Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga/Archive 73

Merge "Anime" with "television" / "Anime film" with "film"
Given that the article naming conventions discussed at WP:NCTV and MOS:ANIME indicate that both live-action television and anime television series should be renamed accordingly as "TV series" only, is it OK to merge those sections too on the list of roles on the actors' pages? I feel like those roles shouldn't really be separated... the reason most of them are like this is because a lot of pages were translated from the Japanese Wikipedia, which uses separate words to differentiate between anime film, live-action films, anime TV series, live-action TV series, and variety shows, etc.


 * Combining sections would look like this: Shohei Hashimoto, Nozomi Maeda, Jenya (I discerned which roles were voice acting in the "Notes/Ref" section)
 * Leaving the sections separate would look like this: Shouta Aoi, Keisuke Ueda

Any feedback would be helpful so we can standardize this. Thanks! lullabying (talk) 03:56, 22 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I think its a good idea. The "Role" columns will have to clarify. Voice Actor, or Live Actor. Maybe include another Column to explain if its live action or not.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 11:56, 22 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I disagree with merging all the roles across all filmographies. This can be done where there are just a handful of voice roles like in Dwayne Johnson filmography for a mostly live-action actor, which is what Shohei Hashimoto is, and yes you can specify "voice role" instead of saying it's an anime and keep it in the Television section. For voice actors, there's a useful distinction to split their voice-acting work from their live-action work, and to further distinguish their ADR dubbing (taking a film that's already been dubbed in another language) and originating the voice role for animation (they record the voice and then the studio develops the animation around their voice). The other thing is that when the show gets dubbed in English, there really isn't a distinction between OVA bonus episodes and TV series; they get treated the same when they are placed in the boxset. On the flip side, you have a Japanese voice actor like Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress) who originates a bunch of anime films, but also dubs English live-action films and television shows.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:11, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Variety show appearances should generally not be listed in filmographies. This was a big mess among K-pop celebs who would show up in all sorts of music shows. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:14, 22 September 2019 (UTC)


 * So would you say it's situational? These days there are so many voice actors who also initially debuted as actors in Japan. Mamoru Miyano, Kensho Ono, and Toshiyuki Toyonaga are examples of people who transitioned into voice work, but they still appear in live-action roles. Yukika Teramoto also was a full-time voice actress at one point in her career but has since returned to live-action acting. And as for variety shows, I understand one-time appearances don't count, but what if they were regular panelists or hosts? Natsuki Hanae is mostly a voice actor but he's been hosting Oha Suta for years. lullabying (talk) 21:13, 22 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, it would be situational. See Mao Ichimichi who has a career in both live-action acting and voice acting. The subcats there split by Television and Film instead of Anime, so I agree it doesn't have to necessarily be Anime or Animation, which as I said before, would be more appropriate for English voice actors. Also note how Mao's dubs of foreign films are under voice acting / other dubbing, even though they are live-action films, direct-to-videos, or television shows. On the English voice acting side, you have  Jennifer Hale filmography where she might have done one or two anime shows in her career, so those go into "Animation and television voice-over" If you want to try to standardize the subsections for Japanese VAs and then another one for English VAs, that might be worth doing.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:47, 23 September 2019 (UTC)


 * So, for articles like Yukika Teramoto and Toshiyuki Toyonaga, should I create sub-sections into "Voice-over" and "Live-action"? And for Shohei Hashimoto, should I just keep his filmography as-is, since he only has 3 voice acting roles? lullabying (talk) 20:22, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

God Eater
Hello all, I'm a new editor trying to get experience editing a variety of different articles. I've started editing God Eater, after I finished watching all 14 episodes on Netflix. If anyone can provide feedback on my incremental edits which I hope to make over the next week, it would be much appreciated. I started with the plot summary today. Thank you. Moksha88 (talk) 12:48, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It looks OK so far, but the episode summaries seem a bit long. It should ideally be 200 words or less per episode. Some of the summaries also need to be adjusted for tone; i.e. the summary for episode 13 ends with "While Soma is on a mission, a shadow can be seen looking over him...this person brings various canned foods to an unseen man....this man was smoking." and that doesn't seem to be very encyclopedic. lullabying (talk) 22:01, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Current featured list candidate: List of Banana Fish episodes
List of Banana Fish episodes is currently a nominee to be a featured list. The nomination has received two reviews and affirmations of support so far, but requires further reviews to be promoted. If you would like to review the nomination and leave comments and/or feedback to improve the list, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Morgan695 (talk) 23:42, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

next new season to Black Clover
Earlier on, Black Clover (season 2) or season 3, from MOS:TVUPCOMING. Is there a further part (more info) if the season is renewed, but the theme songs hasn't been announced yet. Is it good enough to WP:SPLIT? Because at first, I thought leaving an episode listing there without an few mentions to the theme songs. (a ref pointing to; who is it sung by.) And a few days ago on Black Clover (season 2) some one added the newly announced theme songs. So I looked at the said info, and from google. The info first directed me to wikia/ fandom. Then at the time, I thought this applies to WP:A&M/ORS? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 21:10, 28 September 2019 (UTC)


 * It depends of the amount of sources and new content we might provide. For example, Production I.G made an official announcment Psycho-Pass's 3rd season including length, staff members and singers and when does it premier. If the developers of the Black Clover anime announced they were making a third season then it's possible. Copying content from the wikia is not good unless they provide sources. In any case, be bold and undo the split or interact with other users. I remember some seasons from Katekyo Hitman Reborn were made from the fork guideline where the new season divisions were announced late.Tintor2 (talk) 21:50, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The theme songs came from wikia/ fandom. The Spanish version to Crunchyroll just told the theme songs; . So far there hasn't been any new sources saying that season 3 is happening yet. Then the old refs/ sources was from Black Clover (season 2). So I should undo my edits from today? But, from the split the other user removed the info and add it to Black Clover (season 3). Tainted-wingsz (talk) 22:03, 28 September 2019 (UTC)


 * From ann it now says it considered it season 3. While I was running in circles. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 17:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Perfect. If you have official sources saying it's a new season then it can have its own article.Tintor2 (talk) 19:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)


 * That happened on yesterday. By this edit. Then the user didn't supplied the edit summary per at WP:SPLIT. After I fixed some cite errors/ mistakes. Then I was assuming that whatever info they were adding, was used vaguely from wikia/ fandom. Without knowing if it was true or not. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 19:53, 29 September 2019 (UTC)


 * If the season hasn't premiered or there is not enough content to create the new list I would say be bold and wait for the moment. I am thinking about that similarly in regards to Psycho-Pass's 3rd season. Maybe Sjones can help by providing his idea considering he worked on the first seasons.

Tintor2 (talk) 22:40, 29 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I feel that the info for Black Clover (season 3) would be put back to Black Clover (season 2) and redirect Black Clover (season 3) to List of Black Clover episodes. Until funimation has listed that, after episode 103 and later on is considered to be the 3rd season. By hovering by here and see if their episode section did added season 3. Or move it to a draft, until then. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 13:38, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually, the tv show's website doesn't announced things at the right time. When this was added, it was about 3 days before anything new was announced. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 22:38, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I see. If you don't wanna be bold, you could simply talk with the anon. Then again it's anons' IPs might be hard to talk based on my experience. If other users edit it, then simply take to the episode list's talk page and seek consensus.Tintor2 (talk) 00:16, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah, but before with refs/ sources with Black Clover. Most of the time anything that is new. For some reason, the thing about that. It could be used as a ref that was just announced from the manga's magazine via by ann (anime news network.) Which in a few days after the anime website just did the same. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 01:17, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Try using any source that's reliable. Anime news network is reliable but its encylopedia section not. Normally, English sources are preferred due to accessibility.Tintor2 (talk) 01:32, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Right now there isn't. But back to the redirect thing, is there a process that you would do the redirect move. Or go through the same way with WP:RM? As I don't want another editing error like I did in High School DxD New? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 01:45, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

I could really use some help
I have been in a discussion with ChuChu here in regards to a demographic debate. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 20:40, 7 October 2019 (UTC)

Possible new RS?
I found this person while doing some searching for RS when it comes to reviews:,. It says that Brigid Alverson was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards among other things. Can her blogs be used? - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 15:15, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah,, Brigid Alverson is pretty well-recognized on anime/manga community (she writes for MTV Geek , Comic Book Resources , Publishers Weekly ). It's relevant to note that her MangaBlog is already included on WP:A&M/RS.. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 04:34, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Specified citations needed
I managed to expand Psycho-Pass: The Movie using notes from the DVD as well as multiple interviews translated from a guidebook. However, in case I were to nominate the article (of course following a big copyedit) I would need the specified page numbers for the guidebook. Does anybody have a tumblr account? It might be useful to ask the translator about it. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 23:15, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

short opinion
There's someone adding a streaming service that's not Crunchyroll or Funimation. Like at Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. Which I looked at the website's name and it led me to a youtube channel. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 16:01, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Merge discussion at Talk:Madman Entertainment
Hello all. I listed a merge discussion at Talk:Madman Entertainment to merge Madman Anime Group back into Madman Entertainment. Please discuss it there and not here. Thanks. Alex Tenshi (talk) 06:50, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

TV anime end date
There is currently a content dispute on the One Punch Man article that needs your attention. Please participate in the discussion and let us form a consensus on what to do. --Sk8erPrince (talk) 19:09, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Another FL nominee in consideration
I've considered List of HeartCatch PreCure episodes for a featured list nomination so I'd like input from this WikiProject. ミラP 20:57, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

The Leader (web series)
I noticed The Leader (web series) is currently being considered an anime and manga series. I have no knowledge of the work but it seems to be completely Chinese-made and released, yet media still calls it an anime. To me, this series seems to fall under the first bullet listed at WikiProject_Anime_and_manga and therefore I believe should not be covered by this project. Xfansd (talk) 04:28, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * So no one else has an opinion on this? It is kind of important as this sets a precedent for any future similar situation. Are we going to stick to what our guidelines say or are we going to follow reliable sources that incorrectly call this work an anime? Xfansd (talk) 01:41, 21 October 2019 (UTC)


 * , I would exclude it from the Wikiproject per your reasoning above. Whether it could be categorized as anime-influenced animation could be discussed, but it can be added to Anime-influenced animation lists there.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 03:18, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Kissxsis Move discussion
Hello, I have recently listed a requested move discussion at Talk:Kissxsis, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, Opencooper (talk) 22:05, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Dragon Ball for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Dragon Ball is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Dragon Ball (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. Certes (talk) 23:29, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Manga demographic issue
I just want to bring attention to Shōnen Jump+ and this ANN interview where the editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen Jump stated that "[Weekly Shōnen Jump] works are mainly aimed at teenage boys. [...] But with Jump+, things are a little looser. Some of the works are aimed at adults or at women." We have articles for at least three Jump+ series, Boys Over Flowers Season 2, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, and Spy × Family. This means our categorization of these works as Shōnen manga might not be accurate. I understand that labeling them as such based only on the title of the app seems acceptable, but we could also just leave it blank and so I wanted to make sure everyone is aware of this issue. Xfansd (talk) 02:07, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Doubt
This is just thought, but in the case a fictional character has an alternate persona written by somebody else who does completely different stuff with enough content, would it warrant a split? I thought about this after seeing Joker (The Dark Knight). Still, would the "" be the author of the series or the series?Tintor2 (talk) 14:30, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Hitomi and Minami Hokuto
I bring attention to Talk:Hitomi (voice actress). --Spinoziano (talk) 16:50, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
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TV series vs. List of episodes articles
Need your input at Talk:List_of_Toriko_episodes. There's a proposal to change all of the List of X episodes into X (TV series) articles. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:36, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Publishing a notice about this to WP:ANIME without also publishing it to WP:TV looks like an attempt at WP:CANVASSING on its face. I have rectified this by also notifying WT:TV, WT:MOSTV and WT:NCTV. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 19:39, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
 * , notifying WT:ANIME about a major proposal that impacts hundreds of articles to conform to standards is NOT Canvassing. Geez. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 07:19, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
 * But selectively notifying one WP, when there is another directly relevant WP on the subject, could be considered that. IOW, this isn't just about WP:ANIME – it's directly relevant to WP:TV as well. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 15:29, 27 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Discussion seems to be populated almost entirely by frequent editors of television articles misapplying their MOS policy to anime adaptations, which differ on a notability basis. The question at hand is not whether MOS:TVSPLIT should apply to the page for a TV anime series, but first of all whether that page should exist at all, under WP:NOPAGE. Under that policy, the answer is no for a vast majority of adaptations; the current structure should be maintained. Goszei (talk) 07:44, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

Maybe it's time for WP:VILLAGE
It seems WP:TV doesn't recognize the decisions made. Its either done by people completely unfamiliar to anime or just believe WP:TV's policies should be the final decision, even if it doesn't fit the situation. One thing is very clear: the editors of WP:TVSHOW don't want to discuss this directly with WP:ANIME about their concerns. I recommend we take the imitative and should go to WP:VILLAGE and should establish a line of how much WP:TVSHOW covers.

If we all agree to do this, we should discuss this among ourselves and have a clear answer that we all agree.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 18:16, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm unfamiliar with the discussion, but what has been going on? Can you link me to the discussion? lullabying (talk) 22:26, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I think I know what you're referring to. lullabying (talk) 22:31, 28 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Well there are two instances for this situation: Talk:One-Punch Man and most recently, Talk:List of Toriko episodes. The same editors pop up and the changes they request are just out of principle of following WP:TVSHOW's guidelines. I don't want to wait for a third. Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 22:44, 28 October 2019 (UTC)


 * There's been more than that; Lupin III Part III, Hunter × Hunter (1999 TV series), and Hunter × Hunter (2011 TV series) for example where all done by the same person. Xfansd (talk) 23:12, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Ok this is important. We need to make a decision as a community about this.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 23:24, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Agreed, it has to be made sooner rather than later though as this can spread fast. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 00:01, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I second the motion to open a topic at the Pump as soon as possible. Goszei (talk) 01:27, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

A discussion has been created in WP:VPM. Those who believe they need to voice their opinion on the matter is welcome to respond.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 06:43, 29 October 2019 (UTC)


 * So far Knowledgekid87 and myself have placed our responses, the current editors of WP:TV have yet to make any statements. Does anyone else want to add their statements in?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 16:43, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

A Certain Scientific Railgun?
I just happen to see the third season to A Certain Scientific Railgun. Is this too soon to be made yet? Then on the main page to List of A Certain Scientific Railgun episodes is showing a lot of display errors? If Railgun T doesn't contain an episode list or table yet? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 20:34, 30 October 2019 (UTC)


 * , I would redirect this to A Certain Scientific Railgun for now since the premiere date and the episode title isn't ready. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 22:48, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I just did. Then does the talk page have to change too or leave it alone? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 23:11, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

Franchise or tv series
I'm sorry for beating a dead horse, but I'm still confused how the article Psycho-Pass should be handled. I think it became GA before the second anime started so it has been expanded a lot. Originally, it was just an article of a television series but now it is an article of a media franchise. Should the article be rearranged? I mean, like having a franchise article, an season 1 article which would be combined with the episode list similar to Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)? I'm not that familiar with writing direct anime series (I did write Scryed but that series happened to last only 26 episodes) but I wonder if the creation and reception sections from the first and second seasons should be moved to their episode lists which would be retitled Psycho Pass (television series) and Psycho-Pass 2. Feel free to be bold.Tintor2 (talk) 23:00, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

i still consider them seasons. Just like how Stranger Things 2 and 3 are not sequels but seasons too.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 23:03, 30 October 2019 (UTC)


 * , if you want to split off the franchise, I would structure it like the Neon Genesis Evangelion one where the TV series is primary topic and carries the title, and the (franchise) page is more a listing of the different media. Regarding the seasons, I would rename the list of episodes to Psycho-Pass (season 1) and Psycho-Pass (season 2) as with Stranger Things. Whether to create (franchise) is up to you. There are others that have a franchise but have not spun out yet, like Initial D, Bleach (franchise) redirects to Bleach (manga), and Naruto is still at Naruto for all franchise stuff.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 23:23, 30 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Season 2 and 3 makes sense but some reason Production I.G named them "Psycho-Pass 2" and "Psycho-Pass 3" and I don't know how Funimation treated them in North America. Would it be like the article D.Gray-man Hallow?Tintor2 (talk) 23:35, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Funimation calls it season 2  Hallow's something else. They don't really make it an nth season in their naming. I wouldn't rename Hallow to (season 5). If it were D. Gray-Man the Fifth or D.Gray-Man 5, then maybe.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:06, 31 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Being honest... this is why I have decided to focus my work on improving more manga related articles. Why have an anime guideline if it conflicts with the TV one? - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 00:19, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Where in WP:MOSTV does it conflict with WP:ANIME's? Also THe guidelines aren't always set in stone, and there is room for exceptions. This is why we need a resolution from WP:VILLAGE.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 05:13, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

RfC discussion invitation
An RfC that affects your project has been opened at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous). Please review the discussion and contribute as you see fit. -- Aussie Legend  ( ✉ ) 15:07, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Rename Kōsuke Toriumi
I've opened a discussion on Talk:Kōsuke Toriumi to ask for input on whether to rename the article. Your opinion is appreciated. Thanks! lullabying (talk) 21:08, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Standardizing of articles for voice actors/actresses
I think we should have a discussion about standardizing the format for these pages, as the MOS for our WikiProject is quite light on the subject. Here are some potential topics:
 * Lead sentence
 * Examples of variation:
 * Kana Hanazawa (花澤 香菜) is a Japanese voice actress and singer represented by the Office Osawa talent agency.
 * Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷 浩史) is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production.
 * Saori Hayami (早見 沙織) is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. She is represented by the agency I'm Enterprise.
 * Aoi Yūki (悠木 碧) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by Pro-Fit.
 * Some questions:
 * A1. Should their be interlinks for a person's occupation? If so, should the phrase "voice actor/actress" link to Voice acting in Japan, or something else? What about "Japanese voice actor/actress"?
 * A2. What is the correct verb to use to describe the relation between a voice actor and their agency? "Affiliated with", "represented by", or something else?
 * A3. Should one sentence or two be used to convey this information?


 * Statement of notable work
 * Examples of variation:
 * All of the articles I have linked above (expect Aoi Yūki's) have a list in the lead paragraph naming some of the subject's notable voice roles
 * Some pages have a (sometimes different) list in the "notable work" section of the "Infobox person" -- see Chiwa Saitō and Jun Fukuyama for example
 * Some pages do not list this information at all
 * Some questions:
 * B1. Should notable work be stated on the page at all? If it is stated, should it be in the lead paragraph, infobox, or both?
 * B2. How should "notable roles" be determined? Should they be stated in some kind of order (like "most notable" to least), or in a random order?


 * Filmography section
 * Examples of variation:
 * If you look at just the six pages I have selected above, you will a variety of formats for this section:
 * Chiwa Saitō has a bulleted list, separated by year
 * Aoi Yūki and Jun Fukuyama have unsortable tables with columns "Year", "Title", and "Role"
 * Saori Hayami has the addition of an "Other notes" column
 * Kana Hanazawa and Hiroshi Kamiya have sortable tables columns with "Year", "Title", "Role", and "Source"
 * ( Note: User seems to have converted many bulleted lists to this format, which is very close to the one favored by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers -- see User:AngusWOOF for examples)
 * They also use several varying sub-section titles, in highly varying orders:
 * Anime, TV Series, Anime series, Television animation, TV Anime
 * Films, Anime Films, Anime series, Animated films, Theatrical animation
 * Live-action films, Live action (in combination with above)
 * Original video animation (OVA), Original video animation (for ones without, they seem to be under the "anime" section)
 * Original net animation (ONA), Original net animation (same as above)
 * Dubbing, Dubbing roles (on one page, separated into live-action and animation)
 * Video games (at least this one seems unambiguous and consistent)
 * Drama CDs, Drama CD
 * Tokusatsu
 * Some questions:
 * C1. Should the format be a bulleted list or a table? If a table, what columns should be a part of it, and should they be sortable or not?
 * C2. What should standard sub-section titles look like, keeping in mind that many voice actors also have live-action and dubbing roles to consider?
 * C3. What should the sourcing look like, considering these tables are mostly copied from wiki-like sources like ANN (which has sources) or MAL?
 * C4. Is the "Discography" section within the scope of this project? If so, many questions similar to the ones above apply.

Those are pretty much the main things that I wanted to the bring to everyone's attention, please let me know what you think. I think some of these might just be a matter of putting in the manpower to bring pages up the standards of WP:TV or WP:MOS, but I also think that there are some things that need to outlined explicitly by members of our Project. — Goszei (talk) 01:02, 31 October 2019 (UTC)


 * , a lot of your questions are answered over at WP:ANIME/BIO on how the voice actor pages have been standardized. But here are some answers for the first part:

Hope this helps AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:17, 31 October 2019 (UTC) updated 13:38, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * A1) Regarding links for person's occupation: "Japanese voice actor" or "Japanese voice actress" should link to Voice acting in Japan per MOS:SPECIFICLINK. It should not be listed as Japanese voice actor or Seiyu . For infobox, occupation can be filled in as "voice actor" or "voice actress".
 * A2) Relation to agency is optional. This depends if they are strongly tied to a particular agency. Sometimes the voice actor has their own agency or has switched around a lot, so then it wouldn't make any sense. For musicians, this would be the equivalent of mentioning what label they are on.  Agency is fairly notable in infobox for Japanese voice actors, but not really for American or other voice actors.
 * A3) It doesn't have to be one sentence but you can follow the usual WP:BLPLEAD
 * B1) Notable roles should be on the lead paragraph so that they easily identify why the person is notable. They should not be in the infobox unless there's something that's very strongly tied to the person like Ikue Ohtani = Voice of Pikachu. If they have many major roles such as with Kana Hanazawa, then they don't need to be listed in the infobox.
 * B2) Notable roles would be like the top 3-5 roles. This would be how you would explain to others why the person is notable.
 * Filmography. Follow WP:FILMOGRAPHY practices, but you can see there what the tables should look like. You can also follow the filmography format I use in WP:ANIME/BIO, which has year, title, role, notes, refs.
 * C1) Bullet list or table. Depends on how many entries. If you have just a handful, keep the bullet list. If you've got tens to hundreds, the table is nice. I sort by date released.
 * C2) Headers. This really depends on the voice actor and origin. For Japanese voice actors, there's Voice-over for Television, Films, Video games, Other dubbing (voiceover / ADR for non-Japanese live-action works). If you want to split OVA from Television, that's okay too; they're like direct-to-videos. For English voice actors, I separate Anime (which is mostly ADR / dubbing) from Animation (where they have more originating voice roles / they create animation around the person's voice rather than make the person try to match flaps). Live-action filmographies are usually separate sections (see Mao Ichimichi).
 * C3) Sourcing, see WP:ANIME/BIO. They have suggestions on what sources are appropriate since you can't use IMDb or ANN encyclopedia portion. There is another database called GamePlaza Haruka Voice Acting Database (VADB) that you can use, or possibly Media Arts Database (MADB).
 * C4) Discography tables should follow the formats of used in WP:DISCOGRAPHY. If they have a lot of character CDs or Drama CDs, but it's treated as a discography section.
 * In my opinion, the agency they are affiliated or representing isn't that important for general readers and familiar readers either. I'm not against it being in the lead. When i read "Kana Hanazawa (花澤 香菜) is a Japanese voice actress and singer represented by the Office Osawa talent agency. " as a single sentence, it kind of confuses me on how relevant it is in the article. Maybe the voice acting in Japan article should be expanded until its a GA article because the article doesn't cover anything about the relevance of talent agencies.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 06:42, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Some voice actors and, especially singers, are managed exclusively by companies that kind of have a loyal following. This is especially true with musical acts such as in J-pop and K-pop, where groups under one company would often collaborate with each other. For example, Iris (Japanese band) and Lisp (group) were managed by Dive II Entertainment and both voice actress groups were closely tied with the Pretty Rhythm franchise. But I might be getting offtopic though. lullabying (talk) 07:46, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Just to add onto my previous point, I'm kind of more used to seeing this on pages where the actors/actresses are primarily idol singers, such as Yui Ogura, who started out as a trainee for Up-Front Works. I don't think readers really care about actors/actresses being tied to a specific company, but it's more important for singers, especially since their whole public image is tied to and is representative of their company when it comes to endorsement deals. lullabying (talk) 07:56, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

I took another look at this discussion and it's kind of similar to the one I started at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga/Archive_73. Here's my two cents on the matter:
 * 1) Companies aren't really important unless the voice actor in question is primarily a singer (preferably as an idol). I noticed WP:WikiProject Korea and idol music articles, these are mentioned a lot primarily for the reasons I stated before: their whole public image is tied to their company and endorsement deals. Also, their agent may not be necessarily the same as their record label. Plus, there's the potential of in-company collaborations. But I don't feel very strongly about this so it can go either way.
 * Examples of singers with company mentioned: Kana Hanazawa
 * Examples of singers with company NOT mentioned: Yukika Teramoto (because she is represented by two different companies in Japan and Korea), Koharu Kusumi, Aya Hirano
 * Examples of groups with company mentioned: Lisp (group), Shugo Chara Egg!


 * 1) As for the list of works, this is going to be a controversial opinion. I find that distinguishing "anime film" and "film" may be too long, but I fear possibly argument with WP:TV again. Ideally, I'd like to combine "anime" and "TV" roles like "anime film and live-action film" roles but in the "notes" section, distinguish whether it is live-action or voice.
 * This is the case with Haruka Tomatsu, who was in a tokusatsu role where she voiced a character's original form but appeared on camera as her human form.
 * ChocoMimi is live-action for the most part but they have animated segments and the official TV Tokyo website calls it both an "anime" and a "drama." Where would it fall under?
 * "Dubbing" should get its own section though.
 * "ONA", I think, should be combined with TV... I worked on Yosuke Sugino and Yuta Koseki and there was a drama that was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, and these days, there are plenty of shows broadcast online instead of television. Same with Produce 101 Japan, which was mostly broadcast on GyaO!

A little off-topic, but I've also noticed that these days, when live-action films are announced, usually a weekly four-episode short drama would air on television to promote the film. Where would that fall under? lullabying (talk) 17:21, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) I do not think tokusatsu should get its own category. It's basically live-action film and TV, so it should be combined in those sections. Tokusatsu is literally just a special film technique that involves including special effects. lullabying (talk) 17:15, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * , if it's easy to list off the voice roles then you can combine them, but if there are hundreds of roles to list "voice role" or "live-action role" then consider the separate tables. Take your best guess as to what role dominates and you can always add to the notes that it's a "live-action animal dub" or "voice-over on anime portions of live-action show" For example, in Tom Kenny filmography, all his Transformers voice-overs on the live-action Transformer films are grouped under Voice-over. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:14, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Oricon sales
Since Anime News Network stopped posting sales of Japanese DVDs and Blu-rays, it's been impossible to add reference to series that have sold well lately. I searched in Oricon's website for Sinners of the System since in a Japanese blog they added that the three movies have sold notably in Japan, but I can't find the amount of copies sold in Japan. Anybody knows of another part of the site or another site? Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 17:34, 3 November 2019 (UTC) Not sure if this is helpful. I think there was a page for Oricon charts as well D.Zero  ( Talk  ·  Contribs ) 19:52, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Case 1 V1 Peaked at 10th and stayed on the charts for 3 weeks.
 * Case 1 V2 Peaked 2nd and charted 6 weeks.
 * Search Link


 * Thanks. That says stuff about the three releases but.Tintor2 (talk) 19:59, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll add that some folks in WikiProject Japan have access to the paid Oricon should you need to dig up weekly sales figures. The general Oricon one is good for general placements for albums, singles and DVDs/home media. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:08, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Articles that can split the Anime
Just in case certain group of editors find these articles and make the erroneous decision to re-purpose the list article into TV-articles. I thought it would be a good idea to look into articles where it is currently feasible to split. Here's a list of manga articles that can split the anime without impacting the quality of either one. What do you think? Does anyone have any problem with splitting these apart?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 07:33, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * YuYu Hakusho
 * School Rumble
 * CardCaptor Sakura
 * D.Gray-man
 * Naruto/Naruto Shippuden
 * You're saying you want to give them the Bleach (manga) treatment? I will speak about this through how I view the Bleach articles. It's a Frankenstein Monster where parts from the manga article and the anime article blend together in a jarring way. One example (to me) is how the soundtrack section from the manga article should be in the anime article; then that introduces the problem of leaving which media belongs to which at the discretion of the editor, which will cause arguments due to subjective preferences. I guess it could work, I just took a look at The Irregular at Magic High School and if size was somehow an issue, the Anime, Video Games, and Anime reception could be split into an anime article; though just looking at Game of Thrones, I can't see that being a valid reason either. D.Zero  ( Talk  ·  Contribs ) 08:17, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I didn't know Bleach (manga) kept the soundtrack information in the original manga page. I find that unnecessary and someone should be bold and move it to the anime page. If the anime is split, the soundtracks should go with it, in my humble opinion. Unless there are Drama CDs that have no ties to the anime in any shape or form. This does involve more restructuring. Perhaps copy WP:VG and instead of calling it "Media" we now rename it to "Related Media". I think the same can be done for the "Films"


 * With The Irregular at Magic High School, it may be time to split the volume list. But i like that it is light-novel focused by having a publication history, and calling the adaptations "Media Adaptations". In WP:VG they call it "Related media" but its a non-issue really. If we do split the animes apart, i would like to follow that structure for the original media.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 08:32, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I worked in D.Gray-man some years ago but I couldn't find a single commentary about the director, writer, anything, etc. The only thing I found is reception and Hoshino's comments about certain actors. Is it possible?Tintor2 (talk) 14:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * BTW, talking about it some time ago a user moved D.Gray-man Hallow. I didn't mind and went bold.Tintor2 (talk) 14:20, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * , as a long-time Wikipedian, you might want to chime in on the Toriko and the Village Pump threads. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:33, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

If Bleach's TV series and manga articles need cleanup to sort out proper leftover reception or related media then go for it. But it looks like (franchise) still points to (manga) for now so that should house the starting points for the merch and the other spinoff material like (musical) AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:33, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

I would add Naruto and Naruto Shippuden as I mentioned on the WP:PUMP threads. They can be given the One Piece treatment. There are more complicated ones like Slayers (1995 TV series) but I think that would be split off with season 1 = Slayers (TV series) and then Slayers Next and Slayers Try as separate seasons/series articles as with Sailor Moon and Pretty Cure. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:45, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I just added Naruto onto the list. i'm not sure about D.Gray-man but it looks like the manga artist was directly involved with the first anime. Do we need director and writer information for it to be split?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:36, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm not an expert in the guidelines so I don't know if there is weight needed to make the anime article. If not I would have already made an article for Psycho-Pass 2. I think Dragon Ball's anime articles have commentary about why certain changes due to Toei. Since nobody translated the anime books, I have no idea if Hoshino did something with the anime. The only thing I know is that some episodes from the first half are kind of based on the first two light novels and apparently there was a controversy over it due to the author's issues. Sadly, I haven't find an article about it.Tintor2 (talk) 16:20, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm still under the belief that Psycho-Pass 2 is a new season and not a new TV series. We can postpone D.Gray-man until more information is found.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 16:30, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Be bold if you want. I don't own the article. There are some fanbooks about the first anime but none of them were translated so far. I heard the Funimation DVD boxes come with interviews but I'm not even from North America so I don't know about the content.Tintor2 (talk) 22:51, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Very well. I'll create drafts first because that's what i'm used to doing since i joined. If i think it's acceptable, i'll complete split. Some of these articles are GA or featured, and i want to treat those carefully.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 22:57, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Here is the first draft, Draft:School Rumble (TV series).Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:15, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I would add the series overview table on the episode list and transclude that into that one, but yes, that looks great and should override any proposals regarding moving LoE to TV series.. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:03, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Can I add Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch and Tokyo Mew Mew to the list? Both series were long-running. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch had plotlines that diverged from the manga and also had a second season of a different name. Tokyo Mew Mew also had plotlines that were different from the manga and also had a sequel manga that never got animated. lullabying (talk) 17:25, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The criteria i used wasn't on plot differences, i based the list on if there is enough production, broadcast, and reception information and if it didn't impact negatively on the original manga article. I dont know if everyone else is ok with splitting anime that short. But i think Tokyo Mew Mew and Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch don't have enough information on the anime to split it. Mermaid Melody also doesn't have enough information on the manga.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 17:42, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I can try poking around Japanese sources to see if Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch can be expanded; it's due for a copy-edit anyways. lullabying (talk) 17:47, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm also going to suggest Uta no Prince-sama based on the amount of reception too. Also, I already split the Pretty Rhythm articles. lullabying (talk) 17:49, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I dont like how Uta no Prince-sama is organized actually. If its split, it will negatively impact the article. Since its a video game series first, it should use the video game series templates instead.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 18:06, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm at loss on how to organize the article too, because both the video game and anime franchise has gotten extremely big... most of the production notes and interviews are only available in magazines (some are already out of print). lullabying (talk) 19:33, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I would use a series overview box like High School DxD or Pretty Cure on the main franchise article. (TV series) can then be for season 1, and the others can be split into seasons 2-4 articles, assuming there's enough notability for each season.   AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:47, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

What about a Berg Katse article?
Does anyone think a Berg Katse (character) article is noteworthy enough of a solo article here are some sources I found Dwanyewest (talk) 14:46, 5 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I thought there was a deletion discussion on this before? Are there articles that give the character significant coverage? AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:01, 5 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Try working in a sandbox. Try to exploit the character's roles and relationships that can bring further coverage. This can bring the idea the character can pass the notability guidelines. For example, this year I made an article for Atsushi Nakajima (Bungo Stray Dogs). He is first judged as a character on his own, then his relationships with two other important characters are explained if it helps to bring a certain appeal of Atsushi. Finally there is a paragraph about the character's role in a movie. I normally first google reviews of the series and see if writers happen to argue a certain area of a character.Tintor2 (talk) 21:55, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Sk8erPrince banned
I am raising this here as he was a member of our project, the notice can be found at arbcom - Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard. I ask that other editors here be vigilant as Prince has used sock accounts in the past. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:53, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

some thoughts on List of Black Clover chapters
So as a heads up. On my talk page an ip had a concern that Rahmadiabsyah is editing as an ip now. But due to the ANI report. The user is blocked but there's not really a case to act on because of this edit, given that the user (before they were blocked) only edits infrequently. And I don't think it raises to WP:SPI. (If anyone wasn't caught up the event leading to it, is at here.) Tainted-wingsz (talk) 01:09, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

AussieLegend refusing to drop it
After two discussions that did not result in AussieLegend's favor. AussieLegend wants to systematically change the MOS. You can find the discussion here in WP:MOSTV.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 02:32, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * If you truly believe that it is an issue then take it up at WP:ANI, there isn't much more we can say that hasn't already been said on the matter. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:05, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

Casey Mongillo
Page was restored after deletion. After looking at the sources, I think there needs to be a discussion about submitting another AFD. The sources are...very shaky at best, very little Anime industry coverage. At the barest of minimum, there needs to be a deep source search, but I'm not sure what that will reveal. We're in another situation where the widespread lack of reliable anime press coverage is complicating things. Esw01407 (talk) 17:06, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * AFD resulted in no consensus. Please read the detailed instructions at Articles for deletion/Casey Mongillo (2nd nomination) to leave the article alone from renominating. Regular routine editing can be done though. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:18, 11 November 2019 (UTC)


 * This post is a week old, and the banned editor renominated right after I posted this. I'll be interested to see if any new sources appear in the next six months, however. Esw01407 (talk) 16:59, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Split episode list from Attack on Titan (TV series)
I started a discussion about splitting the list of episodes from Attack on Titan (TV series).   Alucard 16  ❯❯❯ chat?    17:48, 13 November 2019 (UTC)


 * This could use some more votes.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 18:42, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Anon editing infoboxes over and over
An anon has been adding unsourced voice actors to nearly every Naruto article as well as anime introductions for some reason. I try to talk to him but he changes to another IP and keeps doing the same edits over and over. Any idea what could be the solution?Tintor2 (talk) 14:52, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Diffs? ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 18:31, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * It was solved last week apparently. The anon was blocked and didn't user another IP.Tintor2 (talk) 21:41, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka
I am tempted to take this one to AfD as an initial check reveals nothing regarding notability. Can any additional sources be found for this one? - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 16:06, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Seems like not even the Japanese Wikipedia has an article about it sadly.Tintor2 (talk) 16:42, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Yeah that's what I saw too, I attempted a redirect but it was undone by the article's creator. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 16:45, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I'd say it's right on the border of notability. If even one more solid source can be found, or if it's actually won an award (rather than placing third), that could push it over. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 18:30, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Comic Natalie is a WP:RS, but I only saw a small announcement type blurb upon looking at the link on ANN. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 18:35, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * The author at least has an article in Japanese Wikipedia in case there is not enough material. The article has a full list of works he did but it might take a while.Tintor2 (talk) 21:41, 20 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Redirect it or send it to drafts. It's currently a stub and while the subject is notable, there aren't enough sources to back it up. I can try looking some more for sources. lullabying (talk) 22:02, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

WP:VA5 discussion now open
I've opened a discussion on the voice actor bias in Vital Articles Level 5 here, and I request help from this Wikiproject. ミラP 21:46, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

Featured list nomination for List of Banana Fish episodes
Still seeking comments on the featured list nomination for List of Banana Fish episodes. The list is (from my biased perspective) in pretty good shape, and already has two votes of support; it just needs additional reviewers before it can be promoted. Thanks for your consideration! Morgan695 (talk) 17:16, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

Open discussion at Kirarin Revolution
I checked back at Kirarin Revolution and realized this merge discussion still has not closed yet at Talk:Hana o P%C5%ABn / Futari wa NS. Please participate if you can! lullabying (talk) 19:07, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Category deletion discussion
Please come participate in the discussion here. Thanks! ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 17:33, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Mamoru Miyano
Mamoru Miyano, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 03:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

Can I join?
Hello, i'm Gumshoe97, and in collaboration with the user Blacephalon i have developed a pokemon article, and I wish to join this wikiproject, and also how do you join a wikiproject? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gumshoe97 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello Gumshoe97. Thanks for your contributions and welcome to WikiProject A&M. There is no process required to join a WikiProject. They are just places for like-minded editors to collaborate on articles within their scope. If you wish to though, you can identify yourself as a member. While you're here, you might like to check out our quality article exemplars and our list of helpful guides, especially our Manual of Style. P. S.: in the future, you can sign your comments with four tildes, like so: . Opencooper (talk) 12:04, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Tokyo Mew Mew gets a new spinoff
Seeing that Tokyo Mew Mew is a featured topic, I am unsure on how to work this new information into the lead. There is a mention in the manga section for now and I could really use some assistance on keeping this featured topic intact. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:56, 27 November 2019 (UTC)


 * i recommend mentioning it after the Sequel.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:42, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

This wikiproject archives too fast
Would it be more beneficial to archive every 60 days instead of every 30 days?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 16:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The MiszaBot II documentation template is displaying that it's archiving every 30 days, but it actually seems to be configured to archive every 10 days for some reason o.o. I changed it to 30 days for the time being. Ahiijny (talk) 16:49, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh ok. thank you. I personally think that is still a little too fast, but i'll give it time.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 16:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Manga magazines
I'm currently doing a quick copy-edit through Ribon, Margaret (magazine), Sho-Comi, Pucchigumi, and Bessatsu Margaret, but I've been noticing every single series / one-shots (short stories) have been documented even if they're not notable. Should we have the articles list manga that actually are notable/have dedicated articles already? It's just bordering on WP:FAN right now. lullabying (talk) 21:30, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Hm, not sure. But I think those parts of those articles are basically functioning similarly to "List of series run in ... magazine" articles, so it might be relevant to consider WP:LISTN. Ahiijny (talk) 22:35, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I made sure that Pucchigumi was fully sourced regarding the series, and I don't see many issues there. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 23:21, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I just want to say thanks for your work, my God, it felt so good looking at that cited list (chef's kiss). For the articles, should we just use Pucchugumi as a reference point? Should we remove non-notable stories? I've also been creating templates like Template:Ribon and Template:Bessatsu Margaret and I feel listing stories by date published is way more organized than by listing alphabetically. lullabying (talk) 00:24, 22 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes I would use Pucchigumi as an example and agree on making it so the works are in order by date published. I would be okay with leaving some of the non-notable stories if they are backed up by third party sources. Some could be on the cusp of notability and invites editor's to create potential new articles with newly looked up info. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 00:43, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * On the magazine note, List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation is long due for an update. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 00:49, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Then in the next few days I'll attempt at reorganizing the page and remove any series that doesn't have its own article or doesn't have a source to establish notability. If anyone wants to readd the series, they can do so with a source or an article. lullabying (talk) 06:07, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I also want to add that a secondary source should be used for non-article series. lullabying (talk) 06:08, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Should we list short stories too? I know some that have been reported in the news so it satisfies general coverage, but not sure about anything else. lullabying (talk) 21:07, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I have no opinion on short stories, but also want to say that I have been going by ja:wiki as well. Series that have a notable manga artist or are part of a large series (example: Girls × Heroine! Series) would get preference over unknown authors with one shots. Again though it should come down to the sources like all other content on Wikipedia. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 02:25, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The specific example I was thinking of was Sono Omokage o Shitteru by Io Sakisaka. It did get news coverage because it was her first one-shot in 8 years at the time it was published, but since it's a one-shot, should it be listed? lullabying (talk) 20:43, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I mean if it is notable in context of the magazine and has the reliable sources then in my opinion yes. Use your best judgment when it comes to one shots and include them on a case by case basis. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 20:49, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Will do. Thanks. lullabying (talk) 19:07, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Just an update: I have currently edited the list of serializations on Margaret (magazine), Bessatsu Margaret. Ribon, Ciao (magazine), Nakayoshi, Hana to Yume, LaLa, and Sho-Comi. I have made navigation boxes for all of them and have listed them on related articles. lullabying (talk) 22:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Articles we can split
Just bringing this back if anyone wants to make this a collaboration. This is the list of anime that can be split without negatively impacting the quality of the article.


 * School Rumble
 * In Process, see Draft: School Rumble (TV series)
 * Yu Yu Hakusho
 * Naruto
 * D.Gray-man
 * Rurouni Kenshin

Here's also a list of series i think have potential for split but need to be improved first.


 * CardCaptor Sakura
 * Gin Tama
 * Tokyo Ghoul
 * Fist of the North Star
 * Fairy Tail
 * Reborn!

Here's the article that started it all:
 * Toriko
 * See User:Sjones23/Toriko (TV series) (may not be notable enough on its own. but let's try.)

-Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't agree that Cardcaptor Sakura should be split. The plot section would be largely identical, and there would be no production to speak of unless someone went to the trouble of writing it. The only sections it would otherwise have would be the Anime series and Audio CDs sections in Media, and the anime's reception. I don't think the article as it stands is so large that it warrants a split just for the sake of it when the resultant article will be under-developed at best, and unlikely to ever get up to at least GA level like it is now at worst.-- 十八 22:28, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * OK. We don't have to split that one immediately. I'll move it onto the second list. I'm not suggesting we split these immediately. Right now School Rumble (TV series) is in draft form and still being refined before in official space.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 22:36, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Don't forget User:Sjones23/Toriko (TV series) the one that started it all. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 22:39, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * After my initial search for Toriko production and reception, there was some information but not enough. So i personally gave up on the idea of making a Toriko (TV series) article. At least until more reliable sources are made available. But if you think it's close, i'll add it in.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 22:46, 4 December 2019 (UTC)


 * If anybody is fluent in Japanese, then maybe Naruto Shippuden could have its article too. Pierrot talked a lot about the making of the series in their official blog to the point of sharing Tetsuya Nishio's designs and a special collaboration they made with CyberConnect2 for the final fight scene.Tintor2 (talk) 22:48, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Again with unsourced comments
The anon I already reported twice keeps adding unsourced facts to the FA Naruto article and the other GA from another account. Don't know what to do with this.Tintor2 (talk) 11:53, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
 * It appears to be a WP:SPA, when did you report this anon? If this is a socking issue then I would mention it at WP:AIV showing the similar diffs. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 15:12, 6 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Reported while showing two other anons.Tintor2 (talk) 16:23, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

A character's naming or spelling.
On Assassins Pride's episode listing. There is an ip asking, what name to a character would be use. (I'm somewhat thinking that it's to avoid a naming or character naming confusion?) Tainted-wingsz (talk) 17:29, 5 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Search for the English translation of manga or anime.Tintor2 (talk) 11:54, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The manga hasn't been license but it first started as a novel. Which also hasn't been licensed too. Then right after I posted the concern, the problem was resolved quickly. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 15:08, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Anime episodes can follow the spellings as used in the official dub, preferably the English dub first. That show is being dubbed by Sentai Filmworks, so they ultimately will have a spelling you can go with, after a good faith subs translation from Crunchyroll. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:46, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

Xexerss adding notes and removing references to Tokyopop in the infobox
I am a bit surprised on how is removing Tokyopop,  and adding mentions such as "Expired" next to the former licensee. By that same logic we would be adding things like "Defunct" next to titles released by Broccoli Books (ceased in 2008) such as E's. So my central question: Is this necessary or warranted? - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 00:24, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * What is the point in listing the former publishers/licensors of a series in the infobox if other publisher/licensor currently holds it? I leave E's's as it is simply because no other publisher has re-licensed it. It is confusing and unnecessary, details in sections about a series license's history should be enough and the infoboxes are basically summaries, so if you think all publishers/licensors must be listed in the infobox but also pointing out that adding a note stating that a publisher no longer holds a license is needless, it could be confusing and could imply that various publishers currently hold the series' license when it is not actually the case. Also, Tokyopop is not defunct, they still publish manga, so if is not cleared that they no longer hold a series license it could be misunderstood as they still have it. --Xexerss (talk) 00:41, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Ascendance of a Bookworm
There is a draft to it's episode listing at here. (The other reason or concern is at the help desk.) Tainted-wingsz (talk) 15:36, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

For a 14-episode planned TV series, i would normally suggest merging it back, but with the episode summaries, in this scenario a separate list might be more beneficial. Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 15:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The thing was; for the split it was moved to a draft. But usually it's to a new page. So that got me confused. Then the show is having a part 2. That could have 10 more episodes or whatever number it has? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 16:47, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I see, then if a part 2 is confirmed, then it was probably a good decision to move it to draft space until we get more episodes.Blue Pumpkin <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 16:53, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, there should be. Then, there's a page that was made earlier. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 14:35, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
 * It appears is the one making these updates, are they aware of this discussion?<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 15:31, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Kbeast33 was notified when their name was mentioned to the help desk. Then I asked about the concern on their talk page from both places. (Here and the help desk.) Tainted-wingsz (talk) 16:54, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
 * We can try to gain a consensus here on what to do with the list. And if we decide to move it back to draft-space, we'll inform that there is not enough for CFORK.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 16:31, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * What I would think is; move Draft:List of Ascendance of a Bookworm Episodes to Draft:List of Ascendance of a Bookworm episodes, then if List of Ascendance of a Bookworm episodes has the same info from Draft:List of Ascendance of a Bookworm episodes. Make a WP:RFHM. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 21:31, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Kbeast33 here. So my initial intention was to make the page without the use of a draft, but I had an instant mind-fart and forgot how. The draft is no longer necessary but I know it will need to go through the wikipedia process before anything can be done about it. As for being on a separate page from the main source, there is a second season planned for spring 2020, so more episodes will be added eventually. My apologies for making this a large mess. 22:13, 13 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I think you're fine. If season 2 is coming that close, i'm sure we can just wait and see.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 22:19, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka Boys-Love
ANN covering the BL novel a user once created in Wikipedia. Might be a sign of a possible article that might pass notablity especially due to anime.Tintor2 (talk) 22:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I think the article will eventually pass notability, but for now there is WP:NORUSH to make it. lullabying (talk) 17:16, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Where can i find anime/manga magazines?
I want to improve anime and manga articles but i'm having a hard time finding good sources for them. For video games a lot of the magazines are accessible but when it comes to anime and manga, they're hard to come by. Does anyone here know a good site to find magazines?17:30, 18 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Sometimes it's difficult depending on the release date of the manga volume or anime dvd. For example, some of the D.Gray-man articles are backed up by sources that stopped reviewing manga due to the sites stopping working. Sometimes I instead found help in this method of archives when searching for reviews.Tintor2 (talk) 17:37, 18 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Otaku USA magazine has a bunch of articles online. I have one of their print issues and when I was looking up URLs, I was able to see the same reviews online. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:42, 18 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks, what about the older ones or discontinued ones?<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 17:22, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


 * WikiProject Anime and manga/Reference Library keeps a list of ones that some of the WP members have. If you're trying to look up old websites like Active Anime, Manga Life, Mania (the one prior to Fandom Post), you might have to hunt them down in the web archives, maybe from looking at other old shows like Hare Guu that have been sourced that way?  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:49, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Article hijack
I originally redirected Ships (band) to Kirarin Revolution, but the original redirect has been hijacked to create a page for an Irish band of the same name. The current page still has Wikidata from the original article and the linked international Wikipedia pages discuss the Japanese group. Can I ask for assistance in restoring the redirect? I'm not quite sure what steps I would have to do. lullabying (talk) 19:33, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


 * If the Irish band is not notable, then you can AFD it. But it seems like they prefer it go to actual articles with a hatnote to the redirect, which is what it is now. Compare with Nana Komatsu   AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:42, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Can an admin move the wikidata?<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 19:43, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I can manually move the Wikidata, but I felt it would have been more appropriate to create a separate article for the new band because of the page history. I tried requesting a history split, so let's see where this goes. lullabying (talk) 19:52, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

The romaji to Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
I'm not as active as I was before. Is there some confusion to some of the romaji spelling to the anime? One example for episode 11 is 師団 and バトラ? Where it's using the spelling that was contained in the ruby. Unblue box (talk) 14:12, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

I forgot one thing. One of the examples is from my sand box. In relating to this, while the romaji spelling was put back. Unblue box (talk) 17:28, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah? I was reading the question, but how did you get noticed by this concern? If your aren't active? Then I thought the rule is? If the kanji says の挑戦 you go with the spelling for 師団 but not バトラ. So since the anime is going for 11 more episodes does it look like it's up to a split. 2601:640:C680:2E10:60DE:28DD:986C:A599 (talk) 19:30, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * You can get notices by e-mails. That was the reason for adding the question. (IP's can't, but only users has access to.) Which sometimes uses. When he somehow gotten confused and has a fuss over. (For the usage for me using fuss; He's having a headache or just by being confused over something so small.) But I do think it can be split. Unblue box (talk) 19:46, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Then if I changed the spelling to the way the how this goes; の挑戦 --> Shidan no Chōsen, is it; Batora no Chōsen instead? Where are we using the ruby spelling now? Then as someone else can come along and change it back. Then you got a slow edit warring going on. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 00:21, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The problem here is; Are we using the kanji/ romaji spelling that is used in the ruby or not. But I tried changing it. To where it doesn't and someone else added that back. Then for the episode listing that can be split for later. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 06:59, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The show uses the ruby spelling in its episode titles, emphasized very heavily and is even mentioned at the beginning of those episodes with the Kanji and ruby, it doesn't use the Kanji romaji like many other anime do. If we still think that the Kanji is the way to go then making it sound like a normal Japanese title would suffice. My change here is to suit towards how the anime uses its own transcription of the romaji and ruby. KANLen09 (talk) 08:17, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I think for this instance, I saw the spelling to the episodes and let the problem go. Then that just leaves the split for the episodes that the IP thought of. Unblue box (talk) 15:30, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I can do that now. Since it's having around the 24 episodes mark. And yes, I'll let the problem go. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 15:56, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Anyone know how to transfer Japanese characters from images?
Lots of retail websites give a samples of the light novel/manga with an image of the Table of Contents available. Those would be very helpful for chapter list articles but i don't know how to get the characters from images. Normally i copy-paste the characters from websites if its available.

I have a second question: Why do we label the lists as Chapters not yet in tankōbon format? It seems to be WP:JARGON, wouldn't it be better to say Chapters not yet collected in Trade Paperback?<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 20:09, 27 December 2019 (UTC)


 * What you are looking for is Japanese OCR software; I find that KanjiTomo returns fairly accurate results. You could also try some free online options, but I can't vouch for their accuracy. — Goszei (talk) 00:16, 29 December 2019 (UTC)


 * If the series has an equivalent chapter page on Japanese Wikipedia, you can opt for that attempt to transcribe. Same with if they publicize titles in their book catalogs. Otherwise, yeah, there's Google translate and OCR-like attempts. If you know the characters being written you can try to write those in yourself into Google translate or your favorite online translator. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:22, 29 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I have a user essay on finding these, but if they're only in image form, then I would recommend:
 * 1. For series targeted towards young audiences, learning how to read furigana (only takes about two days) and then using an IME to type the characters in, or
 * 2. For series without furigana: learn the most common radicals and then use a site like Jisho.org to find the kanji by radical. You can also practice writing basic kanji, and then use the handwriting feature on Google Translate to draw the character (not as bad as it sounds, since you're not actually learning the characters themselves, and Google's keyboard is quite good even if you get the stroke order wrong; knowing radicals helps as well).
 * Once you have a single chapter title, searching the series name with that title might find a listing somewhere. Doing the process for all the chapters can be tedious, but it can be done.
 * I would not recommend OCR for kanji, as the results are usually similar-looking but not the same kanji at all, and unless you have experience looking at kanji, you might not realize the results are wrong. My personal experience hasn't been that good with OCR.
 * As for your second question, simply because trade paperback is a term for American comics while tankōbon is the Japanese manga industry term. Opencooper (talk) 00:40, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the response. As for the whole "tankobon", i don't even see english sources call them that. Trade paperback may be an american term, but it also applies to japanese comics as well.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 14:56, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I think it's because tankobon is a specific size and format which can't be simplified from "trade paperback." lullabying (talk) 16:45, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Why is that? I looked up the article for Tankōbon and it only specifies dimensions of the book.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 17:17, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Shiotani
I've been meaning to create an article for Naoyoshi Shiotani This is his Japanese page ANN but I actually never worked on an anime developer. Are there some things needed to create the English article? The person has been vocal about his works if that's useful.Tintor2 (talk) 16:06, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I worked on Arina Tanemura and I think it would be helpful if there was a section describing common themes and artistry that the person is known for. lullabying (talk) 16:59, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. I found this article that explains his influences and the themes he handled in his career. I'll first work in a sandbox.Tintor2 (talk) 18:10, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Merge Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara Egg! to List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks
I'm cleaning up on Japanese idol group articles and I noticed that both Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara Egg! are just collaboration tie-in projects with Shugo Chara! and aren't active outside of it (though you could argue that they are from Hello! Project, a notable musical act). Buono! is the only exception to this case because the group started having activities outside of the anime after it ended. I noticed List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks and thought it would help to merge the article there just like Kirarin Revolution discography. Any thoughts about this? lullabying (talk) 00:49, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Strongest possible oppose. Those are notable bands with multiple charting releases. --Moscow Connection (talk) 00:21, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * You forgot to mention that it was you who merged several artists to your "Kirarin Revolution discography". --Moscow Connection (talk) 00:23, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * See WP:BAND #10. lullabying (talk) 00:29, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I wasn't going to give an explanation since we've been through this time and time again, but my reasons for merging Kira Pika, MilkyWay, and Ships (Japanese band) to Kirarin Revolution was because these groups were only tie-in groups for the anime and had no notability outside of it. The groups played characters from the show and as soon as the anime was over, they disbanded -- they are not independent outside of the show any more than u's and Aqours are independent of Love Live! Furthermore, the band articles were just stubs and also qualified for merge under WP:MERGEREASONs #2, 3, and 4 because they depended on context on the anime. Had the band articles included information on reception outside of the anime, there could have been a possibility they could become individual articles. Also, with the exception of Ships (Japanese band), the other articles were merged through consensus. Just look over Articles for deletion/MilkyWay and Talk:Hana o Pūn / Futari wa NS. lullabying (talk) 00:44, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Need to start archiving
Just a friendly reminder that we need to start archiving references. i'm noticing a lot of older articles not archived and it's now affecting negatively on some articles. Especially the lists. For example, Shueisha is removing their older titles from their catalog. They are still available but as Ebooks. Which means retail websites are now the go-to place to get ISBN and release dates.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 18:20, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Alternatively, you can get the ISBN from the retail websites and then use the database at the National Diet Library to cite. lullabying (talk) 21:06, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It's always a good idea to preemptively archive any Japanese sources. There's no telling how quick these links go dead. I've seen entire sites move without any regard to past content. There are browser extensions available for both archive.org, as well as archive.is that make this as easy as a click. You can also comb through current articles with Checklinks. Opencooper (talk) 03:38, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * THanks for the update. i'll try to use it when i can. I'm currently on a computer that can't have firefox. but once i'm another computer, i will use that addon.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 15:20, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure. They're also available for Chrome: archive.org; archive.is. Opencooper (talk) 06:29, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Nihongo template cleanup help needed
Hello. There was a change to the nihongo template families which now causes them to emit an error if there wasn't any Japanese text specified. This is being tracked in Category:Nihongo template errors, which currently has around 1,700 pages. It would be great if members could help work through this. In most cases it will either be an issue with the parameter order, or the template is unnecessarily wrapping English-only text. Thank you. Opencooper (talk) 09:21, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Template:Infobox animanga character up for deletion
I am just informing everyone here that Template:Infobox animanga character is up for deletion. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 16:15, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Nobuyuki Fukumoto interview
I found an interview with Nobuyuki Fukumoto, author of Kaiji (manga), broadcast by NHK World's "imagine-nation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBSLmXG1II which I think could work for a potential Production section of the series. I'd like to cite the episode like the Goodnight Punpun article, which also cited the same program ("Inio Asano". Imagine-nation. Season 2010. Episode 23. 7 December 2010. NHK World), the major issue is that I can't find information of the episode nowhere. By the hosts' comments, it seems that it's the first episode or an episode of early season 3, according to a forum I found from April 2010 and some inferences, the episode aired around March or April 2010. So I'd like to know a proper way to cite this program or if someone could help to find more information about the episode. - Xexerss (talk) 10:14, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, like Goodnight Punpun article, there is also an interview with Fukumoto in the blog mangabrog. Now, I don't know if that website is a reliable source or not, but regardless that, if it's an interview, is it valid to be used as a source? I found that the interview belongs to this release, but in case I cite the interview, is mangabrog ok or should I cite the original release? (although I don't have idea in which page(s) appears the interview) - Xexerss (talk) 10:54, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Manga/work adapted into anime genre
If a source says that an anime series based on manga or other original work belongs to a certain genre, is the genre also applied to the original work or it must be specified that the original work belongs to said genre? e.g. The Seven Deadly Sins (manga) has "Adventure, fantasy" based on the genres listed by Funimation website, that is the anime adaptation, so do the genres apply for both works regardless its media or the genres must be added only if the source says that the original manga/work belongs to them?--Xexerss (talk) 19:22, 8 January 2020 (UTC)


 * When it comes to direct 1 for 1 adaptations, i would say it does.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 21:09, 8 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The Seven Deadly Sins has a well-known English manga publication so I'd expect that to have reviews and genre classifications without having to rely on the anime: https://kodanshacomics.com/series/seven-deadly-sins/ and https://www.otakuusamagazine.com/the-seven-deadly-sins-manga-review-1/ confirm Fantasy and Adventure. It's those light novels adapted into anime that probably need to be assumed to match. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:11, 9 January 2020 (UTC)


 * So if a source states that the original work belongs to said genre, I guess it's better to use that source to confirm the genre that one that only refers to the adaptation, right? But if a source talks exclusively about an adaptation (one that has the exactly same story, setting and themes) and there is not a source labeling the original work with that genre or if there is more coverage about the adaptation than the original work, are they still valid to be used? - Xexerss (talk) 16:39, 9 January 2020 (UTC)


 * I think what is saying is that if it is well known series, we don't have to rely on the anime to get the genres. Light novels are treated as niche media then the manga, so it would be fine to make the anime share the same genres. In the case that the manga is classified differently than the anime, i think its safe to include both classifications in the infobox. For example, if Seven Deadly Sins was classified as "action" in the anime, but not in the manga, i think it is still appropriate to have them included in the infobox. Especially since there is no separate Anime article.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 17:00, 9 January 2020 (UTC)


 * I see, so then it shouldn't be a problem to add a genre, even if the source is not referring precisely to the original work (specially if the adaptation is called a "faithful" one) - Xexerss (talk) 17:13, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I personally don't see a problem with it if they are all under the same article.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 17:34, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Important source
Someone needs to add this source ASAP to Weekly Shonen Jump: https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/11/06/weekly-shonen-jump-manga-controversy-hidden-nudity/.

For some reason I cant edit that page, or its talk page, but this is very important and sourced informationAbsinthe30 (talk) 09:12, 11 December 2019 (UTC)


 * If you see the word "Controversy" then another source is needed to back up and balance out the claim. That being said, we currently don't have comicbook.com as a reliable source. I did some digging into the author's background and didn't find too many promising results., . - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:27, 11 December 2019 (UTC)


 * FYI, ANN covered the incident: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-07-12/yuragi-so-no-yuna-san-stirs-controversy-over-sexual-depictions-in-shonen-jump/.118693. There have been other moments of controversy with WSJ as well. That being said, I don't know if a controversy section should be added--maybe I can bring it up on the talk page of the article. Sandtalon (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2020 (UTC)


 * If it's that important, other sources will show up to corroborate this. But the article is still edit protected as it has been vandalized heavily by sockpuppets.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 18:04, 12 December 2019 (UTC)


 * As shown above, has been banned for sockpuppeting.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:19, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Are those reliable sources?
Please see Talk:Knights_of_Sidonia. Are any of the sources I found reliable enough to add info to the article that '3rd season was announced in 2017'? --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 15:30, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Template:Infobox character and WAF
I am reaching out to your project because your project may have an interest in this discussion:. Izno (talk) 16:18, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Tagged for notability since 2008
Hi there are three manga articles that have been tagged for notability since October 2008 - Magical Twilight, Megachu! and Private Psycho Lesson. Would someone mind looking at the sources for them and either improving them and removing the tag or putting them up for deletion? Thanks Mccapra (talk) 04:18, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Interesting situation at List_of_My_Hero_Academia_characters
There was a vast removal of content relating to character details, simply see the page history and talk page. Further comments to facilitate a more thorough editor consensus would be appreciated. Tutelary (talk) 20:10, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, why is the list included in Category:LGBT characters in anime and manga? says that the list fulfils the criteria of a list of anime or manga with LGBT characters, and I'd like to know what exactly is that criteria? there are two transgender characters in the list and that's all, is that enough reason to include the whole list? - Xexerss (talk) 04:06, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
 * There's a bigger issue concerning lack of sourcing for descriptions provided for characters in general, which was why it was severely trimmed. As for LGBT characters, it doesn't fit WP:CATDEF but a redirect with the names of those characters would. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:53, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

BarnSakura


I've added an alternative version of BarnSakura to Template:BarnSakura Award. Jerm (talk) 21:07, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * That's pretty cool! ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 01:39, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Kyoto Animation arson attack GA review in progress
Please consider helping out with fixing the items listed here. Thanks! ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 00:29, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
 * The article passed and was promoted! Thanks to for helping out and  for pointing out areas of improvement. ··· 日本穣  ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 19:17, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Sports manga
I've created the page sports manga to cover the genre. Ideally, every sports series that uses Template:Infobox animanga that currently links to "Sports" in the genre field should pipe the link as  Sports . Just wanted to flag this, in case anyone felt like doing a bunch of manual inputting or making a bot. Morgan695 (talk) 22:09, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Edit proposals for Infobox animanga
Seeking comments on a discussion relevant to this project: see. — Goszei (talk) 22:24, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

IP at the Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Takashi Shiina articles
Some here might want to assess the "it's pornography" edits made by the. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 00:30, 8 February 2020 (UTC)


 * , filing SPI on again.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:59, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

BasedAtlas/AvatarYoshi blocked for socking
As you may know, one of our most prolific users who regularly updates the anime with the latest news has been blocked for sockpuppetry and block evasion. I would like to handle 2020 in anime from now. ミラP 04:11, 10 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Looking into the history for the first block, it looks like AvatarYoshi posted a bunch of unsourced material and got warned, blocked for that. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:59, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Idol anime and manga
I'm interested in splitting off a section I wrote for Japanese idol, titled Japanese idol, into something like Idol anime and manga. Would anyone be interested in helping? lullabying (talk) 18:35, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

IP adding voice actor heights
Just a heads up that is adding unsourced heights to a whole bunch of articles on voice actors. The infobox documentation for the parameter states: "If person was notable for their height, or if height is relevant". As far as VAs are concerned, it's not relevant at all. Might need someone with the proper tools to mass-revert. Opencooper (talk) 07:28, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
 * What about voice actors who are incidentally singers, models, and (live-action) actors? A lot of voice actors also fall under those categories these days. lullabying (talk) 07:31, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
 * That might make it slightly more relevant, but doesn't allay concerns over mass-addition of unsourced information. There could be BLP issues and we have no idea where this data is coming from (if it's jawiki, that's CIRCULAR). Opencooper (talk) 07:35, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Their profile on Oricon usually lists their height, which is what I've been using to source birthdays, birthplaces, and heights. lullabying (talk) 10:24, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Update: User:Materialscientist has reverted the edits and blocked the editor. Opencooper (talk) 16:35, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Any Kimetsu no Yaiba reader or viewer?
After finding a lot of reception to expand his notability, I created the article Tanjiro Kamado. It still lacks information anything in regards to his creation and any other development he has had in the story. I would add an image but I think it might be better to have another user do it. I haven't caught up to the manga so I don't know of any good colored manga illustration of the character. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 17:50, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

just need an opinion
I made Draft:The Ideal Sponger Life and after looking at the kanji to the chapters. I got stuck at chapter 23's kanji and I was reading bits through the chapter and it gave; 王子の嘘. But when I was looking at one of the websites that gives the short chapter previews (the toc) it gave; 王子のお見舞い instead? So I'm either wrong on one of these or not? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 18:07, 17 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Can you clarify what you are trying to do? If you want to add the appropriate kanji in the volume list, then I recommend sticking with what we can verify and use what the TOC provides. If you are talking about something else, then i'm not sure. One translates to The Prince's Lie, and the latter translates to The Prince's Visit based on google translate.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 18:21, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I was adding the translation in. I saw both kanji, one that may was from the magazine's issue. ("The Prince's Lie") Then when I looked at the book's volume. It was ("The Prince's Visit"). So I was asking to make sure if its "The Prince's Visit" not "The Prince's Lie" by viewing the volume and not buying the digital version. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 18:37, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
 * It's entirely possible the title was changed for the trade paperback version. Can you confirm where the Prince's Lie is located?<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 18:39, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
 * The url is showing me it's region locked, I think? It was fine when I started the draft, a few hours after making it. From reading off from the magazine. But book walker/ amazon has shown the title's name from there. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 18:54, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Well if you can verify from the source itself that the title has changed, you can add it in a note that says the original title was different, but use the trade paperback version as the status quo.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 19:22, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Splitting Uta no Prince-sama discography
I've been updating Uta no Prince-sama discography and it's getting extremely long. I wanted to get input on whether it would be a good idea to split the article into albums and singles? lullabying (talk) 21:33, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Update with info on manga
I am not sure how to do it in the infobox/etc. but there is a manga for the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress series, see and. Perhaps someone more familiar with anime articles MoS can update this one? --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 22:37, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I took a look at the JP wiki and yes, there are four volumes of the manga. I believe we usually use Template:Graphic novel list to list manga. lullabying (talk) 22:59, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Content dispute involving Zombie Land Saga
I'm in a dispute with over whether or not the lifespans of the idols should be added. I say no because of WP:FANCRUFT. What do you think? ミラP 02:38, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

I don't know why their lifespans shouldn't be included. After all, they're supposed to be undead and their deaths play a major part in the show. And they are official according to the website and other materials. So I don't know why not. User:GodGundam10User talk:GodGundam10 02:54, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * I don't think it should be added per Miraclepine and because it's not sourced anyway. lullabying (talk) 03:05, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by me. ミラP 03:32, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Coronavirus and anime
Hello. Given the recent coronavirus outbreak has caused issues within the anime and manga industry, do you guys think we should create a page on the situation? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:11, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I personally do not think we should... I feel it would probably violate WP:5P1. Furthermore, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami affected a lot of anime productions and it didn't get a page created. lullabying (talk) 04:45, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * WP:OSE. If Impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on the video game industry exists, I don't see why Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak on the anime and manga industry shouldn't. ミラP 23:03, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * There probably wouldn't be enough sourced content for its own article, but anything relevant can go in 2020 in anime.-- <b style="color: black;">十</b><b style="color: red;">八</b> 12:14, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Agreed it should go in 2020 in anime until the manga artists create manga specific to this virus. Lots of industries, not just anime/manga, are suffering from the impact. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:10, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

List of Trigun episodes
Since it sure was a bit big, I created the article List of Trigun episodes. The series has had multiple home media releases so I have no idea what to use. Feel free to be bold and upload it if you find one you think it might fit. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 22:30, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * , you can remove the Japanese episode titles where they match the English ones but are in all caps. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 08:15, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

More restrictions on List of fictional elements
I made a new discussion in WT:Notability (fiction) regarding adding more restrictions on lists regarding fictional elements such as swords, animals, profession, and so on. if anyone is interested in bringing their opinion on the topic. here.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 18:28, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Hisashi Katsuta
...is now a recent death item in the main page. We better start logging these now. ミラP 15:34, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

The "History of anime" page needs serious work
The History of anime page needs a serious, serious overhaul. Not only are huge swaths of it uncited and likely WP:OR, it reflects an extremely narrow slice of history that clearly coincides with the editor's or editors' interests: shounen and mecha. For instance, the magical girl genre is entirely absent, except for a mention that Sally the Witch premiered in 1966— further developments, such as popular franchises like Sailor Moon or Pretty Cure, go unmentioned. In stark contrast, there is always time to go into how the mecha genre is doing in each decade, even breaking it down to the "super" and "real" subgenres. The page has also clearly had editors insert their personal faves into it, as can be seen most clearly in the "Notable titles" section that I just cut.

Beyond that, it is also full of sentences that are speculative, dubious or outright wrong. Here are some that jumped out to me as particularly bad— this is surely not exhaustive:


 * — What's with "sports anime, as it is now known"? This seems to be an arbitrary definition to exclude things like Ashita no Joe, which is mentioned earlier on the page. However, Captain Tsubasa is still predated by works like Aim for the Ace and Attack No. 1.


 * — It may be seen as the end of the 80s symbolically, but the Japanese asset price bubble didn't burst until 1992.


 * — "On and off airing schedule" seems to be an attempt to tie the JJBA OVA to the later David Productions television adaptations, which is a huge stretch. But a bigger stretch is that it "inspire many western looking anime". Araki was not the first person to look outside Japan for influences!


 * — the late night anime page attributes the rise of late-night programs to Those Who Hunt Elves, but it's similarly uncited, so this needs to be investigated. However, attributing "experimental anime" to Lain sure feels like legacy-burnishing to me.


 * — Manga adaptations are not even remotely a new trend, and lumping all of these together is merely a ploy at making that claim seem plausible— all while flattening and ignoring actual trends that can be picked out during this period.


 * — A greater number of them, perhaps, but to call it a "revival" is to ignore 90s films like Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue, Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso and Adolescence of Utena, among others.

… And so on.

I don't mean to just drop off a bad article here as if making a demand, but this is way too big an undertaking for any single editor and clearly requires a community effort to whip into shape. And I'm sure you all are much more knowledgeable than me! — Kawnhr (talk) 22:43, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

heads up on Black Clover (season 3)
There's an ip adding dates on when the show is streamed online. But not on tv. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 16:17, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if I'm understanding correctly, but I think all that counts is the date the episode first debuted, regardless of the medium. lullabying (talk) 23:01, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but at the time. I only asked as I reached my limit to me almost edit warring. Which the ip was inserting the dates to the show. By when the show was streamed online. Which isn't allowed. If the show is already being shown on tv. This was when there was some other drama at Seton Academy: Join the Pack! too. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 23:35, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Category:Crunchyroll originals
Currently there's a category called Category:Crunchyroll originals, and the category page says: "This category is for animated / anime series marked as Crunchyroll originals. These shows are streaming on Crunchyroll, who have been involved in either direct production or co-production of the listed series. They may or may not get a broadcast run on Japanese television," and currently includes 6 titles, all of which were part of this announcement. Should this category also be populated with previous Crunchyroll co-productions, like A Place Further than the Universe, The Rising of the Shield Hero, and many others, which were not marketed as "Crunchyroll originals", but were still co-produced by Crunchyroll? Alex Tenshi (talk) 13:50, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

All of the Crunchyroll original labels are based on manhwa webtoons. I don't think we need to categorize co-productions if Crunchyroll themselves aren't placing that label.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 15:32, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Discussion about manga lists
There is currently a discussion at Talk:List of yaoi anime and manga (which also affects List of sports anime and manga) about whether titles should be backed up by independent third party sources and whether Honey's Anime should be considered a reliable source. Your input is heavily appreciated. lullabying (talk) 19:35, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Anime Trending Awards
Are the Anime Trending Awards by anitrendz.net listed in A Place Further than the Universe, Vinland Saga and Weathering with You a worth to mention award? I can't find a secondary or a reliable source referring to it. Should it be kept or removed? - Xexerss (talk) 22:37, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd remove them. They don't seem to be notable. lullabying (talk) 06:43, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Tiger Mask II
A short description about this anime is reported in Tiger Mask. Can you create its own page? Thank you. --79.17.233.106 14:57, 2 March 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.17.233.106 (talk)   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.17.233.106 (talk)

Vash's actors
I have been trying to clean up the article Vash the Stampede but the creation sections seems to be quite small for such a famous character. Same with the voice actors Onosaka and Bosch, even though the latter became famous due to Trigun. By any chance have you found any article that might have commentaries from the actors? Might help a lot to the article.Tintor2 (talk) 21:30, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Anime News Network
Removing ANN as a reliable source is going to impact a lot of articles if it is decided upon. Please join in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga/Online reliable sources. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:10, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Princess Mononoke GA nomination
Hi! I nominated Princess Mononoke back in December but didn't participate in the process as I'm kinda new to this and not quite familiar with it. Could someone please help out? would be much appreciated! Regards, QuestFour (talk) 04:29, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Yasuhiro Nightow's characters
After creating Beyond the Grave (Gungrave) and Leonardo Watch in the past weeks, I've been wonder if it might be possible to create a category for all of Nightow's character articles since Trigun also has a character list three articles although I think Legato might not pass notability. Any suggestions? I'm new to categories so maybe it's better to discuss than being bold.Tintor2 (talk) 21:29, 18 March 2020 (UTC)


 * BTW, I found that Grave is voiced by Kirk Thornton here but I can't find a reliable source that proves that. Even the reviewers from Anime News Network not mention his Thorton's name despite talking about him during the reviews.Tintor2 (talk) 15:50, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Digimon Adventure (2020 TV series)
I've been redirecting Digimon Adventure (2020 TV series) to Digimon Adventure due to a lack of information and sources as the article seems to be a case of WP:TOOSOON, but I've had my redirects reverted twice. lullabying (talk) 15:58, 17 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Try leaving notes in common areas where the articles might be redirected or if not, simply form a talk page. Still, if the series starts in early April, there is the character of Shueisha revealing stuff about the anime through news before March ends.Tintor2 (talk) 21:31, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * WP:TOOSOON, and more specifically WP:CRYSTAL, is for events far in the future, not for something like this premiering next month. So the article should stand as is.-- <b style="color: black;">十</b><b style="color: red;">八</b> 21:56, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Thanks for your input. lullabying (talk) 04:15, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

My Hero Academia categories addition
Yumetori has been adding some categories to My Hero Academia including Category:Japan–South Korea relations, Category:China–Japan relations, Category:Anti-Chinese sentiment in Asia, Category:Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan, Category:Anti-Japanese sentiment in China and Category:Anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea. All these related to the controversy of a character's name referencing Unit 731. I think these categories are far too general for this controversy and Category:Works banned in China and Category:Television censorship in China are enough to allude to this incident or are these categories really justified? - Xexerss (talk) 03:47, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think Category:Works banned in China is an acceptable category, but the other categories seem to add WP:UNDUE weight to the controversy. lullabying (talk) 04:14, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I have referred to 我的英雄學院 on Wikipedia (Chinese). If these categories are not suitable, it is OK to remove them. After all, 僕のヒーローアカデミア on Wikipedia (Japanese) does not mention the controversy.  KONNO  Yumeto  05:19, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Merge proposal of Shugo Chara! articles
I opened a discussion at Talk:List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks to merge Shugo Chara Egg! and Guardians 4 to List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks. Your opinion is heavily appreciated. lullabying (talk) 03:54, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Is Draft:Euphoria (visual novel) becomes too long?
I am not even half way through, and suspect that even in its current state the article will be viciously pruned by other editors. Can anyone give a feedback regarding this? (inb4 sources remarks, the sourcing will be executed as last stage). אילן שמעוני (talk) 11:31, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

The Seven Deadly Sins anime infobox
Should The Seven Deadly Sins anime series' infobox count all seasons as a single anime series instead of splitting each one despite having different titles, like Gin Tama or is there a particular reason to have them splitted? Same question for Hajime no Ippo - Xexerss (talk) 13:52, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * One entry in the infobox for the series should be enough.<b style="color: #4682B4">Blue</b> <b style="color: #20B2AA">Pumpkin</b> <b style="color: #DAA520">Pie</b> Chat Contribs 15:49, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma might be good example for this. -- Lord Yeager (talk) 08:24, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Adding an article to the project
Honkai Impact 3rd seems to be of more than sufficient anime content to be included in this project. How can it be considered? (Where do I submit it for approval to being added to the project?) DriftWrench2k (talk) 02:14, 31 March 2020 (UTC)


 * , I don't see where it fits in the scope of this project. Its print version is a manhua, which is part of the "we do not cover" item "Animated or printed works produced for consumption outside of Japan that nevertheless draw on or are similar to Japanese media in terms of content or form (such as Chinese animation, Korean animation, manhwa, manhua and Western manga-styled comics such as Gothic Sports and Peach Fuzz)."  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:04, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * That is a useful point; I had read the item "Video games related to anime or manga are under a shared scope with WikiProject Video games;" and made the assumption that it would be covered under that note. However, I would disagree that the point you made entirely fits the game itself; while the article may not (yet) do the best to explain the game as such, the game is produced for consumption both within and outside of Japan, and the game itself is in the anime style, not to mention that the general target audience is consumers of anime and the intent of the game seems to be made for "otaku"s (the company that created and is updating the game even has the slogan of "Technical Otakus Save the World" for this game). I would agree that the spin-off media may not fit the definition of being notable for this project, but from what I have seen and played of the game, I would think that the game would fit the scope of this project. Then again, I admittedly haven't read much examples (yet) of what is and is not accepted, so this is only my suggestion, and I'll have to defer to others' judgement. I would recommend checking out the game before deciding, though.   Also, if this game is, in fact, outside of the scope of the project, are there any groups that would be recommended to suggest this game be added to? DriftWrench2k (talk) 16:53, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , its primary market is not Japan though, and it is more of a worldwide game. And anime-style isn't the same as anime. If you have sources that call it manga and anime you can cite those. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 18:00, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Requested move discussion for Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World
Hello, I listed a requested move discussion at Talk:Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World for renaming the article to a new title. There are two suggested titles, so discussion on which title should be used will be appreciated. Alex Tenshi (talk&#124;contribs) 05:40, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Hypnosis Mic article split
There is a discussion taking place at Talk:Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle regarding splitting the article. Your opinion is appreciated. lullabying (talk) 06:10, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Move discussion
There's an ongoing discussion regarding a potential move for Colleen Villard. The discussion can be found at Talk:Colleen Villard. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:45, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Talk:List of One Piece characters
There's a discussion going on regarding at List of One Piece characters regarding the celestial dragons at Talk:List of One Piece characters. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 07:32, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Regarding the List of Fairy Tail characters
An important discussion regarding a potential new consensus for character importance in the List of Fairy Tail characters page is taking place at Talk:List of Fairy Tail characters. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:00, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Should Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future remain separate from Doraemon (2005 TV series)?
In a discussion at Talk:Case Closed a user responding to a request to separate Detective Conan and Case Closed wondered by Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future was still separate from Doraemon (2005 TV series).

I think there should be a merge, as dub versions are not usually sufficient for separate articles.

BTW the guy who started the article is no longer here, so I don't need to notify him. WhisperToMe (talk) 04:39, 18 April 2020 (UTC)


 * , first, we shouldn't really entertain any ideas, good or bad, from LTA/CC5K.  But if you're pondering whether the English version should be separated from the Japanese TV series, that depends on how strongly edited it is. If the English episode is pretty much the same episode from the Japanese but with episodic edits (i.e. most 4Kids editing atrocities) then it gets a listing like List of Smile Precure episodes, One Piece (season 1), List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes, or maybe List of Battle of the Planets episodes.  If they combine pieces of different episodes and morph that into a single episode and create their own take, or really chop up the episode (episode 6 = 1/3 of JP episode 5, 2/3 of JP episode 6), then it has to be listed separately as with List of DokiDoki! PreCure episodes, List of Robotech episodes, and List of Star Blazers episodes. The most prominent example of completely repackaged would be Power Rangers where they created entirely different storylines with original actors speaking in English and used footage from the Super Sentai franchise / seasons.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:08, 18 April 2020 (UTC)


 * A separate English version shouldn't have ANY Japanese titles or airdates, otherwise it implies there was a 1-to-1 mapping to Japanese episodes and then it should be combined. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:11, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Angus, the idea was brought up by User:69.157.252.96... not sure if he was a sock of CC5K as he was never blocked and no notices about it are on the user's talk page. I haven't done an analysis of the Doraemon dub but I suspect its just a 4Kids-esque dub. WhisperToMe (talk) 05:14, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Based on that article alone, which still has JP writers and transliterations, it should be combined for sure. It's probably on the same level as One Piece and Pokemon: normal 4Kids editing to replace cigarettes with lollipops and Anglicizing all the names. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:32, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Sounds right to me! If there is any objection in this WikiProject discussion page we can list at Proposed article mergers. Otherwise we could just merge without further discussion if it's unanimous. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:38, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , it's actually quite a big mess. They take segments - each episode has 2 segments - but they tend to mix them all up from all over the previous 2005 anime seasons, and then present those out of order, kind of like the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Then they broadcast the episode on Disney Channel Japan with new titles and translations.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:17, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Wait, so they take episodes originally in Japanese, localize them, and re-translate them into Japanese? Or are there two separate English translations? Either way I am shocked an English anime writer hasn't latched onto it if they haven't already... WhisperToMe (talk) 02:20, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , the Disney Channel Japan one seems to be that way, but that's going way off the tracks. But they are mixing and matching different segments from the original series in all sorts of random orders, as listed in that episode listing. They broadcast the Disney Channel version in English dub first in 2014.  I would just nuke the Disney Channel Japan airdates (2016) as those came much later than the English version and no one cares about preserving that dub of a dub version. I would also get rid of the director/storyboard/animation columns as those are useless. The cross-reference to the original airdate can be preserved and linked if available to the List of  Doraemon 2005 episodes   AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:05, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I can't believe they bothered doing a dub of a dub. I'd only mention aspects of the redub if they were written about in secondary sources. Anyway I can just paste the English dub airdates to the Japanese episode list and redirect the English dub article to the overall program article. WhisperToMe (talk) 05:27, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * , I'm good with that too. You can add notes in the summary section such as An English dub of this episode aired on Disney channel under the title "(Disney English title)" on "airdate" AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 05:33, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Cool! The structure of the airings of the English dub makes it a pain to insert the dub names in the Japanese episode tables. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:41, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , if you want a simpler table, I suggest:

Thank you! WhisperToMe (talk) 19:47, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Also List of Crayon Shin-chan episodes has some options. Some list title and cross reference, others use the English episodes and in the summary put in a note like Japanese original episode: 458a (これが!青春らしいゾ 第一話) (Airdate: January 11, 2003)  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:58, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Music of the Maison Ikkoku series
I made this and just made it live. There is one hidden segment which still needs work, but it's pretty complete. Feel free to work on improving it further, if you wish. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 08:35, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hey, Nihonjoe, I've been making discographies to mostly idol related series and have been using a discography format, such as Idolish7, Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle, A3! discography, and Free! discography. Is that acceptable too? lullabying (talk) 20:27, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Either way is fine. I did this one the way I did because I wanted it to encompass more than just a discography. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 05:18, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Additions for Infobox animanga
I posted a notice here in February, but got no replies. It appears there are a few new proposals from other users as well:

Seeking comments on a discussion relevant to this project: see. — Goszei (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Merge discussion of Shugo Chara! articles
Sorry for linking this again but I haven't gotten much responses from this. I opened a discussion at Talk:List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks again to merge Shugo Chara Egg! and Guardians 4 to List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks due to content overlap. I appreciate any feedback! lullabying (talk) 18:08, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Song title question
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but due to the ubiquitous presence of idol anime songs on Japanese music charts, I'm working on discographies for several idol-related anime series. As some of you know, the character CDs are released as singles under a "series name" rather than the actual song name (i.e. for Idolish7, several of the CDs are actually titled TV Anime: Idolish7 Opening Theme Song "..." and the like, and I've ran into this issue for Setsugetsuka (song)). I've looked at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums/Archive 58 on how to go about this, where lead songs are titled differently from their singles.

This link shows an example of what I'm talking about. The CD single is actually titled Ensemble Stars Unit Song CD Vol. 8: Trickstar but that is overshadowed by "Rebellion Star" on the cover, which happens to be the title of the lead song and was what actually charted on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and Billboard Japan Hot Animation. What title should I list it under on the discography? Should I write a footnote on its actual name? lullabying (talk) 23:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Addendum: Here are several options I can do, using Undead's CD. (The cover lists "Melody in the Dark" and "Honey Milk Okonomi de" as double A-sides, though Oricon listed "Melody in the Dark" only on its rankings.)


 * 1) List the songs underneath a column with the name of the CD single, which allows for room to write rankings from other charts. This might cause a lot of clutter though.


 * 2. List by song only.


 * 3. Follow Free! discography, A3! discography, and Uta no Prince-sama discography in that the Oricon and Billboard rankings are separate, and the songs will be listed as "Other charted songs."
 * Sorry for the clutter, but this is giving me a headache and feedback would be appreciated. lullabying (talk) 23:36, 22 April 2020 (UTC)


 * The first option you listed has the colspan problems so, no. The second option is good for double A-singles as with Mai Kuraki discography Character singles are good if they have a huge stack of those for anime. So it sounds like the third option with the Free! discography is best.  If you do Free! discography style then do not colspan the group name like they did in one of the tables. Another option is to have track detailing like List of Lucky Star albums  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:23, 2 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Also do not put + for any album/single sales numbers (e.g. 35,000+); that's really annoying, but I see tons of K-pop discographies that abuse this and assume all sales numbers are always increasing. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:27, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

New Wikipedia ad for WP:ANIME
Hi, I'm Aya Syameimaru! I've just did this advertisement for this WikiProject, I think it illustrates it well:



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Input requested at Talk:Yaoi
There's a discussion going on at Talk:Yaoi, regarding the use of italics for Japanese words such as yaoi, shōnen-ai, etc. in Wiki articles. Input from project members would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! KuroMina (talk) 21:26, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Are anime and animated interchangeable?
In the most recent edits to the Pokémon anime films, said that anime and animated are not interchangeable in the English language. However, in some film articles such as the Ghibli films, they are considered Japanese animated films.

I have a question for fellow project members: are the words anime and animated considered interchangeable? If so, which terms should we use on the Pokémon films? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:01, 11 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes and no. In Japanese "anime" simply stands for any type of animated work, and Western animation is often called "animation from overseas" (海外アニメ). However, the Western world has appropriated "anime" to exclusively mean "animation from Japan." lullabying (talk) 18:20, 11 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I actually just learned this recently, but "animation" in Japan is often used to signify art animation. I can't find the source right now, but I've also read that Hayao Miyazaki prefers to use the term "animation" instead of "anime". Regardless, Pokemon is definitely anime. Sandtalon (talk) 08:14, 12 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I guess the distinction would widely depend on the target audience. Most anime series are aimed at otaku and a specific niche audience, whereas "art animation" would probably refer to animated films for a more mainstream audience outside of usual anime fans and are evaluated based on artistic elements. lullabying (talk) 09:43, 12 May 2020 (UTC)


 * At least according to one source, in Japan, "animation" is sometimes used to distinguish art animation and the like from more popular "anime". As Lullabying pointed out, in Anglophone spheres, "anime" means animation from Japan (and sometimes the rest of East Asia, though not on Wikipedia). As for the Pokemon films, of course they're animation, but "anime" would be better because it's a more specific term. Sandtalon (talk) 08:14, 12 May 2020 (UTC)


 * The Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai film is clearly consistent with the style of the Pokemon anime TV series so it would be considered anime. The newer films Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution is listed as "computer animated" but has categories for 2019 anime film. Detective Pikachu is live-action animation produced outside of Japan, so that would not be. Makoto Shinkai's Weathering with You film is described as "Japanese animated" but like the other Miyazaki films, is regarded in the opening paragraph as an anime film. All of the above mentioned are within WP:ANIME's scope though.   AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:51, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

New discussion at Template:Nihongo
I have started a discussion (albeit tangentially) relevant to this project at Template talk:Nihongo. — Goszei (talk) 02:30, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

New reliable source?
I have been reading some articles from https://anitay.kinja.com/ which is related to Kotaku based on some notes. Besides their writing is quite formal so I've been wondering if they might fit as reliable sources since there are dozens of reviews.Tintor2 (talk) 17:49, 14 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Wait, they call themselves "non-professional"Tintor2 (talk) 17:52, 14 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Yeah... That definitely doesn't make the cut: it's a fan-curated, fan-written site. (Personally, I think Wikipedians tend to have an over-emphasis on "reliable sources"--I know it's kind of a bureaucratic thing to save the website from endless debate over which sources cross over into unreliable, but I'd rather people just have more critical thinking (aka WP:COMMONSENSE) over inflexible interpretations of the rules. This is a bit of a heterodox opinion though, and with rule-interpretation as it is, that site is not going to be considered a reliable source any soon.) Sandtalon (talk) 03:42, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Our articles and WP:SUBTITLE
So the guideline WP:SUBTITLE recommends that books with subtitles in their names should use their common name. So for many books, this will still include the subtitle, especially if the primary title is short or ambiguous (for many of our pages, part of a larger franchise). However, there are many cases where the common name is without the subtitle or the main title is already long. Additionally, many publishers will tack on an English subtitle to a Japanese title when translated.

Below is a list of articles in our project that include a colon. I've filtered out those I noticed as part of a series or exceptions:


 * 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo
 * 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu
 * A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve
 * AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei
 * Aika R-16: Virgin Mission
 * Ajin: Demi-Human
 * Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
 * Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho
 * Animamundi: Dark Alchemist
 * Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
 * Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon
 * Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
 * Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
 * Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files
 * Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix
 * Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi
 * Asaoka High School Baseball Club Diary: Over Fence
 * Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
 * Battle Girls: Time Paradox
 * Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
 * Blood-C: The Last Dark
 * Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma
 * Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
 * Bokurano: Ours
 * Boogiepop Dual: Losers' Circus
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran
 * Case File nº221: Kabukicho
 * Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
 * Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurō Drugstore
 * Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy
 * Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu!
 * Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi
 * Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane no Oni
 * Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire
 * Danzai no Hana: Guilty Sky
 * Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
 * Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
 * Domu: A Child's Dream
 * Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries
 * Doushin: Same Heart
 * Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
 * Dragonaut: The Resonance
 * Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders
 * Ebiten: Kōritsu Ebisugawa Kōkō Tenmonbu
 * Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon
 * Enzai: Falsely Accused
 * Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
 * Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone
 * Fudoh: The New Generation
 * Futaribeya: A Room for Two
 * Gaku Ou: The Royal Seven Stars
 * Garakowa: Restore the World
 * Getter Robo Hien: The Earth Suicide
 * Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: Kuchu Daigekitotsu
 * Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu
 * Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern
 * Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku
 * Hensuki: Are You Willing to Fall in Love with a Pervert, as Long as She's a Cutie?
 * Hetalia: Axis Powers
 * High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi
 * Hironobu Kageyama Best Album 3: Mixture
 * Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei
 * Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories
 * Hyper Projection Engeki: Haikyu!!
 * Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
 * Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima
 * I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone: Shameless
 * I, Otaku: Struggle in Akihabara
 * Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
 * Inochi No Chikyuu: Dioxin No Natsu
 * Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts
 * Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
 * Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs
 * Iria: Zeiram the Animation
 * Iroduku: The World in Colors
 * Izetta: The Last Witch
 * Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
 * Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl
 * Juni Taisen: Zodiac War
 * Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
 * Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance
 * Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
 * Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
 * Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition
 * Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama
 * Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl
 * Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
 * Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys
 * Kokkoku: Moment by Moment
 * Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series
 * Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables
 * Kounodori: Dr. Stork
 * Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear
 * Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File
 * Little Women II: Jo's Boys
 * Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King
 * Love Kome: We Love Rice
 * MS Saga: A New Dawn
 * Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
 * Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū
 * Manga Force: The Ultimate Collection
 * Maoh: Juvenile Remix
 * Memories Off 5: Togireta Film
 * Memories Off 6: T-wave
 * Meshimase Lodoss-tō Senki: Sorette Oishii no?
 * Metal Fight Beyblade VS The Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader
 * Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso
 * Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's
 * Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture
 * Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues
 * My-Otome 0: S.ifr
 * My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
 * Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
 * Negadon: The Monster from Mars
 * New Life+: Young Again in Another World
 * Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun
 * Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan
 * Noein: To Your Other Self
 * Nyaruko: Crawling with Love
 * Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
 * Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes
 * Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety
 * Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy
 * Otogi Matsuri: Dark Offering
 * Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
 * Petit Eva: Evangelion@School
 * Phi Brain: Puzzle of God
 * Planetarian: Storyteller of the Stars
 * Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
 * RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time
 * RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
 * Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace
 * Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
 * Rei-Lan: Orchid Emblem
 * Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Tanteisha
 * Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
 * Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
 * Ryokunohara Labyrinth: Sparkling Phantom
 * Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
 * Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura
 * Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
 * Samurai Commando: Mission 1549
 * Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi
 * Sango-sho Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Erufii
 * Sankarea: Undying Love
 * School Judgement: Gakkyu Hotei
 * Seton Academy: Join the Pack!
 * Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san
 * Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers
 * Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
 * Shinobu Kokoro: Hidden Heart
 * Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales
 * Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings
 * Sol Bianca: The Legacy
 * Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master
 * Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bō Ya To Min'Nano Negai
 * Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit
 * Story of the Alps: My Annette
 * Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
 * Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again
 * Super Kabuki II: One Piece
 * Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo
 * Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
 * Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
 * Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity
 * Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu
 * Tenshin Ranman: Lucky or Unlucky!?
 * The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions
 * The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
 * The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
 * The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya
 * The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island
 * The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited
 * The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime
 * The Ring Volume 0: Birthday
 * The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012
 * The Wicked and the Damned: A Hundred Tales of Karma
 * To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers
 * Tohyo Game: One Black Ballot to You
 * Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger
 * Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life
 * Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
 * WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
 * Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
 * Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me
 * World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman
 * Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
 * Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (film)
 * Xam'd: Lost Memories
 * Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
 * Yasai no Yousei: N.Y. Salad
 * Zaion: I Wish You Were Here

I feel this project could work through the more obvious ones. For example, no one includes "The Flower We Saw That Day" for Anohana, or "Love Is Hard for Otaku" for Wotakoi, or this. (a good case is if the non-subtitled form redirects there or doesn't exist). The list has 192 items but not all will be candidates. Thoughts? Opencooper (talk) 01:52, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Looking over it, I see some obvious candidates for moves, but also several likely contentious ones. What would be the best way for the project to "work through" the list? — Goszei (talk) 08:22, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmm, well maybe the list could be directly edited, with Done added for those being moved. For those which were assessed as not be so straightforward, maybe Not sure. For exceptions, Not done. The obvious ones could be moved right away. If they're being moved over a redirect that already has edits, then the move would have to be requested.
 * I admit I haven't thought the process through too much but was just soliciting feedback first since this affects a bunch of our articles. The non-obvious ones would require a careful look at the WP:COMMONNAME, marketing materials, etc. to see if the subtitle is an integral part of the name. We'd probably have to skip a lot unless there could be talk page consensus for those moves. Opencooper (talk) 20:28, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * This needs to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Can you reduce this to the ones that you think should be reduced to a more common name? Ajin: Demi Human, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Xam'd: Lost Memories, Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity, Tales of Vesperia: The First Stirke, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Hetalia: Axis Powers should be kept as is, mostly because the shortened title could refer to other titles. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:24, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Regarding Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, unless the plan is to move it to Tales of Vesperia (film) the subtitle needs to stay since the base title is occupied by the video game the film is based on.--69.157.254.64 (talk) 22:21, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * As I read it, WP:SUBTITLE is mostly concerned with the long, rambling, explanatory subtitles that books often get, not everything. It would apply here to light novels (appropriately enough) and their adaptations, but it's hard to see something like Case File nº221: Kabukicho or Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru as being in need of correction— even if it's arguable whether those subtitles are truly integral to the title, the titles are still succinct enough that it's hardly something to be concerned about.
 * Also, not to drag you, but just glancing and poking through the list a bit… I see plenty of instances where the subtitle is because the work is part of a larger franchise, is clearly an integral part of the title, or at the very least serving as a WP:NATURALDIS. I agree with AngusWOOF: rather than work through every title to determine "which of these are OK?", it would be more constructive to nominate titles to be moved. — Kawnhr (talk) 18:20, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, not to drag you, but just glancing and poking through the list a bit… I see plenty of instances where the subtitle is because the work is part of a larger franchise, is clearly an integral part of the title, or at the very least serving as a WP:NATURALDIS. I agree with AngusWOOF: rather than work through every title to determine "which of these are OK?", it would be more constructive to nominate titles to be moved. — Kawnhr (talk) 18:20, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the feedback everyone :). It seems each title will have to be examined on a case-by-case basis and it's not something that can be quickly judged. Opencooper (talk) 20:53, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Raildex franchise needs an article
See Talk:A_Certain_Magical_Index. I think the franchise deserves an article. Thoughts? --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 05:25, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... Well, I wonder if anime and manga publications called it "Raildex". Perhaps maybe even this franchise doesn't have a name, should it? « ias! I,,.I ⬜ » 02:56, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Its official name in Japan is the Toaru Project. On the other hand, I checked Japanese Wikipedia, and they group all of the franchise in a category under the Magical Index name. Sandtalon (talk) 05:49, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

WP:Articles for Creation has a new sort tool, you can see all pending Internet Culture drafts here: AfC sorting/Culture/Visual arts/Comics and Anime
Just in case there are folks here who might be interested in reviewing drafts awaiting article status that are particular to this WikiProject. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:15, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at WT:JAPAN
You are invited to join the discussion at WT:JAPAN. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) 22:41, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Recent activity at the Kimba the White Lion article
There's been a spate of recent activity at the Kimba the White Lion article in the section dedicated to the Lion King controversy. This activity seems to have been triggered by the appearance of a new YouTube video that claims to debunk some of the arguments used by those claiming uncredited influence regarding scenes and plot in Kimba the White Lion upon the first Lion King movie. Inexperienced editors had been removing sourced material and making what I feel are overhasty changes to the section. My feeling is that it is not Wikipedia's role to arbitrate the Lion King controversy, but merely to present the history and reasons behind the controversy, and that both reliably sourced arguments and counter-arguments are fine and appropriate in that section. Activity has settled down somewhat since the instatement of page protection from anonymous IP editing, but I suspect it will ramp up again after the expiration of the protection in a few days.

In the meantime, some discussion comments have appeared on the article talk page and remain unresolved. Some are calling into question at least one of the section's sources (a book by Madhavi Sunder). If someone can identify WP:RS third party sources that support these claims (or counter them), then I think that'd help resolve this ongoing concerns. I'm also open to having the article mention the YouTube video claims, though other editors differ on this. Anyhow, input from project members would be appreciated at Talk:Kimba the White Lion. Thanks.&mdash;Myasuda (talk) 15:29, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I think we should a template that says "all edits are subject to review", like Pending changes protection. « I ias! :,,.: usbk I » 14:27, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Lelouch Lamperouge's sources
I have trying to talk with a certain anon in regards to using reddit as a source to Lelouch Lamperouge but he reverted me twice and is only talking through edit summaries despite me sending messages to his talk page. I got tired of his reverts so I'm dropping it here if somebody can help.Tintor2 (talk) 00:54, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The way I usually handle these kinds of editors is that the first time I explain why I reverted, but any reverts after that, I just say "please gain consensus on the talk page instead of edit warring". Then if they keep edit warring (3 reverts), either request page protection or report them for edit warring. I've long learned that posting to their talk page or the article's is pointless because these kinds of editors aren't interested in discussion and have this view that Wikipedia disputes are decided by whoever clicks "undo" the most. Opencooper (talk) 18:51, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I already communicated with the IP user on my talk page and they are now using templates correctly. Let me know if this continues to be an issue. lullabying (talk) 21:54, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Rename Digimon Adventure: (2020 TV series)
I have opened a discussion for renaming Digimon Adventure: (2020 TV series) at Talk:Digimon Adventure: (2020 TV series). Any comments are appreciated. lullabying (talk) 04:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

What to do about the ruby template
Over the past few years, editors – myself included – have taken to using Template:Ruby for articles of Japanese-related works that make extensive use of furigana for loanwords. However, this has posed spacing issues between lines, and the kanji itself if the above text proves to be too long, which makes the articles look unsightly. On top of that, the default size of the upper text was changed just the other day to comply with MOS:FONTSIZE guidelines that text should be no smaller than 85% the normal size. Now we have cases of cluttered-looking paragraphs like this sample from the furigana page:

"Furigana unrelated to the kanji they are assigned to are quite often used to convey certain effects, rather than to denote a phonetic guide, especially in manga, anime and games (card games, board games and video games all included). This usage is known as gikun (see also Kanji). The specific types of effects vary: furigana could be used to visually reinforce complex ideas without having to use long expressions; to annotate strange, foreign, rarely seen text; to use more artistic or more explanatory spellings for regular words (see Kanji); or simply for shorthand for base text abbreviation, thanks to the small type of furigana. For example, the word 悪夢 "nightmare" may be assigned with しんじつ shinjitsu "truth" rather than its true reading, あくむ akumu, to convey the meaning of "nightmarish truth". Some authors may even use furigana that means the opposite of what the base text does to reinforce an effect, such as the complicated relationship between characters. For example, 親友 shin'yū "close friend" may be tagged with ライバル raibaru "rival", to mean "you're my rival, but also my friend"; or conversely, 好敵手 kōtekishu "eternal rival" may be tagged with とも tomo "friend". Some manga make use of the furigana renditions of foreign words (especially obscure ones) as the intended reading of a term, and the more familiar kanji for the meaning of such a term. For example, may be assigned with ブラック・マジック burakku majikku, the rendition of the English "black magic", to convey a foreign, exotic feel; with ステーション sutēshon "station";  with ハニームーン hanīmūn "honeymoon". This is sometimes done conversely, for example, by using キッス kissu "kiss", the more familiar term, as furigana to convey meaning, and bēze "baiser", the exotic term, as base text. For shorthand purposes, abbreviations such as may be used to make the regular kana spelling that is too long smaller type."

Here are a few articles that similarly make prominent use of Template:Ruby, either in the opening page for their titles, or used extensively throughout the article:


 * Dragon Ball Super
 * List of Fairy Tail episodes
 * List of Hunter × Hunter characters
 * Prison School

I would like to know the general impression of this type and level of usage, and what a suitable alternative would be, if any. For myself, we could follow the example of List of Zatch Bell! episodes, which writes the kanji normally but uses the romaji for the furigana, and uses footnotes explaining the usage. User:SubZeroSilver (talk) 19:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Most translations, transliterations, and pronunciations on en.WP put the translated text in parentheses after the original text, like this from the lead of Milan:
 * Milan (, ; Milano ; Milanese: )
 * Would that arrangment be a possibility with these glosses? – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:51, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * How would we apply that to titles and terms that only partially use glosses, such as 編 on the List of Fairy Tail episodes? User:SubZeroSilver (talk) 20:13, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

That's strange. Now the templates have been reverted, but it's only affecting this particular page as far as I can see. But regardless of text size, the point still stands. User:SubZeroSilver (talk) 11:39, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * What's happening on this page is an edge case interaction with phab:T200704 and is not a reversion. You can ensure this behavior doesn't happen: Don't wrap uses of ruby or equivalent with a link. Especially don't do this for the first time the template is used on the page. You're seeing it on this page and this page only because the first case is, which wraps ruby with a link.
 * Aside: You do not need to wrap ruby-ja with lang. The correct metadata is already assigned to ruby-ja. --Izno (talk) 13:09, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I brought it up because the larger size was definitely in effect on this page the other day, which is strange to me.
 * But going back on track, what should we do with articles and lists that extensively use this template all throughout, specifically for works that officially and frequently use loanwords over kanji? Frankly, I'm not sure what the most suitable usage for this template is if there are any articles that use it to that degree, like the ones I listed above. User:SubZeroSilver (talk) 19:56, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * was definitely in effect on this page Yes, and that's what I made a note of at the template talk page. The size increase was originally implemented in a suboptimal way that actually illuminated at least one use where the templates need to be fixed. No comment on the rest. --Izno (talk) 20:33, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Removal of theme songs
A fellow user has been blanking the entire theme song table from List of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episodes, relying the tv series' guidelines rather than actual anime. I talked to him but he still reverted my edits.Tintor2 (talk) 01:37, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The theme songs don't need their own section dedicated to them, in my opinion, and they're better off written in prose. I also don't see the point in listing which date the songs first appear. lullabying (talk) 03:03, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Voice cast of .hack//G.U. Trilogy
Don't know if fits here but I recently expanded the article .hack//G.U. Trilogy OVA but failed to find too much material to source the cast section. The only two actors I happened to find sourced are two of the leads (Sakurai and Kawasumi) but for some reason not even Behind the Voice Actors has an article dedicated to them. Any idea where I could get a reliable source in regards to them? Might be enough to remove the citations template since I managed to cite most of the prose. While this movie was released in English regions, it was never dubbed.Tintor2 (talk) 00:01, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * By the way if possible. The reception section is pretty small. By any chance, does anybody of a website that also made reviews?Tintor2 (talk) 18:59, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Nihongo
You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Nihongo. — Goszei (talk) 03:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Making an overarching page for Love Live! as franchise
With three (soon to be four) idol groups that produce music, soon to be five seasons of anime, three mobile videogames and a bunch of manga I feel like it's good to have an overaching page that basically lists all the other pages there's available such as Love Live!, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Love Live! School Idol Festival, Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. At the moment it can be a bit difficult to find what you need (for instance I wanted to look up for information about the Nijigasaki anime and I ended up going through 4 love live related wikipedia pages before I got to be where I needed.) Is it ok if I create the page, do I need some sort of permission to not have it auto-deleted, or is better to have it added to a backlog and let more experienced editors go at it? I would love some input. Mijzelffan (talk) 13:44, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Love Live! would be the franchise page as it stands. I don't see why we need a (franchise) one. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:12, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * It's not up to par to be the franchise page as it stands. The intro section of the page makes it clear that this page is just about the first project of the love live franchise, and that for other projects you need to go to other pages. You can't even find out how many groups there are in the love live franchise by reading just this page; the only redirect to the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club page appears somewhere at the bottom. If the Love Live! page is to serve as the franchise page then the page intro section would need to be edited to reflect it as such. Mijzelffan (talk) 09:48, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe Love Live! School Idol Project can cover the first third of the franchise, and Love Live! would cover the three series: School Idol Project, Sunshine, and Nijigasaki series. You can start a split request for that. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:35, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm just not seeing much that the overall franchise would cover that wouldn't be content forks of the more detailed series. Keep in mind there is also a navbox that could be better organized into the three series. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 22:02, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I imagine that it would be something like Pretty Cure as a sort of hub-page for each of the separate series, films (there's bound to be more than 2 in the future), and video games (that have characters from multiple series, and aren't tied to just one of the sub-series). General reception for the series would also go there. We could also move all of the discographies from each individual page and merge them into a Music of Love Live! article (with a link and summary on the franchise page) to make it easier to see all of the music in one place, seeing as how it will be split across 4 separate pages soon. If we do this, I would be in favor of moving Love Live! to Love Live! School Idol Project and then using Love Live! as the franchise page.-- <b style="color: black;">十</b><b style="color: red;">八</b> 22:10, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

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In the past weeks, a fellow user named User:TeenAngels1234 from Italy has been trying to improve the articles from the main Neon Genesis Evangelion characters including Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langely Soryu and Rei Ayanami to the point in their current form, they seem in major state. However, other Evangelion editors seem to be against these changes as seen here. Placing good faith in the user's attempts to improve the article, I would request to other editors comment on this since there aren't too many editors there (I gave up on editing Evangelion articles when my edits were reverted for no reason and I even got a personal attack here). Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 21:45, 28 June 2020 (UTC)