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"Article Evaluation" "Possible Article Topics" I just decided to list the 5 I was looking at because I am interested in them all. The two to three choices I would have thought would be the Japanese Variety Show, Shinto in Popular Culture and Maid Cafes. I would love to do Tokyo Idols, but I feel that there may just be too much information on that and too many people working on it, that like stated in the training might become more of a hurdle.
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? I thought everything was pretty relevant to the article topic since the article topic was about Studio Ghibli. It gave you the history and how to name came to be and so on. I didn't find anything distracting.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I didn't notice anything that seemed to appear heavily biased in any way. I would like to say that the article was pretty neutrally written.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I would have liked to know more about the actual and current direction of Studio Ghibli. I so understand that maybe no one has given that information yet. I am sure there isn't enough information yet, but I hope as they find out more information they are editing and adding as it happens. I also am curious as to if they know why Miyazaki keeps coming in and out of retirement. I am also curious as to why the lead producer left Studio Ghibli, was it because of Miyazaki's retirement? Studio Ponoc doesn't have much information about it yet, but I am wondering if this was created in replacement of Studio Ghibli in thinking that maybe Studio Ghibli won't ever return?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? All of the links and citations I clicked on seemed to have worked and took me to the accurate source.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Seems each fact is referenced with appropriate and reliable references. Some are coming from Animation magazines which could be biased. I found one fact came from a website called "The Guardian" and the pictures are of horrible quality and it doesn't seem completely accurate and also seems like it could be biased. It may also just be because the article is from 2007 as well.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? It seems to be mostly updated, I looked at the history and it said the last things looked at or edited were from January of this year, so it looks like they are keeping up on it. Like I said though I hope they do keep updating it so we get more information on where Ghibli is actually headed.
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? It appears to be conversations about how Ghibli and Disney are related these days which is actually a question I had so reading that conversation was interesting. Also looks like some people are talking about editing certain areas and people are helping them and giving them suggestions on how to edit what they want to edit. They talk about the "Significant Achievements" section is a little odd, but doesn't look like anyone responded back to that. Looks like some good questions about the article like why someone felt the need to add certain titles to the digital production and so on.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? If I am seeing this correctly it looks like it is part of the Japan Tokyo taskforce WikiProject, Japan Articles, Animation Articles, Companies Articles, and etc.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't discussed Studio Ghibli in class, but this seems to be more informative and strictly just that. There no real discussion about any biased or controversial topics except maybe Studio Ghibli and Disney being used in the same sentence.
 * 1) Maid Cafe's (Maid café)- After reviewing the talk page there wasn't much going on already with this article. I think more history could be added and how it came to be. You, of course, could have more anime/manga examples in there as well and that is something that can continuously be updated. I wonder also if you could add in examples of restaurants that are currently in Japan, and then maybe even a comparison section of US "maid cafes" to Japan maid cafes.
 * 2) Shinto in Popular Culture (Shinto in popular culture)- For this article, I feel adding in examples of pop culture that Shinto is used in, for example, T.V. dramas or movies that show a good example of Shinto. I think also for this one there needs to be more of a background and history on Shinto.
 * 3) Aokigahara in popular culture (Aokigahara in popular culture)- This one actually doesn't have anything contributed to the talk page. I am assuming that's because you can't find a lot of information on the "suicide forest". There are anime's, films, and literature that they have mentioned the idea of suicide forest but I think trying to find more information, if possible, in general about this would be good. The history of how it came to be, how it was decided on this name, why this specific location, and so on. Of course I think this could also go into a morbid topic or subtopic of suicide culture in Japan.
 * 4) Japanese Variety Show (Japanese variety show)- as someone else stated in the talk page it is pretty sad that no one else could come up with much else. No one really responded as well and there isn't much conversation going on yet again with this article. I think like the person stated more information and examples need to just be updated and added. As well as maybe the differences of American Variety shows and Japanese Variety shows, and why Japanese variety shows are considered pop culture and what makes them pop culture and so on. As well as more examples of variety shows.
 * 5) Japanese Idols (Japanese idol)- This is a pretty big article as well as a pretty big topic in general. The talk page is quite long and I feel adding onto this might be a little bit more of a challenge, but it is something that interests me so I figured I would give it a look and a try. I would like to add on to the "there's more than just the "cute teenage girl kind of idol" and adding in more of the negative aspects of being a teen idol or an idol in general. The Korean entertainers and idols as well go through the same kind of treatment as the Japanese so maybe showing it's a bigger problem than people seem. I also think adding onto the male section as well will help and maybe combining some thought processes between the "cute teenage girl" ideal most people associate with Japanese idols. Oh I also liked the idea of "where are they now" topic to kind of see what happened and if they continued in entertainment or went on with their normal lives.

Finalizing Article Topic(s):

Japanese Variety Show will be the main topic article I have chosen, but I also decided to look at Maid Cafe's as well. Reason for this is because I wasn't sure if I would find enough information on the Variety show to meet the five sources requirement. While we were in the lab I found three sources for Japanese Variety Show's and then two for Maid Cafe's, but I do think there is a really long source for the Variety shows that may count more than have five sources. Either way for the Variety shows I plan on trying to add in more updated shows as well as hold shows. I want to try to look into the history of the variety shows as well as do a comparison between U.S. Shows Vs. Japanese Variety Shows. There isn't a lot of information in general on the Variety shows so I feel any information I find, as long as it is reliable, will be good information. Some articles I found on Japanese Variety Show are:

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1961236457?pq-origsite=primo

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE|A189832730&v=2.1&u=marriottlibrary&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&authCount=1

http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=55&sid=b35c50cb-4f20-40c8-b79f-bf454519883a%40sessionmgr4010&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=15162611&db=f3h

For the Maid Cafe article, there isn't a lot of contribution going on, to begin with, this article and I want to try to look into the history of maid cafe's more and how they came to be. There isn't even a history section for the Maid Cafe's section so I would like to add at least that. I have some more manga/anime's that could be added in the anime and manga section as well I would like to try to see what restaurants are maid cafe's in Japan and where their locations are. Some articles I found for the Maid Cafe are:

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE|A218658392&v=2.1&u=marriottlibrary&it=r&p=ITOF&sw=w

https://muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/article/570829

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History
A Japanese variety show is an entertainment television program made up of a variety of original stunts, musical performances, comedy skits, quiz contests, and other acts. These Japanese variety shows have been around since the 1950's and there are many of them. You have Variety shows that deal with eating weird foods to playing weird games. Japanese Variety shows see a lot of interest in the United States and a lot of Japan is classified and stereotyped because of these variety shows. There are a variety of memes that are circulating around the world that try to show how "weird" Japan is. These shows are predominately made to be weird and extremely fast paced as for entertainment purposes and are primarily scheduled during prime television time. People were drawn to these quiz like shows with their bizarre questions and impossible scenarios. Watching people make fools of themselves was extremely entertaining and to think it all started with a basic game show that was similar to charades called "Gesture". The second longest-running Japanese television show, which is a comedy, is "Shoten" which began running in 1966 on Nippon TV. Television in Japan made a big impact in the 1930's but then was put to a halt because of WWII. After WWII NHK and Nippon television were able to start up again around 1953. One of the first shows to have started on Nippon TV was "Downtown no Gaki Tsukai ya Arahende", which started in 1989 and is still running to this day with 1378 episodes as of Oct 29, 2017. Takeshi's Castle is yet another older show that had aired between 1986 and 1990 with 133 episodes total.

I want to find some more in-depth history. I have started to find a lot more Variety Show examples, but I figured I would take some old school ones like the ones that started in the 50's to some of the more present ones. There is the second longest running Japanese television show which is a comedy named Shoten that began running in 1966 on Nippon TV. I think within the history in order to know when the Variety Shows began it would be good to know a little information on when television began for Japan. Basically stating when television made a big impact in the 1930's but then was put to a halt because of WWII. After WWII NHK and Nippon, television was able to start up around 1953. The first show I have found started on Nippon TV, but I am still doing some research to make sure that information is accurate. "Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!" (Downtown's This is No Task for Kids!") which started in 1989 is another variety show that is still running to this day with 1378 episodes as of Oct 29, 2017, which is being broadcast on Nippon TV. Another older show that ran in the late 1980's is titled "Takehsi's Castle" which aired between 1986 and 1990.

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/the-misunderstood-history-of-the-wacky-japanese-game-show/281825/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/i-survived-a-japanese-game-114605 http://www.wordsoverchair.com/comedy-history-101/2017/12/7/history-of-weird-japanese-game-shows

Possible JApanese Television History? https://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/blog/student/entertaining-japan-early-japanese-entertainment-television https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1468-5884.00096

https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/japanese-variety-shows

Current situation
Japanese television programs such as Music Station and Utaban continue in an almost pristine format from the same variety shows of years before. The only major changes have been the increasing disappearance of live backup music since the 1980s. ]]]]]]

A once-popular host Kyosen Ōhashi said, "Weird shows that are called Variety only exist in Japan."

One of the more well-circulated clips is a segment in Gaki no Tsukai, hosted by the comedy duo Downtown. In one part, if the male contestants fail to say a tongue-twister correctly, they get kicked in the crotch by a spring-loaded pole (The Chinko Machine, or, literally, the Penis Machine), causing great pain. Hitoshi Matsumoto attempted to withdraw but the host - his comedy partner and co-host Masatoshi Hamada, cajoled him back on the platform.

Influences overseas
Japanese game shows have gained popularity around the world in recent years. Hole in the Wall or Brain Wall have sold rights to countries like Russia, China, Argentina and Australia. America has even caught on to adapting some of these quirky style game shows. Both FOX and ABC have purchased rights to different versions of some popular Japanese Games Shows set to air in the Summer and Fall of 2008. One of the popular names that premiered on ABC was "I survived a Japanese Game Show." Another one that was an adaptation of "I survived a Japanese Game Show." is "Japanizi" which wasn't premiered on the typical FOX or ABC, but was premiered on Disney XD and YTV in Canada and the United States.

ABC has been sued by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) for their Wipeout program allegedly copying Sasuke and Takeshi's Castle.

The BBC also has its own version of Hole in the Wall in the United Kingdom, while Cartoon Network has the American version of Hole in the Wall with Teck Holmes.

'''Sweden also had a version of their own Japanese game show that was titled "Hjälp! Jag är med i en japansk tv-show", which literally translates to "Help! I am in a Japanese T.V. Show." They did take most of the idea from the American "I survived a Japanese Game Show" and made it their own. ( I added)'''