| i'm talking about anime titles here regardless of how unlikeable or bad the anime itself is i do think an anime's title matters to the anime as a whole to some extent and a good one should be: 1 easy to remember 2 thematically relevant and symbolic 3 has a deeper meaning to it that can be realized after the watch some bonus points are added if they are creatively worded some of my favorites are: kokkoku (moment by moment) perfect blue mousou dairinin (paranoia agent) made in abyss texhnolyze ghost in the shell |
MAYOIIIAug 1, 2019 10:07 PM
| Ergo Proxy Drifters The Garden of Words |
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| Death Parade fits your description perfectly. |
| "Mai-HiME" is an impressive multi-dimensional pun. 1. The show is about HiMEs. There is an analogy drawn between the HiMEs and himes, or princesses. 2. Mai is the lead character of the show. And she is indeed a HiME. 3. The title can also be read as "My HiME" or "My Princess". |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
GlennMagusHarvey said: "Mai-HiME" is an impressive multi-dimensional pun. 1. The show is about HiMEs. There is an analogy drawn between the HiMEs and himes, or princesses. 2. Mai is the lead character of the show. And she is indeed a HiME. 3. The title can also be read as "My HiME" or "My Princess". thats actually a good one based on what you said i just added that show onto my list i couldn't think of many pun-based anime titles actually but the one i could remember the most is yuri kuma arashi |
| The Tatami Galaxy. I just thought it sounded cool until I actually realized what it meant in the final two episodes. That shit was unreal. |
 "I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." ― Jorge Luis Borges [url=]Goodreads[/url] | [url=]Letterboxd[/url] |
| Hunter x Hunter, Berserk, Texhnolyze |
| Tekkon Kinkreet. Really clever, its a purposeful mispronunciation of the word "tekkin kinkurito" Euphoria and bible black are pretty clever and neat *lenny face* A lot of Shinchiro's works have pretty thematically pleasing titles like cowboy bebop and Samurai Champloo |
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| Fate series just some more character limit aah |
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| The next-episode previews in Cross Ange are accompanied by voiceovers from the characters commenting on each other in an out-of-universe way. The last preview in the series has someone asking why the show is called "Cross Ange". Ange replies, -- The Tower of Druaga is the name of an old video game, as well as an anime series based on that. The anime series features a huge tower, but the tower is actually not the same tower as the one in the game -- though the game's tower makes a cameo appearance in the show, wherein the characters basically play the game itself. -- The title Angel Beats, particularly in combination with its logo design, could be considered a spoiler for a backstory detail that is revealed late in the series. -- While not technically an example of the film noir genre, Noir has stylistic elements that draw from that genre. ("Noir" is also the name of an entity in-universe.) -- Yuuki Yuuna is certainly a "hero" in Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero, in the sense of being a protagonist who saves the day with her superpowers, but she and the rest of the cast explore multiple angles of what it means to be a "hero". -- Yosuga no Sora translates to "Sky of Connection", which draws attention to the importance of the interconnectedness of the characters, particularly what with two lead characters moving back to the small town in which they grew up, thereby reawakening social connections that had been left behind. The show is quite atmospheric and does have some skylight scenes, though the important other meaning of "Sora" is that it is the name of the little sister who moves back into town along with her brother. -- Vividred Operation (a.k.a. Vivid Red Operation) is basically a technology-based magical girl show that has the characters using the "Vivid System" to gain their superpowers (which involves their donning "Palette Suits", in keeping with the color theme). The lead character, whose color is red, can "dock" with other characters, and their combined transformation is named Vivid [color] -- Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, and Vivid Yellow. But then how do you get "Vivid Red", if the lead character is already red? |
GlennMagusHarveyAug 2, 2019 1:44 AM
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Violet Evergarden Angels Egg Made in Abyss Darker than Black |
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| Some interesting sounding titles (not necessary of good shows): 3x3 Eyes Akame ga Kill! - glorious engrish double meaning Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki - that Nostradamus reference Appleseed - nothing to do with apples Aquarion Evol - Evol is actually love in reverse Azumanga Daioh - Great King? B: The Beginning - whaaat? Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Basquash! Bastard!! Betterman - or is he? Black Magic M-66 - M is for Mario and it's a non-stop action against killer cyborgs , no magic of any kind in the story Blame! - actually an onomatopoeia Buta - it's about a boar samurai and other anthropomorphic animals Panda Kopanda - actually they sing "Panda Papanda Kopaaanda." Kill La Kill - foreign language nonsense for a title. The japaneses adore those. |
alshuAug 2, 2019 12:42 AM
| Kino's Journey Ping Pong The Animation Haibane Renme The Big O Wolf's Rain RahXephon |
| Tatami Galaxy has always struck me as a nice and poetic title for what the show was doing. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Do You Like Your Mom? Her Normal Attack is Two Attacks at Full Power |
| Upotte! is just the Japanese word for "gun" backwards. |
 Latest reviews: Wonder Egg Priority and A Couple of Cukoos |
| Aho-girl. it is literal and perfect |
ohml said: Tekkon Kinkreet. Really clever, its a purposeful mispronunciation of the word "tekkin kinkurito" Euphoria and bible black are pretty clever and neat *lenny face* A lot of Shinchiro's works have pretty thematically pleasing titles like cowboy bebop and Samurai Champloo oh yes I was going to say that as well suggestively it implies the essence of the story, which is the power of imagination against the interconnected metropolitan cities built with iron |
| Berserk and Monster have a great one word in title. |
"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 !" |
| Sundome means stopping just before in english bring you to the brink of releasing nectar of the gods it's weird crying with a rock hard boner nothing short of a masterpiece |
PantsuSenseiUwUAug 2, 2019 9:51 AM
| “The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.” ― Nishan Panwar 8=D ~ O: |
| K. Singlehandedly the most creative title I've seen in my lifetime But for real probably March comes in like a Lion, cause March/April is usually the beginning of the new (school) year, and the whole show is about how Rei develops a new sense in his life through others. Coming in like a lion emphasizes how this new lifestyle is unknown to Rei, and how his life is rapidly changing before his eyes at least that's my take, I literally just made that observation just now lul |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
HopefulNihilist said: It took me a while to realize this too, since at first I thought "beats" was related to music. But no.@GlennMagusHarvey I watched Angel Beats twice, yet I never quite understood what the title meant. Could you explain it to me please? I still think it's one of those titles that feels a bit like "why did they pick that thing to name the show after?", a la "Kiddy Grade" or "Eureka Seven", but at least it's interestingly meaningful in this regard. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
HopefulNihilist said: GlennMagusHarvey said: It took me a while to realize this too, since at first I thought "beats" was related to music. But no. I still think it's one of those titles that feels a bit like "why did they pick that thing to name the show after?", a la "Kiddy Grade" or "Eureka Seven", but at least it's interestingly meaningful in this regard. That makes sense, but that plot point isn't even relevant until right at the end, so I think Angel Beats is a weird title. It doesn't matter because most people remember Angel Beats for its ending. The title totally makes sense. |
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HopefulNihilist said: It is.GlennMagusHarvey said: It took me a while to realize this too, since at first I thought "beats" was related to music. But no. I still think it's one of those titles that feels a bit like "why did they pick that thing to name the show after?", a la "Kiddy Grade" or "Eureka Seven", but at least it's interestingly meaningful in this regard. That makes sense, but that plot point isn't even relevant until right at the end, so I think Angel Beats is a weird title. Meanwhile, Eureka is a character's name and the "Seven" comes from the name "Seven Swell", which is the name of a phenomenon, rather than there being seven of anything. And Kiddy Grade is a reference to how the characters look young for special ops personnel, and how their abilities are "graded" as C-class, S-class, and G-class, for copper, silver, and gold. So at least Angel Beats is better in this regard. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
HopefulNihilist said: Tohsaka_Rukia said: It doesn't matter because most people remember Angel Beats for its ending. The title totally makes sense. That's one way to look at it (even though I think the ending is out of left field and terrible). But I agree with the OP in that an anime title should be relevant to the anime as a whole, and not just the ending. You could say that's how it should be but it's not that weird. It has a sense of mystery in it. You're left wondering what Angel Beats is supposed to mean until you get to the ending and understand the context of it. |
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operationvalkyri said: Short_Circut said: Interesting. I interpreted it more literally. Since it comes from the proverb March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, referring to the month of March beginning with the cold harshness of winter before settling into the lull of spring, I took it to signify grief and depression (the themes of the show) coming in harshly before settling in to the calm of life.But for real probably March comes in like a Lion, cause March/April is usually the beginning of the new (school) year, and the whole show is about how Rei develops a new sense in his life through others. Coming in like a lion emphasizes how this new lifestyle is unknown to Rei, and how his life is rapidly changing before his eyes at least that's my take, I literally just made that observation just now lul Oh that could be more of what it was going for, didn't actually know that was a part of a saying lel. Although with climate change that statement no longer makes sense since March is still freezing cold |
'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
TheKawaiiToon said: The only one I could think of now is The Rising of the Shield Hero. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
| Serial Experiments Lain is a neat one given the experimental nature of the series as well as Promised Neverland is another good one. It emphasises the seeming unfeasibility of their idealistic goals as well as their resolve for achieving it. A juxtaposition, if you will. |
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| yuru yuri, it basically means light hearted yuri and that's what this anime is all about. |
 "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost." |
| Steins;Gate has a deep meaning. spoilers ahead |
| Kill la Kill la - French feminine definite article kill - You know what this means kill could be valid word in Japanese katakana: キル キル written in hiragana can produce the kanji 着る, which is the verb "to wear" (clothes). The synonym "Dressed to kill" suggest the idea behind the first "Kill". The title is related to the story in very obscure way, yet the way it is written is kind of catchy. Considering that soundtrack includes songs in Japanese, English and (broken) German with French definite article in the title, it is nice to have such multi-language trickery. |
| I just remembered a manga on my PTR list lol its called: (Kono Sekai wa Mou Ore ga Sukutte Tomi to Kenryoku wo Te ni Iretashi, Onna Kishi ya Onna Maou to Shiro de Tanoshiku Kurashiteru kara, Ore Igai no Yuusha wa) Mou Isekai ni Konaide Kudasai.) or in English : (I have already saved this world, took all the riches, and gained all the power, I'm living a fun life in a castle with a woman knight and a female Demon Lord, so, please, we don't need more heroes here!) so deep man |
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| -Yuru Camp (Laid-back camp) - totally captures the theme of the show. -Nichijou -K-on from keion-bu(katsu) -Shinsekai yori And the long ass LN titles these days which are more like synopsis than titles. |
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| FLCL, pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly. It sounds very cool for me. Also Evangelion, Darker than Black sounds very cool. |
| Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) is a pun on kuro hitsuji, or ("Black Sheep" in English). I like to joke in my head that Toboso liked this pun so much she created an entire series based on it. Yuri!!! on Ice because it's so ironic. Bakemonogatari is a fun pun. (Literally translates to "Ghostory" or "Monsterstory", but that doesn't work as well in English). 91 Days is the amount of time that the series takes place over (for the most part). Girls' Last Tour: Ashita no Joe's title just starts to pull on the heartstrings after a bit. Banana Fish is just fun to say. "The Town Where Only I Am Missing" (Boku Dake ga Inai Michi") sends shivers down one's spine. When we think stray, we think of dogs. "Dog" spelled backwards is "God." "Stray God," or, in Japanese, "Noragami," is a clever title. The Great Passage often talks about words being the vessel that carries our emotions from one person to another, so speaking/writing become "The Great Passage." Genocidal Organ: You'll know when you watch it. I could go on, but I'm too lazy to go through my entire list. |
OfDeathandLoveAug 6, 2019 8:16 PM
| Clever: I like A Silent Voice. Sounds like some horror or supernatural movie, but putted into drama/romance movie about a bullied protagonist and a deaf heroines, it just smart title I think. Creative: I’ll go with Gungrave. I don’t believe it has any depth meaning but it’s quite catchy titles of a series where the protagonist is coming back from the grave and his main weapons is Guns. Thematically relevant: Terror in Resonance. It sounded like a show of cat and mouse between the police and the terrorist. But the anime is actually about the protagonist sending a message to his childhood friends through a numbers act of terrorist. There’s also some titles like Akira, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Honey and Clover, and Your Lie in April that has deeper meaning |
| I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die. |
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