Anime Basics
Anime started in which country?
Japan
Manga is the Japanese word for what?
Which Japanese artist is often called the “God of Manga”?
(Osamu Tezuka)
What do we call Japanese comics?
Manga
Who is the main character of Pokémon?
Ash Ketchum/Satoshi
What does the word “anime” mean in Japanese?
Animation
In Japan, do people read manga from left to right or right to left?
(Right to left)
What was one of the earliest forms of Japanese picture storytelling that inspired manga?
(Kibyōshi / woodblock prints / picture scrolls)
What do we call Japanese animation?
Anime
In Dragon Ball Z, what color does Goku’s hair turn when he becomes a Super Saiyan?
(Golden/blonde)
Name one way anime is different from most American cartoons.
(Possible answers: More detailed art, story-driven, longer series, etc.)
Manga is usually printed in what color?
(Black and white)
Which global event helped spread manga and anime worldwide after WWII?
American occupation introducing Western culture; global media exchanges
In anime/manga, what is a “genre”?
(A category of story, like action, romance, or comedy)
In Naruto, what is Naruto’s favorite food?
Ramen
What decade did anime begin to gain international popularity?
(1980s–1990s)
What is the Japanese word for comic book artists?
Mangaka
In what decade did Japanese animation studios start producing feature-length films?
1950s
What is the term for fans of anime and manga in Japan and around the world?
Otaku
In Sailor Moon, what planet is Sailor Mars associated with?
Mars!!! haha
What was the first anime to be broadcast widely in the U.S.?
(Astro Boy in the 1960s)
What year was the first modern manga considered to have been created?
or 200 points to the team that gets closer to the date. Full points if 100% accurate.
(1902 — Tagosaku to Mokube no Tōkyō Kenbutsu)
Name a famous Japanese animation studio founded in the 1980s that created Spirited Away.
Studio Ghibli
What is the difference between “anime” and “manga”?
Anime = animated shows/films, Manga = comics/graphic novels
Which anime film won an Academy Award in 2003?
Spirited Away