| 1 | Many {{anime}}, {{manga}}, and especially {{light novel|s}} series have fairly lengthy titles. Frequently, they wind up picking up a portmanteau series nickname, with a syllable or two of each word in the series name. Sometimes, the producers explicitly encourage this, and refer to the series using the nickname in the PostEpisodeTrailer. |
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| 3 | {{Portmanteau}} words are the Japanese equivalent of acronyms. The Japanese language is syllabic -- instead of single letters, Japanese is built from entire syllables; consonants (except "n") don't occur by themselves. So where a Western term would produce an acronym, the Japanese equivalent produces a pronounceable word. The Japanese use portmanteau terms in much the same way that English speakers use acronyms. Which is to say, frequently. More so recently thanks to the need to create short hashtags on Twitter, some of which have been officially endorsed by the author or publisher. |
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| 5 | Probably the most famous is ''Pocket Monsters'' becoming ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. The longer name is official for both the games and the show in Japan, [[WritingAroundTrademarks but couldn't be used in America]] because an early-90s toyline/comic/cartoon had secured the trademark on the name "Toys/MonsterInMyPocket". This is actually slightly common; some of these [[Manga/{{Kodocha}} are]] [[Manga/{{Saikano}} so]] [[VideoGame/{{Boktai}} ubiquitous]] that they get used as the official English titles. |
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| 7 | See also: OfficiallyShortenedTitle. |
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| 9 | Alphabetical order by official Japanese title, please. |
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| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | !!Examples: |
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| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 16 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 17 | * ''[[Anime/{{Aggretsuko}} Aggressive Retsuko]]'' -> "Aggretsuko" |
| 18 | * ''Manga/AishiteruzeBaby'' -> "[=AiBaby=]" |
| 19 | * ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' -> "Ai-Ao" (the creator uses this himself in the [[BonusMaterial omakes]]) |
| 20 | * ''Manga/AnimalYokocho'' -> "[=AniYoko=]" |
| 21 | * ''[[Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai]]''[[note]]"We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day"[[/note]] -> "[=AnoHana=]". |
| 22 | * ''[[Manga/KissAndWhiteLilyForMyDearestGirl Ano Ko ni Kisu to Shirayuri wo]]'' -> "[=AnoKiss=]" |
| 23 | * ''Ansatsu Kyoushitsu'' -> More commonly referred to as ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' -> [="AssClass"=] |
| 24 | * ''[[Manga/ArataTheLegend Arata Kangatari]]'' -> "[=AraKan=]" |
| 25 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' -> "[=AzuDai=]". The full title is a portmanteau itself, meaning something like "Azuma's Manga for ''Dengeki Daioh'' Magazine". |
| 26 | * ''[[Anime/BurstAngel Bakuretsu Tenshi]]'' -> "Bakuten" |
| 27 | * ''Manga/BambooBlade'' -> "[=BanBure=]" |
| 28 | * ''[[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Berusaiyu no Bara]]'' -> "[=BeruBara=]" |
| 29 | * ''Bessatsu Friend'' -> "[=BetsuFure=]"[[note]]An ArtifactTitle; it was originally a companion magazine to the long since discontinued Shojo Friend magazine.[[/note]] |
| 30 | * ''Bessatsu Margaret''[[note]]A companion magazine to Shueisha's Margaret Magazine.[[/note]] -> "[=BetsuMa=]" |
| 31 | * ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' -> "[=BurakuRa=]" |
| 32 | * ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'' -> "[=Bo7=]" (Also written "Bo-7" and "Bo^7") |
| 33 | * ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'' -> "[=BoZaRo=]" (for "'''Bo'''cchi '''Za''' '''Ro'''kku") |
| 34 | * ''[[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Boku no Hero Academia]]'' -> "[=HeroAca=]" |
| 35 | * ''[[Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu]]'' -> "[=BokuYaba=]" |
| 36 | * ''[[Manga/TheKawaiComplexGuideToManorsAndHostelBehavior Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou]]'' -> "[=BokuKawa=]" |
| 37 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' -> "[=CowBe=]" |
| 38 | * ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' -> "[=KureShin=]" |
| 39 | * ''[[Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou]]'' -> "[=DanNichi=]" |
| 40 | * ''Manga/DeathNote'' -> "[=DesuNo=]" |
| 41 | * ''Manga/DGrayMan'' -> "D.Gure" |
| 42 | * ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' -> "[=FuruBa=]" |
| 43 | * ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' -> "[=FushiYuu=]" |
| 44 | * ''Garasu (Glass) no Hana to Kowasu Sekai'' - > ''[=GaraKowa=]'' |
| 45 | * ''[[Manga/GlassMask Garasu no Kamen]]'' -> "[=GaraKame=]" |
| 46 | * ''[[Manga/{{Genshiken}} Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuukai]]'' ("The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture") -> "Genshiken" (A special case; the official title is ''Genshiken''; the long form is used only in-series for the actual club.) |
| 47 | * ''[[Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?]]'' -> "[=GochiUsa=]" |
| 48 | * ''Gokudo no Sensei'' -> "Manga/{{Gokusen}}" |
| 49 | * ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' -> "Garupan" |
| 50 | * ''[[Manga/HoneyAndClover Hachimitsu to Kurobaa]]'' -> "Hachikuro" |
| 51 | * ''[[Manga/DotHackLegendOfTheTwilight .hack//tasogare no udewa densetsu]]'' -> "Udeden" |
| 52 | * ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Hagane no Renkinjutsushi]]'' -> "[=HagaRen=]" |
| 53 | * ''[[Manga/BoysOverFlowers Hana Yori Dango]]'' -> "[=HanaDan=]" |
| 54 | * ''Hanazakari no Kimi-tachi e'' -> "Manga/HanaKimi" |
| 55 | * ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' -> "[=HidaSketch=]" |
| 56 | * ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' -> "[=HikaGo=]" |
| 57 | * ''[[Manga/StardustTelepath Hoshikuzu Telepath]]'' -> "[=HoshiTele=]" |
| 58 | * ''[[Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow Ichigo Mashimaro]]'' -> "[=IchiMashi=]" |
| 59 | * ''[[Manga/HandsomeGirlAndCrossdressingBoy Ikemen Joshi to Josou Danshi]]'' -> "[=IkeDan=]" |
| 60 | * ''Manga/InitialD'' -> "[=IniD=]" |
| 61 | * ''[[Manga/HareGuu Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu]]'' -> ''[=HareGuu=]'' |
| 62 | * ''Franchise/KagerouProject'' ->"[=KagePro=]" |
| 63 | * ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has an in-universe example with ''[[ShowWithinAShow Momo-chan wa Kangaenai]]'' -> "[=MomoKan=]". |
| 64 | * ''Anime/KaleidoStar'' -> "[=KareSuta=]" |
| 65 | * ''Manga/KamichamaKarin'' -> "[=KamiKarin=]" |
| 66 | ** Some fans also try to shorten the sequel's title (''Kamichama Karin Chu'') to "[=KamiChu=]", unaware that's it's already the name of another series (or more accurately, the PortmanteauSeriesNickname of another series). |
| 67 | * ''Anime/{{Kamichu}}'' -> already a portmanteau of "Kamisama de Chuugakusei" (Middle-school student god) |
| 68 | * ''[[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai]]'' -> "Kaminomi" |
| 69 | * ''[[Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances Kareshi Kanojo no Jijyou]]'' -> "[=KareKano=]" |
| 70 | * ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta'' -> "[=KazeKi=]" |
| 71 | * ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'' -> "[=KimiTodo=]" |
| 72 | * ''[[Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na Hyakunin no Kanojo]]'' -> "[=Hyakkano=]" |
| 73 | * ''[[Manga/{{Kochikame}} Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Koen Mae Hashutsujo]]'' -> "Kochikame" |
| 74 | * ''Kodomo no Jikan'' -> "Kojika" |
| 75 | * ''[[Manga/{{Kodocha}} Kodomo no Omocha]]'' ("Child's Toy") -> ''Kodocha'' |
| 76 | * ''[[Manga/AsteroidInLove Koisuru Asteroid]]'' -> ''[=KoiAsu=]'' |
| 77 | * ''[[Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai]]'' -> "[=KonoMini=]" |
| 78 | * ''[[Manga/TheMikosWordsAndTheWitchesIncantations Kotonoha no Miko to Kotodama no Majyo to]]'' -> "[=MikoMajyo=]" |
| 79 | * ''Anime/KujibikiUnbalance'' (from ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'') -> "Kujiun". (Another special case as the name "Kujiun" was introduced in-series in the ''first'' episode of ''Genshiken''.) |
| 80 | * Creator/KyotoAnimation (the studio) -> [=KyoAni=] (Also "[[FanNickname KeyAni]]" for adapting so many [[VisualNovel games]] from Creator/KeyVisualArts.) |
| 81 | * ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' -> "Love* Com" |
| 82 | * ''[[Manga/TheDemonGirlNextDoor Machikado Mazoku]]'' -> ''[=MachiMazo=]'' |
| 83 | * ''[[Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok Matantei Loki Ragnarok]]'' -> "[=MaLoki=]" |
| 84 | * ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' -> "P3" |
| 85 | * ''Manga/MonsterMusume no Iru Nichijou'' -> "[=MonMusu=]" |
| 86 | * ''[[Anime/InfiniteRyvius Mugen no Ryvius]]'' -> "[=MugeRiva=]" |
| 87 | * ''[[Manga/ShadowStar Mukuro Naru Hoshi - Tama Taru Ko]]]'' -> "Narutaru" |
| 88 | * ''[[Manga/MysteriousGirlfriendX Nazo no Kanojo X]]'' -> "[=NazoKano=]" |
| 89 | * ''[[Manga/MyWifeIsAHighSchoolGirl Okusama wa Joshikousei]]'' -> "[=OkuKousei=]" |
| 90 | * ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' -> "[=WanPan=]" |
| 91 | * ''[[Literature/OniAi Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai Yo Ne]]'' -> "[=OniAi=]" |
| 92 | * ''[[Manga/IDontLikeYouAtAllBigBrother Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai Dakara ne!!]]'' -> "[=OniiKoto=]" |
| 93 | * ''[[Manga/BigWindup Ookiku Furikabutte]]'' -> "Oofuri" |
| 94 | * ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' -> "[=OsoSan=]" |
| 95 | ** And its predecessor ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'' -> "[=OsoKun=]" |
| 96 | * ''[[Manga/WotakoiLoveIsHardForOtaku Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii]]'' (Love is Hard for Otaku) -> "Wotakoi" |
| 97 | * ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' -> "Pansuto" |
| 98 | * ''Manga/ParadiseKiss'' -> "[=ParaKiss=]" |
| 99 | * ''Manga/PitaTen'' - special case, as the official title is already a shortening of ''Pitari Tenshi'' (clinging angel) |
| 100 | * As with the games they spun off from, ''Pocket Monsters'' -> Franchise/{{Pokemon}} |
| 101 | ** [[Manga/PokemonAdventures Pokémon Special]] -> "[=PokeSpe=]"/"Pokesupe" |
| 102 | ** ''Pokémon Card Ni Natta Wake'' -> ''[=PokéWake=]'’ |
| 103 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'' (and its first installment, ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'') -> "[=PreCure=]". While the Japanese equivalent "Purikyua" has always been the OfficiallyShortenedTitle of the series in Japanese, the English logos of each series always wrote out "Pretty Cure" in full until ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', at which point they just say "[=PreCure=]". English sources still use the two interchangeably. |
| 104 | ** It's also a pun on ''purikura'' (lit., "Print Club"), those trendy photobooths popular in Japan. Just why is a mystery; its relevance is never alluded to within the series, other than the occasional AccidentalMisnaming. |
| 105 | ** Individual series tend to have their own nicknames, such as ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' -> "Hapcha" and ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' -> "Kirapre". |
| 106 | * ''Manga/PrincessPrincess'' -> "[=PuriPuri=]" (Unfortunately the actual name of a very different manga series.) |
| 107 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': -> "[=MadoMagi=]" |
| 108 | * ''[[Anime/MagicalPokaan Renkin San Kyuu Magical Pokaan]]'' -> "[=MagiPoka=]" |
| 109 | * ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' -> "[=RomeJuli=]" |
| 110 | * ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' -> "[=Rosa-Vam=]" (which is also used by the author) |
| 111 | * ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' -> "Ruroken" |
| 112 | * ''[[Manga/RecentlyMySisterIsUnusual Saikin Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashiin Da ga]]'' -> "[=ImōCho=]" |
| 113 | * ''[[Manga/{{Saikano}} Saishuu Heiki Kanojo]]'' -> "Saikano" |
| 114 | * ''[[Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku Saiunkoku Monogatari]]'' -> "[=SaiMono=]" and "[=KokoMono=]" |
| 115 | * ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' -> "[=Sam7=]" |
| 116 | * ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco'' -> "[=SamuMenco=]" Used in universe when Mari talks to Masayoshi when both are in hero getup. |
| 117 | ** A lesser used abbreviation is "[=SamFlam=]". |
| 118 | * ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' -> "[=SukuRan=]" |
| 119 | ** An interesting case; it's something of a back-translation on the Japanese side. The original title had the English "Scrapped" [Sukurappudo] rather than the Japanese equivalent "Suterareta." |
| 120 | * ''Manga/ShamanKing'' -> "[=ManKin=]" |
| 121 | * ''[[Manga/YourLieInApril Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso]]'' -> "[=KimiUso=]" |
| 122 | * ''[[Manga/TheGentlemensAlliance Shinshi Doumei Cross]]'' -> "[=ShinKuro=]" |
| 123 | * ''Shojo Comic'' -> "[=ShoComi=]" (it's most commonly used name) |
| 124 | * ''Magazine/ShonenMagazine'' -> "[=ShoMaga=]" |
| 125 | * ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' -> "[=ShoJump=]" |
| 126 | * ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' -> "[=ShoSun=]" |
| 127 | * ''Franchise/ShuuenNoShioriProject'' -> "[=ShuuenPro=]" |
| 128 | * ''Manga/SlamDunk'' -> "[=SuraDan=]" |
| 129 | * ''[[Manga/WhenWillAyumuMakeHisMove Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru]]'' -> "[=SoreAyu=]" |
| 130 | * ''[[Manga/AndYetTheTownMoves Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru]]'' -> "[=SoreMachi=]" |
| 131 | * ''Anime/SoukouNoStrain'' -> "S-Strain" |
| 132 | * ''Anime/SpellboundMagicalPrincessLilPri'' -> "[=LilPri=]", short for the characters' group name "Little Princesses." |
| 133 | * ''Anime/StarDriver'' -> "[=SutaDora=]" |
| 134 | * ''Manga/SugarSugarRune'' -> "S[[superscript:2]]R" or "Sugar[[superscript:2]] Rune" |
| 135 | ** In the anime, "S[[superscript:2]]R" is engraved on Chocolat's heart holder. |
| 136 | * ''[[Manga/TanakaKunIsAlwaysListless Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge]]'' -> "[=TanaKeda=]" |
| 137 | * ''[[Literature/SupposeAKidFromTheLastDungeonBooniesMovedToAStarterTown Tatoeba Rasuto Danjon Mae no Mura no Shōnen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Yō na Monogatari]]'' -> "[=LasDan=]" |
| 138 | * ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' -> "[=TaiBani=]" |
| 139 | * ''[[Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis Tennis no Oujisama]]'' -> ''[=TeniPuri=]'' |
| 140 | * ''[[Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo]]'' -> ''[=TokiKake=]'' |
| 141 | * ''[[Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon Tonikaku Kawaii]]'' -> ''TONIKAWA'' (used as the official English anime title) |
| 142 | * ''[[Manga/{{Trigun}} Trigun Maximum]]'' -> "Trimax" |
| 143 | * ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}} the Animation'' -> [=TsukiAni=]; ''Music/{{Tsukipro}} the Animation'' -> [=ProAni=]. Tsukipro itself is already this, abbreviated from "Tsukino Talent Productions", the music label of the franchise's idols. |
| 144 | * ''Ultra Jump'' -> "[=UruJan=]" (seinen manga magazine by Shueisha) |
| 145 | * ''Manga/UltraManiac'' -> "[=UruMani=]" |
| 146 | * ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'' has three in-universe examples: United Sanctuary (both the country on the planet Cray, and the Vanguard branch in G) is commonly called "[=UniSan=]" for short, while "Dragon Empire" is sometimes called "[=DoraEn=]". There's also the Trinity Dragon team, also from G, who are sometimes called "[=ToriDora=]" for short. |
| 147 | ** Another example is the idol group Rummy Labyrinth, who is sometimes called "[=RummyLaby=]" for short. |
| 148 | * ''[[Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru]]'' -> "[=UraBoku=]" |
| 149 | * ''Anime/UtaNoPrinceSama'' -> "[=UtaPri=]" |
| 150 | * ''[[Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui]]'' -> "[=WataMote=]" |
| 151 | * ''Manga/WorldTrigger'' -> "[=WorTri=]" |
| 152 | * ''[[Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness Yami no Matsuei]]'' -> "[=YamiMatsu=]" |
| 153 | * ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' -> "[=AkaYona=]" |
| 154 | * ''Young Jump'' (another seinen manga magazine by Shueisha) -> [=YanJan=] |
| 155 | * ''Manga/YumeiroPatissiere'': "[=YumePati=]" |
| 156 | ** Its anime-only sequel series Yumeiro Patissiere Professional: "[=YumePati=] Pro" |
| 157 | * ''Anime/YuukiYuunaWaYuushaDeAru'' -> "[=YuYuYu=]" |
| 158 | * ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' -> "[=YuuHaku=]," "[=YuYu=]" |
| 159 | * ''Manga/{{Yuyushiki}}'', "[=YuYu=] Formula," is basically in this format already; it's based on the AlphabeticalThemeNaming (the heroines' names all start with Yu). |
| 160 | [[/folder]] |
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| 162 | [[folder:Card Games]] |
| 163 | * ''TabletopGame/BattleSpirits'' -> ''[=BatoSupi=]'' |
| 164 | * ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' -> ''[=MajiGyaza=]'' [[note]]From the Japanese pronounciation of "Majikku za Gyazaringu".[[/note]] |
| 165 | ** ''TabletopGame/DuelMasters''[[note]]Essentially a simplified version of Magic the Gathering.[[/note]] -> ''[=DueMa=]'' |
| 166 | * ''Monster Collection'' -> ''[=MonColle=]''[[note]]Hence the name of the anime series "Anime/MoncolleKnights".[[/note]] |
| 167 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}} Card Game'' -> ''[=PokéCard=]''[[note]]Can also refer to the cards themselves.[[/note]] |
| 168 | * ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh Official Card Game: Duel Monsters'' -> ''[=DueMon=]'' |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 172 | * ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' -> [=WicDiv=] |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 176 | * ''Ana to Yuki no Joou'' (a.k.a., "Anna and the Snow Queen", a.k.a., "WesternAnimation/Frozen2013") -> "[=AnaYuki=]" |
| 177 | * ''Princess to Mahou no Kiss'' (a.ka., "The Princess and the Magic Kiss", a.k.a., ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'') -> "[=PriKiss=]" |
| 178 | * ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' -> "[=TrePla=]" |
| 179 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' -> "[=Zutopi=]" |
| 180 | [[/folder]] |
| 181 | |
| 182 | [[folder:Films -- Live Action]] |
| 183 | * The ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise in Japan -> "[=GhosBus=]" |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 187 | * ''[[Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu]]'' -> "[=BakaTest=]" |
| 188 | * ''[[Literature/{{Haganai}} Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai]]'' ("I Don't Have Many Friends") -> "Haganai" (''wa'' is spelt with the hiragana for ''ha'' when it is used as a particle) |
| 189 | * ''[[Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions Chunibyo Demo Koi ga Shitai!]]'' ("Even with Eighth Grader Syndrome, I Want to Be in Love") -> "[=ChuniKoi=]", as well as "[=ChuKoi=]" |
| 190 | * ''[[Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?]]'' -> "[=DanMachi=]" |
| 191 | * ''[[Literature/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu]]'' -> "[=DenYuuDen=]" |
| 192 | * ''[[Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Ginga Eiyū Densetsu]]'' -> "[=GinEiDen=]" |
| 193 | * ''[[Literature/LookingUpAtTheHalfMoon Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora]]'' -> "Hantsuki" |
| 194 | * ''[[Literature/ASistersAllYouNeed Imouto Sae Ireba Ii]]'' -> "[=ImoSae=]" |
| 195 | * ''[[Literature/WhenSupernaturalBattlesBecameCommonplace Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka de]]'' -> "[=InoBato=]" |
| 196 | * ''[[Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni]]'' -> "[=IseSuma=]" |
| 197 | * ''[[Literature/HumanityHasDeclined Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita]]'' -> "Jintai" |
| 198 | * ''[[Literature/SundayWithoutGod Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi]]'' -> "Kaminai" |
| 199 | * ''[[Literature/{{Kanokon}} Kanojo ha kawaii "kon" to suru]]'' ("she gives a cute "kon" yelp") -> "Kanokon", which, similarly to ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' is actually the only title ever used, but refers to the title of the first chapter. |
| 200 | * ''[[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Kara no Kyoukai]]'' -> "Rakkyo" |
| 201 | * ''[[Literature/IWantToEatYourPancreas Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai]]'' -> ''[=KimiSui=]'' |
| 202 | * ''[[Literature/KonoSuba Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku O]]'' ("Gifting the Wonderful World with Blessings") -> "[=KonoSuba=]" |
| 203 | * ''[[Literature/IsThisAZombie Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?]]'' -> "Korezon" |
| 204 | * ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'' -> "[=MaruMa=]" (Actually not technically portmanteau as it was named after the symbol - the character 'ma' from 'maou' in a circle 'maru'.) |
| 205 | * ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers'' -> "[=LadiBato=]" |
| 206 | * ''Literature/LogHorizon'' -> "[=RoguHora=]" |
| 207 | * ''[[Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs Maria-sama ga Miteru]]'' ("The Virgin Mary is Watching") -> "Marimite" |
| 208 | * ''[[Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru]]'' -> "Nanatsuma" |
| 209 | * ''[[Literature/{{Oreimo}} Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai]]'' ("My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute") -> "Oreimo" |
| 210 | * ''[[Literature/{{Oreshura}} Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru]]'' ("Caught In the Battlefield Between My Girlfriend and My Childhood Friend") -> "Oreshura" |
| 211 | * ''[[Literature/MyMentalChoicesAre Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru]]'' ("My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy") -> "[=NouCome=]". |
| 212 | * ''[[Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom Otome Gēmu no Hametsu Furagu Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shite Shimatta…]]'' -> "Hamefura" |
| 213 | * ''[[Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs Otomegē Sekai wa Mobu ni Kibishii Sekai Desu]]'' -> "[=MobuSeka=]" |
| 214 | ** The AlternateUniverseFic, ''[[Literature/TrappedInADatingSimOtomeGamesAreToughForUsToo Ano Otomegē wa Oretachi ni Kibishii Sekai Desu]]'' -> "[=AnoSeka=]" |
| 215 | * ''[[Literature/HowToRaiseABoringGirlfriend Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata]]'' -> "[=SaeKano=]" |
| 216 | * ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess'' -> "Sutepri" (shortened to "Scra-Prin" in English) |
| 217 | * ''[[Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai Seishun Buta Yarō wa... no Yume o Minai]]'' -> "[=AoButa=]"[[note]]The kanji character 青 from 青春 ("seishun", meaning "youth" or "adolescence") [[AlternateCharacterReading can be read as "ao" (meaning "blue")]].[[/note]] |
| 218 | * ''[[Literature/WorldEndWhatDoYouDoAtTheEndOfTheWorldAreYouBusyWillYouSaveUs Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?]]'' -> "[=SukaSuka=]" |
| 219 | * ''Literature/SisterPrincess'' -> "[=SisPri=]" |
| 220 | * ''Literature/StrawberryPanic'' -> "[=SutoPani=]" (just [=StoPani=] on English boards) |
| 221 | * ''[[Literature/{{Sukisho}} Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shouganai!!]]'' -> "Sukisho" (or "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sukisyo]]") |
| 222 | * ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu]]'' -> "Suzuharu" |
| 223 | * ''[[Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken]]'' -> "[=TenSura=]", although "Tensei Slime" has also been used. |
| 224 | * ''[[Literature/EndoAndKobayashiLive Tsundere Akuyaku Reijō Liselotte to Jikkyō no Endō-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san]]'' -> "Tsunlise" |
| 225 | ** InUniverse, the series involves a FictionalVideoGame titled ''Magical ni Koi shite'', which is often shortened to "[=MagiKoi=]". |
| 226 | * ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' -> "Toribla" |
| 227 | * ''[[Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru]]'' -> "[=HaMachi=]", as well as "[=OreGairu=]" |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 232 | * ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats Does Series/{{Countdown}}'' -> "Catsdown" |
| 233 | * ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' -> "[=AbFab=]" |
| 234 | * ''Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen Terebi'' -> "[=KatoKen=]" |
| 235 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' -> "[=PawaRen=]" |
| 236 | * ''Franchise/StarTrek'' -> ''[=StaTre=]'' |
| 237 | * ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' -> ''[=UruMa=]'' |
| 238 | ** ''Series/UltraSeven'' -> ''[=Uru7=]'' |
| 239 | ** ''Series/UltramanAce'' -> ''[=UruAce=]'' |
| 240 | ** Really, any[[note]]though, not all[[/note]] of the series can be subject to this. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 244 | * Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling (Zen Nihon Joshi Puroresu) -> "Zenjo" |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 248 | * Almost any 2.5D production will get called "[=TitleMyu=]" (for musicals) or "[=TitleSta=]" for stage plays. |
| 249 | * [[Franchise/SailorMoon Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon]] Musicals -> "Theatre/SeraMyu". |
| 250 | * Theatre/ThePrinceOfTennis -> [=TeniMyu=] |
| 251 | * VideoGame/ToukenRanbu has [=TouSta=] ''and'' [=TouMyu=]. |
| 252 | * Theatre/{{Tsukiuta}} Stage -> Tsukista; the [[Theatre/{{Tsukipro}} same franchise]] has ''Theatre/{{Alivestage}}'' -> Ivesta, Vazzrock Stage -> [=VazzSta=], and Tsukiuta Girls' Side, which features idols who are goddesses (''megami'') -> Megasta. Theatre/{{Tsukipro}} crossover plays are called... [=ProSta=]. |
| 253 | |
| 254 | [[/folder]] |
| 255 | |
| 256 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 257 | * Hamster's "Arcade Archives" series -> "[=AkeAca=]" |
| 258 | * ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' (a rare Western example) -> the somewhat unfortunate "[=AssCreed=]" |
| 259 | ** ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Brotherhood]]'' -> "[=AssBro=]" |
| 260 | ** ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'' -> "[=AssRev=]" |
| 261 | * ''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo to Kazooie no Daibouken]]'' -> "[=BanKaz=]" |
| 262 | * ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}}'' -> "Bemani" (no longer used for this purpose; in recent years, "Bemani" is used to refer to Konami's {{Rhythm Game}}s as a whole.) |
| 263 | * ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoon Bokujo Monogatari]]'' -> "Bokumono" |
| 264 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{Boktai}} Bokura no Taiyou]]'' -> "Boktai" |
| 265 | * ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'' -> "[=BubBob=]"[[note]]Also the name of a VideoGame/DigDug bootleg with Bubble Bobble characters.[[/note]] |
| 266 | ** ''VideoGame/PuzzleBobble'' (AKA: ''Bust-a-Move'') -> "[=PuzBob=]" |
| 267 | * In-universe example: in ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', Cherry Dynamics is also called "[=CherryDyn=]" for short. |
| 268 | * ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' -> "[=KuraBan=]" |
| 269 | * ''[[VideoGame/DanceMasters Dance Evolution]]'' -> "[=DanEvo=]" |
| 270 | * ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' -> "[=DanceRevo=]" |
| 271 | * ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' -> "[=DaSo=]" |
| 272 | ** ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' + ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' and sequels + ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' -> "Soulsborne" |
| 273 | * ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' -> "[=DabuDora=]" (also applies to Billy and Jimmy's {{exp|y}}ies, Ryuichi and Ryuji, from the VideoGame/KunioKun series) |
| 274 | * ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Doubutsu no Mori]]'' -> "[=DouMori=]" |
| 275 | ** ''Oide yo!'' ("Come on over!") ''Doubutsu no Mori'' (Animal Crossing: Wild World) -> "[=OiMori=]" |
| 276 | ** ''Machi e Ikou yo!'' ("Let's Go to the City!"[[note]]This name was also used for the European release.[[/note]]) ''Doubutsu no Mori'' (Animal Crossing: City Folk) -> "[=MachiMori=]" |
| 277 | ** ''Tobidase'' ("Jump out!") ''Doubutsu no Mori'' (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) -> "[=TobiMori=]" |
| 278 | ** ''Atsumare'' ("Gather!") ''Doubutsu no Mori'' (Animal Crossing: New Horizons) -> "[=AtsuMori=]" |
| 279 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' -> "[=DraQue=]" (incidentally, the name "Duracuets" in ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' is an alternate spelling of "[=DraQue=] 2") |
| 280 | * ''VideoGame/DragonSlayer'' -> "Drasle", though this only really shows up in the Japanese title of ''VideoGame/LegacyOfTheWizard'', which is ''Dragon Slayer IV: '''Drasle''' Family''. |
| 281 | ** ''Eiyuu Densetsu'' (The Legend Of Heroes) -> "[=EiDen=]" |
| 282 | * ''VideoGame/EmeraldDragon'' -> "[=EmeDora=]" |
| 283 | * ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' -> ''Enstars'' |
| 284 | * ''Famicom BASIC'' -> "[=FamiBe=]"[[note]]The title is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; it's a BASIC (as in the computing language) program for the Famicom.[[/note]] |
| 285 | * ''Famicom Tantei Club'' -> "[=FamiTan=]" |
| 286 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' -> "[=FiFan=]" |
| 287 | ** ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles Crystal Chronicles]]'' -> "[=KuriKuro=]" |
| 288 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{Suikoden}} Gensou Suikoden]]'' -> "[=GenSui=]" (Though Konami simply uses "Gensou" as the abbreviation for the game series.) |
| 289 | * ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'' -> [=GoruAku=] |
| 290 | * ''VideoGame/GrooveCoaster'' -> "[=GuruKosu=]" |
| 291 | * ''VideoGame/GuitarFreaks'' and ''VideoGame/DrumMania'' (collectively) -> "[=GitaDora=]". Notably, three games share this exact title: a port of ''[=GuitarFreaks=] 4th Mix'' and ''drummania 3rd Mix'', the 2013 arcade game simply called ''GITADORA'', and said arcade game's accompanying iOS spinoff. |
| 292 | * ''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Gyakuten Saiban]]'' -> "Gyakusai" |
| 293 | * ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' -> "[=HaruToki=]" (Although the "official" short version used in Japanese media is "Haruka" -- it even made its way into the title of the English-language release of the manga adaptation.) |
| 294 | ** By extension, the TV series based on the franchise, ''Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Hachiyou Shou'' -> "[=HaruHachi=]" (or, going from the Japanese version, "[=Haruka8=]") |
| 295 | * ''Hyper Olympic'' (AKA: ''VideoGame/TrackAndField'') -> "[=HyOly=]"[[note]]Due to the game's ScrewedByTheLawyers status, this is now being used by some people in order to get around using the word "Olympic", due to the International Olympic Committee owning the trademark on both "Olympics" and "Olympic". It's because of this that Creator/{{Konami}} can now only release the international version of the game in Japan.[[/note]] |
| 296 | * ''VideoGame/IceClimber'' -> "[=AiKura=]" |
| 297 | * ''Idol Katsudou'' -> ''VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'' |
| 298 | * ''[[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster The iDOLM@STER]]'' -> iM@S (used officially by Namco Bandai, especially when referring to the franchise as a whole ["Project iM@S"]) |
| 299 | ** Its spinoff manga ''Manga/PetitIdolmaster'' -> Puchimas |
| 300 | ** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls'' -> Deremas |
| 301 | ** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterMillionLive'' -> Milimas |
| 302 | ** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterShinyColors'' -> Shinymas |
| 303 | * ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' -> "[=InaIre=]" |
| 304 | * ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' -> "[=JakuDaku=]" |
| 305 | * ''[[VideoGame/KanColle Kantai Collection]]'' -> "[=KanColle=]" |
| 306 | * ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' -> "[=KinFai=]" |
| 307 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' -> "[=KinHa=]" |
| 308 | * ''VideoGame/LivePowerfulProBaseball'' -> "[=PawaPuro=]" |
| 309 | ** ''Power Pro-kun Pocket'' -> "[=PawaPoke=]" |
| 310 | ** ''MLB Power Pros'' -> "[=PawaMajor=]" |
| 311 | * ''[[VideoGame/ClassOfHeroes Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono]]'' -> "totomono" |
| 312 | * ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable'' -> "[=NanoPo=]" |
| 313 | * ''VideoGame/MarbleMadness'' -> ''[=MabuMado=]'' |
| 314 | * ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPG'' series ([[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga "Superstar Saga"]], etc.) -> "[=MariLui=]" |
| 315 | * ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series -> "[=MariKa=]" |
| 316 | * ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series -> "[=MariPa=]" |
| 317 | * ''Master of Monsters'' -> "[=MasuMon=]" |
| 318 | * ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' -> "[=MeruBura=]" |
| 319 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' -> "[=MeGi=]" |
| 320 | ** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' -> "[=MeSo=]"; also "[=MeGiSo=]" |
| 321 | * ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' -> "[=MetaSura=]" |
| 322 | * ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' -> "[=MetoPura=]" |
| 323 | * ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' -> "[=MaiKura=]" |
| 324 | * ''VideoGame/MomotaroDentetsu'' -> "[=MomoTetsu=]" |
| 325 | * ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' -> "[=MonHun=]" |
| 326 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' -> "[=MorKom=]" |
| 327 | * Western example: In fandoms for games which feature the Chinese Civil War (such as ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron'' or ''VideoGame/SteelPanthers''), it's not unusual to sometimes see [=NatChi=] and [=ComChi=] used for the Nationalist / Kuomintang and Communist forces, at least when they aren't using the KMT and CCP acronyms. |
| 328 | * VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork has an in-universe example: "Network Navigator" -> "[=NetNavi=]" (which is what they are most commonly known by) |
| 329 | * ''VideoGame/OperationWolf'' -> "[=OpeUru=]" [[note]]From the Japanese pronunciation "Opereshon Urufu".[[/note]] |
| 330 | ** ''Operation Thunderbolt'' -> "[=OpeThun=]" |
| 331 | * ''VideoGame/PanelDePon'' -> "Panepon", which shows up in the Japanese titles of ''Tetris Attack'' (''Yoshi no Panepon'') and ''Pokemon Puzzle Challenge'' (''Pokemon de Panepon''). |
| 332 | * The ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' games -> "[=PepaMari=]" |
| 333 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' -> "[=SuPeMari=]" |
| 334 | * ''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pocket Monsters]]'' -> Pokemon[=/=]Pokémon (the official international name) |
| 335 | ** ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' -> "[=PokéDun=]" |
| 336 | * ''Poitters' Point'' -> ''Poy Poy'' (the official international name) |
| 337 | * ''[[VideoGame/PopNMusic pop'n music]]'' -> "[=PoMu=]" |
| 338 | * ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker'' -> "[=PuriMe=]" |
| 339 | * ''Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium'' -> "[=FamiSta=]" (which soon became an OfficiallyShortenedTitle) |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'' -> [=PazuDora=] |
| 341 | * ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' -> "[=RacheKura=]" |
| 342 | * ''Robot Ponkotto'' -> ''VideoGame/{{Robopon}}'' |
| 343 | * ''VideoGame/RomancingSaGa'' -> "[=RomaSaGa=]" |
| 344 | * ''Rhythm Tengoku'' (AKA ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven''[[note]]"Rhythm Paradise" in Europe.[[/note]]) -> "[=RizuTen=]" |
| 345 | * ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' -> "[=SenBasa=]" |
| 346 | * ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' -> "[=MegaTen=]" |
| 347 | ** One of its more obscure spinoffs, ''Giten Megami Tensei'', is commonly abbreviated as "[=GigaTen=]". |
| 348 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' -> "[=SoniHe=]" |
| 349 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (and by extension, its [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 sequel]]) -> "[=SoniAdo=]" |
| 350 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' (and by extension, its [[VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure sequel]]) -> "[=SoniRa=]" |
| 351 | * ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' -> "[=SupeHari=]" |
| 352 | * ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' -> "[=SupeInbe=]" |
| 353 | * ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' -> "Supura" |
| 354 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' -> "[=SutoFai=]" |
| 355 | ** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' -> "[=SutoTsuu=]" (or "St. II", as one prototype for the Genesis port spells it out.) |
| 356 | ** ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter ZERO]]'' -> "[=SutoZero=]" |
| 357 | ** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' -> "[=SutoEX=]" |
| 358 | ** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' -> "[=SutoSurii=]" |
| 359 | ** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' -> "[=SutoFoo=]" |
| 360 | ** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' -> "[=SutoFaibu=]" |
| 361 | ** ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' -> "[=SutoShikkusu=]" |
| 362 | * ''[[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Subarashiki Kono Sekai]]'' -> "[=SubaSeka=]" |
| 363 | * ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' -> "[=SuMari=]" |
| 364 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' -> "[=SuMariWor=]" |
| 365 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' -> "[=SuMariSun=]" |
| 366 | ** Both ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2 games]] -> "[=SuMariGala=]" |
| 367 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' -> "[=MariOde=]" |
| 368 | ** There's also "[=MariBro=]", which can refer to the brothers themselves, [[VideoGame/MarioBros their original 1983 arcade game]], or the franchise in general. |
| 369 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' -> "[=MariMe=]" |
| 370 | * ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' -> "[=SmaBro(DX,X,for,SP)=]" (mostly in Japan), "[=SSB(M,B,4,U)=]" |
| 371 | ** The "Smash" ability from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' is "[=SumaBura=]" when romanized from the Japanese name. |
| 372 | * ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander'' -> "[=SupCom=]" (another Western example)[[note]]used because [=SC=] is already taken by the more famous RealTimeStrategy series ''VideoGame/StarCraft''[[/note]] |
| 373 | * ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners'' -> "Housamo" (the Japanese full name of the game is Tōkyō '''Hō'''kago '''Samo'''nāzu) |
| 374 | * ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' -> "[=TouRabu=]" |
| 375 | * ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' -> "[=AnTe=]" |
| 376 | * ''VideoGame/VirtualOn: Oratorio Tangram'' -> "[=OraTan=]" |
| 377 | * ''[[VideoGame/WanganMidnight Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune]]'' -> "[=WanganMaxi=]" |
| 378 | * ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'' -> "[=YanSim=]" (often used in English) |
| 379 | * ''[[VideoGame/YoakeMaeYoriRuriiroNa Yoake mae yori ruriiro na ~Crescent Love~]]'' -> "[=YoakeNa=]" |
| 380 | * ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda no Densetsu]]'' -> "[=ZelNoDen=]"; also "[=ZelDen=]" and "[[https://youtu.be/cjpHzLYHkwA ZeruDeru]]" |
| 381 | ** ''Kamigami no Triforce'' ("Triforce of the Gods", AKA: ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'') -> "[=KamiTora=]" |
| 382 | ** ''Toki no Ocarina'' (''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'') ->"[=TokiOca=]" and "[=TokaRina=]" |
| 383 | ** ''Mujura no Kamen (''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'') -> "[=MujuKa=]" |
| 384 | ** ''Kaze no Takuto'' ("Takt of the Wind", AKA: ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'') -> "[=KazeTaku=]" |
| 385 | ** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' -> "[=TowaPuri=]" |
| 386 | ** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' -> "[=SukaSo=]" |
| 387 | ** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' -> "[=BureWai=]" |
| 388 | ** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'' -> "[=TiaKin=]" |
| 389 | * ''[[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 Xenoblade]]'' -> "[=ZenoBure=]" |
| 390 | [[/folder]] |
| 391 | |
| 392 | [[folder:Video Game Platforms]] |
| 393 | * [[Platform/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]] -> "[=DriCas=]"[[note]]From "dricas.com", Sega's official web service for the console in Japan.[[/note]], "[=DreCas=]", [="DoriKyasu"=] or just "Dori"[[note]]From the [=DoriKore=] or "Dreamcast Collection" series of bargain-priced reprints.[[/note]]. |
| 394 | * Family Computer (Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem) -> Famicom [[note]]Which is used more often than the official full name, even by Nintendo themselves (as seen in titles such as ''Famicom Tantei Club'' and ''Famicom Grand Prix'', as well as the "Famicom Family" seal of quality introduced in 1988), to the point that they named their succeeding console the "Super Famicom" rather than the "Super Family Computer".[[/note]] |
| 395 | * Platform/GameBoy -> "[=GeBo=]" |
| 396 | ** Game Boy Color -> "[=GeBoKa=]" |
| 397 | ** Game Boy Advance -> "[=GeBoAdo=]" |
| 398 | * [[Platform/NintendoGamecube Nintendo GameCube]] -> "[=GeCu=]" |
| 399 | * Platform/GameGear -> "[=GeGi=]" |
| 400 | * Mega Drive ([[Platform/SegaGenesis Genesis]]) -> "[=MegaDora=]" or just "[=MeDo=]" |
| 401 | * Platform/NeoGeo -> "[=NeGe=]" (pronounced like "Neji") |
| 402 | ** The [=NeoGeo=] Pocket, and [=NeoGeo=] Pocket Color are both also known as "[=NeoPoke=]" for short. |
| 403 | * Platform/{{Nintendo 64}} -> "[=RokuYon=]" (from the Japanese pronunciation of 64)[[note]]That's "Six-Four" by the way. Sixty-four would be ''Rokujū-yon''.[[/note]] |
| 404 | * Platform/{{PlayStation}} -> "[=PureSute=]"[[note]]The succeeding consoles just use the same shortened form with the numeral added at the end.[[/note]] |
| 405 | * Platform/SegaSaturn -> "[=SegaSata=]" or just "Sata"[[note]]From the [=SataKore=] or "Sega Saturn Collection" series of bargain-priced reprints.[[/note]] |
| 406 | * Super Famicom (Platform/SuperNES) -> "[=SuFami=]"[[note]]This nickname was used for the [=SuFami=] Turbo peripheral, a cartridge adapter by Bandai which allowed them to sell low-priced games in pocket-sized cartridges.[[/note]] |
| 407 | * Platform/WonderSwan -> "[=WonSwa=]" |
| 408 | [[/folder]] |
| 409 | |
| 410 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 411 | * ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'' -> "[=IkeSen=]". Also from the same game creators: ''VisualNovel/IkemenRevolution'' -> "[=IkeRev=]" and ''Ikemen Vampire'' -> "[=IkeVamp=]". |
| 412 | * ''[[VisualNovel/RumblingHearts Kimi ga Nozomu Eien]]'' ("The Eternity You Wish For") -> "Kiminozo" |
| 413 | * ''[[VisualNovel/YouAndMeAndHer Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi]]'' -> "Totono" |
| 414 | * ''[[VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai]]'' -> "[=MajiKoi=]" |
| 415 | * ''[[VisualNovel/{{Nukitashi}} Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka?]]'' -> "Nukitashi" |
| 416 | * ''[[VisualNovel/MyGirlfriendIsThePresident Osananajimi wa Daitouryou]]'' -> "[=OsaDai=]" |
| 417 | * ''[[VisualNovel/WeWithoutWings Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai]]'' -> "[=OreTsuba=]" |
| 418 | * ''[[VisualNovel/OtobokuMaidensAreFallingForMe Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru]]'' -> "Otoboku" |
| 419 | * ''VisualNovel/RistoranteAmore'' -> "[=RisAmo=]" (also used by the developers) |
| 420 | * ''Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo'' -> Sonohana |
| 421 | * ''[[VisualNovel/WonderfulEveryday Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~]]'' -> "[=SubaHibi=]" |
| 422 | * ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' -> "[=TokiMemo=]" |
| 423 | * ''VisualNovel/TriangleHeart'' -> "[=ToraHa=]" or "Toraha" |
| 424 | * ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'' -> "Yamibou" |
| 425 | [[/folder]] |
| 426 | |
| 427 | [[folder:WebAnimation]] |
| 428 | * Western example: ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'' -> "[=MadCom=]" |
| 429 | [[/folder]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 432 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' -> "[=DakkuTe=]"[[note]]Despite this, however, the show is also known in Japan as "Wanpaku Duck Yume Bouken" (lit., "The Mischievous Ducks' Dream Adventures").[[/note]] |
| 433 | * ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' -> "[=MaRiPo=]" |
| 434 | * ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' -> [=SutoSho=][[note]]That one comes from the Japanese pronounciation of "Sutoroberii Shōtokēki.[[/note]] |
| 435 | [[/folder]] |
| 436 | |
| 437 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 438 | * Drinks chain Beverages & More! now calls themselves [=BevMo!=] (Yes, with the exclamation point in both versions.) |
| 439 | * Coleco, of Colecovision fame, stands for Connecticut Leather Company. |
| 440 | * American shipping company Federal Express rebranded to [=FedEx=], a popular nickname, and used both till 2000. [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FedEx_Express_truck.jpg]] |
| 441 | * National Biscuit Company -> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabisco Nabisco]], they changed their name so long ago, most people don't even know of the full name. |
| 442 | * The British bank National Westminster Bank rebranded to [=NatWest=] in the mid 90s. |
| 443 | ** As did now-defunct American bank Washington Mutual ("[=WaMu=]"). |
| 444 | * Service Games was originally founded as an American company, but after it opened its Japanese offices in the early 1950's, they would eventually be referred to as Creator/{{Sega}}. |
| 445 | * Japan Capsule Computer Co. was only in the business of making video game arcade cabinets, which they thoughtfully named "Capsule Computers." Now that they're in the business of making games themselves, we have since known them as Creator/{{Capcom}}. This was then inverted with their first would-be {{mascot}}, VideoGame/CaptainCommando. |
| 446 | * Although [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai Namco]] is generally known in the West as "Bamco" (which was used by the Japanese company at one point), the company in Japanese materials is often referred to as "[=BanNam=]"[[note]]Hence the name [[VideoGame/TheIdolMaster "876 (Ban-Na-Mu) Pro"]][[/note]]. |
| 447 | ** "Namco" itself is one, standing for either "'''Na'''ka'''m'''ura Manufacturing '''Co'''mpany" or "'''N'''akamura '''M'''anufacturing '''Co'''mpany" (it's unclear which). |
| 448 | * [[VideoGame/RuneScape Jagex]]'s name originally stood for "Java Gaming Experts", though they have redefined it as "Just About the Game Experience". |
| 449 | * Bluesman Keb' Mo', originally Kevin Moore (not [[Music/DreamTheater that one]]). |
| 450 | * Music/JenniferLopez -> [=JLo=]. |
| 451 | * Jennifer Lawrence -> J.Law (also spelled "J-Law") |
| 452 | * Amy Schumer -> A.Schu |
| 453 | * The Platform/ColorComputer was known to many of its users as the [=CoCo=]. |
| 454 | * Magazine/NationalGeographic -> [=NatGeo=] |
| 455 | * Hassenfeld Brothers -> Creator/{{Hasbro}} |
| 456 | * (T. E. S)tockwell + Jack (Co)hen -> Tesco stores, world's second biggest supermarket |
| 457 | * Japan Leisure Company -> Creator/{{Jaleco}}[[note]]Which can be pronounced either "JAH-leh-co" or "Ja-LEE-co".[[/note]] |
| 458 | * UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball (in Japan) -> [=AmeFuto=] |
| 459 | * American comic books (ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/SpiderMan, etc.; also in Japan) -> These are sometimes called [=AmeComi=] in Japan, whereas the word "manga" in Japanese refers to all comics regardless of origin. |
| 460 | * Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart -> [=FamiMa=], which was the name they used for its short lived attempt at expanding to North America |
| 461 | * 7-Eleven in Japan -> "[=SeEle=]" (Some even call it "[=VenVen=]") |
| 462 | * Circle K in Japan -> "[=CirK=]" (pronounced like [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone "Sir Kay"]]) |
| 463 | * UsefulNotes/McDonalds in Japan -> "[=MakuDo=]" |
| 464 | * Burger King in Japan -> "[=BurKin=]" |
| 465 | * The video game magazine ''Famitsu'' takes its name from ''Famicom Tsūshin'' (or the "Famicom Journal"), [[ArtifactTitle its original name back when it mainly covered the aforementioned Famicom console]]. |
| 466 | * UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken in Japan -> "[=KenChiki=]" |
| 467 | * Personal Computers (i.e., [=PCs=]) -> "[=PersoCom=]" (has nothing to do with [[Manga/{{Chobits}} the other kind]]) |
| 468 | * Tokyo Daigaku (UsefulNotes/TokyoUniversity) -> "[=ToDai=]" |
| 469 | * Remote control devices are typically referred to as "remocon" in Japan.[[note]]Because of this, the Platform/{{Wii}} Remote is called the "Wii Remocon" in Japan.[[/note]] |
| 470 | * Smartphone -> "[=SumaHo=]" |
| 471 | * Southern California is often called "[=SoCal=]" for short. |
| 472 | ** Similarly, Northern California is sometimes called "[=NorCal=]" |
| 473 | * Arcades in Japan are also known as "game centers" or "[=GeCen=]" for short. |
| 474 | * The late Olympic track star Florence Griffith-Joyner -> "[=FloJo=]" |
| 475 | * TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons -> [=DunDra=] |
| 476 | * Electromechanical arcade games are sometimes called "[=EleMecha=]" in Japan. |
| 477 | * One of Music/{{AKB48}}'s songs, Heavy Rotation is sometimes called "[=HebiRote=]" for short. |
| 478 | * Creator/SquareEnix -> [=SukuEni=], along with [[FanNickname "Squeenix"]]. |
| 479 | * Creator/KoeiTecmo Games -> [=KoTec=] |
| 480 | * Spike Chunsoft -> [=SpiChun=] |
| 481 | * Creator/TVTokyo -> [=TeleTo=] |
| 482 | * Nippon TV -> [=NitTele=] |
| 483 | * Creator/TVAsahi -> [=TeleAsa=] |
| 484 | * The Japanese airline Zen Nippon Kuuyu (All Nippon Airways) -> [=ZenNikKuu=] |
| 485 | * Subverted with Tokyo Movie Shinsha (AKA: Creator/TMSEntertainment). The official shortened name for the company is "To-Mu-Su", which instead of being short for the Japanese name, is simply the three English letters T, M, and S being pronounced in Japanese. |
| 486 | * Slot machines in Japan -> "Pachislot", or "Pachisuro"[[note]]Derived from "pachinko slot". All slot machines in Japan are called "pachislot" / "pachisuro" even if they don't involve pachinko.[[/note]] |
| 487 | * Credit card company American Express -> [=AmEx=][[note]]The earliest known official use of this name was when it lent its name to their "Warner-[=AmEx=]" partner ship with Warner Cable.[[/note]] |
| 488 | * Japanese satellite TV provider Sky [=PerfecTV!=] -> [=SukaPa!=] |
| 489 | * Union Oil Company of California (original owners of the Union 76[[note]]Whose logo is the famous "76 ball"[[/note]] chain of gas stations) -> Unocal (used as a trade name, which also makes this an OfficiallyShortenedTitle) |
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