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Proposed split of List of Pokémon anime characters[edit]

Inactive talk page over at List of Pokémon anime characters, so I'm putting it here as well. (Please respond at the source page, linked directly below)

Hello, as this article is over 50,000 words long, I think it would be reasonable that it is split into multiple articles. Here are some ideas:

Split by name: Split into articles titled List of Pokémon anime characters (A-M), List of Pokémon anime characters (N-Z), etc. Pros of this method are simplicity, though it may become harder to navigate, as related characters are no longer grouped together.

Split by introduction: This would include the article being split into several articles titled List of Pokémon anime characters (seasons 1-3), List of Pokémon anime characters (seasons 4-6), etc. Pros of this are sorting characters by when they were introduced, and thus were likely the most notable, though cons could be that many of the most notable characters are from season one, and related groups are not together.

Split into categories: This would be splitting into articles like List of Pokémon anime antagonists, List of gym leaders in the Pokémon anime, etc. Pros are that related characters are all together, though cons are that characters may need to neatly fit into one category. However, this is my preference.

Please do tell me your thoughts.

DecafPotato (talk) 20:49, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be better to split by individual season instead. Although it's a shame we can't have a structured central database of characters and display them in different orders. RPI2026F1 (talk) 23:35, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Splitting by series is far better, as it is inline with Japanese and English dub. ValenciaThunderbolt (talk) 22:43, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I believe a significant trim would be much more appropriate. Currently, most of the article is original research, talking about minor characters no publication has ever mentioned and who may have appeared in only a handful of episodes each. It is silly for Wikipedia to host a whole paragraph of fictional biographical information on each gym leader Ash Ketchum has faced; that's what fanwikis are for and such content isn't helpful for general readers. Rewriting an list like this based on reliable secondary sources is really hard, though, and I don't feel up for it. I'm quite happy with the trim I had given the video game equivalent list, though it's still 99% original research there too and might require a much more significant trim too. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:21, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think splitting by series would be much better.
List of Pokémon anime (Original series) characters or List of Pokémon anime (The Beginning) characters and List of Pokémon anime (Gold and Silver) characters, List of Pokémon anime (Advanced Generation) characters or List of Pokémon anime (Ruby and Sapphire) characters, List of Pokémon anime (Diamond and Pearl) characters, List of Pokémon anime (Best Wishes) characters or List of Pokémon anime (Black and White) characters, List of Pokémon anime (XY) characters, List of Pokémon anime (Sun and Moon) characters, List of Pokémon anime (Journeys) characters, List of Pokémon anime (Horizons) characters. Ajeeb Prani (talk) 16:07, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think we should stick to using the Japanese or English series when it comes to naming the articles, as I hate it when people mix and merge the two together, like Bulbapedia with their episode codes. ValenciaThunderbolt (talk) 16:16, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
So which one do you prefer, Japanese name or English name? Ajeeb Prani (talk) 16:18, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
As its a Japanese series, I prefer Japanese over English. So Black & White become Best Wishes!, XY becomes XY&Z, Journeys becomes 2019 series and Horizons become 2023 series. ValenciaThunderbolt (talk) 16:23, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
XY series's Japanese name is XY not XY&Z. Ajeeb Prani (talk) 16:30, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, it is XY and XY&Z according to various media, such as TV Tokyo and Amazon, as they have separate pages. ValenciaThunderbolt (talk) 16:55, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
According to Bulbapedia XY series is divided into two seasons (XY and XY&Z) in Japanese version. Ajeeb Prani (talk) 17:42, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
TV Tokyo and Amazon Japan don't split Best Wishes by season, indication that XY and XY&Z are two interlinked series. Not everything that Bulbapedia says is correct, however. ValenciaThunderbolt (talk) 17:53, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Project A-ko[edit]

I've done some searches for reviews of the film, and haven't found many. It's talked about a lot in more recent bloggy anime web sources but I'm searching for more print reviews from the 80's and 90's. So far I found a 1995 gaming magazine review, and a 1998 review in GameFan. I would have assumed there'd be some import reviews, or reviews for the VHS in the 90's. Harizotoh9 (talk) 11:15, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest Anime UK, Animerica for contemporary coverage. Animerica September 1994 (Vol.2, no. 9) which has Project A-ko as its cover had an interview with Yuji Moriyama but no review of the release.GraemeLeggett (talk) 08:48, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lerche[edit]

The Lerche (studio) page can be deleted since its contents have already been merged with Studio Hibari, but I'm not really sure what to do since it recommends not re-nominating for deletion--could someone help out? Thanks. Sarcataclysmal (talk) 22:59, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If it was merged shouldn’t it be redirected not deleted?--67.70.101.200 (talk) 19:03, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe, but I don't have experience with doing either of these lol Sarcataclysmal (talk) 21:05, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Merging#How_to_merge has instructions. Basically looks like there's just a few merging templates you wouldn't want to miss after making the redirect. ― Synpath 16:47, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Synpath: I figure I just merge the contents of Template:Lerche with Template:Studio Hibari. And then in regard to , since "Lerche" is just a brand name, do I get the name changed to Lerche (brand) and then link the main article to Studio Hibari or what's the process regarding that? Sarcataclysmal (talk) 00:36, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BookWalker tags[edit]

I've noticed that some editors have been using BookWalker tags to support the demographic parameter of Template:Infobox animanga in various articles. It's not my intention for now to discuss whether or not these tags are enough for this, but it should be noted that the site includes ambiguous tags like Dansei-muke (男性向け, 'Aimed at males') and Josei-muke (女性向け, 'Aimed at females'), which don't seem enough to distinguish whether a series belongs to the usual shōnen, seinen, shōjo or josei manga categories (BookWalker has tags for these specific categories). On that note, I'm not sure if 'male' or 'female' are actual demographic categories of manga that can be included in the parameter (referring to this edit). Anyway, if the site only uses the "aimed at males" tag, it doesn't seem appropriate to me that we should assume that this equates to "seinen manga", given that the tag is also used for series that include the "shōnen manga" tag.

Going a little off-topic, I noticed that the site uses the "josei manga" tag for Black Butler.[1] Sometime ago I added a source in the Gangan Comics article to support that Monthly GFantasy is a shōnen manga magazine, but the truth is that I couldn't find sources in Japanese to support this, so I'm taking the opportunity to ask if anyone has evidence from reliable Japanese sources to support that the magazine is actually aimed at teenage boys. Xexerss (talk) 07:20, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think BookWalker tags should be used for manga since they aren't specific or often accurate (no comment for light novels). On the second note, Manga News and Mechademia 6: User Enhanced (ISBN 9781452933160) describe GFantasy as a shōnen magazine. Link20XX (talk) 17:54, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue with List of 86 episodes's infobox[edit]

Hello everyone, do you have any idea how to fix this info box? For some reason it says Season 86 and below it, it has the Season chronology section. This is a single season anime series. I don't know how to fix this issue. Parham.es (talk) 13:34, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is only a list article so there should be no ((Infobox television season)) template. You can keep the image on the lede. Centcom08 (talk) 13:52, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, Don't know why some editor add them for these type of articles. Thanks. Parham.es (talk) 22:05, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The creator of the article is the one who added it. Anyway, I have removed it now. Centcom08 (talk) 03:12, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion about Kino's inclusion on List of fictional non-binary characters page[edit]

Presently there is a discussion here about whether Kino, the protagonist in Kino's Journey, should be included on the page listing non-binary characters (including all those which fall under the non-binary umbrella). I've responded to the original post, which asked in part, "Can someone familiar with this character please clear up the confusion? How is Kino's gender identity best described?", and challenged Kino's inclusion on the page, among other comments. However, your views would also be useful in this discussion, considering that Kino was once mentioned in this very forum back in 2017. Thanks!--Historyday01 (talk) 20:41, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The show itself does not present particular language to help us out here. I don't believe Kino comments on this issue much directly, so having seen the show doesn't mean that much. Thank you for linking this discussion here, though! ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 14:24, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure! I knew that if more people were involved, it would be a better discussion, as before this it was just me and the original commenter. And I've learned over the years that it is better to involve people from relevant WikiProjects than trying to do things yourself. Historyday01 (talk) 14:53, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:List of Beyblade: Shogun Steel episodes#Requested move 11 April 2024[edit]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:List of Beyblade: Shogun Steel episodes#Requested move 11 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:47, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion[edit]

Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:14, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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