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=Naming Convention= | |||
AniDB uses a slightly modified Hepburn Method for transcription titles (the Japanese Kanji/Kana written with Romaji). | AniDB uses a slightly modified Hepburn Method for transcription titles (the Japanese Kanji/Kana written with Romaji). | ||
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| Explanation | | Explanation | ||
| As you can see, the Katakana word クインシー didn't get transcripted to kuinshii but to the "real name" Quincy. | | As you can see, the Katakana word クインシー didn't get transcripted to kuinshii but to the "real name" Quincy. | ||
| This example shows you that it's also wrong to start every word upper Case - particles, such as の (no), を (o), が (ga), へ (e), か (ka) aso are transcribed to lower case. | | This example shows you that it's also wrong to start every word upper Case - particles, such as の (no), '''を (o)''', が (ga), '''へ (e)''', か (ka) aso are transcribed to lower case. | ||
| This example shows how to work with English named Japanese originals | | This example shows how to work with English named Japanese originals | ||
| This example shows how to work with English named Japanese originals | | This example shows how to work with English named Japanese originals | ||
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==Japanese Names== | |||
Western names have the scheme | Western names have the scheme | ||
* Given Name - Last Name | * Given Name - Last Name | ||
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* Last Name - Given Name | * Last Name - Given Name | ||
and this is also the way AniDB lists the names. | and this is also the way AniDB lists the names. | ||
Every entity that has a given and a last name you add to the | Every entity that has a given and a last name you add to the database will have to be added the Japanese way. Please always make sure that you didn't accidentally switch both. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[AniDB Definition:Romanisation|Romanisation]] | |||
[[Category:How-to]] | |||