Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wallaby (manga)

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep - Peripitus (Talk) 05:03, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wallaby (manga)

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I did not create the article, but have been the principal editor for several months, and have come to the conclusion that this incomplete manga (which didn't last long enough to fill a collected volume on its own) does not meet the notability requirements. Certainly it does not meet notability requirements for books, and while that guideline does not completely apply here, it is indicative. I'm bringing it to AfD rather than PROD on two considerations:

  • The unusual left-to-right format might make it exceptional enough to be notable.
  • The main characters make a crossover appearence in another very popular manga by the same author might make it notable.

I disagree, and so propose deleting the article and replacing it with a redirect to Kiyohiko Azuma. —Quasirandom 19:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletions. —Quasirandom 19:07, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep the general gist of notability with regards to literary works is that works by a notable author are generally notable except in unusal circumstances. The fact that this is by Kiyohiko Azuma is enough given Azuma's eminence in the industry and international acclaim. That it's incomplete matters little: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Coleridge's Kubla Khan were never finished either. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:55, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, notable because it's by a notable author, general consensus is that works by notable authors are notable too. Ten Pound Hammer • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 20:08, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: I don't agree that "works by notable authors are notable too." This should be judged by the general guideline of whether the Wallaby manga has gotten substantial coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. I don't know the field well enough to judge this based on a quick Google search from the workplace. Barno 21:15, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I searched for coverage as part of trying to improve the article, but was unable to find anything in English. (Should have mentioned this in the AfD.) There may be sources in Japanese, though. —Quasirandom 21:29, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Kiyohiko Azuma is a notable author. And, I think sources may be in Japanese. Masterpiece2000 12:06, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, for its unusual format and its being by a notable authour. As for the sources, it should be taken for granted that, like in almost all cases regarding manga, by far most sources are Japanese: the best thing here would be to ask help from Japanese wikipedians to provide sources.--Aldux 13:36, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge - I just don't see any reason why an unfinished series should be anything more than a footnote on Kiyohiko Azuma. Worth a mention there, but it doesn't need an article of its own. Doceirias 02:07, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.