Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Japan

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Japan

Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO

Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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I propose draftifying because this is clearly WP:TOOSOON and WP:CRYSTAL . All sources are just churnalism of the same comic con announcement. WP:PRIMARY. I'm not seeing any reliable, secondary coverage of the subject that confirms production has actually begun. Should be incubated in draftspace until we get more info. Sulfurboy (talk) 03:36, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Television, Anime and manga, and Japan. BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 04:03, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Masayuki Kojima

Masayuki Kojima (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Unsourced WP:BLP. Fails WP:SIGCOV, WP:BIO. scope_creep^Talk 20:49, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Anime and manga, and Japan. Shellwood (talk) 21:38, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Keep though he does need sources - added a few myself, and i think he should stay tagged as undersourced - but he clearly passes WP:NCREATIVE through directing (generally considered as creator) 10+ notable works Jishara (talk) 22:09, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

If its kept, anything that is unsourced will be removed. Wikipedia isn't a forum or blog or substack. scope_creep^Talk 22:56, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Taking a look at these refers: Ref 1 appears to be WP:PRIMARY, Ref 2 appears to a cast links and passing mention. Info taken from a press-release and Twitter. Ref 3 is an interview. This a WP:BLP. None of these references are suitable. They are not WP:SECONDARY references that can prove notability. scope_creep^Talk 22:56, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

  For clarity, my argument is not that he passes through GNG, he clearly doesn't, but that he passes through NCREATIVE Jishara (talk) 03:13, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Not one of these references support a WP:BLP here dude. There is no bypassing policy. BLP stated "Be very firm about the use of high-quality, reliable sources". These are not high quality sources. They fail WP:V, WP:SIGCOV. Only WP:SECONDARY sources can be used to prove notability on a BLP. This the second Afd that I've visited this morning where I've seen you trying to lower established standards on how policy is interpreted. scope_creep^Talk 05:51, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

• Delete – Per nom. Svartner (talk) 17:33, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Azuki-chan

Azuki-chan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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No indication of significance. Fails WP:SIGCOV. scope_creep^Talk 20:48, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Anime and manga and Japan. Shellwood (talk) 20:51, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
• Keep It is highly unlikely that a series that aired on NHK for 110 or so episodes would lack the coverage needed to meet WP:GNG. Diet Library is being broken right now so not able to search JP sources from that time, but here are a few Chinese sources that show coverage: [1] [2] Jumpytoo Talk 03:55, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Jumpytoo: How goes it. I didn't know it ran for that many episodes but magically it didn't have any references to inform me, as the reader. On WP:AFD the standard is WP:THREE reference to prove notability. Two is insufficient. Do you have a third reference to prove its notable? scope_creep^Talk

Sources are presented by others below, but 2 sources can be enough depending on the circumstances, here the fact that it is a 110 episode NHK series & there is articles still being posted after airing make it near certain a 3rd source would exist in some offline source. Jumpytoo Talk 06:59, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@Jumpytoo: WP:THREE is standard consensus. Your making assumptions, instead of relying on simple facts which is the core of Wikipedia. If you have a third reference, post it up. I see it ran for 110 episodes so is likely notable, but not all long running series are notable. It would be nice to have a third reference to add to the article so it doesn't come back here. scope_creep^Talk 07:06, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

• Keep in addition to the source given by Jumpytoo Futaman, Comic Natalie. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 02:59, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Keep per Jumpytoo - also, for clarity, WP:THREE is 1) an essay and not a policy and 2) about two or three, not only three. Jishara (talk) 03:06, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@Jishara: No. Not about 2 or 3. Three. WP:THREE is consensus. It was voted on by more than 200 editors during summer 2023 in what started in a WP:RFA and ended up leading up to consensus that it was mandatory for WP:AFD. scope_creep^Talk 05:42, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Huh, hadn't heard that. Page lists itself as an essay and specifically states it's an essay and not a policy or representative of consensus It also states: 1) "This page in a nutshell: If you were sent here from a link in a WP:AfD, WP:AfC, or similar discussion, please consider it a request to post two or three, but no more...". anyway, we're getting a bit off topic - my vote remains Keep per Jumpytoo. Jishara (talk) 06:05, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

• Keep per the sources provided. Also, with the significant anime adaptation, it meets WP:NBOOK criteria 3 ("The book has been considered by reliable sources to have made a significant contribution to ... a notable or significant motion picture"). Link20XX (talk) 02:58, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

T.O Entertainment

T.O Entertainment (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Page for a defunct company that has a massive lack of references… SBF2004 (talk) 13:27, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Anime and manga, Entertainment, Companies, and Japan. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:39, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
• Delete – From what I've observed in the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia, there are only primary sources. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 12:37, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Kiyomi Takada

Kiyomi Takada (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Takada is not notable enough for her own article. She appears in less than ten episodes, and has less screen time/plot significance than several other characters who lack articles of their own such as Near and Mikami. AxioChrono (talk) 14:42, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Anime and manga, and Japan. BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 15:05, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

Redirect to List of Death Note characters#Associates of Kira. YeetV4 (talk) 15:43, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

What about the manga? The second half of the manga was heavily cut down for the anime release Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 10:58, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Currently, the sources suck as Comic Book Resources is unreliable, though these could be used; https://www.themarysue.com/women-of-death-note/ https://animatedtimes.com/death-note-creator-had-forgotten-all-about-the-only-other-character-besides-misa-amane-who-loved-light/ Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 11:02, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

https://fandomwire.com/i-do-not-hate-or-dislike-her-tsugumi-ohba-did-not-do-justice-to-this-death-note-character-who-became-forgettable/ Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 11:05, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

• Redirect to Death Note. Anyway, we almost always refer to fictional characters with their first name. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 12:37, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

  @Clariniie: To clarify on your last sentence, this is not the case with many Japanese works. Japanese society is much more selective about when someone's first name is used compared to many other cultures. Many fictional characters in Japanese media are known by their last names, not first names. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:39, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

• Selective merge to List of Death Note characters#Associates of Kira. I looked up Japanese Wikipedia to see if they had better sources and they cover the character in a list. Source quality doesn't support a standalone article, but some content can be retained. Fences&Windows 13:32, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Selective merge or just redirect....?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BhikhariInformer‬ 📮 ^{(Ping me or else I won't see it)} 02:38, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

• Redirect to List of Death Note characters#Associates of Kira. Khalitate (talk) 08:31, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Comment: @AxioChrono:, the manga is the original medium of Death Note, not the anime. I think the rationale for deletion needs to seriously consider the character's role in the manga, which in many ways is more important than the anime, and my understanding is the Near/Mello arc is much more substantial in the original manga than in the anime. Would it be OK if you appraised Takada's role in the manga?

Note that this is not a keep vote. Even if her role is more substantial in the manga, we need sufficient secondary sources (the real arbiter of whether this should be a standalone article). One can check with Japanese sources on CiNii and see if any Japanese authors have written about Takada's role.

WhisperToMe (talk) 01:38, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

• I notice "デスノート 高田清美 " and "DEATH NOTE 高田清美 " don't seem to return results on CiNii. One may need to look at general articles written about "デスノート" or "DEATH NOTE" and see if any of them discuss Takada. Feel free to ask JAwiki users or WikiProject Japan users for help. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:48, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
• Comic Book Resources is what is mainly cited in the current article. From Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources, Comic Book Resources/CBR is not discussed. Some people in the thread say CBR is not good/not reliable, but I haven't seen a centralized discussion where this was discussed! WhisperToMe (talk) 16:56, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
• I see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_328 but this seems to be about Screen Rant and not CBR. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:59, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Keep because she has a more prominent role in the manga than in the anime. Hansen Sebastian (Talk) 06:34, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:08, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Strongly oppose, because the argument is way off-base. "They're less important than some other subjects that don't currently have a wikipedia article" is not an argument. Lacking articles is a random trivial irrelevant fact that just means nobody created the articles. If it was the case that those articles didn't exist for a principled articulable reason, that might be relevant, but the AfD motion didn't say anything like that.RandomEditor6772314 (talk) 03:00, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• Merge to List of Death Note characters#Associates of Kira – As WP:ATD, not notable for a stand-alone article. Svartner (talk) 17:32, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

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