Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yōko Asada


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The result was   keep. None but the nominator favors deletion. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  23:01, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Yōko Asada

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Delete. Has been relying on primary sources since Oct 2008, no evidence that non-trivial coverage from reliable third parties for this WP:BLP article are forthcoming. JBsupreme (talk)


 * Keep She's played major roles in a number of anime. Clearly meets notability requirements. AfD is not Cleanup. Doceirias (talk) 19:39, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, this is not cleanup. However this person has received nothing in the way of substantial coverage from reliable third party publications.  AfD is a place where we delete WP:BLP articles that lack that.  That's why we are here.  JBsupreme (talk) 09:27, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:04, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:04, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Given the large numbers of significant anime VA roles, have you check through the Japanese VA magazines to ensure that there are no reliable third-party sources? —Farix (t &#124; c) 21:54, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: Clearly meets WP:ENTERTAINER given the number of lead roles in notable productions. If there are specific concerns about the veracity of a specific role, we can go to the credits for that production (which is one of those cases where primary sourcing is appropriate), but that in turn is an editorial concern, not a notability one. —Quasirandom (talk) 22:26, 8 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Passes WP:Entertainer, there is bound to be credits to her on the works she has done in credits somewhere. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 23:06, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:ENTERTAINER due to multiple significant roles in notable works. While non-trivial coverage from third-party sources would probably help improve the article, it isn't required to pass WP:ENTERTAINER.  Also, WP:BLP is not a concern as the article doesn't contain any contentious material, and the roles listed could be sourced from the credits of works they are from anyway. Calathan (talk) 15:17, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep I agree with Calathan. She has multiple significant roles in a notable works.   D r e a m Focus  17:48, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It is wonderful that everyone agrees with everyone else here, but unfortunately we need reliable third party sources which show that a) her role was significant and that b) the work was notable. We are an encyclopedia, not IMDb.  JBsupreme (talk) 17:50, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Did you even look at any of those articles that are linked from her page? Some of them have plenty of sources (Serial Experiments Lain is even a featured article).  While a few of the listed roles even for blue-linked articles are for works of questionable notability (e.g. D4 Princess), most of the blue linked articles are clearly notable works.  As for whether the roles in those works are major roles, for some she played the title character, and I'm sure the sources available for others would back up that her role was major.  You seem to be asking for something that is clearly readily available. Calathan (talk) 20:23, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I wish reliable sources for actual biographical content were available. If they were, we wouldn't be having this discussion. JBsupreme (talk) 22:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I think everyone else considers it common sense. Do you doubt this person has worked on any of these series?  The main article usually list the voice actors for the characters, which those who have the DVD can verify.  Parade Parade list her as being the voice of the main character.  And would you doubt the information the voice actor company she works for has about her on their official webpage?  Google Translation   D r e a m Focus  01:14, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I am not placing primary sources in doubt. Rather, I am making a very specific note that non-trivial third party coverage of this living person is explicitly lacking.  I understand that I am in the minority, apparently, but IMHO this person is not notable unless there is some foreign language coverage I'm not seeing (and has yet to come forward). JBsupreme (talk) 19:47, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
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