# Talk:Katsura Hoshino

Katsura Hoshino is male. There's proof. In discussion rooms in the manga the characters refer to Katsura as "he" "him" "that guy" etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.162.2 (talk) 
Translations of Japanese text aren't a valid proof since Japanese does not have grammatical genders and the translators default to what gender they think the person has. The claim female mangaka are scarce in shounen publications is unbased as well. Tadashi Ooshima (talk) 01:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Volume 15 has a Hoshino picture that very clearly reveals she's female.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.44.175 (talk) 01:08, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
i would like to see proof. Just being sure. I don't have 15. Itzjustdrama (drama?) 21:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
There is proof that Hoshino-san is a lady. Refer to the D.Gray-man fanbook Gray Ark. In an interview inside, she clearly states that she's a lady.
We need A Source with its  real  Gender confirmed  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.158.91.198 (talk) 04:51, 27 June 2008 (UTC) 

Yea, I heard that Gray Ark had it confirmed. (see above) but I really don't know for myself. Itzjustdrama (drama?) 01:20, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I also have a supposed picture of Hoshino. But I can't read the caption, so I'm unsure. Itzjustdrama (drama?) 02:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I also removed the pic "No free image" because we already stated there's no release photo. Itzjustdrama (drama?) 18:16, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Please, leave the gender as is. Whether it says male or female. Unless you have a reliable statement, such as an interview, or clear photo of Hoshino, please leave it. Itzjustdrama (drama?) 19:14, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
-I FOUND PROOF!!!! With pictures too! :D 
http://community.livejournal.com/dgrayman/206582.html#cutid1

...That's pretty solid. Now lemme see if I can use it under the Wiki policies. Thanks! Itzjustdrama (drama?) 00:54, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

This page may experience some cleaning up in the (near) future. How near that future is depends on how long my clean-up list is when I'm done compiling it. Anyone interested in helping is welcome to join. The recent B-class checklist helped a lot in pinpointing some errors. I would like to fix the general layout of the article, the headings I placed there are actually placeholders. Gender dispute can probably be merged somewhere else. We need a biography section, I would have split it up into Early life and etc but I don't think there's enough info. I think the works section is okay for now. Meanings of name can be (re)moved. Various things in there seems very hard to cite, specifically the statements saying what Japanese fans thought and what pronoun she used. Maybe I'll think of some things later. ~Itzjustdrama C ? 22:21, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I'd like to expand the influences section so the Allen character designs can fit into the darn section. That's why it's in works instead of influences, the image is larger than the section! I have to go through the volumes once again myself. However, I heard that the Gray Ark fanbook had an interview. If anyone comes across a copy, info that would help the influences section (or Production section on D.Gray-man and Creation and influence section on List of D.Gray-man characters for that matter) would be very much appreciated. (Note: If you do find a page, find a translation and do not link to or say where to get the page. It will be immediately removed). ~Itzjustdrama C ? 01:51, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Just a short remark:
Say what you want about Crowley's 'method,' but there's no way you can unironically call him a scientist. He's a mage, occultist, or plain cultist. I hope we can all agree that magic is the exact opposite of science.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.87.224.110 (talk) 11:06, 31 May 2013 (UTC) 

Sticking a bunch of links commenting on her art style here. When I collect enough, I'll create a section.
Mania.com Volume 8 Review - Can't or won't draw physical combat.
ANN Volume 12 Review - Has some of the best artwork in the business; "aesthetic yet dynamic, superbly beautiful yet super-violent, style that made justifiably famous by the late-80s to early-90s female mangaka who came out of the doujinshi subculture"; not skilled at drawing action scenes at all, character designs are lovely and will be enjoyed by males and females.
ComicBookBin Volume 11 review - Art has passing resemblance to Chris Bachalo; "mishmash of elements of Batman, Blade, Dr. Strange, and the X-Men, by way of Tite Kubo’s Bleach"; Higly imaginative in designs and action scenes; "makes practically every page a delightful surprise of gothic style and beguiling violence".
ComicBookBin Volume 9 Review - character designs are the most visually striking of the series.
ComicBookBin Volume 7 Review - wonderful visualist who populates manga with Lovecraftian backgrounds and inventively creepy villains; Art has siilarities to Joe Madureira and Kelley Jones in places.
ComicsVillage Volume 8 Review - art done competently enough to distinguish who the characters are while providing flashy scenes using normal tropes of shonen series
~Itzjustdrama C ? 02:09, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

This is going to be a running list of interviews, for everyone's convenience. 

Jump Square Interview - I have a translation. Comes in four parts. Parts two, three, and four are linked in the sidebar.
Hoshino's Era in Gray Ark - Also have a translation.
Feel free to add if you find any. ~Itzjustdrama does not equal a Drama Llama 17:29, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Nice. I wonder if that would also be useful in D.Gray-man articles.Tintor2 (talk) 18:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Katsura Hoshino/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contribs) 12:44, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
I'm currently busy with real-life activities, but since this nomination has been sitting for a while, I'd just like to leave some preliminary comments:

The biography section is a little short. Is it possible for this to be expaned further? If not, it could be merged with the works section.
Just a minor issue, but perhaps the "Publication" and "Anime" subsections could be moved elsewhere instead of being under the Works section?
Every statement is sourced and the writing is clear, so this should pass once the issues I've raised above are addressed. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 12:44, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

I'll ping @TenTonParasol: considering she has most of the volumes that often talk about the author's childhood (I have few volumes since a friend shared me some when it was being published) but I'll still try to address your concerns. Thanks for the review.Tintor2 (talk) 13:13, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
I tried addressing your issues. However, TenTon is busier during the weeks.Tintor2 (talk) 17:31, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
@Narutolovehinata5: I added one influence.Tintor2 (talk) 01:08, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Bloop, I'm going to slide in per the ping and per previous heavy involvement in the development of this article. To address @Narutolovehinata5:'s concernes

The biography section is a little short. Is it possible for this to be expanded further? If not, it could be merged with the works section. It's very difficult to expand that. There is very little information available on Hoshino in the way of biography, so whatever little is in the article is basically what is out there. Tintor has already merged the sections, but I thought I should affirm that there is indeed very little wrt bio.
Just a minor issue, but perhaps the "Publication" and "Anime" subsections could be moved elsewhere instead of being under the Works section? The publications and anime sections are lists of what Hoshino has been credited on in some capacity. I'm not sure there is anywhere to move them. Do you think renaming the section would be better? They're essentially bibliography and filmography sections, though I'm not sure if those are appropriate titles.
As Tinor said, I'm very busy, but real life is clearing up, so I'll probably be more active in the near future. And I'll try to help address any concerns. ~Cheers, TenTonParasol 02:09, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Sorry for the delay in replying, I got caught up with real-life matters again. But anyway, the lede has been expanded to a suitable length, every statement is sourced, and the article appears to be comprehensive enough given the sources available. Pass. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 14:10, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

@TenTonParasol: @Tintor2: as an aside, I'm also nominating the article for DYK. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 14:10, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
It's okay. Thanks for the review.Tintor2 (talk) 15:18, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

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