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Library Codes
If you have a question about the library codes,
please contact one of the library
officers.
- Tape quality notes:
- ^ - Improved copy. Better copy than what was previously in library.
- HF - Hi-Fi
- LA - Laser Copy
- Creators (single letter labels for easy spotting):
- A - AKAHORI Satoru (Lamune, Saber Marionettes, KO Century Beast, etc.)
- C - Clamp Studios (Rayearth, X, Card Captor Sakura, etc.)
- M - MIYAZAKI Hayao (Laputa, Kiki, Nausicaa, Totoro, Mononoke, etc.)
- S - SHIROW Masamune (Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell, Dominion, etc.)
- T - TAKAHASHI Rumiko (Ranma, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura, etc.)
- Y - TAKADA Yuzo (Nuku-Nuku, 3X3 Eyes, Blue Seed, etc.)
- Tech:
- AN - Androids and/or Robots (human-sized)
- HS - Hardsuits (near-human-sized battle suits)
- MK - Mecha (giant robots)
- Action:
- CI - Combat-intensive
- GW - God Warriors (implies CI)
- VI - Violent (implies CI)
- MA - Martial Arts
- MO - Monsters
- SU - Super Heroes
- WA - War
- Settings:
- CY - Cyberpunk
- SF - Science Fiction (in space, not just set in the future)
- FU - Set in the future (but not CY or SF)
- HI - Historical (set in the past)
- NF - Ninja Fantasy (implies CI and MA)
- FA - Fantasy (D&D style)
- ML - Military
- PO - Police
- SP - Sports
- Themes:
- DR - Intense drama
- HO - Horror (imples MO)
- PL - Political action (plotting, intrigue)
- MY - Mystery
- PS - Psionics
- QU - Quest
- RO - Romance/soap opera
- TH - Thief (as a main character/focus)
- TT - Time travel
- Modes:
- CL - Comedy, light; light-hearted
- CO - Comedy
- CG - Comedy, gonzo (over-the-top silliness)
- SR - Surreal, cerebral, or just plain weird
- SX - Sexy
- TJ - Tragedy (tear-jerker)
- TK - Talky (dialogue-intensive)
- Other content notes:
- BE - Behind the Scenes (voice actors, interviews, "making of," etc.)
- CH - Intended for children
- DE - Down-to-Earth (no fantastic elements, could really happen)
- HE - Hentai/ecchi ("adult content," i.e. sex)
- MG - Magical Girls (implies SH)
- MV - Music video (original or fan-made)
- SD - Super-deformed (implies CG)
- SH - Shoujo (originally marketed at girls)
- VG - Video-game based
- ? - Don't know (librarian hasn't seen it, or doesn't remember it that well). Suggestions are welcome!
A note from Andy the Librarian
Most of these categories are intended to be objective,
and fairly easy to place. Some are tougher. The difference
between Light Comedy, Full Comedy, and Gonzo Comedy can
be a fine line. The borders can be subjective.
Monster shows are not necessarily Horror, and vice versa.
Monster shows simply have monsters in them. Horror is
much more a matter of mood. Blue Seed, for example, is
full of monsters, but is really more an action/adventure
show than a horror show. Similar, Ghost Sweeper Mikami
is action/comedy, not horror, despite lots of monsters.
Note that, currently, Horror does imply Monsters,
simply because we have no items in the library that are
Horror without Monsters. If we get some, we will
remove this implication.
What levels are needed before I put a Sexy, Hentai, or
Violent marking on a show? Again, it is my subjective
that has been used. Hentai versus Sexy is actually a
lot easier, as it takes a lot before I put the Hentai
label on something, and we have very few items in the
library that qualify. Putting the Sexy label on can
be a bit more subjective at times. As an example, I
haven't classified Ranma 1/2 in this category because,
while there are episodes that would rate this way, as
a whole this is not a focus of the show. (Exception:
Movie #2. ^_^;;)
Also, there are some shows that are only borderline for
belonging in a category. Rayearth is only borderline a
Magical Girl show, for example.
Some specific explanations on categories:
- Combat-intensive
- Combat, from fistfights to car chases to space dogfights. Not every episode (necessarily), but quite frequent. Basically, action drives this show forward.
- Violent
- A step up from Combat-intensive. Blood and guts, not just punches or guns going off. Also, repeated, not just one scene.
- Comedy, Light
- A good amount of humor is present in the show, but the humor is rarely the main purpose of the show. Light-hearted.
- Comedy
- For most episodes of this show, comedy is the prime focus. This is not to say that a show labeled as such is never serious, just that it isn't usually so. Both Sailor Moon and Urusei Yatsura can get very serious, but neither does so very often.
- Comedy, Gonzo
- Over-the-top comedy rules the day, and is the driving reason for this show's existence almost all of the time. A series labeled this way can still get serious on occasion (Urusei Yatsura, for example). Movies and other non-continuing features of this class will generally have no serious content whatsoever.
- Sexy
- Light sexual content is a major part of the show. This can vary from the girl-chasing in City Hunter, to the T&A in Tenchi Muyou. Most stuff that would gain this listing would get an R rating here in the U.S., or a least a PG-13.
- Cyberpunk
- By this, I am simply referring to the atmosphere of the show. A dark, distopian, urban future setting.
- Ninja Fantasy
- Sort of a Japanese fantasy genre. Generally set in old Japan. Ninja and/or Samurai with incredible skills/powers are the focus.
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