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Tufts
100

The eponymous protagonist of Naruto is the host for this powerful being inspired by Japanese yokai.

Who is Kurama?

100

In Fruits Basket, this wisecracking writer is the Dog of the Chinese Zodiac.

Who is Shigure Soma?

100

This insult immediately follows the phrase "Okay master, let's kill da"

What is ho?

100

This popular anime database is often abbreviated as MAL.

What is MyAnimeList?

100

Jumbo, the official mascot of Tufts University, is a member of this (specific) species.

What is the African Bush Elephant?

200

The blue-nosed reindeer doctor Tony Tony Chopper of Monkey D. Luffy's crew gained his powers of transformation from this Devil Fruit.

What is the Human-Human Fruit? (Hito Hito no Mi)

200

The protagonist of the award-winning drama series Sangatsu no Lion (or March comes in like a Lion) is a prodigy in this classic Japanese board game.

What is shogi?

200

The airing of the gruesome final episode of this infamous slice-of-life series was postponed and replaced with stock footage of a nice boat.

What is School Days?

200

This anime studio was founded in 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli. 

What is Studio Ponoc?

200

The famous Tufts Cannon is a replica of a 24-pounder long gun from which ship of the United States Navy?

What is the USS Constitution?

300

In My Hero Academia, this vigilante-turned-villain possesses the quirk named Bloodcurdle.

Who is Chizome Akaguro (Stain)?

300

The character names of the animanga rom-com series Kaguya-sama: Love is War are derived from which classic Japanese folktale?

What is The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter/The Tale of Princess Kaguya?

300

This -dere archetype is best associated with stoic, cool anime girls like Homura Akemi from Madoka Magica or Touka Kirishima from Tokyo Ghoul.

What is kuudere?

300

This Studio Ghibli film lost the Oscar for Best Animated Feature to Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2006.

What is Howl's Moving Castle?

300

In 2011, this person was made the President of Tufts University, a position they will be retiring from at the end of the school year.

Who is Tony Monaco?

400

This rural village is the hometown of Fullmetal Alchemist protagonists Edward and Alphonse Elric.

What is Resembool?

400

The Hitachiin brothers of Ouran High School Host Club belong to this star sign.

What is Gemini? (duh)

400

This benign catchphrase is heard during every instance of the infamous Endless Eight time loop from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and best expresses the agony of the loop.

What is "Kyon-kun, Denwa?"

400

This otaku phrase is used to describe the space in between the bottom of an anime girl's skirt and the top of her thigh-high socks.

What is the Absolute Territory? (zettai ryoiki)

400

Tufts University was founded in this year.

When/what is 1852?

500

This shinigami is the first to fall in love with Misa Amane in Death Note, committing a capital crime in the process.

Who is Jealous/Gelus?

500

The setting of the 2016 drama/romance anime film Kimi no Na wa (Your Name) switches between the metropolitan Tokyo and this rural location in Gifu Prefecture.

What is Itomori?

500

The Touhou Project song Bad Apple!! features characters from this installment in ZUN’s beloved bullet hell series.

What is Touhou 4 (Lotus Land Story)?

500

This manga was the considered anime godfather Osamu Tezuka’s life work, who wrote it from 1950 until his death in 1989.

What is Phoenix?

500

This famously rich industrialist and philanthropist donated Eaton Hall to the University in 1908.

Who is Andrew Carnegie?