Edit: That’s all five titles solved! Well done, everyone!

Something I’ve noticed as I’ve posted these quizzes is that, generally, with each passing quiz, fewer people respond. This has created a bit of a pile-up of unsolved titles, and leads me to wonder if I might be able to get more responses if I provide some extra hints right off the bat — as opposed to waiting to see if anybody asks for a hint. Therefore, this quiz consists entirely of unsolved titles from previous quizzes, but with some extra hints right off the bat. This will probably be my last conlang quiz for a while, and if there are still some unsolved titles from this “stockpile” left after this point, I might just reveal them? I dunno.

The previous posts linked above have some discussions and glosses of other anime that might help you. The plot descriptions in these quizzes are based on those from Anilist, so you can use that site for reference. You can also use things like title structure, character names, and occasional numerals to help you figure things out, or you can ask me for hints like the meanings of individual words, and I may or may not provide. The hints I’ve provided right off the bat might make some of these way too easy, but that’s just how it goes.

When you make a guess, please spoiler your answer. If you’re right, I will reply with the Evangelion congratulations emoji and provide glosses. I can’t guarantee that every translation is perfect, because despite inventing this language, it is still not my first language. I will however only retroactively edit the translations when I’ve made particularly egregious mistakes; smaller mistakes I’ll just leave in.

Some hints not specific to any title

Deciphering character names

The lengths of names may be of use but don’t expect them to perfectly match their lengths in Hepburn/English. Likewise initials might not always match the Hepburn.

Names are inflected with a masculine suffix -a and a feminine suffix -e, but to prevent hiatus these go through the following sound changes:

① a(ː).V → VːV = any vowel — as in *Sakura-e → Sakuré

② O(ː).V → ø(ː)O = round vowel — as in *Tomoyo-e → Tomoyǒ, or *Kló-a → Klő

③ E(ː).V → jV(ː)E = unrounded front vowel — as in *Miyuki-a → Miyukya

The sound change for front vowels may trigger further sound changes:

Tj → TTT = alveolar consonant — but note that alveolar geminates are realized as palatals

ji(ː) → iː

In that order.

Note however that proper nouns occasionally do not refer to characters, in which case the gender the name is inflected as may not be of much use to you.

Other revelations about the grammar and word derivation

It has by this point been cracked or revealed that…

  1. -t́ forms verbs and -ćk forms active participles.
  2. -v is a suffix used to form the construct state. This means that the following word modifies or possesses the previous.
  3. The root ruň means “head”; it is the root in sokruňeynevńe.

1: Hay Hiḱey to yaRoyčoḱiya!

Pe-1-e A. M***ŕe ňa anime-dećti : kyertiv xaíde lo še na dećte ňa “sule : buhe” čay. Suliv daŕi to yeruňevše ko yecigempoĺevše, no še la nay nat́e yekoḱev anske hiḱev anime-dećte, na fe šo še ňa dećte dum aniḱe nay može čay. Rine K. S****é ňa ariḱe so yerokev roynasinćke : yénske, šo nat́e zede na yeydrestev M***ŕe. Ńesint́ev hazoske, šo sokruňeynevńe, yesnij́iḱev biśe so M. C****ye iḿej́eske ňa hoževše xaye : dećke he, ńehke čoḱiya na dećte va pset́e “yalanav lobuha” to yerokivńe.

Hint: genre, decade, and popularity

Genre: slice-of-life

First episode aired in the: 2020s

Popularity among shows of its genre and decade: top 50

Hint: partial gloss

Pe-1-eA-high-school-first-year-girl A. M***ŕe ňaTOPIC anime-dećti :are kyertivloved-things-CONS xaídebigger lobeyond šeshe naon dećte ňaTOPIC "sule"an-abstract-thing :is buhe"everything" čay.QUOT. SulivThings-CONS daŕi tofrom yeruňevšeher-head koto yecigempoĺevše,her-____-book, nobut šeshe layet naynot nat́emade yekoḱevthe-move-CONS anskefirst hiḱevwork-CONS anime-dećte, naon fethat šothat šeshe ňaTOPIC dećte dumas aniḱe naynot možea-possibility čay.QUOT. RineA-friend K. S****é ňaTOPIC ariḱea-girl sowith yerokevthe-mind-CONS roynasinćke :is yénske, šothat nat́eplaced zede naon yeydrestev M***ŕe. Ńesint́evThey-saw-CONS hazoske, šothat sokruňeynevńe, yesnij́iḱev biśe sowith M. C****ye iḿej́eskenamed ňaTOPIC hoževše xayebig :is dećke he,TEMP, ńehkethey-made čoḱiya naon dećte vafor pset́e “yalanavthe-world-CONS lobuha” tofrom yerokivńe.their-minds.

2: ROḰAV SVITA

Kav anskagunska he, ariḱiv 5 ńehke dećte so bubǒv xayede lo ńeklit́e óre va hiḱe na dećte, va, ka he, moževńe šehkev moḱske dećte, yéne so yegune. Fe xi žariv 2 he, A*ye, Ś****é, E*é, M**é, u M***ŕe ňa, yepsev yedoňiyev dećte ko yeruňivńe ňa: hiḱe nay u he bubǒ, hiḱe nay yohkske žo u žo, so šo vure nay u he vure va bant́e nódi.

Na šo, A*ye ňa yeyḱevše dum roypedeyne kliňket́i še, Ś****é ňa kliňkećke koto ňenbeni, M***ŕe ňa ran poĺa, M**é ňa sǒnt́e u šehkede remeynev SR-e, so šo E*é ňa menremeyne so spindogev bőśke. Yezinivńe dum yeĺenivńe kay? Nay! No ńenamožet́e na zídet́e svite kay? Nay la! Dećte ňa boni fat́ede he u he, fat́evde braškede lo buhe!

Hint: genre, decade, and popularity

Genre: slice-of-life

First episode aired in the: 2010s

Popularity among shows of its genre and decade: top 50

Hint: partial gloss

KavA-day-CONS anskagunskaone-or-another he,TEMP, ariḱivgirls-CONS 5five ńehkethey-made dećte sowith bubǒv xayedebigger lobeyond ńeklit́e óre vafor hiḱework naon dećte, va,for, kaa-day he,TEMP, moževńea-possibility-of-theirs šehkev moḱske dećte, yénethe-one sowith yegune.the-other. FeThat xiafter žariv 2two he,TEMP, A*ye, Ś****é, E*é, M**é, uand M***ŕe ňa,TOPIC, yepsev yedoňiyev dećte koto yeruňivńetheir-heads ňa:TOPIC: hiḱework naynot ueven heTEMP bubǒ, hiḱework naynot yohkske žo uand žo, sowith šothat vuregood naynot ueven heTEMP vuregood vafor bant́eto-open nódi.

NaOn šo,that, A*ye ňaTOPIC yeyḱevše dumas roypedeyne kliňket́i še,her, Ś****é ňaTOPIC kliňkećke kotobetween ňenbeni, M***ŕe ňaTOPIC ranwithout poĺa,a-book, M**é ňaTOPIC sǒnt́e uand šehkede remeynev SR-e, sowith šothat E*é ňaTOPIC menremeyne sowith spindogev bőśke. YezinivńeTheir-lives dumlike yeĺenivńe kay?INT? Nay!No! NoBut ńenamožet́e naon zídet́e svite kay?INT? NayNot la!yet! Dećte ňaTOPIC bonithings fat́ede heTEMP uand he,TEMP, fat́evde braškede lobeyond buhe!everything!

3: Irimǒ-Svepuya

“Ariḱiv krayski fat́iv krayski suliv krayski.”

Rinet́i guni čay, kot́i kruňta čay, sint́i oget́e čay, nasint́i tvarspiney čay bonxuliv spinski ňa yeluliv yežetev zine. Yespinziniv I. Ć**é, yemeňkevše N***ye, u yerinivše M*ǒ, M***ŕe, u A*é ňa yaroykeýav dumaška “Irimǒ-Svepuya” sinódmožet́ey e.

Hint: genre, decade, and popularity

Genre: slice-of-life

First episode aired in the: 2000s

Popularity among shows of its genre and decade: top 50

Hint: partial gloss

"AriḱivGirls-CONS krayski fat́iv krayski suliv krayski."

Rinet́iBefriending guniothers čay,QUOT, kot́igoing-to kruňtaschool čay,QUOT, sint́i oget́e čay,QUOT, nasint́i tvarspiney čayQUOT bonxulivthings-CONS spinski ňaTOPIC yeluliv yežetev zine.life. YespinzinivThe-daily-lives-CONS I. Ć**é, yemeňkevšeher-older-sister N***ye, uand yerinivšeher-friends M*ǒ, M***ŕe, uand A*é ňaTOPIC yaroykeýav dumaška “Irimǒ-Svepuya” sinódmožet́ey e.

4: YeDimtő

Y. Y**ǒ ňa dent́ev snaske, so šo sint́e na de bǒrey u zeňa he, yemenevše kruňet́e še na sule, šo hože kruňet́ev bőśke. To yazbav yaLana he yedǒv Une koto Jese čay sule k’yeruňeve kay? Nó, yǒynev Y**ǒ ňa yezureyni.

Na šo, fe he, nožev Y**ǒ kǒyt́i liňariḱev yerefare, va moḱudet́e virdev kaye denj́eske yǒynevše, va uńe ogev vurede lo može kot́e yakanxusav buha-šo-moževe-yont́i. Desokoćke, yeliňariḱev so M**ǒ iḿej́eske ňa sokruňeynev Y**ǒ, no še u dumpúne, šo moḱa u moḱa laxoyt́i Y**ǒ čay sule ňa irićke, u dot́ot́iv kaí me yeruňev Y**ǒ… no… kanxeyv buhey-šo-moževe-yont́i?

Hint: genre, decade, and popularity

Genre: magical girl

First episode aired in the: 2010s

Popularity among shows of its genre and decade: top 10

Hint: partial gloss

Y. Y**ǒ ňaTOPIC dent́evlost-CONS snaske, sowith šothat sint́esaw naon de bǒrey uand zeňa he,TEMP, yemenevše kruňet́e šeher naon sule,a-thing, šothat hože kruňet́ev bőśke. ToFrom yazbav yaLanathe-world heTEMP yedǒv Une kotoversus Jese čayQUOT sulea-thing k’yeruňeve kay?INT? Nó, yǒynevthe-family-CONS Y**ǒ ňaTOPIC yezureyni.

NaOn šo,that, fethis he,TEMP, noževa-need-CONS Y**ǒ kǒyt́iconquers liňariḱev yerefare,the-proximity, vafor moḱudet́e virdev kaye denj́eske yǒynevše,her-family, vafor uńetheirs ogev vuredebetter lobeyond možea-possibility kot́eto-go-to yakanxusav buhaeverything-šothat-moževe-yont́i. Desokoćke,Self-following, yeliňariḱev sowith M**ǒ iḿej́eskenamed ňaTOPIC sokruňeynev Y**ǒ, nobut šeshe ualso dumpúne, šowho moḱaa-time uand moḱaa-time laxoyt́irescues Y**ǒ čayQUOT sulea-thing ňaTOPIC irićke, uand dot́ot́iv kaí me yeruňevthe-head-CONS Y**ǒ… no…but… kanxeyv buheyall-šothat-moževe-yont́i?

5: Hay Kya so yaLanavfa Braška

Yaspinavfa ňa vure tot́ev neňe yǒyne čay S. K****á társulet́a. Na fe, šo K****á bvira ran kede, dev desokoćke, šo yesulevfe nay edreske. Nó, yekulev ras̋ulećke na yáma va K****á korobet́e možev moḱzine na lana kum o dum tosuŕoya; so šo, “áyt́ey žo, yevat́e bone o virdav púnska” čay korobet́e dum ubone! Nay može, šo fe : korobev zure, kay?

…No K****á ňa kot́a yalanav dara ran ogev kaye, yavureyvša ňa haycuíniskey, so šo “yǒbonavša” ňa ran kedev kaye — na fe, šo K****á tosulet́a yekule, A**é, de. Ńev 2 kǒyt́i yaDimdayǒv zura čay, so šo xi he ziniv pekyercki čay može kum?! Kože, šo yezbev yemoževńe vurede ňa kiḱe, nay óre. Xi fe he, yelehostevńe xayt́iv ani!

Hint: genre, decade, and popularity

Genre: isekai

First episode aired in the: 2010s

Popularity among shows of its genre and decade: top 10

Hint: partial gloss

YaspinavfaThis-day ňaTOPIC vurea-good-deed tot́ev neňe yǒynethe-house čayQUOT S. K****á társulet́a. NaOn fe,that, šothat K****á bvira ranwithout kede, dev desokoćke,self-following, šothat yesulevfethat-thing naynot edreske.intelligent. Nó, yekulev ras̋ulećke nain yáma vafor K****á korobet́eoffered moževa-possibility-CONS moḱzinea-___-life nain lanaa-world kumsomehow oor dumas tosuŕoya; sowith šo,that, “áyt́ey žo, yevat́e bonea-thing oor virdav púnska” čayQUOT korobet́eoffered dumas ubone! NayNot može,a-possibility, šothat fethis :is korobevan-offer-CONS zure,bad, kay?INT?

…No…But K****á ňaTOPIC kot́awent-to yalanavthe-world-CONS daranew ranwithout ogev kaye, yavureyvša ňaTOPIC haycuíniskey, sowith šothat “yǒbonavša” ňaTOPIC ranwithout kedev kaye — naon fe,that, šothat K****á tosulet́achose yekule, A**é, de. ŃevThey-CONS 2two kǒyt́iconquer yaDimdayǒv zuraevil čay,QUOT, sowith šothat xiafter heTEMP zinivlives-CONS pekyercki čayQUOT možea-possibility kum?!how?! Kože, šoIt-looks-like yezbev yemoževńetheir-possibility vuredebetter ňaTOPIC kiḱe, naynot óre. XiAfter fethis he,TEMP, yelehostevńe xayt́iv ani!only!

  • aebletrae [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago
    ROḰAV SVITA

    SHIROBAKO

    Using the new glosses, it looks like a story of five girls who had made an animation and [something something] second animation together.

    So I searched “anime series about girls make anime”, looked through a list of 13 series, and noticed one about five young women entering the animation industry. The anilist page for that one also used all-caps for the title, and had character names A—, S—, E—, M—, and M—.

    The rest of the description seems to correlate (“ranwithout poĺa,a-book,” = “scriptless”), and following a chain of “SHIROBAKO” to “白shiro箱bako” to “white box” to “box/container CONS white” to “[something]V [something]” leaves me settled on this answer.

    • Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      congratulations Well done! This was the one I figured @[email protected] would get first.

      Full gloss + original text

      ROḰAVBOX-CONS SVITAWHITE

      KavA-day-CONS anskagunskaone-or-another he,TEMP, ariḱivgirls-CONS 5five ńehkethey-made dećtean-animation sowith bubǒvfun-CONS xayedebigger lobeyond ńeklit́ethey-promised órea-quest vafor hiḱework naon dećte,animation, va,for, kaa-day he,TEMP, moževńea-possibility-of-theirs šehkevit-made-CONS moḱskeagain dećte,an-animation, yénethe-one sowith yegune.the-other. FeThat xiafter žarivyears-CONS 2two he,TEMP, Aoye,Aoi, Śizuké,Shizuka, Emé,Ema, Misé,Misa, uand MidoŕeMidori ňa,TOPIC, yepsevthe-truth-CONS yedoňiyevthe-industry-CONS dećteanimation koto yeruňivńetheir-heads ňa:TOPIC: hiḱework naynot ueven heTEMP bubǒ,fun, hiḱework naynot yohkskeeasy žoif-then uand žo,if-then, sowith šothat vuregood naynot ueven heTEMP vuregood vafor bant́eto-open nódi.doors.

      NaOn šo,that, AoyeAoi ňaTOPIC yeyḱevšeher-job dumas roypedeynea-production-assistant kliňket́iwaits-on še,her, ŚizukéShizuka ňaTOPIC kliňkećkea-waitress kotobetween ňenbeni,polygons, MidoŕeMidori ňaTOPIC ranwithout poĺa,a-book, MiséMisa ňaTOPIC sǒnt́echanged-direction uand šehkedeshe-became remeyneva-visual-artist-CONS SR-e,CGI, sowith šothat EméEma ňaTOPIC menremeynea-key-animator sowith spindogeva-workday-CONS bőśke.long. YezinivńeTheir-lives dumlike yeĺenivńetheir-fantasies kay?INT? Nay!No! NoBut ńenamožet́ethey-prepared naon zídet́eto-display-a-flag svitewhite kay?INT? NayNot la!yet! DećteAnimation ňaTOPIC bonithings fat́edeto-be-done heTEMP uand he,TEMP, fat́evdeto-be-done-CONS braškedemore-wonderfully lobeyond buhe!everything!

      SHIROBAKO

      Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have learned the truth about the anime industry: it’s not always fun, it’s anything but easy, and having talent isn’t always enough to open the right doors.

      Which is why Aoi’s overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka’s waiting on tables between auditions, Midori’s currently scriptless, Misa’s switched to C.G., and Ema’s working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways!