:TITLE:Adding/Editing a Producer
:INC:index
:SUB:When to add a producer
A producer entry should be created when adding a release of a visual novel made by a
producer not yet listed in the database. Producers that don't have any releases listed
in the database may be deleted after a while, so only create an entry if you're going to
link it to a release. For a producer to be listed, they're required to have at least
released one completed product. Which means that for translation projects, only add the
group as a producer when they've actually finished a project.
:SUB:General info
- Type
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The type of producer.
- Name (romaji)
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The name of the producer in the Latin alphabet, using romanisation
in case the original name isn't in the Latin alphabet already. Capitalization
is also important for this field.
- Original name
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If the Name (above) has been romanised, make sure to mention the original (most likely
the Japanese) name here.
- Aliases
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Other names the producer is known as. Multiple aliases should be separated by a comma.
- Primary language
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The language the the producer works in most of the time. By default, it is Japanese.
- Website
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Official homepage of the producer.
- Description
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A history of the producer, or a description of what type of games they make.
:SUB:Relations
These relations provide information about which producers are related to each
other, and how they are related. Choosing the correct relation may be a bit
confusing, check the relation graph of the producer entry in case of doubt.
The following relations are defined:
- Formerly
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The current producer was earlier known as the selected producer. This can be
because of a name change, or when the earlier producer disbanded and the same
people started again under a different name.
- Succeeded by
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Reverse of Formerly - selected producer was formerly known as the current producer.
- Subsidiary
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Selected producer is a subsidiary
of the current producer.
- Parent producer
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Reverse of Subsidiary - current producer is a subsidiary of the selected producer.
- Imprint
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Selected producer is an imprint of the current producer. Simply put, an
"imprint" is a different name for the same group of people, used when
publishing games. See Wikipedia for more info.
- Parent brand
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Reverse of Imprint - current producer is an imprint of the selected producer.
- Spawned
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The selected producer was formed by former members of the current producers.
The difference with the Formerly relation is that the producer where the
members came from is still alive.
- Originated from
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Reverse of Spawned - current producer spawned the selected producer.