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 * Romanised titles do not need to provide a basis for correct Japanese [[Wikipedia:Collation|collation]] of titles. This is a technical problem that would be better handled correctly through its own system, and would interfere with the primary purpose of the romanisation.
 * Romanisations need not have an 'official' status. Though both the Japanese makers and international licensees might provide a romanised title/name, this is irrelevant to a transcription of the Japanese title/name.
-* "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.
+=== Guidance for using external sources to support romanisations ===
-** 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.
+"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 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''):
+* 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.
-*** If the Japanese producer provides an official spelling of the non-native name (Lelouch Vi Britannia), use the official spelling.
+* 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 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''.
+** If the Japanese producer provides an official spelling of the non-native name (Lelouch Vi Britannia), use the official spelling.
-** For both [[#Loanwords and Transcribed Words in Japanese|loanwords or foreign names]], 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.
+** 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''.
+* For both [[#Loanwords and Transcribed Words in Japanese|loanwords or foreign names]], 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.
 = Hepburn romanisation =