texts: Does Natsu still have access to his etherious form and can he still use Fire Dragon King Mode?

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I've kept up with the Fairy Tail lore and I know that Natsu is end. I also know that the series ended with Natsu kind of killed his brother Zeref while also killing Acnologia.

So after everything's said and done, I was wondering at the end of the manga if he could still tap into his etherious form. Also, can he still use Fire Dragon King Mode or did he lose both of them?


texts: Anime involving a love story and two samurai/assassin villages, previously on unfriendly terms, that were made to fight each other again

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Please help me find the name of this anime I've watched online maybe 3 years ago. This is how I remember it:

There were two villages with previously unfriendly assassins or samurais (possibly with supernatural powers) that made some sort of pact because a woman from one village and a man from the other were in love. They were always meeting somewhere in the middle of the path between the villages. It was almost sunrise and each wanted to stay together a little bit longer.

In the meantime, some weird bad person decided the villages had to have a tournament of some sort, and scrolls were given to the heads of the families. They had a fight, maybe both died? And a crow or some bird took one of the scrolls. The Romeo/Juliet (not their real names) parted ways. Maybe some spiderwebs now and maybe the scrolls were 10 for each of the strongest warriors.

And there was fighting. In the last episode, the only ones left were the Romeo/Juliet combo. I think the Juliet was seriously injured and one of them was blind. Furthermore, one of them took some kind of poison. They probably both died at the end, but I think the weird bad person died, too, maybe in a carriage carried by people, not horses.

I'm not sure about most of the stuff, except for the title of my request. :? If anyone can help me, I'll be happy to watch this anime again. Thank you.


texts: How does Nami never get hit by her own lightning

texts: Nami clearly has no way of aiming her lightning since all she really does is make a lightning cloud, so how does she never get hit especially since she's always holding a long metal stick.


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After failing to win, Yukino faces the anger of Sabertooth's Guild Master, Jiemma. Displeased by the failure of Team Sabertooth on the second day, Jiemma throws grapes at Yukino's head and forces her to strip, telling her to erase her guild mark,

How exactly does a person remove a guild mark? Is there a special magic for this?


texts: Why does Gaara still have dark circles around his eyes?

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It is stated that Gaara has his dark circles around his eyes because Shukaku won't let him sleep because Gaara will lose control if he does.

After the extraction of Shukaku, Gaara still has these circles around his eyes. Why? Is it only style or does he still suffer from insomnia?


texts: In the Wolf's Rain anime, the goal of all the wolves is to reach a vague, nebulous goal called "Paradise". While there's a bunch of descriptions about what it looks like or where it is, what exactly is "Paradise"? Did they reach it at the end of the series? Was it just a pre-programmed, innate goal that's implanted that doesn't really exist?


texts: Who are these strange people at Moriko's door supposed to be?

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In episode 11 of Net-juu no Susume (the OVA), a tense moment between Moriko and Yuuta is interrupted by someone ringing the doorbell. And, uh, it turns out to be these peculiar people:

They ask Moriko if she believes in aliens before she slams the door in their faces.

Judging from the distinctive costumes, I'm guessing this is some sort of common door-to-door annoyance in Japan, kind of like Jehovah's Witnesses in the US, but weirder. Are these people a representation/parody of some existing Japanese alien-proselytism group?

(Note: the guy in the middle, who is the only one who speaks, is not listed in the credits. That was clearly Nakamura Yuuichi's voice, but he's only listed as Kanbe's voice actor.)


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In episode 46 of Naruto,from 11:57 to 14:05 minutes
Neji Hyuga went on saying the mental state and thought process of Hinata Hyuga.Although he linked his mind reading with external physical stances,he deduced correctly  the thinking of Hinata.

At 13:29 minutes,Neji even claimed that he can clearly read Hinata's mind.

Is Neji truly reading her mind or is he just logically deducing it?

After that episode,I have never seen any Hyuga reading mind by Byakugan.


texts: What was that thing Edward and Alphonse created when they attempted human transmutation?

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I just completed the FMA:B anime (been meaning to do this) and I'm still confused as to what they actually created. Originally, they thought it was their mother but then Edward realized that it actually wasn't their mother that they transmuted.

We then find out that Alphonse was able to see Edward from that thing's perspective. Was that thing a failed homunculus they created? And why was Alphonse able to see everything from its perspective?


texts: Are one-off openings and endings expensive to produce?

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At least two recent anime series have had openings (OPs) or endings (EDs) that were unique to a single episode.  The OP to Erased episode 11 was modified for dramatic purpose to carry over the suspense beginning in episode 10.  Every ED for ReLIFE had its own custom music, combined with a mixture of repeated and custom visuals. I am sure there have been other series to do this sort of thing.

As a fan, I appreciate the extra effort the studios take in producing special OPs and EDs. And it is likely the artistic staff at the anime studios enjoy offering their fans these special glimpses into their series. From a production standpoint, though, I wonder how much extra cost a special OP or ED adds. Do they expect that enhanced fan appreciation due to these things will result in higher returns?  Or are they, like the artistic folks, doing it "for the fun of it"?


texts: An anime about a samurai who has extended canines

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There's an anime I used to watch about 7 years ago on animax.
I cannot recall it's name.
Some information:

It was about a samurai.
He wore a red dress that covered his full body and draped from his arms.
He has extended canines.
He sports a long grey (or white) hair.
He says something (rather yells) that changes his look or something like that.
He has a hot girlfriend. ;)
He had an enormous sword.More specifically, a sabre.
2 or 3 seasons of this anime aired. There were a couple of movies too.
I remember Animax dedicating a whole weekend to this anime.

If anyone can give me any suggestions, it'd be appreciable. :)


texts: Is the "wakakusa" ad a references to something?

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In episode 4, there is an ad for "強力わかくさ" or "strong green/fresh grass."

Is this a reference/parody to something (out-of series reference), like the "Dogs Playing Pool" in the background of episode 3 at the pool hall? If so, to what?


texts: Why does Tomoko refer to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as an anime?

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This question regards the official English translation done by Yen Press. According to the copyright page, the translators are Krista Shipley and Karie Shipley.

Long Version

At the beginning of volume 7 (Fail 56), Tomoko is late to school because she got stuck watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a western animation. However, she refers to this show as an anime. Like an idiot, I got really hung up trying to figure out what the reasoning and implications were for using this terminology.

The quote from the manga is as follows:

  When I randomly turned on the TV this morning, there was this anime showing... And I just ended up watching to the end, so...

So, why did the English translator choose to use the term anime here, which in English is only used to refer to Japanese animation, rather than something more accurate? I've thought of several possibilities, but have no way to determine which, if any, is right.

If I'm not mistaken, in Japan the word anime is used to refer to any sort of animation, with no distinction for its country of origin. So the translator may have chosen the term to convey that in Tomoko's mind there isn't a real distinction for foreign cartoons. But the translator did make this decision to use this term in the English adaptation, where anime has a different meaning, so alternatively it is also possible they're trying to convey that Tomoko isn't aware the show is not made in Japan.

Another reason could be for style. Tomoko talks about anime and manga a lot, so it might be a little unusual for her to use a more accurate term here, such as "cartoon" or "animation".

The translator's note at the end doesn't offer much insight onto the matter, though does seem to imply that the translator knows the show is a western animation:

  The show Tomoko is watching is Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, in which Rainbow Dash is a main character. Rainbow Dash's Japanese voice actress is Izumi Kitta, who also voices Tomoko in the WataMote anime series.

Short Version

Is there any way to determine whether the translator's choice to use the term "anime" to refer to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is a mistake or a deliberate choice to be accurate to Tomoko's character and/or Japanese culture?


texts: What's the music that plays on episode 10 when The Blue King comes and visits Anna in Homra's Bar?

texts: Can you guys tell me the name of the tune which starts at about 9:40 in episode 10 when The Blue King comes and visits Anna in Homra's Bar. The tune starts when Kusanagi lights Blue King's smoke.


texts: Do Seiyuu use stage-names for their anime works?

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What I mean by this is not the alias they use when they do H-Games. What I mean is whether they use a stage-name when doing anime works.

It all started from a little question I had in mind, "Is Hanazawa Kana really Hanazawa Kana?" Usually people in the entertainment industry use a stage-name to avoid mixing up their personal life and their public life. An example for this is the actor Hiro Mizushima, who is not really Hiro Mizushima by birth. His birth name is Saito Tomohiro. Does the same hold true with the seiyuu profession?

I also noted that Mizuki Nana's birth name is Kondo Nana. But is she just a rare case or are most seiyuu like that (that is, using a stage name)?


texts: Where were we first given the Angels' names?

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On Wikipedia and a bunch of other sites, we are given the names of a number of Angels, such as Sachiel and Ramiel. Yet at least in the subbed version of the original 26 episodes that I've been watching - I just got to episode 12 - I haven't seen much (if any) mention of the Angels' names. (Comparatively, I remember seeing the names of new monsters being listed as they appear in-episode in shows such as Ultraman Max. It's of course possible that I might have missed something similar in EVA, but I feel like it's hard to get through this many episodes without noticing at some point.)

Where are the names from? From sites such as this one, it seems that there is definitely official information out there, but at least in this case, this is only information for a "platinum DVD release", which would probably be quite a bit later from the original broadcast.

Thus: When and where did viewers first learn of the Angels' names? Was this within the original broadcast, or was this perhaps in something like an artbook?


texts: Why do Aria and Suzu always play the drum and whistle?

texts: When Shino explains the school's rules, Aria and Suzu always play a drum and whistle. Why is that? Is this a reference to anything? Or is it just a Seitokai Yakuindomo thing?


texts: Are there English dubbed anime on Crunchyroll?

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It's of course understood that not all anime have been, nor will be dubbed.

Anyway, are there any English dubbed anime on Crunchyroll? If there are, is there a setting for it?


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In episodes 1 and 2, we're shown that part of Tokyo is sealed off. In episode 2, after Oubu knocks Entei into the air, we get what I presume to be an aerial view of the region (enclosed by a circular wall):

In episode 1, we see Kinoa and Shizuru beat up two people who appear to be guarding an entrance to the region. The character in red at the top of the tower in the top-center is 封, meaning roughly "seal" (as in "isolate").

Shortly after that, a man notifies Reoko that "A Bubuki user has broken through the gate". Upon hearing this, Reoko gets up and leaves the memorial ceremony she's at.

What is actually in the sealed region? I'm pretty sure the "Buranki prison" (i.e. the place where Oubu's skeleton is kept) is in there, but the region seems far larger than it needs to be just to accomodate the "prison". As you'll note if you look closely at the aerial view above, the streets inside the region are laid out in a very "honeycomb"-like manner, while the streets outside the region are gridded, much like real-life Tokyo. What's the deal with that?


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In episode 26 of Boruto, we saw a new character named Kagura. He looks like Yagura so much.

Are they related?


texts: Rope with pieces of white cloth - What is it?

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Often when holy places or other things that are spiritual are shown, this kind of rope with white zigzag attachments appears all the time. So far I have seen it in From the New World,
Yuki Yuna, Monogatari and Your Name, but there are probably more.

It looks like this:

What is it?

The name of it is probably all I need to find out more, but it is never mentioned.


texts: To what extent does Arata become weaker?

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I read on the wiki that he:

  gives up his demon element to Anastasia

As I haven't watched that far in the series yet, I'm curious to know the extent of his power loss and if he becomes much weaker from then on? Does he ever get his powers back?


texts: In the Election arc, Ging confidently tells Pariston Gon won't die. How would he know this? Sure he has trust in Gon's friends, but Gon's condition was like nothing ever seen before, even if he has good friends it doesn't mean they can help heal him. I'm not sure why Ging would be so confident in something so baseless.


texts: Can someone tell me what this song from episode 38 of Zero no Tsukaima is?

texts: I've looked through the soundtrack but I haven't been able to find this song. It plays in episode 38 "Louise of the Holy Ground" at 13:54.


texts: Who has the most informations about the poneglyph?

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I was wondering who has the most informations about the poneglyph ? like their origin, how they was introducing into the One Piece world, their purpose and their meaning ?

So basically who gathered the most knowledge about it and still alive ?


texts: What is the source of the Flute Solo in Rurouni Kenshin Episode 4

texts: When Sano approaches Kenshin, at about 16 minutes, there is a different version of the Flute Solo song, which I cannot find. Anyone got the source?


texts: Where does Sanji get his endless supply of cigarettes from?

texts: In the One Piece anime, there are numerous occassions where the crew runs out of critical supplies such as food, water, etc. However, Sanji never seems to run out of cigarettes. Furthermore, he is never shown to buy one in the anime.


texts: Who is the voice actor of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi (The Shape of Voice) movie?

texts: As per the title, who is the voice actor/seiyuu of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi the movie? It will be great if the source of the answer is stated too.


texts: How is it that people in ALO didn't recognize Kirito?

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So, I've been enjoying SAO quite a bit more than I thought I would. My only thing is, why has no one in ALO even questioned if Kirito is the same Kirito from SAO? Especially his sister? I'm going on the assumption that their would have been some sort of news when he got out of the game, and that his character name would be mentioned. I know that if I see a character with the same name in multiple MMO's, I at least ask if they are the same person. I have to believe that SOMEONE would recognize the name at least.

Also, thinking back on it, I remember them reading something, seemingly the internet, inside SAO, that listed the news of what was going on in the game. So surely this was available to the outside world as well?


texts: Why is Okosan the only one without a Human representation?

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In Hatoful Boyfriend, Okosan is the only person bird to not receive a human drawing.

Why is that?

whereas every other character:


texts: What is the meaning behind Ginji's vow to Yukio?

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In final arc of the second season of Black Lagoon, in Episode 20 "The Succession", when Ginji swears his loyalty to Yukio, heir to the Washimine group, he says, "although I'm unworthy, I am Matsuzaki Ginji, acting boss of Washimine group. Please allow me to protect you with all seven of my incarnations."

What does he mean by "all seven of my incarnations?" Is it a religious reference or something else?

Where does this phrase originate from?


texts: What is this song that plays in Hunter x Hunter?

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I can't find it anywhere, but it's played 3 separate times...

20:48 season 1 episode 26 "then x and x after"
16:44 season 2 episode 11 "ging x and x gon"
18:47 season 3 episode 10 "very x sharp x eye"


texts: Name of the song in episode 293 of Bleach when Suì-Fēng attacked Aizen

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In episode 293 of Bleach, there's a song playing when Suì-Fēng attacked Aizen with Shunpo (clones) and Nigeki Kessatsu (Death in Two Steps).

What is the name of the song?


texts: How could Vegeta defeat Hakaishin Toppo so easily?

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In the previous episode God of Destruction Toppo absolutely destroyed Golden Frieza (who is supposed to be as powerful as Super Saiyan Blue) and Android 17. His Hakai was also much more powerful compared to the Sidra's Hakai. Goku even with SSB Kaioken struggled against Sidra's Hakai ball whereas Frieza could easily control it. So Golden Frieza just before the Tournament of Power can be considered as strong as SSB Goku.

Also Vegeta's new found power is not as strong as UI Goku because UI Goku could go toe-to-toe and even gain up on Jiren. So if Vegeta's new found power is considered close to or slightly greater than SSB Kaioken then how did Vegeta manage to defeat Toppo in the very next episode so easily?


texts: What things and objects uses Blood Ability in Graveyard floor?

texts: I can't seem to find anything besides Snow Whites blood ability which breaks walls and Sleeping Beauties arrow to shoot the button in Graveyard floor. So I want to know if there's anything else besides there blood ability can be used by other members.


texts: Identification of a feudal era / demon protagonist manga

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I'm gonna put in items what I remember

The manga is on the feudal era
The protagonist is part of a demon society, they constantly fight with the humans
The leader of this society is a giant frog, or something similar
The protagonist kidnaps a princess (or just a regular girl, don't remember)
The protagonist is respected by others, since he's one of the most powerful demons, if not the most
The protagonist respects the woman he kidnapped
In the final chapter, she die trying to protect him after the war stopped
I'm not sure but I think either the protagonist or the woman he kidnapped is named Momo, or simplified to Momo

May be really vague, but I can't remember anything more.
If I'm not mistaken, it's already finished.


texts: Why was the framerate so low in the first episode of Sidonia?

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I only watched the first episode of Knights of Sidonia, and the main reason I dropped it was that the CG ran at an unbearably low framerate. I just took another look at it, and it looks like most of it past the opening sequence was "on threes".

I can understand why it's rare for anime to do hand-drawn animation (besides pans/etc) on ones - it takes a lot of work!

But I can't comprehend why this would happen with Sidonia - it was 100% CG! It seems like cranking the framerate up to twos or ones would just be a matter of changing a setting in whatever tool they were using to render the CG. Last year's "Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio" was full-CG too, and it didn't have this problem...

Do we know why the CG framerate was so low? Was it production issues, or an artistic choice, or...? (Side question: did it get better in later episodes and/or on the BD?)


texts: What is the logic behind Madara's plan A for his revival?

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Uchiha Madara's plan A for his revival was to make Uzumaki Nagato use Rinnegan's revival jutsu (Gedo Rinnei Tensei no Jutsu). However, when Nagato used this jutsu to revive everyone in Konoha, he mentioned that he cannot revive everyone. He can only revive those that only recently killed as shown in the picture below.

Another version of the translation is more clear in that there is a time limit to how long someone can die before he is brought back to life using this jutsu.

Which means that if one died long time ago, it would be impossible to brought back using this jutsu. This also fits the fact that he didn't use the jutsu to revive Yahiko. Because he can't.

After he used it, everyone was revived to the state right before they died.

Madara died of old age. If Nagato revived him using that jutsu, wouldn't Madara be revived as the old Madara that's about to die? Is this a miss on Madara's part? What is the logic behind Madara's revival plan? Why do Madara think that his plan A is a perfect plan (or the better plan), as shown when he complained to Obito about being brought back to life using Edo Tensei?


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We have no doubts that universe 6 saiyans Caulifla, Kyabe and Kefura turned super saiyan 2.

But how about Kale? According to these Dragon Ball wikias in English and Spanish she turns in super saiyan 2 in Dragon Ball Super

Kale Super Saiyan 2 Dragon Ball Wikia

Kale Dragon Ball Wikia Spanish

But in the series we never see her having sparks in her aura or someone mentioning she's a super saiyan 2. According to the english wikia this is her when she's in SSJ2

Now the Dragon Ball Wikia arent official sources. Therefore my question is, did Kale ever turned into super saiyan 2 in Dragon Ball Super?


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Shinji, Rei and other pilots wear these headsets:

But why don't Asuka and Mari wear those headsets?


texts: What happened to Yuki and Inaho's parents?

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Yuki and Inaho are orphans by the time Aldnoah.Zero opens. Do we know what happened to their parents? Or are we just to assume they died in the mess surrounding Heaven's Fall?

Some have speculated that Saazbaum could somehow have been Inaho's father (given that Saazbaum and Orlane descended to Earth right around the time of Inaho's birth). Is that plausible?


texts: Why is it that Volunteer Army Necklace consists of two tags?

texts: In Hai to Gensou no Grimgar the volunteer army necklace has two tags. During the fight between Mary's former party and Death Spot, and later during the fight between Death Spot and Haruhiko, all of them pulled one of the tags off from the necklace and let it fall to the dungeon's floor. Why is that? What's the point in leaving the tag there? Does the light novel, the anime is based on, explains why they do such thing? Considering that the tags doesn't come cheaply.


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In Dragon Ball Super who's stronger, Beerus or Vados?
I'm up to date with the anime but I still don't know.


texts: Is the Nyaboron ending song a real one, or just made for concept?

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I was watching "Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo" again. In episode 12, when the game "Nyaboron" ended, it plays a song. Is that song available anywhere, or just made for concept of anime?

SSs

Ep12 @ 13:32


texts: What would be considered canon in the Pokemon franchise?

texts: Usually we would treat the manga as canon for most works, but as most people usually only have watched the animation or played the video games, would in this case the manga still be considered canon over the anime? Or would it be the videogame and manga based on it?


texts: Trying to find a song from Assassination Classroom episode 19

texts: I was watching the first season of Assassination Classroom and I really enjoyed this one song. On episode 19 of season 1, at 5:48, a song starts up that sounds techno-esque and I really like it. Which song is it?


texts: What is the scene where Reiner and Bertholdt climb the stairs endlessly refer to?

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In the Junior High spinoff episode 8, there are scenes where Reiner and Bertholdt climb the school stairs endlessly. Bertholdt keeps trying to suggest to Reiner that something is wrong but Reiner dismisses it each time with the same phrase: "you're imagining things".

There was nothing similar in the anime as far as I could tell. What is this a reference to?


texts: Why does Kimura Kaere always threaten to sue people?

texts: At the beginning of her first appearance, Itoshiki Sensei explains about how foreigners always threaten to sue other people over the tiniest thing. And in a later episode Kimura Kaere often says she'll sue surrounding people after accidentally(?) flashing her panties, or anything that can be considered sexual harassment. Is this something like a parody about how Japanese see a foreigner? Or is this just simply her character?


texts: What other Beaters were there in Sword Art Online?

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In Episode 8 - Black and White Sword Dance, after Kirito got Asuna to agree to cook the Ragout Rabbit, Asuna dismissed Kuradeel and got refused:

  Kuradeel: I can not leave you alone with a shady character like this
  Asuna: While I can't say anything about his shadiness, he is actually quite strong. In fact, he's 10 levels above you, Kuradeel.
  Kuradeel: Are you implying that I am somehow inferior to him? Wait, don't tell me he is one of those Beaters.

In Episode 2 - Beater, after beating Illfang the Kobold Lord, Kirito was discovered as a Beta player. Reflecting on Diavel's request, Kirito takes an antagonist stance and lies about how far he had progressed during the beta of SAO:

  Kirito: I made it to floors not even the other Beta players could reach.
  Kibaou: Then that makes you worse than a Beta, YOU A GODDAMN FILTHY CHEATER.
  Background Player: He's a Beater!
  Kirito: Beater huh? Yeah, I like the sound of that.

I was under the impression that Kirito was the only "Beater". However, Kuradeel says one of those Beaters, which implies that there are more as apart from him. Using the plural form, Kuradeel is grouping Kirito with others.

So I am wondering, were there any other Beaters in SAO? If there were, do we know who they were?


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Kaname Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Nakano Azusa from K-On! have a broken line for mouths.

Why do characters in some art styles have a broken line for mouths? The lines are broken unless it defines lips but I don't know otherwise.


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Usually most Dojutsu Kekkkai Genkai come in pairs. What I mean by this is, the Sharingan, Rinnengan, Byakugan and even Tensengan usually always come in pairs (for both eyes) but then Boruto only awakened his Jogan in just one eye.

Is there a solid explanation for this? or is it synonymous to how Sasuke only awakened his Rinnegan in only one eye?


texts: If Konoha was all about the Will of Fire, team work and never leaving behind comrades in need, why was Sakumo Hatake punished so bad?

texts: There's so much emphasis on being there for your team members, I don't understand why Sakumo Hatake was looked down on for saving his comrades and abandoning his mission, to the point he committed suicide. It's a part of the story I find inconsistent.


texts: What's it called when anime and manga chooses not to show nipples but make it as erotic as possible? I recall in No Game No Life, they did this in their match-up against Jabril the Mugol.


texts: How did Nunnally and Sayoko survive the FLEIJA?

texts: The sheer action of the FLEIJA leaves behind a very neat crater and turns matter in its radius into a vacuum (airborne units tend to get blown into the blast center). How did Nunnally and Sayoko survive that?


texts: Are there resources for original recipes in Shokugeki no Soma?

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Shokugeki no Soma has hell ton of dishes, and in the anime at least, they all look freaking tasty. Now I understand that there is a difference between anime and reality and due to which, taste and look differs. I also found on internet, that the mangaka of Shokugeki no Soma uses assistance of a pro chef while writing stories.

There are tons of videos on YouTube trying to replicate the dishes, but most of them change the recipe or something while cooking the dish.

Are there videos or pages on the internet where they have exact recipe and same method used in the anime/manga?


texts: Nijigasaki: is yuri flavor different between anime and game

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I am curious on how much of the anime is original, and what's based on the game?

Is the yuri flavor amplified in the anime?
Are the anime official yuri couplings the same as the game?
Are the relationship between Ayumu and "you" similar to what was in the game?


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In From the New World (episode 18), during the Summer Festival attack, Koufuu Hino is protecting the people:

And he got killed by a sneak attack from the Monster Rats.

Upon his death, uh, his eyes kind of shot a beam of light into the sky, and a figure of a woman appeared. Apparently, she smiled at Saki.

What exactly happened there? Who was that woman supposed to be?


texts: Why is it when a character nimbly dodges attacks the aggressor will call it "running away"?

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I've seen this across several different anime, although I don't have a specific example right now.

Typically the attack will be a barrage of projectiles and the defending character (e.g. the main protagonist) hasn't landed a hit yet or otherwise hasn't revealed how much of a threat he is yet. I understand the translated term "running away" is meant as a jeer against the protagonist. However, the protagonist is still engaged in active combat, and I would think "running away" means attempting to disengage. In this case the taunt has faulty logic. I understand taunting does not need logic, it is meant to strike a nerve and make the target more predictable.

Is it that tactical evasive maneuvers are considered cowardly and are disallowed in Bushido? I'm basing this guess off of an example in One Piece; When Zoro initially duels Hawkeye, gets struck and is about to lose, Zoro asserts that taking a step backward is equivalent to breaking his oaths and forfeiting his ambitions. This might not be the best example though since the characters, during combat, including Zoro, have no qualms against preserving their own life by dodging attacks, which is the context of this "running away" taunt.


texts: Why does damaging something sometimes make it more powerful?

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For example, the end-of-season fights in Dragon Ball Z, the fights between the Eva and the Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion. I've noticed it in far more things but these are the most recent in my memory.

When a fight is occurring, the more damage which is done to something, even if it is mechanical,  the more powerful it (sometimes) becomes. That doesn't make any sense to me.

I would prefer an explanation which relates to Japanese culture, if such a thing exists (for example, the reason why anime has a lot of characters / machines with weapons attached to their arms is because the Japanese are of the view that weapons are an extension of the body, not something to be picked up and thrown away like a pistol in an American action movie - that kind of thing). However, any insight at all would be great!


texts: Which characters in Nanatsu no Taizai can read power levels?

texts: So Hawk was given a magical device by Merlin if I recall correctly, and he can read power levels. Gowther has shown to be able to read Diane and King's power levels, I guess because he's a doll he has some device incorporated and can read them. Is there any other character in Nanatsu no Taizai who can read power levels?


texts: In what chapter the 14th Noah have its first appearance?

texts: I am currently reading D.Gray-man. I have heard about the 14th Noah. I was wondering when he/she will appear. I am at chapter 145, how close am I to the appearance, or does the 14th Noah even appear?


texts: Is there an explanation to the "exponential" growth of power levels in Z fighters?

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I haven't watched Dragon Ball in detail, but I think something like this has never been explained and it doesn't make sense to me at all.

It took all Dragon Balls for Goku to go from power level of 10 to a maximum of 950 in his fight against Raditz. However, in much less time than what took Dragon Ball to happen, he managed to get to 8000 in base form to fight Vegeta in relatively little time, and then to 300000 in base form in even less time to fight against Freezer, and so on...

It's obvious that if you get better training methods, you can improve faster. However, I think something like that doesn't make sense in this case even for an anime. I'd like to know if there's an in-universe explanation for this exponential growth in power level.


texts: How come a uniform can't be made of 40% to 90% life fibers?

texts: I've noticed that on Kill la Kill that Goku Uniforms can only be made from 10%, 20%, and 30% life fibers. But later on, it is revealed that a Kamui is made of 100% life fibers. That seems like a major gap to me. How come a uniform can't be made of 40%-90% life fibers?


texts: Why are some anime and manga unlicensed?

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Usually, I see that all anime and manga are licensed! But sometimes I see that some anime or manga are not licensed. Why is that so?

Therefore, I am asking what is the difference between licensed and unlicensed anime and manga? And what does that mean for the producers, television stations, websites (and other who "buy" and publish the anime/ manga) and for the anime/ manga fans?

Also how does the process for licensing an anime work?

Could you this explain this through an example like these?

One Piece (licensed anime)
Free!: Eternal Summer (unlicensed anime)
Death Note (licensed manga)
Hetalia (unlicensed manga)


texts: What happens if a contestant's phone turns off?

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I was rewatching Mirai Nikki and saw Episode 15, and it got me thinking. Is it a requirement for your phone to be always on?

We already know that 'Future Diaries' are, in other words, your future. So if the phone breaks you have no future which means in short that you die.

So my question is: what happens for example if you decide to put your phone into shutdown mode? Do you still die?

Also how exactly are their phones powered? PS: Magic does not count.

I will accept Manga answers as I do not think it was explained in the anime. Also I have not read the manga so I am not sure. I will also accept answers with a bit of opinion as long as it is a good answer with some sort of canon. :)


texts: Why did the Grail try to grab Gilgamesh instead of Shinji?

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In UBW, when Rin removes Shinji from the Grail, the Grail attempts to take him back (with little hands). Then it grows a massive hand, but instead of going for Shinji, it goes for Gilgamesh to replace its core. Why didn't the hand try to retake Shinji, if he was much closer than Gilgamesh?

One could argue that Gilgamesh would be much more fit to be the Grail's core, but I'm not sure if that's explicitly mentioned or not. Besides, Shinji's body was doing the job just fine I think.


texts: Was the "Cake Song" released in a soundtrack?

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I have 3 Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Rebellion Story soundtracks. they are,

OP Single - Colorful
ED Single - Kimi no Gin no Niwa
Original Soundtrack

I believed this was all there was and while waiting for an appointment i searched though all 3 looking to see if i could find the Cake Song that the Puella Magi sing at the beginning of the movie (when the Nightmare is changed into a cake for Bebe to eat).

i thought i might find it as just before i listened to wo ist die Kase? from Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Beginning Story & The Eternal Story Original Soundtrack, Track 7. if i remember correctly this is the song/chant that's in the background when Sayaka and Madoka enter a labyrinth before Mami saves them, and it only goes for about 40-45 seconds (track file on my iPod/iPhone says 50 seconds however there's a block of silence at the end).

But after listening to all the songs in The Rebellion Story soundtracks i couldn't find the Cake Song. However i admit i didn't listen to the entirety of every song, rather the first couple of second then i skip about a couple of minutes to listen to another couple of seconds.

So i am wondering if the Cake Song was officially released on a soundtrack, if so which one?


texts: What does reversing a person's bioelectricity do?

texts: In A Certain Magical Index, Accelerator says something about reversing a person's bioelectricity. What happens to a human body when he does this?


texts: How were there 80,000 ninjas in the Shinobi World War in Naruto?

texts: I have been watching Naruto anime for a few months and just started to watch Shinobi World War arc. I was shocked to see 80,000 ninjas assembled. Where did they come from? If we take into account that 5 countries and samurais make 6 countries total, each country would contribute around 12,000 ninjas. But only around 100 ninjas were seen in Konoha in the previous episodes. How did this number come from? Were they living in other villages under the orders of their respective Kage?


texts: Does Sasori control Sharingan-wielding puppets?

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If you look at Naruto Shippuden Episode 26, in the episode, you can see that one of Sasori's puppets have the Sharingan in its eyes.

Is there any reason for this?  Can one of Sasori's puppets use the Sharingan? Wouldn't a lot of chakra be used up to manage a Sharingan, and could Sasori manage that too?


texts: What happened during the Void Century and the name of the KINGDOM?

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I'm just wondering about the Void Century in One Piece. What happened during those years? The World Government came to be by taking down the mysterious KINGDOM. I really want to know the name of that kingdom.
Can anybody guess or give me something that would put me at ease?


texts: Why does Yuno paint her license plate yellow?

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In Volume 7 of Hidamari Sketch, the girls decide to play The Game of Life. They're bored with the generic jobs and events in the regular game, so they decide to customize their copy of the game using their art skills and creativity.

The first thing Yuno does is paint the license plate on her car game piece yellow, saying it's because the car is a light vehicle.

  Nori: What are you painting?
  Yuno: I changed the license plate to yellow to indicate that my car is a light vehicle. ♡
  Nori: You have a very conservative life from the start...

What is she talking about? Why did she do this?


texts: Why do people call the Bijuu "tailed beasts" if not all of them have tails?

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So a couple of days ago I was, as usual, on random websites and, for some reason, ended up in the Naruto Wikia on the Bijuu page. I scanned through the page, not really reading anything on there, as I scrolled down. I ended up at the trivia part of the page, which made me start reading. One particular part got my attention, which said:

  While most of the tailed beasts have conventional tails, Chōmei and Gyūki differ; Chōmei has one regular tail and six wings that make up its seven tails, while Gyūki has eight cephalopod limbs that serve as tails.

So we know that Chōmei has one tail and six wings and Gyūki has eight cephalopod limbs that, I guess, count as tails, for some reason. So if Chōmei and Gyūki don't really have all 7 or 8 conventional tails (as in not all are actually tails) why do they call them "Tailed Beasts"? Or do people just confuse the wings and cephalopod limbs for tails? Or are people just, normally, counting the others, which have all tails, and then mistake the wings and cephalopod limbs for tails?


texts: Does Akito the Exiled have anything to do with Code Geass?

texts: Does it have anything to do with Lelouch and what happens after R2? I need to know whether or not they continue his story or did he become immortal from his father's code?


texts: Who are the other 2 Taijutsu fighters that Kisame acknowledged?

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I was rewatching the episode when Guy fought Kisame. Kisame said that taijutsu fighter like Guy is rare, but he knows two more.

Who is he talking about?
 Episode 250 at 19:25 to 19:43


texts: How rare is it to find an anime script from the late 1990s for purchase?

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I'm interested in buying official Japanese-language anime scripts from Japanese online auctions, Japanese online shops, eBay, and/or American websites. How often are they listed? If I see one, do I need to act immediately because the chance of coming across it again is extremely low? If it's not my favorite episode of the series, should I hold out and wait because other episodes' scripts will likely go up for auction at some point (say, within this year)?  Or is it more likely that the one I see is the only one I'm going to be able to get my hands on?

I'm particularly interested in Sailor Moon scripts which date from the late 1990s. How many copies of these were printed?


texts: What was Natsu dreaming about in Lucy's room?

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I don't think I'm the only one who is wondering this; if I am, correct me. What was Natsu dreaming about when he woke up in Lucy's room? He woke up scared - was there a special reason or was it just to make us laugh?

Edit: This occurs in the Episode 76 of the First Season of Fairy Tail.


texts: Picture of a red-haired girl from old (maybe 80s) anime

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Sometime ago I found the following picture on 9gag or some similar website: it is from an anime (probably broadcast in the 80s or early 90s). It seemed familiar, but I didn't manage to recall the title of the show. (I'm not even sure if I actually used to watch it).

The quality of the picture is not very good, and my attempts to identify the picture using reverse image search failed.

Edit: Most probably the anime is among the ones listed here (unfortunately the page is in Italian) but I didn't manage to recognize the correct one (and moreover I don't know if the list is complete).


texts: Why did Goku have a halo when he was fighting Janemba?

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While fighting Janemba in the DBZ movie, Goku had a halo.

Also while he transformed into SSJ3, he told Janemba that he is the second one to push him as far, for him to turn SSJ3 (the first time being against Majin Buu).

But wasn't Goku alive after he killed Buu?

Is there something I'm missing?


texts: What's the reason DIO and Jotaro could fly in Stardust Crusaders?

texts: When I watched the first season of Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders, I have never seen Jotaro fly with his stand, but suddenly in season 2 of Stardust Crusaders when Jotaro confronted DIO, he did fly. You could see on this scene, they did fly when they punch each other. Is this a new ability of their stand?


texts: Is Saitama the fastest character in One Punch Man?

texts: In Season 2 episode 2 Saitama showed to Speed of Sound Sonic he was much faster than him. Speed of Sound Sonic is supposed to be a fast character, faster than Genos with its last upgrade. In the show is clearly shown that Saitama is the strongest character, but how about his speed? Is he also the fastest character in One Punch Man or are there characters which are equally or faster than him?


texts: What is Hiro'omi reading at the beginning of episode 6 of Kyoukai no Kanata?

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Around the 03:00-mark of episode 6 of Kyoukai no Kanata, Hiro'omi is shown reading a book:

What book is this?


texts: Does anyone know this song from Naruto Shippuden that plays in this video?

texts: I've been looking for the name of this OST, but I haven't had any luck finding it. It's the first one played here. It's also played on the 6:07 mark in episode 343.


texts: Is anything known about Rock Lee's family?

texts: From what I can remember, the manga has shown or at least referred to the family of most if not all of the Rookie Nine, as well as most of the other major characters in Naruto. However, I don't remember reading anything about Rock Lee's family, and I can't find anything on the Naruto Wiki. Has any information been given about his family (parents, clan, etc.)?


texts: What happened to Reiner and Bertolt after Clash of the Titans arc?

texts: After Clash of the Titans arc (from chapter 35 to chapter 50), it was confirmed that Reiner and Bertolt survived. Since they were previously planning to go back to their village with Eren, now that Eren has been rescued, will they really go back without Eren? Or will they come back for him?


texts: Why do bad/evil characters sometimes have no eyes?

texts: Why is it that evil characters are sometimes drawn without eyes? One example is Saki Arima in Your Lie in April. I have seen others from time to time. Any thoughts?


texts: Is it possible for one Master to have multiple Servants?

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I'm reading the Fate/Stay Night visual novel. Early on, in the Kotomine Church, you can reach a bad ending by choosing to have Shirou give up his Command Spells and withdraw from the Holy Grail War as a Master. He goes outside to sever his contract with Saber, who says that normally she would kill a Master who abandoned her. Shirou asks if she'll form a contract with another Master, and Saber says that Archer's Master (Rin Tousaka) should be able to bring out her full power. Upon parting with Shirou, she goes into the church, presumably to form a contract with Rin.

Also, in the 2006 Studio Deen Fate/Stay Night anime (I haven't reached this far yet in the visual novel, but I assume it's similar),

   Kirei Kotomine commands both Zero Archer (Gilgamesh) and Stay Night Lancer (Cu Chulainn). I assume he was officially the Master of at least Lancer, since unlike Gilgamesh, Lancer would have required a contract to stay in the world.

But I can't remember if it was ever stated that he is the official Master of both, or if

   Gilgamesh was maintaining his existence with his own mana, and just stuck with Kirei for his own reasons.

We do know that it's possible for a Servant to have two Masters, as, for a time, both

   Kayneth and Sola-Ui are Masters to Lancer

in Fate/Zero. But are the scenarios above instances of Masters with two Servants? Would Rin have been able to make a contract with Saber while also maintaining a contract with Archer, or was Saber relying on her knowledge that Rin wanted her as a Servant, and would cut off Archer if Saber became available? Was

   Kirei the Master of both Archer and Lancer, or only of Lancer, with Archer a free agent?

If the answer is yes, do we know how the situation with Command Spells works? I assume this isn't a problem for

   Kirei, as he gained all the leftover Command Spells from previous wars when he found his father dying from Kayneth's bullet in Fate/Zero.

But would Rin have gotten an extra three Command Spells if she made a contract with Saber, or would she have to save the one she had left as a sign of her control over both Saber and Archer?

I'm still early into the visual novel, and I haven't yet seen the last four episodes of Fate/Zero, so please use spoiler tags as needed.


texts: Where was Hamura when Madara decided to steal the Ten-Tails' Gedo Body?

texts: The main reason Hamura and his family went to the moon was to watch over the Ten-Tails' outer body. So, how was Madara able to steal the Ten-Tails' outer body so easily? It seems like a plot crack because the Otsutsuki would have been protecting it, right?


texts: Which Doraemon episode was about a tree-seed thingy which became a girl?

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There is a tree-seed kind of a thing which Doraemon gets even though he did not buy it from the 22nd century. He tells Nobita not to use it, but he does and makes a girl. Now the girl is getting attached to Nobita and they don't know what to do. Finally, an old man sees her and realizes that she looks just like his dead daughter and so he adopts her.

Which episode was this?


texts: Has the acoustic version of Unravel been released yet?

texts: The last song that plays while kaneki's holding hide in his arms while walking through whithout looking back, right at the last scene of the last episode... (which I believe it's an acoustic version of unravel, if my memory isn't tricking me). Has it been released yet?


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At episode 629 and in chapter 700 we could see how Eustass Kid was sailing a smaller version of the Thriller Bark. Since Gekko Moriah has supposedly died, why is Eustass sailing his ship? What is the connection between any of the alliance and Moriah?

Im not completely sure whether this information is canon as the name is not written in the manga, but I doubt Toei didn't confirm such major news with Oda first. So what gives?


texts: Why did Kuro not burn out completely during the bath sequence with Irisviel?

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In episode 6 of 2wei (not sure where that is in the manga), Irisviel returns to Fuyuki and meets Kuro. She delivers exposition to Miyu, Kuro, and Illya in the Edelfelt mansion's unreasonably large bath. In particular, she informs them that the Holy Grail War is nevermore to be; Kuro does not take this news well, and starts venting mana (or something).

Anyway, despite Illya's (ahem) mana transfers, Kuro seems to be fading away due to a lack of mana... until she has an emotional moment and admits to herself that she wants to live.

What is the mechanistic explanation here for why Kuro didn't continue to deplete her mana supplies until she vanished altogether?


texts: Why doesn't "Mad monk" Urouge's neck accessory fall off?

texts: As seen in the latest episode 798, where Urouge falls on the ground while fighting Biscuit Knight - Cracker. And the accessory that he is wearing is still in his neck. Why ?


texts: What, exactly, happened to Gamagoori/Jakuzure/Inumuta's uniforms during episode 19?

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Right before the one-month timeskip in episode 19, all four of the Divine Generals seem to have functioning Three-Star uniforms. After the timeskip, though, only Sanageyama's is in working order - and it, too, comes apart as he's evacuating the last of the people from his home turf in northern Kanto. The other three are clad (well, unclad) in Nudist Beach finery.

What happened to the Three-Star uniforms of the other three? How were they lost/destroyed?


texts: Under what Touge rules did Project D race against Purple Shadow?

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From my understanding, throughout the whole anime series, the touge rules has been one of the following:

Cat and Mouse/Sudden Death (using Wikipedia Tōge terminology...)

Cars start bumper to bumper, if cat finishes a round ahead of the rat
with a considerable time difference, cat wins. If rat overtakes the
cat, rat wins. If neither happen, proceed to a new round and swap
positions.
Example: When Keisuke beat Wataru on Shomaru pass

Grip Gambler

Cars start side by side (or rolling start up to first turn), whoever is leader at the end wins.
Example: When Takumi raced Keisuke at Akina pass

When Project D raced Purple Shadow, both Takumi and Keisuke's races started bumper to bumper indicating that it wasn't grip gambler. However, in both cases, they were overtaken at one point and the race didn't end, meaning it wasn't cat and mouse sudden death. Perhaps there's a non-sudden death version of cat and mouse, which would make a lot more sense as both races went into multiple rounds.

However, there is still something not quite right. In Takumi's case, he overtook his opponent back and prolonged the race. In Keisuke's case, he overtook his opponent back and the race ended (with no noticeable winning distance).

What was different between Keisuke and Takumi's race so that Keisuke won? Keisuke regained his lead but that should have taken it into the next round. Even Keisuke himself said "That felt kind of questionable. Want to go for a third run?"

So overall, I am beyond confused. Exactly what Touge race rules did they race in?


texts: Who is this running kid wearing a shirt with Uchiha symbol?

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There's a kid wearing a shirt with Uchiha symbol, but I have no idea who s/he is.

Who is this kid?


texts: Why is Erza able to feel pain during Kyouka's fight?

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Don't read the question below if you are not up-to-date to the Fairy Tail manga. It may contain spoilers

In the chapter 399-400 from Fairy Tail manga, Erza is fighting Kyouka to stop faces's activation.

During this fight, Kyouka used her curse to increase Erza's sensitivity to pain.

After this curse, she used another one to remove all Erza's five senses. But Erza continued to fight.

One of the five senses is tactile perception. Without it, she should not be able to feel anything, including pain. Shouldn't it make Kyouka's first curse useless?

But somehow Erza continued feeling a lot of pain and suffering a lot.

How can she feel this amplified pain since all her senses were stolen?


texts: A children's anime with a professor and a polar bear

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I'm looking for a comedy anime for children with a professor/inventor who has an polar bear as friend. The polar bear can walk on two legs and can perfectly speak and talk with humans, and he is also very crazy and stupid (similar to Spongebob or Goofy). The anime and the episodes have a crazy made-for-children plot [1], similar to Dr. Slump or Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi. The drawing style is also similar to those animes.

[1] The "regular" plot among the episodes is: the professor always invents strange/crazy and funny inventions, and his crazy and stupid polar bear friend always destroys them (similar to "Dexter's Laboratory", where Dexter always comes up with some invention just to be destroyed by his stupid sister). Then the professor gets angry as always.

Other characters in this anime are a nice young blond woman, an nasty old brown-haired woman with glasses.

Another detail which maybe helpful is that I watched this anime in the late '90s in Germany.


texts: What are the differences between the Akame Ga Kill! manga and anime?

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First of all, why was the anime completed before the manga? As far as I am aware, the anime is ahead of the latest manga chapters by a large margin.

I've heard that the anime actually differs from the manga; does this mean we might get a remake like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for Fullmetal Alchemist?

Furthermore, will the manga continue on with Akame's story? Will it explain some of the plot holes that were left unanswered in the anime?


texts: How was it possible to summon Sasori with Edo Tensei?

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As we know, Sasori has

   turned his body into a puppet, with a small "core of living flesh" being the only living part of it:

This question also states that when summoned by Edo Tensei,

  the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical
  limitations they received during their lifetime.

Obviously, Sasori would fall under someone who had suffered some physical...limitations. We know that

   after being brought back by Edo Tensei, Sasori eventually was released, and vanished like any other summoned shinobi (of flesh and bones), so it clearly wasn't another puppet:

So how was Kabuto able to summon Sasori? If the reincarnation retains body damage, wouldn't he only be able to reincarnate Sasori's "Living Core"? I doubt that the process of "enchanting", which Kabuto can perform, involves re-making the whole body.


texts: Why wasn't Byro's magic working on the new Oracion Seis?

texts: During the Clock Arc in Fairy Tail, when the new Oracion Seis shows up, Byro (from Legion) was not able to nullify their magic. Why was he unable to do it? I don't think the activation depends on the opponent's power, and in any case if it does, he wouldn't be able to nullify Gildart's magic.


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In Fate/Zero, it seems Caster was able to find Saber far too easily. I can understand how he found her during her and Lancer's fight, as Lancer had "sent an invitation" to all servants and Masters. Rider even noted that the other servants were sneaking around watching the fight.

Before the attack on the Einzbern Castle, he intercepted Saber and Irisviel while they were driving (he was waiting ahead of them on the road), and he was able to quickly locate the Einzbern castle despite the fact that the Einzbern's wouldn't make their base of operations so easy to find, since I remember that in Fate/stay night, Ilya or Rin noted that the forest around the castle messes with people's senses and makes it hard for them to escape from it while being hunted down by Beserker.

I can understand how Medea was able to track everyone in Fate/stay night as she set up her workshop on the leyline nexus at Ryuudou Temple and was manipulating all of Fuyuki's leylines from that point (not to mention her abilities make her seem like a god to modern magi, so Einzbern would be child's play). I also assume Rin's knowledge of the castle came from the fact that by Fate/stay night, she was the second owner of Fuyuki, and as such, she would be aware of the Einzbern and Matou's locations, along with every other Magus workshops legally operating in Fuyuki.

However, in Fate/Zero, Caster had neither of these things, and both him and his Master didn't operate like proper participants in the Holy Grail War. So how did he keep finding Saber?


texts: Title says it all. When is Miss Monochrome's birthday? Wikipedia only said that she first appeared in Horie Yui's concert in 2012 but mentioned nothing of her birthday.


texts: Is it possible for Kakashi to obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?

texts: He doesn't have siblings, nor he is an Uchiha, so the answer would be simple, but as we've seen, he reached a high level in the usage of the Sharingan. so, based on our knowledge of how the Mangekyou Sharingan works, could the combination of his and Obito's eye result an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?


texts: Which characters Midoriya inspired his techniques from?

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In the anime, mainly in the 3rd season, Midoriya mentions some characters he inspired his techniques from,

The punching style of attacking he copied it from All Might, this is mentioned by All Might himself.
He tells he developed full cowling inspired in Gran Torino and Kacchan attacks.
He asked Iida for help to develop his kicking technique.

As we know Midoriya analizes all the heroes and he writes notes about them. Is there any other characters he inspired his techniques and attacks from?


texts: If one could easily use Mangekyou Sharingan even without being an Uchiha why only Kakashi use it?

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Many people know about power of the Sharingan. Danzo for one had many eyes (11?) but he didn't have the real power of the Uchiha like Susanoo.

Orochimaru, the best scientist in the Ninja world has done a lot of crazy stuff and he was really interested in Uchiha's body so he wanted to take Sasuke as his next host body, but then why didn't he just take the eyes?


texts: Why did Neji’s father stil have the Hyuga curse mark on his forehead even after his death?

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When Neji dies in Naruto Shippuden episode 365, his Hyuga curse mark disappeared from his forehead.

However, why does his father still have it on his head which was reanimated?


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I've seen these markings in a bunch of art and I'm curious if it has a certain name or if it's just a popular design choice; I've seen it in the "Matryoshka" Vocaloid song, as well as other anime OCs across varying communities.

If anybody knows what is the name of these or if they even have a name, please enlighten my weeb mind!! Thanks in advance for anybody with more insight on these! :)


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In One Punch Man there are cyborgs and robots. For example G4 was a robot and Genos is a cyborg. But how about Drive Knight? He has something that would seem to be hair, though it could be artificial. And in the manga in a chapter,

 He mentions he can't fight anymore because he doesnt have more energy, which makes him look more like a robot than a cyborg, since the human part of cyborg is unlikely to be completely depleted of energy (this doesnt happen to humans either, you might be exhausted but it's difficult you are completely unable to move or through some punches)

So then, Is Drive Knight a cyborg or a robot?


texts: In Gintama, why are the Shinsengumi allowed to have swords?

texts: The beginning of Gintama clearly mentions various times the sword ban but the Shinsengumi are constantly carrying around swords. Why is that allowed?


texts: Does Chapter 7(Volume 1) of 3-gatsu no Lion point towards Rei's sexual abuse in the past?

texts: When recollecting his experience of love after watching Hina's expressions(as she was glowingly absorbed staring at Takahashi), Rei recollects an experience, depicted by a girl climbed on top of him. The girl has a strong resemblance to his foster sister Kyouko. Is it ever confirmed, either in the manga or the anime, that this was an instance of sexual abuse? Or perhaps a past relationship that Rei had? Given Kyouko's rather unstable behaviour, it wouldn't be very surprising but I'd like to know what exactly was that recollection about.


texts: Why was Happy and Carla affected by Azuma's take over of Tenrou Islands magic?

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When Azuma took over Tenrou Islands Magic and destroyed the tree he broke the divine protection that is usually granted to those who bear the Fairy Tail Emblem/Guild Mark and stole there magic and energy. So why did Carla and Happy's magic get drained by Azuma even though they did not bear the emblem?

If they do have an emblem could you please show me a picture as I cannot find one with them bearing the Fairy Tail Guild Mark.

Answers are appreciated. :)


texts: What Happend To Pokkle After Neferpitou Stuck Those Antennas In His Head

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We all know that the chimera ants found pokkle hiding under human skulls and Neferpitou stuck antennas into Pokkles head, but what i'm wondering is what happend to pokkle after that. So here are the options I think that happend...

So did they feed him to the queen, and if they did, did he become a chimera ant or did he become a part of the king chimera ant (Meruem)?

or did they just let hime die in the cave?


texts: What's the title of this song from Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2?

texts: I've been looking for a certain song since yesterday, and I can't find it. It played at the last episode (12) of the second season of Sekaiichi Hatsukoi; it's at the part where Masamune sat on a bench at a subway station, and he held Ritsu's hand. The song started at 21:39, and it played before Aikotoba (the ending song).


texts: What is the difference between the 1st and 2nd NCOPs for Symphogear (season one)?

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The BDs for Symphogear (season one) came with three creditless versions of the OP (Synchrogazer). One difference between the second and third versions of the OP (I think the only difference, in fact) is that Yukine is added to this shot, which makes sense, since the third version of the OP is first used in episode 11, by which point Yukine is one of the "good guys".

But I cannot, for the life of me, tell what the difference between the first and second versions of the OP is. I even played them side-by-side, and still couldn't notice anything different between them. How do the first and second versions differ?


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Hi I'm trying to find the manga I've read some time ago. I forgot the title.

There's this teenage kid who was having nightmares about cats, Then there is this army of cats that chased him then he met this magical girl (I forgot her powers) and I think the source of her power relies on her hat. After meeting together, There is this master of cats who's weapon is a chainsaw? Also, the dimension of the nightmare activates when the protagonist tries to sleep.

I probably forgot the rest because of an exam that I had to study for a long time.


texts: What is the true meaning of "I want to eat your pancreas"?

texts: Ok, I think that most people have heard of this strange title of the anime movie which is due to come out... I've read the novel and the manga. But I just don't understand what the title actually means. The characters mention it at the start and at the end... I know that it shouldn't be taken literally but can anyone explain me the meaning of the title?


texts: Are these One Piece characters based on western children's story characters?

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Some characters oddly remind me of certain stories I remember reading as a child. While the similarities can be considered purely coincidental, three times in one group raises some suspicion. So I ask, Is there any credible source that can state if any One Piece characters are derived or based on western ones?

Here are some of the more closely related ones, the Straw Hat Pirates.

Chopper - Rudolph

Similarities: Reindeer, odd colored noses, shunned by their pack etc

Usopp - Pinocchio

Similarities: Liars, Long noses

Franky - Popeye

Similarities: Large forearms, relies on food for energy


texts: Why wasn't a Uchiha asked to control the Nine Tails during its attack?

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Madara or Tobi had controlled the Nine Tails to attack Konoha during Naruto's birth. But there were other Uchihas in the village such as Itachi's father. So, the village could have made use of them to defend the Nine Tails by controlling it using their sharingan. Why didn't they do that?

Another question: Why were the three sannin not seen during the Nine Tails attack?


texts: Where did Madara got his left eye after giving both of his real eyes to Nagato?

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Madara said that he gave his real eyes to Nagato during his meeting with Obito, and that his current left eye was implanted recently.

Where did he get that eye?


texts: What song is played when Ace is questioning why everyone came to save him in episode 468?

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In One Piece episode 468 around 6:38, there's a song when Ace is questioning why everyone came to save him. The song sounds like a Gregorian chant.

I tried going through the soundtracks but I couldn't find it.

What is that song?


texts: Did something change for the final episode of Hana Yori Dango?

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When watching the Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) anime, it seemed like there was a distinctly different art style for the final episode (#51). Not remarkably different, but noticeable enough that it made me wonder if something had changed for the last episode... different direction, artists, etc.
Was anything ever said about the production of the series that indicated that something happened near the end that could have caused some kind of shakeup?


texts: Was "archaic Japanese" used to narrate historical anime series?

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By historical anime series, I mean shows that portrayed important historical characters and has a storyline set during monarchial and feudal period of Japan.

Japanese language has undergone a vast transformation. The order was somewhat like:
Old Japanese -> Early Middle Japanese -> Late middle Japanese -> Early modern Japanese -> Modern Japanese
The Japanese spoken today differs from that spken during those times. I am assuming that the old Japanese is considered archaic and obsolete (just like Shakesperean English is obsolete today). So, did anime series whose story is set during those times used a different kind of Japanese? Did VAs used "archaic Japanese" for such roles or went with normal Japanese? Or did they worked with dialects*?

*FWIW, I found this piece of information:

Modern Japanese is considered to begin with the Edo period, which lasted between 1603 and 1868. Since Old Japanese, the de facto standard Japanese had been the Kansai dialect, especially that of Kyoto. However, during the Edo period, Edo (now Tokyo) developed into the largest city in Japan, and the Edo-area >dialect became standard Japanese.

So, since Kansai dialect was the standard Japanese during those times, VAs who know Kansai dialect might be suitable for such roles and story. Did historical anime used heavy dialects to give an impression of "archaic Japanese"?


texts: Do the events of the Dragon Ball movies happen to some extent in the series?

texts: It's widely known that many events of the Dragon Ball movies contradicted the series, sometimes irreconcilably, and that they are "non canon", but does this mean they didn't happen at all? The last two Dragon Ball movies showed many of the events of those movies actually happened in the series. Not long ago, I read an interview in Spanish from someone from the cast of Dragon Ball. I can't remember if it was an animator or director of the last movies, but when talking about the movies and Dragon Ball Super, he said something in the lines of, the true story of Bills, Super Saiyan God, etc, is somewhere in the middle of the movies and the series, meaning the series' events aren't even over the movies.  What about former movies such as Super Android 13, Cooler's movies, Broly's movies, etc? Did  the events of those movies (those which aren't contradicted irreconcilably) actually happened to some extent in the series' story?


texts: AFAIK, Ymir was a mindless Titan who became a Titan shifter by eating the Titan shifter Marcel. What does a Titan needs to eat from another Titan shifter to steal its power? Does it need to eat it completely, its human part, part of eat, it works by only biting, how does it work?


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One Piece is near in reaching 1000 episodes, but never in a single episode where the origin of the so called Devil Fruits is elaborated. Is there any creator of the Devil Fruits or their existence are merely phenomenal?

I remember one episode when Blackbeard killed one of his comrades just to gain the Dark-Dark fruit, he was sure that based on its appearance, it was definitely the Yami Yami no Mi because he read it in the book about the cursed fruits.

How was the book written, does it imply that the author of the book is also the one who cursed the Devil Fruits?


texts: What song plays at 1:21:01 in the movie "Futari no Hero" ("Two Heroes")?

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In My Hero Academia: Two Heroes movie, at 1:21:01 when the other kids arrive and start attacking the villain, a certain song is played from the time

   Bakugo says "What are you doing getting all beat up by such a damn lame last boss?" until the villain tangles All Might (practically during the time All Might goes Plus Ultra).

As far as I know, the song is not even included in the movie's OST discs.

Does anyone know what the name of that song is?


texts: Can One for All become too powerful for one person to wield?

texts: The Quirk One for All combines a quirk that stores power and a quirk that can be passed on. Izuku currently has the power and experience of eight previous One for All users, meaning the Quirk grows stronger with each generation. At some point in the very far future, does this mean that One for All will become so powerful, that no one can handle ALL of its power? We already know that it's so powerful now, that a new user can break his limbs off using it. How about in the future, when say 20 more people have passed on the Quirk? Even with training, will the power of this Quirk be too much? Will future users be limited to using a fraction of its power?


texts: Why does the use of CGI in anime seem unrealistic as compared to other western animations?

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In recent times more and more series are animated with CGI, mostly a combination of 3D objects with 2D illustrations. For example, Berserker in Fate/Zero.

More recent examples include Ajin and Kingdom, etc. God Eater also used CGI techniques for animation. However, except for a few scenes, I always feel the movement of objects is slow, unsteady and frankly quite unrealistic. Take an example of sword fights in Kingdom and let's say something like Bleach (not the overall animation, just some action sequences). Though both require suspension of disbelief the ones in Kingdom are way below.

Comparing this to many western animations we can see they do a great job with 3D animation. Why is this a problem in anime? Is it related to costs or the decision to use lower fps or something else?


texts: Is there any significance to character names in Elfen Lied?

texts: Is there any significance to the character names in Elfen Lied, particularly with regards to the more important characters? With some characters, there's a clear "meaning" - e.g. Nana, who was also known as "Number 7" at the research facility. Could other character names e.g. "Lucy" be allusions to something, or perhaps in some other way meaningful given the plot?


texts: Does the Akame Ga Kill! manga continue where the anime leaves off?

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The anime has ended at episode 24, "Akame ga Kill!".

Does the manga continue the story beyond the anime's conclusion?


texts: What is the song playing in Code Geass Episode 14: Geass vs Geass

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I have recently started watching Code Geass, and I find the soundtrack absolutely amazing! There is one song in particular that I would like to find the name of.

It starts playing at about 20:14 in the episode "Geass vs Geass" where Lelouch goes to hug Shirley. I think it may be called "Lelouch of the Rebellion", but I am not sure.


texts: Anime set in a world where females choose their gender

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I remember seeing this title on Anime News Network but I can not for the life of me remember the name.

The Plot Summary I remember from the site is that in the world all humans are born as female and remain like that until a certain age in which they have to choose their gender.

The staring group have been tasked with an important mission of some sorts and i think their equipment can only be used by females as i remember the summary saying that the group are at the age where they must choose their gender but it's been decided that they can delay the decision for the duration of their mission.

I know it isn't Infinite Stratos as the plot didn't describe a guy who is able to use female equipment


texts: An anime about a bullied girl who gets help from a "god"?

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I'm searching for an anime which was released between 2013 and 2014. I am not so sure, but it seemed to be a new anime.

The plot of this anime is about a girl who has always been bullied at school. One day, when she goes to the schools toilet, she see a message on the WC door. The message comes from a boy/man/person who "is a god" (he calls himself a god). In the message, he tells the girl that he can stop the bullying and make her life better. All he wants from her is that she believes/trusts him like a god (because gods need trust/belief from humans to exist).


texts: What is the name of the anime this pink-haired girl is from?

texts: I saw this picture on facebook and I would like to know what anime she is from


texts: I just watched the recent episode (391) and just prior to Obito being taken over by Black Zetsu, he seemed to have acknowledged his sins and was planning on using Rinne Rebirth - but for whom? It certainly wasn't for Madara because Black Zetsu wouldn't have gotten involved. Jiraya was on his mind, so was it him? Or was he planning on reviving all of the ninja who died during the war?


texts: Why are only some of the references censored in Lucky Star

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As anyone who has seen Lucky Star will remember, most of the references to other anime and manga are censored. The most obvious examples of this are references to Gundam or Sgt. Frog (both of which are notably Sunrise shows). Presumably this is done to avoid KyoAni getting sued. This also explains why references to Haruhi and Full Metal Panic weren't censored (as far as I remember). Interestingly these instances of censorship probably could have been removed in the English release since it was licensed by Bandai, but I don't know if they actually were, so this question might only apply to the Japanese version.

However, there are still a few cases of references which weren't censored despite no obvious connection between the Lucky Star team and the source. The one that immediately comes to mind is To Heart, which is referenced several times. To Heart is associated with VN studio Leaf as well as animation studios Oriental Light and Magic and AIC, neither of which have anything to do with Lucky Star (KyoAni and Kadokawa). I can't find any connections between them, but of course that could be oversight on my part, and I didn't check all of the individual staff members.

Is there some connection that I missed? Barring that, what sort of policy would a studio typically use for references like this? Would they try to obtain permission for all of the references, or just bleep the ones that seem risky to them?


texts: When does specialization in training begin?

texts: In Naruto, during the training at the Academy in Konoha before a person becomes a genin, the work shown seems to be basic and focusing on nonspecializing skills like throwing a kunai. When they become genin, however, people seem to already know specialized skills such as Kiba or Shikamaru's abilities. When does training for this occur?


texts: Is "Dragon Ball AF" a real continuation of Dragon Ball series?

texts: I have read a manga called Dragon Ball AF by Toyble and I wonder if it is a continuation of the Dragon Ball series?


texts: How did paradox work in Kurugaya's route?

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In Little Buster Anime Season 2 (Refrain) and Kurugaya route, there is a certain paradox which is stuck in 20th all the time. I played Little Buster but I forgot most of it. In anime, It seems like that paradox is created by Rin. Is there any difference between Anime and Visual Novel? What is the cause of paradox?

As far as I remembered, When Little Buster found out Riki interested to Kurugaya, Rin didn't show her jealous in Visual Novel as it is described in anime season 2.


texts: If Tobi could use the izanagi, which requires both Senju and Uchiha DNA, then why wasn’t he able to awaken the Rinnegan on his own?

texts: It was stated by Tobi during his fight with Konan that Izanagi can only be used by those with both the DNA of Senju and Uchiha. We also know this is how the rinnegan is awakened, so why didn’t this happen?


texts: Do apples grow on trees in the Shinigami realm?

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In the Shinigami realm, there are other apples, that taste like sand, according to Misa Amane. Do these apples grow on trees in the Shinigami realm?

I think they may rather grow on a plant, close to the ground, because of the sandy taste. But I'm not sure whether there really is ground in the Shinigami realm.

I've also heard that nothing grows in the Shinigami realm.

Is there anything known about this? In the anime, there are not much scenes from the Shinigami realm.


texts: Why did the Elric brothers only believe in one rule of alchemy?

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In the opening of Fullmetal Alchemist, it says...

  Human kind cannot obtain anything without first giving something in
  return To obtain, something of equal value must be lost That is
  alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we really
  believed that to be that world's one and only truth.

But why did the Elric brothers believe this to be the one and only law of alchemy? If this was explained in one of the episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood, please list it too, thanks.


texts: Why Goku's Ultra Instinct wasn't awakened in his battle with Broly?

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In the tournament of power, Goku was pushed to his limits several times, and he awakened Ultra Instinct Omen, and Mastered Ultra Instinct. But in the battle with Broly (in which I would assume he was pushed to his limits too, since

   not even with Vegeta was he able to defeat Broly in Super Saiyan Blue

He couldn't awaken Ultra Instinct, not even Omen Ultra Instinct, and in the new manga arc we see he was "Ultra Instinct-less" for several years. Why wasn't Goku's Ultra Instinct awakened in his battle with Broly?


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It seems like all Dream Demons have a nickname in quotation:

"Chaser" John Doe
"Garden" Engi Threepiece
"Pharos" Hercules

(Not sure about Merry's or Mystletainn's though I suspect Merry's last-name, Nightmare, could be in quotation)

Earlier in the series Engi talks about her sister Patti who was drawn to the human world by "Pharos" Hercules lighthouse and suspected to have been killed by Mystletainn. However, I am wondering what Patti's nickname is? Since they're sisters is it the same or related to Engi's?


texts: Who leaked info on section 9's kidnapping of Mr. Serano?

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- tl;dr Version -

How did information of Section 9's involvement with the second kidnapping of Mr. Serano, which happened in episode 23 of GitS:SAC, get leaked to the media? I can't find any source online that clarifies this.

- Longer Version -

In episode 23 of GitS:SAC, Major Kusanagi uses the memories she obtained from the Laughing Man to stage a second kidnapping of Mr. Serano under the guise of the Laughing Man himself in order to verify the connection between Serano Genomics and Secretary General Yakushima. During the kidnapping, Major Kusanagi impersonated the Laughing Man perfectly because, well, she was the Laughing Man for all intents and purposes. However, the degree to which the rest of Section 9 was filled in on this plot seems to be vague. Throughout the episode you can see the rest of Section 9 trying hard to "arrest the laughing man", though it's conceivable that this could have all been part of Section 9's plan.

Regardless of whether or not the rest of Section 9 was filled in on this plan, how on earth did the media find out that it was the Major who impersonated the Laughing Man and kidnapped Mr. Serano? At most only the members of Section 9 knew about this (and possibly the Laughing Man himself I suppose), so who leaked the information? One possibility is that Major's girly eyes gave it away, as is slightly indicated at the beginning of episode 24 when Chief Aramaki and Togusa are in the car, but that seems like a silly way for the news to be leaked. In the GitS:SAC wiki page, it's claimed that Secretary General Yakushima, the guy who this entire Laughing Man plot is focused on putting to justice, found out that Section 9 was behind the kidnapping and so leaked that info to the media (which played a very big role in the rest of the story). But how would Yakushima have known about that? Who told him?

What's really weird about all this is that in the beginning of episode 24, Chief Aramaki tells nearly everybody in Section 9 to "find out where news of our op was leaked from." But nobody ever seems to give an answer to this!


texts: What's the average age of an American convention attendee?

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Where I live (Ireland), the convention scene is predominantly teenagers around 16/17. As I get older, I feel more out of place. I'm only 22, so I'm not old at all, but everyone else is so much more energetic and there aren't many people my age left. There are still attendees older than myself, but the number is usually in the single digits.

I watched Crunchyroll's livestream of an American convention (A-Kon maybe?), and it seemed to be a bit more diverse.

I've wanted to visit a larger convention on a visit sometime in the future, so I was wondering what the age demographic usually is for American conventions such as Anime Expo or Otakon.


texts: Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime

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I am slowly coming to the end of watching "Toaru Majutsu no Index" anime. There are a few anime series related to that world:

Toaru Majutsu no Index
Toaru Majutsu no Index II
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S

and some movies. But I am not sure in what order I should watch them. Someone told me that "Railgun" came after "Majutsu no Index" - should I watch "Railgun" first then, or the second season of "Index"? Are there some things that I can miss if I watch them in the wrong order, like not knowing characters that were already introduced?

And if it is Railgun I should watch second, should I watch "Toaru Majutsu no Index II" afterwards, or "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S"?
Or is it that it really doesn't matter and I can watch both of the "Toaru Majutsu no Index" series before the two "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun" series?


texts: Why did Majitani's surrender not count in his Trick Tower fight with Kurapika?

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In episode 9 of the 2011 version of Hnter x Hunter, Kurapika's fight is with the prisoner Majitani.  They agree to a battle to the death.  Once Majitani realizes he is hopelessly outmatched, he says "I surrender!" (time code 18:41)  Kurapika is already in the process of punching him, and knocks him out. The surrender is never acknowledged, and there is a verbal dispute over whether Majitani is dead.  The other prisoners claim that Kurapika's match must end before Leorio's can begin. Majitani's surrender is never brought up by either side.

One might argue that in a death battle, surrender is irrelevant.  Yet the first match, between Tonpa and Bendot, was also a death battle.  Tonpa was allowed to surrender. Presumably this was because when the examiner Lippo explained the rules, he stated, "A winner is declared when the opponent admits defeat" (episode 8, time code 14:17).

(following paragraph added next day)
Everything Majitani said and did prior to and during his match with Kurapika was meant to intimidate. Calling for a death match was part of that strategy. He knew he was not really a strong fighter, so I believe his goal was to get Kurapika to surrender.

Why did Majitani's surrender not matter?

One might claim that no one heard it, not even Kurapika. But then dramatically, what was the point in having the surrender in the first place? If it's just going to be there, unexplained and unmentioned, it will just cause some nerd to come to a q&a site and ask about it.

If a tree falls in the forest ...


texts: What's the anime where people kill monsters?

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I believe I saw this anime for the first time in 2012 or 2013. It could have been as early as 2009 as well. I do not know the name. It is not Soul Eater or Death Note as far as I can recall or determine. The art style is normal anime. It does have some blood but not overly gore from my recollection.

In the beginning, a high school male teenager approximately 18 years old was walking along a street. I believe it was Tokyo urban areas. He was attacked by a large monster. It killed numerous people around him and ate their spirits, presented as a blue flame. As the monster continued to attack, a female warrior appeared, fought the monster and defeated it. The people who were killed did not know they were dead and continued to 'live' for approx 5-8 days, when their flame ran out. I believe they were called lanterns.

The teen, who survived the attack, discovered through the course of the show that he was actually a lantern himself. Somehow he was able to exceed the 5-8 day limitation. He aided the warrior woman in fighting and killing other monsters. Along the way, they found relics, specialized items that can be used to kill monsters. This warrior woman belonged to a limited faction of people who hunted these monsters.

Closer to the end of the show, another woman showed up to assist in the destruction of monsters, because as of late, lanterns appearances have skyrocketed. In the final battle, the teenager and the women faced off with a powerful evil on a wooden roller coaster. At the end, the monster was destroyed and the teen's lantern flame burned out.


texts: Do the trapped souls in the Reaper/Shinigami suffer?

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In the English dub, during the fight between the Third Hokage Sarutobi and Orochimaru in the first Naruto series, Sarutobi says that after using the Reaper Death Seal, the souls trapped in the Reaper are tormented for all eternity.

Does this mean that the souls of the First through Fourth Hokages were suffering from the time they were sealed away until they were released in Naruto Shippuden? Or was this a mistranslation?

When the First through Fourth Hokages were brought back by Orochimaru in Shippuden, they didn't seem like they were being tormented - or rather - it appeared that they had no recollection of their time outside of reality.

So which one is it? I did not watch the sub/Japanese episodes or read the manga from this part of the series.


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Why can't Roy Mustang bring his eyes back using his gate?

In the final chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, Roy Mustang said "I'd readily sacrifice my own gate like Fullmetal did, but then I'd have no way back".

Why he couldn't come back like Ed did?


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I cannot find a proper site to find all episode of chibi maruko chan anywhere. In some sites, I find only episode 80, but, according to wiki, there are definitely more. The original run was stated from 1990-1992, and about 142 episodes is said to be there, however I haven't been able to find a place I could buy/stream the show anywhere.
There seem to be new modifications to it, but, I'd like to watch the original one, the series from 1990-1992. Anywhere or anyway I can get it, stream it or purchase it?
PS. Please edit the tag if you're familiar with what would be suitable


texts: Would the Inuzuka or Nara technique count as a kekkei genkai?

texts: Kekkei genkai are considered abilities passed on through bloodlines, from this question: How is a technique characterized as a kekkei genkai? When discussing kekkei genkai, however, people never seem to include clan abilities such as the Nara shadow possession or the Inuzuka collaborative jutsu with their dog partners. Would these (or similar) abilities count as kekkei genkai, and if not, why not?


texts: Where can one buy Manga locally in Australia?

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So before if i could i would buy Manga from Madman Entertainment before looking at overseas stores like Right Stuff. today however i got an email from Madman saying;

  You might've heard the news....
  As of May 1st, Madman will no longer be distributing Manga,
  or books in general - at least, for the time being.

  But we know you love Manga, so we're giving you one final opportunity to grab a bargain with 60% off all Manga and books* on the Madman web store!

  Don't miss out. Sale must end April 30 at 11:59 PM.

I am wondering if there are any places/distributors in Australia which still sell Manga and have an online store?


texts: Who is George, the manager of Ahnernebe?

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In All Around Type Moon spin-off, the cafe Ahnernebe is run by George.

He has the main antagonist aura behind him.

So who is George? Is he a reference to anyone?


texts: Is there a connection between the Eye of God from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the Rinnegan from Naruto?

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After watching FMA again, I couldn't help but notice the similarities:

The same ripple-like pattern.
Both related to godly powers.
Both related to balance (Yin-Yang/All-One)
Both related to life and death.

Is there a mythological or conceptual connection between the two? Is one based on the other?


texts: What purpose does the train, pictured in the Spirited Away movie, actually serve in the ghost world?

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What purpose does the train, pictured in the movie, actually serve in the ghost world?

The train does not seem to provide service to and from Yubaba's house.
The train's purpose appears to be to transport some dark shadows one way only. Who are they, and where are they going?
Strangely, humans used it in the past (Chihiro and her parents use the remnants of the abandoned station to enter the ghost world).
It is probably not a joke to use this train, as just doing so proves the true love and earns Chihiro respect from Rin ("I take my words back").

The train is clearly the strong symbol of something. What does it represent?


texts: What is happening at the end of the Another manga?

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I've just finished the Another manga and I don't really understand the final 2 pages.

What are the clanging noises, and who is the mysterious figure in the hallway?


texts: Does Naruto consciously control his clones?

texts: I've seen when Kakashi was training Naruto with his elemental affinity that Naruto cannot see what his clone is doing until it is undone. How does he control the clone? Does it move and think like a separate entity? Can it think to try to kill the original?


texts: Are Midoriya and other quirkless people actually quirkless?

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We all know Midoriya aka Deku born without quirk. But the first person who tells Deku that he's quirkless is this kindly looking doctor

We are all made to believe that Deku is quirkless by this doctor. Then later in the manga we finally get a little hint about this doctor, there's 1 doctor that are very similar, named Daruma Ujiko who is working for All for One.  https://bokunoheroacademia.fandom.com/wiki/Daruma_Ujiko

Is it possible that this Doctor stole Deku's quirk when he diagnosed our boy (related to All for One abbility)? My further question is, is it possible that actually all people in BNHA are born with quirk, but got stolen at young age by certain people and made to believe that they are quirkless?


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I've seen these cards in several series now including Arcana Famaglia, and more recently in Nobunaga the Fool, where Da Vince shows Jeanne du Arc a set of cards after which she draws one. And Da Vince makes some sort of prophesy.

So what is the thing they do with the cards called. And how exactly does it work ?


texts: Is the uniform worn by Tatsuya during the Nine Schools Competition banquet a mistake or formal wear?

texts: I recently rewatched the series and noticed that in episode 10, Shiba Tatsuya was wearing a course 1 uniform in the ball. I'm thus confused whether this is a formal wear, or to prevent discrimination from occurring in the ball, or perhaps a mistake by the studio.


texts: Is Saika also based on some old folklore?

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In Ikebukuro there are two living urban legend, The "Black Rider" and The "Slasher".

The "Black Rider" Celty Sturluson is a dullahan. And The "Slasher" Saika (currently in the possession of Sonohara Anri) is an entity that manifests itself as a cursed Japanese sword.

Celty is based on Irish mythological figure, so is Saika also based on some old folklore?


texts: I've only watched the anime and there doesn't seem to be any mention of how they reproduce. I didn't see any sign of female subjects either, unless they look very similar to male ones.


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The goddess Aqua, who meets Kazuma after his terrible death.
The question is, does Aqua wear panties?

If there is, G-strings, the very tight ones? Is there any mentions about these in the novel?


texts: What is the meaning behind the changing frame in the Nemuro Memorial Hall elevator?

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During the Black Rose Saga, as each candidate reveals their deepest hostilities and fears the frame in the elevator changes from

Butterfly > Cocoon > Caterpillar > Leaf

The butterfly is what the frame is when the elevator starts to move down, most of the time, it stops at the Cocoon before Mikage urges the candidate to "go deeper" with the Leaf appearing when the elevator is about to reach the room with all of the coffins.

I am wondering what is the meaning behind this changing frame?


texts: Where was Fate staying during the first season?

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The DVDs I own of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha seemed to use very bad fan subs as when Alph first appeared, Arisa kept referring to her as a 'he' (despite clearly seeing her boobs), then Fate was named Feid, and Alph was Elofy.

In episode 7, Is This a Third Magician? (titled in the subs as The Third Magical Girl), there is a subtitle indicating where Fate was living. However, I don't trust it as shortly after when Nanoha gets off the bus to walk home and meets Yuuno with the repaired Raising Heart, there is a subtitle of where she is and not only is it totally different to what was shown with Fate's location, but it doesn't even says Uminari City which is where the the Takamachi's, Bannings' and Tsukimura's live and where Midori-ya and Seishou Elementary School located (as such it's very unlikely Nanoha was dropped off in another city after school to go home or to visit Arisa or Suzuka).

So I am wondering where was that apartment tower Fate was living in?


texts: Why do first episodes of anime sometimes use content from several chapters into the manga or novel?

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I've noticed with several anime that are adaptations of manga or novels that the first episode is based primarily, if not entirely, on content from several chapters into the story. Such shows will usually jump back to the actual beginning of the story near the end of the first episode or episode 2 will go back to the start and all episodes will then progress normally.
This is unrelated to any major or minor changes in characters, plot, events, etc., I'm just talking about the general use of later content for the first episode before jumping back to the beginning afterwards.
Typically, I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head, but Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear this season has done it which is why the confusion and annoyance has prompted me to ask here.
The way they've done it for Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is especially frustrating as they dropped several short "flashback" scenes throughout the episode without much context and which don't have any relation to the actual content used for the episode, and they imply that the core concept of the show could be very different than the manga or novel. Now we have to wait for episode 2 to hopefully clarify that. I may just be overreacting on this point, though.
Also, I wanted to add the tags adaptation, kuma kuma kuma bear, and first episode but none of them exist and I don't have 300 rep so I can't create them. I wouldn't really say that anime production fits my question, from the description that accompanies it in the tag input thing, but it's the closest I could find seeing as I'm not allowed to post a question with zero tags ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


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Well... this is awkward:

First we have the literary medusa, Azami, in a nice black dress with red eyes and her partner Tsukihiko.

They have a child. That child's name is Shion, and Shion, half-meduse, half human has a child of her own. That child is Marry...

Now to the interesting part: Who the heck is the father?

I mean, it's kind of difficult to get pregnant in a tower in the middle of the forest on top of a cliff... alone...


texts: Does handwritten speech indicate anything?

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I'm reading the manga for Fate Stay Night, and there's a part on page 15 of chapter 1 where the speech bubbles are handwritten and rather than in the normal manga font. As you can see, this is only for speech, not for the other text boxes, and is only on this page.

Other font styles (like bolded font) are used to indicate things like intense speaking, but it's not clear if this is supposed to indicate something like that. Is it? If not, why is just that dialogue handwritten?


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Does anyone know exactly what hapened to Gekko Moriah? IIRC he was in the Marineford arc. But I haven't seen anything of him post time-skip?

Did I miss some development or something?