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the Japanese manga series Soul Eater by Atsushi Okubo has been developed into an animated television series that plans to adopt the source material over fifty-one episodes ?
the Japanese role-playing game Night Wizard! was adapted into an animated television series consisting of thirteen episodes ?
the Japanese visual novel True Tears was adapted into an animated television series that is planned to consist of thirteen episodes ?
the Japanese band Daisy × Daisy provided the song "Brave your truth" as the opening theme song of the episodes of the Chrome Shelled Regios anime ?
the Japanese animated television series Last Exile uses terms from chess in its episode titles?
the anime Black Rock Shooter was based on the song of the same name by Huke and Ryo of the Japanese music group Supercell ?
in a 2001 survey of Animage magazine readers, the 50-episode series Digimon Adventure 02 was ranked 17th on the list of anime that should be remembered?
in the 1960s, Yōji Kuri was regarded as the creator of Japanese animation most known to the West?
the 1999 anime series Digimon Adventure was first seen as an imitation of Nintendo 's Pokémon franchise when its episodes first aired in North America?
the Japanese visual novel Princess Lover! ' s anime adaptation was first exhibited as a video hosted by Television Kanagawa prior to its televised broadcast?
the visual novel Myself ; Yourself was adapted into an animated television series consisting of thirteen episodes ?
the opening theme of the eighth season of the Bleach anime , "After Dark ", was provided by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation ?
the titles of the thirteen episodes of the Japanese animated television series Gunslinger Girl were given in Italian as well as Japanese ?
while the anime adaptation of the Japanese visual novel White Album began its broadcast in 2009, it was actually first considered in 1998?
the famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki produced a television commercial inspired by the work of gag manga artist Shigeru Sugiura ?
the episodes of the anime series Baccano! do not tell the events in chronological order?
the thirteen episodes of the Rental Magica anime were shown in a nonlinear order, meaning that the order the episodes were aired in is different from the episodes' chronological order?
the twelve episodes of the Tsukihime, Lunar Legend anime were developed by the Tsukihime Production Committee, which included companies such as Geneon Entertainment , Movic , Tokyo Broadcasting System , and J.C. Staff ?
the children's anime series The Littl' Bits has aired in Japanese , English , Spanish , Polish , German , and Italian ?
each title of the thirteen episodes of the 2007 Japanese animated television series Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku is the name of a flower seen in that episode?
before its broadcast, the Japanese visual novel Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity ' s anime adaptation was first exhibited as a video hosted by Media Factory ?
Kung Fu Jimmy Chow is a cartoon parody that has the appearance of a dubbed Japanese anime ?
Mitsuyo Seo , the director of Japan 's first feature length anime , Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors , a World War II propaganda film , was earlier arrested and tortured as a leftist ?
Peter Keefe 's 1980s series Voltron "helped prepare the way for other Japanese-style animation in the United States" such as Pokémon and Power Rangers ?
Chōji Suitengu , a character from the anime Speed Grapher , rolls his cigarettes with 10,000 yen bills?
Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School provided one of the two opening theme tunes for the first season of the D.Gray-man anime ?
composer Takanori Arisawa won three JASRAC International Awards for most international royalties , due to the worldwide popularity of the Sailor Moon anime soundtrack?
Haruka Tomatsu , who provides two pieces of theme music for the episodes of the Kannagi anime , is also the seiyū of one of the series' titular characters, Nagi ?
Japanese anime director Rintaro has worked in animation for 50 years and co-founded the animation studio Madhouse ?
Son Goku , a German rock band, is named after the protagonist of the anime series Dragon Ball Z ?
Viper's Creed , a Mecha action anime series, takes place after the Earth's cities are underwater due to global warming and a third world war has caused calamity and turmoil?
Summer Wars was the first Japanese animated film to be included for competition at the Locarno International Film Festival ?
American singer Becca provided the closing theme "I'm Alive!" for the episodes of the 2008 Japanese anime Kuroshitsuji ?
Firo Prochainezo, a character of the Baccano! light novel and anime series, wears glasses in an attempt to look smarter?
Roujin Z is a 1991 Japanese anime film about a computerized hospital bed with its own built-in atomic power reactor ?
Nerima Daikon Brothers is a rare musical comedy format anime series that pokes fun at Junichiro Koizumi , Michael Jackson , Bae Yong Joon , and other contemporary topics in Japan?
Animerica , launched in 1993, was one of the first American professional anime and manga magazines, and was one of the most popular throughout the 1990s?
Cencoroll is a 2009 30-minute Japanese animated science fiction film nearly singlehandedly written, designed, directed, and animated by manga author Atsuya Uki?
Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka , released in 1933 and directed by Kenzō Masaoka , was the first "talkie " animated film in Japan?
"Girls on Film " by Duran Duran served as the opening theme for the Japanese anime Speed Grapher though FUNimation was unable to obtain its license for US release?
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Question 3 : For example, some of the work of ________ and Toshiro Kawamoto are known for having realistically proportioned eyes, as well as realistic hair colors on their characters.
Question 4 : Anime gained early popularity in East and ________ and has garnered more-recent popularity in the Western World .
Question 5 : With improvements in computer technology, ________ increased the efficiency of the whole production process.
Question 6 : Also, shows like Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z provided a pivotal introduction of anime's conventions, animation methods, and ________ influences to many American children.
Question 8 : Male characters will develop a ________ around their female love interests (typically to indicate arousal, based on an old wives' tale).
Question 9 : Although it violates ________ laws in many countries, some fans add subtitles to anime on their own.