| I'm slightly ashamed to admit that animes advertised with English names catch my eye more than those with their Japanese name. Maybe its an acquired taste, what with some of the best animes being referred to in English (aka. Deathnote, Fate/Zero, FMA: Brotherhood,etc). The English names also help me get an early idea of what the anime will be about, whereas "Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai" will tell me little to nothing. Whats the consensus and some opinions on this topic? ---PS, this is my first Topic post so I have no clue what I'm doing ._. |
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| Which ever name I was introduced to first. Such as Princess Mononoke, it being turned into Japanese name was :( for me. Whatever is most familiar I would prefer it. Probably the most commonly used name too. Though I do find the English name being easier to remember unless of course it is rarely used. |
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| Yeah being easy to remember is a good point too. It makes me wonder why more people call Future Diary by it's Japanese name (Mirai Nikki). Something so simple and mysterious didn't catch on, but I guess Mirai Nikki is what its primarily referred to as in almost everything and got drilled into our skulls. |
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| The original name. |
| The name that everyone knows and uses. |
| I use the Japanese name. |
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| Japanese sometimes,English other times, decent first thread |
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| Which one I get used to first(which is usually the Japanese as I watch airing anime), which one is more canon(referred to in the show), which one is catchier or easier to say, the name that people I talk about the anime with use, etc. Most of the time it's the Japanese name but there are some that I prefer in English. For most I don't really care. Protaku94 said: Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai's English name is The World Only God Knows. Neither one really tells you much about the show.I'm slightly ashamed to admit that animes advertised with English names catch my eye more than those with their Japanese name. Maybe its an acquired taste, what with some of the best animes being referred to in English (aka. Deathnote, Fate/Zero, FMA: Brotherhood,etc). The English names also help me get an early idea of what the anime will be about, whereas "Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai" will tell me little to nothing. Whats the consensus and some opinions on this topic? ---PS, this is my first Topic post so I have no clue what I'm doing ._. |
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| no real preference just whatever comes to mind i guess. i tend to use them interchangeably |
| Japanese when writing English when speaking |
| Japanese unless it's something long like Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui. |
| Watamote is lovely, and I never had any trouble remembering the anime's condensed name ( I just realized what my avatar is). Maybe it is just a question of how simple and easy to memorize the name is, or how it feels rolling off your tongue. |
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| Depends on whom im talking to. Usually my white anime watching friends use English names. |
Rivalrun said: The name that everyone knows and uses. |
| Yeah pretty much whichever name comes to me first. I prefer calling Shigeki no Kyojin attack on titan because my friend told me it was called attack on titan when i first heard it. But id feel weird calling 'zankyou no terror' terror in resonance or whatever the english name is. But im also like you in how english names catch my eye more, but only because you can usually tell what kind of anime it is simply by hearing the name so its easier to tell if id be interested in it or not at first glance, but obviously i dont know japanese so they all kind of blur together til i read the synopsis or see a preview |
Supercolin said: Both? Both |
| I use both depending on how long the name is and how the english name sounds. No way can i remember some name like 20 syllables long. |
| do not have a particular preference i just memorize the title that is easy to remember |
traed said: (Is this how you're supposed to reply?) And yeah, some animes don't even have a well-known English translation like OreImo or OniAi (condensed Japanese name). I don't really mind condensed names, but I'll take those any day over having to spell out "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute."I use both depending on how long the name is and how the english name sounds. No way can i remember some name like 20 syllables long. |
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| Uh. Whichever one I read first. |
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| I almost always prefer the Japanese titles with very few exceptions. dunsparcedude said: Japanese unless it's something long like Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui. Long titles are not much of a problem, as they're often condensed even in Japan. Oreimo, Mondaiji, Watamote, etc. |
| Japanese whenever possible. |
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| English name. I like to understand what I'm reading. |
| Addicted to visual novels omgg |
SolviteSekai said: Rivalrun said: The name that everyone knows and uses. |
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| In whichever way the person I'm speaking to can understand. |
FGAU1912 said: no its us english people that doMeokii said: Whatever sounds nice and short. oddly it the Japanese fan base that come up with most of the shorten names for anime |
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| I prefer Japanese names, cause there're less problems with translation. You just remember the sequence of letters and use it to scare the uninitiated. |
FGAU1912 said: ScazoN said: no its us english people that do proof plz Shippuden = Naruto shippUden HxH = Hunter x Hunter SNAFU ='Oregairu Madoka = Madoka Magica somethingsomething etc |
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| No preference. |
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| Japanese. The English names are sometimes way off and only cause confusion. e.g. Asobi ni Iku yo! ≠ Cat Planet Cuties |
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VBS said: most of us don't even understand the japanese titles so it would be no differenceJapanese. The English names are sometimes way off and only cause confusion. e.g. Asobi ni Iku yo! ≠ Cat Planet Cuties |
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FGAU1912 said: oh yeah i know that, im tslking about madoka anime , aren'twe ?ScazoN said: Shippuden = Naruto shippUden HxH = Hunter x Hunter SNAFU ='Oregairu Madoka = Madoka Magica somethingsomething etc kys pls i hope ypu know the Madoka game is only knaow as madoka maigica Porttable and has it seen a us releses no it has not with hunter hunter you add to i isnce the x is not said in Japanese so in Japan its said as hunter Hunter written was Hunter X Hunter i never head western anime commentator call it properly and iv watched plemty of hunter hunter based vids X isjust there in this case as a spreartion |
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| English name most of the time. I find Japanese to be an unpleasant language. Down there with Dutch and Spanish. |
| I usually refer by its Japanese name, but it's better to know for both Japanese and English as well. For example, if people mention "Have you ever watched Attack on Titan?" when you have watched it already but you don't know it's actually refer to Shingeki no Kyojin, you will say "No, what is this anime about?". |
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FGAU1912 said: ScazoN said: most of us don't even understand the japanese titles so it would be no difference it splpts the fanbase of shows when this sort of bad traskation happnes hence why i idslike this practice And what does this division of fans amount to? Do they start warring over which name is better? Or is this simply a case of sub versus dub simplified? |
| The name I hear first normally, but sometimes the japanese names are so weird, I think "Fullmetal Alchemist" is "Haganeno Renkenjitsushi" or something and thats quite hard to say :D |
| It wasn't me who was wrong, it was the world! |
| @FGAU1912: You typing on a phone or something? You've mistyped so many words that your post is nearly impossible to decipher. |
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| Depending on how I first discovered it, and also what it sounds like. For example, Death note is Death note everywhere I've seen it, so of course I use it in english. The same thing with Fullmetal Alchemist. Attack on Titan uses it's both names, so Shingeki no Kyojin also stick with me fast, even when I had problems pronouncing it at first. For some series, the original japanese name just sounds miles better than the enslish translation, so I use that. Like Mirai Nikki. |
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