Oshi Collections
Editorial Policy
How Oshi Collections researches, cites, reviews and corrects information while maintaining editorial independence.
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Purpose
Oshi Collections exists to help readers understand characters, VTubers, groups, titles and the relationships between them through structured, source-backed information.
Our editorial decisions are guided by usefulness, accuracy, neutrality and traceability—not by advertising revenue, commercial relationships or pressure from interested parties.
Editorial principles
Accuracy
We publish a fact only when we can identify reasonable supporting evidence. Uncertain, conflicting or unsupported claims should be omitted, qualified or clearly described as unresolved.
Neutrality
Entries are written in neutral, original language. We avoid promotional claims, personal attacks, fan speculation and language designed to artificially praise or diminish a subject.
Traceability
Where practical, factual claims are supported by clickable sources. Readers should be able to identify where important information came from and evaluate the source themselves.
Cultural and linguistic context
Our Japan-based perspective helps us work directly with Japanese-language sources. Where an official or licensed English edition exists, its established English title and terminology normally take precedence in English content.
We do not invent official translations, pronunciations, romanizations, ages, birthdays or affiliations.
Independence
No advertiser, rights holder, publisher, agency, creator or other interested party may purchase a favorable description, ranking or editorial outcome.
Source standards
We generally prefer sources in the following order:
Official or first-party sources published by the creator, rights holder, publisher, production committee, game operator, agency, talent or authorized distributor.
Official or licensed editions and announcements in the language being documented.
Established reference works and reputable publications with identifiable editorial responsibility.
Well-maintained community references, including established Fandom communities, when they directly support a claim and stronger sources are unavailable.
Search-result snippets, unattributed summaries, AI-generated answers and model memory are not treated as evidence.
A secondary source is not presented as more authoritative than it is. Material conflicts between sources should be disclosed or left unresolved rather than silently decided.
Names, translations and dates
English is the default language of the global catalog.
When an official or licensed English name exists, we use that established form. Original-script names and localized names may be stored separately.
Dates are recorded only to the precision supported by the source. We do not invent a day or month when only a year is known.
A character or person’s age is recorded only when a reliable source states it. It is not automatically calculated from a birthday.
AI-assisted work
AI may assist with:
finding candidate sources;
organizing research notes;
preparing neutral draft text;
identifying possible duplicates or relationships; and
checking whether required fields may be missing.
AI may not independently approve, review or publish an entry.
Every published entry must pass human review. Individual review decisions are recorded so that responsibility does not disappear behind automation.
Review and publication
New information begins as a private draft.
Before publication, a human reviewer checks the applicable fields, languages and sources. Rejected or uncertain fields are returned for correction. Publication is blocked until the required review is complete.
Published pages may later receive a private revision. The existing public version remains available until the replacement has been reviewed and published.
Corrections
We welcome substantiated corrections.
Correction requests should include:
the affected page URL;
the specific statement or field;
the proposed correction;
a reliable supporting source; and
any relevant context, such as adaptation, edition or date.
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Corrections are evaluated using the same sourcing and review standards as new entries. Requests from a subject, company or rights holder are considered carefully but do not automatically override verifiable evidence.
Advertising and commercial influence
Oshi Collections does not use affiliate links.
The site may display clearly identifiable advertising, including Google AdSense, in the future. Advertising does not affect selection, wording, review decisions or publication status.
Sponsored editorial coverage, paid rankings and undisclosed paid inclusion are not accepted.
Copyright and quotations
We write original summaries rather than copying source descriptions.
Names, titles, trademarks, images and quoted material remain the property of their respective owners. Sources are linked for attribution and verification. We do not claim ownership of third-party intellectual property merely because it is documented in the catalog.
Policy updates
This policy may be updated as the catalog, review process or applicable requirements change. Material changes will be reflected on this page.