Five of the Most Ill-Conceived Anime Titles Ever

When it comes down to it, a title can make or break an anime. You may not think so at first but when trying to find a new anime to watch amidst a sea of titles, an interesting sounding title can be more than enough reason to check it out. Of course, a bad title can do quite the opposite. Imagine how well recieved Cowboy Bebop would have been had it been called Super Happy Bounty Hunter Time! So with that in mind, I present five anime who’s titles can only be described as ill-conceived.

1. Princess Tutu - As I said before, a good title makes you want to know more and take the time to invest in it, whether it’s an anime, movie, whatever. Besides sounding like the newest doll that every little girl wants this christmas season, Princess Tutu conjures up pictures of girls in frilly dresses living in candy houses with gumdrop doorknobs and the like. While the show I’m sure has NOTHING to do with all of that, I wouldn’t know because I haven’t seen it. And I probably never will because of the title.

2. XXXholic - In the history of poor titles, this one ranks very high on the list. I honestly thought this was a hentai when I first heard of this title. With a title like XXXholic, I immediately picture some kind of wild exploits of a sex addict who just doesn’t know when to call it quits. You really can’t help but wonder how many distraught mothers have seized copies of this show from their children after hearing the title.

3. He is my Master - Another title with sexual innuendo. While the title makes more sense once you see the show, it’s hard to shake the fact that the He is my Master sounds like it deals with adult material such as domination with a sprinkle of humiliation. Sadly no latex was to be found in the show.

4. Bleach - I should state right off the bat that I’m in no way saying the actual show is bad but rather it’s title. Admit it, do you really know what Bleach has to do with the show? Of course not. NO ONE DOES. There are theories but that’s about it. I still say Tite Kubo got the idea for the name while doing laundry one day.

5. Myself; Yourself - It really boggles the mind as to why, out of all the titles in the world they could have picked for this show, why they settled on this one. I never even want to be heard saying this title in public - “Hey, have you ever seen myself semi-colon yourself?”. Sounds stupid right? It’s just an incoherent title, plain and simple.