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The result was keep. JohnCD (talk) 17:46, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nontan[edit]

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The article is about a character in a book which fails WP:BK. ♦ Tentinator ♦ 13:33, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:49, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:49, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - If the book series isn't notable due to a lack of reliable coverage, what more the character? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:40, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My new !vote is below. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 08:55, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Nontan is one of the most popular and long lasting characters for very young children in Japan. Not only has the book series been adapted into anime and theatrical plays, but it has been the subject of academic articles such as these. Searching the Asahi Shinbun database, I can find dozens of article on Nontan, including a long obit on the author (who was only known for Nontan) on 2008.10.12, a long article on 2006.9.6 marking Nontan's 30th anniversary, another on the development of Nontan character goods (2000.2.16), one on the town that is using Nontan as its town symbol (1999.3.11), and so on. Many more can be found in other sources. The book series easily passes WP:BK and the character passes WP:GNG. Michitaro (talk) 02:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the coverage found by Michitaro. However, if there is more coverage for the book series than the character, I would support a rewrite of the article to be about the series, with maybe a section dedicated to the character. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 08:55, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 11:01, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Nontan has been around for 35 years. Every reason cited per Michitaro is valid. The JA Wikipedia article here [1] is what this EN stub article should look like. Subject absolutely meets criteria for WP:GNG. Article very much needs a rewrite. Jun Kayama 16:26, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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