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Anime & Manga

Medium · 15×15 · 23 words
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  1. 1. Genre featuring giant piloted robotic suits
  2. 3. Manga demographic tailored toward mature adult men
  3. 4. Ethereal entity dwelling in an enchanted Miyazaki bathhouse
  4. 7. Supernatural death spirit armed with a soul-cleansing scythe or sword
  5. 9. Stealthy shinobi running through the trees with arms stretched behind them
  6. 12. Sport where Hinata soars past towering blockers at Karasuno High
  7. 14. Realistic storytelling targeted primarily at adult women
  8. 15. Coffee-drinking predatory being roaming modern Tokyo in disguise
  9. 17. Dressing up in handmade garments to portray beloved fictional personalities
  10. 19. High-seas rogue flying a skull-and-crossbones flag in the Grand Line
  11. 20. Internal mystical energy channeled by shinobis to execute jutsu
  12. 21. Orange-clad ninja who loves ramen and dreams of becoming Hokage

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  1. 2. Art style with exaggeratedly oversized heads and petite bodies
  2. 3. Supernatural combat projection manifested in an eccentric Bizarre Adventure
  3. 4. Manga demographic often highlighting romance and emotional depth for young females
  4. 5. Stock character who masks hidden affectionate feelings with prickly hostility
  5. 6. Supreme evolutionary tier of Hollow known as Lorde
  6. 8. Subgenre where a protagonist wakes up transported into a fantasy realm
  7. 10. Supernatural black stationery that ends anyone whose name is penned within
  8. 11. Transmutation scientist guided by the law of Equivalent Exchange
  9. 13. Legendary white, blue, and red robotic mobile suit piloting the Real Robot craze
  10. 16. Japanese graphic novels traditionally enjoyed right-to-left
  11. 18. Slang for an obsessive Western devotee of Japanese media and culture

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one piece

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. Rubber-bodied captain aiming to become King of the Pirates
  2. 3. Orange-haired cartographer of the Straw Hat crew
  3. 5. Black Leg chef who refuses to fight with his hands
  4. 9. Indestructible stone cube etched with ancient history
  5. 11. Long-nosed marksman also known by his godly alias
  6. 13. Vast blue expanse split by the Red Line into four directional seas
  7. 14. First half of the diminutive reindeer doctor's moniker

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  1. 2. Cola-powered cyborg shipwright sporting eccentric blue pompadours
  2. 4. Seafaring military force enforcing World Government justice
  3. 6. One of the four sovereign rulers dominating the New World
  4. 7. Navigational pose required to journey through the Grand Line
  5. 8. Vessels like the Going Merry and Thousand Sunny
  6. 10. Isolated samurai realm dominated by the Beast Pirates
  7. 12. Canvas catching the breeze aboard the Thousand Sunny

one piece

Hard · 15×15 · 26 words
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  1. 5. A sandy mastermind who tried to dry out a desert kingdom from the shadows
  2. 8. A rabbit mink who transforms into an elegant, icy warrior under a full moon
  3. 11. A blue-haired princess who rode a giant duck to save her sandy homeland
  4. 12. An isolated land of samurai and cherry blossoms that closed its borders to the world
  5. 14. A giant, tearful mermaid princess who can summon island-sized sea kings
  6. 18. She draws the line at bad weather and maps out a path to wealth
  7. 19. This shipwright runs on cola and is always super built for the job
  8. 20. A musician who is all bones and dead set on a reunion with a giant whale
  9. 23. A cigar-chomping Marine who hunts pirates with a weapon tipped in sea-stone
  10. 25. A gladiator of Dressrosa who fought without spilling a single drop of blood

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  1. 1. A pigeon-toting assassin who turns into a bloodthirsty leopard
  2. 2. A hot-headed brother whose flame was tragically snuffed out at Marineford
  3. 3. A jaguar mink who lit his final fuse to ensure the dawn of the world
  4. 4. A green-haired fighter who keeps three blades on hand, even if one is in his mouth
  5. 6. A flamboyant broker in pink feathers who pulls the strings of a puppet kingdom
  6. 7. A lazy Admiral who rides his bicycle across the ocean by freezing a path of ice
  7. 9. A pink-haired Marine who speaks in the third person and binds her foes in iron cages
  8. 10. A gothic princess whose hollow spirits can make the proudest hero want to die
  9. 13. This straw-hat-wearing leader turns into a rubber band when stretched to his limit
  10. 15. An empress who turns her admirers into stone, except for one oblivious rubber man
  11. 16. A silver-haired right hand who coated ships and schooled a rubber rookie in the wild
  12. 17. A magnetic punk from the Worst Generation who builds metal arms from scrap metal
  13. 21. The wealthy king who started the great age of seafaring with his final words on the scaffold
  14. 22. A silent giant carrying a bible who could deflect any pain with his paw pads
  15. 23. A revolutionary brother who inherited a fiery legacy and wears a top hat
  16. 24. An electric god of Skypeia who left for the moon after losing to rubber

Naruto

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  1. 3. A permanent mark left on the skin from a past battle
  2. 4. A technique used to trap or contain a powerful entity

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  1. 1. A face covering worn by mysterious characters like Kakashi or Tobi
  2. 2. A powerful form achieved by balancing natural energy

Anime and Manga

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  1. 1. Hand-drawn or computer animation originating from Japan
  2. 6. Honorific used for teachers, mentors, or manga creators
  3. 9. Acute social withdrawal, a common theme in modern slice-of-life drama
  4. 10. Demographic of manga aimed primarily at young teenage boys
  5. 12. Japanese graphic novels read from right to left

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  1. 2. Slang for a feeling of strong affection towards adorable characters
  2. 3. Fictional female character one has a strong affection for
  3. 4. A grim reaper or death spirit in series like Death Note
  4. 5. Self-published or fan-made manga works
  5. 7. The legendary red eye technique of the Uchiha clan
  6. 8. Giant, friendly forest spirit created by Studio Ghibli
  7. 11. North direction in Japanese, or a common anime character surname

neon genesis evangelion

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  1. 3. The mysterious enemy entities that attack the city
  2. 4. The glowing point on an enemy that must be destroyed to win

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  1. 1. The cold and calculating commander of the organization
  2. 2. The amber liquid that fills the cockpit to provide oxygen to the pilot

One Piece

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  1. 3. The chef of the crew

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  1. 1. A title for a ruler
  2. 2. A large vessel used for sailing
  3. 3. The vast body of salt water

Demon Slayer

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  1. 5. The Serpent Hashira who wears bandages over his mouth
  2. 7. The progenitor of all demons and the primary antagonist
  3. 8. The Flame Hashira known for his boisterous personality and red hair
  4. 10. The demon doctor who works to find a cure for demonism
  5. 12. The spirit of a former student who helped Tanjiro slice the boulder
  6. 14. The special ore used to forge swords that can kill demons
  7. 16. The Lower Rank Five demon who obsessed over family bonds
  8. 18. The wooden container used to carry a demon during the day
  9. 19. The kindhearted swordsman with a forehead scar and hanafuda earrings
  10. 20. The surname of the demon king who seeks the Blue Spider Lily
  11. 21. The quiet successor to the Insect Hashira who flips a coin
  12. 22. The girl at the Butterfly Mansion who handles rehabilitation
  13. 23. The fearful slayer who only fights effectively while unconscious

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  1. 1. The leader of the Demon Slayer Corps with a scarred face
  2. 2. The Water Hashira who first encountered the Kamado siblings
  3. 3. The primary weapon used by a demon slayer
  4. 4. The level or position within the Twelve Kizuki
  5. 6. The slayer who eats demon flesh to gain temporary powers
  6. 7. A face covering worn by Haganezuka or Urokodaki
  7. 9. The retired Water Hashira who wears a tengu mask
  8. 11. The Mist Hashira who is a young prodigy
  9. 12. The Insect Hashira who uses poison instead of decapitation
  10. 13. The average but lucky survivor of the Mount Natagumo mission
  11. 15. The dance of the fire god passed down through the Kamado line
  12. 17. The elite group of twelve demons serving the main villain

One Piece

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  1. 3. The skilled navigator of the crew
  2. 4. The symbol flown on a pirate vessel

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  1. 1. The vast body of water where pirates sail
  2. 2. The title the hero wants to achieve

One Piece21st

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  1. 3. A weapon with a long metal blade
  2. 4. A precious yellow metal often sought by pirates

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  1. 1. The direction where the sun rises
  2. 2. The swordsman who uses three blades

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