*The format of Japanese animation:

TV version: It is the animated version shown on TV

OVA: Original Video

Anime (original video animation), as opposed to TV, is not shown on TV, and you can only watch it by purchasing it. The specific content will be introduced later.

Theatrical version: the movie version of the animation.

*Music:

OST: Original Sound

Track (original music album). Contains music related to a certain animation. [OST: Original Sound

Track (original music album)]

OP: Opening song/theme song

ED: Ending song

*Explanation of some subtitles at the beginning and end of the film:

Supervisor: equivalent to what the Chinese call "director"

Script: the person who writes the script, also called story composition

Original work: This should be distinguished from "script". Japanese TV animations are usually adapted from comics, novels or games, etc. The comics authors and animation producers are usually different (of course there are exceptions, such as some works of Miyazaki Hayao, GAINAX is often its own original work) Animated), hence the term "original". It refers to the author of the original comic/novel. For example, COWBOY

BEBOP, the original work is "Hajime Yatate". (Regarding Hajime Yadate, friends who have watched Yumenso should know this allusion, but it seems that many people still don’t know it. I will introduce it in the future)

CAST: seiyuu, dubbing actor

STAFF: All members involved in the production of the animation (generally Xiaoxiao Xiaomi will be included)

Production: Usually refers to the company responsible for drawing the animation, because Japan wants to produce an animation It is usually completed by N departments/companies working together, with a clear division of labor, a bit like assembly line operation. This word also requires everyone's attention. The production level of an animation is often affected by the production unit. Sometimes even looking at the name of the animation company can tell whether the film is worth collecting.

*Internal terminology: (I haven’t done any careful research on this, it seems to be a word commonly used only among domestic audiophiles)

OTAKU: Japanese, originally meaning "otaku". The currently recognized meaning in China is: a subcultural group that is easily immersed in a fantasy world and lacks normal social life experience. To put it simply, it is a group of people who are crazy about animation. For example (can only be mentioned briefly):

For example, EVA's OTAKU can memorize the Chinese, Japanese, and English names of each apostle. It has studied the New Testament and the Old Testament in detail, and is familiar with the differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Catholicism. Follow all activities of GAINAX...be proficient in Freud's theory...be a member of a cult...