Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Rock Shooter


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  Sandstein  07:20, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Black Rock Shooter

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I don't think it is quite speedy caliber deletion material, but it has almost zero EV. Nezzadar (talk) 04:48, 4 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep This page should be kept because the Black Rock Shooter anime will produce more information on the plot and character when it is released next spring. Deleting this page is useless because it will simply be recreated when fans add the information later. I have done my best to expand the entry slightly and will continue to expand as more information reaches the US. thedoorknob
 * Delete This is due to be released in the spring. So it fails WP:GNG and WP:N at this time. ArcAngel (talk) 20:26, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment It does seem like there's SOMETHING here though. There are figurines being made, people in Japan cosplaying the character, there's apparently a CD somebody put out... an anime series probably falls under WP:CRYSTAL, but perhaps further research is in order? 159.182.1.4 (talk) 12:14, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: Some input Anime News Network news. --KrebMarkt 12:19, 5 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Has notable coverage.   D r e a m Focus  14:31, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete with no prejudice against recreation when/if the anime series begins airing next spring. An announcement, likely based on a press release, is not enough to establish notability. And creating an article now would violate WP:CBALL. —Farix (t &#124; c) 15:39, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. —Farix (t &#124; c) 15:39, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete until proper coverage exists (likely next spring). The claimed "notable coverage" is just an announcement, it does nothing to suggest notability. The cds, figures and cosplay suggested are not of the series itself, but of the"virtual idol" affiliated with the project. Theres nothing to base a article on at this time, when it's released there will be plenty of reviews and proper coverage to build an article around. Dandy Sephy (talk) 16:02, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm on the edge on this one. If an actual announced airdate were available, I'd say we're clearly meeting the requirements of WP:CRYSTAL for presuming a notable subject (a television series, in this case) will indeed come to pass. The coverage KrebMarkt points to, among others I've found, are more vague but do indicate production has at least started. —Quasirandom (talk) 16:27, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: Not uber fan of an article right now if you read the news, the anime won't be on the "virtual idol" as main character so until further reliable information on the anime is disclosed the article will be quite off the mark, covering mostly the "virtual idol" & not much the anime, and a magnet for speculations and others blog like edits. However i should point out that the anime very likely to be done & broadcasted as pilot/prologue DVD/BlueRay was released few days ago. When the anime will broadcast it will be notable as a series broadcasted on a national TV network per WP:OUTCOMES but not right now. --KrebMarkt 17:18, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * More The pilot prologue DVD ranked 7th in Anime sell charts. That reinforce my conviction that the anime will be notable. --KrebMarkt 22:14, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * If its already selling that well, then wouldn't that make it notable already?  D r e a m Focus  03:57, 8 October 2009 (UTC)


 * The article about it in Vocaloidism makes it notable. Mentions of this elsewhere as well.  Also, its been released as a toy already.   D r e a m Focus  03:57, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * You just proved me right. The sole link between Black Rock Shooter and Vocaloidism is that they share a same voice actor. Concerning the DVD just contains 3 version of the same video clip, less than 10 mins in total, a pay to view teaser which give nothing in term of plot, characters & setting. So the article is near devoid of actual content concerning the anime but clearly is attracting information concerning the "virtual idol" which is not the subject of the article. We know zero information on the anime save that the main character won't be that "virtual idol". --KrebMarkt 06:47, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Sigh. The article can be about both the virtual idol, the toy, the anime, the dvd, the extremely popular video, whatever.  Its about everything with that name.   D r e a m Focus  13:30, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.