History Main / CompletelyDifferentTitle

** An unlicensed Malaysian translation of the ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' manga changed the title to ''Labu Labi'' ("Pumpkins").

* The Malay adaptation for the ''Manga/OnePiece'' manga is called ''Budak Getah'', which literally means "Rubber Kid".
* The ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' manga has its title changed to ''Satria Pedang'', which means "Sword Warrior".
* The Malaysian version of ''Manga/TheKindaichiCaseFiles'' is ''Penyiasat Remaja'', which translates to "Teen Investigator".
* The ''Manga/DragonBall'' manga was released in Malaysia as ''Mutiara Naga'', which in Malay means "Dragon Pearl".
* When released in Malaysia, the ''Manga/DragonQuest'' manga (''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai'' to be specific) was called ''Misteri Naga'', which could translate to "Mystery Of The Dragon" in Malay.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' manga is named ''Penjelajah Jojo'' ("Jojo the Explorer")

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* ''Anime/BabyAndMe'' is Ana wa Ankhi (أنا وأخي ).
* ''Anime/CombattlerV'' in Arabic is البطل خماسي (The Hero is a Pentagram). Even the theme song hammers it in:
->'''Arabic theme song for ''Anime/CombattlerV'':'''
--> ''Pentagram, pentagram, pentagram''
--> ''personality, pentagram, five scientific parts''
--> ''pentagram, personality pentagram five scientific parts''
--> ''five combat parts united in one body''
--> ''for humanitarian purposes, pentagram, pentagram, pentagram''

--> ''Pentagram is a proverb for strength.''
--> ''Pentagram is a proverb for strength.''
--> ''It gives us hope and strength.''
--> ''There is strength in unity!''
* The Arabic dub of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' referred to the show as a title that translated to "Digital Heroes", as (apparently) the translators didn't like the word "monster". Curiously ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' (which is short for Pocket Monsters) didn't receive a similar fate. More than likely due to "Pocket Heroes" having more than a few double meanings.
* Have you ever heard of the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater anime ''فادي بائع الحليب '' (Milk Seller)? No? What about it's original title, ''Anime/ADogOfFlanders1975''?
* ''Anime/TheBushBaby'' is زهرة البراري (Prairie Flower).
* The 1979 anime series of ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' becomes ''Abqoor'' (عبقور), which means "little genius".
* ''Anime/FlameOfTheAlpenRose'' becomes " زهرة الجبل " (Flower of the Mountain).
* ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'' is Pasture Girl (فتاة المراعي ).
* ''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'' is أيروكا (Iruka).
* ''Manga/IgaNoKabamaru'' is نينجا المغامر (Ninja Adventure).
* ''Anime/MamaIsAFourthGrader'' is Ana wa Akty (أنا وأختي ).
* ''Anime/MapleTown'' is "A rabbit and a teddy bear" (أرنوبة ودبدوب ).
* ''Anime/MischievousTwinsTheTalesOfStClares'' became التؤمان (Twins).
* ''Anime/PrincessSarah'' is ''Sally''.
* ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'' in Kurdish is "Ryu the Barn Boy" ( ڕیو، کوڕی ئەشکەوت).
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* ''Animation/KingShakir'' is known as ''Laith the King''.

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* ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm'' becomes ''Alkalb Aldhakiu'' (الكلب الذكي), which means "smart dog".

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* ''Film/CocaineBear'' became '' دب مجنون '' (''Crazy Bear'').

* ''WesternAnimation/DeadEndParanormalPark'' becomes '' ديد إند: أشباح مدينة الملاهي'' (''Dead End: Amusement Park Ghosts'')
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' becomes مستعد للتحليق (''Ready to Fly'')
* ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'' becomes ''عالم فرحان'' (''Happy World'').

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* ''Film/{{Nightcrawler}}'' became ''He Built the Night''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' became ''Dogs Rushing to Help''.

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[[AC:Film]]
* ''Film/{{Hoosiers}}'' became ''Més que ídols'' (''More than Idols''). This was likely borrowed from (Castilian) Spanish, in which the equivalent phrase ''más que ídolos'' was attached as a subtitle to the original English title.
* ''Film/TheImitationGame'' became ''Deciphering the Enigma''.
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-->-- '''Creator/WilliamShatner''' in his ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' opening monologue [[note]]The actual title was 宇宙大作戦, meaning "Space Campaign". And Sulu was named "Katou" in the Japanese version.[[/note]]]]

-->-- '''Creator/WilliamShatner''' in his ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' opening monologue

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* ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' became مهاجران (Migration), referencing how the story is about an English family that immigrates to Australia in the 1800s.
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* ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'' was aired as ''Sky Ranger'', for no reason other than RuleOfCool. They also pronounce "Gavan/Gyaban" as "Gavin" instead.

** ''Anime/RomeosBlueSkies'' became ''Mga Munting Pangarap ni Romeo (literally ''The Little/Small Dreams of Romeo'').

* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' was still named the same but curiously enough, it's pronounced ''[[AccidentalMisnaming Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-Ten]]'' instead of ''Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-One-Oh'' by the local program announcer of Creator/{{ABSCBN}}.

* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' was still named the same but curiously enough, it's pronounced ''[[AccidentalMisnaming Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-Ten]]'' instead of ''Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-One-Oh'' by the local program announcer of Creator/{{ABSCBN}} Channel 2.

* ''Film/EncinoMan'' became as ''California Man''.

** ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' translates as ''Light Squadron Maskman'', but is translated as ''Laser Squadron Maskman'' instead. It was also billed as ''Bioman 2: Maskman'' due to the success of ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' which was released earlier, and it also being renamed as such in France.

* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' was still named the same but curiously enough, it's pronounced ''[[AccidentalMisnaming Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-Ten]]'' instead of "Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-One-Oh'' by the local program announcer of Creator/{{ABSCBN}} Channel 2.

* ''Film/TheMightyDucks'' became ''Champions'' based on the team singing the Music/QueenBand hit, "We Are The Champions" at the end credits.

* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' was still named the same but curiously enough, it's pronounced ''[[YouSayTomato Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-Ten]]'' instead of "Beverly Hills Nine-Oh-Two-One-Oh'' by the local program announcer of Creator/{{ABSCBN}} Channel 2.

** ''Anime/RomeosBlueSkies'' became ''Ang Munting Pangarap ni Romeo (literally ''The Little/Small Dreams of Romeo'').

** ''Anime/RomeosBlueSkies'' became ''The Little/Small Dreams of Romeo''.

* ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'' was aired as ''Sky Ranger'', for no reason other than RuleOfCool. They also pronounce "Gavan/Gyaban" as "Gavin".

* ''[[PunBasedTitle Time Trouble/Travel]] [[https://myanimelist.net/anime/2820/Time_Travel_Tondekeman Tondekeman!]]'' became ''Time Quest''.

* ''[[PunBasedTitle Time TroubleTravel]] [[https://myanimelist.net/anime/2820/Time_Travel_Tondekeman Tondekeman!]]'' became ''Time Quest''.

* ''[[PunBasedTitle Time TroubleTravel Tondekeman!]]'' became ''Time Quest''.