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Do you refer to anime's by their English name or Japanese name?
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May 25, 2018 6:20 PM

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Both, just whatever is easier or pops into my head first.
May 25, 2018 8:33 PM
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I'll occasionally use the Japanese names, usually when the English name is ridiculously long, isn't catchy, and/or has no short way of saying it.

For example, I refer to "The Irregular at Magic High School" as "Mahouka" because it's much shorter than the English alternative. I also say "Mirai Nikki" instead of the future diary simply because it's what I see and hear most often.

For most series, however, I use the English names. Spice and Wolf, Attack on Titan, Your Lie in April, Parasyte, Chivalry of a Failed Knight... These tend to be more meaningful to me than their Japanese counterparts, and they're usually quicker to say, too.
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May 25, 2018 8:36 PM

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Depends. I prefer March Comes in Like A Lion than 3-Gatsu no Lion, or Shinsekai Yori than From the New World.
Aug 10, 2018 7:58 AM

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Sometimes Japanese names are too long to remember, as I don't understand them, so... English?

Examples:
Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi
Kenka Banchou Otome: Girl Beats Boys
Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament
Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine
Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!
Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru

As none of them mean anything to me in Japanese, it's too difficult to remember.


Aug 10, 2018 8:01 AM

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Aug 12, 2018 4:05 AM

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I prefer their Japanese names but if it's easier in to remember in English, then English it is.
Aug 12, 2018 4:08 AM

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I use the one I remember from the top of my head when I need to remember it.
Aug 12, 2018 2:29 PM

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I just use whichever name sounds more convenient to say at the time. If the Japanese title is too long, I use the English title and vice versa.
Aug 12, 2018 2:31 PM
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English. It sounds a bit cringey when English people say it in Japanese.
Aug 12, 2018 2:31 PM

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Depends usually, if it's for an anime like Shingeki No Kyojin, then i'll use the japanese name. But for most others i think i use the english one, depends tho



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Aug 12, 2018 2:36 PM

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Depends on if it sounds better or is easier to say. For example, I'd say "Higurashi" over "When they Cry." But I'd say "Attack on Titan" over "Shingeki no Kyojin"
                                   
Aug 12, 2018 3:08 PM

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Japanese sounds cooler but I butcher the pronunciation every time.


Aug 13, 2018 12:32 AM

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English names are way easier to remember.
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Aug 13, 2018 12:33 AM
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whichever one you discovered it as is my go to
Aug 13, 2018 12:42 AM

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I usually don't remember anime names and call em like "that anime about superhero school" and "that anime about pink-haired girl with horns and robots with tits"
Aug 13, 2018 12:45 AM

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Most of the MAL prefers Ghost in the Shell or simply GITS instead of Kokaku Kidotai or Attack on Titan instead of Shingeki no Kyojin but at the same time prefers Mirai Nikki instead of The Future Diary or Zankyou no Terror instead of Terror in Resonance.
It simply depends on wich got popular first and others have no way around it like Fate/Stay night,Ergo Proxy,Death Note,Black lagoon,Steins;Gate etc...
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Aug 13, 2018 12:47 AM

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Depends if I speak with irl friends i mostly use my native language or english but mostly japanese name (easier to remember imo)
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Aug 13, 2018 12:48 AM

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Whatever rolls the tongue the easiest tbh
Aug 13, 2018 12:54 AM

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I prefer the latter over the former, to be honest it sounds better to me.
Aug 15, 2018 10:26 PM
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Depends on which one ISN'T a mouthful to say every time
Aug 16, 2018 10:45 AM

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japanese because tons of english titles just don't really make sense and the japanese title (esp for light novels) is essentially the plot so it is easy to figure out what the anime is about just from the title alone

















Aug 16, 2018 10:48 AM

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English ALWAYS if applicable, mostly because I'm not a weeb.
Aug 17, 2018 12:21 AM

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I just call them by whichever one I heard first.
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Aug 17, 2018 3:40 AM

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i prefer japanese titles.

iam using roman-alphabet, but not english native speaker and barely using any english in daily, but iam more familiar with japanese/chinese. am i weeb now?
Aug 18, 2018 12:54 AM
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It depends, if the Japanese name is difficult to remember, then I'd probably call it by the English title
Aug 18, 2018 1:03 AM

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I usually use the japanese names, simply because English is not my native language. There are some exceptions tho. Like Betrayal knows my name, because I have a hard time remembering the japanese title (Uragiri wa boku no namae wo shitteiru - totally did not copy that).
Aug 18, 2018 1:05 AM

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Japanese because it sounds better 90% of the time with the exception of the likes of Eva.
Aug 18, 2018 1:06 AM

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Highly depends. Sometimes I switch it up. Whatever comes out is just what I say.
Aug 18, 2018 1:15 AM

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I prefer English Names, atleast in writing.

Romaji is ugly to read. Plus it trains bad habits if you are keen on learning japanese. Might as well stick to reading the names of anime in hiragana/katakana/kanji instead.

MAL has this problem of referring every title in Romaji. Well, it is not a deal breaker of any sorts.
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Aug 18, 2018 1:19 AM

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Whichever is easier to remember. And that's usually the English names
Aug 18, 2018 1:23 AM
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I obviously do prefer the names of animes to be in Japanese because it gives kind of feeling to you. But English Translation is also necessary to understand the meaning.
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