Kryptex – The Comics-Anime QuizAnime Section

Soumyadip Saha

Rules• Written quiz with 20 Questions on Anime• No negative marking• In most cases the word Anime and Manga will be used interchangeably unless

specifically stated• Keep the spirit of Quizzing alive – kill your urge to use Google or anything similar!• Matters of conflict can be discussed over a cup of coffee after the quiz

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A Special Standing Ovation of the middle finger in advance for introducing more Chhota Bheem-esque cartoons to the new genration

1. Sasuke, during his time has a rogue ninja formed 2 teams, the first one with the objective of killing Itachi, while the other one to destroy Konoha.1. What were the names of both these teams?2. What is the unique connection between these two names with Sasuke?

Answer

Hebi and Taka ; The two summoning animals of Sasuke – Snake and Hawk

2.The Kingdom of X is located in the Dawn Island which lies in the East Blue in the world of One Piece. Luffy, Ace and Sabo regularly visited X during their childhood with Sabo being the son of the King of this kingdom.Simply ID X which also shares its name with an Indian state.

Answer

Goa

3. This manga features most of its characters associated with a particular color so he chose a name which referred to a process which is associated with a color opposite to it. Coincidentally the name happens to be same as Nirvana’s first album, a band the creator is known to be a fan of.This manga series also has movie adaptations with one movie(the English Version) sharing its name with a popular Metallica song with a word in the title being very apt considering the color associated with the major characters.

ID the Manga and the Name of this particular Movie from the Manga series.

Answer

Bleach; Fade To Black

4.A pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is a device developed by a French occultist Jacques Benoit in the 1850s. He believed that when some certain slimy little creature mate, they secrete a special type of fluid which forms a permanent telepathic link between them via which the they can communicate with each other over any distance.

Jacques made a prototype of this device using live creatures and put them on display in Paris. His work was termed as a hoax following which he disappeared for the next 2 years until his death.

His device was taken as an inspiration for the device in a very popular anime. ID the name by which we know the device in the anime.

Answer

Den Den Mushi (transponder snails) from One Piece

5.The Boruto: Road to B manga-omake begins with the introduction of team Konohamaru comprising of Boruto Uzumaki, Sarada Uchiha and Mitsuki where Konohamaru explains the ‘bell snatching’ exercise to them. Mitsuki almost snatches the bells from Konohamaru using a special Jutsu, leaving his Sensei and Saradadumbstruck while Boruto, amazed by his Jutsu asks him whether X was Mitsuki’sfather.Whom did Boruto assume to be Mitsuki’s father in this Omake?

5. Contd.

Answer

Monkey D Luffy!

6.Nansō Satomi Hakkenden is a 19th century Japanese Novel that tells the story of a princess who consummates with a Dog, giving birth to 8 crystal orbs which then emanate into 8 warrior princes.The creator of a popular anime thus chose to avoid the number 8 and opt for a different number instead to reduce the possibly irky similarities with the Novel.Which Anime?

Answer

Dragon Ball

7. Dragon Pokemon, till the 5th gen, were considered the most powerful types having only one significant weakness being Dragon type attacks and the usually uncommon Ice type attacks. They had multiple resistances to the popular type attacks – Water, Fire, Electric and Grass which made Dragon types quite OP.To add a balance to the scene, Nintendo, in the 6th Gen games, introduced another type X which was immune to Dragon type attacks. An Eevee evolution – Y of the X type was also introduced by them.What was the new type and the Eevee evolution introduced?

Answer

X- Fairy; Y- Sylveon

8.The Pilot Chapter of Death Note Manga tells the story about Taro Kagami, a 13 year old student who obtains a Death Note. Taro, unable to comprehend the meaning of the word Death, assumes the Death Note to be an ordinary notebook and writes the names of the kids who regularly bullies him at school after which he later encounters the Shinigami Ryuk.Taro later gets nightmares about the murders he committed for which Ryuk gives him something to ease his mind , something which was omitted from the main manga.What was the omitted concept?

Answer

The Death EraserAllows the user to bring someone killed by the Death Note back to life

9.The character from a well known anime was named so when the creator was listening to a Beatles’ song. The following are some of the stats of the said character.Moreover the initial design of this character involved her wearing a more old fashioned attire most notably involving a frilled skirt making her looks quite similar to a very popular character from a popular Shōjo anime. There was yet another similarity when the characters initial design involved her using cards instead of the object she uses currently.

ID the name of the character and the other another anime character that she resembled.

9. Contd.

Answer

Lucy Heartfilia; Cardcaptor Sakura

10.The White Carnation is used as a symbolism of innocence and was used by the Ancient Romans to pay tribute to their Gods while the Striped Carnation is used as a symbolism of Rejection or Refusal.The red spider lily is a poisonous flower which is often used as a bio-pesticide to keep away insects from crops. The flower is used as a symbolism of loss, sorrow or death and are often used in funerals in Japan. In which Anime do you see many flowers, most notably these 3, to symbolize significant events as story line unfolds in the Anime?

10. Contd.

Answer

Tokyo Ghoul

11.An X is usually defined as a small human usually created artificially without the involvement of a human foetus. The term first came to in medieval times and has a subject of 19th -20th century literature as well.This 19th century painting depicts the creation of an X which will remind you about a certain manga/anime in which you have come across the term X quite frequently.ID X.

11. Contd.

Answer

Homunculus from Fullmetal Alchemist

12.The image shown is that of a particular God in Shinto and Japanese Mythology who commands over lightning, thunder and storms. This God is the inspiration behind a popular villain in the world of One Piece and this God’s name also appears in a very popular Jutsu in Naruto which is the signature Jutsu of a very popular character in the Anime.ID the One Piece character inspired from him and the name of this God.

12. Contd.

Answer

Enel/Eneru ; Flying Raijin Jutsu

13.There are no descriptions of Kaiju in Japanese folklore, which is usually the source of inspiration for many anime. The first Kaiju was portrayed in a highly noted Japanese movie X which was heavily inspired from the destruction caused after the WW2 Nuclear Attacks on Japan, a theme which gave birth to the Kaiju genre, a concept seen in many Anime as well. The Manga Y, known for its human-like portrayal of the Kaiju, was rejected by the highly established Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. In spite of this rejection, it enjoyed extremely high while being published in the relatively lesser known Bessatsu ShonenJump magazine and having a highly successful Anime interpretation as well.Both X and Y please.

Answer

X- Godzilla ; Y- Attack on TitanKaiju refers to strange creatures or monsters, with AOT portraying Kaiju as humans

14. The antagonist X’s name is derived by making a pun on a device used to keep things cold and is regarded one of the Anime world’s most notable antagonists. The creator of the anime surprisingly made this character speak in very polite fashion is a sharp contrast to his vastly cruel nature.Many other Anime antagonists have been inspired from the former with a special mention being a particularly evil Pokémon Y whose design is strikingly similar to X and leading to may fan made theories on the two being very common on the internet.ID both X and Y

Answer

X- Frieza (pun on Freezer) ; Y - Mewtwo

15.The 2016 Olympics closing ceremony in Brazil showcased a video titled – ‘Warming up! Tokyo 2020’ as a promotional campaign for the next Olympics which featured Japanese PM Shinzo Abe along with notable characters from Japan such as Pacman, Hello Kitty and Mario. Among the notable portrayals from Anime in this video were Doraemon and his friends while few clips of another anime was also shown.ID this Anime which was quite appropriate in the context of the Olympic events.

Answer

Captain Tsubasa

16.A quite well known anime makes multiple references to a particular prefecture in Tokyo, Japan. The very obvious reference to the prefecture being the name of the main protagonist who shares his name with it. The anime consists of a big super-continent which is frequently attacked by villains, monsters and aliens alike with the entire continent having a shape closely resembling with that of the prefecture with cities being named after letters of the English Alphabet. Moreover the creator of this character also hails from this prefecture who till date remains anonymous.ID the name of the prefecture which is also home to another very popular 5 year old anime character you all know so well about.

Answer

Saitama

17.The Tamagotchi is a Japanese toy sold by the company Bandai. The toy consists of a digital virtual pet which was known as the Tamagotchi contained in an egg shaped electronic device which was extremely popular during the 1990s-2000s. The same company also created another franchise having similar toys and an Anime series as well which was gained extremely high popularity.What is this anime franchise which was heavily inspired from the Tamagotchi with a similar device and pets forming an integral part of the plot.

17. Contd.

Answer

Digimon

18.The ______ ____ arc of One Piece is named after the common English name of the flowers belonging to the Eucharys genus. The first word is the native region where this flower is found while the second word is the name of another very common flower which somewhat looks similar to this flower.In that particular story arc, an island is shown which is filled with an army of warriors having a unique trait which was inspired from a tribe of warriors in Greek mythology having the same name as the region where this flower grows.Identify The common name of this flower.What was the unique trait about that army?

18. Contd.

Answer

Amazon Lily; All the warriors were Female

19.This well known anime character has a peculiar fear of Rats. The reason for this irrational fear of Rats was explained in a movie which showed the earlier life of the character. The character initially was yellow in colour and had ears which were however bitten off by a rat which required a surgery to remove them off completely. The character then ended up drinking a sadness potion by mistake which led him to cry uncontrollably which gave him a deep voice ( applies to the Japanese dub) with his body colour too having changed during the process.How do we know this character who also happens to belong to the highest grossing anime film franchise of all time?

Answer

Doraemon

20.Infernape is a Fire and Fighting type Pokemon from the Sinnoh region of the Pokemonwhich is most probably based on the Monkey King – Sun Wukong from the Chinese epic Journey to the West which justifies it having a fighting type.Pokemon fans and theorists however also mention of another source of inspiration which justifies both its Fire as well as Fighting type as well.What is being considered as the other significant inspiration behind Infernape which is also said to have inspired Sun Wukong as well?

20. Contd.

Answer

Monkey+Fire+Fighting= Socho Socho???

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