[For Seniors] Nationally Beloved and Popular Anime Quiz: Get excited with famous characters and iconic catchphrases

Hiroshi Nohara

The anime Crayon Shin-chan depicts the fun everyday life of Shinnosuke Nohara—better known as Shin-chan—a kindergartener. In the Nohara family, the father is Hiroshi, the mother is Misae, and the younger sister is named Himawari.

Tama

Sazae-san is a beloved national anime cherished by a wide range of viewers, from small children to the elderly. The name of the white cat, who can be considered a soothing presence in the Sazae family, was Tama.

dragon

Dragon Ball began airing as an anime in 1986. It became a series and remains a beloved work to this day. Many people likely remember how the very first series was a major hit. In it, the god who grants wishes when the Dragon Balls are gathered is Shenron.

Shizuoka Prefecture

The setting of Chibi Maruko-chan is Shimizu City in Shizuoka Prefecture. Although the area has since been renamed to the Irie district of Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture, it remains a famous region that attracts visitors from outside the locality as a sacred spot for Maruko and her friends.

Ms./Mr. Hanazawa

In the anime, Hanazawa-san stands out as such a strong character, but she doesn’t appear in the original work—she’s an anime-only character. Anago-san, Masuo-san’s colleague, and Sabu-chan from the Mikawaya shop are also characters that appear only in the anime.

Luffy

Luffy is the name of the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and the protagonist of the globally popular anime ONE PIECE. It’s an adventure story in which the journey progresses as he gathers crewmates such as a navigator, a swordsman, and a cook.

Catbus

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most renowned anime directors. The Catbus, a popular character from Studio Ghibli’s 1988 (Showa 63) classic My Neighbor Totoro, is a bus you can ride inside a giant cat. It’s not just children—adults will want to hop on, too.