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This warrior is protected by the constellation of a winged horse by the same name.
Who is Pegasus Seiya? (Saint Seiya, 1986)
This magical girl gains her powers from a Major Arcana inspired deck.
Who is Sakura Kinomoto? (Carcaptor Sakura, 1998)
Electric bass and guitar serve as this kind of weapon.
What are Bats? (FLCL, 2003)
Cured pork is a homophone for this supernatural power.
What is Hamon (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, 2012)
Cosplay, fashion, and romance make up the core of this anime series.
What is My Dress-Up Darling (2022)
Kenshiro is the subject and protagonist of this 2017 meme.
What is omae wa mou shindeiru? (Fist of the North Star, 1984)
A 60 billion dollar bounty changes the fortunes of a protagonist with this stormy nickname.
What is the Human Typhoon? (Trigun, 1998)
This crop is home to a traveling merchant’s friendly wolf spirit.
What is wheat? (Spice & Wolf, 2008)
She became a fan favorite for eating this steamed tuber.
(What is a potato? (Attack On Titan, 2013)
Topknot and Jerk-face are nicknames for this contractor.
Who is Aki Hayakawa? (Chainsaw Man, 2022)
This demonic antagonist is named after a Japanese term for shark cutlets.
Who is Moro? (Dragon Ball, 1986)
Takumi Fujiwara begins his racing career in a Sprinter of this Japanese car manufacturer.
What is Toyota? (Initial D, 1998)
This pair of chance encounter roommates share the name of the anime series they originate from.
Who are Nana? (Nana, 2006)
This is LITERALLY incest.
What is Oreimo (2010)
Eisen punched Stark for this reason.
What is fear? (Frieren, 2023)
Ranma gained a fear of cats when his father attempted to teach him this martial art.
What is Cat Fist (Neko Ken)? (Ranma ½, 1989)
This American tech magazine shares its name with the emergent digital plane of a cyber-horror anime.
What is Wired? (Serial Experiments Lain, 1998)
Fifteen trace elements are the last of a list of ingredients required for this process. A: What is human transmutation?
(Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, 2009)
Pop songs inspired the episode titles for this action series.
What is Kill La Kill (2013)
This anime youtube channel shares a name with an iconic rock and roll rhythm game.
What is GUITARHERO? (Bocchi The Rock!, 2022)
This fictional space military is a portmanteau for the terms “space” and various other real-life military branches.
What is The U.N. Spacy? (Macross, 1982)
This iconic anime was promoted with the tagline, “a new genre unto itself.”
What is Cowboy Bebop? (1998)
A crab stealing weight is a metaphor for this.
What is a God stealing emotions? (Bakemonogatari, 2009)
You die and your most loved one dies, followed by the order of those who have spent the most time with you, are examples of failing requests for this ability.
What is Nanika’s wish granting? (Hunter x Hunter, 2011)
The extended use of this spinal implant trades superhuman speed and reflexes for psychosis-like symptoms.
What is a Sandevistan? (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, 2022)