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Global Japan (ARTH2994): Final Review
Global Japan (ARTH2994): Final Review
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A final review quiz for Global Japan: Art, Anime, and Visual Culture
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This is work is by the artist named...
ODANI Motohiko
MURAKAMI Takashi
MACHIDA Kumi
AIDA Makoto
2
If
Ghost in the Shell
were assigned an audience, it would be...
shōnen
seinen
josei
shōjo
3
The part of Tokyo most associated with
otaku
culture.
Shinjuku
Akihabara
Harajuku
Shibuya
4
Shōnen
anime typically features...
Humorous plots
Sexual themes and sub-plots
Camaraderie between male or mixed gender teams
High-action plots
5
This manga panel looks like it could be for this target audience.
josei
seinen
shōjo
shōnen
6
Which artists qualify as
Superflat
?
AIDA Makoto
NARA Yoshitomo
ODANI Motohiko
MACHIDA Kumi
7
The West tends to view
cyborgs
as dangerous hybrids to be feared. In Japan, they are seen...
As monsters who intend to destroy humanity
As bit characters meant to support a main protagonist
As heroes who embody mecha fetishization
As villains who cannot be trusted
8
What is important to being a successful female
aidoru
group?
flexibility as a singer / model / actress
group conformity
quality of singing
individual peculiarity
9
The main character of
Densha Otoko
makes the viewer think...
that otaku can be made "normal"
that fan culture should be avoided
that otaku culture is not all bad
that otaku culture is deeply linked with perversion
10
This character likely is meant to entice the following target audience...
shōjo
aidoru
kodomo
shōnen
11
After the
hokōsha tengoku
was reopened, this was a major change.
It shifted from Sunday to Friday
Dealers were no longer allowed to sell goods
Cosplay was banned
People had to keep walking parade-style
12
What is
not
inside of this collab. between Murakami and Pharrell called
The Simple Things
?
lotion
cupcake
shampoo
Lays potato chips
13
The band
Psycho le Cemu
is an example of...
Visual Kei
Heavy Metal
Baby Metal
Vocaloid
14
These two films/shows were created by the
same
production studio.
Perfect Blue and Ghost in the Shell
Otaku no Video and Densha Otoko
Otaku no Video and Evangelion
Evangelion and Ghost in the Shell
15
Who is the artist who came up with the idea of
superflat
?
MIYAZAKI Tsutomu
MACHIDA Kumi
MURAKAMI Takashi
NARA Yoshitomo
16
Some of the themes in
Morning Musume
's
Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari
(2004) include...
fashion
unrequited love
bangs (maegami)
sex appeal
17
A word translated as "
pedestrian paradise
" where streets were closed to traffic for performers.
hokōsha tengoku
hokōsha otaku
ningen otaku
ningen tengoku
18
What themes might you find in a
josei
manga or anime?
high school romance
magical girls
infidelity
pregnancy
19
What were artists in the
Bye Bye Kitty!!! Exhibition
responding to?
Superflat and kawaii
Rampant commercialism
3/11 disaster
Fetishization of "Japan Cool"
20
What is the point in invoking
blackness
in Japanese music, according to Condry?
to rebel against income inequality
to provide a voice for Japanese minorities
to show solidarity with communities in the US
Cultural trend that rebelled against mainstream music
21
The "kei" in
visual kei
stands for...
style
rock
alternative
dress
22
What differs between male and female
idol groups
?
number of members
age of members
the entertainment firms representing them
musical themes
23
What is the
3/11 disaster
?
nuclear meltdown
tsunami
terrorist attack
earthquake
24
What is the term developed by Neil Cohn to describe the common features of all manga?
Japanese comic aesthetic
Japanese aesthetic language
Japanese visual language
Japanese visual code
25
Visual kei
contains a range of genres and styles. The two we focused on in class were...
Punk and Neo-gothic
Neo-gothic and Sci-fi/fantasy
Vocaloid and Electronic
Sci-fi/fantasy and Punk
26
This work by Murakami engages with the following themes:
a reflection on the danger of 3/11 disaster
atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Commercialism
anime and manga series he watched in childhood
27
An old-fashioned word meaning "you" referring to avid fans of anime, manga, idols, trains, etc.
aidoru
otoko
otaku
akihabara
28
According to Napier & Orbaugh, the word that most resembles the term "
ghost
" in meaning is...
spirit (kokoro)
soul (tamashii)
specter (obake)
personality (seikaku)
29
This term refers to a being with both organic and bio-mechatronic body parts.
humanoid
android
ghost
cyborg
30
What is true about
Hiropon
&
My Lonesome Cowboy
?
recalls popular anime & game characters
imitates PVC vinyl figurines
associations between otaku and perversion
sparked the interest of Kanye West
31
The manga that you see here is likely of this target audience.
shōnen
shōjo
josei
seinen
32
Which is
not
a theme of the
Bye Bye Kitty!!! exhibition
?
Bitter Reflection
Unquiet Dream
Threatened Nature
Critical Memory
33
What is one brand/person that
Murakami
did
not
collaborate with?
Louis Vuitton
Vans
Lady Gaga
Kanye West
34
This artwork by
ODANI Motohiko
is created from the skulls of the following animal.
Capybara
Tapir
Horse
Guinea pig
35
The artist that created this work titled "Too Young to Die" is named...
MURAKAMI Takashi
ODANI Motohiko
MIYAZAKI Hayao
NARA Yoshitomo
36
Moving your hands in a choreographed way to music is called...
para para
pon pon
waku waku
doki doki
37
This word means "child" in Japanese, and refers to manga intended for this young audience.
kawaii
shōnen
kodomo
shōjo
38
What is the difference between the words
shōjo
and
josei
?
former is for children, the latter for young boys
former is for young girls, the latter for young boys
former is for young girls, the latter for women
former is for young boys, the latter for young girls
39
What is
not
something that
Murakami
is consciously trying to engage?
Indigenous modes of Japanese art
Western art
Japanese postwar history
Commercialism
40
Murakami
's painting titled
Milk
(1998) recalls...
Ogata Korin's painting of Irises
Special effects in anime and manga
Kano Sansetsu's painting of an Old Plum
The style of NARA Yoshitomo
41
Akihabara
has early roots as a...
shelter for those suffering during firebombs in WWII
mecca for WWII vets who were engineers and radio technicians
center for fashion and department stores
fish market
42
Hello Kitty
is an example of...
kawaii
mascot culture
kodomo manga
superflat
43
What is the goal of
Otaku no Video
?
A documentary about fan culture
A satire of otaku culture by those living it
A warning about the dangers of otaku
A fictional story about American conventions
44
The music video PonPonPon by
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
is inspired in part by...
kodomo
superflat
kawaii
visual kei
45
Condry's essay on Japanese rap and hip-hop discusses
blackness
in terms of...
US/Japan collaboration
a transnational aesthetic
musical inspiration
cultural appropriation
46
What is
not
a major theme of
Ghost in the Shell
Transcending the human
Reaffirming Kusanagi's humanity
Cyborg reproduction
The possibility of cyborg subjectivity
47
These characters look like they might appeal to the following audience.
josei
shōnen
shōjo
seinen
48
An aesthetic that refers to things that are "cute" and "adorable" w/ feminine connotations
kodomo
kawaii
visual kei
superflat
49
Manga that is targeted towards men aged 18 to 30 and features mature, violent, or sexual themes
josei
seinen
shōjo
shōnen
50
Otaku panic
refers to distrust of the otaku community after...
A scarcity of anime and objects caused riots in the 1980s
The Akihabara Massacre in the mid 2000's
Murders by Miyazaki Tsutomu in the late 1980's
The sarin gas attacks by Aum Shinrikyo on the Tokyo subway
