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[edit] Imakuni?

This page is totally unsourced (unless you count the external link to a Japanese website). It's an odd mix of information that might be a biography of a real person, but it might also be about a Pokemon character. I have no clue what's going on here. Google doesn't help at all because a lot of stuff seems to be coming up in Japanese. So I believe it should be deleted as unverifiable, unsourced, and the like. Metros232 19:45, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Delete I agree. I used Babelfish to translate the site, but it could only translate a little bit due to the fact that most of the Japanese wasn't text but on an image. It seems to be a blog of some sort with a weird talking animation (in Japanese) that you can view. Perhaps it's notable on the Japanese Wikipedia, but not English. --Theunicyclegirl (talk, review me!) 21:02, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
Delete, terminal whimsy. -- Hoary 03:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
Keep. As I mentioned, if any item is notable just in Japan, or just in China, it is notable enough for any Wikipedia. Let's consider this: many of the people we know that satisfy WP:N in America is not heard of in other places in the world. For me, it is notable enough, simply due to the huge reference by Japanese. Lastly, I want people to understand that English Wikipedia is just that: a Wikipedia presented in a certain language known as English; it does not, and should not, serve a particular country at all. George Leung 22:17, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't think I can agree that this is bias when the article says, "Little is known about Imakuni?, his significance, or his past" (emphasis mine). I removed the section on what his character says in the trading card game (WP:NOT a game guide). Dekimasuよ! 09:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

It just looks mere whimsical blather to me. Consider this gem: the musical group Suzukisan (which is Japanese for Three Part or Three Person). Oh really? -- Hoary 10:03, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Weak delete I agree with George Leung on some of his points, and the guy does seem to be somewhat notable in the Pokemon music circle (he has some 10 odd CDs/singles and two books on the subject), but the article as it is now is a complete and utter mess. If someone more knowledgable and competent to make this into a more credulous article should show up (I have brought this to the attention of the Pokemon Project), then I shall change my vote to "Weak keep". TomorrowTime 12:45, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Comment. The guy, for whatever reason, has a fictional Pokemon character based on him, so that's where the confusion comes from. -Amarkov moo! 14:49, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Murumoya

Non-notable anime. Squirepants101 20:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Delete: Upon googling "Murumoya", all I found were three webpages in Japanese. Perhaps the article belongs on the Japanese Wikipedia, but not on the English one. --Theunicyclegirl (talk, review me!) 20:45, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. While it should be deleted due to WP:N, just because all the infos are in Japanese does not mean it should not be in English Wikipedia. If it's notable in Japan, it's notable enough. Sadly, this anime is... non notable, even in Japan. George Leung 01:21, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
Merge or redirect to Mirmo!, which appears to be notable and associated with this title. Dekimasuよ! 09:59, 9 April 2007 (UTC)