Template:Infobox animanga character/doc

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The {{Infobox animanga character}} is a general purpose infobox for anime and manga characters. All parameters are optional, though "name" will default to the article's page name. Additional series specific fields can also be added through the use of auxiliary fields.

[edit] Usage

{{Infobox animanga character
| name         = 
| series       = 
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| first        = 
| last         = 
| creator      = 
| voiced by    = 
| oaux* name   = 
| oaux*        = 
| nickname     = 
| alias        = 
| age          = 
| gender       = 
| species      = 
| born         = 
| death        = 
| nationality  = 
| class        = 
| occupation   = 
| title        = 
| relatives    = 
| paux* name   = 
| paux*        = 
| divider      = 
| aux* name    = 
| aux*         = 
}}

To avoid needlessly cluttering up articles, it is usually appropriate to remove any unnecessary parameters from the template.

[edit] Explanation of parameters

Parameter Explanation
color Color of headings. (ex. color = #FFFFFF) Default is #DEDEE2
color text Color of text in headings. (ex. color text = #FFFFFF) Default is #000
name Name of character. Default is article name.
series Anime or manga series the character is from.
image Image of the character. (ex. [[Image:Example.png|230px]]) Optimal image size is 230px.
caption Image caption.
first Chapter, issue, episode, or volume the character first appears. Excludes cameos, brief mentions by other characters or the narrator,and subsequent appearances in other media adaptations.
last Chapter, issue, episode, or volume the character last appears in relation to the first field. Use when the character has been killed, disappears, moves away, or otherwise written out of the story line.
creator Character's creator. May also included first character designer.
voiced by Actors or actresses who voiced the character (both Japanese and English).
oaux[1-3] name Name of out of universe auxiliary fields. (ex. oaux1 name = Performed by)
oaux[1-3] Out of universe auxiliary fields.
nickname Any nicknames.
alias Any aliases.
age Age of character.
gender Gender of character (if not obvious).
species Species of character (if not obvious).
born Date of birth.
death Date of death.
nationality Nationality of character (if integral to the story). Not to be confused with ethnicity.
class Class or grade of character (if integral to the story).
occupation Occupation of character.
title Any titles held by character.
relatives Known relatives integral to the story.
paux[1-5] name Name of profile auxiliary fields. (ex. paux1 name = Affiliations)
paux[1-5] Profile auxiliary fields. (ex. paux1 = Earth Federation)
divider Adds a section divider after the Profile section. If set to "yes" the section's title will default to "Information".
aux[1-5] name Name of auxiliary fields.
aux[1-5] Auxiliary fields. Will follow section divider if set.

[edit] Note about auxiliary fields

Auxiliary fields are for additional information that helps the reader to understand the character in a brief glance. Therefore, do not use auxiliary fields for trivial information, such as blood type, hair color, eye color, body measurements, likes, dislikes, and etc.