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Implicating astarotte_no_omocha! -> lotte_no_omocha!.
Reason: The anime version is "Astarotte_no_omocha" while the manga is "lotte_no_omocha". Not sure if an implication is appropriate here except maybe for the sake of searchability.
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There's a precedent on this sort of thing: pani_poni (manga title) was aliased to pani_poni_dash! (anime title)
I'm not fully sure how much of a precedent we actually have on these kinds of things. For example, we aliased ookami-san_to_shichinin_no_nakamatachi (name of the anime and first novel in the series) to ookami-san (generalized name to cover all volumes of the series). Which somewhat in the opposite direction of your example.
I don't really have a strong opinion on which direction to go, but for a lot of these series it is only the anime version that sparks any large amount of fanart, and after it stops airing the amount of fan art dries up significantly (with the exceptions of some series that attain some sort of critical mass in popularity).
I don't believe there will be any differences of significance, mostly the usual amount of changes that can occur when converting a series into an anime.
The difference in title isn't of huge significance either in this case. The name in the title is the name of the main character, Astarotte Ygvar. "Lotte" is her nickname (Astarotte -> Rotte -> Lotte).
Either way, you might as well add aliases from rotte_no_omocha! and rotte_no_omocha to lotte_no_omocha!, since the current scanlators use the "r"...
The original title is always better. It's just... right and correct. Given that we have an alias system for just such an occasion, I'm not sure why anime gets preference at all. I would always alias to the original if I could. It would be a step toward more tag consistency across the board, too.
This is barring some exceptions, such as when titles are significantly different (which is very rare anyway) or troublesome to do so (like with the Suzumiya Haruhi series).
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You're not sure why the anime name gets preference? I think that should be rather obvious, it's because the lion's share and more of fan art is spawned because of the anime and from no other source. Character designs, visuals, locations, and personality of characters are more influenced by what was depicted in the anime than any other source for most series.
You're not sure why the anime name gets preference? I think that should be rather obvious, it's because the lion's share and more of fan art is spawned because of the anime and from no other source. Character designs, visuals, locations, and personality of characters are more influenced by what was depicted in the anime than any other source for most series.
That was rhetorical and I know very well why the anime may be favored. It's just unnecessary to do so at all with the alias and wiki systems in place. Aside from a few rare exceptions there's no need for it.
It's just... this schizo "we'll favor the localized name over Japanese sometimes or occasionally give way to the anime over the name of the original works" attitude that we have. It shouldn't bug me, but it does. But I don't think consistency across tags is too much to ask for.
UnderneathTheWaves said: It's just... this schizo, we'll favor the localized name over Japanese sometimes or occasionally give way to the anime over the name of the original works attitude that we have.
The number of exceptions to the former is incredibly small and tends to be in old videogames. I don't see why this would be so concerning, or how it's "schizo".
jxh2154 said:
The number of exceptions to the former is incredibly small and tends to be in old videogames. I don't see why this would be so concerning, or how it's "schizo".
Don't get me wrong. I know it's not prevalent or site breaking or anything. It may even be justified in certain cases. It's just something that gets on me on rare occasion for various reasons. It's not just about preference, but about my own opinion on policy, as well. That's all.
