Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of deceased anime characters


 * 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. Also, Jamster93, it helps if you explain why the article should not be deleted because it is always possible that an admin will see a consensus to do so Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:21, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

List of deceased anime characters

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List fails to establish notability of the topic. By its own admittance "Characters frequently die in anime, but are also frequently resurrected.". The article doesn't establish any criteria for what characters it includes and is WP:INDISCRIMINATE. If you look at the list as well, the characters chosen aren't all main characters. I just don't see the need to list every dead anime character nor the need to restrict the scope to just anime as opposed to including manga or all fiction. There are certain rare cases where the death of a fictional character can be notable—one that comes to mind is when the character Rikiishi died in Ashita no Joe, 700 fans in Japan took to the streets in a funeral procession and a Buddhist priest was called. However, few anime deaths would be so notable or have sufficient coverage in reliable sources just focusing on their deaths to warrant an independent article. (even the case I mentioned would just be mentioned on its main article, and it is) Opencooper (talk) 19:21, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Opencooper (talk) 19:22, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. Opencooper (talk) 19:22, 4 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. List has no encyclopedic value. What do you do about characters that are dead at the start of the story or have died in the finale/epilogue? No other such similar lists for genres. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 20:46, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. It reads like an essay/original research to me, and is not appropriate for Wikipedia. Aoba47 (talk) 21:04, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep per nom. There is no way this article is being deleted. Jamster93 (talk) 21:40, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * where would I look to find where reliable secondary sources (e.g., newspapers, books, magazines) have covered deaths in Anime? Jclemens (talk) 22:07, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 1. "nom" is advocating deletion, not keeping. 2. Just because you say it isn't happening doesn't mean it isn't happening.  See also WP:PPOV 206.41.25.114 (talk) 16:56, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep per "nom" you say???? Ajf773 (talk) 10:24, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete this is way to indiscriminate. Listing All of the death in a show like Death Note alone would make this article way too long and if a particular death if important enough to the seriss it can be listed in either the page for the series or the character, if they are independently notable.--67.68.21.146 (talk) 23:54, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree with you that if a character's death is relevant enough to a specific series or has received enough third-party coverage, then it would already be discussed somewhere in an article or a list about the series itself. Aoba47 (talk) 00:59, 5 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete This list is deceased here on Wikipedia. I want to add that in Puella Magi Madoka Magica per nom the characters are brought back multiple times. When you say "deceased" do you mean mostly dead, or all dead? - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 19:48, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * If we go that route we should include the obvious example Dragon Ball, where most of the main cast have been deceased multiple times.--67.68.21.146 (talk) 22:35, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:53, 7 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete, fails WP:NOTINDISCRIMINATE and WP:NOR. Ajf773 (talk) 10:24, 7 September 2017 (UTC)


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