| Most of the worst ones have been mentioned already, but the upcoming anime known as Tiger & Bunny deserves a mention. Unless those mecha transform into a literal Tiger and Bunny, I really din't see that title making any sense apart from being the mecha names. At least Panty & Stocking had some relevance to the anime itself (they were the weapons for the two main girls who share the title of the anime). |
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| Princess Tutu. Princess Princess. Pani Poni Dash! All those "comedy" animes with names like I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Strawberry Panic, anything having to do with strawberries and/or random food products. |
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OminousFlare said: Oh, and Evangelion has 'Neon Genesis' in front. At least it means something more than just 'Naruto.' Interesting but Evangelion still uses content from the show as part of the title, which is undoubtedly the most recognizable part. Naming a show after themes or the main character of that show is not lazy. It is an effective, efficient and simple way to make a title that has a tie-in with the series. Ambiguous disassociated titles would be the worst way to name shows. People are not looking to be mystified by complex allegory from just reading the title. |
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| No mention of “Kuso Miso Technique” (basically “Shit Miso Technique”)?. Ok it is apparently a Hentai (never read it, never will) but even for a Hentai that’s just plain wrong. Though I loved the Yaranaika-Meme that came from it… |
OminousFlare said: Anime_Name said: Ambiguous disassociated titles would be the worst way to name shows. If the title does the job of setting down another audacious aspect to further convey the art (rather than just being a fancy title, in this case), such as the case of "Ghost in the Shell" attempting to explore the theme of the 'Ghosts' in our 'Shells,' then it doesn't matter how disassociated it is. That said, I guess titles associated with items in the show won't necessary be an absolute bad egg if it is able to convey art as grand as GitS' title, but my point was that most examples just seem plain shallow to me (Dragonball's another example). You call it simple. I call it a missed opportunity. Of course, for something as brainless as Dragonball Z, I could understand why a profound title is not needed. Except GitS used the terms ghost and shell at some point in the show and movies, thus tying the together with the show. Naming specific examples is better than trying use a generalization that says simply names are due to laziness. People in particular artists tend to fall into the pitfall of over complicating their work. Them being able to Keep things simple yet memorable is a feat. |
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| Elfen Lied means: Fairy Song in dutch lol |
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| xxxHolic. lol It does sound like some porn flick eh? And I agree with Bobobo (not sure how many bo's there are). |
| I My Me Strawberry Eggs is one of the most retarded titles I've ever seen. Princess Tutu is misleading as hell, Arad Senki ~Slap Up Party~ just plain sucks in both title and the first episode. Kiddy Girl-and is just '...what?' inducing. |
| Rapeman by far. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
| Amazing Nuts! - Seriously the first time when i read this things were heavily implied.. Pigeon blood- Even for a hentai series the title is so misleading. There were no pigeons at all not even a dead one. Sensitive Pornograph - Yes it was pornographic.. but the sensitive part of it? I couldn't find it anywhere XD Strawberry Panic! - Yes the main characters name was Ichigo but she didn't seem to panic throughout the series |
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| "D.Gray-man" ... Has got nothing to do with the actual series xD Sounds cool though... "Densetsu no yuusha no densetsu" fits the story actually quite well, but is just too damn long x_x |
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| that legend of the legendary heroes was pretty bad, but I guess it was already mentioned here. Bleach is also a terrible title... |
This is what I think of when people talk about bleach
peroxid said: Bleach is also a terrible title... You're not the only one, brother. You're not the only one. Those swords the samurais/shinigami/whatever the main characters are must be hell as filled with shit everyday. |
call me crazy but I always thought it was called Bleach because of the monsters' (cant remember what their called, I hate that stupid show) Bleached white masks. Bleach is called Bleach because Tito like the album Bleach from Nirvana and he likens bleaching to cleansing souls. Bleach still made my list of bad titles... |
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| bubblegum crisis tokyo 2040 |
| Lucky Star. Stupid name for a stupid anime. Titles like as I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Pumpkin Scissors and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, are interesting to me and make me want to watch the anime more. |
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| Cleaned thread from all the impurities. |
OminousFlare said: Anime_Name said: Creating a title with an obfuscated meaning for materiel that is straight forward is laborious, pretentious, and benefits only the people that want to be seen as pretentiously complex. Hence that's why I said there was no need for a profound title for such a shallow thing such as Dragonnuts. I think it is still pretty clear why Dragontesticles is a bad title, though. Dragonsacks. The suffix -ball is not an obvious reason why that title is bad. The immature response to the -ball suffix was even commented on by Goku in the original series. Akira Toriyama was aware of the comedic aspect of having the -ball suffix. Dragonball was named after an item within that world and follows the principle rule of K.I.S.S. |
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| I certainly agree with a good number of those mentioned in that they seem to have little to do with what is often an excellent show. Pumpkin Scissors is another glowing example. Excellent show! Dumb title. Who on earth would carve a pumpkin with scissors? |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
lisnoire said: Who on earth would carve a pumpkin with scissors? Uhh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmwOh4oqrR4 |
| I my me strawberry eggs. It has nothing to do with strawberry eggs :/ |
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Minaka said: True Tears - It has nothing got to do with Tears Did we watch different shows? FLCL Oniichan... whatever Umineko no naku koro ni ... and most everyting said before |
stormgoddess said: lisnoire said: Who on earth would carve a pumpkin with scissors? Uhh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmwOh4oqrR4 . . . . o.k. . . . . . . |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
Emiko_Chan said: "D.Gray-man" ... Has got nothing to do with the actual series xD Sounds cool though... Actually the title might be referring to Allen Walker who has Grey (if not silver or white) hair. Why use the letter D though? Because it's some cool way of saying 'the'? I don't know. |
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| Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Princess Tutu Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure (though this may just be a manga title) Ultimate Muscle (though this may just be the American Title) Although I love the anime Speed Grapher, the title is definitely a bit of a turn-off. |
| Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. Okay, I get the Tantei and even the Opera part, but why God why Milky Holmes? It became even more disgusting after someone mistyped it as Milky Holes. I lol'd, though. XD And about Legend of the Legendary Heroes... NEEDS MORE LEGENDARY! How about The Legendary Legend of the Legendary Heroes of the Legend? Or even The Legendary Legend of the Legendary Legend Heroes of the Legendarily Legendary Legend? Also, D.Gray-man will always be Dr.Gay-man for me. |
| Derp. |
| Fairy Tail, I know several people that would absolutely love this show, but they refuse to watch it no matter what I tell them. |
| It seems that all of my favorite works have titles that sound stupid when I say them to other people. Baccano, Ouran High School Host Club, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, etc. I think they're good titles, but alas. |
babler said: Fairy Tail, I know several people that would absolutely love this show, but they refuse to watch it no matter what I tell them. And why is this a bad title again..? |
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autisticanime said: Emiko_Chan said: "D.Gray-man" ... Has got nothing to do with the actual series xD Sounds cool though... Actually the title might be referring to Allen Walker who has Grey (if not silver or white) hair. Why use the letter D though? Because it's some cool way of saying 'the'? I don't know. I actually have wondered about this, but if I remember correctly, in one of the earlier episodes Allen used a move that was very similar to the title or something of the like. I thought that it'd become some sort of important move, but it only was in that one episode so who knows. xD |
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| Fruits Basket don't look good to me, never watched it though.. |
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OkazakiSan said: Fruits Basket don't look good to me, never watched it though.. then why the hell is it a bad title lol... in Fruits Basket you would be the Onigiri xD btt: Ichigo 100% |
| Candy Boy Full stop. |
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mljato said: No mention of “Kuso Miso Technique” (basically “Shit Miso Technique”)?. Ok it is apparently a Hentai (never read it, never will) but even for a Hentai that’s just plain wrong. Though I loved the Yaranaika-Meme that came from it… mljato said: No mention of “Kuso Miso Technique” (basically “Shit Miso Technique”)?. Ok it is apparently a Hentai (never read it, never will) but even for a Hentai that’s just plain wrong. Though I loved the Yaranaika-Meme that came from it… hentai? before any guy looks it up, its bara, two men and a bathroom. |
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| Ohohoh! I have a good one: Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000% I mean, seriously? C'mon. Only Star Driver is able to handle that much FABULOUSNESS. Also, 1000% love? Because 100% luvluv isn't enough for some? Pssh. |
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