diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 373e0f7..d19efc3 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -178,11 +178,15 @@ export function dispArtistById(id, name) {
   if (sort) return sort;
   return _artistRomajiMap?.get(String(id)) || name || '';
 }
-export function dispAlbumName(name) {
-  if (!S.cfg.showRomaji) return name || '';
+// Takes a full album object so it can read the Navidrome sortName tag.
+export function dispAlbumName(album) {
+  const name = album?.name || '';
+  if (!S.cfg.showRomaji) return name;
   const ov = getRomajiOverrides();
   if (name && ov[name]) return ov[name];
-  return _albumRomajiMap?.get(name) || name || '';
+  const sort = album?.sortName;
+  if (sort && !_isJp(sort)) return sort;
+  return name;
 }
 
 // Synchronous lookup — returns index entry for a song ID, or null if not in index.
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ export function dispAlbum(s) {
   if (s.album && ov[s.album]) return ov[s.album];
   const st = s.sortAlbum || s.albumSort;
   if (st && !_isJp(st)) return st;
-  return romajiLookup(s.id)?.albumRomaji || s.album || '';
+  return s.album || '';
 }
 // Returns [{name, id}] like parseArtists but with romaji display names when showRomaji is on.
 // Multi-artist romaji is collapsed into one entry since we can't reliably split the converted string.
diff --git a/src/player/player.js b/src/player/player.js
index 1970fc9..81572b5 100644
--- a/src/player/player.js
+++ b/src/player/player.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { S } from '../state.js';
 import { esc, formatDur, toast } from '../utils.js';
-import { api, streamUrl, coverUrl, downloadUrl, dispTitle, dispArtist, dispArtistParts } from '../api.js';
+import { api, streamUrl, coverUrl, downloadUrl, dispTitle, dispArtist, dispArtistParts, dispAlbum } from '../api.js';
 // views.js/ui.js circular imports — safe (only used inside function bodies)
 import { loadRecommendations } from '../views/views.js';
 import { updateLyricsHighlight, onNpSongChange, syncNowPlaying } from './nowplaying.js';
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export function updatePlayerUI(s, _skipMediaSession = false) {
     ? artistParts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
                .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>')
     : '—';
-  document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = s.album || '';
+  document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = dispAlbum(s);
   const art = document.getElementById('player-art');
   const cv = coverUrl(s.coverArt, 256);
   const existingImg = art.querySelector('img');
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ export function _syncNpDirect(s) {
              .join('<span style="opacity:.5"> • </span>')
       : '—';
   }
-  const aln = document.getElementById('np-album-name'); if(aln) aln.textContent = s.album || '';
+  const aln = document.getElementById('np-album-name'); if(aln) aln.textContent = dispAlbum(s);
   syncNpStar();
 }
 
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ export function _restoreLastPlayed() {
       ? artistParts.map(a => `<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${a.id||''}')">${esc(a.name)}</span>`)
                .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>')
       : '—';
-    document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = s.album || '';
+    document.getElementById('player-album-name').textContent = dispAlbum(s);
     const art = document.getElementById('player-art');
     const cv = coverUrl(s.coverArt, 256);
     art.innerHTML = cv ? `<img src="${cv}" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover">` : '<div class="no-art">♪</div>';
diff --git a/src/ui/components.js b/src/ui/components.js
index ed5f4bf..9c40a40 100644
--- a/src/ui/components.js
+++ b/src/ui/components.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ window._imgRetry = function(img, fallback) {
   if (n > 3 || !img.src) { img.parentNode.innerHTML = `<div class="no-art">${fallback}</div>`; return; }
   setTimeout(() => { const s = img.src; img.src = ''; img.src = s; }, 1500 * n);
 };
-import { coverUrl, dispTitle, dispArtistParts, dispArtistById } from '../api.js';
+import { coverUrl, dispTitle, dispArtistParts, dispArtistById, dispAlbumName } from '../api.js';
 // Circular imports — safe (only used inside event handlers after module init)
 import { playQueue, toggleStar, playPreview, parseArtists } from '../player/player.js';
 import { showCtxMenu, openDlModal } from './ui.js';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function makeCard(title, sub, imgUrl, fallback='💿') {
 
 export function makeAlbumCard(a) {
   const cv = coverUrl(a.coverArt, 512);
-  const c = makeCard(a.name || '', dispArtistById(a.artistId, a.artist||''), cv, '💿');
+  const c = makeCard(dispAlbumName(a), dispArtistById(a.artistId, a.artist||''), cv, '💿');
   c.querySelector('.card-art').onclick = (e) => { e.stopPropagation(); quickPlayAlbum(a); };
   c.querySelector('.card-info').onclick = () => navigate('album-detail', a);
   return c;
diff --git a/src/views/detail.js b/src/views/detail.js
index 6bac391..9e157b8 100644
--- a/src/views/detail.js
+++ b/src/views/detail.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { S } from '../state.js';
 import { esc, toast } from '../utils.js';
-import { api, coverUrl, itunesSearch, itunesLookupAlbum, itunesLookupArtistSongs, itunesLookupArtistAlbums, fetchRomajiIndex, dispArtistById, cacheArtistSortNames } from '../api.js';
+import { api, coverUrl, itunesSearch, itunesLookupAlbum, itunesLookupArtistSongs, itunesLookupArtistAlbums, fetchRomajiIndex, dispArtistById, dispAlbumName, dispAlbum, cacheArtistSortNames } from '../api.js';
 import { makeCard, makeAlbumCard, makeGlobalTrackItem, makeSongItem } from '../ui/components.js';
 import { playQueue, dlSongLocal, toggleStar, parseArtists } from '../player/player.js';
 import { showCtxMenu, openDlModal } from '../ui/ui.js';
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export async function loadItunesAlbumDetail(album) {
 export async function loadAlbumDetail(album) {
   document.getElementById('album-back-btn').onclick = () =>
     album._fromArtist ? navigate('artist-detail', album._fromArtist) : navigate('albums');
-  document.getElementById('album-detail-name').textContent = album.name || '';
+  document.getElementById('album-detail-name').textContent = dispAlbumName(album);
   const artistEl = document.getElementById('album-detail-artist');
   artistEl.innerHTML = parseArtists(album)
     .map(a => `<span class="song-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${esc(a.id||'')}')">${esc(dispArtistById(a.id, a.name))}</span>`)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ export async function loadAlbumDetail(album) {
     const totalMin = Math.round(songs.reduce((s,t) => s+(t.duration||0), 0) / 60);
     document.getElementById('album-detail-stats').textContent = `${songs.length} Titel · ${r.album.year||''} · ${totalMin} Min.`;
     if (songs[0]) {
-      document.getElementById('album-detail-name').textContent = songs[0].album || album.name || '';
+      document.getElementById('album-detail-name').textContent = dispAlbum(songs[0]) || dispAlbumName(album);
       artistEl.innerHTML = parseArtists(songs[0])
         .map(a => `<span class="song-link" onclick="event.stopPropagation();s_goArtist(event,'${esc(a.originalName||a.name)}','${esc(a.id||'')}')">${esc(dispArtistById(a.id, a.name))}</span>`)
         .join('<span style="color:var(--text3)"> • </span>') || '';
diff --git a/src/views/home.js b/src/views/home.js
index a63dc7f..926e0d6 100644
--- a/src/views/home.js
+++ b/src/views/home.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { S } from '../state.js';
 import { esc } from '../utils.js';
-import { api, apiCached, apiIsCached, coverUrl, fetchRomajiIndex, dispArtistById, cacheArtistSortNames } from '../api.js';
+import { api, apiCached, apiIsCached, coverUrl, fetchRomajiIndex, dispArtistById, dispAlbumName, cacheArtistSortNames } from '../api.js';
 import { makeCard, makeAlbumCard, makeSongItem } from '../ui/components.js';
 import { playQueue } from '../player/player.js';
 // Circular — safe (called inside event handlers)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async function loadHeroCard() {
         ${thumbUrl ? `<img class="home-hero-cover" src="${thumbUrl}" alt="${esc(album.name)}">` : ''}
         <div class="home-hero-info">
           <div class="home-hero-label">${heroLabel}</div>
-          <div class="home-hero-title">${esc(album.name || '')}</div>
+          <div class="home-hero-title">${esc(dispAlbumName(album))}</div>
           <div class="home-hero-artist">${esc(dispArtistById(album.artistId, album.artist || ''))}</div>
         </div>
         <button class="home-hero-play" title="Abspielen">