Q 01/05

Sally the Witch, widely regarded as the first magical girl anime, took its concept from which American sitcom?

A) I Dream of Jeannie

B) The Addams Family

C) Bewitched

D) The Munsters

Answer · why

C) Bewitched

Bewitched aired in Japan under a title meaning The Missus Is a Witch, and its suburban sorcery inspired manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama to create Sall...

Q 02/05

In Sailor Moon, the name of heroine Usagi Tsukino puns on which animal that East Asian folklore places on the Moon?

A) A fox

B) A tortoise

C) A toad

D) A rabbit

Answer · why

D) A rabbit

A rabbit is what usagi means, and her full name can be read as Rabbit of the Moon, after the folktale creature said to be visible in the lunar face.

Q 03/05

Marinette Dupain-Cheng transforms into the heroine of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir to protect which city?

A) London

B) Paris

C) Brussels

D) Montreal

Answer · why

B) Paris

Paris is home to both teenage heroes, who battle supervillains created by Hawk Moth. The French production is one of several European shows shaped by ...

Q 04/05

W.I.T.C.H. and Winx Club, two Western takes on the magical girl team, both originated in which European country?

A) Italy

B) France

C) Spain

D) Belgium

Answer · why

A) Italy

Italy produced both: the first began as a Disney comic in 2001 and Winx Club followed on television in 2004, after Sailor Moon had found a European au...

Q 05/05

In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which cat-like creature grants a girl one wish if she agrees to fight witches?

A) Mokona

B) Kyubey

C) Mepple

D) Masha

Answer · why

B) Kyubey

Kyubey looks like a harmless mascot but is an alien who leaves out the vital terms of every contract, a twist that upended the genre's cute-sidekick t...