> I remember someone complaining about how much effort it was to typeset every single book name in some scene that had a bookshelf

That seems like something you might legitimately skip. Most books that appear in the background of a scene aren't relevant.

On the other hand, the example image in the article, where there's a big banner hung on the wall reading "Rana-chan's Surprise Party", seems like something you'd want to translate.

I'm frankly puzzled by this meme. Only Bakemonogatari is sensitive to timing, and not in a good way, the rest is a matter of habit and taste, so you can't improve it.

> the rest is a matter of habit and taste, so you can't improve it

This statement is incorrect. All artistic endeavors are matters of habit and taste. You absolutely can improve at matters of taste

What? It doesn't work like that. At best, they improve(?) fashion, not taste.