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Hunter × Hunter
This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because I managed to improve Yoshihiro Togashi's other major work, YuYu Hakusho to GA status some time ago. I'd just like some up-to-date opinions reflecting the standards of getting a manga/anime article to this level.

Thanks, ~ Hibana (talk) 02:35, 16 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The article looks very good as far as I see and I only had some doubts.


 * The anime opening and ending themes are already in their own respective lists, so there is no need to put them here.
 * There are some common links like English language.
 * The other merchandise section uses six consecutive references, so it's confusing to see what references what. The same happens with the manga reception section that uses five refs in a row.
 * The manga and anime sections in reception could be renamed to "manga reception" and "anime reception" to avoid having sections with the same name.
 * Other than that, the article looks really good. I'm pretty sure it will be able to become GA. Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 15:24, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Ruhrfisch comments: Agree this looks pretty good - thank for your work on it. Here are some suggestions for improvement.
 * Two dead links - see here
 * The Lead really emphasizes his father - when I read the plot section and got to the end, I was surprised that there was so little on his father in it.
 * Re-reading the lead now, I am surprised there is not more on the later plot there
 * Avoid vague time terms which can quickly become out of date. With 310 chapters to date, it has been published in 27 tankōbon chapter collections in Japan so far. could instead be something like As of June 2011, its 310 chapters have been published in 27 tankōbon chapter collections in Japan.
 * Ditto with "recent years" in However, the manga has gone on hiatus a number of times in recent years. (since 2006??)
 * I think I would split this setnece into two: ''In 1999, the manga series was adapted into a 62-episode anime series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, and premiered on the Japanese terrestrial television network Fuji TV and has also aired on the satellite television station Animax.
 * Tighten The Hunter × Hunter manga has been a large financial success in Japan, having sold over 44 million copies in the region alone [there?] as of January 2008. Since the sales figure is given, I think large can be omitted. Also since Japan is specified earlier in the sentence, "in the region alone" can be struck too - may want to add "there" if you think it needs to be clearer that this is in Japan only.
 * Why not say something like Critics of both the manga and its television adaptation have praised the complex plot, endearing characters, and superb art and animation. "positively noted" is a bit clunky
 * In Plot Hunter is linked - I think per the MOS it should also be linked in the lead too.
 * I am not sure the use of quotations follows the MOS - "Hunter", "Hunter's Examination", etc.
 * Shouldn't the translation of Japanese titles like Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! be given in the article?
 * In Manga, I would give specific years here For instance, it was serialized between the first and final issues of Banzai!, a German version of Weekly Shōnen Jump.[26][27] so perhaps something like ''For instance, it was serialized between 2001 and 2005 in Banzai!, a German version of Weekly Shōnen Jump.[26][27]
 * I think it is better to have detail in the body of the article and more general statements in the lead - I would just have something like premiered on Japan's Fuji TV in the lead, and then more detail in the body, i.e. "...premiered on the Japanese terrestrial television network Fuji TV"
 * CDs - MOS says that even if something is in all capitals, we usually do not spell it that way here (so the song titles PALE ALE and POPCORN couls just be Pale Ale and Popcorn)
 * Seems odd that there are no Japanese critics quoted in the Reception section
 * Any chance for a free image of the author or somebody associated with the manga or videos?
 * I owuld try to get a copyedit before GAN - there were a few rough spots (tried to point out the worst)
 * Please make sure that the existing text includes no copyright violations, plagiarism, or close paraphrasing. For more information on this please see Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches. (This is a general warning given in all peer reviews, in view of previous problems that have risen over copyvios.)

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). I do not watch peer reviews, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:47, 3 June 2011 (UTC)