Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Right Stuf International


 * 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 of the debate was no consensus, defaulting to keep --Ichiro 22:57, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

The Right Stuf International
non-notable — J3ff 08:47, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

*Delete -- Longhair 10:09, 4 January 2006 (UTC) Delete doubly quick? (No vote from me) pfctdayelise 15:15, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Non-notable business vanity. - Longhair 08:48, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable corporation. Alexa ranking for website http://www.rightstuf.com/ is 20,000.  &mdash;Quarl (talk) 2006-01-04 08:52Z 
 * Comment The very similar company AnimeNation has had a wikipedia article for over a year, and its Alexa rank is only 51,000. Also, two separate people (at least, I am assuming they are not sockpuppets, though I could be wrong) noticed the lack of a Right Stuf article two days in a row, with Right Stuf International being created a day after The Right Stuf International. (I merged the content today.) pfahlstrom 00:14, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Per nom.Obina 10:08, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep TRSI is one of the few major players in the online anime/manga retail market. This itself may not be notable, but the fact that the company also licenses anime series from Japan and produces well-received domestic versions is. Though they release very few titles per year, they give them high-quality treatments. The series listed in this article are major anime titles that have won acclaim within the industry. See for example this review on animeondvd.com pfahlstrom 18:55, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, they are the domestic publishers of Kimba the White Lion, a series whose influence has extended far beyond the hardcore anime fans. pfahlstrom 19:03, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Not to mention Astro Boy. And here are some articles which may satisfy #1 of WP:CORP:
 * USA Today Jan. 2002
 * Inc. Magazine Oct. 1999 article
 * Des Moines Register July 2005
 * Des Moines Business Record Nov. 2005
 * Mid-Iowa News Nov. 2004
 * DVD Vision Japan(Google cache if that page is down)
 * 1999 Anime News Network interview pfahlstrom 16:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above, unless the nom cares enough to make a case for deletion. -- JJay 03:22, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. They're essentially distributors -- middlemen -- of niche creative products, products actually created by someone else. And if they're an "online anime/manga retail market", the low Alexa rank doesn't bode well for notability. --Calton | Talk 13:35, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment They produce their own professional English-language dubs and subtitles (and the translations for them, of course), which is not simple repackaging. (Though I believe they're using the classic dubs for Kimba and Astro Boy.) There is an article for Rhino Entertainment, which does mostly do simple repackaging. pfahlstrom 16:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. notable within its circle. Kingturtle 05:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, notable enough for Wikipedia. Up for collaboration. Quaque (talk &bull; contribs) 02:40, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. They have a notable role in that industry. - Bevo 17:59, 10 January 2006 (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.