texts: Does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Fullmetal Alchemist 2003's Amestris?

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in the 2003 anime of Fullmetal Alchemist we see that our world have counterparts to characters in Amestris. in the Conqueror of Shamballa film we see

Officer Hughes (Maes Hughes's Counterpart)
Gracia the Florist (Gracia Hughes's counterpart)
Alfons Heiderich (Alphonse Elric's Counterpart)
Noah (Rose Thomas's Counterpart)
Fritz Lang (King Bradley's Counterpart)
Erik Jan Hanussen (Frank Archer's Counterpart)
unnamed waitress who looks like Lyra
unnamed truck driver who looks like Scar
unnamed passenger with ^ who looks like Lust

and we know that before the movie there was a counterpart of Ed who Ed took over the body of when Dante sent him through The Gate

I've been wondering that since a lot of people we know in Amestris has counterparts in Our World, does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Amestris? particularly the 2003 anime series


texts: What was Ging trying to accomplish at the election of the 13th Chairman? It seemed that he had a plan and that everything went according to it, excepting the part where Pariston resigned from his position of Chairman. What was his full plan and what was he truly trying to accomplish (his final target)? Did he really wanted Pariston to be the 13th Chairman or his plan had a continuation?


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So, in Owari no Seraph, we have these weird monsters called "Horsemen of the Apocalypse" or "Horsemen of John", right?

Why do they attack people? What is their motive? Do they, for example, eat people for nutrition? Are they under the control of the vampires?


texts: What's the song when Shiro is dying in the main chapel?

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In Ninja Resurrection: The Revenge of Jubei (the 1st OVA), there's a song playing near the end when Shiro is dying in the main chapel while being pleasured (reference on YouTube, potentially NSFW).

What's the name of the song?


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This post is split into two parts. This post contains spoilers. I tried to give a spoiler-free title because I don't want someone getting spoiled. The post discuss the events in the 2nd season of Higurashi. Here the Oyashiro-sama's curse refers to cycle of life and death experienced by everyone in the Hinamizawa village.
Part I of post: Is it possible to avoid "Oyashiro-sama's curse" in any way? (spoilers)

In episode 6, we see that:

 Rika and Hanyuu existing in a in-between dimension where Rika gets to join a new Hinamizawa world with  a different scenario. We come to know that every time Rika dies in a previous world, she is reincarnated to a different world with the help of Hanyuu. So, this is a never ending loop until and unless the fate is changed i.e the culprit (Miyo Takano) is caught and Rika avoids her imminent death. (That happens in the last episode)

So, this is a never ending cycle and it can only be stopped if Rika can change her fate by avoiding her death but when and how did the cycle even started in the first place? I assume Rika was born and when July of 1983 came, she met with her fate and died which cause the triggering of the cycle? But, this leads to another question: how did Rika even born in the first place since she is the midst of the never ending cycle?


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What are Croquembouche?

They can speak.They are delicious.Big mom was fed these stuffs by Jinbe.
Are they living beings?

Wiki says:

  'Jinbe then arrives and feeds Big Mom some croquembouche tourists, returning her to normal.'

  'Moscato attempted to calm his mother, promising to get her croquembouche as soon as possible,..'

  'The shocked citizens continue to evacuate, and Jinbe suddenly appears from the Juice River with a pile of the anthropomorphic croquembouche tourists. He throws the croquembouche into Big Moms' mouth, immediately satiating her. The croquembouche are glad to be eaten if they are found to be delicious.'

How are they tourists? Are they living sweets?


texts: What were the filler episodes of Maison Ikkoku?

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While watching Maison Ikkoku, I noted the episodes in which the main story does not progressing. I found 23 episodes at total. I need someone who has read the manga to confirm them, or add/remove episodes from my list.

10 - Trip to sea
11 - Kentarou's first love
15 - Theatre club
16 - Kyoko injures her leg
20 - Shiner eye
21 - Kitten Kyoko
27 - The dog Soichiro is lost
28 - 3-legged race
29 - Festival ends in well
32 - Stupid egg
36 - Akemi's story
37 - Dress up
41 - Onsen
44 - Youtsuya's secret
46 - Ice skating
47 - Work at tavern
49 - Mitaka's dog fear
50 - Elder man moves in
51 - Ikkoku-han torn down?
67 - Grandma comes
68 - Baseball
69 - Kiss mark
70 - Grandma leaves


texts: What's up with Sasazuka always getting sent to stand in the hallway?

texts: There doesn't seem to be noticeable tension between the class teacher and student Sasazuka (dark haired boy in white shirt), but he gets sent to stand in the hallway far too often without apparent reason. Is there some backstory to that?


texts: Do we know the IQ of Senku Ishigami in Dr Stone?

texts: Senku Ishigami is a genius with a vast amount of scientific knowledge. He is able to invent various kinds of tools and gadgets in a short amount of time with ease. But do we know is IQ in the series?


texts: How long before the events of Dragon Ball were the balls last used?

texts: Several lines of dialogue in the first few episodes of Dragon Ball indicate that the balls have not been activated in several years, such as Roshi being unaware of their power, one of the balls being in a family for "generations". So approximately how long before Dragon Ball were the balls last reunited?


texts: What is the gender of Armin in Shingeki no Kyojin?

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One of my friends read an article which claimed that Armin Arlert of Attack on Titan is female. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
This article included the following statement:

Q: Out of the group of female characters in the 104th Trainee Squad, who did Mikasa get along with the most?
A: Armin

This related article further states the following:

Isayama has revealed that Armin is a female character.  Now this is a huge surprise for Shingeki no Kyojin fans.  Everyone thought that Armin was always a boy but it looks like she was a girl.

Finally, here's another article discussing the possibility of Armin being female.


texts: Did the people of Trost District evacuate when the breach in Wall Rose happened?

texts: In volume 9 of Attack on Titan, when Wall Rose was breached, did the people of Trost evacuate to Wall Sina along with the settlers who lived in the southwest area (like Connie and Sasha's village) of Wall Rose? Or was it just the settlers that evacuated, for they were the ones closest to the breach?


texts: What is the production order of digimon?

texts: What is the production order of the digimon anime? I've seen season 1 with Tai and Augumon and season 2 with Davis and Veemon. But what's the proper order to continue?


texts: A one shot shoujo manga about a girl who's afraid of boys

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I've been trying to find this particular one shot shoujo manga.

It was about a shy girl with short (red?) hair, who didn't really know how to hang out/deal with boys. An upperclassman who had blond (?) hair from the drama club (?) noticed her predicament. He tried to help her out by going on a date with her to the amusement park. The upperclassman dressed up in different clothing for a stimulation, and he went with the cool ikemen image. They both went on their amusement park date, and the girl gradually fell for the upperclassman. Somewhere along the plot, she thought that she had been cured from her androphobia, but it turns out she was still bad with boys, except for that upperclassman.

The last thing I remember from the manga was that the girl found out she wasn't the only one that the upperclassman was helping. He had other girls ask for make-believe dates, so she felt betrayed, and she probably ran away crying or something. In the end, the upperclassman came to her and said that she was the only one for him, and he promised he would never go on make-believe dates again, all that jazz.

The art was shoujo, similar to Shiraishi Yuki's art.

I've been trying to find this manga for the past 4 months, and I don't know if it's real anymore.

If anyone has any idea what manga this is, would you please let me know?


texts: Why was Hideaki Anno picked to voice Jirou in The Wind Rises?

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Hideaki Anno is a well-known animator and director. He is not, however, a well-known voice actor. Prior to 2013, he appears to have a total of two voice-acting credits to his name - a minor character in FLCL and a minor character in Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai. There's nothing terribly surprising about either of those - both were created by Gainax while he worked there; I'm sure nobody objected to letting their ace director have some fun in the recording studio.

Then, for some reason, Anno was cast as the adult voice of Jirou Horikoshi, the protagonist of Miyazaki's The Wind Rises. Why?

I know that Miyazaki has never been a fan of hiring from the usual stable of anime voice actors, but you'd think he'd at least want somebody who had some experience in the field...


texts: As we know Jiren is a Over powered character. Even Beerus was mind blown when he released his Ki questioning whether this really the energy from just one warrior?! What if Jiren is a  Fusion Character and he meditates in order to control the insane power within?


texts: What is up with all those broken trees in the blue forest?

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There is a "blue forest" sort of place in Nausicaa where trees are broken in a very peculiar way. Normally trees break apart along the growth rings, and not strictly across like seen in this image:

Some trees look like someone cut those pieces. From the movie we can understand that the trees are dead, but how did they end up in this particular state?


texts: What's the meaning of the crayon painting that appear in End Of Evangelion?

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What's the meaning of the crayon painting picture just after Shinji choke Asuka ? The picture below is some of the crayon-painting in The End Of Evangelion:

Unknown Guy

A boy inside a house?

Wth is that ?

Boy and woman ?

A bucket of fish

Dog Corpse

A Murder Case


texts: What kind of flavour do Devil Fruits have?

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In the One Piece world, there are so many Devil Fruits having different shapes.
I'm a little bit curious about the flavour of Devil Fruits: Is it different from one to another?

If I'm not mistaken, there's a fruit that resembles Banana or Apple. Do they taste same as their real counterparts?

Is the taste of the Devil Fruits ever mentioned in the Anime or Manga?


texts: Have any Zoan types other than Chopper gained the ability to transform into more than three things?

texts: Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) with the rumble ball and after the timeskip he can transform into 7 more. But why are there no other Zoan types that have more than three transformations!


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Uihara mentioned that her esper ability is really weak, and additionally in the Railgun anime, when asked about her headband made of flowers, she asks "What headband?".

Is her ability to grow those flowers? Or is it the ability to use computers really well or something else?


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Before regaining his true power Meliodas has a power level of 3,750 then he regains his true power having a power level of 32,500 but Meliodas seems like he is much more powerful.

look at that smirk seems like he's hiding his true power**


texts: What is this monster collection anime with a kid that has a hammer-like weapon?

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I have been trying to remember this TV show I watched as a kid, maybe around year 1998-2000.

It's about this kid who works for this scientist/professor and they collect/battle monsters.

I can't exactly remember the details, but I can tell of an episode where they battle a sphinx who tells the kid a riddle about "what goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening," which is a spinoff from Oedipus. I can also remember the kid having a hammer-like weapon.


texts: The song playing in ep. 54 of Boku no Hero Academia when Todoroki fought the guy that can make things big

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I want to know the OST played at Boku no Hero Academia ep. 54 when Todoroki fought that guy who can make things big. The timing is 20:40 in episode 54.

I tried to find it in YouTube but failed.

What's the song?


texts: How was Fuhrer King Bradley able to grow old?

texts: According to the FMA:B series, the homunculi aren't supposed to grow old. Moreover, all of the homunculi other than Wrath (King Bradley) could regenerate themselves. This even includes Greed, who's also a human-based homunculus. We also see in the series that during Bradley's death, his body degenerated. If he was able to grow normally then there shouldn't be such things happening to his body.


texts: Why is Cassano called the "Devil of the Right Arm"?

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In the chapter 136, it shows Cassano saying:

Why is Cassano referred to as the "Devil of the Right Arm" and not Horyang?

They both have the same "devil" inside them, but Horyang has it on his right side:


texts: What will happen if Aizawa uses his quirk on Invisible Girl?

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There's an image meme posted on r/Animemes:

  If Aizawa's quirk nullifies others' quirk, what will happen if he uses it on Invisible Girl?


texts: Does Sentai Filmworks' tend to offer lower quality of anime DVDs in America? If so, why?

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Recently, Sentai Filmworks had a sale, and I thought of buying The Garden of Words and Children who Chase Lost Voices on DVD/Blu-Ray. I did some research, and from what I gathered, Sentai Filmworks tend to offer lower quality anime translations (e.g. video quality) at a cheaper price. Given that these are Makoto Shinkai Films, I would expect the quality to remain the same, but does anyone have any way of verifying this claim?

It's my first time directly buying a DVD from an anime distributor, so I'm not sure if Sentai Filmworks is reputable in terms of their video quality when porting over anime from Japan.


texts: Is there an incidence of a Hiden (Meaning Secret) Jutsu being used by someone OUTSIDE the clan?

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Hiden Jutsu: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden

I answered this question : Is it true that hiden jutsu can be taught?

I've researched quite a bit and tried to build an  understanding on these Jutsu. The OP asked for example instances where the jutsu is used by someone outside the clan sine they can be learned by anyone. I however could'n't find any such instance.

Can anyone else remember/find such an instance in Naruto (preferably Canon). Boruto movie doesn't count cos the Scroll Stores the original jutsu casted by someone from the clan.


texts: In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, the modular delayed action virus is mentioned quite often. Is there any explanation for what it actually is or does?


texts: What exactly are the rollbacks in Higurashi?

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We know that the "mini-arcs" in Higurashi (When They Cry) all start with a sudden rollback. After some terrible events, the town looks normal again.

Closer to the end of the anime we are being shown that

   It's Hanyū who is responsible for the rollbacks, and she helps Rika keep her memories of what happened before the "rollback"

Now my question is about what those "rollbacks" really are. The wiki article, for example, says that they are

   time travels, and what Hanyū does is reverses time to let Rika relive those days again.

However, when I was watching the anime itself, I clearly remember Rika saying that

   what they did was traveling between "worlds", trying to find a "world" where everything was right (i.e. no murders).

Basically, if the first version is right, then

   all the murders didn't actually happen, because the time was reversed each time. In the second case (changing "worlds"), however, all those murders would be for real in each particular world.

Was that possibly just a bad/false translation of the subtitles I was using? And which version is right, after all?


texts: In the Overlord LN, how did Shelltear get mind controlled? And by whom?

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I read the Overlord LN, but I don't understand how Shelltear got-mind controlled. And who mind-controlled her?

It happens in volume 3, chapter 2, part 4.


texts: What is the story behind Nene Sakurada's rabbit coming to life in Crayon Shin Chan?

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I'm watching the Funimation dub of Shin Chan, and have come across the various episodes about "Happiness Bunny's Revenge", where Nene / Penny's rabbit doll comes alive whenever the moon is red.

The episodes always give me the creeps and seem really out of place for a children's TV show, as it often depicts the rabbit with glowing red eyes chasing after Nene / Penny or just being unpleasant towards the other characters.

I suspect these are nightmares she's having as a result of feeling bad about hitting the rabbit when she's angry, but some more info about the original Japanese story / stories would be fantastic.


texts: In which episode did Luffy say the following quote?

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I want to know in which episode Luffy said the following quote:

  You came without fear. Don't have any regrets, no matter what happens.
  This is the duel you wanted.


texts: Why does Mayoi get embarrassed about this tongue twister?

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In Bakemonogatari, Mayoi says a tongue-twister that goes

「生ムミ、生モメ、生ママモ」

("namamumi, namamome, namamamamo") then gets embarrassed because they sound like another word. What's the reference they're making?


texts: Does Ichigo still have his powers after his battle with Yhwach?

texts: The final chapter of the manga shows Ichigo leading a normal life but it's never really shown if he is still a Shinigami. Or is it the same as the time he used the Final Getsuga Tenshou in his fight with Aizen? Has Kubo talked about this somewhere, given how abrupt the ending was?


texts: Did Sora / Kite ever return to the world?

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Toward the end of .hack//Beyond The World (like the last two minutes), it's announced that THE WORLD would come back online and Sora is asked if she was going to play again. However, at the very end of the movie we see Aura sitting in her garden, silent as ever.

THE WORLD goes on, but what happens to Kite?


texts: What is the name of the manga which depicts Hitler as a Super Aryan?

texts: I've come across the following picture, can anyone please tell me what's the manga name?


texts: Does the Japanese The Last Mission DVD have English subtitles?

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I want to see this movie and I don't want to torrent it, but I don't know where I can buy it  so that I will be able to understand it.

For instance if I buy the DVD listed on Amazon here will it come with English subtitles?


texts: At the end of the second season of the anime, Seido Takizawa was almost killed. And in the begining of the third season, he appears as a powerful half Ghoul. What happened to him? How did Seido Takizawa become a Ghoul?


texts: I haven't been watching RWBY for long, but is dust like magic in RWBY, because I am not sure. Please give some answers.


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As the title states, why can't Pan go to Super Saiyan Mode?

We see in the last episode of Pan's grandson turning Super Saiyan while he fights a descendant of Vegeta.  Are female Saiyans not able to turn Super Saiyan?


texts: Why did Rama's sister talk about hiding in Shagaksha's mouth?

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Most of episode 34 of Ushio to Tora (2015-16 version) is devoted to revealing Tora's past. We learn that his attendant, named Rama, had an older sister. Twice, Rama's sister mentions (perhaps half in jest) how she should like to take refuge inside Shagaksha's mouth should battle ensue.

There's clearly some sort of mythological allusion going on here, and it's almost certainly something either Indian (since they quite apparently are from there) or Japanese in nature, but I can't pin it down. What's going on here?

(Initially, my thought was that this was going to turn out to be some sort of weird irony and Shagaksha would end up eating her, but that didn't happen, which is why I suspect there's an allusion I'm missing.)


texts: Why does Zankyou no Terror's OP end with a disclaimer?

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At the end of Zankyou no Terror's OP, a disclaimer is displayed. It reads:

  This show is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or groups is coincidental."

The disclaimer is there because the series depicts terrorist acts and whatnot, but:

Is this disclaimer something the team decided to put in order to safeguard themselves?
Or are there specific regulations that make them put it there, given the nature of the show?

Also, I'd never seen this type of disclaimer in an anime series before. Are there any other series that also have them?


texts: Why does Light Yagami shuffle the two death notes?

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Light Yagami gives a death note to Rem and asks Rem to give it to Ryuk. Then Ryuk drops the book according to Light's order. Light then takes back Misa's book while doing something similar with his own book.

Why did he do this?


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I have watched a few (very few) gundam series, and to me they seem like independent mecha anime series.

Is there any connection between the Gundam series? Or are each of them in separate universes?


texts: Is there a continuation of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor?

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I finished watching the second season of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, and seeing how it ended it seems like there may be a continuation since there are some questions left unanswered at the end:

   1) Amber seemed to have wanted Hei to know the prophecy so did she wanted Hei to seal Hell's Gate in Season 1 solely to prevent it
 2) Yin says for Hei to "Take her Life", since Hei's Powers are actually Pi's because she fused with him (her power being able to manipulate matter at the atomic level apparently) and Hei was only seen with his hand outreach at the end so is Yin now fused with Hei like Pi
 3) Those 2 Doll Twins had the same kind of Specter that Yin had where instead of a blob they had a human from and they said they was going to a 3rd gate that has just appeared so what is the 3rd gate and why has it appeared after the first 2
 4) There's the unknown being that would be born which is probably that child that came out of the coffin but also there's a huge black monolith extending out of Hell's Gate so does it has a connection to the kid

I'm wondering if there is a continuation and what form it is in (anime or manga). Since most anime are adaptations of manga, does a manga continuation already exists? And if so, are there any plans to adapt it into an anime?


texts: What exactly the demons gain from their "contracts", and how do they "level up" from executing contracts?

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It seems that it is an routine after-school endeavour for the Gremory to be summoned through their flyers to do devilish stuff like foot massages and claim the dead as their pawns.

Aside from the summon shown in Ep. 1 (when Rias is summoned to claim her Pawn) and the paiting Azazel gives Issei, there are not shown in the anime what rewards the demons gain. It is mentioned towards the end of the second season that Gaspar makes the most out of contracts than any of them.

What do they get from these demonic contracts? And how exactly does fulfilling contracts help a demon rank up?

Side note: I have only watched the anime, but answers are encouraged to come from all media.


texts: Can a ninjutsu be executed without the use of hand seals?

texts: Is it possible to execute any ninjutsu without using handseals?


texts: Was running into people with toast in your mouth already a cliche by Evangelion's time (1995-96)?

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As everyone who's seen Evangelion knows, the alternate-reality segment in the last episode (of the 1995 TV series) prominently features a scene where Rei, mouth entoasted, runs into Shinji on her way to school.

To those of us living in the year 2016, this is an obvious cliche; countless many anime have portrayed the same thing in the two decades since (episode 1 of Nichibros has my favorite rendition). But would viewers in 1995 have seen this as a cliche?

It seems plausible that Evangelion could have been using the toast-collision trope as a touchstone to really drive home the prototypical-slice-of-life nature of the alternate reality. But then again, it also seems plausible that the toast-collision was only an incidental feature of the segment, and that the trope's present-day status as a cliche is a consequence of other shows imitating Evangelion. I don't really have enough of a pre-Evangelion knowledge base to discern which is true.


texts: Was the names of the hot springs in ep8 of Gugure! Kokkuri-san a joke/reference to another anime?

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While searching for the hot spring that can turn him back into male, Kokkuri-san passes several other hot springs. I got the feeling from watching the show that they were giving a shout-out to / parodying other anime shows.

What were those shows?


texts: Which is the first pokemon to have been born or formed or created. Some say it is Archeus. Is it the right answer?


texts: So apparently in the new Dragon Ball Heroes anime an evil saiyan is going to be resurrected by a character named Fu. Who is Fu in Dragon Ball Heroes?


texts: Is Levi Ackerman of Asian descent, like Mikasa?

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I don't think its ever mentioned if Levi is of Asian descent like Mikasa or not, and if it was I completely missed it.

Is Levi of Asian descent?


texts: Where does the anime leave off in the manga?

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I've been wanting to read Soul Eater for awhile, but I've already seen the anime. Supposedly it leaves off somewhere around Chapter 10-12, but I've not been able to find where it clearly leaves off.

Where does the anime stop in the manga?


texts: Why doesn't Chopper return to reindeer form when unconscious?

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I know the answer is probably a simple "it's a stylistic choice", but how come Chopper returns to his tiny hybrid form when he loses consciousness or falls in to the sea? Wouldn't it make more sense for him to return to his reindeer form, since that's his "original/pre-fruit" form?
Maybe he sees his little hybrid form as his "true" form now since he was shunned as both a reindeer and a human when he was little? Considering he actually calls his reindeer form "Walk Point" instead of it just being a natural transformation, maybe he really doesn't consider that his true form anymore?


texts: Why can't Titans attack using the canals passing through the walls?

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I saw this image on this question: Why are there outlying towns/cities on the walls in Shingeki no Kyoujin?

If you look carefully, there is a spot near the bottom where the water canal enters the district Shignashina and then through Wall Maria itself.

Why don't the Titans use this opening to attack the city?
From the question, Can the Titans swim?,
there haven't been any conclusive theories as to how the titans cross the water.

  Titans floating seems misplaced and I think "Connie's Mom" provides evidence that someone probably turned few people living on the islands to titans to wipe out humanity


texts: What is the name of the track at 17:25 in episode 764 of One Piece?

texts: What's the name of the music track that plays at 17:25 where Brook play in episode 764 of One Piece?


texts: Why All Might could handle the power of One for All at once and Midoriya couldnt?

texts: I'm only following the anime and I dont know if the manga or some guide says something about this, I dont think there is any hint in the anime about it. IIRC, it was said that Gran Torino started to train All Might in combat right away because he could handle the power of One for All at once. Midoriya in the other hand, everytime he uses One for All 100% breaks his body and to keep from harming himself he has to use One for All 5% or 20% later for what I've read in a wikia. Is it known why All Might could handle the power of One for All at once and Midoriya couldnt?


texts: In Requiem for the Phantom (episode 3, ~6:30), the Scythe Master puts some kind of oil or lube on Ein's body. Why would he put lube on her body?


texts: Who is this gorilla that carried Sengoku on its shoulder?

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I'm sorry to ask this, but I'm little curious about this picture, here Sengoku seem riding on a gorilla.

I don't know how far in anime, so I put the picture as spoiler.

Who is this gorilla, is this Sengoku's new pet? I only remember that he has a goat as a pet.

I don't think it's Kong -of course not-


texts: Cursed children are shown through the series to have many superhuman abilities: enhaced speed, force, healing, vision etc. There is an episode where Enju had "a bad feeling" and inmediately a shot by Tina Sprout is shown to almost kill Seinteshi. How did she know this? Does Enju have precognitive abilities?


texts: What's the name of the violin score played by Shaiapouf when Meruem is born?

texts: In the episode where the Chimera Ant King Meruem is born, Shaiapouf plays some vigorous music with his violin. I want to know the name of the song he played.


texts: Will I miss anything by watching Dragon Ball Z Kai instead of the other series?

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I've read that Dragon Ball Z Kai is an HD remaster and recut of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. However, Kai has 98 episodes while Dragon Ball has 153 and Z has almost 300.

If I watch only Dragon Ball Z Kai, do I miss anything I would get by watching the other two series? And is anything censored in Kai that is not censored in the others?


texts: Why heroes are physically stronger than average humans

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In the world of My Hero Academia, the human society acquired Quirks.

So basically instead of having regular humans, we have humans with abilities.

With the exception of Power-Up quirks (like one for all...etc), why do humans/heroes/villains seem physically stronger?

I mean, they can go through walls and be smashed on the ground and still stand, with minor injuries, training can't make a human sustain such things..

In One Piece for example we know the world is filled with abnormally strong humans, but that's not the case in My Hero Academia, is it??

Bakugo standing up after Deku's power-up punch, even with 8% it can make holes in walls, why didn't it kill bakugo?


texts: Is Miss Monochrome's voice computer edited?

texts: In the Miss Monochrome anime series, Miss Monochrome is depicted as an android and thus talks like a robot. Is this computer edited or does Horie Yui actually speak like that?


texts: What moments of Blue Gender considered causing huge controversy?

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This TV Tropes site about Blue Gender says:

  Actually, the series itself seems to be a source of great trolling on most anime sites.

What's the reason of it? Is there any worthy example to prove, show or explain?

There's another mention in said link that it is because of the ending, which, I can perfectly understand, but is also implies that it's not the only point of controversy.


texts: Who are the three Homunculi that are with Irisviel and Saber?

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In Fate/Zero, when Irisviel and Saber arrive in Fuyuki in episode 3 they are accompanied by three Homunculi maids.

One of the three had slightly curvy hair coming from her hood which makes be think it was Leysritt and I assume where she is, Sella would be close by.

I am looking for confirmation of who these three Homunculi Maids are. If two of them are Leysritt and Sella, what happened to the third that prevents her from serving Ilya?


texts: How did the Dragon King's Eye ended up inside Nanami?

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In the first season (The goddess goes to the Dragon King Palace) Nanami asks Isohime to remove the eye from her. But in the same episode, it is shown that the eye was consumed by Yukiji in the past.

So how did the eye go from Yukiji to Nanami?


texts: Which is the song played in episode #119 when Asta stabs the demon's heart at the end of the episode?

texts: In episode #119, at the end of it, Asta stabs the demon's heart, meanwhile a song is played . What's the name of this song?


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In Dragon Ball Heroes, Vegito has shown to be capable of using the kaioken. But Vegito in the same story and others doesnt use it.

Do Gogeta and Vegito have all the same techniques?


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I am writing a short story and need the schematics of the Escaflowne or any other mecha robot to add details to my story. Transformers schematics work too. Particularly, the torso part of the rider and the overall robot itself. I know Transformers don't have riders, but you get the jist.
All the help is appreciated.


texts: Why was Ryuk tied to Light's Death Note?

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In How to Use: XIII, in the second point it says

  The god of Death always remains with the owner of the Death Note.

indicating that a Shinigami will remain with the owner of their Death Note, Light learns this and gathers a group of friends to try and hide himself with Ryuk following him when Misa is trying to find him (she finds him because of her Eyes)

However, the Death Note Light had in the beginning isn't Ryuk's but Sidoh's which Ryuk stole, and unlike Gelus who died and Rem probably obtained ownership of Gelus's Death Note afterwards, Sidoh was still alive so even if Light became the owner after Ryuk dropped it in the human world, the Shinigami who was supposed to be with like was Sidoh.

Also in How to Use 2, the second point says

  The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of the original owner, i.e. a god of death.

So is there an explanation as to how Ryuk was tied with Light's Death Note having stolen it from Sidoh?


texts: How and how much do the dolls know about the other dolls?

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Preface: This is coming entirely from the anime’s perspective and yet without the 2013 one, which I've only started watching.

We are introduced to Shinku, Hina-Ichigo, Suigintou, Suiseiseki and Souseiseki in the first season in order of appearance. Bara-Suishou and Kanaria are introduced in the first and third episodes of Träumend, respectively. During episode 1 of Träumend, Shinku explicitly refers to herself as the fifth Rozen Maiden doll, and Bara-Suishou answers to the seventh.

In episode 1 of the OVA Ouvertüre, we learn that Shinku then only knew about three Rozen Maiden dolls at the time of Ouvertüre. However, for some reason, she knows that there should be seven. Also in that episode, Shinku gets to know Suigintou for the first time.

   She finds out, that Suigintou is broken and initially does not even have a Rosa Mystica thus concluding that she shouldn’t be a Rozen Maiden. However in the second OVA episode, Suigintou has been restored after defeat and granted a Rosa Mystica, obviously making her a true Rozen Maiden.

In episode 12 of Träumend, we learn that

   Bara-Suishou was not an original Rozen Maiden but rather an Enju Maiden being crafted by a different doll maker. It is not clearly revealed as far as I can tell whether she has a Rosa Mystica but she cannot cope with winning the Alice game and thus the other six girls’ Rosa Mysticas, possibly because she is not pure enough. In any case, the situation is restored to a pre-Alice-game situation where only those dolls defeated by Rozen Maidens stay defeated: Hina-Ichigo and Souseiseki (by Shinku and Suigintou).

 I conclude from these facts, that Bara-Suishou is quite a bit younger than the other dolls.

Therefore, the dolls must somehow know that there are seven of them but not who they are until they met each other.

Why did they know that they must be seven?
How and why did they know the how many-th doll they are?

   How was it possible that none of the six met the seventh proper Rozen Maiden in the over 100 years that they had been living and fighting all over the world, so that they all assumed Bara-Suishou to be the proper seventh?

   Shouldn’t there have been any clues for the other dolls that Bara-Suishou is ‘non-canonical’? E.g. the scene at the end of Träumend 10 where they meet Enju and call him father.


texts: Can espers in Mob Psycho 100 create any kind of superhero powers?

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AFAIK, in Mob Psycho 100, different espers are capable of,

Resistance
Strenghten themselves
Kill ghosts
See ghosts
Flying
Barriers
Electricity
Fire
Making steel hard substances
Levitate things

Can espers in Mob Psycho 100 create any kind of superhero powers or are there things that are known that they can't do?


texts: Is there certain language that would be considered improper for kid's manga/anime?

texts: I've noticed that anime geared at kids/teenagers (particularly shonen manga such as Naruto) seems to have language that translates to words that could be considered inappropriate in English (てめえ, きさま, etc.). I don't have a good enough sense of Japanese to tell whether these are more on the vulgarity range of "damn" or the f-word, but I was wondering if there's a certain set of words or threshold of words that would be considered inappropriate for anime/manga geared towards kids/teenagers (in the sense that a movie is rated R in the US if it has the f-word more than once, so the f-word is considered inappropriate for things geared at teenagers).


texts: Name of the song that plays in Boruto Episode 100 after opening theme?

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I was watching Boruto episode 100 today and really want to know the music name that plays around 3:00 to 4:25.
Thanks.


texts: Why was Grandpa Gohan never revived with the Dragon Balls?

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I was recently re-watching DBZ dub episode 171 about how Gohan got his name, tree he crashed through as a kid etc. And a thought came to mind.

Why didn't we ever see Grandpa Gohan in DBZ? I mean there were plenty of scenarios where goku could have found him in other world or the Z-fighters could have revived him with the Dragon Balls.

And in addition to that IIRC, They wished for all the humans killed by the saiyan invasion to be revived, wouldn't that also account Grandpa Gohan since he was accidentally killed by Goku in his oozaru form?


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During episode 11 of Tokyo Ravens, there was a scene on a weekend that Dairenji Suzuka visited Tsuchimikado Harutora's room and explored its inside just to annoy Harutora.

Then after that, Suzuka also asked to enter Tsuchimakado Natsume's room. However, Natsume deliberately refused Suzuka's demand even though that they know that Suzuka can black mail Natsume about revealing her great secret.

Natsume even forced herself to go to her room even when Suzuka was already restraining her.

(Just look at Natsume's worried face XD)

And after that, Natsume was forcibly tied by Suzuka in order for them to visit Her room. The inside of the room was pretty normal, so they wondered why would Natsume be that worried, but as Suzuka monitored the room, she noticed a very complicated barrier that is protecting Natsume's closet. Curiously, Suzuka tried to forcibly open the closet by removing the barrier. Then Natsume desperately crawled going to her room with tears in her face showing her great fear of Suzuka opening the closet and them knowing the contents inside.

(Just look at her annoyingly cute expression as she crawled! XD)

Since Harutora was kind enough to feel pity on Natsume, He ordered Kon to release Natsume from her binding.

As soon as Natsume's binding was released, she desperately called Hokuto (Overpowered) just to protect her secret; Thus destroying her room due to Hokuto's size.

Now, this is my question:

Why was Natsume desperate of not letting them (Suzuka, Harutora, Touji) enter her room, even though its pretty normal? (if there is no exact reason, maybe a girl's perspective will do)
What is inside Natsume's closet? Is it so very important that she even protected it with strong barriers and even called Hokuto just to protect it? (there is also a question related to this but the answers did not fill the void in my heart.


texts: Was the main protagonist Shin in the manga Kingdom a real historical figure?

texts: As the question suggests, I wanted to ask if there really was some commoner like Shin in Kingdom who became one of the greatest generals of Qin Dynasty in reality or according to the Warring States-era history?


texts: Hellsing Ultimate music theme in episode 8

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I am looking for the music theme which plays during Alucard's zero level release, while the Major is singing (talking). Can you please help me find it?

The music starts at around 0:50 in this video: Hellsing's Zero Release


texts: When does the Deadzone movie take place in the DBZ storyline?

texts: During the story arc with Raditz they make it out as though it's the first time Piccolo and Goku team up.  With Goku dying in the Raditz fight and not showing up again until Vegeta, it couldn't have happened after that fight.  Where does it fit into the storyline before the Raditz fight?


texts: Does "The Garden of Sinners" share the same world with "Fate" series?

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Looking back at both The Garden of Sinners and Fate series, I noticed that there are mystic eyes in both series. For example, Rider's Mystic Eyes of petrification revealed Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel and Shiki Ryougi's Mystic Eyes of death perception from The Garden of Sinners series).
Do they both share the same world?


texts: What was the result of Sanji's battle in episode 794? (spoilers)

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In episode 794,

   Sanji fights his father. We don't see the ending/outcome of the battle, but we do see Sanji and his father after the battle.

Does this get shown later via flashbacks? Sanji had equal footing and/or the upper hand, but their interaction shows that Sanji did not win. What happened?


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Does anyone know what is the name of this music which is being played at 5:16 in Air Gear OVA 2?

This music is being played when Sleeping forest members were preparing the balloon for battle between Kogarasumaru and Sleeping Forest (Inorganic Net).


texts: Why does NARAKU NINJA wish to slay other NINJA?

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DŌMO, I am SENSHIN.

Fujikido Kenji's NINJA Soul is that of NARAKU NINJA, a NINJA who wishes to slay NINJA. And thus, Fujikido becomes NINJA Slayer. I understand why Fujikido wishes to slay NINJA - his family was killed by the NINJA of the SŌKAIYA, so of course he would want to perform FUKUSHŪ1.

But what is NARAKU NINJA's motivation? What drives him - a NINJA himself - to slay other NINJA indiscriminately?

1 Note: FUKUSHŪ means REVENGE.


texts: I just remember the last section bit where Conan & Sonoko(?) forced to make emergency  landing on some harbor(?). I think the real Pilot & Co-Pilot got poisoned by accident because they are kissing the victim hand without their gloves.


texts: What is the proper romanization of the wolf-girl's name?

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There is a debate between fans as to the romanization of the name of the wolf-girl character in Spice and Wolf.

Some claim it should be romanized as Holo, whilst others say Horo.

Is there official word on which is correct?


texts: What's the story behind Erik Dommel's kid?

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Very briefly in episode 20 (of the 2012 Xebec/AIC remake "Yamato 2199") you see a flashback of Erik Dommel's wife and a toddler. I not only assume it is his, I also assume something happened and it's this kid that is buried under the grave he meets his wife at in episode 11 after being awarded the Special First Class Dessler Cross.

What happened? Has it something to do with his wife getting involved in the rebellion against Dessler? (I can't read Garmillan, but the flowers are in the way anyway.)


texts: Have there been any other saiyan hybrids?

texts: Knowing how similar the Saiyans and Humans are biologically, would it not be feasible to have another similar species that Saiyans can cross-breed with? Has there already been such a thing, and if so, how powerful is it?


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My request is pretty usual. I cant find the BGM song of this particular anime.
ANIME: Yozakura Quartet Hana no Uta
EPISODE: Episode 8 (17:39 - 19:25)
I have checked the released Album but have not found the said BGM. Below is a sample I've provided on youtube. I would very much appreciate anyone's help for a clear version of this. Thank you very much.
https://youtu.be/A1ySJXC5OYA


texts: Did Moriko Morioka quit her job or was she fired?

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Throughout the anime, especially in the first few episodes, Moriko Morioka makes reference to being a NEET on purpose.  At the beginning of the anime, she walks home with some flowers.  Later on in the anime, there are comments and innuendo suggesting she did not quit, but was fired.  At least, she is embarrassed the same way someone who was fired would be.

Did she purposefully quit her job, or was she let go for some reason?


texts: Does Issei Hyodo still have the Divider power after season 2?

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In the last part of the second season of Highschool DxD, there is a fight between Issei Hyodo and the White Dragon's host who was using a special skill called Divider that divides his enemies powers to half every time he uses.

Issei managed to get rid of it from the White Dragon as it was a Fragment of Magical Device attached to the White Dragon guy's accessories. Then, after Issei defeats that guy, he gets the Divider Fragment and fuses it with his Dragon Booster on his right arm.

I hoped he would use that dividing power later in the next season, but what happened to it? Where did that power go?


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When Naruto arrived, he and the toads fought Pain. The only other people of the Hidden Leaf, in my opinion, who were powerful enough to help would be:

Kakashi and other dead people
Guy—not in the village
Tsunade—in a comma
The Uchihas—seemingly defected from the Leaf
Danzo

Where was Danzo? He would not have wanted the Leaf to be destroyed, so I would imagine he would help here and also when Orochimaru attacked the Leaf in part 1.

Is there any hard evidence to support why Danzo didn't help in either attack?


texts: In FMA and FMA: Brotherhood, the Gate of Truth is shown to have an eye and a bunch of arms inside of it. The arms drag people into the gate during human transformation. I know that the creature sitting in front of the Gate is Truth, but what is inside of the gate (i.e. the arms and the eye)?


texts: The name of soundtrack in The Seven Deadly Sins in season 2 episode 5 when Merlin was fighting with Galand

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There is a soundtrack in season 2 episode 5 of The Seven Deadly Sins, started at 10:29 when Merlin was fighting with Galand.

What is the name of the OST?


texts: How did the "S" quincy heal his eardrums?

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The "S" quincy has the special ability to fully recover from damage after hearing the cheers of his followers.

However, how did he recover from his wounds after destroying his eardrums in his fight with the Captain of the 3rd Division?


texts: How does Kazuma actually die in the beginning of the anime?

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In the beginning of episode 1 of the anime, Aqua makes fun of Kazuma for how he died. She then says that she has, "Well... I've vented enough stress for now," before continuing her explanation of the choices that Kazuma has in the afterlife.

Is this a joke or did Kazuma really die from shock of possibly being run over by a truck?

   I hope he died of shock.


texts: Why are unrelated one-shots by Masami Tsuda included in compilations of Kare Kano?

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While reading Kare Kano, I noticed that the extras included in the tankobon compilations seem to have absolutely no relation to the story of the main manga. (I have just finished the fourth volume of Kare Kano, so I've read both "The Tiger and the Chameleon: A Promise for One Week" and "Meet Me Again Tomorrow in the Forest". The former involves students in high school and has a romance theme, but it does not seem to belong to the same setting as Kare Kano. The latter is a story of a half-alien, half-human girl's experiences with racism on another planet.)

This observation was backed-up by some research that I did: the two extras that I have read so far appear to be works written by Masumi Tsuda in 1994 and 1993 respectively, prior to her publication of Kare Kano.

Why were pre-existing unrelated works included as extras? In the past, had other manga compilations done the same thing? I could imagine this as a means to "promote" the author or provide readers with bonus content at low cost, but in other manga that I've read, such as Fullmetal Alchemist, extra one-shots were clearly related to the main content.


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When people get hurt blood comes out.
But nothing happens when Pokemons get hurt. Do they have blood running in their body?


texts: What is the logic behind Sephiroth's forms?

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Generally in Final Fantasy the appearance of the final bosses have some sort of relevance to one another and/or the plot ie.

Final Fantasy VIII

   1st - Ultimecia Fights
 2nd - Ultimecia Summons Griever
 3rd - Ultimecia junctions Griever (similar to what Adel does with Rinoa)
 4th - Ultimecia begins absorbing all of reality (time, space, existence, stars and planets from across the space/time continuum)

Final Fantasy XIII

   1st - Barthandelus fights the l'Cie to try and force their hand
 2nd - Menrva enter into Orphan's Pool and gives birth to it, Menrva and Barthandelus are assimilated forming Orphan's protective outer shell
 3rd - Orphan emerges exposed from the protective outershell

But with Final Fantasy VII i'm not quite sure of the connection between the Sephiroth who the party sees floating (after defeating JENOVA:SYNTHESIS), the 2 non-human forms the party fights then the human form Cloud fights in the end.

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Above is the order they appear in. the first one (human, wearing his black coat) is what he looked like before the battle against the 2nd final boss start. the second image is Bizarro∙Sephiroth who is the second final boss. the third image is Safer∙Sephiroth who is the third final boss and the forth image is what Sephiroth looked like in the cinematic battle (where while it shows a battle it's rigged for him to loose with Cloud gaining Omnislash and if he fails to use it and Sephiroth attacks Cloud counters killing him)

My question is how does Sephiroth go from looking human at first to looking like Bizarro and Safer Sephiroth before going back to human? is Bizarro and Safer Sephiroth just more Sephiroth Clones and only the last topless Sephiroth is the real Sephiroth?


texts: Are there any foreign seiyuu that have been credited for anime work?

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In many anime, characters that are supposed to be foreign (particularly English or American), it's clear that the seiyuu are Japanese because of the heavy accents. For example, Chris from Itazura na Kiss is supposed to be English, but her English has a thick accent and comes about as naturally as Naoki's (who is a native Japanese character).

But sometimes the English appears to be natural, such as in the opening scene for Eden of the East, where both the security guards outside the White House and the policy officer who questions Akira, seem to have no accent at all. Unfortunately, I was not able to find out if these were voiced by actual English speakers or just very skilled Japanese seiyuu because they were very small roles.

Do anime production teams hire native English (or other languages) speakers?


texts: How can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if Claudia is undefeated?

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In episode 6, it was shown that Claudia Enfield is the 2nd rank. However, Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld said that Claudia is undefeated.

So, how can Toudou Kirin be ranked 1 if she never defeated Claudia?


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I remember Arale appearing in the episodes of Dragon Ball when Goku fights General Blue and also in a Dragon Ball movie of that time when they fight Tao Pai Pai. She also appeared recently in Dragon Ball Super and had a fight with Goku and Vegeta. But what about Dragon Ball Z?
Does Arale ever appear in Dragon Ball Z?


texts: Have we ever seen flash backs of Mirajane using Satans Soul when she was little?

texts: I was just wondering on this, but has there actually ever been any sightings (E.g. Flash backs in the Mangas of Mirajane using Satans Soul when she was little)? We are probably talking around the time before Lisanna "died".


texts: How is this game where you write a kanji on your hand supposed to work?

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In Episode 6 of Bakuon!!, the Bike Club girls play some sort of strange game to decide who's going to organize the race they're holding for the school festival.

  Hane: We're deciding by the popular vote system that Onsa-chan came up with. We each write a character on the palms of our hands, and whoever has the most wins.

Raimu and Hijiri both write 金 (gold) on their hands, which somehow means that Hijiri wins and that her idea has to involve "gold" somehow, which leads her to create a betting pool for the winner of the race.

  Hijiri: I win with the most, which means...I'll be in charge of this matter.
  Onsa: But how do you make the race more exciting with gold?

How is this game supposed to work? According to Hane, "whoever has the most wins". The most what? It looks like "the most people writing the same character". But then why does Hijiri win, and not Raimu, who wrote the same character? (Aside from the reason that it's hard to organize a race when you can only communicate by writing on a notebook and no one officially recognizes your existence.)

Also, if you're allowed to pick any character, the odds of any of the 50,000 kanji in the Dai Kan-wa Jiten, or even any of the 2,136 Jouyou kanji, getting a majority among five people are quite low. Initially I thought the characters were limited to days of the week, but Rin picked 銀 (silver), which isn't a day of the week.

Since Hane mentions that Onsa invented this game, I assume it isn't a real game, but maybe it's based on something, or was explained more fully in the manga.


texts: What happened to Satou at the end of the last episode of season 2?

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My question is, why are there two Satous at the end of the last episode of season 2; and how did the Satou with the cross-shaped scar end up masquerading as an American soldier?

To recap, Satou has his head chopped off, revives, and is then killed again and captured by American soldiers.
While being transported on the American plane, we see that there are actually two Satous: one with a cross-shaped scar on his cheek posing as an American soldier, and the real one, imprisoned with Tanaka.


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in .hack//ROOTS and .hack//G.U, the guild Raven is actually the CC Copr Organization "Project G.U" who's focus is on AI, partially the AIDA, the Morgana Mode Gone Epitaphs and Aura.

But what does the G.U stand for anyway? i am well aware that in Terminal Disk each "episode" is named using the letters G and U like Graceless Unison and Guide to an Uprising but it it was never stated which one of those (if any) was the G.U used by CC Corp. the only 2 letter Acronym they explain is RA which is Rebirth Aura.

So what does G.U stand for in Project G.U?


texts: Has it been revealed what Jugo and Sugeitsu found in the lair?

texts: I've been following quite closely but might have missed this. What is it that Jugo and Sugeitsu found in Oro's lair? See: http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/574/6.


texts: How much is A.K. willing to pay for Mirai's nude photos?

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On two occasions in the Kyoukai no Kanata anime franchise, Ayaka disclosed to Mirai how much A.K. (Akihito Kanbara) would pay for her nude photos. The first time was at 16:55 in episode 5 of the main series, but Ayaka's fingers covered most of the pay check so we aren't privy to the modeling fees.

Then Ayaka bargained again in episode 2 of the Mini Theater, but it wasn't helpful that her voice was censored when she spoke of the modeling fees. However, five 10,000 yen notes were shown onscreen.

Are we to take ¥50,000 as the price A.K. is willing to pay for Mirai's nude photos?


texts: Where can I buy a physical copy of Hideout by Masasumi Kakizaki in United States?

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I have been in search of a physical copy of Hideout by Masasumi Kakizaki.

I cannot seem to find any English versions. Although I am willing to buy it in another language such as Spanish or Japanese as long as it will ship to the United States.
Any bookstores that I can go to in the US would be of most help as well.


texts: Should the name of the main character in "Fate Kaleid Liner" be "Illya" or "Ilya"?

texts: As the title says, I'm looking for the correct way of spelling her name. Additionally, it would also be appreciated if the general translation for names is explained.


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Ragyo Kiryuin in Kill la Kill anime has a number of scars along her back, that are shown in such a way it would make me think they are important.

By the end of the anime, the scars are not shown to be important to the story. Does the anime miss something the manga has in regards to those scars? Is there something I missed?


texts: Why didn't they use the boats to go back to Shiganshina?

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In AoT, they used boats in canals to get the bulk of women and children from Shiganshina to Trost. So why didn't the Survey Corps just use boats to get between those two districts, instead of riding out and risking death?
From what I can see from googling it, there are canals that run from the outer walls all the way to the inner-most walls from all four port towns.


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When Pain appears in Naruto Shippuden, there is always a good background music named Girei that is played.

I wanted to know the lyrics, so I looked it up on the net and found a few results that state that the lyrics are in English. Here are the results I found:

Version 1:

  As we forgive for love
  but we can not pull through
  if we can not forgive
  we all tribute to love

Version 2:

  As we forgive for love
  but we can not pull through
  if we can not forgive
  for our tribute true love

And Version 3 (the phonetic one):

  meh-shea-fu-ni coo-ma
  mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-coo
  ee-ee-kay-nah for-gee
  kor-ah-tay-boo troo- la or bah or ma

But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese.

Can anyone who is/knows Japanese confirm this?


texts: Why was the masked man the same height as Minato?

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Tobi/Madara aka the masked man was revealed to be

   Obito Uchiha.

This was revealed in the Fourth Great Ninja War but I cannot how the masked man could control the nine tails? At that time, Kakashi, Guy and his other peers were 15 years old more or less, he should also be around that age. Why do we see that the masked man is around Minato's height?
Note: Minato was at this time a full grown adult in his 20s.

Even for a very skilled shinobi, I believe it's impossible to learn so much in just 2 years. Obito was about 13 and a mediocre ninja when he was presumed dead in Konoha and encountered Madara. Now, I know many of you might say that he was taught by Madara but at that time Madara was himself and his 80s, very weak, and his life was attached to the Gedo statue. Now in the battle between the masked man and Minato we clearly see that when Minato hits the rasengan to the masked man a whitish DNA sort of thing drips from his arm. That could have been Obito's senju DNA as his original right body was crushed but now I couldn't agree to this because of the first paragraph. Perhaps I am missing something else.


texts: Like because to pass down the quirk you have to have deku's dna and he licked his blood so did toga she got a little bit of his blood too?


texts: What's the difference between semi-pro and pro heroes?

texts: In season 3 of the anime Eraserhead tells the students if they are going to give an exam for obtainig a semi pro license. What's the difference between a semi pro license and a pro license? What are the students who approves going to be allowed to do and what not?


texts: When and where does Attack on Titan take place?

texts: Is the setting of "Attack on Titan" (Shingeki no kyojin) supposed to be Earth in the distant future and Titans suddenly appeared out of nowhere and devolved society to medieval level of technology? Or is this just a completely fictional setting?


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It's known few characteres can resist punches from Saitama when he's half serious (probably only Boros, Garou and Orochi until now)

Who was able to resist more punches from Saitama, Boros or Garou?


texts: Is "Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de" based on an alternative setting of "Majikoi"?

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So, I just finished watching Kima ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de. I watched this because it said "Alternate Setting: Majikoi".

It was a good anime and all, but, my question is how do these anime relate? All I've managed to find is that they were developed and published by Minato Soft.


texts: If demi-humans age by leveling up, then can they die of old age?

texts: If demi-humans grow older by acquiring more levels or becoming stronger, then could higher level demi-humans die from old age? Or is there an internal aging system that does not affect physical appearances?


texts: What is the name of this action anime involving magic that I had watched about a couple of years ago?

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I don't remember anything but this one scene.

There is a shrine or temple and someone is carrying boxes. They trip or something and these beads fall out. The beads do something that makes the character crazy and not too far off is a couple people reading under a tree. Then a fight breaks out.

The Shrine/Temple was not the main setting of the anime and one of the people under the tree was maybe a little girl.

I believe the person carrying the boxes was a girl with purple hair and the beads were some type of jewellery. I think they were absorbed making her angry or jealous to the point of fighting someone at/near the tree.

I want to say it was a fantasy type setting but I don't remember monsters or such however there is more fighting with magic or magic like abilities.

I watched it only a few years back maybe like 2013, but I'm not certain though it had a "newer" art style.


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At the end of Strike Witches, not only did the Warlock destroy all the Neuroi (including the humanoid one), but after the Warlock's destruction, the Black Neuroi Hive disappeared.

However, at the start of Strike Witches 2 which begins slightly before the final scene of the previous season (where Yoshika receives a second letter from her father), the 504th is sent to a Black Neuroi Hive where a Humanoid Neuroi was waiting in a hope to strike peace with the Neuroi. However, the Humanoid Neuroi was destroyed by an attack from the Green Neuroi Hive and subsequently, the Black Hive is never seen again.

Now the second season affirms the ending of the first season (Gallia being freed, the Warlock turning into a Neuroi and losing control), so I am wondering was there two Black Neuroi Hives and if so, where was the second one?


texts: Can you kill a human with a Death Note in less than forty seconds?

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If I were write in the Death Note:

  Bob Bold Heart attack NOW.

Would that work?


texts: In One Punch Man, is King actually weak?

texts: In One Punch Man, King seems to be running away from fights. He does not seem to show power but only firmness. I want to know if King was just pretending that he is powerful or if he actually is.


texts: Which anime episodes of Aria correspond to which manga chapters?

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The episodes of Aria (all 3 seasons + specials) were not broadcasted in the same order as in the manga (both Aqua and Aria, which were chronologically-ordered). Instead they were broadcasted in an order to make each season have certain overarching themes. This makes it difficult to compare the individual stories from the anime and manga, and also to determine which episodes are anime-original.

Which anime stories correspond to which manga chapters; which are anime-original; and which chapters of the manga were not adapted in the anime? Ideally I'd like the answer to be formatted in such a way so that I could watch the anime in the original manga order.


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There are covers that show Ranma black haired, aswell as red haired.
An answer in this thread mentions it was anime-only, but some other answer states that the color changed during the run of the manga: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/perfectedition/girl-type-ranma-s-original-hair-color-t3709.html


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What is Tsumugi's gender? I know that she is created from Hoshijiro's placenta and shares the same seiyuu, but does that also means that they are of the same gender? Was there any evidence that shows that Tsumugi is a female?

I know that Nagate is in love with Tsumugi as Tsumugi was born from placenta Hoshijiro, but since IRL same gender relationship do exist, I don't think this can be used to prove that Tsumugi is a female.


texts: Did the girl who died 26 years ago exist in the same way as the extras?

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The calamity is caused when someone who has died is added to class 3, everyone's memories and records regarding the extra are altered by some unseen force and the extra has a physical body allowing the rest of the class to interact with him/her.

However, when describing what may have caused the calamity to exists, when class 3, 26 years prior refused to accept the girl's death and started to act as if she still existed leading to her being in the graduation photo, it starts off with one student refusing to accept her death and was at first thought to be seeing things until later more students confirmed and the teacher allowed the dead girl to remain in the class.

Did the girl who died 26 years prior obtain a physical existence like how the extra does or did the class just see her ghost?


texts: Apart from Togepi and Ho-oH, What out-of-season pokemon have there been?

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In the first episode of pokemon, Ash sees a Ho-oH flying overhead, yet it wasn't known about (at least by Prof. Oak) until the second generation of pokemon.

When Ash hatches a Pokemon egg and gets Togepi in "who gets to keep Togepi", the pokedex comes up with nothing apart from a name.

Are there any other pokemon we get to see prior to their generation's season of the anime? (Up to generation 5)


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Most of the superpowers in the series seem to be related to two concepts, namely Elements and Maken. There are exceptions to this, like Himegami's Shikigami, but Elements and Maken are both referenced frequently, and they seem to be how most of the characters fight.

However, neither one was really explained, at least in the anime. It isn't really clear to me what either term means, and how they're related. It is clear that every character has a Maken, which is basically a unique ability or power, but there's a lot that's still confusing. For instance, for some characters, their Maken seems to be an item that they use in combat, while for others it's a power inside them. Haruko's Maken is said to be contained in a different dimension, and it opens a gate to the real world, and seems to almost be a living thing.

What are Maken, and how do they work? Also, what is the relationship between Elements and Maken?


texts: He was born on Earth but moves at incredible speeds, has incredible powers and looks very different in comparison to a human. What is he and how did he become like that?


texts: What is the difference between Sasori's Puppets and Edo Tensei?

texts: Apart from immortality, in which the puppets can be destroyed and they does not recover. Does the puppets have the same amount of chakra or they only posses only their past live ability. Lets say if pain body were converted into a puppet. Would it have the Rinnegan? Or It would be a blind puppet? How does this puppet thing work. Does it require the person or thing to be alive before a puppet is made out of it or them? OR just ant body or shell is enough.


texts: Why didn't Rukia's power transfer to Kaien dono when she pierce his heart?

texts: In the beginning of series, it is said that Shinigami can transfer his/her power by stabbing a person's heart, just like Ichigo's case both as a human and as a semi-hollow (fullbring), and in the movie, where Ichigo seperate Rukia from a hollow and a soul (non-canon). However, this does not happen when Rukia did it to Kaien dono. How could this happen?


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In Fate, can a Master summon an Extra Class Servant during a Holy Grail War, or under any circumstances?

For example, one Master summons Jeanne of the Ruler Class, and another Master summons Edmond Dantes of the Avenger Class. Can that happen?


texts: Is Mirakurun based off any particular anime/manga?

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Yuru Yuri has a lot of references to a Magical Girl series that Kyōko does alot of successful dōjin of featuring a girl called Mirakurun who Chinatsu looks like.

I am wondering if Mirakurun is actually based off any particular anime/manga or just a generic reference to the Magical Girl genre.


texts: Michiru is a fake blonde, ok. But what about Sachi and Amane's hair colors?

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Both the VN and the anime stress that Michiru is a fake blonde.

Makina and Yumiko have natural hair colors...

But what about Amane and Sachi? I don't think there are too many natural redheads in the native japanese population of the Kyoto region (where Amane's parents are from), but I am almost sure no human is born with pink hair.

Is this just a case of "anime hair", and we are supposed to overlook these two hair colors (MST3k style), or is there something else abou these characters?

What about hair color as a recurring element(as @senshin pointed) in other shows?


texts: Is there any other studio that is known for a quirk like how Shaft has its famous head tilt?

texts: I think another example of a quirk could be when an anime sometimes has the same thing or idea appearing in many of its series that the studio has produced.


texts: Translation of alphabet used in Konosuba

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Is there a complete translation of the "letters" used in the world of Konosuba? I'm talking like the ones seen on their adventurer cards. I'm positive each symbol corresponds to a letter of the English alphabet, but I want the complete list of them if possible?

Here's Megumin's card:


texts: Does removing Potara earrings of a fused character nullifies the fusion?

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Just give you some info about the Potara earrings.

  Potara Fusion is similar to the Fusion Dance technique, however unlike the Fusion Dance, the Potara Fusion is permanent.
  To use the Potara fusion, the two fusees each take one of the two earrings and put them on opposing ears. The two will automatically merge as soon as the earrings are put on.

After the fusion is done, the fused character has 2 earrings on each side of their ears, neither in the Anime nor the Manga has shown that fused character remove the Potara earrings. This makes me wonder what happens when fused character like Vegito remove one or two of the earrings, will they be separated? Or still permanently fused forever?


texts: What happens to a Titan Shifter if they die without being eaten?

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The question is very vague, so let me clear up some of the confusion and haze.

In the entirety of AoT, it is known that, to inherit the powers of a Titan Shifter, the chosen one must eat the current holder, absorbing their spinal fluid as they do so, as is the curse of Ymir. But what happens to the Titan abilities should the current Titan Shifter be killed in different circumstances, besides being eaten by the Inheritor of said power?

What if the Titan Shifter is killed in combat by being blindsided on the battlefield, for instance? Or dies under mysterious circumstances? Is the power still retained by the holder's corpse, or does the power "drain" away when they die?


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Shinobu originally didn't have a hat, but in Nekomonogatari Black, Shinobu ask Oshino to buy her that hat, he gave it to her as a reward since she was the one who resolved the problem with Black Hanekawa. But since she live in Araragi's shadow, she started to talk more and didn't wear that hat anymore, any specific reason why is that?

Shinobu in Nekomonogatari (Black), Bakemonogatari and in Nisemonogatari:


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From this picture I was unable to identify from doing a Google image search, was this picture from an anime? I am wondering where this is from since I was watching a video clip and it didn't have the names of the animes that were compiled together. This one looks interesting though.

The only details I have is that she was looking at a guy waving his hair close by to a waterfall and that she hugged this guy in this photo here.


texts: Is there a reason Yato couldn't summon Nora in the final battle of the first season of Noragami?

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Nora (a.k.a. Furuhime) retains the mark of her past masters who never officially set her free, so shouldn't she still have Yato's mark on her body, allowing him to summon her at any moment?

If he can, is there any good in-universe reason that he didn't summon her during the final battle (in episode 11) in order to disarm Rabo?  Couldn't Yato have summoned Nora, dropped her onto the ground, and then used Sekki (Yukine) to deal with a weaponless Rabo?

Bishamon is able to have multiple shinki summoned into their non-human form at once, so there is no restriction that you can only have 1 shinki in weapon form at a time.

I assume that once she has been summoned by a god, she cannot be summoned by another god.

Also, while she was in her human form in episode 11, up until Rabo summoned her into his weapon version of her (Reiki), Yato could just as easily have summoned her into his weapon version of her, and if he had done so, Rabo could no longer summon her.

Is this a plot hole: that Yato just didn't think of disarming his opponent when he easily could have done so?


texts: What is the extent of Bartolomeo's Devil Fruit power?

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Bartolomeo has quite a strong Devil Fruit.
In the Colosseum...

   ...he could block every punch with his Barrier fruit. He was really bored in this fight and had no problems at all.

 For your information, the "King Punch" he blocked from "The Fighting King" Elizabello II is said to be more powerful than a Yonko. Elizabello II - Wiki

So my question is, can he really block everything?

Can it block beams, like the Slow-Slow Beam from Foxy, and shock waves, like what Whitebeard created with his Gura Gura Fruit?


texts: A metal song on season 3 episode 3 of Boku no Hero Academia where the villains are starting in the wood

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There's a song which starts at 21:20 at season 3 episode 3 of Boku no Hero Academia where the villains are starting in the wood. It sounds like metal.

What is the name of the song?


texts: How does Myouga Unzen's "Math Language" work?

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Just recently I have watched both seasons of Medaka Box. I think it was in the early second season where Myouga Unzen first appeared and spoke in numbers. I don't know if it was just in my case, but not all of her lines were translated, so I thought that it might be interesting to know, if it's possible to translate it or if the numbers are just randomly put there.

If it's possible, please show me how or give me a reference to where it's described how to.


texts: What's the song when Mikasa talks to her squad leader while on the mission helping Eren to seal the wall with a rock in episode 12?

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On season 1 episode 12, there's a song when Mikasa talks to her squad leader while on a mission helping Eren to seal the wall with a rock, as shown on the following picture.

What's that song?


texts: An anime from the 70's or 80's which had a scene of a large guy gunning down teddy bears

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The anime was from the 1970's or the very early 1980's. I really don't have much to go on, I'm afraid, but it was Sci-Fi, and I'm pretty sure it had robots in it as well as humanoid characters. They were on a journey/quest, and, this may be the best clue, there was a disturbing scene (remember, I was young!) where a large guy with a beard or mustache was gunning down teddy bears (or cute bears of some kind) in a room with what looked like an M60 machine gun.

This has been driving me NUTS! Please, if anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. :)


texts: Why are the seven deadly sins used so often in anime?

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Pretty much as my question states itself. Why are the seven deadly sins used so often?

In a lot of anime I have watched/re-watched, lately I notice either a reference to the 7 deadly sins or their use. For example, in anime like Full Metal Alchemist and Soul Eater, these 7 sins are referenced as an obstacle to bypass or enemies to overcome.

Is there a specific reason for this? Or is this a reference of them being beyond sin?


texts: Any important information I need to know if I'm skipping the filler episodes of Bleach?

texts: I'm watching only the cannon episodes and am on ep. 111. However it seems that I missed a lot during the filler (i.e. the people with Kon.). Is this relevant information or something I should just look past?


texts: What is the origin of the "this is a work of fiction" explanation? Is it a trope?

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At the beginning or end of episodes of anime I sometimes see a disclaimer similar to this:

This program is a work of fiction.
Any resemblance to people, parties,
or situations is purely coincidental.

Is this a trope? Or is there some Japanese regulation that sometimes applies to these shows?

The above quote was taken from the end of Durarara! ep 1x13 to be exact.


texts: Do Shanks or Buggy know the location of the One Piece?

texts: Both Shanks and Buggy were apprentices on Gol D. Roger's ships. I had this doubt that whether they know the location of One Piece, shouldn't they know considering they were on the ship?


texts: I'm on episode 7 of Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works, where Assassin has shown up. From what I have read, his sword is a long katana, but it doesn't have a tsuba (hand guard). As far as I know about katana, they can have shirasaya (mountings without tsuba), but they weren't used for battle. Was the sword just a katana that they didn't bother to put a tsuba on for stylistic reasons, or was it actually a different kind of sword?


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There are episodes where the 5-year-old Himawari appeared from a dark cloud. She often visited the "Lavender" coffee shop at the end of each episode, and I wonder what's the relationship between the manager and her.

Who's the "Lavender" coffee shop manager?


texts: Does Layla have some sort of connection to the X777 event?

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We all know that the dragons apparently disappeared in the year X777. At the same time, Lucy's mother, Layla Heartfilia, died at the age of 29. I don't know the cause of her death, it's just that I know she passed away at the same year.

Layla Heartfilia seemed to be a powerful Celestial mage given that she had three Golden keys (Aquarius, Capricorn, and Cancer; these three are pretty powerful too) and she probably had more than that (Silver keys or something).

It hasn't been mentioned whether Layla died the same day the dragons disappeared, just that it's the same year, or has it? So I was wondering, could she have had some sort of connection with the disappearance of the dragons?

Yes, the truth about the disappearance of the dragons has been revealed and all, but I still think that there's still something behind this.

  Too bad the dragons can't reveal anything anymore.


texts: Why is it said that the Tsukihime anime "does not exist"?

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I've been hearing people talk about how the 2003 Tsukihime anime "does not exist", for example, here and here. I wonder why that is, when the anime had great art and music for its time. On the other hand, I don't hear people saying Studio Deen's Fate/stay night anime does not exist, even though it has had its fair share of criticisms.

So why has the Tsukihime anime acquired this hate? How and when did the saying start to spread, and do the Japanese audiences also echo this phrase online?


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Looking through the Wikipedia article of Koufuku Graffiti, I noticed that Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names are missing. It is also missing on the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article. Since Japanese Wikipedia is usually very detailed about terminology and character names, the last name being missing suggest that it is not yet revealed at the moment.

What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names? Has it been revealed in the manga? Is there any official reason why their last names are kept secret?


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This question contains spoiler.

   As we know, Rikudo Sennin sealed the Jubi inside him and before he died, he banned its body with Chibaku Tensei and created the moon. We also know, that when the body was freed by Madara, it served him as Gedo Mazo. But how did Madara free the Gedo Mazo? Is there any reference in the manga/anime?


texts: Why did Sinon act strangely when Kirito grabbed her tail?

texts: I noticed in an episode of Sword Art Online II (Calibur arc) that Sinon (a Cait Sith) reacted strangely when Kirito grabbed her tail. Silica (also a Cath Sith) noticed this but it seems that she too (just like me) has no idea. What happened here?


texts: What Mangekyo Sharingan power does Itachi have?

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Kakashi and Obito, have Mangekyo Sharingan powers but what power does Itachi have?

I tried researching it but nothing is helping.


texts: What song is playing at the beginning of episode 6 of Tokyo Ghoul √A?

texts: The song is played during 0:29-1:05 when Amon and Shinohara are talking about Kaneki.


texts: Is Keiko Numata's backstory the same in the anime as it is in the the novel?

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In the novel, it says that Keiko Numata became an insane crone murderer due to Ikuo's death. However, she commits suicide by biting off her tongue in the novel, while in the anime she is stopped by Chibiki and she is seen to have stab wounds in her back.

I am wondering if her backstory (going insane and all) is the same as it is in the novel - or did something else happen in the anime which relates to her stab wounds?


texts: Why is this person still alive in the ending?

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I just finished watching Psycho Pass 2, an was wondering why Kamui Kirito is shown in the ending, sitting inside an isolation chamber?

It's clearly shown how Sakuya Togane and Kamui shoot each other: Kamui is getting a direct hit, and Togane looses his arm resulting in his death a few minutes later. I don't get how Kamui should have survived this...


texts: Are the events in this manga panel happening simultaneously?

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I know manga is usually read right to left, top to bottom, but this panel confuses me a bit.

The guy on the right looks all annoyed and "!" first, and then we have the blonde sliding in like 'are you guys on a date too?', but chronologically isn't this a contradiction? Shouldn't we have seen the main character ask his question first and then spiky guy's reaction?

Or is this panel showing things simultaneously?

If someone could show me in what direction/chronology I'm supposed to read/understand this, it'd really help.


texts: Is Ludociel the fastest character in Nanatsu no Taizai?

texts: So the archangel Ludociel was given the grace "flash" by the Supreme Deity. It's said he can move almost instantly. Does this make him the fastest character in the series? Or do characters like Meliodas or Ban who have been shown to be very fast compete with his speed?


texts: Why does the artwork look different before the OP plays?

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In the couple of minutes before the Opening plays in Bunny/Usagi Drop there seems to be a notifiable different in how the artwork is to the rest of the episode

Pre Opening

Post Opening

why is it that the artwork appears to be different like this?


texts: Why is Galactic Railroad mentioned in an Utena duel song?

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In episode 12 of Revolutionary Girl Utena, part of the chorus song for the Tenjou-Touga duel is:

  Oh, dance! Your dream, three of the seven wonders of the world,
  carried here on the Galactic Railroad.

Now, I'm assuming that means this Galactic Railroad. I know Utena's dialog, especially the duel chorus songs, are pretty vague and cryptic, but is there some significance/obvious meaning to the reference?

Note: Not really a cross-over, but that's the closest tag I could find for cross-anime references.


texts: In what order should I watch the various parts of Love, Chuunibyou & other Delusions?

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Now I noticed that this question has been slightly answered before but for absolute clarity, I need to know.

I came across these titles.

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Lite
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Specials
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren: The Rikka Wars
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! The Movie Lite

Now because of my lack of knowledge as far as OVAs, ONAs, base series, and movies go in the anime genre exactly what is the chronological order of this list? And is it missing any titles from this series?

Oh, and I just finished the first season and if anything I know that I am supposed to watch the first lite series next right? Then the movie? (Ren specials and Rikka Wars, what order are these in?)


texts: Is there a name for the abbreviated (usually three syllable) title?

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Surely the act of abbreviating an anime title to three syllables has a name...? And what is that name? (some of these will show my age)

╔═════════════════════════════════════════════╦═══════════╗
║                  Full Name                  ║ Shortened ║
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║ Kodomo no Omocha                            ║ Kodocha   ║
║ Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu             ║ Hareguu   ║
║ Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai ║ Oreimo    ║
║ Fruits Basket                               ║ Furuba    ║
║ Japanese Animation                          ║ Anime     ║
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texts: Does anime really account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment?

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I see some variation of this self-proclaimed unattributed fact on the web:

  Anime accounts for 60% of the world's animation-based entertainment. So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country.

How true is this fact? What was the original source? What about the other 40%?


texts: What is the name of soundtrack in attack on titan season 3 part 2 trailer

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I want to know the exactly sound track name in this trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3mo2TZGXlM

All what I get is soundtracks name is like this not same one?


texts: What happened to Colt after the Chimera Ant Arc?

texts: Reina reunited with her mom at the end of Chimera Ant Arc, but does Colt ever get to reunite with his mom in the manga, or does he stay with (girl) Kite? Also, when Colt met his mother while the chimera ants were hunting for humans, did he know that was his mother when he was a human?


texts: Four people excluded from the kill list of Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath

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In Overlord Season 3 Episode 12, Ainz decides to use the baby goats (Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath) to show his power to the other countries.

  Begin pursuit, my adorable baby goats!

  That's right. There are three... No, four people that you must not kill. Do not hurt those select four!

Who are these people? And why are they excluded from the killing list?


texts: Is there an audio commentary for Ghost In The Shell series and movies?

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I'd like to know if there are audio commentaries from the creators of GITS series and movies. Of all the things I've seen GITS has the most unexplained moments, so I'd like to find out what those things could mean. I'm also interested in commentary for the new Arise series.

I also think asking a bunch of separate questions might not be the best idea, so I'd like to find out some answers by myself listening to the commentary track(s).


texts: What does Krillin's "Tacos" shirt refer to?

texts: In Dragon Ball Super, Krilin wears a t-shirt with the word "Tacos" on it. What does it mean? Is it the Mexican "tacos" food, or is it the Japanese "takos" (which means octopuses, which are eaten in Japan, and may also be spelt "tacos") or is it something else?


texts: In Naruto, why were women chosen to be Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi?

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So we are told that during pregnancy the seal weakens. And we can see that in the Kushina episodes. But if the seal weakens during pregnancy, why would they even allow women to become Jinchuuriki? Isn't it way safer to just appoint a man to the role? Do they have anything to gain from appointing a woman? I mean.. Kushina was a woman... the Kyuubi's previous Jinchuuriki was also a woman. Why is that?

When discussing who the next Jinchuuriki will be did  nobody raise they hands and go like "That's not a good choice at all! You guys do realize if she wants t have kids we'll need to organize a super-secret plan to exploit this. To which I'm sure somebody said "It's OK, it's not like some random naked man is going to attack us while she's giving birth and exploit this mechanic.... right?"


texts: Why are the episodes named after literary works?

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I noticed every episode of Parasyte, with the exception of the last one (which shares the title of the anime, Parasyte), is named after a literary work:

The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
The Devil in the Flesh, Raymond Radiguet
Symposium, Plato
Tangled Hair, Akiko Yosano
The Stranger, Albert Camus
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
A Dark Night's Passing, Shiga Naoya
Freezing Point, Ayako Miura
Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche
What Mad Universe, Fredric Brown
The Blue Bird, Maurice Maeterlinck
Heart, Natsume Souseki
Hello Sadness, Françoise Sagan
The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
Happy Family, Lu Xun
The Adventure of the Dying Detective, Arthur Conan Doyle
More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Sex and Spirit, Clifford Bishop (this is the only one I am unsure of, since no link is available yet on the wikipedia page on the anime, so I had to do some research)
Quiescence and Awakening
Life and Oath

Why do the episode have these works' titles as their own? Were these significant pieces of literature for Parasyte's creator?
Or are the titles somehow related to what happens on each episode? I can see the relation in the first two episodes, the 5th, the 15th and the 20th. But I don't recall precisely what events happened in other episodes, so I can't compare them to the titles (also because I hadn't noticed they were references before).
Also related, and may help to answer the other questions: were these titles chosen solely for the anime or do the chapters (or at least some of them) use them too?

EDIT

I found a post on reddit that says:

  And the name of the first episode, Metamorphosis, is writer Hitoshi Iwaaki's inspiration for the whole series.

There is no source or reference backing that up, though.
Just edited that in so that there's at least somewhere to start looking, if the claim in the post is correct.

EDIT 2

The latest two episodes still aren't referenced in Wikipedia, and I have no idea what work they could be alluding to. If anyone knows what piece of literature they are a reference to, please edit my post accordingly.


texts: What's this vocal piece in the beginning of episode 18?

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I'm on episode 18 of Cowboy Bebop, and I noticed vocal background music sung by a male singer that seemed rather classical in style at the beginning, when there is a montage of Faye at a horserace.

What is the title of this piece? Is it something classical music, or is it an original soundtrack-specific composition? The Wikia for the episode doesn't seem to give me anything.


texts: Who is the boy in the coffin in the last episode (of the Gemini of the Meteor)?

texts: Who is the boy in the coffin that wakes up in the last episode of the second season, Gemini of the Meteor? What significance does he play? Why does he look like Yin?


texts: How did everyone end up on Kamine island?

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When Lelouch ordered Suzaku to live, Schneitzels Avalon started blasting everything.

But how did everyone get to Kamine island?
How did the other Black Knights get out of that mess and not go to Kamine island?
How come Black Knights couldn't know where the other team has ended up, they were just next to each other?
How did Princess Euphemia end up there?

And there is a scene were C.C is possibly talking to Marianne and there is a mention that she sent them there? Whats going on, seems like I missed something?


texts: What is the harpsichord music being played at the school?

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In episode 5 of Flip Flappers, Papika and Cocona end up in what Yayaka later reveals to be a day-long time loop. (This does not come as a surprise: prior to the announcement, we see Papika and Cocona repeat what is implied to the exact same routine every day, and the doll whose head Cocona moves in the evening always faces its original direction in the morning.)

One of the events of this repeated day is a music lesson: Papika and Cocona sit in a circle with some other students around some candles, and two students are playing a keyboard instrument. In the background, harpsichord music starts playing and runs until the bedroom scene. This occurs in each instance of the routine (music, library, tea, embroidery) that we see prior to Yayaka's confrontation with Cocona.

What is the music being played? (If it is an original composition for the anime, is there a track title that someone can point me to? If it isn't, what is the title and composer of the excerpted piece?)


texts: How much time has passed between the final fight and Sasuke Shinden (anime)?

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Between the end of the Naruto and Sasuke fight (ep 479) and the beginning of Sasuke Shinden (ep 484), you can see that most of the characters have not only received a new set of clothes and hairstyle but have also aged quite a bit.

So how much time has passed?


texts: How was Goku able to teleport to the "Other World"?

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In DBZ, Goku has teleported several times to the "Other World" (a place presumably inhabited by souls), his most significant trip there being when he brought Cell in his second form there to prevent him from blowing up the earth and one another occasion Piccolo was summoned there too before being summoned to Namek. King Kai's planet is at the end of Snake Way and Snake Way is in the "Other World".

This brings about the question of where exactly is it located and wouldn't that mean that a 'dead' Goku could have easily teleported back to earth just the same as if he were alive?


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I had never heard the word "oranyan" before reading this question. The question made it sound like the term referred to a male tsundere.

I searched this site for more mentions of "oranyan", but only found the linked question. I Googled for more info, but the only results I found aside from this TV Tropes page on tsundere and the question I linked above referred to the mythical founder of the Oyo Empire of Yoruba, which I'm pretty sure has nothing to do with the anime meaning of this term. The TV Tropes page just says "oranyan" is another word for "tsundere" which "is sometimes used to refer to a male tsundere character—incorrectly since it means the complete opposite".

TV Tropes's reputation for accuracy aside, the linguist in me wants to nitpick that statement because of its implicit prescriptivist assumptions about "correct" use of language; for this question, I'm going to ask that answers take the linguist's viewpoint and define "oranyan" as whatever the majority of people think "oranyan" means, and to please explain the situation if no majority definition exists, or if the majority definition differs between Japanese and Western fans.

So, here's what I'm curious about:

What's the etymology of the term "oranyan"?
Is there any basis to TV Tropes's claim that it means the exact opposite of 'male tsundere'?
In the common usage of the term, is there some difference in meaning from 'tsundere' aside from the sex of the character?


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As Himawari was able to awaken Byakugan, is it possible that Boruto will also be able to use it?

I am in doubt because, if we take the Uchiha family as an example, then every member of their family has the ability to use Sharingan. I would guess this also applies to the Byakugan users.

Sasuke's child Sarada also awakened her Sharingan even though Sakura was not a Sharingan user.

So in that case, is it possible that Boruto will be able to use the Byakugan in the future? If not, then does it have something to do with genes?


texts: Does "One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta" have anything related to the Alabasta arc in the anime series?

texts: Does One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta have anything to do with the Alabasta arc in the anime series?


texts: Did Kakashi use genjutsu before the end of the Fourth Shinobi War?

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When you have the Sharingan, you can perform a genjutsu on a person for example, every Uchiha can use this ability. But what about Kakashi? He is not an Uchiha but can he perform genjutsu? If yes, please list it down.

Note: I'm not referring to after the Fourth Shinobi World War, since we know that after the war, Kakashi doesn't have the Sharingan.


texts: Would it be possible to indirectly kill people?

texts: When John Zeärtö would write: Johnny Riler Accident. Tomorrow Johnny Riler will receive a piece from the death note. He writes the true name from the person who uses the alias Xavier. Would that work? (And yes Johnny knows the true name)


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As we read in the Fairy Tail manga,

  Because of choosing to stay human, the two seeds inside Natsu's body(Dragon seed & Demon seed) was vanished

Does that mean,  END(Etheriois Natsu Dragneel) is dead?

I have another reason of suspicion because of Zeref Dragneel.As we know,

  Zeref is the one who revived Natsu as his strongest demon of book of zeref, END

So now that Zeref is dead, isn't it normal for END to be dead too?


texts: Why are people so eager to grab Shisui's eyes even though it activates rarely?

texts: Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan casts the mind-control genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, but it activates only once in a decade. Why are people so eager to grab his eyes?


texts: Where I can buy/rent digital versions of Studio Ghibli films?

texts: To be honest, I’m mostly interested in Hayao Miyazaki’s films (My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo). They aren’t available on Netflix, iTunes, the PS3 or Xbox VOD services despite other Disney-owned movies (Pixar movies for example) being available there. Has Disney ever put any of Ghibli's films in any digital distribution service?


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Each spider has a spider tattoo with their member number tattooed somewhere on their body. Shizukus is on her hip, for example.

As they are thiefs, anonymity is a valued good, so I can't imagine them going to a tattoo parlor. At least not without disposing of the entire staff afterwards.

Does one of the members take to tattooing? But how does this happen then:

   All of the spiders are experienced Nen users. When tattooing Hisoka surely the artist would've recognized that they were not tattooing real skin, but rather Texture Surprise. Since Texture Surprise was inspired by a chewing gum wrapper, I wonder if that would even work in the first place, since tattooing paper is probably not very fruitful.