MangoHe's loved around the world for his bold stories and sometimes even the titles that grace his covers. While titles in the US and abroad tend to get straight to the point without spoiling the story, Japan has plenty of manga and light novels with lengthy titles.
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These long manga titles are almost like memes and amuse some readers with long self-explanatory titles that sum up the entire premise at once. Often these are isekai or fantasy titles that describe the main character's goal and abilities, or these titles can describe a strange relationship. Long titles may seem like a nuisance, but they open up more title possibilities and allow the author to express their creativity.
Update 28.11.2022 by Louis Kemner:Dozens of new manga titles are released every year, and some of them have short titles like Undead Unluck or Mashle, while other manga titles are more like elevator releases. It takes time to say or type those long headlines, but at least they let new readers know exactly what they're getting into. For some manga fans, having elevator style titles is a fun novelty and it really sets manga apart from comics and graphic novels.
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15/15Oreimo: My Little Sister Can't Be That Cute is an infamous brother-sister romance
This controversial series is better known asOreimo,while the full Japanese title isMy little sister can't be that cute.Above all,Oreimowas released when the trend towards long anime/manga titles was increasing, ieOreimostands out, although there are series with even longer titles.
Além de enfocar no Kyousuke Kousakaextremadamente tsundere hermana menor kirino kousaka,OreimoIt deals with the otaku backlash and their rather complicated relationship. Some anime fans prefer to avoid the complex and bizarre themes of the sisters ofOreimo, but for intrepid manga fans it's a fun read.
14/15Do you love your mom and her two-hit multi-target attacks? It's an Isekai mother-son adventure
Do you love your mom and her two-hit multi-target attacks?The protagonist is a Japanese teenager, like many isekai protagonists, except that his kind mother accompanied him on the journey, which makes this isekai manga title stand out from the crowd.
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Although the synopsis of the series isit's ridiculous enough, the title refers to Mamako Oosuki, the loving mother of Masato Oosuki. This loving manga mother will show how powerful she is in this game world where mothers are universally favored and receive attractive bonuses for their power.
13/15Problem kids come from another world, right? It's about games and isekai.
Problem kids come from another world, right?is a light novel and manga that received aAnime-Adaptionyou need urgentlya second season, is about gifted teenagers who have different powers.
Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, and You Kasukabe have psychic powers and are summoned by Black Rabbit from different time periods to participate in the games at the Little Garden. In this isekai manga, games mean everything, and fans ofno game no life, another respected Isekai title.
15/12My whole class was summoned to another world except me, it's almost the other way around: Isekai sometimes.
My entire class except me was summoned to another world.is a good example of a self-explanatory Isekai manga title. After an otherworldly god summons all but a boy named Kamiya Yato to another world, Kamiya wakes up and realizes that he is the only one left. That's because the magic circle didn't reach him, so he was safe.
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However, after Kamiya transitions to the next grade, she notices monsters and terrorists appearing on the school grounds. Now it's up to Kamiya to stop him. In a way, this doesmy whole classem isekaiand reverse Isekai titleat the same time a rarity in the manga world.
15/11No matter how you look at it, it's your fault it's not popular! It's understandable dark humor.
The English translated name of this series isNo matter how I look at it, it's your fault I'm not popular🇧🇷 However, the full original Japanese title isWatashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!Combine "Watashi" and "Motenai" to form the shortest nickname.Watamote.
The series follows Tomoko Kuroki, a bumbling and antisocial high school freshman, as she deals with hersocial anxietyin a crazy way. However, the manga deviates from this while showing Tomoko's character development. Tomoko may be a feisty anti-hero, but over time she'll start to feel more like a quirky but familiar hero that fans have got to love.
15/10Skill Taker World Domination: Building a Slave Harem from Scratch has an impressive title
Skill Taker World Domination: Build a slave harem from scratchIt fits into the nasty trend of fetishizing slavery in the isekai anime/manga, which often depicts the male leaders receiving female slaves as group members.Skill Taker World Dominationcan remind fans of itshield heromimi vida isekaiwho do the same.
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The series follows aProtagonist inserted in high schoolnamed Konoe Yuuto who, unsurprisingly, is a pervert for wanting to create his own "harem of 100 slaves". What makes it even better for him is that he is called into a world wherethe slave trade is reasonably legal.
15/09Shomin Rehearsal: I was abducted from an elite girls' school as a joint rehearsal where one boy competes against many rich girls
Shomin sample: I was kidnapped by an elite all-girls school as a sample of commonersThe plot could lead to a harem, but for protagonist Kimito Kagurazaka, being surrounded by girls isn't a dream come true. There they treat you more like a novelty or a warning than a valuable student.
The protagonist, Kimito Kagurazaka, is kidnapped and taken to Seikai Girls' Academy to serve as an example for "commoners" to show rich ladies not to behave. Besides, you mustpretend to be gayso that none of the girls fall in love with him and avoid trouble. Kimito will also meet Aika, a shy, stubborn and somewhat vain girl who is eager to learn more about the outside world.
15/08My mental choices completely affect my school. The romantic comedy leaves your best girl in heaven.
My mental choices completely disrupt my school's romantic comedy.it isOre no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama ShiteiruIn Japanese. This light novel and refreshing manga follows Kanade Amakusa,a high school studentwho has a power called Absolute Choice.
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It's a force that forces you to choose two or more options at random, otherwise you'll have a headache until you decide on something. To solve this problem, a girl named Chocolat falls from heaven and tells him that although she suffers from amnesia, God sent her to help him.
15/07WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? will you save us Resources girls save people from terrible beasts
WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? will you save usHe seems completely disregarding telling anyone what his plot is, just asking random questions in his title. However, if fans of the manga read a few volumes, the strange title suddenly comes to mind.
After humans die out and five hundred years have passed, enemies called beasts roam the world. It focuses on a group of girls called Leprechauns, the only ones capable of fighting these fearsome foes. Meanwhile, other surviving races live in floating cities, safe from most beasts.
15/06Top 1 Supporting Character's Old Training Diary: A Dedicated Player Conquers Another World! It's about reclaiming prestige in Isekai games
Old Training Journal of Top 1 Supporting Character: A dedicated player conquers another worldfollows a kid who was ranked number one but suddenly gets hacked and loses their rank. He wakes up and finds himself in the game world.
Worse still, the protagonist realizes that he is in the body of the minor character he created and bought premium perks for, but has forgotten about until now. Now the question is can the boy reclaim his number one ranking and prove himself in this competitive gamer world.
15/05*I fell in love with science, so I tried to prove that it combines hard science with tender feelings
Science fell in love, so I tried to prove it is a romantic comedy manga series with a two-year anime in the name. PhD students Ayame Himuro and Shinya Yukimura may be in love, but lack the social skills and emotional maturity to say "I love you." Then science will say it for you.
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Ayame and Shinya amuse, amuse, and tease their fellow scientists with their tireless experiments, testing everything from saliva samples to heart rates and body language to gauge their true feelings. Cheerful Ayame can't wait to find outkuudere Shinya is more reservedwith his warm feelings for her.
15/04*Secretly I've suffered from not having sex, it's frustration in the bedroom.
Secretly, I suffered from not having sexIt's about marital problemsthe beautiful girlTake me and her husband Their marriage is generally happy and healthy, but things get strained in the bedroom.
Togame wants to start a family and that means being physically intimate with her husband. The problem: The husband has no apparent sexual desire and as a result, Togame feels very frustrated and lonely. Soon that tension will erupt, and Togame and her husband must learn to reconnect both physically and emotionally.
15/03I've been killing slimes for 300 years and I'm maxed out, my level revolves around friendship and Isekai adventures.
I've been killing slimes for 300 years and I've maxed out my levelincludes blue slimesand ON Heroes Isekaiwhat sounds likeThat's when I was reincarnated as a slime🇧🇷 ButI killed slimesit goes in a completely different direction and is a goofy, cozy comedy with minimal tension or conflict.
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That makeslimousinesA borderline Iyashikei manga series that might also appeal to Isekai fans, which helps refresh the outdated Isekai formula a bit. This series is about the blonde Isekai witch Azusa Aizawa and her OP magic and her efforts to befriend and support all her new companions in this idyllic new world.
15/02Konosuba: A blast in this wonderful world! It's the backstory of Megumin.
Most anime/manga fans are already familiar with the main pointKonosubaSeries, main rolethe despicable anti-hero Kazuma Satoand her bratty, blue-haired friend Aqua. Meanwhile, the witch of the blast, Megumin, is the most popular character in the entire series, having gotten her own prequel manga series in recent years.
Konosuba: A blast in this wonderful world!is a fast-paced, 5-volume adventure that fills in the blanks in Megumin's quest to become Earth's #1 explosion expert. Fans will see firsthand how difficult Megumin's journey is, and they'll also see a lot more of Yunyun, as well as cameos from Kazuma and Aqua.
1/15I'm the villain so I tame the final boss Stars Katrina Claes 2.0
I'm the bad guy, so I tame the final boss. can remind fans of iti'm the bad guy, as both series from the Otome game feature reincarnated villains and much nicer people. Unlike Katarina Claes,Aileen d'Autriche is astuteand you can easily read most of the people around you to plan your next move.
Aileen's character doesn't have plot armor so she made her own. She made it a point to become engaged to the misunderstood Kuudere Demon King Claude, which made them both happier. So, at Mische Academy, Aileen disguised herself and helped another half-demon, James Charles, prevent his own destruction and a disaster at the school festival.
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FAQs
What manga has the longest name? ›
The full original Japanese title, meanwhile, is Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Why are some manga titles so long? ›Usually when a series is planned to have many chapters and books they name them differently to differentiate each book from each other, and the hepburn of the japanese name is made longer since kanji uses picture symbols as words and letters. So simply the hepburn of japanese characters makes the titles long.
What is the longest anime name ever? ›- (こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所) Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo.
- 俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件 (Ore ga ojô-sama gakkô ni 'shomin sample' toshite gettsu sareta ken)
1. The Story In Which I Was Kidnapped By A Young Lady's School To Be A “Sample Of The Common People”
What is the longest 1st name in the world? ›The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
What is the longest first name? ›Conversation. The longest name to appear on a birth certificate is Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams. #OTD in 1984, her father looked to extend her first name to 1,019 letters and her middle name to 36 letters.
What is the longest arc in manga? ›2/12 Dressrosa (One Piece)
Dressrosa was widely known as the longest anime arc in all of history...
1) KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops (1,960 chapters)
Written by Osamu Akimoto, KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops is a concluded shonen anime and manga series which finished its run at 1,960 chapters. As of this writing, it is the single longest running shonen with more than a 600 chapter gap to the next closest.
The historical development of the Heart i.e. from its formation from…. by Vityala Yethindra. The historical development of the Heart i.e. from its formation from…. is the current Guinness World Record holder of the longest title of a book. The full title consists of a total of 3, 777 words or 26,021 characters.
What is the 2nd longest anime? ›How old is the oldest anime? ›
The earliest anime that was produced in Japan to have survived into the modern day, The Dull Sword, was released on June 30, 1917, but there it is disputed which title was the first to get that honour.
What is the 3rd longest anime? ›Ojarumaru - 1868 episodes
The third longest-running anime series is Ojamaru. In English, the title is Prince Mackaroo. The anime features Ojarumaru Sakanoue, a five-year-old prince from the Heian era.
Sazae-san won the 8th Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1962. An anime television adaptation by TCJ (later renamed Eiken) began airing in Japan in October 1969 and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running animated television series. It has also been adapted into a radio show, theatrical plays and songs.
What was the first anime? ›The first full-length anime film was Momotaro: Umi no Shinpei (Momotaro, Sacred Sailors), released in 1945. A propaganda film commissioned by the Japanese navy featuring anthropomorphic animals, its underlying message of hope for peace would move a young manga artist named Osamu Tezuka to tears.
What city name is in all 50 states? ›According to a common factoid, there's a community called Springfield in all 50 states, but the U.S. Board on Geographic Names says that's not true: only 34 states have a Springfield. The real champ is Riverside. Unless you live in Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, or Oklahoma, there's at least one Riverside in your state.
What is the prettiest baby name? ›- Sophia.
- Zoe.
- Rosie.
- Sophie.
- Ivy.
- Phoebe.
- Violet.
- Willow.
What's the shortest name? "E" or "E" (鄂) is a common Chinese surname, and one found in the classic book The Hundred Family Surnames from the early Song Dynasty.
What is the 2 longest name in the world? ›Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales.
What is the longest phone call ever? ›@Heavvenn (Dan) The longest telephone conversation lasted 46 hours, 12 minutes and 52 seconds, by Avery Leonard and Eric Roff Brewster.
What is the smallest arc in One Piece? ›1/10 Reverse Mountain (2 Episodes)
It is the shortest canon arc in the series so far, comprising only two episodes.
What is the 2 longest arc in One Piece? ›
The Dressrosa Arc is the second-longest in the series. According to fans, it stands above the rest. With over 100 episodes, this arc had plenty of time to explore and flesh out any character or subplot.
How many chapters is 1000 year arc? ›Given that the Thousand Year Blood War Arc starts at Chapter 480 and ends at Chapter 686, it's about 206 chapters long, so it's a little more than half as long as the rest of the series that has been adapted so far.
How many manga exist? ›There are 176 manga series from which 108 series are completed and 68 series are in ongoing serialization. Ongoing series are highlighted in light green.
What's the oldest Shonen anime? ›Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
As mentioned earlier, Astro Boy is considered by many as the first Shōnen manga, or at least the first of the First Resurgence. Either way, this is the title all other Shōnen manga are compared with. Astro Boy is a powerful android created by Dr Tenma to replace his dead son, Tobio.
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| Takao Saito | |
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| Born | November 3, 1936 Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 24, 2021 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Years active | 1955–2021 |
At around 10 to 25 pages, that makes short stories much shorter than novels, with only a few approaching novella length. A piece of fiction shorter than 1,000 words is considered a “short short story” or “flash fiction,” and anything less than 300 words is rightfully called “microfiction.”
How long is too long for a book title? ›As a rule of thumb, a non-fiction title should be 5 words or less. Subtitles are generally three to seven words in length. For non-fiction, the title is shorter and the subtitle is longer.
What is the shortest story of all time? ›Hemingway's six-word story was, “For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.” He won the bet.
What anime has 7000 episodes? ›Another notable monumental undertaking would be the current Guinness World Record holder for longest running animated show, Sazae-san, which is still on the air with over 7000 episodes--but don't worry, it's actually not even available in its entirety and was never licensed out for western audiences.
Is anime on 2s or 3s? ›Animating on 3s. Animating on 3s means that for each second of animation, there are 8 new drawings of “frames”. This timing is good for slow scenes but is also often used in anime.
How much One Piece is left? ›
The consensus among the fans is that One Piece still has around 5-6 years left, meaning the story will likely end close to 2027.
What is anime called in Japan? ›In Japanese, anime is written as “アニメ” (literally, “anime”) and is short for the word animation (アニメーション or animeeshon). The rub is how the word is used, both in Japan and abroad.
Who was the first person in anime? ›The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with the earliest verifiable films dating from 1917. The first generation of animators in the late 1910s included Ōten Shimokawa, Jun'ichi Kōuchi and Seitaro Kitayama, commonly referred to as the "fathers" of anime.
Who invented anime? ›That man is Osamu Tezuka, frequently nicknamed the "god of manga," the "godfather of anime," and the "Walt Disney of Japan." At long last, a new biography of Tezuka has arrived in the US — 14 years after its Japanese debut.
How long will One Piece last? ›One Piece's author talks about when the manga will end, clarifies how the ending will be and promises the greatest battle ever in OP history. Eiichiro Oda wants to finish One Piece in three years.
How many anime exist? ›Also, about 60% of the all animations broadcasted in the world are made in Japan.” 1)There are over 12,000+ anime shows to date. 2)Well, the MAL database has around 11000 anime, including OVA's/ONA's/other stuff.
How many anime have 1,000 episodes? ›Whilst the 1K-club is a prestigious group to be a part of, One Piece is by no means there alone with 16 anime series broadcasting over 1000 episodes. However, One Piece is the first non-family orientated anime to reach this milestone i.e., a series not specifically designed for children.
Is One Piece longest anime? ›There are a lot of anime in Japan that currently have more episodes than One Piece. As other Quorans have pointed out, these shows include Sazae-san, Nintama Rantaro, and Crayon Shin-Chan. You can also consider counting in Doraemon.
What anime has a Guinness World Record? ›One Piece Manga Sets Guinness World Record With Over 500 Million Published. Shueisha announced on Thursday that Eiichiro Oda 's One Piece manga has surpassed 500 million copies published worldwide as of the release of the manga's 103rd compiled book volume on the same day.
What anime has over 1,000 episodes? ›Sazae-San (8333+ Episodes)
Plenty of anime become mainstream hits, but the enduring legacy of Sazae-san is on a whole other level and the series has even set the Guinness World Record for the longest-running anime of all time.
What anime has record for most episodes? ›
Yato is easily the most beloved god in anime who had some of the most impressive powers and the most fascinating and motivating personality. He's also one of the funniest anime gods who was the God of Calamity, but after centuries of war and bloodshed would like to become the God of Fortune instead.
What was anime originally called? ›Prior to the widespread use of anime, the term Japanimation was prevalent throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the mid-1980s, the term anime began to supplant Japanimation; in general, the latter term now only appears in period works where it is used to distinguish and identify Japanese animation.
What is the longest chapter manga? ›1) KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops (1,960 chapters)
As of this writing, it is the single longest running shonen with more than a 600 chapter gap to the next closest. The series follows Kankichi “Ryo-san” Ryotsu, a middle-aged cop whose misadventures revolve around get-rich-quick schemes gone wrong.
The longest name of a person alive today is thought to be "藤本 太郎喜左衛門将時能”(ふじもと たろうきざえもんのしょうときのり/Fujimoto Tarokizaemon no shoutokinori). There is no evidence that he has the longest name, but he is often introduced in Japanese TV programs as "the person with the longest name in Japan”.
What is the biggest Japanese manga? ›| Manga series | Author(s) | Approximate sales |
|---|---|---|
| Naruto | Masashi Kishimoto | 250 million |
| Slam Dunk | Takehiko Inoue | 170 million |
| KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops | Osamu Akimoto | 156.5 million |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Koyoharu Gotouge | 150 million |
Golgo 13 is the oldest manga that's still in publication to this day, having been published by Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine since 1968.
What is the oldest shonen anime? ›Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
As mentioned earlier, Astro Boy is considered by many as the first Shōnen manga, or at least the first of the First Resurgence. Either way, this is the title all other Shōnen manga are compared with. Astro Boy is a powerful android created by Dr Tenma to replace his dead son, Tobio.
In case somebody doesn't know, in anime there's an unspoken rule that if an anime doesn't "click" with you in 3 episodes, it's safe to drop it because there's a high chance you're not gonna like it.
What is the 2nd longest name in the world? ›LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH, WALES. This village on the Ynys Môn island off the north-west coast of Wales has 58 letters. It is the place with the second-longest name in the world.
What is No 6 Japanese name? ›
We find out the boy's name is Nezumi ("Rat"). Shion discovers that Nezumi is a wanted fugitive - a VC - but he still aids Nezumi by giving him food and letting him sleep in his bed.
What is the big 3 anime? ›The Big Three was a term used to describe the three most popular running series during their golden age in Jump - One Piece, Naruto and Bleach. All three series got their common title due to their worldwide popularity and length.
What is the number 1 selling manga? ›Jujutsu Kaisen Takes the Top Spot
One Piece is sitting safely at the top with over 500 million copies sold in over two decades. The best-selling manga of the year! Spy x Family has also seen a lot of success in the previous year as it sold over 10 million copies in 2022.
Manga is said to have been born in 1814. Back then, Hokusai Katsushika sketched a series of scenes from daily life… "whimsical stories": "manga" in Japanese. In 1902, Kitazawa Rakuten published the first modern manga with four boxes per page and typed texts.
What was the first manga to come out? ›While there are disputes over whether Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga or Shigisan-engi was the first manga, both scrolls date back to about the same time period.
What manga has the most books? ›Osamu Akimoto's Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo, otherwise known as KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, currently holds the record for most volumes in a manga series at 200 volumes. Popularity is a big factor in determining how long a series will go on for.