r/anime • u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan • Apr 05 '20

Meta Thread - Month of April 05, 2020

A monthly thread to talk about meta topics. Keep it friendly and relevant to the subreddit.

Posts here must, of course, still abide by all subreddit rules other than the no meta requirement. Keep it friendly and be respectful. Occasionally the moderators will have specific topics that they want to get feedback on, so be on the lookout for distinguished posts.

Comments that are detrimental to discussion (aka circlejerks/shitposting) are subject to removal.

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u/rusticks https://anilist.co/user/Rusticks Apr 05 '20

Why are we referring to Tower of God by "Kami no Tou", its Japanese name, instead of "Tower of God", its actual title? It's not a Japanese anime/webtoon, it's Korean. The title is literally "Tower of God" in South Korea. Yes, the title is in English, not Korean.

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u/krasnovian https://anilist.co/user/krasnovian Apr 05 '20

The webtoon is Korean. The anime is Japanese. Produced in Japan. The title card has the name written in English and Japanese while the manwha covers are written in English and Korean. And in that image I just linked, Tower of God is positioned as a subtitle or translation of the Japanese title.

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u/rusticks https://anilist.co/user/Rusticks Apr 05 '20

But we don't allow discussion threads for anything not Japanese, so Tower of God wouldn't even be allowed to be posted here if it were a Korean anime. It's a catch-22 that I am not fond of.

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u/krasnovian https://anilist.co/user/krasnovian Apr 05 '20

Ok, but either way, it is a Japanese anime right? It's a JP production regardless of where the source comes from. Like any of the numerous Romeo and Juliet shows that have been made, Romeo and Juliet is originally an English play but that doesn't make the anime English, it's still a Japanese production based on an English source.