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# Source

Provide the source that the work was adapted from.

The available options are: ***Original, Anime, Manga, Light Novel, Novel, Doujinshi, Visual Novel, Video Game, Other.***

![The source for the 'Ao Buta' anime](/files/-LTDXQsQVJNotBjbXEnt)

Like [relations](/submission-manual/submission-form/relations.md), sources will almost always all branch off of a single entry.

| Source       | Description                                            |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Original     | The work was not adapted from any other form of media. |
| Anime        | The work was adapted from anime.                       |
| Manga        | The work was adapted from manga.                       |
| Light Novel  | The work was adapted from a light novel.               |
| Novel        | The work was adapted from a novel.                     |
| Doujinshi    | The work was adapted from a doujinshi.                 |
| Visual Novel | The work was adapted from a visual novel.              |
| Video Game   | The work was adapted from a video game.                |
| Other        | The work was adapted from another form of media.       |

Example:

> The light novel [Ookami to Koushinryou](https://anilist.co/manga/39115/Ookami-to-Koushinryou/) was the first published release of the series, so it would have the '**Original**' source.
>
> It then has both [anime](https://anilist.co/anime/2966/Ookami-to-Koushinryou/) and [manga](https://anilist.co/manga/33299/Ookami-to-Koushinryou/) adaptations announced. Both of these would be given the '**Light Novel**' source.\
> \
> Any further spin-offs and similar relations would also be sourced to the light novel.