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Titles are how you identify an anime and/or episode - there are many different kinds, both official ones and common ones as well as abbreviations. In AniDB, no anime can have have the exact same title as another. The Main Title (the transcription of the original language title) is listed at the very top of each [[animeentries|anime entry]] and [[Content:Episodes|episode entry]], and at the top of the details table with the entry's generla info.  The rest of the titles are listed with language and title type details. Anyone can add a title to any anime or episode, with the restriction that if there already is an anime with that exact same title, it won't work; please use the [[search]] function to check for overlaps. Anyone can request that a title be edited or removed, but it will have to be approved by a [[User:Mods|mod]], so state a good reason for why you wish it to be edited or removed. [[AniDB:Creq Guideline|More Info...]]

In order to add a title to an anime or episode, you need to go to the 'contributions' tab of the and click the 'add/edit titles' link there. This will lead you to the "Add/Edit Names for ..." page, where you can see (and request removal of) all the titles and which language they are in, that are currently added to the entry, as well as a tab where a text field and a few lists let you enter a new title and select what kind of title it is and which language it is in.

If an anime and/or episode is or has been sold/aired in your language with a specific title, go ahead and add that title as 'Official Title' for your language. If you see a title that is clearly wrong under these conditions, please request removal or change the type of that title, stating your reasoning for the change so a mod can approve.

 

One thing AniDB relies on are its users from different regions, who can check and verify titles in different languages. If you would like to help out with this effort for languages you know, please don't hesitate to contact us on {{irclink|anidb}}. You can see a list of which languages already have people who can verify them on the [https://anidb.net/admin/staff staff page].

  Main title - Japanese transcription:   {{short|a6107|Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (2009)}}

  Japanese official title:               鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST (2009)

  Main title - Japanese transcription:   Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (2009)

  English official title:                 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

  Main title - Japanese transcription:   Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (2009)

  English synonym:                       Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

===Short Title===

  Main title - Japanese transcription:    Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (2009)

 

 

 

 

 

==Detailed Anime Title Guidance==

 

 

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

 

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

 

  5. JP-transcription Title card: "Toaru Majutsu no Kinsho Mokuroku [Index]" (Rule 1.4.1, and since "Index" is a foreign word, we transcribe it as it is spelled in English, as opposed to "Indekkusu")

 

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

## If the foreign language tagline is otherwise ignored, such as a marketing message or a narration (see the [https://anidb.net/c7432967 Symphogear example]), don't include it in the Official CJK title, but include it in the Title Card Title (described above).

## If the foreign language tagline is a '''transcription''' of the CJK title, do not add it to the CJK title; e.g. ''"{{short|a9875|キルラキル KILL la KILL}}"'' becomes just ''"キルラキル"''. Transcriptions are also '''not''' included in the Title Card Title (described above).

## If '''the release year is the same''', then '''append the type''' to the newer anime. Again, it should be '''within parentheses''', unless the type forms part of the official title (e.g. "OVA" is in the title itself).

A few supplementary guidelines apply if you are trying to disambiguate more than two anime. Unlike the above, those are merely guidelines to help users; if you have a better idea, go ahead and suggest it to the mod, who has full freedom to accept or reject your idea, and to follow or override those guidelines.

See also [[AniDB_Definition:Romanisation#Guidance_for_Using_External_Sources_to_Support_Romanisations_and_Translations|Guidance for Using External Sources to Support Romanisations and Translations]] for acceptable sources.

1 Check these sources, in order, to see if there is an official title available for the language in question:

1.1 The video from an official licensed source for that language.

1.2 The official website, if any.

1.3 The tertiary official sources like the DVD/Blu-ray back cover, if any.

2 If there is no official title for that language, use a translation of the official title from the production language (JP/KO/ZH). This includes potential translations by fansubs and other unofficial sources.

## If there is only one volume in the entire release, use "OVA" / "OAD" instead of the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles; also refer to [[Content:Titles#Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry|Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry]].

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

## If there is only one movie in the entire release, use "Complete Movie" instead of the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles; also refer to [[Content:Titles#Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry|Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry]].

## If there is only one episode in the entire release, use "Music Video" instead of the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles; also refer to [[Content:Titles#Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry|Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry]].

## If there is only one episode in the entire release, use "Web", "Short Movie", "Complete Movie", etc. as appropriate, instead of the title obtained under the rules for finding episode titles; also refer to [[Content:Titles#Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry|Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry]].

====Anime Entry Types That Typically Only Have One (1) Regular Episode Entry====

==="Prologue" and "Episode 0" Episodes (For English Titles)===

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====Episode titling policy for exceptions where an "episode 0" considered as episode 1 on AniDB====

We will apply the following episode title naming convention, to make it explicit that it is an "episode 0" within the regular airing sequence:

** Type: type of T episode, e.g. PV, CM, Trailer, BD/DVD CM, etc. (non-exhaustive list). More descriptive terms are preferred, but terms should still be kept as short as practicable (e.g. do not expand "BD/DVD CM" to "blu-ray and DVD commercial").

*** The type ''BD/DVD CM'' refers to a T episode that advertises a BD/DVD release and therefore allowed; it is not a reference to "a T episode released via BD/DVD", as by definition an advertisement / T episode would not typically have a BD/DVD as its first distribution method.