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Jiro Taniguchi, an Uncommon card
Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese manga writer/artist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Jiro Taniguchi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jiro Taniguchi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His works belong to the ______, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga.
Answer
gekiga. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. From the Jiro Taniguchi article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in ____.
Answer
2010s. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. From the Jiro Taniguchi article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga.
- In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jiro Taniguchi article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Jiro Taniguchi
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jiro Taniguchi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
