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The guidelines here cover the manual of style and format of music articles. Please refrain from altering or adding to the format without consent of an [[Administration|admin]].

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==Images==
For information on the image policy regarding music, please read the page on our [[Image Policy]].



==Music==
This follows and explains the guidelines for the music page.

{{Header3|#aa19b7|Opening & Ending(s)}}
This section is to list the opening and ending singles of the anime.

{{Header3|#aa19b7|Original Soundtracks}}
This section is to list the original soundtracks of the anime.



==Singles==
Opening and Ending themes are most likely this type of CD and thus belong to this category type.

Start off the article by stating the single's name, artist(s), and listing the song(s) that the single contains that pertain to the anime.

{{Header3|#aa19b7|Tracklist}}
Fill out the tracklist of the single with the following code:

<pre><nowiki>Example:

{| class="article-table" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"
|-
! scope="col" |<center>No.</center>
! scope="col" |<center>Track Name</center>
! scope="col" |<center>Length</center>
|-
|<small>1.</small>
|<small>[[Daia no Hana]]</small>
|<small>0:00</small>
|}</nowiki></pre>



==Original Soundtracks==
Original Soundtracks are CDs that contain the BGM used in the anime.

Start off the article by stating the soundtracks's name and composer(s).

{{Header3|#aa19b7|Tracklist}}
Follow the same information provided under 'Singles' tracklist above.



==Songs==
For the individual songs contained in any form of media.

Start off the article by stating the songs's romanization name, artist(s), track number, and it's media source.

{{Header3|#aa19b7|Lyrics}}
Provide the kanji, rōmaji, and english lyrics. For the English lyrics, you may provide them yourself. Do NOT re-post translated lyrics found on blogs or other websites, unless you are directly given permission by the translator. Refusing to acquire permission could result in a ban.

In regards to opening and ending songs, under the "Lyrics" header provide under sub-headers "Full Ver." and "TV Size" lyrics. You may also post a video of the opening/ending sequence of the anime and provide a list of characters in the order that they appear.

<pre><nowiki>Example:

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 100%"
|-
! scope="col"|<center>Kanji</center>
! scope="col"|<center>Rōmaji</center>
! scope="col"|<center>English</center>
|-
|<small>Kanji Lyrics</small>
|<small>Romaji Lyrics</small>
|<small>English Lyrics</small>
|-
|<small>Kanji Lyrics</small>
|<small>Romaji Lyrics</small>
|<small>English Lyrics</small>
|-
|<small>Kanji Lyrics</small>
|<small>Romaji Lyrics</small>
|<small>English Lyrics</small>
|}</nowiki></pre>
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