texts: Does the manga continue the story from the anime?

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I just finished watching Full Moon wo Sagashite. I wished it got 2nd season, but that's not going to happen. So, I decided to read the manga.

However, does the manga continue the story from the anime's ending? If yes, from which chapter?


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From the current chapters of Naruto, it is revealed, that Rikudou Sennin has a brother who also sealed the juubi in himself. That means there are two juubis in the world. If Madara has/had control of one of them, where could the other be hidden? His presence in the world for now is speculation. But as the Rabbit Goddess had Byakugan, this could mean that this brother may have been the Hyuuga's ancestor, which would mean Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuuga are indeed related, but Hyuuga and Uchiha could never be able to use the other's doujutsu, because of difference in ancestor.

So in essence, I'm asking, where could the second Juubi presumably be, is it not possible that the brother is the Hyuuga ancestor? For now this is all speculation, but I have a feeling that Kishimoto will end this series with a few plot holes, so I want to see other users' ideas on these questions.


texts: Looking for a "game anime" with summoning monsters using stone circles

texts: I'm looking for an anime I saw when I was a kid. It was a game anime, rather typical, where a kid falls into a game and is trying to escape. I can remember that the characters fought using some kind of monster. They only had to summon it once, and did so by placing a stone circle into some kind of receiver. The main character's monster was called "Sweetcake", I think, and he was joined by a blonde girl and someone else. Pretty sure Sweetcake could talk, too. Does anyone know what this anime might be?


texts: What do those symbols on the costume of the Sage of The Six Path represent?

texts: I'm referring to those red "symbols" which are, as I've found out, called Magatamas. I'm interested in knowing the fact that, do they representing something important or are they just some kind of ornaments?


texts: What are the requirements to wield God ki?

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We have seen quite a bit of change from battle of the gods to the universal tournament arc in super.

So far as I know some supreme kai, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and gods all can use god ki.

Goku has both red and blue ss forms. While the other saiyans can use or halfway use blue.

Is blue just kind of becoming the next level of evolution for ki? Or are there specific requirements that need to be met in order to tap into god ki?

Has the show or manga elaborated on this at all?


texts: Why are Fairy Tail and Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest separate series?

texts: Someone please explain why Mashima continued Fairy Tail under another title. Why is this under a different name when the 100 Years Quest could also be included in the first Fairy Tail as a different arc?


texts: It is said Chimera Ants made from humans keep some of the characteristics from their human life. Do we have any hint about Meruem's human identity ?


texts: Did Saitama's serious punch physically touch this character?

texts: In the finale of season 1, did Saitama's serious punch physically touch Lord Boros or was it just the after-effect of the punch that hit Boros?


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I was reviewing my question about how the killer got on the roof and it suddenly struck me how weird the scene I posted in that question was.

Here it is again for reference:

In this scene, we see Yamane introducing Miki to her own aunt. We later find out that Miki was actually Dr. Magata. Did Dr. Magata really have a sister, or not? I ask because I find that it's weird that the Aunt would not know her niece, or at least know if her brother/sister had children. It also seems weird that they would not have met. I remember that while Dr. Magata was acting as Miki she told Professor Saikawa that she was raised in America, away from Dr. Magata. However, even that sounds strange as Dr. Magata's parents were not separated.

On the other hand, it seems ever more odd if she didn't have a sister, because that would mean the aunt should have known right away that Miki was an imposter.


texts: Looking for a horror manga I read some years ago

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I read it probably one or two years ago, but I'm pretty sure it was older than that. Its art style was extremely detailed, maybe even too much so. It was quite violent as well (e.g. at some point a character throws a sink or something like that through the body of another one).

The story was about a group of students (maybe high school, not too sure about that) who "build" a Frankenstein-ish monster which should serve them in doing... something? I can't really remember.

The monster at the end rebels against the group and slaughters them all.

They kidnap and maybe rape one of their teachers.

The leader of the group had some kind of "black star", and at some point he meets a fortune teller who tells him that the black star is a mark of great evil and that people like Hitler had one, but also that the boy would be even more successful than them.

I am pretty sure it had an anime adaptation, but it was less gory and wasn't well accepted.

EDIT: I'm absolutely not sure about this, but the title may have been the name of the creature.


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During the Great War, Kabuto resurrects a lot of very, very powerful shinobi (Madara or Hashirama the 1st, e.g.). However, he doesn't bring someone as powerful and impactful as Jiraiya.

My girlfriend pointed this out a few days ago and since now, I wasn't able to find a reason. I see that this Edo Tensei no Jutsu brings up some questions (about more Uchiha's or even Orochimaru) on the table, but it seems that everyone forgot Jiraiya in this equation.

Why didn't Kabuto resurrect Jiraiya during the Great War?


texts: Is the Fruit of Grisaia an actual fruit?

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Having played a fair bit of -LE FRUIT DE LA GRISAIA- (Grisaia no Kajitsu, literally "The Fruit of Grisaia"), I have to admit that the title has confused me more than anything else. It seems to have very little to do with the plot of the VN, at least so far.

What is the meaning of the title? Is it titled after an actual fruit, and if so what is the fruit? Also, what significance does it have to the plot?


texts: How does the checkpoint get upgraded in Re:Zero?

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Spoiler Alert

As we have seen in Re:zero, Subaru wakes up in a certain palace after he dies, which is a checkpoint. As the story progresses, we see the upgrade in checkpoint as in normal games.

In most of the games, checkpoint is upgraded (in case of Auto) when you reach certain places or after you've completed certain tasks. The gamer is notified or knows when checkpoint is upgraded; it was not in Subaru's case.

The checkpoints are:

In front of shopkeeper
Bed, in the palace where Emilia lives
The big tree, where they killed the white whale

The checkpoint is upgraded after the task has been completed. But that was not the case, when Rem was saved from the dogs from the forest, it was a task that has been completed but when Subaru returned from death, in the witch cult arc the save point was in front of shopkeeper but not the palace's bed.

From this, a task is not the only thing that triggers the upgrade, but place also plays a role. If that is the reason then the place where big tree is around should have been the save place because Subaru passed that tree but did not stop there.

From all the conditions, checkpoint upgrade not only depends on place and task but other things also. These conditions are just the guess or conclusion derived from above cases. And Subaru also doesn't know how upgrade works and upgrade checkpoint manually, like going some place and doing some thing, e.g talking with the shopkeeper.

How does the checkpoint get upgraded, and what are the conditions required for upgrade?


texts: When an anime character is embarrassed, they often draw him/her with a sweat droplet.  Which artist came up with this idea and how did it become so prevalent in anime/manga?


texts: Inconsistency with regard to an event in the Resurrection of Freiza Arc and the Future Trunks arc

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During the ROF arc, we see Gohan powering up to his maximum (to an extent capable of almost of destroying himself), to allow Goku to detect his energy and use the instant transmission and get back from Beerus's world.

In episode 47 right before the Future Trunks arc, while Goku and Picollo are picking lettuce off the field, when Goku tries to go to Beerus's world, we see him not being able to detect Vegeta's energy until he turns SSJB. Him not being able to the first time, when he found out that Vegeta had gone off training on his own makes sense because Vegeta had gotten a lot stronger and it was stated that his ki was completely different. This time around, it didn't. It's obvious base Vegeta was a lot stronger than what Gohan powered up to during the ROF arc.

To top it all off, once Bulma contacts Vegeta and Goku regarding Future Trunks, we see Kid Trunks turning SSJ and barely powering up which was sufficient for Goku to find. Kid Trunks wasn't obviously stronger than Gohan or powered up to the extent Gohan did during the ROF arc. Which again doesn't make sense.

Many might argue that this is because Goku is now used to travelling to and fro and he wasn't then but you have to realise that instant transmission has nothing to do with being familiar with the place. It has to do more with detecting ki.

Is this in general bad writing and inconsistencies? Or is there a particular reason for the above listed events?


texts: Does Okabe meet Maho in the Steins;Gate world line? If he does, how?

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In Steins;Gate 0, does Okabe meet Maho in the Steins;Gate world line? If he does, how?
Don't know if he does. I think it's up to our imagination, but maybe Okabe does meet Maho.


texts: I know that they generate energy and they're used like power plants but there's also a person or creature of some sort inside. What are the plants exactly and how is it that Vash can communicate with them?


texts: Horror anime about vampires hunted down by humans

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Hello :) so I saw only part of it a while back and so I only know a little bit about it.

It was definitely on the horror side - there were humans vs vampires and (I dont know if it was for just that episode or if it was the entire series) but the humans were the ones hunting down the vampires. The vampires weren't evil and were just regular humans, but the humans were rude.

The scene I saw went something like this:
Some vampires are crawling through a narrow tunnel (head to butt) trying to escape the humans - they are obviously panicked and some are crying. Then one by one, the humans begin to rip them out of the tunnel. Pretty gruesome. After they rip them all out, you can see a massacre of bodies around as a large man comes up to one of the vampires (Who is burning, if I remember correctly because of the sun) and he says something that makes it evident that his son was killed by a vampire and then he kills her and the rest of the humans around him console him.

I'm afraid that is all I know, any help would be extremely appreciated! <3


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The word Akarin seems related to the fact that Akari is considered as a transparent person. As an example, every time Akari becomes transparent, the word Akarin appears.

What's more, Akari seems to dislike this word.

What does Akarin means? What is its etymology?


texts: How are short anime scheduled to be broadcast in Japan?

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Normally, anime is about 23 minutes long. With the addition of ads, it will take about 30 minutes for one episode to air which is what one time slot normally is. Yet, some anime like Miss Monochrome and Tonari no Seki-kun are not 23 minutes long. They are just around 6 minutes long, approximately a quarter the length.

How are these shows scheduled? Do they air along with other short anime so that they can make a total of 30 minutes in a time slot?


texts: Why isn't Misaka Mikoto's face widely recognized?

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In a city where 1,800,000 teenagers are struggling towards the same goal (esper improvement), having only seven level 5 students would automatically bump them into celebrity status.

Tokiwadai's uniform was always easily recognized even by Skill Outs (usually followed by panic when they "remember" that school's top ace).

Misaka did a swimsuit modeling campaign. Hard to believe the company wouldn't use the "Railgun wears our brand" selling point.

Misaka is also well known to jump into the fray even when the fray doesn't want her there.

Is there any in-series explanation why doesn't everyone in Academy City know Misaka's face?  The out-of-series explanation is not of interest (e.g., "The author wrote that way," etc).


texts: Where do the remains of the Sage of the Six Paths lie?

texts: After the Sage of the Six Paths died, what happened with his remains? Did he seal himself from somewhere or did his clan bury his body elsewhere? Did those become the Tailed Beasts?


texts: In Steins;Gate, aren't the time machine crash and screaming mutually exclusive?

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When the time machine crash occurs, the time machine is damaged, because John Titor didn't calculate the co-ordinates correctly, so she can't travel back in time, ergo, Okabe can't go with her, and thus he can't scream. But in case of screaming, it was Okabe who went back in time, so the time machine landed correctly, ergo, no crash happened.

Despite this, the first episode shows both of them happening same day.

Aren't these two events contradicting each other?


texts: If the story and the names of Arslan are Persian, why is the theme Japanese?

texts: I am from Iran and I saw just a few episodes. This story was famous in my parents' childhood and I really wonder why it is so different from the original story (the author is called Naghibolmamaulek). And why is the theme completely different from Persia?


texts: What is the name of the song/piece playing in Full Metal Alchemist episode 6 at 6:48?

texts: In Full Metal Alchemist (2003) episode 6 at 6:48, there's a song playing. What is the name of this piece?


texts: In what episode of Naruto did the chief turn out to be evil?

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I watched an episode where Naruto met a girl who could see the Kyubi inside of him but I can't find the episode.

Who knows the episode where that happened?


texts: How did Madara really obtain his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

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Regarding Madara's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, there are three canon stories on how he obtained it.

The first version is mentioned by Itachi, while explaining the Mangekyou to Sasuke. In this version, he tells that Madara took his brother's eyes. Itachi shows the scene to Sasuke through Genjutsu, where Madara places his fingers over Izuna's eye and Izuna is surprised by the action. This would mean a forceful extraction.

The second version is told by Obito, acting as Madara. He explains to Sasuke that Izuna willingly gave his eyes to him (Madara), to protect the clan from the dangers of the fame.

The third version is told by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, when he was reincarnated by Orochimaru. He tells that Izuna succumbed to the wounds (during the warring period) caused by Tobirama Senju. And it is assumed that Madara took his brother's eyes after he died.

So which version is the actual one? Or is it a mix of all three?


texts: Do people notice Kaneki's hair changing?

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Kaneki's hair turns white

   after being tortured by Jason.

In the manga, it is a little bit better explained, but the point is: in chapter 62 of the manga, Jason just walks into the room with his hair white, and Jason doesn't even notice it? I know Rize noticed it, but did Jason or anyone else do so?


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Which manga chapters are covered by both season of Kamisama Hajimemashita anime?

Alternatively, if I am to pick up the story where the anime left off, what chapter should I begin reading?


texts: Did Kakashi ever love Rin or at least feel anything for her?

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Well like the question says, Did Kakashi ever love Rin or feel anything for her?

I'm wondering if Kakashi ever loved or at least liked Rin. I'm wondering this because he got the Mangekyou after he killed her. The Mangekyou is initially awakened by the trauma suffered from witnessing the death of someone close to the user. Meaning someone you love deeply.

Also in the flashbacks that either Minato, Kakashi, or Obito have it shows that Kakashi was never rude or mean to Rin. Every time Kakashi was mean to Obito, Rin always tried to make him go easy on him. Than Kakashi always replied nicely to her, calming down his tone and speech pattern.

   When the people from the Rain village captured Rin and made her into Isobu's, Three-Tails, jinchuriki Kakashi went to rescue her. After he rescued her they tried running away. At one moment Rin told Kakashi to kill her. He quickly denied saying he promised Obito he was going to protect her. Later on, he was going to kill an enemy with his Chidori Sadly she jumped in front of him killing herself and traumatizing Kakashi. This made Kakashi and Obito, who was watching them, awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

So my question is if Kakashi ever feels anything for Rin, either loves her or at least cared for her.


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In One Piece, Luffy has a technique called "Gear 4th", which allows him to transform into an enhanced version of himself, further bolstered by Haki. This technique has a time limit, and when time is up, Luffy reverts back to his normal form, and cannot use Haki for 10 minutes. This is mentioned in Chapter 728.

Unlike other shounen series, Haki is an ability that is fueled by the user's willpower. It is not dependent on their physical strength or stamina. This is further proven when Sanji was able to still use his Haki normally, even when trapped in Nami's body during the Punk Hazard arc.

So my question is, how is it possible for a person -especially a person as strong willed as Luffy- to run out of willpower? Is willpower something that can just "run out" like that?


texts: Why can't all Level Ds drink blood from blood capsules?

texts: In Vampire Knight, some Level Ds, vampires who were turned by other vampires, are unable to metabolize blood created from blood tablets (synthetic blood created by the Night Class). That is said clearly in the story, but is it ever explained?


texts: Why Marlene is a better pilot than Alicia, if Alicia was a sleeper and has B cells?

texts: In Blue Gender episode 19, in a mission where Marlene wasnt on Earth but in second Earth, a pilot tells Alicia she will be the support of Yuji instead of Marlene (since Marlene isnt there). And another pilot asks if Alicia is prepared to replace Marlene. Why is so? Arent former sleepers with B cells supposed to be almost super humans with close to perfect combat skills? How can Marlene be better than Alicia then?


texts: Is Yuri as a genre ever referred to to using Katakana or is it only just kanji?

texts: I know that the yuri genre is written with kanji and I was wondering, is katakana ever used to write or refer to the genre when used in a discussion. I myself have never seen it, but I wanted to know if anyone who knows japanese has?


texts: What's the name of the song playing when Mr. 3 uses his Wax Wax Mansion ability on Luffy during the Little Garden Arc?

texts: What is the song playing when Mr. 3 uses his Wax Wax Mansion ability on Luffy during the Little Garden arc (I think it's episode 75 ish)? I've been searching for it ever since I heard it, but no luck.


texts: Could an Ukaku ghoul beat a Rinkaku ghoul?

texts: So, when Kaneki tried to eat Hide, Touka took him on, and, according to Yoshimura, beat the *#@$ out of him. However, I feel like it wasn't a fair fight, seeing as Kaneki didn't know anything about how to use his kagune, what type of kagune Touka had, or even what types he was weak against. so, inexperienced and untrained as he was, Kaneki was obviously no match for someone who was familiar with their kagune and knew how to use it, therefore Touka had a guaranteed victory. However, if a experienced Rinkaku ghoul and an experienced Ukaku ghoul went for each others throats, who would win in the end? Ukaku ghouls have their speed and long-range projectiles, but don't have the stamina to match. Meanwhile Rinkaku ghouls have their sturdiness and extremely fast regeneration, but brittle, fragile kagune due to their RC Cells being more similar to liquids than that of other ghouls. Ukaku ghouls are weak against Koukaku ghouls, and strong against Bikaku ghouls. Rinkaku ghouls are weak against Bikaku ghouls, and strong against Koukaku ghouls. Who would win in a death match between the two?


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Why didn't L ever look at Light Yagami's Search history? Or why didn't the show ever address the fact that Light was looking up these criminals minutes before they died? That would trigger at least some sort of data traffic algorithm either set up by L or the Japanese government. So it seems to me that if any of these characters are as intelligent as the show makes them out to be they would've thought to look at his search history.

Don't tell me he probable cleared it or used an incognito tab because

Even if he cleared it his IP is registered on all of the Wikipedia and news sites for the criminals he researched and
They didn't state he used an incognito tab in the show so you can't assume that is the case.
ALSO Incognito doesn't even stop you from being tracked completely.

I swear this entire show is resolved by looking at his computers footprint. Also Given L literally lives on a laptop in the beginning of his character development, you'd think he'd know enough about computers and web traffic to realize how easy it would be to find "Kira".


texts: Where do the American and Japanese Transformers franchises meet?

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The original Transformers TV series was created by the American company Hasbro, and was adapted into Japanese as well. At some point, the Japanese franchise split off into its own continuity, launching its own set of sequels and spin offs.

The questions is: What part of the American franchise is considered canon by the Japanese one? Minor details such as name changes are not to be taken into consideration.


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In Toaru Majutsu no Index, there are currently about 20 saints

   as of before the Acqua of the Back-Arc.

So far I've read until the arc named in the spoiler and I'm wondering, how you become a saint and what makes a saint?

   Kanzaki mentions that she was born with that ability, so it's most likely that it's a trait that one has all his life. But it seemed to me, that Acqua of the Back wasn't a saint back when he worked for England; Is this wrong or did he become a saint when he became a part of Gods right Seat?
 It also seems, that a life of a saint doesn't depend on being a saint, because Acqua comes back later.

Are saints just extremely powerful? Or do they have another special trait?


texts: What card game are they playing in S02E12?

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In the twelfth episode of the second season of Hibike Euphonium, some of the main characters are playing a card game before going to bed.

Apparently it has to do something with reaching classes, because Kumiko mentions not even getting out of middle class after Midori announced that "Revolution's over".


texts: Is the "Ace" position in Haikyuu just made up for the manga/anime?

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I've had a look online and can't find any evidence that the term "Ace" refers to a position in volleyball; the only definition I could find was that of a service ace.

Is this term solely used for the sake of the anime/manga or is there any evidence that points to its use in real life?


texts: What is the button Heero pushed when he and Relena first met in the beach?

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In episode 1 of Gundam Wing, after Wing Gundam was sent crashing down with a Leo on the bottom of the ocean, Relena sees Heero unconcious lying on the shore. When Heero woke up his helmet was removed and he immediately covered his face while asking Relena "Did you see my face?" as shown in this picture.

He then punched a button attached to his spacesuit and something on his chest exploded.

See in this video (sorry I just included Gundam Abridge-ning episode 1 dub parody of Gundam Wing)

What actually did Heero do?


texts: Does the Heart of the Cards work for anyone or just Yugi?

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In the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series (English dub), the Heart of the Cards is very important to Yugi. By believing in his cards and having faith that they will provide him with what he needs when he needs them, he can stack the deck draw the right card when he needs it the most.

In a number of episodes, Yugi tells other people that they should trust in the Heart of the Cards. Joey is the only one who seems to take this advice seriously, but I don't recall it ever working for him (unless his ridiculous luck worked for him).

Does the Heart of the Cards work for anybody?


texts: How did Kushina survive the extraction of the Kyuubi?

texts: While Kushina gave birth to Naruto, Tobi came in and used her weakness to extract the Kyuubi. That was the first shown event, where a Jinchuriki survived the extraction of the tailed beast. How could Kushina survive that?


texts: What was the first anime to come out on Bluray/HDDVD?

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The transition to high-definition DVD players isn't fully complete yet, but it's been in transition for a long time now.

What anime was the first to produce a High Definition release for purchase - whether that be the eventual winner of the HD Media War BluRay, or the loser HD-DVD?


texts: What is the song when Nagisa states he wants to save Koro-sensei in S2E7?

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Assassination Classroom season 2 episode 7 starts with Nagisa saying he wants to save Koro-sensei. It sounds like a piano.

Does anyone know what song is playing? I've looked all over for it.


texts: Why does Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse?

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In chapter 36 of the Tsukihime manga, Akiha doubles over in pain while Shiki is collapsing at the site of the incident eight years ago. The pacing and a remark from Akiha indicating worry for Shiki imply that this is related to Shiki's collapse.

Why would Akiha have a physical reaction to Shiki's collapse? I do not recall seeing any indication of the two being linked physically or mentally in the way Shiki and SHIKI are. (Shiki eventually sees murders from SHIKI's eyes. We don't see Akiha undergo the same experiences as Shiki in this maner.) Alternatively, am I misunderstanding what happens here?


texts: It is known that Death the Kid is Lord Shinigami's son. However, how were both of them born ? And why does Lord Shinigami look like a Duskull while Kid and the Kishin are both humanoïds ?


texts: What does the water in the hallway represent in the Erased opening?

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Most of the shots in Erased its opening are references to events events or cryptic imagery like when Satoru's refers to himself as Grim Reaper that tries to put things back the way they were, but the more he acts the more other people involved suffer (see the last bit in episode 6).

However at around 37 seconds into the opening this shot of a large amount of water in the school shows up. I don't remember this happening in the anime.

What is the meaning of this shot? Does it bear a cryptic message to something in the show?


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During his aerial fight with JoJo, Kars fires off some feathers which are as hard as an armadillo's shell and covered in a bullet deflecting oil.

I've never heard of an oil that could deflect bullets, and I can't visualize how that would even work. Is this a thing that exists, or is it just something that the writer made up?


texts: What's the name of the song in Bleach that played in Episode 230 at 20:19?

texts: I could not find that one song in Bleach anywhere. I looked it up in Youtube and I tried using Shazam to no avail. It played at Season 13 Episode 230 at 20:19. I hope everyone understood what I mean and help me find the name of that song.


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In the webcomic, Fubuki battles

   Psykos

and defeats her. How could a B hero class like Fubuki defeat a dragon level villain?


texts: Is Gintoki's sword one of the strongest swords?

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In episode 29 an amanto sword collector who is looking for the best sword in the universe tries to steal Gintoki's sword.

After hearing Kagura broke a bridge with this sword (which she stole from Gintoki), the amanto (who is supposed to be harder than steal and inmune to bullets) attacks Kagura and Kagura blocks the attack with Gintoki's sword.
Then the amanto claims Gintoki's sword is the "Youtou Hoshikudaki" a special sword he's been looking for.
Then Shinpachi tells Gintoki the amanto is looking for "the strongest sword in the universe".
Then Shinpachi says to Gintoki that his sword might be the objective of the amanto, since it's stronger than other swords and can break anything.
Then the amanto claims he has seen may swords, but Gintoki's sword is unique.
Then we see a tv commercial showing swords like Gintoki's on sale, they are indeed called "Youtou Hoshikudaki" and are claimed to be able to destroy "rocks, meteorites and muscles" and then...

Kagura breaks the sword. Sure Kagura is very strong because she's a Yato. But later in the series we see the sword being broken several times. Once the sword is broken in the fight against the benizakura, and Gintoki's given a stronger sword by Tetsuko to be able to fight the benizakura's wielder.
And then Gintoki doesnt seem to be using this special " stronger than the Youtou Hoshikudaki" anymore, and in his battle with Jirochou his wooden sword is broken again and he loses, and in the rematch with Jirochou he wins using another apparently ordinary steal sword.

Is Gintoki's wooden sword one of the strongest swords, or is Gintoki's strenght (or Kagura's when she used it) what makes it seems to be strong?


texts: What anime is this brown uniform with a yellow-white ribbon from?

texts: I found this costume on the Bodyline website. I want to know what it's from and what character wears it.


texts: How does the reincarnation thing work exactly?

texts: Because, if it’s the same soul basically being reborn over and over…how exactly were Madara and Sasuke able to be alive at the same time?


texts: Sajin Komamura is described as being an anthropomorphic wolf in the Wikipedia article, but everyone in the Soul Society is either someone who died or the descendant of someone who died.  There are (as far as I know) no anthropomorphic wolves in the living world, so where did he come from? Was he born that way, created, or is there some other explanation?


texts: What are Tsurime Eyes and Tareme Eyes? Why do the characters have them?


texts: Who is this character being cosplayed in Japan Expo 2014?

texts: This is a snapshot from JAPAN EXPO 2014. I don't know the character, so does anyone know who this character is? Here is the source video.


texts: In Episode 221 of Naruto: Shippūden, what was it that Naruto signed about?

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When the Great Toad Sage reverse summoned Naruto, he signed something about a key and I don’t understand what just happened.

What did he do? Did he keep back the Nine Tails or what? No spoilers please.


texts: What OST is played at the beginning of Naruto: Shippuden episode 489 after the OP?

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I am referring to Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs episode.

I played through the beginning of all the OST from the three albums of Naruto and the three albums of Naruto: Shippuden yet I can't seem to find it.

Is it from a different album or is it a part of an OST? (I haven't listened fully to most of the OST from the six albums).


texts: Is "Naruto Box Set 2" (or "3") equal to Naruto Shippuden anime?

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I just started watching Naruto anime and wanted to start getting into manga instead. I want to start reading from where Naruto Shippuden starts in the anime. I am new to anime and manga, so I don't know much about them.
I heard that it starts from 28, but is it until 72, or would that be another part of anime?


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Why is Edward Elric known as the 'Fullmetal Alchemist' not simply as 'Metal Alchemist'? Is there any reason besides the names sounding better?

I've only watched the 2nd episode of FMA brotherhood.


texts: How does the "Chakra induction paper" react when someone has multiple chakra natures

texts: A Chakra induction paper can be used to detect an individuals Chakra affinity. In cases where a person is born with affinity to multiple Chakra Natures, do all those characteristics happen simultaneously to the "induction paper"? Or does the paper react only to an individuals strongest Chakra Nature. If so then how do Jonin level Shinobi check for their secondary Chakra Natures or decide what other elements would be a good fit for them.


texts: What is the song in episode 13 when Levi shows up after Eren seals the breached gate?

texts: What's the song that plays on Attack on Titan season 1 episode 13, when Levi shows up to save the remainder of the elite force after Eren seals the breached gate?


texts: Does Luffy have "Gomu Gomu no Jet Yari"?

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In Gear 2, 3 and 4, Luffy has several of his original attacks improved according to his respective gear forces.

Gomu Gomu no Pistol is Jet Pistol in Gear 2nd, Elephant Pistol in Gear 3rd and Culverin in Gear 4th.
Same goes for Bazooka, and without Gear 4, it stands for Gattling Gun as well.

These just mere examples, as he has quite a lot of attacks. I wouldn't even ask about all of them, so I'd like to focus on one absence I noticed.

Luffy has Gomu Gomu no Yari which appeared as Rhino Schneider in Gear 4. Does it have Gear 2 (and 3) versions?


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I see a lot of fan arts like this one, a trainer challenging red. He always has a Typhlosion but I have never seen the other of his pokemon in any fan art. It seems like this place is Mt.Silver.

Who is this trainer?
What are his pokemon?
Where is he originated from?   Games, anime, manga?


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IIRC, in a webcomic chapter it's mentioned Metal Knight can be pulling the strings of both the Heroes Association and the Neo Heroes.
Also, Child Emperor who also develops power suits and robots is in the Neo Heroes association.
Finally, Zaedats is the main investor of the Neo Heroes and he has a specialized battle suit, one could think it was made by him thanks to all the money he has.
Then, who made the neo heroes battlesuits? Is this ever mentioned? Is it Metal Knight, Child Emperor, Zaedats or someone else?


texts: Before watching "Tokyo Ghoul:re" anime, is it necessary to read the manga to understand the story?

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I've seen the first episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re and I didn't understand anything.

Before watching the anime, is it necessary to read the manga to understand the story?


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I was reading on the Wiki about the Vagrant AI's and it said that most were born from The Black Box.

I've seen //SIGN, //Liminality, //Legend of the Twilight //Terminal Disk, //ROOTS, //QUANTUM and played the original 4 games and the 3 //G.U games and i've never heard of the Black Box before, i am wondering what this is.


texts: Are there other ninjas aside Flashy Flash and Speed of Sound Sonic from the same village in One Punch Man?

texts: Supposedly Flashy Flash and Speed of Sound Sonic were trained in the same ninja village. Are there other ninjas from there in the series?


texts: Why does text in anime read horizontally?

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It is my understanding that Japanese text is written top-to-bottom.  I think the Japanese manga also follow this format:

That was a quick Google search so not even sure it is real.

However, watching Anime, I've noticed that the text seems to be horizontal.  Why is that?


texts: What are the familial relationships in Gentlemen's Alliance Cross?

texts: I read Gentlemen's Alliance Cross a while ago and I remember being exceedingly confused about the familial relationships between the characters. I know the main character (Haine) is not related to the people she's living with, and that there was something really weird there, and that the emperor of the school was actually his brother, but then he wasn't, or something like that. Can someone explain those two sets of relationships (Haine with her parents and the emperor with his brother/family)?


texts: Where does Little Red Riding Hood appear?

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I was looking over the TYPE-MOON Wikia for new images and saw one which made me think of Assassin of Black in Fate/Apocrypha. However, under "Appears on these pages", it was listed to be in the List of minor characters.

In her profile it says:

  Little Red Riding Hood (赤ずきん, ?) is a resident of Fuyuki City who died in a family suicide in Semina Apartments, whose death has become a ghost story involving Mr. A told by Ayako Mitsuduri.

Since Ayako Mitsuduri is the one who tells the story, I would assume she's in Fate/Stay Night, but I don't remember any side stories in the original visual novel (maybe in Realta Nua?) or any mention of her in Studio Deen's adaptation of the Fate Route.

So where does she appear?


texts: What does the pink note left by Taiga say?

texts: In Episode 25 near 11:23, Ryuji goes to Taiga's condo and finds a note. What is written on it?


texts: How can Smoker hold Sea Stone as a Devil Fruit user?

texts: Do anyone know how can Smoker hold Sea Stone when he himself a devil fruit user?


texts: Did Sasuke get all of Itachi's special abilities?

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Itachi had special abilities with his Susano'o: Yata Mirror, Sword of Totsuka and Yasaka Magatama.
Because Sasuke has Itachi's eyes, wouldn't he be able to use those abilities as well?


texts: Do popular series like One Piece not take part in popularity polls in Bakuman?

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In the anime Bakuman, several real-world mangas were mentioned and one of them was One Piece. We saw that in the popularity polls, only the series made by the characters present in the anime taking part. I am saying this because we saw Eiji Nizuma in the first place for more than 20 times in a row.

Now, taking the real-world into consideration, and the fact that One Piece is still ongoing (so are some other series), it is very likely that those will hog the upper places.

So how come do we not only see a single character dominate the first place, but all subsequent characters taking the place below first (referring to season 3)? Is it that long-running and popular series do not take part in the polls (although that'd be a controversy since Mashiro's uncle had his manga dropped, not mentioning other problems that would bring forward)?


texts: A romance anime where the girl eats a lot of food in order not to stand out

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This anime is my head. It's a romance anime and didn't seem that old. It starts with a girl who is kinda a tomboy and she eats a lot of food in order not to stand out. I remember one scene where a guy says that she looks pretty and then she stuffs her face with food, also her friends said bad stuff about a shy girl in her class. She sees her long lost crush walking on her road and he asks her why she considers those people as 'friends' and she listens to him and stands up for the shy girl and becomes friends with her. She is seen crying and the guy hugs her from the window....

I just can't remember what its called! So frustrating.. Please help.


texts: Does the Vampire Knight manga have additional story that the anime doesn't?

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I've watched the Vampire Knight anime. I really like the story so far but find it frustrating that the anime doesn't finish off the story. I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga.

Does the manga contain more story than the anime? Does it finish the story off?


texts: What happened to the X's? Is their friendship over?

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During the whole of the Alabasta arc, the Straw Hat Pirates had wraps on their arms concealing that they all had a black "X" underneath for means for making sure that they could tell the real Straw Hat from the fake made by Mr. 2's devil fruit the Mane Mane no Mi. The "X"s were revealed right at the climax of the arc, when the crew was saying goodbye to Vivi, as a sign that they were still friends even though they couldn't say it out loud.

Well, as I was watching the anime, I noticed that it was not long after that the "X" disappeared off of the arms of the Straw Hat Crew. Is this just that time went on and they wore off or is there supposed to be some deeper meaning to it?


texts: Why did Cardfight Vanguard only change the OP Music but not the Animation?

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Around after Team Q4 lost the National Tournament (Episode 33) the OP for the series changed to feature a new Song, but with the Hanabee release (English Sub and Dub, actually watching the Sub rather than the Dub) it seems the subtitles were hard subs into the footage and thus you see a disconnect with what's on screen and what's in the song (ie. words appearing when there are no words in the song, clearly different words)

But why change the OP's music but leave the animation? if it was to cut cost on redoing the OP's animation wouldn't it then be argued it would have been better to keep the original OP's Music than change it?


texts: What is this Windows Vista/7 window doing on the wall in episode 3 of Re-Kan?

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Around 17 seconds into episode 3 of Re-Kan!, there is this weird window (as in GUI element) from Windows Vista or Windows 7 on the wall of the classroom.

Another screenshot at around 07:22 in episode 1, showing the window in the lower right corner.

Looking through all 3 episodes which are aired so far, the charts and the weird window are consistently animated. While the animation is consistent, the choice of article to place on the wall is still weird. The window element looks completely out of place.

Is this an animation mistake?


texts: How did Impel Down's staff not know Buggy was a devil fruit user?

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How did the staff of Impel Down not know Buggy had a devil fruit when they put him in ?
Don't they dunk prisoners in boiling water?
Seriously how did Buggy get by these people ? Is Impel Down security that bad ?


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In several episodes of Assassination Classroom (animated version), characters develop spontaneous nosebleeds seemingly in response to becoming sexually aroused.  This occurs with a number of male characters, though I can recall at least one instance where it happens to a female character as well.

Here's an example on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNRnL6E64Q

Is this a common trope in anime, or something that's unique to Assassination Classroom?  And in either case, is there any rational explanation behind using this seemingly bizarre method of depicting arousal?


texts: Does Eren have to be in contact with a titan with royal blood or an eldian with royal blood to activate his founding titan commanding powers?

texts: Supposedly Eren have to be in contact with someone of royal blood to activate his founding titan habilities to command other titans. Does he have to be in contact with a titan with royal blood, or can just be a human non transformed eldian with royal blood to activate those powers?


texts: Can the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan be obtained by implanting a normal Sharingan?

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As we know, there are only two who have achieved the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Madara and Sasuke.

Madara

Madara and his brother both gained their MS from killing those closest to them. Madara then gained the EMS when he took Izuna's (his brother's) eyes, who had the MS.

Sasuke

Itachi gained his MS when he witnessed Shisui die. Sasuke gained his MS when he learned the truth about Itachi from Tobi. Sasuke then gained the EMS when he took Itachi's eyes.

Question

When Itachi was fighting Sasuke, he was saying how he wanted to take Sasuke's eyes so he could obtain the EMS. Sasuke did not have the MS at the time, so was Itachi lying, or are just "blood tie" Sharingan needed for the EMS? *Sidenote I personally don't believe Itachi would lie about this, because if he did and Sasuke found out, Sasuke would then be questioning Itachi's true motives.

Does anybody have any proof that you have to have the MS in order to awaken the EMS?


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In around chapter 592-596 of One Piece, Buggy the Clown mentioned that Silver Rayleigh is Luffy's uncle. This implies that Rayleigh's sister should be Dragon's wife.

Who is Monkey D Dragon's wife/Luffy's mother?


texts: What manga/webtoon was the author referring to in his notes on chapter 113 of The Gamer?

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In the author's notes in the last chapter (113) of The Gamer, he is talking about a webtoon that is apparently very similar, and I assume a lot of people have asked them if they got anything to do with it, which they deny.

Can anyone tell me what webtoon they mean?


texts: Who from the staff is in charge of selecting the music for each scene?

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I've been watching a lot of anime recently and realized whether the music fits a scene or not affects a lot in how much I like it, so... who's in charge of doing so?

Is it the Episode Director, the Series Director, the Sound Director or someone else? Or maybe it depends on the series?


texts: How do hand-seals work when performed with another participant?

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This is related to: What is the difference when a jutsu is performed by weaving only some of it's seals and when performed by weaving all of them?

According to the answer, head-weaving is a technique used to manipulate chakra to perform the Jutsu. Some users require more hand seals to perform the Jutsu whereas other do not require as many due to their chakra control.

In Naruto Shippuden, Episode 374

   We see Kakashi and Obito having their battle in the realm where their Mangekyou Sharingan takes them. At roughly 8:30, Kakashi and Obito are in close quarters and Obito takes Kakashi's hand to perform the hand-seals for FireBall Justu.

How does the charka manipulation through hand-seals work when performing them with another participant?


texts: What happened to Bon Clay after the Impel Down arc?

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SPOILER ALERT: Contains spoilers for those who have not read or watched the end of Impel Down arc.

In the anime episode 451, Bon Clay disguises himself as Magellan to help Luffy and the prisoners escape on the Marine ship. Magellan gets very angry when he finds out, and attacks Bon Clay.

The episode ends after a few seconds, and the subsequent episodes do not show what happened next. Does it imply that Bon Clay was killed offscreen, or is this left as a suspense?


texts: We know what happened to Touka and Ayato's dad, but what about their mom? We don't hear anything about her at all.


texts: Why doesn't Sasuke have his left hand in Boruto: Naruto the Movie?

texts: Sasuke is missing his left hand in Boruto: Naruto the Movie. In the manga, Tsunade gives him a new hand but he gets it removed. Why?


texts: Why is it that English dubbed anime shows still use Japanese words such as Senpai and many others?

texts: Most anime shows use senpai more common in English as master or teacher. As of the songs in the start already answered. The anime makers might as well put in master as to the anime "Naruto" they use more English content.


texts: What is the name of song that plays in Naruto Episode 9?

texts: I am in love with the background music that plays at 19:18, i've been searching for the name of the song but with no luck.


texts: How is the holy grail war from Fate/ Stay night kept a secret?

texts: I might have missed the explanation while reading the visual novel but if the magic and all that kinda stuff are kept a secret from the public, then how exactly do you explain the huge glaring flashes of light and the huge amount of noise that comes from the fight between the servants? Is it something to do with the Magic Association/ The Church? I don't actually remember any instances in the the visual novel other than the start of the series with Shirou getting stabbed by Lancer where any witnesses were killed. Not to mention the other shenanigans like Rider summoning his chariot.


texts: What's the name of the track that plays in One Piece Episode 630 from 13:30 - 14:00?

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The soundtrack that plays when Fujitora makes his first appearance.
Episode 630 13:30-14:00
I have heard the soundtrack many times before. This soundtrack relates to a swordsman, that's how I feel.

Thanks


texts: How Sarada was able to awaken Sharingan?

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According to definition of Sharingan:

  When an Uchiha experiences a powerful emotional condition with regards
  to a person precious to them, their brain releases a special form of
  chakra that affects the optic nerves, transforming the eyes into
  Sharingan

So my question is that how Sarada Uchiha was able to awaken Sharingan? I mean is there any event occured to Sarada due which she was able to awaken Sharingan. Is it mentioned anywhere in anime or manga which tells how Sarada got his Sharingan or about any emotional event she faced?


texts: How does Tomura Shigaraki's power not disintegrate his shoes?

texts: In one chapter of the manga it's shown Tomura Shigaraki can disintegrate things with his feet. The disintegration activates apparently in the same way as the hands, when the 5 toes are in contact with the object. How does Tomura Shigaraki's power not disintegrate his shoes then?


texts: Why there are many scenes in anime that take place on the roof?

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Why there are many scenes in anime that take place on roofs, particularly the roof of schools?

School roof seem to be a popular place for students who want to be alone with no one else there. Sometimes they come in for lunch, or just relax there.

Angel Beats!, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kampfer, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

This is also on the roof, but it's hopital roof

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

They even use it for fighting scene

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

Sometimes there's even a garden on the roof of the school.

The World God Only Knows

Any reason why does this common occurrence?


texts: I originally thought that the only surviving members after the Uchiha massacre were Sasuke and Itachi, but more and more seem to be revealed.  Is there a canonical list of surviving members of the Uchiha clan after the massacre?


texts: Why are Rin's friends still mad over the fact that he is the son of Satan in season 2?

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In season 2 episode 1, Rin's friends are still mad over the fact that he is the son of Satan.

Isn't this already over/resolved in season 1?


texts: Where does the term "3D girl" come from?

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When people (usually otaku) talk about real girls, they always refer them as "3D girls". I guess it's kind of opposite from "2D girls" in anime, manga, games, etc.

So, where did the term "3D girl" come from? What is its origin?


texts: Where was Nunnally between the end of the Black Rebellion and her appointment as Viceroy of Area 11?

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During the Black Rebellion we see V.V enter Ashford Academy to see Nunnally. shortly after, while Lelouch is interrogating Cornelia with his Geass C.C becomes aware of this and warns Lelouch. the 2 then leave Tokyo for Kaminejima Island. During this time we see a shot of V.V and Nunnally at the Sword of Akasha with V.V looking board.

2 Years Later when Lelouch had regained his memories Nunnally appears again, appointed as Viceroy of Area 11.

Where was Nunnally that entire time? was she confined by the Geass Order (as V.V was it's director)? was Nunnally aware or made aware of what happened to her?


texts: When does Hina learn that her parents died?

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The parents of the Takanashi siblings die in a plane crash. Sora and Miu are told about this immediately, but as far as I remember in the anime, Hina was never told this. When she asks when her parents are coming back in one of the earlier episodes, the other characters don't explain this to her directly, and she doesn't understand the meaning of the funeral that they go to.

Is it ever properly explained to her why her parents aren't coming back (perhaps in one of the later light novels)?


texts: So from the new trailer of the upcoming movie Dragon Ball Super Broly we see Goku was more like a kid than a baby when he was sent to Earth and he saw his parents when leaving and he was crying and everything. Does Goku suffer amnesia or he was too young to remember these events later?


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Was Kushina the last of the Uzumaki clan and if not why did none of her family take Naruto on as an orphan? Who was the Namikaze's and why have we never heard of another one?

Were both Kushina and Minato orphans themselves? What is the story behind Naruto's extended family?


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I like Korean music and anime.

Is there any Japanese anime with a Korean OP or ED?


texts: Why is it that the majority of Gardes pilots are females?

texts: In Sidonia no Kishi, why is it that the majority of the Gardes pilot are females? I'm fully aware that they have a third gender, however, most of the pilots are taking the female form. Why is that? Was it ever been explained? Does being female help them in photosynthesizing?


texts: Social etiquette in anime/manga/pop culture Japan conventions

texts: When attending anime/manga/pop culture conventions, is there any guidance or any good manners I need to observe?  Is there something specific I need to observe, or is it just like the other "normal" conventions? For example, when you meet with a cosplayer or meet and greet with your favorite author, should we get hyped up, or do we have to have a poker face?


texts: In the following screenshot was taken in Episode 3 (16:26) of D-Fragment series. In that time, Roka Shibasaki seem role-playing herself as some sort of director in Japan. I would like to know who is the person she trying to portray ???


texts: On the origins of the term "forced drama" as it is used in discourse about anime

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User /u/JekoJeko5 has recently posted on /r/anime his observation that the term "forced drama" is almost exclusively used in discussions of anime. It is difficult to give a concrete description of what "forced drama" is, but many users in the linked thread have offered their opinions on the matter. The one that seems most "correct" (or at least, most pithy) to me is this one by /u/OverKillv7:

  Forced drama is every idolmaster-like show that has the stupid sprain-the-ankle-before-the-big-show thing... every time for no reason other than they need something to happen.

In retrospect (now that the topic has been brought up), I do notice that the term really isn't used in non-anime circles. I find it interesting that the English-speaking anime community has developed this term, presumably to describe a particular kind of frustrating storytelling that is common in anime.

What I would like to know is this: how did the term originate and gain cachet in discussions of anime? (Basically, I'm looking for something analogous to my earlier answers about "waifu" and "best girl".)

As with many internet neologisms, I suspect this one originated on 4chan, though I'm not sure whether we can pin this on /a/ specifically. Snowclones of the term are reasonably popular on 4chan; for example, "forced fun" on /v/ and "forced animation" on /a/ (both of these examples are mostly used parodically). The /a/ archiver returns results going all the way back to February 2008, when archival began, which gives us an upper bound on how late the term could have been coined. I'm not sure how to proceed for getting to the root of "forced drama", though - and that's where you come in, dear answerers.


texts: What's the anime with the girl that everybody wants to kill?

texts: I remember it having a girl who everybody wants to kill, as well as her guardians. It took place in what felt like a middle-ages universe, but it ended up being post-tech after some sort of apocalypse happened. One of the recurring characters was an AI.


texts: What's the order of Saint Seiya anime series and movies?

texts: I wanted to watch Saint Seiya, but I found on Wikipedia that there are many series that make up the Saint Seiya franchise. So what's the order of it?


texts: Why did Jotaro's Star Platinum's punch destroy DIO's The World?

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Towards the end of episode 48 of Star Crusaders, Dio kicks at Jotaro who uses Star Platinum to punch The World's shin. Star Platinum's fist ends up cracking, but then The World's entire body ends up cracking, killing DIO in the process.

How could this simple punch kill The World?


texts: Why didn't Weather become a soulless husk after losing his memories like Jotaro?

texts: In part six, Jotaro loses both his memory and stand disc, this causes him to lose consciousness and his body starts to decompose. After gaining his stand disc he comes back to life, but loses all his memories and his will to live. This causes the muscles to decompose which would eventually cause Jotaro his life if it weren't for the return of his memory disc. Weather lost his memories but this didn't happen to him, why?


texts: Would avoiding Nanika indefinately would stop Nanika's wish granting power?

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In Hunter x Hunter, one of the rules of Nanika/Alluka's power is:

  If Alluka is making requests from a particular person, they cannot be moved over to another person mid-way. Therefore if that particular person disappears such as concealing themselves, Alluka is unable to make requests to anybody else.

When Tsubone disappeared from Alluka's sight, Nanika was not able to give her wishes. So therefore, if the target of Nanika's wishes is never seen by Alluka/Nanika again, theoretically, would that be able to stop Nanika from using the wish granting powers?

(This does not include Killua's ability to give Nanika 'orders'.)


texts: Garou has beaten many heroes, but some of them at least in their first beating survived, such as Tank Top Vegetarian. Which heroes beaten up by Garou died?


texts: Who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan?

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I read the news and saw people say it was Uchiha Itachi who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Is it true?


texts: How are people supposed to read and understand these part-second text frame scenes?

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It's (relatively, still) easy for me on a computer to pause in time and read the text in every frame scene, but the show is supposed to be viewed on live TV channel. I bet that's impossible to do this in real-time.

Is there any official position on the approach to reading these frame scenes?


texts: What is the Juralian referring to by "that day"?

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In episode 3 of Chargeman Ken, a Juralian speaks to some of the flesh-eating butterflies that have been plaguing Japan (and perhaps, elsewhere):

Oh, my lovelies. The Earthlings are in a panic over you. According to the Earthlings, you went extinct 50 years ago. My lovelies, until that day comes, be my power!
Nobody knows that I saved you 50 years ago, and that I improved you to eat human cells and multiply! All so that you would destroy the Earth!

[Text taken from Crunchyroll subtitles; paragraph breaks are my own.] What does the Juralian mean by until that day comes? Normally, it would seem to refer to the day 50 years ago when the Earthlings thought that species of butterfly extinct. However, this is not a good reading, since the Juralian indicates that this day has not come yet.
Does it perhaps refer to the day when that species of butterfly does in fact become extinct, or to the day when the Earth will be destroyed?


texts: How does the plot of Elfen Lied anime differ from the manga?

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"Elfen Lied" (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto) has a rather confusing plot and setting in the anime version alone; the bits of the setting which I glimpsed from discussions about it hint at the original manga being even more complex in the relationship department between the characters and organisations. It doesn't help that the manga wasn't finished by the time the anime was produced, which very likely leads to inconsistencies between the two with material which so heavily relies on uncovering secrets to drive its story forward.

How does the plot (as opposed to superficial details, like location or hair colour) differ between the anime and manga, then?


texts: I know that Project Tsuki-no-Me was supposed to be "Madara's" Sharingan's reflection on the Moon itself, as Tobi declared during the Five Kage Summit. However, when he got his hands on the Nine-Tails Chakra from Lords Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the moon turned into a red one — it looks just like a regular full moon, but in red colour. So, is that the first stage of Project Tsuki-no-me?


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In Bougou Stray Dogs, it seems the organisations need a licence to operate with gifted people using their gifts at work. (Cant remember the exact licence name)

At some point in Season 2,

   The government wants to protect their now ex-double-agent Ango from the Port Mafia...

and the Port Mafia uses that opportunity to get a licence from the Government

This makes no sense to me. Why would a criminal organisation like the mafia want a licence to operate legally? Criminal organisations usually don't care if things are done legally or not.


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For example, for shopping.

The anime doesn't show that Prof. or Nano works.
Does Prof. and/or Nano have a stable income?


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As a former Shotokan Karate practitioner myself, I am quite familiar with the Heian Kata series. However I have never heard of Heian Hyakudan before.

First and foremost, is this a real technique or kata? I've been trying to find out more about Heian Hyakudan through google searches, but I get absolutely nothing.

If we dissect his finishing stance, we might be able to come closer to a conclusion. His bottom section, leg and hip formation is a posture held after jumping or leaping. We also know he is landing from a jump due to his forward shoulder being lower than the back shoulder (as well as the visual landing effect).

The part that throws me off the most is his upper posture. Normally when a jumping technique is executed, both arms work together and are connected(katas: Heian Godan and Bassai Dai). In this picture, his left arm is back which would mean that his technique requires a certain hip motion. The only times I recall seeing the top posture is in a Kata like Chinte, but even then, the leg stance requires feet to be spread out with open or reverse hips.

The top just doesn't match with the bottom. I have never seen a technique like this, nor heard of it.

Please help me identify this specific technique or Heian Hyakudan.


texts: Why do the giants in Shingeki no Kyojin start to look like the characters that got eaten?

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In Shingeki no Kyojin, Armin's grandfather dies when he is sent to recover Wall Maria. And in the episode when Eren gets eaten, the face and the look of the giant who eats him is exactly the same as Armin's grandfather.

Is this related in any way?


texts: How did Zeref "Black Wizard" get cursed?

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How did Zeref get cursed? Some people think it was Mard Geer. I'm so sorry to trample on that thesis, but Zeref created Mard Geer and it is said that E.N.D, I mean Natsu, is the strongest demon who so happens to be Zeref's brother.

I was thinking that maybe Natsu cursed Zeref, but Natsu was out searching the world for his foster parent Igneel, right? Then I thought maybe Mavis cursed him? Not true either, because in the little flashback, Zeref already had the Death curse when he met Mavis and Mavis is way too sweet! Yeah some of you may be thinking "Mavis is the Fairy Tatican and she has won many wars" but I'm a Zervis shipper, sorry!

Then that had me thinking: does anybody remember that crucial detail (it happened fast but not fast enough) that Zeref 'lived' with all the monks, so maybe they cursed him? So then I did my research and some monks are, umm I don't wanna type evil, umm BAD. Most of the monks back then worshipped god. I watched a lot of religous anime! So that was soon to be proven wrong.

Yep, I can't answer my own question. I wonder if Hiro Mashima wanted us to think this?


texts: Can Naruto create unlimited Rasenshurikens anytime in future?

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Naruto's Sage Technique is just a free form energy with which he manipulates the wind-natured chakra in Rasengan to create Rasenshuriken. However, it used to be the case that he only managed to create maximum of 2 Rasenshurikens by adding his wind chakra before his Sage Mode came to an end.

If he is granted unlimited chakra from Kyuubi, can he create unlimited number of Rasenshuriken?


texts: Did Goku use the Kaio-ken to stop Gohan in a what if scenario?

texts: I don't know which video game depicted this but I think it's the one where Janemba possessed Super Saiyan 2 Teen Gohan. I don't know if this is true, but to subdue or possibly knock out Gohan, Goku used the Kaio-Ken to attack. I checked the Dragonball wiki but I think it was edited out by someone


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From the beginning of the series, even during his last moments, Itachi poked Sasuke's forehead as a way of showing affection and apologizing.

But is that the only reason? Did he perhaps try to transfer some knowledge or memories to Sasuke? Or is it simply unknown?


texts: Is there a mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from?

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I guess the question is as detailed as it can get:
I'm looking for a legal mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from.

Looking forward for your answers.


texts: Why is the Kanto League called the Indigo League?

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Reading a recent email from Viz Media about Pokemon Season 1 I was reminded of something. in the first season when Ash is traveling his home region of Kanto they refer to the Pokemon League as the Indigo League but when Ash goes to the other regions like Johto, Shinnoh and Hoenn the League name is that of the region.

Why is the Kanto League called the Indigo League and not the Kanto League?


texts: Will the destruction of future Universe 7 affect other timelines in 20 years?

texts: In the Black Goku arc, the future Universe 7 was destroyed by Zeno. Since Beerus said something along the lines of if a god changes an event in a timeline then it changes in all the others, does that mean that in 20 years the current Universe 7 will be destroyed?


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Walter tells Victoria that he was brainwashed and forcefully turned into Millenium's minion, but then says that he attacks what remains of Hellsing by his own free will. Bad characters usually mess with good ones, so it's not clear how it really happened to him.

Related: Did Walter become Millennium's servant by choice? @ SciFi & Fantasy


texts: Does the Principal ever visit his granddaughter?

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In episode 26 of Nichijou, it's revealed that the Principal of the school...

   ...is Mr. Shinonome.

However, the relationship between him and

   his supposed granddaughter Hakase

is never elaborated on in the anime.

In the manga, is it ever stated if he at least visits her?


texts: How did Naruto elude the Ninja chasing him at the start of Episode 1?

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Everyone who has watched Naruto knows that Naruto isn't good at clone jutsu. However, there's a part which confuses me: how did he elude those 2 guys chasing him after he steals that forbidden scroll in the first episode?

In the anime, from 1:40 to 1:50, it showed the same wall where Naruto passed by and followed by 2 guys. Then, 1-2 secs later Naruto was revealed hiding behind the wallpaper. How did he do that? He couldn't have used a transformation jutsu; if he did he could just stay in the transform jutsu. He shouldn't be faster than Chuunin or Jounin, but from 1:41-1:45 it showed them chasing him at the same speed (Although, if they have higher speed than Naruto, they would have caught him).


texts: What exactly was Tatsuya afraid that Mizuki could discover with her sensitive eyes?

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When Tatsuya learns of Mizuki's sensitive eyes, he thinks to himself that he has to take care not to let her discover something about him.

Unmarked spoilers below.

What was it that she could discover with her ability?

Possible things:

The seal Miyuki placed on his abilities (since mantaining the seal uses up her magic processor, it is a kind of ongoing effect).
His special abilities. Like she could sense his use of elemental sight.
The fact he was not a born magician (his mother used a magic surgery to implant a processor in his brain).
That she could catch him using flash casting
Something else?

Also, if the source material can be referenced (like the novels or something), all the better.


texts: How many cadets were present at the Battle of Trost?

texts: How many cadets were present at the battle of Trost in Attack on Titan?


texts: Why is Iridatsu Yuuta's ghost the way that it is?

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Iridatsu Yuuta spends most of the series as a ghost. The ghost is shaped just like Yuuta, but with ghostly lower body-ish.

But later we learn that

   Yuuta's body is not his own. Yuuta's is actually Pine from the lab children flashback, has white-ish hair. The body he is inhabiting actually belongs to Narugino/Chiyoko.

What is the in-universe reason that Yuuta's ghost is shaped like that, given the information above?

I can guess at the out-of-universe explanation, it is pretty obvious that

   Were his ghost to be diffferent from the body, it would spoil the disclosure of the body switch plot.


texts: Does Gods using other God's name also happens in real life?

texts: In Noragami, some Gods uses other God's name for their business name. An example of this practice is Bimbo-gami, Kofuku, using Ebisu's name. Is such practice limited to the world within Noragami? Or does it stems from the real world? In other words, does some of the Japanese Gods in the real world also do such practice?


texts: Why don't official English sites translate the OP/ED?

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Many (maybe even all) series on Crunchyroll (perhaps Hulu as well) for example have no subtitles for the opening and ending.

Why is this?


texts: Martial arts show with a character named Metsu

texts: The anime was based on the unarmed fighting style. The main protagonist was Metsu. I forgot the first name. it showed three different descendants in the arc. One was the era of the Shinsengumi. And two others, I can't remember.


texts: What's the song playing while kakashi and his dad are talking? (episode 175)

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video link: https://youtu.be/ccOv9fh38aI?t=70
from 1:10 to the end of the video
Thanks!


texts: Oreki is a usually lazy and energy-saving kind of guy. After meeting Chitanda, Oreki is unable to refuse her requests. Why can't he refuse it? Is this because he is in love with her or is it a form of hypnosis?


texts: Where can I find the soundtrack played for the Oregairu Visual Novel for PS Vita? I really like the music in it.


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As far as I know Ogres and Karmic demons are regular humans who (explained in conventional terms) have suffered and become full blown Sociopaths and heavily depressed individuals, respectively, who use all their might in throwing and restraining, again respectively, all their power at those surrounding them, but one way (consciously) or another (unconsciously) it goes out and hurts others.

My first question is: Does this affect anybody or just a few?
The Second question is more a set of questions than anything:
If just a few, then who? Talented/powerful people?
If everybody, then does that mean that the world was filled with Ogres and Karmic Demons before the current order came in to place? If so, when why did the false Minoshiro (whatever that means) forgot to mention it? Or did I forget to watch it in the 3 times I watched the episode?

But the one thing that bothers me the most, which is basically based off all the previous questions is my third and last question: Why the hell are Ogres so goddamn powerful?

I mean, look at the Messiah, child of Maria and Mamoru, taken off them by Yakomaru.
The first and only human kid the rats get in their hands on, breed to adolescence (which is when they get their powers) and turns out to be a killing sociopath with powers as immense as the most powerful dude in the village. This case essentially brings up all the previous questions I asked, which if you didn't notice, is driving me mad.

So, does anyone have any answers?


texts: Does anyone know Vic Mignogna's (Edward Elric's VA) email address?

texts: I heard he replies to people who email him and I will love to have the privilege of emailing him. Does anyone know his email? And if he's ever replied to your emails, don't be afraid to tell!


texts: Why wasn't Jiraiya burried in the Konoha Cemetery?

texts: In Boruto episode 136, I noticed that Jiraiya's tomb is in the woods and not in Konoha Cemetery. Jiraiya is a leaf ninja so I assume his remains should be in Konoha cemetery and in fact he died because he was trying to save the village. The place doesn't also resemble Mount Myōboku.


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So supposedly Vegeta trained with Yardrats to learn a technique which allows him to release the energy gathered by other warriors when they absorb it from another source like a planet or a fusion. But now Moro is fused with 73 and apparently Vegeta can't use that technique on him even though he can't fuse with Goku because Moro/73 fusion who absorbed his powers now can use the power to defuse him on him. How does this make sense? What did I miss?
Why Vegeta can't defuse Moro/73 fusion?


texts: How does the work relation between Shichibukai and the World Government?

texts: Shichibukai are pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government. But how does it work between them? What are their rule between each other? All Shichibukai have a bounty, is that means if they got caught they still got punished? On Crocodile side, he work against the World Government, so the World Government sent him to jail. And Jinbe got jailed because he refuse to help the World Government to fight against Shirohige. But what if they didn't do anything wrong and someone able to defeat them and give them to the World Government? Are the World Government still punished them?


texts: What kind of illness was Kaori Miyazono suffering from?

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Does anyone know what kind of illness Kaori Miyazono was suffering from? According to the series' wiki, it is speculated that it was bone marrow failure,

   due to the change in her skin pigmentation and the need for an operation.


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Just wondering on this but, was Mirajane born with the certain Take Over ability Satan Soul and how did she learn to master it? Also was Elf-Man and Lisanna born with their abilities too? I was wondering this when I noticed that she can change into not one but two other different forms of Satan's Soul including...

  Satan Soul Sitiri and Satan Soul Halphas as below.

I would like to know if this is revealed in any of the Anime's or Mangas

Answers are appreciated.


texts: Are all animals called by summoning jutsu able to speak?

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I remember that all toads summoned by Jiraiya or Naruto were able to speak. I know that Tsunade's snail or Orochimaru's snake is able to speak, too. But what about the Ninken? I know that Pakkun can talk, but what about Kiba's Ninken and the others (I know around 3–4 dogs out of 9)? I know that the Pain summonings aren't able to talk.

Is there a rule that every animal can talk, or something like this?


texts: What is Archer's background in Unlimited Blade Works?

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I've only seen Ufotable's adaptation of UBW (and the movie too but that was long ago).

It's still not very clear to me what's up with Archer:

He's Shirou from the future. Does he not remember the events of this war? He would also know that Shirou is going to beat him.
How did Shirou die? There is a scene in which a giant glowing ball absorbs Shirou (like some sort of pact), so I assume that's when he became a Heroic Spirit too. Did he die at that point? (so he killed himself)
So Archer wants to kill Shirou because he regrets his decision of becoming a Heroic Spirit? Why does he regret it? Because Kiritsugu was right? (that you have to kill people to save others).
Why does Archer have Rho Aias from the Trojan War?

And finally,

Is this Archer the same Archer from Fate Stay/Night? In other words, is the Archer from the original series also Shirou from the future?


texts: Why do animes have this "milky"-like texture?

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So I've always noticed this for years watching anime, I always look at anime characters and they seem to have to kind of milky/blurry texture on their skin/clothes. It's not to noticeable to some people, but hopefully you can see what I mean with these pictures.

(Click the pictures and zoom in for a better idea of what I mean.)

I copy and pasted the pics in Photoshop and used the eye drop tool on different areas of the skin and clothes. The color codes jump around everywhere so they can't be solid.

Could it be that these frames were scanned in at a certain DPI? Maybe something as a result of an editing software like After Effects? Or maybe it's the texture of the paper?


texts: Why Digital/Web/Online Manga are still colored in black-and-white format despite not having publised physically?

texts: Is it because amateur mangakas respect the tradition?


texts: What is Ms. Saotome referring to in her rant about the end of the world?

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During Ms. Saotome's rather-unhinged rant about the end of the world towards the beginning of the Rebellion movie, she says the following:

とある宗教の祭礼の日にあわせて、日食と月食が６回起こっちゃうという話です！
I'm talking about how on the festival days of a certain religion, six solar and lunar eclipses will occur!

Is this a reference to a real-world practice, or is this some sort of weird Madoka-universe eschatological thing?


texts: Why weren't Kise and Midorima able to get in the Zone?

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According to the anime,

  The Zone, in this state of extreme focus, all unnecessary thoughts disappear and the athlete becomes absorbed in his play. Only those who have practiced and practiced, earn the right to stand before the door and it'll open up.

Since it's shown that Kise and Midorima have practiced more than Aomine and were the members of Generations of Miracles, they were still not able to get in the Zone.

Why?


texts: Where can I find (digitized version if possible) an old film called "The World of The Talisman"?

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When I was little, I used to own this film on VHS:

I'm pretty sure that the version I had was called The Talisman.

I'm trying to find it again, preferably a digital version so that I can burn it to disk, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It's also coming up with different names when I search for it: The Talisman, The World of The Talisman, and Birth.

The version I owned was an American dub, and I'd love to find it again, as it is a film my brother and I used to always watch, so it has a lot of nostalgia.


texts: What's the name of the background music which starts at 21:26 in episode 24 of Fate/stay night UBW?

texts: In episode 24 (Unlimited Blade Works), the music starts when Rin (after witnessing Archer disappearing) turns around and sees Shirou. I searched the entire OST, but could not find it.


texts: My Hero Academia season 3 episode 1 soundtrack when Tenya talks about Midoriya in combat training

texts: What is the soundtrack that plays in season 3 episode 1 at 13:00 of My Hero Academia when Tenya talks about Midoriya in combat training?


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So I found this image highlighting the difference between an Otaku and a Weeaboo.

The 4th point says

  Has "fangirl moments" at anytime, anywhere, and infront of anyone

But what are "fangirl moments"? and what are their origin? (Is it actually from anime)


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In The Big O, we find out that Angel has been behind the whole “show” that is Roger Smith’s life.
The question begs: was anyone real aside from Angel? Or did she have control over people’s minds? Or was it literally a giant set under her control?
I’ve always been intrigued by this concept from that show along with its black noire style.


texts: He can use it to hurt people sometimes but, conveniently it doesn't hurt people when he does it on accident. Do they explain how this works at all?


texts: How does the summoning of the Ten Tails work?

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If Demonic Statue of the Outer Path requires only a part of the chakra of the Nine-tails and the Eight tails, why did they have to kill the other Jinchuuriki to obtain the tailed beast just to complete the Juubi?

Why not obtain only parts of the chakra of each tailed beasts?


texts: Why is Kaneki's fighting ability improved when he put on his mask?

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In volume 8 chapter 72, Nishio mentions to Kaneki that his abilities will improve if Kaneki puts on his mask.
As far as I know it's just a mask (with no special power or anything). So why does it increase his fighting ability?


texts: What is this picture about in Mirai Nikki?

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In the picture, Yuno and Yukki are creating a world together, but what's this about? I don't know if it is an episode from the anime or from the manga.

I'm still searching for it in the internet but can't find anything about it. I'm so confused.


texts: Is there a difference between Clones and Shadow Clones?

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In the first episode, Naruto failed the Graduation Test because he couldn't create a proper clone. Mizuki falsely tells Naruto that if he learns a Jutsu from the Forbidden Scroll, he can graduate. As such, Naruto studies, and successfully performs the Shadow Clone Jutsu, with Iruka commenting how Naruto was able to master an advance Jutsu with so many clones.

But what makes the Shadow Clone Jutsu more advanced than the Clone Jutsu that Naruto failed at?


texts: Why did Miche choose to run away when there were Titans remaining?

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In episode 1 of Attack on Titan 2,

   Miche managed to use himself as bait and killed most of the titans. What is the point of running away knowing that Titans can sprint and could possibly catch up with his horse? And the presence of the abnormal monkey-like Titan would make the situation more dangerous and unpredictable if I was him and I wanted to run away.

 Edit: As he is the second-most skilled after Levi, he should have just killed all the Titans in his presence except the abnormal one without hesitation. Then even if the abnormal Titan had thrown the horse towards him he would not need to suffer a painful death.


texts: Is there a special meaning to the class name "2-H" (2-ふ)?

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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is focused on the students of the class 2-H. Is there a hidden meaning to that class name or is it just a common class name in Japan?

I recently saw some other, possibly related anime, also with students in class 2-H, but I can't remember which one.


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So Midoriya can't use 100% of One for All because he hurts himself. But he's been improving the percentage of it he can use without hurting himself, first it was 5% IIRC, then he increased to 10% and he tries to keep improving.

Which percentage of One for All can Midoriya manage without hurting himself by the time he awakes his black whip quirk?


texts: Is there a tradition behind giving people names from English words?

texts: There are a number of shows/manga where characters have names that are English words. In Vampire Knight, a character is named Zero. Tokyo Mew Mew has characters with names like Lettuce, Mint, and Berry. Is there a tradition behind this?


texts: On OVA episode 2, when all the girls went camping, Yukari showed her collection, rations from different countries, some of Rabbit Team girls started to yell *pam, *pam, *pam, which is I guess come from word spam. But why they censored the word? How could it become something like "eggs, bacon, sausage, and spam"?


texts: How exactly does the Sword of Akasha work?

texts: It has been said that its purpose is to kill gods, but how can it kill gods, or a god? I watched the episode, but I just don't understand it.


texts: What is the solar cycle that the male recruits follow?

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Women in the military world of Wombs follow a lunar cycle, which is when they are able to operate. The moon is commonly linked to pregnancy, many regions believing that a full moon leads to more births. There are many other links to the moon explained within the manga.

Something that I haven't seen explained is the connection between male soldiers and a 'solar cycle'. Is this simply artistic contrast, or is there logic behind this choice? Obviously the manga is centered around the women, but I am interested in the mechanics of the other soldiers too as it seems as there is more than meets the eye to them also.

Below: Page mentioning the solar cycle of male recruits.


texts: About the physics of transmutation in FMA:B

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Anyone who has watched even an episode of FMA or FMA:B knows how transmutations work. They are the staple of alchemy, and are very important to the show. The only rule with transmutations is the Law of Equivalent Exchange. This all seems fine and dandy when it is first explained to you; you must put in what you want to get out.

However, I soon started to considering the ramifications of this theory. Yes, it agrees with the Conservation of Mass, which states that matter cannot be created nor destroyed in a reaction. Sticking with chemistry and physics, it is also well-known that energy is required to make and break chemical bonds. While Edward provides ample matter for his transmutations (which are essentially 'reactions' in the parallel universe of FMA/FMA:B), where does he get the energy? If the Law of Equivalent Exchange was truly correct, wouldn't Ed and Al have to provide the equivalent amount of energy to bond all of the required substances together? Is this 'shortcoming' ever discussed in either series (2003 or 2009), or in the manga?


texts: Why does Ganta have hexagons around his blast?

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In Deadman Wonderland, Ganta first has hexagons around his blast when the ball falls from the tower and is about to crush him. Later he gets it again when fighting and protecting Shiro.

The only other person who I know can do this is the Wretched Egg. So why is Ganta able to do it and have a lot more power behind his shot?


texts: Is Blood-C set in the same world as Blood+?

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I know that Blood-C was produced in-part by Studio Production I.G, the creators of Blood+, and it has a lot of similarities to Blood+, such as the appearance and name of the characters and the name of the manga/anime/film. Are they set in the same world or in some sort of parallel universe, or is Blood-C something like a reboot of Blood+?

Blood C

Blood+


texts: Are Kale and Broly's transformations the same?

texts: So in the anime series we were introduced to Kale who many labeled "female Broly". Vegeta makes some comments about her possibly having "the true super saiyan" and we see her transformation with white eyes, bulky form and green hair and aura. And now we have the official version of Broly, with a transformation which in some sense looks the same, but different perhaps for artistic / animation style reasons. Are these transformations the same? Is there hard evidence that now they have the same transformations or may be now Kale and Broly's tranformations will be treated like different super saiyan transformations?


texts: Manga involving girl who was raised in the forest and her parents died and she rejoined society and went to a fancy school

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I remember there was a guy who was with her throughout the manga and became her love interest in the end.

At one point, she got kidnapped and was on an island, where she practiced for a piano recital using a tree root.

At school, she had a super snotty roommate whose father was the Duke and a nice, kind of chubby roommate. At a Halloween party, the snooty roommate dressed up as Cinderella and the chubby girl as an angel. The main protagonist dressed up as a monkey and got made fun of, and the guy showed up to help her out and she changed her costumes into a princess.

In the end, they had kids and they ran around all over the place and everyone lived happily ever after.


texts: Any particular significance to the insects in episode 83 when Netero and one of the world leaders are having a discussion?

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In Hunter X Hunter episode 83, when Netero received "orders" from one of the world leaders to exterminate the Ants, there were insects moving on the window facing the leader as well as the one beside Netero while they were talking. Since those insects were given significant "screen time", I thought they signified something that I hadn't figured out yet.

At first, I thought they could be connected to Ponzu (but the insects didn't look like bees), Ponzu's bees had already done their job anyways and why would one fly to meet a supposedly 'Muggle' president anyways? I've searched a bit online already but couldn't find anything. Is there anything here directly related to the story or is it just some metaphor/symbolic thing regarding how the Hunters were about to confront Insects?


texts: What was Tohsaka doing watching the dojo lately?

texts: It was mentioned in episode 1 of Ufotable's Fate/Unlimited Blade Works that Tohsaka used to go to the archery dojo to watch someone. Was she secretely watching Shirou because she had a crush on him (but how?) or was she looking out for Sakura? Did Tohsaka know of Sakura's feelings for Shirou?


texts: Why did barragan turn against Aizen before he dies?

texts: In the fight against Hachi and Soi-Fong after being mortally wounded, Barragan the way he called them ants throughout the fight why didn't he want to take out Hachi or Soi-Fong my reasoning being he should have wanted to take out the people who costed him his life but instead suddenly turned against Aizen all of a sudden? Why did he do that?


texts: In order to create cola and the sulfa Drug Senky needed to create carbonated water via a laborious bamboo construction to the river. How this structure works and how it makes carbonated water?


texts: Why could Goten and Gohan not resist the Baby controlling them while Trunks was able to?

texts: In this episode, it seems like Goten is weakened before being taken over by Baby but was Trunks not in the similar condition ie weekend, in this episode, yet he was able to resist and succeeded to stop Baby taking over him. Why couldn't Goten do the same? Gohan on the other side wasn't hurt a bit; how could he be taken over so easily?


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This question is in regards to the anime. I've watched all of the episodes that are available, so I do not mind spoilers.
Since humans who can turn to Titans at will (I think they're called shifters) can be cut out of the Titan body, can the humans inside other "normal" titans (like the ones who became titans via injection of spinal fluid) be also cut out and saved?


texts: Is the death note 23 days rule inconsistent?

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We all know about the 23 day rule. Well. I've been rewatching the series, and I've found something strange in episode 8...

At 4:10 (youtube) Light asks Ryuk if you can use any date, as long it's before the victims lifespan, to which Ryuk replies; yes


texts: What does Kyon mean by a classified information that can't be said on TV in episode 13 (the 2nd day of Endless Eight)?

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In episode 13 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (the 2nd day of Endless Eight), about 15 minutes in, after listening to Mikuru's speech filled with "classified information", Kyon asks if the classified information is something that can't be said on TV.

What does it mean? What can't be said on TV? Was this an in-joke based on a difference between the anime and the written material?


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Senki Zesshou Symphogear season 1: Does anyone know the name of the track that plays at 23:46 during episode 12?

It plays just after the classmates sing over the PA near the end of S1 ep 12; the track starts playing when Hibiki realizes she can still fight due to Miku's song healing.

It has a very 80's techno vibe and it leads directly into the ending song "Synchrogazer" for the ep 12 credits.

Any insight would be appreciated, I've been going through the OST for all 3 seasons without luck. The amount of character music for the show is impressive, but it also makes it rather difficult to find a non-vocalized track.


texts: Were Sakura's parents ninjas? I remember reading somewhere that they were, but she was said to have come from a civilian family?


texts: How are animals able to get stands in the world of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure?

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In the series, multiple animals were able to conjure and use their own stands.

Some of them include:

Iggy the dog
A hawk
An orangutan
Coco Jumbo the turtle

How were the animals able to get their stands?

   Were they all  pierced by the arrow at some point?

Or did they get them some other way? Is there extra backstory that was explained somewhere else that I missed? (I've only watched the anime, I have not read the books).


texts: Kekkai Sensen ep9, meaning of "playing it backwards in double-time/fast-forward"?

texts: 5:54 Zapp said "What's he doin', playing it backwards in fast-forward?" You could replace fast-forward with double-time according to another set of subtitles. He was referring to the vampire, but the vampire wasn't even doing anything. What exactly does it mean?


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It seems like a familiar trope to have a powerful being in human form take a human as their indestructible guardian.  3x3 Eyes has that relationship between Pai and Yakumo. I'm wondering if it's more than just another expression of this general trope; if it's an adaptation of an actual legend or traditional story.  There's something compelling about an immortal and her companion both wanting to just be human.

So, is 3x3 Eyes based on a real legend or traditional story, or just made up?


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Where did future Trunks go after the Goku Black Saga?
The planet was destroyed by Zeno-sama.
So where did they head to with the time machine?


texts: When is the Blu-ray release of Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises?

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I have been searching for the (Japanese) release date of the Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) Blu-ray.

As U.S. cinema release is in February 2014, so me being in the Netherlands means it might arrive in 2016.

So, when is the Japanese Blu-ray release?


texts: What does Shouko said to Ishida on the bridge in chapter 54?

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What did Shouko sign to Shouya in Koe No Katachi volume 7, chapter 54?

Note:  the below images are the signs that she used, in the order that they appear (right to left).


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In his appearances of manga , kaidou is shown to jump down from sorajima and still live. The mystery still remains that he doesnt die even after doing this?
why is this so ? Mythical fruit users don't die, is it the case ?

Is he similarto charlotte linlin who also doesnt die even after suffering from many things ?


texts: Was there any reference to Shigure's brother before Chapter 545?

texts: This chapter came to me as a real shocker. I always thought Shigure was an only child. As the title says, were there any references or perhaps even hints or foreshadowing that Shigure had a brother?


texts: Where do I pick up from after finishing the Deltora Quest anime?

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I think that I am not the only one that watched Deltora Quest anime (or should we say TV Show, doesn't matter).

I watched it once, a long time ago, on TV, when I didn't have internet. It was a lot of fun and holds a lot of memories.

The thing is, I watched it again around year ago, and I almost cried of happiness when I saw that's line of books, and there's a lot more to it.

Where can I read those books online ? I want to know what happened after the TV show. Any help ?


texts: Why didn't Hanekawa want to go home during Mayoi Snail?

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During the Mayoi Snail arc in Bakemonogatari we eventually learn that Senjōgahara couldn't see Hachikuji while Araragi could, because only those who didn't want to return home would be able to see her.

But while Araragi was waiting for Senjōgahara to get back from seeing Oshino, Hanekawa turns up and is able to see Hachikuji. Later in Tsubasa Cat we learn that the stress which caused Black Hanekawa to appear was from Hanekawa's repressed feeling for Araragi and not from family problems which caused Black Hanekawa's original appearance.

So I am wondering, was there a particular reason why Hanekawa didn't want to go home or were things getting worse between her and her parents?


texts: How are Contractors made in Darker than Black?  Do you have to be born with the powers?  Or do you have to make contact with a spirit and make a contract with it?


texts: Is blood necessary to perform the summoning jutsu?

texts: I always thought that blood is necessary to perform the summoning jutsu. However, I saw the second Mizukage and Madara performing it while being Edo Tensei, so is it really possible?


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At the end of the Orange League season (Episode 118 "The Rivalry Revival"), when Ash talks with Professor Oak and decides to continue travelling to the Johto region, Prof. Oak gives him a new Pokédex. In every new region Ash goes to, he get a new Pokédex to catalogue the new Pokémon living there.

Strangely enough, though, in episode 50 "Who Gets To Keep Togepi", Oak tells Ash there's a new upgrade to the Pokédex, saying "Well, now you can get details on all the latest Pokemon discoveries", and upgrades Ash's Pokédex.

At first it really wasn't clear why Ash should get that upgrade, but later in the same episode this question is cleared up, as Ash gets to see Togepi and says "Hey, now that Dexter is been upgraded he'll know the answer". Although Togepi is from the next generation, the Pokédex now has the info on Togepi (although it does say that more info about its species is still unavailable) rather than saying "there are still Pokémon yet to be identified" like in the first episode with Ho-Oh.

Anyway, this upgrade seems to make the Pokédex know the species in the 2nd Gen, which makes me wonder why Ash needs a new Pokédex for the Johto region since the Pokédex had already been upgraded to know the Johto Pokémon species, and we don't see any great difference in the new Pokédex except its design.

(Although it may need evidence, since the Pokédex clearly says the there's not much data on Togepi, since it's not new the Pokédex might say that like in Ep.23 "The Tower Of Terror" the Pokédex said the same about Gastly, Haunter and Gengar.)


texts: Why are some characters shown to only eat one kind of food?

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I noticed that not only protagonists/main characters, but also other characters in an anime are shown to love a certain kind of food.

Here are some examples:

Naruto loves ramen. It's pretty much the only thing he ever really eats (as seen in Boruto where there are empty cups of instant noodles; he never leaves his office).
Eiichiro Oda listed One Piece characters' favorite food, in which we all know is mentioned that Luffy loves Only meat (even in dessert).
L from Deathnote  has a pronounced sweet tooth and gorges himself on various sweets.
Satellizer from Freezing really loves burgers. (Burger Queen to be precise)
Shana loves melon bread just  as Ren of DearS is utterly addicted to melon bread (To the point she saves old melon bread wrappers for the smell).
From what I remember Erza from Fairy Tail loves strawberry cake; when someone makes her drop it, run. Natsu loves anything that's covered in fire. Justified as it's his Power-Up Food aside from fire itself.

Why is this so? Is it relevant? Is this some kind of advertising or just a focus for a gag.