The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
Created by ISD (talk). Self-nominated at 11:26, 31 December 2021 (UTC).
Comment: I don't usually involve myself in DYKs but happened to see this one while looking at the article. Unless this is for an April 1 DYK or something, I oppose any wording that doesn't clearly state that this is about fiction. "a common way to travel to another world in Japanese fiction is..." might work.--AlexandraIDV 09:18, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Personally speaking, I'm happy to be added to the April 1 DYK if everyone else are happy with that. Otherwise, I don't mind using the hook @Alexandra IDV: proposes. ETA if anyone wants to make a picture of Wikipe-tan and Truck-kun together, I would happily support it, as that might help it towards the April 1 inclusion. ISD (talk) 17:33, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Comment: I'm dead. Please do this. That's all. wizzito | say hello! 04:02, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
I hope the above user was not hit by a truck. Flibirigit (talk) 17:28, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
I don't know, but I think Kasuga~enwiki is no longer on the site, so if we do make a Wikipe-tan picture, it may have to be someone else. ISD (talk) 18:19, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
Overall: Thank you for a fun hook, and an interesting article. You are exempt from providing a QPQ since you have four DYKs in total. This nomination is fit to be promoted in my opinion, but I have temporarily delayed it by giving it a query status in case you want to wait for an image to be created. I agree that this nom should be saved for 1 April. Storye book (talk) 20:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I don't think I am exempt and this is my 70th DYK, but I think that this doesn't matter in overall nomination. I'll post a message on the WP:ANIME talk page looking for anyone who is happy to do an image. If this article is to go up on 1 April, feel free to move to the April Fools DYK section. ISD (talk) 12:37, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
Ah, my apologies, ISD, I didn't realise you had 70 DYKs. Please would you now do a QPQ for us? QPQ done, thank you.
Re the 1 April request - as I understand it, nominations have to be completed before going to the holding page, so this needs to stay here with the query status, so that we can wait for the image. I'll see that admin knows that it must go to the 1 April page when you have a picture. Storye book (talk) 13:19, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
Storye book, the April Fools' page has a section for those nominations awaiting verification, so I'm placing this one there now. (The nominations can be on the Nominations page and the April Fools' page at the same time; it's when the nomination is Approved that it lives only on at April Fools'.) Also, there isn't a requirement that the nomination have an image to be run, and no guarantee that even if an image is created the hook will be selected for the lead spot. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:38, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you, BlueMoonset, for placing this on the April Fools page. That is much appreciated. Meanwhile, I would like to give the nominator ISD a chance to wait for an image if it is important to them. At the moment, an image still might be a possibility. Even if the promoter cannot use it, it's still worth a try, because at least then we would still have a picture on the article. Storye book (talk) 16:24, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks everyone. Regarding the image, it would be nice if someone was able to make one, but it is not essential to the article. I would say that if I have not had a reply to my requests for someone to make an image withing about a week, forget about the image and just make it an ordinary fact. ISD (talk) 16:30, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Update: You're in luck. I wouldn't have done this if anyone else had offered to do it, but since that didn't happen, I have just organised a small and simple manga-style cartoon of a manga character being hit by a truck, and that should be ready for upload on a free licence within about a week. No worries if you don't like it. Please watch this space? Storye book (talk) 16:41, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Sure I'll keep an eye on things. All sounds good to me. ISD (talk) 18:20, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Man being sent to new world. Here is your picture. It will need approval, as I am not allowed to do that as reviewer. You are welcome to change the caption and the (example pictured) wording iin the hook. This is an imagined picture, made in response to the article, and not a copy or imitation of an existing manga film, book or cartoon. Storye book (talk) 10:10, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks very much. As this is for the April Fool's DYK, I guess that perhaps a more humorous hook might be allowed. Maybe: "A man being sent to a new world." ISD (talk) 11:27, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Yes, thank you, ISD, that would work much better. (My mention of manga would have spoiled the joke, sorry). I'll give it the green tick.
Good to go, with ALT 0 or 1, and picture. Admin, please remove this to the 1 April section.Storye book (talk) 11:41, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for a fun hook, and an interesting article. 
Good to go, with ALT 0 or 1, and picture. Admin, please remove this to the 1 April section. Storye book (talk) 11:41, 20 January 2022 (UTC)