15 Animes, 120 Seconds - Canada Eh edition

Results as of Sept 7, 2010
Average - 4.482

Hopefully, this will tell you what this video is aboot, eh. This is a celebration of Canada Day, eh. Thought I'd put this up for you guys eh.

SPORCLE LINK:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/kirant/Canada_Eh

Stats as of July 13, 2010, eh.
Current Average - 5.405/15

DISCLAIMER - I made none of the videos myself, eh. They all belong to their prospective companies, eh. I'm not making this for profit, eh.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
This is a quiz eh. I'll show you 15 Anime Openings (Each have a "Canadian" reference in the anime) in the span of 120 seconds, and you try to name all of them eh. The openings are listed in chronological order, then by name in the same year eh.

INSTRUCTIONS:
- Keep thinking I'll say eh
- Play the video eh.
- Try to name each anime in order (as they are listed that way) eh.
- Check your answers below once you've got a name for each/give up eh
- If you want, post how you did (I'll routinely update the results) and provide feedback eh. I'll take constructive criticism seriously eh. If you flame and write "That suxxors", I'll ignore it eh.

*** ANSWERS - READ AFTER [(#) [anime] (year) - [Canadian Connection]]***
1) Getter Robo (1974) - Team Canada, which consists of Sam and Bob Hosner
2) Wakakusa no Charlotte (1977) - Set in Quebec, Canada
3) Anne of Green Gables (1979) - Based on a Canadian novel, set in Prince Edwards Island, Canada
4) Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) - Amuro Ray was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
5) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) - Test pilot Christina Mackenzie is Canadian
6) Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989) - Jody Rockwell, a recurring character, is Canadian
7) Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994) - Andrew Graham (Pilot of the Lumber/Grizzly Gundam) is a pilot for Neo-Canada
8) Night Warriors: Darkstalker's Revenge (1997) - The Canadian "creature" the Sasquach (a character in the game) has a cameo apperance
9) Medabots (1999) - Tom and his Medabot, Snowbro, poke fun at Canadian stereotypes
10) Kinnikuman II (AKA Ultimate Muscle) (2002) - Canadianman/Manitoban is a recurring character.
11) Wacky Science Fiction Series Wandaba Style (2002) - Susumu's father lives in Canada
12) Cromartie High School (2003) - Named after popular Montreal Expos player Warren Cromartie
13) Ginban Kaleidoscope (2005) - Pete Pumps, a Canadian stunt pilot, is a main character. In addition, the preliminary stage takes place in Montreal, Quebec.
14) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) - Ryoko Asakura "left for Canada"
15) Sketchbook ~full color'S - Kate, a supporting character, is Canadian.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• 15
• anime
• 120
• seconds
• canada
• eh

[KingMeglion]

10/15, didn't even recognize the five I missed. Cool list though - Team Canada in Getter Robo Go is pretty badass.

[kirant]

@KingMeglion - Taking full blasts straight on (that can destroy entire sections of forests) is badass beyond belief.

[ZhilTP911]

10/15

Interesting theme

[kirant]

@ZhilTP911 - I'm a patriotic Canadian :)

[andrewsallee]

1. Getter Robo 2. ? 3. ? 4. Gundam 5. Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket 6. ? 7. G-Gundam 8. Darkstalkers 9. Medabots 10. Ultimate Muscle 11. ? 12. ? 13. ? 14. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 15. ? 8/15 for me. I failed.

[kirant]

@andrewsallee - Don't worry. I had to go REALLY out of my way to get 15 Canadian ones. (See: Darkstalkers. I'm really stretching it there)

[TheDarkLuchia]

@pokekop OMG me too! Lol, we fail together!

[pokekop]

1/15 I only knew Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya...

[bbhoodmel]

Great compilation! but you forgor "Kaze no shojo Emily"(taking place in Canada), Kaleido Star (they meet acrobats in Vancouver) and "Konnichiwa Anne" (prequel of Anne of Green Gables) :-)

[Fetch26291]

@ras144 Well, that is where Anne of Green Gables is from, after all.

[JT5718x]

watch?v=dDBeKbZE3Go

go to 6 minutes for the canadian bit of medabots

[ras144]

Anne looks like Prince Edwards Island, it's cute!!! >W<

[setsunafseieiGN0000]

6/15. I've never even heard of the ones I missed. For the record, I got Getter Robo, Haruhi, and the various Gundams.