diff --git a/internal/handlers/watchlist.go b/internal/handlers/watchlist.go
index 61ca01f..de5d336 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/watchlist.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/watchlist.go
@@ -83,16 +83,7 @@ func (h *WatchlistHandler) HandleUpdateWatchlist(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Determine display title (prefer English)
-	displayTitle := animeTitleEnglish
-	if displayTitle == "" {
-		displayTitle = animeTitleJapanese
-	}
-	if displayTitle == "" {
-		displayTitle = animeTitle
-	}
-
-	templates.WatchlistDropdown(int(animeID), displayTitle, animeImage, status).Render(r.Context(), w)
+	templates.WatchlistDropdown(int(animeID), animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, status).Render(r.Context(), w)
 }
 
 func (h *WatchlistHandler) HandleDeleteWatchlist(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -138,18 +129,18 @@ func (h *WatchlistHandler) HandleDeleteWatchlist(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Determine display title for dropdown (prefer English)
-	displayTitle := ""
-	if anime.TitleEnglish.Valid && anime.TitleEnglish.String != "" {
-		displayTitle = anime.TitleEnglish.String
-	} else if anime.TitleJapanese.Valid && anime.TitleJapanese.String != "" {
-		displayTitle = anime.TitleJapanese.String
-	} else {
-		displayTitle = anime.TitleOriginal
+	// Extract nullable strings
+	titleEnglish := ""
+	if anime.TitleEnglish.Valid {
+		titleEnglish = anime.TitleEnglish.String
+	}
+	titleJapanese := ""
+	if anime.TitleJapanese.Valid {
+		titleJapanese = anime.TitleJapanese.String
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise return updated dropdown for anime page
-	templates.WatchlistDropdown(int(animeID), displayTitle, anime.ImageUrl, "").Render(r.Context(), w)
+	templates.WatchlistDropdown(int(animeID), anime.TitleOriginal, titleEnglish, titleJapanese, anime.ImageUrl, "").Render(r.Context(), w)
 }
 
 func (h *WatchlistHandler) HandleGetWatchlist(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/internal/templates/anime.templ b/internal/templates/anime.templ
index bfba3ef..653bcde 100644
--- a/internal/templates/anime.templ
+++ b/internal/templates/anime.templ
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ templ AnimeDetails(anime jikan.Anime, currentStatus string) {
 							}
 						</div>
 						<div class="anime-actions">
-							@WatchlistDropdown(anime.MalID, anime.Title, anime.ImageURL(), currentStatus)
+							@WatchlistDropdown(anime.MalID, anime.Title, anime.TitleEnglish, anime.TitleJapanese, anime.ImageURL(), currentStatus)
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func joinNames(entities []jikan.NamedEntity) string {
 	return strings.Join(names, ", ")
 }
 
-templ WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, currentStatus string) {
+templ WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeTitleEnglish string, animeTitleJapanese string, animeImage string, currentStatus string) {
 	<div class="dropdown" id="watchlist-dropdown">
 		<button class="dropdown-trigger" onclick="toggleDropdown()">
 			if currentStatus != "" {
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ templ WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, curre
 			<span class="dropdown-arrow">▾</span>
 		</button>
 		<div class="dropdown-menu">
-			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "watching", currentStatus)
-			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "completed", currentStatus)
-			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "on_hold", currentStatus)
-			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "dropped", currentStatus)
-			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "plan_to_watch", currentStatus)
+			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "watching", currentStatus)
+			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "completed", currentStatus)
+			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "on_hold", currentStatus)
+			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "dropped", currentStatus)
+			@dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "plan_to_watch", currentStatus)
 			if currentStatus != "" {
 				<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
 				<button 
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ templ WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, curre
 	</div>
 }
 
-templ dropdownStatusOption(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, status string, currentStatus string) {
+templ dropdownStatusOption(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeTitleEnglish string, animeTitleJapanese string, animeImage string, status string, currentStatus string) {
 	<button 
 		class={ "dropdown-item", templ.KV("active", status == currentStatus) }
 		hx-post="/api/watchlist"
-		hx-vals={ fmt.Sprintf(`{"anime_id": "%d", "anime_title": "%s", "anime_image": "%s", "status": "%s"}`, animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, status) }
+		hx-vals={ fmt.Sprintf(`{"anime_id": "%d", "anime_title": "%s", "anime_title_english": "%s", "anime_title_japanese": "%s", "anime_image": "%s", "status": "%s"}`, animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, status) }
 		hx-target="#watchlist-dropdown"
 		hx-swap="outerHTML"
 	>
diff --git a/internal/templates/anime_templ.go b/internal/templates/anime_templ.go
index 5b53d3b..5111669 100644
--- a/internal/templates/anime_templ.go
+++ b/internal/templates/anime_templ.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func AnimeDetails(anime jikan.Anime, currentStatus string) templ.Component {
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = WatchlistDropdown(anime.MalID, anime.Title, anime.ImageURL(), currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = WatchlistDropdown(anime.MalID, anime.Title, anime.TitleEnglish, anime.TitleJapanese, anime.ImageURL(), currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func joinNames(entities []jikan.NamedEntity) string {
 	return strings.Join(names, ", ")
 }
 
-func WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, currentStatus string) templ.Component {
+func WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeTitleEnglish string, animeTitleJapanese string, animeImage string, currentStatus string) templ.Component {
 	return templruntime.GeneratedTemplate(func(templ_7745c5c3_Input templruntime.GeneratedComponentInput) (templ_7745c5c3_Err error) {
 		templ_7745c5c3_W, ctx := templ_7745c5c3_Input.Writer, templ_7745c5c3_Input.Context
 		if templ_7745c5c3_CtxErr := ctx.Err(); templ_7745c5c3_CtxErr != nil {
@@ -526,23 +526,23 @@ func WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, curren
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "watching", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "watching", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "completed", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "completed", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "on_hold", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "on_hold", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "dropped", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "dropped", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, "plan_to_watch", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = dropdownStatusOption(animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, "plan_to_watch", currentStatus).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func WatchlistDropdown(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, curren
 	})
 }
 
-func dropdownStatusOption(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, status string, currentStatus string) templ.Component {
+func dropdownStatusOption(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeTitleEnglish string, animeTitleJapanese string, animeImage string, status string, currentStatus string) templ.Component {
 	return templruntime.GeneratedTemplate(func(templ_7745c5c3_Input templruntime.GeneratedComponentInput) (templ_7745c5c3_Err error) {
 		templ_7745c5c3_W, ctx := templ_7745c5c3_Input.Writer, templ_7745c5c3_Input.Context
 		if templ_7745c5c3_CtxErr := ctx.Err(); templ_7745c5c3_CtxErr != nil {
@@ -617,9 +617,9 @@ func dropdownStatusOption(animeID int, animeTitle string, animeImage string, sta
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
 		var templ_7745c5c3_Var29 string
-		templ_7745c5c3_Var29, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmt.Sprintf(`{"anime_id": "%d", "anime_title": "%s", "anime_image": "%s", "status": "%s"}`, animeID, animeTitle, animeImage, status))
+		templ_7745c5c3_Var29, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmt.Sprintf(`{"anime_id": "%d", "anime_title": "%s", "anime_title_english": "%s", "anime_title_japanese": "%s", "anime_image": "%s", "status": "%s"}`, animeID, animeTitle, animeTitleEnglish, animeTitleJapanese, animeImage, status))
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `internal/templates/anime.templ`, Line: 182, Col: 144}
+			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `internal/templates/anime.templ`, Line: 182, Col: 242}
 		}
 		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var29))
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {