An AoD General Anime Trivia Thread

[Dylonius Funk]

Well I tried this in Off Topic and it hasn't exactly caught on fire yet. But i'm sure it will and since i'm still in the mood for trivia, i figured i'd try one here as well.

Rules are simple. Questions are asked in Jeopardy format,meanigng you give the answer and someone else provides the quesiton. The clues are given by whoever gets the last one correct, then they give confirmation when someone else gets thier clue correct and passes it on to them. No points or anything, it's just for fun.

Only thing is please mark if your clue is in reguards to a licensed or unlicensed property.

And so, without furhter ado, i'll kick this sucker off. First clue is in unlicensed anime

"Rocket ships and a lion mask are elements in this 2003 anime."

[Lego]

What is Twin Spica?

[Dylonius Funk]

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Lego said:
What is Twin Spica?

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Correct. Please throw out the next clue. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Lego]

Ok, this might be a tough one for some. It's from a licensed show.

"This athlete is parodied in a early episode of the fan favorite Cowboy Bebop"

[rainking187]

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Lego said:
Ok, this might be a tough one for some. It's from a licensed show.

"This athlete is parodied in a early episode of the fan favorite Cowboy Bebop"

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Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

[Lego]

Correct. Didn't think someone would get that right away, fun bit of trivia.

[rainking187]

I realized like three seconds after I posted my answer that I had no idea as to what kind of question to ask. Let me try to do a hard one. It's a licensed show.

"This series is frequently compared to a book by japanese author Haruki Murakami."

[Elendil]

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rainking187 said:
I realized like three seconds after I posted my answer that I had no idea as to what kind of question to ask. Let me try to do a hard one. It's a licensed show.

"This series is frequently compared to a book by japanese author Haruki Murakami."

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What is Haibane Renmei? (And the book is Hard-Boiled Wonderland..)

Also I've read Haruki Murakami's other work Underground, which is a series of interviews by victims and cult members of the Aum Shinrikyo gassings of Tokyo subways, and while the first half of the book (the victims interviews) are all kinda similar and a bit boring, the interviews of the cult members is fascinating.

Nikki

[rainking187]

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Elendil said:
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rainking187 said:
I realized like three seconds after I posted my answer that I had no idea as to what kind of question to ask. Let me try to do a hard one. It's a licensed show.

"This series is frequently compared to a book by japanese author Haruki Murakami."

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What is Haibane Renmei? (And the book is Hard-Boiled Wonderland..)

Also I've read Haruki Murakami's other work Underground, which is a series of interviews by victims and cult members of the Aum Shinrikyo gassings of Tokyo subways, and while the first half of the book (the victims interviews) are all kinda similar and a bit boring, the interviews of the cult members is fascinating.

Nikki

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Correct! I just finished reading "A Wild Sheep Chase" and it was good, but sort of odd.

[The Pirate Queen]

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rainking187 said:
Correct! I just finished reading "A Wild Sheep Chase" and it was good, but sort of odd.

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Any book that gives me nightmares about sheep is OK by me. I loved it! Sputnik Sweetheart was even better.

[Elendil]

Ok my question is...

Stella, Shep, Octave, Baryl, and Arpegius are the only named characters in this 2003 anime 'movie'.

(Try not to use google! I know its too easy....but I suck at making up questions like this.)

Nikki

[littleharlock]

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Elendil said:
Ok my question is...

Stella, Shep, Octave, Baryl, and Arpegius are the only named characters in this 2003 anime 'movie'.

(Try not to use google! I know its too easy....but I suck at making up questions like this.)

Nikki

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What is Insterstella 5555?

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yours
littleharlock

[Elendil]

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littleharlock said:
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Elendil said:
Ok my question is...

Stella, Shep, Octave, Baryl, and Arpegius are the only named characters in this 2003 anime 'movie'.

(Try not to use google! I know its too easy....but I suck at making up questions like this.)

Nikki

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What is Insterstella 5555?

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yours
littleharlock

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Yeah...like I said, too easy. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Captain Impulse]

Gah...beat me to it. Keep the questions coming. I might be fast enough eventually. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[littleharlock]

Also fairly easy (not licensed if my quicksearch was correct).

Based on a manga who´s creator did a lot of Captain Tsubasa Doujinshi (which is said to be the inspiration for this work), this OVA (1992) focuses on the relationship between Kouji Nanjo a music star and a young soccer player Izumi Takuto.

so far
yours
littleharlock

[sir_integra]

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littleharlock said:
Also fairly easy (not licensed if my quicksearch was correct).

Based on a manga who´s creator did a lot of Captain Tsubasa Doujinshi (which is said to be the inspiration for this work), this OVA (1992) focuses on the relationship between Kouji Nanjo a music star and a young soccer player Izumi Takuto.

so far
yours
littleharlock

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What is Zetsuai 1989? Mangaka is Ozaki Minami.

[littleharlock]

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sir_integra said:
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littleharlock said:
Also fairly easy (not licensed if my quicksearch was correct).

Based on a manga who´s creator did a lot of Captain Tsubasa Doujinshi (which is said to be the inspiration for this work), this OVA (1992) focuses on the relationship between Kouji Nanjo a music star and a young soccer player Izumi Takuto.

so far
yours
littleharlock

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What is Zetsuai 1989? Mangaka is Ozaki Minami.

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Correct.

so far
yours
littleharlock

[sir_integra]

This will be easy.

"Girls, guns and Chicago are the major attractions in this manga turned licensed anime."

[Captain Impulse]

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sir_integra said:
This will be easy.

"Girls, guns and Chicago are the major attractions in this manga turned licensed anime."

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What is Gunsmith Cats?

[sir_integra]

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sir_integra said:
This will be easy.

"Girls, guns and Chicago are the major attractions in this manga turned licensed anime."

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Clue too vague? There's a very nice car featured.

[sir_integra]

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Captain Impulse said:
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sir_integra said:
This will be easy.

"Girls, guns and Chicago are the major attractions in this manga turned licensed anime."

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What is Gunsmith Cats?

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You got it!

[Captain Impulse]

Sweet. Alright...this is kinda obscure (I think). No googling!

"This OVA features a group of adventurers who stumble upon the ruins of the city known as Azec Sistra."

[cairber]

What is Weathering continent or withering...something like that /images/graemlins/shy00000.gif

[Captain Impulse]

Correct. Weathering Continent.

[Dylonius Funk]

In the interest of keeping the thread on the front page, i'm just gonna go ahead and throw out the next clue.

Shouldn't be to hard, and it's in Licensed Anime

"Despite featuring young girls fighting useing remote controlled dolls, this manga and anime is considered the group's first attempt at a 'Shonen' style series."

[PhilipReuben]

What is Angelic Layer?

[Dylonius Funk]

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Philip Reuben said:
What is Angelic Layer?


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Right as rain /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif The next clue is yours.

[PhilipReuben]

Here goes!

"This early anime series is widely considered to have been ripped off by Disney."

[Helschadenfreude]

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Philip Reuben said:
Here goes!

"This early anime series is widely considered to have been ripped off by Disney."

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What is Nadia? (haha, do I have to find the whole name?)

[TalonG4]

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GyBaNOJunior said:
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Philip Reuben said:
Here goes!

"This early anime series is widely considered to have been ripped off by Disney."

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What is Nadia? (haha, do I have to find the whole name?)

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I would say "What is Jungle Emperor Leo?"

[PhilipReuben]

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GyBaNOJunior said:
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Philip Reuben said:
Here goes!

"This early anime series is widely considered to have been ripped off by Disney."

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What is Nadia? (haha, do I have to find the whole name?)

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Isn't Nadia from the 90s? That's hardly "early" ^^;

[Helschadenfreude]

Damn, I was thinking of Atlantis.. hahhaha.. Sorry.. I thought of Kimba the Lion, but that's ripped off Disney? I think....

Guess I need to try harder.

[PhilipReuben]

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TalonG4 said:
I would say "What is Jungle Emperor Leo?"

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That's the one! Fire away.

As a side note, my copy of the Kimba the White Lion box set seems to have become quite a talking point recently. Every time someone walks into my room I seem to inadvertantly convince them that The Lion King is a complete ripoff off Kimba/Jungle Emperor ^^; Even though I don't really feel that way (true, Disney's party line is nonsense since some of those similarities couldn't possibly be coincidence, but the two are still quite different...)

[Dylonius Funk]

I'm gonna throw out the enxt clue. THis might be easy or it might not be, it depends on how familiar you are with the other show in the clue. In any case it's a licensed clue

"This anime is the first, and as of the end of DVD Volume 3, only anime to be parodied on the hit animated show Family Guy"

[Shiro Akuma]

OK, I'll try this. I'm probably wrong but it's the only one that I can think of that has appeared on Family Guy.

What is the Transformers?

[Splitter]

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Dylonius Funk said:
I'm gonna throw out the enxt clue. THis might be easy or it might not be, it depends on how familiar you are with the other show in the clue. In any case it's a licensed clue

"This anime is the first, and as of the end of DVD Volume 3, only anime to be parodied on the hit animated show Family Guy"

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What is Mach 5 Go Go (a.k.a. Speed Racer)?

[Shiro Akuma]

Damn, now that I see the answer I remember the skit perfectly, figures.

[Dylonius Funk]

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Splitter said:
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Dylonius Funk said:
I'm gonna throw out the enxt clue. THis might be easy or it might not be, it depends on how familiar you are with the other show in the clue. In any case it's a licensed clue

"This anime is the first, and as of the end of DVD Volume 3, only anime to be parodied on the hit animated show Family Guy"

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What is Mach 5 Go Go (a.k.a. Speed Racer)?

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Corect. I can't remember what episode it was in, but i really liked that gag. Right now they're featureing the Speed Racer crew in a Geico Auto Insurance commercial that's somewhat funny, but like most Geico commercials really loses it's humor after the 100th viewing.

Anway, Splitter has control of the board.

[Splitter]

"The first season of this series was 11 episodes long in Japan and 13 episodes long in the American release."

[TalonG4]

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Splitter said:
"The first season of this series was 11 episodes long in Japan and 13 episodes long in the American release."

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What is "Big O"?

[Splitter]

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TalonG4 said:
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Splitter said:
"The first season of this series was 11 episodes long in Japan and 13 episodes long in the American release."

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What is "Big O"?

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Sorry. Try again ^_^

Gantz

[Splitter]

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Shibi said:
Gantz

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Yep. Your turn!

[Chiyosuke]

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Splitter said:
"The first season of this series was 11 episodes long in Japan and 13 episodes long in the American release."

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What is Gantz?

edit: Whoops, I didn't realize there were more post before mine. /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif

[Dylonius Funk]

Ok i'm gonna throw the next clue out.

This should be a fairly easy one. Actually this is the one and only question i got to answer duirng trivia at last years Anime Boston.

"This is the name of the armor used by the girls in Sakura Taisen"

[Captain Impulse]

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Dylonius Funk said:
Ok i'm gonna throw the next clue out.

This should be a fairly easy one. Actually this is the one and only question i got to answer duirng trivia at last years Anime Boston.

"This is the name of the armor used by the girls in Sakura Taisen"

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What is (the) Koubu?

[Dylonius Funk]

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Captain Impulse said:
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Dylonius Funk said:
Ok i'm gonna throw the next clue out.

This should be a fairly easy one. Actually this is the one and only question i got to answer duirng trivia at last years Anime Boston.

"This is the name of the armor used by the girls in Sakura Taisen"

[/ QUOTE ]

What is (the) Koubu?

[/ QUOTE ]

Correct. Please give the next clue

[Captain Impulse]

Alright, here's a triple threat for you. Only the person who can answer all three of these gets to post the next question (mua-ha-ha-ha!). How's that for a change up?

<reaches into his bag of obscure anime lore> Aha!:

1) This one-shot anime OVA features five women gunslingers who must thwart a train robbery in the American old west.

2) This fighting series' R1 release title shares part of its name with a famous video game fighting franchise, although they are completely unrelated.

3) This one-episode special, directed by Akitaro Daichi, features a deaf character who speaks entirely in JSL (Japanese Sign Language).