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* "Officially" provided Japanese romanisations should '''not''' be added as the main name for AniDB purposes; the main name should always follow AniDB transcription rules as set out here. Add the "official" transcription as a synonym if needed. | * "Officially" provided Japanese romanisations should '''not''' be added as the main name for AniDB purposes; the main name should always follow AniDB transcription rules as set out here. Add the "official" transcription as a synonym if needed. | ||
** 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 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 | ** 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 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 | *** 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''. | ||
* 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 | * 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. | ||