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I only know that noitaminA is "Animation" written backwards. It sometimes
appear at the beginning of episodes of anime.

![noitaminA logo](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8f0eV.jpg)

But does it mean anything? At [Anime-Planet](http://www.anime-
planet.com/tags/), it is considered a tag/genre. At
[MyAnimeList](http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=6669) it is treated as a
broadcast block. I don't really get it either way.


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What is noitaminA?


As [@LoganM points out in a
comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6366/what-is-
noitamina#comment7414_6366),
[noitaminA](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noitamina) is a programming block on
Fuji TV that initially went from 24:45-25:15 on Thursday nights (i.e.
12:45a-1:15a on Friday) and was later lengthened to 24:45-25:45.

Old noitaminA shows tended to have one major commonality - they targeted a
different audience than most other late-night anime. Some good examples of
this are:

  * [Nodame Cantabile](http://myanimelist.net/anime/1698/Nodame_Cantabile) (a josei manga)
  * [Honey and Clover](http://myanimelist.net/anime/16/Hachimitsu_to_Clover) (another josei manga)
  * [Wandering Son](http://myanimelist.net/anime/8426/Hourou_Musuko) (I don't know what demographic it targets, but it addresses serious issues of gender identity, which isn't standard fare for your typical anime)
  * [Genji Monogatari Sennenki](http://myanimelist.net/anime/5155/Genji_Monogatari_Sennenki) (a relatively dry adaptation of _the_ classic Japanese novel)
  * [Terror in Resonance](http://myanimelist.net/anime/23283/Zankyou_no_Terror) (a high-concept anime-original show with some serious political commentary, execution notwithstanding)

While the shows aired by noitaminA do not have any single unifying feature,
"not being like a typical late-night anime show" is an interesting enough
feature to merit a tag or genre on sites like Anime-Planet, I suppose. One
other unusual feature of noitaminA shows is that they typically (though not
always) last 11 or 22 episodes, rather than 12-13 or 24-26.

Some argue that the past couple years of noitaminA have been characterized by
very conventional anime, rather than the mold-breakers of noitaminA's early
days, thus diluting the value of noitaminA as a marker of quality. Examples:

  * [Black Rock Shooter](http://myanimelist.net/anime/11285/Black%E2%98%85Rock_Shooter_\(TV\))
  * [Guilty Crown](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10793/Guilty_Crown)
  * [Robotics;Notes](http://myanimelist.net/anime/13599/Robotics;Notes)


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