# Talk:Antique Bakery

I was hoping to find more information on the Anime series here or on IMDb, but unfortunately both sources seem to have very little useful information.  I've seen several episodes of the series (which I believe has twelve 23-minute episodes total).  I suspect these closely follow the storyline, style, and characters of the manga, but I don't know for certain. 24.57.205.218 (talk) 23:16, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm confused about the actors for the Japanese drama series.
This page conflicts with IMDb, listing a different set of actors for the main roles.
Keisuke Tachibana - Kippei Shiina OR Koichi Yamadera
Yusuke Ono - Naohito Fujiki OR Hozumi Goda
Eiji Kanda - Hideaki Takizawa OR Tomokazu Seki
Chikage Kobayakawa - ??? OR Kazuhiko Inoue 
Who is right?  Were there two live-action series?
24.57.239.43 (talk) 04:41, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Responding to old post, but just to clarify, the cast on the left is the Japanese drama series while the cast on the right is the drama CD. lullabying (talk) 01:41, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Antique Bakery/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 02:33, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article. 

 


### Lead
Is it reasonably well written?
Lead is good; it explains and links pages that unfold the Japanese terms used. A good Lead.


### Synopsis
Is it reasonably well written?
Synopsis is clear and sharp and not overwritten.


### Characters
#### Primary characters
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted. All OK


#### Secondary characters
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted. All OK


### Media
#### Manga
##### Main series
Is it reasonably well written?
Links checked; Japanese Amazon and English release dates verified.


#### Spin-off dōjinshi series
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted. Links verified.
Good explanation of Antique Afterwards and yaoi.


#### Live-action television drama
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted


#### List of episodes
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted


### Audio drama
Is it reasonably well written?
Do we really need a link to compact disc?
Who doesn't know what a CD or DVD or Blueray is?


### Anime
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted


#### List of episodes
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted


#### International adaptations
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted


### Reception
#### Critical reception
Is it reasonably well written?
Good reviews linked.


### Awards
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted.


### Analysis
#### Portrayal of cooking and gender
Is it reasonably well written?
This is an important section for understanding the reception of this anime.


#### Portrayal of homosexuality
Is it reasonably well written?
A question comes to mind, how does this sit with portrayal of homosexuality among Japanese youth and young adults generally? Is there a context that might be included for the reader?
This reads well, and the citations from Tran and Aoyama are apt and balanced.


### Notes
Is it reasonably well written?
OK


### References
Is it reasonably well written?
Examined. All OK, no linkrot.


### Bibliography
Is it reasonably well written?
Examined, appropriate.


### Further reading
Is it reasonably well written?
Noted. Sexual preference and food noticed.


### External links
Noted.
 

Is it is Broad in its coverage?
Yes, it is balanced and gives a good overview of anime, manga and associated yaoi topics (which are relevant). The genre is well explained.

Is it Verifiable with no original research?
Yes.

Does it follow WP:NPOV Neutral Point of View?
Yes, quite neutral, particularly in the Character / Secondary character depictions.

Is it stable?
Yes. Page started life on 16 March 2006 and the latest edit was 31 January 2021
Article has had 366 edits by 183 individual editors.
Observable edits are addition of links, and external link corrections.
There is no evidence of edit-warring.
Top editors are
    * TheFarix
    * Malkinann
    * Allen4names
    * Morgan695
    * JRBrown
    * AngusWOOF

It is illustrated by images ?
Yes, there is an acceptable image in the infobox.
Image is a low-res DVD cover, qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States.


### Overall
A neat article. Lot of research has gone into this, stays on topic and does not veer into WP:FANCRUFT nor opinion. Well scribed.


### Conclusion
May we attend to questions raised above? --Whiteguru (talk) 03:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Whiteguru: I've removed the overlinking in the Audio drama section per your suggestion. Regarding your question about where Antique Bakery sits relative to other works depicting homosexuality, I've tried to clarify the "Portrayal of homosexuality" to explicate that the story does not feature sex (in contrast to BL, where sexual depictions are commonplace), and added additional prose from the Aoyama source to note that the series parodies and subverts expecations of BL narratives in this regard.  Morgan695 (talk) 04:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
@Morgan695: I'm happy with that, and pleased that you picked up DVD, as well. I understand the functions of BL vis-a-vis anime and how Antique Bakery is presented. We'll take that as sorted.  --Whiteguru (talk) 05:02, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 Passed