History Main / DoubleMeaningTitle

** The movie ''WesternAnimation/GoWestALuckyLukeAdventure'' is titled ''Tous à l'Ouest : Une aventure de Lucky Luke'' in the original French. It means "everybody to the West", which describes correctly the plot of the characters traveling toward the West coast of America, but this is also a slang term that can mean "everybody's crazy!" Which is again not too far from the truth.

* The ''Franchise/LuckyLuke'' movie ''Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure'' is title ''Tous à l'Ouest : Une aventure de Lucky Luke'' in the original French. It means "everybody to the West", which describes correctly the plot of the characters traveling toward the West coast of America, but this is also a slang term that can mean "everybody's crazy!" Which is again not too far from the truth.

** The Indonesian release of the ''Oshi no Ko'' manga does a similar thing by including the subtitle "Anak Idola", which can be translated as either "Child Idol" (referring to Ai, an idol who was 16 at the beginning of the story), or "Child(ren) of the Idol" (referring to Ai's children, Aqua and Ruby).

* ''Webcomic/{{Back}}'' is primarily about Abigail, who is BackFromTheDead for unknown reasons. However, it's eventually revealed [[spoiler: that the entire story takes place on the ''back'' of an enormous creature being exploited for resources..]]

** TheScrappy: while [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Scrappy-Doo]] is the TropeNamer, it can also be interpreted as "character the audience wants the creators to scrap".

* ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'', is titled 寄生獣 (''Kiseijū'') in the original Japanese, literally meaning "Parasitic Beasts". On the face of it, this refers to the PuppeteerParasite alien species which appears among humanity and begins to prey on humans. At the same time, however, it refers to the theme of humans being a threat to themselves and the earth through overpopulation and environmental destruction. Toward the end, the leader of the parasite conspiracy Takeshi Hirokawa accuses humanity of being the real parasites destroying the Earth, making a TitleDrop by calling humans "parasitic beasts".

** The infamous "The Mean 6" refers to the mean clones of the mane ponies made by Chrysalis, but it can also refer to the real ponies thinking their friends have become mean out of nowhere due to both groups intertwining in various situations, resulting in a feud.
** The 2-part ninth season opener "The Beginning of the End" refers to Sombra's takeover of Equestria and the fact said 2-parter is [[EndOfSeriesAwareness the beginning of the final season]].

** The Indonesian release of the ''Oshi no Ko'' manga does a similar thing by including the subtitle "Anak Idola", which can be translated as either "Child Idol" (referring to Ai, who was 16 at the beginning of the story), or "Child(ren) of the Idol" (referring to Aqua and Ruby).

* ''VisualNovel/ADateWithDeath'' is about a player character who's narrowly survived other life-threatening situations making a bet that, if they lose, will lead to their death on a specific date. The bet is made with a Grim Reaper, an embodiment of death, who they end up courting and going on a romantic date with.

** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has a number of meanings, all of which are related to huge spoilers, including those which aren’t revealed until the end of the game.

* ''VisualNovel/KiraKira'' generally means shining, or sparkling. In this story, it refers both to Kirari's name, and the band's first performance, the song [=TwinkleTwinkle=], that is also translated with this word.
* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'':
** "Hato" is apparently the word for "Dove", and it is a game where most characters ''are'' doves. "Hatoful" is one way to say "Heartful" in Japanese, and it's also a play on "Hurtful".
** Its sequel ''Hatoful Boyfriend Holiday Star'' came out around and initially seems to be Christmas-themed. The eponymous Holiday Star doesn't appear until somewhere in February in-game and doesn't have anything to do with any specific holiday -- [[spoiler: it's 'holiday' in the sense of leaving your life and responsibilities behind.]]
* ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'':
** Both of the [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry ser]][[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry ies]] contains a few. The first and most obvious one is the double meaning of the word ´´cry/naku´´ (both words carry the same meaning), to call and to weep. In other words, the titles can be interpreted either as When The Cicadas/Seagulls Call or When The Cicadas/Seagulls Weep.
** Another double meaning for Higurashi is that "cicada" (蜩) can also be written as "day-to-day life" (日暮し), and besides the above translation Naku can also be written as "none/nothing". This means that besides When The Cicadas Cry, the title can also be written as "When the day-to-day life is no more".
** While it is a bit of a stretch Umineko literally means Seacat (Umi-Sea, Neko-Cat) and UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat is often used in the series to explain the endless possible scenarios of Rokkenjima. So the title can be written as either "When the Seagulls Cry" or "When the cat in the middle of the sea is dead". [[spoiler: Which fits surprisingly well with the end of the series where Beatrice's "catbox" is buried at the bottom of the sea]].
* The original title of ''VisualNovel/TheConfinesOfTheCrown'', ''The Royal Trap'', refers both to the dangers for those caught up in royal politics and to the GildedCage that the royals themselves are forced to live in, but takes on another meaning when you realize that [[spoiler: Princess Cassidy was [[GenderBender born male]], though she [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} identifies as female]].]] This likely wasn't intentional though, as the title change was largely due to wanting to avoid offending anyone who considers "trap" a transgender slur.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Last Chance in Xollywood}}'': The player character is getting their last chance of making it big in Xollywood, and they work for a studio named Last Chance. The film studio is also owned by a woman named Randy Chance.
* The title of ''VisualNovel/LastWindow'' most obviously refers to the literal window which [[spoiler:Cris Hyde was looking out of when he was murdered]]. However, it can also refer to the fact that this is Kyle's last window of opportunity to find out the truth of 25 years ago. It also ties into the fact that Tony has a "last window" to turn his life around, and how Sidney has a "last window" to make things work with his ex-wife, among other things.
* The title of the ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' franchise, refers to the central antagonistic "Zero" figure, and also means that there's no escape.
* ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'' has its title commonly shortened to ''999''. This shortened title conveys the urgency of the situation the characters have found themselves in, as "999" is one of the most commonly used emergency telephone numbers (alongside 911 and 112). The long version of the title also has a double-meaning that counts as a major spoiler: [[spoiler:there are doors labeled with numbers 1 to 9, and every number is used at least once, but there are multiple "nine" doors encountered at the end]].
* ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' refers to the general theme of the game about how showing virtue is neither good or bad. It means both "virtue leads to your death", as in the phrase "he was led to his last reward", but also can be interpreted as "virtue will give you a last reward", as in if you're virtuous you will succeed. This double meaning title was made for the English version to replicate the double meaning of the Japanese title, Zennin Shibō Desu. Although it's literal translation is "Good People Die", it can also be alternatively read to mean something along the lines of "I want to be a good person."
* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has a number of meanings, all of which are related to huge spoilers, including those which aren’t revealed until the end of the game.

* The "Doki Doki" in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a loud heartbeat. This makes sense, given how it's a DatingSim. [[spoiler:However, [[DisguisedHorrorStory fear can also cause an elevated heart rate]]...]]

** The title of the episode "Rise from the Ashes" could be referring to the fact that Edgeworth rises up from his past, and the fact that a Phoenix is said in legend to be reborn from ashes, which is a metaphor for how Phoenix Wright comes back from a hopeless trial.

* Music/ChrisBrown's ''11:11'' is his [[ChronologicalAlbumTitle eleventh studio album]], is scheduled for release on '''November 11''', 2023, and consists of eleven songs on its tracklist.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Last Chance in Xollywood}}'' The player character is getting their last chance of making it big in Xollywood, and they work for a studio named Last Chance. The film studio is also owned by a woman named Randy Chance.

* ''Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge'' is a series of ''Franchise/DragonAge'' fanfics set in an AlternateUniverse where there are two [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisitors]] - a female human and a male elf. The series title refers to the fact that there are two Inquisitors, of course; but it also refers to the fact that, in the series backstory, there are two [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Heroes of Ferelden]], who were ''also'' a female human and a male elf.[[note]]ItMakesSenseInContext - the author likes playing human females in the DA games and wrote the series as a gift for her best friend, who likes playing male elves.[[/note]]

* ''[[Manga/FoodWars Shokugeki No Soma]]'' directly means "cooking spirit", yet it can also be interpreted as "[[CharacterTitle Soma]] of [[TitleDrop Shokugeki]]", where the term "shokugeki" refers to the name of the school's famous high-stakes cooking duels. The word "Soma" is a pun on [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Soma's]] name in the Japanese version, and a direct reference to his name in the English localization.