Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga/Assessment

Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Anime and manga! This department focuses on assessing the quality of articles under the project's scope. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the WikiProject Anime and manga project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Anime and manga articles by quality, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Frequently asked questions

 * How do I add an article to the WikiProject? : Just add WikiProject Anime and manga to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
 * Someone put a WikiProject Anime and manga template on an article, but it's not an anime or manga related topic. What should I do? : Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them. If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the talk page of this department (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
 * What is the purpose of the article ratings? : The objective of the rating system is twofold. First, it allows the project to monitor the quality of the articles within our scope and to prioritize work on these articles. Second, the ratings will be used by the Wikipedia 1.0 project to compile a "released version" of Wikipedia that can be distributed to readers. Please note, however, that these ratings are meant for the internal use of the project, and do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
 * Who can assess articles? : Any member of the Anime and manga WikiProject is free to add or change the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes. Editors should also note that B-Class assessments require project consensus, while GA, FA, and FL assessments have associated formal review processes that must be followed.
 * How do I rate an article? : Check the assessment scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article, then follow the guidelines below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
 * How can I make a request for someone from the project to assess an article? : Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
 * Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments? : Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
 * Where can I get more details or feedback about an article? : The peer review process is one that results in a more thorough examination of articles; to ensure project members also view the article, make sure to list it at our peer review page.
 * What if I don't agree with a rating? : You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.
 * Aren't the ratings subjective? : Yes, they are (see, in particular, the disclaimers on the importance scale), but it's the best system we've been able to devise; if you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!
 * What about lists? : Lists of episodes, characters, and chapters are assessed using the same scale as other articles; however, they progress towards featured list rather than featured article status. Lists which are pure lists of links, however, should be assessed as list class, as they have no real content to be evaluated.

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.

Assessment instructions
An article's assessment is generated from the class parameter in the WikiProject Anime and manga project banner on its talk page:



The following values may be used for the class parameter:
 * FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class anime and manga articles; should only be used for articles that are currently listed as featured articles)
 * FL (adds articles to Category:FL-Class anime and manga articles; should only be used for articles that are currently listed as featured lists)
 * GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class anime and manga articles; should only be used for articles that are currently listed as good articles)
 * B (adds articles to Category:B-Class anime and manga articles)
 * C (adds articles to Category:C-Class anime and manga articles)
 * Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class anime and manga articles)
 * Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class anime and manga articles)
 * List (adds articles to Category:List-Class anime and manga articles)
 * Disambig (for disambiguation pages, adds articles to Category:Disambig-Class anime and manga articles)
 * Redirect (for redirect pages, adds articles to Category:Redirect-Class anime and manga articles)

There are other classes used by WP:A&M which are automatically assessed by the template based on namespace, and should not be rated manually. These classes are Category, Draft, File, Portal, Project, Template, and NA/Non-Article. A full list of valid class names and abbreviations can be found at Template:WikiProject Anime and manga/class.

Articles for which a valid class is not provided are listed in Category:Unassessed anime and manga articles. The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

Quality scale
The scale for assessments is defined at Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment. Articles are divided into the following categories.

Additional guidelines
The following are guidelines for series articles.
 * FA class — Passes WP:FAC. See also FA advice and the Featured article criteria.
 * GA class — Covers everything well; must be nominated at WP:GAN and passed by an impartial reviewer in order to qualify. Before nominating, the page should include inline sourcing for controversial statements, contain critical reception information, and have no image copyright issues.


 * B class — Coherent structure, proper lead, fair amount of information for each section.
 * C class — Decent structure, lacking some information (typically out of universe info).
 * Start class — Some structure, basic overview of the topic present.
 * Stub class — Little structure, severely lacking content. The article may include flaws such as embedded lists without descriptions or lack an infobox.

The following are guidelines for episode, character, and chapter lists. Lists are normally assessed using the same scale as other articles; however, they progress towards featured list rather than featured article status, and are not assessed as good articles.
 * FL class — Passes WP:FLC. See also the Featured list criteria.
 * List class — Transcludes sublists, volume lists which have been split into sublists, or lists which have no potential as articles (such as stand-alone lists and lists which act as navigational aids; this includes, amongst other, lists of series licensed by a publisher). Articles assessed as list class jump straight to featured list status after passing WP:FLC, instead of progressing along the regular assessment scale.
 * B class — Coherent structure, proper lead, well-referenced with no missing information.
 * C class — Decent structure; lacks Japanese chapter titles, release information, or references.
 * Start class — Some structure, basic overview of the topic present; uses the correct formatting templates, but severely lacks content. Basic lead is present.
 * Stub class — Little structure; severely lacking content, such as chapter names, release dates, or plot summaries. Does not use the appropriate formatting templates (Japanese episode list for episode lists, or Graphic novel list for chapter lists) but a simple table, bullet list, numbered list or no formatting at all.

B-Class criteria
Special emphasis is given to the six criteria that B-Class articles for the WikiProject should meet:

Importance scale
Priority must be regarded as a relative term. If importance values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importance to this project and to the work groups the article falls under. An article judged to be "" in one context may be only "" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority are not meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the average reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it). Articles rated as "" importance are not necessarily unwanted, but may be candidates for merging into more relevant when appropriate.

All lists, video games and any other notable article that falls within the WikiProject's scope, including most websites, not described in the table below are of.

Requests for assessment

 * Links to archives: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


 * Wonder Egg Priority - I have dramatically expanded this article with details of the subject's production and critical reception and believe it now warrants another look. Feedback would be much appreciated. ostensibly singular userpage (inquire within) 18:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! - I have expanded this article. I want to see if this can be reassessed beyond its current class. Thank you. Centcom08 (talk) 22:53, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie - I have been expanding and monitoring this article since June 3, 2022. I believe it is time to see if this can be reassessed beyond its current class. Centcom08 (talk) 05:23, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie - This article that I have created has been expanded for the past six months since its theatrical release. I would like to see if it can have a new assessment. Centcom08 (talk) 14:43, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Laid-Back Camp Movie - This article that I have created has been expanded for the past six months since its theatrical release. I would like to see if it can have a new assessment. Centcom08 (talk) 07:35, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Production I.G - I have expanded upon the previous lists of works that were in the article by making tables with sources. I have also reworked the history section of the article. I think the article is due for a reassessment and I would like it to be reviewed by an outside observer. Thanks! Orion409 (talk) 17:18, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo - Expanded on a bit since the novels have an audiobook. Also updated references related to the novels. Ominae (talk) 04:15, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Logs
A full log of assessment changes for the past seven days is available; unfortunately, due to its extreme size, it cannot be transcluded directly. Archives of previous featured article candidates (2006, 2007, 2008), A-class reviews (2006, 2007, 2008), and good article reviews (2008) are also available.