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Titles are how you identify an anime - there are many different kinds, both official ones and common ones as well as abbreviations. 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 anime entry, and at the top of the details table next to the image. The rest of the titles are listed with language and title type details. Anyone can add a title to any anime, 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 mod, so state a good reason for why you wish it to be edited or removed. More Info...

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General Guidelines


For rules on capitalization, please consult the capitalisation guide.

Foreign Language Portion of Official Japanese(/Korean/Chinese) Title

In general, if the official Japanese title, in the video or otherwise, comes with a foreign language portion, generally (but not always) English, that foreign protion is included in the Official Japanese title. However, if the foreign portion is "otherwise ignored", we would drop it from the transcription. "Otherwise ignored" refers to, but is not limited to references to the anime: on websites, in the media, in the Japanese trailer.


Official Title (Japanese, Kanji)

allcinema is a reliable source for this.


Anime title: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Official Japanese Kanji title: 鋼の練金術師

Official Title (English)

Check the official English page if it's licensed.


Anime title: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Official English title: Fullmetal Alchemist

Official Title (Language)





Anime title: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
English Synonym: Full Metal Alchemist


A shortened version of the title.


Anime title: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Shorttitle: FMA

Adding Titles



