I’ve wondered about this for a while and assumed it was AI slop by production companies spitting out whatever content en masse.
Then I came across a youtube video where they explain the reason is those shows are adapted from written stories on some site in Japan. Think Wattpad or AO3 (but not fanfic). And since there are so many stories posted there, writers title them that way so readers immediately get a sense of what the story is about and hopefully choose it to read. So the anime adaptation ends up taking on the long-ass title.
The site you’re referring to is almost certainly Syosetsuka ni Narou, a free-to-use Japanese web novel platform, exactly like Wattpad and AO3 as you mentioned. Super common to have a very long title to grab reader attention there, because that’s literally the only pitch you have for new readers on the front page or search pages.
And yes I wanna say almost every modern light novel has its start there. Publishers scour that site for potential new work all the time. It’s not uncommon for you to be following a web novel there and then suddenly get an announcement about how it’s being picked up by a publisher/editor for serialization.
The title sometimes gets slightly changed but usually it remains as is, and that’s how it ends up on anime/manga.
I’ve heard sort of the same thing but not related to some website or whatever. Idk which is truthier, so I’ll add my understanding as well.
What I heard is It’s a category of actual books called light novels, they have a picture here and there but it’s mostly text, and they tend not to be super long. Think YA (young adult) books.
But what I heard largely agrees; that it’s such a popular category with so many options that that’s how they are named to give you a rough idea of what you’ll be reading at a glance.
I’ve wondered about this for a while and assumed it was AI slop by production companies spitting out whatever content en masse.
Then I came across a youtube video where they explain the reason is those shows are adapted from written stories on some site in Japan. Think Wattpad or AO3 (but not fanfic). And since there are so many stories posted there, writers title them that way so readers immediately get a sense of what the story is about and hopefully choose it to read. So the anime adaptation ends up taking on the long-ass title.
The site you’re referring to is almost certainly Syosetsuka ni Narou, a free-to-use Japanese web novel platform, exactly like Wattpad and AO3 as you mentioned. Super common to have a very long title to grab reader attention there, because that’s literally the only pitch you have for new readers on the front page or search pages.
And yes I wanna say almost every modern light novel has its start there. Publishers scour that site for potential new work all the time. It’s not uncommon for you to be following a web novel there and then suddenly get an announcement about how it’s being picked up by a publisher/editor for serialization.
The title sometimes gets slightly changed but usually it remains as is, and that’s how it ends up on anime/manga.
I’ve heard sort of the same thing but not related to some website or whatever. Idk which is truthier, so I’ll add my understanding as well.
What I heard is It’s a category of actual books called light novels, they have a picture here and there but it’s mostly text, and they tend not to be super long. Think YA (young adult) books.
But what I heard largely agrees; that it’s such a popular category with so many options that that’s how they are named to give you a rough idea of what you’ll be reading at a glance.
Every writer of short stories knows the struggle. You can’t name them all “Nina” or “Summer Camp” 😅