Talk:Renaming

Notes

• For re-printings of tankoubons use the printing number as an indicator at the end; e.g. [8han] / [8版].
• For re-printings of doujinshi without a convention use the date as an indicator at the end; e.g. [2009-10-19] / [2009年10月19日].
• Multiple titled stories (e.g. as released by a translator) and multiple translators are connected via a plus sign; e.g. [Team Koinaka + CrowKarasu].
• Always use titles provided by translators even if they are wrong.
• The [AI Generated]/[AI生成] special indicator should not be added to the title unless sufficient information is provided by the uploader in the title or uploader comment.

Conventions

• COMITIA is a convention for original, non-parody doujinshi only.
• Fancy Frontier is a Chinese original convention; [中国翻訳] should never be used therein.

Parodies

• Popular stylizations of parody names are permitted if they are a slave tag; e.g. The Idolm@ster, Super Mario Bros.
• The (Various) indicator does not require the parodies pass presence but does ignore minor instances such as omake.

Common Symbols

、 「」 ・ ☆★♥♡❤！？ 。 ．ー ～【】…♂♀

Magazine vs. Anthology

Stand-alone publishings should have the anthology indicator in their name while serial magazines should not. The anthology tag is used in all cases because of simplicity.

A serial magazine is a collection of works from multiple authors that follow a regular release schedule (monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly). Schedule changes are announced in advance. It is usually possible to subscribe to serial magazines and have them delivered directly home. A stand-alone magazine is a collection of works from multiple authors that are usually published without a regular release schedule, although some publications may also be regular for a time. A stand-alone magazine publishing is essentially just another manga publishing, containing the works of different authors.

To properly identify a magazine or an anthology can be done via its Japanese Article Number (JAN). The JAN contains a magazine code (雑誌コード) which uniquely identifies what type of publication it is followed by a publication number or date. This code should be located on the lower left corner of the magazine's cover. It either looks like 雑誌 xxxxx-xx/xx or 雑誌 xxxxx-x. Stand-alone publishings do not have this magazine code but may still have a regular ISBN or 2-column JAN.

The magazine code can be read as "ABBBC":

• A - Issue form code
  • 0, 1: Monthly, bimonthly or quarterly publication.
  • 2, 3: Weekly, every 10 days or biweekly publication.
  • 4, 5: Comic magazine (tankoubon).
  • 6: Mook (similar to magazines, but intended for a longer release cycle).
  • 7-9: Not relevant.
• B - Magazine name code
  • Uniquely identifies the magazine.
• C - Identifier for extraordinary issues
  • When the issue form code is 0 or 1 (monthly magazine)
    • 1: Regular issue.
    • 0: Extraordinary issue.
  • When the issue form code is 2 or 3 (weekly magazine)
    • 1-5: Issued week.
    • 6-9: Extraordinary issue.

Longer versions may appear as 13-digit Common Magazine Codes (publications between 1986-2004), also known as T-codes for its leading T, or 18-digit Periodical Publication Codes (publications after 1 June 2004).

• Common Magazine Codes before December 1991 follow the pattern "AAABBBBBCCDDE" and after December 1991 "AABBBBBCCDDDE". B refers to the magazine code above.
• Periodical Publication Codes follow the pattern "AAABCCCCCDDEF - GHHHH". C refers to the magazine code above.

These codes are often omitted with old scans and the advent of digital publishing. Research will then have to be done to classify a magazine properly. Some publishings may even switch from being a serial magazine to stand-alone and vice-versa, making it harder to generalize a whole series as one or the other.

If you can't be sure, ask or leave it to the experts.

Priority

In general it is recommended to maximize the use of a rename petition as much as possible. Re-renaming takes increasing amounts of mod power and communication.

High Priority

These are always accepted even if only 1 is being made.

• Adding missing information such as translators, conventions, special indicators, etc.
  • Adding whatever was censored by a maru in the R field
• Fixing/removing incorrect information
  • Fixing misspellings (not counting spacing and punctuation)
  • Fixing chapter count
  • Removing convention indicators for digital releases
• Fixing full-width characters in the R field; Ｎｕｄｅ -> Nude
• Changing a rewrite to its unique formatting; [Touma Ran] Bust Jack [English] [Fraction] -> Bust Jack [English] [Rewrite] [Fraction]

Low Priority

These are not needed but are welcomed if done during more than 1 change.

• Fixing J conventions; (CR30) -> (Cレヴォ30)
• Fixing multiple spaces or punctuation
• Fixing parodies to match the tag or full romanized name; (Evangelion) -> (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  • (Touhou) -> (Touhou Project) / (東方) -> (東方Project)
• Adding the [Incomplete] indicator if the tag is already present
• Removing extraneous information; (Complete) / (同人誌) / (エロ) / (Non-H) / (Original) / (Japanese) / etc.
• Changing 4+ creator names into (Various)
• Fixing the romanization of kanji representing numbers; 六 = Six -> Roku
• Replacing an individual translator's name with the group's name

Bottom Priority

These should not be done unless done alongside a higher priority change.

• Any other change that does not impact the search engine.
• Removing leading zeroes; COMIC1☆04 -> COMIC1☆4
• Fixing capitalization; ch. 2 -> Ch. 2
• Fixing spacing or punctuation on any non-title portion; Vol.2 -> Vol. 2
  • Changing commas or curly braces
• Expanding truncated language indicators; [ENG] -> [English]
• Removing languages not in their English name; [German/Deutsch] -> [German]
• Changing a J chapter indication from 章 to 話
• Adding missing symbols to the J field
• Changing Roman numerals to Hindu–Arabic or vice-versa; VIII <-> 8
• Changing the convention indicator コミトレ -> こみトレ
• Adding a redundant name when the sole artist and sole circle match; [Kaishaku] -> [Kaishaku (Kaishaku)]
• Changing any existing を romanizations from wo -> o
• Adding spaces in the J field ; タイトル。[DL版] -> タイトル。 [DL版]

Never Change

These should never be done as they have no impact or merit.

• Changing a parody to beyond its tag; (Sailor Moon) -> (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon)
  • (Infinite Stratos) -> (IS <Infinite Stratos>)
  • (とらぶる) -> (To LOVEる -とらぶる-)
  • (ナルト) -> (NARUTO -ナルト-)
  • (咲) -> (咲-Saki-)
• Changing a J parody name to stylized English; (フェイト/ステイナイト) -> (Fate/stay night)
• Adding information to rewrites beyond the unique formatting
  • Adding/fixing the Japanese field for a rewrite (unless it erroneously indicated a translation)
• Adding [Out of Order] or other non-standard special indicators
• Changing the order of parodies/artists/circles

Chinese Groups

• (枫色汉化) or [枫色汉化组] or NERV logo = [Maplecolor]
• Snowman logo = [YUKI飛雪之城] = 飞雪汉化组
• 烏龍派出所
• [moesola 萌の空漢化社合集]
• bbs.dmacgn.com [冥月汉化组]
• moe.hk [萌會漢化組]
• [Genesis漢化]
• [sa768019]
• [moeheart 萌の羽翼汉化组]
• [绯色汉化组]
• [52H里漫画组]
• [天月NTR汉化组]
• [L.S.同漫汉化组]
• [萌文化研究会汉化] Galnote
• [XW舞舞]
• [2DJGAME汉化]
• [破缩卵同好会] hins
• [指○奶茶步兵團]
• [sos117]
• [沒人漢化] nobodykkk
• [JJ.Club] old: [JJ動漫社]
• [Cheria~☆汉化]
• [darkstarrd汉化]
• [FS@IE]
• [天狼星汉化]
• [UB-001汉化]
• [萌の空漢化社]
• [final個人漢化]
• [SUN汉化]
• [屑月星辰汉化组] SHK
• [K3漢化] * logo 3 Kings (poker)
• [著色中文版]
• [清純突破漢化] Innocent Breakout
• [嗒呢小姐汉化] tani
• [final個人漢化]
• [星咏汉化]
• [RS漢化]
• [次元汉化组]
• [lzmcsa個人漢化]
• [lostmoon 神风汉化组]
• [午後茶会] Cosplay Swimsuit Waitress
• [萌の羽翼漢化組]
• [悠月工房]

Korean Groups

Editing: 역식자, 식자
Translating: 역자, 역, 번역

• 볼켄
• 체리펀치
• 달려있어
• 에보커
• 개인번역본
• 고갤롬
• 거인
• 이비의
• 후코코모리
• 이스카 (ISUKA)
• 정상인
• 중심구멍
• 꽂}
• KOREAN-LIBRARY
• LIMITE
• 미쿠다요
• 모에로나
• 무코우
• 나키우사기
• 닐게미
• 누구게
• Project H
• 포르노키위 (Porno Kiwi)
• 푸리매
• 푸슈치
• 소로타
• 써무손잡고와
• 팀 ALONE
• Team 아키바
• 팀 하누
• Team Human Trash
• 팀 에찌
• Team LTG
• 팀 면갤
• 팀 남성부
• 여우별