Talk:Aoi Yūki

Reliable sources
How can I find adequate citation for the fact that Aoi Yuki and Aoi Yabusaki are the same person? This is undoubtedly true, since her agency and her former blog take credit for roles attributed to both names. And it is accepted as fact by dozens of unquotable Japanese sites, including ja.wikipedia and Hatena. Is it legitimate to do original research, publish it in a blog, and then quote the blog?

The question of whether Yabusaki is her birth name or not is probably unverifiable, although the chances are extremely high that it is, based on the way she spoke of that name in her blog when it was the name she used professionally. Is there any place here for speculation (without citation) that is almost certainly correct and would not be objected to by the person involved or her agency, since they have not objected to ja.Wikipedia on those points? I suppose that ja.Wikipedia info is only acceptable if it is supported there by adequate citations (as the surname is not). Are their citations of radio programs acceptable here? I suppose not.

The only unsupported info I see in the article now is (1) the sentai roles, and (2) the Index 2 role, which is not yet posted on that official site.Ukifune1000 (talk) 09:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Personal blogs and other wiki sites (including ja.wikipedia) are not acceptable sources for personal information such as someone's birth name. Even if you yourself are convinced of something, if we cannot provide a reliable reference source, I'm afraid it has to be left out of the article. Please take the time to read through the guidelines at WP:Verifiability and WP:BLP, as these are key guidelines for situations like this. --DAJF (talk) 10:08, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Looking at the criteria, it seems just about impossible to do an informative article on a Japanese voice actor. Sites associated with the performer are apparently not recommended, and that might eliminate agency sites, as well as radio statements, etc. There is not, to my knowledge, any such thing as a reliable third-party source for seiyuu information, except perhaps specific articles in publications such as New Type or SeiGura, and maybe info in sites like Hobby Japan or animate.tv. These seem less authoritative to me than agency sites and personal sites, but I get the idea. Sources like Anime News Network, Japanese Wikipedia, and Hatena are all publicly edited, it appears to me. Is Yahoo Japan okay? Checking some other seiyuu articles in Wikipedia, I see complete lack of sources for the performers' work, even in articles like Mamiko Noto and Romi Park which do not indicate any need for more sources. Other sources are radio programs, DVD extras, and an individual's seiyuu site, the "Seiyuu Database."

There is now an English-language blog post (on hashihime.blogspot.com) laying out what appears to me to be proof that Yuuki Aoi used to be credited as Yabusaki Aoi. Although the blog itself cannot be a "reliable source," what if the actual argument in the blog is irreproachable? Can it then be used? On the other hand, the proof depends mainly on (1) Yuki-san's agency site, (2) her personal site, (3) her blog, and (4) her own statements on radio. It seems to me that only (1) has an outside chance of being considered reliable, by the criteria as I read them. I think (4) should be reliable, but since she is making a statement about herself, perhaps it can't be used, either. In any case, I find myself frustrated and depressed by what appears to be the impossibility of getting good information into Wikipedia according to its rules. It is particularly confusing when I see other articles appearing to ignore said rules. I don't want to blow up those articles, but I wonder what makes them acceptable. Is it the lack of likelihood of their being challenged? Ukifune1000 (talk) 21:11, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Now, the answer comes in "Megami Magazine". She talks about her stage name, "Yabusaki Aoi" and "Yūki Aoi". - Anqmb (talk) 12:46, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

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