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Anime Character Guessing Game, Q2 - 2019 (with final scores)


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HyugaHinata



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:35 am Reply with quote


Hint 1: spoiler[He lives in London.]

Hint 2: spoiler[He's originally from Belgium.]

Hint 3: spoiler[He's a detective.]


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Errinundra
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:46 am Reply with quote
Is it spoiler[Hercule Poirot from Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple]?
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HyugaHinata



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:53 pm Reply with quote
Yep.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:57 pm Reply with quote
I was an spoiler[Agatha Christie] fan in my youth.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:18 am Reply with quote
Hint # 1: spoiler[she's a magical, transforming girl].
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:12 pm Reply with quote
Hint #2: spoiler[the franchise has a penchant for spoofing / referencing film and television. Near the start of this film the magical girl and her three animal companions poke fun at the film logos for Columbia, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Rank and Paramount.]
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horseradish



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:43 pm Reply with quote
Is that spoiler[Minky Momo from the Fairy Princess Minky Momo: La ronde in my dream OVA]?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:07 pm Reply with quote
Indeed. Your turn, horseradish.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:35 pm Reply with quote
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horseradish



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:32 am Reply with quote
Hint 1: spoiler[This little boy had a drastic makeover thanks to the power of microtransactions].
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:09 pm Reply with quote
Hint 2: spoiler[The series is named after his older brother, but the protagonist is actually his father].
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:39 pm Reply with quote
Hint 3: spoiler[This show tries to adapt a 50+ year old property for contemporary viewers. The unusual purple outline of the character may remind someone of a different, updated, and way more popular show for good reason...]
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:28 am Reply with quote
Is it spoiler[Hajime from Shinya! Tensai Bakabon]?
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horseradish



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:52 am Reply with quote
Calathan wrote:
Is it spoiler[Hajime from Shinya! Tensai Bakabon]?

Yep! Smile
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HyugaHinata



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:12 am Reply with quote
Was the purple outline a reference to spoiler[Dragonball Z?]
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