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:'''Articles''': a, an, the  | :'''Articles''': a, an, the  | ||
:'''Conjunctions''': and, but, or, nor  | :'''Conjunctions''': and, but, or, nor  | ||
:'''Prepositions that are less than five letters long''': at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with  | :'''Prepositions that are less than five letters long''': at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, per, to, up, with  | ||
:'''And''': as (only if it is followed by a noun)  | :'''And''': as (only if it is followed by a noun)  | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 30 June 2011
| Note | Currently this is still just a draft for a capitalisation policy. | 
The following are some rules for the proper capitalisation of anime, episode, and song titles.
Japanese transcription
- For Japanese transcription titles, all words should be capitalised except for particles unless the particle is the first word in the title. Some common particles are:
 
- de, e, ga, na, ni, no, o, to, wa, yo, (etc...)
 
English
Rules
- The first and last words for English titles are always capitalised, and all except the words listed below are capitalised.
 
- The following are lower case, unless they are the first word or last word:
 
- Articles: a, an, the
 - Conjunctions: and, but, or, nor
 - Prepositions that are less than five letters long: at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, per, to, up, with
 - And: as (only if it is followed by a noun)
 
- Prepositions are sometimes capitalised:
 
- Prepositions are capitalised when they are the first or last word.
 - Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (see below for examples) are capitalised.
 - Prepositions that are over four letters long. (across, after, among, beyond, ...)
 
- These short words are capitalised in titles. Some people occasionally forget to capitalise these:
 
- also, am, are, be, do, had, has, have, if, is, it, so, than, that, thus, was, when, what
 - as (if it is followed by a verb)
 
Phrasal verbs
Below is a list of some "phrasal verbs":
(These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be capitalised.)
- Beat Up
 - Blow Out
 - Break Down
 - Break Into
 - Break Up
 - Bring Up
 - Call Off
 - Call On
 - Call Up
 - Carry On
 - Come Back
 - Come Down
 - Come On
 - Come Out
 - Come Over
 - Do Over
 - Fill Out
 - Find Out
 - Get Along
 - Get Around
 - Get By
 - Get Over
 - Get Through
 - Get Up
 - Give Back
 - Give Up
 - Go Along
 - Go Away
 - Go On
 - Go Over
 - Hand In
 - Hang Up
 - Hold On
 - Keep On
 - Keep Up
 - Leave Out
 - Let Down
 - Look For
 - Look Into
 - Look Like
 - Look Out
 - Look Over
 - Look Up
 - Make Out
 - Make Up
 - Pack Up
 - Pass Out
 - Pick Out
 - Pick Up
 - Put Away
 - Put Off
 - Put On
 - Put Out
 - Put Up with
 - Roll Over
 - Run Into
 - Run Out of
 - Run Over
 - Show Up
 - Take After
 - Take Back
 - Take Off
 - Take On
 - Take Up
 - Talk Back
 - Talk Over
 - Throw Away
 - Try On
 - Turn Down
 - Turn In
 - Turn Off
 - Turn On
 - Use Up
 - Wait On
 
Other Languages
For specific rules about a language, contact a minimod with "Language Verifier" status for this language: AniDB Staff