| So many Titles with blue like Blue Exorcist, blue lock, blue giant, Blue Period, and Blue Spring Ride, Blue seeds, Blue legs, blue submarine.. I think it's Probably because Japan is surrounded by blue oceans and that gave a sense of wonder and introspection that aligns with the emotional and narrative depth the Anime Creator's aim to convey.? Even Japan national sports team's uniforms are all blue and they are nicknamed the blue Samurai.. Another reason I think In Japanese , “青” (ao), often translated as "blue," which means youth or freshness. May be they use this double meaning of “blue” an evocative choice for anime titles because anime is mostly aimed at youths. Is there a clear cut reason you know why so many anime titles have the word blue? |
| My guess is that it puts it near the top when the titles are alphabetized? It the same deal with other primary colors too though look up the number of things that have Black (kuro) in the title. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| also perfect blue movie but ye maybe youth related like you said since japan is obsess with youth |
| Probably just availability bias. A lot of anime that happen to have the word "blue" in the title also happen to be pretty popular, so it just seems more common than it actually is. Also you forgot Grand Blue. |
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Reply to deg
also perfect blue movie but ye maybe youth related like you said since japan is obsess with youth
| @deg they should be obsessed with youth. Japan has the 2nd oldest average population ages in the world . As of 2023, the median age is around 50 years, making it the second highest globally, just behind Monaco. But Monaco is a retirement area for the mega rich. Japan's birth rate has been declining for decades In 2024, it's about 6.995 births per 1000 people, which is even lower from previous years . This decline is however not attributed to economic uncertainty, Japan are a first world nation |
Reply to RainyEvenings
@deg they should be obsessed with youth.
Japan has the 2nd oldest average population ages in the world
. As of 2023, the median age is around 50 years, making it the second highest globally, just behind Monaco. But Monaco is a retirement area for the mega rich.
Japan's birth rate has been declining for decades
In 2024, it's about 6.995 births per 1000 people, which is even lower from previous years
. This decline is however not attributed to economic uncertainty, Japan are a first world nation
Japan has the 2nd oldest average population ages in the world
. As of 2023, the median age is around 50 years, making it the second highest globally, just behind Monaco. But Monaco is a retirement area for the mega rich.
Japan's birth rate has been declining for decades
In 2024, it's about 6.995 births per 1000 people, which is even lower from previous years
. This decline is however not attributed to economic uncertainty, Japan are a first world nation
| @RainyEvenings ye i meant they have a loli and shota culture going on too that is seen as pedo by western countries heck even the united nations are pressuring them to ban those stuff |
| Idk have you considered blue is just cool and you're vastly overthinking it? |
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| blue is the colour of youth and new beginnings. blue ocean, blue sky etc. that's just my take. so due to that many animes use blue in their titles. i read the OP after posting my reply only to find out that i've basically said the same thing. damn. |
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| https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?list=B Ctrl + f + type "blue" Lots of blue titles indeed. |
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| a simple lack of imagination, blue is a normie color, you rarely see magenta or some shit |
| The authors drank too much Bombay Sapphire when making them. |
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| I don't think there's some deep and profound reason. Blue is a popular color (my favorite color too) also symbolizes sky, sea, freedom...and I guess youth in Japan (and in the past aoi meant green, which is also a popular color and symbol of youth). But also there are a lot of anime titles with red/akai, white/shiro, black/kuro and green/midori - other popular colors. |
| According to various researches, blue is most people's favorite color. For the opposite reason, I've never seen an anime/manga/LN with brown or yellow in its title. |
Reply to alshu
I don't think there's some deep and profound reason.
Blue is a popular color (my favorite color too) also symbolizes sky, sea, freedom...and I guess youth in Japan (and in the past aoi meant green, which is also a popular color and symbol of youth).
But also there are a lot of anime titles with red/akai, white/shiro, black/kuro and green/midori - other popular colors.
Blue is a popular color (my favorite color too) also symbolizes sky, sea, freedom...and I guess youth in Japan (and in the past aoi meant green, which is also a popular color and symbol of youth).
But also there are a lot of anime titles with red/akai, white/shiro, black/kuro and green/midori - other popular colors.
| @alshu yes that's right. And I remember that trick was used in the clock tower case to decipher a puzzle in detective Conan. Aoi in the past also meant green as well as blue, midori which means green is relatively new.. It bothers me enough to be curious why is that there is so much blue in the titles of anime.. |
| Blue Archive ToT uooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh |
| Because blue is by far the most favorited color worldwide. |
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| I remember a guy saying that the kanji for youth has the kanji for blue inside of it, so probably that. |
| "Those words are meant for those that dare defy god's final warning... An epigraph of their stubbornness" - Maho Hiyajo (Steins;Gate 0)  |
| Black is pretty common as well like Black lagoon, Black butler, black bullet, black rock shooter, Darker than black, Black cat, Black jack etc. I think black and blue are the coolest colors. |
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 yeah I also asked this question to my friends a few days ago. I still don't understand why. But its my favorite color so Im fine with that |
Reply to WesternSiren
Idk have you considered blue is just cool and you're vastly overthinking it?
| @WesternSiren this reminds me on the age old question of "why is the curtain blue", but it's still a bit odd that everyone picks blue. |
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| A color that represents and is often associated with peace, relaxation, and calm. Plus, other colors such as black are used a lot too; Black Butler, Black Lagoon, Black Jack, Black Cat, Black Rock Shooter, Darker Than Black. Again, black is associated with death, fear, maturity, and darkness, which a lot of those shows have in common. Also, you forgot Blue Box. |
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Reply to Sheol01
@GoCrayzee This isn't even counting a great number of Hentai. Unfortunately, most of those with "Blue" in the title are NTR though.
Sheol01 said: most of those with "Blue" in the title are NTR though. Recommendations please, i feel this is a perfect opportunity to ask |
| I can tell you at least one of the reasons Blue Exorcist has that name is because the mc is an exorcist with blue flames. That one seems pretty self explanatory. I suppose we could get into the reasons as to why the flames are blue though. |
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