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The result was keep. MBisanz ^talk 00:20, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GoHands[edit]

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Non-notable animation studio known only for its role in producing animes. I have not found any reliable sources, only a few comments related to the animes. Original CSD declined due to connected films. dci | TALK 00:59, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: This studio has produced far more shows than the article indicates; see AnimeNewsNetwork's list. The "Produced Anime" and "Anime Film" sections are cruft and the article should probably just link to the exhaustive list instead. Whether or not that's sufficient to establish notability, I'm not sure. They are poorly represented in English news. On the other hand, they have produced a substantial amount of shows. Noir (talk) 05:58, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• The list at Anime News Network does not list them as producing any anime that are not currently in the Wikipedia article. All the other titles listed there are things where they had minor roles, which were primarily produced by other companies. I think the list as it currently is in the Wikipedia article is much more useful, as it makes it easier to see what they actually produced. Calathan (talk) 15:34, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment The main question is whether the company is listed on any of the major Japanese stock exchanges. It is a Kabushiki gaisha (according to the Japanese Wikipedia), meaning that it is a publicly traded company. However, I am having a hard time finding the listing. According to a link on the Japanese Wikipedia, it has some sort of connection to Satelight, but I cannot tell if that means that GoHands is a subsidiary of Satelight or if they are part of the same business corporation. —Farix (t | c) 17:42, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:44, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:44, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - Not notable. ANN doesn't count. 1.112.77.29 (talk) 07:16, 22 October 2012 (UTC)— 1.112.77.29 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Note, the above SPA account appear to have as main purpose voting delete in almost all the Japan-related AfDs. Cavarrone (talk) 08:45, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note, Investigation on this account is required. This account has been used only for Voting in Japan-related AfDs and nothing else.--Bumblezellio (talk) 02:51, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep, but only because they produced a lot of anime. They are actually in charge of animation of at least two anime, Princess Lover! and K. Sources are difficult to find for some reason (even in Japanese), but in practice we do tend to keep articles on animation studios. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:58, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment I'm not familiar with the notability/deletion policy regarding film/TV studios. They have apparently worked on anime that I (a casual fan) have heard of. But it was mentioned above that they should be listed on the Japanese stock exchanges. They do not appear on the Osaka Exchange in Japanese[1] or English[2], or the Tokyo one in Japanese or English[3] (don't know how to get the URL for my specific search). elvenscout742 (talk) 07:04, 23 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak delete Given the general lack of coverage found so far and that no one has been able to verify that it is listed on any of the Japanese stock exchanges. If I knew more about the link with Satelight, then I would have suggested a redirect. However, I haven't been able to verify a link beyond that now non-existent page on Satelight's website. —Farix (t | c) 01:06, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong Keep. I vote this because of the strong coverage they gained from the K Project anime and Mardock Scramble in Asia.--Bumblezellio (talk) 02:47, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep The only way to judge an anime creation studio is based on their notable creations. Dream Focus 07:09, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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