Battle Shonen
HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHOJO
SHOJO
ISEKAI
SLICE OF LIFE
PSYCHOLOGICAL
THRILLER
THRILLER
100
In Jujutsu Kaisen, sorcerers use this ultimate, high-level barrier technique to trap opponents in a manifestation of their own mind where attacks cannot miss.
What is a Domain Expansion?
100
In Nisekoi, why are high school students Raku Ichijo and Chitoge Kirisaki forced to fake a romantic relationship and pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend?
To prevent a war between their families' rival gangs (the Yakuza and the Bee Hive Gang).
100
In Overworld (or Overlord), Ainz Ooal Gown is a powerful skeletal mage who chooses to stay logged in until the final seconds of his favorite game, only to find his entire guild hall transported to a new world alongside these loyal, non-player entities.
What are NPCs? (or Guardians / servants)
100
In the ultimate relaxation anime Yuru Camp (Laid-Back Camp), Rin Shima prefers camping alone during this specific, chilly season because the campsites are empty and there are no bugs.
What is winter? (or autumn/fall)
100
In Death Note, Light Yagami uses a notebook to eliminate criminals, but his ultimate downfall begins when he kills a stand-in on live television, revealing his location to this eccentric, sweet-tooth detective.
Who is L? (or L Lawliet)
200
IN THE ANIME DEMON SLAYER, Tanjiro Kamado utilizes this legendary breathing technique, passed down through his family as a ritual coal-burner's dance, to slice through powerful demons.
What is Sun Breathing (or Hinokami Kagura)?
200
In Maid Sama!, what is the top-secret, after-school job that student council president Misaki Ayuzawa desperately tries to hide from her classmate Takumi Usui?
what is "Working at a maid café (as a maid waitress)"?
200
In Sword Art Online, Kirito and thousands of players find themselves trapped inside a virtual reality MMORPG where losing all your hit points or trying to remove your NerveGear headset results in this real-world consequence.
What is death? (or dying in real life)
200
In the classic music series K-On!, Yui Hirasawa mistakenly joins the Light Music Club thinking "light music" meant doing simple, easy things like playing this elementary school instrument.
What is the castanets?
200
In the anime Monster, a brilliant neurosurgeon named Kenzo Tenma spends years tracking down a charismatic, master manipulator named Johan Liebert—a monster he realizes he created by doing this to him years prior.
What is saving his life? (or performing surgery on him)
300
Set in New York City turned supernatural melting pot Hellsalem's Lot, this action anime follows Leonardo Watch, a member of the Libra organization who fights using the "All-Seeing Eyes of God."
What is Blood Blockade Battlefront?
300
n Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Sakura finally builds up the courage to confess her love to her classmate Nozaki. Instead of saying yes or no, what does he give her because he misunderstands her intentions?
His autograph / signature (He thinks she is just a fan of his shojo manga)
300
In That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, this loyal Direwolf evolves into a massive Tempest Star Wolf after being named by Rimuru, frequently serving as Rimuru's personal mount and shadow guard.
Who is Ranga?
300
In The Way of the Househusband, the terrifying, legendary former Yakuza member known as the "Immortal Tatsu" gives up his life of crime to dedicate himself entirely to supporting his working wife by doing this.
What is becoming a househusband? (or doing cooking, cleaning, and chores)
300
In The Promised Neverland, the orphans at Grace Field House live an idyllic life until Emma and Norman discover the horrifying truth: they aren't being adopted, they are being raised as high-quality food for these creatures.
What are Demons?
400
What is the name of the main protagonist in Hell's Paradise, an incredibly lethal ninja who attempts to secure a shogunate pardon so he can return to his beloved wife?
Gabimaru (the Hollow)
400
When Ichikawa injures his arm and has to go to the hospital during the school trip, Yamada gifts him a plushie key chain of this specific, absurdly designed mascot character from her favorite series.
What is Akita Kentarou?
400
In My Isekai Life, the overpowered protagonist Yuji Sano spends his time traveling with a massive herd of magical slimes and this large, white-furred, but hilariously cowardly wolf companion.
Who is Proud Wolf?
400
In Barakamon, a talented but arrogant young calligrapher named Seishu Handa is sent to live on a remote island by his father to cool his head and find his artistic inspiration after doing this to a gallery director.
What is punching him? (or hitting/striking him)
400
In Erased, Satoru Fujinuma possesses an uncontrolled ability called "Revival" that sends him back in time right before a life-threatening incident occurs. To save his mother, he is sent back 18 years to his days in this grade level.
What is elementary school? (or 5th grade / primary school)
500
In the anime The Rising of The Shield Hero, Triggered by extreme rage and despair, Naofumi unlocks this dangerous, dark weapon series that burns enemies but damages his own body.
What is the Curse Series (The Wrath Shield)?
500
In the Anime HORIMIYA, Kyoko Hori has a surprising food restriction. She is entirely allergic to this specific type of small, round fruit.
What are blueberries?
500
n That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Satoru Mikami dies and wakes up in a fantasy world as a low-level slime, but he quickly becomes overpowered thanks to a unique skill named "Predator" that allows him to do this to his enemies.
What is absorb them? (or eat / consume / mimic them)
500
In Horimiya, the popular and fashionable Kyoko Hori unexpectedly bonds with her gloomy classmate Izumi Miyamura after discovering he hides a secret lifestyle outside of school consisting of multiple piercings and these.
What are tattoos?
500
In Satoshi Kon's psychological masterpiece Perfect Blue, a pop idol named Mima Kirigoe leaves her music group to become an actress, only to suffer a mental breakdown as the lines blur between reality, her acting roles, and this type of obsessive individual stalking her.
What is a fan? (or a stalker / "Me-Mania")