What's with the japanese making long title for both their manga and LN
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My Isekai Slow Life Starts in 100 Days, But First I Have to Convince the Kingdom's Ruling Family that I Am Not a Spy Sent by the Neighboring Kingdom,
Which Actually Did Try to Recruit Me Due to an Ancient Prophecy of a Black-Haired Foreigner Destined to Bring About a New Era of Peace,
Which They Apparently Picked Up from a Manga Volume Left Behind by a Previously Isekai’d Japanese High School Otaku, Judging by the Cover’s Contents,
Which Coincidentally were also an Isekai of Sorts, Though the Reason for Misinterpretation Came from the Inhabitants of This World Not Knowing Standard Japanese,
So I Decided to Teach Basic Japanese on the Side, Not Just to Earn Some Pocket Change, But Also to Prevent Another Misunderstanding Between Locals and Future Isekai’d Individuals,
But the Fates Decided to Throw Yet Another Wrench into My Plans by Making One of my First Students Be the Exiled Princess Under a Secret Identity Who was Originally Going to Be the True Heir of the Neighboring Kingdom Before the Previously Mentioned Isekai’d Individual Usurped the Princess’ Position by Falsifying Saintess Powers,
Leading to the King Publicly Disowning His Own Daughter,
Meaning that the Princess’ Motivation for Learning Japanese is to be Able to Decipher the Contents of the Holy Scripture and Out the Fraudulent Saintess and Reclaim Her Rightful Position,
But She is Easily Distracted and Has Trouble Concentrating, So I Decided to Set Aside Time to Learn Alchemy in Order to Create the Equivalent of an ADHD Pill,
Which Would Theoretically Help with the Princess’ Studies, Though I Lack the Scientific Rigor Needed to Prove Its Effectiveness, as Well as the Approval of an Official Drug Testing Organization,
So I Am Hesitant to Use Live Human Specimens for Fear of Dangerous Side Effects, Especially If One of Them is the Royal Daughter,
Who Keeps Crawling Into My Bed At Night, Often Without Any Clothes On, Which Would Lead to Her Catching a Cold Eventually,
Which Would Set Her Studies Back Even Further, So I Have Tried to Dissuade Her from Continuing to Do So, Without Much Success, Because I Don’t Understand Why She Would Do That In the First Place.
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Which Actually Did Try to Recruit Me Due to an Ancient Prophecy of a Black-Haired Foreigner Destined to Bring About a New Era of Peace,
Which They Apparently Picked Up from a Manga Volume Left Behind by a Previously Isekai’d Japanese High School Otaku, Judging by the Cover’s Contents,
Which Coincidentally were also an Isekai of Sorts, Though the Reason for Misinterpretation Came from the Inhabitants of This World Not Knowing Standard Japanese,
So I Decided to Teach Basic Japanese on the Side, Not Just to Earn Some Pocket Change, But Also to Prevent Another Misunderstanding Between Locals and Future Isekai’d Individuals,
But the Fates Decided to Throw Yet Another Wrench into My Plans by Making One of my First Students Be the Exiled Princess Under a Secret Identity Who was Originally Going to Be the True Heir of the Neighboring Kingdom Before the Previously Mentioned Isekai’d Individual Usurped the Princess’ Position by Falsifying Saintess Powers,
Leading to the King Publicly Disowning His Own Daughter,
Meaning that the Princess’ Motivation for Learning Japanese is to be Able to Decipher the Contents of the Holy Scripture and Out the Fraudulent Saintess and Reclaim Her Rightful Position,
But She is Easily Distracted and Has Trouble Concentrating, So I Decided to Set Aside Time to Learn Alchemy in Order to Create the Equivalent of an ADHD Pill,
Which Would Theoretically Help with the Princess’ Studies, Though I Lack the Scientific Rigor Needed to Prove Its Effectiveness, as Well as the Approval of an Official Drug Testing Organization,
So I Am Hesitant to Use Live Human Specimens for Fear of Dangerous Side Effects, Especially If One of Them is the Royal Daughter,
Who Keeps Crawling Into My Bed At Night, Often Without Any Clothes On, Which Would Lead to Her Catching a Cold Eventually,
Which Would Set Her Studies Back Even Further, So I Have Tried to Dissuade Her from Continuing to Do So, Without Much Success, Because I Don’t Understand Why She Would Do That In the First Place.
Source: me
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@justforthelulz jesus man, i am amazed by how long it is yet.. it still makes sense??
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@Muzilana it's how books are displayed in Japan. https://finders.me/files/news/bs190313_FU.jpg
the books are on display cover up and across the panels. The titles are long to tell "you" the person looking through all the new books, what the book is about. So in america and other places the rule is "don't judge a book by it's cover", but in Japan, the cover is what sells it.
So that's why you'll have long titles for products that sound just like a summary of the media. It's better imo too.
Tell me what does the title "Erased" tell you about the manga? not much. What is erased, who is? etc etc. but "The Town Without Me" tells you more than "erased" does.
what does "tangled" tell you about the movie, vs "Rapunzel in the tower".
the books are on display cover up and across the panels. The titles are long to tell "you" the person looking through all the new books, what the book is about. So in america and other places the rule is "don't judge a book by it's cover", but in Japan, the cover is what sells it.
So that's why you'll have long titles for products that sound just like a summary of the media. It's better imo too.
Tell me what does the title "Erased" tell you about the manga? not much. What is erased, who is? etc etc. but "The Town Without Me" tells you more than "erased" does.
what does "tangled" tell you about the movie, vs "Rapunzel in the tower".
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I think I have watched a video abt this phenomenon, this long title are mainly connected to Isekai, which are crazy amount of new title appear every weak.
the first coming to my mind is Oreimo (ore no imouto wa konna ni wake ga nai) which is easier and more catchy when you know the abbreviation.
then, to concept was popularized by Danmachi (Dungeon ni aitai wa machigatteru darouka) to used by other isekai manga
the long title was originally means to help reader to differentiate each isekai manga, but then turned into stupidly overused gimmick
the first coming to my mind is Oreimo (ore no imouto wa konna ni wake ga nai) which is easier and more catchy when you know the abbreviation.
then, to concept was popularized by Danmachi (Dungeon ni aitai wa machigatteru darouka) to used by other isekai manga
the long title was originally means to help reader to differentiate each isekai manga, but then turned into stupidly overused gimmick
