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Mei got tired
100

One of the world's most renowned virtual idols, developed by Crypton Future Media in 2007

Hatsune Miku

100

This film is directly named after its star giant monster and became a pop culture icon after its Americanized version's release in 1956

Godzilla

100

This Japanese original cuisine began in post-war Hiroshima as a mix of the only available foodstuffs, commonly consisting of wheat flour batter, cabbage, meat, and seafood.

Okonomiyaki (vegetable pancake)

100
This Japanese car company became the top-selling automobile brand in the United States in 2021, outselling GM for the first time since 1931.

Toyota

100

My favorite Japanese retail store with the closest location in LA but it closed a few years ago. Mostly known among students for their stationery probably. Name literally translates to "No brand"

Muji ):

200

A Japanese genre characterized by androgyny, flashy costumes, and larger than life performance

Visual Kei

200

The most highly rated anime on myanimelist

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

200

This VERY poisonous sea-creature is a risky but tasty dining option, albeit at a high price.

Fugu (pufferfish)

200

This novel was written in the Heian Period (794 to 1185) by Murasaki Shikibu and is said to be the world's first novel.

Tale of Genji

200

Identify the name of the band that performed TANK! (Opening of Cowboy Bebop) that was also featured in the latest NTV episode OR name the composer

Performed by: The Seatbelts

Composed by: Yoko Kanno

300

The first singer to appear for the 2022 annual Kouhaku Uta-Gassen show, rising to fame due to the explosive popularity of an anime show adapted from a manga that concluded in May 2020

LiSA

300

This show was awarded the Guinness World Record as the longest-running animated television series in the world with over 8300 episodes aired.

Sazae-san

300

This famous desert from the Kyoto region original came in a hard, cinnamon flavored form, but has since turned into a soft, mochi version, often in a triangular shape.

Yatsuhashi

300

Name the current Japanese era and the year it began.

Reiwa, 2019~

Emperor Naruhito (126th)

300

Mei's first manga ever probably

Detective Conan / Case Closed

400

The only Japanese pop song to ever hit number one on the US Billboard charts, becoming one of the world's best-selling singles of all time in 1963

Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Arukou)

400

People of this profession have seen a booming industry since the 1950s after the radio drama era, many with devoted fan clubs due to crossovers with the idol industry. 

Voice acting - over 130 schools in Japan and many magazines dedicated specifically to it

400

This chef is listed as a "Japanese cultural treasure", and has starred in both the Japanese and English versions of Iron Chef.

Masaharu Morimoto

400

Japan grants universal suffrage to its citizens on this year (I'll give you a 10-year buffer)

1947

400
Name the store that used to be where Daiso currently is in the Costa Mesa Mitsuwa

Kinokuniya Bookstore


500

Name any piece of Japanese music featured in media (anime, TV, movies, etc) along with its artist name, release year, and season number (if applicable).

bet

500

This man, nick-named the “father of anime” created films and series such as Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Metropolis.

Tezuka Osamu

500

This fermented dish is one of Em's favorite Japanese 'snacks' with its popularity in Japan marked out along regional lines. It is also probably one of Japan's least popular dishes globally.

Natto

500

The Japanese rail line that began service in time for the First Tokyo Olympics was modeled after which animal to reduce tunnel sonic booms

Kingfisher birds modeled the design for shinkansen bullet trains.


500

Nobody has yet to point out that the earring I wore during Hoco crowning alludes to a certain (pretty much) canon transmasc nonbinary character from a manga currently on hiatus that grew immensely popular following its anime remake in 2011.

Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)

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