How well do you know anime?
Well given that several of the old YNI users have returned and YNI used to be very anime centered, I figured we would bring it back to its roots this time and put an anime spin on the new style of quiz. Also I'm feeling lazy this week and trivia quizzes are easy to make.
1.) Okay folks, first off an easy one. Anime is another word for:
Japanese animation
Chinese animation
Greek animation
Dutch animation
2.) The earliest example of anime, though unlike the style we know today, was a two minute clip of what?
A bear chasing a fat man
Two ninjas fighting with throwing stars
A young woman taking a bath
A samurai testing a new sword
A big eyed kitten lapping up milk
3.) Early anime used animation techniques from all of these countries except :
France
England
Germany
The United States
Russia
4.) By the 1930s, anime had not really taken off due to competition from elsewhere in the world, and many animators were using THIS cheaper technique instead of cel animation. What was this technique.
Canvas paint
Ink stamp
Paper cutout
Stop motion
5.) The release of what film served as a major influence on the future direction of anime creators?
The Little Mermaid
Steamboat Willie
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Jungle Book
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6.) In the 1960s, anime really developed most of the characteristics that it is known for today. The guy that is given the most credit for this...even being called "the Godfather of Anime" was who?
Keiko Nobumoto
Osamu Tezuka
Akira Toriyama
Hayao Miyazaki
7.) What anime is he mostly known for?
Speed Racer
Lupin III
Dragon Ball Z
Cowboy Bebop
Astro Boy
My Neighbor Totoro
8.) Anime continued to advance but several characteristics are present in most productions. Which is NOT one of them.
Big eyes
Small mouth
Reduced framerate
Giant ears
Illusion of motion
Hair colors that are not biologically common or possible
9.) Anime will often feature a variation on its style where the body is non-proportionally small and occasionally some body parts are shortened or elongated for emphasis. What is this variation called :
Super Cute
Super Deformed
Deformation
Chiki
Wild Exaggeration
10.) A common facial expression used in comedic anime involves someone pulling an eyelid down with a finger to expose the red underside. What is this called?
akanbe face
akane fault
bento face
chibi scold
bakan face
11.) In comedic anime it is common for engraged women to pull a certain weapon out of nowhere. What is this weapon?
Sword
Boxing Glove
Baseball Bat
Bomb
Mallet
12.) What is an effect that is NOT common in comedic anime?
Massive sweat-drops for stressed characters
Overly exaggerated emotions on surprised characters
Eyes popping out of their sockets when around an overly attractive man/woman.
Blood spewing from the nose of a male to indicate arousal.
13.) Anime meant to be geared toward girls is called :
Shonen
Shojii
Shonii
Shojo
14.) Anime meant to be geared toward boys is called :
Shonen
Shojii
Shonii
Shojo
15.) In 2005, an anime was discovered that is attributed to an unknown artist but is speculated to potentially be up to ten years older than the previously first known anime. The name of this newly discovered film is:
Moving Picture
Animated Drawing
Motion
Flat Work
16.) The first anime to reach the United States was
Astro Boy
in 1964, but it was originally called what?
Space Boy
Giant Robo
Mighty Atom
Atom Boy
The Mighty Robot
Robo Boy
Boy Robo
17.) In 2008 the country that originated anime actually created the position of Anime Ambassador and gave it to what character?
Domo
Doraemon
Hello Kitty
Astro Boy
Speed Racer
Goku
Badtz-maru