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Anime News Nina! - 2012-12-05

tuxedocat wrote:

Try explaining the plot of any Gundam series to someone while using the character's names.

Hmm, let me try it. I'll use the second season of Gundam 00 as an example:

spoiler["In season two of Gundam 00, the Innovators - rogue innovades under the leadership of Ribbons Almark and his deputy Regene Regetta - make a power grab to rule the world. The Innovators Revive Revival, Hiling Care, Devine Nova and Bring Stabity all pilot powerful mobile suits in the fight against their enemy Celestial Being, whose pilots include Allelujah Haptism and Lockon Stratos. To make matters worse for the Gundam pilots, the A-LAWS military force (which include the powerful Mister Bushido) was created by human puppets of the Innovators to harass Celestial Being. However, all this military might was almost not required when Innovator spy Anew Returner successfully infiltrated Celestial Being. In the final battle and with many of the Innovators killed in action, Ribbons turns to the Gaga Forces in order to crush the human rebellion, but he ultimately is betrayed by Regene and killed in a duel on the Moon's surface."]

Oh my goodness, that's truly awful. Whoever came up with the names must have been on one impressive acid trip at the time.

And not to be outdone:

Also Puella Magi Madoka Magica. I think people lose interest halfway through the long title?

Honestly, anyone who would be so shallow as to dismiss a show based on it's title probably wouldn't have liked it anyway.. nor are they worth the effort of trying to introduce a show to them. If you have to go to such roundabout ways to sell someone on something, to to point of essentially lying, then it's going to be a problem down the road.

There's very little bodaciousness to be found in Bodacious Space Pirates.

Ah yes, Princess Tutu came to mind for me as well. I knew my sister would like the series, but of course upon hearing the title, she wasn't about to believe me. I finally got her to sit down and watch the first two episodes, and she was enjoying it so much she asked to borrow it so she could finish it.

That was several months ago. She hasn't watched any of it because her husband saw the title and wouldn't let her live it down. And with a 1 1/2 year old, she hasn't had time to watch it while he wasn't there. ;;

Admittedly I too stayed as far away from the series as possible due to it's name - it just sounded so frilly and girly, and I am extremely selective in what "girly" shows I like. Thankfully some AMVs and cosplayers finally changed my mind.

VORTIA wrote:

This is why I've never been upset with American companies changing the title they put on the DVD/Blu-Ray box cover for a series. I can think of sooo many titles that wouldn't have had a prayer at sales had they been given their actual titles.

And then there are the ones where the English titles is actually *more* ridiculous.

(Tweeny Witches I am looking at you. Also Bodacious Space Pirates.)

Addendum: Princess Tutu's name has never bothered me, it is an accurate title for the show after all.

Maybe (I am not well versed in magical shows) but Madoka is this generation's magical show which reflects on the genre.