texts: Who voiced the old man of Rol village in Slayers Revolution episode 6?

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In episode 6 of Slayers Revolution, who voiced the old man of Rol village that asked for help with winning the festival's ball rolling competition?

I recognise the voice from somewhere. I thought it was either the same voice actor as Makarov Dreyar of Fairy Tail or Gol D. Roger of One Piece, but I can't find any evidence to support either theory.


texts: Which character names come from Spanish words?

texts: Recently, it's been revealed that the god of destruction from universe 9, the dwarf-like one is named Sidra which comes from the Spanish name for cider. My question is: are there any other characters in the Dragon Ball universe with a Spanish name?


texts: In Chapter 510, while Tobi explains the Izanagi to Konan, he remarks about those who could use an "incomplete form" of Izanagi, referring to Danzo, and implying that he (or someone else) could use a "complete form" of Izanagi. What is this complete form of Izanagi?


texts: How much did the Highschool DxD anime adapt the light novel?

texts: I finished watching season 3 of Highschool DxD and I want to read the LN. I don't know where to start reading. How much did the Highschool DxD anime adapt the light novel, and did the anime adapt the LN well?


texts: In Death Billiards, the old man is sent to the void and the younger one is sent to be reincarnated. But why? What was the basis for this decision? It even contradicts other decisions in Death Parade. For example, the one shown darkness was the young man.


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At the end of episode #119 , everybody was surprised Yami could hurt Kotodama. Before that Yami said something like "for some reason, my dark magic can hurt him" and Kotodama said Yami's dark magic can interfere with the other world.

Before Yami, Litch and Asta with their anti magic swords could hurt him. I'm not sure if the first magic emperor, Yuno and Patolli could hurt him with their magic.

Why Yami's magic was special? Can any character's magic hurt Kotodama devil?


texts: What's this old school anime with a badass green-haired Sephiroth lookalike?

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So I remember this scene from an anime for many years now but I can't find it no matter what I searched for.

Here's what I remember:

Green (maybe blue? not sure) long-haired badass guy, with dark clothing. He really resembles Sephiroth from Final Fantasy.
The setup is in a futuristic city/world, the city I remember resembles the city from Akira: flying cars, full of roads, light etc.
It must be an old anime, late 80s or early 90s.

The scene I remember clearly is this guy walking an empty road on that city, but the screen is full with roads on all heights, buildings etc. I think this guy is accompanied by someone else on that scene but I'm not sure.

I tried to find it many times for 5 years or so, but I cant remember anything else at all.

What is this anime?


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I saw this post about What was the first anime to come out on Bluray/HDDVD on this site, and I wonder what was the first anime that aired in HD?

I first thought of it is aired in around 2008. For example:

  Bleach started to air in HD in season 9 (episode 168). According to Wikipedia, the original airdate of episode 168 is 2008.

But after hours of researching, I found something about One Piece.

  One Piece started airing in HD in episode 207. And again, according to Wikipedia, the original airdate is way back in October 31, 2004.

The recent answer shows these 2 anime (Ghost in the Shell: SAC and Samurai 7) were the possible first anime to air in widescreen.

Fun fact: Samurai 7 is aired just 4 months earlier than One Piece. Does this makes One Piece the 2nd runner-up? LOL.


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The What exactly is a guild mark? question made me wonder about allot of things regarding the guild mark.

One of the things would be: Is it possible to have multiple guild marks from either the same, or even other guilds? Or has it been stated that this is not possible somewhere?


texts: Why did Jeremiah Gottwald use his Geass on Nunnally?

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In Code Geass R2, on episode 49, when Lelouch went to Nunnally

  who was the holding F.L.E.I.J.A. switch, to confront her and to give to him the switch, it was revealed that she has now regained her sight which she lost because of his father, Charles Vi Britannia's geass. The only existing geass who can possibly cancel out that geass was the Geass Canceller. And Jeremiah Gottwald has that geass. On the previous episode, Nunally has fallen from her wheelchair and someone helped her. So it can be assumed (though it was not really stated or shown) that Jeremiah was the one who helped her then and canceled out the geass Charles used on her, thus having her regain her sight again.

My question is, why would Jeremiah

  use his geass on Nunnally? (Assuming that he really was the reason why Nunnally regained her sight again.)

Was it out of pity? Since he

  has vowed his loyalty to Lelouch,

did he feel the need to help Lelouch's sister, knowing that she is very important to him?

Or was it included in Lelouch's plan? If it is, what will it gain him?

Or Lelouch purposely asked Jeremiah to do it for him, again, for his sister's sake?

Or it was just a random act for Jeremiah just for the purpose of having his geass used?

I just need some clarifications on this part. Maybe I overlooked something or misunderstood something, but any clarifications would do. Thanks.


texts: Anime I watched as a kid on VHS where a girl draws a star to beat a computer virus-like enemy

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This anime is set in a Japanese town. One of the main characters is a girl with short brown hair. She went to high school and owned a special bracelet with special powers. Whenever she was in danger, she drew a star in the air and then her friend (or something) got bigger and everything so that he could beat the enemy. The enemy was some kind of computer virus I think.

Well, in one episode, that virus went into the telephone cable from the payphone, so it was connected with every phone in that town. Then the virus made the telephone ring, and when someone answered the phone, the person got sucked into the cables.

In another episode, that virus turned everything into gold.

In yet another episode, the director of the high school where the girl attended was possessed by that virus, so he ate everything he saw and turned into one awful creature — he walked in both arms and legs (like a dog), but his stomach was towards the ceiling (just like gymnastic figure "the bridge").

And there is one more thing, the opening video begins with the high school that the girl went to.


texts: Why is the Belial considered a 4th-generation Arm Slave?

texts: Why is the Plan-1055 Belial considered a 4th generation Arm Slave while the Plan-1056 Codarl and Plan-1058 Codarl-i Arm Slaves, which were developed from it, considered 3rd generation Arm Slaves?


texts: Is it known if in Overlord the action is set in a "real world" or in a "game world"?

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I think this is still unknown. But I don't know all the content of Overlord in detail.

References have been made that, for example, Ains, and the rest of either NPCs, or potentially other players, where transported to a "new world".

But, as far as I know, it's unknown if he has been transported to a "real world" where he and all characters have now a physical body that matches the one they had in the game, or if what Ains, and any other possible player that was trapped in the world, perceive is just a extremely accurate virtual simulation.

I know that, at this point of the story, his real physical body would be long dead under normal circumstances, but I think things like that all his mind was copied while he was sleeping when the game server closed, and then transferred to some computer, or that he was kidnapped and now his body is in a Matrix-like state somewhere don't contradict anything that is on the story.

Is there any hint or evidence on which type of world the story is really happening?


texts: When did the Soul Eater anime and manga diverge?

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From what I've heard, the anime version of Soul Eater was fairly faithful to the manga up to a certain point (excluding a few fillers). However, the ending of the anime was nothing like the manga (which is still ongoing), and in my view the end of the anime was its weakest point. I want to start reading the manga at the point where the two diverged.

What is the last manga chapter that was adapted in the anime, and what episode does that correspond to? Also, are there any chapters before that which I would have missed from the anime (especially those which have important plot points)?


texts: Something I missed from the anime, or it wasn't explained, or it wasn't explained yet -- why did Zeke change from battling eldians to being their ally? I looked for an explanation in the wikia, but I couldn't find an answer there either. Is this explained in the manga? Why did Zeke change from an Eldia enemy to an Eldia ally?


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Tuxedo Mask is the protector of Earth, so it makes sense for him to be an earthling.

But what about the Solar System Sailor Senshi? Shouldn't they have been born on their respective planetary bodies, and live there protecting them? Why are they protecting Earth instead?

For example, I would expect Sailor Mars to be a real martian:


texts: Why does Orochimaru helps Sasuke in the midst of war?

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Orochimaru claimed that he wanted to take over Sasuke's body, yet he announced that he would help in the war against Madara.

Why did Orochimaru helps him?


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It's not like I thought that anime could be one thing that one group of people could easily decide one day to do, but costs are seriously way bigger that I could have ever imagined, as shown here for example, what's worse is that making a simple episode can even be more expensive than that, as shown here, it can even go up to 300,000 $ per episode.

It literally says.

  An anime episode can cost between US$100,000 and US$300,000 to produce.

That maximum is around 6 times bigger than what I thought an anime episode could cost at most (considering that what's animated is a top series, with top animators, top animation programs, top voice actors and so on).

All costs shown on first link are around 3 to 10 times bigger that I would have expected, so I'd like a general explanation, prefarably using the costs shown in first link as a base, of why it is so expensive to make.

Thanks.


texts: What do the oddly positioned letters in "Death Note" title mean?

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In the original Japanese Death Note title:

the first E is backwards (or, equivalently, rotated through 180 degrees)
the A and Ts are rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise, and
the N is rotated a few degrees clockwise.

Do any of these stylistic choices have a known significance, or were they chosen at random?


texts: What are Archer's twin swords based off of?

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The Archer-class servant, summoned by Rin, in the 5th Fuyuki Grail Wars wields a pair of swords named Kanshou and Bakuya in close-combat.

Are these swords (especially their Overedge version, on the right in the picture below) based on real-life myths/legends or is in an original creation by the author/character designer? What type of weapons are they considered to be?


texts: What is the background of March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN?

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There is a promotional video for March Comes in like a Lion (aka 3gatsu no Lion) called March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN. It expands the closing song of the anime, Fighter, into a 6-minute music video, produced by the manga's author Chika Umino and the band BUMP OF CHICKEN.

I may have that backwards, though. The video may have pre-dated the anime by over a year, making the closing song a condensed version of the music video.  From what I can gather, a DVD with the video accompanied special copies of the 10th volume of the manga, released 28 Nov 2014.  The anime was announced 25 Sep 2015. If the music video pre-dated the anime, who animated it? Studio Shaft (producing the TV show) may not have even been involved.

add: The music video definitely predates the anime.  It was posted to YouTube on 8 Dec 2014.

Much of the art in the music video looks like it may have come from the anime (and a lot does not), but that could just be that they both share the manga as source material.  Also was the music video made in Flash?  Parts of it have that mechanistic feel, but I do not know enough about Flash video capability to know if it would have been up to the task.

The [Show More] section of the YouTube video has a link to a Japanese site or page apparently dedicated to the music video: 3月のライオン meets BUMP OF CHICKEN｜白泉社. It is somehow protected and won't translate (not that a translation would be very accurate). I can't even drag over and copy text from it.


texts: What is this animation style? I would call it "serious", but maybe gritty?

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Often times in anime, I see a serious section accentuated by a gritty, more serious, more old school, animation type.  There will be many frames of animation, and the animation will be very fluid.  Usually this is done within a light-hearted anime, presumably for contrast with the main part of the show.  The example I have is not the best one, but gives you an idea of what I'm talking about.

The opening scene of Golden Boy has a super serious vibe to it, and then goes into the regular style for the anime.  This is a screenshot of the scent in the opening I am referring to:

This YouTube video has the opening, and the first 3 seconds are the most "serious style" of the opening.  Note that not in all cases are these clips of animation visually dark like this (for example having a black background.)  I think this art style is more often present when depicting fantasy anime, but I'm not sure.

Is there a name for this style of animation?  Ultimately, I would like to look for anime that use this style of animation throughout, so I am looking for something I can use to search The Internets for (aka a search term).

If I can think of another example, I will edit this question to add it.


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In episode 12, Farangis (or however we wanna spell the priestess' name) shoots Xandes in the back while he's running away after facing Daryun in battle and losing to him. After the arrow lands on his back, Xandes falls off a cliff to what I thought was his death:

However, in 19 I saw a character that looked like Xandes again:

And that was then confirmed to be him indeed:

How exactly did Xandes survive? Is it mentioned in the previous adaptations or in the original novel?


texts: Why do many visual novels contain erotic content?

texts: After watching/reading anime and manga, I recently started going into visual novels. One thing that struck me was the fact that erotic content (aka H-scenes) seems to be quite common in the world of visual novels. Examples: Fate/stay night, Muv-Luv Alternative, G-senjou no Maou. Can anyone explain this higher prevalence of erotic content in visual novels, as compared to anime and manga?


texts: Do we know the names of all Gorosei members?

texts: In the One Piece world, the Gorosei are some kind of top leaders of the World Government. They are usually in the Marine HQ. Do we know their names?


texts: Where was Araragi when he helped Tsubasa Tiger?

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So Araragi jumps out of a portal and saves Tsubasa from the History Tiger while carrying the Kaii slaying sword...

I thought it was after traveling back to the present (Mayoi Jiangshi) but he just came back normally and he didn't even use the sword.

I've watched up to Hitagi End and I don't see where that scene fits in.


texts: As we know, Naruto (Jiraiya's apprentice) has mastered the Sage Mode of toads. Also, Kabuto (Orochimaru's apprentice) has mastered the Sage Mode of snakes. So, my question is, is there a Sage Mode of slugs (related to Tsunade)?


texts: Higurashi no naku koro ni / When They Cry : music identification

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I've been listening to the anime soundtrack, searching for a very particular jazzy/melancolic tone that is sometimes heard throughout the first and second season of Higurashi no naku koro ni / When they cry. It is very unique as there is only one instrument, - a brass - and no singers or anything. However, I have been unable to find it on YouTube or any other sites yet.
Does someone here knows if there is any recorded music featuring this part and where/how I could find it online ? Thank you very much !


texts: In which countries was Dragonball Z aired (dubbed) before Dragonball?

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I know this is true for the United States but my question is mainly if this was a phenomenon in other places as well. Personally, having grown up in Austria \ Germany, I saw Dragonball on TV as a kid long before they finally aired Dragonball Z.

Recently, I've been coming across lots of comments on various web platforms suggesting that "most of the western world" saw Dragonball Z before Dragonball (if they saw the latter at all). Are these people making poor generalizations from the US to the entire western world or was Dragonball skipped in other countries as well?


texts: Could there be a Devil Fruit that makes you an outstanding swimmer?

texts: In One Piece, is there a Devil Fruit that makes you a great swimmer? It seems impossible since eating a Devil Fruit makes you unable to swim. Does the series ever address this?


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In the games there was special Technical Machines (TM's) which taught movies that were key to progressing in the game like Strength, Sly, Surf, Cut. these were called Hidden Machines (HM's) and the moves they taught could not be forgotten unless the player went to a Move Forgetter.

Now i recall early in the anime and Manga when Ash met with a kid who had an Eevee and was being forced to choose what kind of Stone to use by his 2 older brothers who each had a Joltion, Falrion and Vaporion they used a TM to teach Eevee a new move which allowed the kid to win his battle to show how strong his Eevee could be without evolving.

However i don't recall HM's being shown in the anime and i didn't read much of the manga (only the one volume i saw in the mobile library like 18 years ago, i think). i am wondering if HM's do make an appearance in anything outside the Video Games and also if how they function has been reworked for the different media (as we don't see in the anime Ash pressing a B button to stop Pikachu from evolving or trying to weigh up with of it's 4 movies Ash should overwrite for a new movie like Volt Tackle)


texts: How strong is the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps

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During Tanjiro's trial, the leader, also known as "Oyakata-Sama" was introduced and despite his weak appearance, I was quite surprised at how much respect he was able to command from all the pillars and this  got me wandering how strong he is (or must've been  in his prime).

He mentioned that the Hashiras only acknowledged strength. So this leads to my question, how powerful is "oyakata sama" comparatively to the upper Moons and how did he get the "Byakugan-like" curse on his face.

  Also (just in case he was never a force to be reckoned with), why would someone so weak be chosen to be the head of such a powerful organization? and how was he able  to tame the Hashiras.


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Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, despite being Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's fiancée, is shown not to particular like him, criticizing him about his strategy for not facing the other Masters face to face and hiding in the shadows while Lancer does all the work. However during the series it's shown she has developed feelings for Lancer.

Lancer however possesses a curse known as the Mystic Face which takes the form of a beauty spot on his face and causes any woman who looks at his face to instantly fall in love with him. During their first encounter at the port Saber was shown to be immune because of the High Magic Resistance those of the Saber Class obtain and pointed that out to Lancer (which lead to Lancer's identity).

So I am wondering, did Sola-Ui truly love Lancer? or did she fall in love with him only because of Lancer's curse?


texts: What skills introduced prior to the formal introduction of Haki are Busoshoku Haki based?

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There are 6 techniques that are the keys to Rokushiki.  Despite a claim in another answer from a well informed user that none of the CP9 members are haki users, several of these techniques seem to be rudimentary forms of Busoshoku Haki.  It seems completely reasonable that the marines would be training them in the use of Haki based skills.

In particular: Tekkai, Rokuogan, and Shigan seem to clearly be Haki based.  There are, however, some points against this including Luffy's reaction to Shigan.

Geppo and Rankyaku could feasibly be viewed as imparting ones willpower/Haki to the air like a projectile.

Only Soru does not seem to fit this but Sanji's simular technique (Blue Walk) was (at least partially) transfered to Nami when his mind was transfered.  By this answer Haki is transferred but not physical strength.

There are several other techniques that, if these are Haki based, would also need to be Haki based such as Sanji's Sky and Blue walks and Zorro's ranged sword attacks.

Finally we address swordsmen. Not covered by the CP9's skill but still seems to be early stages of learning Haki is Zorro's cutting of steel.  His sword would normally not be able to cut something as hard or harder than itself but he learns to impart his willpower to it to make it cut what and only what he wants it to.  This is complemented by an early use of observation haki immediately prior to it in his fight against Mr. 1.

My one question is therefore: Are there any abilities that were shown prior to the introduction of haki on the show (such as the potential examples above) that have either been shown to work by using Busoshoku Haki (knowingly or not) after it's introduction or have been confirmed by canon sources to be Haki?

As I consider it Haki was introduced on Amazon Lily and in the several instances that were observed on the archipelago. The nature of this question invites speculation as I've done above but I would prefer justification in canon.  I understand anime physics don't have to be realistic but this would explain alot.


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By my understanding, the chimera ant "sexs" are as follows:

A Queen can eat any animal (plants seem to be excluded) and produce
children without mating.
A King can mate in order to produce a Queen.
All others are generally non-reproductive.  If the Queen or King
another ant is loyal to dies, however, they can go off to mate as the
King does to produce a Queen.

A generally non-reproductive ant can have a traditionally male or female identy and appearance but this can likely be due to the food source.  The original Queen does not have human female characteristics (as opposed to human male) besides those one would consider maternal.

Is there anything to indicate that the female appearing chimera ants any different from this pattern?  The wiki does not know. The only female besides the queen to "reproduce" was Zazan who used a non-tradition means of reproduction which seems at least partially to be her Nen ability as opposed to something the other "female" ants could do.

I remember one other ant saying she was going to run off and become a queen but I don't think any details were given. The male appearing ones greatly out number the females but this seems consistent with the show as a whole.


texts: This was the biggest question I had for Gorou Miyazaki's debut animated film Tales from Earthsea. Was the motivation for Arren's murder of his father ever revealed in the anime or in the original Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin? Or was it just a projection of the inner feelings the director had toward his father?


texts: A Manga About Four Princesses in A Kingdom around the Middle East

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In my childhood (around 8-14 years ago), I remember reading a manga about a small kingdom located around the Middle East where the leader is not a king but a queen. The manga follows about four princesses. The four princesses are sisters.
Things I remember about the princesses:

The first princess (who later becomes the Queen) is married with the second princess' boyfriend. Later, they had a son. She reject her son since a boy couldn't inherit the throne in that kingdom. She has long hair and a tall figure.
The second princess married a nobleman from another country and left her Kingdom. Later, she was sentenced to death after being suspected of having an affair. She has curly hair and large eyes.
The third princess is waiting for her lover (which I remember is a slave) until she becomes old. She has long dark hair and plays musical instruments (I don't remember what instrument).
The fourth princess is loved by God of War and has have some problems with the kingdom. She is considered short by her sisters and has wavy hair. She is expelled from the kingdom though I don't remember why.

I couldn't recall the title of this manga. Please help me if any of you know about it.


texts: Why are the physiological wing locations on the beastmen body inconsistent?

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In BNA there are important characters that are both able to fly but physiologically have their wings on different parts of their body.
(NOTE: Spoilers marked below are from Episodes 7, 8 & 9)
Why does

  Michiru (Tanuki) have her arms turn into arm wings but Nazuna (kitsune) gets to have her wings on her back and keep her arms

when

 both have the same experimental beastman blood syrum and can both transform/change shape at will?

Is it because

 Nazuna has been groomed to be the silver wolf religion's idol and having wings on her back make her look more angelic while Michiru's wings are more practical since she already knows how to transform/stretch her arms?

Is there a plot related explanation? Or is it just a design choice?


texts: What is the correct order in reading the Naruto manga series?

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I just want to know what is the order for reading the Naruto manga, excluding the anime, since there are various ones.

So, what order should I follow in reading them?


texts: How can Haku perform hand seals with only one hand?

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In the Land of the Waves arc, it can be seen that Haku performs handseals with only one hand. That must be something special, because a.) even Kakashi was surprised to see that, and b.) that's never seen again somewhere (except I forgot it).

How is that possible? Is that a special technique? Was it ever explained in the manga/anime?


texts: Why does Vash the Stampede act so happy all the time?

texts: I have watched all of the Trigun series but for some reason I never understood the reason why Vash acts so happy. His backstory is really depressing but I don't think the series explained the reason for his happiness. I would think any normal person would be very dark but Vash is the opposite.


texts: Negima Manga and the time travel devices

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In the original Negima manga series, why did the nature or usage of time travel change?
To illustrate what I mean, at the start of the school festival when Negi used the time travel device it would send him (and others) back in time, yet at the end of the arc when he is battling Chao, this does not seem to be the case as both of them are more using their time travel devices to pop to another place on the battle field (which would require them to jump, move, and jump back as the device seems to keep your relative position intact), instead of say, going back 2 minutes and blind siding the other.


texts: Are there conditions to whether Yozuru Kagenui walks on the ground or not?

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During the Tsukihi Phoenix Arc of Nisemonogatari Yozuru Kagenui is seen not touching the ground. When she first meets Araragi and asks him directions to the cram school, she's standing on benches, and when she goes to leave, she jumps from bench to bench.

When she and Yotsugi Ononoki go to attack Tsukihi at the Araragi's house she is at first standing on the fence. When Tsukihi is seemingly killed by Ononoki she jumps on top of Araragi, pinning him to the ground, but she still stays off of it herself. When she and Ononoki go to leave, she is standing on Ononoki's finger as Ononoki walks away.

But when Araragi and Shinobu fight the two of them in the cram school she is walking on the ground. I am wondering if there is a pattern or condition to when she walks on the ground and when she doesn't?


texts: How can Mjolnir Hammer joins the Far Eastern Magic Nap Society of Summer?

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By the time the club was established, Mjolnir Hammer, Dekomori Sanae, was a junior high student. How can she join the club? Was it because her junior high and the senior high that Tyrant Eye, Takanashi Rikka, attends is an escalator school? Is it common for student of an escalator school to attend club of the higher school in Japan?

If we don't count Dekomori as an official member of the club, then the club would have only 4 members (Dark Flame Master, Tyrant Eye, Mori Summer, Tsuyuri Kumin) which is one less than the minimum for a club.

Note: I'm not sure that the school is an escalator school. The uniform is similar and I think Yuuta once said to Dekomori, "Oh, you attend our junior high, huh?" which suggest that the school is an escalator school, but I'm not sure if I remember it correctly.


texts: Are the clothing/modesty standards in the world of Mahouka Koukou stricter?

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In the anime, at least, it seems that the girls are much more conscious about showing skin or cleavage than in other anime set in modern times (except for the beach episode).

Especially when you take into account the target audience, it is rather odd.

Do the light novel or other official sources delve deeper into this cultural element of the fictional world of Mahouka?


texts: Manga where a boy plays a virtual reality game and gets a dragon thats terrible but turns out to be good

texts: A manga where some boy is convinced to get in this pod where you randomly get a dragon selected for you and his is literally terrible. But it has hidden off the charts abilities? Any help? I gave it away years ago to a school and now can't remember the name of it for the life of me!


texts: What does Yoshimura mean by "sugar" in chapter 92?

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On chapter 92, there's a conversation between Yoshimura and Roma inside Anteiku that goes like this:

  Yoshimura: What do you have to be careful about in both "the coffee you served to ghouls" and 'prostitutes on street corner'?
  Roma: ??
  Yoshimura: "Sugar"
  Roma: ...... what? (confused)

This joke went right over my head when I read this chapter. If someone could explain it to me that would be great.


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In the universe of Tokyo Ghoul:

Do ghouls exist only in Japan, or do they thrive in large numbers throughout the world?
Is there any body such as the CCG in those parts of the world
Is there any known history of their communication/collaboration with the CCG?


texts: In attack on Titan, what's the point of the shifter Titans becoming soldiers?


texts: Who is this man whose face appears randomly?

texts: Throughout Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, there's a picture (not animated) of a bald man's face that appears randomly (often as a censor). Who is he and what is his relation to the show (or their creators)? Does he randomly appear in other Studio SHAFT shows?


texts: Is there nudity in any of the Mobile Suit Gundam series?

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I heard somewhere that there is some nudity in some of the Mobile Suit Gundam series, is this true?  And if so, which ones have it and how sexual is it?

I want to watch the shows with my little brother and I just want to make sure there's nothing like that in it before we start it.


texts: What is the song at season 3 episode 18 at 19:00 of My Hero Academia when the last 10 students of UA fight all the enemy?

texts: What is the song at season 3 episode 18 of at 19:00 of My Hero Academia when the last 10 students of UA fight all the enemy?


texts: Why did Sabo eat the Mera Mera no Mi fruit?

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Does anybody know why Sabo ate the Mera Mera fruit?

I thought Luffy really wanted this fruit because it was the devil's fruit that his brother Ace ate.

Sabo took Luffy's spot in the Colosseum to get the fruit for him.


texts: Do Ghouls gain the kakuho they eat when they cannibalize?

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I recently watched episode 14 of Tokyo Ghoul: re and in Kaneki's fight with Arima, he used a Kagune that was really different from his usually Rinkaku.

Do Ghouls gain the kakuhou they eat when they cannibalize?


texts: Where can I find the Sunday Without God light novels in English?

texts: Just as the title asks, where can I find the Sunday Without God light novels?  The anime lacked some detail and plot that I feel it needed, but I can't find the English translations anywhere.  If there isn't an official one, could you give me a fan translated one or something along those lines?


texts: Why do lots of anime titles have ☆ in them?

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☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃

Why do some shows have the star ☆ in them? I understand it makes it look cool, but it seems to be the only non-standard character that's used in titles?

For example - you don't see Christmas specials with a unicode snowman in them ☃

Some examples of shows using ☆:

Lucky☆Star
Rolling☆Girls
Space☆Dandy
Puni Puni☆Poemy
Fuuun Ishin Dai☆Shogun
Miami☆Guns

☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃


texts: Is it logical that Enel's power is ineffective against Luffy?

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According to the One Piece wikia's Enel page, Enel's power won't work against Luffy because he is a rubber-man. But at some point, I'm confused from this fact since lighting that strikes at 1 Million Volts would burn anything, even rubber.
Also, he melted gold and placed on Luffy's hand.

So my question is, is there any logical reason why is it that Luffy doesn't feel any hurt when Enel strikes him?? I will not include what episodes this happen.


texts: Is Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master the definite ending movie of the series?

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Is the new movie Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master the definite ending movie of the series?

There are so many loopholes in the story which have yet to be filled in. And the series has been quite the success as well.


texts: Why did Itori want information about the ghoul restaurant?

texts: In Tokyo Ghoul manga, Itori made a trade with Kaneki in which he must give her information about the Ghoul Restaurant in exchange for information about the person who is responsible for the incident involving the steel beams. Why did she want that information? Was it that important to risk Kaneki's life for it?


texts: Why does Yukine have three different names?

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When Yato named Yukine, he gave him three names - Yuki, Yukine, and Setsuki.
What's the point of the different names?


texts: How long does the producing of long run anime take?

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I know that this is already asked before in
How long does producing a cour take?

But I assume that it's only related to the seasonal anime that appear once per season (except when it already has a sequel).

Does the production of the long run anime series like One piece, Bleach, HunterxHunter, Naruto, Toriko, and Detective Conan take the same amount of time?

I think this question is different from the question I mentioned before. As it only covers cours.


texts: Couldn't Kabuto have un-summoned Itachi?

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I know that the Kotoamatsukami rendered Itachi free of Kabuto's control over his will. But he was still bound to the Edo Tensei, since he was released when the technique was cancelled.
 So, couldn't Kabuto simply have un-summoned Itachi?

We have, in other situations (namely in chapter 514, with Deidara), seen that Kabuto can un-summon shinobi at will, an empty coffin appearing and 'reclaiming' the summoned. Were these other situations somewhat different from the situations with Itachi? Or did Kabuto have to completely undo the technique, even if he just wanted to un-summon a single shinobi?


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In Kiki's Delivery Service, Kiki is a witch and she sets out to train as a witch by herself (like an apprenticeship). Things are going well for her but at some point she starts to lose her witch powers, unable to fly on her broom and unable to talk to and understand her cat, Jiji.

Why did she lose her witches power? Was it because she got sick (but was still missing powers after she got better)? Or do all witches have to deal with losing their powers from time to time?


texts: Is the Makkachin tissue box based on Yuzuru Hanyu's tissue box?

texts: In Yuri!!! on ICE, Viktor has a tissue box in the shape of his dog Makkachin, which he uses when coaching Yuuri. Is there any indication whether this is based on Yuzuru Hanyu's Pooh Bear tissue box? Have any statements been made by the creators about that?


texts: Why didn't Urame die when she was stripped?

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In episode 12 of Akiba's Trip: The Animation, Tamotsu strips Urame down to her underclothes. And if there's any of law of physics that's consistently obeyed in this anime, it's that if a Bugged One is stripped, it gets exorcised/killed.

As a Hazoku, she's not possessed, meaning there's nothing to exorcise in her case. So I would've expected her to die... but she doesn't. Indeed, she's about to get up and continue fighting with Matome and Tamotsu when Arisa airdrops on top of her and knocks her out.

I haven't played the games - is there some sort of game-mechanic reason why Urame would've survived being stripped?


texts: Am I missing an entry in the Higurashi series?

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Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai both say "Welcome to Hinamizawa..." and "WHEN THEY CRY..." on the cover.

Umineko no Naku Koro Ni says "Welcome to Rokkenjima" and "WHEN THEY CRY 3".

I thought Umineko was the follow-up to Higurashi.

Where's "WHEN THEY CRY 2"?


texts: After watching Suisei no Gargantia, I have been looking like crazy for the manga, but have been unsuccessful in doing so. Is there a manga version of this anime?


texts: What happens to the Meister when they complete a Death Scythe?

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The Soul Eater anime only mentions one Meister who created a Death Scythe, and that was Maka's mother with Spirit Albarn being the Death Scythe she created.

When the other Death Weapons arrived in Death City after Asura's release, we did find out that the Death Scythes were stationed around the world. However, the anime didn't reveal who their Meisters were, or even what happened to them.

So I am wondering: What happens to a Meister when their Weapon Partner becomes a Death Scythe? Would the process be different with Kid and the Thompson Sisters? (Kid stated that he would rather use a Death Scythe he made than one of his father's)


texts: It's mentioned and shown in the anime that Noumu has shock absorption, regeneration and it's as strong as All Might. Are those all the powers it has? Or does it have other powers?


texts: Is this Erza's new armor in the new chapter of the Fairy Tail manga?

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I just checked out the new chapter of the Fairy Tail manga. In page 10 of chapter 372, after Erza was freed from the dungeon by Natsu, when that demon bird woman came back to check up on her, Erza shows up in front of her, and equips this new armor that I never seen before in the anime.

Did Erza just unlock a brand new suit of magic armor on page 10 in fairy tail chapter 372?


texts: Whose autograph is this on a Sailor Moon pencilboard?

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Whose autograph is this on this Sailor Moon merchandise (it looks like a shitajiki [pencilboard]) from the SuperS season? Is it a seiyuu, or a production company staff member such as an anime director, a SeraMyu musical actress, or is it supposed to be one of the characters' own signatures from an kigurumi live-action stage show? It looks to me like "Amさぎ" or "Smさき♡" but these combinations don't ring any bells...

(Here is a sample from a kigurumi show where the actress signed as Sailor Moon instead of her real/stage name in the same way that Disney costume characters at Disneyland sign as if they were the character)


texts: Which Mobile Suits from the anime were designed by Hajime Katoki?

texts: I love the look of the "Ver. Ka" Master Grade model kits. I know he was the lead designer for V and Endless Waltz. He also worked on 0083, Wing, and G among others.  I would like to know which specific Mobile Suits he designed from the Gundam anime franchises.


texts: Can Sarada Uchiha activate the rinnegan?

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Sarada Uchiha is the daughter of Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke has Karin's Chakra (through Uzumaki blood line, being the descendants of Asura Ōtsutsuki) too, since he had used her ability to heal himself by drinking her blood.

The fact that Karin wore glasses and the fact that Sarada needs to wear glasses, may be a hints to this.

My question is, if Sarada possess Indra's and Asura's Chakra, can she awaken the Rinnegan, as the way Sasuke had did?


texts: Final trigger that ended the Age of Gods(FS/N), World binding anchors beside Rhongomyniad

texts: So I am helping with providing ideas and checking for plotholes on FFN. The writer I am helping is planning on reintorducing the Age of Gods during the 5th Grail War so I need to know the original trigger that led to the end of the first one. I know that the barrier that seperates the Reverse side of the world where the gods/divine spirits and the general more OP beings of the Fate series reside is being maintained due to the exsistence of the real Rhongomyniad as a pillar of light that acts like an Anchor. Also are there any other anchors beside Rhongomyniad, if yes than what are they?


texts: Why didn't anyone in the school notice that Natsume is actually a female?

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In the early episodes of Tokyo Ravens, Natsume is seen wearing a boy's uniform. It is said that this is due to some customs in their family. As quoted from Wikipedia here:

  As a family tradition, she has to present herself as male in front of other onmyouji families, a tradition that was created to hide the true identity of Yakou's reincarnation.

But why didn't anyone notice that she is actually a girl? Everyone except Touji and Harutora who already knew her, assume that she's a boy.


texts: What novel's introduction was Shiori imitating?

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In episode 6 of the third season (or chapter 147) of The World God Only Knows, Shiori starts writing her story but scraps the introduction she wrote because it was imitating some other novel.
Does anyone know what novel she was referring to?
Here's a screenshot of what she wrote:

This roughly translates to:

I'm a cross-dressing man
My name is Katsuragi


texts: What is Mugen chewing always sometimes he chews small sticks, some other times he chews long stems with leaves. Is that Japanese style? and what is that plant name?


texts: Between Muyo, Universe, GXP, and Ryo-ohki, I'm thoroughly confused. Sometimes Tenchi series seem to be related (Ryo-ohki and Universe) and sometimes not (GXP). What are all the Tenchi series, are they related, and if they are, how?


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So it's been a couple of years since Naruto ended, and I don't think the author answered this question/mystery within the Narutoverse: Isn't a Bijuu supposed to die after the host's death? How exactly did Minato have 50% left within him, and why did this chakra not return to Naruto?

If this was answered in some interview or solved, could you direct me to them? This could be counted as plotholes or something that was left to reader's discretion by Kishimoto-sensei.


texts: Did Videl go Super Saiyan in Episode 9 of Dragon Ball Super?

texts: At first I thought it was just glowing from the others' Ki but her hair remained yellow after all the Ki glowing stopped. So did she go Super Saiyan?


texts: Is Marika the only one unaware of her father's true fate?

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We learn in the final episodes of Mourestu Pirates that

   Marika's father Gonzaemon is alive, and goes by the name of Steel Beard, an imperial pirate captain of the Parabellum

But we also learn that Ririka, Kane and Misa also knew this secret, because

   Ririka is in the Parabellum crew, Kane switched places with his twin brother, and Misa nonchalantly scolds Kane for the switch.

We can infer that the rest of the crew of the bentenmaru also knew, leaving Marika as the only one in the dark.

Is it so?


texts: What is the name of the song playing in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in episode 6 at 9:40?

texts: What is the name of the song playing in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in episode 6 at 9:40 ?


texts: Why didn't Vegeta use Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation in the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie?

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In Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie, Vegeta did not use his Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation which looks like below.

Why didn't Vegeta use it?


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The pet of Kyuuta (Ren) is a fluffy ball of hair-like animal. Though Kyuuta thinks and says it is a mouse, I didn't find anything to confirm that Chiko is a mouse.

So what animal (if it is an animal) is Chiko?


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I just noticed something. So in death note the last name, L got the death note, after he watched Misa killing criminals with the death note. He then replaced her death note with a fake one. But here's the problem. L said, that they made fake news that the criminals Misa ''killed'' died, but Misa should've seen that they were still alive, because a rule in the death note states, that a person who's dead, doesn't have a name or a lifespan above their head in a picture.

Rule XXXIX:

Humans that have traded for the eye power of a god of death cannot see the name or life span of humans who have already passed away by looking at their photos.


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According to the Wikia, Yachiru disappeared leaving her belongings after the fight with Gremmy. She is said to be "gone" by Kenpachi in the penultimate chapter of the original series.

I use "original" because there might be extra chapters announced as the other big announcement.

So, what happened to her? Was she part of his Zanpakutou or something?


texts: Did OreGairu anime adapt the Light Novel closely?

texts: I wanted to watch the anime but I was wondering if it adapted the Light novel closely. If not, then I plan to read the Light Novel before watching it.


texts: Is an uncensored release of "Dakara, Boku wa H! ga Dekinai" released yet

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Due to the extreme amount of unclothed female chests in Dakara, Boku wa H! ga Dekinai, those black stripes almost killed the fun of watching the series.

I would rather have the godiva hair (they did it in some shots), or the lens flare/mist of the first episodes, or even the barbie doll treatment, but those black strips were too much in the last episodes.

I am aware that probably the DVD are uncensored, if that is the case, I just want to confirm it.


texts: Who are the 10 strongest fighters in the tournament of power?

texts: The last 10 fighters who lasted are not the strongest because fighters like Hit were knocked out before. Which 10 will be the strongest?


texts: What was Natsume hiding in her closet in episode 11?

texts: In episode 11 of Tokyo Ravens, what was Natsume hiding in her closet?


texts: Can Sasuke's Amaterasu go through windows?

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I am not sure on whether you need to just see the object you want to cast it on, or if there must be a physically clear path to it.

Can the Amaterasu go through windows?


texts: Are there any other uses for a Pokeball besides capturing and storing Pokemon?

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Can a Pokeball be used for things other than storing pokemon?

Like a "Hoi-Poi Capsules" from Dragon Ball or even to imprison humans?


texts: How did Madara get rid of Sasuke's Amaterasu?

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Just as soon as Madara was revived, Sasuke used Amaterasu on him, and from the scans, it seemed that his armor and his hair was caught in it. But, the next scans showed that the black flames faded away.

How was he able to do this? He did not have rinnegan to suggest that he absorbed it. If so, how was he able to escape?


texts: How could Tosen know that Kenpachi was smiling?

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When Tosen fights Kenpachi in the Rescue Rukia arc, Tosen uses his bankai to combat Kenpachi.

A while later, Kenpachi figures out how to defeat Tosen's bankai and smiles. Tosen somehow knew that he smiled (Because we heard his thoughts: "He's smiling?")

However, Tosen is blind. How could he have known?


texts: Is she adult Rika in the final of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai?

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In the final scene of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, we see how the past of Takano changed when she was a child and eventually her parents don't die, then an adult version of Rika appeared.

What does it mean? Can Rika travel through the ages? Is she another version of Rika?


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In the first episode, someone threw the crane in order to kill Rize, however that also prompted in having to save Kaneki from totally being devoured/killed .

That was the point from where everything basically took off.

Was the fall of crane just a coincidence or was it deliberately caused by someone in an attempt to kill Rize and if so, who could have it been?


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When Homura's Soul gem becomes tainted it fills with swirling colors that Nagisa calls worse than curses. Homura then says shortly after while reality is being recreated that what transformed her wasn't despair but love.

Why did Nagisa think Love is worse than a normal curse?


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In the opening episode of Digimon Adventure, Taichi was attacked by Kuwagamon. Now, I'm wondering whether if that was just the Kuwagamon feeling territorial or did it see Taichi and Koromon as food? As we know from the episode where Taichi, the other Digi-Destined, and their digimon ate dinner at the mansion, they eat meat too: which means we can assume that other digimon might exhibit the same dietary manner.

In Digimon World (PS game), it was shown that meat in the digimon world is produced from farms in a fruit-like manner. While digimon that live in a community and have a farm can surely meet their dietary needs from those farms, what about those who don't? For example, would Leomon in Digimon Adventure hunt other Digimon to eat?

I have never watched any Digimon anime other than Digimon Adventure 1 (Agumon & co.) and 2 (Veemon & co.) So, I'm not sure whether the digimon that come later in the series would exhibit the same dietary manner, or even have needs to eat at all. Digimon in Digimon Adventure 2 should exhibit the same dietary manner since the story takes place in the same digimon world.


texts: AFAIK , season 2 of One Punch Man is going to have Garou as the main villain. Which threat level is Garou according to the manga?


texts: Trying to find a song in Assassination Classroom (S1 EP8)

texts: I'm searching for the piano song in Assassination Classroom Season 1 Episode 8 when Nagisa and Kaede were talking. This is around 18:30 of this episode.


texts: Is the Mangekyou Sharingan capable of controlling only the Kyuubi or all the Tailed Beasts?

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This is a picture taken from Naruto manga chapter 385.

Is Mangekyou Sharingan capable of controlling only the Kyuubi or is it also able to control the other tailed beasts?

Also, how does Sasuke come to know the nature of the Mangekyou Sharingan?


texts: Why shadow clone technique make a clone of what they are holding?

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Definition : Similar to the basic Clone Technique, Shadow clone technique creates copies of the user. However, these clones are corporeal instead of illusions.

According to me when Naruto uses Shadow clone technique then his whole dress also get cloned to other user, so there might be possibility that item inside bag might get cloned too.
And it can also be proved as he uses All direction shuriken technique where "Naruto and his shadow clones throw shuriken all at once." - Source

So the quesion is: How non-living object get multiplied because according to wiki definition about Shadow clone technique : "The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power." but non-living object has no chakra so how come ?

If it is possible to use it which is true, then let us say that those cloned user threw kunai on the target then for sure it will get hit on that target. But if that cloned user (which uses that kunai) got vanish then :

Will that kunai too vanishes at that same time or it will be there as it is?


texts: What is the track listing for "selector spread WIXOSS music Particle.2"?

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The second half of the soundtrack for the WIXOSS anime came on the album "selector spread WIXOSS music Particle.2". This album was released with the second spread WIXOSS box set back in April. For whatever reason, though, the track listing for this album does not appear to be available anywhere on the internet.

What is the list of tracks on this album?


texts: how did zamasu comeback inthe future when burees killed him in dragon ball super

texts: ok heres where im confused at so ho did zamasu come back if burees kill him and dont yall remember after grand master zeno destroyed the comos and goku and everybody came back and when came back burees said ill go kill your zamasu aka trunks zamasu before he go crazy or whatever and truks went back home so how did he com back


texts: Why did Clow Reed create the Clow Cards?

texts: I'm Cardcaptor Sakura it is known that Clow Reed created the Clow Cards and then set up an entire infrastructure to seal them until until Sakura could get to them because they were so powerful. It's been a while since I've read the manga or seen the show, and I'm wondering: why did he create the cards in the first place, particularly if they were going to be so much trouble to deal with after the fact.


texts: Are songs written for anime openings or endings?

texts: I know that some songs in anime openings or endings come from popular J-Pop singers/albums (such as the Bleach opening Rolling Star by Yui). However, some opening songs seem to show up during the show, such as themes appearing during final battles. Are opening or ending themes generally written specifically for the show or are they taken from popular Japanese songs.


texts: Why is DanMachi manga slower than Anime?

texts: Im currently watching the anime (ongoing) on the latest episode, and really turned into it.. I wanted to read the manga as most of the times it's ahead of the anime.. But its a different scenario in this case. Then, Where should I read or see what happens further?


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What is the reason/motivation for the prevalence of tentacles (possibly NSFW Wikipedia link) in anime (esp. hentai)?

Did the anime subculture lead to it or does it stem from various aspects (possibly obscure) of Japanese art/culture?


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Sometimes it's shown as an enclosure with an entrance.

Dororo episode 9 @ 10:22

Sometimes it's set up more like a maze.

Dororo episode 6 @ 12:15

It's never shown with any shade or shelter from the rain. It's always surrounded by banners. What is it called and what is it for?


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Katakuri is one of the sweet generals in big mom army and the strongest one of them.

we saw him

  growing extra limb or moving them like an octopus. At some point he even performed the Elephant Gun move that is a signature move of Luffy with rubber body. He can also predict the future to some degree.

So what is his powers exactly? is he a devil fruit user or this is just some other race in One Piece world?


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The story tells that

   human Lemiel's sister and Licht conceives a child together, hoping that it will unite humans and elfs. Immediately following the wedding of Licht and Tetia, a group of human royals attacks the elves and steals their magic for themselves Licht

What happened with the baby of Lemiel's sister and Licht?


texts: What are the differences between the Tokyo Ghoul anime and manga?

texts: After seeing the first episode of Tokyo Ghoul √A, I noticed a major difference in the anime. Are there any more differences between manga and anime (both seasons)?


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Image - https://imgur.com/a/96VCeBC
That scene where someone lifts Rin's skirts, and we had this view or her thighs.


texts: Why are there omissions and discrepancies in Kaori's Kreutzer performance?

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In ep. 2, the entrants to the competition are shown playing extracts from the first movement of Beethoven's sonata no. 9 (often referred to as the Kreutzer). This is most likely the only movement played, given the portrayal of Kaori's performance and the length of the Kreutzer.

It would not be appropriate to show a performance of the entire movement. (It could bore viewers, and it could easily take up half the episode.) We can thus justify an abridgement of the piece or the removal of some of sections. The omissions I have found so far, however, do not make sense.

At the beginning, the section after the violin opening and before the statement of the theme (m. 5-18, mvt. 1) is omitted. The continuity of Kaori's movements might with the soundtrack imply that in-universe, she did not play those omitted bars, but it is unclear.
Later after the piano finishes its reiteration of the theme, there is a pause (which exists in the original score). Kaori then jumps to a later section (the adagio shortly after), which is merged with the ending of the first movement. It seems that this jump also occurred in-universe.
The "bland" part that the other violinists were shown playing, which should have fallen after adagio mentioned above, is skipped.

This leaves me with the following question. Is there any suggestion that the movement is actually being played with these omissions and discrepancies in-universe? If so, why would this be the case? Are these instead just badly executed (in that they are misleading) cuts? After all:

For the purposes of a performance used to assess musicians, certain omissions, particularly skipping repeats, could be acceptable. The sections involved do not fall into such a category.
Surely if all the violinists are playing the same set piece in the same competition, there should not be any obvious variation in what is played, even if some parts are removed for length.
The movement seems to be a reasonable length for a short performance, particularly if the one repeat that appears is taken out.


texts: What is the difference between "Boruto: Naruto Next Generation" manga and "Boruto: Naruto the Movie"?

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I am planning to read Boruto: Naruto Next Generations but I heard that the movie is canon. I also heard that the first few chapters of the manga cover the movie.

So what is the difference?


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In Chobits, the protagonist finds Chi discarded with trash behind some house.

   One would think a product of a secret project like that, containing some extremely important secrets, would be at the very last disposed of in a responsible manner, and not just thrown out.

Maybe I wasn't an attentive watcher but I never spotted any backstory as to how she ended up there. Does the show explain it? If not, are there any viable theories?


texts: When will the Naruto: Shippuden English dubbed version resume production?

texts: My question is, when will the English dubbed versions of Naruto: Shippuden episodes 313 through 432 be released, and where will they be available to watch? I love the series, and cannot wait to finish!


texts: Does the AUG | Akihabara Accept come from an anime? If so, which one?

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In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive a new skin was released called the Akihabara Accept. The description of the skin is:

  Powerful and accurate, the AUG scoped assault rifle compensates for
  its long reload times with low spread and a high rate of fire. It has
  been decorated with a heat transfer vinyl of an anime magazine cover.

So I'm curious, does this actually come from a real anime magazine cover? Or is this just some custom in-house work by Valve?  On the girl on the butt end of the gun the words "Fazik" are labelled on her uniform; perhaps it's part of the artist or something?

Here's an imgur album with closeups of the skin in question.


texts: Why doesn't Pain have some spare dead Bodies?

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During the fight with Naruto, Pain is not able to resurrect any of the 6 Pains after the Outer Path Pain is defeated by Naruto.

Why doesn't Pain have multiple back up dead bodies with the chakra rods that can be used as alternatives under such conditions?

Otherwise just by having spare dead bodies he can perform the Outer Path Jutsu himself and summon back the defeated Pains like what the Outer Path pain does during the fight.


texts: What are this headwing that appear after Sailor Moon/Sailor Chibi Moon transforming?

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At first, neither Sailor Moon nor Sailor Chibi Moon have headwing.

When Sailor Moon first uses the Holy Grail to do the Super transformation, both of them receive headwings, or whatever these thingies are called:

When the Super transformation ends, Sailor Moon loses her headwing. She gets them back each time she uses the Holy Grail or Pegasus' power to Super transform. But for some reason Sailor Chibi Moon can keep them indefinitely, even in her normal transformation.

What are these headwings, do they have any power? Why can Sailor Chibi Moon keep them in her non-Super transform? Does this mean that her normal transform becomes a partial Super transform, and thus is enhanced with some powers?


texts: Why is sanity a recurring theme in Haiyore Nyaruko-san?

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In several episodes, sanity is discussed by the characters. There is even a sunscreen to protect sanity from UV rays.

What is the purpose of sanity in the anime? Why is it a recurring theme?


texts: What character is this man with a gigantic, red-white-black, mace-like weapon cosplaying as in Hyper Japan?

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This is a picture of a cosplayer with a red vest(?), black outfit, and a gigantic, red-white-black, mace-like weapon at Hyper Japan 2019. The date 13 Jul

What character is he cosplaying?


texts: Can Chiaki play any instruments besides violin and piano?

texts: Chiaki is a talented violinist and pianist, and also an aspiring conductor. In the classical music industry, it's fairly common for people who are that talented at multiple instruments to know at least a few more. Is Chiaki known to play any other instruments besides violin and piano?


texts: What is the difference between yuri and shoujo-ai, yaoi and shounen-ai and ecchi and hentai anime genre?

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Yuri and Shoujo-ai are anime themes which are related to girl-to-girl relationship, while yaoi and shounen-ai are related to boy-to-boy relationships. But what are their distinct difference? When can you call a specific girl-to-girl anime a yuri or shoujo-ai? When can you call a specific boy-to-boy anime a yaoi or shounen-ai?

Plus, what is the distinct difference of ecchi and hentai anime? I just know that they are both for adults only-theme anime. When can you call a specific anime an ecchi or hentai?


texts: What's the meaning of A.T field that Asuka said in the End of Evangelion movie?

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There is a scene in EoA where Asuka's Eva sank into the deep down of the lake. Inside the Eva, Asuka was muttering words like these:

  I dont want to die, I dont want to die, I dont want to die

After that, Asuka's Eva "probably" went berserk. And she saw her mother figure, in her sight. And after that she said

  Mama, now I know the meaning of A.T Field. You were always protecting me.

Why all of a sudden her mother figure appeared and Asuka was able to beat the special force? Was her mother the Eva 02 itself? What's the meaning of "now I know the meaning of A.T Field"?


texts: What is the song's name of One Piece cap 717 min 15:02

texts: I have been looking for the name of the song that appear in 15:02 on episode 717 when Kyros and Rebeca were reunited after the fight versus Diamante.


texts: How does Hiyori figure out Yato's real name?

texts: Hiyori manages to save Yato from the underworld by discovering that his true name was Yaboku. How did she come to this conclusion?


texts: What are recent innovations in animation techniques?

texts: As with many forms of art and entertainment, the process of drawing anime must have evolved over time. CGI isn't uncommon in modern anime, as scenes or whole shows can be completed using nothing but a computer. What are some of the modern innovations in animation techniques (primarily for anime)?


texts: How does the Sword of The Thunder God get stopped by a Kunai?

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I used to watch Naruto a long time ago and I remember there being a filler anime about people using lightning techniques..

One thing I remember specifically was that one of the ninjas was using a lightning weapon that was supposed to be able to cut through anything including Chakra...

The problem was that one of the Ninjas from Hidden Leaf if I remember correctly was fighting them and stopping the blade with a regular Kunai...

How does that work?  If the lightning weapon can cut through anything including Chakra why would a regular kunai stop it?

After a quick research the weapon is the Sword of the Thunder God... as stated on Naruto Wikia: Sword of the Thunder God - Narutopedia, the Naruto Encyclopedia Wiki

  As shown in Aoi's fight with Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, the
  blade was shown to not only be able to easily cut through any solid
  object, but also through chakra-based substances as well.

After rewatching the episodes again the person using the sword swung at a ninja then a couple of kunais is seen to drop to the floor blocking the attack...

The Kunais are seen to be intact... So if this sword can cut through anything why was his attack stopped by them?


texts: What/who causes Lain's "older sister" Mika to go insane? What happened to her (physically and mentally)?


texts: Ano Hana's opening mentions "misanga". What exactly is that?

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In Ano Hana's opening theme "Aoi Shiori", the word misanga was mentioned a few times.

  Ichipeeji mekuru tenohira   kuchibiru de musunda misanga

  Nee kyou mo kawaranai kyou de   ame fureba denwa mo dekiru yo

  Sou yatte ima wa kimi no hou e (itsu no ma ni ka kireta misanga)

  Oshitsukeru boku no yasashisa wo (demo nazeka ienai mama da yo)

  Hontou douka shiteru mitai

which means..

  My hand that turns to the next page, and the misanga I fastened with my lips...

  Hey, today is today, and that won't change; if it rains, we can still talk on the phone.

  In that way, I now push (Before I knew it, the misanga came off,)

  My kindness in your direction. (But for some reason, I can't say it.)

  There really must be something wrong with me.

The translation didn't give the exact meaning of the word "misanga" so I was wondering what it is.


texts: Is Jiggly Jiggly Heaven a reference to an existing series?

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Jiggly Jiggly Heaven is the series that the animation team in Shirobako worked on previously that was notorious for a disastrous episode. Specifically, the ninth episode.

It became an internet sensation (in the Shirobako universe), but for all the wrong reasons.

I know the show likes to throw in references to other production studios and works - Is there any particular work that is being referenced here?


texts: What's the meaning of "collection of unpaid tabs" in Tsukimonogatari episode 3?

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In episode 3 of Tsukimonogatari, Araragi said "It's not that uncommon for the collection of unpaid tabs to all come at once lately."
I checked another set of subtitles, and found that those gave "Lately, it isn't so strange that a bunch of unpaid tabs come knocking all at once though."

Honestly, I'm confused and not sure "unpaid tabs" means. Is it a joke of some kind or what?
I'd like some help and explanation, thanks.


texts: Do nen examiners also have to teach them Nen?

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Gon and Kurapika's examiner also taught them nen. Is every examiner also a
 teacher, or the hunters have to learn nen by themselves?


texts: Why do Kagura and Yomi from Ga-Rei show up in Tokyo ESP?

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In the beginning of Tokyo ESP, Kagura is waiting for Yomi somewhere.
Is Tokyo ESP a continuation to Ga-Rei?


texts: How many girls does the main character conquer?

texts: In the manga The World God Only Knows, how many girls does the main character actually conquer after all 268 chapters?


texts: Is there any cross-reference between Aku no Hana and Inside Mari?

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They supposedly share the same universe, but is there any element from one series referenced in the other?

Isao Komori is from the same region where Aku no Hana happens (and is the birthplace of both series' creator). Is it the only link, or is there anything else?


texts: Why does Kasumigaoka call Tomoya "Mr. Ethical"?

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In Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, Kasumigaoka always calls Tomoya "Mr. Ethical" (倫理{りんり}君{くん}).

Where did this come from? Is it explained at some point in the original source material?

Feel free to spoil it for me.


texts: What was it that Yevon did to the Al Bhed?

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In Final Fantasy X, after being transported to Bikinel Desert by Sin and reunited, Rikku goes to tell the party where they are

  Rikku: i know where we are, but you have to keep it a secret, especially from Yevonites
  Wakka: What are you accusing Yevon of this time?
  Rikku: Yevon did something really terrible to us before

however all Rikku says at Home is that Sin destroyed the island they came from and it was her father Cid who gathered the separated Al Bhed to build Home. i don't recall Rikku explaining what Yevon did to the Al Bhed, is it stated anywhere what Yevon did?


texts: Why is Gohan shown to be so weak in Dragon Ball Super?

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Gohan was the strongest in his mystic form back at the end of DBZ. How could Gohan have become so weak that he lost the ability to turn Super Saiyan 2 in such a short period of time? While on the other hand, Frieza was able to surpass Goku's Super Saiyan Blue transformation in only 4 months of training. That doesn't make sense.

Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast. Now he is losing left and right in every episode. Most recently Frieza in his base form was shooting ki blasts through Super Saiyan Gohan. So Frieza's base form is stronger than Super Saiyan now? How did that happen?


texts: What are these people doing in front of a shrine?

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In the beginning of the first episode, we see Haru end up (very briefly) at this shrine in Enoshima, in front of which people are singing some song to some actions. Is there any "meaning" to what these people are doing in from of the shrine (particularly in the real world, and out of Tsuritama-specific context)?

For what it's worth, later, we see Haru and Yuki's classmates sing the same song after Yuki gets shot by Haru's water gun, so at the very least, I'd assume that the song itself might simply be something meaningless outside of this anime-universe, but I don't know enough Japanese culture to come to conclusions I trust.


texts: Who is being addressed at the start of the first episode?

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In the first episode of Serial Experiments Lain, right at the beginning, someone says:

  Why? Why won't you come? I wish you would come here.

This person I assumed to be Chisa Yomoda, but I am not completely sure. Who is being addressed, and is the speaker Chisa or someone else? (Or is this perhaps simply something inserted for "atmosphere" that doesn't have an explicit answer?) Within the context of the story, it seems to make sense for the addressee to be Lain, but I'm really not sure.


texts: red-haired crew, no devil fruit, still really strong?

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I've heard on many online forums that the red haired crew is the only crew with all Human Pirates. What exactly is that makes the crew so exceptionally strong and the captain -Shanks- being one of the four emperors.
They've been portrayed really strong, in the Marine ford arc, several admirals also Blackbeard and his crew were afraid of fighting them, Admiral Kizaru -who also seems really strong- was shut down just by a look from Ben Beckman.
What exactly is their extent of powers being normal human being and have they shown it in any episodes?


texts: How many people kiss Usagi in the Sailor Moon anime and manga respectively?

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My wife is a big fan of Sailor Moon, a series I know little about.

How many people kiss Usagi in the manga and anime respectively?


texts: How did Nora return from the Underworld despite being left there by Yato?

texts: I'm wondering how Nora got back from the Underworld despite being left there by Yato (Noragami Aragoto Episode 12-13).


texts: Was Satou lying when he said that beheading robs an Ajin of his memories?

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Satou threatened Key with beheading, telling him that his memories would vanish with the new head growing, but we know it is a lie from the biker Ajin (he was beheaded in his bike accident and retained all of his memories).

Since Satou had his own head blown off "onscreen" (yeah, its manga) at pointblank dozens of times by the special forces, and his seemingly extensive knowledge of Ajin powers, the question is:

Does Satou know that an Ajin's memories are retained even when beheaded by the time he threatens Key?


texts: Are all the angels children of the Great Priest?

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According to the Dragon Ball wikia article Great Priest

Vados, Whis, Cus, Marcarita, Martinu and Korn are children of the Great Priest. What about the other angels? Are they also children of the Great Priest or who's his father?


texts: Was Triage X supposed to end after only 10 episodes?

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Was Triage X supposed to run for only 10 episodes? I could have sworn that when I first added this to my queue on MyAnimeList, it was listed to run for 12 episodes.

Did something happen (like lack of funding), or did I just misread the number and it was only going to run for 10 episodes all along?


texts: What is the relation between Strike The Blood and Strike The Blood EX?

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I have read that in Strike The Blood EX, Kojou seems to have two children, so EX has to be set in the future.

Is it the future of the "world" the story takes place or is it the "future" shown at the end of the anime where Reina came from (you can see Kojou's daughters Reina and Moegi)? Or is EX maybe only the name of the last arc in the anime (where Reina appears)?


texts: What's this dance that Franky and Chopper are doing?

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In episode 380 of One Piece, during Brook's rendition of "Bink's Booze," Frankie and Chopper do a rather bizarre dance with what looks like chopsticks up their noses, and holding baskets out in front of them.

Is the dance just totally random, or is it something recognizable to a Japanese viewer?

(Screenshot taken from the Crunchyroll video feed.)


texts: What is the role of the assumption 'As long as it doesn't violate pledge three' in pledge 4?

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No Game No Life pledge 4:

  As long as it doesn't violate pledge 3, anything may be bet, and any game may be played.

What happens when we delete the hypothesis (aka assumption) 'As long as it doesn't violate pledge 3' ?

Of course, if we delete the hypothesis, then we might as well delete the 4th pledge altogether. Thus, pledge 4 may be restated:

  Anything may be bet, and any game may be played unless it violates pledge three.

I guess my question may be rephrased to ask for (counter)examples of bets or games that would violate pledge 3.

I actually feel there's some

self-referential error,
way that pledge 4 is actually redundant or
vacuous truth.

This might be resolved by question 1, but if not, then what's going on?

Pledge 4 actually seems to point out that the 'game' and that which players bet in pledges 2 and 3 are kinda not quite defined at least in terms of the scope. I mean, what's the scope of the games or that which players bet? It seems pledge 4 is precisely defining the scope, but pledge 4 refers to pledge 3. My understanding is:

  Pledge 2: All conflict in this world will be resolved through games, where games are defined in scope in pledge 4.

  Pledge 3: In games, each player will bet something that they agree is of equal value, where games and that which players bet are defined in scope in pledge 4.

  Pledge 4: The scope of games and that which players bet is that which does not violate pledge 3.

What am I misunderstanding?


texts: What happened at the end of Code Geass R2?

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I believe I may have missed something.

At the end, Lelouch...

   died at the hands of his childhood friend, Suzaku, who was masquerading as Zero. But when did Lelouch order Suzaku, as Zero, to kill him (Lelouch)?


texts: Do Mob and Saitama live in the same universe?

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In a former question it was pointed Mob appears in a cover photo of a One Punch Man manga. Does Mob appear in One Punch Man? . But also apparently Tatsumaki appears in a Mob Psycho manga (I've seen the anime but I havent read the manga), in an apparent scene of the manga itself, not a cover Tatsumaki in Mob Psycho 100

Do Mob, Tatsumaki and Saitama live in the same universe/planet kinda like Goku and Arale from Dragon Ball / Dr Slump ?


texts: Which OST plays in Nana whenever an emotional event occurs?

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A couple of scenes where it plays is:

  Episode 36 - 10:01
  Episode 40 - 16:11

It's a really emotional track. I feel like it's killing me, I can't find it anywhere.


texts: How Asta is able to go through portals without dissolving them?

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During several fights in Black Clover, Asta was teleporting through portals created by Finral for surprise strikes. Yet, during attack on capital city earlier, it was shown that his sword is dissipating portals.

How it is possible for him to use portals while holding materialized sword?


texts: What is the idea for exchanging Alice stones for engagement based on?

texts: In Gakuen Alice, if two people exchange Alice stones that they created, it can act as the equivalent of an engagement or promise. Is this based on any specific Japanese tradition? If not, what is it based off of?


texts: Who is the character sporting a mohican whom Onizuka is parodying?

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I tried Google searches for a list of parodies that appear in G.T.O without any luck. I'm also not even sure if this is a parody, other than the fact that it would be super random if it wasn't.

Who is the Mohican character that Onizuka is parodying in the picture? (Appearing in episode 17)


texts: What kind of food is Erina's father talking about?

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In the latest issue of Shokugeki no Souma, Erina's father talks about food that only selected people can enjoy, but didn't really pinpoint what it is.
I'm kind of confused because nobody from the spectators asked what kind of food it was? He only said that it's some kind of artwork or something like that.

But because her father has a dark atmosphere around him, I can't help but think that it may be some taboo/forbidden style of gourmet.


texts: Where was Shukaku when Naruto was taken to the Bijuus' Deep Psyche?

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At the start of Naruto's fight with Tobi during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto attempted to remove the chakra stakes from the bodies of the Bijuu (tailed beasts), and was taken into the Bijuus' Deep Psyche, where Bijuus and Jinchirikis were present.

However, the following were missing:

Son Goku, whom Naruto had already met, had been absorbed by Tobi into the Gedo Mazo.
Gyūki, who was still inside Bee.
Shukaku. I have no clue of his whereabouts, and I don't remember he joined the fight. Where was he?

If he had been present there, Naruto could have taken the chakra from Shukaku, and used it for the "tug of war" that he got into later during the Juubi Revival arc.


texts: What's the song playing in HxH: The Last Mission when Kurapika fights?

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There's a song playing in Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission at around 54:34 when Kurapika fights.

What is the title of the song?


texts:
Once, I read a manga with the following description:

  A perverted President who likes girls, a tsukkomi Vice-President, an over-zealous Treasurer and a quiet, brooding Secretary. This unlikely quartet form Shirayuri Girls' High School's Student Council.

What does "tsukkomi" mean? Are there any examples of tsukkomi characters besides the one in the above-mentioned manga?


texts: What is the release schedule of the Digimon Adventure tri. movies?

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The first movie of the series, Digimon Adventure tri. Saikai was released on 2015-11-21, with a retail release of 2015-12-18. This movie consisted of 4 episodes, and is the first part of a 6-movie (or 24 episode) series1.

According to an Anime News Network article, the second part of the series of movies will premier on 2016-03-12 in Japanese theaters; they also list the Crunchyroll release as March 2016.

Originally, I had heard that these movies will be released once a year for 6 years. However, that would make the final chapter have a release date of 2021. Is there any information regarding the schedule of release for this series of movies?


texts: Which mountain did they try to climb over?

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During the anime/manga, Kasuga & Sawa attempt to climb over the nearby mountain and reach the other side.

The work is set in a small town in Kiryū, Gunma so I was looking at the area on Google Maps, but it seems to be a very mountainous region:

Google Maps page

Is there any more precise information about where the show is set or the mountain that they climbed? I would like to know what exactly was over that mountain if they did manage to get over it


texts: Why does Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while other Jinchuriki don't?

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Why is it that Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while the other tailed beasts dron't give one to their Jinchuriki?

This doesn't make sense unless the other tailed beast aren't as powerful as the Nine Tails or is it that we never see the other tailed beasts show themselves in this form with their Jinchūriki. I just want to know if the other tailed beasts can grant such a cloak to their Jinchuriki or not.


texts: Where does Hamelin's Pig Theme come from?

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I understand where Ding Dong Dell's and Al Mamoon's Animal Themes from from given their rulers are a Cat and a Cow but Hamelin's past and current Emperors aren't pigs and everyone only started to wear those pig suits when

   Marcassin was Brokenhearted and lost his Belief

So where does the Pig Theme for Hamelin come from?


texts: Who the saiyajins got the scouters from?

texts: The saiyajins were a primitive race without technology. Freezer's army use scouters, so you could think saiyajins got the scouters from Freezer. But when Kaiosama tells Goku the story of the saiyajin, in a flashback, the tsufurujins when fighting the primitive saiyajins are seen using scouters. So who the saiyajins got the scouters from? Freezer/Freezer army, the tsufurujins or any other race?


texts: I don't know if I'm just looking too much into it or does Kanekis eye get redder over time or even pitch black? In the manga, I've seen his eye all black, all black with red pupil, white with red pupil, white with big black pupil, as Haise I think I've seen him with a white eye and black pupil with a thick glowing red outline. Why does his pupil change colors if there's any reason for it?


texts: Do seniority relations among the fleet girls have any basis in properties of the actual ships?

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I notice, for example, that the Akagi and the Kaga both began construction in 1920, and they're portrayed as being more senior than the Fubuki, the Mutsuki, and the Yuudachi, all of which only began construction later on.

Is this a reasonably consistent pattern among the other fleet girls? Or is it more or less arbitrary which girls are portrayed as being senior to others? (Or is it not arbitrary, but based on something else entirely, like ship class?)


texts: Why did Mumei "need to go to the toilet"?

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In episode 10 of Kabaneri, Biba (aka. the Liberator) visits the local lord. He takes his Kabaneri with him, including Mumei.

As soon as they arrive, Mumei claims she needs to go to the toilet, then uses that excuse to run all the way back to the station's gates and open them.

What I didn't understand was why Mumei needed to accompany Biba in the first place. Since opening the gates was part of a grander plan devised by Biba himself, wouldn't it have been simpler to just leave Mumei behind?

Even from a purely political point of view, there doesn't seem to be any reason for Mumei to act. Unlike Biba, she's not a particularly important (political) figure; she wasn't born in a particularly rich or notable family, and although she calls Biba "brother", the two of them aren't officially related. Her absence would likely have gone unnoticed by the lord and his retainers. And even if her absence had drawn attention...

   all of the witnesses would've been either murdered or kidnapped by Biba.

What was the point of taking Mumei along, then have her make up an excuse to run all the way back to the gates, instead of leaving her behind?


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So I keep seeing a lot of this image:

I recognise Saitama on the left, but who is the girl on the right? I don't believe I've seen her in One Punch Man at all, yet here she's potrayed like a main character/rival.


texts: Are the characters based on real people?

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The art for Subete Ga F Ni Naru is much more "realistic" that most of the anime that's been coming out lately. It seems to me that each character is unique enough that they could be based on real life "models".
Is there any documentation or word from the creators if this is the case and if it is, who the original models were?

EDIT: in answer to the request to define reality: as you can see below, the art does not rely on different hair colors or hair styles to differentiate the characters. Each character has distinct facial features that reflect reality rather than an moefied idealized anime world.


texts: So there is an unofficial summary of the Dragon Ball Super Broly movie from apparently someone who watched it in Japan in an exclusive event, and there it claims Broly when he was a kid had a power level of 920 (stated in the movie). But in the Dragon Ball wikia, they state the new Broly (the Broly from the new movie) had a power level of 10,000 when he was born (as stated by the old non canon movie IIRC). Which was the power level of Broly when he was a kid, 10,000 or 920?


texts: Was Alter Mysterious Heroine X's third form inspired from Star Wars?

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In Fate/Grand Order, Alter Mysterious Heroine X's 3rd stage looks like this

to me she looks very much like a Sith Lord from Star Wars because

The Sith often wore black hoods
Alter Mysterious Heroine X's Excalibur looks like a Red Light Saber
She looks like she is using Force Lightning
She has eyes like that of The Emperor and Anikin

So I am wondering, was Alter Mysterious Heroine X's third form inspired from Star Wars?


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I saw a few images of this anime.

It was based in Afghanistan, or some place similar. Except of humans fighting terrorists, it was bunnies. The bunnies were dressed like soldiers.

I think it was supposed to be a tongue in cheek parody of the war, but I'm not sure.


texts: Are guns in Kenshin historically accurate?

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I noticed:

Private citizens with small pistols
Private citizens with hand-cranked machine guns
Soldiers of the old order with guns killing Sano's friends
Soldiers of the new order storming Yutaro's mansion after the rebels camped in it
Revolutionary soldiers practising stabbing motions with special sticks, while the teenage Kenshin practises swordsmanship in Trust and Betrayal

Seems like the opposing factions could acquire guns in the Kenshin universe; it seemed to come from totally unregulated trade with foreigners, or the same army which is in #2, #3 and maybe #4. Is this historically accurate? Where did they all get their guns from?


texts: Any credible news source of a Season 3 for Highschool DxD

texts: So I have been looking for several months now and I have not found any credible source as to whether or not there will be a third season of High School DxD will have a third season. I have seen that somewhere along the line a third season was discussed as a probability by the producer, but then alot of forums are saying that it was actually green lit. Anyone got any details?


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From what I have read, Kizumonogatari is a prequel for Bakemonogatari, and the movie is reported to be scheduled for fall 2013.

However, Monogatari Series: Second Season was just released this summer (2013), and is still ongoing, so I thought this movie might not be released (again) this fall.

Have they delayed it again?


texts:
I've watched the Parasyte anime series but I haven't read the manga. The anime ends in a way that it could be the end of the story.

How is in the manga? Does the Parasyte story and/or manga continue after the anime?


texts: OST in BNHA when the HUC child scolds Izuku?

texts: In My Hero Academia S3E19 around 9:35 - 10:30, when the HUC child scolds Izuku, what is the ost?


texts: What does the word "jiken" on young Luffy's shirt mean in Japanese?

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In One Piece manga, young Luffy wears a shirt containing the word "jiken".

What does "jiken" mean in Japanese?


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Heavy spoilers warning. This question is based on the VN, it should be applicable to the anime, though I'm not sure.

In Rin's 2nd route, she is sent to another school where

   many students died in a bus crash, and the rest are traumatized as a result. Rin is supposedly sent to help them.

However, as we know,

   the bus crash actually happened to them.

With that in mind, where is Rin actually sent?

   The place she is sent to does not exist, how does Kyousuke create something that should be an entirely different school with different people? Did he at all? What does Rin actually experience there? It breaks her mind as we can see in Refrain, but I don't know what it actually is that she experiences there.


texts: An anime with a scene where the protagonist fights against biological dolls

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I saw this 2008/2009. I think it was one of the last episodes but I liked the anime instantly. I remember only the fight scene. The protagonist was tough guy with a blonde hair tied to a ponytail, military sort, wearing round rimmed glasses and was fighting a sort of little girl, in a factory or lab if I remember it right. He was using guns. He thought he killed her but then it turned out she was actually some sort of biological doll or AI or something. Then all of a sudden, there were more of those little girl dolls.

That's all I remember. I've been searching a long time, help would be appreciated.


texts: Who is the character in this picture with Yotsuba and Totoro?

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I am familiar with Yotsuba and Totoro, but who is the third character in this picture (the one in pink) ? What manga/anime is she from?

It comes from some desktop background site which sadly did not give any attributation to what is obviously fan art.


texts: How is an anime based on western-literature made?

texts: I just saw some anime that are based on western literature. I was just wondering how is it done. I mean, does the anime production company have to ask permission from the author of the books? If so, what if the author has passed away? And what kind of permission do they have to take? Like some anime that are based on western-books have modifications to the real story, so do they inform the author about all the modifications? Thank you.


texts: I'm curious about how Anime are distributed in Japan. Are they held by various networks? Or do they all go to the NHK? etc.


texts: What prizes are awarded during the Daihasei Festival?

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During the Daihasei Sports Festival (or Daihaseisai), schools from Academy City compete in various competitions such as ball-tossing and bread-eating.

I assume that the final ranking is determined based on which teams win the most events. What are the prizes for the winning schools/teams?


texts: Is there a Naming Scheme for the Abyssal Ships?

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In Kantai Collection, the Ship Girls like Fusou and Bismark are named from real life ships.

I am wondering if the Abyssal Ships like Wo and Ta are named with a particular scheme aswell or if it's just random? (I'm not Referring to Bosses like Southern War Demon or Anchorage Princess)


texts:
Suzaku was always Lelouch's enemy; they had the same goal, but different ways.

But when they met and killed Lelouch's father, he changed sides and became Lelouch's Knight.
Why did this happen? At that point, Lelouch had the Geass in both eyes. Could he now manipulate people more often?
Or did he just agree with Lelouch's plan to cheat the whole world?


texts: Why didn't Obito die after using Rinne rebirth?

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In the Episode 391 of Shippuden, Reanimated Madara gets his own real body by forcing Obito via Black Zetsu to use the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu.

Similar to Nagato at the end of Pain arc fight, Why didn't Obito die since he used the same Jutsu as Nagato.

The wiki clearly states in exchange of own life, the Jutsu is performed.

Can anyone explain this?


texts: What happens to Ichika after the fated summer ends?

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In the final episode,

   Ichika is shown at the end of the finished movie wearing the clothes Nanami brought from Bolivia, so it is inferred that she somehow returned to Earth after being abducted by the unmanned probes from the Federation search party.

So my question is not about this particular part of the ending.

Is there any official material (manga, OVA, ONA, etc.) that tells how it came to that ending?

   How did she return to Earth?


texts: An old anime/cartoon set in prehistoric time where the main character dresses like Tarzan and lives in a jungle

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I am looking for an old anime/cartoon. I have no idea about the name, the year it was published, the original language or whether or not it was an actual anime.

Things I know:

It takes place in prehistoric times, a little bit after dinosaurs.
It was an adult man (dressed like Tarzan) that was struggling to survive (I think he had blond hair, and possible a girlfriend or wife).
He was living in the jungle with thick vegetation.
I watched it in 2000 ± 2 years but the anime could be 20 years older than that.

I think the main character's name was Koblan(k)/Coblan(k)/Moblan(k). His name was also mentioned in the intro.

It was played in Greece. It's not Shounen Kenya or Genshi Shounen Ryuu.

Thank you for your time.


texts: Couldn't Misa have told Kira L's life span?

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In the manga Death Note, when Misa meets L for the first time, she has the shinigami eyes, so she must be seeing L's lifespan at the moment. L dies a few volumes later, so couldn't Misa have alerted Kira that L was about to die, and it wasn't worth much trouble?

Is this a flaw in the manga?

It might also be the case that since L was killed by a shinigami itself, the lifespan Misa saw with her shinigami eyes didn't account for that death.

Which of these possibilities is correct?


texts: Why do the stronger enemies in anime/manga tend to look more human?

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So if the question sounded a bit confusing, allow me to explain.

In media that feature a lot of non-human characters, such as many video games, anime, manga, or movies, the low-level enemies always tend to look blatantly non-human, ie generic monster.

However, as you encounter more enemies, you start to notice that the more powerful the enemy, the more human they look. They might still retain some monstrous features, such as horns, tentacles, claws, etc, but their overall figure is very clearly humanoid.

Let me use some examples to illustrate this observation.

Dragon Ball: Cell has various forms that he transforms into. However, his most powerful form looks the most human.

One Punch Man: The final villain of the first anime season is Boros, an extraterrestrial. Most of his subordinates look very alien-like, such as Geryuganshoop, with the big eyes and tentacles. However, Boros himself looks very human-like, save for the single eye. His hands even have 5 fingers.

Gantz: In the Osaka Arc, the final villain was an alien called Nurarihyon, who just looks like an old man.. His human-like appearance even caused some of the characters to doubt his status. However, his two subordinates look viciously demon-like, and all the other lower-ranked aliens also look very monstrous. Nurarihyon is the strongest of them all, but resembles a human the most. Also, in the final arc, the final alien antagonists are almost identical to humans in appearance, behavior, and civilization. They serve as the final villains since they're the most powerful aliens our humans characters have had to face.

Bleach: The Hollows all look like your average monsters, and are usually not that strong. However, the Arrancar, which are basically Hollows that have ascended and gained new powers, all look like humans, save for a few features. The Arrancar are exponentially stronger than regular Hollows, and serve as the antagonists for a major story arc.

There's a lot more series that implement this trope, and it extends far beyond just anime and manga. I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind it.

Is there some kind of physics-based reason for why stronger enemies tend to be humanoid? Is the humanoid form factor the most optimal one for combat?

Or is this some kind of literary technique that I'm not familiar with? Clearly these creators all have this type of design philosophy in common.


texts: Which magic stage is Mereoleona Vermillion?

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In Black Clover, supposedly magic knights are ranked from stage zero to stage nine, and those who has unconventional magic are considered Arcane Stage.

How about Mereoleona Vermillion? Is it ever mentioned whicn magic stage is she?


texts: Is the Harbinger of Spring based on a real Japanese legend?

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In Episode 2 of Flying Witch, this rather strange looking fellow appears and terrorizes poor Chinatsu at the door.

Makoto explains that he's the Harbinger of Spring, some kind of nature spirit who ushers out the winter and ushers in the spring, like a fairy.

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  He's the Harbinger of Spring. He's a splendid person who bids farewell to winter and brings about spring. He's like the fairy of spring.

The series takes place in the modern day and the witches and magic are very Western in style. However, the Harbinger's clothing looks like traditional Japanese clothing (almost ninja-like).

His mask sort of reminds me of a cross between the kodama from Princess Mononoke and the style of Jomon pottery:

So, at least within the series, it seems like the Harbinger is supposed to be a traditional Japanese spirit. Is it based on any similar real-life legend or is it completely a creation of the series?


texts: What is the OST called in Noragami Aragoto in episode 11 at 15:05? I am searching it for a long Time...


texts: Does Akatsuki Nagisa knows that Akatsuki Kojou is the Fouth Progenitor?

texts: Title says it all. Does Akatsuki Kojou's imouto (little sister) knows that his oniichan (elder brother) is the Fourth Progenitor? If yes, since when she knows that? In the 24 episodes of the anime, it doesn't seems like Nagisa knows. What about the light novel?