Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Takeshi Endō


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The result was   delete. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:52, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Takeshi Endō

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Unable to find significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject of this unsourced BLP. Searched using the Japanese and English spelling of his name without success (the Japanese spelling leads mostly to an education minister). I do not belive that the external links supplied on the page for this Japanese voiceover actor meets our criteria for reliable sources independent of the subject. J04n(talk page) 15:57, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete unless reliable, secondary sources can be found. I had previously PROD'd this, a PROD which was endorsed and later contested. English sources I found were Wikimirrors, forum entries, and ANN's encyclopedia but the latter resource has never mentioned this actor in a news article. Japanese sources I was able to find (and I don't speak Japanese, eyes from someone who does would be greatly appreciated were limited to the Aoni primary production source. The contester of the PROD suggests a possibly notable role in a long-running series, so if that statement is entirely accurate, there would likely be sources and therefore notability, their lack here leaves me far less certain. Additional sources welcomed as always. --joe deckertalk to me 16:17, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not seeing any reliable sourcing here to verify the claimed notability. The Japanese Wikipedia article is also similarly lacking so I don't hold out much hope. --DAJF (talk) 22:00, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I checked the Japanese Wikipedia for their article on this person. He has had a significant part in notable roles.  This includes a notable radio program called TOYOTA SUPER COUNTDOWN 50 for two years, a newscaster on a news show that had 8% of the viewing population of Japan, that millions of people, watching it, and many other things.  I don't know if the anime characters he has done are main characters, but he has done a lot of that, plus work on video games, etc.  And the primary sources are fine when not in doubt in anyway.  If he is listed in the credits, that's fine.   D r e a m Focus  22:18, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This article has been nominated for rescue.  D r e a m Focus  22:19, 29 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. --  D r e a m Focus  22:19, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 22:31, 29 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment There is virtually no difference between the Japanese and English Wikipedia pages J04n(talk page) 22:37, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
 * They have links to articles we don't have here, such as the radio show, and the news program I mentioned.  D r e a m Focus  00:39, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * response: which are also unsourced. J04n(talk page) 00:47, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you sincerely doubt the information?  D r e a m Focus  00:59, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * All that I can say is Verifiability. J04n(talk page) 01:08, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Read about primary sources then. The credits on the shows list the names of people, and some are available on DVD.  Probably some clips on YouTube or the official websites of various things, which show an episode with him in it, and listed in the credits.  If millions of people watched something on television, such as the news program, thousands surely went to the article at one time or another, and they'd know if the information listing him as a newscaster was false or not.   D r e a m Focus  01:21, 30 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete: lack of any indication of reliable third-party coverage, and a Filmography-only article would appear to violate WP:IINFO (or at the very least, fail to differentiate Wikipedia from IMDB). HrafnTalkStalk(P) 16:07, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
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