Anime garage kits are a popular hobby among anime enthusiasts. This quiz will test your knowledge on the history, creation, and specific characters known in the anime garage kit community. Let's see how well you know your garage kits!
1. Where did the term 'garage kit' originate?
Hobby clubs using school workshops
Professional companies in factories
Amateur hobbyists using garages
Artists in commercial studios
2. What is a common feature of Japanese garage kits?
Made from metal parts
Sold completely painted
Typically sold already assembled
Packed with instructions
3. Which event is closely associated with garage kits in Japan?
Comic-Con
Wonder Festival
Anime Expo
Winter Comiket
4. Who is considered a major influence in the development of bishoujo figures?
Shunya Yamashita
Sailor Moon creators
Hajime Sorayama
Yoshiyuki Takani
5. Which of the following companies is known for making garage kits?
Kotobukiya
Kaiyodo
Bandai
Volks
6. What materials are typically used in garage kits?
Ceramic pieces
Resin cast parts
Metal components
Glass structures
7. Which series contributed to the popularity of fantasy-themed figures in Japan?
Record of Lodoss War
Astro Boy World
Black Sun Elite
Cathode Ray
8. Which tool is ideally used for painting garage kits?
Airbrush
Regular pencil
Chalk pastel
Spray paint
9. What distinguishes garage kits from mass-produced kits?
Unassembled parts
Cheaper materials
Limited production
Less detailed models
10. Volks is renowned in what industry?
Airsoft guns
Scale modeling
Digital design
Animation studios
11. What technique, besides airbrushing, can be used to paint garage kits?
Regular brush
Finger painting
Sponge dabbing
Silk screening
12. How are most garage kits sold?
Fully assembled
In soft clay
In parts for assembly
As digital downloads
13. Which painting technique was influential in garage kit artwork?
Impressionism
Baroque painting
Cubist painting
Japanese painting
14. Which series is known for inspiring young model makers?
Naruto series
Ultraman series
Fullmetal Alchemist
Mobile Suit Gundam
15. When did Dungeons & Dragons influence garage kits in Japan?