is it wrong to name an anime series so poorly?
Yes, yes it is.
With all these terrible light novel names, I become more nostalgic for old school anime titles like “Bubblegum Crisis” or “Macross“. Names like “Escaflowne“, “Outlaw Star“, and “Lamune” just sound (and really name) better than “A Boring World Where the Concept of ‘Dirty Jokes’ Does Not Exist“, “How to Train the Ordinary Girl to be a Heroine“, or “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?“. What’s a better name for a show? KILL la KILL or 27 Skimpy Outfits That Alien Invaders Wear To Conquer Earth? Then I shuddered at the thought of what old titles would be like in the modern age.
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Actually, blame the light novels. People in Japan just scan the title and never pull the book off the shelf to read the summary at the back, so the Japanese authors realised they need to squeeze the premise of the story into the title itself. Essentially, if you write a story about sister incest, you need “Sister incest” on the title.
“Abandon all hope ye who enter here” isn’t a bad title for “My girlfriend is an ultimate weapon”. It might even be an improvement.
For Nadesico, I propose the title: “Japanese history books really shouldn’t ignore what Japan did during WWII, because the things they let us forget might come back and bite us even if while they gobble up our popular culture”, but that’s just a pet theory of mine.
Coming up next on “Buzzfeed article or Anime Series”….
Finally, an old school Jason post. I missed these.
HAHAHAHA. Thank god they had better naming sensibilities back then. >_>
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I nominate Vallen to write a light novel series about writing light novels called “If You Write a Story About Sister Incest, You Need ‘Sister Incest’ on the Title”
I Can’t Believe My Little Sister Only Watches Anime Adapted From High School Fantasy Harem Light Novels With Long Titles
“I can’t believe this fight is over 20 episodes long” seems like a fair name for DBZ thinking about it though…
They sound like Cracked articles…
Hehehhe Slaine. Oh COTS/BOTS how I miss thee
Long time. No posts.
Its cool bro.
I think of you as I watch Aldnoah.
It it is apparently intentionally the inverse of gundam 00.
Except that no one has a plan.
Including the guy typing out the script.
Jinto ;_;
Those just sound like clickbait titles