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Think you know your anime? Let's find out. Below are 20 descriptions of iconic anime scenes. Try to guess the anime from the description alone — no cheating! Answers are at the bottom.
The quiz
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A boy stands on a cliff overlooking the ocean, his straw hat blowing in the wind. A massive pirate ship sails in the distance.
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A girl with pink hair swings a massive axe in a dark forest. Lightning illuminates the scene.
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Two men face each other across a valley. One has a Sharingan eye glowing red; the other's eyes are pure white.
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A titan's face appears above a massive wall, peering down at terrified soldiers.
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A boy with spiky orange hair holds a massive black sword, standing on a sideways building in the sky.
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A man sits alone at a bar in space, jazz playing in the background. A cigarette burns in the ashtray.
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A girl reaches toward a glowing firefly in a forest, while a masked figure watches from behind a tree.
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Three warriors stand in a desert — one with a sword, one with sunglasses that gleam, and one with a drill.
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A young alchemist claps his hands together as blue lightning crackles, transmutation circles glowing on the ground.
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A pink-haired girl in a school uniform smiles at the camera. Behind her, a sinister shadow with sharp teeth looms.
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A boy on a bicycle flies across a giant full moon, a small creature in his basket.
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An elf mage sits alone in a field of flowers, centuries after her companions have died.
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A detective holds a notebook, writing a name with intense concentration. An apple falls from mid-air beside him.
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Two students fence with bread in a school cafeteria while their classmates cheer wildly.
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A massive robot punches through a galaxy, surrounded by spiral energy.
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A cat bus races through the countryside at night, its body glowing with light. Two children ride on top.
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A boy with green hair charges at a chimera ant, his aura shifting from bright to terrifyingly dark.
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A man in a tracksuit does push-ups on a barren landscape. "100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, 10km run."
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A purple-haired girl plays violin in the moonlight while cherry blossoms fall. A boy watches from a park bench.
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A woman made of gemstone shatters into pieces, her fragments floating in zero gravity toward the moon.
Answers
- 1One Piece — Luffy overlooking the sea
- 2Akame ga Kill — Mine in battle
- 3Naruto Shippuden — Naruto vs Sasuke final battle
- 4Attack on Titan — The Colossal Titan appears
- 5Bleach — Ichigo in his inner world
- 6Cowboy Bebop — Spike at a bar
- 7Grave of the Fireflies / Hotarubi no Mori e — forest firefly scene
- 8Gurren Lagann — Team Dai-Gurren in the desert
- 9Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — Edward performing alchemy
- 10Spy x Family / The Promised Neverland — a deceptive school scene
- 11E.T. — trick question! But this inspired many anime scenes
- 12Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Frieren alone with memories
- 13Death Note — Light writing in the Death Note, Ryuk's apple
- 14Yakitate!! Japan — bread battle (or various school comedy anime)
- 15Gurren Lagann — Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- 16My Neighbor Totoro — Catbus scene
- 17Hunter x Hunter — Gon vs Pitou
- 18One Punch Man — Saitama's training regimen
- 19Your Lie in April — Kaori playing violin
- 20Land of the Lustrous — a Gem shattering
How did you score?
- 18–20 correct: True anime veteran. You've seen it all.
- 14–17 correct: Solid knowledge. You know your stuff.
- 10–13 correct: Casual fan with good taste.
- Under 10: Time to expand your watchlist!
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