# \#obi
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## [Japanese artist names: obi or cover? Latin or Japanese script?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/japanese-artist-names-obi-or-cover-latin-or-japanese-script/580869)
**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/japanese-artist-names-obi-or-cover-latin-or-japanese-script/580869 "2025-03-12T20:20:19Z")
Related to: But about artist names. After what I’ve said in above topic, for having seeing some other examples with time. Like 浜崎あゆみ who we should credit in Japanese despite cover arts, like 浅井健一 whose releases and …
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## [Obi definition](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/obi-definition/663880)
**Author:** [@silentbird](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/silentbird)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/obi-definition/663880 "2023-11-07T17:07:56Z")
The documentation says an obi is “a strip of paper around the spine (or occasionally one of the other edges of the packaging).” In this case, we have a strip/band that wraps horizontally across the front and back covers…
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## [Japanese Titles: Cover or Obi?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/japanese-titles-cover-or-obi/394330)
**Author:** [@winmoment](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/winmoment)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/japanese-titles-cover-or-obi/394330 "2022-06-28T20:36:09Z")
i’ve looked around and can’t seem to find anything talking about this. when adding a japanese release with the cover text in english and the obi in japanese, should you use the cover or the obi as the release name?