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Imagine being such a weeb that ProZD shoves you into a locker.

Not sure this fits. The guy is clearly Korean.

Trying to tell people the name of my favourite movie is "Your Name" gets confusing pretty fast.

Counterpoint: Delicious in Dungeon sounds dumber than Dungeon Meshi

I come from an era before widespread official anime translations, when the only name an anime show had was the original Japanese name. So that's still the paradigm I'm using.

Edit: Out of all the shit I post, I wouldn't have expected this comment to be the controversial one

Look, I get where you're coming from, but Youjo Senki is just a better name than "Saga of Tanya the Evil". As a name it prejudges the main character and you go into it with preconceived notions. Also, I'll die before I say Laid-back Camp instead of Yuru Camp. That is all.

I dunno. I would agree but there's some anime where the Japanese name just sounds better and it's easier to say.

Kimetsu no Yaiba has a silky feel to it that's lost in the English translation "Demon Slayer" which sounds a bit corny.

Same with Jujutsu Kaisen which sounds a lot better than "Sorcery Battle" or "Technique School".

Shingeki no Kyojin sounds better but I never remember it as easily as "Attack on titan" and people always shorten it to the English acronym (AoT).

Some names just stick to japanese, especially on streaming services. I didnt even know or care about what Jujutsu Kaisens english title was until someone brought it up here.

By that same token, im not gonna call Chainsaw Man "Chenso Man"

Just use what’s short and convenient. Totoro, Laputa, Naushikaåäö, Howl, Ponyo, Kiki.

I think the only anime I've seen that I refer to by its Japanese name is Hajime no Ippo.

Edit: Apparently it's called "Fighting Spirit". No thanks.

I’ve always assumed this is because english speaking anime culture has its roots in fan subs and “piracy”. The official English names only show up once it is licensed. Creates a bit of a language divide based on how the shows are watched.

But I'm not gonna get anyone to talk about Dan Machi by calling it "Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?" One is a lot easier than another.

Gate keeping anything is a fool's errand. It makes you look more like a jackass than someone with a respectable opinion.

Oh sorry, I'll stop calling it NouCome, it's My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy, my bad

This is usually fine. I say 'usually' because sometimes the English title is generic, inaccurate or downright lame. And sometimes all three, like 'tHe BoY aNd ThE hErOn'. Seriously, whoever thought that was a better title than How do you Live? needs to be [redacted].

Oh shit, ProZD! I love his comedy sketches. Recently his channel was at risk of ending but I guess a bunch of people donated on patreon or something?

I once overheard someone call Aggretsuko "Aggressive Retsuko". An American in America where it's widely known as "Aggretsuko" but he just fucking had to use the original Japanese title