Talk:Akiyuki Shinbo

Requested move 27 July 2020

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The result of the move request was: not moved ~ Amkgp  💬  15:46, 4 August 2020 (UTC)   ~ Amkgp  💬  15:46, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Akiyuki Shinbo → Akiyuki Simbo – There's a lot of inconsistency when it comes to Romanizing this guy's name. NIS America uses "Simbo", Sentai and Madman use "Shinbo", Aniplex uses "Shimbou", and GKIDS and Funimation use "Shinbō" (which is basically "Shinbou"). According to ANN, Akiyuki Shinbo's preferred Romanization is "Akiyuki Simbo" (pronounced the same way), and so his page on ANN has been retitled to "Akiyuki Simbo", and all new articles about him or his works since 2013 refer to him as such. Shinbo is seen a lot more often than Simbo, that is an undeniable fact, however it's as identifiable as Shinbo (due to ANN's usage and the slight difference in spelling, of course), so I don't believe there to be any quarrels regarding relevancy of name. As one of the most reliable and prominent English sources for animanga pages on Wikipedia, I believe it to be reasonable to follow suit with ANN (and NIS America)'s choice to list him as Akiyuki Simbo. ANN and licensor links:
 * Akiyuki Simbo at AnimeNewsNetwork
 * Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl at NIS America
 * Owarimonogatari USA (hosted by Aniplex)
 * Fireworks at GKIDS / Dance in the Vampire Bund at Funimation
 * Gourmet Girl Graffiti at Sentai Filmworks / Fireworks at Madman Entertainment Sarcataclysmal (talk) 06:16, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose. "Simbo" may be his desired romanization, but it is definitely not his WP:COMMONNAME.
 * Google Search:
 * "akiyuki shinbo" -wikipedia: 94,300 results
 * "akiyuki shinbou" -wikipedia: 25,500 results [Note: This query prompts a Did you mean: "akiyuki shinbo" from Google.]
 * "akiyuki simbo" -wikipedia: 16,500 results
 * Google Trends: . Lifetime zero search interest for "Simbo".
 * Personally, this is my first time encountering "Akiyuki Simbo", and I would have doubted it was the same person had I not be informed, unlike with "Shinbo", "Shinbō", or "Shinbou". — Goszei (talk) 05:15, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Fair enough Sarcataclysmal (talk) 12:59, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose, it kills your intuition. - ias postb□x+ 11:15, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

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The article looks so good! I would suggest adding a "Themes/or Directing Style" and "Influences" sections. Something like Satoshi Kon or even Darren Aronofsky would be nice. And maybe split Shinbo's works to a new article "Works of Akiyuki Shinbo" since he has worked on many projects.
 * Will add on to "Influence and style" another time (this will include both his influences and the influences he's had on others), and at the bottom of the page I'll have an "Awards and nominations" thing. I'm currently only writing this article, but I'm constantly updating the articles for the other Shaft directors as well, and another project I've taken up that will include all of these articles is re-formatting the "works" section, so, it'll take some time before I fully get to all of that. As for whether or not I'll split his filmography, I dunno yet. Sarcataclysmal (talk) 05:45, 13 September 2020 (UTC)