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Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)

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An article that barely has any information on it and is clearly a lost cause. I’ve looked into it so see if I could save the article, and no information could be found minus some reviews. The article, even if all available information is put into it, is not notable enough for Wikipedia inclusion Crystal Drawers (talk) 04:24, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Episode won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation. The three sources already in the article demonstrate WP:SIGCOV. The article is also not in bad shape at present. It's a suitable amount of coverage for the topic area.4meter4 (talk) 04:41, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Mihon

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:SOFTWARE. The article is sourced almost entirely to primary/self-published material. The only third-party mentions located focus on Tachiyomi (the upstream project) rather than this fork. LvivLark (talk) 18:05, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge – agree on WP:GNG; A section at Tachiyomi as a "significant" fork or "successor" could be warranted based on the (self-reported) user count. NormThe (talk) 13:45, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge – merge into Tachiyomi, provided it is WP:DUE. ~~~~

Editor1769 21:46, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Robotman (Robert Crane)

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Yet another minor comic book character whose entry is just plot summary+list of appearances, and my WP:BEFORE yields nothing to help with WP:GNG. Suggest redirecting to the List of DC Comics characters#R per WP:ATD-R. Years of clean up and we likely still have over a hundred similar entry, pretty much every second comic book character I still click looks like this :( Sigh. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:55, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Selective merge to List of DC Comics characters: R per WP:ATD. Oppose mere redirect. There's a decent amount of sourced content and the list currently does not include the character. There should be some information on the character transferred into the list. Probably not at the current level of detail; hence "selective".4meter4 (talk) 11:01, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to List of DC Comics characters: R per 4meter4 - The sources (both in article and found in searching) are not the greatest, and do not appear to be enough significant coverage to support an independent article. But the character does look to have enough that being included in a character list would be appropriate, and as they are not currently listed there that I can see, a light merge should be done to add them. Rorshacma (talk) 15:51, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge with List of DC Comics characters: R in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE. I have already set up a section for anyone called Robotman there. --Rtkat3 (talk) 13:14, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Superman (Earth-Two)

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Nothing in this article, or my before, suggests that this niche version of Superman merits a stand-alone article. Plot summary, list of appearances, and that's it. WP:GNG fail. As for WP:ATD-R; he is not mentioned at List_of_DC_Comics_characters:_S (although adding a heading there would be easy). The best I see right now would be Alternative_versions_of_Superman#Golden_Age_1938-1950s. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:52, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Alternative_versions_of_Superman#Golden_Age_1938-1950s per WP:ATD.4meter4 (talk) 11:09, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to the proposed page in the nom. I'm not sure of the notability of the target page, but for now it's definitely the best page for covering the information about this character. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 18:37, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or merge with the section in question at Alternative versions of Superman in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE like how they should've saved the Earth-Two history of Joker on his page. How would one list an Earth-Two counterpart on the List of DC Comics characters page anyway? --Rtkat3 (talk) 13:17, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of Earth-Two characters

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A list of non-notable characters, pure plot sourced to plot (comic books). Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth-Two looks likely to end up in a redirect (target is not decided yet, maybe List of DC Multiverse worlds?), with maybe a bit of a merge. I am somewhat at a loss where to redirect/merge this lists of a characters (from what appears to be a non-notable setting). Lists of DC Comics characters? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:48, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge into appropriate lists within Lists of DC Comics characters. Ugh… we should merge these into the DC comic character list pages… but there are many by alphabetical order so there isn’t a clean article to article merge. Not sure how to technically handle the attribution requirement in that context. What a nightmare. We might need to get help from admins at Wikipedia:Copyright problems to clarify how to go about this merge/split because following the normal process isn’t possible and I don’t know as if leaving a redirect is an option. 4meter4 (talk) 10:27, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge any exclusive characters listed on that page to their respectful List of DC Comics characters pages in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE...especially the ones from the Earth 2 comics. --Rtkat3 (talk) 23:23, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

G.I. Robot

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A character from DC Comics. A search yields largely plot summary or VALNET sources. I did find one solid Comicbook.com hit [1] but beyond that it's largely trivial mentions or the aforementioned plot summary and Valnet. There is very little in the way of WP:SIGCOV to satisfy a whole article split off the characters list for this character, especially given the character's general lack of appearances in the franchise. I'd suggest a redirect to the character's entry at List of DC Comics characters: G, where this information, albeit with a trimmed down plot summary, can be covered much more succinctly with other characters from the series. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 04:56, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect. No reception/analysis, plot summary+list of appearances=fail of WP:GNG I fear. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:56, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge with List of DC Comics characters: G in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE. --Rtkat3 (talk) 23:19, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah

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Fails WP:GNG. The references are mostly routine announcements, with no significant independent coverage. Per WP:NTV, it lacks production and reception detail and ends up reading like a program guide. Notability has not been established, could be merged into Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Media Mender (talk) 12:36, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment – There is at least one review (OTT PLAY) that may contribute toward notability and the show's placement in the BARC top five ratings could also be relevant. EmilyR34 (talk) 08:21, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: As per nomination. Zuck28 (talk) 05:38, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shrek 5

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WP:TOOSOON. To be released in summer 2027. Not ready for mainspace. All promotional, routine and announcements. Article should be moved to DRAFT. RangersRus (talk) 22:55, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - As it passed GNG by most of the sources talking about it and it is actually a confirmed film so WP:NFF does not apply here. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 01:13, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep: This meets WP:NFILM due to extensive coverage from reliable sources and production is actively progressing. Draftifying is not appropriate here. MidnightMayhem (talk) 05:12, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep meets WP:GNG and WP:NFILM. In regards to WP:NFF, the film is clearly past pre-production. Production itself is also notable. jolielover♥talk 06:29, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source Analysis.

Source 1, announcement, Universal and DreamWorks Animation announcing that the storied franchise will return on July 1, 2026.
Source 2, 3 routine, Zendaya has joined the venerable animated film series as the daughter of Shrek.
Source 4 No coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 5 No coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 6 No coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 7 No coverage on Shrek 5
Source 8 Non-independent and no coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 9 Non- independent about maker giving hint of another Shrek movie. No coverage at all on Shrek 5.
Source 10, 11 Non-independent about NBCUniversal chief looking to revive Shrek. No coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 12 passing mention from producer about reviving Shrek 5.
Source 13 Non-independent on when the film will be released.
Source 14 Non-independent of veterans of DreamWorks Animation about who is writer for Shrek 5.
Source 15 Routine news on possibility of Shrek 5 slated for 2019 release. Article from 2016.
Source 16 Non-independent with some mention by writer about the film under development.
Source 17 Non-independent with mention by producer about rebooting Shrek. No coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 18 Non-independent with producer again talking about reviving Shrek but no coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 19 Non-independent with no coverage on Shrek 5 with reboots still non-existent, since Meledandri (producer) and company are still in the early stages of developing the revivals.
Source 20, 21, 22 Non-independent with actor commenting about possibility on another Shrek. No coverage on Shrek 5.
Source 23 routine if Shrek is reviving.
Source 24, 25 Non-independent about film in early development.
Source 26, 27 Non-independent with Eddie Murphy.
Source 28 Non-independent about release date and who will be joining the cast.
Source 29 Routine about release delay of film.
Source 30 Non-independent with actor Eddie Murphy confirming Shrek 5.
Source 31 to 36, all talk about concern about the Shrek announcement teaser with new look and design.
Source 37, routine about film release moved to Summer 2027 and says Shrek 5 will be directed by franchise veterans Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn. Filming not yet started it seems from this article.
Source 38, 39, 40 No coverage on Shrek 5.

Comment. Voters should have understanding of WP:NFILM guidelines and the coverages needed for the film to pass notability. Coverages should be from secondary independent reliable sources. From the above source analysis, it is very clear that the film does not pass notability as of yet. Maybe in the future when close to release date when multiple critical reviews are generated. RangersRus (talk) 15:20, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify or Delete - It is clear that some of the voters have misread the future film guideline, which is a poorly written guideline that has caused confusion for at least a decade. Films fall into three stages:
- 1. Films that are not yet in production, which are not notable.
- 2. Films that have entered or completed production, which are notable if production itself has been notable.
- 3. Films that have been released.

The guideline for the second stage, between production and release, is poorly written, but only provides that the film is notable if production has been notable. Significant coverage of the fact that the film is in the works is not sufficient. The coverage is mostly promotional and has aspects of crystal balling. This film, like most films between production and release, is not notable. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:19, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify - Per source analysis, it's not at all clear that the production of the film has been notable, and a rather astonishing number of the sources are entirely speculative. @Robert McClenon's analysis is spot on, and per nom this is WP:TOOSOON. The Shrek 5 section on the main Shrek (franchise) article is reasonably robust - would be equally happy with a redirect to there before significant coverage allows creation of a separate article. Epsilon.Prota ^talk 17:13, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per WP:NFF. Sources in various languages include https://www.lesinrocks.com/cinema/shrek-5-nest-pas-pres-de-sortir-au-cinema-suite-a-un-nouveau-report-pour-la-saga-dreamworks-678247-12-08-2025/ https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/shrek-5-retarde-a-nouveau-sa-sortie-a-juin-2027-20250816 https://www.24matins.fr/deception-autour-de-shrek-5-marvel-serait-a-lorigine-du-dernier-revers-1394011 https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000159229.html https://eldiario.com/2025/08/12/universal-dreamworks-animation-retrasaron-estreno-shrek-5-2027/ https://revistamonet.globo.com/filmes/noticia/2025/08/a-teoria-dos-fas-sobre-o-motivo-para-o-adiamento-da-estreia-de-shrek-5-centrada-no-vazamento-de-suposto-roteiro.ghtml https://www.omelete.com.br/filmes/shrek-5-adiado-2027 https://www.radiofrance.fr/mouv/podcasts/la-chronique-de-jules-thiebaut/une-polemique-transphobe-entoure-shrek-5-1065518 etc, etc. - E. Ux 06:35, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. These above sources in French, Spanish and German (edited: auto type error that mentioned Dutch before) are nothing that has not already been discussed in source analysis for English articles. Routine news mostly covering the postponement of the film from 2026 to 2027 but I will do a quick analysis of these.

Source Analysis.

Omlete.com, Routine, about postpone from 2026 to 2027, why and who is starring.
Radiofrance, Routine, about the concern over the new design after the teaser was unveiled.
Revistamonet, Routine about postpone.
Eldiariao, Routine about postponement and about who is starring in the film.
Filmstarts.de, Routine, same postponement and about who is starring.
24matins, Routine, same postponement
Lefigaro, Routine, postponement and who will be starring.
Lesinrocks.com, Routine, postponement and who is starring.

So no significant coverage to pass notability. RangersRus (talk) 12:17, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I beg to differ. Routine, how? It’s significant and focusing on the film. It’s coverage about aspects of the production (cast, story, style) and its release. Plenty more exists. - E. Ux 12:21, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, I did not list any Dutch source......only French, German, Spanish and Portuguese...I can add some in Czech, Polish, Italian, Galician, and Dutch etc, though, as significant coverage in many languages exist - E. Ux 12:27, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Its ok to differ Eva UX/Mushy Yank. But like in analysis that none of them had significant coverage enough to pass WP:NFILM, that talked about same subject "postponement". Even if you add sources from any more different languages here and if they are all about same topic that has already been analysed above and for English sources, it will be of no help. RangersRus (talk) 15:10, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not same aspect of the topic exactly, and not what is called routine. - E. Ux 16:37, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

routine news coverage of such things as announcements are not sufficient basis for a whole article. RangersRus (talk) 18:40, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And please amend your edited comment about Dutch sources per WP:REDACT as your changes make my subsequent reply impossible to understand. (’But if anyone has already replied to or quoted your original comment, changing your comment may deprive any replies of their original context, and this should be avoided. Once others have replied, or even if no one's replied but it's been more than a short while, if you wish to change or delete your comment, it is commonly best practice to indicate your changes.’)--- E. Ux 11:28, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify or Delete - Per source analysis, it is still too early, has info that doesnt specify anything about filming, story nor meets significant coverage. just bcoz its a part of successful series doesnt really mean it has to be mainspace. Bonadart (talk) 10:17, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets GNG and the redesign is non-routine coverage about its production. -- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 04:09, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify I feel like considering the release date is over two years away, this article feels a little bit premature. Maybe we can combine it with the Shrek page, but overall, it just feels too early. At least to me. OrlandoApollosFan69 (talk) 05:43, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect‎ to List of DC Universe locations without prejudice against selective merge. Owen× ☎ 13:02, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Earth-Three

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Similar case to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth-Two I just nominated for discussiong. Again, nothing in the article, nor my BEFORE, suggests this meets WP:GNG. We have a lengthy plot summary and list of appearances (as setting). Publication history section is mostly unreferenced and ORish. WP:ATD-R suggests List of DC Universe locations might work, although right now Earth-2 is not mentioned there as an entry (just as part of some other plot summaries). Multiverse (DC Comics) might offer another alternative for redirecting, or perhaps List of DC Multiverse worlds? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:21, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect per nom. Besides missing WP:SIGCOV, there are large amounts of WP:OR here. I'm open on the redirect target. Multiverse (DC Comics) seems like a notable parent topic, and the other lists could still include an entry. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:17, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge with List of DC Multiverse worlds in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE. --Rtkat3 (talk) 01:27, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect‎ to List of DC Universe locations without prejudice against selective merge. Whether the target itself is notable or not is a question for its own AfD. Owen× ☎ 13:00, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Earth-Two

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Nothing in the article, nor my BEFORE, suggests this meets WP:GNG. We have a lengthy plot summary and list of appearances (as setting). Publication history section is mostly unreferenced and ORish. WP:ATD-R suggests List of DC Universe locations might work, although right now Earth-2 is not mentioned there as an entry (just as part of some other plot summaries). Multiverse (DC Comics) might offer another alternative for redirecting, or perhaps List of DC Multiverse worlds? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:20, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect per nom. Besides failing the WP:GNG, this contains a lot of WP:OR. The Multiverse (DC Comics) would be a good parent article for an WP:ATD-R, with more coverage in reliable third party sources. No objection to mentioning at various lists too, such as List of DC Multiverse worlds or List of DC Universe locations (which also seem to overlap a lot). No strong feeling on what the main redirect could be. Shooterwalker (talk) 14:14, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge with List of DC Multiverse worlds in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE. Will the nominator also be going after the List of Earth-Two characters as well? --Rtkat3 (talk) 01:25, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rtkat3 Thanks, I will, now that I know if it. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:45, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I can't see a target that is actually notable enough to merit redirection. Both Multiverse (DC Comics) and List of DC Multiverse worlds appear to fail GNG, as does this article. Redirecting a non-notable page to another non-notable page doesn't help, so deletion is likely better. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 09:46, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Zxcvbnm: Academic publisher Routledge has a whole book dedicated to the DC Multiverse, The Worlds of DC Comics. So it seems very unlikely that this topic fails WP:GNG. Daranios (talk) 10:04, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Shigeo Koshi

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Non-notable director. The article was PROD'ed for this reason, which I endorsed because of it citing mostly unreliable sources (IMDb and the encyclopedia of Anime News Network, not sure about MUBI, but I know Rotten Tomatoes is reliable), but it was dePROD'ed by another user who claimed he meets WP:DIRECTOR. (Upon further inspection, that doesn't seem to be the case because I don't see the article meeting any of the 4 criteria mentioned there.) Couldn't find any reliable sources showing significant coverage of Koshi via a Google search. A Google News search showed nothing. Thanks, 1isall (talk/contribs) 13:19, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, which is certainly his best-known work in the English-speaking world? He's directed odd episodes of lots of other series - he directed 125 episodes and a film for Doraemon, but that's a series with 2000+ episodes and 40+ films - but I can't find any coverage of him in English or Japanese other than appearances in lists of credits. Adam Sampson (talk) 16:25, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be fine with Keep as well - I'd agree with the WP:CREATIVE argument below as Doraemon and Dogtanian are obviously notable. Adam Sampson (talk) 18:06, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: A clear WP:DIRECTOR/WP:CREATIVE pass as he has verifiably written and/or directed and codirected notable productions. Expand and source with Jp sources. - E. Ux 09:23, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I concur that this is a clear WP:CREATIVE pass with multiple notable credits. DCsansei (talk) 23:11, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Relisting comment: Another attempt at consensus.
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Keep. Clearly passes WP:DIRECTOR. Some google book sources in English covering portions of his work include [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. The best sources however, are likely in Japanese.4meter4 (talk) 23:16, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: As is my longtime practice, I would like at least three reliable sources added to the article, along with context. Nowadays, with the current situation, we need to be concerned about poorly sourced BLPs. Bearian (talk) 04:18, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anime and manga

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Why do we need this article its unneeded as we already have articles on anime and manga Is la🏳️‍⚧ 23:03, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep: Seems to be a notable concept. [Or Merge, see below, edited 8/11] - Eva Ux 03:57, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Mass media in Japan. Kinopiko ^talk 19:06, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
+1 - Eva Ux 19:37, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But what about the term in Chinese? - Eva Ux 19:38, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The article was originally about a Chinese term Dongman, and transformed into this, which just seems to be a portmanteau of anime and manga, which doesnt seem to be particularly notable. Looking at what links to this, I dont see much of a loss. Metallurgist (talk) 06:22, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Glossary of anime and manga This article really does seem to stand alone, especially in the comment in the "notes" section which does seem to run somewhat counter to the claims in the article itself. Nayyn (talk) 14:22, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You mean "does NOT seem", maybe? I can agree with that Merge too, as long as the Chinese term is mentioned after the merge. - E. Ux 15:01, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Glossary of anime and manga: No need for an independent article. — Itzcuauhtli11 (talk) 18:05, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: It looks like there is a consensus to Merge but no agreement on the target article. Also noting that the first AFD, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anime and manga, looks like some April Fools' nonsense and isn't a genuine AFD discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:07, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Presumably because Anime and Manga are grouped together as a concept, to answer nominators question? If we take action here, we should probably also refer to the Anime and manga fandom article. IgelRM (talk) 23:09, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In any case, I would be against deletion as the nominator's rationale is unclear and not based on a WP policy. IgelRM (talk) 23:14, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That article doesnt have a separate article for anime fandom and manga fandom. Metallurgist (talk) 01:59, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Fade258 (talk) 01:15, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Per Metallurgist: "The article was originally about a Chinese term Dongman, and transformed into this..." Logoshimpo (talk) 10:01, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Comics and animation

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Comics and animation

Stop the Presses (BoJack Horseman)

Mihon

Robotman (Robert Crane)

Superman (Earth-Two)

List of Earth-Two characters

G.I. Robot

Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah

Shrek 5

Earth-Three

Earth-Two

Shigeo Koshi

Anime and manga

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