Anime Trivia [Please read 1st post before posting questions]

[CliffD]

OK, seeing as how it appears noone else is going to answer this...

1. Country Road(s), originally (I believe) by John Denver. Sung numerous times throughout "Mimi o Sumaseba", commonly known as "Whisper of the Heart". Two Japanese versions are used in the movie- a fairly literal translation of the lyrics, and a joking translation entitled "Concrete Road", sung by the seiyuu for several of the main characters. Generally useless trivia, Olivia Newton John sings the version at the beginning of the movie, which confused the hell out of us when we first got a fansub tape of this movie- we knew it was really new, but thought somehow we'd gotten an English dub of the movie

2. The Rose, sung or at least popularized by Bette Midler. An exceptionally beautiful Japanese rendition of this song appears at the end of "Omoide Poroporo", commonly known as "Only Yesterday", sung by Miyako Harumi if my research is correct.

Truth told, I don't off the top of my head know what the third is- I'd definitely like you to tell us what it is, CliffD.

Ashyukun, you've got two of them on all points. As for the third, it was a song near the end of My Neighbors the Yamadas, called "Que Sera Sera," sung in Japanese by several cast members of the film. Now I don't know for certain if "Que Sera Sera" (Yes, that's the English title) made it onto any pop charts in the US (definitely before my time, possibly before my PARENTS time), but it IS a very famous piece of music to fans of Alfred Hitchcock; Doris Day sang this song in one of the pivotal scenes of the second version of The Man Who Knew Too Much (the one with Jimmy Stewart, not Peter Lorre).

Let's see if I can't come up with one someone new can answer.

In <i>City Hunter</i>, Umibozu is pretty much fearless and unfazed by anything that gets thrown at him- with one noteable exception (actually, technically there are to, I'm looking for the physical one). What is that exception?

I'm not going to answer this one, although I THINK I know what the exception is.

[Hitori]

Let's see if I can't come up with one someone new can answer.

In <i>City Hunter</i>, Umibozu is pretty much fearless and unfazed by anything that gets thrown at him- with one noteable exception (actually, technically there are to, I'm looking for the physical one). What is that exception?

I'm not going to answer this one, although I THINK I know what the exception is.

*proxy for Ashyukun*
I was asked to see if anyone got the answer yet. (while Ashyukun was out)
And to give them a yes or no for their answer to the question.

And it looks like CliffD might have the answer but is giving other people a chance for the time being.

Does anyone else want to give it a shot?

Let's see if I can't come up with one someone new can answer.

In <i>City Hunter</i>, Umibozu is pretty much fearless and unfazed by anything that gets thrown at him- with one noteable exception (actually, technically there are to, I'm looking for the physical one). What is that exception?

[CliffD]

Let's see if I can't come up with one someone new can answer.

In <i>City Hunter</i>, Umibozu is pretty much fearless and unfazed by anything that gets thrown at him- with one noteable exception (actually, technically there are to, I'm looking for the physical one). What is that exception?

And it looks like CliffD might have the answer but is giving other people a chance for the time being.

Does anyone else want to give it a shot?

I THOUGHT I knew the answer, but I don't -- sorry. Didn't want the thread to vanish.

Anyone who has the answer, Post Away!

[Ashyukun]

Hmmm. I would have figured that would have been a decently easy one. Umibozu has a rather overriding fear of cats- from full-sized ones to tiny little kittens.

Hmm. New question.

In <i>Mimi o Sumaseba</i> (<i>Whispers of the Heart</i>), the cat that Shizuko follows that starts much of her adventures is known by many names- what is the name that he is called most commonly (that given by Seiji and his family)?

[CliffD]

Hmm. New question.

In <i>Mimi o Sumaseba</i> (<i>Whispers of the Heart</i>), the cat that Shizuko follows that starts much of her adventures is known by many names- what is the name that he is called most commonly (that given by Seiji and his family)?

To quote Ashyukun from a couple of days ago, "I can answer this far too quickly and easily, so I'll pass on this one for now." If there is another Ghibli fanatic out there, I will let him/her take this one.

[Jim Hawkings21122]

was it baron von jis-some thing i think it had some thing to do with a cat , i'm not sure since i haven't watched it in a while

[Keaton]

why did you guys start over on my trivia topic?!?

[Warpwind]

why did you guys start over on my trivia topic?!?

Unfortunetly too many people were spaming it and the mods moved it to the way off topic forums

Hmm. New question.

In Mimi o Sumaseba (Whispers of the Heart), the cat that Shizuko follows that starts much of her adventures is known by many names- what is the name that he is called most commonly (that given by Seiji and his family)?

and I have no idea what the answer to the current question is...

[Ashyukun]

was it baron von jis-some thing i think it had some thing to do with a cat , i'm not sure since i haven't watched it in a while

The Baron is indeed an important part of the movie, but given in real life it's a figuring/statue, it's not the neko I'm referring to. I'm looking for the name of the fat, semi-stray neko that she met riding the subway...

[Jim Hawkings21122]

can i guess again if no one else is i Know the answer.