Name-dropping

Kyla Laufreyson

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Hello again, all. I've decided to the the e-publishing route with my NF book, since as some people pointed out to me, I definitely have the know-how and resources to make it a success with blogging and convention presence and everything.

So prettymuch, I have to actually write it now--and I look forward to doing so, so yay!

My question is: what are the laws on name-dropping? By that I mean...with the topic of my books, I want to be able to name examples (i.e. when I'm talking about magical girl anime, I want to offer a list of titles which fit into that category...is it perfectly legal for me to say Sailor Moon, Puella Magi Madoka Magicka, Magic Knight Rayearth, Card Captor Sakura, etc.? Same for things like mentioning "Adult Swim as a place that people can come into watching anime since they show FullMetal Alchemist, Death Note, Code Geass and others"...though not in those exact words)

Thanks,

Arianna S :)
 

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Yes, you can use the names under fair use rules, because you are discussing the shows and characters.

Good luck with your writing!