sort=num_likes&order=desc) and
[MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/anime.php) but in these sites you have
general list of all genres without dividing them into sub-categories.

**Edit based on first comment:** "general genre page" - yes, i found that page
and it was the best article that describes genres in general, but it's missing
some genres that are used in anime/manga wikipedia articles (like, mecha,
slice of life, harem, ...). And about "a series of categories that wikipedia
uses" (found this page before) - firstly, categories does not divide or group
into sub-categories, secondly, there is links to categories that are not
divided by the definition of genre from info-boxes (many of them are, but in
these category lists anime/manga are "maybe" added by article creators, not
automatically by wikipedia system based on info-box genre value + there are
many questionable manga/anime that are added into these "categories" - you can
correct me on that if necessary).


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Anime / manga genre structure from Wikipedia


Wikipedia is a community-built site, so the closest thing you can get to
"official" are the [policy
pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines), which
are adopted based on community consensus. But even then, enforcement can be
inconsistent and spotty, especially with the more obscure articles (which is
why editors often dismiss the ["Other stuff
exists"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Other_stuff_exists) argument
as invalid).

So on a Wikipedia article, there are two main places where the anime/manga's
genre can be specified:

**1\. The animanga infobox (at the top).**

The [Infobox animanga
template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_animanga#Header) has
these guidelines for the genre field:

> List more specific genres over general genres (ex. Mecha is a subgenre of
> Science fiction, therefore only Mecha should be listed instead of both).
> Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them and not on
> personal interpretations. If a genre cannot be cited to a reliable source,
> then it should not be listed.

The genres in the infobox depends a lot on what [reliable
sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources)
characterize the anime/manga to be. Even if it seems very obvious to the
common reader that the anime/manga is an instance of a specific genre,
including it in the infobox is no good unless you can find a reliable source
supporting it. (You may find some Wikipedia articles that have genres in the
infobox that are unsourced, but shhhh, that's just the inconsistent
enforcement thing from earlier.)

As a result, there isn't really a well-structured organizational hierarchy for
the genres in the infobox. It's more like a mish-mash of what is considered to
be a genre from various sources.

**2\. The article's categories (at the bottom).**

Per Wikipedia 's [Manual of Style for anime/manga-related
articles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Anime-
_and_manga-related_articles#Categorization), anime/manga articles are
generally put into one or more subcategories of the three parent categories:

  * [Category:Anime and manga by demographic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anime_and_manga_by_demographic)
  * [Category:Anime and manga by genre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anime_and_manga_by_genre)
  * [Category:Anime and manga by topic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anime_and_manga_by_topic)

Editors are generally more lax with respect to verification requirements for
categories (a category generally sticks around as long as it's at least
somewhat apparent from the article content), but categories do get removed or
challenged (e.g. using [Template:Uncited
category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Uncited_category)).

Again, Wikipedia is a community-built site, so there isn't necessarily a
consistent scheme or structure to the genre hierarchy. The structure of the
genre categories most likely took shape over numerous small changes by various
passerby contributors. Additions or changes to categories are usually
implemented [boldly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold). Though
larger or possibly controversial changes are typically posted at
[Wikipedia:Categories for
discussion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion)
first to solicit feedback or approval.

This noticeboard isn't as popular as the Articles for Deletion noticeboard by
a longshot, but things typically get one or two responses here. As an example
of the kind of discussions that can take place here, here's a fairly
straightforward [bulk category renaming
proposal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2018_June_16#Topic_based_anime_and_manga_categories)
from 2018, which someone proposed so that the subcategories could have a more
consistent naming scheme.


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