Anime Terminology
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This is the term used by American anime fans to describe themselves. In Japan, it is an insult, meaning an obsessive child.
What is Otaku.
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This character's name literally means "strawberry". This makes sense, considering the color of their hair.
Who is Ichigo Kurosaki.
100
This anime centers around a group of high school characters during a zombie apocalypse. It is a harem and revolves around a lot of fan service for the boys (lots of ecchi).
What is High School of the Dead.
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This anime ended up being more successful than expected, with a plot revolving around people being stuck in a video game where they must grind up their character's levels and reach floor 100, where the final boss awaits.
What is Sword Art Online.
100
This game series celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011 with the release of Skyward Sword.
What is The Legend of Zelda.
200
This term is used to describe a relationship between two boys, popular among girls and some boys.
What is Yaoi.
200
This character has OCD and is obsessed with symmetry. The three white stripes in the left side of their hair is their least favorite aspect about themself.
Who is Death the Kid.
200
This anime is set in a parallel world London in the 1800s centered around a 13-(12 in the beginning)year-old boy who sold his soul to a devil.
What is Black Butler or Kuroshitsuji.
200
This is the 5th season of this very popular historical anime and it introduces new art and animation styles. It is very popular among females for the mild fan service provided.
What is Hetalia: The Beautiful World.
200
Developed by Square Enix, this game was named so because of its developer believing this would be his "final" game.
What is Final Fantasy.
300
This three letter term is used to describe something as being cute or endearing.
What is Moe.
300
This character is one of the few female characters in Hetalia. She is often bickering with Prussia and was briefly "married" to Austria.
Who is Hungary.
300
This anime is about a 14-year-old boy who is ambushed by a baby in a suit telling him he is the next boss of a powerful Mafia family. He later does become the boss and ends up being the strongest Mafia family in existence.
What is Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
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This anime, released in the winter of 2013, is based off of a romance RPG for girls in which the protagonist wakes up on August 1st having lost all of her memories and is placed in a reverse harem, getting a call from a boy who claims to be her lover, yet she does not remember. Not to be confused with another video game by the same name.
What is Amnesia.
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This game series' newest installment was released for the 3DS after 10 years of running. It is developed by Square Enix.
What is Kingdom Hearts.
400
This word is used to describe big fans of Naruto. It can sound like an insult if you remove the first two syllables.
What is Narutard.
400
This Death Note character had joined the Mafia to get their hands on the Death Note, which eventually was a success. This character later dies inside of a burning building, later found to be Kira's doing.
Who is Mello or Mihael Keehl.
400
This anime is about a 15-year-old boy who discovers he is the illegitimate son of a demon named Satan. When his adoptive father dies, he draws a demon-slaying sword that reveals he, too, is a true demon. He vows to destroy all demons and one day kill Satan as well.
What is Blue Exorcist or Ao no Exorcist.
400
This anime revolves around a young boy named Yashiro, completely normal save for the fact that he has an uncanny resemblance to a murderer and everyone is out for his head. The anime is of only this letter.
What is K.
400
There are 3 installments of this popular Nintendo fighting game, the second installment called Melee.
What is Super Smash Bros.
500
This term is taken from combining two other terms meaning to turn away in disgust and to be lovey dovey. As it seems, this type of person starts out mean and even hostile, but gradually showing their warmer, kinder side. A trademark and dead giveaway is a blush and the word "Baka!" meaning idiot.
What is Tsundere.
500
She has one of the longest battle scenes in Naruto, lasting for 8 episodes or 3 hours in which she and Chiyo were fighting Sasori.
Who is Sakura Haruno.
500
This anime's Sanji was going to be named Naruto, but because the name had already been taken by a certain ninja, the name was changed.
What is One Piece.
500
This anime revolves around a young boy named Ledo who catches his first glimpse of what is known as a sea on the planet Earth. Huge naval fleets and active lives, Ledo is a foreigner who doesn't know what is going on. He is not alone, however.
What is Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet.
500
This game series released by Namco Bandai Games is a popular fighting game, consisting of the popular characters Voldo and Taki.
What is Soul Calibur or Project Soul.