Japanese
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Double or Nothing
100
Name three Japanese Honorifics (example: hiyori-'tan')
San, Kun, Chan, Sama, Tan
100
What flower is so famous in japan that they hold festivals around it?
cherry blossoms/Sakura blossoms
100
Which Ghilbli Film won an oscar?
Spirited Away
100
In terms of genre, define Shounen and Shoujo.
Shounen: Usually pertains to action; Target demographic is young boys
Shoujo: Usually pertains to romance; Target demographic is young girls
Both are usually child/youth-friendly.
100
Which two famous mangaka are married?
Yoshihiro Togashi(Author of HunterxHunter and Yu Yu Hakusho) and Naoko Takeuchi(Author of Sailor Moon)
100
Who's the best dad in anime history?
Shou Tucker from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ! 
200
How many writing scripts are there?
three: Hiragana, katagana, and kanji
200
Which Japanese city is the considered the center of anime culture?
Akihabara
200
Name one Mamoru Hosada film.
- Wolf Children
- Mirai
- Belle
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Summer Wars
- The Boy And The Beast
200
What's the most successful manga ever?
One piece, its sold 7.5 billion copies
200
Which entirely CGI anime was so successful it was used as a reference point for Spider-man: Into the SpiderVerse?
Houseki no kuni/ Land of the Lustrous
300
Where did the Japanese language adapt two of it's writing scripts from?
Chinese-
Hiragana
Kanji uses a lot of loan word from Chinese script. The appearance may be altered or stay the same, as well as the meaning and pronunciation.
Example: 愛 is written the same way in both languages(traditionally), pronounced 'ai' or 'ài' and both mean 'love.'
however, 不 means 'no/not' and is pronounced 'bù' in Chinese, while in Japanese, its pronounced 'fu' and means 'unlucky.'
300
what figure in jp culture has been officially represented in the Olympics, My Little Pony, Coachella, and Domino's Pizza?
HATSUNE MIKU
300
whats the big three?
Naruto, Bleach, One Piece
300
Whats the most popular manga magazine?
Weekly Shounen JUMP !
300
What was the first anime released by KyoAni(Kyoto Animations) After the arsonist attack?
- Violet Evergarden Movie
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon maid Season 2
400
Name any two first person pronouns! (example: anata)
- Watashi
- Ore
- Boku
- Atashi
- Jibun
- Kimi
- Anata
400
Whats the Japanese sister city of San Bernardino?
Tachikawa
400
Which movie director is famous for stunning visuals and beautiful scenery and has had the band Radwimps sing songs for two of his films?
Makoto Shinkai, creator of: Kimi No Nawa, Garden of Words, and Weathering with You.
400
Which two famous mangaka are married?
Yoshiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi, creators of HunterxHunter and Sailor moon.
400
What country influenced a lot of early anime in the 1900s?
Cartoons from the US!
500
Say this tongue twister (400 extra points for a nya-accent and 100 more for wearing cat ears while saying it)
n/a
500
How many islands does Japan have? (Double points if you can name the main islands)
6852 islands
500
What's the longest running anime?
Sazae-san! It has 2,500 episodes to date
500
In terms of genre, define Seinen and Josei.
Seinen: Target demographic is older men.
Josei: Target demographic is older women.
Both usually contain mature themes, sometimes breaching into R-rated content.
500
Whats special about december 18th, 2021?
JUMP Festa
(chainsaw man anime news)
600
Translate this: 悪魔 [For an extra 500 points hand write it with the correct stroke order. OR write it on kanji keyboard with it recognizing your writing.]
Demon ('Akuma')
600
What did the musicians Eve, Kenshi Yonezu, and Ado all do before the start of their careers today, as we know it?
They were either vocaloid producers or vocaloid utaite(cover artists)!
600
what became of Gainax when it was split in 2011?
They became Studio Trigger!
600
Who's the father/godfather/god of manga?
Osamu Tezuka, born 1928, author of Astro Boy and Dororo who's written over 700 titles in his lifetime.
