Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, and Occultic;Nine naming convention with semicolon?


The following anime share the use of the semicolon as part of their names:

  1. _Steins;Gate_
  2. _Chaos;Head_
  3. _Robotics;Notes_
  4. _Occultic;Nine_

What is the reason for using the semicolon within the titles of these anime?




The best answer that I could make out myself for the use of the semi-colon in
the names:

> The semicolon in the names are used as a form of "pertaining to," however
> "not in possession of." Meaning--for example--"Steins" is related to "Gate"
> however, "Steins" is not in possession of "Gate." (This applies to the other
> two names as well.) We can see this because "Steins" does not make use of an
> apostrophe, which denotes possession.

We can see this by also rewording the titles of the anime:

> Gate of Steins
>
> Head of Chaos
>
> Notes of Robotics

In this case, we see that "Steins," "Chaos," and "Robotics" all are related to
the the preceding words in the reworded titles, just the same as if we made
use of the semi-colon instead of, "of," in the original titles.




The best answer that I could make out myself for the use of the semi-colon in
the names:

> The semicolon in the names are used as a form of "pertaining to," however
> "not in possession of." Meaning--for example--"Steins" is related to "Gate"
> however, "Steins" is not in possession of "Gate." (This applies to the other
> two names as well.) We can see this because "Steins" does not make use of an
> apostrophe, which denotes possession.

We can see this by also rewording the titles of the anime:

> Gate of Steins
>
> Head of Chaos
>
> Notes of Robotics

In this case, we see that "Steins," "Chaos," and "Robotics" all are related to
the the preceding words in the reworded titles, just the same as if we made
use of the semi-colon instead of, "of," in the original titles.

