texts: Why does Lupin have both prowess and infantile behavior when it comes to women?

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Why does Lupin seem to be both skillful with women but also devoid of seriousness and is infantile towards women?

What is the source and purpose of this equivocated attitude towards women?

And Lupin is by no means the only male character to do this. This theme seems to run like a red thread through most of the anime where male character seem to have the main role. But compared to other male characters Lupin is an adult making "faces". Is there a Japanese culture influence in this  funny-faces making or this is just a manga/anime original contribution?


texts: Is there a complete physical archive of Weekly Shounen Jump (or Shounen Sunday or Shounen Magazine)?

texts: Considering that Weekly Shounen Jump (or Sunday or Magazine) have given rise to many franchises of great cultural significance, is there a library, museum, or some place that has a complete physical archive of these periodicals, in Japan or anywhere else? If there is any such archive, I would think that'd be an interesting place to visit.


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I want to find an anime where there are so many android which have superpower. The main lead have power of speed (In one instance he achieve more speed then light and everything appears to him as still objects). Others have power like shape shift etc. I think the main lead is a member of a group and every member have different power such as shape shifting etc. At one instance they meet a group of androids which thinks they are god and they really have similar power resembles of god. I think Greek gods but not sure. There are some half animal half human look like android too with god androids.

I watched it on an Indian entertainment Chanel approx 8/9 years before. Its full action pack but sometimes contain silly jokes too.


texts: Why do Japanese anime characters shout so much?

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I would like to point out this incident from NHK ni Youkoso - Episode 21 (11:12 to 11:34).
The main character Sato is escorting his friend Yamazaki to a subway station to bid final adieu to him. Yamazaki is a game creator (gal games) and MC helps him to create one. I have written below a short piece of dialogue (writing it from the English subtitles) between the two at the subway station:

  Sato: Sorry

  Yamazaki: If you visit home, be absolutely sure you get in touch

  Sato: Sure..

  Yamazaki: See you around.

  Sato (a bit panicked): Yamazaki..

  Yamazaki: Don't let the world beat you, Sato

  Sato (this main character seems even more panicked and shouts in Japanese): You are not going home defeated, right?!

  Yamazaki chuckles.
  ...
  ..

Now my question to all the fellow members is, why does the character shout here? It seems a bit awkwardly and reluctantly placed. This is one instance which I have cited here but I have seen this sort of thing in other animes before. I can't exactly remember the names.


texts: A manga about two boys originally from an orphanage

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First, I want to inform that I'm French, so I'm sorry for my bad English...

I'm desperately looking for a manga that I can not manage to find despite all my efforts. On the dozen forums where I was searching, I found nothing. I remember only few scenes of the story:

It talks about two boys in an orphanage who plan to flee when one of them is going to be adopted. But in the end, they are taken together.
Some years later, they are in a kind of army. For a reason that I don't remember anymore, one of the boys escaped from the organization and hid himself among the society, where he attended high school.
But one day, his old friend is ordered to get him.
I read it around 3 years ago. One of the boys has black hair and seemed to be cold with others. And I think the second boy was blond.

Here's all I know, I hope that I've been understood.

Thank you in advance!


texts: What is the significance of the toad statues in Mount Myouboku?

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In Chapter 409, it's said that they were people who failed Sage Mode training and were turned into toads and eventually into stone. But there don't seem to be many people that signed the summoning contract, so they can't all be from people who failed Sage Mode training.

Why are there so many toad statues? So where did they all come from?


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So far, all of the time's we've seen Gojo-sensei, his eye's have been covered by some patch/bandage/blindfold. Is it cause he is blind and hence wants to conceal some terrible injury he probably got from a battle? And if so how come he can still fight perfectly.
If not why does he prefer to cover his eyes, even while in battle. Also, how can he still move around perfectly with the blindfold, it most definitely is not completely transparent.


texts: How did Kanade get access to Angel Player?

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Tachibana Kanade (aka Angel) is a prominent figure in Angel Beats. The SSS,

   at least in the first few episodes,

is constantly fighting her, but she has certain abilities that make her very difficult to defeat.

However, it's revealed that abilities aren't

   God-given, instead, she uses software called Angel Player to create these abilities herself.

But,

   Angel Player was created by the Programmer, as stated in Episode 11. The Programmer is an elusive figure, who likely didn't even know Kanade.

So how did Angel Player find its way to Kanade, for her to later use?


texts: Is there a mind link between the Gedo Mazo and its summoner

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After Obito Summoned the Gedo Mazo (The Juubi's husk) in the 4th Great ninja war, he tried to retrieve the gold and silver brothers but was stopped by Darui and shikamaru. (Shippuden 276). In order to get the brothers, Obito controlled the Gedo Mazo to step on shikamaru.

How was this possible? it seemed more like he neither needed to say anything nor give it orders to control it, like it reacted to his thoughts, and it got me wondering if the Gedo Mazo is the only exception to summoning rule where the user can directly control his summon? If that weren't the case then what actually went down.

Could this be related to the power of the Rinnengan?


texts: How does the Install Port appear when a girl becomes a Reyvateil?

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So 3rd Generation Reyvateils are originally born as humans but if their mother was a Reyvateil they may develop into one later in life.

From my understanding all Reyvateil have an install port surrounded by a tattoo and since Gathnode Crystals and Life Extending Agents are Physical Objects that get inserted into a Reyvateil with both being somewhat painful this would make it into a hole right?

But i can't imagine how this hole appears. does the skin just open up one day? does a Reyvateil have to go under some procedure to have it made (ie. when they get their first Life Extending Agent) or is it a gradual process?


texts: The Dragon Ball Wikia doesnt list any transformation for Fu, but this more than a power-up looks like a transformation. The black aura alone could be a powerup, but his eyes turn red and his hair gets spiky similar to a super saiyan. Does any manga or videogame show Fu have a transformation or it's just a powerup? It's not only a semantic issue because a transformation allows the user to boost his power beyond the limits of his base form. I dont think there is anything official about this, but I think it's worth mentioning just in case, there are many fans already calling this "super Fu" or "super saiyan devil".


texts: Why couldn't Puck land on Earth in his Kill-T-Gang form?

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The reason Puck needed Hannah's body is that he was somehow unable to land in his Kill-T-Gang form.

Hanna confronts him, and tells Captain Earth that he would cause a "Libido Burst" if he did it that way, and that is the reason he needed her body.

But the other Planetary Gears Kill-T-Gangs had no such concerns.

The Type-1 Kill-T-Gang caused one such libido burst on the moon. What was different with Puck?


texts: How is Amon able to revoke someone's bending?

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It was never fully explained how, despite him being a great water bender and blood bender, how was Amon able to remove someone's bending?

That ability was reserved, up until then, to energy bending, which only Avatar Aang could use.

What kind of technique did Amon use?


texts: Are some unusual honorifics used in Shougeki no Soma actually used in regional dialects?

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I noticed some unusual honorifics used in the Shokugeki no Soma anime series:

Yuki Yoshino tends to use "-cchi", as in "Erinacchi" or "Takumicchi"
Terunori Kuga tends to use "-chin", as in "Yukihira-chin"
Momo Akanegakubo tends to use "-nyan" or "-myan"

Akanegakubo's usage was described as a personal affectation to describe people that were cute (and also to look down on them a bit), but are the first two actual regional usages or due to a personal style/usage of the speaker?


texts: What does "plus ultra" mean in My Hero Academia

texts: The credits for My Hero Academia add "plus Ultra" after the series name.  Occasionally All Might shouts "plus Ultra!" as sort of a battle cry when he is about to strike a foe.  From context, I guess it means "extra power" or "boost", but "plus ultra" seem so random. Is there more meaning to the two words than this? Is this just something which does not translate well from Japanese?


texts: What does (present) Rin mouth when she sees her father and her past self at the shrine?

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At around 4:15 into Shelter, when present-Rin is witnessing her father and her past self visiting a shrine, she mouths something as her father walks past present-her. However, there is no voiceover here; the audio is just the piece "Shelter". What is she saying?

(I don't expect anybody will be able to lipread this, but maybe Robinson or someone else involved in the production has commented about it.)


texts: What anime are all of these fruits from?

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This is a picture of some fruits from an anime:

Can anyone identify what anime this is, and what episode?


texts: Anime series about a main character gaining power from blue blob on his arm

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I'm looking for the title of an anime I've watched several years ago (I think the anime should be from 5 to 10 years ago). I don't remember much about it, just a few scenes from the first episodes. I think it was some short anime series (12 to 26 episodes).

I remember the main character getting his power form something like a blue blob that wrapped around his arm (making it somehow looks like Chad's arm from Bleach).

There were also other people getting powers (or weapons I don't remember) in a similar way. In particular I remember a fight with an evil guy in a park who was trying to kill random people there.

The story was set up more or less in the present.


texts: Third Hokage’s Magic Ball, how you can see anywhere through the Magiball?

texts: And Gamamaru’s Magic Ball, how it records everything that happened in any ERA?


texts: What are the circumstances of what Obito the Sharingan used against Konan and the Kakashi's Sharingan?

texts: Obito lost a Sharingan after using Izanagi against Konan. And now its shown that he gave Mangekyo Sharingan to Kakashi in both his eyes. What's the connection?


texts: What was the Night Class living on (and for how long) before creating the blood tablets?

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What exactly was the Night Class living on (and for how long) before creating the blood tablets? They obviously lived on campus while working on the tablets, and the Night Class has been at the academy for at least 4 years when the anime started.

So, wouldn't it be kind of dangerous to have them living that close to the humans with NOTHING to help them with their hunger for blood?


texts: What was the first mecha anime/manga to feature combining to form a super robot?

texts: Shows like Getter Robo or Zambot feature vehicles that (slightly transform) combine to form a giant super robot. What was the first anime or manga to use the combining tactic and was there an inspiration for this?


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One of the earliest Ghibli works, Sora Iro no Tane or The Sky-Colored Seed, was an advertisement broadcast on Japanese TV in 1992.

This little green dude seems to be the mascot of the product, he seems to be a pig:

I can't find any information about what it was advertising originally, and I can't draw a logical conclusion from the show.

Does anyone know what it was advertising? And how were the animation clips relevant?


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Spoiler alert for those who haven't finished the manga or the anime

   After the Naruto and Sasuke fight (in Naruto volume 72: Uzumaki Naruto chapters 694-698), both of them lost one of their arms above the elbow.  After a while, Naruto got a fake arm (I think Sasuke didn't) which was wrapped in bandages (it was shown in the rest of the mangas, The Last: Naruto the Movie, and Boruto: Naruto the Movie).

It was shown in the movies and in the manga that his arm can move and act like his arm used to before he lost it, so he can use it for eating, writing, carrying things, holding things, waving hand signs, releasing jutsus, etc.. But how does it work? I know it was created by Tsunade, and since she's an excellent medical ninja she could have found a way or something, but was it ever mentioned of how it worked or anything? I mean, I know the Naruto Universe evolved over time and stuff, so I guess they found a way to create body part that works like they used to.


texts: How could someone with Magic wield the Anti-magic weapons?

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The Witch Queen told Asta and his friends a bit about the history of the elves in Black Clover Episode 65. She stated that the elves possessed great magical abilities and were so strong that many of them were her equal in terms of magical strength (and she is very prideful; for her to admit that says a lot.)

What is really baffling me thou is when she stated that the leader of the elves was the former wielder of the Anti-Magic weapons that Asta currently uses, which subsequently blew Asta's mind and mine too!

How is it possible if people with Magic can't wield them?
We know that the only reason that Asta can use those swords is because he was born without magic and hence the sword does not weaken him. However, the leader of the elves possessed strong magical powers and yet he could still wield the Anti magic weapons. Even the Wizard King admitted that only people without Magic could wield those weapons. Are there any exceptional rules to how the Anti magic weapons work?


texts: Where did the Western names in Code Geass come from?

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I recognize Lancelot and Mordred as knights from Arthur's legends. There is also a cat named Arthur.

What about other names like Schneizel, Cornelia and title characters Lelouch and Nunally Lamperouge? Are there other works they have drawn references from?


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I've just watched the anime series and in it, we've just seen the female titan and the armored titan being able to harden their skin. But reading in the internet I've found that

   In the manga Eren can harden his skin and so does the Beast Titan

is there any other titan shifters who can harden their skin? How many titan shifters can harden their skin?


texts: Was Cloud and Tifa living together and raising kids in Advent Children?

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In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, was Cloud and Tifa living together and raising kids?

We can clearly see that Tifa seeing a room (looks like Cloud's room) when she was trying to pick up the phone ringing (at first minute of the movie).


texts: According to the My Hero Academia Wikia Mount Lady can enlarge to 20,62 metres. In the other hand, it's shown in the anime Yui Kodai can also enlarge herself. Is it known how much can she enlarge? Who has the most powerful enlarger quirk, Yui Kodai or Mount Lady?


texts: What was Tai cooking in the Digimon movie?

texts: In the first movie we can see Tai cooking something yellowish. Does someone knows what kind of food was he making?


texts: In Arifureta, how many of Hajime's classmates have died by the end of the first anime season?

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Hajime kills Yukitoshi Shimizu after Shumizu brought an entire demon army to kill their sensei.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2k_pfPTE7k

Meld Loggins nearly dies but is saved by Hajime's holy water.

Has any of Hajime's other classmates died?


texts: What is this guy with a cross scar on his left cheek reference of?

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In the first episode of Danna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai Ken, there is a scene of the husband proclaiming his hate towards working. His face changed to that of some character with a scar on his left cheek. His speech pattern also changed to that of a samurai:

  Hataraki takunai degozaru! Zettai ni hataraki takunai degozaru!

What is the reference in this scene?


texts: How long does it generally take to release a soundtrack?

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Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release. Are the soundtracks always released?

The main reason I ask is because I want to know when we can expect
K: Return of Kings' soundtrack to release. It came out in 2015, and I still haven't heard any news about its soundtrack.


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Doujinshi, as defined on Wikipedia, are self-published works. While not all doujinshi are derived from other manga, they mostly are, like the many Touhou and Naruto doujins. The works that they are derived from are mainly those with copyrights, meaning that the characters depicted in those original works are also protected and thus cannot be used without consent of the copyright holders. However, as we can see from Yuru Yuri, Oreimo and the Comiket in real life, doujinshi are sold in Comiket. When they are derived from other works and sold, it means that their use is for commercial purpose, which would be very likely prohibited by the copyright holders. Yet, they keep selling doujinshi in every Comiket and the police ain't doing anything about it.

Thus my question: what is the law behind doujinshi? Does every doujinshi sold in Comiket have a written consent from the copyright holders? Or is it the case that by labeling their works as doujinshi, they are exempted from the copyright law? What about the R-18+ doujinshi?


texts: Did Hana Hana no Mi give the user superhuman strength?

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Hana Hana no Mi is eaten by Nico Robin, as we know that she can grow parts of her body.
She usually grow her hands to attack, or to defend her. She also can swing or lift her or other people with her growing hands.
She can easily break the bones of her opponents, just like when she used clutch or twist.

I know that if her body parts are hurts, she also feels the pain. But is that mean when she used clutch or twist, she used her "normal" human strength?
Because she doesn't seems no trouble when do that to her opponents. Or it's because the Hana Hana no Mi that also give her superhuman strength?


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I've always wondered what really lies beyond the walls. The most we've seen of the area outside is the Female Titan arc and the scene that played before the theme in episode 1 of the anime. Both times, we didn't get to see much of anything besides lots of trees.

What else is out there? Old remnants of villages existing before the titans? Other walled countries?


texts: How is it known Zarbuto is a Tsufurujin?

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The Dragon Ball Wikia mentions Zarbuto is a Tsufurujin just like the creators of Baby in Dragon Ball GT or Dr Raichi from the OVA "Plan to eradicate all saiyans"

http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Zarbuto

How is this known?


texts: Where do I find the soundtracks and OSTs used in Megalo Box?

texts: So, Megalo Box is a currently airing anime and its music is one of the best I have ever heard in anime. Where do I find the music tracks that have been used in it


texts: What dance is the battle between Lucciola and Cicada based on?

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In Last Exile, episode 23 ("Castling Lucciola"), the battle between Lucciola and Cicada resembles a dance routine. The actual fight begins at about 19:35 into the episode.

What type of dance is this supposed to resemble? I did a little research on it myself, and it seems to most resemble ballet. But if that's the case, then what kind of ballet?


texts: How far did Ash travel across Kanto in total?

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I've been trying to find out how far Ash traveled across the Kanto region in the anime. But I haven't been able to find a good way to do so.

I wouldn't mind if reference to the game is required to get to a proper answer.


texts: In Reincarnated as a Slime, could Rimaru create a large number of golems?

texts: In season 1 episode 23 of the anime, at the end Rimaru creates a golem and summons a demon to possess it. It's his way of repaying Ramaris for her golem he destroyed. Could he make a large number of those golems, even mass produce them as workers to fuel an industrial revolution?


texts: After the conclusion of his last fight, is Kisuke Urahara dead?

texts: He doesn't appear in the final chapter of Bleach but that shouldn't necessarily mean he's dead, right?


texts: Red hair Garou, is there an official name for this form?

texts: In episode 11 season 2 of One Punch Man, Garou's right eye turns red and also his hair does. Is there an official name for this form?


texts: In the Impel Down Arc, it was said that Shiryu (also known as Shiryu of the Rain) is on par with Magellan in terms of strength. How did they put Shiryu in his cage if he is on equal strength with the Chief Warden Magellan?


texts: What is the name of song that plays in Naruto Episode 29?

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What's the music in Episode 29 at 16:10 minutes?

Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuQfSMoCtF0


texts: Piano song when Golgius tries to takes Meliodas' sword in episode 5

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In Nanatsu no Taizai, there's an ominous piano soundtrack that plays in season 1 episode 5 when Golgius tries to takes Meliodas's sword. It plays again in season 1 episode 15 when Guila kills the kids bullying zeal. And in Season 2 it plays in episode 5 when Galan pulverizes Meliodas's.

What is the name of this song?


texts: Which song plays in Naruto in season 5 episode 9 at 5:00?

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I am in love with the music from the old Naruto.

In season 5 episode 9 at around 5:00, a song plays. I searched for it everywhere, but I couldn't find it.

What is  the name of that song?


texts: Which ending/route does Aoi Shiro - Kaeishou adapt?

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I recently did a search on Manga Updates for Shoujo Ai, and to my surprise I found a bunch of Aoishiro manga.

According to Manga Updates, Aoi Shiro - Kaeishou is the official manga, but I am wondering which route/ending from the Visual Novel it adapts and if there are any significant changes to it (i.e. choosing one route while taking elements from other routes, like what the Fate/Stay Night anime did with taking elements from Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel Routes for it's adaptation of the Fate Route).


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In episode 1 of Symphogear G, shortly after Maria summons Noise to the concert hall, we get a shot of a rack of TVs showing news stations from around the world reporting on the event.

In many of the languages shown (including English), the word "Noise" is set as "N.O.I.S.E.", suggesting that it's actually an initialism (I'm guessing in English).

Is it? If so, what does it stand for?


texts: Will "Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Onegai wo" be continued?

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The status of the manga series "Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Onegai wo" is completed. I understand that the author has left the 18 chapters as clues to solve the overarching mystery of the story. However, the ending of the story, which features

   The kidnapping of Shizuka Aida by Minamida

strongly suggests that the story has not ended. The use of "Shizuka Aida" as a "piece" should appear in a continuation, but is there such a continuation planned?


texts: Are "Birth of Levi" and "A Choice with No Regrets" the same OVA?

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I can't find whether Birth of Levi and A Choice with No Regrets are actually two different OVA or the same. Are they different?
Edit: I found out they are the same.


texts: Why is Tsukune allowed into the monster school, in Rosario+Vampire?

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So Tsukune's father just finds someone drop a school admission letter, and give it to Tsukune. And then he goes into a monster school, and where the magic to stop humans doesn't work, and becomes a normal student. Am I the only one who finds this weird?

Is there any reason he was allowed in the school? Surely the teachers/headmaster would realise he is not a monster, and that he is using someone else's admission letter?


texts: Are there any references to the OK Corral or Wyatt Earp in Trigun?

texts: Were there any characters named "Earp" or "Wyatt", or were there any characters from a military background who were town sheriffs?


texts: What is this manga of a girl running a boarding house for aliens?

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I can't remember the name of a manga series that featured a human girl running a boarding house for aliens as they adjust to human lives. The aliens wore human bodies, and there was one male alien in a woman's body.

I believe the protagonist had black hair that was short or tied back. I think it came out in late 1990s-early 2000s.

It was slice of life, seinen, I think.


texts: Has anyone ever gotten hurt in Girls Und Panzer?

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In the world of Girls Und Panzer, tankery (Sensha-do) is a school activity, and during practice and competitions, they appear to be using live ammunition. Has anyone ever gotten hurt (or killed) doing Sensha-do in the manga? It seems really dangerous:

   There's even a flashback scene where a tank driven over mud next to a river falls into the river, and the girls inside almost drowned.

Or is it just that in this world, tanks and large shells simply aren't that dangerous?


texts: What if a Poké Ball was lost and couldn't be opened?

texts: I was reading a question on what it is like inside of a Poké Ball. It made me wonder what will happen to a Pokémon if the Poké Ball is lost or damaged. If the Poké Ball was unable to open, would they simple die?


texts: Where does the manga Otoyomegatari take place?

texts: I know it's located near the Middle East, but I'd like a more precise idea of the locations involved in Otoyomegatari.


texts: What happened to Ichigo in Urahara's training area after meeting Byakuya (for the first time)?

texts:
I understand that during his initial training with Urahara something occurred that gave him (or awoke in him)

   hollow powers,

but hardly anything is said on the matter. And how come nothing like this never happened before, to the point of Urahara trying to make it possible. For Ichigo just happened?

And how does this play into

   Aizen's initial plan. Did he influence this event too?


texts: What determines the Abilities of a Contractor?

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What determines the abilities of a Contractor?  In the anime two contractors have the same ability.  Both dealing having the powers of electricity.

So does this mean that there can many contractors with the same ability?


texts: what happens if Amaterasu is cast on another Amaterasu?

texts: Can the inextinguishable flames of Amaterasu burn the Amaterasu cast by another user? Will they both cease to exist or burn forever?


texts:
Kanie said he did an impression of Prince Shotoku in episode 10. Mofu got really excited, and according to Shotoku's Wikipedia article, he was some sort of big shot back in the old days.

I don't really get why Mofu would be so excited, why Kanie would think an impression of Shotoku is a good idea, or what someone would do to impersonate someone from over a 1000 years ago?


texts: Who's this person in the middle of the auditorium supposed to be?

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During the teacher's monologue (s01e04 @13:30) about how sometimes it's better to not say anything (or to say less), this scene is shows which doesn't look like the class usually looks, and I'm fairly certain this is supposed to be a reference to another anime or manga, where a character with hair brighter than black appears just above the blonde girl in the middle:

Something tells me that classroom/auditorium should be familiar to someone who watched this anime/manga. What is this a reference to?


texts: What is the Fairytail song that plays in episode 287 around 13:00 and also in episode 288 around 4:28?

texts: Been trying to look for song but haven’t seen to find it. Plays a few times in last season but can’t seem to find it in the song collections or playlists.


texts: What are the differences between the original Kaito Kid specials vs. the new Kaito Kid 1412 series?

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I am currently watching Kaito Kid 1412.
Should I watch the other Kaito Kid anime films?

What's the difference between this version and the 1412 version?

And another question, what's the meaning of 1412?


texts: Did the garrisons ever use the cannons on top of Wall Maria to fire at the titans before the breach happened?

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In episode 1, and also explained by Mr. Hannes, there are titans scratching the outside of Wall Maria (before the breach caused by the colossal happened).

Did the garrisons still fire their cannons at these titans, or did they let them be since they normally can't get through the wall?


texts: How are White Album and White Album 2 related?

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I know that White Album 2 recently started, but it doesn't seem like it has anything to do with the first White Album aside from being a similar genre of music related romance stories.

The original White Album was about the triangle of Yuki, Rina and Touya and the second White Album seems to be about 3 different people, Setsuna, Haruki and Kazusa.


texts: What has been added and/or changed in the 2 Gurren Lagann movies compared to TV series?

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From what I heard, the 2 Gurren Lagann movies are shortened version of the TV series. Is there anything new added or modified in the movies, or are they just summaries of the TV series? If there are any additions or modifications, would you please list them out?

I am aware that the content is compressed, so it is expected that many scenes from the TV series will be shortened to squeeze 675 minutes' worth of content into 120 (Gurren-hen) + 130 (Lagann-hen) = 250 minutes of the 2 movies. I am only interested in the new scenes and modifications to existing plot. An exclusion caused by modification to existing plot also counts.


texts: Movie identification: post-apocalyptic setting featuring a genetically engineered forest

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I saw this movie in 2012 on The Hub (Discovery Channel's kid network).

It takes place after an undefined apocalypse, where the earth is now mostly desert and the moon is shattered into pieces, after being destroyed due to an extremist bombing of a laboratory located there. Now all that is shown remaining on the planet is a human town bordering a jungle-like forest filled with animal-like plant monsters largely hostile to humans. The entire forest is a super-organism led by twin dryad-like beings that the people in the town treat like gods. The water supply of the planet is ever dropping, and the forest is taking most of it leaving the town dry.

Elsewhere, humanity is composed of a military-state in a partially underground base that is hostile to the forest and is also in need of water. The protagonist is a boy from the village who agrees to be turned into superpowered human-plant hybrid by the forest to fight this army, and his hair turns white and his clothing changes to being red and sleeve-less.


texts: Why had Portgas D. Ace refused to take his father's surname?

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Why did Portgas D. Ace refuse to take the Monkey D. name?

What had his father done to him to resent him that much?


texts: D Gray Man's 14th Melody song is in what episodes?

texts: Melody or Joined Hands Sealed with a Kiss song appears in the 93rd episode. But if I recall this song or part of it (or atleast the music) appears before episode 93. I want to know what episode is that.


texts: What is COMITIA? Is it different than Comiket?

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In Pixiv, sometimes I saw that as title. Here is the example: [ COMITIA119 ] 星の花束. Seems like it's a doujin. This is the first image (cover) - if anyone interested.

I found from Google that Comitia is a legal assembly of the people from ancient Republican Rome (seems like totally unrelated). At first I thought it's Comiket, but there's only 92 Comiket so far.

So what's COMITIA and what does the number represent? Seems like it's related to comiket after all. So how does it different than comiket?


texts: Why did Heiji's mom have to lie to Mouri and Conan in episode 220?

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At the end of episode 220 of Detective Conan, "The Client Full of Lies", Heiji appears and explains the reason behind the fake name "Reiko" to Conan that it was to conceal the fact that his mom is from Osaka.

But that doesn't explain why she has to lie about her being good at cooking and her allergy to dust. If she were to hide her identity, she need not lie about the cooking and the allergies. Conan wouldn't be able to find out even if he knew that she was from Osaka since it was his first time meeting Heiji's mother.

Why did she have to go that far? Or was it part of her test for Mouri to figure out her real identity?

Even if it's the case, I bet no one's going to be able to deduce that she is Heiji's mother because first, it's impossible to even know the true identity of a person just by knowing her hobbies or skills. Unless she has a distinctive quality in which the Hattori's are famous for.

Second, Conan did not even know a thing about Heiji's mom. The test was actually for Shinichi but since he wasn't there, she tried Mouri instead. No matter how good Conan's deductions were, it was impossible for him to expose her real identity as Heiji's mom and her real intentions. They were even surprised when she revealed her true identity as Heiji's mom since Heiji didn't even look like her.

So, why did she have to lie about all the stuff?


texts: What model year is the Honda Super Cub that Minowa rides in episode 8?

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In episode 8 of Bakuon!!, when Onsa destroys Hijiri Minowa's license, she rides for her first time a Honda Super Cub that later had outfitted with training wheels and a skull.

I am looking for the year of release for the Minowa's Super Cub bike in order to replicate it.

What model year is the Honda Super Cub that Minowa rides at episode 8?

The one mentioned is:


texts: May Keiichi Sigsawa have been inspired by Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles?

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Keiichi Sigsawa, the author of Kino's Journey - A Beautiful World, has written an arc appearing in

Chapter 4, Volume 3 (of the manga)
Episode 10, Season 1 (of the anime)

which has been synopsised, by Wikipedia, as the following:

While searching for a village where she can get Hermes's speedometer repaired, Kino stumbles across a nanny, who serves a father, a mother and a son living in the woods but claims to be a mechanical doll. As Kino spends time the family during dinner while the nanny leaves to recharge in the closet, Kino begins to realize that the nanny is more human than the family. The nanny later manages to repair Hermes's speedometer. However, she eventually dies, showing that she was human after all. At the nanny's graveside, the family reveals to Kino that they are mechanical dolls created by the nanny over fifty-four years earlier during a time of conflict in the land. After the nanny was left alone when her husband and son were killed, the family flooded the village so that she would not be reminded of the past. The family also cared for her and acted the role of a family. They offer to serve their role as a family for Kino, but she declines. Realizing that they no longer have a useful function, the family plunges into the depths of the lake that they created

This episode's plot shares a striking resemblance to Ray Bradbury's short story, April 2026: The Long Years, of which a synopsis can be found here.
Is there any evidence that Keiichi may have consciously drawn inspiration from and/or read Bradbury's story?


texts: What is the song playing during Midorya and Bakugo's fight?

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What is the song playing when Midorya and Bakugo are fighting. The instant Midorya punches Bakugo's face really hard near the end of their fight.

It's season 3 episode 61. Where Midorya punches bakugo in the face but bakugo grabs his arm and propels them to the ground.


texts: What was changed when Tokyo Mew Mew was translated to English?

texts: I know that there was a lot of backlash when Tokyo Mew Mew was bought and released by 4Kids in America because it was changed dramatically. I haven't seen the English version of it, however. What was changed when it was brought to America?


texts: Why doesn't Usopp create great weapons for himself?

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Usopp is the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates and also a craftsman who created weapons like his fake 5 ton hammer. He also created a sort of a "magic" weapon, Clima Tact that he made for Nami.

I wonder why Usopp did not create another "magic" weapon for himself? He can make one for himself, right? I know he has Pop Green which he uses frequently, but it's more of an ammunition for him than a weapon. Why doesn't he create some weapons for himself?


texts: Is there any website providing script from mangas in textual format?

texts: Is there any website providing script from mangas in textual format, so that I could just paste it in Google Translator? There are so many Chinese mangas that I cannot read, and it's to hard for me to rewrite the signs into Google Translator by finger.


texts: Who has the biggest breasts in the Naruto series?

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Right now, I think it is Tsunade, but is there anyone else who has bigger breasts than Tsunade?

It seems in Leaf village, Hinata is 2nd. From Road to Naruto, Chapter 1, page 11:


texts: If the titan transformation is immediate once a titan eats a shifter, how did Santa Titan not become a shifter when he ate Eren?

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As we see from the Manga

  when Eren ate his dad and when Armin ate Bertolt, they immediately transformed into a shifter-titan.

But when Eren gets eaten in Season 1, how is it that the titan who ate him never transformed. Plus Eren was inside his stomach for a while before he transformed and killed him.


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Big Mom is massive, but she is not a Giant, so what is she? Is it possible that her family is same as her?

In Addition: I think the human show above is not there real parent, maybe Linlin is adopted by them


texts: Which chapter of the manga version of Gintama corresponds to the last episode of anime?

texts: I've watched the 367 episodes of the Gintama anime which ended last year, when according to different sources the manga continued. Since there is only the manga now to keep following the Gintama story, which chapter of the manga version of Gintama corresponds to the last episode of anime?


texts: Is Yamori's change of hair color caused by torture?

texts: Yamori (Yakumo Oomori) has undergone torture before. Did the torture really cause Yamori to change his hair color?


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Something I find strange in One Punch Man is, it seems no all kinds of power seems to exist in the story. I mean, what we usually see is, people with increased strenght, resistance, regeneration, speed, (all augmentations of natural human habilities), ESP, and people who increased their power through artifacts such as cyborgs, people using special guns (like golden ball, spring mustachio, stinger, etc) and that's it. We dont see for example, heroes who can manipulate ice or fire without artifacts , invisibility, people who can naturally fire beams, wind control, water control, animal control, etc. May be I'm wrong and I don't know all the heroes, but isnt it so?

Can heroes have any kind of powers in One Punch Man?


texts: Why have people's wishes become so powerful after God vanished?

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In the anime, several wishes are in place, from creating alternate realities (Alice, Dee), to immortality (Humpnie) and absolute life or death (Ulla, Celica).

Why are people's wishes so powerful? Were they like that before God vanished?


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In Fate/Stay Night there's the famous scene in which Shirou speaks to Saber. The scene gained immense popularity across the web, and is usually accompanied by responses like O RLY? and You Don't Say!

The question is, does he actually say that? Is that line also written in the Visual Novel? Is this a translation error? Or is he just that stupid?


texts: Is celestial spirit magic exclusive to females?

texts: In the fairy tail universe, we see female celestial mages like Lucy, Yukino, Lyla, Sorano, etc, but we do not see any male characters with celestial spirit magic. So is the celestial spirit magic exclusive to females or are there male celestial spirit mages also?


texts: What if Light wrote the name of Matsuda in the Death note and in the instructions he wrote that he would kill everyone in the room including L while Light was out of the room. Could he not have done something like this?


texts: Code Geass - What is the song playing in Episode 1: The Day a New Demon was Born

texts: Does anybody know what song is playing at 15:12? (The introduction of C.C.). I've looked at all of the unreleased songs, but many of the OST is blocked due to copyright. Apologies if the answer is obvious.


texts: This question arose when I was watching Krillin vs Jackie Chun who is Master Roshi. When Yamcha pulls the hair thinking it is a wig, but it won't come off, then he thinks it is real hair and asks that then the bald one should be a wig? Please, could anyone explain?


texts: Where did the elder sister/s little brother love affair started

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Edit:

I found this to be called: Not blood Related according to an article in TVTropes.

here are some examples:

  In the anime Happy Lesson, Chitose's sisters aren't really related to
  him and are clearly invoking a Big Sister Instinct and Cool Big Sis.

  KissXsis runs on this trope. Keita's twin step-sisters compete with
  each other for his affections, much to his dismay. His parents not
  only are aware of this, but actively encourage him to go for one of
  the girls, constantly reminding him that 'it's not by blood, so it's
  OK!'

In KissxSis, Ako and Riko literally loves their little brother Keita (related by marriage of their mother and keita's father)  and they keep competing for his Love on almost every episode.

Freezing also has this, a 2nd year Pandora has to choose a 1st year limiter.. eventhough the limiter calls his pandora a sister (but not blood related) they perform an initiation "baptism" or also know as "first room visit"

Other examples: kanokon

Who started this? and what is its inspiration?


texts: Can Katsuki Bakugo fly as much as he wants with his explosion quirk?

texts: In My Hero Academia, we see several times Bakugo using his explosion quirk to lift himself to mid-air and fly to increase his speed. How much can he uses this technique to fly? Can he fly as much as he wants or is he limited to fly a few metres above the ground?


texts: Is Guy's 'Air Walk' (8th Inner Gate Guy) and Sanji's Sky Walk similar?

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In Naruto: Shippūden, Might Guy opened the highest gate, the Gate of Death, in order to battle Madara and, surprisingly, it also enabled him to 'walk' on air by using kicks.

On the other hand, various characters in the One Piece universe have shown a very similar ability: members of CP-9, CP-0, some warlords, and Vinsmoke Sanji (after the 2-year time skip).

Also, I noticed that each kick has some 'musical tone', and in both cases, the style is very similar. Did Oda and Kishimoto inspire each other? Or were these ideas both inspired by someone else?


texts: Mysterious black hands on chapter 383 of Hunter x Hunter

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On Hunter x Hunter chapter 383, something that looks like black hands suddenly appear and it took 1 princess life.

Is that a "Nen" or is it the Black Continent thing?


texts: Name of hair style with one strand sticking upwards

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I always forget what this special hairstyle is called, which is shared by some characters. I'll give some examples, I think it should be clear what I mean.

Edward Elric also has this wisp(?), but I can't find a good image of it.
What is it called? What does it stand for?


texts: Do the Pokemon movies occur in the series timeline?

texts: In some anime, though there's logical placement for the movies to happen, it does not necessarily mean that the story of the movie really happened in the series timeline; an example is that for Naruto's movies, some of them clearly didn't happened in the anime timeline, though there's clearly some place to put it (due spoilers, events and stuff). Is it the same case with Pokemon?


texts: Did Dragon cause the lightning at Lougetown

texts: I watched the anime at least twice but I don't understand. I know Dragon saved Luffy from Smoker but did he save Luffy at the execution stand? Bartholomew said he was stunned when he saw the lightning save Luffy. That makes me think it was Luffy's unexplainable luck, like when Fujitora rolled the dice to pursue Luffy


texts: Why does master Roshi want the plane to stop before the second Tenkaichi tournament?

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In Dragon Ball, master Roshi and the others take a plane trip over to Papaya island for the 2nd Tenkaichi tournament (in the series). During the plane-ride, master Roshi seems to become extremely upset and wants the plane to stop. I watched this a few times, and I guess I just didn't understand this part.

Why does he want the plane to stop?


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Ace was the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard crew, but he hadn't displayed power befitting of his title. Besides the fact that he was a Logia user with the power to control fire from Mera-Mera No Mi, he has not demonstrated any other type of powers like Haki.

For example:

In the Alabasta Arc, he fought against Smoker, but he wasn't able to put up a good fight, claiming that both were Logia users and the fight would end with no result.

This also raises questions about Smoker's Haki abilities and the fact that even Smoker wasn't able to use Haki at that time.
He wasn't able to hit Blackbeard when Blackbeard used his Logia power.
He showed no resistance when Akainu hit him, not even weak Haki, and took the hit head-on.

He never fought Logia users with Haki, nor has he shown remarkable Kenbunshoku Haki.

Haki was revealed after the time skip, but it has been there since Rayleigh's and Roger's times. Were Ace's abilities limited to his Devil Fruit power only?


texts: What song plays just before the ending song of My Hero Academia episode 3?

texts: Does anyone know the name of the song in My Hero Academia episode 3 that starts at 22:30 just before the ending song?


texts: On what chapter season 4 of Seven Deadly Sins ends?

texts: From what chapter should I start reading the manga after the end of season 4 of 7 Deadly Sins?


texts: Is there a reason Gon never speaks to his grandmother?

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In the 2011 anime version of Hunter x Hunter, Gon never speaks to his grandmother.  I have rewatched episode 1, 37, and 38, but he never addressed her.  We don't see him telling her goodbye or hugging her either. Nor is Killua shown to acknowledge her.

Gon's body language in 37 and 38 seems to pay attention to her when she speaks, though. And in the non-canon re-hash episodes 13 and 26, his letters begin, "Dear Mito-san and Grandma,". Countering these instances, at time-mark 9:25 of episode 37, Gon converses with Killua and states, "Since Mito-san raised me by herself". Although in episode 1 of the 1999 version, we do see both Gon and Kite speak to her.

Until I found the instances of acknowledgement, I was beginning to wonder if by the time he turned 12 his grandmother had become a ghost that only Mito saw. It seems clear that Gon sees her, too, though.  But alive or a ghost, why does he never speak to her? I guess it is possible that it is abnormal in Gon's culture to speak to a grandmother when your parent (figure) is there.  At 14:57 of ep.1(1999), the point Gon speaks to her, they are alone in the kitchen, with Gon asking, "Where is Aunt Mito?".  Once Mito shows up, he doesn't speak with his Grandmother again. (This is the scene where Mito brings Gon his father's fishing rod.)

The simplest explanation is that the animators and/or Togashi simply had nothing for Gon to say to his grandmother. Still, it seems at best awkward that he tells Killua that Mito raised him by herself, and that, during his extended goodbye to Mito before leaving for the exam, he ignores his grandmother.


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Did Itachi Uchiha want to be Hokage when he was young?

My research:

Hiruzen said that Itachi reasoned like a Hokage at a very young age.

Itachi wanted a Hokage from Uchiha Clan.

  *Itachi Uchiha, age four. After seeing what occurs on the battlefield up close, he makes a certain decision. He decided that he would change the world. The dream that Itachi aimed for. His dream: A Hokage from the Uchiha clan, and a future where those he loved could live in peace. His time in the ninja academy, his meeting with Shisui, becoming a Genin, Chunin, and finally a member of the Anbu… Itachi ran straight down a path of glory, not knowing that a cruel darkness was spreading…This is the story of the glory, frustration, and determination of the ninja called a genius.*

Itachi wanted to be the strongest shinobi in the village.
Itachi developed his version of the definition of Hokage.

 - He wanted to change the ways of the world.


texts: Why Lisesharte shown in the initial incident?

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In Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut, Arcadia became the kingdom suffered the most from coup which was done majorly with the help of the Black Hero. But Lux was shown as the prince of Arcadia even though someone who is related to him was the Black Hero at that time.

Why in the beginning the Lisesharte was shown as being in the castle in the incident?


texts: Why does Midorima's nails influence his shots?

texts: In one of the episodes of Kuroko no Basket, Midorima said that his shots depend on his nails. Why do his shots depend on his nails?


texts: Do ANBU Black Ops use a teleportation justu?

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I am just a little curious about the ANBU, because of one scene while The 3rd Hokage was in charge of Konoha: when he was at his office, suddenly a member of ANBU appeared directly, without using the door or from the window.

Are they using a teleportation jutsu?


texts: What is the theme music when Androids 17 and 18 are activated?

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I'm referring to Episode 38 of the TFS Dragon Ball Z Abridged series, at around 7:40, I think, when Dr. Gero activates 17 & 18 for the first time, a theme music plays in the background...

Various comments on the video say that it is the Cybermen theme from Doctor Who, but the theme sounds nothing like it.... Does anyone know which theme it is, or where can I find this theme?


texts: What plant does Noel use as an umbrella/parasol?

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There is a scene in the opening (and several others througout the anime) where Noel is using a huge leaf as a sort of umbrella or parasol.

Is that plant a real one? What plant is that?


texts: Are there other clans than the Hyuga with the Byakugan

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naruto shippuden episode 389 (dubbed) at 2:45 a maid reveals that

  "The Hyuga is a distinguished clan -pause within the leaf we are the only ones who posses the Byakugan"

Does this mean that there are clans who posses the Byakugan other than the Hyuga outside of the leaf village?


texts: How germa66 travelled from north blue to south blue

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I was watching whole cake island arc in anime and it showed Germa 66 snail like ship climbing over red line.
But as far as I know, only way to cross grand line is through reverse mountain which has sea water flowing
Am I missing something here ?


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Suzuha was came from year 2036 and she said.

"Okabe-san and Kurisu-san was death at that time (year 2036)"

here at alpha-time

But then i realize that in beginning episode and some episode, Kurisu-san was died because Okabe-san was pretend or her father either stab her in alpha-time.

Both alpha and beta world line tell that Kurisu Makise died at same case.
So, how Suzuha-san said that Kurisu-san in year 2036 still alive? Did i missed something here?


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Note!! There will be Heavy spoilers.

Since the introduction of Haki (after the 2 year time skip), the colour of arms Haki has been the main way of hitting and damaging most defenses from devil fruits (Paramecia and logia type). But in Kaido's case, hitting him with Haki (even when he isn't using Haki) does no damage to him.

How is it possible that even the Color of Arms Aka Busoshoku Haki didn't seem to phase him at all.
Is this related to the Tekkai technique used by the Cp-9? (We know the world government captured him at some point). Or is this ability an effect of Kaidos "serpentine dragon" devil fruit.

Also is it similar to Big Moms "invincibility"? Because I also remember Bege talking about how Big Mom had never been wounded till the time she cried from  Mother Carmel's  portrait.


texts: Where can I find the Boruto series in English dub?

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I want to watch Boruto, but all I can find is Boruto in Japanese voice.
Are there any sites that have Boruto in English dub?


texts: Song near the end of episode 18 of Parasyte when Uragami asks the detective to tell Izumi to look him in the eyes

texts: What is the name of the song played in episode 18 of Parasyte near the end when Uragami asks the detective to tell Izumi to look him in the eyes?


texts: Could the Founding Titan free Annie from her hardened cocoon?

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Currently, Annie is in a cocoon of the same material that the walls are made of (although a transparent form of it I guess).

Since the Founding Titan could command Titans to harden, could he also command Titan's like Annie, to "soften"?


texts: What's the song when Kaneki wakes up after fighting against Nishio in episode 2?

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In Tokyo Ghoul episode 2, there's a music playing when Kaneki wakes up after fighting against Nishio.

It's playing from 7:54-8:03 on this YouTube video.

What's that song?


texts: Music of My Hero Academia season 2 episode 22

texts: I’ve been having trouble finding this one track and it’s driving me INSANE. It happens when yaoyorozu is tracked down by Aizawa, and the timestamps are about: 13:04 to about 13:57. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!


texts: What music is playing in episode 95 of Hunter x Hunter?

texts: I've heard this music playing in a lot of episodes but in episode 95 of Hunter x Hunter it plays at 21:19? what music is this?


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What's the name of the song in Naruto that plays in episode 203 at 0:43?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QwXScAUvNE


texts: Did the writer mention that 2 Tomoe Sharingan can instantly awaken into Mangekyou Sharingan?

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As you can see on the title, what I recall correctly is, every Mangekyou Sharingan user must have awoken the 3 Tomoe Sharingan before awakening the Mangekyou. For example: Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Fugaku. All of these users awoke their 3 Tomoe Sharingan and then later on awoke Mangekyou Sharingan.
But just now I found a small loop hole: Obito and Kakashi. Before they awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan, their previous Sharingan only has 2 Tomoe. Here is the clip that I found.
As you can see below, both of their eyes only have 2 Tomoe before Kakashi kills Rin.

But after Kakashi kills Rin, they instantly skip the 3 Tomoe Sharingan and jump straight to awakening the Mangekyou.

How can they can skip the 3 Tomoe and instantly awaken the Mangekyou? Is this a small detail that the writer didn't explain?


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Here is a pic:

I got this sword at the Facts convention in Belgium, and suspect it's from an anime, but I am not sure which one. Is there anyone who knows it?


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How are weapons manifested? Are they magic? Are they physical and stored somewhere? I don't quite get how this process works.

It seems like they are embodiments of the user's personality but at the same time they don't look like they need magical power unless they use certain techniques.

The long and short of my question is. What are the weapons in this series? And how are they manifested?


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I know the term 4koma only from the .hack series, in which it normally relates to the parody manga .hack//4koma, and it's also the title of the bonus videos unlocked in .hack//G.U. on the desktop.

However, I have seen the term 4koma used in other places, so I am wondering if the term 4koma is a generic term used to describe something, and if so, what it actually means.


texts: Is twelve moon upper demon moon 1 in a whole completely different level than the rest of the upper demon moons?

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Currently in the manga twelve moon upper demon moon 1 is ,

   Fighting 3 demon slayers hashiras at the same time, including the most powerful hashira , plus another demon slayer (4 demon slayers total)

and before,

   Zenitsu (not officialy a hashira yet, though likely in hashira level) fought upper moon 6 and defeated him alone

Is twelve moon upper demon moon 1 in a whole completely different level than the rest of the upper demon moons, or is there any other upper moon which comes close to his level?


texts: Is Kabuto better than sakura in terms of Medical Ninjutsu?

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I was thinking about who the best Medical Ninja in Naruto's generation would be, Sakura seems like the runner up mainly because she was the student of Lady tsunade but then Kabuto also seems just as good. He was praised by both Danzou and Orochimaru as one of the very best in Ninjutsu and he also has way more experience than Sakura.

I'm really interested in which of the 2 is actually better at medical Ninjutsu. Can anyone help?


texts: What is the relationship between Odin, Seifer and the Kanji that appears?

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in Final Fantasy VIII, if you have the Odin GF (i don't know if this still happens if you don't have him, i always got him), when you go to fight Seifer at the end of Disk 3, Odin appears. generally when this happens he comes in with Zantetsuken and kills all the enemies, never works in a boss battle except in this scripted sequence where Seifer kills Odin.

When Odin appears and kills enemies there is 3 Kanji that appear, each one appearing by itself as the scene of the strike is replied but when Seifer kills Odin there is a forth Kanji while Gilgamesh (who also uses Zantetsuken replacing Odin) shows nothing

So i am wondering, what is the relationship between Odin, Seifer and the Kanji that appears when they attack?


texts: Why do we not see spiritual powers run in human families?

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It's shown that spiritual powers run in families. And that the types of power that a human can have varies- Chad, Orihime, the Fullbringers, whatever was going on with Ururu and Jinta. So why is it that beyond seeing ghosts, only Quincy/Shinigami powers seem to get passed on from generation to generation?

Beyond the whole "Karakura is the setting" thing, why do we not even hear about this being possible? Shinigami patrol the Living World: would they not have even rumors of this (at least among Division 12)?


texts: What is the background music played in Psycho-Pass episode 7 at 13:37?

texts: The background music at 13:37 of episode 7 in Psycho-Pass season 1 is incredible but I am not able to identify it. I already tried music recognition apps like Shazam. They were not able to recognize it. It could be a modified or original version of Beethoven's 9th symphony. Can someone confirm?


texts: How do holograms damage players in Yu-gi-oh?

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I mean the damage done outside duels with supernatural elements or with some device that causes the players to get damage.

Even in normal duels the holograms cause some damage to the players, although one far from a serious one, which looks pretty dumb, as an hologram in reality is not going to hurt you in any way.

As far as I know first 4 seasons of Yu-gi-oh only show holograms, this changes in the 5th season as solid things are created from the holograms, so in this one it makes sense that they could hurt, and I don't know for the sixth one as I didn't watch it yet.

Is it ever explained how holograms cause damage to the players?


texts: Why aren't characters' names in Fullmetal Alchemist Japanese?

texts: In most anime, the character's names are usually common Japanese names (for example, Yuuki, Yoko, Chiharu, etc.). So, why in Fullmetal Alchemist are the characters' names more on the English side of things?


texts: Why do character colors sometimes suddenly change?

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I've seen this used in almost all of the episodes, where during a fight or a scene the colors of the characters will change almost immediately, almost to an inverted color scheme, or sometimes a more muted color scheme.

In this scene, you'll notice that Josuke's Stand, Crazy Diamond, is normally colored blue/pink, yet during the fight switches to blue/green, while Killer Queen, who is normally Pink/Black/Gold, is switched to Gold/Black/Blue (body, gloves, skullpiece).

In another fight, seen here, not only does Josuke and Yoshikage change colors, but their stands change color to yet another different color, with Crazy Diamond turning blue/brown, and Kira Queen turning Blue/Green/Yellow.

Another example of Yoshikage and Josuke:

Is there a specific reason for doing this technique?  Why has David Co "switched" the colors sometimes during a fight?


texts: How can we convert between a.t.b. and Revolution Year?

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In the first two seasons of Code Geass, dates are mentioned with "a.t.b.". I took this screenshot from first episode of season one:

However, in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, dates are mentioned as R.Y. (Revolution Year). This is a screenshot from the Akito the Exiled trailer:

So, first question: What does a.t.b. stand for?
And, also: How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.? Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?


texts: What is this manga about a demon or vampire linked to an acolyte?

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I read this manga a very long time ago....

And the story goes like this: There's a demon, or vampire or something (can't remember it well) who overpowers all.

He's the strongest, and up until the current state nobody can kill him, because he is somewhat an immortal, because of his healing powers...

He's also cruel. Then this girl came; an acolyte girl that was ordered cast a spell (or prayer) to him, and then to kill herself. She was ordered by the "highest rank priest" (somewhat similar from the position of the paladin in Ao no Exorcist). The spell was actually to connect her life to the demon, so whatever happen to the girl or to the demon will also happen to the other... I can't remember it so well, but I think the girl is scared to kill herself. She also wants to know why the priest ordered her to do such a thing (why did the priests want her to die?).

Well, it ends up that they tag along with each other from then.

That was all that I can remember. And that was just the 1st chapter... I remember that during the time I'm reading it online it was turned to be already licensed so I think the manga was dropped, but I still want to know the title of this one.

Does anyone know what this manga is? Thanks in advance. :)

and, NO. It's not zenki. It doesn't have an anime.


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I've been watching Kill La Kill.

So Honnouji Academy is an academy alright. Students go there.

But, why are entire families and neighbourhoods living in it? Is everyone in there a prisoner? What happens when a student is expelled?


texts: Do Bluray releases contain more scenes than their DVD counterparts?

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Most of the time I opt for the DVD Release because I can back it up easier (don't have a Bluray driver and unsure if my current programs work with Bluray) however in some cases I do get the Bluray release, this normally happens because it either comes with something extra (Blood C came with a calendar) or are limited editions (like most of the NISA ones, Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

In some of my NISA Limited Edition Anime and Puella Magi Madoka Magica Limited Edition they come with both the DVD and Bluray Release, when testing out my Bluray Player to make sure it could play US Bluray (because I had brought it for Fate/Zero) all I noticed was that the animation was much more smoother. (increase in)

Because I have a large backlog of anime I still haven't watched when I finish a series I move onto the next or I don't remember enough of the beginning of the series to notice any changes (in some cases even re-watching the DVDs have new scenes, in Madoka Magica I don't remember seeing a scene where Sayaka hold out her soul gem with a red background behind her in my first view of the series, second view was on TV)

So I am wondering, between a Bluray Release of an anime and it's DVD counterpart, does a bluray have more scenes in it or is it just the quality difference?


texts: What is Marisa doing underground with a device on her back?

texts: There is an unusual scene in the opening of "The Memories of Phantasm", in which we see Kirisame Marisa with some kind of measurement or detection device on her back. Does it have a reference in any Touhou anime, manga or novel?


texts: Where can I find a list of Shonen Jump issues which also lists what series was printed?

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In this Guide I have been looking at for learning to read Japanese, it says that after learning the alphabet I should get a dictionary, some kind of source material, and a translation for it.

While the guide included source material dissections I want to start getting source material myself for when I run out of what's on the guide. One of the points about getting source material is that

  above all else, you should enjoy reading the translated version

and below that suggest series serialized in the Shonen Jump magazines. Since of course I want to avoid scanlations which could be inaccurate I figured I should aim for series I know have been officially released in English. Three series that come to mind are Naruto, One Piece and Bleach.

All I know of Shonen Jump apart from the target demographic is that weekly issues have 1 chapter of a series serialized in them while tankōbon compiles these chapters (though I could be wrong).

I am wondering if there is a site where I can look up what chapters were serialized in what issue of Shonen Jump to then match magazine issues to English tankōbon.

NOTE: the reason why I want to get Shonen Jump magazines instead of Japanese tankōbon is because at first I may only be on 1 or 2 chapters and i'm sure the magazines take less space than a book. Also it'll be a good test with the rest of the magazine as to how much of it I can understand without needing a translation to confirm.


texts: The Homunculi names in Full Metal Alchemist 2003

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(the question is aimed only for FMA03 and not FMAB as suggested from the title and contains uncovered spoilers for the anime)

I have a little trouble that the homunculi called after the 7 sins by FMA03 way, and I will explain.

In the FMA03 anime homunculi are created by failed human transmission, if that so, what makes them go by the title of the "7 sins" as Envy, Pride Lust an etc., it's hard to me because: if there were than more 7 people in the world trying human transmission what they would called? second what makes them to be after the 7 sins in their behaviour if they are "failed" and didn't deliberately created? my main issue is, why they needed to be called after the 7 sins anyway? what for?

I thought this through and this is what I got:

I could have said that Dante made them that way by make them eat the red stones and by that they got those emotions and behaviour, by Dante management, it could were the truth if not for the creation of Wrath that didn't made to be look like human by Dante and his behaviour was "Wrath" from it's origin and didn't grow up by intervention. (which is another question not for here, how it grew up to be human shape without red stones)
I could say that is only Dante way to call her fellow homunculi after the 7 sins, but in this way I will have to say that she couldn't except that Izumi's homunculi will be Wrath or any other sins to go after some pattern unless we will say the first answer.
I could say to answer for both of those answers that Dante knows that the spirits for the homunculi behind the gate can be only one of the 7 sins, but this one not only needs hard evidence but hard to say since there can be 2 or even 3 Pride or Lust.

Anyway I would glad to be enlighten or I missed a thing.


texts: Why does Yoruichi say, "No one there could have survived a fight against Byakuya," in Bleach chapter 120?

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In chapter 116 of the Bleach manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower (well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu, and Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off.

However, when Ichigo tries to fight Byakuya, Yoruichi hits him in the stomach, and runs away carrying Ichigo. A little later, in chapter 120, when Ichigo complains about it, she says that he "had no chance of surviving that fight", and that "no one could have survived a fight against Byakuya".

While I have no doubt that Ichigo in his condition was no match for Byakuya, that phrase still confuses me. I can understand why Yoruichi thinks she would not be able to do it, since she has been in cat form for a long time, and mentions that she had "gone a lot weaker". However, Ukitake was on the bridge as well, and since we know he's a kind man, it is safe to assume that he would try to stop Byakuya from killing people (as he did for Ganjyu).

So did Yoruichi imply that Ukitake is also weaker than Byakuya, and had no chance of surviving a fight with him either? Wouldn't that be really debatable?


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At the risk of going into anime physics, how does GunBuster become Dix-Neuf?

My understanding of the series is that GunBuster, the first Buster Machine ever created, was used in the final battle of GunBuster to drop off its Degeneracy Generator. It then limped back to Earth and appeared 15,000 years later

Then in DieBuster timeline you eventually figure out that Dix-Neuf, a Buster Machine with a number in the teens, has been slowly upgraded and rebuilt over a long period of time and is missing its own Degeneracy Generator. Because of that I assumed that Dix-Neuf and GunBuster are the same.

However, how did GunBuster become Dix-Neuf if GunBuster is still floating in space? What's the connection between the two machines?


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IIRC , all namekians were born from the grand elder, but apparently in the new chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga they say

   One character who heals Goku and Vegeta is Dende's brother. If he's Dende's brother, does this mean the other namekians arent his brothers?

Then, are all namekians brothers or not?


texts: What are the machines used in Japan for hand-drawn animation?

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In Japan, there are machines used for hand-drawn animation. Not drawing tablets but, the machines used to scan the drawings, color them, as well as do the effects. Also, the machine that brings everything together in the end. That includes character's, backgrounds, sound and effects. I believe that process is called 3D compositing.

What are the names of any of the machines used in Japan for hand-drawn animation? You don't need to know every machine, just 1 would be fine.


texts: Why do anime have manga adaptations? Why don't authors just focus on one medium at a time?

texts: Instead of having to work on both the anime and the manga at the same time, why don't the authors just focus on one?


texts: Does Narcolepsy that Riki had really exist?

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At the earlier episodes of little buster. he said that he has an illness called Narcolepsy. Actually, from the beginning of the little buster series, he already in

   Kyousuke's world where all of his friends died on car accident

So we ca assume that Riki only had his illness, when he got into

   Kyousuke's World

But what happen with the Narcolepsy that Riki had before he enters

   Kyousuke's World ?

Did he still got this illness ?


texts: What does this haiku in The World Only God Knows mean?

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In the episode where Keima is pursuing Shiori Shiomiya (the bookworm), there's a discussion about how Keima can't read her heart, because she doesn't talk much. He then concludes that instead of reading her heart, he will read her liver.

Perhaps this is something that was lost in translation, but what is meant by observing someone's liver?


texts: What happened to Yukari Yukino in Kimi no Na wa?

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In the film Kimi no Na wa. (Your Name.), a character from Kotonoha no Niwa (The Garden of Words) appeared as Miyamizu Mitsuha's literature teacher, that is, Yukari Yukino:

So the question is, as per the events that happened in Kimi no Na wa:

   A comet fell on Mitsuha's hometown, killing a third of the people.

Did Yukari Yukino die in those events?


texts: In which episode does Kakashi think Naruto is his sensei?

texts: In what episode does Kakashi thinks Naruto is his sensei Minato? Not the one in shuriken training, but the one on battlefield. The song My Name started playing and I remember the scene being so badass.


texts: Why didn't Eraser Head just cancel out Kurogiri's quirk when he attacked the USJ?

texts: Eraser noticed pretty quickly that someone was warping in so why didn't he cancel out Kurogiri's quirk as soon as he saw him and take him out when there was only one or maybe two of them? He and Thirteen shouldn't have had much of a problem fighting two villains when only one has a power, and he noticed almost immediately that something was wrong.


texts: Looking for a particular Gintama episode number

texts: I watched this series ages ago and I can't seem to be able to find the episode where Hattori and Gin are hospitalized.


texts: What volumes of the Campione LN correspond to the anime?

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I am just curious about which volumes the anime occurs in...

My guess is up to vol 5. or something

I want to start reading the LN series already but my problem is I don't know where to start... Yes, I know that I should start from the first volume up to the last but I get bored when I do that. I am not really sure about my guess, so please, help me...


texts: Why did Kazuki Takahashi stop creating manga after Yu-Gi-Oh?

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Being a long time fan of Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! series, I tried to look into any manga that he may have produced after the completion of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, but it seems like he just stopped writing manga after that.

Is there a reason why he stopped?


texts: Biologically speaking, is it true that there are no parasites in Parasyte?

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Watching the anime "Parasyte - the maxim" I can't really see any of the organisms shown as real parasites, from a biological/ecological viewpoint.

Can any of the different kinds of alien parasytes shown be classified as a bona fide parasite?


texts: How far can you manipulate someone with a Death Note?

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We know that if you kill a person via a disease, the Death Note isn't limited to the 23 day rule. Now those who have watched death note know, you can manipulate a person to an extent. So my question is, could I write something like this?

  John Doe, Diabetes. Obeys every command from the person he knows as J, till he dies.

Could this work?


texts: Do manga licensees in North America and Europe obtain material by scanning tankobons or purchase raw data directly?

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In Asia, it is not unusual for a manga licensee, instead of paying extra fees to obtain raw print material directly from Japan, to scan tankobons and reprint them.
This is cheaper, but as a result, the images will be slightly enlarged/cropped compared to the Japanese original. This is because the scanned data tend to leave out the print bleed, and part of the non-bleed edge gets reprinted as print bleed instead.
Also, when scanning is not done properly, the scanned manga screentones will see some tearing and other undesired extra patterns.
Does this also happen with Western manga licensees and content distributors?


texts: Why is Kyoko not present in Madoka Magica's official artwork?

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Is there a reason that Kyoko is not pictured in some of the series' more prominent artwork? As part of the story's main set of magical girls, and a character important to the plot, I would expect her to be featured with the rest of the quintet. I consider this piece

to be the anime's "official" artwork, so (barring whether or not that is a valid assumption on my part) why is a character as important as Kyoko not featured in it?

The image above was used for Netflix1 in the past and is currently used in Crunchyroll's listing as well. The current (Dec 13 2014) image used by Netflix is apparently a different one but nonetheless still does not feature Kyoko.

Another instance of this "phenomenon" can be seen in the first volume of the manga:

though an easy explanation for this one could be that

   Kyoko doesn't appear until the very end of the first volume, and/so her character is not significant to the first part whatsoever.

So my question is this:

Why doesn't Kyoko appear in the anime's more iconic or official artwork, or are my assumption(s) about the artwork incorrect?

EDIT: More cases

Netflix listing, Dec 13 2014
Older Netflix listing screenshot ... (source)

1This is the image I remember being used when I saw it on Netflix a while back, but I'm not sure if it's been updated/changed since, because I don't use the service anymore.


texts: How did Rukia become an unwitting carrier of the Hogyoku and executor of pre-planned events?

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There is great contrast: Aizen managed to insert it without Rukia knowing. later, he stated that extraction would be fatal (but it did not actually kill Rukia).

How did Aizen insert it into Rukia? And what are the plans he did so that she will be in a dangerous situation with Ichigo?


texts: What song plays during the fight between Kaneki/Sasaki with Owl in Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 6?

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In episode 6 of Tokyo Ghoul:re, there's a song played while Kaneki/Sasaki is fighting owl.

What song is that?


texts: Was the Chocobi (チョコビ) snack from Shin Chan fictional or did it exist before Shin Chan?

texts: If you watched the Shin Chan anime series you will know what I'm talking about. (I don't know if Chocobi appears in the manga, too.) Was Chocobi an existing snack that just appeared in the Shin Chan series? Or was it invented with the series and later produced as a real snack for merchandise?


texts: Why do most dragon slayers in Fairy Tail have their emblems on their shoulder?

texts: I wanted to know why their emblems are on their shoulder. I realized it days ago. If any of you have any answers or theories, please tell me. I would appreciate it a lot.


texts: I realize that they (Near and the police) probably hid it somewhere, but after Light dies, would yet another Kira appear? Or would Ryuk take it back? I'm assuming the latter, but when Light dies, Near has the book. Light merely has his scrap paper in his watch. If Near still has it, would it just disappear? Or would Near become the owner?


texts: Why can't Boruto use Odama Rasengan & Taju Kage Bunshin?

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When Boruto was practicing to enhance his skill in episode 16x Kakashi mentioned that he can't create Odama Rasengan because he has low Chakra reserved. Likewise, several previous episodes also mentioned that he cant create even more than 10 Shadow Clone.
Kakashi explained that Naruto can do it because he is a Jinjuriki. Now, that is a bit contradicting since Konohamaru can actually do Odama and Taju as seen in episode of chunin exam between Konohamaru and Naruto.
So, why can't Boruto use Odama Rasengan & Taju Kage Bunshin? But Konohamaru can.


texts: Does Ranma's dad prefer to be in Panda form?

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After the first few episodes, for the rest of season 1, we see Ranma's father in his panda form almost exclusively.  For comparison, we see Ranma in both of his forms about equally.

Does Ranma's father prefer his Panda form?  Is this for comedic effect?  Or was it a budgetary thing (ie less voice acting)?


texts: Why didn't Accelerator get sunburned after losing his vector shield? Albinos are very vulnerable to ultraviolet, so he must have been red all the time.


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I remember bits of this movie and I liked it.

The mushroom shaped towers were very big, and the cybernetic being had tentacles or cords infused into its body. Just like in the pictures below...

I thought the name was willow or wind. Any help?

Oh and this was around 20 years ago.


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I was watching a video of a Youtuber who covers My Hero Academia, and he made it sound like there is a relation between the amount of hands Shigaraki has attached to his body, and how much of his potential power he can release.

   He mentioned he lost some of his hands in one of the last chapters of the manga, #chapter 238 apparently

Is there a relation between Shigaraki's power and how many hands does it have in his body?


texts: When Kirito logs in to ALO with his SAO account, all his SAO skills and points and even Yui's heart are loaded; so we can conclude that the same thing must have happened to his avatar, too. If so, why didn't Sugu recognize him and if not, why is that?


texts: Why are people who haven't done anything wrong taken into custody?

texts: I watched the first two episodes, and the anime was really interesting. Why are people who have a high number on the psycho-pass shot? In episode one, the victim was shot because she had a huge number on the psycho-pass. It doesn't make any sense to me.


texts: Why was Porco Rosso cursed and was there a cure?

texts: In the movie Porco Rosso, it's mentioned that he has a curse which made him look like a pig. Why was he cursed to look like a pig and what was the cure, if there was one?


texts: How to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi?

texts: So, how to differentiate Nekomimi from Inumimi? They looks quite similar.


texts: Why can't the dragons see into the future in Fairy Tail's episode 196 and 197?

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In Fairy Tail, episode 196 to 203, Ultear uses the spell Last Ages.

Her spell had caused everyone in the world to clairvoyantly envision one minute into the future, preventing [many deaths and tragedies]. (Quote from Ultear's Wikipedia page, lined above)

What is the cause for the dragons not being able to see into the future?


texts: How does Hiruma get all the information in his black book?

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Whenever Hiruma wants somebody to do something for him, he pulls out his little black book full of black mail material which has information on seemingly everybody.

I know he started the book to get approval to start the American Football club but is it ever explained how or where he gets all this information?  He seems to have dirt on pretty much everybody in Japan.


texts: Near the end of the chapter in which Momiji first appears, he put his arms around Tohru's waist, but didn't transform. And many of the events that transform the zodiac members look more like tackles or bumps than hugs. So what, specifically, are the specifications for a "hug" that will transform a member of the zodiac?


texts: What is the background music in Your Lie in April that starts from 14:45 min in episode 4?

texts: I've searched everywhere but couldn't find this music. It starts from 14:45 min in episode 4.


texts: What type of weapon is Nnoitra's zanpakuto?

texts: In the Espada Arc, Kenpachi fights Nnoitra.I was trying to explain Nnoitra to my friend but I couldn't figure out what kind of weapon it was, is it a scythe or what?


texts: Why is Space Patrol Luluco split into "seasons"?

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So far, every three-episode block of Space Patrol Luluco has been demarcated as a "season" according to messages that pop up on screen at the end of the third episode.

Here's the last scene of Episode 3:

Here's the last scene of Episode 6:

Here's the first scene of Episode 7:

Why is this? There wasn't any break in production or airing between these blocks, was there? Is it just for style, an affectionate reference to long-running shows?


texts: Are all Summoning animals Immortal in a sense

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The great toad sage was very young during the time of the sage of six paths (think about that for a second) and yet he is still alive, If I were to calculate his age, it would probably be a couple hundred eons.

The same thing goes for the great snake sage, who is also known to be quite old and is still a thing in the Boruto-verse.
Does this mean all Summoning animals can live for eternity if they don't die in battle? Or is it just a feat that can be achieved with sage mode.


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According to the wiki trivia:

  "Among the tailed beasts, only Kurama has been shown to be subject to the Summoning Technique."

But how can this possible? Controlling a tailed beast doesn't mean that it can be subject to Summoning Technique. Did Madara sign a contract (form of a scroll) with Kurama?


texts: In the anime, Kenshin appears to be about 17 (at least to my western, Caucasian eyes).  Consider that the revolution was 10 years in the past, and it must have taken years during the war for him to develop his skills and reputation as Battosai the Man-Slayer.  At a minimum, I think he's got to be 31, and that is if he got started in the revolution while still a mid-teen.


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Was Dr. House inspired by Black Jack from Tezuka?
Is there a proof of that, such as a quote from the author?

Many comments on the Internet state that the characters are very similar, some were stunned by this fact when they first saw Dr. House, ...

The French Wikipedia says:

  Enfin, House est également inspiré du héros éponyme du manga Blackjack
  (ブラック・ジャック, 1973-1983) d'Osamu Tezuka, un médecin cynique, sombre,
  solitaire et sans diplôme accomplit de véritables miracles médicaux.
  Cette influence est confirmé par House lui-même, qui déclare dans un
  épisode que sa vocation médicale vient de sa rencontre avec un médecin
  marginal japonais.

which means:

  Finally, House is also inspired by the eponymous hero of Osamu
  Tezuka's manga Blackjack (ブラック · ジャック, 1973-1983), a cynical doctor,
  dark, lonely and without diplomas who performs real medical miracles.
  This influence is confirmed by House himself, who said in an episode
  that his medical vocation comes from his encounter with a marginal
  Japanese doctor.

What's funnier is that there was a very short cross-over between Dr. House and Blackjack in the two promotional and official ads for the release of the season 4 of Dr. House in Japan, but I don't know if that is related to my question.


texts: How is Phantom a "top sniper" when they seem to spend little time actually acting as snipers?

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On several occasions, Phantom's role in Inferno is described by Scythe Master. For example, in the beginning of ep. 11:

  Phantom… the strongest assassin in Inferno… the title given to the top sniper in the organization…

I can see how Ein and Zwei are the strongest assassins in Inferno, but I'm confused by the designation of "top sniper." To me, "top sniper" suggests that the person specializes and is especially proficient in, well, sniping. But Ein and Zwei spend a lot of time in the series (at least up to ep. 10) in close quarters combat or situations that lead to close quarters combat. It was probably intended that they fight in such situations, given that they follow certain instructions when carrying out orders. They also seem to have been specially trained for such situations, based on what I remember from ep. 2 and 3. The only instance that I recall where Phantom serves as a sniper outright is in ep. 7, where Ein is ordered to shoot people who are overseeing a narcotics shipment.

In contrast, other fictional snipers that I can recall, such as Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist and Sinon from Sword Art Online, clearly have a background in sniping, even if they end up in close quarters combat on numerous occasions.

How is then Phantom a "top sniper"? Or is there something I'm misunderstanding, either about the nature of Phantom's work, or about what snipers typically do?


texts: Before reaching the one mode, in the battle with Meliodas Escanor's power level is said to be 114,000 and Meliodas 142,000. But when he reachs "the one", he can defeat Meliodas and he's said to be "invincible". What's Escanor's power level when he's in the one mode?


texts: How did Trafalgar Law get to and leave Marineford?

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My question is two-fold:

How did Trafalgar Law and the other "Worst Generation" pirates get to Marineford? I thought you had to go through the tri-currents? Or is that the tri-currents are just a faster way but you can come any other way since Marineford is not in the calm belt?
How did Trafalgar Law leave the tri-currents? This especially puzzled me. I am thinking now that it might be because of their submarine. My assumption is that it can move freely, does not depend on currents, but I am not sure.

I would appreciate answers that are based on more than just speculation.


texts: Children naming system in Naruto universe

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Naruto's naming system always confuses me. Naruto is named Uzumaki, after his mother. But Boruto is named Uzumaki, after his father.
So whose surname is taken while naming a child in Narutoverse? Are there some governing factors?


texts: What story are the two new admirals based off of?

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Oda-sensei likes to create important characters that are based off real-life people and/or folklore. The three old Admirals are based off characters from tale of Momotaro.

I'm curious to know if there is any in Japanese folklore on the two new Admirals:
 - Issho (or Isshou) is aka Fujitora (purple tiger)
 - "Green Bull," which Doflamingo talks about in Chapter 713.

I tried googling but I got nothing except for Metamorphic Force.

Does anyone have a clue or something about what animals (and story) these two new admirals are based off of?


texts: How Black Star was influenced by the Kishin's hallucinations?

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Caution: contains spoilers.

  In episode 23, when Black☆Star approach to Eruka he was under an illusion. When it comes to the sixth sense (soul wavelengths), Black☆Star admitted he immune to the effects of the Madness. So why when he use the Enchanted Sword he was affected by the madness illusions?


texts: What's the name Hakumen no Mono wanted to be called as?

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In the anime climax, Hakumen no Mono vaporizes, saying

  My name is not Hakumen.
  The name I wanted to be called is...

What was that name? I don't see any reference anywhere on what that name was.


texts: Why do characters repeatedly say other characters names?

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I'm watching Blood C, and I'm reminded that in anime, dialog can often consist of characters just saying other character's names.  In this example, most of Tadayoshi Kisaragi's lines towards Saya are just her name.  If I recall, there was a similar situation in Blood+.

This is also epitomized by Mocha and Tskune in this scene.

Is this an anime thing, a Japanese thing, or a more common trope of some kind?  Western live action media doesn't contain this phenomeon, so I think it's an anime or a Japanese thing.

I'd hazard a guess that this is the voice acting equivalent to non-sakuga animation (sakuga explained by Gigguk) mean to fill dialog cheaply.


texts: Is the last scene in The Last: Naruto the Movie the end of Naruto?

texts: At the end of The Last: Naruto the Movie, after Naruto and Hinata got married and Hinata gave birth to two kids, is that the end of Naruto? Will they create a sequel to the story?


texts: Why does the hospital in Another have no fourth floor?

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In the hospital where Sakakibara was having his checkups and where Sanae worked, the elevator had no 4th floor.

Now, I know in Japanese culture the numbers 4 (四 shi) and 7 (七 shichi) have "shi" in them which is "death" (死 shi) and the Japanese are very superstitious, so they have alternate names for 4 and 7 (yon and nana).

So I'm wondering, is it just in Another, where the theme is death, that the 4th floor (and possibly the 7th floor, never really noticed) is missing, or is it a cultural thing in Japan to label the 4th floor as the 5th floor?


texts: Have characters' voice actors in Fate/ always been the same?

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I've been wondering, between Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua, Fate/Stay Night (anime), Unlimited Blade Works (movie), Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC and Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA (and to an extent Carnival Phantasm), have the same Japanese voice actors been employed for returning characters (e.g. Saber-Arturia, Gilgamesh, Rin, Ilya, EMIYA)?

Also, if they have remained the same, is there any confirmation that Fate/Hollow Ataraxia on the PS Vita will follow the same trend?


texts: What’s the song when Gaara knows that his mom loves him in episode 297?

texts: What is the background music themed in Naruto Shippuden at time 15:50 episode 297 when Gaara‘s father tell him that his mom loves him?


texts: How do Raishin's spells for commanding Yaya work?

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In Unbreakable Machine Doll, Raishin has certain spells which seem to command Yaya to take certain actions. Assuming I haven't misunderstood the Japanese words, he first calls out an elemental attribute, then a number, then something like an attack style.

I think the elements he's choosing from are just the Fuurinkazan. I might guess that the number affects how strong the attack is, but they also always seem to be significant numbers in Eastern culture and tradition so it could be something different.

I don't really know what all the possible styles are or what they do. It also seems that there are certain special attacks which don't exactly fit this pattern, e.g. the finishing move Yaya uses on Eliza in episode 4.

How exactly do these spells/commands work?
To be clear, I'm looking for a more in-depth explanation of what exactly they do and what all the possible options are.


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So we know what the runes translate to in Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Since the runes appear all over the place like on walls and when a witch appears, the Puella Magi must be aware of the runes, which are also on their rings as their names (see the images which show their rings).

I am wondering, in-universe, what are the runes? Are they magical, thus making up a runic magic system? Are they the native language of the Incubators? Or are they something else entirely?


texts: What song plays at Naruto Shippuden episode 119 that sounds like Denkousekka?

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In episode 119 of Naruto Shippuden, especially at 15:28, there's a song that sounds like "Lightning Speed" (Denkousekka) but with another instrument and another song playing over it.

What's that song?


texts: Is there a ranked order for the Phantom 4?

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Previously the Element 4 was a group of four S-Class Mages who were the most strongest in the Phantom Lord Guild. However was there ever a ranking/official ranking in terms of who was stronger?

The only information I can gather is the Aria was the strongest out of the Element 4. Was there any information that gave insight into the ranking on strength? It may have been already revealed in the anime, however I have forgotten if it was mentioned.

Answers are appreciated. :)


texts: Where should I start the Tokyo Ghoul manga from?

texts: I've finished the 1st and 2nd (√A) seasons and I wanted to start with the manga. So I want to continue it from the part where the anime left off, since I don't want to waste time reading what has been already done in the anime, assuming all the episodes are canon. If they are, which chapter should I start from? Or should I start from the beginning? And one more question, is it a weekly or monthly published manga?


texts: Clarification about Hashirama's Senjutsu?

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I was browsing about Hashirama's sage mode. What I could procure was that he went to Shikkotsu woods to learn the wood style and the sage mode respective to that.

  Shikkotsu Forest (湿骨林, Shikkotsurin, English TV: Shikkotsu Woods, Literally meaning: Damp Bone Forest) is one of the big three unexplored sage regions, a legendary place that is equally famous as the other two: Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave. It is the home of the slug Katsuyu, parts of which are summoned by Tsunade and her disciple Sakura Haruno. - source

How did Hashirama come to know about this forest which is the home of slugs? And what was his background to learning the Senjutsu?
Additional question that arises is that Does this mean both Tsunade and Sakura can learn the sage Jutsu?


texts: In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage, who is this blue-haired guy sitting next to Boruto?

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In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage manga, page 3

Who is the guy with blue hair sitting next to Boruto?

Is it a new character or did I miss something from Naruto?


texts: Does the Edo Tensei caster need to know all the hand seals to use the reanimated person?

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Is it necessary for, for example, Kabuto (the Edo Tensei user) to know all the hand seals and adequate knowledge on other techniques to control and fully utilize the reanimated person per his wish?

Or is it just a matter of "controlling a person somehow and use him"? What I observe is even when being controlled physically, mentally the reanimated character is reluctant (sometimes except few exceptions). Then, if the mind is not under Edo Tensei user's control, how does controlling work?


texts: Why does Grisha Yeager have to love someone?

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In attack on Titan ep 58, Eren  Kruger says that Grisha has to love someone inside the walls or else “history will repeat itself”.

Why?


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I just finished episode 46 (or 47) of the original series. Towards the end of the episode it shows Hinata being taken away, but it is never made clear whether she is dead or alive definitively. Naruto dips his fingers in her blood she coughed up, and says something about never losing. At first I thought that meant he was going to avenge her in some sort of way (implying death), but I'm not entirely sure.

This is sort of a two part question:

Is Hinata alive?
Will she show up again in the original series, or does she end up coming back in Shippuden?

Keep in mind I've not watched past episode 51-ish, and I'm watching the original series.


texts: Getting a business-card after jumping from a sky-scraper

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I remember seeing either a trailer for it or a part of the first episode.

There was a guy who tried to commit suicide (I think) and jumped off a tall building. As he was falling this guy and I think 2-3 others kinda fly next to him.

The guy offers him his services to save him or something coz I remember him giving the suicidal guy a card.

Sorry if I didn't describe it very well, but that's a that I remember.