GetBackers

Article summary

is a Japanese manga series written by Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 1999 to February 2007, with its chapters collected in 39 volumes. The series follows the GetBackers, a pair of youths endowed with supernatural abilities who specialize in recovering lost or stolen items. A 49-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Studio Deen was broadcast on TBS from October 2002 to September 2003. The manga series was licensed for English release in North America by Tokyopop, which released 27 volumes between February 2004 and December 2008; its license expired in 2009.

Key claims

1. publication date: 2009-02-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1999-08-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2008-12-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2005-03-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2007-04-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2003-07-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2004-08-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2006-10-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2012-05-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2003-02-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2003-03-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "2009-02-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1999-08-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2008-12-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2005-03-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2007-04-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2003-07-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2004-08-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2006-10-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2012-05-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2003-02-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2003-03-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
16. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375414002