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While not all yokai wear masks, many do, such as the 3 yokai serving as Natori Shuuichi's shiki. Many of the other yokai that meet Natsume also wear masks.

In the story where Natsume was taken by some yokai to be presented to their boss, after he broke out of his confinement, he wore a mask to disguise himself. He also wore a mask for the same purpose when he joined the festival to take a magical kimono that enables the wearer yokai to be seen by humans. Thus it can be concluded that when a human wears a mask, it is to prevent yokai from learning that they are human.

Yet, why do yokai wear masks? What is the mythological background behind yokai wearing masks?


texts: Can the Soul society exist without the soul king?

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It was once stated in Bleach manga by Urahara that,

   Urahara details that without the Soul King's existence, Soul Society would be rent asunder. The Soul King is the "linchpin" and if that linchpin is lost, then the world would simply crumble away and that is the way of the world. Wiki

But then afterwards,

   Yhwach completely absorbs the Soul King.Wiki

How does then the Soul society continues to survive into the future?


texts: Where does Natsu and his party get money from, to pay their living cost?

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I started watching Fairy Tail and have just finished the Galuna Island arc where, once again, the reward is turned down for pointless "moral" reasons.

Unlike One Piece (where they can just steal/procure food and such), they do actually require money for paying rent and such.

Do we ever actually see Natsu's party claim a reward? Otherwise, where do they get their money from to pay their living cost?


texts: Can Goku and Vegeta attain Super Saiyan Rose?

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I know that apparently there is no information about this in the Dragon Ball Super series.

But since new information is constantly popping up in manga, magazines, etc. Before the series sometimes, that's why I'm asking.

More data on this, according to Dragon Ball Wikia on Super Saiyan Rosé

  This form is a counterpart to Super Saiyan Blue, and possesses a
  different hair color due to the user already possessing the status as
  a god prior to surpassing Super Saiyan God

So if Goku would turn a god of destruction as when he was offered once (or Vegeta) or Trunks would become a Kaioshin as when he was a Kaioshin apprentice, wouldnt they turn into Super Saiyan Rosé when trying to transform into super saiyan god super saiyan?


texts: Why didn't Suzuha mention the destruction of Nakabachi's paper in Episode 23 (β)?

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In the original Steins;Gate episode 23 (after the events of Steins;Gate 0), it is understandable that Suzuha didn't mention the destruction of Nakabachi's paper because she already knows that Okabe must fail the first attempt to save Kurisu. After that, she mentions about it in the second attempt.

However, in Episode 23 (β), no second attempt is planned, therefore she should mention it from the beginning, right?

Why didn't Suzuha mention the destruction of Nakabachi's paper (stolen from Kurisu) in Episode 23 (β)?


texts: Can anyone explain the distinction between sects/cults In Korean Martial Arts (Murim) Manhwa?

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A common trope seen in many Korean martial arts stories is the existence of Orthodox/Unorthodox sects; or Righteous/Justice, Demonic and Evil Sects. One thing that tripped me is how 'demonic' sects are different from 'evil' sects, when same have the similar sounding negative connotations.
What exactly are the difference between these terms in context of Korean culture/history?
Is it purely ideological/political distinction?


texts: Can someone come up with a list of all the plot holes or contradictions Kishimoto has made in the Naruto Manga?


texts: Where were the scouts when the titans attacked in the beginning?

texts: Where were Levi and the scouts during the original attack in episode 1 when the titans first broke through the wall?


texts: What is the significance of Rio Poneglyph?

texts: Why is the Rio Poneglyph so important to Robin? In fact her only reason to go to the end of Grand Line is to find this Poneglyph.


texts: Has there ever been a stated size or measurement for Frieza-race spaceships?

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If not, can someone provide a good estimate of its length (preferably in meters)? Should be somewhat simple, as all Frieza-race ships seem to be perfectly circular in shape with nothing stretched out. Though I am aware that the size tends to inconsistently vary greatly depending on animation scenes and media depiction in much the same manner as G1 Transformers.
At first I wanted to use this screenshot as reference, which I believe is from the 1990 Bardock special episode:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/1/15/Frieza%27s_Ship_Surrounded_by_Henchmen.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110608213550
But later I decided using a more recent source would yield a better(if not bigger) result, so I think King Cold's CGI ship from the recent Broly movie might be the best reference as the ship's full diameter is easily seen:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/2/2b/Frieza_Force_occupies_Planet_Vegeta.png
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/b/b5/Cold_Force_lands_on_Planet_Vegeta.png
I also wanted to use this shot from the videogame "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" showing an online event that has a model of the spaceship appear in the overworld:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonball/images/7/7d/DBXV2_Future_Warrior_2_Frieza_Siege_Event_%28Conton_City%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20161224235706
I thought of using a shot of Cooler's ship at one point but then I figured it would be about the same size as Frieza's, especially since he carries a much smaller crew of three onboard compared to the hundreds of soldiers stuffed in Frieza's and Cold's ships. Chilled's ship did not cross my mind as I figured it was a smaller, more ancient vessel. I'm not good at judging measurements by eye alone nor do I really trust myself with these so I would prefer someone else with better vision than me to see what estimate they could come up with.


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Philly the Kid is the main character of the original net anime, Cannon Busters (YouTube trailer), who has tattoos on his body.

Will Philly the Kid die when he'll have no more skin to be tattooed? What will happen then? Will he die permanently?


texts: Why is Index's full name "Index Librorum Prohibitorum"?

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Index's full name is "Index Librorum Prohibitorum", based on a real book with the same name. It's a list of publications deemed heretical, anti-clerical or lascivious, and banned by the Catholic Church. Source

Does this book also exist in Index's world, and was she named that by the Church deliberately?  Or did the author just get the name because it sounds cool?


texts: Is there a way to give up ownership of the death note without losing the shingami eyes?

texts: Let's say, John owns two death notes. One belongs to Ryuk and the other belongs to for Example Ragnarok. He makes the eyedeal with Ryuk, then, he gives ownership from the death note Ragnarok brought him. Will he now lose the shingiami eyes?


texts: What is the song that plays when Midoriya is explaining the origin of heroes in season 2?

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What is the name of the instrumental that plays in the majority of the season 2 intro scenes when Midoriya is explaining the origin of heroes?
It's in season 2 episode 3 at the very beginning before the opening theme song plays. It sounds more like a choir/alternate version of I Am Here.


texts: Is the One Piece Stampede Movie going to be released in US theaters?

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The most recent One Piece Film; Stampede was released on Friday August 9, 2019 and I was realy looking foward to watching it at the movies, however, I haven't been able to find any theatres around me that are even showing it.

Are there any prospective plans for the Movie to air in US theaters too? or is it exclusive to japan?


texts: What happened in the battle between Shanks and The King of Beasts

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I dont know the exact timeline but a while before the Marinefold incident and the execution of Ace, it was stated that Shanks went ahead to battle Kaido "THE KING OF BEASTS"

Was the battle an "all-out war" between Kaido and shanks fleet? Or more of a 1v1 between the 2 Emperors.
Also, since Shanks made it to Marinefold immediately after battling the King of Beasts, does that imply that Kido lost the fight? I'm really intrigued because the fact that Shanks showed up while Kaido didn't means that Shanks was able to prevent Kaido from running amok in Marinefold. Could this testament prove that Shanks is way stronger than Kaido?


texts: What song is playing in DBS Episode 130 at around 9:40?

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So I've heard this song with the previous fight of Goku with Kefla and Jiren.
It also is featured in Episode 130 and begins at around 9:40. And for the record, I've tried Shazam and other similar services.

If possible, plz link the source.


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There have been quite a number of series whose English titles use peculiar forms of Re. I don't mean normal usages like Rebirth or Requiem. Here's some I chose from an alphabetical listing at MAL:

Re Boot
Re-Kan
Re: Cutie Honey
Re:_Hamatora
Re:Creators
RE:Map
Re:Zero (and several spin-off series)
ReLIFE
Rewrite (although normal, seems to conceptually fit here)
Re:Monster
Tokyo Ghoul:re

It is likely that some of these are just using the prefix "re" as often done in English, to mean either "again" or "concerning". What makes these seem odd to me is the variety of ways they use off-kilter orthography. Is it done as a marketing ploy to attract attention?  Or is there some underlying Japanese concept that maps particularly well to English "Re"?

A Japanese student grows up learning three alphabets (two Japanese and the Latin one) plus Kanji. I wonder sometimes if this variety can lead them to think flexibly in how they choose to build titles in English.


texts: What are the differences of anime in 1990s and 2000s in terms of technology used?

texts: What are the main differences between anime in the 90s and in 2000s in terms of technology used (like on twos, on threes, etc)?


texts: Anime about old people nursed in high-tech beds

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At least 7 years ago I was shown an Anime that revolved around the premise that due to medical advances and low birth rate there were a lot of old people and as such there was a huge demand for old-person care nurses. One of the main characters was such a nurse, but there was also another guy as a main character.

Anyway, a company develops some high tech nursing beds that take care of bodily function needs and provides mobility but the prototype bed (and it's AI) begins interfacing with various electronics in the room and eventually becomes mobile and begins consuming other machines and devices and this bed (along with the old guy still inside) begins terrorizing downtown. Eventually the military is brought in and the bed is stopped somehow.

I'm surprised that I couldn't find it myself, but maybe I'm just unlucky. Any ideas? It's either a movie or a OVA I'd think.


texts: I watched .hack//Quantum on Netflix and loved it.  I would like to watch the rest of the .hack shows as well, but they seem to not be on Netflix or Crunchyroll.  Is there anywhere else I can stream them from legally?


texts: Are the martial art techniques in Kenichi real?

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I've been wondering for a while are all the martial arts and martial art techniques in this series real? I used to be a former karate student, so I do know that the karate techniques used in the beginning 200~ chapters are legit.

As the series progressed, however, the karate techniques started to become a lot more complex and I have never even heard of them before.

Then they also started deviating from the standard martial arts and introduced some like pencak silat (which I never knew existed before).

If there are some fake styles or techniques, which ones are there*?

*Please don't use unreal fights to disprove. For example, when Akisame fought against that other master and they proceeded to counter-throw each others counter-throw, ultimately leaving them suspended in midair for half the chapter. The technique of a counter throw is real, but the manga just used it unrealistically.


texts: Can kamui be used inside kamui timespace?

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So Obito and Kakashi had the ability to warp anything into Kamui time space with their mangekyo sharingan, in the final battle kakashi and Obito went into the Kamui timespace and fought each other.
Can kamui be used inside the time space, if so does the object go to real world or different dimension?


texts: Can anyone tell me what the "keeper" inside Yuji Sakai is? I'm watching the anime (second season) and I'm about to finish it soon, but I still don't get the meaning of the phrase "keeper".


texts: Is there enough evidence to conclude Hans is a fake brave?

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Hans initially accused Adlet of being the fake to escape suspicion.

Then when Adlet returned, he deliberately let him live in order to maintain his alibi. Because of this, Adlet no longer suspected Hans, which worked out according to his plan.

However, Nachetanya still suspected Hans, and pointed out his inconsistencies. Is it safe to say Hans is a fake brave or at least a potential fake brave? Is there any evidence proving his innocence?


texts: Was anybody from the Hyuga Clan an anbu?

texts: I know that there were an Uchiha but what about Hyuga? Is there any sign of them in  anbu


texts: Why did Pariston Hill leave the election stage out of a sudden?

texts: As I watched Hunter x Hunter on AnimaxTaiwan, I am not sure but probably Pariston won the election. Then he suddenly (probably) let Cheadle be the Chairman and left. If I am right, please explain his actions. If I am wrong, then please explain the election after the polls.


texts: How fast is the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG)?

texts: Approximately how fast can people move around with the 3D Maneuver Gear (3DMG) in Attack on Titan? What is the maximum speed attainable? If people can move faster when the hook is reeled in, then I want that answer, if they can move faster in the air by swinging then I want that answer. But I don't want the speed of the hooks.


texts: Why did they break their cups after a toast?

texts: In episode 17 when they're about to welcome Satsuki's mother, they're having a toast and slam their cups to the ground. Why did they do it? Does this have anything to do with Japanese culture?


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In UN-GO Inga turns into a older female and people must answer her question. Is there a specific reason for the transformation? Or is there a deeper reason for the transformation?

  Inga has the mysterious ability to transform into an adult woman. When he has changed into this form, she can use her power that, when a question is asked, the victim has no choice to answer it with the truth. This ability has proven very useful in cracking cases, but difficulty is in asking which question so that the culprit will indeed be revealed.
  Inga's power
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  When she uses her powers, she takes the head of the subject in her hands and asks her question. The light in the room start to flicker and Inga's eyes start glowing with pink lights. She somehow transforms again, this time into, what seems like, a corpse. Her eyes and mouth are wide open and are glowing with the same pink light. The corpse then falls apart in pink butterflies and those butterflies enter the mouth of the victim, after which he or she has no choice but to answer the question Inga asked, with the truth.


texts: Did Shouko retain The Sword in the Grand Route?

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During the Grand Route, while Shouko and Nami are trying to escape from Ba Rouryuu Shouko looses her arm from his attack. Later during the battle in the underground Nekata Sanctuary it is revealed that the reason why Shouko woke up without her arm missing was that The Sword had became her missing arm.

After the credits when Shouko and Nami are able to escape from the chaos and retain their forms Shouko seems to have her arm. however i am wondering, is this her arm regenerated or it is still The Sword?


texts: Where did the "# years of pain" originate from?

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So when I first saw Naruto seeing the scene where Kikashi uses his "1000 Years of Pain" on Naruto when he tried to get everyone's lunches when Kakashi isn't looking i thought this was just some joke made up in Naruto.

the other day watching A Lull in the Sea in Episode 15 I Saw Hikari chasing Ikari's son doing the same thing saying "kanchou kanchou" and telling Ikari he was going to give him "3 years of Pain". i also seems to remember seeing Ikari's son do it do someone

Both Hikari and Kikashi do mostly the same thing, they clasp their hands together with their index finger pointed out and poke their target in the butt

Now i am wondering where this poking someone in the butt originate from? Is A Lull in the Sea getting it from Naruto or is it from something else in Japanese culture


texts: Does Indra have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan  or the normal Mangekyo Sharingan? I don't know if he has the EMS or the MS because he is the first Uchiha.


texts: When did Luffy meet his father again in person?

texts: When did Luffy meet his father (Dragon) again in One Piece?


texts: Did Kaji know that he was going to die in Episode 21?

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In Episode 21 of the Anime, Kaji is (supposedly) killed by an unknown third party in a drainage tunnel somewhere in Tokyo 3. Just before he died, he proclaimed to the shooter that they were late with a smile on face, and a shot is heard when the screen fades to black.

Now, I know that Kaji was a agent working for multiple firms, as well as serving his own interests, primarily working for SEELE and NERV as double agents for each respective organization, which means that he worked in areas like black ops and espionage, "retrieving" information for the parties concerned in secret.

This meant that he uncovered some information that either or both parties were very cautious about, and would ultimately mean that the respective party would go through excessive means to stop the leak.

My question is this, when Kaji stole the information from all parties concerned, did he know before hand that he was going to die very, very soon?


texts: How can I identify child-appropriate manga?

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I have a 9 year old daughter that has expressed some interest in manga, but I'm having trouble locating series that are appropriate for her age. No one at our local bookstore could offer any advice. Is there a kid-friendly imprint or other resource I could use to help her find something appropriate?

Clarification: I recognize that there's a lot of personal opinion wrapped up in what is considered appropriate. What I'm really hoping for is a way to narrow down my options so that I can make a judgement for myself.

My preference is for physical books but I'm willing to explore digital options. I see from the potential duplicate question notification that the Crunchyroll app may be an option.


texts: The strongest character in each Dragon Ball series

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Excluding Zeno because he is the king of everything, who is the strongest character in each Dragon Ball series, like Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Universe, Dragon Ball GT, ...?

I'm looking for fact-based answers, like using logical based such as comparing Ki and lot more.


texts: What were the first anime and manga based on real idols?

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AKB0048 (anime) and AKB49 (manga) are based on popular Japanese idol group AKB48.

What were the first manga and anime based on real idols instead of fictional characters?


texts: How does Star Platinum get the same ability as the World?

texts: We don't usually see "Stands" with the same ability. How does Jotaro develop a power similar to Dio's in the final battle. And now, everytime he uses his stand, he shouts out "Star platinum the World" as if he adopted Dio's power. What happened in the final fight with Dio?


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U.A. is the #1 ranked High School for heroics and is considered as the top Hero Academy in the world. As such it as a pretty low acceptance rate. With plenty of other students who may have aspired to be in UA, it is surprising that Mineta Minoru was able to get in to UA.

His quirk seems pretty useless in battle. Additionally he was just above Midoriya in Aizawa's Quick Apprehension Test at 19th rank in the class. He has been shown to be a coward and was pretty scared when the villains attacked.

How was he able to defeat enough machines to pass the UA high entrance exam?


texts: Is the intersection of people killed by Cell and Majin Buu still dead?

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According to the rules of the earth Dragon Balls, a person can only be brought back to life once. Do the people that Majin Buu and Cell (or any other two villains) both killed remain dead despite the wishes used to bring them back? Or do these rules only apply to main characters?

It's been a long time since I watched the Majin Buu saga, but I do recall that Buu killed many people and destroyed the planet. I'm asking this question because I don't recall Goku and friends ever expressing any concern that some people wouldn't be able to be revived because they were killed twice (again, haven't seen it in a long time, so I can't be sure).


texts: How can I know if an anime is episodic or has a continuous plot?

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I keep searching for a website or forum that can classify an anime as episodic without reading reviews or plots (because I really hate spoilers), but I couldn't find any.

Is there a way to know if a series is episodic in nature much like Samurai Champloo or Gintama where each episode has a stand-alone story or if it has a continuous plot across all episodes like Bleach or Naruto?


texts: In which episode does Tsuna get stronger?

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I would like to know in which episode Tsuna gets stronger, so that I can tell my friend and get him to stop bothering me!

Can anyone answer it for me please?


texts: How do you train in a jutsu that kills you if used?

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For example, Guy Sensei and Rock Lee can use the Eight Gates technique. If the last gate is opened, you die.

There is a lot of emphasis in the series that shows that one must train very hard to perfect a jutsu, technique, etc.

But how do you train and perfect something that you can only do once... and then just die?


texts: What music plays in Hunter x Hunter SLOW MO?

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2011 release of Hunter x Hunter (Chimera Ants arc):

In the episode where Gon and his friends enter the castle of ants through the hole made by Knov , everything goes like a slow mo and an epic music hits. I apologise for not mentioning the episode number. This music is repeated several times during the arc after the inception.

I have listened to various OST's from Hunter x Hunter but I don't think any of them are the one which I am looking for...

Can someone Identify the music that was playing??


texts: What does Kikuhiko mean by saying "what I did to your daughter" to Sukeroku?

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I noticed that at the end of Season 1, Kikuhiko is at the grave of Sukeroku and he says something on the lines of "are you mad because of what I did to your daughter?"

What does he mean? What did he do to say that?

   Did he impregnate Sukeroku's daughter and is he making reference to that?


texts: Does anyone know the name of the song that starts at 3:53 in boruto episode number 95?

texts: I am talking about the first part which is shown in the episode earlier when sasuke start remember time spend while training with his dad


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I've watched all the episodes on Crunchy Roll (SAO and ALO) and I think I missed something.

The character Yui acts as though she is the child of Asuna and Kirito.  I do not remember Yui in the SAO arc, but perhaps I missed it.

When did Asuna and Kirito have a child?  How did that child get special access to the system?


texts: Trying to remember a possible Sci Fi Anime/Movie

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I had seen this anime/movie when I was pretty young, so it's probably from the late 80's early 90's. It was also dubbed in English.

I vaguely remember the scene, it was with a man and a dark wolf like creature. I assume the wolf had just finished doing a killing/deed. The man congratulates her(the wolf) saying something like, "You did good work, you can have the rest of the day off." As to which she replies with glee, then turning into a woman. I think she had dark hair, perhaps purple?

The scene then cuts to her blissfully taking a shower. When she finishes, she walks into a hotel room where there's a robot. (For some reason the only comparison I can think of is Wheatley from Portal2.) To which when the robot sees her, "malfunctions" as a response to her being only in a towel.

I can also remember that the hotel overlooks a city scape, though that's all.


texts: Why was Ueda Ryouhei appointed the head of the Yoshioka clan and not Seijuurou's son?

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I am reading the manga Vagabond. After the death of Yoshioka Denshichirou, someone named Ueda Ryouhei is appointed as the head of the family. Ryouhei then makes a decision that the school should fight Musashi near Ichijou-ji Temple outside Kyoto.

But according to an answer on History Stack Exchange, it was the 12-year-old son of Seijuurou's, Yoshioka Matashichiro, doing this. Is Ueda Ryuhei a fictional character that has replaced Yoshioka Matashichiro? If so, why did the author not show Yoshioka Matashichiro in his comic?


texts: Did Goten and Trunks ever fused using the Potara earrings?

texts: We've seen Goten and Trunks fusing several times using the metamor fusion. But have they ever fused using the Potara earrings? How about in Dragon Ball Heroes? If so, what's the name of the warrior when fusing using Potaras?


texts: How old was Hinata when she had her children?

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How old were Naruto and Hinata when they had Bolt and later Himawari?

I have just been puzzled by the question and couldn't come to an answer.


texts: Where do the Angels get their names from?

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The names of the Angels are something to behold, truly. In some cases, the names for these Angels are an understatement for the power that these beasts carry with them to the battlefield. But another thing doesn't make sense to me, where do the names for the Angels come from? (Like Ramiel and Zeruel)

Does it work similarly to Pacific Rim, in the way that Tendo Choi names the Kaiju coming out of the breach? (i.e. "First Seen, First Named"?), or is it more of a religious prophecy tied to the Angel's order of appearance?


texts: Where can I pick up the World Trigger manga after watching the anime?

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I am guessing that the anime is ended by the way it looks on Crunchyroll's Episode 73 - "To The Future" of World Trigger.

If anyone has seen the anime and read the manga, if the anime is indeed cancelled, where would i pick up the story in the Manga?


texts: Is Gogeta super saiyan blue confirmed in the new Dragon Ball Super movie?

texts: There are many people talking about not only that they think Gogeta will appear in the new movie, but they are refering to a supposed tweet where a japanese animator said he's going to do Gogeta in the new movie. Does anyone know if this official? Supposedly the official release of this info was done in japanese. Any translation?


texts: In episode 8 of Great Teacher Onizuka, who is this "Kenshiro" that Onizuka is parodying?


texts: Is Might Gai the strongest Taijutsu user?

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On Naruto Manga Chapter 672, Madara said to Gai:

  "As far as taijutsu, amongst those who have fought me... there has only been one who has come to your level..."

Is he referring to Gai or someone else? If he is referring to someone, then who is it?


texts: How many tallies does Toko Fukawa have on her leg exactly?

texts: Here's 2 pictures I have of her showing her tallies!


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So Gaara couldn't sleep, because Shukaku was inside of him, hence his dark circle eyes. There was that guy who went crazy after trying to stay awake for 11 days for his science project. So how could Gaara function properly, let alone fight?

Evidence from Narutopedia

  During their first conversation when Gaara was a child, Shukaku warned Gaara that it would take control of his body and start killing people if he ever fell asleep


texts: Why did all Kurta Clan get beaten up even though they have the Scarlet Eyes?

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Kurapika is so powerful with his Scarlet Eye. We already know that all Kurta Clan has the Scarlet Eye.

According to that, why did all the other members of the Kurta Clan get massacred by the Phantom Troupe?

Couldn't they use the Scarlet Eye to fight back Phantom Troupe? Is there no "hero" in Kurta clan, or in this context, a person that has improved and mastered his Scarlet Eye?


texts: How to search for character from their personalities?

texts: I have seen some anime and forgot some characters but remember some background information and the role played how to search for that?


texts: Are Archer's twin blades a bootstrap paradox?

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According to this, Archer's weapon is based from a real weapon.

In the Holy Grail War, Shiro Emiya saw the servant Archer use those weapons. Then he traced them and used them himself. In the future, he will become the servant Archer and will be using those blades as his weapons.

Isn't it an example of bootstrap paradox? Where did he get the idea to use those weapons in the first place? Did the VN explain this?


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When Lucy fights Angel for the first time, Gemini turns into her and has duplicates of her keys. That makes no sense, because there's only supposed to be one of every key. They even say so in that fight?

If Gemini can make duplicate keys, could Lucy hypothetically summon the Spirit King with all of her keys and then just use the Gemini copies afterwards?


texts: How do Natsu and Happy get into Lucys house?

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Just wondering but how does Natsu and Happy end up breaking into Lucy's house? I am wondering on this since I heard a recent rumor that...

  Mirajane has a spare key to Lucy's home and often gives the key to Natsu and Happy

I also wanted to ask this question since when Lucy comes home or gets out of the shower, Natsu and Happy seem to be there. Of course though it is only a rumor, but is there anything to go against this or any information to say this is true or not? I trust this site so that is why I am asking it here.

Answers are appreciated. :)


texts: Piece of clothing Kakashi wears under his grey Anbu flack jacket

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Does anyone know the name of the clothes that Kakashi wears under his grey Anbu flack jacket? You know, with the mask attached to it.

It looks a little like a tank top.

I would like to buy one, so places to buy or links would be appreciated.


texts: Guy cross-dress to frequent school and met father's last wish?

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I am looking for an anime, where a guy with long blonde hair dresses as a girl to frequent an all girls school.

It was his father's last wish, his father or grand father not sure, in order to get his inheritance.

His childhood friend also frequented the same place and helps him cross-dress.

There was some sort of sister system in place and aside from that a big sister thing.

I don't remember the date of this anime but the animation looked like something of 2000ish.

Hopefully some one can help me out.


texts: Why Bakugo didnt fight Mirio Togata with the other students?

texts: In the anime in the last episode of season 3 all students fight Mirio Togata with the exception of Todoroki and Bakugo. Todoroki is asked if he isnt going to fight by Eraserhead and he says he doesnt have his temporary license and Bakugo just wasnt there. Why Bakugo didnt go with the other students to fight Mirio as training?


texts: Is Monkey D. Luffy named after Sun Wukong?

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Monkey: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century is regarded as one of the 4 great classical novels of China (at least according to Wikipedia).  I have read that Son Goku (Dragon Ball) is directly inspired by Sun Wukong as Dragon Ball was originally supposed to mirror Journey to the West (and of course deviated from this).  While I don't know if that is true, I know Oda lists the Dragon Ball series as a major inspiration.

Is Monkey D. Luffy the man aiming to become the King of the Pirates named after Sun Wukong: the Monkey King?

Update: I apparently overlooked that Sun Wukong (Chinese) is referred to as Son Goku (Japanese).


texts: Who is the fourth person on Minoru's team?

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In the second round of the tournament, the students are split into groups of four. However, one group is made up of Minoru, Sue, and Mezo.

So who's the fourth person on their team, or why don't they have a fourth person?


texts: Did Ranma lose his (her?) virginity in the Ranma 1/2 anime series?

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Remembering old anime series we happened to talk about Ranma 1/2 and the amount of sexual jokes it had. I then remembered that the show was emitted in Spain with a lot of controversy, and then I came across an article from the 90s, published in a major newspaper, that charged against the show and the channel emitting it.

In the article (in Spanish) you can read the following (my translation):

  In the episode in which Ranma loses his virginity in the showers (the kid comes out tripping over, in shock), [...].

I sincerely cannot remember such moment. I am almost sure that the person who wrote the article just saw something that nobody else saw. I know that some years later, when Karekano was emitted in Japan, there was a lot of controversy and debate about the scene where it is poetically suggested that the two main characters lose their virginities with each other, I supposed because that was the first time that such thing was depicted in an anime series with teenagers as main characters. So I doubt that a similar scene really happened in Ranma 1/2.

But as I haven't watched the complete anime series, I ask: did Ranma Saotome lose his (or her) virginity in any episode of the series or any of the movies? Or at least is there any scene that can be misinterpreted as stated by the article?


texts: Why is "I won't forgive you" a commonly used threat?

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In a number of shows, "I won't forgive you" or some variation is used as a threat. Rukia uses it when she is trying to keep Ichigo to follow her into the Soul Society, saying, "If you follow me, I will never forgive you." It is used similarly in other shows. In Vampire Knight, Kaien Cross says to Kaname that, if he makes Yuuki cry, he will never forgive him.

This doesn't seem to be used in Western television, or at least not to the same amount as it is in anime. Is this a part of Japanese culture or is this something that originated in anime/manga? If it did originate in anime/manga, where did it first appear?


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Where does the Devil Fruit come from? I know that the Devil Fruits come from a tree. (Is this only a theory or really confirmed?)

Do all different Devil Fruits come from the same tree or from different trees as usual? And where do these tree/trees grow?

And how come that all Devil Fruits are scattered on so many different places in the One Piece world. How did they get there?

A special example would be the "Fire Devil Fruit".

How and when did this Devil Fruit get on Dressrosa?


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We know that Tama is Ruko's "LRIG" card, but is it ever explained what an LRIG actually stands for or what it means?

I was looking at some translated card game rules also, and they never referred to these cards as anything other than LRIGs. Have I missed something early on, or have they neglected to explain the term?


texts: What is the usage of the stones monsters drop?

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According to the wiki page, adventurers can exchange the gems they collect in the dungeon for money.

  Magic stones are crystal-like stones that are dropped by monsters. The
  stones can be exchanged at the Guild for valis (Orario currency).

  The bigger the stone, the more valis it is worth.

I was wondering, why does the Guild want these crystals? Do they have a use?


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So in the manga,

   A yardrat is teaching Vegeta spirit control

How is this different from ki control? Supposedly ki is "the circulating life force", and spirit in many beliefs refers to our life force energy.

What's the difference between ki control and spirit control?


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We know that she has spent a lot of time with Yato (because they've shown to be together since childhood and Hiiro was his first Regalia) and also really cares about him. Yato himself says:

This means that Hiiro does care about Yato and has never done anything which she thought wasn't for the good of Yato. Just before this scene, we also see Hiiro saying that she wouldn't mind dying in the underworld as long as Yato was with her.

So why is it that she is a Nora? Why did she allow other Gods to name her?


texts: When did Conan's glasses get zoom functionality added?

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In epsisode 466,
Conan sees something down in a lake and Agasa says:

  Use the magnifying function of your glasses

Allowing Conan to zoom in and see the body floating.

I don't recall this functionality ever being mentioned before.  The way he mentions it and the way Conan responds makes it seem like it is obvious they both knew about it at this point. When did Professor Agasa add this feature to Conan's glasses?


texts: Why did Luffy react to Nami's body, but not to Hancock's?

texts: When Luffy saw Nami's naked body thanks to Mr. 2 and later in chapter 213 due to her happiness punch, he reacted and got excited. But on the other hand, when Luffy saw Boa Hancock naked it did not affect him in any way. Why was Luffy affected by Nami's body, but not by Hancock's body?


texts: Did Kyousuke's parents know about what happened between him and Kirino?

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About halfway through the second season, their parents seem to have suspicions on them because suddenly Kyousuke has a close relationship with Kirino.

   And at the end of the second season of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, both of them are finally dating, even if just for a few months.

Did their parents know about this?


texts: Was Shogun artificially aged? I got the feeling that he had to be because Nanami is his real sister and she is not that old. Also the nurse "Grim" was performing some king of operation on him. Before that operation he appeared to be young as he lacked all of the wrinkles on his face. Also if he was aged how was that done? What was the yellow goop that "Grim" scooped out with the weird spoon?


texts: I'm trying to find lists of anime by genre in plaintext. Basically, the issue is that every anime list I can find online (MAL, ANN, Anime Planet) is stylised in some way, which isn't conducive to copy-pasting. I'd like the lists in plaintext.


texts: Why does Takuto break Wako's seal at the end of Star Driver?

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The final episode of Star Driver is somewhat confusing to me. While it's clear what events took place, I don't understand why some of the characters did what they did.

Specifically, why does Takuto decide to break Wako's seal to unleash the cybodies into the normal world?

For the entire series:

The Glittering Crux Brigade seeks to break the seal of all 4 maidens to achieve the 5th phase.
Takuto was pretty much fighting against them for the entire series to stop this process.

So why, in the final episode, does he "change his mind" and break Wako's seal?

(Note that is it implied that Wako actually allows Takuto to break her seal.)


texts: What happens to Eureka and Renton at the end of "Eureka seven"?

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At the end of Eureka Seven, Eureka and Renton came out of the Command Cluster, then Nirvash and some other Corals moved to another dimension to maintain Limit of Life. But Eureka and Renton no longer returned to their home i.e. Bellforest though their names are mentioned in the Thurston family chart along with Maurice, Maeter, and Linck as a part of Thurston family.

What actually happens to them? Did they abandon them?

Also there is no mention of Maurice, Maeter, and Linck in the sequel Eureka Seven AO.


texts: In Monogatari, why is the boy with the reverse jagirinawa still alive?

texts: When Nadeko had the curse on her, she was almost going to be killed by it and it had only been a short time since she received the curse. Since the curse was removed, reversed, and was given to the boy, hasn't the curse had many months to kill him?


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So far in anime, I haven't seen any technique that shows what's his nen type.
I read the chimera arc years ago so I'm not sure, but I "think" I remember in a moment Meruem growing a pair of wings. If my memory is right, I'm not sure if that could be a natural ability or something related with an enhancement nen skill.
Is there any technique that gives some hints about his nen type?


texts: Were Luna and Artemis the only (sentient) cats in Sailor Moon?

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In Sailor Moon, there are two cats, Luna and Artemis, who I believe act as advisers for Sailor Moon's mother, the queen.

It's been a while since I've seen the anime, but were there any other sentient cats in Sailor Moon? Or were these two the only ones?


texts: What happened to the rest of the Academy class?

texts: In Naruto, when the academy classes are shown in the beginning, there are characters who appear who do not appear as genin later, as far as I can tell. The two characters in the second row on the right don't seem to show up later. What happens to these characters? Naruto is presented as one of the only characters to repeatedly fail, so are these characters who passed and then just never showed up again, or do they drop out of becoming ninjas?


texts: Why doesn't Sasuke try to kill Kabuto after he releases Itachi?

texts: In Naruto Shippuden during the fight of Itachi (Edo) and Sasuke vs Kabuto, Itachi places Izanami on Kabuto. In the end of the fight Kabuto releases Itachi. Then Sasuke and Kabuto go their own ways. Why don't they attempt to kill each other? I am not sure whether Kabuto still wanted to kill Sasuke after the fight but Sasuke definitely had no good reason to trust Kabuto. Is Sasuke simply afraid of getting killed by Kabuto?


texts: Why are Chinese names in anime sometimes rendered in English using the Japanese pronunciations?

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Background on how Chinese names are pronounced in Japanese

Consider the man who was the chancellor of the state of Shu under Liu Shan during the Three Kingdoms period. In Chinese, his name is written 诸葛亮. In English, his name is typically written Zhuge Liang (pinyin), which is a reasonably close approximation of how his name is pronounced in Mandarin.

Japanese, though, does something that may seem strange. The Japanese language has its own unique ways of pronouncing Chinese characters, and so even though this man's name is still written 诸葛亮 (same as in Chinese), it is pronounced "Shokatsu Ryō" - nothing at all like how it's pronounced in Mandarin! The reasons for this are complicated; basically, it has to do with how the Japanese language borrowed Chinese pronunciations for Chinese characters (so-called "on readings") from Middle Chinese mostly before 1000 CE, and how the Japanese and Chinese/Mandarin pronunciations have diverged in the ensuing millennium-plus.

The actual question

In some anime, the names of Chinese people are spoken. This sometimes happens with historical figures, e.g. Gakuto in Prison School and his obsession with Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It also happens with the joint Chinese-Japanese productions that've been springing up lately, where pretty much everybody's name is Chinese - for example, Hitori no Shita: The Outcast, Bloodivores, and Soul Buster from the past few cours.

The thing I find weird is that sometimes, Chinese names are localized using the Japanese spellings. This makes no sense to me - nobody outside Japan has any idea who "Shokatsu Ryō" is, whereas many people will have heard of "Zhuge Liang".

Some examples:

Crunchyroll's subtitles for Hitori no Shita (for example, the character "Baobao" is rendered in the subtitles as "Houhou")
Crunchyroll's subtitles for Soul Buster (the Han dynasty is subtitled as the "Kan" dynasty!)
the manga Reincarnation no Kaben, apparently
the Crunchyroll subtitles for Cheating Craft also do this (the main character is called "Shokatsu Mumei" in Japanese, but would be called "Zhuge Mu Ming" in Chinese), but since the show technically takes place in the fictitious "mainland" rather than real-world China, I'd let this one slide

I know I've seen this happen elsewhere; I'll update this list if I remember where I saw it happen.

Why would a subtitler or other localizer choose to render Chinese names into English using the Japanese pronunciations? This approach seems wrong on its face to me, so I'm hoping to hear from some involved party why this decision might be made.


texts: What does this symbol represent on this payphone?

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In the sixth episode of the second season of Darker than Black, Hei hung up a payphone.

On this payphone there is some symbol. They’re supposedly in Russia; however, the Russian currency symbol is ₽. What does this symbol mean? I doubt they would make up a currency since they also reference the CIA and MI6.


texts: What's this song in Code Geass episode 5?

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There is a song that starts playing at around 13:04 in episode 5 and lasts for about 20 seconds. It doesn't have any lyrics, and it's not "Stories".

I have been trying to track down this song and am slowly going mad. I haven't been able to find it on any of the official OSTs.


texts: Looking for an old anime about two (android?) girls in search of a heart

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I remember the anime series revolving around two girls, an older and a younger one. The younger one was some kind of android of sorts and she was sad because she wanted a heart.

The girls were both dressed as maids and the younger girl had short orange hair.

It was an older anime for sure, I must have watched it around late 90's or early 00's.

At the end of the anime, the younger android girl went into some kind of facility, probably a government facility, for some reason.

I vividly remember the ending being a bit violent, the older girl (I think she was an android too but with a heart) came to save the younger girl and they were falling down a huge circular pit type thing while being shot at.

I am pretty sure they survived but I cannot remember the name!


texts: Why is it that all Kuki family members have X scar on their forehead?

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In the original Majikoi, only Kuki Hideo and Kuki Ageha was shown. The other members of the Kuki family wasn't shown. In Majikoi S, the rest of the family was shown. Interestingly it is not only Kuki Hideo and Kuki Ageha that has the X scar on their forehead.

My question is, how come that everyone, including the elderly Kuki Marple, Kuki Abone, and the young Kuki Monshiro has that scar too?


texts: Is there a reason for the child of Maria and Mamoru to be called Messiah?

texts: So the official name for the child of Maria and Mamoru is 救世主 (Kyūseishu), which basically means "savior" or "the Messiah"... It is unusual (and ironic) for a character to be called like that -- especially when she(he?) is pretty much the biggest threat for humanity at that time. Why Messiah among all names? Is there a reason for this?


texts: In Fairy Tail (2014) episode 70, Jellal was wearing a blindfold and was being guided by Meredy. What is the reason that he was wearing this?


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Given the highly positive response to my last question: Who stole my candy?, there seems to be a lot of speculation around this "Twin Ciel" theory or the idea of there being 2 Ciels.

So with that in mind, I am posting a follow-up question to that to ask for the full explanation of the theory and what this means for the series.

Can anyone shed some light, links, etc?


texts: Is there some reason Kurotsuchi Mayuri in Bleach dresses the way he does, and wears a mask/makeup? Or is it just because he is somewhat crazy?


texts: In manga is there a name for exchange of dialogue between characters that makes a point?

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Suppose you want to show that three of the characters have a close relationship spanning back to primary school. Then entire point of the dialogue is to enforce this.

Is there a name for this type of exchange or dialogue? Dialogue that makes a point.

PS. I remember reading somewhere that there is is a particular type of manga where you are only allowed to use four scenes to make this type of point. It's like a punchline or a gag.


texts: Why does Tobi put up a goofball facade initially?

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This question contains spoilers

Tobi introduced himself as Madara to Nagato and Konan. Zetsu knows his real identity. He showed his real face to Kisame. Itachi at least knows that Tobi is not a goofball (if not his real identity). Why did he have to put up a goofball facade for Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu and Hidan? There were reasons to keep his real identity hidden, but why did he not introduce himself as Madara to the whole group?


texts: Is Broly canon now? (Dragon Ball Super Broly movie)

texts: So everybody in Youtube including those Dragon Ball Youtubers with over a million suscribers are saying the new Dragon Ball Super coming in December is called "Broly" and that's going to be written by Akira Toriyama (who didnt create Broly). Does this mean Broly is canon now? How about the 3 old Broly movies, do they become canon too?


texts: Difference between Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Stay Night UBW?

texts: I'm quite confused and I'd like to know what's the difference between Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works?


texts: What happens to the drones at the end of episode 6?

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At the end of the sixth episode of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita the two drones in form of black panels have handles attached to them and placed in a wooden shelf with a note near them saying "1 hour of winding = 1 minute". It's not very clear from the characters' lines what this all means.

Can't drones recharge from electric sockets? I thought Pion just did at the beginning of the episode? Why resort to manual winding mechanism? What's really going on?


texts: Why Ymir jaw titan and Galliard jaw titan look so different?

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Ymir jaw titan looks rachitic, when Galliard jaw titan looks bulky.
Ymir jaw titan

Galliard jaw titan

I didnt even recognize the jaw titan when I saw it in the last season of the anime. Why is this so? Is there any explanation in the manga or in any sourcebook why Ymir jaw titan and Galliard jaw titan look so different?


texts: In Fruits Basket, a number of the Sohmas have a "curse" on them that makes them transform into whatever zodiac animal they represent. The current generation was not the first generation, so there must have been some beginning generation and some reason for it to begin. Where/when/why in-canon did this curse begin?


texts: Where can I watch naruto shippuden 487 - 500 dubbed

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I have watched up to episode 486 dubbed on AnimeLab but doesn't have anymore. Where am I able to watch the remaining episodes.

ps - I live in Australia not sure if it matters though


texts: Is the Golden Den Den Mushi mechanical, or a living specimen?

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The Golden Den Den Mushi is used for ordering the Buster Call and seems to be made of rigid gold. It's strange and unusual for the rest of the species.

Is it an actual living being, or (unlike regular Den Den Mushis) some kind of mechanically improved, or purely mechanical device?


texts: What is the tune played when the Strawhats stand against the CP9 in Enies Lobby?

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In Episode 274 (Answer Us, Robin! The Outcries of the Straw Hat Crew!!), the Strawhat Pirates assemble on the roof of the Court House. They then walk towards the Tower of Justice to join Luffy, and stand against the CP9 members, who are standing in the balcony of the Tower of Justice.

The tune played at the time sounds quite inspiring and feels great to hear. This tune runs from about 20:45 to 21:45 of the episode. Could someone please tell me the name of this tune?


texts: Where can I find and watch Black Butler Season 3 Episode 1 legally online?

texts: I keep hearing people say 'I watched black butler season 3 first episode' and I want to know if there is a legal site online where I can watch Episode 1.


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For me, it is quite unclear what Kagetane really wants to achieve in the end. What does he gain from fighting Rentaro or the whole system?

Do the light novels shed any light regarding this?


texts: Does hisoka die in the 2011 anime or in the manga

texts: before I finished hxh I heard that hisoka died, but when I finished the anime he didn't die so i'm a little confused about it. I'm asking this question on here because google won't give me the answer.


texts: Do we ever get to see any official S-rank missions in action (Naruto series)?

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According to Narutopedia, Kakashi did 42 S-rank missions, while Minato did 39 of them. Itachi only did 1 for some reason. Many of the other jonins probably did S-rank missions too. Do we get to see or at least know about any of these missions?

Note: Naruto and Sasuke have done 0 official S-rank missions (although it's fair to say that they've done harder things in their lives).


texts: Two different titles of Noragami manga, which one should I start?

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I have seen only the anime. I heard that the manga is still ongoing and that Fujisaka was exposed in it but I was in dilemma when I saw two mangas: one with the name Shuuishuu.

They are both still ongoing and seem original. Which one should I start?


texts: Is Durarara SH a sequel to Durarara X2? do I need to read Durarara X2 to understand it?


texts: Why 'glowing green sweat' is visible when lee opened the third gate?

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As I understand from the wiki, glowing green sweat will be visible after opening the seventh gate (Gate of wonder/Gate of shock). But, why it was visible for Rock Lee, when he can open only  5 gates.

Ref : http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates


texts: Why is Souma's hand steaming and burnt looking?

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In Working!! - 3rd Season - Episode 13, why is Souma's hand steaming and burnt looking?

We can see that the only contact he had with Inami was touching her shoulder.

At first I thought he had taken a punch with his hand or something, but after watching the scene a few times I can't figure it out.


texts: Is the Konosuba anime a close adaptation of the light novel?

texts: I wanted to watch the anime, so I was wondering if the anime adapted the light novel closely. Did the anime skip something or made changes to the plot?


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In the chapter "Land of Illnesses", Kino was tasked to send a gift to Logue, but is instead met by Lt. Cole and found out the truth about what happened to Logue and his family.
But why did Lt. Cole suddenly try to "kill" Kino?
If he wanted to use Kino as a test subject, it is in his best interest to capture her instead of trying to kill her.
What is he trying to achieve here?
Also, what happened after they both draw their gun?
Did Lt. Cole die?


texts: What is the name of the background music that plays before Kaori and Kousei's performance?

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In Episode 4, right before their performance, Kaori headbutts Kousei, and then some BGM starts playing. In the next episode, episode 5, as Kousei is running home in the rain, the same song plays again, and continues into the flashback. What is the name of the song?

I've transcribed the first part of the song, it gets pretty inaccurate towards the end but should still be recognizable.

http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/e958304d60b8f1a61108335f228623a5e0084cef


texts: Is it safe for me to watch Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou as an anime-only viewer?

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I have only watched (season one of) the Shingeki no Kyojin anime, and have not read any of the manga.

As I watch the Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou anime, which is airing this season, I am starting to get a sense that I am at risk of being spoiled for content which is currently manga-only. Nothing glaring comes to mind yet (though that could just be because e.g. I'm failing to notice gags that are based on manga-only content), though there's a character from episode 8 who I don't think I know, and an altercation between two characters in episode 3 that I was told comes from a flashback that hasn't been animated yet.

Can someone who has read the (main) manga and is watching Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou (and perhaps has read the source manga for that) tell me how much of a risk I'm at of spoiling myself for content that hasn't been animated yet?

(If there's a high risk of spoilage, I figure I may as well put it off until season 2 airs in 2016.)


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When Risei Kotomine issues the temporary suspension of the Holy Grail War in order to hunt down and destroy Caster, Waver makes a deal with Rider, that if he destroys Caster, he will buy him a pair of pants so he can freely explore outside.

Yet in Episode 9 before the two even find Caster's hideout at the time Rider is wearing pants. What happened to the deal? Neither of them was present during the attack on the Einzbern castle and it was in broad daylight so Rider can't have stolen them when he went to collect the water samples for Waver.


texts: Why do Japanese live-action adaptations appear to have extremely similar artistic direction to their manga/anime source material?

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It is possible that my premise is extremely flawed, but I have noticed in recent times that there are quite a few live-action adaptations of Japanese anime or manga that look very similar in visual style to their source material. For example, I recently saw a trailer for the Japanese film Parasyte, which is based on a manga. Many of the scenes from the trailer look identical to parts of the manga, and the appearance of the parasites is identical to the original artwork. I also saw the movie trailer for Attack on Titan and the titans in the film look identical to those in the manga and anime. There are quite a few other examples that I've encountered that I cannot list right now.

In Hollywood, even when animated material is adapted to live-action, usually the artistic direction is quite distinct between the two. Some of Marvel's latest superhero movies borrow a lot from their comic book material, but even then their visual style is quite distinct from the "comic book" look. The film adaptation of Watchmen was extremely similar in both plot and artistic direction to the graphic novel and it was critically panned for this, which leads me to believe that it is somehow deemed unacceptable to do this for Western graphic novels.

Is there a reason why the live-action adaptations of manga are so close in appearance/artistic direction? Or is it just my limited experience?


texts: Has "High School DxD" Light Novel ended?


texts: Who generally owns the rights for a manga or anime?

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Who generally owns the intellectual property (IP) rights to manga characters and stories?

In the USA, comic books are generally produced by a team -- writer, artist, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, and maybe even plotter. Sometimes one or more of these folks can sometimes even get replaced mid-issue. The characters are typically part of a shared universe involving multiple, interacting characters. It makes sense that Marvel and DC, the largest publishers would own the IP.

It also makes sense that some of the artistic folks would want full ownership and control over their work, and independent publishers were formed allowing this. The leading publishers partially adapted to this desire, and sometimes grant limited exclusivity to the creator of a character. Ownership was still with the publisher, but only the creator could make decisions concerning their character, so long as they remained with the publisher.

From what I understand, manga is vastly different. One person handles writing, art, and lettering.  There is no colorist, and the publisher's editor generally suggests things, not mandates them. Characters from different manga seldom interact. With the one-person focus, it would make sense to me that the mangaka would hold IP rights. Is this generally the case?

Anime is broader, involving many folks for one series. Are they simply licensed to tell the mangaka's (or some other person's) story? (Maybe this is similar to how Fox is licensed to make X-Men movies, even though the X-Men themselves belong to Marvel.) I know some anime is a new work not based on a manga or light novel. In those cases, the studio is the creator, and it is likely they own the IP as well.


texts: Manga or manhwa about a guy moving to Korea

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I remember reading this, but I didn't finish it. I think there was only a few chapters at the time. This is what I remember.

There is a boy who is Japanese. However, he found out from a family member that he had Korean blood and he needed to move to Korea for some reason.

When he got to Korea, I think he shared a taxi with a Korean girl OR the girl came with someone to pick him up from the airport as he was staying with her family.

The both of them didn't like each other. I remember the boy complaining that Koreans are loud, and when they got out the car, I think the girl spat on him.

I might be wrong about his nationality and where he moves to. If so then swap the Korean parts with the Japanese parts.

Thanks a lot! I really want to read this again.


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Let me quote Hunterpedia for a refresher of what happened:

  However, before they get the chance, Zazan's squad detects them and Ponzu is the only one able to escape. When Pokkle was knocked out, she immediately runs for it. Knowing that Pokkle won't be eaten immediately, she rushed to write SOS messages in blood and uses her bees to bring the message to the strongest Hunter nearby--who happens to be Kite. When she finally decided to go back to the border, she is shot and eaten moments later by an officer from Zazan's squad.

When Gon arrived at the scene much later, all that remained was a puddle of blood and cloth and he looked angry.

Did he realize the victim was Ponzu?


texts: A light/web novel about a person reincarnated as the youngest child in a noble family, who later learns magic from a zombie magician

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The main character of the story is a boy born into a noble family that rules the surrounding farming lands but is actually rather poor. He has many big brothers, and therefore he has no hopes of becoming the successor of the family, but he doesn't have any intention of doing so anyway. His father also has an affair with the village head's daughter.

No one pays attention to him or expects anything from him, except for one of his big brothers. Magicians are rare in the world, but his father does have some magic books, even though he cannot use magic himself. It turns out the boy has a great talent for magic and learns very quickly. He also visits the woods behind the estate to train his magic and hunt for game. Because the woods are dangerous, people generally don't enter leisurely, and since the population is desperately needed for farming, there are not many hunters. When he brings back animals he hunted, he is greatly praised for adding meat to their family's fare, which is usually made of unappetizing gruel.

One day, he meets a zombie in the woods, who turns out to be a great magician who died but cannot leave because of his wish to find a disciple. In a short time, the boy learns his new master's magic and also receives his mana capacity. His master grants him his magic storage ring, which among many other items, also includes rations that could feed an army for months. The boy grants his master a peaceful death with his newly learnt magic.

It slowly becomes known that this young master can use magic, and the village head approaches him to usurp his oldest brother's claim to the title of the head of the house. The boy, however, does not wish for conflict nor is he interested in the position.

When his oldest brother marries, all of his big brothers are forced to leave the house, since they have come of age and need to find their own path in the world. The boy gets to stay a few more years because he is still too young. His mastery of magic allows him to fly, and thus he can visit other cities. In the city, he pretends to be a young boy from a neighboring village who came to sell game his father hunted.

When he becomes a bit older, the boy leaves his home to enroll in an adventurer's school. In order not to strain his finances, he applies for scholarship and passes the test with flying colors. He forms a team with 1 other boy and 2 girls.

As a representative of his house, he is invited to attend a party of the reigning local noble. It turns out that they were interested in him because they found out about his connection with his master. His master was a genius magician among their ranks, who was sent to battle but perished and ended up wandering around as a zombie. The noble asks for the battle rations back and the boy returns them. In exchange, they hand over his master's bank account and house.

I think that the description of this novel says that it contains a lot of economic topics. If I recall correctly, the main character is also a reincarnated person from another world. The novel is in the mangaupdates.com database, but I cannot find it. Please help if you know it, thanks!


texts: What is the name of this anime with nekomimi?

texts: I have been wondering for a long time which anime this is from.


texts: Which episode has Onizuka getting the kanji wrong?

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I saw GTO a while ago, and now I need to find out in which episode of the anime he writes a kanji wrong (辛, spicy, instead of 幸, happiness).

I know that in the manga there is an episode in Lesson 51 / 52 where he writes like "tax sex" instead of "best of Japan" after scoring top grade in the public tests, which should be around episode 15 - 16 in the anime, but the scene got deleted and anyway the setting I remember is quite different.

I think the scene I remember takes place on the school roof, with the boys correcting him. I have nothing more than this, besides a few hypothesis. Can you help me?


texts: Why didn't Annie kill Armin during the 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls?

texts: I watched the anime and couldn't find a explanation as to why Annie spared Armin's life?


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Why does Rin in blue exorcist have an eye bigger than the other when uncontrollable?

It also happens in Naruto, when he doesn't want to use his powers to fight Amaru when Amaru is possessed for example.


texts: Which series is this girl getting robbed and tied up from?

texts: I have seen this picture online quite a lot lately, and I have been wondering which series it comes from. I tried searching but did not find any results.


texts: Why did Amane Suzuha have to plead to Okabe for saving Makise Kurisu instead of her doing it by herself?

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In Steins;Gate, Amane Suzuha pleaded to Okabe so bad to go back to the past and save Makise Kurisu.

Why didn't she go back to the past to save Makise Kurisu? Why did Okabe have to be the one to save Kurisu?


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The full title of the PS3 game is Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Google Translate fails when I try to use the kanji, and the closest I can get is by writing the whole phrase in hiragana, which Google translates to:

  The country of the

However, the title would become The country of the Wrath of the White Witch, which doesn't seem to make sense. Of course, this is dependent on a Google machine translation, so it might not even be reliable.

So I am wondering, what does Ni no Kuni mean given the context of the game?


texts: Old Anime (similar to Pokemon) that involved going to different places (/times?) and capturing monsters in their eggs?

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I've been trying to find the name of this show for YEARS. I watched it every day when I was young (around 10 years ago now). I'm pretty sure it was on Channel 5 (for all you English people) in the early morning since I would watch it before school.

All I can remember is that there was a group of kids and they'd travel to different places (maybe times too?) and would have to capture some kind of monster (similar to Pokemon/Digimon) that was causing havoc. Each monster I believe was recaptured in an egg (each egg was also unique) and there was usually just one per episode. There may have been some kind of scientist involved with a machine that sent them to these places? But my memories may just be getting confused with Pokemon at that point.
I know it wasn't Monster Rancher as I've had suggested by friends but beyond that I've no clue.

Any ideas? I really loved it and it would be amazing to rediscover it after all these years.


texts: What's the music that plays in the background in intense scenes in Sagrada Reset?

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So there's this dramatic music that starts playing in the background during some intense moments of the show. I looked everywhere without being able to find it mostly since only the openings and endings are receiving all the attention. This one seems to be rather a theme song than anything else. I pinpointed some parts of the last episodes where the music is playing so someone can identify it.
It can be heard in episodes:

Ep. 19 [6:21-6:52 & 21:13-21:56]
Ep. 20 [16:14-20:26]
Ep. 22 [2:51-4:07]
Ep. 23 [7:42-9:42]


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in the Ending Cinematic of Chrono Trigger (i'm playing the DS Version). at the very end Lucca sees something glowing and finds a baby with a pendent before picking it up and taking it with her

I doubt it's Magus because while we see all the character but him (and Zero if you don't count Lucca's re-creation) Magus had pale blue hair, not to mention he was older than the baby when Zeal was initially destroyed (when he and the Gurus were scattered across time and he was found by Ozzie)

So who is this baby?


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In many episodes where Trisha (the boys’ mother) is seen, she is carrying, tending to, or harvesting tomatoes.

(Trisha in her tomato field; she is carrying tomatoes in her apron.)

Why does she have these tomatoes? Does she home-grow all of their food, or is this just a hobby of hers?


texts: In "Hunter x Hunter" (2011), does Gyro appear and reborn to a chimera ant?

texts: In Hunter x Hunter (2011), does Gyro appear later on the anime as an ant? If so, which character from the ants?


texts: Is this a plot hole in the fake test scene in the first episode of Charlotte?

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It's been a bit since I watched Charlotte, but if I remember correctly, in the first episode, when Yu is given the fake test by the student body of Hoshinoumi Academy, he attempts to cheat as a last resort, possessing Jojiro to attempt to get the answers. Needless to say, this doesn't end up working. It is later revealed that Yu's ability is actually to steal abilities, "Loot."
Doesn't this mean that he would have stolen Jojiro's teleportation ability? Is this just a plothole or is there some reason that Jojiro keeps his powers?


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I cannot remember any event where a victim of a fruit user or an object affected by a fruit user came in contact with the sea stone, is there any record until now in one piece?

Question -  if a human turned toy by the hobi-hobi no mi or a homie created by the soru-soru no mi came in contact with the sea stone, would the effect revert? Or does the stone affect the user but not the power?

Exceptions I can think of - Kuzan's ice does not melt or change back to water on the surface of the sea.


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In the first opening sequence of Cardcaptor Sakura, towards the end she is shown carrying some sort of object which has written on it "SAKURA" in blue.

It seems to be tied to her hand or something. Apart from the letters, it seems to be orange, though it may have been intended to be transparent. I think I've seen the same thing in at least one of the episodes, though I don't remember which and I don't remember it being explained there. I really can't tell what it's supposed to be.

What is the object in Sakura's left hand in the above image?


texts: What sickness did the alliance chief have?

texts: In the manhwa The Breaker: New Waves, after the new chief of the martial arts alliance confronted Goomonryong after his return to Seoul, he suddenly became so sick that he is going to die. I am really wondering what his sickness/injury was? I haven't seen in the manga the explanation what his injury/sickness is and what the effect of that injury would be. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I am referring to the new chief of the alliance in The Breaker: New Waves.


texts: What is Christmas present Tohru gives Miss Kobayashi in episode 10?

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At time mark 20:11 of ep.10 in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Tohru gives to her a Christmas present to help with back pain. She opens the present, which is apparently some sort of living creature from Tohru's world which must be ground up before use.  However, the anime on both Crunchyroll and Funimation censor it with a heavily pixelated effect.

What is it? My research shows this is an anime original episode, so I guess the manga would be no help. I've checked other forums where this question has been asked, but I did not find an answer.


texts: At the end of Tokyo Ghoul: Root A, is Yoshimura still alive?

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In Tokyo Ghoul: Root A, Yoshimura ―the old leader of the Antiteiku― was defeated. After that, his daughter, after fighting with Arima, "ate" him. Normally, ghouls would eat someone to gain energy, but in this case, she just escaped.

I don't think it was the last time for her to fight because I think we will see her again in the 3rd season.

Is Yoshimura still alive at the end of Tokyo Ghoul: Root A?


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Somewhere between episode 12 and 14 of One Piece, The Nyaban brothers fight Zoro.
Zoro defeats them by using a sentoryu attack (i cant seem to remember the name) and sends The Nyaban Brothers towards the bottom of a slope. Buchi Nyaban gets hypnotised by Jango, but from that point on, there is no sign of Sham anywhere. Where did his corpse go?


texts: What constitutes as an Yin/Yang/Yinyang element technique?

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As we know, the Naruto "Table of the elements" consists of more than just the basic 5.

In addition to all of the combination elements, (Wood, Ice, etc), we also have the three rather bizarre Yin, Yang, and YinYang elements.

What are they? What can they do? Tobi explained that mastery over these elements allows one to basically become God, completely erasing the boundary between dream and reality. However, is that all there is to it?

The Second Mizukage states that genjutsu is basically Yin element, what does that make the Yang element?

Also, what is the YinYang element? Is "God" the only jutsu there?

What about elementless jutsus like Shadow Clone, do they constitute as either of the three?


texts: Are Erina Nakiri and Sōma Yukihira relatives?

texts: In the anime, Nakiri is waiting for Jōichirō Yukihira to come, why is that? Is it possible that Nakiri is related to Soma? Because we don't know anything about their mothers?


texts: Which episodes of Konjiki no Gash Bell are essential?

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The anime series of Konjiki no Gash Bell has 150 episodes. I watched up to episode 26. As far as I saw, in most of the episodes, the main plot does not advance. Watching all those 150 episodes will be very time-consuming if that's going to be the case for the rest of the series.

Please give me a list of the essential episodes so that I could skip over the non-essential ones.


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The new movie is going to retcon the old Broly movies. This made me think how many continuities do we have in Dragon Ball.

The old anime series and/or manga were one (or two?)
The old movies
Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball Heroes. How many continuities do we have in this set? There are 2 mangas written by different persons and one anime. is it 1,2 or 3?
Battle of Gods and Resurrection of F. They are different than the anime and manga versions.
Dragon Ball Super anime is different than the Dragon Ball Super manga. Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken, Super Saiyan Rage, Ultra Instinct Omen and Super Saiyan Blue Evolution exists in the anime but not in the manga.
And what about the new movie? Does it fit with the anime continuity, with the manga continuity or it's a new continuity?
What about the spinoffs? (Jaco, Yamcha manga, etc.) What about the Tv specials?

To know which stories are independent of the others is important to understand any Dragon Ball story.

Therefore my question is, How many continuities are there in Dragon Ball?


texts: In the first episode of To Aru Majutsu no Index, Misaka attacks Touma with her Railgun, but she deliberately misses him. After that she attacks him with her usual lighting attack but he nullifies it with his power. But why did Mikoto attack him? It's so unlike her to attack somebody that innocent. (Yes, she does always attack some people, but they usually pick a fight with her first.)


texts: In both LWA series and OVA, I only saw female wizards. The most likely to be a male wizard are Lotte's dad and the magical shop owner but I never actually see them perform any magic. There are also several non-human male character like  the Dragon Fafnir, but every human male seems to be a muggle. Is there any human male wizard in LWA world? If there are none, why all of them is female?


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SPOILER ALERT

Who are these guys? What are their names and their positions?


texts: Who are these two people in the third opening of Attack on Titan?

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In the third opening of Attack on Titan we see a man and a baby holding hands. Does anyone know who these two people are?
I can't remember seeing them in the manga.

Or -if they are not "real" characters- what does this scene want to allude to? I can't think of any symbolism in this picture...


texts: In Devil May Cry 5, how does Urizen defeat Dante, Nero, Trish, and Lady in their first battle?

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In Devil May Cry 5, Urizen defeats Dante, Nero, Trish, and Lady in their first battle. But after the second and third battle with Dante, Urizen is beaten by Dante while he can defeat Nero in their second battle.

It doesn't make any sense because Urizen is half of Vergil, so his power level must be 50% of Vergil's but he manages to defeat heroes in their first battle. Urizen kicks everyone's ass.

How does he defeat the heroes in their first battle?


texts: Why Tsunade-sama did not have wood element even though she was direct descendant of Senju Hashirama-sama?

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Most of the time in Naruto I have seen that the descendants of a particular clan will inherit the elements from their clan.

For example, Uchiha clans mostly have fire element in them.

But why didn't Tsunade-sama inherit the wood element from her grandfather?


texts: What does "K-On!" refer to in the series?

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I have been watching the English dub of it on public TV and I haven't seen any mention of K-On in the series itself (with the exception of the OPs/EDs).

So I am wondering, what does K-On refer to in the series? If it refers to nothing, then is there a particular reason/meaning to the name K-On?


texts: Why is Midoriya's power so low according to the official character book?

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According to the official character book or Boku no Hero Academia Wikia, Midoriya power is 1/5. However, other students have powers much higher than him:

Yuga 2/5
Tenya 4/5
Eijiro 4/5
Denki 3/5
Fumikage 2/5
Shoto 5/5
Katsuki 5/5

This doesn't make sense. Midoriya is supposed to have the most powerful quirk, One for All. In the battle with Shoto, when they clashed, they were almost even.

How does this power level from the official character book makes sense? I could understand if he doesn't have 6/5 (like All Might) but maybe 5/5 like Shoto or Katsuki or 4/5 (barely under Shoto since in their battle they clashed and Shoto won for a little), but certainly not 1/5.

Why is Midoriya power so low according to the official character book?


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Hellsalem's Lot, the current name of formerly New York City, immediately strikes me as a reference to Jerusalem, since they sound extremely close.

In fact, in Japanese, they only differ by one mora:

  ヘルサレムズ・ロット (Hellsalem's Lot) vs. エルサレム (Jerusalem).

Is Hellsalem's Lot a reference to Jerusalem? If that is the case, what are the aspects in Hellsalem's Lot that make reference to Jerusalem?


texts: What would cause an anime series to be transferred to another studio?

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Specifically, I noticed the transfer of studios for Log Horizon (Satelight to Studio Deen),

Surely there are more anime series that have changed studios. Why does this happen?


texts: Why did Public Safety Section 9 have to be "sacrificed"?

texts: Near the end, Aramaki made a deal with the Prime Minister to "sacrifice" Section 9 in exchange for the Ministry of Justice taking action against the Party Secretary-General. What I don't understand is why Section 9 had to be "sacrificed." The Prime Minister didn't want to disturb the Lower House elections, and the Ministry of Justice wanted credit for the prosecution, but all of this could have been achieved if Section 9 simply continued lying low and handed over their evidence and credit to the Ministry of Justice. What advantage was there in trying to eliminate Section 9?


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I've only watched Hellsing Ultimate. The Major recognizes Seras as a real threat when he warns Zorin before attacking Hellsing's manor. He calls her a miracle of sorts.

Sure enough, she's clearly stronger than most other vampires. But why? Was it simply the fact that Alucard himself transformed her? What made her special if she didn't even consume Alucard's blood? Why does the Major think so highly of her?


texts: How Did Free Get Injured in Beyblade Burst Evolution?

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In his fight with Valt, Free was injured, and that's why he had to Forfeit his match.
But, how did Free get that injury?


texts: What is the name of the song on this preview?

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https://youtu.be/wMCeFIPwrHE

Does anybody know the name of the song for the first 15 secs of this preview ?
It seems like a reworked version of "You can become a hero" but I can't find it, and I also saw it played on the 4th season for a few seconds.


texts: How do the storylines of the Fate series connect?

texts: I know that there are a lot of different types of media in the Fate series (tv, movie, light novel, video game, etc.), but I've never been able to figure out how interconnected they all are. I know that Fate/Zero (tv series) acts as a prequel to Fate/Stay Night (tv series), and I assume that the manga or visual novels with the same names share the same storylines, but beyond that, I have a hard time figuring out how they all connect.


texts: How does Gilgamesh have a futuristic fighter plane?

texts: In the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden fighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds, supposedly by harnessing some "strange green power" (see the opening wings and glow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate of Babylon is supposed to contain Gilgamesh's treasures of his time, so how did such a futuristic contraption come into his possession?


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As we all know that Kurama's chakra is of the healing nature type. This is known from many mentions about it in the wiki page of Naruto Uzumaki.

My question is, what is the nature type of the chakra of the other Tailed beasts?

Note: This is my thinking why there should have been a nature type to each of the tailed beasts.

As we all know that when Rikudō Sennin was about to die, he split his powers among his two sons (the older son inherited his powerful chakra and spiritual energy, and the younger son inherited his powerful life force and physical energy). Similarly, when creating the nine tailed beasts from the Shinju, he must have split the chakra based on their nature so that each tailed beast had a unique natured chakra.

Any insight on this would be very much welcomed.


texts: Did Trunks SSJ2 become much stronger after the sparring with SSJ3 Goku?

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Before Trunks became super saiyan rage (super saiyan hikari), he had a battle where he was able to hold, hit and take apart Black Goku super saiyan rosé from super saiyan blue Goku. How was this possible? We know by that moment Black Goku super saiyan rose was stronger than Goku Super saiyan blue, which is a transformation stronger than super saiyan god, which is a transformation stronger than SSJ3, which is a transformation stronger than SSJ2.

In the manga Toyotaro made SSJ2 Trunks to be "mastered" and become as strong as SSJ3 Goku, but in the anime, Goku SSJ3 Goku knocked with one punch SSJ2 Trunks (even though Beerus commented Trunks was a good fighter) . Did Trunks become much stronger after this, because of a zenkai boost or something? Did his sparring later with super saiyan blue Vegeta and the mental training he had made his SSJ2 much stronger (to the point where he could fight in SSJ2 against Black Goku SSJ Rosé) or is there any other explanation to the situation of SSJ2 being able to fight SSJ Rosé?


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In episode 6 Staz almost unleashed a Kamehameha attack.
Is it okay to use this move outside of the Dragon ball series?
If Staz did unleash this Kamehameha, Would it be considerd copyright infringement?


texts: Why is the childhood friend trope commonly seen in anime?

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I've noticed that most anime, especially in genres like slice of life and romantic comedies,  there is at least one character that plays  the role of the childhood friend (osananajimi). This is often coupled with the unrequited love, girl next door, or other related tropes.

Of course, childhood friends are in every culture out there, but I'm curious if Japan has a special reason for this particular occurrence in anime shows. Also, aside from gender inclination towards the shounen genre, why is it that most osananajimi are girls whereas in real life, our childhood friends are typically of the same sex? Is this occurence more prevalent in Japan than in other cultures?

And feel free to edit (especially the title) and/or comment if this question is off-topic.


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When Shun became a Karmic Demon, he realized that his powers were always leaking and affecting the world around them, mutating animals such as sea slugs into Minoshiros.

Considering that the sign that a child has gained their powers is the presence of a Blessing Spirit, this would be an indication that their powers are already leaking at this point.

So does this mean the Blessing Spirit is just another mutant? If so, what creature was originally a basis, and did they all end up looking the same?


texts: What are some free streaming services besides Crunchyroll which stream English Dubbed shows?

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According to my information, Crunchyroll provides streams of anime and is legal. It has tons of anime, most of them are only english subbed. The biggest issue regarding Crunchyroll is that most of the anime are not available in all regions of the world.

I would like to know the names of a few free alternatives to Crunchyroll which have English dubbed anime and are legal.


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In episodes 21 and 22 (at least towards the beginning of the latter episode) of the "second season", we see Kaiki in a number of shirts in the same scene in the Okinawan cafe.

He first appears in a pink shirt (which he wasn't initially wearing in the airplane):

Before changing to a blue shirt and a yellow shirt:

In the toilet, we see him in what appears to be a different pink Hawaiian shirt, and in the beginning of episode 22, we see him in an orange shirt:

The changes in shirt seem to coincide with "pauses" in the conversation - e.g. pauses indicated by the "black screen", or Kaiki's own thoughts (accompanied by images such as departing airplanes). But the conversation between Senjogahara and Kaiki probably takes place over a bit more than the course of one afternoon. If that's the case, should Kaiki's changes of shirt be taken as something stylistic without much meaning, or is there some significance to it?


texts: How did Kuroko's vanishing drive affect Momoi?

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According to this wiki page:

  If the vanishing drive based on pushing the opponents to focus attention to someone else and then steps in unexpectedly.

And also:

  Kuroko uses his misdirection in function of his teammates. He must make eye-contact with the passer while doing his misdirection and so the eyefield of the other players becomes a "mirror" for Kuroko's position.

How is it that Momoi was affected by it when Kuroko showed to her for the first time, when no other player was around?


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Griever is one of the bosses on the final battle sequence of Final Fantasy VIII.

You get the option of naming (or using the default name) Griever mid-game, when Rinoa asks about the lion ring Squall uses.

There is no evidence of Griever existing before he is used by Ultimecia.

Given the mind-games that take place in the story, it is no wonder if Squall's mind could create a GF.

The ingame flavor text for Griever reads:

  In Squall's mind, the strongest GF ...
  [emphasis mine]

So it seems like a bit of Chunibyo by Squall's part.

The wiki on Griever speculates that this is indeed true:

  Griever's true nature is made more explicit in the Japanese version of the game where Ultimecia claims to summon the one entity Squall views as the most powerful whose power would only increase the stronger Squall envisions it. This means that this manifestation of Griever is powerful purely because of his importance as a symbol in Squall's mind, and could even be seen as Squall needing to overcome a part of himself to win the battle.

There we have a hint that Griever did not exist before that final battle. So how did Griever come to be?


texts: Why does Kaneki's perception of taste change?

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In the anime Tokyo Ghoul, Rize's organs are transplanted into Kaneki causing him to become a half-ghoul half-human. However, the organs transplanted are situated in his abdomen region and his tongue remains the same.

Later, we see the ghoul researcher Ogura Hisashi say that ghouls cannot digest human food due to a particular enzyme in their body and because their tongues have a different structure, food tastes different to them. However, Kaneki's tongue had remained unaltered so he should have been able to eat and taste human food but not be able to digest them.

Inspite of this, we see Kaneki say that food tastes bad to him and he uses adjectives such as ash to describe the taste. My question is, even though his tongue is unchanged, why is he unable to taste human food?

This Reddit thread partially answers the question. However, most of them were guesses and I didn't find them satisfactory. The highest upvoted answer goes against the show (tongue does not change.)

I've only watched the 2 seasons of the anime, so I request you to keep the answer as spoiler-free as possible.


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There are 6 types of nen:

Conjuration
Emitter
Enhancement
Manipulation
Transmutation
Specialization

I'm not sure if all types occur equally, or if all types except specialist occur equally and specialist is less common, or if all of them occur at different rates.

I have attempted to research this question for an RPG I intend to run, however I have not found any information on this topic.

What is the distribution of nen type users? Information from any official source is welcome including all of the anime & manga.


texts: Why are Midoriya's arms weaker than his legs and why do they get broken more easily?

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In episode 14 season 3 of My Hero Academia we've seen that

   Midoriya develops an attack with his legs because his arms get broken more easily when he uses One for All

Why are Midoriya's arms weaker than his legs and get broken more easily?


texts: What would the list of manga genres in Japan be, based on bookstore labeling schemes?

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I've seen various lists of manga genres in English, but in my experience they haven't lined up to the writing that I have read in Japanese book stores.

Note, so that the question is not too broad, I limit the scope of this question to the genres you would find in the labeling scheme of a book store in Japan. Obviously subgenres on to infinity can be defined.

Basically, at a Japanese bookstore (like Kinokuniya), what would the aisles be named?

I ask, because I imagine the perception of genre to the English speaking otaku may be different than what is considered in Japan.

For instance I see yaoi sections marked as BL
There appears to be a section for young girls, but I can't read the kanji
Perhaps scifi? But again I can't read the kanji.
Is giant robot considered a genre in Japan, is that something you'd see an aisle for in a bookstore?

What would be the idioms be in Japan?


texts: Was Gol D Roger as strong as people say?

texts: Was Gol D Roger as strong as people said he was, or was he just loved by fate like Luffy is?


texts: What are the Guardian of Earth's tasks in Dragon Ball series?

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In case the question is not very clear, What I want to know is:

What Dende or Kami must do as the Guardian of Earth?
Do they have to protect human being from evil?
Do they have to create the dragon balls?
Do they have to hear and grant (if appropriate) any humans wish
(as the comment said they referenced as God)?
Do they have to watch over every activity that people on earth do?
If they don't have to create dragon balls, do they have to be from Namek?
Aside from people safety, in what problems they may or must help humans
for fulfilling their job as Guardian of Earth?

Basically, the question is what are their tasks as the Guardian of Earth?


texts: What's the name of the song that plays on Naruto episode 172 at 7:28?


texts: How come it seems like all Lucy's Spirits can summon themselves?

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When Loki is one of Karen's spirits and he switches with Aries, he says he is not an ordinary spirit so he can switch with them and summon himself on his own but other spirits seem to have no problem summoning themselves.

If this was the case just for the Zodiac Keys, I would be "ok" but Horologium will show up without Lucy summoning him too whereas he is a regular spirit.


texts: Why the appearance of One Piece characters have goatee after time skip?

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After time skip, the appearance of characters in One Piece are changed. Several of them change significantly like Nami with her long hair, Robin with brighter skin,
Chopper with all of his transformation different before time skip, even Usopp have more muscular body and longer hair, he also have goatee.

But I want to know what happened with this goatee.
Beside Usopp, other characters also have goatee after time skip like :

Sanji

Capone Bege

Well maybe I'm not sure who's the others, but why many of them have goatee? First I think it's for make them more mature or to shows that time has passed several years,
but when I see (maybe it's bad example) Pokemon, in the latest generation they have another "evolution" called mega evolution, in this mega form, many Pokemon changes their appearance with some goatee like attributes.

Is this goatee is trend in Japan or what?


texts: What is the origin of dance done by Terakado Tsuu's imperial Guard?

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In episode 126 of Gintama, Shimura Shinpachi was seen supervising the Terakado Tsuu's Imperial Guards dance training. However, seeing μ's concert, none of the fans do such dance in both the anime and in the live concert.

Where does the dance origin from and does it have a name?


texts: I've heard many theories that Lelouch is alive or dead, and many find this as a religious issue, but i want to find out the truth already. Is he alive or dead? Many say in the original Japanese version Lelouch was the cart driver at the end, but this scene was later cut out. Others say Lelouch gained his father's code before he died so then he was immortal?? People claim that Nunnally seeing his memories is proof of this,but really? Is it? Please any proof i want, whether he is alive or dead...


texts: Which chapter of the manga does Season 4 of My Hero Academia anime start in?

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The trailer of Season 4 of the anime My Hero Academia has been released, and I'm assuming that by knowing in which chapter of the manga Season 3 of the anime ends, you can know which chapter of the manga Season 4 starts.

Which chapter of the manga does Season 4 of My Hero Academia anime start?


texts: Near the end of the Steins;Gate opening theme, why are only Okabe, Suzuha, and Luka looking to the right?

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When I watched Steins;Gate for the first time, this part of the opening drew my attention:

The placement and the facing directions of the characters here seemed too deliberate to be arbitrary, so I felt like there was some sort of symbolism that I was missing. Do Okabe, Suzuha, and Luka have something in common that could explain why they're the only ones facing to the right?

Or am I overthinking this and the directions are just random?


texts: At what point did Aizen switch with Momo?

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During the battle of Aizen VS Shunsui, Soi-fon and Toshiro, at the end when Toshiro impales Aizen on his sword the barrier that was protecting Izuru and the injured Soul Reapers came down and Momo started to walk off in like a trance.

at that time Ichigo yells out what everyone was doing revealing that the entire time Aizen had activated Kyoka Suigetsu and Toshiro had just impaled Momo while the Momo that was with Izuru was in fact Aizen.

But when did Aizen switch with Momo? because

the answer to This question says that Kyoka Suigetsu was activated from the start
Ichigo wasn't under the hypnosis of Kyoka Suigetsu which is why he could see that they had just stabbed Momo
Momo had been in the barrier getting treated by Izuru
There didn't seem to be any signs that Aizen had broke though the barrier to switch places with her
When the Garganta opened and Ichigo returned he didn't hesitate to attack Aizen (though he did hesitate to use his Hollowfication but that was a different matter)

So do we know or can work out when Aizen switched with Momo to escape being stabbed by Toshiro?


texts: Anime where MC learns the abilities of his foes, in destroyed or war-torn city

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I'm looking for an anime I would love to draw or watch again and here are the details

Good graphics all around
Very, VERY few episodes, about 20-40
Includes superpowers (a girl shapeshifting , a guy learning everybody else's abilities , etc).
Protagonist is a guy that learns the abilities of his foes, there is one more guy with this power who is supposedly stronger but I think he loses in the end.
It's about a destroyed city or a war is going on and they are living in some kind of church.
The girl comes with the Protagonist in the start, she wears purple, very short top and skirt, it reveals her belly and she has big breasts, blue hair
A woman that doesn't talk is an enemy, and she uses aromas as a special ability, and also uses a board to write (so to speak she is talking like that).

I think that's it.


texts: What is this simplified/less-detailed art style called?

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So, recently, while watching a few of my favorite animes, I noticed this really weird art style that pops up whenever a character will show confusion, annoyance, etc.

Don't really know what the art style is called. Usually, they look kinda simplified or less detailed (not sure if that's the right term). I don't think it's chibi, but whatever it is, I would like to know.