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Shounen!
Japanese Culture
What's that anime?
Shoujo!
100

"It's over 9000!"

What is Dragon Ball Z?

100

A young, blonde boy (spiky hair to specify) enters a Ninja Academy to become the next Hokage! Instead, he's a nine tailed fox and his dreams are 5ever broken.

What is Naruto?

100

A rolled omelette made in a square pan.

What is tamagoyaki?

100
When looking for a quiet place to study, this student stumbles upon a music room. She accidentally knocks over an antique vase and breaks it. Upon breaking the vase she agrees to become a member of the high school's popular host club.
What is Ouran High School Host Club?
100
The protagonist's earliest memory is of a stormy night in winter, where she was attacked by a vampire... And then rescued by another. Now 10 years later, the girl is the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, and has grown up and become a guardian of the vampire race, protecting her childhood crush from discovery as he leads a group of vampires at the elite boarding school. But also at her side a childhood friend whose hatred for the creatures that destroyed everything he held dear leaves him determined never to trust them.
What is Vampire Knight?
200

Fear is not evil. It tells you what weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder.

What is Fairy Tail?

200
A highschooler find a notebook on the ground and picks it up. Finding that it actually murders people by just writing a name and having a face in mind, he becomes insane with tactics to create a new world and becoming a God.
What is Death Note?
200

In the west it's religious, but in Japan this holiday is celebrated with romantic walks, fried chicken, and cake.

What is Christmas?

200
The story follows a group of high school students, the school's nurse, and a young girl as they fight their way to safety through the deadly streets of Japan during the worldwide catastrophic event known as the "Outbreak". As the cast tries to survive the zombie apocalypse, they must also face the additional threats of societal collapse, in the form of dangerous fellow survivors, and the possible decay of their own moral codes.
What is High School of the Dead?
200

An orphan girl who learns that twelve members of a wealthy family are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac and are cursed to turn into their animal forms when they are weak, stressed, or when they are embraced by anyone.

What is Fruits Basket?

300
"I am one hell of a butler."
What is Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji)?
300

The story of a high school volleyball club.

What is Haikyuu?

300

A successful video game and anime series where you collect creatures and battle them.

What is Pokemon?

300
The story follows the narrator and male protagonist, a cynical and incredulous student entering high school, who is dragged along by the title character and female protagonist. She is an eccentric girl seeking supernatural phenomena and figures such as aliens, time travelers, and espers. She establishes, with the male protagonist's reluctant help, a club to investigate mysterious events called the SOS Brigade. She later recruits three additional members: the laconic bibliophile girl, the shy and timid girl, and the extremely friendly transfer student boy. These members soon reveal themselves to the male protagonist as the extraordinary characters the female protagonist, who is unaware of her own destructive reality warping power, is seeking. The three additional members have been sent by their various organizations to observe the female protagonist and prevent these powers from being unleashed, leaving to the male protagonist the task of maintaining for her the illusion of a normal life.
What is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya?
300
A sixteen year-old girl who loves her childhood friend is betrayed by him. Having spent a large part of her childhood at her friend's parents' inn, she learned a great deal about hostelry and other such jobs. Her guy friend, not wishing to take over his parents' business, moves to Tokyo to pursue a career in music. He asks her to leave high school and her life in Kyoto Prefecture behind to help him. Upon arrival in Tokyo, she lives an unreasonably frugal life and works multiple jobs to support him, spending nothing on herself and doing whatever she can for him, who eventually becomes ranked seventh of the top twenty most popular male celebrities of Japan. One day, she overhears the guy complaining about her to his manager, saying that she is a boring and plain girl who he thinks of as a doormat. He proceeds to sweet-talk and flirt with his manager, in stark contrast to the cold and demanding attitude he usually exhibits towards the protagonist. She doesn't shed many tears when she learns that he wanted her along only to handle housekeeping duties. Instead, her "Pandora's box" opens and she vows vengeance on him. As she is carried away by security, he mockingly tells her that if she wants revenge, she had better become a bigger star than he is. And so, she changes her appearance and enters the entertainment industry, facing many challenges along the way.
What is Skip Beat?
400
Stand up and walk. Move on. After all, you have perfect legs to stand on.
What is Fullmetal Alchemist?
400
Story revolves around a boy who is chosen to become the Vongola (Italian clan). Family's boss due to him being the great-great-great-great grandson of the first Vongola boss, who had moved to Japan from Italy during his own time. He is told that he will become the tenth (Italian decimo) Vongola boss. Also, the other candidates for the position of the head of the Vongola Family have died. For these reasons, the protagonist is the only remaining heir. As such, Timoteo a.k.a. "Vongola IX", the current head of the family, sends an infant hitman from Italy, to train the boy. The protagonist then unwillingly undergoes training from Reborn. Reborn's main method of teaching he is the "Deathperate Bullet", which will make the person be "reborn" with a stronger self intent on fulfilling his dying will. Through his experiences, the initially clumsy and underachieving he unconsciously becomes stronger, more confident, and willing, which ultimately makes him better suited as the Vongola Family's boss despite continuing to reject his Mafia inheritance.
What is Katekyo Hitman Reborn?
400

Japan's national sport.

What is sumo?

400
It starts with four boys before graduating from elementary school. They had all participated in a swimming tournament and gained victory but later parted ways. Years later, three of them reunite when they enroll into high school. Not long after, a friend who was thought to be in Australia, turns up and challenges the protagonist to a race and wins. Afterward, one of the three mentions creating a swimming club and cleaning up the run-down outdoor pool to use. The four form the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club and work together in making the club a success.
What is Free! ?
400
A girl protagonist sees things that other people can't. Normally, the monsters would do harmless things. But suddenly, on her sixteenth birthday, the creatures she sees take it farther by trying to kill her. She's saved by a childhood friend from her past who just so happens to be a demon as well. She finds out that she is the rare, "Bride of Prophecy", also known as "The Senka" or "The Holy Fruit", and depends on him for protection from those who wish to eat her for her blood, which gives the consumer incredible power.
What is Black Bird?
500

I don’t have time to worry if it’s right or wrong, you can’t hope for a horror story with a happy ending.

What is Attack on Titan?

500

A young man who sets off on a journey from to find the treasure and proclaim himself the King of the Pirates.

What is One Piece?

500

The old capital famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses.

What is Kyoto?

500
Having been well-versed in the world of otome games, a fifteen-year-old girl believes that she would become popular upon entering high school. However, she discovers this is far from the truth as she winds up being an unsociable loner and is forced to take a long hard look at herself for the first time in years. The story follows the protagonist as she attempts to improve her social status as she progresses through high school.
What is WataMote?
500
The protagonist, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from The Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that she can see ghosts and curse people. However, despite her appearances, she is a sweet and timid girl who longs to be able to make friends with everyone and be liked by everyone else. When her idol, a popular boy, begins talking with her, everything changes. She finds herself in a new world, trying to make friends and talking to different people and she can't thank him enough for giving her these opportunities. Slowly, but surely, a sweet love blossoms between the two as they overcome circumstances and obstacles that stand in their way.
What is Kimi ni Todoke?