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The symbol × is sometimes used in titles like **「ラビ×ラビ -パズルアウトストーリーズ-」** or
headlines like this one: **「スシロー×寿司ストライカー スペシャルキャンペーン」**.

I imagine native speakers who read it might pronounce it as と, since it seems
to mean "and", like in the above example of a game with two characters and a
joint campaign.

How is the symbol actually pronounced?
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pronunciation symbols
How to pronounce "×"?
This type of `×` (indicates a close relationship between two things/people) is
usually simply ignored, just as we do not bother to read ❤ or ★ aloud in
titles and such. "ラビ×ラビ" is read as ラビラビ as if it were one word.
"スシロー×寿司ストライカー" would be pronounced with a small pause between スシロー and
寿司ストライカー.

Similar examples from real manga titles:

>   * [HUNTER × HUNTER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter)
> （pronounced as ハンターハンター）
>   * [サーバント × サービス](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_%C3%97_Service)
> （pronounced as サーバントサービス）
>   * [ノゾ ×
> キミ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%82%BE%C3%97%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9F)
> （pronounced as [ノゾキミ](https://jisho.org/word/%E8%A6%97%E3%81%8D%E8%A6%8B)）
>

When you _must_ read this symbol aloud (e.g., when you need to tell the
"spelling" of this title over the phone), you can read it as かける or バツ.
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Another possibility, depending on the context/title, is "cross" (「クロス」).

  * [Street Fighter × Tekken → ストリートファイター **クロス** 鉄拳](http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_%C3%97_Tekken)
  * [Street Fighter × Rockman → ストリートファイター **クロス** ロックマン](http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Street_Fighter_X_Mega_Man)
  * [Namco × Capcom → ナムコ **クロス** カプコン](http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Namco_%C3%97_Capcom)

These all happen to be video games, so I don't know if this reading carries
over to other things/areas/media.
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