Deletion of Asahi Takebe

Comment: to Tenchi Muyo!. Some of the content of these article are salvageable for a character list when it is created. The redirect will at least preserve the past contributions and allow a future editor a bases to work when they create the character list. However, the nominator really hasn't give rationale as to why deletion is better over other methods, such as merge or redirect, beyond the fact that they are |neglected. The fact that no one has not gotten around to creating the character list and merging these articles into it doesn't mean that deletion is a valid option. The fact is, there is |no deadline to merge articles so long as there is still a valid reason to merge the articles. Editors '''should not''' be "escalating" merge proposals to deletion proposals '''unless''' there are reason that a merge is not an appropriate outcome
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:NEGLECT||WP:NODEADLINE)

Comment: Nominator articulates an appropriate merger, which invalidates deletion as an acceptable outcome per , since he admits his objection can be fixed through regular editing--to wit, a merge.  Why not just do the merge and abandon the AfD? Character lists for notable fictional franchises are pretty bog-standard
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Deletion policy (WP:ATD)