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* Pronouncing the word "Eureka" as anything but ee-oou-reck-ah will cause [[Eureka Seven|certain fans]] to cringe. Even when you're talking about [[Eureka|another series entirely]].
** Interestingly, in Modern Greek "eureka" is pronounced "evrika".
* For a ''[[Ranma ½]]'' fan, the use of 'Nermia' is akin to [[The Frantics|a boot to the head]].{{context|reason=why?}}<!-- That's where the story is set. What's wrong with saying so? -->
* Chances are, if you mention "Robotech", you're going to have to listen to why ''Robotech'' sucks, why Harmony Gold sucks, why it ruined ''Macross'', and a number of other things, that usually don't relate to the other two series ''Robotech'' used. Even if it is a Robotech video on Youtube...
** Nearly every single Macross video has at least one Robotech basher who just randomly starts the bashing without any provocation or anyone mentioning Robotech before the basher does.
* Only some "
* On at least one forum, posters can be targeted by cries of "[[Mahou Sensei Negima|NEGIMA]] BANNED!!" for calling Negi's mother {{spoiler|Akira}} or referring to his cousin Nekane as his biological sister. Generally, though, Negima fans seem fairly understanding, because [[The Law of Conservation of Detail|there's]] [[Chekhov's Armoury|a lot]] [[Kudzu Plot|to keep]] [[Loads and Loads of Characters|track of]]...
* ''[[Tales From Earthsea]]'' runs into this trope. Most purist fans insist on referring to the film by its Japanese name, ''Gedo Senki''. In fact, most [[Studio Ghibli]] films get this treatment from the purists. The most notable example of fans' refusal to use an English name is ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (referred to almost universally as ''Mononoke-hime''), with ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi'') third most likely to suffer from this).
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* Debate on the correct Romanization of ''[[Hellsing]]'' character Seras Victoria's name can get nasty. Some alternate spellings are Celes, Celas, and Ceres. That's not even to mention confusion over whether Victoria is her surname (in the British order) or her given name (in the Japanese order).
* Due to the nature of [[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha's]] [[Empathic Weapon|intelligent device]]'s [[Boom Stick|usage]] and partly due to some subtitling errors and pronunciation difficulties, some fans assert that the said device's name is ''Raging'' Heart.
* Many people who got into ''[[Wandering Son]]'' by the anime think Chiba's full name is "Chiba Saorin". "Saorin" is actually a nickname used by Sasa
== Comic Books ==
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* Quiet Riot's song "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)", or "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)". Calling it just "Bang Your Head" is [[Tempting Fate]].
* Metalcore (or any word with "-core" in it except maybe grindcore) is not considered '''metal'''. It's best not to call metalcore metal on a metal forum. On second thought, it's best not to mention metalcore at all. There is also quite a bit of rivalry between fans of the two almost entirely different genres named "power metal", one of which was formed in America in the early '80s, the other of which arose in Germany several years later.
* Groundlessly bashing [[Hideto Matsumoto|hide]] or Munetaka Higuchi or Jasmine You or anyone else who is dead on pretty much any
** Neither hide's nor Jasmine's deaths have an exact official cause. hide's may have been an accident, or it may have been suicide—he can't tell us so we'll never know. Jasmine definitely died of an illness, but the exact illness was never specified. So, it's common for people to speculate, and sensible guesses are often sort of tolerated. But sometimes people come out with really, genuinely silly, often downright offensive [[Epileptic Trees]] such as "hide killed himself just to piss off Yoshiki" or "Hizaki killed Jasmine You". These are the people who will end up in trouble, and it serves them right, really.
* Calling all electronic music "techno" will earn you death in some circles. It's only swift if you're lucky.
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== Video Games ==
* The game is called [[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Brothers]],
** Asking for Super Mario Bros. 4 to be made will lead irked fans to point out that ''it already exists''—only it was called ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'' in the US.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'':
** The page name/image refers to the [[Big Bad]] Ganondorf,
** Claiming that there is only one Link, that the games were released in chronological order, etc., is liable to get you laughed out of any timeline forum. Likewise is redirecting anyone with a timeline question to the Gametrailers timeline.
** The "Tetra"force theory, which is [[Sailor Earth|the theory that there are four pieces to the Triforce]], recieves quite a bit of hate.
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** For your own safety, don't call ''Zelda'' an [[RPG]].
** [[Vindicated by History|It's become a serious crime]] to refer to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]'' as [[Animation Age Ghetto|kiddy]] in certain fan groups. {{spoiler|Link stabbing Ganondorf through the head and the prime evidence of the split timeline may be a big contribution to this}}
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*** According to pretty much every non-human entity in those games, Hylians are humans. Presumably the ears are just long.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'':
** Go to a random community, mention "Hyper Shadow", and watch [[Satan]] himself flinch in fear of the [[Flame War|backlash]] you get.
** For that matter, mention any of old backstory used in English speaking countries prior to ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and you'll likely be blasted by a group of "Only the Japanese stuff counts" purists. Which will then trigger a [[Flame War]] with the "It's our childhood memories and we don't care if it's not really canon" type of fans.
** Mixing up the [[Sonic the Comic|British/Egmont/Fleetway]] comic with the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|American/Archie]] comic (which, while having a
** Questioning whether the events of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)
** [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Tails is not a girl]], and never has been. People will gladly tell you this repeatedly.
** Calling Amy "Amy the Hedgehog" will give you some flak, though you can get into a debate that her full-name is "Amy Rose the Hedgehog". Likewise, calling Tekno from the Fleetway comics "Techno" is a bad idea.
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** [[Samus Is a Girl]], and thinking she's a he is considered very, ''very'' bad.
* ''[[Kirby]]'':
** Go onto a forum and say "[[Kirby|
** Calling Kirby evil with a straight face is a sure-fire way to get torn into. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQKpfhiq4o Don't learn this the hard way like MatPat did.]
** Kirby's [[Pink Means Feminine|pink color]] and [[Cross-Dressing Voices|female voice actor]] better not make you [[Viewer Gender Confusion|think he's a girl.]] He's always been called a "he" in English localizations and he's gender-neutral in Japan.
** It's "Dream Land" (two words). Not "Dreamland" (one word). It's a common mistake, even on [[This Very Wiki]], but you should spell it right just to be safe.
** Call [[Kirby Star Allies|Morpho Knight]] a prototype design of Meta Knight and just wait until you're corrected. The concept art of Morpho Knight is dated [[Newer Than They Think|2004]], 11 years after the release of Meta Knight's debut game ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', and [[Non-Standard Character Design|it doesn't even fit in with early '90s Kirby artworks]]. The reason for this misconception [[Poor Communication Kills|is that it's placed in Meta Knight's section in a 20th anniversary artbook]], and it's even been [https://www.ndw.jp/kirby_04/ confirmed] that the artwork was meant for the [[What Could Have Been|cancelled GCN game]] (not ''Air Ride'').
* [[Star Fox]] is the name of the mercenary unit where Fox McCloud works. [[I Am Not Shazam|It is ''not'' his name.]] This misconception isn't helped by the fact that Andross seemingly uses this name to refer to Fox at the end of ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' (Andross was actually talking about the team in general, but in context it looks like he's just addressing Fox).
* Spelling Jak's name with an added ''c'' or Daxter with an ''e'' is a [[Berserk Button]] for many ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' fans. If you're lucky, they'll facepalm and point out your mistake. If not, they'll eat you alive.
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