Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hanyō

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The result was Delete JERRY ^talk _contribs 23:08, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hanyō[edit]

No sources are given to confirm the article's discription. Heavily violating WP:NOR. Also this notation is possibly non-notable. Neko jarashi (talk) 05:23, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, would not appear to be a notable term with wide usage. Lankiveil (talk) 06:08, 1 January 2008 (UTC).[reply]
Neutral. May violate OR, but the concept seems notable...there are lots of interwiki links (the articles are similar in content to this one, and also unsourced), and a Google search for "hanyo Japan demon" turns up a number of uses. Since there are a number of examples, it seems to have real-world notability. But...it definitely needs a reference to confirm it all, and I couldn't find one on a quick search. Rigadoun (talk) 07:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. —Rigadoun (talk) 07:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, pure original research and personal opinion from what I can tell. It seems to be a completely unsourced personal essay. Some of the stuff there is pure speculation and personal opinion. For example, Naraku is not a hanyo and I don't recall any character in the anime every calling him such.Collectonian (talk) 07:58, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - given the widespread use of these types of characters in several anime and manga, I'm inclined to think that some commentary could be found, although this could simply be wishful thinking. However, as it stands, the article is a long jumble of original synthesis that fails WP:FICT. Oh, and to the above, Naraku is a hanyō. I can remember instances of it being discussed in the manga, but not in the anime though. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 08:15, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Really? Cool. I wouldn't have though he'd considered once since he isn't really born from a human/demon but born of being a monster of a human who became a demon, or something like that. I never read the manga, though, so would be interesting to read those discussions :) Collectonian (talk) 08:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Given how often these characters appear in anime and manga, I'd also be very surprised if no commentary or sources can be found. The number of other language wikipedias that have articles on this is also very suggestive. Is there any information in the Japanese wikipedia article that can be used to support this one? —Quasirandom (talk) 14:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Suggestion Redirect to Tengu seeing that similarities are almost uncanny. --293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 13:10, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. The existence of a Japanese term for this archetype does not exemplify any kind of uniqueness. Supernatural characters are also found in other media. KyuuA4 (talk) 08:00, 7 January 2008 (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.