Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taku Kitahara


 * 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. All the keep arguments are eithe assertions or based on sources being found. My reading of the discussion is that noone has actually provided any sources so,,, Spartaz Humbug! 10:32, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Taku Kitahara

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This BLP has been unsourced for over 2 years. I have been unable to verify the scant information in any reliable sources and I have not been able to verify that he meets WP:GNG or WP:ENT as there is no substantial coverage anywhere (at least that I found in my search). Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:00, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 20:37, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  -- -- Cirt (talk) 20:37, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. --Calathan (talk) 21:22, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I can verify an image song for My Neighbor Totoro and Anime News Network is reporting that he performed the theme for the film Venus Wars, but gives no source for the credit. —Farix (t &#124; c) 02:50, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * He is also credited for performing the opening and closing themes of Dash! Yonkuro, that combined with singing the opening and closing themes for Choushinsei Flashman could be enough to tip this over in passing WP:MUSICBIO. The question now rest on whether anison.info can be used as a reliable source. —Farix (t &#124; c) 02:50, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I checked to see if anison.info was cited as a source by Anime News Network, and while it didn't seem to be used as a source for any news articles there, one of the main staff encyclopedia editors repeatedly suggested on the forums that it is the best database of anime music (for example here ). It's also used as a source or external link in several other Wikipedia articles.  I'm inclined to believe that it is the best source out there for information on anime music, though I don't know if it would pass the requirements for a reliable source by Wikipedia standards.  Also, if it helps to verify that he did sing one of the songs credited to him, I found this Amazon.com listing for a CD that lists him as the singer for the one of the Dash! Yonkuro songs  (the 17th song on the first disc in the track listing). Calathan (talk) 07:13, 4 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable work for notable series.  D r e a m Focus  00:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, though the author's work was published, it doesn't looks like he created anything since 1990s. DragonZero  ( Talk  ·  Contribs ) 02:00, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * He is a singer, not an author. And how does when he did his work have anything to do with whether he should have an article? Calathan (talk) 04:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * My way of thinking was, if the guy is not notable now, and he is not singing anymore, he won't get anymore notable in the future. I tried to google his name in Romaji and Kanji but was unable to find any reliable websites about him. DragonZero  ( Talk  ·  Contribs ) 03:22, 4 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep, provided that reliable sources can be found to verify the song performances in Venus Wars, Dash! Yonkuro, and Choushinsei Flashman. That would be enough to pass WP:MUSICBIO criterion #10.  Though WP:MUSICBIO suggests a redirect might be appropriate if a person only meets that criterion, with songs in multiple notable works a separate article is probably appropriate (WP:MUSICBIO suggests a redirect based on WP:BLP1E and WP:BIO1E, but performances in three notable works obviously isn't only one event, and you can't redirect to three places anyway).  However, I'm not sure if his song for My Neighbor Totoro would count as a performance in a notable work, as it did not appear in the movie, just on a CD associated with the movie.  If no reliable sources can be found that verify his songs were used in any of the notable works, then probably the article should be deleted (at least until someone tracks down a source). Calathan (talk) 05:20, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Farix, Calathan. Edward321 (talk) 14:17, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment This website says he is a producer of CDs, that he the founder and head of TEAM Entertainment, and that he produces works by Motoi Sakuraba.  I'm not sure if TEAM Entertainment is a notable company (the Wikipedia article for it doesn't say much about it), but that at least explains what he has done since the 1990s. Calathan (talk) 05:30, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
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