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Dessa
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It's also name-dropped in at least half of the episodes, including, I'm pretty sure, the first episode. |
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LegitPancake
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And then we have Steins;Gate and all the other sort-of related titles in its universe. Granted, they are meant to be super chuuni and in S;G’s case, intentionally nonsensical. Although that doesn’t explain the origin.
Edit: Also FLCL. Last edited by LegitPancake on Sun May 27, 2018 10:22 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Joshua Zarate
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Gold. 
Also, I don’t quite understand the origin of Gurren Lagann’s name. I can get why that’s the title from watching the show, but I’m not sure where and how those words specifically were chosen. |
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Showsni
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I always thought "Durarara" came from Dullahan, the headless horseman of Irish mythology. |
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MarshalBanana
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Oh I loved Bakuen Campus Guardress, I hope it one day gets a Blu-Ray.
For the poll I went for Aisha Clan-Clan, there was no other choice for me, it was the first ever cat girl I ever saw. It's odd that you don't see them as much as you did in the 90s. |
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Mario Di Giacomo
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In Greek, "Big O" is "O mega". A suitable name for a robot with apocalyptic overtones.
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Oggers
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I've been in the Fate fandom for a long time and I still have no idea what the title of Fate/stay night is supposed to mean. I guess the "Fate" part could have something to do with the Servants having to deal with the outcomes with their fates, as historical/legendary figures? Idk.
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Triltaison
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I was always under the impression that K was going with the snazzy foreign look for the same pronunciation of "kei" since the boys are pretty stylish bishies. Then the king thing gives it an extra added layer of pun. *shrug* I haven't actually seen it, so feel free to disregard if I'm way off base.
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TG72
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I can't believe Pumpkin Scissors isn't on the list. I thought that would be the top spot..
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Takkun4343
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It's there on the previous list, she puts up those links for good reason. |
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Joa
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In the afterword of the first novel Narita said that he came up with "Durarara" on the spot when his editor asked for a title and that he isn't sure what it means himself. |
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Zeino
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No mention of the up coming anime film hilariously titled, "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas"?
Last edited by Zeino on Sun May 27, 2018 8:23 am; edited 1 time in total |
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chronos02
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As far as I know, Fate is the name of the franchise, with whatever comes after the dash being the title's specific name (Hollow Ataraxia, Strange Fake, etc.), with the further subtitle referring to the alternate specific routes for the several anime/manga/novel adaptations of the original game (UBW, Heaven's Feel).
"Fate" refers to how the events unfold, and how everything revolves around the fate of those characters throughout the story, that end up with their deaths or various scars, or situations they end up being thrown into. It's a recurring theme in the whole franchise now, but this was further accentuated by how the game involved routes, and how those routes sealed the fate of the characters, so it was a kind of play with the word and the game being a visual novel. Pretty obvious stuff if you ask me... not so obvious if one's not aware of the fact the fate franchise started as a VN. As for "Stay Night", I'm pretty sure Nasu mentioned something related to how in most routes, a character stays the night with the MC, something which essentialy "seals" the path of one of the routes (Saber staying in shirow's house, Rin stayng there too on that route, Illya, staying too, etc.), with the "true ending" having almost every heroine staying the night in the Emiya residence. Again, it seems quite obvious. The true meaning might be otherwise though, but, again, it's also a play with the fact the game was a VN, the adult kind. As for Myriad Colors: Phantom World, the Myriad Colors doesn't allude to the "color", but to the many different and varied types of Yôkai that the world has, as many as there are colors, and then more. This one's pretty obvious, and I'm quite sure this has been used in English for some analogies for the exact same reason (to indicate a lot of something). Phantom World also refers to the "SPOILER WARNING" The world of Phantoms, or Spirits/Yôkai, to which the cast ends up going to, and where things start to turn sour in many ways, which also serves as the series's main title, Phantom Colors being a sort of adjective. I believe it's one of the most normalish, yet interesting titles I have seen of late, not too long, not too short, and pretty explicit with the theme of the series, but adding a bit of mystery with the words. In the end, they make sense, the list seemed pretty uninspired to me, and following this trope, Serial Experiments: Laïn would fit perfectly, since that doesn't make any sense until much later in the series, this also applies to Cowboy Bebop, and so many others. Cutey Honey being pretty weird, and FLCL being the cream of the crop, though I personally think "Attack on Titan" is weirder, aren't the titans the ones attacking? oh wait... |
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Time Bandit
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X, K, and the Fate series are awesome, regardless of their random names...although I have to say the name 'Fate' makes the most sense if you are first going into one of these series...
So again...as before... ...Yeah, so I like music not liked by anyone else so I'm finding, and thats fine, lol I don't like being a conformist. 
As far as the new Spring OPs of shows I'm actually watching, here's my picks, with a runner up three: BY FAR: #1. Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis: Souten no Hate ni by AK-69 2. Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-: Tomoshibi no Manimani by Nao Toyama 3. Libra of Nil Admirari: Tandeki Mirage-ism by kradness Runners up: Megalobox: Bite by LEO Imai Last Hope (Juushinki Pandora): Sirius by Bump of Chicken Butlers x Battlers: Growth Arrow by OLDCODEX Last edited by Time Bandit on Sun May 27, 2018 12:40 am; edited 1 time in total |
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DerekL1963
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Have you seen Aika? (AKA Panty Shot - The Animation) 
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