Formatting guidelines
The following guidelines are our universal website standard and should be followed in all articles published to the site.
Current version: May 19th, 2026
Article titles
Length
Article titles should be no longer than 100 characters.
Format
Review
(Item title)(Volume # if necessary) (media type) Review (Spoiler Notice)
Examples:
Bad Girl Volume 1 Manga Review (Spoiler-Free)
Full Metal Daemon Muramasa Visual Novel Review (Minor Spoilers)
Spoiler notice options:
(Spoiler-Free) (Minor Spoilers) (Spoilers)
Interview
INTERVIEW: (Person) (relevant Info)
Examples:
INTERVIEW: Conrad Groth at Takumigraphics
INTERVIEW: Jenn Barr – Getting to Know America’s First Japan Professional Mahjong League Pro
Excerpts
Format
Review
(Name) reviews (title), (short explanation of content) from (Publisher).
Example:
Anne reviews Yankee & Carameliser, the latest food-themed boys’ love manga from Yen Press.
Headers
Format
Article headers should use title capitalization case with no punctuation, unless a quote
Examples:
Synopsis
The Good
The Bad
Mine is the Way of the Sword
Credits
Format
“Credits” in H2, followed by available credits in the below format. Use the exact wording for positions as shown below as necessary for the item being reviewed.
Story and Art: Asumiko Nakamura
Translation: Jocelyne Allen
Adaptation: Lora Gray
Lettering: Jaewon Ha
Original Design: Yoko Akuta
Cover Design: Mariel Dágá
Proofreader: Krista Grandy
Production Designer: Ria Linn Johnson
Senior Editor: Jenn Grunigen
Published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment
Review copies
Thank you format
Thank you to [Publisher] for providing a review copy. Receiving this copy had no effect on the reviewer’s opinions as expressed here.
Content Warnings
Format
Content Warning: (item), (item)
Example:
Content Warning: sexual harassment, self-harm, stalking
Images
For complete image spec guidelines, please see our Contributor Article Formatting Guidelines
Review format
Insert cover image of the item being reviewed after the header of the “verdict” section and before the first paragraph. If no paragraph titled “verdict,” insert after the header of the final section and before the first paragraph.
Example:
Note for manga reviews
Manga reviews should not contain any images aside from the cover.
Purchase info text
Format
(Title) is available in (formats) from (list website with hyperlinks).
Example:
Hibana is available in print and digitally from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and Indigo.
If You Liked… Rec Text
If adding a “If you liked (title), then you’d like…” section at the end of your review, use the following format:
If you liked (title), you may also like…
- (Title) by (Author)
- (Title) by (Author)
- (Title) by (Author)
Insert hyperlinks to titles that have been reviewed by Yatta-Tachi as available.
Example:
If you liked Narrow Rooms, you may also like…
- Danzi by Danzi
- Raging Clouds by Yudori
- Pink by Kyoko Okazaki
Text Guidelines
Commas
Use Oxford commas
Examples:
dogs, cats, and bears