| I thought of this topic because I have been watching Hyouka and I knew prior to starting it that Hyouka is the Japanese word for Ice cream and before watching I thought "Why the fuck is this anime called ice cream?" So what are some anime titles that make no sense until you watch it. |
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| Welcome To The NHK is the first anime that comes to mind for me |
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| A few off the top of my head: Neon Genesis Evangelion Steins;Gate Toradora Akame ga Kill |
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| The only one I could think of right now is Banana Fish. |
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| I Want to Eat Your Pancreas. In the beginning, you think this might be a horror anime until you look at the cover and genres and realize that it isn't. |
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| 1. Banana Fish 2. Happy Sugar Life 3. Mahou Shojou Site (Magical Girl Site) 4. Koi wa Ameagari no You ni (Love is Like After the Rain) |
| Many of titles are actually like this, for example Monster. People normally will think some ugly and terrifying alien lifeform when heard the word "monster". |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| Kuragehime Kimi no Suizo wo Tabetai Gin no Saji Honey and Clover ACCA 13 |
| ghost in the shell darling in the franxx both follow the format of "thing in the thing" and you wouldn't know what those things are if you haven't watched the anime |
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| As someone else said, doesnt that go for majority of titles? I'm actually having trouble thinking of an anime with a title that does make sense even if you've haven seen the show. So far without looking around on MAL, the only ones that come to mind would be Prison School, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and Arakawa Under the Bridge. Maybe Tower of God as well |
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| Bleach Up to this day, I still haven't figured out the point of the title or even the intent behind it even after finishing the anime and the manga. Oh wait, that wasn't the question. I guess something like Naruto, Inuyasha, etc... if anyone's not that familiar with Japanese names then stuff like that can be confusing. |
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| Fruits Basket. I had zero idea why it was called that until I watched the show. I quite like the title but I still think it's a fairly obscure reference for it. Something relating to the zodiac would be more fitting if you ask me. |
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ζ¨ ζ¦, ε· η© θͺ . π₯ π₯ π₯ Build a man a fire and you'll warm him for a night but set a man on fire and you'll warm him for the rest of his life... - H E N D Y - |
| Punch Line. I thought it was a series about witty comedy, then I realized it's a wordplay (or something like that) with panchira and that explained the abundance of panties. |
| Black Clover, Log Horizon, Angel Beats!, Charlotte, and Hyouka are 5 I can think of. |
AthanMorn said: Punch Line. I thought it was a series about witty comedy, then I realized it's a wordplay (or something like that) with panchira and that explained the abundance of panties. Even funnier - the actual story in Punch Line is pretty tragic and the comedy + ecchi elements are for mood whiplash. |
alshuJul 4, 2020 7:11 AM
| The majority of anime have weird names that make little sense if you never watched the show and if the title is also butchered English even less so. Attack on Titan makes no sense one way or the other. Ghost in the Shell makes also no sense without knowing that Ghost = Soul or Consciousness. Neon Genesis Evangelion was already mentioned. Other shows that I can think right from the bat: Fruits Basket Toradora Your Lie in April Clannad Serial Experiment Lain Bungou Stray Dogs Ergo Proxy K-on! One Piece Mob Psych 100 Usagi Drop (still don't know why it is called that way) And I didn't even try hard. |
huntress1013Jul 4, 2020 7:22 AM
| Assuming you don't know about the original legend behind it, Toilet Bound Hanako-kun probably sounds pretty weird without context. |
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| Blast of Tempest; I watched it thinking it would probably cover a storm or something by the 'tempest' on its title, and was in for a treat when it actually refered to The Tempest by Shakespeare... |
  "The only thing humans are equal in is death." |
| the ones that came to mind first have already been mentioned but maybe plastic memories? hard to think of what it is about without reading the description |
| I'm gonna say Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? here. Before watching this anime, I thought this was gonna be some harem-fanservice anime about girls in dungeons. Turns out after watching this anime, I realised that this anime is your typical isekai anime, farming for money/gems at dungeons etc. |
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Jhustice said: Kaichou wa Maid-sama. A pretty straight forward title but still makes no sense. Seems like President is maid from the title. |
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nerd_64 said: Danmachi isn't an Isekai it's just a fantasy but I get watch you are saying.I'm gonna say Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? here. Before watching this anime, I thought this was gonna be some harem-fanservice anime about girls in dungeons. Turns out after watching this anime, I realised that this anime is your typical isekai anime, farming for money/gems at dungeons etc. |
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| 5 Centimeters Per Second. Most titles don't make sense though, like Rascal Does not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, wtf is that |
| Ashita no Joe, I think. I immediately started it and get what it's about. Tomorrow's Joe! |
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| I took a look at my completed list and the truth is that 80 percent of the titles there don't make any sense without knowing the story behind them. |
IshitatesoJul 4, 2020 11:08 PM
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| for me fate/zero and perfect blue made a whole lot more sense as titles after i watched them completely. |
| When they Cry Zaphkiel_El_Rem said: Bleach Up to this day, I still haven't figured out the point of the title or even the intent behind it even after finishing the anime and the manga. StrawhatL said: Bleach, well I still don't understand that one. The soul reapers cleanse hollows, much like how bleach cleans stains. |
 This ground is soiled by those before me and their lies. I dare not look up for on me I feel their eyes |
gasmasqueraider said: for me fate/zero and perfect blue made a whole lot more sense as titles after i watched them completely. Isn't that Fate/Zero just mean that it is Fate/stay night's prequel story ? Just like No Game No Life Zero and Steins Gate 0 although Fate/Zero used that term far before them. What is Perfect Blue title mean anyway ? |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| The one that immediately came to mind is FLCL. At first I was confused about why exactly would a show's title just be random letters, then I found out it's actually supposed to be read as Fooly Cooly which really didn't help, and then I wacthed the show. Well the title's still a bit confusing but at the same time it somehow makes sense now. |
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| Has anyone mentioned Banana Fish yet? Thats the most obvious answer. |
| that one can be good: Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?(WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?) |
| Don't fuck up the present, it's connected to your future! |
Seijatachiiii said: xd banana fish takes the win for all i can tellHas anyone mentioned Banana Fish yet? Thats the most obvious answer. |
| Don't fuck up the present, it's connected to your future! |
| 3-gatsu no Lion Steins;Gate Ergo Proxy Rascal Does not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai These even if you watch the serie kinda don't make sense anyways Hyouka Kiznaiver Orange Citrus |
| ¿Existe una razón para que vivas en este mundo? |
| Kanon Mob Psycho 100 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Bloom Into You Medaka Box |
bright-miraiJul 9, 2020 12:10 PM
| Rascal does not dream of a Bunny Girl senpai Fruits Basket Darling in the FranXX Actually there are hundreds on anime like this where the title doesn't make sense unless you have seen the show. But these 3 came in my mind first. |
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| Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Perfect Blue indeed... Jim_Heart said: What is Perfect Blue title mean anyway ? Well, think about the phrase "feeling blue". It's kind of a metaphor for "feeling sad/depressed" |
| I think most anime are like this nowadays. Some days ago, I talked with a girl that tried to recommend Bungou Stray Dogs to a friend. She said "He was like... Okay, where are the dogs? I only see people!". I had to laugh, but I guess this mistake is more common than we think. |
| "Could you not talk with me? I'm busy breathing." |
| Banana Fish Free Your Lie In April Charlotte Fairy Tail |
| "I don't care if no one likes me. I wasn't created in this world to entertain everyone"- Oreki Houtarou |
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