The old"related anime" and "related manga" sections on info pages were not ideal.
There's bigger issues going on here as well, specifically that for huge franchises like Gundam, it's not possible to easily tell which series are directly related and which are 'same universe'. Another common ask is that we separate things like DVD specials and recaps into somewhere less prominent.
Today we've launched the very first set of changes we're proposing to fix all of this, starting with a basic visual update to the section.
Next steps
If you have any additional feedback or ideas, let us know!
- There's no visual way to tell them apart - not a big deal for something like Death Note, but sometimes it's nice to be able to see images
- There's no episode or chapter information (often useful to easily tell two apart)
- You can't mark status from here
There's bigger issues going on here as well, specifically that for huge franchises like Gundam, it's not possible to easily tell which series are directly related and which are 'same universe'. Another common ask is that we separate things like DVD specials and recaps into somewhere less prominent.
Today we've launched the very first set of changes we're proposing to fix all of this, starting with a basic visual update to the section.
- There's now a small cover image in each row, as well as extra information (full year range, chapter/vols/episodes count)
- The list widget is now in each row. It doesn't look great but it's a start.
Next steps
- Tweak the design. We aren't happy, specifically, with where the "relation type" is. But we also don't know a better way to design it in so that it's easy to scan. If you have sketches or ideas for this please post them here. We also want to make the list widget look better.
- We plan to split off "related franchise" stuff off into a separate table. We aren't sure yet how this will look or work - read about that and post your opinions here.
If you have any additional feedback or ideas, let us know!