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Do You Know Your Manga? Trivia Quiz

Do you read a lot of manga? Do you think you are the expert of manga both on the internet and for sale in America? If so, you should do well on this quiz about manga knowledge, such as terms, genres, and plot details of manga.

A multiple-choice quiz by lec1889. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lec1889

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,123

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2014

Last 3 plays: Guest 180 (7/10), Guest 103 (8/10), Guest 73 (7/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How is translated Japanese manga read? Hint

right to left, top to bottom

left to right, top to bottom

right to left, bottom to top

left to right, bottom to top

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following would not be called a shoujo manga? Hint

Tokyo Mew Mew

Emma

One Piece

Good Morning Call

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Question 3 of 10

3. As manga characters grow older, their eyes generally become smaller.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is the genre meaning "boys' love"? Hint

yaoi

hentai

yuri

ecchi

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the detective alias of the main character in "Zodiac P.I"? Hint

Lili

Hiromi

Conan

Spica

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does "doki" mean? Hint

heartbeat

love

blush

desire

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which is not a magical girl manga? Hint

Wedding Peach

Tokyo Mew Mew

Good Morning Call

Sailor Moon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is not a heroine in a shoujo manga? Hint

Lili Hoshizawa

Tohru Honda

Anna Kiyoyama

Mizuki Ashiya

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does the word "baka" mean? Hint

idiot

childish

jerk

friendly

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Question 10 of 10

10. Translated manga available for download are referred to as scanlations.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How is translated Japanese manga read?

Answer: right to left, top to bottom

The Japanese writing is in the opposite direction of American, but it is still from the top to bottom. Most manga have a "STOP this is the back of the book" page, if you open them from the left.

2. Which of the following would not be called a shoujo manga?

Answer: One Piece

Shoujo, girl's manga, generally focuses on the relationship between the hero/heroine and the people around them. Romance in some form is a must. There are many subgenres, such as high school romance ("Good Morning Call"), magical girl story ("Tokyo Mew Mew"), and historical romance ("Emma"). "One Piece" is a shounen manga, which focus on a goal of the hero/heroine and what they do to reach that goal.

In the story, Monkey D. Luffy tries to become pirate king.

3. As manga characters grow older, their eyes generally become smaller.

Answer: True

Children in manga have very large eyes and large heads, but elderly people have much smaller eyes to show age.

4. Which of the following is the genre meaning "boys' love"?

Answer: yaoi

Yaoi is a sexual relationship between two men, yuri between two women; ecchi is a story with some sexual content, hentai is basically manga porn. Shounen-ai can also be used to describe a romantic relationship between two men.

5. What is the detective alias of the main character in "Zodiac P.I"?

Answer: Spica

The name of the main character is Lili, but her detective alias is Spica. Hiromi is her partner, and Conan is in "Case Closed" not in "Zodiac P.I.".

6. What does "doki" mean?

Answer: heartbeat

The word "doki" is used in a romantic situation to emphasize that the character's heartrate speeds up when they are looking at/thinking about the other character.

7. Which is not a magical girl manga?

Answer: Good Morning Call

In "Good Morning Call", a girl and guy both end up renting the same apartment, and since neither is willing to give it up, they live together. It is a high school romance, but not a magical girl manga. The other three have the basic magical girl plot of a group of girls with magical powers saving the world with love, friendship, and determination.

8. Who is not a heroine in a shoujo manga?

Answer: Anna Kiyoyama

Tohru Honda is from "Fruits Basket", Mizuki Ashiya is from "Hana Kimi", Lili Hoshizawa is from "Zodiac P.I.", and Anna Kiyoyama is from "Shaman King". The answer is Anna Kiyoyama for two reasons. "Shaman King" is a shounen and she is a support character for the hero, Yoh Asakura, not the heroine.

9. What does the word "baka" mean?

Answer: idiot

This particular word is used very often in manga, especially in shoujo. It can also mean moron.

10. Translated manga available for download are referred to as scanlations.

Answer: True

It's a combination of the the words scan and translations.

Source: Author lec1889

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