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Manga With the Most Original/Unusual Title

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tartufo	Post #354255
Member 4:13 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 1355	I think that a creative, original or very unusual title is a work of art in itself. It can even have a kind of poetry to it... Plus, has anyone ever noticed that the stories with the most unusual names often turn out to be very interesting as well? I mean, obviously the mangaka is thinking creatively and wants to produce something different... The title can often be an indication of the awesomeness of the manga. I know that they say we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but the title can be pretty telling, can't it? At least it shows something of the compositional ability of the mangaka... So what do you think is the manga with the most unusual/original title? Something that really made you pause and go: "Whoa, that's a cool title... I wonder what the story's like?" Or something that you can't forget the name of even if it's been ages since you read it, because the name was so rare and stood out so much... These are some one-shots with very original titles: The Crows, the Girl, and the Yakuza She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula Love Story, Killed - melodramatic, but I think adding "killed" at the end was brilliant Because Goodbyes Are Coming Soon As for complete series/collections, I can easily decide on the MOST original title, in my opinion: The Sunflower Quality Of An Integrated Circuit It just doesn't get any better than that. ... Or does it? Offer your suggestions!
mewnbrite	Post #354271
Member 5:22 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 575	Cold Rain of Happiness Secrecy of the Shivering Night The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese The Garden of Earthly Delights Le Portrait de Petite Cosette Betrayal Knows My Name Those Who Chase the Butterfly Oral Cavity Infectious Syndrome Coelacanth Rubble Of Eden Rainbow Field Holograph Little Red Riding Hood and the Kind Wolf Drafting a Water Goddess Negative Happy Chain Saw Edge Longer and Slower than a River Bug, Eyeball, and Teddy Bear Jabberwocky Love of the Monarch Blooms at Night Hikarabita Taiji Cantarella Watching TV All The Time Makes You Stupid Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do The Boundary Line of Love Between Two and Three Cry Out for Love at the Heart of the World Pugyuru Apocalypse Meow Anne Freaks A, A' Mamacolle Léquios Dance in the Vampire Bund
HuhWhat	Post #354278
Member 5:55 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 99	My Balls Dare I say, you should have seen this coming? ________________ Currently Undergoing Nativity Training
robbit	Post #354279
I am the Devil  Member 5:58 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 2083	Love x Rob x Stockholm
deathbypenguin	Post #354280
Member 5:58 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 137	The Sunflower Quality Of An Integrated Circuit? That is just awesome. I tend to remember manga names better if I find them, wtf weird rather than original/unusual. Some examples would be With!! and Let's Bible.
Yenoh	Post #354288
Taro Pail  Member 6:22 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 1957	Sexy Voice and Robo Time of Rose-Colored Cheeks Some pretty solid mangas that I think have an unusual title. e___o Oh, and ones I just remembered: Before Dawn and The End of The World The Sea Where The Siren Lives The Nightmare of Fabrication Under Current? And then a title that sounds unusual, but not really great: The Female Fridge No. 1 Last edited by Yenoh at 6:50 am, Feb 2
StarlightDreams	Post #354291
Member 6:35 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 3870	I thought that Seduction is More Beautiful than Love was an interesting title. Though the manhwa itself was nothing special. ________________ ♪MONSTARR~ will eat all your cookies and steal your bishies~♪ Φ_Φ
Binturong	Post #354294
Member 6:53 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 699	Needle Sword and Rice Bowl Boat Sex Pistols ________________
Odette	Post #354311
Member 7:34 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 993	I second A, A', The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, and Sexy Voice and Robo. I like that these titles actually have a lot to do with the plots of these manga and aren't just interesting-sounding nonsense words. Other titles I find intriguing are: Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service - Straightforward considering what it's about, but still attention-grabbing. "A Literary Girl" and a Clown Who Dreamed to Die - Almost a little too artsy/pretentious, but evocative nonetheless. The Seventh Month in 1999 - Shanghai - Fitting because it's about a fleeting romance that runs out of time and space to exist. The Voice That Blooms Red - Synesthetic, and sounds better in Japanese with the alliteration. The Yellow Book - A Friend Named Jacques Thibault Quote from Binturong Sex Pistols Sex Pistols is the name of a famous '70s punk rock band. Last edited by Odette at 8:48 am, Feb 2 ________________ Avatar by tassyn.livejournal.com Latest Series: Six Half
stelok	Post #354320
Member 8:05 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 17	Mama wa Doukyuusei means "Mama is a classmate" in Japanese. In the story, a high school boy is shocked to find that one of his own schoolmates is his stepmoher, who isthe same age as him and is married to his father. Both he and his new stepmother are having a hard time concealing the secret from their classmates. Oku-sama wa Joshi Kousei means "My Wife is a High School Girl" Onohara Asami is a cute, 17 year-old, 2nd year high school student. What nobody knows is that she's actually already married, to her 25 year old physics teacher. Mama wa Doukyuusei and Oku-sama wa Joshi Kousei are both the most original and unusual titles for a manga.
TofuQueen	Post #354321
Crazy Cat Lady Member 8:09 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 1763	What, no votes for Pumpkin Scissors?? Haven't read it, but the title is just...very weird... ________________ "[English] not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary." -James Nicoll, can.general, March 21, 1992
HuhWhat	Post #354338
Member 8:54 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 99	The World God Only Knows With such a serious-sounding name I almost expected something good and mature. Unfortunately it turned out to be shounen slop, which I have no problems with because I'm a shallow punk like that. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru In short, "Yet The Town Turns". I found the title to be a bit auspicious and that is probably the only reason I picked up the series. The title itself turned out to be very elastic and fitting, somehow staying relevant within the motley collection of stories that make up the series. Throughout it all we realize even small shopping districts in backwater cities are brimming with activity beneath the placid garment. But meh, who knows, just my opinion. ________________ Currently Undergoing Nativity Training
aikaeimin	Post #354347
Stray dog. Member 10:17 am, Feb 2 2010 Posts: 58	The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice I actually picked it up because of the title and it turned out to be a very good manga. Weirdest title ever, though, would be An Inquiry Concerning A Mechanistic Worldview of the Pituitary Gland, hands down. I can't believe I still remember that, it's like a thousand miles long o.O ________________ the tigers have found me and I do not care.
ShadowSakura	Post #373214
insomniac Kagehime Member 6:50 pm, Apr 21 2010 Posts: 2705	Orange Choclate it sounds yummy ________________ currently reading: Nyotai-ka please support me
Allez	Post #383888
Member 7:00 pm, Jun 7 2010 Posts: 411	Banana Bread Pudding I really didn't expect the series with such a sweet title to turn out to be an introduction to psychoanalysis...