Deletion of Atsushi Okubo

Comment: Although I understand that the original state of the article differed from the current one, the sources establish the subject as the author of a notable manga being released as an anime.  states that a creative professional is notable if they've created a notatble work that has been the subject of independent reviews. At this point, I believe he clearly qualifies
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: as it fails  and  as there are absolutely no references or verifiable and reliable sources to assert notability
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:V)

Comment: This is the author of a notable work in the manga genre.  Good references in the article, but they could be improved by incorporating the references brought forth here and in the article on ''Soul Eater (manga)|Soul Eater''.  The article asserted the subject's notability, the references and wikilinks bore it out.  Why was this article sent to AfD?  And why was a redirect to this article tagged under #R1 before this article was even deleted?  This isn't adding up
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion (WP:CSD)