This document contains a quiz about anime with 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various anime series, characters, and plot details. The questions cover topics like studio names, character names, technology used in animation, anime tropes, and references found within certain popular anime shows. The questions start out easier and become more difficult, touching on obscure details and references. The quiz evaluates the test taker's knowledge and determines if they have wasted time on anime or not, with higher scores indicating greater expertise in anime trivia.
3. Q1
X is an anime film developed by one of the most popular studios in the recent
times. X has been bestowed upon the highest honour any movie can achieve,
which none of its fellow comrades have been able to follow in over 2
decades.
The official mascot Y of the studio (a giant catlike spirit) has an anime movie
of its own. The studio derives its name from Italian origins whose basic motto
was “bring upon a new wind to revolutionise the industry”.
Identify X and Y.
4. A1
X - Spirited Away
(Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)
Y - Totoro
5. Q2
Starting his origins from a humble package design creator, X has risen to the
position of being an unparalleled movie director. X has an asteroid named
after him. X’s movies are known for their easter eggs, distinctive and
remarkable animation with a connection to his prior works.
In 2015, a Short film Y was released by X to promote the Stand of a certain
group of institutions. Y is also described in one of Robert Frost’s famous
poems where parallels are drawn of Y with the choices one is presented with
in life.
Identify X and the short film Y.
7. Q3
Animes often employ this method X as a part of visual effects. X has been
successfully used previously in hollywood films to create masterpiece of
characters such as Yoda and Hulk. In layman’s terms it can be described as
digitally-created images.
In the recent events, the release of the latest iteration of “Shingeki no Kyojin”
faced a lot of criticism by its fans and the change of industry was heavily
condemned due to the poor use of X. One of the most acclaimed unfinished
masterpieces “Berserk” went through a similar reaction and is still regarded
as one of the worst uses of X in an adaptation.
Identify X and expand it’s acronym.
10. Q4
An anime based on a water sport X which comes up only once throughout
the whole span of that anime to promote it’s manga. The anime showcases
special facial features based on giant humanoid creatures from a famous
anime.
X is oftenly clubbed together with another water sport which involves the
use of instrument Y, aiding with the breathing Mechanism at shallower depths.
A more developed version of Y is used in X.
Identify the instrument Y.
12. Q5
A crime thriller anime X released in the last decade was based on enforcing
justice in an absolute manner based on the evaluation by an AI-driven system.
The system was based off the name of women who could foretell events in
Greek Mythology.
The logo of the system resembles very closely to a symbol Y commonly used
in the contexts of healthcare and medicine. Y is often confused with the
symbol associated to a higher Greek god.
(PS- Look at the map of our college)
Identify X and Y.
14. Q6
Close to the end of the last decade, saw the emergence of an anime
unanimously agreed upon by the anime community as having a very clickbait
title. To the viewers’ surprise, the anime showcased complex physics
concepts and time-travel in a very subtle manner.
Contrary to the initial skepticism the anime dealt with a very serious real life
issue X, although portrayed in a different sense in the anime. X affects about
16% of the world population, a specific age group. Every person goes through
X during this phase of their life.
Identify X.
17. Q7
An anime of multiple seasons with the theme of MMORPG and virtual reality
was released to take a unique take on the genre of isekai (reincarnation).
In one of the scenes of the anime a panel highlighting a very famous website
of database and social networking and listing of anime and manga makes it
appearance.
The site provides a platform for weebs to interact with each other and
holds various small contests throughout the year.
Name the website which was shown in the anime.
19. Q8
An anime X released on the theme of yokai (refers to legendary ghosts,
monsters, and spirits) and targeted at the shounen audience rose to fame
very rapidly and broke all the box office records in its year of release.
A very flamboyant, charismatic and gregarious character of X questions the
protagonist of the anime about his ideal type of girl in the middle of the duel.
The answer Y was a direct reference to pop culture.
Y is very famous for the movie which is based on the concept of battle
royal.
Identify X and Y.
21. Q9
In the anime “Noragami”, the series follows the adventures of a trio with a lot
of references to the Japanese mythology. In one instance, Yato brings up a
quote lamenting the truth about the modern world :
“Kids these days, I don’t know where they’re getting these messages. They get
the crazy idea whoever has the most friends wins”
“ ^redacted^ is enough. Just find ^redacted^ ”
Provide the answers to the redacted parts. (Both the parts are different)
24. Q10
Neon-genesis Evangelion is infamous for making absolutely zero sense. The
show revolves around the two counterparts of the ‘fruit of life and the
fruit of wisdom’. It hints at the culmination of the “Human Instrumentality
Project” as desired by various parties.
The end of the show follows the merging of the souls of Adam and Lilith to
go ahead with the project. The protagonist gains control of the project and
decides to follow a path which grants the 18th angel a ‘basic right to life’
rejecting the ideology of his ancestors and ‘hive mind psychology’.
What was the path that the protagonist had granted the 18th angel?
26. Q11
Two brutal wars, 3rd X and World War 2 started in one day’s gap and they
had a considerable impact in shaping the future. X was held in a city of Japan.
X involves different individuals calling for spirits to fight for them in order to
obtain a sacred relic that can make anything possible (X is also named after
the relic). The relic is said to have been blessed by the blood of their lord.
But during the 3rd X, one of the partakers allied with an illegal spirit, whose
defeat caused an “unexpected incident” that ended up affecting the relic, and
thereby X's follow-ups.
Identify X and the unexpected incident.
29. Q12
Connect the following 6 pictures pointing towards a single anime. The pictures
are symbolic of the various scenes, characters and memes of the anime.
31. Q13
The following image envisions as to
how a character might have
proposed to another, keeping in mind
the circumstances and their
behaviour in the original series.
Identify the sender and the receiver.
33. Q14
The song played in the video originated
from a Japanese folktale that
highlights the dilemma of a couple
about deciding something. A comic
theatre of a fight of a very famous
shounen anime with similar plot took
the internet by storm.
Name the characters involved in the
fight of the shounen anime.
Video link : https://youtu.be/sZ5ST0llux8
36. Q15
This question is about an anime much revered for having no loopholes and its
technical correctness in the original series.
The anime involves experimentation with objects of daily use such as that of
microwave and cell phones. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces
ever made.
You will find “FUKHOSMA 1020” changing the order of which gives something
of import, engraved on an object in the anime.
Give the significance of that engraving.
38. ScoreCard
Each question is worth 10 points and according to your score the following
ranges indicate how much time you have wasted on devoted to anime:
● 0-20: So you are an otaku after all
● 20-40: Great job! You know your anime.. Don’t you?
● 40-60: Subarashi!!! You are at the same level as the quiz masters
● 60-80: NOBODY CARES (It’s not like we envy your knowledge or anything)
● 80+: Well you obviously cheated and if you didn’t just get a life :)