Guides

	ANIME CHARACTERS DATABASE
	: Image Rating Guidelines - Safe, Questionable, Adult (WIP)


Not simply showing skin can be categorized as explicit imagery. Bodies are not on itselves reduced to being sexually attractive, but we're not here to discuss about the philosophies of sexuality, this is for reaching for a broader community and not exposing people to unwanted nsfw media. This book has the purpose to help you help us with the titles we have here on the DB. Fist check the website's rules What to look for when rating the images If the show is to be targeted to an adult audience, more skin showing is acceptable, but as the website is available to a broader audience, keeping close watch over the exposition of such content to younger users is top priority. Questionable images: Presentation: Characters made to look sensual will always go somewhere between questionable and adult content. Cleavage: If less than half of the breast out, it is to be categorized as safe or questionable, please use some common sense in your part. Anything more will go as adult only. The same can be applied to other areas of the body that are deemed and/or portrayed in a sensual manner. Visible underwear Extremely short garnments: Any skimpy outfit from an older viewer audience is to be categorized as questionable. Adult show's covers should be categorized as adult's only, as adult shows can display nudity to it's viewers. Barely covering swimwear/armour/gear/etc. Adult's only: Visible nipples (bare or visible through clothes) Bulges Characters in ahegao expression Cleavage that exposes the bottom of the breast Clothing that barely covers the crotch area BDSM gear or clothing that suggests BDSM Exposed lingerie Characters in sexual act and not properly cropped/censored Characters covered in bodily fluids Wet or transparent clothing in compromising areas Full frontal nudity (independent of sex) Cover Image Guideline and this book go hand in hand. Rules that are in there, also are to be applied here. (TO BE ADDED) Example with images

Not simply showing skin can be categorized as explicit imagery. Bodies are not on itselves reduced to being sexually attractive, but we're not here to discuss about the philosophies of sexuality, this is for reaching for a broader community and not exposing people to unwanted nsfw media. This book has the purpose to help you help us with the titles we have here on the DB.

Fist check the website's rules

What to look for when rating the images

If the show is to be targeted to an adult audience, more skin showing is acceptable, but as the website is available to a broader audience, keeping close watch over the exposition of such content to younger users is top priority.

Questionable images:
*Presentation: Characters made to look sensual will always go somewhere between questionable and adult content.
*Cleavage: If less than half of the breast out, it is to be categorized as safe or questionable, please use some common sense in your part. Anything more will go as adult only. The same can be applied to other areas of the body that are deemed and/or portrayed in a sensual manner.
*Visible underwear
*Extremely short garnments: Any skimpy outfit from an older viewer audience is to be categorized as questionable. Adult show's covers should be categorized as adult's only, as adult shows can display nudity to it's viewers.
*Barely covering swimwear/armour/gear/etc.

Adult's only:
*Visible nipples (bare or visible through clothes)
*Bulges
*Characters in ahegao expression
*Cleavage that exposes the bottom of the breast
*Clothing that barely covers the crotch area
*BDSM gear or clothing that suggests BDSM
*Exposed lingerie
*Characters in sexual act and not properly cropped/censored*
*Characters covered in bodily fluids
*Wet or transparent clothing in compromising areas
Full frontal nudity (independent of sex)

Cover Image Guideline and this book go hand in hand. Rules that are in there, also are to be applied here.

(TO BE ADDED)
Example with images