Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eri Miyajima

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 01:17, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Eri Miyajima[edit]

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There is no evidence of notability. Neither the one source referenced in the article nor the external links does more than show that she has acted in numerous films, while giving no indication whether she had major roles. Google and other searches, whether for "Eri Miyajima" or for "宮島依里", produce exactly the kind of coverage one would expect for an actor with a steady flow of minor roles, not what one would expect of anyone with "significant roles in multiple notable films" (quoted from WP:ENTERTAINER, my emphasis). Thus, for example, one gets Wikipedia and other wikis, Facebook, IMDb, etc etc, together with numerous pages such as this, this, this, this, this, and this, which give only trivial information (at most a list of her films or similar, in many cases less than that), but no substantial coverage. (For convenience, here are links to Google translations of the Japanese language pages in the above list: [1], [2], [3].) JamesBWatson (talk) 18:43, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:54, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:54, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:54, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep You misquoted WP:ENTERTAINER. It says "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions." Kana is one of the five main characters in Haibane Renmei, so that is a notable acting role in a notable television series. A long career doing work on multiple notable shows. Dream Focus 09:12, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Misquoted"? OK, because the largest part of the article is headed "Filmography", I just quoted the part that said "films", and didn't bother to include "television shows, stage performances, or other productions", but I now see that I should have included "televison". However, that is really not the issue: the issue is whether he has had "significant roles in multiple ... productions", irrespective of whether they were films, television programmes, or whatever. Even if we assume that you are right in stating that the part in Haibane Renmei is a notable acting role in a notable television series, that is just a role in one production, not roles in "multiple" productions. And the fact remains that there is no source, either cited in the article under discussion, cited in the article you link to, nor anywhere else that I can find, that gives significant coverage, or even confirms that he has had any major roles. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:50, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep Voice actress has had major roles in Haibane Renmei, where she was part of the core group of characters, PoPoLoCrois, where she voiced one of the main characters, and Sol Bianca: The Legacy, where she also voiced one of the main characters. Base on incoming links, she also had significant roles in Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh and Heroman. These roles clearly establishes her as notable per WP:ENTERTAINER. The real problem is the lack of reliable sources, which will only be available in Japanese print magazines and would not show up in a Google search. 24.149.119.20 (talk) 16:05, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Although sources are fairly hard to find, at least in English, she passes WP:ENTERTAINER since she's had multiple major roles in anime. Japanese sources would be appreciated, however. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 02:41, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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