Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kazunari Kakei

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 redirect to Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom. (non-admin closure) sst✈^(conjugate) 04:23, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:ARTIST, non-notable JMHamo (talk) 20:26, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy keep. No plausible reason advanced for deletion. Subject was creator of a notable manga series (that article's been around for eight years, and there's no controversy about its notability), and therefore appears to meet NARTIST#3. The only issue is whether this bio should be an independent article or merged into the manga article. That's not a matter for AFD. In light of the nominator's failure to do anything beyond claiming a "just not notable" rationale, this discussion should be summarily closed. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo). Treated like dirt by admins since 2006. (talk) 21:45, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  @Hullaballoo Wolfowitz: Don't try to be smart and let the AfD run... Reliable Sources would be nice for a start. JMHamo (talk) 21:50, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - considering he died only 2 days ago there may be obituaries appearing soon, if he was of any note. But I'm sceptical that his manga book(s) meets notability requirements either. Unfortunately if he was living in Japan, we may need someone with a knowledge of Japanese to find suitable sources. I'm erring towards "Delete". Sionk (talk) 23:59, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep the 93 volume manga sounds notable, I think he passes WP:GNGAtlantic306 (talk) 04:49, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - The Reliable Sources to back this up are where? JMHamo (talk) 10:37, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. No sourcing, no in-depth third-party coverage, and no evidence of sufficient notability to justify a self-standing article like this. Can always be recreated at a later date when/if reliable sources become available. --DAJF (talk) 04:56, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• REDIRECT Tried to salvage this but found nothing substantial with regard to the artist alone. However his NORA manga series is certainly notable, so a redirect to that would be a better option. Kingoflettuce (talk) 14:02, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• REDIRECT per the above comment. A small section can be included about the author on the redirected page. 8bitW (talk) 17:16, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. --Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:39, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Nora: Media Arts DB [1] shows only Nora as notable work by the author. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:50, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:51, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:51, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom (Nora) per the above her name is a likely search term. Knowledgekid87 (talk) 22:30, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect as no signs of independent notability. SwisterTwister talk 21:08, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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.