Quote from Mamsmilk
Probably mistook Blut for Blatt.
Interesting idea, but I still think the prevalent theory ("Blatt" meant as an ancient term for "blade") is more likely. "Blut" bears some similarity to the English "blood" and if one researched something as non-ambiguous as blood, it would be quite strange to get a hit for a botanical or technical term like "Blatt".
Another possibility would be that "Übel" is meant as a noun like "evil" or "ill", but putting two nouns together to form a title would be even less reasonable, though not impossible considering how other manga titles are put together.
In general the way most mangaka use foreign languages to make their manga sound more appealing, particularly English, is simply awful. When I think about titles like "Danshi Toilet de Machiawase" or "Megane x Parfait!" (great manga by the way) any meaningful reasons for mixing Japanese and English elude me. But well, who am I to judge Japanese manga trends? If my publisher decided to use titles like that, I wouldn't have much of a choice, either, as a mangaka.
Last edited by Tripitaka at 2:14 pm, Oct 13 2013
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