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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].

The following detailed guidance, confirmed {{short|post457504|here}}, explains how to apply the rules surrounding anime titles.

 

In general, the title card is the best primary source of data. However, in borderline situations, reliable external sources from the original production country may also be considered to help make a determination.  For example, for a Japanese anime, reliable external sources can include: interviews with the Japanese production studio, official Japanese website, Japanese Wikipedia, etc. The same principle applies to Chinese and Korean anime, using Chinese and Korean sources, respectively.

## Along with the official title itself and any subtitles, the title card may contain extraneous items, such as taglines (taglines are defined below), marketing messages, narrations, and translations (accurate or otherwise). Those '''should be included''' in the title card title.

## The title card may additionally include '''transcriptions''': rendering of Japanese/Chinese/Korean text in the Roman alphabet, or of Western words in Japanese/Chinese/Korean characters. Those are considered reading/spelling aids and they '''should be dropped''' from the title card title.

## The title card may also includes reading guides for '''non-standard readings''' (e.g. in ''"{{short|a5975|Toaru Majutsu no Index}}"'', the reading of ''"Index" (EN) / "Indekkusu" (Roumaji)'' is a non-standard reading for ''"Kinsho Mokuroku"''). Those '''should be provided within [square brackets]''' (e.g. ''"とある魔術の禁書目録[インデックス]"'').

# '''Official original-language title''': Enter '''the title card title after removing all extraneous items''' (such as <u>taglines</u> (taglines are defined below), <u>translations</u>, marketing messages, and narrations), keeping '''only the "primary" title''' of the show.

## Titles may contain '''subtitles'''; subtitles are deemed to be a part of the actual title of the show, and are therefore '''not''' considered taglines (taglines are defined below). Those subtitles '''should be kept''' (e.g. ''"劇場版 空の境界 the Garden of sinners" / "{{short|a4932|Gekijouban Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners}}"'').

{{short|a5975|Toaru Majutsu no Index}}

## 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).

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.

  X.2.2: Rule for non-English titles for an with anime more than 1 episode, but no title is found using the "finding episode titles" rules above.

## 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]].

==="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.