texts: What is the ID or account card in Quan Zhi Gao Shou?

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In almost every episode of Quan Zhi Gao Shou, you see the players inserting what looks like an ID card into a card reader of some kind. However, it appears it's more of an account card than an ID card. As far as I can tell, it's a Smart Card of some kind. I'm guessing it's a physical token used for account security. I know this anime is based on a game, is it related to how the game is actually played?

What is this card?
Is it used for person/player identification, or just account authentication?
Are card readers like this commonplace in Asia and/or China?
Does this card control the account, or do you also have to use the account password?
Are these account cards easily accessible, for example at the Asia-equivalent of Walmart?  In episode 2 or 3, we see the store owner's friend specially request her to provide an account, possibly indicating that they are hard to come by.


texts: Who do I contact regarding rights licenses of specific manga/anime characters?

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My company runs a card game in Europe, but we want to start including manga and anime characters. How would we start going about obtaining licences?

We want Akira, Fist of the North Star, Ako, Tank Police, Appleseed, etc.

It's just one image character per card. Does anyone have any details on doing this legally and respectfully, with links, etc?


texts: Story-telling technique where the drawing style briefly gets much simpler?

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I'm a big fan of web comics, and have a question about a drawing or story-telling technique that I've seen. It seems effective, but I'm not quite sure what it's effective for.

Here's an example, from the most excellent Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques. First, a frame in his usual style:

He's usually quite consistent, but once in a long while there's a frame where he uses a much simpler drawing style:

Another example, from this strip; compare...

... to...

It's an interesting and entertaining motif, but I'm not clear on just what he's communicating with it, and why it feels effective. Is it an ironic aside? Or is it a pause in the action to let the characters (and reader) consider?

And, what is the history of this? Did Jeph make this up, or have previous cartoonists used it as well?

Any ideas?


texts: Need help identifying a manga/manwa (School, supernatural, fighting, aikido, gem stones, diamond)

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I am searching for a manga/manhwa that I read 10 years ago.

I don't know if it was manga or manhwa because it was in Hong Kong and translated into Chinese. It was in one of those weekly "Jump" magazine.

From the first few chapters

On the way to school, the main character wanted to buy a birthday gift for his neighbor girl. He was drawn/called to a jewelry store, where he found a large bracelet with one huge diamond and one black stone. He didn't have enough money so the store owner sold him just the diamond part of the bracelet. After he left, black shadows came out of the black stone, killed the store owner, and burned down the store.

At school, one of the schoolmates of the main character wanted to see the bracelet and put it on the main character's arm, and the bracelet fused onto his arm.
He got another gift for the girl (a dolphin ring) and she happily accepted it.
The adopted brother of girl is the typical good looks, good grades, idol of all the girls type of character. He was super jealous that the girl chose the dolphin ring over the diamond ring he gave her. He was also drawn/called to the same jewelry store, now burnt to ashes.

The black stone threw itself into his eye and fused with it.

The diamond has the power of light and is able to give out light and heat.
The black stone has the power of shadow and dissolves anything the shadow touches.

Example:
The jealous brother cast a shadow on the support beam of a construction crane, ate away the support and dropped the crane onto the main character.
The main character touched the falling crane and melted it like candy.

Later in the story

There is a jade necklace that can communicate with plants.
A moon stone that gives werewolf like ability.
A ruby that manipulates gravity.
A blue stone that heals and more.


texts: Why does an alchemist need a transmutation circle?

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As a follow up, but another subject, of my question about equivalent exchange part of the alchemy laws.

Why do (most) alchemists require a transmutation circle? Does any circle suffice or does an alchemist require a specific type for each (type of) job? At least the size seems to matter...


texts: What song plays from 7:20 to 8:05 of FMA Brotherhood episode 5?

texts: Does anybody know the name of the song that plays at 7:20 - 8:05 on Brotherhood episode 5, or the OST it's on?


texts: Tokyo Ghoul Re: Anime what part in the manga?

texts: I just finished Tokyo Ghoul: Re manga, and I'd like to know what part of the anime is already covered?


texts: Why wasn't the Flying Thunder God seal on Obito erased?

texts: Tobirama said Obito might be using some kind of light and dark jutsu that turns all ninjutsu to nothing and only Senjutsu works on him. But I don't remember Tobirama getting into Sage Mode before placing the Flying Thunder God mark on Obito (well, it is not even told if he have a Sage Mode), but the mark was not erased in spite of being a ninjutsu. How can it be possible?


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There is at least one situation per Elric brother, when they have fixed radio device - e.g. Edward fixed transmitter sg. Fuery was working on, and Alphonse fixed broken radio in Reole (Liore?).

One of the principles of the alchemy is that if you want to create some thing, you should know how it works. Which leads me to conclusion, that both Elric brothers should have some education in terms of electronic devices, and radio technology.

Is there any additional information on this in anime/manga etc?


texts: Why Super Saiyan Rose eyes are sometimes pink and sometimes grey?

texts: Super Saiyan Rose eyes are shown to be pink sometimes and other times grey. Is there any reason for this, or it's a design mistake?


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In One Piece, Shanks doesn't have any Devil Fruit power.

Also, he lost an arm while saving Luffy.

What makes him a Yonko ?

For Example

  Whitebeard had a powerful Devil Fruit. But even without that, his physical
  strength was tremendous.

Can anyone please explain what made Shanks a Yonko?


texts: What is the meaning behind dark works often taking place at midnight?

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A recurring story element that I've noticed is the accessibility of certain evil/dark devices at midnight.

A few examples:

In the third episode of Sailor Moon, girls listen to a midnight radio show that is hosted by the antagonists illegally. Girls that wrote into the show and are read on air receive a brooch which steals their energy.
In Persona, there is a midnight channel which broadcasts the shadow of the person that is currently missing.
In Jigoku Shoujo, there is a website that is only accessible at midnight, which will allow the user with a grudge to send someone to hell.

Why do all three of these anime use midnight as a time for evil? What is special about midnight that sets it apart from any other time?


texts: Does anyone know the name of the music from 4:46 onwards in Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX episode 12?

texts: Does anyone know the name of the music from around 4:46 onwards in Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX episode 12? It starts after Maria says "10 thousand plans".


texts: Can the two titan powers inside Eren be separated and given to two different people?

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So Eren

  Has the Attack titan and the Founding titan inside of him right?!

we can presume that if someone were to consume Eren

   they will gain the two titan powers together.

So can some one consume or gain just one of the titans? Like when the original titan(the original Ymir) divided her powers in to nine different powers and gave them to her descendants?


texts: Who is the first Oppai Loli ever featured in anime and manga?

texts: The first time I ever saw Oppai Loli is Hestia from Danmachi. But, is Hestia the first Oppai Loli in anime and manga? Was there an Oppai Loli before her?


texts: Can the scenario for someone's death be written so that there is a possibility of other people dying?

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So you can't use the Death Note to kill someone else. If you write something like:

  "John Zerto burns himself to death after he killed his boss"

John would simply die of a heart attack so he couldn't kill his boss. But if you would write:

  "John Zerto dies after a heart attack after he tried to shoot his boss"

That could work. After 6 minutes and 40 seconds, John would take out his gun and try to shoot his boss. And because there's a chance his boss could survive, it could possibly work. So what do you think? Could this work?


texts: Did the Mass Production EVA Series make use of souls, like "normal" EVAs?

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We know that an Evangelion needs a soul at it's center to operate normally, such as Yui being the soul of EVA Unit 01, and part of Asuka's mother being in EVA Unit 02. If the EVA Unit does not have a soul, then it would start bezerking like EVA Unit 00 during the testing phase of the EVA Series.

Now, for me, this raised another question, did the EVA Series (Mass production EVAs) use souls as well? Or were they "soulless"? Like how they were pilotless, and were "reliant" on the Dummy Plug system?


texts: What is the game where you strike a stack of discs to knock one out?

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There was a game that appeared in a few episodes of Nichijou (not familiar with the original manga) where there was a bunch of circular (wooden?) discs stacked and a small hammer was used to try to strike one out, and I assume the object is to do so without toppling the stack.

Was this a made up game for the series or is it a real game? What is it called?


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Normally, all of Ceros are red in color, but why is Ulquiorra's Cero was green?
Does it mean that it's more powerful? What makes it so different?


texts: Why are there so many fillers in long-running animes?

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The most obvious answer everyone over the Internet is giving to this question is "Because anime is produced much faster compared to manga, they need to put in fillers in order to slow down the anime series". However, that shouldn't be the only reason.

For example, consider One Piece. The show is going on for more than 500 episodes, and less than 10% are fillers. Comparing that to Naruto, the show has almost the same number of episodes (original and Shippuuden combined), but almost 50% of its episodes are fillers. Needless to say, the manga of Naruto is so far ahead that the anime won't be able to catch up even if they produce 100+ episodes without any fillers.


texts: If Goku and Arale live in the same universe, where does Kami from Dr Slump fit in the ranks of gods of Dragon Ball?

texts: In Dragon Ball you have a ranks of gods. First is Xeno, then the Grand Priest, then the angels, then the supreme kaios and the gods of destruction, then the grand kaio, then the kaios, and the kamisamas. And in Dr Slump you have a kamisama, which according to some sources is "the creator of the universe" and according to others "the ruler of the galaxy". So, where does this kami-sama fits in the ranks of gods in Dragon Ball?


texts: Why didn't Lelouch use the "obey me" order on everyone?

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In the final episodes of Code Geass R2, Lelouch gave orders like "be my slave" or "obey me". This way, unlike when using the Geass, he can give them orders an unlimited number of times.

(Code Geass Wikia)

So why didn't he use these orders on everyone from the beginning? This way he could've given them orders whenever he wanted!


texts: Did Shinji activate EVA Unit 01's Berserk Mode?

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During the fight with Zeruel when EVA Unit 01 loses all power, Shinji enters somewhat of a demonic state, stating the Angel give Ayanami back or face the consequences. After he says this, EVA Unit 01 reactivates and enters its berserk mode, thus starting its "awakening" process.

Now, this got me thinking, did Shinji himself activate EVA Unit 01's berserk mode in the heat of battle or was the timing just right for both EVA Unit 01 and Shinji?


texts: Does the AGV drug give permanent or temporary superhuman healing habilities?

texts: In a battle with Kagetane, when Rentaro is about to die, he uses the AGV drugs to get superhuman habilities, heal himself, and finally be able to defeat Kagetane. Does this superhuman healing hability he got lasts or is it a one time thing?


texts: What made Sekiguchi embarrassed when she was asked about cram school?

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In episode 6, there is a scene where Daiku, a former team member of Igo soccer, is getting bored with their inactivity in their club room. The conversation follows like this (read from left to right):

  Daiku: Oh come on, everyone said they had cram school and left...
  Daiku: And you're no fun, Sekiguchi
  Sekiguchi is reading a book silently
  Daiku: Don't you go to cram school, Sekiguchi?
  Sekiguchi flips a page, looks at Daiku, then continues reading the book silently while being embarrassed
  Daiku stares at Sekiguchi
  Sekiguchi is getting more embarrassed
  Daiku: You're joking!

Why was Daiku surprised all of sudden?

Relevant video on YouTube


texts: Why do I have to light up the room before watching anime?

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When watching anime, sometimes at the beginning of the show, I come across the warning message

  テレビアニメを見るときは部屋を明るくして、テレビからはなれて見てください！

which can be translated as

  When watching anime, light up the room, and leave some distance between the TV and yourself!

I understand that not staying too close to TV is important for eye health. But why is it so important to light up the room? What is the purpose of this message, and why do some shows display this warning message while the others don't?


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The question is based on my theory from the recent manga chapter (Naruto 661):

  Sasuke, when stabbed by Madara is the effect of Tsukuyomi from Sasuke.

Now, to prove my theory, is there an episode in manga/anime that Sasuke used Tsukuyomi?


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In chapter 86 of Shokugeki no Soma as Yukihira was about to start whipping up some mad beef stew, this happened (roughly went like this):

Soma: You were Tsunozaki Taki senpai... right?
Tsuno: Huh? (What's with this guy?! He just went and talked to me normally!)
Soma: It seems you've been saying lots about me. I'll listen to your complaints, after I finish serving my dish!!!!

I've read through this bit quite a few times, and I still have no clue what Soma is referring to when he says "seems you've been talking smack about me". I didn't even know she existed until that chapter. Maybe I'm missing something crucial?


texts: I can't find which episode it was but in "Impel down" I feel like I saw the same throne we can see on the TV show Game of Thrones, is it related or not or maybe just a coincidence ?


texts: How to summarise the whole Naruto franchise without giving a lot of spoilers?

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So I've been trying to make one of my friends get into anime. My cousin and I talk about the Naruto franchise and other animes a lot, so my friends wonders a bit whats the big deal.

I would like to recommend Naruto to her, but she would want me to summarize it for her to see if it sounds interesting or not. The problem is that I don't know how to summarize it. Yes, I can summarize it, but I might get to deep into the story that I might give out some BIG spoilers.

Examples:

   Naruto has a demon inside him (which my friend is going to find out either way). Sasuke leaving the leaf village to kill his older brother. Sasuke has an older brother. Kakashi, Neji, Jiraiya, Asuma, Orochimaru, Deidara, Gaara, etc. die in Naruto Shippuden. Asuma and Kurenai have a kid. There's a war. Tobi being Obito all along. Who Obito is. Kakashi coming back from his death after Pain destroyed the Konoha (Leaf Village). Konoha getting destroyed by Pain. Who Pain is. Stuff like that.

So my question is how to summarize the whole Naruto franchise to make it sound interesting and not give a lot of spoilers out.


texts: We know that Naruto's parents died right after his birth, and by the time he was in the Academy he was living alone. However, there must have been a period of time when he was being raised by someone, because babies can't take care of themselves. Is it ever said who raised him for that initial time or where he lived?


texts: What was the first anime-styled Visual Novel?

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I enjoy reading about old anime and manga, but I don't know too much about the history of anime in the gaming industry. And I have been wondering what the first visual novel from Japan was.

More specifically, one featuring anime-style characters (rather than a Visual Novel in a different style). I've searched myself, but I haven't found any reliable source that gives me an answer. Perhaps some japanese-based resources would prove more useful.

What was the first/earliest-known visual novel to feature anime-styled characters?


texts: Which Japanese animation was the first to be banned and where?

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Looking around the banned anime list on TVTropes I noticed that there are quiet a lot of Japanese animation banned in countries outside of Japan. Me being curious as usually couldn't help but wonder.

Which country was the first to actually ban a Japanese animation or episode and for what reason it was banned?


texts: Why does Natsume ask for something from a Grandfather?

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In Episode 54 (Season 5, Episode 2) of Natsume's Book of Friends,

 Natsume returns the towel of a Grandfather, who in his former years had given it to a Yokai [Rain Spirit]

My Question is:

 Why did Natsume then ask for an article to return to the Rain Spirit, when she was already present at the previous encounter, and was aware of the Grandfather's inability to sense her? Also why did Natsume then lie to the Rain Spirit stating: "Sougo-san gave me this as a sign that he received the towel.", when it was he himself that asked for something to give to her, not the Grandfather?


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How does the Grail choose the participants?

We know that the Grail tries to pick people who have some sort of strong desire (when Kotomine asks Tohsaka at the beginning of Fate/Zero).
Do you need to descend from a mage bloodline? Did the murderer guy (the one who got Caster in Fate/Zero) have magical blood?
It seems like you don't need to be aware of the existence of the Holy Grail war (Shirou and the murderer guy were both pretty clueless).
You do seem to need an heroic relic... or do you? When Kotomine was surprisingly chosen in Fate/Zero, did he have one already? What if you lose the relic before the summoning occurs? (In Fate/Zero the participants were already making preparations for years before the summoning).
The Matou were disappointed that Kariya left behind their magical teachings, so they decided to adopt Sakura to prepare her for the next war. When Kariya returns and chooses to fight, he successfully becomes a master. This suggests that there is a way to opt out/in from the war (?)

So how does the Grail pick participants exactly?


texts: Is the Mewtwo in Detective Pikachu a Mewtwo we know?

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In the first Pokemon Movie we see that Mewtwo is actually artificially created by Team Rocket and not a naturally occurring Pokemon.

According to this answer there are 2 Mewtwo's and the second female one is still possibly artificially created.

In the trailers for Detective Pikachu (I have not seen the movie yet) we see Mewtwo appear in it. I am wondering if this Mewtwo is one we already know from the anime movies? Or are there now possibly 3 Mewtwo's


texts: What episode is about "Lucky Bastard Fever"?

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I have a question about a lucky bastard fever episode in Crayon Shin-chan, I was wondering if you could help me find what episode this is from.

It was about that bird man bad guy and Lollipop was at her house and some professor guy was there too, but then he left and then he came back from the house side of the house. Lollipop did not know how he did it but later it  turned out that the other professor was the main bad guy in trying to find a weakness on the action bastered suite.


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I haven't watched Higurashi and am a bit hesitant to do so after seeing some clips of it and I haven't gotten around to watching Umineko but I've been wondering: apart from the obvious in how they have the alias "When They Cry #", how are Higurashi and Umineko related?

VNDB does not list any of the 4 visual novels as sharing any characters with each other than Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru sharing characters from the unofficial Minagoroshi-hen Bad End ~Rika-hen~.


texts: I have seen the complete series of The Last Airbender and also waiting for the 2nd Book of Avatar: Legend of Korra. But yet i haven't heard of who was and which element was the First Avatar. Is there any information about him/her?


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If no, then why?

He has the sage of six path's powers too right?

Then why can's he use planetary devastation?


texts: What does Naruto mean when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him?

texts: Well, I've really been thinking for this for a long time now and still I can't understand what Naruto means when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him and his existence more than anyone.


texts: Can Blight be cured with any kind of water?

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In episode 2 of Noragami, we see that when Yato's hand gets blighted, he can remove the blight from his body with water from the Shrine he sleeps at.

However, in episode 9 Hiyori successfully removes her blight with water from Kofuku house. Are there any criteria for the water that is used for cleansing a blight?


texts: Why are the Eldian's in possession of Warships?

texts: I have read the manga revolving around the Eldian Military, how they have Ironclad Warships that are in regard very similar to modern day Warships. I do not understand though, because I didn't think it was explained well enough, how they came into possession of such ships, as well as their Airships.


texts: What should I know if I am to watch Fafner Exodus without watching the prequel series and movie?

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I watched the two first episodes of Fafner Exodus, but it was very confusing, as the story is ongoing. Not much intro.

There were a prequel series, and a movie. What should I know from this prequel material in order to understand Fafner Exodus?


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Knowledge:

Busoushoku Haki:

This Haki can be used as armor against strong attacks or devil powers.

  This type of Haki also has the ability to bypass the powers of a Devil
  Fruit user, touching the "substantial body" beneath whatever
  protection the fruit provides, such as the case of body-altering Devil
  Fruits such as Logia or Paramecia users.

Venom Venom Fruit:

  The Doku Doku no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that grants the
  user the ability to produce and control different types of poison
  [...]
  any person who touches the user will be poisoned.

So everything Magellan touches gets poisoned...

So if Luffy could have used haki, would that have prevent him from getting poisoned?


texts: In episode 50 of the Attack on Titan anime, Eren blocks one of the wall holes with his crystalizations powers. Do Eren's crystalization powers come from the Attack Titan or from the Founding Titan?


texts: Was Naruto controlled by the Nine Tailed Fox?

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In the anime (Episode 133), when Naruto turns into the Nine Tailed Fox for the first time during his fight with Sasuke, Sasuke comments that the chakra has its own mind.

Was he controlled by the beast or was it the other way round?


texts: I will try to make this brief. I know Soul Eater ended ages ago and I just started watching it. I'm at season 3. I'm just curious about how they become weapons? I know that one is born as a weapon, but what happens physically? I might be overthinking it, but I am just curious.


texts: Who is the red woman in .hack//SIGN's opening?

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In the opening of .hack//SIGN there is a woman who looks to be wearing a red body suit and a visor, at the end she's seen floating on the opposite side of the screen to where Aura is but she is never seen in .hack//SIGN

I am wondering, is this woman what Morganna Mode Gone would look like if she had a PC Body or is she some other Player/AI


texts: Where can I find the English version of "Music Box of Memories" series?

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There is a series of Sono Hanabira Doujinshi called Music Box of Memories which I learned about from Petals Garden. However, when I try and use any of the links I get "Server not found".

My friend has tried contacting the site admin of Eden of Xeno (who made and sold Music Box of Memories) directly with email but got no reply, so I am wondering if there are any other places where I could get Music Box of Memories? I am only interested in the English version.

Also since they were released in an online yuri magazine called Xenocross, I wouldn't mind being able to get that but I am mainly interested in Music Box of Memories.


texts: What name will Shinigami Eyes show above the head of a person who changed their name?

texts: So let's say, Bob Schösel changes his name to Derkie Duckface. Would a person with shinigami eyes see Duckface's original name, or the name that is currently used?


texts: In the BNHA wikia it's mentioned that Nine betrayed Tomura. But I didnt realize any of this during the movie. Which was Nine's betrayal to Tomura Shigaraki?


texts: Why does Tobi have a Sharingan with Kamui ability after having used Izanagi?

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As per my understanding, Izanagi permanently blinds the Sharingan's vision once used. Tobi (Obito) donated one eye to Kakashi, and used Izanagi with the other eye to escape from Konan's paper bombs. This means he should only have a Rinnegan now, but why does he still have a Sharingan with Kamui ability?

Note: I do not read manga.


texts: What stats are in KonoSuba world and what do they do?

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In KonoSuba's first episode, Aqua is said to have extremely high stats on all stats but below average intelligence and worst luck. Then, she was told that she can be anything but Arch Wizard since it requires intelligence. Arch Wizard, being a Wizard, and as we can see from Megumin, is a class that uses magic to attack. Aqua's low intelligence prevents her from becoming a Arch Wizard, means that magic is related to intelligence.

When they checked Megumin's adventurer card, both Kazuma and Aqua mentioned that Megumin, being from the Crimson Demon clan, has a very high intelligence and is an Arch Wizard. It was also shown that Megumin can cast advanced spell, Explosion although only once a day due to her limited mana.

However, during the fight with Dullahan, Aqua cast Sacred Create Water on a level where it destroyed the gate of the city, causing damage on the level of Megumin's Explosion if not higher.

My question is, since Aqua can't be Arch Wizard due to her low intelligence, while she shows that she can do magic on the level that of Megumin, then what does the intelligence stats do in KonoSuba world? While at it, what are the other stats in KonoSuba and what do they do?


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In The Last: Naruto the Movie, Naruto's fight with Toneri is set on the moon.

But how can he breathe on the moon? Is that because of some technique, or something else?


texts: I can't remember the title of this manga. I read only the first chapter

texts: Basically there is this male student in high school. Waking up and I'm pretty sure he is dazed and unsure where he is. But then a female student with a katana sword walks in and sits down. He sees her, she ignores him. She has long hair and glasses and is very calm, showing a serious, no emotional face. Everyone in the class seems to be having a blast chatting it up. And then as soon as the bell rings for class to begin. Every student starts killing one another. The girl with the katana doing the most work, decapitating students and what not. The male character who woke up is freaking out and hiding and doesn't know what is going on. The girl with the katana comes close to killing him but I believe she spares him and that's the first chapter.


texts: Why is Midoriya from My Hero Academia compared with Naruto and called "green Naruto"?

texts: Many times in internet Midoriya from My Hero Academia is compared with Naruto and called "green Naruto". Why is this so? Is the character design? Is the style of My Hero Academia story compared with Naruto? Or what?


texts: What is the so-called "GUDAGUDA ship" involving Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji?

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I was reading this piece of short comic remake titled "How you play it" illustrated by Kawacy and it says

Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji from Fate/Grand Order
a.k.a the GUDAGUDA ship.

So I search about it, it seems like an event from Fate/Grand Order called GUDAGUDA Honnouji Event. From here, I know gudaguda (ぐだぐだ) mean exhausted; tired. But the event summery says

Something like a "GUDAGUDA Honnouji" suddenly appeared in Chaldea, and Oda Nobunaga is ready for action!

which suggests it's an object rather than a state
So what is GUDAGUDA exactly in relation to Fate/GO? And why did the Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji pairing get called GUDAGUDA ship? I tried to Google GUDAGUDA ship and I got lot of Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji pairing so it's not something only from Kawacy above

Note: I have zero knowledge of Japanese language and I never play Fate/GO


texts: How did so many people get away with cheating during the written portion of the Chunin Exam?

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Disclaimer: I never read past the Sasuke Retrieval Arc, so it is possible that my question may be answered if I had read further. However, I do believe that the Chunin Exam arc, which is what my question is about, is far enough from the Sasuke Retrieval Arc that my question would have already been answered by the time the story arrives at the Sasuke Retrieval Arc.

I will be referencing the part of the Chunin Exam Arc where the characters take the written portion of the exam. This is in volume 5 of the Naruto tankoban (which covers chapters 37 - 45).

During my trip down memory lane with my re-reading of what I have read of Naruto, this question occurred to me: how did so many characters get away with, at least to me, seemingly obvious, cheats during the written portion of the Chunin exam?

Here is a list of cheats in particular that went unnoticed that I would like to know how they managed to do so:

Akamaru was barking the answers to Kiba. We know that dogs are used a fair amount by skilled ninja, including Kakashi himself, so would it not be logical for the proctors to assume that a dog could be used to cheat? I can believe Shino's insect trick because ninja-insect interaction is much rarer than ninja-dog interaction since it is an ability exclusive to Shino's clan and also a fly buzzing is much more inaudible than a dog barking.
Naruto and Hinata were having a full-blown conversation, it was whispering, but still a conversation nonetheless. How did none of the proctors notice?
Also going along the lines of communication with other ninja in the room, how did Tenten manage to communicate to Rock Lee to raise his head band to notify her that he was able to see her mirrors in the ceiling/how did she communicate to him that the mirrors were even there without getting caught?
How did Tenten get those mirrors up in the ceiling undetected in the first place? I cannot imagine that it was done before the exam started, unless she was planning to cheat from the very start, without knowing what the exam was going to be like. I can believe Kankuro and his Crow cheat because it is much easier to set-up Crow as a proctor undetected in the masses of ninja in the room than it is to set-up a mirror system in the ceiling.
Ino's Mind Body Switch Technique requires hand seals. How did she get away with using it on Sakura without being seen? I would imagine that hand seals would be the very first thing that the proctors would look out for considering it is an exam for ninja.
Proctor Ibiki himself actually SEES Gaara making a hand gesture that could pass as a hand seal if the next panel had not revealed that he was just using that hand gesture to cover his eye so he could create the sand eye. But even so, Ibiki did claim to count "anything out of the ordinary" as cheating, and a suspicious hand gesture resembling a hand seal, I would say, qualifies as "out of the ordinary", so why did he not call Gaara out?
I realize that this last point is a bit too hypothetical and assumes too much, but  we do know that there are ninja who can sense chakra usage. I do not recall this directly from the manga, but taking a look at Ino's Wiki page here, it says that she is one of such ninja (eventually, but that is not the point; I am just linking to show that there does exist chakra sensing ninja). Surely [I know, this is a large assumption here], there must be some proctor in the room who would have such an ability since it is a ninja exam, so why did no one detect the chakra expenditure that was going on in the room?


texts: Why wasn't Naruto able to defeat the Deva path with a single punch?

texts: In battle against Pain, we have seen Naruto defeating certain Pain paths with a single punch using Sage Mode. Later when he was the Kyuubi overtakes him, he hit several punches and kicks on the Deva path but couldn't defeat him. Why?


texts: What was the first anime that used a split-cour format?

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Split-cour airing format is a noticeable trend in the anime industry recently. Unlike most multi-season shows that are aired two or more seasons in succession, split-cour shows have a break in between that usually lasts 3 months (1-cour). However, these cours are produced  as a single product over the course of several months, not two separate anime, per se. For more information on cours and split-cours, this question might help.

Recent examples of anime that followed this format are:

Space Dandy - Winter 2014 [break: Spring] Summer 2014
Hitsugi no Chaika - Spring 2014 [break: Summer] Fall 2014
Aldnoah.Zero - Summer 2014 [break: Fall] Winter 2015
Tokyo Ghoul - Summer 2014 [break: Fall] Winter 2015

Some upcoming anime that are announced to be split-cour are Durararax2, F/SN UBW, and the Grisaia VN franchise, though I'm not really sure. Anyway, as the title states: I want to know what was the first anime that used this format of having a 3-month break in between cour/s.


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In some instances seen in the anime, Jotaro and Dio, stand users who both can stop time can stop time without having to verbally stop time, such as when Jotaro fights Josuke and stops time after Josuke's stand breaks his stand's guard and yet some other times they are seen having to verbally say it in order to stop time, like when Dio attempts to stop time but fails since Jotaro managaes to get his heart working again quick enough.

Does Dio or Jotaro have to verbally stop time in order to stop time?


texts: If the Beast titan has similar powers to the founding titan, why do they need the founding titan so desperately?

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Reiner and Bertolt are desperate to capture "the coordinate", the founding titan. But according to http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Beast_Titan , the Beast Titan

  "is one of the strongest of all Titans, possessing the ability to
  guide and direct mindless Titans and creating new Titans from common
  Eldians. These abilities are said to be nearly akin to those of the
  Founding Titan"

Then why do people from Marley need so desperately the founding titan? If it's for its abilities to command other Titans, couldnt they use the Beast titan instead for that purpose?


texts: What does "Why didn't she ask EBA" mean in Hyouka?

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At the end of the episodes involving the movie, 10-11 iirc, just before the ending credits there is the subtitled text "Why didn't she ask EBA?" which I don't understand.

This wast touched on at this Yahoo Answers link but did not help my understanding.

Is this a joke from the translator? If so, what does it refer to?


texts: Why is Tomoko actions on her computer so exaggerated?

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In episode 1 when Tomoko is looking up on "Gaagle Japan" on how to make herself look more cuter it seems her movements are quite exaggerated, to the point where she is using the mouse in a way no normal computer user would. (as the mouse wouldn't normally track while up in the air like that)

Why is she doing this? is this a parody from something?


texts: Did Saitama have some level of superhuman strength before training?

texts: In his encounter with Crablante before he started training, Saitama is hit by him and thrown away like 30 meters or more, and then hit again 2 more times with those gigantic claws Crablante has. If Saitama was a regular human, how could he support this beating and still stand like it was nothing and fight back?


texts: When is damage "permanent" in Accel World?

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Within the accelerated world, when someone gets damaged or injured (even severely), they fully recover after leaving and re-entering the accelerated realm. (If you are killed you also come back normally.)

For example:

Taku cuts off Haruyuki's arm. (ep 5)
Niko's left arm is ripped off when Yellow Radio's minions tear apart her fortress. (ep 11)

Both of these injuries (a loss of an entire limb) are serious injuries that can't be recovered in battle.* However, when they leave and re-enter the accelerated world, they are fully recovered.

*Barring Chiyuri's time-reversal ability.

But there are at least two instances of when damage is not reversed upon re-entering the accelerated world:

Kuroyukihime amputates Fuuko's legs - hence the wheelchair. (described in ep 16)
Noumi steals Haruyuki's wings. (ep 15)

So what determines whether damage is healed?

Furthermore, how does Chiyuri's time-reversal ability play into this?


texts: I'm wondering how I can watch anime in India legally when we don't have any channel right now AND Crunchyroll doesn't release anime for India.


texts: For how long has Lelouch been the Emperor of Britannia before and after "turning evil"?

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Lelouch, once Charles had been defeated, use his Geass to take the Britannian crown and throne from others contenders. Then, he reforms their "constitution" and changes a lot of things in the empire. Then, after his coup d'état, he starts to conquers the world and finally reaches his goal at the beginning of the last episode. Now comes my two-in-one question :

For how much time did he ruled peacefully Britannia and for how much time did he kept the power after his victory over the world ? I'm asking for approximations (year?months?weeks?) more than actual time span.


texts: What happens to Merihim/Shiro after Shana becomes Flame Haze?

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Merihim (whom Shana calls "Shiro") played a major role in training Shana prior to her contracting with Alastor and becoming a Flame Haze.

After making the contract, he challenges Shana to one final duel in which she wins. Shortly after, Tendōkyū (the floating landmass where Shana grew up and was trained) crumbles.

What is the fate of Merihim? Did Shana actually kill him? Did he die when Tendōkyū crumbles?
I wasn't able to figure this out after re-watching the episode (ep16) a few times.

MAL only lists him as "disappeared". But are there any sources that actually confirm his death?


texts: Why could Tetsuo's hand reproduce many flesh, muscles and veins using his ESP?

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In the last minute of the Akira movie, we could see that Tetsuo's hand had several injuries, until some laser beam from outer space shot on him, cutting his arm off.

In short, he made an artificial arm using metal and building scrap. Everything looked fine until his ability got out of control. The veins and nerves spread into many material things, and suddenly he could produce flesh, muscles and veins from his cut-off hand using his ESP ability.

How could he produce such things? I thought ESP is an ability to move and destroy things that exist using mind control, not to produce a new skin and flesh.


texts: What is the origin of the soul-to-sword trope?

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In various franchises, like Noragami, SAO Alicisation, Guilty Crown, souls can become weapons.

What is the origin of this trope? Does weapon personification have roots in Japanese folklore?


texts: Could Okabe have saved Mayuri in the alpha world line?

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After Okabe goes back to the 'beta world line' (Steins Gate) he learns that

   He can save Kurisu. In order to do that he needs to make it look like she is laying in a pool of blood being unconscious. At the time same her death would normally take place.

Could Okabe have done the same with Mayuri in the alpha world line? I noticed her watch stops and then breaks every time she is about to die. Could Okabe have saved Mayuri in the alpha line by breaking her watch?


texts: What happens if there is no relic in a summoning?

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In Unlimited Blade Works, we eventually learn that Archer was summoned as Rin had a relic associated with him (i.e. the pendant Shiro keeps). In the recent anime adaptation, there is also some statement to the effect of "a relic is required to summon a servant".

Similar sentiment is expressed in the Fate route of the visual novel. On the last day, Saber tells Shiro that he must have been able to summon her as a result of having had Excalibur's sheath embedded in him (similar to how it was embedded in Irisviel in Fate/Zero):

  To summon a heroic spirit, one needs a symbol connected with that spirit.

This seems in line with the other summonings we see, such as Waver's use of a cloak to summon Iskandar and the trouble the Einsberns take to retrieve the sheath so that Kiritsugu summons a good servant. Finally, some remark Lord El Melloi makes about having to find a relic last minute suggests that a relic is always required.

Is this ("a relic is always required for a successful summoning") correct? If so, did Rin have anything she knew to be a relic when she summoned Archer? (I feel like she didn't, but if a relic is required, I would have assumed that she'd be aware of this, as a reasonably competent magus.)


texts: Why does Yhwach/Juhach call Ichigo that?

texts: In Bleach, why does Yhwach/Juhach call Ichigo his son?


texts: What is the chorus that plays with each new major monster in Fairy Tail called?

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I'm dying to know the name of the chorus music that plays when major demons are presented such as Deliora and the flute demon.

I tried looking through some soundtracks on YouTube but can't find it.


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First of all, i didn't read the manga, so if the answer to this is a spoiler, please abstain or mark it as a spoiler so i can avoid it.

My question itself is a spoiler for those who didn't see Season 4 yet:

   As we have seen in season 4, NightEye was gravely injured, survived long enough to be put in a hospital, until he died.
 Why didn't pro heroes use Eri quirk to save him ? rewind can cure his injury. If you say "Eri was sick", why didn't they bring Neito Monoma, the kid with the Copy quirk ? he can copy Eri rewind and save NightEye, it's not like it's going to take a whole day.

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Also Aizawa was present to cancel the quirk if it gets out of control


texts: Why does Kuroko call Misaka "onee-sama"?

texts: I just watched Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. It seems like Kuroko is in love with Misaka (?) and calls her "onee-sama", but when did it start? And why/how did this happen?


texts: Where is the war against the Edo Tensei people being fought?

texts: I'm at around chapter 588 at the moment, and they're currently fighting against the shinobi who have been reincarnated by Kabuto. They seem to be fighting over a wide stretch of land that looks like it could be most places that isn't the desert. I can't remember if they said where they were fighting, but does anyone know approximately where (in relation to the various villages) they are fighting?


texts: What is the song playing near the end of S2E24 of My Hero Academia?

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Near the end of season 2 episode 24 of My Hero Academia, there's a song playing at the point where All Might pin Bakugo with his foot and holds Deku by the wrist as he is struggling to get out. Bakugo gets a moment including a flashback where he realizes how All Might is the highest wall in the world and the greatest hero.
What is this song?


texts: What is the music played during the fight between Juuzou and the Owl in episode 11 of Tokyo Ghoul Root A?

texts: What is the name of the music played at 11:50 in Tokyo Ghoul Root A, episode 11 when Juuzou and the other Ghoul investigators are fighting the Owl? I like that pretty much.


texts: Why doesn't Eren's Founding Titan ability to control other titans work on Rod Reiss' titan?

texts: In Season 3 Episode 9 of Attack on Titan, Eren tries to use his Founding Titan powers to control other titans on Rod Reiss' titan but he can't. Why doesn't this work?


texts: What are the differences between the manga and the anime adaptation of Erased and where does the anime diverge?

texts: As stated in the title, I want to know what the major differences between the manga and the anime adaptation are. From what I've read online, the anime adaptation diverged from the manga. So where does this diversion occur? Does it start from a particular chapter of the manga or has it been taking its own course gradually from the very beginning?


texts: When does the story of One Piece take place? Since the story is pirate-themed, I thought it may be at the time of the Golden Age of Piracy. The Golden Age of Piracy spans from 1650s to the 1730s. So I thought it happened around that time. Am I right or do they have their own timeline?


texts: Is Cumber Golden Great Ape transformation the same kind of Golden Great Ape transformation seen in Dragon Ball GT?

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This transformation looks almost orange,

when the golden great ape from Dragon Ball GT looks duck yellow

Are they supposed to be the same transformation or they are different?


texts: Why didn't Annie take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?

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When Annie hardened her leg and kicked Eren in the face, Eren started to bite down on the crystal until Annie started beating him in the head. However, when she was done, she just ran away. That was the perfect time to take him out of his nape and if she'd done so, I believe the female titan would've succeeded.

So, what was going through Annie's mind? Why didn't she take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?


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After the credits there is a final flashback of Mary and Charlotte when they were children , they talk about the Shadow Builder and how he hates humans because "when God said 'Let there be light' he went away", Charlotte worries about the existence of the Shadow Builder for Mary's safety, yet Mary reaffirms that she'll be ok and will protect Charlotte saying that since that the Shadow Builder can understand her because he listen to god.

At the end of the scene, Charlotte notices in Mary's shadow a red eye, the same kind of eye which is depicted though the entire story being associated with Sharnoth, this eye however is just watching and it has no red tear.

I am wondering who this eye represented and what reason did they have as she did not have her Golden Eye at this time.


texts: Is there a different relation between Kaede and Sia?

texts: In the last episode of Shuffle, while the end theme song was rolling with credits, there was a scene where Kaede and Sia were together and then they crashed into something falling over each other and accidentally "kissed". Their expression was toooo "different" so? Do they have or grew a romantic relation?


texts: What did the past winners of the Holy Grail Wars wish for?

texts: It is implied that there were five wars in total, and it's likely that their winners would each have wished for something epic, like immortality or godlike powers, but throughout Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night the world doesn't appear to have been affected at all by previous wishes. Am I missing something?


texts: What determines Remuneration in Darker than Black?

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What determines the nature of remuneration in Darker than Black?

Is it something ironic?  Similar to one of the contractors smoking even though he hates the thought of smoking.  Or is it some other way?


texts: Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note?

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I was reading about the rules of the Death Note on Death Note wiki and I came across this certain rule...

  A person can shorten his/her own life by using the note.

What does this rule mean?
Does it mean that when Light uses the Death Note, he loses some of his life? I find it unlikely since he would have died quite a while ago.


texts: Why were the Chidori and Rasengan ever regarded as powerful jutsu?

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The hard part about using the Chidori or Rasengan is making contact. If you make contact, the battle (should) be over.

I don't see how having a Chidori or Rasengan is that much better than just using a kunai. Sure, a Chidori does more damage; but still, if you stab somebody with a kunai, the battle (should) be over.


texts: How did Saber become more linked to lions than dragons?

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We know Saber's real identity is Arthur Pendragon ("Chief-Dragon") and that she is linked to dragons through Merlin's sorcery:

  King Arthur was made into the incarnation of a dragon by Merlin by infusing her with the blood of a dragon, and one is shown in Realta Nua as a representation of her Magic Circuits and is visible standing near her Magic Core.

However, it seems that Saber is linked more to lions than dragons:

  Though she once felt more linked to dragons, she came to enjoy lions after taking care of a lion cub for a month at some point in her life. She claims that it is not that she "likes" them, but rather the happiness she experienced as he became attached to her brought forth a bond with them. He was very energetic, often biting or scratching, but she wished to be able to stay with him until the end. She has had feelings for them since then, and even remembers the fond memories while holding a stuffed lion. Shirou seeing the memory of her rubbing her cheek against the lion comments on it being a time where she looks like a girl her age.

If I do an image search on Sankaku Channel with the tags saber lion, I get 129 results, which is much higher than the 31 results that I get if I search with the tags saber dragon. A glance through the images reveals that, in addition to the stuffed lion in the original Fate/stay night, there are also Saber Lion, the Unit Lion race car that appears in Carnival Phantasm, and a grown lion often found to also accompany Gilgamesh and Iskander.

It does not appear that Saber taking a liking to lions is central to the plot, so why the stronger association of Saber with lions than good old dragons? Was it ever revealed (e.g. in an interview) why Kinoko Nasu chose to portray Saber more as a Lioness than a Dragon Lady?


texts: So gods didnt create the dungeon, because they send adventurers to fight monsters in it. But then who created the dungeon?


texts: During the Chunin Exams, whose body did Orochimaru sacrifice to use the reanimation jutsu?

texts: Whose body did Orochimaru sacrifice to summon Hashirama and Tobirama?


texts: Why do anime production studios keep the rights to anime which they don't plan on continuing?

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There are a lot of anime that have a first season, but no second season, even though there is enough material to produce another season. There are also a few anime which are dubbed, but only up to a certain point in the series.

So, why do anime companies keep the rights to these anime, instead of passing them on to another company?

For example, here are a few anime which didn't get more seasons:

Mayo Chiki (1 season) - Big cliffhanger
Rosario Vampire (2 seasons) - Another cliffhanger
High School of the Dead (1 season)
The World God Only Knows (3 seasons) - Missed out a lot of content

And some which are dubbed only to a certain point in the series:

Detective Conan (130 episodes) - Stopped due to low ratings
The Familiar of Zero (1 season) - Dubbed no further due to low ratings

There are many more examples. Why are the studios behind these series and dubs reluctant to release the rights to others to continue the series?


texts: Why have Fate/Zero and Fate/Apocrypha light novels not been officially translated to English?

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I've just started reading fan translations of Fate/Zero and Fate/Apocrypha light novels, but it made me wonder, why have they not been officially translated to English?

I don't know a great deal about the Fate franchise, but it seems to be increasingly popular with games and anime series and loads more content in development. There also seems to be a great deal of LNs getting published in English lately that don't have as much of a following.

Is it because they're considered old (Zero is 2006, Apocrypha is 2012) or because there's an anime adaption for both so what's the point? Was it just overlooked?

In response to the linked question:

  The market for LN is really small outside Japan for a number of reasons so companies aren't interested in publishing them unless they are for very famous franchises

That's what I'm saying, is Fate not an incredibly famous and marketable franchise both in and out of Japan? A number of Fate games have English localization, most of the anime series are on Netflix USA/UK with English dubs etc, this one just seems a bit of an anomaly.

Not to mention that question is almost 6 years old, the market has grown since then with entire bookshelves of English LNs in Western stores now. Seems to me, despite profitability, Fate got skipped.

Especially considering LNs like Globlin Slayer and Rise of the Shield Hero have English translations way before they even had an anime* to market them in the West.

*December 2016 and September 2015 respectively, their anime aired Fall 2018 and Winter 2019.


texts: In sub Akame ga Kill, why do the characters reference "leveling up"?

texts: The anime talks about the characters leveling up, as if they somehow know that they aren't real. If you or I gained more skilled, we'd say we became more advanced in X skill, or were more skillful that we were previously. Or is this something that is in the manga's backstory that isn't fully explained in the anime?


texts: What's the difference between streaming anime via Steam and Crunchyroll?

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On the Steam anime sale a little while back, I noticed that Steam has added support for steaming anime. One example is Gintama. When this sale was on, there was a large banner saying these streams have something to do with Crunchyroll, whilst not as apparent anymore, you can still see this connection in Steam by visiting the 'Visit the website' button in the store. Which for Gintama, takes us to this Crunchyroll page.

For the complete list of these you can visit the Anime Streaming Videos Steam Store page.
Where the Crunchyroll streams, for me, start at Gintama and ends at Izetta: The Last Witch.

Are these streamed via Crunchyroll?
If so, what advantages and disadvantages do I have for paying and streaming them through Steam, rather than Crunchyroll?


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I noticed that in the beginning of the anime Kirito was downloading something on his computer, and then played SAO with the NerveGear after it was finished downloading.

so my question is how would you get a game for the NerveGear and install it on/in on the NerveGear in the anime?


texts: Did this really happen in Kuroko no Basket?

texts: I found this GIF on the internet, and I was kinda shocked. Does anyone know if this was really said in the anime? And if possible if you could tell me the season and episode?


texts: What is the symbolism behind depicting Kaga Ryosuke as a centaur when he uses his invisible dictionary?

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In the Boku-H anime, whenever Ryosuke uses his invisible dictionary, he is shown as a centaur.

What is the symbolism behind that figure?


texts: Why didn't Tobi bring Sasuke to fight in the Shinobi war?

texts: Tobi, Zetsu clones, shinobi's reincarnated by Kabuto and Madara are taking part in the battle. But Tobi had Sasuke in a hideout under the control of Zetsu to get recovered from eye transplant surgery . Why didn't he bring to the war after he gets cured, while Sasuke had a revenge against Konoha?


texts: Was it ever confirmed canonically that Itachi was a pacifist?

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Was it ever confirmed officially that Itachi was a pacifist? Narutopedia says the following and I wondered where they got it from...

  Itachi was the first child born to Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha. His early
  childhood was marked with violence: when he was four years old, the
  Third Shinobi World War waged and he witnessed first-hand many of the
  war's casualties. The death and destruction he experienced at such a
  young age traumatised Itachi and made him a pacifist,


texts: Why didn't Kabuto callback the reanimation of Itachi?

texts: During Itachi Nagato vs Naruto in episode 298. We have seen Itachi's decision been changed by kotoamatsukami. Kabuto also noticed this. Why didnt he just closed his reanimation and close him in the wooden closet?


texts: What is the OST in episode 481 of one piece

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In episode 481 of One Piece (Marineford arc), the music start around 19:04

  When Whitebeard told his crew to leave Marineford.

Thanks for your help.


texts: What game are António, Carlos and Jobim playing?

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In Cowboy Bebop, there are three men that are seen recurrently: António, Carlos and Jobim.
They are most often found playing cards.

What game are they playing? I don't remember it ever being stated in the anime. Was it ever stated elsewhere?


texts: What song plays during the episode preview after ending in Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 6?

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There's a music in Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 6 at the end, after the ending music (the next episode preview).

What is that song?


texts: In the Wholecake island arc, Reiju was able to suck out poison from Luffy's body. How come? Wasn't Impel Down's Magellan the one who ate the Poison-Poison fruit? So what are Reiju's powers?


texts: How come the juniors in yowamushi pedal can only complete until their junior years? (Third year i think)

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So repeatedly in yowamushi pedal, they kept saying that this is the juniors last chance to compete.
My assumption is they go to school for 6 years right. Last 2 years would be focused on the practical. So they have the first 4 years to focus on academics and other curricular activities.
The juniors kept saying that this is their last year but they still have a senior year right? Can they not compete if they are already in their senior year?


texts: What is the difference between king vessel and metal vessel users?

texts: What is a king vessel? Is it a dungeon capturer that is rewarded with a djinn? Then isn't it no difference from a metal vessel user?


texts: Who is Mizuki in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki?

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I really liked the songs sung by "Mizuki" of SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki in the Aldnoah Zero opening/ending/insert songs, so I tried looking for other songs that she sang.

However, I can't seem to find anything on her. The main issue is a one word name is very ambiguous, and so googling "Mizuki" or "Mizuki singer" brings up a lot of results for Nana Mizuki and other singers with Mizuki in their names.

If I google "Mizuki aldnoah zero", which disambiguates my query a bit, then the problem is that I just get all the songs she produced for Aldnoah Zero, which I am already well aware of.

So does the Mizuki in question go by the name "Mizuki", in which case, any tips for differentiating her from other singers with "Mizuki" in their names?

Or does she go by a full name that got omitted in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki or a completely different one?

Or is she just only producing music under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki? (I ask this because Aimer still has songs under her own name even though she collaborated with Hiroyuki Sawano as SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer)


texts: I just wanted to know where Hataraku Maou-sama is over/cancelled, or whether it is still ongoing. I read it up to chapter 88, but I can't find any newer updates about the manga or anything.


texts: How many Fairy Tail members went missing from the guild during the timeskip?

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Contains spoilers for fans who have not reached the timeskip.

The story takes a seven year timeskip at the end of the Tenrou Island arc. Members who went to the Tenrou Island to participate in the S-rank exam go missing. With the 8 exam participants and their respective partners, the 3 examiners, Master Makarov, and Laxus, that would be 21 members. Is this calculation correct?


texts: Why can't Naruto transform into the Nine Tails?

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Killer B is able to transform into the 8 tails at will and be in control as he befriended the 8 tails.

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Naruto has befriended the 9 tails too, but we never saw him transform into the Nine Tails like he did when he was fighting Pain and lost control of the Nine Tails (made of bones and muscles).

Now all we get to see him transform into is a kind of Susanoo like Nine Tails cloak.

Why doesn't he transform into the actual Nine Tails(made of flesh and bones like in picture below)?


texts: Why does Mamoru Oshii include a basset hound in his movies?

texts: The title really says it all. The basset hound is almost always there in Oshii's signature long musical interludes (Ghost in the Shell I & II, Patlabor II ... etc). Does the basset hound have a special meaning to Oshii?


texts: Why is their power called the "Branch of Sin"?

texts: It's been a long time since I read the manga and now I'm wondering about their power's name. Is it because they're prisoners and they are considered sinners?


texts: Who are the Baby-looking villains attacking universe 6?

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In episode 7 of the Dragon Ball Heroes anime, Baby-looking villains

   attack Hit, Cabba, Kale and Caulifla

Who are they? are they from the same race of Baby?


texts: How did Kamui's last act save the world?

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At the end of the Anime Series of X (X/1999). Kamui dies, so the Dragons of Earth would've won, thus allowing the destruction of the world.  However, Kamui creates a world wide barrier which prevents it.

From what I understand of the Barriers the Dragons of Heaven use, they allow damage caused within the barrier to not be carried into the real world, and the Barrier disappears when the caster dies. I think thta Kamui's final act in creating a world wide barrier has 2 flaws:

The destruction of the world had already started before the barrier was created.
Kamui died so the barrier shouldn't have been able to last.

So I am wondering, just how did Kamui's barrier save the world?


texts: Why don't anime seasons have a standard amount of episodes?

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Anime seasons are generally 12/13 episodes long. There are quite a number of exceptions though, where more or fewer episodes are fitted into the same timeslots. Most notably, however, a season can have 11,12 or 13 episodes a season. I've seen this discrepancy occur regularly.

I would have thought that keeping the episode amount standard is good for keeping the seasons aligned — 52 weeks in a year / 4 seasons in a year = 13 episodes per season. The variant I see most is 12 episodes at a time or 12 episodes with a bonus DVD-only OVA. What do they do with the 1 week gap?

Do stations plan their seasons far enough in advance to make it even out overall? What if a show is cancelled?

Why does this anomaly exist? Surely it makes it awkward to schedule TV.


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DanganRonpa: Ultra Despair Girls came out today in Europe and there's something I noticed about the 3D model of Toko Fukawa.

   A.K.A Genocider Jack

There's something cut into her leg. I'm not sure that picture is an official model from the game, but I have definitely seen it while playing (screenshot below):

In the other games, we mostly see her waist-up - or in an uncut skirt, so I've never noticed it before:

What has she got carved into her leg?

I've only been playing the games - is there another source that describes how it got there?


texts: how much gravity were Trunks and Vegeta training when they trained together before the martial arts tournament?

texts: When Trunks was training with Vegeta before the martial arts tournament where he fought against Goten, how much gravity were they training under? In the spanish dub it says 150,000 times gravity. In the english dub it says 150 times gravity. I have no idea if the spanish dub was a mistake, or the english dub was a mistake. What does the original japanese dialogue says, if it says something at all?


texts: In what order should I watch Sailor Moon series?

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I've been wanting to start watching Sailor Moon for a while now, but I never knew which is the first and last season.

Can someone tell me where to start and finish?


texts: What does it mean for animation to be done "on ones" or "on twos"?

texts: Animation is sometimes described as being done "on ones" or "on twos" or "on threes". What does that mean?


texts: Why did Haruma Yamazaki become the student council president?

texts: In the last episode, Haruma Yamazaki finally allowed Yamada-kun to continue his plan because he wanted to know why he became the student council president. Nevertheless, after the wish was granted, the reason why he became the president is still not clear to me - did I miss anything, or is the reason still unrevealed at this point?


texts: What is the name of the song that plays in .hack//G.U. Vol 1 Rebirth just before Haseo and Sakaki meet for the first time in mac anu?

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Here is a video clip of the first game, .hack//G.U. Vol 1 Rebirth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RMGARfCM4c&t=144s

The song is between 0:31 - 0:46


texts: Why does Kasumigaoka get attracted to Tomoya?

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In Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend,

I don't understand how she is attracted to him? well she loves to flirt with him and make the other girls jealous on purpose.

Feel free to spoil it for me.


texts: Why Raikage didn't consider Minato using Body Flicker in their fight?

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In his fight against Raikage, Minato spread his marked Kunai to many locations.
It seemed like the Raikage was very sure that Minato would only appear at the marked area/kunai.

My question is, can Minato appear at unmarked location using Body Flicker? I think he obviously can. If so, then why Raikage didn't consider this in their fight?


texts: What is the song at 7 minutes in to Yozakura Quartet (Hana no Uta) Episode 6?

texts: What is the song at 7 minutes in to Yozakura Quartet (Hana no Uta) Episode 6, (The train cannon scene), any help would be greatly appreciated ^^


texts: What is the name and where can I find the manga of Ore-sama Kingdom?

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I watched the ONA of Ore-sama Kingdom, and I know the English name for it, but when I try to look for the manga, it doesn't show. My older sister knows the name but she forgot recently, which makes me also think that it's not Ore-sama Kingdom, that it's another name or another title. I've been dying to read this manga for a long time but never found it.

Ore-sama Kingdom description:
A manga artist (she creates manga books) named Nono transfers to a new school to find 3 handsome "kings" who find out her secret of creating manga books, even though she's still very young (and in high school).


texts: How long after Shisui's death did the Uchiha massacre take place?

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So I've been trying to look up a coherent timeline for Naruto (and create a perpetual motion machine on breaks) and a couple I have come across place Shisui's death at two years before Itachi killed off the clan though I was under the impression that it was a much shorter period.

Is there any official media that clarifies this particular point?


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In episode 71, Saga wears his Gemini Golden Cloth when he was fully naked. But in episode 73, when his cloth shatters, we see that he is wearing a pair of pants. When did he put on those pants? Where did they come from? Were they hidden inside the Golden Cloth?

Just before he wears his cloth. (Episode 71)

When his cloth shatters. (Episode 73)


texts: What's the "right" order to play the Grisaia Spin-offs?

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I just played through the main branch of the "Laybrinth of Grisaia" game, and afterwards went looking for the following game ("Eden of Grisaia" or something like that) in the steam store.

It seems it isn't released yet but I found three spin-offs:

The Leisure of Grisaia
The Melody of Grisaia
The Afterglow of Grisaia

My question is, is there any order that I should take in playing these? I guess "Leisure" should be first, since the other two are spin-offs to the labyrinth and this to the original, but especially for "Melody" and "Afterglow" I'm not sure which to read first...

I'm sorry if this is off-topic for this side, but arqade didn't seem like the right place, either...

EDIT:
I found this graph showing the relation between the different games but it didn't help me in deciding which of "Melody" and "Afterglow" to play first.


texts: What is the name of the song that plays in Naruto (the first) season 4 episode 9 at 8:16?

texts: NARUTO S4:EP9 8:16 Episode name: An Impossible Choice: The Pain Within Tsunade's Heart


texts: In Danganronpa, how can a classroom trial be called if there are only 2 witnesses available?

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Unlike the games in Liar Game, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent.
In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers have always accounted for all possible situations so whenever there are changes in the game, they state it outright. For example, in games involving voting, the dealers have stated what happens in the event of a draw.

Suppose in a Danganronpa game starting with 15 students,

all murders are committed by exactly one person (no collaborative murders during the act, but before or after the act is fine, assuming there would be some incentive) and to exactly one person (no multiple victims)

all murderers are successfully guessed and convicted (iirc, this is by majority vote) so long as there are more than 3 players

No one dies in a way other than being murdered. So, no one messes with Monokuma, dies of an accident, dies of health conditions (eg asthma) or naturally (eg old age), etc, but suicide is fine.

No murders will be hidden from the other students indefinitely, as in all corpses will be discovered or if the body is burned, then there will be enough evidence to say a murder has taken place and thus enough evidence for a classroom trial to be called.

Assuming the above situation is consistent internally and consistent with the initial set up of a Danganronpa game, such game will eventually come down to 3 students, whom I'm going to call Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion.
Assuming the game continues (so it's not declared a draw between the 3) and Yuno dies, then only Kotonoha and Mion will be able to see Yuno's corpse, if there would be one. So assuming there is a corpse (body is not burned or anything), and it is discovered, or there is no corpse, and the death is discovered in another way, how can a classroom trial be called?
Perhaps Monokuma will adjust the rules, and a classroom trial will be called anyway, but I would like to know what are the stated rules regarding this, if any, and from any media.

If I made any logical errors either internally (inconsistent with itself) or externally (inconsistent with Danganronpa), please point them out.
PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.
PPS Re 'Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion'

 Don't spoil please re 'Mion'.


texts: Why is Nanatsu no Taizai : Seisen no Shirushi only 4 episodes?

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Why does episode 4 of Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirusi state this as the end of the series?

In the opening song, there's a scene where Meliodas is fighting the devil, but it's never shown in the story line. Also at the end of each episode, there's a scene, which I think, is the main story for this season.

Is there's any explanation why Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi is only 4 episodes?


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On occasion during the series there are times where we see Yui, Ui, Nodoka, Ritsu and Mio as children such as when Mio was remember when Ritsu was giving her confidence to speak infront of the class (where Ritsu pretends to be a Pineapple) or when Yui was drawing and offered Nodoka the Red Crayon she had....before thinking about eating it herself.

I am wondering how long ago these flashbacks occurred?


texts: Could Bartholomew Kuma's Devil Fruit work inside Doflamingo's Birdcage?

texts: What would happen if you were pushed (i.e. transported) by Kuma's Devil Fruit powers while you were trapped inside Doflamingo's birdcage? Will the victim get wounded or injured by the slicing strings of the Birdcage when transported inside Kuma's Paw-like bubble? Or will the Birdcage give way for the Paw-like bubble to successfully escape?


texts: Why did Kakashi's Sharingan fade after Obito died?

texts: In Chapter 691, after Obito died, Kakashi’s Sharingan faded. Why is it that Kakashi's Sharingan faded, while the Sharingan Danzo had stolen from Shisui and the one Shisui had given Itachi, were still okay even after its original owner had died?


texts: Do Kirie and Shuichi survive the spiral apocalypse in Uzumaki?

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The events in the manga "Uzumaki" by Junji Ito is being narrated by Kirie, the protagonist implying that she has somehow survived the spiral apocalypse.
Since I have only read the translated version, I am not sure if the native version has said anything about Kirie and Shuichi surviving the spiral apocalypse.
Does the native version somehow explain how Kirie is able to narrate the whole event or how has she survived?


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There are several instances where injured Naruto used shadow clones:

While fighting with Kabuto, Kabuto severed the muscle and tendon of Naruto. Later, when Naruto used a shadow clone to make Rasengan, did the shadow clone have the same injury as Naruto?
After the final fight with Sasuke (i.e. after defeating Kaguya), were the shadow clones of Naruto missing their right arms [before being treated by First Hokage, Hashirama's cells]?

Apart from these two, even thoroughly exhausted Kakashi used shadow clones after defeating Zabuza. Were these shadow clones injured?


texts: How did the pact affect the Sand Village in a way they wanted to attack the Hidden Leaf?

texts: I just watched episode 57 when they explained it, but it's unclear to me. The Sand Village joins the Sound Village secretly, and planned to attack the Leaf Village. Because ever since the Leaf & Sand Village created the pact it affected their village (sand) somehow. How did it affect them?


texts: How can Madara use Susanoo without any eyes?

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Something that I am confused about Madara's powers.

When Madara used the Rinne Tensei to bring himself back to life, he did not have his eyes, but he had the First Hokage's face embedded into himself.

Even though he did not have his Sharingan or Rinnegan, he was able to use Susanoo.

Is there any explanation for these two anomalies?

His both eyes were closed at all times, and he had Rinnegan in both his eyes when he was brought back using Edo Tensei. Since his left eye had been destroyed when he was brought back to life using the Rinne Tensei, it is only natural that his right eye too was destroyed.


texts: How different are the anime and manga versions of Nichijou?

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I was considering starting to watch the Nichijou anime series, and then thought that maybe I should read the manga first. Then I noticed that MAL lists Helvetica Standard as Nichijou's manga side-story, and that there is also an OVA listed as a prequel to the anime series, and 14 1-minute special episodes listed as the anime's side-story.
Bearing all this in mind, I thought I might as well ask:

Is the anime (including the OVA and specials) a faithful adaptation of the manga (including the side-story), with only slight variations? Or does it add a lot of new content, and possibly stray from the original content?
Or should they be regarded as two separate pieces?


texts: When did L switch the 2nd Death Note in "The Last Name"?

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In "Death Note: The Last Name", L Reveals that the Death Note Misa had which Light used to try and kill his father was a fake, however after L's fake death Light touched the Death Note to see Ryuk again.

I am wondering when L switched the Death Notes?


texts: How was the next leader of the Uchiha clan chosen?

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From Madara Uchiha's article:

  The Naka Shrine had been in the Uchiha's possession for generations and was brought with them when they settled in Konoha. Through careful study, Madara was able decipher enough of it to learn of the history of shinobi: of the endless cycle of failed peace and the destiny of battle between Uchiha and Senju, but also a means of unity for the world. With this knowledge, Madara decided Konoha was a failed experiment. He tried to convince his own clan and even Hashirama of the same conclusion, but none would hear him. Madara chose to abandon the village, returning with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox under his control to challenge Hashirama. They fought to exhaustion, and from the carnage of their battle the Valley of the End was formed. In the end, Madara, too tired to even keep his Sharingan activated, was killed by Hashirama.

So after he abandoned his clan and his people and then got killed by Hashirama, how was the next clan leader chosen? (I believe Madara wasn't married)


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This anime is about a world inhabited by apes and there are two kinds of them : the civilized apes living by the sacred sea/lake and uncivilized apes living in the mountain.

The apes cannot travel to the distant city at the other side of the lake/sea since their God will get angry if they get in the water. They'll find at the end that this is lie and they can go wherever they want to.

The civilized apes wear hats all the time, because they're not supposed to show their ears in public.

There are no humans in the anime, so the main character is an ape who fell by accident from the mountain, home of the uncivilized apes, to the city, home of civilized apes. This ape (I forgot his name) came out to be a very clever and intelligent. I don't remember what he did, but I think he started to learn and became a brilliant savant, but I am not sure.

I watched the movie 3 or 5 years ago on TV and I think it was new at the time, but again, I am not sure.

The "style" and the atmosphere of the movie resembles to that of Spirited Away of Miyazaki. Though, it's not a Miyazaki movie.

Anyone knows this great movie ?

Thanks.


texts: Is it possible to seal Opponent Ninjutsu by using scroll?

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After seeing naruto series we have seen different scroll of various sizes which are used to summon something or to do something related seal.

In Boruto: Naruto the movie, Konohamaru used Rasengan and sealed that in the scroll. So by that sealing Ninjutsu is possible.

So my question is that, is it possible for someone to seal enemy Ninjutsu on scroll.

For example

Naruto used Rasengan and throws it towards his enemy.
So is it possible for enemy to seal that Rasengan simply by opening scroll wide enough so that it can strike right through it and then get absorbed. I mean by that enemy can seal Rasengan again and again. So is it possible ?


texts: Chihayafuru is an anime about card game called Karuta where players compete to touch the right card based on the poem being read. Chihayafuru wikia lists all 100 of the poem. However, I can't find the dimension of the card they use in the game. What is the dimension of the card used by Chihaya in the matches? Like how many cm x how many cm? If possible, the thickness of the card too.


texts: In Terra Formars, why did the German squad have few combat ready crew members?

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In episode 8, The squadron stated that their abilities were useless in battle with Adolf Reinhardt and Isabella R. Leon shown to be the only ones with combative creatures from their surgery.
It's weird that they're being sent to Mars to fight mutated humanoid cockroaches and there are only 2 members of the German squad that are battle ready.


texts: Is the villain from the new Dragon Ball movie using Freezer army or saiyan armor?

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So this is an image of the new villain from the new Dragon Ball movie. Can it be confirmed it's using Freezer army or saiyan armor?

The full trailer for more details is here Trailer new Dragon Ball movie


texts: What are some good manga books to teach English to non-native speakers aged 10 to 14?

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I teach English in China to elementary and middle-school kids. I have a group of students who have already learned English for 4-6 years. Now that they have a good foundation, I'm looking for reading material that appeals to them and is engaging. I'm hoping that the avid readers here could recommend a series of graphic novels that are:

Interesting to kids aged 10 to 14
Not too bloody
Not sexual, but can be romantic
At least somewhat popular with girls (as the great majority of my students are girls)
Translated well

Since my students are intermediate speakers, I'm not worried about the difficulty of the language that appears in the story. Right now, I'm leaning toward One Piece.

On a side note, I'm quite optimistic about using manga in the classroom - the stories are very engaging, and the abundance of pictures can be used in many useful language activities. Also, if the stories are translated well there would be a lot of useful spoken English that would appear. However, parents (my customers) need to be persuaded about their feasibility in the classroom.


texts: Why doesn't Midoriya get any recommendations despite his good performance in the tournament?

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In the manga they mention that they get recommendations based on the students performance in the tournament. Although Midoriya performs really well there and manages to reach the top 8 he doesn't get any recommendation(apart from the single one) why is that so?
He wins the first round without using his quirk and although his quirk harms him, the quirk in itself was exceptional if brought under control. So was curious as to what kept the pro heroes away from him.


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In Dragon Ball Super Broly,

   When Goku and Vegeta fighting together can't defeat Broly, Freezer holds his own against him for half an hour supposedly.

Did Freezer surpassed Goku and Vegeta's power level again in Dragon Ball Super Broly?


texts: What are those lines under some anime characters eyes supposed to be / mean?

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Some anime characters have lines under their eyes. I was wondering what it represents? Is it supposed to be like having dark circles under the eyes like some people in real life or?

Below is a perfect example, both the male and female characters have it so it couldn't be a beauty thing.

What does it mean?


texts: When or in what part did Milly Ashford (the school president) admit that she has feelings for Lelouch?

texts: I have read from an anime magazine that Milly Ashford, the school president, was described as the daughter of the owner of the school which is obvious because the name is Ashford Academy. However, she was also described as the girl who always pairs up Lelouch and Shirley as couple, despite she herself having feelings for Lelouch. Is there any proof of that? I watched the R1 and R2 anime 5 years ago and I cannot remember a part that could prove it. Or am I missing something?


texts: Is Heaven's Lost Property season 3 canceled or on hold?

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In 2013, they announced there would be a 3rd season for Heaven's Lost Property. Not too long after, they also announced the production crew, and a bit after that an on-hold notice. After that, I haven't been able to find any information about it.

Is it still on hold? Has it been canceled? Or something different altogether?


texts: What is the background music from episode 50 of Hajime no Ippo?

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What is the background music from Hajime no Ippo in Episode 50 from 16:10-16:36?

This is where Ippo is declared winner, if you are looking at different sources.


texts: I am curious to know how tanjiro is able to talk to the souls?

texts: we have seen Tanjiro able to talk to the souls many times. whenever he killed any demon he is able to talk to their souls. When he was told to break the biggest rock, he is able to talk to the old disciples of masters who were best of all(Makomo and Sabito) and who were already dead(smile and vanish after teaching him), he also learned from them how to break the biggest rock.


texts: A manga about two students in a class where everyone but them is in a relationship

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It's about two students in the same class who realize everyone but them is in a relationship. They are kind of forced by their classmates to go out with each other, even though they don't particularly like each other.

I remember the cover of one volume being the two main characters in front of a class board. There is also an otaku couple (one acts openly, while the other is a closet otaku).

I read this manga once and really liked it, but can't remember the name.


texts: Who is the physically strongest villain, All for One or Muscular?

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In the battle with Izuku, Muscular was able to "cause destruction on a similar scale to Izuku's 100% Detroit Smash. He was also able to directly overpower Izuku, who was using One For All 100% at the time, in a physical clash."
In the other hand, in the last battle of All for One with All Might, All For One says he is now confident of trading punches with All Might with his new strenght augmentation quirks, and he does indeed.

Who is supposed to be the physically strongest villain, All for One or Muscular? Does the manga give more info about their strenghts?


texts: Database of legal sites that allow the download of Anime Soundtracks?

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I am looking for a list of sites that are legal of course where I can buy and download digital copy for personal use of Anime soundtracks. One that would be good is a legal site where I can actually filter through many different anime soundtracks quickly.

Example: I am currently looking for the Uta no Prince Sama soundtrack to download/buy but I cannot find any legal sites to actually buy it from [and I don't really like the idea of pirating or just getting it for free]. I prefer to buy.

Are there any legals sites where I can purchase the soundtracks of different animes?


texts: How are UQ Holder member numbers attributed?

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In page 12 of chapter 11, Touta and Kuroumaru are officially accepted in UQ Holder. They are, respectively, attributed the numbers 7 and 11:

Do these numbers mean anything in particular and correspond to something in terms of hierarchy (of power or ranking)? If so, how powerful/ranked are Touta and Kuroumaru?
Or are they just randomly chosen?


texts: Akagami no Shirayukihime letters or font?

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What type of letters or font is used in Clarines? I've been searching for it and I can't seem to find an answer.

Here is a screenshot of Shirayuki's Clarines Castle "pass tag/ID" from episode 6. I can somewhat read the "Clarines K • D Wistal Court" part.

And can you please link where can I download it?

Sorry for my bad English. It's not my first language. Thank you.


texts: What does the ending of Death Note (manga) mean?

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The last few pages of the end of the final book in the Death Note series shows a huge amount of people in hoods walking in a line across the mountains and one offering a candle to Kira their "saviour".

At first when I saw this I was quite confused about who these people were, I thought that perhaps they were the land of the dead and that these were all the people he saved? Then someone pointed out to me that the moon and the stars were probably there for a reason and wouldn't be in the land of the dead, which supposedly didn't even exist anyway given the conversation Ryuk had with Light just before he died.

So is this then meant to be some sort of a religion which has formed which holds Kira as their saviour?


texts: Does Kyros have two legs on this picture?

texts: Is that me or Kyros has his second leg back when sleeping on the first page of chapter 794?


texts: What happens when a seiyuu cannot continue working on a production?

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Voice acting is one of the many things that can make an anime movie, OVA or TV series successful or not, and some seiyuu gain their own followings or are treated like idols.

What happens if, say, a major character's seiyuu has an accident, dies or quits before the production is finished?

Has this ever happened, and if so, what were the consequences, measures taken, and reaction from fans to those measures?


texts: Why did Yuno not die after her diary was destroyed by Aru?

texts: In episode 22 of Mirai Nikki after Aru kissed Yukiteru, a angry Yuno runs and attacks Aru who slices/breaks her future diary in half. I definitely heard the phone go static which indicates when a future is changing, so my question is why didn't she die?


texts: Do the symbols that appear in the OP of Sasami-san@Ganbaranai mean anything?

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The OP starts out with this list of symbols that look like a table of kanas, except that some of those symbols are used more than once:

Many later scenes in the opening sequence can also be found to have a single, repeated symbol accompanying them:

Does the first image spell out an intelligible sentence in any language? And do the single, repeated symbols accompanying the later scenes signify anything?


texts: What happened to Argo the Rat by the end of SAO Aincrad?

texts: What happened to Argo the rat by the end of SAO (that is, the end of Aincrad)? Did she survive? Or was she killed before that? I can't seem to find anything about her fate in the novel. Did Kawahara-sensei confirmed her fate anywhere else?


texts: Why does Uosuke say "Tai" at the end of every sentence?

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In Fairy Tail 2014, Uosuke is a member of the Garou Knights, the most powerful executioners of Fiore (per the Fairy Tail Wikia). Apart from the fact that he loves fish or has a strange obsession with fish, is there any other particular reason why he says "Tai" at the end of every sentence.

I have a feeling that tai could be inferring/referring to fish tails (per his obssession/love for fish). Are there any other reasons as to why he adds "Tai" at the end of every sentence? If not, is it just for entertainment purposes? E.g. to be funny?


texts: What's the Piechart about in the Character Panel of Cyber City Oedo 808?

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In the intro of Cyber City Oedo 808 we get a character panel for each of the three main characters, depicting their profile, ie main stats etc. What does the pie chart indicate? What's it about? I can't make out the words exactly. Seems to me like "NEGRIDE", "MONGOLIDE". My guess is it is related to the origin (as in "Caucasian"), but I don't understand it, not sure. Check out the image to see what I'm talking about.
If anybody knows kindly share.


texts: How is Armament Haki obtained or learned?

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Armament Haki is being used by a number of users, namely Luffy, Sabo, Garp, Chinjao, etc.

So, has there been any explanation given about the process or training involved in obtaining this Haki ?


texts: Is there any canonical evidence that the winged being curses were really lifted?

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About the anime version of Air:

Some sources on the net state that Kanna's curses were broken, and her next reincarnation would be a happy one.

Some say that the pair of children playing on the beach were the reincarnations of Misuzu-Kanna / Yukito-Ryūya.

What is the canonical explanation of this ending? Did the curses really get lifted? Please include sources in your answer.


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Though he is initially shown as a normal human, it is later revealed that he once had Shinigami powers, and later he is the only one

   Who knows about Ichigo's true powers, and who tells Ichigo how to train for the last battle against Aizen.

But the The Lost Substitute Shinigami arc where

   Ichigo fights Ginjo, it's revealed that Ginjo was the first Substitute Shinigami.

So what is Ichigo's father and why does he know what he knows? Also, why he doesn't seem to have any Shinigami powers, while he knows so much about them?


texts: In episode 5, at around 5:13 mark, we see the car driving away from the camera. On the right the "HOTEL" sign is drawn horizontally flipped. Could it be that in real life such sign exists, or is this just a drawing error?


texts: In Dragon Ball, the Grand Priest is said to be the father of all the angels. But how about the Grand Priest? Was he created by Xeno or by someone else, or did he just simply always exist?


texts: Does Rintarou also transfer his tiredness everytime he travels back in time by transfering his memories?

texts: So Rintarou travels back in time by transfering his memories. Then a day passes and he transfers his  memories back again. Another day passes and he transfers his memories again. And so on. Many days have passed but he returns to a body which recently slept (one day ago probably) but his mind havent slept for many days. Is it supposed he's a day tired or dozens of days tired? How does the travel in time by transfering memories (and/or state of mind) works?


texts: When Boruto fires his Rasengan it varnishes. What type of Rasengan did Boruto use?


texts: What is the song playing in Fairy Tail episode 16 when Natsu asks Gray to handle things with Lyon?

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In Fairy Tail season 1 episode 16, at around 04:50, there's a song playing when Natsu asks Gray to handle things with Lyon.

What is the title of this song?


texts: Who was Black Zetsu created by? (Manga Spoilers)

texts: Was Black Zetsu made by Kaguya this whole time? Or did Madara (being her reincarnation) accidentally create her will, which once fused with Madara became Kaguya again?


texts: Does using god ki in base form makes you stronger than turning into super saiyan?

texts: In the non canon Dragon Ball heroes game, there is a transformation called "Saiyan Beyond god" which is when you use god ki in base form (white/transparent ki) . This transformation is stronger than a SSJ, SSJ2, SSJ3, etc. Now the Dragon Ball heroes game is non canon, but this seems to fit with the idea from Dragon Ball Super / Resurrection of F, Goku in base form is able to fight 4th form Freezer, when Gohan super saiyan is defeated easily by Freezer 1st form. And later Goku mentions he can become a super saiyan god super saiyan because he is able to handle god ki and later transform into super saiyan. Does this mean he was using god ki when fighting Freezer 4th form, and that this base-looking form is stronger than turning into a regular super saiyan?


texts: In chapter 540 we can see Ivankov mention Crocodile's weakness. What secret weakness was he referring to?


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Midoriya is frequently seeing or feeling former users of One for All since season 1 of the anime when he was able to break Hitoshi mind control. Now in season 5 the first owner is telling Midoriya he can't show him more of his past because he only can handle 20% of One for All. What are these feelings/ images supposedly?
Do other users of One for All live inside Midoriya somehow or are they just memories?


texts: Who is using their Persona for their career and how?

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in Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in Kei Nanjo;s route, when you talk to him in the Velvet Room he talks about how he used to use it quite often.

He also says that Persona are useful for not only fighting saying that a friend of his, who has become a salesman, is using his Persona to succeed in his career commenting that if only Reiji Kido was that clever.

I assume since Reiji and Kei are both Persona Users from Shin Megami Tensei Persona i assume it's either the slient nameable protagonist or Masao Inaba but not sure who. i am wondering who Kei is referring to and just how they are using their Persona to succeed in their career?


texts: In the Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel, why is Rider listed as Chaotic Good?

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The in-game encyclopedia entry for Rider in Fate/Stay night lists her as chaotic good. This is true regardless of what route you are on and who is her master. However, at several points in the story she is noted as being evil, and it's said that the only reason she (along with a few other servants) could be summoned is because the holy grail was corrupted. These seem to pretty strongly contradict each other.

Am I missing something subtle (maybe a translation issue, or maybe I'm misunderstanding alignment) or is this a mistake by TYPE-MOON and Rider should be listed as evil in the encyclopedia?


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This site has Toradora's second ending theme, Orange (オレンジ), together with lyrics both in Japanese and translated.

First, it's worth noting that the word Orange is ambiguous in English, referring both to a color and a fruit, and it is used to this effect in the song. At one point in the song it talks about a fruit which is turning orange, and at another it talks about an orange. I don't know if we can conclude that these are the same fruit, so if you want to claim that they are actually different fruits feel free to do so.

What is the significance of this fruit, and the story told in the song in general, in the context of the anime? It seems to be symbolic somehow, but I don't know what it's referring to when the singer is talking about an "orange ...[which] was sour, ... [but they] ate it all anyway."

Can anyone decode the meaning of this song, and what the orange is symbolizing, in the context of the anime?


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In Fullmetal Alchemist (manga and Brotherhood), there was a time where Al learned from Barry, before the battle with Lust, that a body could reject a soul. Hawkeye and Al arrived to where Barry was standing over his own (supposedly) dead body, and said:

  It seems a body can't hold up with another person's soul inside it.

... Which worried Al enough to start thinking about how long he has left in his armor body. The thing that seemed to be overlooked is that after the fight with Lust, Barry's human body got back up and erased the seal to kill the soul and the body. So, it seems the body didn't reject the soul.

Also, in the next episode/part, Al spoke of the body that he and Ed transmuted in their basement rejecting his soul when it was transmuted into it. But that wouldn't be so much a rejection as the body being unfit to sustain life.

So the question is just that: Was body rejection ever really a threat for Alphonse, or any other person with a soul fused elsewhere?


texts: How does the actual tattoo on Sasuke's shoulder should look?

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Next month I am going to have the Sasuke's curse mark tattoo, but I am not sure how exactly does it look because I find two types on Google Images as below:

The first one is the one I took from the anime series, and the second one is I guess from the manga series. Although I will ask my tattoo artist to trace it well, if someone could give a clear picture that would be helpful.