OTAK/General anime, manga and game knowledge

[bhl88]

Summary of the test: "It is no exaggeration to say that this new century will become the age of the otaku. That's right, it's time for us all [otakus] to stand up. The first thing that is necessary is for us [otakus] to acquire pure, correct and beautiful knowledge of our field, for us to become Otaku Elite."

All about the test:
Quoted by someone who took the test (Note: I haven't taken the test):

I do warn you that A) it is entirely in Japanese (but it is not too hard) and B) and much more importantly the pass rate is 6.59 percent. Out of 1107 people only 73 made it!

However if you pass you get a certificate to show your friends (if applicable!) + you can sleep knowing your hobby is validated.

Well I just did the exam and it is bloody hard, the questions on comiket are surreal. I have been a couple of times but the level of knowledge is hardcore. I did OK on the otaku language, history of manga and games but I far from passed overall.

Here is the link to the home game section. (page 4)

Even if you don't speak Japanese try putting all the consoles on the time line. (Not hard but you gotta be careful of the dates (I made a mistake in the NEC line))

Oh and while there check out the Comiket section - that is hardcore! Even passing the exam does not give you the ultimate reward, you also have to work in the industry in some fashion to be an "otaku elite"!

Post all knowledge here (you may also post questionnaires and someone may answer them or.... post both...) [all about anime, manga, games, Comiket, cosplay, etc.]:

Anyway I'll start:
Comiket
Otaku vocabulary (expand this)
http://bangin.wordpress.com/

Questions (console, year and history [more likely also the commercials of the games need to be memorized... the name and what they say... etc. etc.]):


Ans (think I'm gonna fail this in one shot... T_T):

G2- PlayStation
G7- PlayStation Portable
C3 - looks like R.O.B...
G3 - PlayStation One
M1- Nintendo GameCube
M3 - PlayStation
M5 - XBox
L7 - Nintendo 64
H3 - looks like XBox 360 or something
F3 and F4- Game Boy and Game Boy Advance...
F5 - Game Boy foldable? oh wait Game Boy Lite?
F6 - Nintendo DS
F7 - XBox Controller
C6 - looks like a FamiCom
G1 - Nintendo Wii

Oh heck... give up... though I do like to take the test...

Answers:
A1: SEGA Master System.
A2: SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis. First model.
A3: SEGA Game Gear.
A4: SEGA Super 32X / Mega Drive 32X / 32X.
A5: SEGA Mega Jet.
A6: SEGA / Victor Wondermega. First model, motorized lid.
A7: SEGA Saturn. Japanese first model. Oval buttons.
B1: SEGA Saturn. Japanese second model. Round buttons.
B2: Hitachi Hi Saturn.
B3: SEGA Saturn controller. First model.
B4: SEGA Dreamcast. NTSC version.
B5: SEGA Dreamcast controller. NTSC version.
B6: SEGA Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit.
B7: Nintendo single screen Game&Watch.
C1: Nintendo Entertaiment System.
C2: PAX / Mattel Electronics POWERGLOVE.
C3: Nintendo ROB.
C4: Nintendo Entertaiment System Jr. / Family Computer AV.
C5: Nintendo NES JR / FC AV controller.
C6: Nintendo Family Computer.
C7: Nintendo Family Computer controller. Second version, round buttons.
D1: Nintendo Family Computer Disk System.
D2: Nintendo FC DS floppy disk.
D3: Nintendo FC DS logo: Mr. Disk.
D4: Sharp Famicom Twin. Red, first model.
D5: Sharp Famicom Twin. Black, second model.
D6: Nintendo Super Nintendo (EUR) / Super Famicom.
D7: Nintendo Super Nintendo (EUR) / Super Famicom controller.
E1: Nintendo Super Nintendo (USA).
E2: Nintendo Game Boy (DMG-001).
E3: Nintendo 64.
E4: Nintendo 64 Disk Drive.
E5: Nintendo 64 controller.
E6: Nintendo Virtual Boy.
E7: Nintendo Game Cube (JAP), spicy model. No HD AV port.
F1: Nintendo Game Cube (JAP) spicy controller.
F2: Panasonic Q.
F3: Nintendo Game Boy Color.
F4: Nintendo Game Boy Advance.
F5: Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP.
F6: Nintendo DS.
F7: Nintendo China iQue Player.
G1: Nintendo Wii.
G2: Sony Playstation.
G3: Sony PSOne.
G4: Sony Playstation PocketStation.
G5: Sony Playstation 2.
G6: Sony PSX multimedia center.
G7: Sony Playstation Portable.
H1: Sony Playstation 3.
H2: Sony Playstation 3.
H3: Microsoft Xbox.
H4: Microsoft Xbox 360.
H5: Microsoft Xbox 360 controller.
H6: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine. First model, RF output, white.
H7: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine CDROM2 SCSI CD drive.
I1: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue HU Card.
I2: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine GT / Turbo Express (USA / EUR).
I3: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine Super CDROM2 add-on.
I4: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine Shuttle.
I5: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue Supergraphx.
I6: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine DUO / TurboDuo (USA / EUR).
I7: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine DUO-R.
J1: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC-FX.
J2: SNK Neo Geo AES.
J3: Dance Dance Revolution mat.
J4: SNK Neo Geo CDZ.
J5: SNK Neo Geo Pocket.
J6: Panasonic REAL 3DO FZ-1 Interactive System.
J7: Panasonic REAL 3DO FZ-2 Interactive System.
K1: Goldstar REAL 3DO Interactive System.
K2: Atari Linx.
K3: Bandai Wonderswan.
K4: Gamepark Holdings Gp32.
K5: Magnavox Oddisey?
K6: No idea, perhaps some MSX computer?
K7: Bandai Playdia.
L1: Bandai / Apple Pippin.
L2: Fujitsu FM Towns Marty.
L3: NEC / Piooner Laseractive.
L4: Amiga CD32.
L5: Atari Jaguar.
L6: Super Nintendo logo.
L7: Nintendo 64 logo.
M1: Nintendo Gamecube logo.
M2: Panasonic Q logo.
M3: Playstation logo.
M4: Neo Geo CD logo.
M5: Xbox 360 logo.

The test has ended in 2006, but there's a test equivalent to this test: the Anime Kentai or the Aniken.

Mangaken is for being a professional mangaka. (which will ask you to draw some things for specific problems).

Meidoken is for maids and lolita. (Actually it's more of a maid test on how to be a proper maid).




The Otaku Enyclopedia


(Comparing the size of The Otaku Encyclopedia and the Gamer's Edition of Guinness World Book of Records)


(Comparing the size of the Otaku Encyclopedia, Izumi Konata and Nipponia: Akihabara)

Description: Are you an otaku? Do you have otaku friends you can’t relate to? Then let The Otaku Encyclopedia expand your knowledge of the fascinating subculture of Cool Japan. This definitive guide introduces the world of Japan’s anime nerds, game geeks, and pop-idol fanboys, with over 600 terms that any fan of Japanese pop culture simply must know. Moe, doujinshi, cosplay, and most importantly otaku itself, are clearly explained in a fun yet informative way by a self-confessed otaku who has spent years researching the otaku heartland.

Scattered among the encyclopedic entries are interviews with key otaku like artist Takashi Murakami, otaku expert Okada Toshio, J-pop idol Shoko Nakagawa, and many others entrenched in the world of maid cafes, street-idols, and figure collecting. An essential A-to-Z of otaku culture not to be missed.

Ref:
Main Page
Danny Choo
For an early grab for the encyclopedia
Akibablog

[Zenemis]

H1 - Playstation 3
H2 - Playstation 3
H3 - XBox
H4 - XBox 360
G5 - Playstation 2
F7 - Dreamcast Controller
F1 - Gamecube Controller
F2 - This seriously looks like a Shuttle PC.
E7 - Gamecube
E6 - Virtual Boy?
E5 - N64 Controller
E2 - Gameboy
E1 - North American SNES
D7 - "Famicom" SNES controller.
D6 - "Famicom" SNES.
D2 - 3 1/2" Floppy?
C3 - Nintendo R.O.B
C2 - It's so bad.
C1 - NES
B1 - Dreamcast?
A2 - Game Gear.

[bhl88]

Looks like a.... robotic hand or something...

R.O.B. made his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Ask Otacon (Snake's partner via codec).

[andoba]

A1: SEGA Master System.
A2: SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis. First model.
A3: SEGA Game Gear.
A4: SEGA Super 32X / Mega Drive 32X / 32X.
A5: SEGA Mega Jet.
A6: SEGA / Victor Wondermega. First model, motorized lid.
A7: SEGA Saturn. Japanese first model. Oval buttons.
B1: SEGA Saturn. Japanese second model. Round buttons.
B2: Hitachi Hi Saturn.
B3: SEGA Saturn controller. First model.
B4: SEGA Dreamcast. NTSC version.
B5: SEGA Dreamcast controller. NTSC version.
B6: SEGA Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit.
B7: Nintendo single screen Game&Watch.
C1: Nintendo Entertaiment System.
C2: PAX / Mattel Electronics POWERGLOVE.
C3: Nintendo ROB.
C4: Nintendo Entertaiment System Jr. / Family Computer AV.
C5: Nintendo NES JR / FC AV controller.
C6: Nintendo Family Computer.
C7: Nintendo Family Computer controller. Second version, round buttons.
D1: Nintendo Family Computer Disk System.
D2: Nintendo FC DS floppy disk.
D3: Nintendo FC DS logo: Mr. Disk.
D4: Sharp Famicom Twin. Red, first model.
D5: Sharp Famicom Twin. Black, second model.
D6: Nintendo Super Nintendo (EUR) / Super Famicom.
D7: Nintendo Super Nintendo (EUR) / Super Famicom controller.
E1: Nintendo Super Nintendo (USA).
E2: Nintendo Game Boy (DMG-001).
E3: Nintendo 64.
E4: Nintendo 64 Disk Drive.
E5: Nintendo 64 controller.
E6: Nintendo Virtual Boy.
E7: Nintendo Game Cube (JAP), spicy model. No HD AV port.
F1: Nintendo Game Cube (JAP) spicy controller.
F2: Panasonic Q.
F3: Nintendo Game Boy Color.
F4: Nintendo Game Boy Advance.
F5: Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP.
F6: Nintendo DS.
F7: Nintendo China iQue Player.
G1: Nintendo Wii.
G2: Sony Playstation.
G3: Sony PSOne.
G4: Sony Playstation PocketStation.
G5: Sony Playstation 2.
G6: Sony PSX multimedia center.
G7: Sony Playstation Portable.
H1: Sony Playstation 3.
H2: Sony Playstation 3.
H3: Microsoft Xbox.
H4: Microsoft Xbox 360.
H5: Microsoft Xbox 360 controller.
H6: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine. First model, RF output, white.
H7: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine CDROM2 SCSI CD drive.
I1: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue HU Card.
I2: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine GT / Turbo Express (USA / EUR).
I3: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine Super CDROM2 add-on.
I4: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine Shuttle.
I5: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue Supergraphx.
I6: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine DUO / TurboDuo (USA / EUR).
I7: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC Engine DUO-R.
J1: Hudson Soft / NEC Avenue PC-FX.
J2: SNK Neo Geo AES.
J3: Dance Dance Revolution mat.
J4: SNK Neo Geo CDZ.
J5: SNK Neo Geo Pocket.
J6: Panasonic REAL 3DO FZ-1 Interactive System.
J7: Panasonic REAL 3DO FZ-2 Interactive System.
K1: Goldstar REAL 3DO Interactive System.
K2: Atari Linx.
K3: Bandai Wonderswan.
K4: Gamepark Holdings Gp32.
K5: Magnavox Oddisey?
K6: No idea, perhaps some MSX computer?
K7: Bandai Playdia.
L1: Bandai / Apple Pippin.
L2: Fujitsu FM Towns Marty.
L3: NEC / Piooner Laseractive.
L4: Amiga CD32.
L5: Atari Jaguar.
L6: Super Nintendo logo.
L7: Nintendo 64 logo.
M1: Nintendo Gamecube logo.
M2: Panasonic Q logo.
M3: Playstation logo.
M4: Neo Geo CD logo.
M5: Xbox 360 logo.


Cheers.

[bhl88]

lol expert XD I could use more questions.... anyone? We need more knowledge.... and more know-how....