Talk:Vinland Saga (manga)/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kung Fu Man (talk · contribs) 06:04, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well-written

(a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct:

(b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

Verifiable with no original research

(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):

(c) it contains no original research:

(d) it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism:

Broad in its coverage

(a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic:

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

Neutral

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

Stable

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

Illustrated

(a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

(b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

Overall

Well-written
Verifiable with no original research
Broad in its coverage
Neutral
Stable
Illustrated

Production

I feel like the lead sentence needs to better explain Makoto Yukimura's role in the production. Was it conceived by him? Also might mention from the getgo he wrote and illustrated the thing too as the lead mentions.

- Added extra sentence. Yeah. It was all his ideas except more or less the Viking stuff which came from his editor.
Influences

"Yukimura was motivated to make him the protagonist because he would have more freedom." - Freedom in what way? I'm guessing as a writer or with the story overall but I don't want to assume.

- Since the real Thorfinn wasn't that famous when compared with Leif, he had more creative liberties with Thorfinn rather than a famous one.

"They have a seeming father-son relationship as at the beginning of the series; Yukimura was planning Askeladd's death and Thorfinn's reaction to it." This sentence feels worded a bit weirdly?

- Reworded

Themes

The image of discovering America may be better to remove here as it does feel a bit image heavy at the moment, even if they're free use. Just too much at the reader at once?

- Removed

"Yukimura believed that they also are unable to have their own ideals to live, which he disliked when reading." When reading historical accounts of them?

- Reworded. Basically, the message of the manga. Always have ideals in your life.

"The handling of the Vikings was that they admired the strength from each of their mates, with Askeladd being respected as a result, but nevertheless, there are several betrayals." This sentence also feels a bit weird. Is it referring to their wives and how does that factor into the rest as a result? I'm a bit confused by it.

- Reworded. The Vikings were seen as heroes back then but Yukimura also wanted to see their horrible area too.

That's all I've really got. Had to do a light copyedit. Manga Sanctuary also gave me a light pause due to the site look/lack of an author name, but saw on the anime project source list they were marked reliable. Overall these are the only issues I have with the article, it's a very good read!--Kung Fu Man (talk) 06:04, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Kung Fu Man: Revised everything. Thanks for the review.Tintor2 (talk) 15:00, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, spot check done, issues resolved, everything good. Good job on the article, passing it for GAN!--Kung Fu Man (talk) 16:20, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]