Yozakura Quartet Wiki:Manual of Style

This page is a Work in Progress.

This page serves as a basic styling guide for editing and creating articles.

General

 * Article titles should be written singular form, unless referring to a group of people such as Yōkai Hunters . Redirects for the plural spelling of articles is recommended.
 * Use official spellings of articles when possible.
 * Example: The official spelling of Juli is commonly miswritten as Juri.
 * The Japanese pronunciation of article titles is prioritized over the english translations.
 * Eg: Sakurashinmachi > Sakurashin Town, Nangou > Seven Pillars, Yōkai > Demons

Character Pages

 * When possible use official english spelling of names for articles.
 * Profile images should be taken from the manga and Tatsunoko anime adaptation if possible.
 * Unnamed characters belong in the Unnamed Characters page.

Location Pages

 * Use official names when possible
 * If a location does not have an official name such as Juli's Hospital, article may be named in a similar manner.

General

 * Use Objective terminology when describing articles.
 * Incorrect: When fallen, Zakuro was evil.
 * Correct: When fallen, Zakuro was violent and possessive
 * Do not write articles using storytelling mannerism
 * Incorrect: Hifumi attacked the group, with her attacks growing louder and louder and LOUDER... until she had won.
 * Correct: Hifumi attacked the group, with her subsequent attacks becoming louder before finally defeating them.
 * No personal pronouns such as I, we, or second person pronouns such as you.
 * Articles synopsis/history should be written as if they are set in the Yozakura Quartet universe. Phrases such as "In XX episode" should generally be avoided.
 * Avoid using contraction
 * Example: Use was not instead of wasn't.
 * Use present tense unless describing past events such as flashbacks.
 * Wikify text where appropriate; i.e Tomoe will result in Tomoe.
 * Not every word in an article needs to be wikified; it is acceptable to simply wikify the first mention of a word in that section of the article.

Canon

 * The manga take priority in the canon and the articles should reflect such.
 * The Tatsunoko anime adaptation follows the manga with few notable changes
 * Actions in the anime are not considered canon unless reflected in the manga as well
 * Example: Eiji dodges Zakuro's attack in the manga while in the anime he uses an energy shield. The energy shield is not considered canon.
 * The 2008 anime by Nomad is it's own continuity and is not considered canon.

Character Pages

 * Plot synopsis should focus of the character who is the subject of the article.
 * Example: Chapter X - At Kohime's party Hime started eating eggs while Ao slept.
 * For Ao's page: During Kohime's party, Ao slept.
 * For Hime's page: During Kohime's party Hime drunkenly ate eggs while crying.
 * Avoid using direct quotes in synopses, instead giving a sumarized version of a characters speech.