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I've listed this article for peer review because it has not been reviewed properly in a number of years, and I would like to eventually promote this to FA status. It is currently a GA and has been since 2013. Its most recent FA nomination in 2021 closed without attention or support, and the 2018 peer review went unnoticed. I've spent the past few months improving this article in every way I can think of, so further input would be appreciated!
Thanks, — Paper Luigi T • C 03:40, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- I have added this article to Template:FAC peer review sidebar: please consider reviewing some of the articles listed there. Z1720 (talk) 01:47, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- I have some scattered thoughts, but as a whole I don't think anything is wrong with the article. I am unfamiliar with anything regarding animation so forgive any potential ignorance.
- Production section in general: Some of these paragraphs could be separated into a "style" section, and I think some things could be made clearer if there was a section noting the art/animation direction the show had. For example, "stylistic similarities" between this and The Powerpuff Girls would be easier to explain (e.g. "they had a stylistic similarities, such as [xyz lines, colors, etc.]."
- I rearranged things into a "style and influences" section as best as I could with the sources available to me. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Are there any sources describing how voice acting talent was cast? I know that articles on live-action movies and shows tend to describe the casting, but I am unsure if that is the practice for animation articles.
- Those sources may exist, but I haven't found them yet. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Development: does "six half-hours" mean "six half-hour episodes" or "six-and-a-half-hours" worth of animation?
- Clarified. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Conception: This should probably be retitled "characters" or something similar because that's the focus moreso than the origin of the premise.
- Retitled to "Character conception" as the article includes a characters section already. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Controversial episodes: was "Barbequor" removed for any particular reason? Additionally, what does "after broadcast" mean? Was it removed right after or did it take a while?
- No official reason has been given that I know of. Rumors suggest it was due to a stereotypical depiction of a homosexual male character, but that is unconfirmed. It was pulled from rotation a short while after its initial airing, but I'm not exactly sure when it happened. I rewrote the sentence to better explain this. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Legacy: The two sentences at the end of the section are interesting - they may be worth expanding into a paragraph or section regarding academic study of the show, sort of like how Frozen II has a thing on "analysis". It wouldn't be necessary, though; if it clogs up the article then don't do it.
- Clogging the article is how I would describe it. I could expand, but I wouldn't know where to draw the line. Scholarly studies are full of nuance and statistics, and it would be tempting to add too much. I imagine those interested could click through the linked sources to satisfy their curiosity. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Promotions/Toys: These sections are related (they both involve stuff like licensing and some promotions involve toys in and of themselves) and short enough to contemplate merging into one, unless there is more substantive material that can be found.
- I combined these sections. — Paper Luigi T • C 03:47, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Eithersummer (talk) 05:36, 18 August 2024 (UTC)