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Powerstar1 - Group: Member - Total Posts: 2
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pixiv artist name translations
Posted on: 05/15/19 08:04AM

This has been bugging me for a long time but, how do you translate the name of an artist from pixiv? Is there some kind of process that I need to go through before I make an english name for them?



Jerl - Group: The Real Administrator - Total Posts: 6688
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Posted on: 05/15/19 09:42AM

The order of priority for artist names is as follows:
Real name > name credited in actual published works > name from their website > Pixiv ID > Pixiv username > Twitter username > other usernames.

Go as high on this list as you can find information for, but if you run into a collision with another artist's tag, either go lower on the list or combine two parts using one as a qualifier. "published_name_(pixiv_id)" is a common one. If their Pixiv is the only place you can find a name for them, try to use their Pixiv ID rather than their display name. They can change their display name, but they can't change their ID without registering an entire separate account, so it's more reliable to stay the same long-term.



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