Forum:Fullwidth vs. standard punctuation in Japanese titles

I have been working on my own spreadsheets of anime episodes and manga chapters. When copying and pasting the Japanese chapter and episode titles from the Wiki’s infoboxes, I have noticed an inconsistency in the use of punctuation. Two versions of exclamation marks and question marks are in use.

For example, in the infobox for episode 33, “fullwidth” versions of the marks are used, like so:

ウソップ死す？！ルフィ上陸はまだ？

In the infobox for episode 562, “standard” versions are used:

ルフィ敗北!? ホーディ復讐の時

In some cases, such as the infobox for episode 78, both types of marks are used:

ナミが病気?海に降る雪の向こうに！

(standard question mark, fullwidth exclamation mark)

When you look closely, there are noticeable differences between the two types of marks. The fullwidth versions are slightly larger, matching better with the Japanese characters, and they also include a certain amount of empty space on the right side. I have noticed that titles that use standard marks will sometimes have a space inserted afterwards.

I think it would be preferable to consistently use just one type. Personally, I would prefer the use of fullwidth marks. To the best of my understanding, the fullwidth versions are designed for use in Chinese and Japanese scripts.

I realize that this is mostly a cosmetic issue. However, before going through all of the infoboxes and editing the titles, I wanted to seek feedback. Does anyone have a strong preference for retaining standard marks? The only real argument in support of standard marks that I can think of is that the larger space between two fullwidth marks may look distracting. For example: (Fullwidth？！) vs. (Standard?!)

Audiomedy (talk) 23:17, 8 September 2022 (UTC)Audiomedy