Forum:Use of manga images in character articles

Hello all, I'm a bit new here, and I'd like some community feedback for some changes that I'd like to see in many of the character articles. I am happy to see that this wiki considers the manga to be the primary source and the anime the secondary; however, as far as images go in this wiki, it seems nearly everything is anime based with manga images seeming to be used as a last resort. I find this a shame because I personally find the mange images to be more appealing and of better quality. I'm sure the reason why anime pics predominate is because color wins over black and white, but are there any policies stating that anime images trump manga?

I would like to see at least 1 manga pic of each character in their character article to show the difference between the anime and manga. I am wondering if this is something that could be incorporated in the lead template (perhaps at the very bottom, or near the "First appearance" section of the template), or something that would be given a set location in each article (e.g. at the top of each "Appearance" section). I have been collecting and preparing images from the manga of several "character debuts" (often the first appearance of the character in the manga or the first image where Tite Kubo properly introduces the character). I would like to upload many of these images, but I'm afraid they will just be deleted if they have no purpose in this wiki.

Your feedback is appreciated! Thanks! --Tea time (talk) 03:18, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

The manga images are used for a considerable amount of time until such time as the anime image is available. They are not deleted they are also found in the particular characters image archive. A decision cant be based on your personal preference, which you state yourself, therefore it is what that is its not a fact that black and white images are better quality or more appealing. You are right color does win out and as you are new here you may not be aware that this is not likely to change and unlike other sites this is not a community decision, we have been down that road before the site would be a mess of fan fiction, opinionated edits, pointless trivia and in this case pics that have no value or fan made. The color pics are used as the appearance description relies heavily on the colors this is also true in the powers and abilities section, they are easier to discern what is happening in the picture and more vibrant to the articles. Which is what is expected and required here.--Salubri (Talk)  03:44, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I understand the reasons for why things are the way they are, but I still think it is strange that the most character articles have zero manga images. My request here is to see if we could create a designated spot in each character article for a single representative manga image. My idea is to have a lead anime image at the top of the character template and a manga image at the bottom near "First appearance". --Tea time (talk) 04:02, July 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * We have plenty of manga pics in a subpage of every characters page. That said, they do not need to be placed on the actual articles. The point of a picture is to illustrate a scene, which colored anime images do much better. We place a manga image in when there is a significant difference such is the case with Ukitake and his eyes. If you want to see manga images just go to Bleach Wiki:Image Gallery and have a look through those.--