Shonen
Mecha
Isekai
Real World Inspiration
Film
200
Izuku "Deku" Midoriya has greatness thrust upon him, or in his case, ingested in this show that has taken the world by storm over the past five years.
What is My Hero Academia?
200
Where does the word Gundam originate from?
What are "gun" and "freedom"?
200
In Sword Art Online, 10'000 players find themselves trapped in a digital reality where "if you die in the game, you die in real life". Chief among them is this incredibly skilled beta tester, better known as the Black Swordsman.
Who is Kirigaya "Kirito" Kazuto?
200
Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee are Pokemon that are based on these two prominent figures in the martial arts world.
Who are Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee?
200
This film was the highest grossing anime film in the global box office, until Tanjiro and his allies cut through the opposition early 2021 in Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.
What is Your Name?
400
A young adventurer is searching for treasure of unimaginable wealth in this manga spanning 100 volumes over 24 years of publication.
What is One Piece?
400
Studio Gainax, of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, is also well known for another stellar show about robots.
What is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?
400
Satou Kazuma finds himself in a party of completely useless members after he gets reincarnated through "death-by-soiled-pants" in this hilarious take on the isekai genre.
What is KonoSuba?
400
The gun enthusiast from Highschool of the Dead is directly inspired by this mangaka, most well known for Hellsing, so much so that the character's name is ultimately unchanged from the mangaka's.
Who is Kouta Hirano?
400
This film was the first anime film to be nominated and receive an Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2003.
What is Spirited Away?
600
This anime, based on Journey to the West, rocketed in popularity during the 1980's.
What is Dragon Ball?
600
The characters in Code Geass have a love for pizza because this restaurant chain funded production.
What is Pizza Hut?
600
That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime features a middle aged man who lost his life in a mugging and starts anew in a land of magic with this new persona, and an adorable goopy exterior, to boot.
Who is Rimuru?
600
The Ca 309 "this" is the direct inspiration for the name of this popular studio, its works consisting of many well received films, including Spirited Away.
What is Ghibli?
600
Along with the novel Neuromancer, this film was cited by the Wachowskis as inspiration for The Matrix.
What is Ghost in the Shell?
800
Name the two anime where their authors are married.
What are "Sailor Moon" and "Hunter x Hunter"?
800
Deunan Knute has to get adjusted to life off of the battlefield in this manga and film series created by Shirow Masamune, the brains behind another popular cyberpunk franchise.
What is Appleseed?
800
Sora and Shiro, a pair of shut-ins, are sucked into the realm of Tet and are forced to gamble for their freedom after receiving an ominous email in this anime.
What is No Game No Life?
800
Grave of the Fireflies was inspired by this horrific historic event, due to the author having lived through it during his teens.
What is World War 2?
800
This film created 50 new colors to accommodate for its dark dystopian cyberpunk setting.
What is Akira?
1000
In an interview, Masashi Kishimoto revealed that he never intended for the Naruto manga to be shonen, but rather have the titular character be this kind of apprentice. 
What is a chef's apprentice?
1000
Killy, an android, is tasked with finding the Net Terminal Gene and ventures through the galactic expanse of the City in this manga and Netflix movie created by Tsutomu Nihei.
What is "BLAME!"?
1000
In RE:Zero, Natsuki Subaru has "returned-by-death" this many times over the course of the show, learning through his mistakes but never overcoming the pain.
What is seventeen?
1000
Frieza from Dragon Ball was inspired by this economic crisis in Japan where real estate agents were selling properties at extremely exorbitant prices.
What is the Japanese Asset Price Bubble?
1000
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial was the highest grossing film in Japan until 1997 when this film released in theaters, usurping it and dominating the box office at the time.
What is Princess Mononoke?