| Type,Top,High,Mid | |
| Definition,This article is of the utmost importance as it forms the basis of all information.,[MISSING],This article is relatively important as it fills in some more specific knowledge of certain areas. | |
| Series (Main article),,"Lasting impact decades after it was initially released, e.g. Gundam.","Achieved wide commercial success or critically acclaimed outside of Japan, e.g. YuYu Hakusho." | |
| Characters,,"Characters that have become cultural icons outside of the series, e.g. Char Aznable, Goku, Pikachu","Well known characters, e.g. Belldandy." | |
| Episodes and movies,,"Individually significant episodes, e.g. ""Dennō Senshi Porygon"".", | |
| Individuals,"Individuals with an essential historical influence on the medium, e.g. Osamu Tezuka, Leiji Matsumoto.","Individuals with a career of highly influential works, or historically significant accomplishments, e.g. Akira Toriyama, Eiichiro Oda.","Individuals with a career of internationally successful or critically acclaimed works, e.g. Ken Akamatsu, Rumiko Takahashi." | |
| "Companies, organisations, websites","Highly influential companies, particularly the major Japanese companies involved in manga and/or anime production, e.g. Bones, Sunrise, Shueisha, Shogakukan.","Top licensors and distributors of manga/anime in English language countries, e.g. Viz Media, Tokyopop, A.D. Vision","Most other well-known licensors in the industry, e.g. Seven Seas Entertainment, CMX, Central Park Media, Go! Comi." | |
| Other,"Core topics, e.g. anime, manga.","Sub-articles of core topics, e.g. History of anime, History of manga.","Large conventions, e.g. Anime Expo." | |