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- 2014–15 Ryukyu Golden Kings season (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I am not sure if this individual team season meets notability. The sources are mostly primary sources and a betting website. MarcusAbacus (talk) 06:48, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Basketball and Japan. MarcusAbacus (talk) 06:48, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
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- Ansatsuken (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Mostly an unreferenced list, and I found no evidence of meeting WP:NEO. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 17:26, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Martial arts, and Japan. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 17:26, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- In the 2006 AfD, there were no arguments based on hard evidence of notability. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 17:28, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related AfD discussions. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 17:29, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Keep - This page happened because Street Fighter fans kept making pages falsely claiming Street Fighter invented the term. They will just do it again if deleted. Evan1975 (talk) 21:26, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete - Without any actual reliable sources, the article is pure WP:OR. It is obviously difficult to search for reliable sources regarding the topic as an English speaker, as if any exist they would likely be in Japanese, but even if they exist, the article would still need to be deleted and rewritten from scratch as this is nothing but a list of examples that, again, appear to rely entirely on original research. Rorshacma (talk) 23:00, 6 August 2026 (UTC)
- Merge to Street Fighter II or Ryu, where it currently appears most prominently. The term appears in and is defined in secondary sources, but I believe not discussed in a way to warrant a stand-alone article, therefore merging would be what the WP:ATD policy suggests. If there's a better, Street Fighter-independent target I've not seen it but would welcome the input. In addition possibly transwiki to Wiktionary. Several articles use the term without properly defining it, so that it would make understanding worse if this article was simply deleted. @Evan1975: The secondary sources I've seen define it as a fictional martial arts style without referring to Street Fighter, but they don't make it clear where the term comes from and that it's not originating with that game. If you would know any proper source making this clear, that would be really helpful. Daranios (talk) 10:15, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- Kaoani (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I cannot find any significant coverage on this topic anywhere online. I can only find ancient blog posts with some example kaoani gifs. I think it'd be most appropriate to either delete this article entirely or merge to something like Kaomoji or Emoji. 21stcenturycoelacanth (talk) 22:02, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Comics and animation, Internet, and Japan. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 22:28, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- This article on JSTOR briefly references kaoani as an influence on/predecessor to subsequent Web 2.0 emoticons and emojis (or at least that's what I'm discerning through autotranslate). I'll see if I can find additional sources. Morgan695 (talk) 23:18, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
- Merge to Kaomoji or Emoji per nominator, or delete. The subject lacks WP:SIGCOV in reliable sources. Existing references are mostly brief or historical mentions rather than in-depth independent discussion of "Kaoani" as a distinct topic. The content of the existing article would be better handled in broader articles on emojis rather than as a standalone page.
- Redvelvetvanilaaaaaaaaa (talk) 14:56, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- 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)
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla Ohhhhhh, no! 09:01, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
- Waiting for production to begin is a valid method for filtering new film articles, but not something like this. If it's been announced then production has been well underway for some time already. Since it's part of an extremely notable franchise and will be a major television series airing on multiple major networks, I don't see the value in moving it to draft. —Xezbeth (talk) 08:49, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Delete from article space and Merge with Draft:Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO as too soon for article space. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:37, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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