Do you call most anime by their Japanese title or English title?

Grungie said:
I use whatever title’s more commonly used. Most Japanese only title people I meet are usually douchebags about it, and do it because they’re “a real fan”.
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Uh...okay
It's just for fun to know those Japanese titles as well. Like Uragiri wa Boku no namae shitteru
 
Claraviolet said:
Uh...okay
It's just for fun to know those Japanese titles as well. Like Uragiri wa Boku no namae shitteru
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Is it really necessary to type all that out though? There are titles where nobody uses the full title outside of showing off.

Like take Konosuba. If you use Konosuba, people know what you're talking about, and can Google it and find what you're talking about. Typing out Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shufuko O, is really just showing off.
 
Grungie said:
Is it really necessary to type all that out though? There are titles where nobody uses the full title outside of showing off.

Like take Konosuba. If you use Konosuba, people know what you're talking about, and can Google it and find what you're talking about. Typing out Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shufuko O, is really just showing off.
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I really don't like shortcuts.
I used to type NVM and I have come to know not many people understood that and that lead to confusion. Just my policy to not to use shortcuts for less popular anime..... I don't know Konosuba by the way -_-
 
Claraviolet said:
I really don't like shortcuts.
I used to type NVM and I have come to know not many people understood that and that lead to confusion. Just my policy to not to use shortcuts for less popular anime..... I don't know Konosuba by the way -_-
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There’s a difference between using an acronym vs using a nickname that that’s exclusive to that show. Especially when shows based off light novels with absurd names have been popular for several years, and all of them have nicknames. There’s a difference between not using NGE for Evangelion (Or is Evangelion also breaking the policy?) vs not wanting to use Oregairu for Yahari Seishun no Rabukome wa Machigatteiru.

There are certain points people cross where you’re just doing it to show off that you know the full title (or can at least copy and paste it).
 
Grungie said:
There’s a difference between using an acronym vs using a nickname that that’s exclusive to that show. Especially when shows based off light novels with absurd names have been popular for several years, and all of them have nicknames. There’s a difference between not using NGE for Evangelion (Or is Evangelion also breaking the policy?) vs not wanting to use Oregairu for Yahari Seishun no Rabukome wa Machigatteiru.

There are certain points people cross where you’re just doing it to show off that you know the full title (or can at least copy and paste it).
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o_O
I see. Never really thought of that as showing off. I merely consider that as an effective way to avoid confusion.
Guess it's just me who thought of that , in this way
 
Claraviolet said:
o_O
I see. Never really thought of that as showing off. I merely consider that as an effective way to avoid confusion.
Guess it's just me who thought of that , in this way
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As I said, the vast majority of those shows have exclusive nicknames based off of the titles, many of which are also official with the marketing. So there isn’t any confusion to be had, since those nicknames will give you instant google results.

So when every time a show is brought up and you’re the only one who insists on typing the full title out, it’s definitely pretty douchey.

It‘a kind of like going to people who just say Evangelion and saying “no, it’s Neon Genesis Evangelion”, or if you really want to show off douche points, “it’s Shinseki Evangelion”.
 
Grungie said:
As I said, the vast majority of those shows have exclusive nicknames based off of the titles, many of which are also official with the marketing. So there isn’t any confusion to be had, since those nicknames will give you instant google results.

So when every time a show is brought up and you’re the only one who insists on typing the full title out, it’s definitely pretty douchey.

It‘a kind of like going to people who just say Evangelion and saying “no, it’s Neon Genesis Evangelion”, or if you really want to show off douche points, “it’s Shinseki Evangelion”.
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Hmm... That does sound bad.
But what if the other person doesn't know the other translated version of the name? That could happen as well.
 
Claraviolet said:
Hmm... That does sound bad.
But what if the other person doesn't know the other translated version of the name? That could happen as well.
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Google is a thing, unless you’re talking to somebody so out of touch with the internet they can’t Google a title, or you’re talking about a really obscure or old show nobody cares about, you can easily find it from one title or another.

So outside of acronyms, I’ve never seen a situation where you couldn’t find a lengthy title off of a simple Google search of the nickname, or just typing anime after it. So outside of a thread title for a forum, there’s really no need for it.

You’ll definitely stick out like a sore thumb when everyone’s talking about say, Konosuba, and just typing Konosuba (the nickname is also said in the show), and someone comes in and says “Kono Subarashi Sekai ni Shufuku O” because they “have” to say the full title for whatever reason.

On a different note, with how things are nowadays, most English speaking anime fans watch shows on sites like Netflix, Crunchyroll, etc, where they usually use the English title. Some people also go and buy the DVD’s. So maybe it’s just me, but I do find it a tad silly to watch a show on a site that has one title, but you go and use the other title for whatever reason. I’m ignoring the manga only fans in this situation, because they’ll tell you in their opening sentence without fail.
 
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Grungie said:
Google is a thing, unless you’re talking to somebody so out of touch with the internet they can’t Google a title, or you’re talking about a really obscure or old show nobody cares about, you can easily find it from one title or another.

So outside of acronyms, I’ve never seen a situation where you couldn’t find a lengthy title off of a simple Google search of the nickname, or just typing anime after it. So outside of a thread title for a forum, there’s really no need for it.

You’ll definitely stick out like a sore thumb when everyone’s talking about say, Konosuba, and just typing Konosuba (the nickname is also said in the show), and someone comes in and says “Kono Subarashi Sekai ni Shufuku O” because they “have” to say the full title for whatever reason.
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Hmm...I understand that now.
I don't Google stuff so I am not sure about that... Like many people wouldn't do that....I will have to change my way of doing things a little
 
Claraviolet said:
Hmm...I understand that now.
I don't Google stuff so I am not sure about that... Like many people wouldn't do that....I will have to change my way of doing things a little
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Google is sort of a genericized brand name for searching things on the internet. So unless you’re using a really crappy search engine, you don’t have to be that specific with search terms for an anime unless it’s incredibly unpopular.

That’s why I feel that either the show is really obscure, or you’re technologically illiterate where using a commonly used variation of an anime title yields negative results and mass confusion. Or I guess a rare third instance is that the alternate names are so incredibly generic you literally can’t find it.
 
I use English, most japanese names are kind of crazy.
 
Grungie said:
Google is sort of a genericized brand name for searching things on the internet. So unless you’re using a really crappy search engine, you don’t have to be that specific with search terms for an anime unless it’s incredibly unpopular.

That’s why I feel that either the show is really obscure, or you’re technologically illiterate where using a commonly used variation of an anime title yields negative results and mass confusion. Or I guess a rare third instance is that the alternate names are so incredibly generic you literally can’t find it.
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Ugh...you are competely getting it wrong!
Let's just say you have been recommended an anime with some version of the title. Will you go out of your way, to get more info on the same title in other languages? I don't really do that and not many people do that. That's what I am getting at, this entire time!
 
Claraviolet said:
Ugh...you are competely getting it wrong!
Let's just say you have been recommended an anime with some version of the title. Will you go out of your way, to get more info on the same title in other languages? I don't really do that and not many people do that. That's what I am getting at, this entire time!
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The problem is, you haven’t, you legit said you HAVE to say the full title in Japanese to prevent confusion, I’m telling you there’s really no need.

Tbh it’s not even an out of the way ordeal to discover the other titles. You keep talking about MAL, the other titles are on there, Wikipedia, it’s usually in the first couple of sentences. This isn’t like 10 years ago where English titles come out years after the anime concluded airing, and nobody knew about it, the majority of fans recognize both titles.

All of the legal streaming sites usually have the English title, so I personally think it’d make MORE sense to give someone the English title, since they can type it in Crunchyroll or Netflix and start watching it. Telling them the Japanese name would either result in them Googling what the English name is, or ask you what the English name is.
 
Grungie said:
The problem is, you haven’t, you legit said you HAVE to say the full title in Japanese to prevent confusion, I’m telling you there’s really no need.

Tbh it’s not even an out of the way ordeal to discover the other titles. You keep talking about MAL, the other titles are on there, Wikipedia, it’s usually in the first couple of sentences. This isn’t like 10 years ago where English titles come out years after the anime concluded airing, and nobody knew about it, the majority of fans recognize both titles.

All of the legal streaming sites usually have the English title, so I personally think it’d make MORE sense to give someone the English title, since they can type it in Crunchyroll or Netflix and start watching it. Telling them the Japanese name would either result in them Googling what the English name is, or ask you what the English name is.
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Oh...to be honest, I can recognize most of the Japanese words now.
I got your point ......just can't really go out of my way to search for the English title no matter how easy it is....like shikamaru. I am that lazy -.-"
 
Since most people watch anime through streaming sites, and those have the English titles, it seems a bit douchy that you have to look up the Japanese name to show off how much of a weab you are.
 
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