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The Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama is based upon which Chinese myth ...
Test your anime knowledge! How many of the following questions about anime and manga can you answer? Take this quiz and find out. The person with the most correct answers wins a prize! 1.
This character shares his name with a sliced fish cake that is popularly added to ramen noodles in Japan. Which character is this? (Hint: Ramen appears in the first chapter of the manga.) a. Naruto from Naruto c. Luffy from One Piece b. Ichigo from Bleach d. Tohru from Fruits Basket
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The Law of Equivalent Exchange states “To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.” In what anime/manga does this law play an important role? a. The Slayers c. Fruits Basket b. Fullmetal Alchemist d. Bleach
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The Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama is based upon which Chinese myth? a. The Twelve Kingdoms c. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms b. The Journey to the West d. It is not based on a myth.
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Which popular anime/manga series has a straw hat as its symbol? a. Bleach b. Naruto
c. d.
One Piece InuYasha
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Which of these vampire-themed manga series has a vampire who does not drink blood, but rather gets massive nosebleeds? a. Rosario+Vampire c. Vampire Game b. Vampire Knight d. Chibi Vampire
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In Trigun, what is the reward for catching Vash the Stampede? a. 60 billion double dollars b. 30 billion triple dollars
This famous anime series was re-released in 2010, missing over 100 of the original episodes but having a story that was closer to the original manga. What is the series (and its new title)? a. Fullmetal Alchemist (Fullmetal Alchemist: c. Sailor Moon (Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon) Brotherhood) d. Trigun (Trigun: Badlands Rumble) b. Dragon Ball Z (Dragon Ball Z Kai)
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Which famous anime director made the following movies: My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle? a. Osamu Tezuka c. Satoshi Kon b. Hayao Miyazaki d. Mamoru Hosoda
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What manga artist created such famous series as Maison Ikkoku, InuYasha, and Ranma ½? a. Eichiiro Oda c. Rumiko Takahashi b. Tite Kubo d. Hiromu Arakawa
10. Who is considered the “godfather” of anime and is famous for such titles as Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Black Jack? a. Hayao Miyazaki c. Akira Toriyama b. Osamu Tezuka d. Mamoru Hosoda
