We are going as per the regular TV broadcast which took place on Tokyo MX. We don't take in account digital preview (Abema).

Hey @superboy97,

Sorry, it's me again bothering with your decision :(

Since I am the one who changed the broadcast dates to ABEMA's dates (which are back to Tokyo MX's now), may I clarify this again?

When I changed the dates, I read the bible closely. My conclusion was that even though ABEMA is an internet-based service, I don't think it should be considered a VOD service. Unlike your examples, such as Netflix, YouTube, etc., ABEMA strictly broadcasts' series on their timetable. They air tv series with multiple channels 24/7.

And yes, I do understand ABEMA also does have a VOD service, but that should be considered a different service. For example, World Dai Star's official on-air website states 'ABEMA' and 'ABEMA Premium' (VOD service) as a separate service.

For Liar-Liar, we should only be talking about their tv channels. Not their VOD service. Therefore, I think we should pick ABEMA's broadcast dates for our database.

The rule that should be taken in account is this one. I quote:

"Previews
We usually ignore digital previews for regular television series."

If you read the official on-air page of this series, you will see that

• They first list the broadcast services, starting with Tokyo MX.
• After that, they list the digital services and they indicate for Abema "1 week advance delivery on terrestrial broadcasting". The fact that this is an "advance delivery" clearly means that its a digital preview that, based on our rules, should not be taken in account.

Thank you for your explanation about previews. I was not aware.

Although, I don't think it applies to this situation.

They first list the broadcast services, starting with Tokyo MX.

I don't think the list order matters in this case. It is common thing to write the TV broadcasters on top of the online streamers on official anime websites.

After that, they list the digital services and they indicate for Abema "1-week advance delivery on terrestrial broadcasting". The fact that this is an "advance delivery" clearly means that its a digital preview that, based on our rules, should not be taken in account.

Yes, I am aware that they write '1-week advance delivery from terrestrial broadcasting'. Although, that doesn't mean that ABEMA is a preview. They are just wording centering terrestrial broadcasters. As a database, I think we should be neutral about the broadcaster's form.

@SM-SYaKo said:

As a database, I think we should be neutral about the broadcaster's form.

As a database, we should respect our rules. As such, for regular TV series, the dates used should be the dates of the TV broadcast.