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[edit] Madman Import

Does anyone have a source for Madman using the English version from Singapore rather than Tokyopop's? Considering they have an importation agreement with TP, I find it odd they wouldn't use the TP versions instead, but I can't find a source either way. Collectonian (talk) 07:31, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

The editions indicate that; note that the Madman ISBNs have Singapore area prefix, rather than US like their Tokyopop imports. —Quasirandom (talk) 20:06, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Akito, biologically male in the anime?

Per the article, "The anime also presents Akito as biologically male..." What is that based on? -DrGeoduck (talk) 22:55, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Appearance and voice maybe? Don't really know a reference for it. The manga portrays Akito as a guy at the point in the story where the anime ended, so I think it was probably intended to portray her as a guy. --Eruhildo (talk) 23:06, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
In the last episode, Akito is shown partially clothed and with a male's body. In the manga, up to the point the anime stops, Akito was referred to as male, so it is believed the producers didn't realize the later plot twist would be coming with Akito being female. Collectonian (talk) 23:52, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
We probably should put a citation to the episode on that tidbit, both here and in the character articles. Since I haven't gotten to that episode yet (curse you, Netflicks, and your slow mail times!) are you up for it? —Quasirandom (talk) 03:28, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Done here. Akito's character article is in such bad shape, I couldn't find the place to add it there. :P Collectonian (talk) 03:35, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
I'll work on that. The character articles are my task for the next week (if not longer). —Quasirandom (talk) 15:40, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm guessing more than week unless you are on vacation...wooo...if Akito's is any indication from just the quick look I did :( Collectonian (talk) 18:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Heh. Not only not on vacation, but still under deadline. I'll start with the easy parts: the merges, once the ArbCom injunction lifts RSN. The character articles are, shall we say, highly variable at the moment. Akito isn't quite the worst, but close to it. —Quasirandom (talk) 20:09, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reception:References

In case they'll be useful to anyone working on the Reception section, here's a couple review links I've been hording saving, for sifting through:

Feel free to add to this list, for collaborative purposes. —Quasirandom (talk) 18:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

LOL, I totally forgot to check this page before starting, and still ended up using most of those. :) I've done a huge expansion to the reception section. Feel free to give feedback and do any clean up/reordering of the content if you think it needs it. Collectonian (talk) 03:22, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Coo. Will look at over the weekend. —Quasirandom (talk) 03:40, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

A search in Google Scholar pops up some interesting hits, including this one. Behind a paywall, unfortunately, but possibly worth tracking down. —Quasirandom (talk) 18:19, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm...it seems Miss Choo was a grad student when she wrote that. I checked A&M and Austin UT's libraries and databases but it doesn't look like either has it on file, so it must not have been her final dissertation. :( Collectonian (talk) 19:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
It's a conference paper -- available as part of the procedings thereof or, apparently, separately. —Quasirandom (talk) 19:57, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Something else to keep an eye on, maybe note. Fruits Basket has been nominated for a 2008 Seiun Award in the manga catagory. http://www.sfawardswatch.com/?p=711 has the English announcement, while http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/ is where the winner will eventually be reported. Interesting to see FB nominated for a Sci Fi award :P Collectonian (talk) 20:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Innnteresting. The Seuin Award tends to be, if anything, more biased towards hard SF than the Hugo. Or at least that's the general perception, though both Cardcaptor Sakura and From Far Away have won in the last decade. And Furuba is popular. —Quasirandom (talk) 21:01, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

It occurs to me that I should mention some additional links to reviews I've been using in the character articles, for use in the general Reception section -- if someone has a chance to distill them before I do. The two mainstream notices ought to be particularly useful.

A variety of reviews sources is, I think, important for demonstrating the series notability -- currently only three are used. —Quasirandom (talk) 19:05, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

One more: ANN intelligently reviews v19. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Character articles

The character articles only seem to be concerned with the manga portrayals of the characters. Could someone put up more info on how the characters are depicted in the anime? -TheHande (talk) 23:04, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

We're working on that. The list, I've been adding/citing info based on the manga because that's what I have at the moment; I'll be adding anime information based on reviewers once I finish this pass. I note, though, that the individual character articles tend to have a anime bias, except for ones where they are more active after volume 8. —Quasirandom (talk) 00:45, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Comments of Tohru Honda?

I figure before applying for a formal peer review of Tohru Honda, as part of getting ready for a good article candidacy, I'd ask here for any comments on the article. I know there's more than can be written about the character's development -- specifically, comments from the anime director and voice actor available on the DVDs -- but what else? The guideline I've tried to write to is WP:MOS-AM#Characters. —Quasirandom (talk) 04:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template cleanup

Mentioning here for those who might not have it on your watchlist -- we're discussing what to do with the navbox over at Template talk:Fruits Basket. —Quasirandom (talk) 03:18, 21 May 2008 (UTC)