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NEWS: Anime Category Appears on Jeopardy Quiz Show


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samuelp
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:52 pm Reply with quote
Haha, he gets "Sailor Moon" and "Pokemon" right, but messes up "Akira" and "Princess Mononoke" Smile. No wonder he was a jeopardy champion.
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I squealed when I saw this, even though when I watched it it was at 11:00 at night (yay for DVR!). I got two of them (Pokemon, and then I practically yelled out Princess Mononoke), missed one (which I can't even remember what it was), and came close on two of them (Akira and Sailor Moon; I knew them but couldn't get them out Anime hyper).
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:05 pm Reply with quote
I can just imagine my mom screaming at the television. Actually I guess I would have done the same. Scary Confused
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:20 pm Reply with quote
Ah, I missed that episode. That guy won again tonight. Of course, there won't be another anime category for several years. They do have video game categories on occasion though. I can usually run those.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:32 pm Reply with quote
Cool! I would've gotten every single answer.

I question the phrasing of the Sailor Moon question. I wouldn't say she was "given powers to protect the world", maybe "given back"
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:38 pm Reply with quote
Xenofan 29A wrote:
Ah, I missed that episode. That guy won again tonight. Of course, there won't be another anime category for several years. They do have video game categories on occasion though. I can usually run those.
I would hope that they will try the anime category thing again another time. Maybe on a teen tournament or something; I think it would be perfect for that.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:13 am Reply with quote
Aura Ichadora wrote:
Xenofan 29A wrote:
Ah, I missed that episode. That guy won again tonight. Of course, there won't be another anime category for several years. They do have video game categories on occasion though. I can usually run those.
I would hope that they will try the anime category thing again another time. Maybe on a teen tournament or something; I think it would be perfect for that.


or just a anime fan show in general. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:28 am Reply with quote
samuelp wrote:
Haha, he gets "Sailor Moon" and "Pokemon" right, but messes up "Akira" and "Princess Mononoke" Smile. No wonder he was a jeopardy champion.
He came pretty close on "Akiro" though. Really, Akira Kurosawa's name should be covered under a good contestant's general (read: non-anime-fan) knowledge. But that mistake is forgivable, considering that Funimation spelled the name "Akira Kurasawa" in the opening credits on the first 3 Samurai 7 DVDs.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:34 am Reply with quote
Zalis116 wrote:
samuelp wrote:
Haha, he gets "Sailor Moon" and "Pokemon" right, but messes up "Akira" and "Princess Mononoke" Smile. No wonder he was a jeopardy champion.
He came pretty close on "Akiro" though. Really, Akira Kurosawa's name should be covered under a good contestant's general (read: non-anime-fan) knowledge. But that mistake is forgivable, considering that Funimation spelled the name "Akira Kurasawa" in the opening credits on the first 3 Samurai 7 DVDs.

Don't use R1 company incompetence as an excuse. The unforgivable mistake is Funimation's, in my opinion.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:43 am Reply with quote
it is good to see stuff like this. but it's still a long way away from mainstream. i also liked the "Lead" and "Zeppelin" categories in the first round.

and the anime category was the last one answered
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:49 am Reply with quote
Easiest questions ever. I so wished I was on that show. XP
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:32 am Reply with quote
I'm gonna bet the MD guy's been to Otakon. Anyway, what surprises me more than an anime category on Jeopardy is anyone who'd maintain a site for the show which would be so frequently updated on a regular basis.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:44 am Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
I'm gonna bet the MD guy's been to Otakon. Anyway, what surprises me more than an anime category on Jeopardy is anyone who'd maintain a site for the show which would be so frequently updated on a regular basis.

It's probably community edited...
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:01 am Reply with quote
samuelp wrote:
Haha, he gets "Sailor Moon" and "Pokemon" right, but messes up "Akira" and "Princess Mononoke" Smile. No wonder he was a jeopardy champion.

Actually, nobody even rang in on the $2,000 Princess Mononoke clue.


suna_suna wrote:
it is good to see stuff like this. but it's still a long way away from mainstream ... the anime category was the last one answered


Didn't really surprise me. "We Have Met the Anime" is just one of several dozen Jeopardy! categories that have always made me antsy, hoping not only to see just one or two clues, but to go through all five; I felt somewhat relieved there was ample time to complete the category.

What would have been REALLY interesting, though, would have been seeing a Daily Double in "We Have Met the Anime" rather than "2007 News" spoiler[and a moderately easy clue about the iPhone].
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:06 am Reply with quote
Slow news day?
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