Q 01/05

Which music genre does Retsuko scream at karaoke each night to vent her office frustrations in Aggretsuko?

A) Hardcore punk

B) Death metal

C) Grunge rock

D) Industrial techno

Answer · why

B) Death metal

Death metal is Retsuko's secret release, and her growls come from a different performer than her speaking voice in both the Japanese and English versi...

Q 02/05

Which animal is Retsuko, the 25-year-old single office worker at the centre of the anime Aggretsuko?

A) Japanese marten

B) Raccoon dog

C) Red panda

D) Flying squirrel

Answer · why

C) Red panda

Red panda Retsuko debuted as a mascot character in 2015, three years before her streaming series launched worldwide.

Q 03/05

Which Japanese mascot company, home of Gudetama and Cinnamoroll, created Aggretsuko's heroine Retsuko?

A) Sanrio

B) San-X

C) Bandai

D) Nintendo

Answer · why

A) Sanrio

Sanrio added Retsuko to its roster in 2015, and one critics' consensus later called her series uniquely bleak for the company.

Q 04/05

Which streaming service launched Aggretsuko worldwide as an original series that ran for five seasons?

A) Crunchyroll

B) Funimation

C) Netflix

D) Prime Video

Answer · why

C) Netflix

Netflix released five seasons and a Christmas special, after Retsuko had spent two years in bite-sized shorts on Japanese television.

Q 05/05

Which animal is Director Ton, the boss who dumps extra work on Retsuko in Aggretsuko?

A) Bull

B) Bear

C) Toad

D) Pig

Answer · why

D) Pig

Pig suits Director Ton by name too: ton is a Japanese reading of the character for the animal, the one that begins the word tonkatsu.