Talk:Antique Bakery/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 02:33, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article.

 

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Lead

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Lead is good; it explains and links pages that unfold the Japanese terms used. A good Lead.

Synopsis

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Synopsis is clear and sharp and not overwritten.

Characters

Primary characters

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted. All OK

Secondary characters

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted. All OK

Media

Manga

Main series

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Links checked; Japanese Amazon and English release dates verified.

Spin-off dōjinshi series

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted. Links verified.
• Good explanation of Antique Afterwards and yaoi.

Live-action television drama

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted

List of episodes

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted

Audio drama

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Do we really need a link to compact disc?
• Who doesn't know what a CD or DVD or Blueray is?

Anime

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted

List of episodes

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted

International adaptations

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted

Reception

Critical reception

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Good reviews linked.

Awards

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted.

Analysis

Portrayal of cooking and gender

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• This is an important section for understanding the reception of this anime.

Portrayal of homosexuality

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• A question comes to mind, how does this sit with portrayal of homosexuality among Japanese youth and young adults generally? Is there a context that might be included for the reader?
• This reads well, and the citations from Tran and Aoyama are apt and balanced.

Notes

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• OK

References

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Examined. All OK, no linkrot.

Bibliography

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Examined, appropriate.

Further reading

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted. Sexual preference and food noticed.

External links

• Noted.

 

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End Matter

1. Is it is Broad in its coverage?

• Yes, it is balanced and gives a good overview of anime, manga and associated yaoi topics (which are relevant). The genre is well explained.

1. Is it Verifiable with no original research?

• Yes.

1. Does it follow WP:NPOV Neutral Point of View?

• Yes, quite neutral, particularly in the Character / Secondary character depictions.

1. Is it stable?

• Yes. Page started life on 16 March 2006 and the latest edit was 31 January 2021
• Article has had 366 edits by 183 individual editors.
• Observable edits are addition of links, and external link corrections.
• There is no evidence of edit-warring.

1. Top editors are

    * TheFarix
    * Malkinann
    * Allen4names
    * Morgan695
    * JRBrown
    * AngusWOOF

1. It is illustrated by images ?

• Yes, there is an acceptable image in the infobox.
• Image is a low-res DVD cover, qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States.

Overall

• A neat article. Lot of research has gone into this, stays on topic and does not veer into WP:FANCRUFT nor opinion. Well scribed.

Conclusion

May we attend to questions raised above? --Whiteguru (talk) 03:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Whiteguru: I've removed the overlinking in the Audio drama section per your suggestion. Regarding your question about where Antique Bakery sits relative to other works depicting homosexuality, I've tried to clarify the "Portrayal of homosexuality" to explicate that the story does not feature sex (in contrast to BL, where sexual depictions are commonplace), and added additional prose from the Aoyama source to note that the series parodies and subverts expecations of BL narratives in this regard. Morgan695 (talk) 04:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Morgan695: I'm happy with that, and pleased that you picked up DVD, as well. I understand the functions of BL vis-a-vis anime and how Antique Bakery is presented. We'll take that as sorted. --Whiteguru (talk) 05:02, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

 Passed