Magical Girls
In the 2011 modern classic Puella Magi Madoka Magica, this is the weapon that Sayaka Miki uses when she transforms into a magical girl.
What is a sword?
This 6-episode sci-fi OVA was the directorial debut of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
What is Gunbuster?
This Weekly Shonen Jump manga is the best-selling of all time.
What is One Piece?
This is the original name of the series known in the West as “Glitter Force”.
What is Smile PreCure?
Nisioisin’s iconic novel series was adapted by Shaft into this anime title following a high school student and his paranormal exploits.
What is Monogatari?
This 1966 Toei Animation classic is generally considered the first true “magical girl” anime.
What is Sally the Witch?
In this OVA, it’s the year 2032, and the Knight Sabers must keep the city safe from artificial menaces known as “boomers”.
What is Bubblegum Crisis?
She is the daughter of Sasuke and Sakura, and a main character of the series BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS.
Who is Sarada?
This series’ first US release famously replaced a character’s cigarettes with a giant lollipop.
What is One Piece?
Kyoto Animation produced this 2006 light novel adaptation featuring a chatotic, charismatic girl obsessed with espers, aliens and time travelers.
What is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya?
Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho, is married to this author, who is famous in her own right for her work on a magical girl series.
Who is Naoko Takeuchi?
A Japanese potter was kidnapped and hypnotized to become an assassin against his will in this OVA based on the Kazuo Koike of the same name.
What is Crying Freeman?
This was Bleach author Tite Kubo’s first published work in Weekly Shonen Jump, not including one-shoots.
What is Zombie Powder?
This anime is famous for its English dub, which removes most plot elements from the poorly-received original Japanese, adding jokes about Christianity, among other things.
What is Ghost Stories?
Satan works at McRonalds in this slice-of-life story behind the forces of heaven and hell.
What is The Devil Is a Part-Timer!?
This is the first Clow Card that Sakura receives.
What is the Fly Card?
Ghost in the Shell’s Mamoru Oshii created this moody 1984 OVA in part to express his relationship with Christianity.
What is Angel’s Egg?
This is the longest-running series in Weekly Shonen Jump History.
What is Kochikame?
This is Matt from Digimon’s name in the original Japanese.
Who is Yamato?
Crunchyroll announced that it will be streaming the anime adoptation of this light novel this October at its industry panel today.
What is That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime?
She’s also known as the “Bludgeoning Angel”.
Who is Dokuro-chan?
This six-part science fiction OVA is based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel of the same name and is heavy on allegory regarding the US military and the Cold War.
What is Starship Troopers?
This current WSJ series has the highest proportion of female readers, according to WSJ survey data.
What is Haikyu!!
The Japanese title of this anime roughly translates to “Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee”
What is Samurai Pizza Cats?
In this light novel, the protagonist wakes up in a fantasy world…only to find out they’re now a vending machine.
What is Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon?