It’s no secret that anime is one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. In fact, it has been estimated that there are over 100 million people watching anime right now! Whether you’re a newbie or an old pro at this, here are some crazy facts about your favorite anime series.
Note Is a Rip Off
A manga called “The Miraculous Notebook or Fushigi an Techou” was released in the year 1973 that centered around a middle aged worker who comes across a note that can take the life of people when their name is written on it. note manga was released in 2003.
Could this be a coincidence? or could it be that Note’s author knew about Fushigi an Techou?
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Call Yato The Delivery God
The anime series Noragami featured a stray god who does odd jobs for survival. He used to leave his number everywhere so he could get customers, and guess what, they actually made it so you can call that number and talk to Yato! It was only available in Japan back when the anime was released. It is no longer operational now, but it was a thing back then.
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Note Is Banned in China
Note is banned in China because it inspired students to alter notebooks to resemble Notes and write the names of teachers they hated in the books.
Ichiraku Is a Real Place
Naruto’s favorite ramen shop “Ichiraku” is a real place.
Ichiraku is a real ramen shop in Kyushu, which is near the university that Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto went to. He loved it so much he included it in his stories.
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Haikyuu Was Created to Make Volleyball Popular
Haikyuu!! creator Haruichi Furudate said in a 2014 interview that he wanted to get people to see that volleyball was fun and cool! He achieved his goal, with high school students enrolling in volleyball clubs noticeably increasing after Haikyuu!! aired.
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Bleach Almost Didn’t Happen
Did you know that the popular Bleach anime almost didn’t make it into the Shounen Jump magazine when it was originally pitched?
Bleach creator Tite Kubo submitted his supernatural series to the publisher, but they rejected it. This understandably discouraged Kubo. However, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama penned a letter to Kubo suggesting he continue his work on Bleach.
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Adult Authors
Did you know many authors are artists who made popular anime right now actually started as artists of mature content? For example, the author of Food Wars was once a professional artist of mature content!
Anime Production Can Be Very Expensive!
You might have heard about this anime fact before but did you know that it costs around $100,000 to $200,000 to make a single anime episode!? Think about how much it will actually cost to make an entire season!
Voice Recorded in Outer Space
The space themed anime “Space Brothers” includes a voice actor that recorded in outer space.
For the 31st episode of the anime series Space Brothers, real life astronaut Akihiko Hoshide made a guest appearance on the show and actually recoded his part aboard the International Space Station ( ISS ).
Origin of The “Bleach” Anime
The creator of Bleach has a reason for naming the anime Bleach. Kubo, the creator of Bleach, stated two reasons why he named this anime Bleach.
Firstly, because we bleach our clothes to remove stains and to whiten them, similarly to how soul reapers cleanse or bleach souls. Secondly, it was a Nirvana album’s name, which is one of Kubo’s favorite.
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Code Geass Loves Pizza
There is a reason why everyone in Code Geass loves pizza.
Code Geass was sponsored by Pizza Hut and also ran a massive ad campaign for them, it was evident that pizza hut also used anime for advertising as much as possible.
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The First Anime to Win an Academy Award
Spirited away was the first anime film to be nominated and win an academy award.
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature usually doesn’t stray away from Disney and Pixar movies, but in 2003, the anime movie Spirited Away won Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. However, Hayao Miyazaki, the director of the movie, didn’t attend the ceremony because of his opposition to the Iraq war.
22 Voice Actresses
Eucliwood the nether regionscyth from Is This a Zombie? has 22 voice actresses in 22 episodes. The character herself is mostly mute. However, all her speaking lines are all imagined by the protagonist, resulting in different voices for each fantasy.
Longest Running Anime with Over 7000 Episodes
Sazae-san has over 7500 episodes, but each is only about six minutes long. Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi has over 1400 episodes of about 25 minutes each.
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Attack On Titan City
Attack On Titan is based on a city named “Nordlingen” in Germany.
Hinata Confesses To Naruto
It took 386 episodes into Naruto Shippuden for Hinata to confess her feelings for Naruto.
Bleach’s Main Protagonist
According to Tite Kubo, Rukia was supposed to be the main character of Bleach.
Passed Out During SS4 Transformation
During Goku’s Super Saiyan 4 transformation, English voice actor Sean Schemmel yelled so hard that he passed out during the recording booth.
Kaneki’s White Hair Transformation
The sudden whitening of Ken Kaneki’s hair caused by mistreatment is a condition known as Marie Antoinette Syndrome.
Naruto’s Crazy Fillers
Naruto Shippuden has 202 filler episodes. That is more episodes than the entire Hunter x Hunter anime series.
Muzan Is Immortal **Almost**
Muzan have 7 heart and 5 brains that can travel throughout his body and Muzan can’t be took the life of no matter what except for sunlight.
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The Massacre Of The Uchiha Clan
Itachi forced Sasuke to watch their parents lose one’s life 518,400 times using Genjutsu!
Erased Opening
The popular anime Erased opening was recorded nearly 10 years before the release of the anime.
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Note’s Ownership
If you lose the Note or if someone stole it from you, you will lose its ownership unless you retrieve it within 490 days.
Of Going Merry’s
According to Oda, Drawing the Going Merry’s brought him to the point of tears. And fans of the popular One Piece anime felt the same, it was voted as one of the saddest scenes in the anime on par with Ace’s .
The Armored Titan’s Inspiration
The popular WWE star Brock Lesnar inspired the Armored titan.
Kakashi’s Achievement
Kakashi is the youngest student to graduate from the ninja academy.
Longest Anime Fight
The fight between Goku and Frieza in Dragonball is the longest anime fight in anime history.
The Inspiration Behind Makashima Shogo
Makashima Shogo of Psycho-Pass is based on the award winning performance of the late Heath Ledger’s Joker in the Dark Knight.
Sasuke vs The Five Kage’s
Sasuke was only 16 years old when he fought the five kage’s head on!
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