AniDB Definition:Romanisation: Difference between revisions

* For native Japanese words and names (e.g. 星界の紋章 ''Seikai no Monshou''; e.g. 衛宮士郎 ''Emiya Shirou''), '''always''' use AniDB house rules.

* For non-native Japanese words and names (e.g. コードギアス ''Code Geass''; e.g. ルルーシュ・ヴィ・ブリタニア ''Lelouch Vi Britannia''):

** If the Japanese producer provides an official spelling of the non-native name (Lelouch Vi Britannia), use the official spelling.

** If the Japanese producer does not provide an official spelling of the non-native name, use AniDB house rules and write a transcription that makes the most sense. Do '''NOT''' blindly copy transcriptions from international licensees (ie Crunchyroll), especially if that transcription does not accurately reflect the proper reading of the name; remember, transcriptions should be ''aurally recognisable''.

* For both [[#Loanwords and Transcribed Words in Japanese|loanwords or foreign names]], the romanised word provided by the international licensee can be used as ''secondary'' evidence to help determine a romanisation; it is '''NOT''' a definitive transcription and should '''NOT''' be used as such. As always, use AniDB's house rules described in this article when writing any transcribed Japanese titles in AniDB; do '''NOT''' blindly copy transcriptions from licensees such as Crunchyroll. If a better or more common transcription is prevalent, use that instead of the licensee's transcription.