Arcadiagt5Feb 4, 2024

For those that aren’t familiar with the terms I use sometimes to talk about #anime here they are:

#Tag: a scene (usually) before the Opening credits. Not all shows have them, and even those that do, don’t always have them
#OP: The Opening Credits. Prime source of J-Pop for anime fans. Some series will occasionally skip them when the episode is #SERIOUSBUsiness
#APart: The scene(s) between the OP and the usual adbreak for a 23 minute episode
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#Anime Terms 2/2

#Eyecatch: falling out of favour now, but short, reused, clips that signal the start/end of the ad break for a 23 minute episode broadcast on JP TV
#BPart the scene(s) between the adbreak and the end credits for a 23 minute episode
#ED The End Credits. Secondary source of J-pop for anime fans. Skipped even more rarely (because this is where the credits go)
#Trailer or #TagOut: presented after the ED, and #ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Not always present.

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As a side note: the relatively increasing rarity of #eyecatch footage, possibly because of changes to anime broadcasts in Japan (I #dunno), does make it harder to separate the #APart and the #BPart sometimes. #anime
Feb 4, 2024 at 6:57amWeb
Show threadTintinausFeb 6, 2024

@arcadiagt5 I was rewatching Bocchi last night and one character broke the 4th wall saying that Bocchi's freak out was longer than usual since it lasted the whole add break.

Since I was watching the show in streaming I hadn't realised that was where the add break was.

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@tintinaus Yeah, the diminishing of #eyecatch scenes isn’t a good thing IMO, they were often quite charming and I’m sad to see them go.
Show threadTintinausFeb 7, 2024
@arcadiagt5 I liked how they evolved to where they became part of the world building. MHA did thinks like character bios and Attack on Titan's were like encyclopaedia entries.