User:Honucha/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The article I am evaluating is Fruits Basket.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am familiar with this Japanese comic (manga) series. I am a huge fan of the manga since the mid 2000s. I also have all the hard copies of the volumes and I watched the anime adaptions. My familiarity with the series give an advantage to evaluate the quality of the article. I can even double check the sources thanks to having the hard copies.

My previous impression of the series itself was highly appealing due to the art and genre (tee romance) targeting female teen demographics. As I read the story, I discovered the supernatural elements, well written characters, and lot pacing that made me enjoy the series even more. During its English publication run, Fruits Basket was one of the top series for female teens. Its enduring popularity to the present is still strong today with a remake anime adaptions. With this context in mind, I have high expectations of the article to be thorough, detailed, and accurate. I am also curious to discover extra details I do not know.

Evaluate the article
The lead includes an introductory sentence that describes what Fruits Basket is: a manga created by Takaya Natsuki. The introductory paragraph elaborates further with its publication run and the magazine that published it. In addition, the introduction explains the significance of the title, it is a reference to a Japanese elementary school game. There are blue links that give additional details to Japanese terms used.

The brief description of Fruits Basket’s major section is the premise of the story itself. The lead does not include information not present in the article. However, the lead is somewhat overly detailed because it includes Japanese terms and the spin off media (manga sequel and anime adaptions).

The content relevant is up to topic as it explains the plot, characters, and details of the spin off media. The content is also up to date as the latest edit was made in February 2, 2024. The content that seems to be missing is the production process for the anime adaptions. However, this is challenging to supply sources as such information is not always published. The article addresses the inequity gaps of women artists and women writers. It does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics since this is a fictional work set in modern day Japan.

The article is neutral as there is a section about critical reception. This section includes praises and criticisms of the work. As a result, there are no claims that appear to be heavily biased. Viewpoints that over represented are the critics. As an English article, sources are limited to English critics, particularly from the United States. There are no reviews from Japanese or international critics translated to English. Hence, minority or fringe viewpoints are nonexistent. Overall, the article does not attempt to persuade the reader.

The facts in the article are backed by reliable secondary source of information. This includes the manga volumes, published interviews, and news articles from prominent anime news sites and magazines. The sources are thorough and current. These sources are derived from American anime sites. Journalism for anime in English lacks diversity. Majority of anime journalists, critics, and even voice actors that dub are white. Diversity in American anime industry began in the late 2010s. Yet, it still has ways to go to include talent from marginalized groups. There are no better sources available as the editors are thorough in digging for sources. All the sources are from English publications. In foreign language articles, these editors also rely on the English sources. Moreover, the links do work.

The article is well written. The series contain many details regarding the story and characters. The editors do justice to remain through and organize for readers to follow. The article is broken up to sections: plot, production, media, and reception. The article is free from grammatical and spelling errors.

The article does not include many images. There is a cover of the first volume in Japanese. In another article for the characters, there is an image of the characters from the art book and the anime character designs. These images are strategically placed on the right margins, separate from the text. The scant images are well captioned for readers to distinguish its media origin source.

In the talk page discussion, editors discuss about including sources regarding the anime production. One editor provided a magazine article scan to supplement. The article is rated B-class and it is part of the following WikiProjects: anime and manga, romance, women artists, and women writers. Wikipedia discusses this topic differently as this is a fictional work, not a historical topic.

The overall status for the Fruits Basket article is thorough and organized. I found new insight to anime production details I did not know before. The extensive research into the media spin offs and supplement articles to the characters and Japanese terms are its strengths. The article can be improved by including critical reception from Japanese and international critics, but this can be difficult sources to find for editors that cannot read in other languages. In all, I assess the article to be well-developed.