texts: Were the Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokuki novels ever finished?

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Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokuki was an anime that I really loved and I was very disappointed when it got cancelled, also because it had some unfinished story arcs like the Gyousou/Taiki arc.

Since there are translations available of the novels (both official and unofficial), I have pondered about reading those. However, I always get the impression that though the novels do continue the story arcs in the anime (and more), they were never finished either, so if you were to read them you'd still be left with unfinished arcs (though perhaps ones different from the anime). While searching the internet, I can't seem to find a definitive answer unfortunately, the sources I find either do not mention anything about whether the novels were finished, or to me seem vague about it at best and mostly talk about that not all novels were translated.

Does anybody know whether the (original Japanese) novels have finished or has anybody read all the novels and can give the answer?


texts: What's this music used when Lelouch is giving new orders in ep. 2 of R2?

texts: What's the section of the soundtrack used in the second episode of R2 at 8:00, after Kallen defeats a Knightmare and Lelouch gives new orders, called?


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During the series, Saki often sees really weird visions, sometimes very phantasmagorical. If I remember correctly, first time was when she was trapped with Satoru after encountering hostile bakenezumi.

So, to put it short - what was actually source of her visions? It's clearly not normal for human to see things out of nowhere. I may understand why she is seeing visions after

   Shun becomes Karma-demon (may be impact of his power on her brain/subconsciousness or something),

but not for first time at least.


texts: How is Gilgamesh' summoned at the final battle against Tiamat in the Underworld in Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia?

texts: When Tiamat attempted to snipe Ritsuka with a long range attack, Gilgamesh blocked it and died to save Ritsuka. Kingu then sacrifices himself to restrain Tiamat with the Chain of Heaven long enough for Ereshkigal to finish moving the Underworld under Tiamat. Ishtar blasts a hole underneath Tiamat, causing her to fall into the Underworld. Later, when Tiamat summons high class Lahmu to fight Ritsuka and his servants while she climbs out of the underworld, Gilgamesh arrives in his servant form to support Ritsuka's team against Tiamat and the Lahmu and uses Enuma Elish later to finish off Tiamat's physical form after Ritsuka persuaded her to give up her Nega-Genesis field to recreate the universe. How was Gilgamesh summoned? I know the real Merlin arrived from Avalon and summoned the Grand Assassin Hassan, but there was no mention of him summoning Gilgamesh in his Archer form as well.


texts: How do Chi Chi's strength compare to the rest of the Z-Fighters. Since she managed to train Goten who is immsensely strong, is she stronger than Mr. Satan


texts: Was Sailor Moon edited in the English version?

texts: Was Sailor Moon edited for the English version, to show less in the transformation when they are naked? Was it originally meant for children?


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What is the best order to watch the 3 movies and the TV series of Chain Chronicle?

Is there any part that can be skipped (i.e. a movie is a compilation of the first 6 episodes, etc)?


texts: What is the song that plays when Muramasa charges at Ichigo?

texts: I heard several times but can't find the song. It plays in season 13 in episode 253, starting around 9:58, right when Muramasa charges at Ichigo after turning into a hollow.


texts: Could a blind person with a death note exchange half their life to see again?

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One of the rules of the death note says that if someone makes the shinigami eyes deal they will have excellent vision regardless of their previous vision.

The rule in question, (listed under the Death Note Wiki as "How to Use: XXI"):

  "Those with the eye power of the god of death will have the eyesight
  of over 3.6 in the human measurement, regardless of their original
  eyesight."

Could Light or any of the other characters in the series have cured a blind person with this rule? It seems to be a brilliant way to avoid suspicion and get a true ally to cure a blind person in exchange for half of their life and abuse their gratefulness to make them kill people for you, and who's going to suspect a blind man?


texts: What chapter of Vampire Knight is the anime on?

texts: I really love the Vampire Knight anime and have rewatched it few times. Now I would to read the manga but I don't want to read the part where the anime have covered up.


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Why are the Uchiha able to control Biju or at least the nine tails?

Why was Hashirama able to do so?


texts: How did Akemi knew that Shiho will visit that house and find the cassettes?

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In Detective Conan episodes 340-341, case titled "Hidden Bathroom Secret", Miyano Akemi visits the house (which was lent by her father to her father's friend) and hides the cassette tapes (from her mother to her sister, Shiho) in the toilet sink.

I am curious how Akemi knew that in future Shiho will come to that house and find those cassettes?


texts: Calm music played after pain destroyed leaf village

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I have been searching for this music for long time, but couldn't find one, what is the music at time 20.51  when pain destroys the leaf village and everybody are rising after destruction, it's a music like a lady is singing.

This music also played when kaguya first appeard at time 1.30


texts: What is the meaning behind the Episode names for the original season, Träumend and Ouvertüre?

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In original season, Träumend (season 2) and Ouvertüre (prequel OVA) each episode has a strange name such as Fräulein Rose (Season 1 Episode 1), Rozenkristall (Season 2 Episode 1) and Ewigkeit (OVA Episode 1). About the only ones I understand are from Season 2:

Episode 2 Enju which is when I think Enju is introduced
Episode 12 Alice

   being the final battles to determine Alice

I am wondering what is the meaning behind these names?


texts: Was Andrew still under the influence of the Cupid Bee?

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In Episode 10 of Little Witch Academia, Andrew and several other characters are stung by a Cupid Bee, causing them to fall in love with the first person they see (in Andrew's case, Akko). This manifests as a visible blush on their cheeks and an uncontrollable infatuation. When first stung, Andrew confesses his love to Akko, kisses her hand, then wall-slams her and asks her to kiss him.
However, when Andrew catches up to Akko after she runs off, he is no longer blushing, nor does he act anywhere near as infatuated as he did initially. He spends most of the conversation with his back to Akko, acting as curt and disinterested as he usually does when around her, and while he does compliment her ("You know, you're pretty cute"), he says it in a more casual, off-hand manner than the breathless declarations of love he'd been making earlier.
Compared to how the other stung characters acted, and how he himself had been acting just a few minutes prior, the difference in behaviour is startling to me. Which leads me to wonder... was Andrew still under the influence of the Cupid Bee at that point?

If so, then how come he was so much colder towards Akko than he was when first stung?
If not, then how come his infatuation wore off so much quicker than everyone else's?


texts: When does Brotherhood and the 2003 series split?

texts: So I've watched FMA: Brotherhood and Star of Milos. I want to watch conqueror of Shamballa but it seems like it continues from the  original series.  I don't want to have watch the original series since I know that the earlier portions of the story are the same as Brotherhood . Is there an episode in the original series I can start watching from that's starts to have a different story path from Brotherhood? Or should I just read about the originals ending?


texts: What happens to Demon Weapons who eat innocent souls?

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Okay, I pretty much get how Demon Weapons and Death Scythes work. I get how Kishin's work too. However, on the Wiki, it says that the process of becoming a Kishin is "initially exclusive to Demon Weapons" and requires the "merging between a non-Demon Weapon and a Demon Weapon", which would be a Demon Weapon eating Kishin Eggs (or souls not on the Shimigami's list).

Basically, you need a Demon Sword before you can have a Kishin.

We know that Asura ate his Demon Sword and became a Kishin so my question is this: who exactly is able to become a Kishin? What would've happened if Asura's Demon Sword continued to eat human souls? Although it was never mentioned or seen in the Soul Eater universe, could a Demon Weapon/Demon Sword--perfectly capable of killing and eating by themselves-- become a Kishin without a meister?


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In Angel Beats, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.

How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?


texts: How did they start sending messages to other's phone?

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When the anime starts and until episode 8, they attached a cell-phone to the phone-microwave and sent a message to that specific phone to trigger sending D-Mails. But in episode 8

   Ruka sent a D-Mail to her mother pager

and then in episode 9

   Faris sent a D-Mail to (probably) herself

So I'm wondering if there is a plot whole somewhere in the story, or did they figure out a way to send D-Mails from any phone to any phone?

As a side question previously it was mentioned that how they can set D-Mail's time of Arrival:

   each second on Phone-Microwave meant an hour going back, so I'm wondering how did they manage to set microwave time to 87600 (10 years)?


texts: Will Haise regain his memories and adopt to his true personality as Kaneki again?

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Will Haise become Kaneki again? By that, I mean if Haise will regain his memories and adopt his true personality as Kaneki?

I have a little bit knowledge of Haise's backstory (how Kaneki became amnesiac) but I haven't watched season 3 or read the manga (both Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re) yet.

Did this event occur in the anime or in the manga yet?


texts: Why are the ship names suffixed with "Go"?

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The names of all the ships in One Piece are suffixed with Go in Japanese. For example, Going Merry Go, Thousand Sunny Go, Moby Dick Go. However, the English version drops the Go suffix. This suggested it might be a honorific used to address a ship, but I couldn't find any source that says "Go" is a honorific.

There's also no mention of Go on the Japanese ship-naming conventions page on Wikipedia, and I couldn't find anything like this in any other place either.

I don't recall this being explained in the manga. Is there any explanation for this use of "Go", with a reliable source for reference?


texts: The song playing in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 14 at 4:10

texts: What is the name of the soundtrack in My Hero Academia season 3, episode 14 beginning at 4:10?


texts: What is the name of the song that starts at 19:10 in episode 28 ("Eat Or Be Eaten, Panic In The Forest") of normal Naruto?


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Obito's MS allows him to be intangible. But when it attacks, his clothes don't get damaged at all (or fall off of him).

If we take the assumption that things really close to him or in contact with him are also affected by Kamui, does that mean that a person holding him or a backpack he's wearing is also intangible?

Clothes has always been a plot hole in Naruto. Like how Madara magically gets new clothes when he becomes SSOP. Or when the head Pain gets wrecked so hard by Naruto, but his clothes only get somewhat torn.


texts: Most of you will say Kirigaya, but that is his adopted family name.  Kazuto's mother was Midori's sister and was married to a man from a different family.


texts: What games does Faye play when she loses all of her money?

texts: Faye is perpetually losing all of her money gambling.  We know she's addicted to gambling in general, but is there anything in specific that we know she tends to love playing (but always loses) at?


texts: Exactly as the title says. Why? As of volume 16 of the light novel, the leader of the Chaos Brigade is Rizevim Livan Lucifer, his grandfather. His grandfather killed Vali's father and was the man behind the bad treatment his parents gave him during his childhood (Rizevim Livan Lucifer & Vali Lucifer). So why did he join the Chaos Brigade in the first place? Why did he betray Azazel and the Grigori who raised him after he fled from home?


texts: Why didn't Ranma stay in China after getting the curse?

texts: Why didn't Ranma and Genma stay in China after getting the curse? They got the curse there in the first place. Also, if the only way to be cured was to go to China again and visit the cursed springs, then why don't they? Ranma could've swam back to China anytime he wanted and he actually planned to during the episode where Ranma was finding the cure for Akane after being attacked by Shampoo with her Xi Fa Xiang Gao technique. What's keeping Ranma in Japan? There were episode where Ranma and Genma discussed about Ranma going back to China but for some reason, Ranma ended up staying for whatever reason, probably something about inheriting the dojo. But Ranma can always return so why doesn't he?


texts: Ending song episode 13 Moretsu Pirates (sub)

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I am unable to verify if official legal streaming services have the same ending theme as illegal ones since this show is unavailable in my country through legal services, if someone could verify this for me I would appreciate it.

So as for non legal one I used gogo. I won't put any links or such in here as I encourage everyone to support the studios as much as they can.

At the ending of episode 13 there is a different song being played as outro as opposed to all previous and future episodes. This is simply the odd one out. This song is extremely relaxing and has a lovely overal soundtrack. However I am simply unable to identify this piece.

It starts at episode 13 (22:07 if you use most of the streaming services) right where it shows the episode number (see screenshot). This lasts for almost 2 minutes with plenty of vocals. I don't understand japanese so writing down the lyrics is a no go for me. It might even be written in the credits shown during the song.

The name of the soundtrack would be the most ideal outcome. However after extensive research I wasn't able to find the slightest hint about it. I might have looked at the wrong places, but simply stating the vocalist and maybe even group/band would be accepted as well if after a couple of weeks no results are found.


texts: In terms of Comiket-related metrics, what are the most popular franchises of all time? (Touhou and...?)

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I would like to know what the most popular franchises of all time are, when viewed through the lens of Comiket.

By "Comiket-related metrics", I mean things like: number of circles participating; number of distinct doujinshi sold; total number of doujinshi sold; or any other such metric that you think would make sense. I'm not sure which of these metrics have data readily available, so any of them will do, really. I'm looking for data taken in aggregate since Comiket 1 in 1975, or at least as far back as data is available. I'm not looking for information about what was most popular at C87 (the Dec 2014 Comiket) or any other recent Comiket in specific.

Now, that said, I'm fairly confident that the number-one most popular of all time is going to be Touhou - it's been at the top of the Comiket "charts" for a long time now (in the comments, Logan suggests it became really popular in 2002). So what I'm really interested in knowing is what comes in second place on down. I really have no idea what might even be on the list besides Touhou - maybe something long-running like Nanoha or PreCure or Gundam?


texts: Why Migi could replace the heart but not the brain?

texts: In the Keisejuu anime, Migi says he can't replace the brain anymore because he grew outside of it and it's already late. But later when Shinichi is about to die, he replaces his heart and fixs it, and later it tells 30% of him remained in the heart and other parts of the body. Why he could replace the heart but not the brain?


texts: Why isn't anime critically analyzed like other forms of literature or entertainment?

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In high school English classes, we read many classics, such as Shakespeare, Steinbeck, Lee, etc. In many other classes, popular TV shows and movies are analyzed. Granted, these are also classics, such as Hitchcock's Psycho or Nichols' The Graduate.

Why is anime/manga not as critically analyzed by the general public, like other works of written/illustrated art are? There are a lot of different forums that review anime and many people on the internet who have their opinions on different shows, but why is it not recognized by the general American public like other literary works? Is it its age (it is still popular, and therefore not old enough to be considered a classic)? Is the fact that it is seen as a cartoon by many in the US? Is it due to negative stereotypes in the west surrounding anime (many may consider all anime to be hentai, for example, and therefore disregard it as an art form)?

EDIT: To explain this more...many, many anime have underlying themes and meanings that stretch sometimes deeper than current novels/books that are considered literary classics by the academic community. So, why aren't these shows studied and analyzed in an academic setting? For example, if I am in a high school/college film analysis class, why is the medium of anime not considered when picking source material to analyze?

A few of these shows I think you can find deeper meaning in easily (and this part is subjective, you may disagree), with similarities drawn to novels that are considered classics:

Ping Pong: The Animation: allows the viewer to determine the definition of success (similar to Invisible Man)
Attack on Titan: comments on the human experience, portrays reality with a hunter/prey dynamic (just like Lord of the Flies)
Fooly Cooly: coming of age story (just like Catcher in the Rye)

Many others can be listed, and the above shows can be analyzed much, much further.

Sorry for the poor tag, couldn't find one that was applicable.


texts: Were there any Death Note Rules not shown mid episode of the anime?

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In the anime when there is a break in the episode we have scenes that look similar to the "How to Use" pages of the manga. except they aren't titled like "How to Use XVI".

I am wondering, are there any rules that were in the "How to Use" Pages that were not shown in the middle of the episodes? if so which ones?


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During their fight with Kaguya, Obito, or even Sasuke didn't use their Susanoo which could have protected them from Kaguyas "Bone Ash" jutsu.

Same is the case when Sasuke fought Madara (Tobirama was lying on the ground paralysed and Sasuke jumped from above to attack Madara). Sasuke could have used his Susanoo, but he didn't.

Was this just a loophole on the writer's part? Or is there a reason behind it?


texts: What does this grinning gesture signify?

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The gif below shows Noriko from minute 11 of GunBuster's episode 3.

This is the dialogue directly preceding it:

  Noriko: I should at least memorize basic space manoeuvring patterns. [...]

  Smith: All that stuff is useless in real combat.

  Noriko: Why do you have to keep patronizing me?

  Smith: 'cause your such a cute little freshman.

  Noriko: I'll have you know that Onee-sama and I are the best
  team in the entire Top Squadron! A "solo" like you with no partner
  couldn't possibly appreciate everything we've been through together as
  a team. So long!

In terms of usage it seems somewhat interchangeable with the Eyelid pull taunt. I assumed it is meant to show defiance, kind of like baring one's teeth but in a more cheeky way?

The sound she makes is "bi-" I would say, but her action doesn't really fit any of the common uses of that onomatopoeia which I'm aware of.

I feel I've seen this before but I couldn't find it among any of the teeth and smile realated tropes on tvtropes.

So, TL;DR, does this have a name, is it repeated throughout anime and signifies something particular or is it just Noriko being random and I'm overthinking it?


texts: How did Ivankov and Inazuma survive Magellan?

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So, in Chapter 545, Ivankov and Inazuma hold off Magellan. And they get covered in poison (at least Ivankov does for sure).
How do they survive that? Maybe Ivankov I can understand, but how can Inazuma be defeated by Magellan and still be able to feel better enough, even with Ivankov's help, to help in the Marineford War?


texts: Does the Chobits title "ちょびっツ" intentionally look like the word "STUDY"?

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This text from the Chobits title screen looks to me like a Japanese-English ambigram.

  An ambigram is an art form that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation. The words readable in the other viewpoint, direction or orientation may be the same or different from the original words. [Source]

In Japanese, it's the title ちょびっツ, but if you look for an English word it looks very much like STUDY.

I'm wondering if there's any evidence that this is intentional. The font on the characters seems to make it more obvious, by making ち look more like an S, for example. Maybe this is subliminal messaging to encourage viewers to study more?

For those who don't see it:

ち looks pretty close to an S, but the one above looks especially like this one
ょ looks like a small t if you remove the small loop
び obviously looks like a U
っ looks like the D in this TRON-like font
ツ looks like this y but a bit more curved and with a thicker "double strike"


texts: Which are the magic system of YGGDRASIL?

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Acording to Magic Caster link from the Overlord wiki:

  All tier spells in YGGDRASIL could be categorized in four great systems of magic, each one with some exclusive spells and characteristics; at the same way, magic casters are categorized by the system of magic that they use. Magic role players gain access to this systems through specific job classes like:
  (...)

That means that magic casters are one of the four magic systems in YGGDRASIL. I'm looking for the another three... Which are?

I've seen the first, second and now seeing the third season of the anime, but I don't have any problem if you need to make a spoiler of the novel or manga.


texts: Is Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Light novel concluded?

texts: I could only find until volume 12 and I read somewhere that volume 13 and 14 will be the conclusion. I would like to know if it's already released. Please help


texts: What anime name are these two characters lying in the grass from?

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I have been searching this name for weeks!!
Could you help me out?


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In the show, whenever an alchemist commits the taboo, they only lose one part of their body. Izumi lost organs, Ed lost his leg, and Mustang lost his eyesight. But, when Alphonse tried to transmute the soul he lost his entire body. Even though the equivalent exchange was justified for the other alchemists, I can't help but feel like Al's was not equivalent.

Can someone explain to me why he lost his whole body rather than just one part?


texts: Why is Chi-Chi less of a a nag on Goten?

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Re-watching Dragon Ball Z I have noticed that Chi-Chi's main goal in DBZ was to stop Gohan from training and force him to study instead. But once the Cell arc finishes and Goten is born. Chi-Chi doesn't treat him the same way.

It blew my mind that she even let him train at all but apparently through training with her Goten was able to transform into a super saiyan.

My question is why? Is it because Goku officially passed on so her character developed a bit? I never actually actuallly thought about it until now.


texts: In the last episode of the 2015 anime series, a man tells that Lindow was killed as he ordered. Why Von Schicksal ordered to kill Lindow?


texts: Hellsing soundtrack − Unexpected incident

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Among the tracks of Hellsing's OST albums there is one that abruptly ends at about 1 minute mark and it is called "Unexpected incident". I couldn't find a full version (if it even exists) and I'm starting to suspect that this actually is the fullest version, and it's called like that as a joke. Comments to youtube videos suggest the same, but I don't trust them.

Is there any official confirmation that this is indeed the whole track, or is there a longer version somewhere?

One of the many youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL0fFXO8apM


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I just want to ask, in Naruto Shipuden when Madara extracted all the Tailed Beast by using the Gedo Statue. It is said that when the tailed beast is removed from a Jinjuriki the Jinjuriki will die.

I just want to ask, why was killer bee not dead and was able to have a dream under the infinite tsukoyumi. How is it possible?


texts: how close was kabuto to achieving the power of sage of six paths?

texts: In the anime after kabuto received his sage mode  He claimed he was the closest thing to sage of six path. but how close was he in reality?


texts: What is the population ratio of humans and pokemon?

texts: What is the population ratio of humans and pokemon in the pokemon world (pokemon series)? Considering that every human has more than one pokemon, it might be possible the pokemon ratio is higher.


texts: Does a Shinigami still die if they extend a human life without knowing it?

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I've started watching Death Note and I'm a bit confused on an aspect of Shinigami.

In episode 12:

   Gelus dies because he killed the would-be murderer of Misa Amane. By doing this he extended the life of Misa for which he disappeared into glitter as they aren't allow to extend lives.

If a Shinigami killed a person at random who was planning to murder a person the next day, he would be extending the life of the victim the murderer was planning to kill. Would the Shinigami die in this scenario?


texts: When do the Bleach Movies occur in relation to the anime?

texts: I'm wondering at what point in the anime series of Bleach do each of the movies occur? This way, when I watch the series I can stop at a specific point to watch the appropriate movie.


texts: I've been wondering, since I can't find an exact age... While watching these filler episodes, he appears as the ANBU Kakashi, who was leading his team. Being the Senpai of Itachi he looks exactly (maybe for me) like he does in the present day... Is this a coincidence? Or couldn't the animators be bother to add additional "lines" to his face? Note that we've seen the newborn Naruto, that would mean that Kakashi looks the same as he did 17-18 years ago..


texts: Owner Zeff (in the Baratie Arc) was said to be a famous and fearsome pirate from the Grand Line.  However, there has been no mention of him since then by other pirates/marines.  So was he really a famous and strong pirate or was he just strong compared to normal pirates in the East Blue?


texts: Why is naruto's Jinchuriki transformation so different?

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Why is Naruto's Jinchuriki transformation so different from the true form of Kuarama??

In the first image, Kurama is in its true form and in the second one naruto is in biju transformed mode. Why is it so different?
I mean all the lines and stuff drawn on it and it even looks different that the transformations undergone by other Jinchuriki's!!
Is there an explanation for that?


texts: How many times was the nine tailed fox used to attack the leaf village?

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Since the beginning of Naruto, I know that the fourth Hokage (his father) had sealed the nine tailed fox into Naruto. But now I am at the part where Madara Uchiha comes into play and I understand that he used his Sharingan to control the beast and attacked the leaf village.

So was the nine-tailed fox used 2 times to attack the leaf village, during the first and fourth Hokage?


texts: What is the name of the background music for episode "The Die is Cast" in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi

texts: What is the background music in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Season 1 episode 9 at 18:07? When Yukina Kou confesses his love to Kisa Shouta.


texts: Why are there sometimes darkened scenes in new anime?

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In the first Shingeki no Kyojin opening, I've seen some scenes with lower contrast or brightness, something like this:

And later, in the same sequence, a scene appears without that contrast change:

I've seen this kind of contrast change in the HxH remake as well, and the first thing that comes to my mind is that legendary Pokemon episode where a lot of kids suffered of photosensitive epilepsy attacks in Japan thanks to Pikachu and Co.

Does it has some relationship with that or there is another reason? Maybe a new law in Japan related to these flashy images on TV?

It seems this change appears only in new anime (I don't remember seeing something like this before last year). Any clue around that time?

===UPDATED===

It's not just in the opening; here are more examples:

One of many scenes where the image is normal:

Then comes the darker scenes. Maybe it cannot be appreciated in the snapshots, but all are a full sequence of images appearing quickly with a bright background:

And then it returns to normal:

This is from the last HxH episode. At first, the image looks fine:

Then comes an attack and the image looks darker. Maybe the effect is not so intense as in Shingeki no Kyojin, but it is still there. Look, all these bright flashes coming from the hits seem not as bright as they should be:

And then the image looks normal again - compare the smoke color before and after:

As @JonLin notes, maybe it could be some kind of TV censorship, despite that there's nothing to censor besides all these flashy lights. Is it just me being paranoid or is there something more behind all this?

==UPDATE 2==

I've found a Blu-ray rip of the Shingeki no Kyojin opening (no subtitles, no credits) and I took some shots of the same frames that I already put. To the left, the TV version and to the right, the BDRip version (click for more detail):

So it is not an effect to make things more dramatic, but rather an effect included only on TV. I suppose the same applies to the other shots (at least in SnK).

So my question comes again, why, lately, are there some anime with darkened scenes? My conspiracy theory is that it is related to those bright changes and possible photosensitive attacks. If that's true, why is this being applied lately? And why doesn't it appear on DVD/BD?
If not, what else it could be?


texts: Why was Afro's imaginary friend, 'Ninja Ninja', a ninja?

texts: Any explanation as to why the imaginary friend of Afro was a ninja even though Afro was a samurai? Or was it just for characterization purpose?


texts: How did Fuu die in the Naruto anime? Was she killed by the Akatsuki during the bijuu extraction or was it somewhere else?


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In the battle where Kakashi gets his Sharingan from Obito, we last see him being trapped under the rubble where one part of his body is squashed completely,

  but during the flashback sequences shown in the manga chapter with Madara and Obito, we see Madara explaining to Obito he slipped through the rubble.

I thought it was an attribute of his Mangekyo Sharingan which makes him perform the teleportation into Kamui's dimension, which he hadn't activated at that point of time. He is shown to activate that in the later chapters, after the death of Rin.

My question is then How did he slip through the rubble?


texts: What’s the song of Nanatsu no Taizai season 1 episode 18 remaining 2:56 minutes?

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There's a song in season 1 episode 18 of *Nanatsu no Taizai and it’s when King protects Diane from Helbram attack and seconds after the captain said to Ban that Kings power was growing in incredible amount remaining 2:56 of the episode

What is the name of the song?


texts: Will Eida's ability work on Naruto and Sasuke?

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As of Chapter 57 of the Boruto manga, the newly revealed cyborg named Eida possesses the ability to

 Make people fall in love with her.

However, this ability does not work on blood relatives, and Otsutsuki. But, Naruto and Sasuke are the reincarnations of Indra and Asura, and each are respectively from a clan descended from the Otsutsuki.
Considering this, would Eida's ability work on Naruto and Sasuke? Or do you have to be a direct Otsutsuki for this not to work?


texts: Why was the ending to the Arrancar arc so brief?

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I started watching Bleach probably a month ago and quickly found it to be quite interesting. But there are some things I just don't get.

For example Aizen... I thought Aizen was awesome. He commands such awe, attention and fear and you can tell that from the Shinigami's protecting Karakura town.

But I don't get is reason for being.

As far as I remember, every villain that Ichigo came across and defeated - at least the fairly important ones had a background story.

To digress Grimmjow, Barragan, No 1 and 3, 5 (+ Neliora) Espada's etc.. had a "beginning".

Disappointingly, Ulquiorra (my favorite Espada - btw) had none.

Kaname had a reason for being. Even Gin - also another disappointment imo - had a beginning, despite its vagueness.

But back to Aizen - from the very beginning he was just someone that had twice the amount of reiatsu when compared to a Captain level.

From what I got he simply wanted more power. To destroy the soul king and in turn destroy
Soul Society.

But what happens after that? He obviously finds Hollows insignificant, he hates the Shinigami but we don't know why.

I'm not sure if many people feel the same way but there just wasn't enough back story as to why Aizen is.

In the end all we got was some speculation from Ichigo - that doesn't really make sense btw - about how Aizen felt lonely because no one matched his power.

So to find an equal Aizen groomed Ichigo's powers, but the funny thing is Aizen, according to Ichigo's speculation in the meantime sought more power by subjugating the Hogyouku to his will.

If he had so much power, and he felt lonely simply because he outclassed all others, why not find a way to suppress if not completely get rid of his powers akin to Zaraki's eyepatch?

Ichigo speculates that maybe Aizen let go of his sword willingly, but in Room 46 he doesn't look like someone that gave up his sword "willingly".

The "explanation" that we get from Ichigo sounds rather similar to what the author gave us about Jin Kariya. But there was a reason for Jin's motive and considering his back story the explanation for his defeat does make sense.

But Aizen... I just don't get it.

If anyone can make sense of my question, can you give me a satisfactory answer? :P


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I was wondering how long a Hokage stays in power.

The 3rd was still alive when Minato was chosen as Hokage. So was Tsunade when Kakashi was chosen. Then the same with him when it was Naruto's turn. So how long does a Hokage stay in power?


texts: As far as I remember most characters in My Hero Academia can't fly. I suppose some might be able to do it, but as far as I remember I've only seen a Noumu with wings or Ectoplasm "ghosts" flying. Which characters in My Hero Academia can fly?


texts: How many official super saiyan transformations are there already?

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ok, so there are so many transformations and states in Dragon Ball already, that now it's hard to tell what's an official transformation and what's not. According to a japanese magazine spoiler of the upcoming episodes a new one could be just right on the way,

   Super Saiyan 3 for the super saiyan green/super saiyan berserker of Kale, which I assume it isnt the same transformation than the regular super saiyan 3

So, how many official super saiyan transformations are there already?


texts: Can the Death Note manipulate people whose names aren't written in it?

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For example let's say James wrote: "Bob Schneider gets stabbed at 13:30 by his best friend. Dies of blood loss one hour later."

Would the Death Note control his friend whose name isn't written in the Death Note, or would it result in Bob having a heart attack?


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This frame from Gogeta is seen in Dragon Ball Super Broly.

As we know several canon and filler transformations have been shown surpassing regular Super Saiyan Blue in the anime / manga

Ultra Instinct Omen
Super Saiyan Blue Evolution
Mastered Super Saiyan Blue
Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Power stressed
Mastered Ultra Instinct

Being Gogeta a fusion of Goku and Vegeta, one would think he should be able to access to some of them, combine them or use a new transformation. Is this state regular super saiyan blue, one of the former super saiyan blue upgrades mentioned above or a new transformation?  Does Gogeta have a new transformation in Dragon Ball Super Broly?


texts: Is Doflamingo really dead in chapter 743?

texts: Kyros appears to have killed Doflamingo in chapter 743. Is he really dead? I want Doflamingo to die, but he can't just die so quickly. There should be a fight between Doflamingo and Luffy.


texts: Where to watch My Hero Academia: Two Heroes?

texts: So I've been searching for a place to watch My Hero Academia: Two Heroes but I can't find any. If anyone has a link to a legal streaming site or knows where to watch it, that would be great. Thanks!


texts: How can reanimated bodies get their eyes back?

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Okay, this question comes up in my mind most of the time. Considering the basic law on life and death: when a body part is taken from a dead body, it can never get that back. But in Naruto, many reanimated ninjas had lost their eye of some or the other reason (Sharingan, Rinnegan and Byakugan mainly).

As far as I know, Sasuke has taken Itachi's eyes to awaken his powers. So then how could Itachi get his Sharingan back when Kabuto reanimated him? Is there any kind of logic behind this which I've missed out? Or is that some law in the shinobi world? Obito had taken over Nagato's Rinnegan, yet Nagato had the Rinnegan when he was reanimated. Considering the power of Rinnegan which creates stuff, there hasn't been any scene where Sharingan and other eyes of Rinnegan were created and transplanted into Itachi and Nagato.


texts: What Happens to a Sub Soul when a Soul Reaper reclaims their Gigai?

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When we see Rukia use Soul Candy to leave her Gigai, the Sub Soul, Chappy, appears to have a very distinct personality.

So when a Soul Reaper leaves their Gigai leaving it to the Sub Soul, what happens to the Sub Soul when they take it back over? do they get ejected like a Mod Soul or are they simply destroyed?


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In episode 2 of Arpeggio of Blue Steel anime. I-401 had a battle with Takao, as he charged the super-gravity cannon he suddenly decided to not aim for Takao after seeing Takao's mental model.

Has there been any explanation on his decision?


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In the anime ending of Rewrite season 2 (Moon and Terra) did the girls summon Kotarou as their familiar knowing who he is/was? They were still childs when he was around them trying to save the earth. When he brought them to the moon, to the Kagari of season 1 did the girls remember their past lives or alternate routes? Can someone explain the ending to me, I'm not sure whether it was a good or bad ending. He completed his initial objective, but was that a good thing in order to fullfil his promise?

It are a lot questions but they are all related to the ending of season 2, hence why I didn't make several threads for this but just one. I am not really into novels or mange (yes it's weird I know) so I'd appreciate it if someone could explain the ending. Up to the point where he thought that he couldn't kill her but chose to go against his own instinct I could follow the storyline, but after that it all felt kinda rushed and I think those only watching the anime might've missed out on a lot important information.


texts: Are there any female mangaka pretending to be a male?

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Manga magazines are usually targeted to a specific age and gender of readers. Usually shounen manga are written by males even if there are notable examples of female artists working on shounen series (e.g. Rumiko Takahashi, CLAMP).

Are there any case of a female mangaka pretending to be a male using a pen name to adapt to a specific gender or just to challenge her readers and later reveal herself?


texts: Why did ReLIFE release all its 13 episodes in one day?

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It's the first time I've ever seen an anime series that has released all its episodes in one day and not one episode every week, as it is normally the case.

Why did the producers do this?


texts: How does CCG keep ghouls alive for so long in their prisons when they can only eat humans? The same goes for half ghouls in CCG. What do they eat?


texts: How could Chihiro tell which pigs were her parents?

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In the early scene of Spirited Away, Chihiro's parents were turned into pigs.

I don't remember how she knew if the pigs were her parents or not.

How could she tell?


texts: Why did Madara have Rinnegan before activating it and nobody noticed?

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While I was watching Episode 322 of Naruto Shippuden, I found what I guess is a mistake:

First look at the picture:

Since Madara came, he was using only Sharingan, and this can be seen until 07:43 in the picture, while he was dodging Gaara's sand attacks. However, when Naruto was above him with an Odama Rasengan, Madara suddenly could be seen with the Rinnegan on his eyes (07:45), and nobody noticed it like if it was a mistake. It should have been normal Sharingan.

Then, at 08:17, Madara was using the Mangekyou Sharingan, since he activated it after Naruto's attack to invoke the Susanoo.

And after that, at around 10:04, Madara was targeted by a Rasenshuriken, hence he had to activate the Rinnegan, and that was at 10:06. It was the first time that he did it since he came to life with Edo Tensei, and that could be confirmed from everybody's reaction when they saw his Rinnegan at around 10:56 ("Why does he have the Rinnegan?").

Was it a mistake that they drew Madara with the Rinnegan at 07:45?


texts: Questions about the Korean dubbed Aria series and OPs

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Question 1

I have noticed that in the Korean dub version of the Aria series, the OP and ED songs are not only subtitled, but are also sung in Korean. How common is it to also dub the OP and ED songs of a not too popular series (cf. EVA, Doraemon)? And does that require more licensing than just subtitling the OPs and EDs?

Question 2

In the Korean dubbed OP of Aria the Animation, why was the Katakana アリア removed? Does this kind of thing happen in other subbed/dubbed anime OPs or EDs?

Original OP animation in the Chinese sub.

Altered art logo in the Korean dub.

Question 3

What is it about the Korean dub version of Aria the Animation that requires a director and editing? In contrast, the Italian staff has: a dubbing director, a coordination, a mixing, a post production and a sound engineer. Is any of these roles synonymous to the director or editing in the Korean staff?


texts: What hints were shown during the series to who was the extra person in the classroom?

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In Another, the extra person was

   the assistant teacher, Reiko Mikami, who is Kouichi's aunt.

I think some hints were dropped during the series that pointed to that person, like

   Kouichi's grandpa complaining about going to too many funerals, and the protagonist's confusion afterwards

and

   the phone call from Kouichi's father, when he mentions that he was back in town 1.5 years ago.

Were there other hints to who the extra was?


texts: Why does Kirito end up in the forest when he first enters Alfheim?

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In the Sword Art Online anime, we see Kirito enter Alfheim Online first in episode 16. Although he is supposed to enter the Spriggan base when he first arrives, he instead encounters something like a glitch and ends up in a forest. Is there any explanation in the anime or light novels for why this happened? I don't recall it being mentioned in any of the later anime episodes.

Note: from a plot point of view it's somewhat necessary that this happens since it gives him a way to meet Leafa, but this still doesn't really explain why this happens purely within the context of the SAO continuity.

In case it isn't clear from my wording and the inclusion of the first image, I am asking why Kirito ends up in the forest after some sort of glitch appears while he is travelling to the Spriggan base (where he was supposed to go initially). The accepted answer here gives the best explanation for why that's the case.


texts: How many DBZ episodes were actually made?

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I've seen 276 episodes of DBZ but in many places it is written that there are 291 episodes.

Is this true or just a rumor? If it's true then is there anything I've missed out?


texts: The connection between the deadly sins and the animals in Nanatsu no Taizai

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In Nanatsu no Taizai, the main characters are associated with one of the 7 deadly sins, and to each sin is associated with a certain animal:

Wrath - dragon
Envy - snake
Greed - fox
Sloth - grizzly
Lust - goat
Gluttony - boar
Pride - lion

Is there some reference in this association? Does it correspond to some tradition or is it just made up in this manga?


texts: Why can't Inuzuka clan's dogs use human language?

texts: Why can't Inuzuka clan's dogs use human language when Kakashi's dogs can? Also, how does Kiba and Akamaru understand each other?


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Who is the main character of Fairy Tail? Would it be Natsu or Lucy? Natsu is like the hero of the whole anime, but I think the main story revolves around Lucy, how she met Natsu and how she joined Fairy Tail etc. I read the description of Fairy Tail and it says:

  Lucy is a 16-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

Preferably if we could draw an in a canon answer (e.g. interviews with the authors etc.), who would be the main character of Fairy Tail? Natsu or Lucy?


texts: In chapter 56 of Area D, these guys showed up. I'm not sure if they are supposed to be parodies of another manga or if they are parodies of people in real life?


texts: Manga about a survival game where people in the game make friends with outsiders using cell phones

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I read a manga last year (I think it was last year ^^) and want to read it again, but I forgot the title. I hope you could help me find it.

It's about a guy who got dragged into a showroom or something like that with a big stage. They were being tested by a person, and had to win games in order to survive. They used cell phones.

I think the main character was playing a social game or something like that, in which you could make friends. He had a lot of virtual friends with whom he could talk about his problems, because he didn't get along with people in real life except for his sister. All other humans who weren't dragged into the survival game could watch this whole spectacle from a TV in the city.

The first part of this game was that the people outside this game could cancel their friendship with the people in this room, but if they cancel their friendship with them, the participants die immediately. The people outside the game would also die if the people in the survival die.

This is as accurate as I can remember. I hope somebody might be able to help me.


texts: What's wrong with Kagura's pronunciation of "ka-wa-wi-i"?

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This is more of a Japanese language question, but since it's based on goofy anime scene, I thought I'd ask here.
The scene is from episode 88 of Gintama:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBS9-EQbqw
Gin asks Kagura to go to the ladies' room with the other women on a group date and play up his good looks.  Paraphrased into English except for the word "cute," it goes like this:
Gin: "Remember what I told you to say?"
Kagura: "What do you think of the boys?  My favorite is that silver-haired guy.  He's ka-wa-i-i!"
Gin:  "Not like that!  Ka-wa-wi-i!"
Kagura:  "Ka-wa-wi-i!"
Gin:  "No!  Ka-wa-"  (here he chokes on his coffee)
I love this scene, but it's always bugged me that I can't tell what fault Gin is finding with Kagura's delivery that second time.  Their pronunciations sound identical to me, except that maybe Kagura might be adding an n sound to the end of hers.  If so, though, I'd expect Gin to tell her to drop it rather than say the word from the beginning again.
The only other possibility I can think of is that Kagura isn't saying ka-wa-wi-i very enthusiastically; in fact, she looks bored.  But then, Gin says it in a pretty flat voice too.
So is there some sound difference that's inaudible to this non-native speaker?  Or is it something else?


texts: How close is the game rules of Cardfight!! Vanguard in the anime compared to the actual game?

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From my experience with game-based anime which you can actually play like Yu-Gi-Oh and Bakugan, the rules of the game in the anime is vastly different from that in real life game. For example, 1st season of Yu-Gi-Oh didn't require sacrifices for stronger monsters, and Yugi didn't automatically win by having a single piece of Exodia. In the Battle City Arc, when Joey fights a Rare Hunter, he has 3 of every piece while the rules state you can only have 1.

Since Cardfight!! Vanguard is in a way like Yu-Gi-Oh in which it has a real life card game (not sure if the anime is based off the game or vice versa), I am wondering if the game rules of Cardfight!! Vanguard in the anime is the same as that of the actual game itself?


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From what I understand once the Majin Buu arc ended Uub became a pupil of Goku and was to become Z-fighter. But in Super so far I haven't seen any mention of him at all.

Does he not exist in Super yet? Or have I missed something crucial?


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In the dragon ball universe there are plenty of methods to significantly boost the power level of the user. We have things such as Potara earrings, saiyan power ups etc. But more recently we were introduced to Ultra Instinct. As this is said to be a form attainable by anyone but mostly used by gods (which is even difficult for them to attain) how strong is it actually? Like how much does it power up an individual that uses it.

This question is mainly based on the episode of 115 where Goku used Ultra Instinct against Kefle as well as against Jiren in an earlier episode. In SSB form Goku was eventually outmatched even with Kaioken activated. We know for a fact that SS forms basically boost power and speed significantly at the cost of stamina and ki over time. Ultra Instinct is a state of the body, making it respond without having to process the thoughts; making the body capable of an instant perfect reflex to anything.

Goku was able to dodge all of Kefla's attacks which seemed like slow motion to him most likely. But he wasn't powered up. Ultra Instinct doesn't provide ki and such it simply is a state of the body making your reflexes perfect with no time delay. So where does the power output come from? How come his punches and such are stronger with Ultra Instinct compared to all his other forms?

As far as I understand each time he was in his none powered up form, his base form. This means his power level is a lot lower than even kaioken in base form. How come he is capable of having such a damage output? Does this mean a designing flaw in Ultra Instinct?

What is the actual power of Ultra Instinct apart from making muscle reflexes perfect?


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In the Death Note series, it is seen that while L and Soichiro Yagami are observing Light through the cameras, L says that he used to do a lot of pointless things at the age of seventeen.

Later, we see that he is giving the same exam as Light, who is seventeen years old at that time.

This made me curious. What exactly is L's age?


texts: I know only Minato Namikaze (The Fourth Hokage). Who are the other two members of Team Jiraiya?


texts: Is the water style actual "magic" or is it just a visualisation?

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In Kimetsu no Yaiba, we see Tanjiro learning the water style from Urokodaki.
But is it "magic" or just an artistic visualization?


texts: Is there a reason for the sudden change in style in episode 11?

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The animation throughout the first 10 episodes seemed pretty consistent to me.

However, episode 11's style had nothing to do with the first 10 episodes (though it was probably consistent throughout the episode):

Since this show is filled with references to other anime, it occurred to me that the change in style could be a reference in itself. If so, what was it a reference to?
If not, why the sudden change in style? Was it due to budget or something similar, or did they just decide to go on a different direction for some random reason?


texts: How did the Sage of the Six Paths obtain his Rinnegan?

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It is shown that the Sage of the Six paths was the first to have the Rinnegan.

Now for an Uchiha these are the stages of their eyes:

Normal eyes
Sharingan (activated after facing life threatening situation)
Mangekyo Sharingan (activated after a very close person dies)
Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (activated after replacing the
existing Mangekyo Sharingan with another mangekyo sharingan)
Rinnegan (conditions for activation have not yet been mentioned)

All these stages have covered by Madara Uchiha, he took his brother's Mangekyo Sharingan to activate the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Now if the same logic was to be applied to the Sage of the Six Paths, then whose Mangekyo Sharingan did he take for his own?

He being the first shinobi should not have anyone to take a Sharingan from.


texts: Do Claymore manga and anime have different endings?

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I am reading the Claymore manga. There are around 5 chapters left before I finish it. In chapter 150 of the manga, I see that Teresa is alive, but I am pretty sure that in the anime, she was killed by Priscilla, and Priscilla was defeated by Clare at the end of the anime.

The difference in the endings of the storylines of the manga and the anime has confused me. Can you tell me what's going on here? Or does this simply mean that the anime's storyline is different from that of the manga?


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Cowling: the removable cover of a vehicle or aircraft engine.
So when Deku uses One for All-Full "Cowling" (as spelled in subs), does it refer to him removing the limiter on his power, or is it just mispronounciation ? Shouldn't it be "calling" instead?


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In the anime, Ichigo's father, Isshin, is shown to have captain level powers, but I think that it was never mentioned that he was a substitute shinigami. So where does he get his powers?

Also, why did he hide his powers (or why couldn't he use his powers) for 20 years?  And why did he hide the fact that he was a shinigami from his son?


texts: How did the Female Titan manage to get out of her titan form and escape while surrounded by a horde of titans?

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In episode 20 of the anime, when Annie, as the Female Titan, falls into Erwin's trap and is restrained, she calls over a horde of titans to devour her titan body. Her titan body is shown to be torn apart and eaten as the titans surround her.

She is next seen in her human form, hiding herself among other people in the squad. When her cover was blown, she turns into her titan form for the second time and eliminates the League of Legends, as seen in episode 21.

How did Annie Leonhart manage to get out of her titan form and escape from the scene, all while surrounded by a horde of titans?


texts: Is there a connection between the Sephirot and Tales of the Abyss?

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While I was playing Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3, I was doing an extra lesson on the tarot and Mr Edogawa started talking about the Sephirot. He then went and mentioned one of its branches and I recognized three from Tales of the Abyss:

Malkuth => the Malkuth Empire which opposes the Kindom of Kimlasca
Hod => the country that Guy and Mary came from that was destroyed in the previous war
Chokhmah => as in Grand Chokhmah being the capital of the Malkuth Empire

There was also the fact that Sephirot can be transliterated to English as Sephiroth, which is the name of the tree that keeps the world up and out of the Qliphoth.

This got me wondering: is there a connection between the Sephirot and Tales of the Abyss? Or are all of these just coincidences?


texts: What is the age of the students in Hope Academy?

texts: Like I said in the title, how old are they when they are imprisoned in DG 1 and in other games and anime? Also, what is the age of warriors of hope and Komaru?


texts: Why didn't the Survey Corps just use the top of the Walls as a way to get to Shiganshina?

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The Survey Corps went through the titan territory to get to Shiganshina, not without dead bodies. On the other hand, there's enough space for horses to walk on at the top of the Walls, and the dead body count would reduce.

Why didn't they just use the top of Wall Maria and ride along it to get to Shiganshina? Why did they take the hard way instead of the easy and safe way?


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Why are the DD Girls named such?

Their name in katakana: [ディーディー・ガールズ], has no meaning, other than just being "DD Girls"...

How do we even know that they're called the DD Girls?


texts: Is the dialog in the One Piece opening unique?

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In the latests one piece opening (opening 17 Wake Up) At around the 1:27 mark of the opening there is a short dialogue between Blackbeard and Luffy, with our Straw Hat hero telling Blackbeard it is him who will obtain One Piece and be the Pirate King!

Is this a unique feature made by One Piece just like their long openings instead of openings and endings. Or has it been used before/ is it more common to add a piece of dialog in between the opening of a series.


texts: Why does Madara give Nagato his Rinnegan?

texts: Why does Madara give his Rinnegan to Nagato? Madara had already activated the Rinnegan since he is an Uchiha and also has the DNA of the first Hokage. But why does he give it to Nagato?


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Bit of a NSFW question.
In the anime, as far as I know, Mikan was never shown nude. Why is that? The manga of To Love Ru has no problem showing her nude so I'm a bit curious as to why the anime didn't. I thought at first that it was probably due to her being under the age of consent and yet the anime has no problem showing characters like Yami and Celine, who have similar child-like appearances, nude.


texts: When and why did the trend of 1:30-long openings and endings begin?

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I've started to notice lately that the vast majority of anime (that I can find, anyway) seems to have opening (OP) and ending (ED) sequences which are 1 minute and 30 seconds long.

Some examples (though I'm sure there are lots that I haven't covered):

Fullmetal Alchemist: There are 5 OPs and 5 EDs, all of which are 1:30 long.
Digimon Tamers, Steins;Gate: Both OP and ED are 1:30.
GaoGaiGar and Neon Genesis Evangelion: The OPs are 1:30 long, though the EDs are only 1:00 in duration.
Cardcaptor Sakura: The OPs are 1:30, did not check the ED durations.

There do seem to be some exceptions (again, far from an exhaustive list):

One Piece: Though some episodes fit this pattern, others have 3-minute OPs and no EDs. (The combined duration is still the same, though.)
Akagi, Kaiji: OP is shorter than 1 minute.
Ga-rei: Zero, Aria: During the OP or ED music (which is 1:30 long), things unrelated to the OP/ED sequence happen (like actual parts of the episodes).

These lists are just examples of each, and don't really show that the vast majority of anime (I would wager 90% or higher) seem to follow the 1:30 OP/ED "rule".

It is worth noting that most American series have openings which are 30 seconds or 1 minute in length; Family Guy and the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon are examples of this, though there are far more.

When did the 1 minute 30 second duration of OPs and EDs start to come into popularity, and is there a particular reason why they did so?


texts: What was the working title of Kimi no Na wa?

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Here is some early concept art for Kimi no Na wa.

The working title is given in the top-left corner of this image. What was the title?

(This question has been gleefully lifted from reddit.)


texts: What character is missing from Lio Shirazumi's name to allow him be called Lion?

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In Kara no Kyoukai, Araya comments to Lio saying that he just needed one character to be called a lion.

English-wise, this would be very correct, but given that these characters are talking in Japanese, I doubt that Lio needed an ン, and according to the Wikia, Shirazumi Lio's name in Japanese is 白純里緒 not シラズミ リ゜オ.

So in his Japanese name, what character is Araya saying Lio is missing to be called Lion?


texts: In Love Live episode 6, what were the results of each member in karaoke/dance?

texts: I can't read the kanji, but I'm interested in what each member's score was.


texts: What did Prince Canute mean by "is there no love in the heart of man" in chapter 34?

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In chapter 34 of Vinland Saga manga, Canute seems to realize something, and starts narrating with "this snow is love". From page 33-36,

Pg. 33 I understand. It is as though a fog has lifted from my mind. (While holding a snowball) this snow is love.
Pg. 34 This sky... this earth... the blowing wind. The trees, the mountains...
Pg. 35 ...... but... how must I express it... though this world... though the work of God holds so much beauty...
Pg. 36 Is there no love in the heart of man?

I don't quite understand what the chapter means. Is this referring to the Christian religion? Could anyone explain to me what's this chapter's wisdom?


texts: Does NGE explain why the third child pilots the second Eva?

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Asuka being the second child would seem to suggest she should be piloting the second Eva, Unit 01, instead of the third Eva, Unit 02.
Does the series or for that matter anything else outside the aeries explain the discrepancy in ordering? It’s logical that the first child, Rei pilot the first Eva, Unit 00, but Shinji being the third child and Asuka the second doesn’t make sense to me when they pilot the second and third units (Shinji 01 and Asuka 02) respectively.


texts: Which is the esper level of Kiyama Harumi when she uses Multi-Skill?

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So Multi-Skill is an ability adquired by Kiyama Harumi when connecting to the Level Upper Network, where she is able to use multiple abilities of those who used Level Upper.

Which is the esper level of Kiyama Harumi when she uses it?


texts: Does anyone know what song plays at about 5:20 in episode 5?


texts: Can Kale control her full power when she isnt in berserker mode?

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Kale in berserker mode was able to take a kamehameha wave from Goku undamaged or almost undamaged. Now most fans didnt like the idea of Kale being as strong as a super saiyan blue and started to argue Kale wasnt as strong or stronger than a super saiyan blue because Goku said "I'm going to use a little more power", what they say it means Goku wasnt using his full power in super saiyan blue. I dont buy this idea for 3 reasons:

If Goku really said "I'm going to use a little more power" (some subtitles translates it as "I'm going to use more power" without the "little", if Goku really said so, he could be refering to him not using kaioken on top of blue. By using Super Saiyan Blue in full power, Goku is still using 5% or 10% of his power (he can use super saiyan blue kaioken x10 or x20 where he increases 10 times or 20 times his power from Blue)
Vegeta mentioned Kale is "a monster". Why would he call a monster someone who isnt as strong or stronger than him.
Jiren didnt bother to fight Goku or Vegeta super saiyan blue, but he bothered to take Kale as a challenge, this actually is a hint than Kale showed more power than Goku and Vegeta at the time, who already fought in Super Saiyan Blue. And by the way, Hit was also around and Jiren didnt bother to fight him, and we know Hit's power is around a Super Saiyan Blue.

Having said all that, later Kale in her controlled stated wasnt able to hurt Goku in super saiyan god, though she could handle an energy blast from Goku in super saiyan god (something Caulifla in SSJ2 couldnt do) . This to me shows Kale's power in her controlled stated is close to a super saiyan god, or at least stronger than a SSJ2, but not equal or stronger than super saiyan god.

Then my question is, are there reasons or arguments to believe Kale can use her full power when she isnt in berserker mode?


texts: Is the Legendary Super Saiyan (green) transformation limitless in power?

texts: So now that both Broly, and Kale, who has a transformation which looks exactly like Broly's, have been quoting saying both the same "My Ki is building... Overflowing..." and that Kyabe tells Kale "stop gathering ki!", this topic comes to talk again. Is Broly and now Kale legendary super saiyan transformation limitless in power? This has been talked before with Broly's movies, but the last episode of Dragon Ball Super brings new information to the topic. What about the other canon sources like the Daizenshuu, does it say something about it?


texts: Did Zenitsu kill upper moon in awake mode?

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I did not read the manga, but i saw people share about this, I don't want any 'extra' spoiler regarding to this question, I just wanted to know if Zenitsu kill upper moon in Sleep mode or Awake mode,

If he is in awake mode, is he in 100% full capability skill just like he in Sleep mode?


texts: Why does Shichika's sister sit off to the side behind a column?

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In episode 1, between 10 - 15 minutes in to the episode, Shichika, his sister, and Togame are talking in the house.  At some point, the sister moves off to the side and behind a column or curtain.

Why does she do this?

I thought she might be making tea or something, but you never see her do anything.  It also looks like she is facing away from her guest.


texts: Does Saitama know whats going on around him?

texts: Does Saitama know whats going on around him. Like people ignoring him or how people or heroes treat him badly or make fun of him and things like that or is he just an airhead after getting his powers?


texts: All possible fusions/absorbtions and their multipliers

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Potara fusion, fusion dance etc. The dragon ball universe knows many fusion types from which some are considered an absorbtion such as Buu and Cell consuming some to become stronger. Information on those do count as well for the answer I am seeking as it is mainly about the power multiplier and not the 2 minds controlling 1 body thing. I want to know all the fusions (or absorbtions) to have a nice list from strongest to weakest based on the multiplier.

So what I would like to know is which fusions are available and what their power multiplier is. For example I know that Namekian fusion is x7 (based on Piccolo x Nail) and Potara fusion about A x B.


texts: Right after the Final Selection, the contestants were asked to pick an ore for their katanas. During Tanjiro's turn, it was depicted that he used his sense of smell to make a beneficial selection. Was this ever elaborated upon? For instance, was it ever mentioned in the anime as to what effect this had on his katana?


texts: In which episode did some boys destroy all of their village's toys?

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In this episode Pinocchio was in a village. In this village was a boy. That boy said to his friends and other boys that they should steal and destroy all toys of their village that they can find.

There was one scene where this boy took a wood toy giraffe and broke its neck and stole it. The child/ girl who was the owner of the toy giraffe was looking while this boy doing that. After that she started to cry.

In the evening all boys gathered to one place and dropped all toys into a hole. Then they took torches and start circling (the torches) around the hole with the toys and their bodies. In this scene came Pinocchio and told them to immediately stop doing that. Pinocchio said that if they wouldn't stop, then god would punish them. But all children continued with that.

Suddenly the toys shoot lights/ laser and spread the light (from the hole) everywhere. All objects and animals (earth, trees, cats etc.) who got shot by this laser came to life, and started moving and talking.

What episode was that happening?


texts: How did Dio Brando survive the ship sinking?

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In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I Phantom Blood, in the climax ending, Jonathan sacrifices his life to defeat Dio and save Erina, his unborn child Jorge and baby Lisa Lisa.

Erina manages to save herself and Lisa Lisa by hiding in Dio's coffin, but then in Stardust Crusaders, another coffin with "DIO" engraved on it is rescued from the bottom of the ocean where Dio had been sleeping for the past century, having survived by stealing Jonathan's body.

Where did that second coffin come from? I've came back to this to try and make sense of it but I don't know if it's a plot hole or not.

I enjoy JoJo's Bizarre Adventure so much, and there are instances where it really stretches it too far.

Like some bizarre happenings have some kind of explanation in it (see King Crimson) but this one is the one that still evades me.

Is there an explanation for this?


texts: Why Oreimo changed the actual brand name in Akihabara

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In the anime, primarily ep2 when Kirino first come to Akihabara, I noticed many of the brand name or billboard was altered, リバティー/Liberty was changed into ワバチィー/wabaty, タカラダ/Takarada to タカダ/Takada, ガシャポン to ガチャポン, Laox to Taox, Labi to Labla, Gee! to Guu!, McDonald's to McDoneld's etc.

I wonder why they made such changes. They could have kept all the brand and billboard the same as they are in real life, but instead, they made so many subtle changes (while the maid cafe remains almost entirely intact).

Since many of these easter eggs are placed in a very obvious position, and animating such a complicated background asks a large amount of effort. I don't really believe these are purely the animator having fun. Are there any other reasons? Like copyright or advertising?

P.S. I am asking this for my essay, so please do think of it

P.P.S. image retrieved from this website.

P.P.P.S. feel free to leave any other thoughts about this


texts: What happened to the one-eyed twins after they escaped?

texts: Last we saw them, the one-eyed twins who seemed to be against Aogiri and the CCG were terribly wounded and struggling to escape Cochlea prison, while the CCG and Aogiri battled during a prison break of every ghoul held in Cochlea. Amon saw them escaping but did they even really get out of that maximum security ghoul prison? Did they get caught in the crossfire, or caught by the CCG's reinforcements? What exactly happened to them?


texts: What happened between Kaoru-tan's father and Hajime-kun?

texts: Kaoru collapsed from cigarettes and overworking, so I assume Hajime went to apologize to her father for pushing her too hard, while he can't find a proper job. I understand why Hajime would do so and why he thinks he deserves to be hit, but what would her father get angry about? I don't understand why he would even want to hit Hajime.


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Today while reading "Mushoku Tensei" I once again got confronted with a character with (in my opinion) an insanely large chest. It even got mentioned that it could easily be a J size chest.

I understand that there will off course be some difference per person in their preference in size. But seeing as a D cup is already considered "big" where I live, a J size would be considered insane. Hence my question: Why are anime girls often depicted with a huge chest?

Is this just another part of the culture gap between western countries and Japan? Or does it maybe serve as an additional sales point towards a specific fandom?


texts: What made Sakuya decide to switch sides?

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In Rewrite, Sakuya, Chihaya's butler, is nothing but antagonistic towards the protagonist Kotarou from the moment they first meet. He calls him insulting names and is generally just a bit of an asshole. It later turns out that both he and Chihaya are working for Gaia, the eco-terrorist group who want to destroy all human life

   (and who ultimately succeed in the final episode of Season 1).

Then, around Episode 8 or so, he randomly shows up in the magic forest and saves Kotarou's life. He announces he's now working with Kotarou and friends against Gaia, offers to train Kotarou, and becomes considerably less antagonistic towards him. Absolutely no explanation is given for this, and to me it seemed to come completely out of left-field.

What prompted Sakuya to change sides like that so suddenly? I think Chihaya may have already defected by this point, but surely that can't be the only reason?


texts: Who is this female character from the 2005 series?

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In the second half of the 233rd episode of the 2005 Doraemon series, titled "Gravity Paint" (重力ペンキ). There seems to be a new girl (left most one in the picture below) in the group. Who is she? When did she first appear?

This portion of the episode was adapted from Chapter 72 (or the 2nd Chapter in the 5th volume of the short manga series) of the manga chapter by the same name:

In the manga, Yasuo (aka "Boy A," the one with the baseball cap) takes her place.


texts: Why did Tobi let Itachi remain in Akatsuki?

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Tobi was well aware of Itachi's true motive for joining Akatsuki. He knew that Itachi massacred his entire clan only for the village's sake.

  Then why did he let Itachi join the Akatsuki?

He was also aware that Itachi was trying to protect the leaf village from Akatsuki. So my next question is

  Why didn't he get rid of Itachi at least after they start to capture the tailed beasts?


texts: Why didn't Netero use vows and limitations like Kurapika?

texts: Why didn't Netero use a limitation and vow like Kurapika to beat Meruem? Kurapika was able to chain the Phantom Troops by making a vow that she would only use the chains on the Phantom Troops or else she would die. Why didn't netero do something similar?


texts: Why didn't Akame die when she cut herself with Murasame?

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As per the wiki, Murasme ...

  ... is a poisonous blade that can kill a person with only one cut. Once the sword pierces skin, it injects a lethal poison into the victim, killing them within seconds. Akame states that cleaning this weapon is very dangerous because of this ability.

In the anime, episode 24 to be exact, she cuts herself when fighting Esdeath to get a massive power boost for a few minutes by supposedly using the strength of all the people she has killed. Based on what I've seen in the anime and the discussions around the blade, she should have died, why didn't she?


texts: Why did Naru not want Lin to know he bent a spoon?

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In the Ghost Hunt anime, in the "The After-School Hexer" story (episodes 7-10), Naru shows that he can bend a spoon using psychokinesis, but asks Mai not to tell Lin he did so.

It is revealed at the end of the first (and only) season that

   Naru has tremendous psychic powers, that are too much for a human being to control, therefore he must not use them. Lin looks after Naru and is the one who has told him not to use his powers.

But later in the same story arc, it is revealed that

   Naru used a trick to bend the spoon. There was no psychic power involved.

So why would he need to hide this from Lin?


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Gantz usually bring back people after they kill all the aliens, but when Kurono's team sent to Italy (chapter 291) Gantz sent them back to Tokyo even when the aliens were still there. So what happen with the aliens in Italy? Did they go away or what?

I didn't watch the anime, so I might be missing something here, or maybe there's some explanation ahead? I have already finished reading the manga, but maybe I missed something.


texts: Is there a Japanese opening/intro for "Golden Boy" (「ゴールデンボーイ」)?

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"Golden Boy" (「ゴールデンボーイ」) op seems odd to me:

There are shots of the main character with no credits on picture.
The credits are white on a black background inter-titles inserted among the shots.
The music is "unusual" and with no lyrics.

I must say that I watched it from a Spanish DVD edition (it included Spanish dub and subtitles).

The ending of the videos I watched are strange as well: just a classic white on black scroll with a Japanese song as sound.

Did "Golden Boy" aired in Japan with this kind of credits too? If so, is there a reason for it?


texts: What exactly happens to Kyuubei at the end of Rebellion?

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Note: this topic was somewhat addressed in this question, but remained unclear to me after reading the answers to it.

At the end of Rebellion, after Homura has rebelled and created the Homuverse where everyone can have their desires for love and friendship fulfilled, after the end credits, we see Homura in a field, holding her new soul gem and dancing around a mangy, scruffy, miserable-looking Kyuubei.

As the movie ends, the camera closes in on Kyuubei's face, and we see its eyes seem to be ringed with the same black field as the witches' curses.

What exactly is going on here? It seems clear that Homura is torturing Kyuubei for its many crimes, but what exactly is she doing?


texts: Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei seem to plagiarise each other. Is this normal in anime/manga?

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Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei have TONS of things in common:

Luscious Redhead Alien Main Romantic Interest? Check.
Is she a Meganekko (warning: TV Tropes) even though her advanced alien civilization surely can fix the need for glasses? Check.
Mature demeanor indicating a slightly older woman? Check.
Works as a neutral observer on Earth? Check.
Cannot get into a relationship with natives due to alien regulations and job specifications? Check.

Likes to look candidly over the shoulder while holding arms stiff against the back so to enhance the "natural attributes" during the show OP? CHECK!

Almost kills the MC during the first episode due to crappy piloting re-entry skills? Check.
Saves the life of MC after the crash? Check.

Strange critter that doubles as the spaceship control interface? Check.
Critter has the ability to teleport said alien redhead on demand? Check.

Lolita manipulator that seems to know everything behind the scenes? Check.
Secondary "death flagged" romantic interest that never stands a chance against the aforementioned hot redhead alien? Check.
Redhead is forcefully removed from Earth for breaking alien law? Check.
Japanese countryside (almost rural) setting? Check.
Character design by Taraku Uon? Check.
Manga serialized by Media Works? Check.

I really felt deja vu all the time.

Is it common to repack almost the same story, setting and characters into another series?

I already told how the series are almost a copy of one another, I want to know how common is it to repack the same basic storyline and sell it again.

If the two series are in the same world is stuff for another question: What proof do we have that Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei (and Twins by proxy) are set in the same Earth?


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In the latest episode of Black Clover (ep100), Yuno seems like he's still himself even having his body used for the reincarnation magic of the elves.

Does it mean that he is an elf and his true power just awoken because of the reincarnation magic?


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If Hohenheim is a homunculus (I know that he still has a humanoid body, because otherwise he wouldn't even have had children) and he has a family with Trisha, who is human, does this mean that the Elric brothers are half-human and half-homunculus?

Also, just to make sure, the Elric brothers are half-Amestrian and half-Xerxian (i.e. with a background from Xerxes), right? They don't explain that in either series.


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Recently in the manga, Uchiha Obito said that he sensed Sasuke concentrating chakra in his left eye and poof! He quickly defended himself in an instant with slight similarity to Naruto's Sage Mode, that's why I wonder if he is in Sage Mode. If not, where did his sensory ability come from?

Update:
Here's a proof of his transformation from Naruto Episode 640 Page 14:


texts: What would happen if you died in normal SAO before the Kayaba announcement?

texts: This might be a bit out of a place-question, but does anyone happen to know what used to happen after dying in Sword Art Online before the Kayaba announcement that if you die, you will die in the real world? The players most likely respawned, but what about all of their progress? Would they have to beat all the levels and all the bosses again and start from the starting town, or could there have been a checkpoint system so you would not lose ALL the progress?


texts: Why do Usagi and Chibi-Usa call Minako Mina-P?

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In the Kodansha translation of the manga, I noticed some of the characters, primarily Usagi and Chibi-Usa, I believe, call Minako Aino by the name Mina-P. It seems to be an abbreviation of her name, but I'm not sure where the P comes from, and I don't recall this name ever being explained. Is there an explanation?
For example, I see this name used twice in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Short Stories Volume 1, once on page 69 by Chibi-Usa in the story "Chibi-Usa's Picture Diary" Chapter 3 Beware of Cavities:

Aaaargh! Papaaa, Usagiiiii!! I don't wanna die here!! Mina-P! Luna-P! Diana!!

and once by Usagi on page 135 in the story "Exam Battle Shorts" Chapter 3 Rei's and Minako's Girls School Battle?:

Hey, hey, Mina-P, there's a late-night show on that's real good. Let's watch it tonight!


texts: How did the last threat disappear in the last chapter?

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In the last chapter of Bleach manga,

   Kazui Kurosaki (Ichigo's son) vanquished the remains of Yhwach reiatsu by simply touching it (Yhwach remaining reiatsu).

Is it because Kazui comes from

   Ichigo's bloodline

and is somehow connected to Yhwach?

I am not sure I understand what happened there.


texts: A guy who can steal people's identity and power - what is this anime?

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Possibly a late 90's/early 2000's anime. Memory is really fuzzy, but it had this female character who was a time traveller/or from space/another dimension.

There was a villain who was able to shape shift. There was one scene where the bad guy changed into (either by accident or deliberate) the main character and tried to rape the main character's love interest by locking himself and her in a closet at the gym. When the bad guy tried to touch her, electricity was discharged from his hand which caused him to flee.

Last scene I remember was the main character furiously riding his bike to face off against the bad guy. The bad guy was in a mansion(?) and he apparently was stealing the life force/identity of several victims by squeezing their face with his palm.

Watched the whole thing in Japanese. No subtitles. Wonderful anime.


texts: Where is this picture from? How do I use Reverse Image Search to find the source of an anime/manga image?

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So I see an image that I believe is from either an anime or a manga. What are some ways that I can go about finding what series it's from?
Try these options:

Google reverse image search (browser built-in support and plugins)
Other reverse image search engines: TinEye, SauceNao, iqdb
Search engine tailored to searching anime by screenshots
Search for an anime or manga character
Technique: Cropping the image
Animated GIF: Picking the right frame

Note: Please note that as of May 9, 2016, ALL identification-request questions are now off-topic. Therefore, you can't ask an identification request question on this site.
However, such questions are still welcome in our main chat for users with at least 20 rep (globally on StackExchange).

Protip: If you are using Google Image Search in a non-English language, change your language to English or just use Google NCR for better, more accurate results.


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One of the most popular anime shows in Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed is Stripism. Here's a screenshot of them in-game (in their own game).

Knowing Akiba's Trip and its countless references, I can't think that this isn't a reference to some magical girl series. Unfortunately, I don't know enough magical girl series - and there isn't much info about the girls on the internet.

I'm somewhat inclined to think they're a parody of Pretty Cure because of their vibrant colour scheme, but it's got a load of different series so I'm not sure if they are or not.

At one stage the Akiba's Trip girls cosplay as the characters, so possibly some of that bare skin is fan service on AT's part:

Are the Stripism girls a parody of Pretty Cure? Or any other anime series?


texts: In "Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini", what happens to Hei's powers?

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In the second season of Darker than Black (Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini), Hei mysteriously...

   ...loses his contractor powers somewhere in the middle of the season.

In the beginning of the anime we can clearly see that...

   ...Hei still has his contractor powers, since he uses them in a fight in episode 2.

However, in later episodes it is revealed by some of the characters that...

   ...Hei's powers are completely lost, and he is but an ordinary human (well, a well-trained human, at least).

So what was the reason for...

   ...Hei losing all of his contractor power out of sudden, and without being noticed?


texts: Who was the other person the colossal titan ate?

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At the beginning of episode 7 of season 2 (episode 32 on Crunchyroll), around 1:48, the colossal titan eats Ymir and one other person.

You can't see their face in any part of the episode.

Given who the colossal titan is, it seems strange to me that he would have eaten someone without a purpose, but only Ymir is seen later.

Eventually, they run off on the armoured titans back and the second person is not with them.

Surely they could not have been digested in the short time the colossal titan was present, and they were swallowed whole.

Later on, when we see them in human form in the giant forest, no one besides Eren and Ymir are with them. Do we know who this person was?


texts: What are the marks on Index-tan's left eye?

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In the Toaru Majutsu no Index specials, Index-tan is shown to have some marks on her left eye. However, she did not have any on the 'main anime'.

What is the significance of these marks?
If it was not explained anywhere, are there any speculations as to what it might mean?


texts: Is there a different voice actress singing the same ending for each arc?

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I'm pretty sure (but also not certain) that the first episodes about Sakurajima Mai had the same voice actress singing the ending, but then on Episode 4 I noticed that the person singing the ending for that episode sounded like the voice actress for Tomoe Koga.
Does Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl have a different VA singing the ending for each arc?


texts: Could Goku actually be an earth "Prince"?

texts: Ok so in the Dragon Ball/DBZ/DBGT/DB Super universe, everyone knows that Goku and Chi Chi are married and that Chi Chi is the daughter of the Ox King. That technically makes Chi Chi the Ox princess. But am I crazy or wouldn't that technically mean that by marrying the Ox princess Chi Chi, that Goku is unofficially the "Ox Prince"? And what do you think Vegeta would do if he realized that Goku was also technically a saiyan "prince" (quote unquote)?


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I don't get what the theme of the story is. Although I can follow the romance aspect of the anime, I don't get what the story is trying to tell us.

It may have been due to Glasslip being the first original anime that P.A. Works has made. Other series (which are adaptations) were not so confusing, and some were successful at sending their message to the viewer. Hanasaku Iroha was about self-discovery. Nagi no Asukara was centered around "Love brings people together".

So what was the theme of Glasslip? What is the story trying to tell us?


texts: In One Piece, why doesn't Robin tell Luffy what had happened during her training?

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Why didn't Robin tell Luffy what had happened during her training since she met Dragon, Luffy's dad.

Also meeting,

    Sabo

In the Dressrosa arc.

It seems odd that no one else in the crew shared their stories with each other.


texts: Why do rich people laugh like they do in anime?

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I've found that whenever an evil rich character laughs in anime they raise their hands to their mouth and let out a 'ohohoho' or similarly annoying laugh.

Where does this mannerism come from? I can now tell someone is rich if they have this style of laugh, but that's because of association rather than understanding

There seems to be a YouTube user called ohohojuo-sama which posts lots of these http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_k1MZB4Ak


texts: When and How did Luffy get the Scar under his eye?

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Luffy has a pretty prominent scar under his Eye.

Its been a long time since I started watching One Piece, and I seem to recall that he stabbed himself to have Shanks take him onboard as a pirate. Recently, though I started rewatching the series (Oh... The nostalgia!!) but there was no such scene in the flashback.

When and how did he get the scar under his eye?


texts: How lucrative is being a psychiatrist or MHP in Japan IN PSYCHO-PASS?

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In our society, psychiatrists are among the lowest paid physicians.*

The Best- And Worst-Paying Jobs For Doctors

I Don't Know - Med School Parody of "Let It Go"

Unlike our society, mental health is anything but swept under the rug in Japanese society in Psycho-Pass.

**So in JAPANESE SOCIETY in PSYCHO-PASS:

How lucrative is being a psychiatrist relative to other medical professions? How lucrative is being a psychiatrist relative to other professions? A mental health professional?**

Feel free to spoil the figures if any and even the context. I'm expecting some kind of twist to reveal that MHPs are actually paid much higher or much lower than public perception.

Or you could just give the public perception of the figures then put the true figures in spoilers or something.

Elaboration:

I'm not sure I saw a figure in season 1 (haven't seen past that), but
based on the existence of Sybil system and all that, I'm guessing it takes a lot of mental health expertise to maintain.
Even though

   Sybil is made up of brains of people with ASPD or something (well technically those who can't be read by Sybil system or something)

I don't see how mental health expertise isn't as highly valued in other aspects.

People want to keep psycho-pass levels low right?
It's not like there's some

   additional

conspiracy about manipulating psycho-passes.

Even if there was a

   n additional

conspiracy, how would you do that without mental health expertise right?

*of course I'm adjusting for things like country, experience, etc so with sufficiently high probability, a psychiatrist will earn less than a non-psychiatrist doctor assuming they're both in the same state and have the same amount of experience


texts: What is this old Anime set in prehistoric times?

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I watched it as a kid in the early 90's but the style was a bit older. It was on VHS.

The title was something like: Ray/Rei the hero? of the jungle? but it was a dubbed version so I'm not sure.
The protagonist is Ray? a young man. He has black hair and wears yellow furs. I don't remember the plot but he travels with his friends in a prehistoric world.

I remember two scenes:

Somewhere in the middle of the movie - they are on a raft on a lake and under them is a ginormous dinosaur. I guess it emerges from the water causing them to ride the wave and scream.

Towards the very end - there is a village where a volcano is about to erupt so they want to sacrifice a girl to it: that would be the friend of the protagonist and the granddaughter of the old woman who wants to sacrifice her.

Beware Spoilers!

   Volcano erupts, girl gets killed somehow I think in a fight, someone lays the girl down on the ground with the volcano with flowing lava in the background, old woman is praying to the volcano. And my friend's mom turned off the TV saying "you shouldn't watch films like this" (well, too late) and I never knew the end.

The old woman had long white hair & purple robes?, girl had long brown hair.

Please tell me what this is, I cannot find it anywhere.


texts: Are cursed children vulnerable to varanium?

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In Black Bullet all cursed children carry the Gastrea virus, basically making them Human/Gastrea hybrids. It is shown that Varanium harm the Gastrea.
Now, the question is are cursed children vulnerable to Varanium, or does their human side grant them immunity?


texts: Are Shinra Shakaki's Parents Ever Revealed?

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I have read the English Translated version of C.M.B. Manga and there was no mention of Shinra's biological father. Only his adoptive fathers and mother were mentioned.

As the manga is finished. Is it ever revealed?


texts: Who are some of the Koha-Ace characters in the ED?

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During the ED of the Carnival Phantasm Special Season OVA, we see just about all of the cast from major Type-Moon works as Koha-Ace characters.

From right to left, who are the person (13th from the left, not including the floating characters) between Hisui and Miyako, the person (10th from the left, not including Keitai-san, the cellphone) between Caster (Fate/Extra) and Chikagi, and the very last person on the far left (first one from the left)?


texts: Why weren't the Uchihas brought back with the Edo Tensei?

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Why didn't Kabuto bring back the entire Uchiha clan? It was one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure, and was also reputed to be the village's most powerful clan, producing shinobi that were exceptionally talented and battle-oriented. -Naruto wiki

Sasuke and Obito were still alive and only Itachi and Madara were brought back. I don't see a reason why Kabuto did not bring back the entire clan. I know these four are exceptionally strong, but there were other promising member like Shisui Uchiha.


texts: Why does Konoha have only 1 tailed beast?

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While others have 2 considering 1st hokage distributed it to other villages.

It doesn't make sense to give other villages to have advantage of having more power. I haven't read manga so have no clue if it's been addressed somewhere.


texts: Usui wears glasses when he is at home, but at school he doesn't wear them. Hence, either he is wearing contacts at school, or he doesn't really need vision aid but he likes wearing glasses at home for some reason. Why does he choose to wear glasses at home, but not at school?


texts: Ranma 1/2 Season 7, Ep. 151, The Kuno Sibling Scandal - Score

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Adorable, goofy song.
Could someone tell me what the song is at around 7:04, where Kuno Tatewaki jumps Ranma to reclaim his album of girl-Ranma pics, on the bridge with Kodachi? It's hilarious.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLnwCZuYCnE

Thanks in advance.


texts: Does anyone know about the photo on Lis's wall?

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In episode 7 of Sword Art Online, we get to see Lisbeth's smithy. On the announcement board, there is a pinned photo of her with three other people, but in that photo, she is a little kid.

Does anyone know how this happened?


texts: Does the usage of Haki affect the user in any way?

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We know that Haki is a mysterious power present inside every individual. But only few people are able to awaken and use it. It is very closely related to the willpower of a human being. So the question which arises here is: Does the use of Haki affect the user (physically or mentally) in any way? Does excessive use of Haki take a toll on the user?

If it is so, how exactly does it affect the user, since Haki isn't something like a physical energy?
If it isn't so, why don't the Haki users use it all the time? Why do they use it only in specific cases like a battle, or entering enemy territories, etc?


texts: Where do the two GATE animated series arrive with respect to the novel and the manga?

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I know that GATE: thus the JSDF fought here is a novel which has been then adapted into both a manga and two anime series. Since I am currently reading the manga I was wondering where I was with respect to the anime version and the novel.

I have reached the point where they fight the fire dragon, and I would like to avoid spoiling myself by watching the last episode of the season is currently being aired.

So, which chapters of the manga/volumes of the novel were adapted by the first season and which by the second?


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In Tokyo Ghoul, during episode 1, Kaneki turns into a half-ghoul, and he is forced to abandon his old life, sans his good buddy Hide, though they do spend less time together.

However, we barely even get a glimpse of Kaneki's home life. We see him briefly in what appears to be an apartment or small home, but without roommates or family.

I think Kaneki is around 18, so it's possible he lives alone, but surely someone took care of him long enough to wonder where he is.

Why does no one seem to be looking for him?


texts: Do light novel author/illustrator make a design for every single character?

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Is is optional for the author/illustrator to make character designs for all side characters?

Like in the case of anime adaptations, are some designs purely anime original


texts: How come there are still Quincies if the whole race was wiped out?

texts: I just don't get it. How can there be a quincy population if they were all wiped out?


texts: Which is the music played when Natsu fights Zeref in Fairy Tail Final Season Episode 17

texts: I cannot find a single person posting this music on youtube without it being the clip of the fight scene itself.


texts: Why was the straw hat passed to Shanks and then to Luffy?

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Why did Gol D Roger give his straw hat to Shanks, and why did Shanks pass it on to Luffy? Is there any explanation for this in the manga?

Also, why do they love the hat so much? Is the cause for this love related to the passing of the hat?


texts: Why is Hase writing a diary in the last episode of One Week Friends?

texts: In the final episode of One Week Friends, after the credits, there is a shot of Hase writing a diary. What does it mean?


texts: Who enforces the rules that the gods must obey?

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In episode 10, we learn that gods are forbidden from entering the dungeon. This is apparently against the rules.

But who enforces the rules? What happens to someone found in defiance of them? I mean, Hestia and co. are gods, after all.


texts: Would Kakashi go blind if Obito overused his sharingan?

texts: Since Kakashi's sharingan is technically Obito's, would he go blind if Obito used his sharingan too much? Or are they now separate since they both have one eye each.