user1908: So, as part of the tag wiki cleanup efforts over here, I took a look at the mangaka tag in order to improve it, and then I realized - I have no idea what this tag is supposed to be for! I mean, yes, I know what a "mangaka" is, but that doesn't tell me squat about which questions it's supposed to be used on. 

Note that 4 of the 11 questions with this tag are also tagged with manga-production. The other questions are:

Does Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) have something in common with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)? - about two mangaka, but doesn't need a tag for that.
Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name? - about a mangaka sort of outside the context of the manga, so maybe could benefit from it? But manga-production would probably still work.
How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT? - involves a mangaka, but doesn't need a tag for that.
What was Akamatsu Ken's role in creating Negima!? Neo? - well, if we're going to have a akamatsu-ken tag (which is a strange thing to have), we certainly don't need mangaka on top of it.
Is Dwun (Wdwune) based on Yoshihiro Togashi? - needs a solution similar to the Tsugumi Ohba question
What are some of Masamune Shirow's most recent works? - needs a solution similar to the Tsugumi Ohba question.
https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis - this question just sucks.


user274: My personal opinion on  mangaka and manga-production:

mangaka needs to be used when the question pertains directly to a specific mangaka, the job of being a mangaka, or the work a mangaka does.
manga-production by contrast can be any part of development of manga, including the work a mangaka does.

So, we have something like a Venn-diagram: some questions may have both tags and be full legitimate, but there will still be questions with just one or the other.
As for specific questions (in order of "newest" in mangaka):

https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis - VTC'd, I don't know how this wasn't closed sooner. Tags? Probably mangakamanga-production, but really, who cares? I think the question should be deleted.
Is Dwun (Wdwune) based on Yoshihiro Togashi? - Should remain, and keep mangaka as it is specific to a mangaka.
What are some of Masamune Shirow's most recent works? - I will not take sides on the validity of this question (as it pertains to lists), but will state that as it pertains directly to a mangaka, should keep mangaka.
Are there any female mangaka pretending to be a male? - Pertains directly to the job of being a mangaka (it is highly likely that this question could be answered by an expert on mangaka). Should keep mangaka.
Do manga artists draw their comics by hand or use computers? - This one is tough. Definitely manga-production, and I think mangaka would be well-suited here in order to attract appropriate experts.
Is it common for a writer to write for more than one demographic? - Definitely mangaka; doesn't really pertain to production, but to writers specifically.
What is the role of mangaka assistants? - Again, tough. Not specifically about mangaka, so I think it should just be manga-production.
How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT? - I think this just needs dragon-ball-gt. I don't see this as broadly covered by experts in mangaka (or in anime production).
What was Akamatsu Ken's role in creating Negima!? Neo? - Just mangaka; it's kind of about production, but it's about a specific production, so I think it should be kept away from that tag.
Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name? - Yikes... I think mangaka is necessary heree, but I'd think we could even remove the other tags.
Does Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) have something in common with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)? - Only peripherally related to mangaka. Should not be tagged with either tag in question.

There we go. I think #1, #7, #8, and #11 can have mangaka removed, but these definitely need a case-by-case look.

1908: <p>So, as part of the tag wiki cleanup efforts <a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/881/lets-cleanup-the-tag-wiki-excerpt">over here</a>, I took a look at the <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> tag in order to improve it, and then I realized - I have no idea what this tag is supposed to be for! I mean, yes, I know what a "mangaka" is, but that doesn't tell me squat about which questions it's supposed to be used on. </p>

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<p>Note that 4 of the 11 questions with this tag are also tagged with <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>. The other questions are:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/64/does-hiro-mashima-fairy-tail-has-something-in-common-with-eiichiro-oda-one-pi">Does Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) have something in common with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)?</a> - about two mangaka, but doesn't need a tag for that.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/103/is-there-any-reliable-source-that-explains-the-tsugumi-ohba-hiroshi-gamo-pen-nam">Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name?</a> - about a mangaka sort of outside the context of the manga, so maybe could benefit from it? But <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a> would probably still work.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/361/was-dragon-ball-gt-made-by-fans">How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?</a> - involves a mangaka, but doesn't need a tag for that.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/270/what-was-akamatsu-kens-role-in-creating-negima-neo">What was Akamatsu Ken&#39;s role in creating Negima!? Neo?</a> - well, if we're going to have a <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/akamatsu-ken" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;akamatsu-ken&#39;" rel="tag">akamatsu-ken</a> tag (which is a strange thing to have), we certainly don't need <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> on top of it.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6162/is-dwun-wdwune-based-on-yoshihiro-togashi">Is Dwun (Wdwune) based on Yoshihiro Togashi?</a> - needs a solution similar to the Tsugumi Ohba question</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5840/what-are-some-of-masamune-shirows-most-recent-works">What are some of Masamune Shirow&#39;s most recent works?</a> - needs a solution similar to the Tsugumi Ohba question.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis">https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis</a> - this question just sucks.</li>
</ul>
 274: <p>My personal opinion on  <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> and <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> needs to be used when the question pertains <em>directly to a specific mangaka, the job of being a mangaka, or the work a mangaka does</em>.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a> by contrast can be <em>any part of development of manga, including the work a mangaka does</em>.</li>
</ul>

<p>So, we have something like a Venn-diagram: some questions may have both tags and be full legitimate, but there will still be questions with just one or the other.</p>

<p>As for specific questions (in order of "newest" in <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a>):</p>

<ol>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis">https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7233/is-there-a-list-of-banned-manga-artist-whose-work-are-not-translated-into-englis</a> - VTC'd, I don't know how this wasn't closed sooner. Tags? Probably <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>, but really, who cares? I think the question should be deleted.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6162/is-dwun-wdwune-based-on-yoshihiro-togashi">Is Dwun (Wdwune) based on Yoshihiro Togashi?</a> - Should remain, and keep <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> as it is specific to a mangaka.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5840/what-are-some-of-masamune-shirows-most-recent-works">What are some of Masamune Shirow&#39;s most recent works?</a> - I will not take sides on the validity of this question (as it pertains to lists), but will state that as it pertains directly to a mangaka, should keep <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3901/are-there-any-female-mangaka-pretending-to-be-a-male">Are there any female mangaka pretending to be a male?</a> - Pertains directly to the job of being a mangaka (it is highly likely that this question could be answered by an expert on mangaka). Should keep <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3145/do-manga-artists-draw-their-comics-by-hand-or-use-computers">Do manga artists draw their comics by hand or use computers?</a> - This one is tough. Definitely <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>, and I <em>think</em> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> would be well-suited here in order to attract appropriate experts.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3038/is-it-common-for-a-writer-to-write-for-more-than-one-demographic">Is it common for a writer to write for more than one demographic?</a> - Definitely <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a>; doesn't really pertain to production, but to writers specifically.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2856/what-is-the-role-of-mangaka-assistants">What is the role of mangaka assistants?</a> - Again, tough. Not specifically about mangaka, so I think it should just be <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/manga-production" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;manga-production&#39;" rel="tag">manga-production</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/361/was-dragon-ball-gt-made-by-fans">How involved was Akira Toriyama in the production of Dragon Ball GT?</a> - I think this <em>just</em> needs <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/dragon-ball-gt" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;dragon-ball-gt&#39;" rel="tag">dragon-ball-gt</a>. I don't see this as broadly covered by experts in mangaka (or in anime production).</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/270/what-was-akamatsu-kens-role-in-creating-negima-neo">What was Akamatsu Ken&#39;s role in creating Negima!? Neo?</a> - Just <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a>; it's kind of about production, but it's about a <em>specific</em> production, so I think it should be kept away from that tag.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/103/is-there-any-reliable-source-that-explains-the-tsugumi-ohba-hiroshi-gamo-pen-nam">Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name?</a> - Yikes... I think <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> is necessary heree, but I'd think we could even remove the other tags.</li>
<li><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/64/does-hiro-mashima-fairy-tail-has-something-in-common-with-eiichiro-oda-one-pi">Does Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) have something in common with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)?</a> - Only peripherally related to mangaka. Should not be tagged with either tag in question.</li>
</ol>

<p>There we go. I think #1, #7, #8, and #11 can have <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mangaka" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;mangaka&#39;" rel="tag">mangaka</a> removed, but these definitely need a case-by-case look.</p>
