Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yutaka Hara


 * 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   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:11, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Yutaka Hara

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Article was prodded and prod was removed with reason. This is a followup AfD discussion. 陣 内 Jinnai 16:00, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete/Redirect. Currently zero evidence of interest, and my CSE shows a stunning lack of hits. --Gwern (contribs) 16:19 2 February 2011 (GMT)
 * Delete or Merge. No context to have separate article. Perhaps merge with his book article. 5dsddddd (talk) 18:20, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:31, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete or Redirect What is there to merge here? All I see is that the person is a mangaka and that he made the series/book which is already included in the series article (Does a article on the book exist?). Delete per above or redirect per my comment below. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 20:25, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep or redirect to Kaiketsu Zorori. Normally, a person who creates a best selling book series would be expected to be notable (The Kaiketsu Zorori series has sold 23 million copies according to List of best-selling books, which includes a source for that number).  Furthermore, as the series was apparently adapted into a feature-length film and two TV series totaling around 150 episodes, that further suggests that it is notable.  It seems he should pass WP:AUTHOR criterion 3, as what is apparently a major franchise in Japan would be expected to have reviews and other coverage.  However, given that no one seems to have found such coverage so far and the article really says nothing about him right now, redirecting to Kaiketsu Zorori might be appropriate.  I don't understand why anyone would suggest this should be deleted instead of redirected, given that there is such an obvious redirect target. Calathan (talk) 21:08, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The article has been around since 2008 and still has nothing much to it, it looks like to me that this article was forgotton about for awhile and just now poked its head up. I will support a redirect to Kaiketsu Zorori as I do not see what harm that can do. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 21:30, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 22:56, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I have added a reference and a bit more information. As people have said, this is a very big series in Japan.  The author is often on book tours.  The page could still do with a couple more references, but I think there is just enough there now to demonstrate notability and differentiate this page from the Kaiketu Zorori Series page.  For what it is worth, the Japanese Wikipedia has separate pages for several of his series, but they have not all been translated into English yet. Francis Bond (talk) 03:21, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Relisting comment: Relisted to allow more time for editors who read Japanese sources to analyze . I have asked who is listed in Category:Translators ja-en to take a look at this AfD. Cunard (talk) 22:56, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. This one, this one, and this one would help establish notability. This one could be supporting, but not one which helps with notability. This one would help with both Kaiketsu Zorori and Sgt. Frog. That should be more than enough to meet all inclusion criteria. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WikiProject Japan ! 04:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per the sources found by Nihonjoe. Noability is fully established. Cunard (talk) 10:11, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay. There appears to be enough here to establish notability. I'm withdrawing this AfD. Nihonjoe or someone else, please add those sources so they don't get lost. 陣 内 Jinnai 18:12, 12 February 2011 (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.