Talk:Makoto Naegi

GA Review

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Reviewer: TeenAngels1234 (talk · contribs) 14:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Let's begin.

Lead

• "Makoto Naegi, a fairly optimistic..". The repetition of the subject is superfluous. Try "Makoto", or simply "he".
  • Done.
• " is selected in a raffle and chosen to enroll in Hope's Peak Academy as the "Ultimate Lucky Student". I've never played or seen Danganronpa, so I found this terminology a bit confusing. As always, a short explanation or a presentation such as "an institute called" can help.
  • Done. Basically, every character is the Ultimate Writer, Ultimate Martial Artist, etc but since Makoto is just average they gave him that title.s
• "He aimed to have Makoto be a more active character in the narrative;" Compared to whom?
  • Clarified. To other types of visual novel characters.
• "his older characterization from the sequel was more complex." In what area? Don't be afraid to explain. Also, describing a characterization as "more complex" sounds a little POV. Who describes it as "complex"?
  • Clarified. The development section also starts talking about the character's values.
• Is Komutsuzaki the character designer or something? It should be clarified.
  • Yep. Fixed
• "Still, his optimistic characterization delighted Ogata". Superfluous.
  • Removed
• "Despite being a reluctant hero, he is still the most heroic character based on his ideals of hope in the first game.". According to whom? Ogata? Papenbrook? Critics? Creators?
  • Removed. Ogata says that in casting but it's kinda while Kodaka says it in creation when analyzing the characters he wrote but I think it's kinda overdetailed for the lead.
• "His role in the anime series The End of Hope's Peak High School was also appealing for how his values are discussed and his relationships, most notably with his friend Kyoko Kirigiri and how this anime provides a proper conclusion to his role." The prose is too informal here. It should be clarified according to whom and presented in a more neutral way, as "described as appealing", "judged as a proper conclusion", or something similar.
  • Revised.

@Tintor2:Good job.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 14:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC) @TeenAngels1234: Revised.Tintor2 (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Okay. But the sentence "to previous heroes in the narrative". Kodaka means other heroes from Danganrompa? Or even in other franchises? If that's the case, "medium" sounds better than "narrative".

Creation

• "Makoto started to grow through the story and forced him to eventually act". Put a note with the specific source after this sentence. I think that's the note that already comes next, but I'm not sure.

• "Kodaka wanted to impress gamers with the early twist of the death of Sayaka Maizano who was promoted as the game's heroine". Explain better who Sayaka is. The wlink doesn't seem to work, anyway.
  • Revised
• "Kodaka jokingly said t... that personality to do the job". Sounds like trivia to me.
  • Removed.
• "It proved difficult to come up with a contrast to the more outstanding designs." Compared to the other Danganronpa characters, I guess?
  • Added
• "But he also felt they would have added more fitting lines". A sentence should never begin with "but". Use the opponent with a comma, to link it with the previous sentence.
  • Fixed
• "When revisiting Makoto in Danganronpa: The Animation, Ogata was pleased to be voicing most of her original lines and being able to act with other actors she finds talented." This is trivial too.
  • Removed
• "He enjoyed voicing Makoto in the first game and looked forward to people hearing his work". Idem. The next sentece could be rephrased, reporting the simple fact that Papenbrook also dubbed the older persona, because sounds trivial too.
  • Rephrased into a single sentence.
• "He also remarked he is a fan of the Danganronpa games and was thrilled to be cast as Makoto". Same. Trivial.
  • Removed
• "He claimed there were no". Well, maybe another comma, something like ", but he claimed" to link this to the previous sentence would be great here.
  • Revised

@Tintor2: Again, good job.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 16:24, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

@TeenAngels1234: Hope it helps.Tintor2 (talk) 17:16, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

@Tintor2: That's fine.

• "Furthermore, the name "Nagito Komaeda" is anagram for "Naegi Makoto da" ("I am Makoto Naegi". Reword the sentence to fit the climax and prose, from a production point of view. Like "his name was conceived as", or something like that.
  • Reworded
• "Animation Producer Yuuji Higa claimed that ultimately it was Makoto and Hajime carrying their respective burdens of hope and despair that he thought was really amazing". It this necessary?
  • Removed
• " after her plans to murder her would-be killer and frame Makoto for it fail." Explain better.
• "The artificial intelligence Alter Ego". Maybe "an articial intelligence named Alter Ego" is better for a fictional universe.
  • Done
• The even of Ultra Despari Girls sounds confusing TBH. Try to explain better, cutting information where necessary or explaining others ("a X named") and so on.
  • Done
• PS.Don't forget the "narrative" or "medium" point in the lead, as I wrote in the previous comment.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 13:23, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Done.

@TeenAngels1234:} Done. The repetition in the lead was the third paragraph only right?Tintor2 (talk) 16:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC) @TeenAngels1234: I think I revised the lead well. I made the wrong ping.Tintor2 (talk) 13:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Don't worry.

• "remaining alive for four cycles with Makoto himself still being alive". What the word "cycle" refers to?
  • Trimmed
• "This results into Kyosuke killing Kazuo when learning that Kazuo was also controlling his underling Ryota Mitarai." The consequential tempo is not clear to me; also, the sentence doesn't fit with the rest.
  • Revised
• "Ogata enjoyed the reference to Makoto and claimed that "He's an Ultimate-class figure skater!"". Superflous.
  • Removed
• "jokingly mentioning it could not have been Hifumi or Yashuhiro". Same.
  • Removed
• The latter part of "Popularity"'s last paragraph, should be written a little better, to make it clear why it is significant.
  • Rewritted
• I think that Popularity should be placed before Critical.
  • Done

@Tintor2: That's all. After that, I'm gonna read Critical and the whole article again.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 13:43, 18 February 2021 (UTC) @TeenAngels1234: Done. ThanksTintor2 (talk) 13:57, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Tintor2: The Critical section has too many specifications. Let me explain. The author's opinion is explained too much, in too much detail. A generic "evolution in this chapter" or "its relationship to X" "was appreciated by x" should suffice. This is a point that is found a bit throughout the section, which should now be at least 30% shorter. While I consider it important to briefly specify what was appreciated and why, this all creates too pompous prose. Don't be afraid to cut; wiki means "fast", after all.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 20:25, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

@TeenAngels1234: Rearranged. Tried combining most similar sentences, especially the ones who refer to his relationship with Kyoko and Kyosuke in the form of a generalization. I don't know about the voice actors though. There isn't too much material to talk about them. Hope it helps.Tintor2 (talk) 20:48, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Tintor2: It looks good now. Just a note: put a few comma and a few more subordinates, so as to make the sentences easier to read. Tomorrow I will read the whole article a second time.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 23:24, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• @TeenAngels1234: Thanks. I tried connecting almost all sentences from each paragraph using subordinates and commas. I feel like I'm learning more about proper writing in Wikipedia thanks to you :D Tintor2 (talk) 23:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
• @Tintor2: Okay. Here we go. I fixed some typos; while on long articles some typos are tolerable, in a short article they must all be found. I may have missed some of them; try to redo a complete re-reading of the article too. The article has improved enormously, but there is still something to fix. The prose, in particular, is a little too unclear to those who, like me, never played or seen the animes; we have to cut out some details and make the sentences of Appearances smoother. I can't give you precise examples, because it's a general thing. It would be a shame, because it has improved, as I said, and with a little work you can make the prose more concise. In particular, all the names and events confuse me a little. Try to make it clearer; take your time. Maybe take a break, so you can read the text after some time and notice the names or details that are redundant or simply unclear.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 13:43, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
• @TeenAngels1234: Is it just on reception or in general? I already left a request to the copyeditor.Tintor2 (talk) 13:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Well, Appearance, for the most part, more than Reception. Just try to summarize something :)--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 14:00, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Gave it a brief revision and Twofingered Typist is now giving it a rerevision too.Tintor2 (talk) 14:38, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @TeenAngels1234: The article was copyedited a again and I revised the sentences that needed clarification.Tintor2 (talk) 16:28, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

@Tintor2: The improvement is stunning. Okay. I just finished. Just three final points:

• "first game's first series". Is this correct? (Creation)
  • Revised
• "Makoto is a popular character". Try the past. "It was", or "gained popularity", for consecutio temporum. (Popularity)
  • Revised.
• "Toko Fukawa, Byakuya Togami, Kyoko, Junko Enoshima and Monokuma". Makoto is sufficient. (Appearances)

After this three points are solved, I'm gonna pass this.--TeenAngels1234 (talk) 08:57, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

• • Done.
• @TeenAngels1234: Thanks for the review.

Also thanks to @Twofingered Typist: for revising it.Tintor2 (talk) 12:55, 20 February 2021 (UTC)