How to choose an anime quiz

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Whether a quiz result “fits”
depends on what it measures.

There are many anime quizzes, and similar names hide different methods. This page covers what to look at when choosing one, how to answer, and how to read the result, using the Anime Type Quiz as the example. The numbers were measured on this site.

Two kinds of anime quiz

• Quizzes that assign a type. You answer questions and get your “anime taste type” or a character. The result is a category.
• Quizzes that recommend shows. From your taste they name what to watch. The result is a title.

The Anime Type Quiz gives both at once: a type on six axes (for example RDCP-VM), and then one destined anime and two runners-up from its database.

Four things to check when choosing an anime quiz

1. Does it say what it measures?

“You are this type” means little if you cannot see the basis. The Anime Type Quiz measures six axes: world, aftertaste, structure and pace, sub-taste, visuals vs story, and viewing style. Each is explained on the six axes.

2. Can you see why you got your result?

Each letter of the type code shows which side of an axis you leaned to. The result screen shows how far you leaned on each axis and a match percentage for each anime, computed from the same measure used to rank them (why 80% was beating 82% explains how).

3. How many anime does it choose from?

The quiz chooses from 6,074 anime. It started from 16,177 entries and dropped those with too few review words to place on the axes. The criteria, and the resulting bias (90.5% from 2000 or later), are in the article on the database.

4. Where do your answers go?

The Anime Type Quiz computes your answers only on your device and does not send them to a server. See the privacy policy.

How to answer

• Go with your gut. For questions you hesitate on, “somewhat” is enough.
• Avoid answering “neither” again and again. If everything is in the middle, the axes cannot point anywhere and the result blurs.
• Start with 12, continue if you like. Twelve questions (about 30 seconds) give your type and destined anime. Continuing extends to up to 50 questions and also weighs picture quality and era, plus likes such as romance, horror or isekai.
• Mark shows you have seen. The next best one takes its place.
• Switch the era on the result screen. Any era, 2010 or later, or 2018 or later.

Reading the result: the type is stable, the anime moves

How much the result changes between 12 and 50 questions was measured with 1,000 simulated respondents (how much changes when the quiz is cut to 12 questions).

• The type is mostly right even when short. Letter by letter, more than 90% land on the same side even with moderately noisy answers.
• The destined anime moves as questions are added. The anime picked at 12 questions is still first at 50 for only 1 in 5 to 8 people. Choosing one out of 6,000 means small differences in input reorder the top.

If you only want your type, 12 questions are enough. For a better pick, keep going: 50 questions get about 1.7 to 1.9 times closer to your “true” taste.

What a quiz can and cannot tell you

• It can tell: the tendency of your taste, and anime close to it.
• It cannot tell: whether you will enjoy a given anime. It measures closeness between taste and work.
• It is biased: the database leans toward newer and widely discussed anime, so older or less discussed titles come up less.
• Taste changes: today’s result may not be next year’s.

FAQ

Is the anime quiz free? How many questions are there?

The Anime Type Quiz is free. The first 12 questions (about 30 seconds) give you your type and your destined anime. Keep answering and it extends to up to 50 questions. All are multiple choice.

Is the anime quiz accurate?

It depends what “accurate” means. Your type is fairly stable even with 12 questions: with simulated respondents, more than 90% landed on the same side letter by letter. Your destined anime moves as you add questions: the anime picked after 12 questions is still first after 50 for only 1 in 5 to 8 people. The quiz measures how close an anime is to your taste, not whether you will enjoy it.

Are my answers or results saved anywhere?

No. Your answers are computed only on your device and are not sent to a server.

Will I get the same result every time?

Your type tends to be stable, but your destined anime changes with how you answer, the era setting and the genres you choose. Mark an anime as watched and the next best one replaces it.

Does it pick older anime?

Less often. 90.5% of the anime in the database are from 2000 or later, and it leans toward newer and widely discussed titles. On the result screen you can choose any era, 2010 or later, or 2018 or later.

Take the Anime Type Quiz (free, 1 minute)About this quiz

Read next: the six axes / all 64 types / guide home

The quiz’s anime titles appear in English where an English title could be matched; otherwise in Japanese.