texts: Why is Rider called "Iskander" instead of "Alexander"?

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The true identity of Rider in Fate/Zero is Alexander the Great, the famed conqueror and King of Macedonia. Since Alexander conquered so many countries, his name has been adapted to many different languages, including Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, in which he's known as Iskandar, Eskandar, and İskender. (Source.)

The page I linked says the Japanese forms of the name are "アレクサンドロス (Arekusandorosu), アレクサンダー (Arekusandā), アレキサンダー (Arekisandā)" which are all based on the Greek form, Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), or the English/general European form, Alexander. Did the staff ever publish any statements about why Rider is called by a Middle Eastern form of his name, Iskander, instead of using one of the European forms based on "Alexander"?

(Note: If the answer contains spoilers for Season 2, please use spoiler tags, or at least warn me at the top.)


texts: Can someone provide the correct order of watching the ova's and movies with the seasons


texts: What is the name of the song in episode 19 at roughly 12 minutes?

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In episode 19, at roughly 12 minutes, there's a song playing. I looked through the OST album and couldn't find it.

What is the name of the song, and where could I possibly find it?


texts: A manga where the protagonist's power comes from a "mole" on his face

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It's a fantasy/horror/fighting manga.

The protagonist goes to this school surrounded with a giant wall, which is for people with sort of weird powers.

Overtime, he develops a power, which is basically a 'mole' on his face but is super strong and can help him regenerate limbs and do stuff, etc.

There is also a girl who is with him all the time. From what I remember, she wears glasses, is quite quiet to begin with and fights with a katana/sword.

If any of you can tell me what this manga is, it would be great as I would like to read it again.


texts: How is the ability of a Devil Fruit discovered?

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Since there is just one Devil Fruit for a specific ability, how does one know about what ability it holds?
For example, Buggy and Teach knew about the powers their Devil Fruits would have provided them.
It is mentioned that they had read about it.
But if the fruit occurs only once till the user dies, how did they find out about the fruits' powers?


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How was it exactly that Nagato came upon his Rinnegan?

Madara states that it was his, and that he gave it to him: how did he do that? Did he transplant it into Nagato, or did he transfer it otherwise?

Note: I do not recall whether this was explained in the manga or not.


texts: Term for animation style change that accentuates emotions/feelings

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I want to know if there is a term for the scenes in anime and manga where the style of drawing changes markedly, often to reflect comic relief and step outside the current scene to accentuate an emotion.  A subset of this style is addressed in this question, and called super deformed style, but it seems to specifically refer to miniaturizing the characters, and not the related elements that are often used without drawing the characters small. These scenes often often have a surreal/unnatural aspect to them in the sense that things often happen in them that would not be possible in the normal plot.  I imagine they were initially developed in manga to better convey emotion without detailed faces or narration.  These scenes can be detected by the presence of one or more of the following elements:

The background fades out and is often replaced by colors, icons, or character heads, with the animators only drawing the character(s) and object(s) central to the moment.
The style change happens whenever someone gets a nosebleed to depict sexual arousal
The style change is also very common when a character is chastising another
The characters are often drawn in the Chibi style during these scenes, but I'm not referring to Chibi style in my question, I'm referring to the larger concept of the change that often does not include Chibi characters
A character 'popping a blood vessel', signified by 4 curved red lines that form a '+' and indicate anger/frustration
A sweat drop or nose bubble
Red lines that emanate from a point to highlight something
Characters drawn without pupils (that normally have pupils) or with pupils that are a specific shape
Deformed depictions of the characters, often moving in ways not physically possible, such as undulating appendages/body
Breaking the 4th wall: I've seen characters even acknowledge the illustration changes, such as in this clip
Specific sounds for things like hunger, as seen in this clip
Simplified illustrations

Here's a compilation that seems like it's all examples of what I'm talking about.  Is this still considered SD or Chibi, or does this phenomenon have a terminology of its own?


texts: Is Guilty Crown on DVD in the USA, UK, or Australia?

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I've was checking out on Anime News Network to see if Guilty Crown has been released outside Japan:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13001

According to the page above, Madman should have it. But, when I search for it, I only get 2 episodes from their screening room. When I search eBay, I only get Japanese imports and nothing from the United States or the UK.

Has Guilty Crown been released at all on DVD, or is it only available through streaming?


texts: Action/Martial Arts anime with a character fighting with feathers

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I believe the anime was in the 90's. Artwork looked similar to YuYu Hakusho. Action/Martial Arts anime. One thing that I remembered most about the opening theme was that there was a part where the wind blew past him and he disappered into the with like a ninja.

The main character is a funny guys who plays around too much. He is a great fighter, moves like the wind, and in the beginning of the anime he protects this girls from a group of thugs. He also had a friend who helped him and the girl escape from a bad guy.

His friend uses feathers as weapons. From what I can remember he had red, blue, and black feathers that he used. Some feathers that he threw could turn around like boomerangs. Eventually as the main character escapes with the girl (I think), his friend fights till then end and gets killed.

The killer has this ability where he can copy other people's face by pressing the people he kill face's into the ground, pours some liquid into the ground, puts his face into the mold he created with the dead person's face and he can copy their face.

After killing the main character's friend he goes after the main character with a fake face posing as the main character's friend. That's all that I can remember.


texts: How did Light knew that L will cause Misa's death?

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In Light's plan on killing L, he plans on killing Misa by shortening her lifespan and then force Rem to save Misa by killing the L.

Misa could have died by other causes not just by being captured by L, so how can he be sure that L will cause Misa's death?


texts: What is the song played in the beginning of episode 13 of Parasyte: the Maxim at 00:00:29? Please be specific. It's quite close to "Next to You", and has a tune that was played when Kana first saw Shinichi in and got freaked out, in pure piano (synthesizer), but with a different tempo/speed/etc. And I'm sure it's not "Next to You".


texts: How did Eren transform into a Titan without causing self-injury (Season 4, Ep. 5)?

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So at the end of Season 4, Episode 5, we see Eren becomes a Titan while talking to Reiner. He didn't cause any self-harm, so how did he transform? Should it be assumed that they just didn't show him causing self-injury?
Any answer is appreciated :)


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At the start of Hitagi Crab

  in an accident involving a misplaced banana peel, Hitagi falls down the flight of stairs that lead to the upper floors of Naoetsu Private High School and ends up in the arms of Koyomi Araragi

but the oddity that Hitagi was inflicted by was the Heavy Stone Crab which took away her weight which means she's weightless and sorta like being in space so when she tripped she wouldn't fall down like unless someone gave her a push after.

not to mention that when Araragi catches her he feels that she's weightless which is how Hitagi's "secret" was found out by him

How does Hitagi fall if she's weightless?


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Spoiler alert! Do no proceed unless you are up to date with the manga or you don't mind being spoiled.

In Chapter 112 of Shingeki no Kyojin, according to Eren, the Ackerman are able to unleash their power when their host are in danger and they will often have headaches as their inner self fights against the instinct of the Ackerman blood.

He then told Mikasa that her tagging along wherever Eren goes is just from her Ackerman blood as Eren is her host.

Levi is also an Ackerman and as seen multiple times, he is capable of nearly inhumane feats such as slaughtering a horde of Titans all by himself. My questions is, who was Levi's host? Was it Erwin? If so, do we have proofs that it was him?


texts: What's the song that plays during battle scenes in Nanoha ViVid?

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I've recently started watching Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid, and there's a particular song that keeps playing during the fight scenes that I really like. So far, it's played during the battle between Einhart and Nove in Episode 2, and during Vivio and Einhart's sparring session in Episode 3 (from 7:14 to about 7:55). I'm sure it was also played in Episode 1 but can't remember when.
I've tried searching on YouTube but haven't been able to find it so far; there don't seem to be many songs from the OST on YouTube.
Is anyone able to identify the song for me?


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Bugging me for years. I saw an anime in the early 80's (I assume it was from around then, since I watched it on a VHS tape) that featured a war between a group of pilots, maybe 3 or 4, that could join into 1 giant robot. This robot had a red head with red spikes kind of like the Statue of Liberty. The bad guys had giant robots that could join together too to form 1 giant super robot, and there were maybe 6 of them.

I think it was feature length but possibly several episodes of a series put together. Also it seemed to me to not be childish. It wasn't adult but PG-ish. I recall it being sort of dark and sinister and violent. Please help me. Oh, and it wasn't Voltron or anything obvious like that.


texts: Is Senpou: Inton Raiha related to the Third Raikage's black lightning attack?

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In chapter 674 of the Naruto manga, Madara uses a techinique called Senpou: Inton Raiha.
Is this technique related to the black lightning attack of the Third Raikage?


texts: Light novel, Chinese or Japanese about a low noble/commoner in a school for kids with magic powers

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This novel may involve aspects of rebirth. It is also either a Japanese light novel or a Chinese novel with a small possibility of being a fan-fiction.

The part I remember best about the novel is as follows:

A young, human boy, either a commoner, lower class noble, or noble with weak powers is attending a school for training students in magic or magical abilities.
He is looked down upon by the other students in his class. He is the only one in the class who I'd reborn in a different world from his original world.
The boy uses body strengthening magic/powers. During a training exercise, survival training, I believe, where the students are required to follow a route through a forest that surrounds their city, the entire class is in attendance.
His classmates include a royal princess and other high ranking nobles. The students make a big deal out of choosing a leader and eventually choose a high noble boy and his compatriots to lead the class.
The protagonist becomes the baggage handler basically, carrying others' supplies. The high noble boy wants to show off to the princess and other high noble girls, so he and his friends elect to try and take a short cut through the forest. Thereby getting a high score or something and impressing the ladies and teachers.
As the high noble has a bit of influence over the class, they agree to the shortcut. The exercise was predesigned by the teachers with the children's safety in mind, so, when they used the shortcut they were attacked by goblins and other weak magic creatures or demons.
At first the students were able to handle it easily. However, the number of creatures continued to rise and the students were tiring and they became trapped on top of a cliff. Of course, the protagonist is fine, even though he is carrying more weight than everyone else, however, everyone else is showing fatigue.
The students elect to fight the goblins and fended off waves of them, eventually they were pushed to a point of collapse and in the panic one of the high noble boys knocked the princess back and over the cliff.
The protagonist at this point uses his body strengthening skills/magic to rush to her, jump down toward her falling self, and then throw her back up the cliff while falling down himself. The students were occupied and not many saw the noble boy knock the princess off so he is ignorant or hiding the fact that he did it.
The princess brings up the fact that he knocked her off and was then saved by the protagonist. The high noble boys hearing this are nervous and say such things as that the protagonist should be honored to have died for the princess.
The princess is now pissed and takes control of the exercise, citing the reason being the boys are fools. She leads them to finish the exercise while worried of the fate of the protagonist who saved her. He lives, and moves on with his life.


texts: The Dragon Ball wikia lists instant tranmission as one of Vegito's abilities. Vegito . Has Vegito ever used the instant transmission in canon Dragon Ball?


texts: Why does Minori have a flower on her head?

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In Toradora SOS - Hurray For Foodies (as listed on the DVD Cover of the NISA English Dub Release), I understand why Taiga and Ami have animal ears (Taiga is supposed to be the Plam Top Tiger and Ami is a dog because Taiga calls her Chihuahua). However, why does Minori has a flower on her head?

Example (subbed)

NOTE: Toradora SOS 1 and 2 are on the first BluRay disc which had Episode 1 - 9 and I don't recall any character trait of Minori which would indicate the reason for the flower in those episodes.


texts: The meaning of the episode names in "The Promised Neverland"

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The episodes in The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland) thus far have been:

121045
131045
181045
291045
301045
311045

At first, I didn't give them much thought as they appear to be a number similar to what is tattooed on the children's necks, so I assumed that is what they were, possibly signifying that an episode is about a certain character. However, the number does not appear to match any of the characters. On closer inspection, the current numbers are the same except for the first two numbers that change.

At a quick glance, they appear to be dates... is that what they are? The day on which the episode occurs

   which would imply the story probably takes place in October of the year 2045?

What is the significance of the numbers used for episode names?


texts: There are old people in Pokemon but I have never seen any old Pokemon. Do Pokemon age and die? Also, if they get hurt too much, will they die of wounds? Have there been any deaths so far?


texts: How was wall Rose breached in season 2 of Attack on Titan?

texts: In Season one of Attack on Titan, everytime titans were about to breach a wall, if I understand correctly, they breached a city located in the edge of the wall first, and through that city, they breached the wall. In episode one of the second season of Attack on Titan, it is said wall Rose was breached but I couldnt hear anything about how they entered. is it known? Did they attack a borderline city first?


texts: In Fullmetal Alchemist, what does a State Alchemist's pocket watch do?

texts: In Fullmetal Alchemist, it is stated a number of times that a state alchemist's pocket watch increases their power, but there doesn't seem to be a clear mechanism for that. How does that work, and what does increasing the power of an alchemist mean?


texts: How could Jiraya use sage mode by holding his hands?

texts: So Naruto can enter sage mode in a matter of seconds but he has to be completely still. But Jiraya could use sage mode with only using his hands but it took him a long long time to achieve it..why the difference?


texts: Who is faster, Flashy Flash or Speed-o'-Sound Sonic?

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At some point in the webcomic, the speed of Flashy Flash's attack is given: it takes a centisecond to perform each attack. I suppose his speed can be calculated if you know the distance of his attacks. I don't know if Speed-o'-Sound Sonic's speed is given or it can be calculated, though it probably has to be over the speed of sound, right?

Who is faster, Flashy Flash or Speed of Speed-o'-Sound Sonic?


texts: What did Guy say in his fight vs Madara?

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If you have seen the English subbed version of Naruto Shippuden, then you probably remember the word "Flow!!!" that Might Guy said just before using Night Guy on Madara. My question is, what does he actually say in Japanese? Using Google Translate, I get "nagare" as the Japanese translation of the word "flow". But it sounds like a one-syllable word in the show.

I think this happened in Naruto Shippuden episode 421.

Here is a clip from YouTube.


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It all begins when my friend asked me, "Would Saekano be as popular if the illustrator weren't Misaki Kurehito?"

As we may have known, a light novel's illustrations are the main 'bait' to catch the attention of new buyers, but I still haven't figured out how those LN publishers usually assign the illustrator to work on a light novel.

Thus my question:

How do LN publishers assign the illustrator for a light novel?


texts: Does Knights of Sidonia have anything to do with the Muse song by a similar name?

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The Muse song "Knights of Cydonia" is awfully similar in title to the anime series "Knights of Sidonia".

This seems like a very unlikely coincidence as I haven't ever come across the name Sidonia in a normal context and it seems a made-up name for a location.

Is there more to this seemingly coincidental similarity of names?


texts: What happened to Nopperabo's entire face?

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A flashback of Noperabbo before he went to jail shows him looking pretty normal, like the average Human Being.

However, he presently looks like some form of Alien with literally no resemblance to his former self.

What exactly caused this drastically uncanny change in his facial appearance?


texts: Are there any reasons why Light killed the FBI agent?

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This is a question that comes to my mind every time I watch Death Note or talks to someone else about Death Note and it is bothering me.

In the beginning, Light went out of his way to kill that one FBI agent on the bus and therefore caused L to suspect him and started the whole sequence of events of eventually discovering the existence of the death note. If Light hadn't killed that FBI agent and just kept writing names down in the notebook in his room, nothing would have happened.

Was the killing of the FBI agent something that the creator put in just to progress the story or is there an actual legit reason why Light had to do this?

Please, guys, don't give a theoretical answer like "It was because of Light's personality" or "Light wanted to tell the world to not follow L" or something like that, if it is because of this then the creator just did it to advance the plot.


texts: Why does "Sore Ga Seiyuu" play other anime's OP/ED as its ending song?

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I found that when I watched Sore ga Seiyuu anime, the ED songs seems from the other anime. For example, in ep. 1, they sang Evangelion OP, and in ep. 2, they sang Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OP.

Here are some examples.

Evangelion OP ( Ep. 1 )
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OP ( Ep. 2 )

What's the reason they are doing that?


texts: In One Piece manga chapter 801, all the members of the Straw Hat Crew have gotten new bounties on their heads, being shown on those wanted posters. Do you guys have any ideas as to why Sanji's poster only stated wanted: alive only? What makes him so special that the government wants him alive?


texts: In One Piece series, there's this 'will' technique called Haki. Is this based on anything real, all three of them?


texts: Is there any material relationship between "Pandora in the Crimson Shell" and "Ghost in the Shell"?

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This season's Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn is a work created in part by Masamune Shirow - the same fellow behind Ghost in the Shell. Much to my chagrin, I haven't gotten around to watching Ghost in the Shell. But I do know bits and pieces about it, and there seem to be some surface-level similarities to Pandora in the Crimson Shell (which is airing right now, and which I'm watching).

Obviously, the title, for one (both in English and Japanese - Koukaku Kidoutai vs. Koukaku no Pandora); Pandora has "Gerzekoma" robots while Ghost has "Tachikoma" robots; and the whole focus on cybernetics and the line between humans and machines.

Do these surface-level similarities reflect any material relationship between the two? (e.g. is Pandora an alternate-universe to Ghost, or a "meanwhile, in this other part of the world" story, or something?) Or is it just that Masamune Shirow chose to write about similar themes in two otherwise unrelated manga?


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In episode 7 of Chihayafuru 2, Chihaya mentions that she didn't know what "Frenzied" means and Kanade says to herself:

  "We're in the second season and she still doesn't know what the title means?!"

I realize that "chihayaburu" is impassionate, but is this a play on words somehow? Or is this an instance of Kanade breaking the fourth wall? It would be the first instance of this happening as far as I know, seemed really awkward and out of place.


texts: In Steamboy, what is the purpose of that equipment on this back and the bottle on his waist?

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In Steamboy (Same director as Akira), what is the purpose of that equipment on this back and the bottle on his waist?

When he puts on the aero corps uniform, he also puts on that backpack and bottle as well. Far as I can see, he never uses for anything. And he just carries it on his back only to take it off without ever using it for anything.


texts: What is the Gundam anime and movies and OVA order?

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There are a lot of Gundam anime series, movies and OVAs, so I don't know where to start.

Can anyone tell me its order to watch it?


texts: How the hell did Tusk live through that bombing in episode 21? He is the person that the bomb was closet to since it was on his person, so how is it possible that he lived?


texts: Series where girl will creep people out whenever she tries to smile

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I forget if this is an anime or a manga, but it has a girl who, whenever she tries to smile, creeps out everyone around her. However, she can smile when not told to, and this smile is quite nice.

In her class, there is a male and female top of class (decided by grades), and these people get to wear a silver (I think) clip on their uniform, and this clip enables them to get free food from the cafeteria. These people are the class representatives, and they help out with class duties.

However, there is another girl who is jealous of her. This girl had been the top of the class for years. At one point steals the other girl's bag. However she trips and falls onto the male MC. She also declares herself the other female MC's rival, although the female MC does not really notice this.

One final note is that for the first bit in the anime/manga, the female MC would try to smile at her rival, but because her smile is so messed up, the rival would interpret the smile as being condescending.

EDIT: Also, she is quite socially awkward, and she has to look up what it means when she is experiencing certain emotions...like the heart beating fast. She also sends random emojis as well.

Also, this is neither Kimi no Todoke nor Watamote.

Thanks!


texts: Why nine tails's power could not help Naruto beat Pain?

texts: I saw that Naruto got very angry and unconscious when Hinata was hit by Pain. This made him lose control and Nine Tails took over. Still Pain looked happy as if he wanted that to happen. Naruto on the other hand has to get back control in order to defeat Pain.


texts: In the original Dragon Ball anime, what is the song playing during the first milk delivery when Roshi reminisces about Goku's grandpa?

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What is the song playing during the first milk delivery when Roshi reminisces about Goku's grandpa?
EPISODE 17 - MILK DELIVERY
https://youtu.be/igPWKjeM4oo?t=225


texts: In the Pokémon anime, which one of Ash's Pokémon (other than the Pokemon that has been in more than one region than Ash, unless you re-count the number of faints for each region and not including Raticate or Aipom or any of his unofficial Pokémon) has fainted the most?


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Ranma ½ (Japanese: らんま½) is a manga, and later an anime, that tells the story of Ranma Soatome, a boy who due to an accident while doing martial arts training in Chine is cursed to become a girl when he comes into contact with cold water, while warm water will return him to a male state. (His father also suffers from this, but turns into a panda instead.)

Why, though, does the name of the manga/anime have the "½"? I assume it has something to do with Ranma's gender bending, but is there an explanation for why the "½"?


texts: At what point does the 2003 series and Manga/Brotherhood series start to diverge?

texts: I just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 series. I would like to read/watch the manga/Brotherhood anime now. Does anyone know at what chapter the story of FMA2003 and the story of the manga/Brotherhood anime go their separate ways?


texts: If sasuke could retain rinnegan post the fourth great ninja war.. why couldn't Naruto retain the Gudo dama?


texts: What was it that the "Cocoon l'Cie" summoned against Ragnarok in the Pompa Sancta Parade?

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During the Pompa Sancta Parade in Nautilus in Chapter 8 we see a number of familiar Final Fantasy Summons.

Carbuncle comes out from the disk Vanille is holding
the "Pulse l'Cie" summons Ifrit
the "Cocoon l'Cie" summons Ramuh

when the "Pulse l'Cie" Transforms into Ragnarok we see the "Cocoon l'Cie" summon or transform into something aswell to fight it. though i'm not sure what it is and wouldn't put it past the game to have made up something new (like with Vanille's and Sazh's Eidolon).

So i am wondering what was it the "Cocoon l'Cie" summoned against Ragnarok in the Pompa Sancta Parade?


texts: Which anime has the most number of filler episodes and the longest filler arc?

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Many animes have filler episodes and arcs. So this question has two parts:

Which anime has the most number of filler episodes?
What is the length of the longest filler arc?


texts: Chunin exam arc instructor with full head bandage

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I was re-watching all the Naruto episodes and in ep 24 of Chunin exam arc, there are several instructors who are watching over genins who are trying to cheat.

One of them hits a genin when he's caught and denies his act. This instructor has full bandage almost covering his eyes too.

Does anyone remember if he's ever shown again or can identify him?


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I am trying to recall a show from my childhood.

I've watched it sometime before 2000/2001, but it could have been from many years before that.

I really don't remember the story, but

It was about a school girl (which anime isn't ;) )
She traveled to some kind of fantasy world (I don't remember if she traveled back and forth, or if the school-time was flashbacks)
There was a water well that had something to do with this traveling
She had skills in shooting arrows
The title screen or the commercials screen had two dice on it - I clearly remember the dice
I think the title was like "foul-play" or "role-play" (again the association with dice) or something, but I am very vague on it.


texts: Can fans convince a streaming site to show a certain anime?

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If a streaming site, for whatever reason, doesn't have a certain anime of which you're a fan, can you gather enough votes in online petitions or facebook likes to convince the site to start streaming it?
When could this work, and when would this be hopeless? For example: do studios decide not to work with specific streaming sites, regions or audiences of less than N viewers?


texts: What is the meaning of "Forever Fornever" at the end of the anime series?

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The message "Forever Fornever" appeared at the end of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime series.

What does this mean and/or what is this related to?


texts: How much of the original Sailor Moon anime isn't from the manga?

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While I went through the first 7-8 episodes of the original Sailor Moon, I noticed a few episodes that didn't really advance the plot much. (An example of this would be the episode where Jadeite poses as a radio announcer and sucks the energy out of women who receive fake declarations of love.) I have also found lists of filler episodes on the internet, such as this one, for the original Sailor Moon.

I've also noticed that a lot of "unnecessary" plot seen in those episodes of the original anime is cut from Sailor Moon Crystal, though to some extent this also just makes sense given that they have a limited number of episodes to work with.

How closely does the original anime follow the manga? (I understand that they are probably more or less similar in terms of plot, but is there a significant portion of episodes or "filler" that's original material and not from the manga?)

Edit: I am referring to the original Japanese anime, not the English (or European) dubs - I already know that those involved quite a bit of censoring of things like nudity or same-sex relationships. I should also add that I just got into Sailor Moon, and so am not too familiar with it.


texts: Why Touma is considered only a level 0 esper when he's clearly so powerful and was able to defeat the most powerful level 5 esper?

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Toma has the "imagine breaker" which is regarded by many as a very powerful hability, moreover he was able to defeat the most powerful esper and one of the most powerful magicians, one who was capable of turning into reality what he thought.

Why Toma is considered only a level 0 esper then?


texts: What OST was playing when this character died?

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This is just a quick question, but what OST is playing when

 Ash Lynx

dies in Episode 24 of Banana Fish?


texts: In the movie "Dragon Ball Z Resurrection of F", does anyone know the song that plays during the Goku and Beerus fight?


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On Drum Island, after Chopper joined Mugiwara's crew, and they left, Dr. Kureha fired sakura powder (I forgot the name of this powder) that Dr. Hiluluk created as a farewell present for Chopper.

At that time, there's some conversation between Dr. Kureha and Dalton. Dr. Kureha asked Dalton if he knew about Gol D. Roger.

It seems that Dr. Kureha knew Gol D. Roger, but how did she know about him? What is the relation between Dr. Kureha and Gol D. Roger?

I don't remember if this is ever explained in the anime or manga.


texts: Why people were afraid to call Kirin "Saiho"?

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In Episode 14, Half-demon rat explains how whole 12 kingdoms formed and their emperors and Kirins. He also says:

  the Kirin's official name is Saiho, but people are afraid to call them Saiho, so calling them taiho has become the norm.

However he didn't tell why. So my question is why people were afraid to call kirin "Saiho"?


texts: Did Kino no Tabi (2017 Remake) ever release a soundtrack?

texts: I have been searching for a full soundtrack somewhere to at least purchase but I'm getting no results. Maybe that speaks for itself and tells me that it was not released, but I figured I should ask here before giving up. Anyone know something about it? Or should I give up?


texts: Why was the Fifth Holy Grail War so early?

texts: I'm watching Fate/Zero, and it talks about how the Holy Grail Wars are supposed to be every 60 years. However, it's set in the 1990s, and the Fifth Holy Grail War takes place in the 2000s. Why were there only 10 years(ish) in between instead of 60? Is this explained in Fate/Stay Night or any of the other Fate stories?


texts: Did Anno animate any cuts in Neon Genesis Evangelion himself?

texts: Before Anno directed Evangelion, he was known for his animation in Studio Ghibli series, specifically Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, as well as his work on mechanical and plane sakuga sequences for various other studios. He's definitely a skilled animator. That leads me to the question of whether he actually animated any of the iconic scenes from Eva. Or was he too preoccupied as the director of the series to do any of the key frames himself?


texts: How is Sakura's and Shinji's relationship different in Realta Nua?

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On the Beast's Lair forum post about the Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua PC English Patch, there is this item in the FAQ:

  Q: I want to view the original 2004 version of the
  relationship between Sakura and Shinji, but I don't
  want to view the H scenes, what can I do?
  A: We're working on something to accomodate this request.
  In the meantime you need H scenes on to view the original
  version of the Shinji/Sakura relationship. If you don't
  want to view the H scenes but want to see thier original
  relationship, then my advice would be to, starting from
  Day 5 of HF, turn H scenes on when Shinji is in a scene
  or is mentioned, and on Day 14 make sure you have H scenes
  on until you see the last Shinji scene.

This can also been seen in this link.

Now i am assuming that what it's talking about is that in Realta Nua, Shinji's and Sakura's relationship is different compared to the original game. In the original Fate/Stay Night their relationship was that Sakura would became the new head of the Matou family, which Shinji believed he was entitled to, and when Sakura felt sorry for him, Shinji thought she was submitting to him which lead to years of physical and sexual abuse.

   This leads to Heaven's Feel where Shinji attempts to rape Sakura, threatening her that he'll tell Shirou about what he has being doing to her and claiming that Shirou won't want to have anything to do with her after that. Sakura snaps and kills Shinji and then realizes she's the Shadow.

However, when I played it, there was no depiction of rape so I can't understand how or why Shinji's and Sakura's relationship would be different in Realta Nua. How is their relationship different, and why would it be changed? If Sakura's sexual abuse is cut out from Realta Nua does this mean her abuse at the hands of Zouken and his worms is also altered, and if so, how?


texts: Where is Claire's, Luca's, Cloche's, Frelia's and Mir's Install Ports?

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I know that Aurica's is behind her neck, Misha's in just above her breasts and Shurelia's is above her butt (her words)

Despite Duelithnode Crystals being used for Installing than Gathnode Crystals in Metafalse Luca and Cloche would still have an Install Port for Life Extending Agents, likewise with Claire being a 3rd Generation Reyvateil. and since Shurelia has one i would assume Frelia and Mir have one aswell

So i am wondering where Claire's, Luca's, Cloche's, Frelia's and Mir's Install Ports are?


texts: Is the anime Junketsu no Maria depicting Christian god as a brutal and merciless god?

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It seems that in the anime, the God only brought sorrow but not peace to people, and showed no mercy to those on earth.

Is Junketsu no Maria anti-Christian or something? Is it trying to depict Christian god as a brutal god?


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I have a song stuck in my head and I THINK it's from Naruto or Bleach but I am not sure. I am sure it's from an anime though.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0su2gQh82mV

Any ideas?


texts: Is it ever stated who the disappearing applicant was?

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In episode 3 of Hunter x Hunter, Beans welcomes Gon as the 405th applicant to the exam. Later, Satotz states that there will be 404 participants in Phase One.

We know that Hisoka... uh... disarmed one of the applicants, however the "all 404" wording is still suspicious to me. (The "404" is not a translation error; however, the "All 404" may be.)

Was Satotz referring to the "disarmed" applicant, did he make a mistake in his headcount, or is there something else in play that I'm missing?


texts: Why is alchemy powered by tectonic plates?

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In the manga, alchemy is said to have been taught to Amestrians over 350 years prior to the start of the series by a mysterious man known as The Philosopher from the East and is explained to harness the diastrophic energy that is released from the movement and collision of tectonic plates deep within the Earth's crust to power transmutation.

I am simply confused between the correlation of tectonic plates and alchemy's power. How does the tectonic plates moving act as the fuel for any non-p.stone transmutations??? Alkahestry's source of power being "chi", or the lifeforce of the earth itself makes perfect sense; so why is alchemy powered by the movement of tectonic plates? That's so random to me.


texts: Why do most Naruto villains end up not just being bad guys to be hated?

texts: Is there a reason why almost all Naruto villains end up having very good excuses for becoming villains and start being seen as fighting for a different cause as opposed to just being the bad guys who need to be killed? What I mean by this question is that, why do Naruto "villains" never play the role of the standardized "bad guy", but instead introduce a new and different struggle from their point of view? Instead of having one clear person to hate and criticize their actions, you end up with two very different view points, never a good vs evil kind of situation, but more of a clash of opinions.


texts: Who are these characters in episode 25 of Sword Art Online?

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In 13:32

Who are the characters in the 3rd and 6th position from the left side? I can't recognize what episodes they were from previously.


texts: Kancolle. Song played at the night talk before reassignment to other fleets

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I am very interested what is the name of the song played, when Fubuki and Mutsuki decided to talk to each other during a night walk. Yuudachi with Sendai sisters join them later and all of them make 'Torpedo Soul' pledge. It was just before all of them are going to be reassigned to new fleets.

It was in episode 5. Starts at about 3:20 and ends at 5:11.

I already figured out that composer is most likely to be Natsumi Kameoka (亀岡夏海).


texts: Why are the 'things' that are created from human transmutation so randomly generated?

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This has been bugging me for a while but why are the 'things' that are created from human transmutation (Which has been stated is impossible) so randomly generated.

Ed and Al set out to transmute their dead mother but turns out to create some weird thing which was later identified to be some random male with black hair.

If anything why doesn't the end result of the transmutation be something more similar to what they initially wanted to revive? Why male not female? Why black hair not brown hair?

Additionally, what are they actually, other than failed outcomes of human transmutation?


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In Magi, Aladdin is the only one who seems to be able to use 'Solomon's Wisdom', a power he obtained from Ugo in a dream.

My question is, how is Solomon's Wisdom acquired? Does it have anything to do with Ugo and why can't other Magi's such as Scheherazade tap into this power?

It only makes sense that they should be able to use it since they are Magi's and are favoured by the Rukh. I am sure it was not addressed in the anime since I only follow the anime (not the manga) but if it was revealed in the mangas then that is perfectly fine too.


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My question is if the Demon Lord in the past can control the null magic demon Liebe when he was with Asta's mother.
Why can't he control him when he is fighting with Asta on they're Black Bull's Base while being inside the spade kingdom's top tier fighter?


texts: How did all of the weird creatures end up in class 2A?

texts: Class 2A in Negima has many different creatures, such as a robot and a vampire. In fact, many of the students in class seem to be non-human or at least weird. Was there a reason given for them all being in the same class? Were they all purposely put in the same class or was it a coincidence?


texts: In episode 6th the old blind monk (Biwamaru) says that he did expect Hyakkimaru to go to fight the monster after he mentioned there was one, but not as soon as before he recovers from his wounds. But Hyakkimaru just recovered his hearing which he never had in his whole life, and with other sounds it seems he can't understand a thing he's hearing. Can Hyakkimaru understand what he hears or not?


texts: What is the song in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 1 at 20:00?

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In season 3 episode 1 of My Hero Academia, (episode 39 "Game start") a song plays at 20:00.

What is that song?


texts: In One Piece, all of Luffy's crews have a dream to become something or discover something. Franky already accomplished his dream by building Sunny. Brooke's dream wasn't really that clear from the start either, if it was to become a well known musician, he's already accomplished by becoming soul king. So do these two have a/another dream?


texts: When did Luffy say: "Forgetting is like a wound.The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar."?

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I came across the quote online. Every site says that the quotee is Monkey D Luffy.

I was wondering if anyone could point me to an anime/manga source for the quote.


texts: Why aren't the normal titans affected by the 13-year curse?

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In Attack on Titan, the titans wandering around the walls seem to live longer than 13 years, bypassing the curse. We know for sure that the normal titans live longer because of the Smiling Titan.

But why aren't the wandering titans affected by the curse? Shouldn't all the titans have died just because of this curse?


texts: Why does Satsuki address everyone using "kisama"?

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I'm rewatching Kill La Kill and I've noticed that the word "kisama" is used by every one of the bad guys (Student Council, Satsuki Kiryuin, Ragyo, and so on) to address basically every good character (i.e. Ryuuko, Mako, her family, etc.).

I know that in the Japanese language there are multiple different ways to address another person depending on the level of familiarity you have with them and so on, and I know that "kisama" is the most impolite way of addressing anybody (and it's usually translated as "bastard" or something like that when it's used).

My question is: why does Satsuki Kiryuin use "kisama" to address the Elite Four? They should, at least, be worthy of a bit more of respect. Was it a stylistic choice that Satsuki would address virtually everyone (with few exceptions such as the butler and Iori, for example) in such a disrespectful way, or is there a different meaning for "kisama" I'm not aware of?


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Obi, the former thief / former hired thug / now the prince's messenger charged with guarding the beautiful red-haired herbalist, at times seems out of his game when gazing at the damsel.

It is hinted in the anime that he is in love with Shirayuki. I was wondering if more solid evidence is available from the printed story.

Is Obi in love with / does he have a crush on the Snow White with the red hair?


texts: Does Koukin Shuuyu play a big main role in Ikkitousen?

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I know that Koukin Shuuyu is "a" main character, and I know he is not the protagonist. But what I'm wondering is, does he play a big enough role in the series where he would show up in almost every episode or at least referred to.

One of my pet peeves is ecchi genre with a female protagonist. I'm a big disliker of shoujo anime. Although I know this isn't one.

I've been looking at this anime for a while, but the ratings and reviews have been keeping me at bay. The female protagonist doesn't make it any easier to swallow, either.


texts: Why does Neptune give Broccoli the nickname Puchiko?

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In other anime some characters get nicknames like in Yuru Yuri Akari = Akarin and in WataMote Tomoko = Mokochii.

I can understand how these names get created but in Hyperdimension Neptunia Neptune calls Broccoli Puchiko. where does Puchiko come from?


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I had watched Tasogare Otome × Amnesia quite a while ago. It was never clear to me why Momoe Okonogi couldn't see Yuuko.

I take it that to see Yuuko you needed to

Believe in ghosts
Expect to see Yuuko

Clearly Okonogi believes in all paranormal things, and she is always talking about Yuuko. It is also later confirmed to her that Yuuko indeed exists and is around the club.

Why can't she see Yuuko?


texts: Truth behind the Stand Alone Complex—a copy of a copy?

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After a while from watching GITS: S.A.C. 2nd GIG and according to the Stand Alone Complex as defined under different terms by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard in the idea of the Stand Alone Complex is a copy of an original copy:

  Simulation, Baudrillard claims, is the current stage of the simulacrum: all is composed of references with no referents, a hyperreality. Progressing historically from the Renaissance, in which the dominant simulacrum was in the form of the counterfeit—mostly people or objects appearing to stand for a real referent (for instance, royalty, nobility, holiness, etc.) that does not exist, in other words, in the spirit of pretense, in dissimulating others that a person or a thing does not really "have it"—to the Industrial Revolution, in which the dominant simulacrum is the product, the series, which can be propagated on an endless production line; and finally to current times, in which the dominant simulacrum is the model, which by its nature already stands for endless reproducibility, and is itself already reproduced.

Does this not make the concept of the Stand Alone Complex its own copy of a previous work?


texts: What is the meaning of Arakawa Under the Bridge's opening theme song?

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I'm kinda wondering what the opening theme song of Arakawa Under the Bridge, Venus and Jesus lyrics mean.

On the third stanza,

  A neighbor of Venus
  Why? During that interval that we don't know
  Jesus lives across the hall
  I'm hearing something bad

It mentions the name, Jesus. What does that stanza imply? Does it have something to do with the Christian religion?

  A neighbor of Venus

Maybe, Earth?

  Why? During that interval that we don't know

Interval we don't know? Maybe, before the concept of time existed?

There are also other lines that I don't quite understand.

Lyrics taken from Lyrics Translate.


texts: I watched Himouto!Umaru-Chan and Umaru calls her brother Onii-Chan. Since Chan is a suffix after female names I was confused. At first I thought that it meant big brother, but I turned on a dubbed version and it still said Onni-Chan. So what does it mean?


texts: What does it mean exactly that the Ackerman clan can manifest "the power of the Titans" as humans, without becoming a Titan?

texts: In the Attack on Titan wikia they say that the Ackerman clan can "manifest "the power of the Titans" as humans, without becoming a Titan". What does this mean exactly? The titans have regeneration and a huge strenght which I doubt the Ackerman clan have, even if they are above average humans. So, what would those powers be then?


texts: Why are the chapters named after other works?

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Just noticed that some (if not all) of the chapter titles are named after another movie or book. There is

Chapter 005. Enter the Dragon
Chapter 031. God Father
Chapter 037. Mission Impossible
Chapter 041. Die Hard II
or Chapter 059. Groundhog Day

just to name a few.

And then I take a look at Wikipedia entry about list of School Rumble chapters and pick some random chapter and always find another work, film, series, or novel with the same title. Even side stories like

Side stories 15. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Side stories 25. Monsters Inc.
Side stories 54. Ocean's Eleven

are named after another works.

So I tried to see list of School Rumble episodes, and it looks like only the manga chapters are named after other works.

Some titles are related to the story somehow, but some titles seem a little bit random. Why do these chapters use other works' titles? Has there been any word from the author about this? Are all chapters named after other works' titles?


texts: Does air bending have a sub skill, and if it does what is it?

texts: Water has the ability to heal, earth can bend metals, and fire has lightning. I am not sure if I missed what air had if it has any sub skills.


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The first anime I had watched and perhaps one of the the most memorable for me during my childhood is Spirited Away, produced by Studio Ghibli in 2001.

As I revise on my knowledge and interpretations of the movie once more, I noticed during moments within the movie where underlying social commentary appeared to be made relating to Japanese social issues; in particular, bathing along side child prostitution.

I am also left to wonder about how the author Miyazaki had intended and been able to mirror 'old' Japanese society while animating the story through the 'new'.

EDIT: Question changed from "Allegorical condemnation of social issues in Spirited Away" to "Themes, symbols or hidden meanings in Spirited Away".


texts: Metaphor and Symbolism in The Story of "The God of Peace"

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My question is about the story of "The God of peace" by Kalus Poppe in the anime "Monster". It seems that this story is full of metaphor and symbolism. I never quite understood what is metaphor and symbolism behind of this story.
In regards to the series and the story itself.

One opinion can be that Johan can change everything to evil even though he is the God of peace and the conclusion is that there is no solution for conquering him.

Another opinion is that everybody has a bad characteristic how much he or she is good.


texts: Why doesn't Archer seem to have feelings for Rin?

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So, I just watched Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works for the first time.

  Archer is basically Shirou in the future of an alternative universe, right?

In the anime, Shirou mentions multiple times that he loves Rin or that he has strong emotions for her, at least. So why does Archer seem to be so "cold" towards Rin?

I mean, shouldn't he be at least a tiny bit attached to her in some way? Or did he really change THAT much as a person, that he doesn't feel romantic emotions towards her? (Well in the end he DOES save her so he seems to care about her in some way. But, it still feels like there is too much distance between them throughout the whole series)

I mean, technically, should Archer have had emotions for the Rin in "his reality" or not? What happened to her?

Sorry for all the questions. I will look for more content of the "Fate" series, but my curiosity is killing me and I may have missed something since it was the first time, watching that anime, for me. :D


texts: What's the difference between Sky Walk and Geppo?

texts: Is the technique Sanji learnt during the timeskip different from the one CP9 members and other Rokushiki users performed to stay in the air? If yes, what's the difference? If no, why did it take so much time for someone so talented at fighting with legs to learn it?


texts: Are the Symphogear activation chants translatable?

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The activation chants (聖詠) for the Symphogear relics are somewhat peculiar. If you've heard them, you likely wondered what was being said. If you've read them (the "lyrics" were provided in the booklets accompanying the season 2 OST discs), you're probably outright bamboozled.

Ame-no-Habakiri: Imyuteus amenohabakiri tron [OST 1 #10]
Gungnir (Hibiki): Balwisyall nescell gungnir tron [OST 1 #3]
Gungnir (Maria):  Granzizel bilfen gungnir zizzl [OST 1 #6]
Ichaival: Killter ichaival tron [OST 2 #3]
Airgetlam: Seilien coffin airget-lamh tron [OST 3 #7 (Serena) / OST 6 #6 (Maria)]
Shul Shagana: Various shul shagana torn [OST 5 #5]
Igalima: Zeios igalima raizen tron [OST 6 #1]
Shen Shou Jing: Rei shen shou jing rei zizzl [OST 5 #5]
Also, the Zesshou (Superb Song / Swan Song / Climax Song):
Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal
Emustolronzen fine el baral zizzl
Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal
Emustolronzen fine el zizzl

Now, these don't look like any actual language (though I obviously can't claim to know all languages that exist). Yet, sites like the Symphogear wikia claim (or at least have, in the past, claimed) to translate the chants - for example, Ichaival's chant was given the translation "Evening draws in the awakened Ichaival".

Is it genuinely possible to translate the chants? If so, from what language or languages are they translated? (In the context of the show, Sumerian or some other old Mesopotamian language would make the most sense, because of Finé's connections to the region.)

Auxiliary question: if, as I suspect, they are not translatable, by what citogenetic process did these putative translations come into being in the first place?


texts: In the anime series, all the Panzerfahren participants are girls. Are there any guys who also participate in Panzerfahren? And if I recall correctly, all schools that participate in Panzerfahren are also all-girl schools. Is there any rule of Panzerfahren that all participants must be girls?


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Which chapter of the manga does Season 2 of Dr Stone anime end in?
since it only ended yesterday i coulden't find an answer anywhere


texts: Who is the uniformed guy in this Owarimonogatari end card?

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This is the end card for episode 11 of Owarimonogatari. (Click for larger image.)

Who is the guy left of Shinobu, in some sort of uniform?

I tried searching, but the most information I got was from Crunchyroll, which seems to have only listed the artists and other works they are famous for. (In the case of ep. 2, the title associated with the author is obviously related to the content of the end card, but this isn't true of most of the others. I did try looking up Human Crossing, but wasn't able to find a character who looked blatantly similar to the guy I'm curious about. This might be, however, because I don't know anything about the series.)


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Apparently, in Chapter 112 of the Attack On Titan manga, Eren says that Mikasa is a slave. For all their life it seems they have been friends. Has their friendship been broken because of this?

Also, if possible, leave some theories as to what may happen between the two, e.g. a fight.


texts: How did Kirito's Illusion actually kill?

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In Episode 19 - The Lugru Corridor, Kirito and Leafa are blocked from entering Lugru by Salamanders and are forced to fight with them. In the middle of the fight, Yui tells Leafa to use all her magic to heal Kirito from the damage of the incoming barrage of Fire Spells, while Kirito is chanting an Ilusion Spell that Leafa taught him when they entered the corridor.

Kirito turns into The Gleam Eyes from Sword Art Online and begins to kill everyone (save one Salamander who Kirito then bribes with the loot he just got, while another fled by diving into the lake, only to die).

Leafa explained previously that Spriggan's spells are mostly useless in battle, and by definition Illusions shouldn't damage enemy players or even kill them (unless they are intimidated and back off falling into an abyss of a monster filled lake). If they could do damage, they'd technically be summoning/conjuring.

Kirito isn't a hacker who made Leafa, Yui and all the Slamanders think that a giant beast was throwing them about, when really he was just stabbing them. And in Sword Art Online, Kirito didn't have any sort of summoning abilities (at least in the anime). So how did Kirito's Illusion pick up, throw and kill the Salamanders?


texts: Why didn't Boa Hancock's attack affect Luffy?

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Why didn't Boa Hancocks attack convert Luffy to stone?
It didn't look like he used Haki or something which would nullify the effect!
Is there any possible explanation for it?


texts: Is there any special reason for the Donyatsu shoutout in Kogane's backpack?

texts: In Bubuki Buranki, Kogane has a Donyatsu backpack. Written on it above the face of the pastry cat are the words "Not Donyatsu". Is there any special reason (same author, authors were friends, same publisher) for that shoutout?


texts: In episode 23 of Dennou Coil, we find out that Yasako (Okonogi Yuko) has a working encode reactor. I think I missed the part where they explain how she got it and whether it's a physical device or a virtual one. Was it something installed into her body (or her virtual private data) during the healing experiment?


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I know in American television production there are pilots that are produced, presumably as a proof of concept, for shows that are never aired. Or, alternatively, as with Sherlock on BBC, the released first episode wasn't the originally produced one.

Does something similar happen with anime, or are pilots only produced for shows that will definitely air?


texts: In the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga, I just got confused at a most critical point. Takatsuki wanted Kaneki to fulfil her wish to 'kill the One-Eyed', but in the end, as far as I can make out, Arima was the One-Eyed King (or was he?). And the next page pictured Kaneki as the One-Eyed King. Can someone explain with references from the manga?


texts: In the anime, I saw Pip Bernadotte died. But when Seras was fighting the captain she summoned him as familiar, thus my question.


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There are very few animation studios outside the Tokyo area, e.g. P.A. Works is based in Nanto, Toyama and Kyoto Animation in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. A large majority of animation studios is in Tokyo.

What are the animation studios outside the Tokyo area and why the majority is concentrated in Tokyo?


texts: What is this song from Naruto song sung in Korean?

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I watched this show and they're singing the Korean version of an OST, and although it's familiar, I can't recognize it. Seems like it's from Naruto though.

Can anyone remember the title of this song?


texts: What is the explanation of Yuki sending e-mail to Naoto?

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Naoto boasts about his ability and gives 30 minutes handicap to other players. Then surprisingly Yuki sends a mail to Naoto in which she asks Naoto to stop fooling around.

I'm very confused at this point. I have finished the series and I haven't seen Yuki and Naoto together even once. There is not even another sign about they knew each other. What is the background of this intimate message? Where does they know each other?

(Episode 11)


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Most of Nanoha's attacks consist of emitting some beam or ball of energy through her body or Raising Heart and firing it at the enemy. For instance, here's Divine Buster:

Presumably she just uses her own magical energy for this. But Starlight Breaker is an exception to that. The energy seems to gather up and fire at the energy from thin air. Different versions depict it differently, but it always seems like the energy isn't coming from Nanoha directly (except the little bit that she uses to initiate the attack). Here's the movie version, it's especially apparent in the upper left corner:

Is this just a visual quirk of the attack, or does it actually work differently from her other ones? And if so, where is all that energy coming from?


texts: Who is the bad guy in Aru Zombie Shoujo no Sainan?

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Usually with anime, there are the heroes (aka protagonists), and the villains (aka antagonists).  There might be some characters that switch sides, or the sides might not be ultimate good or evil, but you can almost always draw those lines.

In Aru Zombie Shoujo no Sainan, you think the group of college kids are the protagonists, but you are quickly shown they are not.

When I heard the voices of the 2 girls, I thought "Oh, OK, they're the protagonists", since, in my experience, Japanese voice actors tend to play roles on the same side (good/evil), with similar characteristics, and those were the voices of the good guys.  Though I was also quickly shown otherwise.

At the end, I was thoroughly confused as to who was on which side, or if there were even sides at all.


texts: What is One Piece doing to keep it one chapter/episode?

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Depending on how condensed the plot is in a manga, the number of episodes that come out annually will be affected. For example, Haikyuu!! had 25 episodes per season for the first two seasons, and since it has almost caught up, there will probably be 10-12 episodes per year from now on each covering 4-5 chapters, as 50 episodes got them to about chapter 150, if they want to stay at pace with the manga.

In an action-based manga where a lot of the scenes are fighting scenes, it becomes pretty hard to lengthen a chapter time-wise. What are specific time-filling techniques One Piece using to keep the chapter-to-episode ratio at 1:1?


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In Chapter 21 of Alicization,

   when Sheyta's sword breaks, it appears they are doomed as the red army closes in.

However,

   Leafa comes to save them with the orcs. When she kills everyone and collapses from exhaustion, no other mention of Iskahn (and Sheyta) that I know of appears in the rest of Volume 17 and Volume 18.

What happens to them?


texts: Why didn't L check Yagami Light's handwriting and try to match that to the handwriting in the Death Note when he had the notebook?


texts: Who kissed Ash at the the end of Pokémon Heroes?

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At the end of the movie Pokémon Heroes, a girl comes up, gives Ash a piece of art, and kisses Ash. Now, given the context of said movie, it is either Latias taking the form of Bianca, or Bianca herself.

Is there any official, or at least general consensus about this scene? Is there any evidence to support either possibility?


texts: Was the Tokyo Ghoul OP made before the Anime or specifically for the anime?

texts: Was the song Unravel (OST Tokyo Ghoul) made specifically for the Anime, or was it already made before the Anime, and was just used by the studio for the Anime. If it predates the Anime, was it as famous as it is now, or did it gain popularity after it appeared in the Anime ?


texts: Why do almost all anime series have a "going to the beach" episode?

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Not many anime have a dedicated episode for going to the cinema, concert, amusement park, circus, football match, camping or any other activities. But, almost all of them spare at least one of their episode for a "trip to the beach" episode. The characters sometimes travel a long distance and/or struggle among hardships for this trip.

Is is just for fan service (showing boobs and bikinis)?
Is it related to a strong cultural interest?
Or, is this because of a psychological project of the Japanese government for encouraging Japanese youth for swimming? (This reminds me of USA TV series: In almost all shows, it is a must that at least one episode must be dedicated to a gay character, one episode for a Jewish character, and all good working computers are Apple (except for the ones which get hacked or broken).)

So, what does make beach so special in anime?


texts: Why is "Cowboy Bebop" almost unheard of in Japan?

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I spent 8 years in Japan, one of the things that always amazed me was that of those people who watched anime, 99% of them had never heard of Cowboy Bebop. In all my time there, there was only 1 person who knew of it and they didn't watch it.

Perhaps I'm biased, but I find it incredible that this great anime has been largely overlooked in Japan.

Why was Cowboy Bebop relatively unpopular in Japan compared to abroad (to the point of almost being unheard of)?


texts: How many times has the original Nine Tails attack been flashed back?

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After looking at episode 248, I managed to once again gain a nice little view of the Nine Tails attack on Konoha. Even though we get a different point of view each and every time, it still is the original Nine Tails attack... AGAIN.

With that said, I've been wondering: How many times have we actually seen the Nine Tails attack the village, or at least fragments of this? And if possible, how much screen time has this taken in the two series so far?


texts: Why do the non-Japanese characters sometimes refer to Buranki as "déraciné"?

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While the Japanese characters in the show typically refer to the giants as "Buranki", some non-Japanese characters (particularly Guy) sometimes refer to them as "déraciné".

This is a curious name for them - the French word "déraciné" means "one who has been displaced". In a sense, this is an appropriate name for the ones that have fallen from Treasure Island, which was their "home". But not all Buranki on Earth are ones that have fallen from Treasure Island; indeed, the majority were probably on Earth to begin with.

In a different sense, this name is also an appropriate way of describing all Buranki, given that

   the Buranki are genuine alien lifeforms who left their home in search of a new one and ended up on Earth.

However, this fact is not widely known; only the people most involved with Buranki are aware of this.

This being the case, why are they called déraciné?


texts: Why do Priest and Elf-girl care about how they kill Goblins?

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In modern times, we have things like international law, the geneva convention, the US constitution, and other rules/structures guarding against chemical and biological attacks, cruel and inhumane punishment, etc.

In the context of the world of the anime, it's clear they don't have organizations like that, similar rules, etc.

   They are just getting to the point where they are thinking about teaching and training within the Guild.  Which is pretty rudimentary as far as things go.

Why would Priest and Elf girl try to prevent Goblin Slayer from using fire, water, or poison to kill Goblins (in ep 6)?  Especially given that they've both been traumatized by Goblins.


texts: Where can I watch/stream English subbed Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters?

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I've searched Google about the series but no results were found.

Where can I legally watch/stream English subbed Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters?


texts: What kind of Super Saiyan transformation did Trunks use when fighting Zamasu?

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According to Dragon Ball Super's manga, Trunks is able to transform to SSJ2 which was used to defeat Dabura and Babidi. When he traveled to the past, he didn't know about Goku's SSJ3.

In the fight against Zamasu and Black, he transformed into a powerful Super Saiyan form, for a moment and could handle a battle with Zamasu, apparently this is not a stronger transformation like SSJGSSJ (Super Saiyan Blue).

Also this transformation has a similar Ki aura of a Super Saiyan Blue, but he keeps hair of a SSJ2. So, what transformation is this?


texts: When Naruto and Hinata were fighting Pain in Konoha, did Naruto hear Hinata's confession or was it just in Hinata's mind?


texts: How does Killy's weapon in Blame! universe work?

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The Blame Wikia, explained GBE (Gravitational Beam Emitter) as:

  The Gravitational Beam Emitter is a powerful gun used by Killy, other special Safeguards, and Silicon Creatures. It has immense destructive capacity, able to blow through multiple walls with a single blow, causing perfectly round holes within them, followed by explosions. The weapon emits so much force, that with a single shot it would stagger it's users backwards due to the incredible gravity of the weapon. It can blow everything it touches into bits.

Is there any scientific explanation about this weapons? Like, how can we use the weapon, etc.


texts: How can the spirits of Zanpakuto manifest in the real world?

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After the Muramasa incident, Rangiku, Haineko and Orihime go shopping and take pictures.

Considering that normal people cannot see manifested Zanpakuto - as an example, Yuzu Kurosaki was unable to see Zabimaru's snake manifestation - how is it possible for Haineko to do things like that without a gigai?


texts: Why does Betelgeuse freak out at the presence of a "lesser spirit" in episode 22?

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The moment I'm talking about is episode 22 of the anime when he's possessing the body of a female cult member, and a little red ball comes swirling by.

Is there any additional significance to it that I'm not aware of or just Betelgeuse being crazy?

Watching the next episode makes me better aware of the fact Julius was keeping an eye on Subaru. However I assume there's little Julius/Ia could have done to help (or he would've done that already considering the rather dire lifethreatening situation Subaru was, being crushed into the tree).


texts: What is the chronological order of the Sono Hanabira games?

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I'm curious as to what is the chronological order of the Sono Hanabira series, including the placement of Hanahira and the Sono Hanabira - Tenshi games (the latter in relation to Sono Hanabira).

I know that some games like Sono Hanabira 4 and 6 are sequels to Sono Hanabira 2 and 1 because their starring couples are already in relationships by this time. I also know that in the second game, Yuuna appears and tries to convince Sara to call Kaede "Onee-sama", and in the third game she encouraged Mai to be honest with her feelings, saying that it feels good to be in love. But in neither of these does Yuuna hint that she's already in a relationship with Nanami, as in the first game Yuuna admits she fell in love with Nanami when they first met when Nanami was lost and was trying to get to the opening ceremony and that she has always wanted to be called Onee-sama.

I also remember in one of the games, some of the characters mentioning the new student which I think is referencing Sara (though I can't remember which games).


texts: Are there any academic books or articles which analyzes popular manga?(Fight scenes)

texts: I'm wondering if there's any book which analyses popular manga for instance the battle scenes or the romance. I know there's books on, "How to draw manga." Which would be the come the closest. I'm wondering if there are any book going further and analyzing how popular manga(Dragon ball, Naruto, HunterxHunter) draw their characters...etc.


texts: Did Trisha Elric know about Hohenheim's condition?

texts: So I've watched FMA: Brotherhood (in quite a rush), and I can't seem to find an answer to whether Trisha Elric knew about Hohenheim's immortality and his past. Had he revealed it to her? Or was she aware of it somehow?


texts: Why are Kakyoin and Polnareff so pleased about knowing the same hand signals?

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In episode 24 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Polnareff takes advantage of a dangerous situation to show off his knowledge of hand signals. A video of this can be found here.

Kakyoin recognises the hand signal as meaning "Your underwear is showing", which greatly pleases Polnareff. The two of them share some kind of elaborate handshake to mark the occasion, the eyes of both characters being darkened (which, as far as I understand, usually indicates seriousness).

What on Earth is going on here? Why do Kakyoin and Polnareff know this, why is Polnareff so pleased and why do they share an elaborate hand shake afterwards?


texts: What do Homura's runes in Rebellion say?

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Well, if you saw the third Madoka movie, then you know that…

   Homura turns into a witch at some point of the movie.

Knowing that, I'm trying to decipher what her runes say:

Some runes are pretty obvious and others not so much:

This is the rune map that I use; it's from the wiki.

As far as I could get, this says something like:

  H O M _ U

  H O M _   LILLY

At least, that last part is pretty clear. Any suggestions about the meaning of this?


texts: Are Kyubey's spares all different specimens of his species that all look and act the same or himself specifically since he's immortal?

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When Homura kills Kyubey in episode 8 he then appears out of nowhere and says to her "you know I got plenty of spares, but don't make me use them up for no reason". After that he eats his own dead body.
The article on Fandom https://madoka.fandom.com/wiki/Kyubey says "Incubators do not seem to have a distinct sense of self".
So was it he or a different Incubator, which would probably mean that they share memory (maybe using telepathy).


texts: Why did Haku sacrifice himself for Zabuza?

texts: Haku took the shot meant for Zabuza. Zabuza was the wicked one but he still covered for him. Why did he do it?


texts: Could Haise Sasaki regain his memories if he accepted his ghoul side?

texts: Haise Sasaki is an amnesiac and remembers nothing of his true identity, but if he accepted his ghoul side, wouldn't he regain his memories, his original identity, and his full power? That would make sense, considering that his Rize was his original personality, which appeared to him during a battle with the S ranked ghoul Orochi, and asking him to accept his true identity as a ghoul. If you know his true identity, good for you don't spoil it for those who don't know. They probably don't want spoilers. If you don't know who he is, read the manga or watch the anime. Tokyo ghoul season 3 just came out. you'll find out in Tokyo ghoul Re:


texts: OST/Song on Season 2 Episode 22 of Boku no Hero Academia

texts: What is the name of song or OST on Season 2 Episode 22, starting at 20:26 and ending on 20:36?


texts: What order should I watch Nurarihyon no Mago in?

texts: What order should I watch "Nurarihton no Mago" and "Nurarihyon no Mago - Sennen Makyou" in? Because I'm pretty sure the events from episode 1 of the latter of the 2 take place before the events in the former of the 2. So is that the correct order I should watch them in?


texts: Why are all members of the Kuja tribe born as women?

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On chapter 515 they mentioned all Kuja Tribe women always give birth to females.

How is this possible? Is there any explanation about this?


texts: What are the characters that has their own unique abilities throughout the DB series?

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There are quite a few characters that has their own unique abilities throughout the whole Dragon Ball series. Some of them are mostly forgotten due to their last appearance was on the original Dragon Ball.

Here's some example I can think of at the moment:

Fortuneteller Baba's employees (except Bandages the Mummy and Grandpa Gohan)
Ginyu - Body Change
Guldo - Time Freeze, temporarily stop time
Majin Buu - Change Beam / Chocolate Beam, change any object or person into sweets.
Ebifurya - Freezing Fist, freezes the victims.


texts: What happened to the 98 applicants between episode 5 and 6?

texts: At the end of episode 5 the narrator states that 202 candidates have been eliminated from the previous round leaving 148 candidates left. When episode 6 starts they are entering to meet the Gourmet Hunters and Satotz states there are 50 candidates. Are we missing something from them walking through the gate?


texts: When did Kastro dirty himself with blood?

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In episode 32 of Hunter x Hunter (2011), “A x Surprising x Win”, Hisoka can distinguish Kastro from his double because the original (left) had a blood stain on his chest that was not reproduced by the double-creation technique.

But when did he acquire it? I can’t find the moment in which he would have gotten the stain. It just appears when it’s convenient to the plot.


texts: What kind of drawing format is this? Pictures with litle box on top left

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Sometimes I find art like these on Pixiv

Sources:

https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=29538975
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=51254835
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=60499300
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=63393567

The little box on the top left is usually blank and something is written in the square box next to it - sometimes it's the artist name and sometimes it's not. And usually the picture's title starts with 'C' and is followed by a two-digit number, although not always (see links).

What kind of drawing format is this? What's the little box on the top left for? And what's the meaning of 'C..' in the title? And what does the number stand for? Sometimes the title starts with 'C..' but doesn't have the same format, like this.

Note that two of the five links I provided are from pro artists. They are Akio Watanabe, the character designer from the Monogatari Series anime and Shinobu Shinotsuki, the illustrator of the Youjo Senki light novel.


texts: Where can I watch "Attack on Titan" in Germany since it's not available on Crunchyroll?

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I will be honest, I am not a fan of Anime. But my daughter is.
I wanted to surprise her with Anime gift.
Long story short, we live in Germany. For a while she was mentioning a cool website where one can watch anime for a monthly subscription (in title). So after a while, I went and bought a premium membership. But it seems that most of the videos are not available in Germany.
This is the message I see (Attack on Titan case):

Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your
region: Attack on Titan

I read a bit, and this is really stupid. I expect for a payed membership to be able to watch a content.
What are my options?


texts: What is the difference in cost for anime aired on TV and online anime?

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I want to know the difference between production cost of animes that aired on TV and anime that can only be found online.

How much more or less does it cost to produce anime online instead of on TV?


texts: Manga that involves a boy with cursed mechanical dragon wings whenever he is in danger

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I cannot find the name of the manga.

The boy ends up joining a mercenary group that has a talking Alligator as the leader.
He teams up with a vampire girl, a robot dude with his robot dogs.
In the last chapter I read, his team was stopping a slave trafficking caravan.


texts: Does Makoto Shinkai concentrates on a "distant love" theme for his works?

texts: Some of Makoto Shinkai's known masterpieces are Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters per Second, and his latest creation, Garden of Words. I noticed that the plots mostly involves a distant love because of several reasons like literal distance/space, dreams, situations, and other aspects of life. I was just wondering if Makoto Shinkai prefer this kind of theme on his creation and concentrates on a "distant love" theme. Was there any official statements from him that explains the similarity of themes on his works? Or he just relates well to that theme because of personal experience?


texts: Why does Edward prefer to use his automail over Alchemy?

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So I've been watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and I didn't understand why Edward didn't use Alchemy every time he encountered enemies?
Like the fight with Number 48 in Research Lab 5, and the first fight with Scar, and etc. He just uses his right automail arm like a short sword, and we all know its not very effective to fight long ranged enemies. Alchemy definitely seems stronger, but why doesn't he use it?


texts: What was the betrayal done by Micheal Roa?

texts: I am just done reading Tsukihime and was looking over some particular things that seem to be unclear and also referred to Wiki for more information around. I read about how Micheal Roa started his incarnations after leaving the Burial Agency but I can't get the part where it is said that he actually betrayed the Church to Mage's Association. I am not sure if I've forget or missed something in the VN, though I reviewed around and I cannot see anything regarding the betrayal of Micheal. I am very curious especially because the page also mentions Riesbyfe to me one of people who were surprised after knowing about it. Or was the betrayal actually just leaving the Church and pursuing the "eternity" by being a Dead Apostle?


texts: Do airbenders rely on an external source to bend or is it all internal

texts: What I mean by this is: take waterbenders for example--they need water to bend. This is an external source for their bending. An example of an internal source would be firebending, since it comes from their chi. So do airbenders rely on an external source because there is air in the world, or does it come from inside them like firebending?


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In Season 3 of the anime King meets Rou, and he confuses with Ban because they look almost identical. The Nanatsu no Taizai wikia states:

Rou looks nearly identical to Ban, except with a neater haircut and a fringe that reaches his right eye.

Rou
Later Rou meets Meliodas and he greets him with a "handshake" identical to the one Meliodas does with Ban. But when you are about to think Ban is the reincarnation of Rou, the story shows Rou reincarnated in Oslo.
How are all their similarities possible then?
Are Rou and Ban related in any way or their similarities are just pure coincidence?


texts: Does the size of a person matter when Devil Fruit powers are involved?

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As seen in the anime, Lily Enstomach grew herself into the size of a giant inside Luffy thus giving Luffy immense power.  He was strong with a weakness of becoming slower.  However, when he went into 2nd gear, the sheer power of turning into 2nd gear caused everything around him to be thrown back.

So does the size determine the amount of initial power the person has?

-The reason why I said initial was because power really matters on the training rather than the power of the devil fruit

Example:

Luffy, when he got bigger, the effect of 2nd Gear was stronger.
Let's say that Buggy's devil fruit (section-section) gives Buggy the ability to split and fly a range 25 meters around his feet.  If Buggy was the size of a giant or the size of Whitebeard, would the range increase?

This is not about how much the devil fruit is eaten.


texts: According to the Shaman King Wiki, Anna's Furyoku level at the start of the series was 3 times Yoh's at the end. She would have made a good addition to Yoh's team. Why did she not enter?


texts: How much is sixty billion double dollars worth?

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In Trigun, Vash the Stampede is wanted for sixty billion double dollars ($$60,000,000,000).  I don't remember any indication of how much money that actually is in the Trigun universe.  I'm sure it's quite a lot, but how much is it really? Enough to buy a house?  A power plant?  An entire city?

So, how much is $$60,000,000,000 actually worth?


texts: What really happened in the bridge sequence in the final episode of Golden Time?

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Mysticism apart, there are several elements in that sequence that may be real and others that are purely imaginary.

The conversation between ghost Banri and Reawakened Banri is imaginary, but the other elements are confusing...

How the ring ends in Banri's pocket? It fell off the bridge. The ghost is soaking wet, implying that he did went into the river to get it, but the ghost cannot interact with the real world unless he is possessing Banri. Banri is dry when he hugs Koko.
Linda's response: is it the real Linda that is delivering it (she could have ran after and caught up with Banri while he was discussing with the ghost) or just another figment?
How long is that bridge? Is it a real landmark?


texts: How did Shisui awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan?

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We know that to awaken Mangekyou Sharingan the wielder must witness the death of someone close to them like Itachi with Shisui's death,
Obito and Kakashi with Rin's, and Sasuke with Itachi's.

So whose death did Shisui see?


texts: What song was C.C. playing in picture drama?

texts: In picture drama 8 of the second season (turn 22.05) C.C. is playing harp. Is this an actual song or just a short piece made fore the exposure? Haven't been able to find it.


texts: Is the city name an alias, a code name, or a real name?

texts: In One Punch Man, all city have some sort of name like A-City or Z-City, is this an alias, a code name, or a real name of the cities?


texts: How much of the manga does the Death Note musical cover?

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How much of the DEATH NOTE manga does the Frank Wildhorn theatrical musical cover? (More info in English is here.)

(I gather that the Korean production is a translation of the same script rather than content different from the Japanese production, but if it differs, I'd like to know what part of the manga the Japanese staging covers as well as what part of the manga the Korean version covers.)


texts: What is the relationship between the Byakugan, Rinnegan, and Sharingan?

texts: Can anyone brief a little about the link between the Byakugan, Rinnegan, and Sharingan? I know the meanings, but I don't know the relationship between the eyes.


texts: Why is there an extreme amount of censoring in Jojo (Stardust Crusaders) on Crunchyroll?

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There seems to be an extreme amount of censoring in Stardust Crusaders (black shadows, etc) compared to other anime or even the previous 2 seasons.

Examples:

Smoking
Cut body parts
Big wounds (eye stab, etc.)

I don't really understand. If perhaps the smoking thing is because Jojo is underage, Sanji smoked since "day 1" of One Piece (he was in his teens). The wounds I don't understand either, as some other anime don't censor large wounds (like Fate/Zero, which I watched while it was airing on TV).

Example of censorship in Stardust Crusaders:

Example of Jojo season 1 no censoring on huge wound:

I'm watching on Crunchyroll if it matters. Sometimes it's so bad I can't even tell what happened in the scene. Why is this? If there are any laws causing this, what laws and what do the laws say?


texts: Ahiru no Sora - Does Sora not get along with his dad?

texts: In episode 34 he says to his dad he no longer expects an allowance after one last thing. And even in the flashbacks it's always been Sora and his mum, did something happen between him and his dad?


texts: Is the reanimated Minato much stronger than when he was alive?

texts: In Naruto chapter 618, all the souls that are bound inside the shinigami of the shiki fuujin were pulled out by Orochimaru. It includes the souls of the four previous Hokages. Now, before his death, Minato was able to seal half of the nine tails chakra into his own. Does it mean that he is much stronger than he when was alive? Does he have any chance on using the kyuubi's chakra for himself just like what Naruto did?


texts: Is this poem about frogs from Non Non Biyori Repeat a common poem/rhyme?

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In Non Non Biyori Repeat episode 4, Ren-chan sings this poem/rhyme which goes (translated/subtitled version)

  Frogs Frogs
  Frogs are grown-ups, Tadpoles are children
  When they grow hind legs they are moochers
  When they grow front legs they are rebellious

Is this a Japanese nursery rhyme or something the showrunners/mangaka created themselves?


texts: Does Minato Namikaze want to do everything on his own?

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I feel like Minato died because he tried to solo the Nine Tails, which worked, but at the cost of his life.

Hiruzen, the leaf shinobi, as well as the Anbu Black Ops, were all fighting the Nine Tails (and succeeding) until Minato came and teleported the Nine Tails like 10 miles away (in fact, they specifically said ”the Nine Tails is out of the village”) and tried fighting it by himself right after he fought Obito.

To me, this sounds like a "try hard" shinobi. Did Minato want to do everything on his own?


texts: What is the cover of Reset! Chapter 2 a reference to?

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I've read three chapters of the manga Reset!, which takes place in the same world as Yuru Yuri. Each chapter's cover seems to be a reference to some other work. For example, here's the Chapter 3 cover:

Which is a reference to this famous Kanon image:

Here's the cover of Chapter 1:

Which I believe is a reference to this Little Busters image:

Here's the cover of Chapter 2:

I cannot figure out what this image is referring to. Since the other two were works by Key, I checked into Clannad, Air, and Rewrite, but none of them seem to match that logo. Does anyone recognize this image?


texts: What started the trend of 3-5 minute long episodes for anime series?

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It seems there's a lot of these short (e.g. 3-5 minute long) anime series recently, specifically ones that air on TV (as opposed to ONA's). Shows like:

Fireball/Fireball Charming
Chii's Sweet Home
Encouragement of Climb
Recorder and Ransell
Aiura
And an older one, Di Gi Charat

What started the trend of short 3-5 minute per episode TV series. How does that fit into a regular TV time-slot if it's so short?


texts: In Gundam Unicorn, when Audrey reveals final coordinate, why does Banagher feel unease

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In Gundam UC OVA EP 6, Banagher shared the final coordinate with Audrey, which I feel he trusted Audrey to put that into good use. However why is is that at around 27:00 mark, when Audrey revealed the coordinate to everyone, Banagher seems to feel betrayed?

What kind of outcome did Banagher wanted?


texts: How much time have the Straw Hats spent with each other?

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Rewatching a few episodes of One Piece made me wonder:

How much time did the Straw Hats spend with each other before the timeskip?  [It's not necessary for all of them to be present. I'm looking for the time span between the Episode 3 (when Zoro joins the crew) and Episode 405 (when the Straw Hats are separated by Kuma)]

How much time has it been since the timeskip (till the start of Zou arc)?


texts: Romance manga about a group of legendary children

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So there are 6 (or 7) legendary children. They need to protect the humanity, but one of them is demon (they don't know who it is).

So a girl (the main character) and a boy don't like each other, they are walking home from school and a legendary kid appears and saves them from a weak demon. Then he says he hates that the boy is useless and that he should die and then swears to protect the protagonist.

After that, they all go to a shrine and a priest tells them they're legendary kids and can have powers. One of them starts to punch the idols because he wants power, then you find out the girl is the demon.

The girl has hair that's up at the back of her head. One of the guys has light hair (I don't know what color) and the other guy has black hair and black eyes. This is a romance manga.

Please help me find this manga. Thanks


texts: Where do I go to purchase Chinese manhua?

texts:
I would like to purchase a manhua titled, "Yinhe Biduan" but I am having a very hard time finding here in the States.

Can anyone direct me to an internet store?


texts: Who owns the Dragon Ball trademark and can officially decide what's canon or not?

texts: I was trying to understand who can decide in Dragon Ball what's canon or not. You might think it's Akira Toriyama, but as long as the trademark doesnt belong to him, it isnt so. I know it wasnt so with other creators of other animes. Looking in internet, I've found this https://trademarks.justia.com/756/58/dragonball-75658049.html , which mentions Toei (Anime) Shueisha (Manga) , but it isnt clear if the trademark it is owned by Toei or Shueisha? Can anyone clarify?


texts: When does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan?

texts: In Naruto, when does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan? Because as far as I know, he and Tobi both awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan when Kakashi saw Rin and Obito get killed, but he never uses it in the series until Shippuden.


texts: What manga is this girl shrinking into a child from?

texts: I've found this pretty cute image on the web, and I'm curious as to why the girl turned into a child, and what happens next. I've tried a reverse image search, but it didn't yield any satisfactory results. Does anyone here recognize this image? Could you please tell me where it comes from?


texts: What does Major Kusanagi whisper to Batou at the end of episode 25 of GITS SAC?

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What is Motoko whispering to Batou in the end of the first series?

(Spoiler ahead)

   This is the scene where Motoko and Batou are ambushed by the Section 9 extermination squad. Motoko is the prime target and is ordered to be eliminated. Sniper on a helicopter shoots Motoko in the head, but before that Batou notices the red laser sight dot and alerts Motoko, to which she silently responds with the phrase in question. Since she's very calm about all this, I suppose it's something along the lines of "Survive".


texts: Do all the D' girls have dragon "mates"?

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Some of Yuu's classmates are shown to have dragon "partners"/"suitors" (to avoid a more heavy term), and the plot runs around avoiding having the dragon meet the designated girl.

I am talking about when a dragon comes for a girl and her Ryuumon glows.

Examples are Iris and Leviathan, Tear and Basilisk, the girl Mitsuki killed (she turned into a dragon in the backstory).

But the school has dozens of D girls. Are there that much dragon beasts rampaging around?


texts: Why do series like Detective Conan continue to produce filler when they have so much manga content to cover?

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I was just wondering why anime series, Conan in particular, continually produce TV Original and, In Conan's case, Remastered episodes, when they have a couple of whole volumes of manga sitting around, waiting to get adapted.

Conan has Volumes 89-90, and most of 91, completed, and yet they churn out TV Original and Remastered episodes frequently.

http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Volume_81-90

In the current season alone they had a string of up to 16 weeks of TV Original and Remastered episodes.

http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Season_25


texts: Are the manga and the anime portraying Beerus as having the same strenght compared to other gods?

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In the last manga chapter of Dragon Ball Super,

   We've seen Beerus fights all the other gods together against him and do pretty well, and he and Kitela remains as the last standing up in an exhition match where all gods were present.

But in the anime, we never see this, plus when Beerus and Champa fight each other they seem to be in the same level, and when Goku shows his Ultra Instinct state or transformation, almost all gods who participate in the tournament are sweating (except for Mosco who can't sweat because it's a robot) but those in the top 4 are worried but not sweating (this could have to do with the fact they arent participating in the tournament too, but I thought it could be because Goku could be a threat to themselves too). Plus I dont remember if something was directly stated, but for some reason I assumed the 4 gods who were left out of the tournament were the 4 strongest gods of destruction (specially Geene who refused to participate in the exhibition match of the anime I assumed he was the strongest of all) . Therefore, my question is,

are the manga and the anime portraying Beerus as having the same strenght compared to other gods?


texts: Why wasn't naruto adopted when he was young, I mean if he is by himself, the 9 tails power might come out without anyone realizing. If he had a family unit, he would have been able to control his loneliness and therefore maybe helping him control his 9 tails power better.


texts: How is Karin's technique similar to Kushina's?

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In Naruto chapter 663, Orochimaru mentioned that

   the technique used by Karin to defeat the wooden statue is similar to that of from Kushina (both Uzumaki).

What is this technique and how does this work? Can Naruto (as Uzumaki) use this technique?


texts: How much is the casting time of Super Tier Magic and why Ainz used a cash item to speed up Iä Shub-Niggurath spell?

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I'm not sure where I have heard that is about a minute of casting time but I'm looking for some evidence to prove that statement.

Where it was said the casting time of super tier magic and how much it is?

Also, in the case isn't much (like a minute).
Spoiler alert Anime 3rd season cap 12:

   Why does Ainz Ooal Gown used a cash item to instantly speed up the casting time of the Iä Shub-Niggurath super tier magic if no one would attack him?
 No one on the new world knows what is super tier magic, nor they have the necessary strength to stop him. So why he sacrificed a cash item that he would never recover just to cast it faster?
If he had fear that the enemy could attack him, he could use his army to buy some (a lot) of time.

PD: I don't mind if you spoil me with anime, manga, web novel, light novel, databook, etc. I just want the answer.


texts: How did Morgiana get her Household Vessel?

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Alibaba got Amon from a dungeon capturing a Djinn, yet Morgiana was able to get some sort of relative to Amon from within the dungeon of Zagan.

How does this work? I don't think they explained this anywhere.

Note: I haven't read any of the manga, which might be where the answers lie.


texts: What if Naruto's surname is thought to be just symbolic, in order to hide his true identity?

texts: I can't understand how come Naruto's surname was chosen to be Uzumaki, because, if they were to hide Naruto's relation to Minato, they couldn't choose Minato's wife surname, for she was the only Uzumaki left in the Leaf village. So, Hiruzen had to give a plausible justification for why Naruto's surname would be Uzumaki, once he was supposed to be just an ordinary kid. So, what do you think of the theory of Naruto's surname Uzumaki being chosen by Hiruzen on the grounds of honoring the Uzumaki clan? After all, they had lost their last member, Kushina (at least in the Leaf village), and they were very close to the village. This way, Hiruzen would hide Naruto's relation to Minato, by not giving him the Namikaze surname, and would hide Naruto's relation to Kushina (and, hence, to Minato), because ordinary people would think Naruto was a random orphan who wasn't actually a member of the Uzumaki clan, for his surname would be just symbolic (for them). But, in the other hand, Hiruzen would successfully preserve Naruto's surname (Uzumaki) for when the time he would find out the truth arrived.


texts: How to summarize the whole SAO, Sword Art Online, franchise?

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So yesterday I way talking to my mom about SAO. I'm really bad at explaining stuff so I think I might have confused her when I was talking about it. I was also jumping around from the story. For example I was talking about the beginning then went to the end, then to the middle, back to the end, then back to the beginning. After struggling to explain it to her I tried to summarizing it, but I'm also bad at that so I had a hard time doing that too.

Can someone please summarize it for me like that I can explain it better to my mom. I told her the main point of the first season, Sword Art Online 1, which was that people got stuck in a game and to get out they had to clear out levels. I also told her that if you die in the game you die in real life. I pretty much told her the main point of the the first season, but didn't get that into the second one.