I always use the title name listed on thetvdb whenever possible. There are some that can’t be helped, particularly with anime and the famous show M*A*S*H. Just omit the “invalid” characters or replace with a “space” in cases like that.
Fate/Zero (2011)
M*A*S*H (1972)
Becomes
Fate Zero (2011)
M A S H (1972)
Many may argue the exact way and you will need to find the best method from all this.
What I can tell you is I name the folder as close to what’s on thetvdb to achieve an automatic match. And I’ll do The Plex Dance ™ to a series 10 time if needed to get plex to recognize the series automatically. I used to manual match stuff but after a few meltdowns and rebuilding plex and going through all the unmatch/incorrect matched stuff. No way, I’m done with that. I do not like to edit plex and would rather have everything just work without manual intervention.
