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Kadmos1 · 2014-06-27, 11:15

What do you think the appeal is of long LN titles that get shortened to more convenient names? To me, sometime it seems like they do so the English translators will have a hard time translating the title into an English name (that is, the translation of what the long title translate to).

One that comes to mind is Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita which translate to "I, Who Didn't Become a Hero, Reluctantly Decided to Find a Job.

By appeal, I mean not what the story is about but just the name itself.

nosaer · 2014-06-27, 11:33

maybe its just like getting a nickname?

ScazoN · 2014-06-27, 11:35

I personally think it doesn't really matter, as long as the game itself is the game everyone expects it to be.

senjiro · 2014-06-27, 11:57

Madan no ou
Mahouka koukou
Mushoku tensei... any more long is a no-no,
Well sometimes i think authors named his LN so long to make difference...
Year over year there are plenty Ln published,so a title can sound funny along nice cover can help to sold the noob LN.
Ex. Onichan dakedo ai....
Oreshura(forgot name)
To us foreign readers is a pain,but obvious we dont count,...

Forbin · 2014-06-27, 12:04

Because it's too dang long? haha

Zefyris · 2014-06-27, 12:08

I'm not really fond of really long title name, whatever the language it is in.
But if you think the authors actually think about the possibility of having those titles translated in english when they write them, you're highly mistaken. Japanese market is all that matters.

**Klashikari** · 2014-06-27, 12:14

To begin with, most shortened titles are actually decided by either the fans or the author himself.
For instance, Haganai was decided like that by the author right from the get go.

Also, western right holders don't always follow such pattern. While we kept Oreimo, we had my love comedy, SNAFU for Oregairu.

bakato · 2014-06-27, 14:45

Here's my two cents. It's a pain in the ass. Because of the long name and shortened version(s) it's more than twice as hard to search for it.

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Kadmos1 ≠epic failure Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Glendale, AZ Age: 37	What do you think the appeal is of long LN titles that get shortened? What do you think the appeal is of long LN titles that get shortened to more convenient names? To me, sometime it seems like they do so the English translators will have a hard time translating the title into an English name (that is, the translation of what the long title translate to). One that comes to mind is Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita which translate to "I, Who Didn't Become a Hero, Reluctantly Decided to Find a Job. By appeal, I mean not what the story is about but just the name itself.

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senjiro ecchi sage Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: moonlight kingdom	Madan no ou Mahouka koukou Mushoku tensei... any more long is a no-no, Well sometimes i think authors named his LN so long to make difference... Year over year there are plenty Ln published,so a title can sound funny along nice cover can help to sold the noob LN. Ex. Onichan dakedo ai.... Oreshura(forgot name) To us foreign readers is a pain,but obvious we dont count,... __________________ "Why did you three progress your relationships where I can't see? Why am I set aside despite being with you the entire time? Where's my flag? Heyy, why?! Why won't you raise my flag, Takeru?!" Mari the pityfull witch

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Forbin I'm a sucker for Harem Join Date: Aug 2004	Because it's too dang long? haha __________________ My Favorite Anime Quotes Courtesy of Answerman of ANN: 1) By and Large...they are and ***. 2) What kind of girls do Anime Otaku males want? ..................... Female. 3) The odds are good, that the goods are odd.

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Zefyris 図書館狼 Join Date: Jul 2013	I'm not really fond of really long title name, whatever the language it is in. But if you think the authors actually think about the possibility of having those titles translated in english when they write them, you're highly mistaken. Japanese market is all that matters. __________________

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Klashikari 阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv180 Graphic Designer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belgium, Brussels Age: 37	To begin with, most shortened titles are actually decided by either the fans or the author himself. For instance, Haganai was decided like that by the author right from the get go. Also, western right holders don't always follow such pattern. While we kept Oreimo, we had my love comedy, SNAFU for Oregairu. __________________ [Sig art: Kagura Yuu, Nunukko, Maku Rako & Mishima Kurone] / [Twitter]

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nosaer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: TN, USA	maybe its just like getting a nickname?

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ScazoN 3rd Ginko Join Date: Jun 2014 Age: 26	I personally think it doesn't really matter, as long as the game itself is the game everyone expects it to be.

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bakato Senior Member Join Date: May 2014	Here's my two cents. It's a pain in the ass. Because of the long name and shortened version(s) it's more than twice as hard to search for it.