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==Detailed Anime Title Guidance==

# '''"Title card title" / "Video title"''': Enter '''the title exactly as it appears''' on the video itself, on the title card with the anime's logo, along with any subtitles.

## The title card may additionally include '''transcriptions''': rendering of Japanese/Chinese/Korean text in the Roman alphabet, or of Western words in Japanese/Chinese/Korean characters. Those are considered reading/spelling aids and they '''should be dropped''' from the title card title.

### Reading guides for '''standard''' readings are sometimes included, especially when the audience is not expected to know the characters (e.g. kanji. hanzi, hanja, etc). Those are redundant and '''should be dropped'''.

## '''Title card transcription title''': transcribe the original language '''title card''' title, in the '''exact''' way as it is given in the database.

### If reading aids are present, transcribe both the standard reading and the non-standard reading (e.g. ''"とある魔術の禁書目録[インデックス]"'' becomes ''"Toaru Majutsu no Kinsho Mokuroku [Index]"'').

## In separating the primary title from extraneous elements, it is '''helpful''' to consult sources from the country of origin, and in particular official first-party sources from that country (official website, social media channels, or other media). In such sources, the primary title is typically contained within 『』 brackets, and they '''generally''' do not include extraneous items. Do note, however, that that is not an absolute truth, and exceptions are known to exist (e.g. ''{{short|a6107|『鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST』}}'' contains the translation ''"FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST"'' in the 『』 brackets, and should be dropped). Items that are clearly extraneous '''should be removed''', even if they happen to be kept in such sources.

## If the title includes '''non-standard readings''' (see 1.3), '''drop the non-standard reading''' and include '''only''' the original one (e.g. ''"とある魔術の禁書目録"'' for ''"Toaru Majutsu no Index"'', drop the ''"[インデックス]"'' furigana reading aid)

#. '''Kana title''': Enter the '''kana reading''' of the '''official title'''.

## If the title includes '''non-standard readings''' (see 1.3), include '''only''' the non-standard reading in the transcription, not the standard one that was displaced by the non-standard one (e.g. ''『とある魔術の禁書目録』'' becomes ''"とあるまじゅつのインデックス"'').

  5. JP-transcription Title card: "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist (2009)" (Rule 1.4)

  1. JP Official: "とある魔術の禁書目録" ("[インデックス]" part is dropped due to rule 2.2)

  2. JP Kana title: "とあるまじゅつのインデックス" (rule 3.1 we transcribe the title as it is meant to be read)

  5. JP-transcription Title card: "Gekijouban Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners" (Rule 1.4)

===Capitalization===

For rules on capitalization, please consult the [[Capitalisation|capitalisation]] guide.

===Foreign Language Portion of Official Japanese(/Korean/Chinese) Title, a.k.a. "Taglines"===

# '''Official language title''': In general, if the official original language title, in the video or otherwise, comes with a foreign language portion, generally (but not always) English, that foreign portion is included in the Official language (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) title.

## Otherwise, always add the foreign language tagline ('''translations''', a narrative snippet, a dialogue snippet, etc.) to the Official CJK title; e.g. ''{{short|a12195|纳米核心 NANOCORE}}'', ''"{{short|a9541|進撃の巨人 attack on titan}}"'', and ''"{{short|a8370|神様のメモ帳 It`s the only NEET thing to do.}}"''.

# '''Transcription title''': If the foreign portion is "otherwise ignored", it is excluded from the transcription. "Otherwise ignored" refers to, but is not limited to references to the anime: on websites, in the media, in the Japanese trailer.

  Official English title: The First Day

===Official Title (Other Languages)===

### For all other languages: do not add a title.

# '''OVA and OAD main episodes'''

## If there is more than one volume, use the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles.

### For English titles: otherwise if no title is found, use "Volume XX" for each OVA / OAD episode.

### For all other languages: do not add a title.

# '''Movies main episodes'''

## If there is more than one movie, use the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles.

### For English titles: otherwise if no title is found, use "Movie XX" for each movie.

#### Otherwise if no title is found, use "Movie ZZ: Part XX of YY". Examples: "Movie 1: Part 1 of 2", "Movie 2: Part 2 of 2".

# '''Music Videos main episodes'''

## If there is more than one episode, use the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles.

### For English titles: otherwise if no title is found, use "Episode XX" for each episode.

### For all other languages: do not add a title.

# '''Web series main episodes'''

## If there is more than one episode, use the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles.

### For English titles: otherwise if no title is found, use "Episode XX" for each episode.

* When they appear standalone as the only thing in the episode title, use the default "Episode XX" or "Volume XX" naming convention instead.

<pre>-- "Episode 0: xxxxx: yyyyy - zzzzz",

-- "Episode 00: xxxxx: yyyyy - zzzzz",

* If a Japanese title is given, transcribe it '''in full'''.

* For the English title, the general naming convention is as follows: <<Type>> <<#>> (<<Length>>): <<Description>> - <<Sub-description>>

** #: number the various T episodes based on airing order, for each type.  For example, if the anime has 3 PV and 4 CM, number them PV 1, PV 2, PV 3, CM 1, CM 2, CM 3, CM 4.

** Length: provide the length in (m:ss) format. For example (1:36), (12:35). Given that most T episodes do not have formal titles, the exact length helps to track the T episodes, as it is otherwise very difficult to tell the T episodes apart.