Welcome to the inaugural edition of Crunchyroll News Puzzles , a weekly collection of themed anime puzzles designed to test and expand your knowledge of all things anime! Every Monday brings you a new set of challenges to jumpstart your week, and it all kicks off with our four core games below, including anime crosswords. PUZZLE DIRECTORY Mini Crossword Crossword Shot Caller Quizzes Beginner's Guide Weekly Anime News Quiz Have you been paying attention to the last week on Crunchyroll News? Test your in-the-now know-how with this quiz! An Oldie but a Goodie The One Piece anime celebrated its 25th anniversary in October last year. Can you keep your head above water and claim the ultimate treasure in this series-spanning quiz? Beginner's Guide If you lack experience in solving crossword puzzles and don't have telepathic powers, here are a few fundamentals to get you started! What is the Crunchyroll News Crossword? The Crunchyroll News Crossword is a 10×10 American-style grid, largely inspired by The New York Times and The Daily Beast and populated with all manner of anime-related words and clues — titles, tropes, characters, theme songs, you name it! The goal is to use the provided clues to fill in every available square, A bite-sized 5×5 version is also available as a warmup for the main version, a beginner course for amateur solvers or an idle time passer. How do I start? If you’re new to crossword solving, then it may take a few goes to find what works best for you. Some solvers like to look over all the clues first and others like to just get cracking; some like to alternate between Across and Down from the get-go, while others like to work through one set of clues first. No matter how you roll, it's a matter of building on what you solve as you go. Am I allowed to look things up? One of the many beauties of solving crossword puzzles is that you can set your own difficulty. It’s most satisfying to completely fill the grid without any assistance, of course, but I find it much more rewarding to finish with assistance than to leave unfinished, especially when it’s also an opportunity to bank knowledge for future puzzles! You can use the embed’s “Check” or “Reveal” features for this, as well as other resources like Google, Wikipedia or Crunchyroll itself, or even ask your friends. It’s only cheating if you deem it to be. Taking your time and taking breaks are also highly encouraged if you’re stuck. You’d be surprised what will come to you instantly after refreshing your brain! What do the different types of clues mean? The exact phrasing of clues hold crucial information and potentially helpful starting points. If the clue is in plural form, past tense or is abbreviated, for example, then the answer will be too, meaning that you can sometimes put on “S” or “ED” on the end before you even know what the answer is. Other styles of clue include a simple fill-in-the-blank, example(s) of the answer, asking for a translation, or the slippery “?”, which indicates the use of wordplay. But most of the time, it’s just a question of “what is this?” Here’s how UZUMAKI might be clued with each of the aforementioned formats, for example: Junji Ito’s magnum opus, to many Naruto or Boruto “___: Spiral into Horror” Horror manga that takes you for a spin? Spiral: Jp. It’s as simple as finding your own pace, sticking to it, and learning along the way. Happy puzzling!
