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Nichtcrawler X posted...

or Yamato over Star Blazers?

That's sort of a different situation. For one thing, it's a not a direct translation, and for another, the English version isn't just a direct dubbed version of the original, but has been edited into something different. So arguably "Star Blazers" and "Yamato" aren't even entirely the same thing.

It's the same reason why I would argue that "Gatchaman", "Battle of the Planets", and "G-Force" are all technically different things. As are "Space Sheriff Shaider" and "VR Troopers". And I'm not even remotely going to get into "Robotech".

Though to pull it back to the original point, do you call it "Space Battleship Yamato"? Or do you call it "Uchu Senkan Yamato"? Because one of those things is acceptable, and the other is probably going to get you made fun of.

Generally speaking, if there is a direct translation name for something in your own native language, the standard accepted usage is the translation name, and only hipsters, pretentious tools, culture nerds, and weirdos are going to use the native title. Unless you're a critic of some kind, or are otherwise providing the original name for academic/scholarly/informational purposes, you should probably stick to the alternative title that fits your own language.

Which is why I've also never seen "Taiyo no Ko Esuteban" or "Les Mysterieuses Cites d'Or", but I've seen "The Mysterious Cities of Gold". Same for "Meiken Jori" ("Belle and Sebastian") and "Le Pacte des Loups" ("Brotherhood of the Wolf").

In the same vein, kids who watched anime on TV in the US in the 90s were watching Dragonball Z, Ronin Warriors, and Sailor Moon, not Doragon Boru Zetto, Yoroiden Samurai Torupa, and Bishjo Senshi Sera Mun.
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