texts: How did the "silver devaluation" scheme work?

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I need help understanding what is going on with the Trenni silver coin scheme plot that is mentioned throughout episodes 3-7 of Spice and Wolf season 1. Let me explain what I understand and hopefully get some clarity about these Spice and Wolf episode plots (also if someone can block out the impending spoilers that would be awesome, I don't know how to do it)

So our main protagonist Lawrence gets word that the Trenni silver coin currency is about to go up in its silver purity. This means that both the actual metal value of the Trenni silver coin and its representative value will go up.

   This all turns out to be wrong though, as Lawrence finds out the Trenni silver coins are actually becoming less pure and going down in value and what he was told was a lie. This plot then leads Lawrence to go over to the Milone trading company where somehow he hopes to make a profit off of telling the company this info.

Now this is where it gets complicated. How was the Milone trading company going to make money off of the devaluing currency and how was Medio involved with this?

In the anime the Milone Trading company,

   upon hearing the devaluing silver info from Lawrence, started stockpiling Trenni silver coins. Why are they trying to stockpile the silver coins if their price and purity is going down? Shouldn't they be trying to get rid of all of their Trenni silver coins if the value is decreasing?

Also it is mentioned that the Medio trading company is

   hiring people to give merchants the wrong info about how the Trenni silver coins are going up in value instead of actually going down. Lawrence was even told this lie. How does the Medio Trading company possibly gain any advantage from this?

Basically I am asking what is the economic plot in the episodes 3-7 of Spice and Wolf season 1, explained in little kid terms, so I can hopefully comprehend what is going on in the story and enjoy the anime even more. I am sorry for not being more economics-savvy with this, but if you understand the plot be much appreciated for some insight.


texts: Anime in '90s where the main character transforms into red armor with a magical silver box

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I can't find my favorite childhood anime that was shown on Cartoon Network back in the '90s.

The characters looked similar to Dragon Ball's, so it was probably a Japanese Toonami show. The hero is a warrior who has a magical silver box which when opens, some kind of a red armor fits on his arms and legs and gives him super fighting powers.

Also, this wasn't a cyborg show or space related show. Plus, the characters were only humans.

I have searched everywhere possible, copied all titles I found into Google Image trying to find an image that would lead me to the name of the anime for 3 days but no success.

Appreciate your help.


texts: Are there any studios with good working conditions?

texts: I've heard a lot of horror stories about how animation studios don't treat their employees very well (or just Japan's corporate culture in general), giving animators poverty wages, overworking them and stressing them out to the point where some commit suicide (there's even a word for that, which I don't remember). Apparantly, animators are treated like dirt over there, even though the bulk of the work comes from them. Is there any truth to that? And if yes, are there any studios with good working conditions? I'm talking mainly about pay, reasonable work schedules and good compensation.


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Are there any dubbed episodes of Naruto Shippuden after episode 388? And if so are they continuing dubbing episodes?

I have looked everywhere and couldn't find anything.


texts: Could the Sharingan have seen Nue's "possession chakra"?

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Boruto's Jogan instinctively came on and enabled him to sense the "chakra shadows" of whenever Nue leeched unto and possessed someone.

If Sarada had awakened her Sharingan earlier, would she have been able to see the chakra from Nue's possession? Or was it ever stated if only Boruto's Jogan could sense Nue?


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Few months ago I was watching anime on kissanime.com. In Latest update section I found interesting anime. I watched 2-3 episodes and then left site (forgot to bookmark). I thought that was airing anime, because it only had 2 or 3 episodes at that moment. After a month I tried to find it (MAL, google, browser history), but I couldn't. So lets give a try to find that dam anime :).

Story:

Nowadays. Two guys (cool looking teenagers, like a gangsters) was standing near the river. One said that life was boring. Then suddenly they had been teleported to abandoned city. They went to explore what is going on. When they ware wondering, they met women. After that they all together reach temple. In the temple game of death started. They all had to draw card with question. The answer- number. And if you guest wrong the temple are bombarded with fire arrows (arrow count is difference between correct answer and wrong answer). Finally MC (one of the guys) figured it out and escaped temple. Although his friend was shot with arrow in the leg. After then (or maybe later), someone explained all situation. That they must participate in those death games. And if they win, they can live X days more. Otherwise satellite will kill you (if you run out of time). MC was quit exited, so he suggested to participate in another game. His friend was injured, so he went with that women. The next game was in multistory building. There was about 5 levels with a lot of rooms. And outside stairs and balconies connected to each room. There were a lot of participants and all of them had to find room with red button. They they press it, they will win. Although there was walking a tough guy with MAC smg. And killing everyone.

  Some information can be inaccurate. I watched this anime long
  time ago and I remember it poorly.

Okay, I think that is enough story. Please help me find this anime. Thanks.


texts: Did Rogue and Gajeel ever meet before the Tournament?

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In chapter 318, Gajeel mentions Rogue's real name, R(e)yos.

So what's the deal between them? I thought Rogue only adored/feared Gajeel from the shadows (pun not intended). So how did he know his real name?


texts: In which Death Note manga chapter does L die?

texts: I want to start reading Death Note manga but I have already seen the anime till L's death. Which manga chapter should I start reading from?


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So I've just watched The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky, and apparently in it, Mama Hawk sealed

   The Six Knights of Black 3000 years ago said that they were as strong as The 10 Commandments.

In the end of the movie, she was also able to eat the attack from

   the beast that was, in power only, stronger than The 10 Commandments.

How strong is she really to have been able to seal such monsters? Is it me or is the manga pretty inconsistent about power levels?


texts: What is the unit of power level in the Dragon Ball series and how is it measured?

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Throughout almost the entire series, all characters in the Dragon Ball series keep on talking about sensing each other's powers from great distances and all. They even compare each other's power levels just by observing each other.

So my questions are:

What is the unit of power level? For example, weight is measured in the unit kilogram.
How is each unit of such a power measured?
Since the story revolves around Earthlings, is it possible (in the wildest of dreams) for humans to devise a way to measure power levels?


texts: Why doesn't Infinite Tsukuyomi work on Tobirama Senju?

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Manga Spoiler Alert
In the latest manga chapter (677), Madara successfully initiated the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
However, Tobirama Senju seems to be unaffected by this. Why is that?
See reference image below:


texts: Why didn't APE create more clones of the princess?

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Considering how important 002 is to operate Star Entity, APE tried to clone her to create more candidates resulting in the Nines. However they were not good enough due to their blood being human.

Well, having taken a big chunk of hair from the Klaxosaurs' Princess, they probably had enough material to create more proper clones (or at least record said genetic code). Why did APE stop with just one clone?


texts: Manga about teenagers making a suicide pact online

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I've never actually read the manga, only the fanfic of another manga it inspired. The author couldn't remember the name of the manga but here's what they had to say about it.

"It had a group of teenagers who planned a suicide pact online, became friends, got distracted by alcohol and general shenanigans, and ended up not going through with the suicide anymore... main female lead was out with one of the guys and she was thinking 'maybe in different circumstances, we would have been out on a date instead of out planning to die'."

I took out some stuff where the ellipsis are, since it was a side comment. They did mention the ending was kind of tragic though. I'd be really grateful if someone knows of it. Thanks in advance!


texts: Are the 3 idiots in the Recruitment arc the same ones in the beginning of the series?

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In the recruitment arc, there are 3 idiots that resemble closely the school bullies in the beginning of the series.

Wikipedia lists them as the 3 new idiots:

  New 3 Idiots (新３バカ?)

  Voiced by: Ryosuke Kanemoto (Kōda), Ryohei Arai (Saotome), Yusuke Handa (Hinoe)
  A Trio of C-Class agents who were seemingly made to believe that Arashiyama Unit has no real strength. They're frequently trying to show off, but get constantly beaten up. According to Replica, they seem like idiots. The credits give them the surnames: Kōda (甲田), Saotome (早乙女), and Hinoe (丙) in the anime.

and right below lists the old 3 idiotslink:

  3 Idiots (３バカ?)

  Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (No. 1), Kōta Nemoto (No. 2) and Hiroaki Miura (No. 3)
  A trio of bullies from Osamu and Yūma's classroom. They bully Osamu and Yūma at first, but start fearing them after they find out Osamu is a Border agent and after Yūma scares them away.

Their seyuu are different, but the characters seem the same ones.

Are they the same?


texts: What is the origin of posterior wing trope?

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Before and usually, characters with wing are shown to have the wing grow from his/her upper back area. Example for angel/light-side characters that have such wing are Shidou Irina (High School DxD), Ikaros and the other angeloids (Sora no Otoshimono), and Musubi (Sekirei, only shown when she initiates an inori/prayer limit break). From the dark side we have Ulquiorra Schiffer (Bleach), Angela Blanc (Kuroshitsuji). The following picture is of the said Ikaros.

However, there are also characters who has their wing grow from the posterior area slightly above the butt, and sometimes called as balance wing. Example from the dark side are, Rias Gremory and other devils (High School DxD), and Naruse Maria (Shinmai Maou no Testament).

As far as I know, those wings are originated from European stories and depiction of angel and devils. In European classics grows from the back and not the lower back/butt area. For example the following picture is an image of Arch-Angel Michael from St. Catherine's monastery.

This is further reinforced with the fact that in Shinto gods are not depicted with wings. The following is an image of Susano-o-no-mikoto a Shinto god of storm by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

What is the origin of those posterior wings/balance wing?


texts: I've not watched GT, I'm a big DB fan but I've honestly not watched a whole lot of the actual material just due to not being able to get my hands on it. Every time I see SSJ4, whether it's Goku or Vegeta or whatever, they just look cruel. It makes sense with Vegeta, he's a cruel person. But Goku is really only cruel when you push him way past his limits and cross lines that aren't okay to cross. Is there are reason in lore as to why SSJ4 consistently looks so cruel?


texts: What's with Steve Job and crabs reference in Aiura opening song?

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In Aiura opening there's a lot Steve Job and crabs reference

There are still lot more than this. And the whole opening song is all about crab, and sometimes Steve Jobs make some appearance like two pictures above randomly. The anime it self has nothing to do with crab. What's with that? Why Steve Jobs? Why crabs?


texts: In what order should I watch Afro Samurai?

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Should I watch the movie first or the start with the first season?

And if I start with first season then should I watch the movie and then the resurrection?

Please tell me what should I watch, in what order and why?


texts: Are the new fighters' names a pun on something?

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In Dragon Ball series, most names are puns on something. Saiyans are named after vegetables, Gods of destruction are named after alcohol beverages, Bulma and Bura are names of girl clothes, etc.

Now it's been revealed in a Jump magazine (Japanese magazine) that the last 2 members of Universe 6 are

   Namekians, and their names are サオネル (Saoneru) and ピリナ (Pirina)

Are these names a pun on something?


texts: Does Kuro Sakuragawa from Kyokou Suiri age?

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I mean he told that he ate both Kudan and Ningyo at age eleven, but keeps himself from aging because he dies when he predicts the future. So, what causes him to age?
What I mean to say is, if he stops future prediction, does he get older then?


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Do we know which elevator is heaven and which is hell? In the Death Billiards movie, it seems kind of debatable. As well as the first episode of Death Parade, did the wife or husband go to hell? Does winning the game have any bearing on this?

Also, not sure if this is any kind of hint, but the beginning of the episode, when the couple enters the room:

But at the end of the episode, the couple leaves in the same elevators but the masks have been switched:


texts: When Kabuto asked Tobi for alliance he showed five Akatsuki members' corpses, and one of them is Nagato's. But then Tobi encountered Konan to get information about Nagato's Rinnegan. Why was Tobi looking for Nagato's body when he already has it? Or is there something I'm missing?


texts: In Naruto Shippuden episode 467, how was a normal villager able to use jutsu?

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There was a scene in Episode 467 of Naruto Shippuden, where Ashura taught ninjutsu to a villager.

But I have been led to understand that only descendants of Kaguya can use jutsu (because originally Kaguya was the origin of chakra).

How can they use jutsu if they're not descendants of Kaguya?


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When Luffy first started using Gear Second, it was claimed that this was shortening his lifespan as it requires his body to work more than it normally does. Is this not the case anymore? And if not, why? What changed?
Luffy has been using Gear Second in many fights now and there does not seem to be that worry anymore. Or is this something that will be addressed later in the story?


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According to the definition of a trump card, it is the ultimate Teigu's ability, one that often comes with a risk to the user's life.

It is true for several Teigu, like Murasame (infecting oneself with the fatal poison and the regret of everyone slain by it), Susano-o (giving up one's life force to the Teigu, said to be usable only three times before certain death).

Wikia has on the Trump Card:

  Several Teigu were shown to have a hidden ability (奥の手, oku no te, lit. secret move), often referred to as "Trump Card" or "Ace in the Hole". (...) Usually, such moves are the most powerful, last resort ones. (emphasis mine).

Wikia lists the invisibility power as Incursio trump card. It goes against the very definition, since it has no risk (exaustive, yes, but not life-threatening) and is used in almost the time.

So I have to disagree with that definition. I think that Incursio Trump card is the evolutionary power. It is shown in the Manga that Tatsumi is being consumed by Incursio due to the repeated evolutions:

  However because Tatsumi forced Incursio to evolve rapidly to increase his strength, Incursio started to manifest in one of Tatsumi's eyes. After being examined by a doctor, he reveals that the armor has started to bond with him. He also states that after a few years Tatsumi could use it without overdoing it like Bulat. Now at the risk of being devoured by Incursio (...) (emphasis mine).

So, what is the trump card of Incursio? Is there any official or canon material on the issue?


texts: Why was Ed's arm strong but Al's body not?

texts: At the end of FMA: Brotherhood, when Ed got his arm back, it was muscular, and he used it to fight. When Al got his body back, however, it was weak and emaciated, as it had shown to be throughout the show on the other side of the gate? Was it ever explained why this might have happened?


texts: Are any animation studios open to the public for tours?

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There are lots of anime fans all over the world, and Japan does promote the industry to boost tourism.

However, I am unaware of any animation studios that allow visitors. I'm sure a lot of visitors would like to peek inside and see what it is like - perhaps not the working areas, but the general surrounds & going-ons.

I have noticed one tour group doing such a trip - but for the traveller who goes without a guide group - are there any options?


texts: Are Wendy Marvell and Sherria Blendy a couple?

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We know they've been living together for 2 years (time skip).

Are they a couple?

I mean, 2 girls living together means they like being with each other. They must also like each other as individuals. Liking leads to feeling love. Feeling love leads to making love.


texts: Why didn't Minato make himself also the Yin-Kurama jinchuuriki?

texts: Since Minato used the Eight Trigrams Seal and the Four Elements Seal to seal Yang Kurama into Naruto, why didn't he use the same set of seals on himself to seal the Yin half? Why Reaper Death Seal? Or into Kushina? Seems like a pointless sacrifice. And waste of Yin Kurama's potential.


texts: Why is the anime of Akame ga Kill so different from the manga?

texts: I haven't read the manga of Akame ga Kill, but I have read that it is really different from the anime.  They even skipped 10 chapter of the manga completely.  Why did they decide to do that?  Was it because the show has to be done in a short amount of episodes or something else?


texts: How can Itachi's genjutsu act on Mecha-Naruto "Robot"?

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In Episode 336, Itachi was seen to apply his genjutsu on Mecha-Naruto.

But Mecha-Naruto is a robot which does not have a brain but memory chip.
As it is a robot (which does not have any chakra), its battle techniques could not be copied by Kakashi's Sharingan.

Wikia-Genjutsu mentions that genjutsu can only occur by manipulation of chakra of the brain.

Then how does Itachi put genjutsu on a memory chip of a robot?


texts: Which episode shows Naruto competing in a race to a shrine on the top of a hill?

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I only remember that Naruto was competing in some kind of competition (it's not an eating contest). From the start line, they have to get to a shrine, where some kind of prize has been placed, on the very top of a hill.

I think it was from Naruto.


texts: Why is Robin never seen making funny faces?

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I have been seeing One Piece for a long time. I came to notice that during any funny scene, Nico Robin is never seen to make any kind of funny or weird face while all the other Straw Hat crew members do.

Did Oda at some time mention this specifically?


texts: What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece? Does anyone has an idea about Oda's inspiration of writing One Piece?


texts: Was it ever explained why Vegito split back into Goku and Vegeta in Buu's body?

texts: I've always been curious about this. It is mentioned that fusion using the Potara earings will keep you fused forever. So why did Vegito split inside Buu's body? I remember Goku and Vegeta saying they were glad they split, but I don't recall them explaining how it happened.


texts: Why does Aikuro Mikisugi request everyone to use the DTR acronym?

texts: In the anime "Kill la Kill", Aikuro Mikisugi hates and avoids the expression "Dōtonbori robo" and requests everyone using that phrase to say "DTR" instead. Does this phrase have some hidden meaning that explains his behavior, or is it explained otherwise in canon?


texts: Void Century: how can a whole century go by without anyone knowing what happened?

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In One Piece, it seems like little to no people knows what happened during the Void Century.

How is this possible?


texts: Who set Yuuko's sphere of allowable interference?

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In xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Yuuko says that there are certain things that she can do within her sphere of allowable interference such as

  sending the original Syaoran to where the clone and the rest of them are.

This seems to only be related to the battle between Fei Wang and the main characters. Who set this sphere of allowable interference? What are its rules?


texts: Confusion on Meliodas' clones' power level

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In Nanatsu no Taizai season 2 episode 2, it's explained if Meliodas makes clones, his original power level is divided by the number of clones he makes.

For 1 clone, the power level is 1685, which seems correct.

However, if he makes 4 clones, their power level will be 420 each.

Mathematically, 3370 divided by 4 is 840, and when divided by 8 is 420.

But, why is it 420 not 840? Is this a mistake on the anime production?


texts: When did Victoria Seras figure out she can make her blood do things?

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I noticed she was able to do this after drinking Pip Bernadotte's freely-offered blood. when she was about to die from not wanting to drink blood. after she drinks it her left arm is replaced by a mass of chaotic black and orange shadow matter that usually manifests as a whip-like tendril.

When in the world did she learn how to do that. I have watched it over and over again trying to figure out when she knows she is able to have that happen.


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I just finished the latest volume of RWBY. I didn't get a clue about Ruby's Mom, but I'm still curious though.

Yang succeeds in finding her mother which is Raven Branwen and I'm already satisfied with the answer because Yang got her picture. But I'm dissatisfied with Ruby's mother which is in the white robe.

What about her weapon? Her semblance? Her appearance? Can we determine who Ruby's mother is from these?


texts: Anime set in the future where naturally born and artifically created humans coexist

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Some years back, I've seen this anime at a friend's place ...

I was about a city in the future where "pure" (naturally born) humans were only a few and the rest were created artificially, I don't remember if this was the case about the entire world or just located in one geographical point.

What I do remember is that the city was ruled by a council of old men (naturally born humans), that one day decided to give the artificially created humans the ability to procreate and thus to actually kill the entire remaining naturally born humans.

Probably it was about the entire world...

And I think I'm getting a bit confused here but, I think in this anime there was in the 1st episode a car that wasn't using wheels like any other, but was hovering instead.

And this anime didn't have the gloomy feeling like ergo proxy... it was rather busy and filled with life (the city at least)...

It could be that the water level had risen but I'm not sure...


texts: What's with Rei's appearance at the very beginning?

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At the very beginning of the Evangelion anime, when Shinji is waiting for Misato, he notices Rei standing across the street. She then disappears after he turns away and looks at the spot again.

What's with her appearance here? Surely this can't be the "real" Rei, given that later, I think we see Rei in bandages when Gendo Ikari goads Shinji into piloting the EVA? I'm assuming that this could be some sort of foreshadowing (?), but even so it doesn't make sense for Rei to literally appear before Shinji, unless this is some sort of illusion.


texts: Where can I find ratings of anime OPs and EDs?

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I'm looking for ratings of opening and ending animated sequences (aka OP and ED). Usually an anime has multiple OP and ED sequences for each season and sometimes even more than one of each per season. It would be interesting to compare the ratings with other viewers.

I've seen rating sites for anime characters, character songs, music videos and soundtracks, so I suppose there must be some for OPs and EDs.


texts: How does navigation work in One Piece universe?

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The navigation devices in the One Piece universe are:

The compass for the Eastblue, Southblue, Westblue, Northblue
The Log-Pose for the Grand Line
The New-World Log-Pose for the New World

Other navigation instruments (in exceptional cases) are:

The Eternal-Pose for Grandline (always points at the same island)
The South Birds on Jaya whose bills always point south.
The Kame-Pose who always points to Mecha

All of these navigation instruments have limitations and disadvantages. The compass, for example, does not work for the Grandline and New World. The Log-Pose can follow only one magnetic wave and takes time to record the next magnetic wave. And the Eternal-Pose works for only one island.

As you can see, navigation in the One Piece universe is very complicated. And this is the point where my question is. Besides the Eleven Supernovas, all other pirates, marines and other ships are free to travel through the whole Grandline and Blues, and to go on any island they want.

In episode 392, Shakuyak explains how hard it is to travel through the Grand Line for the Eleven Supernovas as they tried to get to the Sabaody Archipel. However, the Marines and other pirates commute easily between every island. Do they have an extra expensive Eternal-Pose for every island?

So why is navigation so easy for the Marines and other pirates whereas it is so hard for the Straw Hat crew (as example)?


texts: Anime about a boy and a girl chased by a group of thiefs

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I remember watching a anime in early 2000 (the series itself may even be older) It was about a young girl and boy who were getting chased by a group of thiefs.

The girl possesed some sort of blue jewel/gem which they were trying to steal. And in the end the boy and girl prevented some kind of world war/domination plan. Also the girl found out some information about lost family during the journey I believe

The girl had black hair, and allot of jewelry. I also believe she had a red vest with a white shirt underneath it. The clothing looked a bit like that of a pirate.


texts: What happened with Iwao Kuroiwa and Yukinori Shinohara after the battle against Yoshimura?

texts: After the battle with Yoshimura at the end of the 2nd season of the anime, Iwao Kuroiwa and Yukinori Shinohara were baddly injured. One of the characters said one of the two was in a critical state. What happened with them? Is it mentioned in the manga or something if they survived?


texts: Couldn't the Chimera Ant King be trapped in Knov's Nen dimension?

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I enjoyed the anime a lot. Most of the time, no main character made bad decisions in fights or at progressing. However, in the Chimera Ants arc, wouldn't it be easier to trap the Chimera Ant King in one of the special rooms in Knov's Nen dimension? Are the rooms to weak to keep him in there?

They could just let him starve there. I know Knov was scared of the Chimera Ant's Nen, but he created those rooms before the battle, so one of the others could move the King there.


texts: Why are there so many tragic ocean promises?

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Quite often in a promise is made to go see the ocean. Just as often these promises can not/ no longer be achieved due to some events occurring.

Is there some symbolism at play here? Leading to a character always having to dramatically fail at going to the ocean together? Or something different all together


texts: Is Kirby a baby in the original "Kirby: Right Back At Ya!"?

texts: In the dub version of Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Kirby is depicted as a baby, who can only communicate by babbling.  Is this true of the original Japanese version as well, or is it a product of the translation?


texts: Does (Taju) Kage Bushin no Justu return the user his Chakra after he undoes this jutsu?

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We have always seen Naruto using this technique - Taju Kage Bushin no Jutsu. I agree that Naruto's stamina is 5/5, but.. he uses the technique for an unbelievable number of times.

For example, let's say he has a chakra level of 100%, and he creates 3 clones, which means each clone will have 25% chakra of the original.

If 3 clones get destroyed by an opponent, or
Naruto undoes the jutsu

In both cases, Naruto learns the information the clones have gathered. Do they also return their chakra back to Naruto?

Ideally, they should return in case 2! However, I am not sure about case 1.

If they don't, then Naruto's chakra level should go down exponentially, as long as he creates new clones.

Now since Naruto has mastered Senjutsu (which of course has a time limit), he can create 2 clones in the battlefield itself with the help of natural energy. Also with Nine Tails chakra, he can create unlimited number of clones, because Tailed Beasts possess unlimited (compared to human limits) amount of chakra. But how about his battles prior to his Senjutsu or Nine-Tails form?


texts: Unknown DBZ theme in "Find the Dragon Balls"

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There is a theme that has been stuck in my head for the longest period of time and I have not been able to find it anywhere. I do not know an actual time in the episode, but I can describe it the best I can.

It is in the episode "Find the Dragon Balls" and it can be heard as Goku arrives onto the lookout after battling with Majin Vegeta. It sounds similar to that of Goku's sacrifice, but soothing and very relaxing. I would like some context as to its name or whereabouts this track can be listened to separately.


texts: Why is there an episode 1A and 1B on Crunchyroll?

texts: I'm starting the series Re: Zero on Crunchyroll and I noticed theres an episode 1A and 1B, what is this about?


texts: Weren't the names in Edolas and Earthland the same?

texts: As in like Lucy, Wendy, Natsu and all, their edolas friends had the same name. How come, then, that Makarov and Gerrard were different? There are official sources (can't remember where I saw that) that their Edo-characters were named "Faust" and Mystogan repectively. What makes these 2 different than everyone else, whose Edo-name was the same? (Natsu, cana, lucy, elfman, sugarboy, hughes, coco, etc.)


texts: Why do the Marleyans turn Eldians into titans when exiling?

texts: So I understand they're really racist, but when exiling, why not just throw people off into the desert?  Why make them titans too?


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One part, for me anyway, that stuck out was the crucifixion by the Mass-Production EVA Units of EVA Unit 01 in The End of Evangelion. I just can't see the reason why EVA Unit 01 was crucified when Third Impact occurred. What was hoped to be gained by crucifying a mech of all things?

What was the reason for EVA Unit 01's crucifixion? Was it to start Third Impact?

I have not read the manga behind Evangelion, so I know I am missing something.


texts: Why wasn't Jiraya able to use Sage mode completely?

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As shown in Shippuden, Fukasaku, one of the two Great Sage Toads says that Naruto has surpassed his master.

Jiraiya was not able to completely enter into sage mode, and as such only had a partial toad-like appearance.

This is what I read from Naruto Wiki:

  Jiraiya didn't like Sage Mode because it gave him a more toad-like appearance, with longer marks along the sides of his face, a goatee, a larger nose with warts, webbed hands and feet and sharp teeth, all of which made him unappealing to girls. This appearance is due to Jiraiya not having complete mastery over the technique.

But I don't think this was the only reason for not mastering such a great technique.

Even though he was one of the great legendary Sannin, why was he unable to master the Sage mode completely? Any reason other than the above.


texts: A shoujo anime about a girl who exorcise demons with the help of 3 guys

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About 2 years ago, I watched a shoujo anime about a girl who went to an all-girl school. I think her name sounded something like angle.

She had the power to exorcise demons and did so with the help of a few handsome men. One of them had red hair, another had green hair, and the other one had some connection with the school. As for the characters, I don't remember a lot. The male with red hair was energetic and did not warm up to the main character at first. The second male, as I recall, had green hair and met the protagonist under a table (?). He was very "happy-go-lucky", and was warm and friendly to the protagonist.


texts: Does Sailor Moon Crystal contain the Black Moon arc of the manga (Pluto and Chibiusa)?

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Has it been officially stated anywhere by a representative at the production company whether Sailor Moon Crystal's 26 total episodes cover the Black Moon arc of the manga (Chibiusa, Sailor Pluto, and the Black Moon Clan, equal to season R of the classic anime series)?  Has it been stated anywhere that it only covers the content of the Dark Kingdom arc of the manga (equivalent to the first season of the classic anime)?

Crystal has covered in a mere 8 episodes the equivalent of 33 episodes of the classic anime series which contained 46 episodes total.  In other words, it has covered 72% of the classic anime's first season content within only 31% of Crystal's scheduled episode count. I know that Crystal is based on the original manga, that it is not adapting the classic anime, and that the manga storyline progressed much faster (less filler), but even so, that's a big percentage of the manga's Dark Moon arc to have already shown us in only 8 episodes.

The opening animation sequence does not include any characters introduced in the Black Moon arc, but then again, it could receive a new animation sequence mid-run at the point in time when that manga arc would begin (without a second season needing to occur to herald the story arc shift).


texts: What is the meaning of Brook's 45 degrees technique?

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As seen in the anime/manga Brook performs a technique called 45 degrees which seems to be funny somehow.
It's this some kind of Japanese joke or pun?


texts: I know it sounds funny, but how on earth Shanks stopped Kaido to enter and follow Whitebeard on Marineford war?


texts: How did Galfa make Maria temporarily lose her powers?

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In episode 9 of Maria the Virgin Witch, Maria temporarily lost her powers after she was beaten by Galfa.

How did he make them go away for only a slight amount of time without taking her virginity?


texts: What do we know about Shirou's biological ancestors? (not Kiritsugu)

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What do we know about Shirou's biological parents/grandparents/etc.? Do we even know anything at all?

This is relevant to e.g. understanding why Shirou can perform magecraft despite presumably having had non-mage parents. (Also, it's just kind of weird that he seems to never say anything about them. He was certainly old enough to remember them when they died in the fire at the end of the fourth grail war.)


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Sometimes in the anime it would seem Erasehead have to be continuosly watching someone to erase their quirks, because if he stopped watching the target recovered his quirk, but in some of the episodes of the 4th season with Eri and with some of the villains from Overhaul's band it would seem that after watching them once their quirks got erased for a while.

Does Eraserhead have to be continuosly watching someone to erase their quirks?


texts: How did no one notice that Rukia's special order was defective?

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In Episode 6, when Rukia went to replenish her supplies from Kisuke, she asked about her special order in which Kisuke sent Ururu to look for it. After looking at it, Kisuke said that the one Rukia got was the only one he could get as it was hard to get. Later, he finds that the box was marked as defective.

What I don't get is how no one knew it was defective. If Kisuke's supplier marked it as such, firstly wouldn't they have had it destroyed because of Soul Society's orders to destroy Mod Souls? If they ignored the order, then Kisuke should have known because he would have seen the box and opened it, checking what it was because he knew it wasn't Chappy which is what Rukia said she wanted when Ichigo was complaining about it being a duck. If the box wasn't marked as defective before it arrived, then Kisuke must have done it and was fully aware it was defective in the first place.

How did no one notice that Rukia's special order was defective before she came to pick it up?


texts: Why are most people in anime white or European-looking (instead of Japanese)?

texts: Anatomically speaking Europeans don't look like that either. But most of the people look more European than Japanese, at least it seems to me ... Maybe it's the round eyes? And the non-black hair in some cases?


texts: Why isn't there any continuation to the Planetes' anime?

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Planetes was really well received but yet it doesn't have an anime continuation even though I hear the manga goes well beyond the anime (I think until exploration to Jupiter?).

I can't seem to find any reason why it's not happening, is it because it didn't have enough viewers or is it because it's been too long since the anime last aired? Usually anime that won't get a conclusion has an explicit reason but this one doesn't and it's really bothersome.


texts: Is 17 really "slightly stronger" than 18?

texts: In Dragon Ball Z , 17 referred to himself as the strongest fighter (before he knew the power of 16, Cell, etc). I don't remember where, but I'm positive that it was mentioned he was slightly stronger than 18. Now with the events of Dragon Ball Super and the Goku vs 17 sparring, is this still a valid assertion or has it been retconned?


texts: Can all types of devil fruit be awakened?

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Can all types of devil fruit like Paramecia Type, Zoan type, and Logia be used in the awakening mode that Doflamingo mentioned and used against Luffy?

For e.g. let's take an Ancient Zoan type DF user like captain X-Drake, can he achieve an awakening stage for his type of DF?


texts: What is the fate of Densuke at the end of the last episode?

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In episode 23, Densuke is "lost" (mobbed my illegals) when he was protecting Yuuko (Okonogi) from illegals.

However, in the last episode, Yuuko and Kyouko both are able to see Densuke without their Dennou Eyeglasses. How is this possible (since Densuke only exists in the virtual space)? Does this mean he was reborn or is the meaning purely figurative?


texts: Why was Light only targeting Japanese criminals when he was in the US?

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When Light's sister is kidnapped by Mellow's gang and the Kira Task Force goes to the US to do the trade for her with the Death Note, when things start getting out of control Light yells at Misa to keep writing in the Death Note.

Light: MISA! Just shut up and do like I told you, all right?! Look! I need you to keep killing Japanese criminals so just do that! This guy’s obviously investigating Kira and he won’t give up. If the killings are delayed, we are in trouble. Don’t you understand?

But as shown when L was investigating, Light focusing on an area is what lead to L's conclusion that Kira was Japanese and at this moment Light knew of Near's SPK in the US, not to mention Kira targets criminals around the world and gets a lot of the information from the internet.

Soichiro: But still, it’s impossible for us to sensor everything on the Internet. And we haven’t had any new leads in a while.
Matsuda: But posting names with faces online, I’m sorry, but if you ask me, it’s the people doing that who deserve to die. But I guess, that’s never gonna happen. Kira gets a lot of his information from the Internet so he’s not gonna kill those people.

I get why Light doesn't want the killings to die down but why is Light targeting Japanese criminals while he was in the US?
NOTE: I'm watching the English Dub released by Madman in Australia which I assume is the same Dub released by Viz Media.


texts: How was the Dai-Gurren improved in episode 12?

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In Gurren Lagann, Episode 12, The group take a break on the beach as the Dai-Gurren has to undergo some changes so that it can become sea-worthy.

In the picture we can see that it's been given a kayak-like paddle, but the ship never seems to use it throughout the episode. Presumably it's just for fun.

What actual improvements did the ship go under that set them back?

Is the paddle actually used (perhaps in the manga)?


texts: An animated movie set in a post-apocalyptic future where the main girl has to collect a last spirit

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I remember watching a movie between the years 2007 and 2011. I am pretty sure it was an anime because it was animated.

I remember a futuristic setting with the planet earth in ruins. The main character was a girl and I think I remember deaths (as in people died) :3 but it couldn't have been anything extreme since I was around 11-14 years old and had never watched anime at that point and would have been turned off by that.

I remember something about a last plant or a spirit that the main character had to collect and maybe the earth having radiation or disease that needed her to wear a special suit, and I also remember her having to go through a test when she got back to base which was some ship to test her for this disease or thing.

I also remember a guy failing this test and some people at the end trying to get to a vehicle like a truck with an open top but that is about it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Does Koyomi ever get more powerful in the Anime or Light Novels?

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Looking back on Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari, it seems that

   Koyomi is really weak compared to all of the oddities he faces. Suruga's monkey form easily defeats him (even though his power was temporarily boosted). The snakes in Nadeko snake would have killed him had Kanbaru not intervened, he needed to be saved from Black Hanekawa by Shinobu. In the latest episode he would probably have died if Yozuru had decided to prolong the fight. This is in spite of him getting the largest power-up yet from Shinobu.

Considering that he once told his sisters that

  The first requirement of being a hero is to be strong, and the they're fakes given their lack of strength, it seems odd that Koyomi is so underpowered compared to the oddities he faces.

Does he ever get stronger in later episodes or in the Light Novels?


texts: In Dragon Ball Super Broly , Broly is measured his power level when he was a kid and the measure is 920. How old was Broly when he was measured 920 of power level?


texts: How do cursed tools identify their owners?

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I see that cursed tools pass from a owner to the next when the owner relinquish ownership (like when Haruaki asked Kirika to give him the Tragic Black River belt) or when the owner dies and someone claims ownership (the The Indigo Vessel and Rawhide FCD comes to mind).

Since the curses normally affects their owners or people related to their owners, how exactly are the ownership given? Can tools decide to change ownership without killing their owners or with their owners relinquishing ownership?


texts: How was Sato able to provide so many internal organs in Ajin Demi Human?

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In Ajin: Demi Human, Sato is able to trade internal organs for military weapons and guns. Initially I thought that he was just using his own organs, as when he brought more he mentions "He has a lot more guys now".

But seeing how the organs disintegrate when they are left behind/regrown, was he just taking them from the civilians/police they killed?

Or where did Sato get the internal organs from?


texts: Why didn't anybody recognize the Z fighters at the Cell games?

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During the Cell-games saga, Mr. Satan was supposed to be the World Martial Arts champion and he was held in high regard by most common people.

By contrast the Z-fighters, most of whom just happened to be high profile fighters from the 21st through the 23rd World Martial Arts tournaments, were perceived to be nobodies by the general populace.

But they were all the top contestants of the previous Martial arts tournament, which can't be too much more than 15 years before the Cell games.

They were the highest profile Martial artists of the previous decade.

If we compared this to modern boxing, it would be analogous to praising Wladimir Klitschko, but completely dismissing Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfiled.(although Klitschko is younger).

I can understand why they didn't recognize Goku, but Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin should have been immediately recognizable.

Why were they dismissed so much?


texts: Early in the Dragon Ball series, Goku and Krillin rescue a chick named Launch who could switch personalities by sneezing. What happened to her? They don't give any mention about her in Dragon Ball Z or GT, and she seems to have just disappeared in Dragon Ball.


texts: What causes a change in attractor fields in Steins; Gate?

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I understand that the first D-Mail is what caused the initial shift in AF. It wasn't necessarily the contents of the message, but the fact that SERN was able to identify that Okabe had a "time machine".
What I don't quite understand is why that particular D-Mail caused a shift in attractor fields, but the others after that didn't. Does the change need to be significant before the attractor field changes? I know that there are numbers associated with each AF (0-.99%, 1-1.99%, etc). Does that have anything to do with it?


texts: Where does the shroom on the head come from?

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If been re-watching some Gintama episodes and noticed the parasitic mushrooms in some episode. Which started to grow on their head and slowly take them over.
I also came across the pokemon Paras to which something pretty similar happens:

While Paras' symbiotic relationship with the mushrooms on its back isn't exactly normal, it is beneficial for both; Paras feeds the mushrooms with its body, and the fungus provides additional means of defense. Exactly how much control the mushrooms can exert over the Pokemon isn't clear, but odd goes to disturbing when Paras evolves into Parasect.
It's hard to say exactly what change takes place at Level 24, but for some reason, the mushrooms take their chance and merge into a single organism, taking over the Paras in the process. With heightened aggression and a pair of zombified milky eyes, anything cute or endearing about Paras is replaced by a demonic drone known as Parasect.

So now my question: where does the parasitic mushroom come from? Is this made up in anime, or like allot of other anime components based on some kind of folk lore?


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The Vampire Knight timeline is kind of confusing and a lot of the backstory is told in relatively fragmented pieces.

What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow?


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What song starts playing at 19:11 in Naruto episode 28 Eat or be Eaten: Panic in the forest???

https://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto/episode-28-eat-or-be-eaten-panic-in-the-forest-520336


texts: How many demon forms does Mirajane have?

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As what I've known, Mirajane has only 3 forms :

Satan Soul
Halphas
Sitri

I wonder if how many demon forms does Mirajane have (not yet discovered)? Is it three forms only?


texts: What is this song played in s6 ep6 in Hunter x Hunter

texts: There is this song with a high tempo playing around 8:30 in the episode when the chase scene starts


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I have read the raws, but since my japanese isn't very good, I'm not entirely sure about what happened. According to what I understood, Junichirou built a time machine and went to the future. More precisely, the manga shows that he's currently at Africa. But I still have many questions:

Why exactly did he go to future? Was he "sacrificing himself?"
Won't he come back to the present? What about his sister and friends?

I'm quite confused, as you can see. Thank you very much for your attention!


texts: Why haven't the 2nd generation Digi-destined (excluding Hikari and Takeru) aged?

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In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (excluding Hikari and Takeru).

From the vague scenes, it appears that they have not aged much, if at all (especially considering that Hikari and Takeru, who are more or less the same age, have aged rather noticeably). Why is this the case?


texts: What song plays in the beginning of Noragami episode 12?

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I'm looking for the song that plays in the very first scene of Noragami episode 12 (first season). I've searched many times but for some reason I can't find it.

The closest thing I could find is the song titled "Yatotan" and while that song is similar, it is not the one I am looking for.


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In Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, at the very beginning of the first episode, it showed the Book of Darkness activating. Later in the series, it showed this again, but continuing on showing that the Wolkenritter were summoned at this time, and they lived like a regular family with Hayate.

When they learn that the Book of Darkness was draining Hayate, the Wolkenritter began to attack the Time Space Administration in order to fill all the pages, thinking that by doing so they could save Hayate.

The Book of Darkness Incident, which would be the reference to the clashes between the Wolkenritter and the TSAB (particularity with Nanoha and Fate involved) is documented to have occurred in 0065 of the Mid-Childan Calendar, the same year that the Jewel Seed Incident occurred (first season of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha).

I am wondering, when were the Wolkenritter actually summoned to Hayate's side? Was it before, during, or after the Jewel Seed Incident?


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The Uchiha clan is descended from the Hyuuga, right? So then why is the Hyuuga clan not seen during the founding of the Konoha Village? How did the Uchiha awaken Sharingan, when originally they had Byakugan? How did they come into changing their name? Would an Uchiha be able to awaken Byakugan? On that note, what would happen if a person were to obtain byakugan, eternal mangekyou sharingan, and rinnegan?

EDIT (4/2/14):
So now Kaguya is shown to have Byakugan. It is evidence that Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuuga are indeed related. But how does the Hyuuga then come about?


texts: Every time HOMRA are about to battle, they always shouting "No Blood! No Bone! No Ash!" Does it have any meaning? Somehow I can relate "ash" to their burning power. (but it's just my assumption, and I don't know about the other)


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When Shoya confronts Miki in the story to ask whether she told anyone about him bullying Shoko, Miki makes the claim that she never once badmouthed Shoko, and that she always told Shoya to stop. Miki is portrayed as manipulative, but Shoya also admits that he might not remember things correctly:

  Miki is right... I probably altered my memories to make myself feel better. (Volume 5, page 112)

Could this be a case of an unreliable narrator? Can Miki's claim be validated?


texts: What actually happened with sword maiden and her goblins?

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In Chapter 29, the sword maiden seems to "know" something that she didn't share with Goblin Slayer's team.

What is it? Is the goblin brought by the sword maiden? Did the sword maiden betray all the adventurers? They mentioned something about no rat quests. Why? Is it related?

If the sword maiden knew that and didn't tell the adventurers wouldn't that mean the sword maiden risk the adventurers' life unnecessarily? Isn't that betrayal.


texts: Is there any explanation for how Akihiko Kayaba managed to trap everyone in SAO?

texts: It seems farfetched that Akihiko Kayaba would be able to sneak in all that malicious code into Sword Art Online without anyone knowing. Surely it would have been a big project with many developers. Furthermore, it seems like it would be difficult for him stop the other developers from fixing Sword Art Online. Even if he destroyed the source code or something, they still had a whole year to figure something out. Do the light novels shed any more light on Kayaba's scheme?


texts: Do songs that get used as openings/endings get sped up as well as cut?

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I was listening to the original song used as the opening for the first season of Hakuōki, and I realized that the tempo in the original was slower. I also listened to Vampire Knight's opening, and READY STEADY GO!, which was used as one of the openings for the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime, and they too had slower tempos than I originally thought.

I know that when a song is used as an opening for an anime, it gets cut down to about 1 minute (in most cases it's about 1/3 of the original). But does the song also get edited so it plays faster, or is this increase in tempo a result of the quality being dropped?


texts: What is going on with the transformations?? SSGSS is not stronger then SS1?

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What is the significance of a SS.god.SS when brolly as a ss.berserk can make goku and vegeta struggle to keep up?

After all the idea behind the transformations is more power and strength per each new transformation.
As I continue to watch the show, I see during the initial transformation they are "stronger and more powerful" but then later once the character returns back into the transformation, all that has changed was the hair colour, I am now starting to think that a super sayian 1 is just as strong as a SSGodSS,  and goku only uses SSGSS because he likes his hair to look blue,

To prove my point Ill refer to a couple fights that leave me speechless
1. Goku as a SS3 when up against Berus - Goku could even hit Berus infact a flick on the forehead knocked goku out.
- that shows the Power Level difference right there!!

Goku as a SS God (red hair) could not even fight Berus on earth because the shock of energy would destroy earth

this shows how much stronger a SSgod is compared to a regular sayain right?? Like a whole nother level!!!

Goku as a SSGodSS (blue hair) actually scared Berus as goku was able to match Berus"s level

GODLY!!!

With that being said, goku should have no problem as a super sayian blue fighting with brolly, who is one step past SS1 and under a SS2 level, - to me I cannot make sense of this??? Unless dB super is trying to say, brolly is stronger then Berus, ssgss goku and vegeta, and if that is the case, then what's the point of having a SS2, SS3, SSGod, SSGSS, or now Ultra Instinct which I know is not a real SS transformation?

I honestly expect as a SSGSS goku should struggle against real strong enemies, but up against a Lower class sayian transformation goku should be wiping the floor with them.

I like brolly and always have, but there is just no way, he should be able to even see gokus movements when is blue, along with Berus. So I feel like the God transformation is being so undercut it's not funny and is actually making me a bit upset with the series,

To add insult to injury, they gave brolly 3 movies, in which it didn't take the strength of a SSGodSS to defeat him! 3 normal ss took him on, plus some help with the Z fighters team to be live punching bags.

I'm confident that a SSblueSS Kamehameha point blank range at brollys face should leave brolly headless


texts: Why is there a war in "Fireball" and "Fireball Charming"?

texts: I know that there isn't any story in the series, but they do sometimes get into details about the setting (Merkur Era 48,650-48,794). Was there any reason given for the ongoing (very long) war with humanity that is constantly raging outside the manor? Or anything that can be gleaned from interviews with writer/director Wataru Arakawa?


texts: Is the grip shown in Hikaru no Go really used by expert Go players?

texts: In an early episode of Hikaru no Go Akira Toya comments that Hikaru must be a beginner because he's holding his stones incorrectly. In the show, it is shown that real Go players use a grip that only uses their index and ring fingers. Is this true in the real world? And if so, what exactly is the advantage of this grip? It seems to me that not using your thumb would be more likely to lead to dropping a stone accidentally, so I'm having trouble seeing why it would be used.


texts: Does “Aria the Scarlet Ammo” manga continue off from the anime, or does it turn into the spinoff?

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I'm considering reading Hidan no Aria after watching the anime (a long time ago). I remember when the spinoff came instead of season two and was fairly disappointed.

Does the manga continue with the same main characters?


texts: What's the meaning of the spell's name that Wendy uses to cure Natsu's vehicle-sickness?

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In chapter 152 Wendy cures Natsu's sickness for vehicles. When doing this enchantment/spell she says TROIA:

What does that mean? Is it just a random word?

I ask this because troia is the Italian word for whore, but I hope it isn't related to this.  I'm reading the manga in English, so that's not an Italian translation.


texts: Why is Kabuto referred to as "Four Eyes"?

texts: During the fight between Jiraiya and Tsunade against Orochimaru and Kabuto in the Search for Tsunade Arc, Jiraiya refers to Kabuto as "Four Eyes". Why did he get that name?


texts: Why does Renge cosplay as Kisaragi Quon?

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In episode 7 of Ouran, Renge cosplays (poorly) as Kisaragi Quon from RahXephon.

But why?

I suppose it could just be a throwaway reference, given that that Ouran and RahXephon are both Bones productions; I'm just wondering if there's any greater depth to it than that.


texts: In episode 4 of Golden Time is that the same Nana?

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At 15:27 in episode 4 of Golden Time, is that Nana the same as one of the mains in NANA?

The girl was decked out in a punk rock outfit, lugged around a guitar and gave the characters tickets to a show she's performing at. She called herself Nana. I was wondering if it's supposed to be the same Nana as one of the mains in the NANA series?


texts: Has Shoji Kawamori ever commented on Robotech?

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Harmony Gold infamously dubbed Macross as the first part of the Robotech saga. Character names, music, and some story elements were changed or removed completely. This has long been a matter of contention between the fans of both series, as well as having a lot of legal ramifications.

But has the creator of Macross, Shoji Kawamori, ever commented on the existence of Robotech?


texts: Do all published manga originate from one-shots?

texts: I heard that some popular manga (for example - Naruto, Nurarihyon no Mago, Beelzebub) are published as one-shots during their first try. I want to know if that applies to all manga or not? Would many manga be published as a one-shot first?


texts: There are 10 demon slayer ranks, Tanjiro being the lowest was able to put some fight against Lower Moon Rui. Which demon slayer rank is needed to be able to defeat a Twelve Demon Moon Lower Moon?


texts: Who were the people in Asuna's flashback in episode 18?

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In the episode 18 of SAO II, there was a flashback of Asuna's trip to Kyoto. In it, she's seen talking to some guys. She declines that this is an arranged marriage, but there was no mention of who they were or what it was about.

Who were these people? Is this going to be significant to the story in any way?

Please remember to use spoiler tags when necessary.


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I was watching One Piece when I remembered that there was a guy Sanji saved back in the Baratie arc. Then I looked up his name, and it was Gin.

I remember that when Krieg launched the poison attack, Gin gave his mask to Luffy, essentially sacrificing himself in the process.

They said he took a lethal amount of poison, yet we don't know if he died after the events. We only know that he and his crew (including Pandaman) sailed away on a ship that wasn't the ideal size, and Gin said to Luffy that he's going to meet him again.

Did he die? I'm quite far in the story, and he hasn't returned thus far. Challenging Luffy also wouldn't be a very sane idea if he knew he was going to be dead in couple of hours, and there's virtually no chance they meet again in that time.


texts: Difference between Kumiho(Gumiho) and Kurama

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Kumiho and Kurama are two different names identifying the one and only nine tailed fox...

Is there any specific difference like Powers and abilities that relates to the mythology

Some even call it Gumiho

Now I'm confused


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In vomiting scenes, the liquid is censored by rainbow, mosaics or bright light. Why do they censor puke? Blood shedding, killing, fighting, taking alcohol, bad language, nudity (without showing genitals), vandalism, etc are almost never censored. Why is vomiting treated like this?
Examples
Mosaic censor in Gintama.

Rainbow censor from Nichijou.

White light censor from another show.

Old shows (the ones aired before 2010) usually don't censor vomiting.
Golden Boy (1995-1996)


texts: In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what is the metaphor of Nanami's egg?

texts: Ikuhara had said it would be better if we didn't know, but I want to know. What is the meaning behind Nanami's egg? Especially when she wakes up from an apparent dream, and finds a smashed egg in her bedsheets.


texts: Why did Chouji get fat when he received Naruto and Kurama's Chakra?

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Why did Chouji get fat from receiving Naruto and Kurama's Chakra? Chouji didn't activate any technique for it to happen, actually he was surprised.

Do Akimichi bodies just naturally convert chakra into fat?


texts: In the Raildex Setting, How Did Accelerator Manage to Kill over 10,000 Clones in the Sister's Arc?

texts: Assuming that the project went on for 6 months before Touma stopped it, Accelerator would have had to kill roughly 55 clones each day to kill 10,000 in time. That seems fairly ridiculous. Assuming he sleeps for 8 hours each day, he would then need to kill about three and a half clones every hour, and that is if he does not eat, use the bathroom, go to school, or do anything besides kill clones. Given that each one still took him a few minutes to kill (because he toyed with them) and that he needed to transit between the scheduled combat locations, the rate of killing just seems infeasible. Additionally, I severely doubt he could psychologically deal with so much killing. Even a sadistic maniac would probably get bored after killing a few hundred people, and Accelerator seems more uncaring than outright sadistic. Did Kamachi just not do his math when figuring out how many clones there were?


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I really loved Paprika, but I ended up sort of confused by it.

During the course of the film,

   the dreams break through into reality.

My question is, was it just a mass hallucination, or was it real?


texts: What is the origin of the trope where a person lays on the ground with their "soul" coming out of their mouth?

texts: So I was re-reading the Fullmetal Alchemist series recently. I noticed this scene below with the man presumably on the verge of death with I presume to be his "soul" coming out of his mouth. I was wondering what the origin of this trope is, since I have often seen this in other mangas and animes.


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Before the events of Black Cat, Chronos apparently wiped out all the Taoists. When Shiki turns up he claims that he is a Taoist and that not even Chronos could wipe out an entire tribe.

After Creed defected his Apostles of the Stars are comprised of Taoists however Charden Flamberg and Kyoko Kirisaki had been traveling around giving away a potion which grants Tao Power to those who drink it.

I am wondering, are all the Taoists in the Apostles of the Stars are survivors from the war against Chronos or did some of them drink the potion? if so which ones?


texts: Can momo create any kind of weapon? I've seen she creates a shield and a staff and I believe she once created a sort of bazooka. Could she create a very powerful weapon to destroy anything? Or do her power have any limits in which weapons she can create?


texts: How did Goten and Trunks become Super Saiyan so easily?

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Most Saiyan (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, etc.) who evolved into Super Saiyan had trouble fulfilling one of the requirements to evolve: Their rage or other emotions had to be extreme.

However, there are two exceptions: Goten and Trunks (not the Trunks from the future). How did they achieve it? They hadn't seen or done anything that could drive them to such a level of rage/intense emotion to allow them to turn into Super Saiyan.


texts: Where is the first track of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S OST 2 first played?

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The OST in question can be found here. I'm looking for where it was played in the anime.

The title says "Saijaku VS Saikyou (最弱 VS 最強)," which translates to "Weakest vs Strongest," but I don't seem to hear it in Touma vs Accelerator's battle.


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What does the note from chapter 14 say?
Here's the note from the last chapter:


texts: Is Ash's time in Kanto's Safari Zone ever detailed?

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When Ash returns to Pallet Town in the first series, I think after he got all the badges and was preparing for the Pokemon League Championships. When they were in Professor Oak's lab, Oak showed off Ash's extra pokemon that was sent to him pointing out that most were Tauros caught in the Safari Zone.

When I first saw the series I didn't recall it ever showing that Ash went there. So I am wondering if Ash's time in Kanto's Safari Zone was ever detailed anywhere, like why he caught nothing but Tauros or what happened in regards to Pikachu (as in the games you aren't allowed to take pokemon into the Safari Zone and I think it was the same in Yellow where you no longer have Pikachu follow you in there until you leave).


texts: Is the person who appeared at the very end of Fate/Stay Night UBW (desert scene) Archer or Shirou?

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Right after Archer ended his monologue, he fades away. Then we see Shirou (or Archer) walking in a desert.

I wouldn't have any doubts concerning this scene whether it's Shirou or Archer (it would've been Archer who's taking part in a new mission) if he hadn't had orange hairs which don't fit Archer. So if it's not him, then it has to be Shirou in the future. If that's true, then why is he travelling alone and not with Rin?

According to a review and two similar questions on Reddit, there might also be a third possibility which Kinoko Nasu (author of Fate/Stay Night) explained (though, it seems it was only a suggestion or request to ufotable which hadn't been accepted by this studio):

“Desert scene- After the end credits. A desert scene, same as the opening. Shirou walks alone. His strength falters and he stops walking. Shirou looks down to shield his eyes from the sandstorm and sees traces of someone else having been there (the place where Archer stopped). Shirou breathes out and looks up. There’s fake endurance in his expression, but it’s full of hope. Shirou walks away with a steady gait. The camera lingers on the traces of Archer’s presence, and watches Shirou leave as the shot ends.”

According to this explanation (if ufotable did accept Kinoko's suggestion, but only changed it a bit), this scene might be just some sort of a metaphor which hints that Shirou will be able to make a step forward and therefore doesn't have to suffer like Archer. Or is this supposed to be a time leap and not a metaphor?

What's the right conclusion?


texts: Why did Ainz tell Aura not to set her alarm on her watch at 19:19 and 7:21?

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I came across this in the Trivia section of Bukubukuchagama on Overlord Wiki:

  Giving the watch with her voice to Aura, Ainz told her not to set an alarm at 19:19 or 7:21. These numbers can be read as a sexual word in Japanese wordplay. It seems that she recorded her voice for an H-Game at that alarm.

Since I don't know Japanese, I am curious to know how they are read.


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I was reading a scanlation of the Evangelion manga and noticed that Toji consistently uses a lot of "informal"-sounding speech. I chalked this up to poor translation quality — I tend to find this sort of thing distracting — but when I read a licensed translation to English, I saw similar language. For example, from ch. 20: "Ikari! Yer not allowed ta look!"

Later, Asuka accidentally provokes someone at the arcade. Someone, possibly Suzuhara, tells Toji to talk to the angered man because both have the same "accent". Thus, it seems unlikely that Toji's language is similar to, for example, Shinji's, when he asks Toji "Whadda mean?" after being asked about his exchange with Rei in the same chapter. In other words, it does not sound like Toji's habits fall within the "normal" bounds of variation in how people are supposed to talk.

What is this "accent"? What is Toji's language supposed to correspond to in the Japanese original?


texts: Which song plays when Alucard walks in the forest in episode 1 of Hellsing original?

texts: There is a music that plays in Episode 1 at the 07:14 mark, just as Alucard walks in the forest. Could anyone identify that song and the OST?


texts: I'm confused as to why Luffy rung the bell 16 times. A navy member said it's a declaration of war whereas a pirate said it's about the change of an era. Can someone please explain what exactly is the reason behind it??


texts: What is the point of the incest in the research group?

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In episode 6 of B The Beginning, we learn that a group of researchers:

   "Without a particular plan, they began an inbreeding program which produced malformed, insane offspring the called the Promising Ones".

It seems that the incest/inbreeding probably wouldn't be relevant, especially because the researchers didn't have a clue how to work on the material (the stuff they were researching), nor how to determine if one was more or less qualified to work with it.  Why then, is it included?  What purpose does the inbreeding have?  Or is it just to feed into anime's obsession with incest?

I tried to word the question such that it wouldn't be one giant spoiler.  To anyone who is familiar with the source material, this should make sense.  To others, it's just more common tropes.


texts: An anime about MMO with a glasses wearing protagonist

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A friend of mine recently recommended me an anime. He told me the name, but I forgot to note it down, and now I don't remember it.

It's about people who are trapped in a fictional MMO and can't get back to the real world. When he told me that, I asked if he was talking about Sword Arts Online, but he told me that wasn't it. Unlike SAO, people who die in that MMO revive some time later, so death is not permanent.

He said I'd be particularly interested in the protagonist, since he's smart, analytical, quite the strategist, and wears glasses.

He also told me the anime was more about society than about the actual game.

Finally, I remember him telling me that the anime is still ongoing, but that was a few weeks ago, so it might have ended recently, or not.

What's the name of the anime he told me about?


texts: I was wondering if there are any specific details about how much damage Saiyan armor can absorb?


texts: Can you conditionally kill someone with the death note?

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Lets say you write "some dude dies of a heart attack at 3:00 PM if it is cloudy out". Does the dude die? What if you said "some dude commits suicide by gun at 3:00 PM if it is cloudy out", so that it is just up to him whether or not to decide to die.

Any idea what would happen in these cases?


texts: Why doesn't Ash uses any of the Pokemon he caught in previous regions, apart from Pikachu? We only seem him use Charizard in Best Wishes and a few examples in Diamond & Pearl (only so far though because XY&Z haven't finished). I get how he wants to start fresh with each new region and use new Pokemon to beat the league (to make it more adventurous), but is there a specific reason for why he doesn't use them?


texts: What's the meaning of the 'Out' suffix in "Mental Out" and "Skill Out"?

texts: What's the meaning of the 'Out' suffix in "Mental Out" and "Skill-Out"?


texts: What is this anime which started with a boy and his sister riding on a train to another dimension to search for their scientist parents?

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I watched this anime 10 years ago or more, and I missed the ending. During my childhood, this is one of my favorites.

The anime started with a little boy and his little sister riding a train at midnight to search for their lost parents. They met a girl in the train who rode the train to unlock the mystery of the train, and she also revealed that the train only appeared at midnight. The siblings told her they were in search of their parents who were scientist and was lost during the blast a year ago.

Their journey began when the train sent them into another dimension or world, where they met a man who possessed a gun with bullets of different type of effect (like fire, ice, water, air, etc.). Eventually, the man joined them in their search for the children's parent and sent them home too.

I guess that's a lot. Hope someone knows. Thank you :)


texts: In Naruto it us shown that Tsunade is Hashirama's granddaughter. Does that mean she is the daughter of Hashirama's son? So who is Hashirama's son ?


texts: Why do the three admirals of One Piece Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru have different(opposite) power from their character?

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I have been watching the anime and reading the manga of One Piece for 2 years and I found out some strange and good things.

One of the things I found out recently is that all three Admirals have different(opposite) powers from their behaviour.

Akainu has the power of magama but is cold hearted
Aokiji has the power of ice but is warm hearted
Kizaru has the power of the speed of light but is a slow talker

Is there any back story on these traits?


texts: Why do all one-star students look the same?

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In Honnouji Academy, there are four levels of student: no-star, one-star, two-star, and three-star. However, only the one-star students all look the same. The only exception is for Suzuki, who stole a one-star uniform in the first episode.

Is there any reason why that is?


texts: Is there significance to this frame from the season 2 opening?

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Pictured are 6 members from the 104th training regimen, but they seem somewhat randomly selected.

At least, that is until:

   We find out that the two on the left are the armoured and colossal titans, and then Eren, who is also a titan, appears to be center-left.

Is there some significance or implication to this picture?


texts: What was the meaning behind Tetsuro's pendant?

texts: In Galaxy Express 999 (the movie) was the purpose of Tetsuro's pendant ever explained? We see at the end that Maetel was holding one that embodied her dad's soul and it is what she uses to destroy planet Maetel, but Teturo's is never really explained. Or did I miss something?


texts: Song played at the end of episode 20 of Parasyte

texts: Does anyone know the suspense build-up song being played at the end of episode 20 when the military enters the courtroom? Thanks!


texts: What happens if citizens take off the PM?

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In the first episode we learn that the PM (Peace Makers) are used to check if a citizen is using blacklisted words.

Couldn't they just take take the device off when they aren't in public instead of having to use some cellphone to disrupt the PM's surveillance?


texts: My question is, if kekkei tota is a bloodline limit, then how did the 2nd tsuchikage (Mu) teach it to Ohnoki the 3rd tsuchikage (who are not from the same bloodline)? Or does kekkei tota work differently than kekkei genkai?


texts: Would Sasuke awaken 2nd Rinnegan if he in some case accept arm with Hashirama's cells

texts: Im asking this because Madara got both of them when he implanted Hashirama's cells in his body.Would it work for Sasuke too?


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So I came across the following picture in chat. What anime are the cats watching?

Even cats love anime.


texts: Are the Homunculi abilities based on the sins?

texts: I understand Gluttony's ability of being able to ingest anything being related to the title Gluttony. I was wondering about the other Homunculi's abilities (from FMA:B, not FMA) and whether they have any relation to the sins or to any biblical story relating to the sins.


texts: Why did Itachi's amaterasu not burn the entire inn?

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In the original Naruto series there is a confrontation between Jiraiya and Itachi. Jiraiya tries to stop Itachi from escaping by trapping him and Kisame inside the stomach of a toad. Itachi was able to escape the stomach by burning a hole through to the other side using amaterasu.

The flames produced by amaterasu are supposed to burn for seven days and seven nights. Also, the flames cannot be extinguished with water.

So, my question is why was the inn they were in not destroyed? The flames should have spread and burned the entire inn.


texts: Does Kaguya Otsutsuki have universal level power?

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I was told that Kaguya Otsutsuki is able to create and destroy universes or something and that she has universal level power and also that base level Momoshiki is also universal level.
Although I haven’t gotten to that part, I wanted to know if this is true or if the power scaling is off, because that sounds really off. How will anyone be able to beat someone that strong?


texts: Which volumes are covered by Oregairu season 1 and 2?

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According to this news article on ANN, Oregairu is going to get a second anime season.

How many volumes have been covered by the first season? And which volumes will be animated in the second season?


texts: Why is Haruhi Suzumiya considered shonen?

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Why is Haruhi Suzumiya considered shonen ?

There are some serious and hard to interpret dialogs in the series.

Or is it considered a shonen with some seinen mixed anime ?


texts: After seeing this discussion here, I think how come Edo-tensei nagato had rinnegan. Nagato's original eyes were normal. He received rinnegan from madara. So his edo tensei form should have had normal eyes not rinnegan, if edo tensei brings the original soul; because his eyes were normal until madara gave him his rinnegan.


texts: Are all gold saints supposed to be equally strong?

texts: I've read some comments in internet where they refered to a supposed answer of the creator of Saint Seiya stating that all saints were equally strong. Is this true? This doesnt seem to be what's shown in the series and what fans in general think is saints like Shaka and Saga are usually ranked higher.


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In Sword Art Offline 2 episode 7, Asuna comments that Yuuki not only is a rare tomboy female player but also talks like a boy.

Now, I watched the English dub and didn't pick that up so I guess it is something you'd only hear when you watch the sub with Japanese audio, but even in Sword Art Offline which was never dubbed (only subbed with Japanese audio), I didn't get an impression that Yuuki was talking like a boy.

So how is it that Yuuki talks like a boy?


texts: Can a Devil Fruit user pass on powers to their children?

texts: If a Devil Fruit user has a child with a person or another Devil Fruit user, would said child have a similar power, the same power, or no power and just be a regular child? Because from what I've seen in a lot of superhero movies, when they have kids, their kids might have the same or similar power. Would Devil Fruit powers be any different from that?


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In Non Non Biyori, Koshigaya Suguru is the older brother of Komari and Natsumi. Most sources note that he has essentially no presence and very little speaking in the series. This is played for humorous effect a number of times.

I'm wondering if he even has any spoken lines or voice acting in the anime. If so, who is his voice actor? Most sources (e.g. Wikipedia) don't list a voice actor at all, but also don't explicitly say that he is totally unvoiced.


texts: Does Wendy Marvell have a couple? If not, why?

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Fairy Tail has ended, but I realize that Wendy doesn't seem to have a relationship with a man as a couple.

I think it's logical because she's too young to get a couple.

Is my reasoning true? Otherwise, is there any reason why she doesn't have a couple?


texts: How much of the Natsume's Book of Friends manga was adapted into the anime?

texts: The anime series currently has 6 seasons. How much of the manga was adapted into these 6 seasons? Are there any differences in the plot between the anime and the manga?


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(Spoilers Dragon Ball Super episode 120)

   Gohan fights against Koichiarator to allow Goku and Vegeta to recover their energies, so them who are presumably stronger than him can fight stronger opponents from universe 11. But then Goku and Vegeta in Super Saiyan Blue have an even beam struggle against Koichiarator, which makes Koichiarator looks stronger than a Super Saiyan Blue, but later Gohan alone (who was accumulating energy for a Kamehameha) has a beam struggle with Koichiarator and wins (the struggle, not the match) .

So, How strong is Koichiarator then?


texts: Does Kale super saiyajin green transformation have a name?

texts: Kale aka "female Broly" (unofficial nickname) is shown to have a super saiyan transformation of green color similar in aspect to the transformation of Broly. Does this transformation already have an official name? (from japanese magazines, previews, etc.?)


texts: Is there a Naruto and One Piece crossover manga?

texts: Is there a Naruto or One Piece crossover manga or anime?  Have both of the authors collaborated in anyway?


texts: How were the English translations of character names for Hunter x Hunter conceived?

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If Togashi originally conceived the names in Japanese, for example Furikusu, how was it decided that this would translate into the decidedly weird Freecss, with 2 's'?

How did Zorudikku become the decidedly English-sounding Zoldyck?

How is the official spelling of names like Zushi decided from Zooci, or Killua over Kirua? Or when Chrollo is used over Kuroro?

Is it all simply a translator's discretion, or is there input from someone else about what they might have been intended to be?


texts: Is there such a thing as an 'Indie'/Alternative anime scene?

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Having followed anime for some time, one thing I have noticed, at least from my perspective, is that there is no equivalent of the Indie/Alternative scene when it comes to anime.

What I mean by this is that the vast majority of anime seems to be produced and distributed by some corporate production studio(s). While my knowledge of anime production is quite limited, this would seem to hold for most anime.

What reasons are there for this trend or am I wrong in assuming the lack of an alternative scene?

If I am wrong, then what can be considered as Indie anime?

Notes: In response to Euphorics's comment, 'Anime' in this context refers to any and all forms of Japanese animated media. The form of distribution, length and animation style are the kind of details I'm looking for in the answers.

Additionally, I am aware of the existence of Doujinshi as a form of independently made Manga, although I wasn't aware of the fact that it included music as well (Thank you Rapitor for that) but I am mainly interested in the animated medium in the context of this question.


texts: What's the tune that Noel is humming in Sora no Method?

texts: What's the tune that Noel is humming as heard in around 02:55 of Episode 5? It seems that Nonoka also knows that tune. It also played as the ED of Episode 7. Does someone know how to tranlate the credits? I think the title is stated somewhere there.


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After the death of Pain, the fake Madara fights Konan to know the location of Pain's body...During this he mentions that the Rinnegan is his and he wants it back...I couldn't understand this..

Was Pain born with Rinnegan or was it implanted by fake Madara?


texts: Things that aren't explained in the anime

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I've watched the anime of Brynhildr in the Darkness, however the story in the manga continues from what I've heard. It seems that some questions at the end are answered in the manga which I haven't read:

Why are the girls alive again in the end, except one of them?
Were they succesfull with creating their own pills?
Is it really impossible for Kuroha Neko to regain her memories?


texts: Have there been any anime with actual product placement?

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In Steins;Gate, Dr. Pepper is mentioned several times as the "An Intellectual Drink, For The Chosen Ones".

I've seen a lot of other shows that have stores or products with similar names to the real-life brand, so that the producers can avoid copyright issues.

Even though the inclusion of Dr.Pepper wasn't asked for by the Dr.Pepper company, after the release of Steins;Gate the sales in Japan for Dr.Pepper shot up. ref.

Have there been any anime where a company has paid for their product to be included in the show?


texts: Can a child inherit both their parents' clans jutsu?

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Can a child in Naruto inherit both abilities from his parents' clans?

For example, if Ino and Sasuke had a child is there a possibility for it to have both Uchiha's Sharingan and Yamanaka's mind transfer jutsu?


texts: What animes or trends in anime was Evangelion a response to?

texts: It has been said that in some ways Evangelion is Anno's critique to what he saw as wrong with the mecha anime genre of the time.  Lists of shows that Evangelion has influenced abound, but what were the titles that Anno was critiquing?


texts: Did the beast titan walk all the way to the wall, and can the Beast Titan run?

texts: When we saw the first glimpse of the Beast Titan in season 2, he was walking slow, at least compared to titans that we have seen. It seems unlikely that he would transform just to simply walk at a slow pace. It would be much faster if he ran to the wall, but I am not sure if he can actually run. His arms are very long in comparison to his body size. When he stands up he touches his ankles. With all of these facts together I am not sure if he simply walked or ran (or if he can for that matter).


texts: Did Bleach drop in popularity from 2010 onwards?

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I stumbled upon a MAL post. Which had a nice graph which displays that after a small peak in 2010, bleach had a significant drop in rank.
This same post also claims that this data was biased, as the ranking is determined per chapter. Aka, people didn't like the arc bleach was at.
This drop was also visible in the yearly sales

November 23, 2009 to November 21, 2010: 5th place by selling 5,204,193 copies.
Nov 22nd 2010 - Nov 20th 2011. 8th place by selling 4,187,258 copies.
November 21, 2011 to November 18, 2012. 12th place by selling 2,974,750 copies.

However, unlike in the below chart, the sales popularity seems to remain consistently above 2.5 Mil, until 2016, where it dropped to 2.2 Mil. Suggesting it's popularity just normalized, instead of really 'dropping'
So what really happened to Bleach? Did it really suffer from a significant drop in popularity as shown in the graph below? Or is this just misinterpreted data by a user?


texts: Can someone identify this girl in Nurarihyon no Mago?

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I left the title ambiguous as my question is slightly spoiler-ish.

   Who is this girl who killed Nura Rikuo's father, Nura Rihan?

Did they actually say who she was? Or am I right that they never flat out said it?

   Hagoromo Gitsune was still sealed, so it couldn't have been her. But I know it has something to do with Hagoromo Gitsune's curse.


texts: Why do anime production studios never seem to announce if they plan to cancel a series, often just leaving it in limbo for years?

texts: I've started watching anime over the last year or so, and I've finished somewhere around 80 shows. I've noticed that more often than not I'll finish the available content and when I look up if it will be continued for more seasons there is no information either way, even though it's been years (often 5+) since the last season was released. If they don't plan on making any more of it, why don't they just say its going to be cancelled?


texts: How does an official anthology for a manga series get created?

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So, doujinshi are rather common in Japan. However, it seems that doujinshi, especially ones that are derivative works of an existing series, usually only appear in limited non-commercial circulation, such as at doujinshi conventions, in doujin shops, or on art sites like Pixiv.

But sometimes, there are official doujinshi anthologies that seem to be officially endorsed by the publisher, and are published commercially alongside the source material?

These anthology volumes are typically collections of non-canon oneshots from various third-party manga artists. These stories are basically the same kind of stories that you'd find at a doujinshi convention; the only difference is, these stories are being officially published, so I guess they're not technically doujinshi, although they do feel very similar in spirit...

Some examples that I know of:

Lucky Star: Comic à la Carte
Haruhi Comic Anthology
K-On! Anthology Comic
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Anthology Comic
Kagerou Daze Official Anthology Comic (including Upper, Downer, Summer, Winter, Spring, Bitter, Sweet, Spicy, Fantasy, etc.)
Pop Team Epic Hoshiiro Girldrop Comic Anthology
Slow Start Anthology Comic
Citrus Comic Anthology
It looks like Bloom Into You is getting an anthology too...

So my question is, what is exactly the process for the creation of an official comic anthology?

For example, how does the publisher decide whether to create one or not? Why do some series have official anthologies while others don't? Is the original creator involved?  How do they decide who will be included in the anthology and who won't? Do they just call up various manga artists directly, asking if they want to contribute a chapter to the anthology, or do they put up a notice somewhere?

Just something that I've been wondering about.


texts: can pokeballs capture items such as rice balls

texts: i was re watching episode 25 of the original Pokemon series and while ash threw a ball at manky, manky threw a rice ball back and the rice ball was captured just like a Pokemon but opened when it landed in ash's hands. from what i know, poke balls can capture nothing but Pokemon and it doesn't react to anything but Pokemon. so how does this work?


texts: What is the Equation M use to devour the Metacreatures?

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In Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-, when M goes to "devour" a Metacreature, Mary describes that what is M is using is an equation with some of the patterns being Monumental Kadathian.

In Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People- which takes place before Shikkoku no Sharnoth, Gii and Kerkan both use the Phenomenon Equation, Gii uses a healing one while Kerkan uses a destruction one however Gii mentions that there are many other Equations that one could use.

So what is the Equation M is using?


texts: Why do anime/manga characters have big eyes?

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Going as far back as Astroboy, anime and manga characters have had big eyes.

What is basis of this trend? How and where did this originate?


texts: So I was watching Death Note, and at a certain point Misa loses her Death Note, her memories, and her eyes.  What would happen, if she gets her Death Note back for some reason? - would her shinigami eyes come back?


texts: Why do witches get special treatment in Majo no Tabitabi?

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(I haven't read the manga or novel, just watching the anime, currently at episode 7)
In episode 2, Elaina became a full-fledged witch & went to the Land of Mages. Upon arriving, she was told that witches are automatically allowed in because only witches could get in. Later in the episode, Elaina was rejected from every hotel she visited because she wasn't recognized as a witch since her brooch marking her status as a witch was missing. Add to this the fact that later in the series, people only recognize as "a witch" and not "that witch", meaning she's not famous, and that her status is only signified by having a witch's brooch.
Elaina was granted her brooch in episode 1 by Fran who was an unknown witch (at least in her area). Considering this, there's nothing to guarantee that the brooch was granted to Elaina for some illegitimate reason, such as a bribe, and that brooches can't be handed out without control, and that anyone with some money/status can just buy a witch's brooch.
Despite how there seems to be no anti-counterfeit, everyone seems to recognize anyone with a witch's brooch as trust-worthy & looked up upon, as shown by how people seem to invite Elaina (and later Niké) into their homes without question, as well as treat with great hospitality.
It'd be understandable in Saya's case, as she's recognized as "a witch from the United Magic Association", which seems to be a well-established group. However, Elaina appears to be part of no such reputable organization, and her main credibility as a witch comes from having a brooch, which seems to have come with no reliable backing.
Given such a lack of backing (in both ability & personality) for witches' brooches, how is it that witches are universally (so far) regarded so highly? (If this is answered later in the series, please mark your answer with a spoiler warning)


texts: What "thing" were Taiga and Ryuuji talking about in Episode 1?

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So, this is something I am wondering but I don't remember if this was ever explained. At the start of Toradora, both Taiga and Ryuuji talk about something that's hidden and about how if somebody sees it, they would want to see it again and that someday, somebody would find it.

But what is that thing they are talking about? If it's explained in an episode then please tell me which episode, or please explain it here.


texts: What does "Lulala lila" mean in Cross Ange's music?

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I recently watched the anime Cross Ange and I was curious about the phrase "Lulala lila" which is sung in the song Hikari no Uta. I'm pretty sure that phrase means something, but I still don't know what it is.

The phrase "Lulala lila" is not in Japanese and the word "Lila" means something divine in Hinduism. I just can't find the meaning of "Lulala" to understand the meaning of "Lulala lila" sung in the song.

This is a part of the lyrics of the song:

Hajimari no hikari kirali... kirali
Owari no hikari lulala lila

Kaesan El Ragna
Suna dokei wo
Toki wa afuren
Lulala lila


texts: What happen after Enel finished his business in moon?

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At the end of Enel's Great Space Operations, he seems to be satisfied with how things goes on the moon.

  Looking around, Enel sees endless followers, and an enormous amount of "vearth", and decides that the "Fairy Vearth" was everything that he had wanted.

But what happen after that? Did he goes back to earth?


texts: what is name of soundtrack in Attack on Titan episode 18 arround around 19:50?

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I started watching Attack on Titan and this soundtrack started playing  when the " Titans" showed up at Armin Arlert's group, around 19:51 of episode 18.
What soundtrack is this?


texts: In One Punch Man there are several espers. One of them claims to be stronger than Tatsumaki. Is this true? Who is the strongest esper in One Punch Man?


texts: Where can I find a full list of all the Naruto Shippuden uncut box sets?

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Can anyone direct me to a site or does anyone have the full list of all the Naruto Shippuden uncut box sets. I have Season 1 box set 1, 3 , 4.
I am trying to buy all of them. I am hoping to NOT have to buy individual dvd's
Thanks for any help


texts: When does Toilet-bound Hanako-kun anime end in the manga, and what is the chapter called?

texts: Which chapter and volume does the anime adaptation of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun end?


texts: How were Sakura's release sequences made?

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In Cardcaptor Sakura, there's something akin to a transformation sequence where Sakura calls upon the power of the key, and it turns into the staff and she twirls it like a baton. Here's a piece of it:

You can see the full sequence I'm talking about in this YouTube video. It also goes on to show the same sequence in many languages.

Normally I'd expect transformations like that to be made once and just reused as necessary since (AFAIK) magical girls usually transform into the same outfits. But in Sakura's case, she stays in whatever she's already wearing, so it could be pajamas, a school uniform, casual clothes, or whatever crazy outfit Tomoyo designs for her.

I'm very curious about how this is done. The magic effects and shots of the key could be reused, but Sakura's motions look extremely similar each time despite the change in clothing. It's not a long sequence, but it still looks nice, and I can't imagine it was easy (or cheap) to continually produce new ones with different outfits.

How were these scenes made?


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I am currently watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I have a question regarding the identity of the homunculus inside Selim Bradley.

Is he Pride? Or is he another homunculus?

In episode 42, when Van Hohenheim met Pride in an underground passage in Liore, he said that Pride shouldn't have been able to reside outside a spherical body.

This confuses me as to how Selim Bradley can be Pride. Am I missing something here?


texts: How was the Ten Tails actually separated?

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As we know about the Ten Tails.

   Hagoromo separated the monster's chakra from its body before using
 Chibaku Tensei to seal the husk in what would become the moon. From
 there, the Sage used his Creation of All Things ability to divide the
 chakra into the nine tailed beasts.

Now what my question is, How was it divided?

If we count the total number of tails.
Shukaku  -  1 Tail
Matatabi -  2 Tails
Isobu    -  3 Tails
Son Goku -  4 Tails
Kokuo    -  5 Tails
Saiken   -  6 Tails
Chomei   -  7 Tails
Gyuki    -  8 Tails
Kurama   -  9 Tails
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Total    -  45 Tails

I'm kinda curios, that the Juubi had 10 tails in total, so how was it divided?