Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga

Additions by Special:Contributions/45.231.14.255

Hi, I noticed a series of additions by this anonymous user that are at best poorly worded, may be something unsourced but correct, or that at worst is someone adding things across multiple articles as a sort of "sneaky vandalism". I'm not familiar enough with the topics myself, but I thought maybe some folks could review all their contributions lately to see what needs cleanup / removal. Best, umrguy42 03:30, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Wicked City light-novel stub

About a week back, while organizing various light novel pages, I noticed a page called Wicked City (novel). As it seemed to focus on the light-novel series more so than the original article, I merged the information found on Hideyuki Kikuchi's page onto the article. Furthermore, in addition to the Japanese article, I added in dates and ISBN numbers for all the novels of the Wicked City city. For those who could understand Japanese, is it possible to find anything that could signify the plot summary or synopsis for any of the books for the series as well as the series' reception? Because so far, the article still veers way too much into the primary source range. The book series seems pretty important on its own (apart from the better known OVA film and the Hong Kong film) because the first three novels received English translations between 2009 and 2010. Yoshiman6464 ^♫🥚 00:07, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Jenya

Regarding Jenya, she is also listed under the categories Category:Japanese female singers, Category:Japanese television personalities, Category:Japanese video game actresses, and Category:Japanese voice actresses. She is actually a Russian expatriate who later gained Japanese citizenship, so she is nationally Japanese. But should she be listed under these categories? lullabying (talk) 06:35, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Category:People by nationality says This category contains articles on people according to their civic nationality (legal affiliation with a state), so I would assume Japanese is correct here based on your post.--Alexandra^IDV 10:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Article title doesn't match

The article title Aishite Knight doesn't match the name in the article which is consistently Ai Shite Knight. Just a random find, so posting here in case someone with more interest than me wants to fix it or figure out what's up.

Cheers, Fredlesaltique (talk) 01:27, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

• • @Fredlesaltique: I would go for Aishite because that's how Toei seems to list it in the URL. The article should also be titled Love Me, My Knight anyway due to WP:USEENGLISH and that's the title used in the English publication. lullabying (talk) 01:31, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

• • • @Lullabying: Yeah if you want to change it please do, just wanted to raise the issue. I'm trying to limit the number of pies I have my fingers in haha, and manga is not my expertise. Fredlesaltique (talk) 01:37, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Flyer22 Frozen

Got some sad news for those who are familiar with Flyer22 Frozen (talk · contribs) and her work: she passed away earlier this week. She was a well-loved contributor and editor who made quite a few contributions to some anime articles, and will be truly missed by us all. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:32, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Quick Question

Should Loading (TV channel) be a part of this WikiProject? The channel has partnerships with both Funimation and Crunchyroll, and has aired many anime series. Link20XX (talk) 18:23, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Air dates in infobox

Hi, I've been checking some articles on media that have an animated series, and notice that for series that are currently under hiatus, like Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, their run dates are still marked as "original run date to present". On others, like Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, they're separated into their own seasons with their own air dates (which have ended). What's the standard here? Make different sections in the infobox if the seasons are named differently? (please  mention me on reply) —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 21:39, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Pretty much; other examples include Tokyo Ghoul (original series, Root A, :re (which was two seasons, but are titled the same)) and Hidamari Sketch. I'm unsure if there's an actual guideline pertaining to this (I'm not big on guideline know-how), but this is the standard we've pretty much been using. Sarcataclysmal (talk) 20:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Should this ANN article be considered a reliable source in this context?

Is this good enough to warrant an entry in such a list? I am well aware that ANN is considered a reliable source for news. However, this article is not news and is instead an interpretation of a single scene. To extrapolate that and include it in this list is clear original research. Bringing it here since the editor who owns this article is belligerent and I can't be bothered dealing with them. —Xezbeth (talk) 15:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

If it's the official staff discussing it, then it might count similar to other characters whose sexual orientations are discussed by writers like Fuma Monou, Kaworu Nagisa, Fai D. Flowright or Waver Velvet among others who remain unclear. Then again, it might be more worthy in the actual series' or character's article.Tintor2 (talk) 15:31, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

It should be noted that ANN has also been considered a reliable source for editorial pieces as well--for example, ANN reviews are regularly cited in the "reception" section of articles. With that in mind, perhaps it can be rewritten to acknowledge that it is an interpretation of the ANN writers, but because we allow ANN editorial pieces, I think it can still be included on the list. Sandtalon (talk) 20:07, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Article title/lead problem with Urahara

I've run into a bit of a problem with the article title and lead for Urahara. Right now, the lead reads "Urahara is a webcomic written by Patrick Macias and illustrated by Mugi Tanaka." However, this is not the case--the anime adaptation of the webcomic is titled Urahara, but the webcomic itself is titled PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team! How should I handle this? Maybe make the first sentence of the lead something like "Urahara is an anime series based on the webcomic PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team!, which is written by Patrick Macias and illustrated by Mugi Tanaka"? Any advice would be appreciated. Sandtalon (talk) 03:42, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

• I would keep Urahara as the article title because it's the most well-known name. Maybe you could write it as "Urahara (originally titled Park Harajuku: Crisis Team!)." Your suggestion is okay too. lullabying (talk) 04:47, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Since nobody else has commented, I'll go ahead and make the change. Thanks for the input! Sandtalon (talk) 07:03, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Misato Katsuragi

There's a debate going on at the Misato Katsuragi article. The discussion is at Talk:Misato Katsuragi#Misato on Rebuild.. Input from project members would be appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:59, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Cardfight Vanguard

Hello everyone I am new and I joined Wikipedia 2 days ago. I just joined project anime and manga. Can I edit any anime I want or just the ones mentioned on the page because I want to edit Cardfight!! Vanguard. Queen of Vanguard (talk) 07:33, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

@Queen of Vanguard: Hi! You can edit pretty much any article on Wikipedia - just make sure to cite sources for the information you add. If you need help with that, just ask!--Alexandra^IDV 07:53, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks 👍 Queen of Vanguard (talk) 07:57, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Join

How do I join? Starkiryu64 (talk) 01:08, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@Starkiryu64:: Wikiprojects are pretty decentralized, and there is no "official" membership. You can "join" by participating--editing pages, discussing changes on talk pages, etc. From the main page: "Anyone who edits or contributes to anime and manga-related articles is a participant, and there are no other requirements for membership." There are more specific tasks related to the Wikiproject itself--such as upkeeping templates and doing reviews of articles, but really, the project is mostly article creation and editing. If you want, you can add the Wikiproject userbox to your user page, and you can add this Wikiproject talk page to your Watchlist by clicking the star button--this will allow you to keep up with what's going on with the rest of the project. Sandtalon (talk) 01:20, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

But how do you put in your profile? Starkiryu64 (talk) 01:25, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@Starkiryu64: Click "edit source" and paste " {{User WP Anime}} ". For more information on userboxes in general, see here. For a broader introduction to Wiki Markup (Wikipedia formatting in source mode), see here. FYI, on talk pages, replies are usually intended by using a colon (:) in the Markup editor--this makes the conversation thread easier to read. My replies to you are indented with a colon, for example. The more colons you use, the more indented your comment is. Sandtalon (talk) 01:37, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Starkiryu64 (talk) 01:41, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sandbox organiser

Sandbox Organiser A place to help you organise your work

Hi all

I've been working on a tool for the past few months that you may find useful. Wikipedia:Sandbox organiser is a set of tools to help you better organise your draft articles and other pages in your userspace. It also includes areas to keep your to do lists, bookmarks, list of tools. You can customise your sandbox organiser to add new features and sections. Once created you can access it simply by clicking the sandbox link at the top of the page. You can create and then customise your own sandbox organiser just by clicking the button on the page. All ideas for improvements and other versions would be really appreciated.

Huge thanks to PrimeHunter and NavinoEvans for their work on the technical parts, without them it wouldn't have happened.

John Cummings (talk) 10:55, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Musicals

I'm going to attempt to clean up Musical: The Prince of Tennis and Musical: Touken Ranbu, but there seems to be an excess of information that I don't know if it's appropriate for Wikipedia specifically. One issue is the cast listing, where in a series with so many actors getting top billing in a series of musicals, it makes it look excessive. I tried narrowing down only to the main characters for Hyper Projection Engeki: Haikyu!! but I'm not sure if I should do it for the other articles, especially Touken Ranbu. What information should I keep or cut out? lullabying (talk) 20:44, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Help with Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School

I've been trying to expand the article Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School but I think the plot section needs some check. Also, while I managed to find a source in regards to how Madman Entertainment licensed the series for Australia, the infobox says Muse Communication licensed the series for other countries from Asia. Sadly, I can't find anything about Muse's license since the official website uses a language I can't understand (Taiwanese?). If somebody could lend me a hand, I would appreciate it. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 22:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Kaworu Nagisa

Recently there has been expansion in most Evangelion articles. However, there seems to be a discussion at Talk:Kaworu Nagisa#Expansion involving a disagreement about unsourced material or sources needing more details. More comments would be helpful. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 15:50, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

International licenses

Some manga pages list licenses from other countries, such as Taiwan, China, Germany, France, Poland, etc. Since there are so many languages that manga could be published in, is it necessary to include information about licenses in other countries outside of English-language publications? lullabying (talk) 08:37, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

I tend to include non-English licenses mainly for notability purposes if a series is not licensed for English release and to indicate that it has performed well enough to be licensed in other countries outside of Japan. - Xexerss (talk) 08:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

If licensing/translation in other countries and languages can be sourced, why shouldn't that information be included in the article? —Farix (t | c) 11:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@TheFarix: Often times, they're sourced via primary sources and I just don't feel it's necessary to list every single country the manga is licensed in, especially since we are the English Wikipedia. lullabying (talk) 19:33, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

We are an English language Wikipedia. That doesn't mean we focus only on English and exclude information for other languages. Also, primary sources are perfectly find when establishing basic facts. —Farix (t | c) 22:24, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

If you can find sourcing for it, I would for sure mention it in the article body. Less likely to be significant enough for the lead, though, unless you do something like "it has been published in 30 languages".--Alexandra^IDV 13:42, 15 February 2021 (UTC)