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Did You Know Anime #8 answers

November 1, 2026. All seven Ladder questions with answers, plus the Who's That Anime? puzzle.

The Ladder

1. Rung 1 · Easy

   In Spirited Away, what new name does Yubaba give Chihiro?

   Answer: Sen

   Did you know? Yubaba takes most of her name in the work contract, leaving only 千 (Sen). More facts

2. Rung 2 · Easy

   What is the name of Bulma and Vegeta's son?

   Answer: Trunks

   Did you know? Bulma's whole family is named after underwear. Even "Bulma" comes from "bloomers". More facts

3. Rung 3 · Medium

   Who created the Kamehameha technique in Dragon Ball?

   Answer: Master Roshi

   Did you know? Roshi spent decades perfecting it. Young Goku copied it after seeing it only once. More facts

4. Rung 4 · Medium

   Enmu, the demon of the Mugen Train, holds which rank in the Twelve Kizuki?

   Answer: Lower Rank One

   Did you know? Enmu is the only Lower Rank that Muzan spares when he purges the others. More facts

5. Rung 5 · Hard

   Who provides Uta's singing voice in One Piece Film: Red?

   Answer: Ado

   Did you know? Ado sang all of Uta's songs while Kaori Nazuka did her speaking voice. More facts

6. Rung 6 · Hard

   Who directed the first season of the Attack on Titan anime?

   Answer: Tetsurō Araki

   Did you know? Araki, who also directed the Death Note anime, led season 1 and was chief director for seasons 2–3. More facts

7. Rung 7 · Legend

   Who composed and sang Spirited Away's ending song, "Always With Me"?

   Answer: Youmi Kimura

   Did you know? Kimura and lyricist Wakako Kaku first wrote it for a scrapped Miyazaki project before he used it to close Spirited Away. More facts

Who's That Anime?

The answer was Neon Genesis Evangelion.

1. Its ending theme is a version of 'Fly Me to the Moon', sung by Claire Littley and members of the cast.
2. A 1995 Gainax and Tatsunoko series; its director conceived it as a metaphor for his depression.
3. Its controversial final two episodes were remade as a 1997 feature film.
4. In the fortified city Tokyo-3, teenagers pilot giant machines against mysterious beings called Angels.
5. A teenage boy is pressured by his estranged father, director of Nerv, into piloting Unit-01.

Did you know? Fifteen years after release, its opening 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis' won a JASRAC award for royalties from karaoke and pachinko.

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