Author:Koushun Takami

It seems we have one genuine Novel, and several Manga books. To Zap or not to Zap, that is the question... BLongley 16:51, 20 Sep 2007 (CDT)


 * I have added some OCLC data to the original (1999) novel and its 2003 English translation. As far as manga goes, it is explicitly excluded according to ISFDB:Policy, but one could argue that we may want to include manga/comics based on speculative fiction. On the gripping hand, there have been so many fiction books about comic books characters lately, that it may mean opening a Pandora's box... Ahasuerus 18:22, 20 Sep 2007 (CDT)


 * I personally don't mind comics or manga or graphic novels with an SF slant, there's just too many for us to deal with here. I know they're specifically excluded, but some do sneak through for so long that we eventually have to deal with a real, genuinely qualifying version of the work that you can actually READ rather than just admire the art in. And when we have such, it's always tempting to keep other versions of the work referenced - I quite like seeing that we have a record of the first printing of a work in "Playboy" for instance, but would never suggest we add every "Playboy" edition just in case it has SF content. Many specifically-excluded pubs have arrived here, and although I'm tempted to say they should go, I'd prefer to say they should go SOMEWHERE ELSE that could use the data rather than just get deleted. I think my guideline would be "keep all the excluded versions, IF there is a qualifying later edition" but we can't hang on to non-qualifying stuff till it does qualify with a "proper" work. Some "Mark for Eventual Deletion" option might be useful though, only to be saved if there is a "proper" edition at some point. And once again, I'm proposing rule-changes on the wrong page... I go sleep now. BLongley 17:01, 21 Sep 2007 (CDT)