Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kare Made Love KM


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The result was   delete. NW ( Talk ) 17:59, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Kare Made Love KM

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No evidence of notability. Fail applicable notability guidelines like WP:BK. The series ended in 2003 and no sign of potential licensing outside Japan or Drama/Anime adaptation. No licensor in North America, France, Germany, Italy & Spain. Scanlation is stall at volume 6, chapter 35 out of the 10 volumes and seems not much "something" among fandom. Adding all those facts lead me to ask a Delete KrebMarkt 18:27, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. --KrebMarkt 18:34, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete Unnotable manga series that fails WP:BK and WP:N. As nominator is very good with searching foreign languages sources, I'm satisified that if he says there are none, then there really are none. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 18:37, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * There's certainly nothing in English that I can find. No evidence it passes WP:BK means delete to me. If anything else turns up, I'll reconsider. —Quasirandom (talk) 00:36, 13 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete in agreement with the prodder. -- allen四names 18:28, 13 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep It had a seven year run in a major magazine. That magazine has been around for more than 40 years, and is published twice a month.  You don't last that long without knowing what you are doing.  If the magazine thought it notable enough to publish for seven years, then its notable.  As for the nominators comment on the scanlation indicating fan interest, you are wrong.  There are many things fans want, which aren't translated, it all depending on the mood of whoever is going to bother translating it.  So you can't tell one way or the other by that.  Also, who cares how many thieving English speakers steal something?  Lack of interest in one language, doesn't mean it isn't popular in other languages, specifically the one it was officially released as.  And they released 10 volumes of it.  If it didn't do well, didn't have a significant fan base, would they have kept releasing collections of it?   D r e a m Focus  09:15, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I will answer that one critical point is this series failure to be licensed outside Japan and get adapted into Drama/Anime even 7 years after the end of the series. Shueisha has always maximized licensing prospect and adaptation possibility to generate additional income to compensate the decline of their publications readership. Comparatively there is another Shojō Arisa that got licensed by Del Rey with just the volume 1 released in Japan and the series still ongoing. Another one could Satoru Makimura Real Clothes serialized in the Shueisha josei magazine You that was adapted into a TV Drama. Kare Made Love KM failure in both licensing side and adaptation area is an evidence of lack notability. Last straw is the state of the ja wiki article which is still a stub after 4 years and received no edit since 2008 that how much this series stirred interest from Japanese editors. --KrebMarkt 10:56, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Scott Mac (Doc) 20:21, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: I don't think "No licensor in North America, France, Germany, Italy & Spain" is really very relevant - notability in Japan would be sufficient (though I can offer no opinion on whether that exists). -- Boing!   said Zebedee  10:05, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That information is given to point that WP:BEFORE was duly given proper consideration and to indicate for editors looking for coverage, areas that were unsuccessfully explored so they won't redo search in those directions. --KrebMarkt 19:40, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, fair enough -- Boing!   said Zebedee  05:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NW ( Talk ) 01:47, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete Trusting the nom here, who is said to be good at finding foreign-language sources. Not notable per any guideline. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 04:48, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
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