texts: Thematic or mood effects of shadow placement on a character's face?

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Not sure if this is on topic here as it's not a question about a specific manga... or even specifically about manga, but about comic books in general.

The use of shadow is important for conveying lots of different things... mood of a person, setting or simply for dramatic effect. I am wondering specifically, in a close up shot of a face in the classic 3/4 position, what is the difference if the face is in shadow in the foreground versus on the background side?

For this assume the only difference in the drawing is the placement of shadow, the position expression and amount or surface covered in shadow are the same. The only difference is shadow on the side facing the viewer versus the side away from the viewer.

Here is my poorly drawn example of what I am thinking in my head:

I tried to draw a neutral expression but they both kinda look upset... so try not to base the answer on the facial expression, just shadow placement.

What are the thematic/mood/emotional response differences to the audience when using those lighting patterns?


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Sakura is a slayer not affiliated to Little Garden. So she does not have a variable suit like Hayato and the others.

But she uses a very peculiar (fanservice-wise) type of suit when she uses her Hundred on live shows:

Is this a variable suit?


texts: What are these three references from episode 9?

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In episode 9, there are these three references I didn't get:

The first one is around minute 5, when Tomoko goes to see Yuu-chan at her uncle's café. She sees the names of two cakes ("Tarte Chiboust au Caramel" and "Bijou des Rois"), and then says this:

The second is around minute 15, when Tomoko is cleaning her stuff up. She wonders why her brother is trying to be better than her at everything, then says the following:

She then says "I'm gonna make him cry for this."
The third one is around minute 17, when Tomoko is cleaning her stuff up and finds the cicada shells. She remembers why they were there, says "A memory best left forgotten", and then:

What do these three different situations refer to?


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Right off the top, going to apologize for the lack of description here... Really hoping someone might be able to take a stab and I'll be able to find this lost gem.

About 3 Years ago, I used Hulu plus and watched random anime. There was one series I watched I really liked, and want to continue to seek out... but I cannot even remember the name.

I want to say it had something to do with "Seven".... Seven samurai perhaps? Seven stones? but that brings nothing to searches.

So really, all I know is that one season streamed on Hulu plus, and I don't believe it is streaming any longer. and honestly, I don't even remember much more than that. It was not dubbed (subtitles English), though it may exist as a dub and I wouldn't mind.

I believe it was produced by the same company that produced Blue Exorcist (Aniplex?). It did have a similar animation style. But I see nothing like it on Aniplex lists...

I also vaguely remember a large stone he carried around that could talk... I think it was a demon trapped? This demon could sense other demons nearby, and the main character had some power that allowed him to see and fight these demons... (Gee, that limits it down, I know)

Any help?


texts: What is the significance of the title "Ro-Kyu-Bu!"?

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In Ro-Kyu-Bu!, high school student Subaru begins teaching an elementary school girls' basketball team.

However, I can't seem to find any relationship between the syllables ro (ろ), kyu (きゅ), and bu (ぶ) with anything basketball- or coaching-related.

What is the origin of the name Ro-Kyu-Bu, and what does it mean?


texts: Was Naruto's bad chakra control caused by Eight Trigrams Seal?

texts: When Jiraiya unsealed Five Elements Seal Naruto easily walked on water. Could it be that Eight Trigrams Seal was reason why Naruto couldn't control his chakra properly?


texts: Why did Demon Slayer beat Spirited Away's box office?

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Looking for an all encompassing answer, preferably one that addresses business aspects like distribution and demographics in addition to production aspects like story and appeal.
I also wonder if it was just a issue of economics (a better market today than ten years ago), or the power of premade fanbase.


texts: What is the anime that is set in the most distant future of today?

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A lot of anime set in the distant future doesn't specify the calendar year, so it ends up with something like "Before the..." or "XX years ago".
Some of the future-themed anime such as Gundam and Dragon Ball have their own calendar era which is Universal Century and Age respectively. We can't convert or compare the alternate calendar of the Anime to our real-life Gregorian calendar, so it might be helpful if the Anime has a similar calendar to ours.
According to my research, Legend of the Galactic Heroes is the anime that is set in the most distant future as of today, in AD 2801.


texts: Discrepancies between Kishimoto and the Asura Path?

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According to the wiki:

  The Asura Path (修羅道, Shuradō) grants the user the ability to augment their own body to summon mechanised armour and various ballistic and mechanical weaponry.

Two questions on this topic.

1) Kishimoto has said there is no technology in the Naruto universe that would defeat the purpose of ninjas, specifically guns and weapons. However, why did he have the Asura Path of Pain equipped with machine guns, rockets, and lasers? Here's a quote from him:

  Masashi Kishimoto: Firstly, projectile weapons such as guns aren't allowed. (The one exception is Inari's bowgun.) Guns aren't suited to ninja. Gunpowder is used in the anime, though I don't think it should be there. And, vehicles such as aeroplanes are not allowed. I try to restrain technology that can be used for war... For example, if missiles were in it, it'd be the end. (laughs)

It turns out when Pain assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, it pretty much was the end! So why did he say these things would not be in the Naruto universe when in fact they were?

2) So all the Rinnegan wielders have access to the Six Paths. Does that mean the highly advanced weapons from the Asura Path of Pain originated from the Sage of the Six Paths himself? In other words, did the Sage of the Six paths have some lesser, technologically inferior form of machine guns, rockets, etc. long ago for his Asura Path powers?

Also, what exactly are the powers for people who've wielded the Rinnegan at some point, like Obito, Madara, and Sasuke, regarding the Asura Path? Can they even use it since it involves constructing your own weapons? Or is there something they do to summon these weapons?


texts: Was Hyakkimaru immortal before regaining his body?

texts: When Hyakkimaru was born, he had no limbs, no tongue, no nose, no eyes, no ears and no internal organs. How could he possibly survive then? If he couldn't breath and he couldn't eat since he didn't have a stomach or lungs, does that mean that during the duration of his ordeal he was also immortal?


texts: What is the original text of Black Hanekawa's tongue twister?

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Bakemonogatari episode 14 has a fairly famous tongue-twister in it, which Black Hanekawa recites with her cat voice. It was translated as: "Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?". The scene is here (potentially NSFW):

Bakemonogatari - Neko Hanekawa Tongue Twister | HD |

Translating tongue-twisters is notoriously hard, so I suspect this is done fairly liberally.
What is the original Japanese text which is being spoken? Also, what does it literally mean (not worrying about making it a tongue-twister)?


texts: I want to start getting into Yu-Gi-Oh! where should I start?

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If I was to start watching all the series of Yu-Gi-Oh! (the orginal one), what should I start with first?

The books or the movies? And can you please list them in order too?


texts: Why do the English dubbed Madoka movies have a static movie menu and not an animated one like the English subbed one?

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When the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies first came out, they were only Japanese with English subtitles, but the DVD/Blu-ray menus were animated. I remembered that they had small clips from the movie and the background music was that of the music that plays when Sayaka turns into a witch at the end of the first movie.

When the English dubbed version of the movies came out I got them too and after watching the first 2 movies I've noticed they have a totally different menu. This time, it's just a static image, and the background music is different.

I am wondering why this is. Would it not have been easier just to use the same menu? Also, is this a common practice when an anime is first released subbed but is then later re-released dubbed that the movie menu is remade (and possibly made less dynamic/flashy in the English dub release)?


texts: Who did Sue cosplay as in Genshiken Nidaime episode 9? It looks a bit like Canaria from Rozen Maiden, except the doll doesn't have a crown.


texts: Detailed explanation of CLAMP character relations?

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I watched Cardcaptor Sakura, xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle a long time ago,
but I still don't understand the relationship between them.

I don't understand this: http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Crossover_Universe, who is whose father, who is who in an alternate universe, etc.

Can anyone give a character tree with details?


texts: At What Point Does Asuma Sarutobi Find Out About Kurenai?

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It's an important plot point that Asuma finally understands what the "King" of the Hidden Leaf is. At this point, he also stops smoking.
At first I thought it had something to do with his fight over Sora, and being forced to reckon with the relationship he had with his own father.
But, later on, we find out Kurenai is pregnant.
Is this the reason Asuma comes to understand what the king represents, and why he decides to quit smoking? Did he know she was pregnant before or after this moment of understanding?


texts: Song from Tokyo Ghoul season 1 episode 10 at 08:25 when Ayato enter a coffee shop

texts: What is the song from Tokyo Ghoul season 1 episode 10 at 08:25 when Ayato enter a coffee shop?


texts: What are the credits for "Doubutsukee" in K: Missing Kings for?

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Towards the end of the credit roll for K: Missing Kings (the movie), there's this:

Unlike the rest of the credits, which are in a standard serif'd font (Mincho-like), these credits are in a rounded, handwriting-esque font. The header for the section reads どうぶつけー doubutsukee, which I imagine has something to do with 動物 doubutsu "animals". Then, it lists the names of 24 people, all of which are written in pure kana, which looks kind of "childish".

What are these credits for? I suspect this is really more a question about K than it is about the Japanese language, since when I DuckDuckGo for どうぶつけー, all of the results are related to K in someway. I did a bit of clicking around, but I wasn't able to figure out what's going on here.


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In the second episode of Soul Eater, during BlackStar's fight with Mifune BlackStar, Tsubaki used Shadow Star to swap places with BlackStar and disguise herself while BlackStar attacked Mifune's blind spot.

Just before this, Mifune noticed BlackStar (apparently now Tsubaki) is a different person from the way he was breathing. He also commented that BlackStar's eye colour had changed.

So when exactly (episode time) did BlackStar and Tsubaki swap? Was BlackStar's eye color different at that moment or did it change suddenly later? And if it changed later, when was that?

NOTE: I ask this question as every time I re-watch the episode, I'm engrossed in the fight and keep missing it


texts: Where did the anime trope of "clothing damage"/"clothes being torn" originate?

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I noticed that commonly now in anime that mostly female characters' clothes are being torn especially in fight scenes.

I googled and found this to be called Clothing Damage, and here are a list of examples from anime and manga from which I remember in High School DxD where the main protagonist Issei uses a technique called Dress Break to make his female enemies lose the will to fight. Also found in Dog Days and Freezing.

Even JRPG games such as Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! and its sequel, Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! 2 Duo has this.

Who started this trope? Is it somewhat related to the origin of the tentacles trope in anime?


texts: is ultra super saiyan a transformation or a state?

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In the battle of Vegeta vs Trunks, when Trunks goes ultra super saiyan, Vegeta states: "are you still relying on that sluggish transformation?".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc1dfGll0ak

That leads me to think ultra super saiyan is indeed a (useless) transformation and not a state, but now in the manga Wiss states Goku has 5 transformations, 1,2,3 god and blue. Since Goku was also able to go Ultra Super Saiyan, what does this mean, is Ultra Super Saiyan a transformation or not?


texts: Approximately when is the story of "Boku no Hero Academia" set?

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As nearly as I can tell, the events of "Boku no Hero Academia" seem to begin some time around 2174.  I base this estimation upon the manga having been begun in 2014 and the current All Might being the 8th such hero (and taking an assumed average of 20 years per generation between passings-on of their power).

Is there a definitive answer for this?  If not, are there canon facts, observed trends, or even fan-based assumptions that might at least weigh to the contrary (whether earlier or later than 2174)?


texts: Why does it take so long for the translated version of tankoubon volumes to be released?

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As far as I know, the English versions of tankoubon volumes for most manga series seem to be released within several months, if not years, of their original release in Japanese.

Even very popular mainstream series like Naruto and Fairy Tail have their English tankoubon counter-parts released months after their initial Japanese release.

Why is this the case?

If you consider the time it takes for subbed anime to be released, or even the (legal) translation of individual manga chapters done by companies like Crunchyroll or Shonen Jump, which happens on the order of days from the initial Japanese release,  it doesn't make much sense to me that releasing an English translation of tankoubon volumes would take so long, especially in the case of individual translation of the chapters, since all the companies would have to do is just compile them together.


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I've watched part one and part two of Naruto, but when I came across episode #96 and after, I couldn't find anymore (dub) episodes.

Why did they stop giving dubbed Shippūden episodes on Hulu?


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I've been watching this thing since I was 8, now I am curious to know what I've been watching all these years. I am not sure what makes an anime and a cartoon different, but I think anime has more violence content than cartoons.

In many of Ninja Hattori's episode, use of weapons, like sword and shuriken was shown. And in most of the episode you can see Hattori and Amada fighting, which is not suitable for a cartoon. Those fights can be compared to the fights in DBZ or other action manga and animes.

So what do you think, is it a cartoon for children or a action genre anime/manga?


texts: Do people in Japan really shower all the time after a rainstorm, or is that just an anime thing?

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I just watched the latest Net-juu no Susume and there's the stereotypical caught-in-the-rain scene, and then usually accompanying shower scene.  Since this anime makes a point to be more similar to the real world than others, it made me wonder if this sort of thing actually happens in Japan.  I recognized the trope from anime, but in researching this question, it seems that it's also common in other mediums.

Is the rain that cold over there?  Do people usually take showers at other people's houses after a downpour takes them by surprise?


texts: How much of Kimi no Iru Machi is adapted?

texts: I want to know how much of the Kimi no Iru Machi anime is adapted from the manga, and whether or not the anime skipped any content from it.


texts: After what episode was each Sword Art Offline episode expected to be viewed?

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Looking at the extras menu of Sword Art Online Bluray Set 1, I was reminded that there is a Sword Art Offline segment. Disk 1 has Episodes 1-4 of Sword Art Online and Sword Art Offline 1 and 2.

I am wondering, after what episode of Sword Art Online was each Sword Art Offline episode expected to be viewed? (not just Set 1 but all of Sword Art Online 1, Ex and 2)


texts: How is each saiyan transformation/form achieved?

texts: So now , depending how you count them and which sources you count, there are among 10-20 transformations/forms can attain. (counting Oozaru, non exclusive saiyan forms, etc.) Which saiyans transformations are the result of rage , which are the result of training and which are the result of something else?


texts: What is the song that plays in Naruto Shippuden when Deidara fights Gaara?

texts: I've been searching for that song for a really long time but I can't find it. It's kinda sad (?? for me at least) and it has a violin or cello or something like that.


texts: What's the song they are playing before Kaneki sees the news reports in season 2, episode 9?

texts: The track is played again at the end of the same episode when Kaneki is on the rooftop with Nishio and Tsukiyama.


texts: How was Law's fever cured by eating Ope Ope fruit?

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I saw the episode in which Law had a fever and was about to die.

Just by eating the Ope Ope fruit his fever was cured.

As I understood, it makes you a genius doctor, but how was he cured instantly?


texts: How much does an anime cost per minute of animation especially with the use of cell-shaded CGI?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p18CbMcG-es
What's the cost per minute of an animation using cell-shaded CGI?
I heard the cost for Avatar-level CGI could be from $100,000 to $1,000,000 per minute, so I was wondering about cell-shaded CGI, and what about triple AAA game quality CGI like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWtkPs92Nc?
I thought that for cell-shaded CGI the cost wouldn't exceed 10,000$ per minute, but I am wondering if it would include the voice actor and sounds. Since the rate seem to vary depending on what technology is used and what are inside the scenes how much do you think the two videos above would cost per minute? Is there any statistics available that would give people an idea of how much it might cost? Does the cost include the audio?


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As far we know in Akame ga Kill!, the former user of Pumpkin is Najenda, the head of Night Raid. This weapon now used by Mine. As far I know:

Only one Teigu for one user.
Najenda gets Susanoo as her Teigu.

Is there any information why Najenda can be the user of two Teigu?


texts: How many characters in One Piece know what happened in the Void Century?

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What I found directly on One Piece wiki is the following:

Gol D. Roger's crew appears to have followed the poneglyphs all the way and figured out exactly what the missing history is. When queried by Nico Robin on the Void Century and the Will of the D., Silvers Rayleigh replied to her that he would tell her the history if she wanted to know.
Whitebeard also knew about the truth behind the Void Century and the
Will of D., as Roger told him before he died.  It is unknown whether Whitebeard
shared this information with any of his crew.
The Gorosei have shown to have at least a basic knowledge of the
occurrences of the Void Century, according to their shocked reactions
to Professor Clover's statements.

Is there anyone else who knows what happened in the Void Century?


texts: How could Misaka 10032 be measuring Touma's life signals while holding his right hand

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Index episode 14 around 14:00 minutes.

Touma awakens to find his right hand on Misaka 10032's chest. 10032 then states that she placed his hand there herself, and that she was reading electrical currents to measure his life signs.

Given that Imagine Breaker is a passive power, how could that be possible?

So, is it

A white lie. She wasn't reading him. Not likely because Misaka clones usually don't lie and show little emotion.
A plot hole. They just forgot what power was in the hand.
An animation faux. She was actually holding his left hand in the Light Novel.


texts: Are CITY and Nichijou set in the same universe?

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Recently, I've started reading CITY, the manga that Arawi Keiichi started working on after finishing Nichijou.

There are apparently some Nichijou cameos in CITY, such as this blue-haired mangaka named "Naganohara Daisuke" who briefly appears in chapter 25, and also this book cover by someone named "Ogi Wataru", which briefly appears in chapter 59.

Does this mean CITY and Nichijou are set in the same universe? Or are these just easter eggs? Is there any other evidence, for example, word from the mangaka, or perhaps any additional cameos?


texts: Old anime with a red-haired protagonist who fights demons

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I've been trying to find this anime for years, the last time I saw it was in 2002 when I was 4. I remember it was on a VHS that we rented.

It was about a red-haired boy, who I believe fought demons. He would transform in the style of Yugi Muto into a bigger and older-looking self when fighting those demons.

I can only remember one episode where he fought a super fast wolf-looking demon that was actually a young marathon runner possessed by some king of a golden eye if I remember correctly. Anyway, the red-haired boy protagonist would eat that eye when he defeats his opponent and they would return to normal.

That's about all I can remember, and I would appreciate all the info I can get, thanks.


texts: Why does "Shokugeki no Soma" get so many full colored chapters?

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I've never seen a manga with so many full-color chapters. I believe for Fuuka, Kimi no Iru Machi, Suzuka (all of them by the same author), and also many other manga only have a few pages of color manga when there is a color edition.

Yet, from chapter 116 to 134 (as of writing), all of the chapters have another version that is in full-color. From my perspective, this is very unusual. I understand that it is a very popular manga, but manga I listed above and other manga are just or even more popular, but none to my knowledge have had this many strings of full-colored publications.

Is there a reason to this or did the author/artist just have a lot of extra time to devote to coloring in the manga?


texts: Which song plays at 18:00 in episode 4 season 3 of Boku No Hero Academia?

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Which song plays when Midoriya decides to fight the muscular man with everything he has got, and says "Stay Back, Kota. And then, when it hits, you run as fast as you can back to camp."

At the time of this scene the song is halfway through though.


texts: What is the weird hand gesture that Kazuma does in season 2 episode 3?

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At the end of season 2 episode 3 of Konosuba, around 20:47, Kazuma does a weird hand gesture during the celebration where he uses Steal.

I feel I have seen that somewhere else but can't remember.

What does it refer to?


texts: How the Akatsuki members turned all "missing-nin's"?

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I know why Itachi went rogue, and why he left the village and joined the organization, and I know from other questions and answers why and how the members arrived to the Akatsuki, but I'd like to know why did the Hidden Villages and the Five Great Nation let these kinds of shinobi's to be excluded from their homes, nations, and eventually life?

Just think about it, since almost every member of the Akatsuki once belonged somewhere, and you should be a fool to mistreat and let go of fighters like: Kisame, Kakuzu, Hidan, etc. All of them are powerful warriors, immortals, owning a chakra level like a tailed beast, prodigies of the century, possessors of Kinjutsu's, etc. How come that a Kage isn't able to understand the importance of these kinds of men, especially when "a nation is reflected by the military power it has" and let them go wild, resulting in their exile from their own native villages?


texts: Soundtrack of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden

texts: Where I can find all the soundtracks which are used in Naruto and Naruto Shippuden episodes?


texts: Why does Gilgamesh's casual appearance look different in different routes?

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In the actual Fate Route (after Saber is summoned) we see Gilgamesh in casual attire when he confronts Saber and Shirou before getting into his golden armour. However, in Unlimited Blade Works and before the start of the Fate Route, his casual attire is different, particularly his hair and that he's not wearing earrings.

(left: Unlimited Blade Works; right: Fate)

Now I can understand that in Unlimited Blade Works the reason he doesn't wear his armour when fighting Shirou in the end is in part due to his ego in thinking he won't need it on someone like Shirou. However, I don't think it's his ego which is the cause of his change in appearance.

So I am wondering, why does Gilgamesh's casual appearance look different in these two routes, considering his Unlimited Blade Works appearance was also seen when he was talking to Sakura?


texts: Which episode is this eye in hand from and what is its purpose?

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I was listening to some cover of Cruel's Angel Thesis when I stumbled upon this image:

Since every other image used in the video does come from NGE/EoE, I am inclined to think it does come from an episode of Evangelion.

However, I don't recognize the scene, and don't know of any character with such a... scar, nor its use.

Does anyone remember where it appears? What is it and what is its purpose?


texts: Can Death Note be used to indirectly kill more than one person by killing the driver of a train/bus/plane?

texts: If you state "Jack Hare" will die at precisely 15:00 12/03/14 without stating the location, and you write this without knowing where they will be at the time, and the person goes to work as per normal, can this be used to kill more than one person?


texts: Origins and information about the song "Kokoronashi"

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I recently discovered a cover for the song "Kokoronashi" on SoundCloud, so I tried to find the original version of the song, or at least information about who the original artist is, on YouTube.
However, this song seems to have been covered by so many different people so many times that I cannot find out who sang the original as some singers who covered it cite conflicting original versions/artists of this song.
(The search queries that I performed on YouTube were "kokoronashi", "kokoronashi original)

I noticed that the picture above was almost always associated with this song on YouTube and it had an anime art style, so I imagine that it might be some anime song, but upon performing a reverse image search, all the results simply brought me to the YouTube covers that contain the picture instead of pointing me to an anime where I can find the original song.
Does anybody know who sang the original version of this song and/or what anime it comes from, if any?
I realize that this is a very vague description of a song since I only provide the name, but I guarantee that if you search "kokoronashi" on YouTube, you will find many covers of the song that I am referring to without trouble on the very first search results page.
If it helps, here is a link to a fairly popular English cover of the song. I did not link to a Japanese cover because they tend to be more likely to be taken down by YouTube due to copyright violations than English covers, but the English melodies are very much the same as the Japanese covers that I have seen.


texts: How do Goku and Gohan manage to turn into great apes in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z?

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From what I know, they look at the full moon with their tails still intact before they turn into great apes, or "ozaru" as it is called in Japanese.

How does their transformation work?


texts: Why does Selim Bradley have a nipple on his forehead?

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When Ed "kills" Pride, a tiny baby pops out. When we see him 2 years later, it appears he has a nipple in the middle of his forehead.

Why?


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Could the crystal form from the Female Titan or the Warhammer withstand

 the rumbling? - Like would it get crushed or just pushed into the ground?


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I've watched the epilogue of Angel Beats, and it seems Otonashi and Kanade have been reincarnated to meet each other on the street in the real world. In an alternative epilogue, Otonashi is shown to have stayed behind in the afterlife to help people pass on.

Is there a second season?


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Since July 17th 2014, Fairy Tail Monthly has been released. Every month at the 17th it is supposed to come out with the aim to:

  Entertain
  Inform users of important series information, rumors, funfacts, trivia, etc.
  Inform users of ongoing important votes, discussions, and articles needing improvement
  Provide users with a quick summary of happenings in the past month, e.g. user rights changes, major community decisions, discussion results
  Keep users updated with the latest contests, community activities, etc.

It should also contain a chapter of Fairy Tail Zero, written by Hiro Mashima. Since the chapter is due 11 days now, it made me wonder whether something has happened to the magazine. Was it not yet released in Japan due to Golden Week? Or did the magazine just not contain a chapter this month? Is there anyone that might know more about the magazine and the chapter?


texts: What are the names of the characters in Gurren Lagann derived from? And how do they relate to the characters?

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The second DVD of the first movie Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End, and also one of the disc in Complete Bluray Box Set feature a quiz session between the voice actors for Youko (Inoue Marina), Shimon (Kakihara Tetsuya) and Kamina (Konishi Katsuyuki) about various details in the anime.

In the first quiz of the show, it is mentioned that one of the special features in Gurren Lagann is the names of the characters: [シモン]{Shimon} comes up [下]｛Shimo｝ (down), [カミナ]{Kamina}　comes up [上]{Kami} (up), and the answer to the quiz reveals that [リーロン]{Leeron} comes from [論理]{Ronri} (logic).

How about other characters in Gurren Lagann? What are their names derived from, and how do they relate to the characters?

Feel free to explain the relation between the names and the characters already mentioned above.


texts: What did the girls from Usagi Team watch on Final Eve?

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At the night before Final Battle against Kuromorimine Girls High School on episode 10, all girls from Usagi Team are seen watching a movie, and it looks like a movie about tank.

What movie was it?


texts: In "Unlimited Blade Works", why did the servants choose to fade away rather than staying in the real world?

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In the ending of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Saber and Archer chose to fade away rather than staying in the real world with Rin and Shirou.

This is one of the most confusing things for me to understand. I just can't get a grasp on this and have searched and thought about it for very long.

Why did they choose to fade away?


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At the end of episode 1, Klein tells Kirito that he looked cute, and was totally his type (script):

  You were actually pretty cute.

  That's my type.

Does this mean something different in Japanese?  Was something lost in translation?  Or is Klein gay for Kirito?  Or is Klein gay in general?  I can't recall another anime that I've watched that had similar dialogue, but I don't watch anime where dudes are explicitly hot for each other either.

I'm re-watching SAO and I never noticed this the first two times through.


texts: Why are the shounen lead protagonists usually shown to be stupid?

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One Piece's Luffy,
Naruto's Naruto,
Fairy Tail's Natsu,
Reborn's Tsuna,
Dragon Ball's Goku

All of the above are shown to be simple-minded and foolish.

Why is it so common to depict the lead protagonist to be so stupid?


texts: Why Tachibana Hibiki's moves have no name?

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In Symphogear every move except Tachibana Hibiki's have a name and a "poster" animation.

Why only hers do not have names?


texts: What happens to humans inside titans when they die?

texts: In attack on titan, if someone were swallowed by a titan (it doesn't matter if the person if dead or alive) what happens to the body if a titan dies before it pukes them up?


texts: Is Law stronger than Zoro in sword technique?

texts: In episode 616, you can see Law cutting the entire island and Vergo with his Haki on full power in half, using only 'room' which is his Devil Fruit power, and it doesn't seem like Law was using Haki because his sword didn't turn black. But Zoro had to use Santoryu Ogi Three Thousand Worlds to cut Pica in half with Haki on all of his swords. Does that mean that Law is stronger than Zoro skill-wise?


texts: There’s a song I’ve been trying to find and I Can’t seem to google it. I’m sure the song plays many times but in this particular instance it plays at 7:00 in episode 11 of the visitor arc. Kind of sounds like it has some rap and other instruments in it


texts: Is Hagu's name a reference to The Hague?

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In Honey and Clover the character Hagumi Hanamoto often goes by the abbreviation of her name, Hagu. I just noticed this is spelled similarly to The Hague, a city and municipality in the Netherlands. In the story, Hagu is a genius artist, and a precursory internet search shows that The Hague does have connections to art. For example, from wikipedia:

The Hague has its share of museums, most notably the Mauritshuis, located next to the Binnenhof, which exhibits many paintings by Dutch masters, such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn and Paulus Potter. Other museums include the science museum Museon, the modern art museum Kunstmuseum, the historic museum Haags Historisch Museum, the national postal museum Museum voor Communicatie, the Museum Bredius, the Louis Couperus Museum, the museum Beelden aan Zee in Scheveningen, and the Gevangenpoort, a former prison housed in a 15th-century gatehouse.

It might just be coincidence, as Hagu and Hague aren't pronounced similarly. On the other hand, checking the Japanese wikipedia page for The Hague, it seems the pronunciations are more similar in Japanese, at least (ハグ vs ハーグ). It would be interesting if the author had this connection in mind. Is there any evidence for this being a reference?


texts: What is happening to Nasa here when Tsukasa does something adorable?

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In Episode 2 of Tonikaku Kawaii (Fly Me to the Moon), there are a couple of instances when the lead male character Yuzaki Nasa is overwhelmed by something unexpected and adorable that his wife Tsukasa does or says. This is shown visually by Nasa taking a longer than usual pause before responding, but then instead of responding he suffers some reaction that causes him to cough violently, I think? The visual shows some white froth spraying from his mouth, but his back is turned to the camera, so I'm not entirely certain that it is a cough. Both times, Tsukasa is taken aback by his reaction and asks him in a concerned manner whether he is feeling alright.

These events are clearly played for a gag, but I think I'm missing some context behind them. I have seen anime nosebleeds, and their meaning has been discussed on this site before: Does the "bloody nose" trope necessarily imply a sexual situation?. This case does not seem to be a nosebleed, though. The anime has not shied away from depicting fountains of blood (for comedic purposes, of course) in Episode 1, so I'm sure they would have coloured the expulsion red if that was intended.

What exactly is happening to Nasa in these two instances?


texts: Why didn't Kushina die when the Nine Tails was released from her?

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When Tobi came to release the Nine Tails from Kushina, and successfully did, and after Kushina was stabbed by Kurama, why didn't she die?

   When Kurama was extracted from Naruto, Naruto immediately passed out, and would have died if it weren't for Sakura.


texts: Ane Doki ending and the possibility of a sequel

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So I was reminiscing about Mizuki-sensei's works and remembered Ane Doki's ending. For those of you who have read the manga, the ending was a big cliffhanger.

So I was wondering if there is a plan to have a sequel? Did Mizuki-sensei hint on it having a sequel? The manga could use a sequel you know, with an ending like that.


texts: Which episode features Natsu joining Fairy Tail and Erza teaching him to write?

texts: I know there was one episode where it says how Natsu joined Fairy Tail and then he found some mission and Erza started teaching him reading and writing, but I forgot which one it was....


texts: Why can't the Jinchuriki use the Death Reaper seal?

texts: In the Naruto Manga chapter 503 page 17,minato told kushina that only a non jinshuriki can use the shiki fujin,so why the jinshuriki can't?


texts: Why didn't the UA traitor warn the Paranormal Liberation Front of the incoming raid?

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The UA Traitor was the reason for both of the League of Villains attacks on UA. From the USJ ambush and the kidnapping on the Pussy Cats' training camp. Presumably, they are a very connected member of the student body or staff and are able to relay information covertly.
With the attack on Jaku Hospital, great care was put into informing the multiple heroes involved in this raid as well as excluding any suspected members of the Liberation from the information chain.
Since the UA traitor cannot have been found out as a villain and was therefore included in the raid, what possible reason could they have for not warning the villain group?


texts: How do the magical girls match up to their prefecture?

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In Magica Wars (Mahō Shōjo Taisen) There are 47 Magical girls, one for each prefecture.

The designs for the magical girls were decided on Pivix during a competition, and there is an iOS game of the same title, so the list of the girls should be out there somewhere.

What I was wondering was how do the girls match up to the prefectures, as it will be hard to keep track of later on as more characters are introduced.

I already know (from the anime) of:

Miyagi Prefecture: Naruko Aoba
Shizuoka Prefecture: Matsuri Sengen
Tokyo Prefecture: Rin Kobari
Ishikawa Prefecture: Yuri Inuwashi
Mie-ken: Suzuka Kamiki
Kumamoto Prefecture: Renka Ariake
Kyoto Prefecture: Mebuki Konoe


texts: Where can I watch Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.: Henneko BBS?

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As the title suggests, I'm looking for the episodes of Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.: Henneko BBS. I've been searching for a while now and can't seem to find anything regarding it, I only find the TV series (which i've already watched). So my question is:

Is it possible to watch Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.: Henneko BBS online and when yes, where can I find it?

Thanks for your help in advance.


texts: What is the name of anime about warrior that has to collect crystal sword, ball, mirror?

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I am completely sure that I watched this anime before 2006, and I'm quite sure that I watched it before 2003, probably around 2000. Those were strange days when the cable TV showed amines and movies that you can find now (almost).

I'm not sure which country the anime is from, but the warrior did look somewhat like a samurai.

I watched at least 3 episodes, and in each episode, the warrior found an object which gave him a new ability.

In the first episode, he got a sword after defeating a boss (something that looked like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars, but motorized like a rocker). He gained the ability to change his size and became big. He also found a girl in the first episode.
In the second episode, I remember them walking in some woods and some people were tailing them. After that, they met the second boss and he defeated him. Both became big in size as they were fighting. The boss had a yellow armor and he had a spear (?). The warrior received a mirror after defeating the 2nd boss.
In the third episode, I vividly remember some of his friends escaping around the end of the episode. The guy was in Egypt and 2 sphinxes started to move and fight him, but he and the girl started to sink in quicksand, and that's the end of the episode. In this episode, they were supposed to acquire the crystal sphere.

It would be great if someone can help with name, year, country or anything.


texts: Why do Saber and Rin sound disappointed when they see inside Shiro's shed?

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In the anime (and also in the visual novel when you make the correct choice), Shiro walks out and overhears Rin and Saber talking. They sound disappointed (maybe even angry) about a discovery they make in the shed Shiro practices in when he does reinforcement on stuff.

Is this in relation to his Unlimited Blade Works Reality Marble and how he has been unknowingly been doing something very wrong when he uses Reinforcement/Projection? Or, is there something else in that shed that Kiritsugu left, and never told Shiro about (like the Crest on the floor which activated when summoning Saber)?


texts: How does Obito have two Sharingans if Madara took one?

texts: If Madara took Obito's left eye, how come he has both Sharingans? (Chapter 683, page 15) Did Obito replace the one he lost with Kakashi's Sharingan, like a trade?


texts: In UQ Holder, when Tota Konoe joined the UQ Holders, he was placed No. 7 and Kurōmaru Tokisaka who joined at the same time as him was placed No. 11. Later on, Santa Sasaki joined and was placed No. 12. So why was Tota Konoe placed No. 7?


texts: Why do anime series change titles so often (nearly for every "season")?

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I've always wondered this, but why do anime series titles change so often whenever it gets a new "season"?

I mean, I understand that the title stays the same for long running series, like Bleach or One Piece, but why do new "seasons" for one or two cour anime have slightly different names? For example...

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
Zero no Tsukaima, Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi, Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo, Zero no Tsukaima F
Medaka Box, Medaka Box Abnormal
Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai.
K-On!, K-On!!

I'm particularly interested in the last two, where the only noticeable difference in the title is a punctuation mark. They're all direct sequels, so why not just give it the same name as the first season, like in American television? The source material keeps its name throughout its entire life (e.g. there was never a Naruto: Shippuuden manga or a Shakugan no Shana III light novel), so why do their anime adaptations get different titles?

Is there a legal thing in Japan which disallows a production for one "season" to have the same name as another, for clarification purposes? Or do the producers/whoever chooses the names just want to attract more fans by making a distinction between different "seasons"?

Some insight into how the airing of anime works would be much appreciated.


texts: What is the joke behind "fork" and "spoon" keywords?

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Christina decides a keyword which will make her believe Hououin Kyouma's story in the next time-line. That password is:

  私が今一番欲しい物はMy-Forkであり。
  My-Spoonはもうもってるし。
  The thing I most want at the moment is "my fork".
  I already have "my spoon".

She blushes as soon as she says it. And when Kyouma repeats her this password in the following time-lines, she feels strongly ashamed (especially for the "spoon" thing) of it everytime.

What is the reason behind Christina's intense embarrassment?


texts: What manga is this picture of a couple kissing from?

texts: What manga is this image from? I found it on Tumblr, but I couldn't find the name of the manga.


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In episode 117 - Thunder Roar at about 7:50 into the episode Zeref regains consciousness and attacks with a technique resulting in the following picture.

Does anyone know the name of that move? Or what type of magic it is and how it works?


texts: Does Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan make him invincible?

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When Naruto, Kakashi and Guy had a battle with Obito. Obito was able to phase through Naruto's attacks, But Kakashi found a weakness, since his own and Obito's Sharingans were connected.

If Kakashi's Sharingan wasn't connected to Obito's. Would Obito have been invincible?


texts: The instrumental music during Midoriya's monologue on My Hero Academia season 3's prologue

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Every episode starts with Midoriya's monologue,

The prestigious school that turned out many heroes, UA high school
enrolled in there hero course I continue to run towards my dreams... [...]

During this scene, there is an instrumental song that plays in the first 18 seconds of the show.
What is this instrumental song?


texts: I did some digging and found that Natsu, or atleast the Natsu we know, is around 20 years old but I want to know his birthday which I can not yet find an answer for.


texts: Are the Japanese and US releases of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga the same?

texts: Is the Japanese manga version of Yu-Gi-Oh same as the US manga version? Also, if it is not, what is the difference?


texts: What connection is there between the Black Rock Shooter anime and PSP game?

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I've been watching the Black Rock Shooter anime this weekend; I decided to watch it now because I got the PSP game. However, the description of the game says that the world it's set in has only 3 girls left after aliens wiped out humanity, Black and White Rock Shooter being 2 of them.

The anime, however, seems to have no connection to this, so I'm wondering: Are the two linked in any way, or is the only connection between the anime and game the fact that Black Rock Shooter appears in it?


texts: Rolo has been using his Geass since he was very young and using it beyond limits; for various missions and assasinations again and again. But he never lost control over the Geass like Lelouch and Mao. Also if he had lost control before dying then what would be his situation if he had used it infinitely? Would he stop the time around him forever?


texts: What is the origin of this weird looking facial feature/mask?

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I have seen this in one or two animes (plural of anime?) where characters have long cylindrical protruding mouths. It is quite rare(?) as I had seen this in only a handful of anime shows (I don't know the names). The recent ones that I know is Haganezuka and Kozo Kanamori from Demon Slayer (the blacksmiths/sword makers who made swords for Tanjiro and Inosuke).

The other one that I remember is a fishmonger in Ninja Hattori (a show (is it an anime?) I used to watch in my childhood days) and it is always the fishmongers and shopkeepers. I don't remember any main characters or any characters noteworthy. First of all, that feature is not possible biologically/in real life. So, why is it adopted in anime and cartoon shows? What is it called (if it is a trope)? What is the origin of this feature? Are there any characters noteworthy having this weird facial feature/wears this mask?

I found this picture after a little bit more searching:

It said "O-face (octopus like face)". Searching for "octopus like face" yielded me no results. I do know about O-face which is ahegao (NSFW). But I don't think this applies here.

It is not the pout face or the side faced lips expression (I don't know the exact name either(?)). Below is Suneo from Doraemon.


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In the first episode, right after all the members of the game are told to swallow their crystal, it's explained that it's really a long-release poison.

Why didn't the members immediately initiate their gag reflex to throw the crystals up?

I mean, by that point in the anime, there's no way to know if the announcer would or could follow through with his promise of an antidote.


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Why doesn't Ash release Charizard even though it is his worst pokemon? You might ask for instances which I prove as follows:

Because of Charizard, Ash lost the Indigo League.
Charizard was not able to defeat Dragonite when a small Pokémon like Pikachu did in Indigo League.
Charizard was not able to defeat Tad's Poliwrath.
Because of Charizard again, Ash lost against Harrison in the final round.
In the banned episode The Mandarin Island Miss Match, because of Charizard releasing flame all around Ash, his reputation in front of Prima decreased.
Ash's Charizard wasn't even able to defeat Chikorita even though Chikorita was tired in The Chikorita Rescue.
Charizard, despite being so huge, was not even able to lift Ash.

I think these points are enough to conclude that Charizard is one of Ash's worst Pokémon, if not the words. I know Ash is also a bad trainer, but shouldn't Charizard perform well because it is very strong and Ash saved its life as a Charmander?
Why doesn't Ash release Charizard if it is so bad? Why did he leave him for training instead? Shouldn't he have completely eliminated it from his team?


texts: Does the Grand Magic Games have referees?

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The Grand Magic Games was said to be around for years, but they don't seem to have any referees. They don't have anyone who's able to sense that someone from the crowd got rid of Lucy's spell and, that was a huge one.

What's to stop a guild from having a bunch of people uses support magic on one of their wizards while they're in battle?


texts: Is there a place that has Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor subtitles?

texts: I've been looking for subtitle tracks for Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor, but haven't had any luck. I figured I'd ask here in case any of you guys knew.


texts: Why didn't the hero association use Hitoshi the guy with the brainwashing quirk to make AFO leak information?

texts: Why they didn't use him which such a strong quirk? Did it got explained in the anime or manga, or did the author just forgot he even existed?


texts: Why are the protagonists generally seated by the window?

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I've noticed that in some anime the protagonist is seated by the window in the classroom. More specifically, the protagonist is generally on the second seat from the back (or sometimes on the very last seat).
I don't know if this happens in every anime, but it seems to happen on at least some.

Top: Tomoko from Watamote (left), Touma from Index (right). Bottom: Light from Death Note (left), Tenma from School Rumble (right).

Why does this happen?
Does it have something to do with character conception or mood setting?
Is it a plot device or something else?


texts: Is Tier Halibel's Ola Azul similar to Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshou?

texts: So, I noticed that Tier Halibel when using her Ola Azul, unleashed a wave of intense pressurized spirit energy from her sword. This reminded me of Ichigo and Isshin Kurosaki's Getsuga Tenshou attack. So my question is, are they similar, or is there some huge difference between them?


texts: Where does the anime Hajime no Ippo: Rising leave off in the manga?

texts: I recently finished all three seasons of Hajime no Ippo and I wanted to know where the last season left off in the manga. Also, I wanted to know if the anime follows the manga storyline or if there are things changed, so as to know if I have to start the manga from chapter 1 or not.


texts: Is the new Baki anime series (ONA) a continuation of the manga, or the same story as the old anime with better animation?

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I am referring to the new Baki (ONA) released in 2018.

Is it a continuation of the manga, or the same story as the old anime with better animation?


texts: How did Ki-ja the Hakuryuu (the White Dragon) get this scar?

texts: In the preview for Episode 10 of Akatsuki no Yona, it was shown that Ki-ja had this scar on his back.


texts: If seen this in several series now. When your blowing on something really hard, your eyes come popping out. Is this some sort of symbolism?


texts: Can a soul that is normally freed from the Edo Tensei be resurrected again?

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This Edo Tensei looks pretty complicated and annoying, since the revived one is immortal and powerful. As we've seen, every soul was freed and moved to the afterlife (by this I mean normally freed from the jutsu), so if someone decides to use this jutsu again, could it be possible to bring back again a dead person (meaning that until you run out of DNA samples and vessels, you can bring back anyone an infinite number of times)?

Being an exception, I'm not reading the manga, but unfortunately I know that the Hokage's are revived, and in the cases of Hashirama and Tobirama, they were revived a second time, BUT they were sealed in the Shinigami, so their souls aren't brought back from the pure world (again, I have no idea about their second arrival, please, no spoiler, just I've mentioned that they came from somewhere else).

So for example, could be Itachi brought back again and again with the Edo Tensei, or after his first revival and after his soul sealed, his soul would be "blocked" somewhere in the pure world, forbidding another resurrection of that soul?


texts: Is Korin the only one able to grow Senzu Beans?

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At certain points during the Dragon Ball Z-serie, the group receives a bag of Senzu Beans from Korin. Senzu Beans are very nutritious and heal wounds, sometimes even saving people from life-threatening injuries.

Knowing that, it would be stupid not to have extra Senzu Beans on hand. Unfortunately, the only one who's able to grow them is Korin.

Is there a reason why nobody else can grow Senzu Beans, other than difficulty? I'd imagine regular people can learn to grow beans, even if they're magical.


texts: Can somebody recognize the song that plays at 13:50 in episode 10 while they are in Diannes Dinner and is not in OST?


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Why did Aleister create the Science Side? Do we actually know?

From TVTropes:

   Reality Warper: He is capable of omnipresence and other tricks. Confirmed when it is revealed at the end of New Testament volume 11 that he possesses something called the Archetype Controller, which can basically create or destroy Jungian archetypes, which would be like the equivalent of controlling tropes, in a way. It is revealed that, using this power, he literally created the entire concept of a "Science side", and made Academy City and its espers part of the archetype of "mankind’s worship of science".


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During the Culture Festival in 2-C's wrestling show, when Taiga's  Mind-Controlled "lackeys" have the thread to Yuri Koigakubo's future boyfriend/husband and threaten to cut it, Yuri interrupts the performance and tries to stop them. When the other "lackeys" stop her they go to take her away from the stage and someone says to take her to The Morgue.

When Taiga is running for Student Council President as a means to try and provoke Yūsaku to run aswell she threatens to take everyone's dreams to The Morgue.

I get the feeling that this Morgue is some sort of reference but not the traditional sense of a The Morgue. so i am wondering, What/Where is The Morgue where Yuri was taken to and where Taiga threaten to take the student's dreams to.


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There are two reasons I have this query (spoiler alert!):

   Firstly, Obito didn't have Susanoo. Considering you need to awaken both Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, while Obito never used even one of them, how was Kakashi able to use Obito's eyes to produce Susanoo? If he copied Susanoo, then how did he do that? Is it even possible to copy something like Susanoo?

 Secondly, not being of the Uchiha bloodline, he faces immense problems in using even a single eye for long periods of time. He almost lost half his chakra by making a lightning clone against Deva Path. On top of that, now he has both eyes after a long drawn battle fighting the likes of Zetsu, Obito, Madara and now Kaguya, how is he even supposed to stand?


texts: What is this manga with Naruto, Luffy, Goku and Ichigo as characters?

texts: I recently found this on the internet they say its gonna replace naruto since naruto shippuden ended , Can any one tell me the name is this boy or anime title ?


texts: What is the original intended function of Haro (both in-universe and in real life)? What did it end up becoming?


texts: Dimension in Naruto where they get stabbed forever

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I remember this one episode in Naruto when I was a kid, where Naruto's instructor, who had the cloth over one of his eyes throughout most of the series, looked into this one enemy's eyes and got teleported to a dimension where time passed really slowly. The person who he looked into the eyes of was there with tons of clones just repeatedly stabbing him with katanas.

I apologize for my lack of knowledge in the subject concerning names, but I vividly remember this one scene and I'd like to know more about it.


texts: What is this purple headdress that Tsukasa is commonly seen wearing?

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In Tonikaku Kawaii (Fly Me to the Moon), the female lead character Tsukasa is usually seen wearing an oval-shaped purple headdress:

What exactly is this accessory? I might have surmised that this is a type of hairnet, except that Tsukasa is seen wearing this headdress with her long hair let down. In fact, she takes off this headdress when she gets ready to sleep and ties her hair up into two side-buns:

Of course, I am not particularly knowledgeable about these kinds of accessories. Can someone enlighten me about what exactly Tsukasa is wearing?


texts: Song played in Cardcaptor Sakura episode 54 at around minute 10?

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What's the song that's played in Cardcaptor Sakura episode 54 at 10:06? The same song is played again in episode 70 13:54.

I know it's not "Heartbreak" or "Tomadai"


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In the Atelier Iris series, all 3 games have character called Iris.

In Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana and Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny, they both have Iris Blanchimont. In the first game, she is a great Alchemist who practices the many teachings of  (with the exception of Mull) and she befriended the Mana.

   She, however, passed away long before the start of the game from fighting Amalgam, leaving only her final creation Lita and the materials and formula to create the Ruby Prism

This is Iris in the first game:

In the second game, she appears as a small child who is taken in by Viese Blanchimont as her sister (though one could speculate that Viese and Felt one day married and adopted Iris as their daughter).

   Later, we learn that she has the reincarnated powers of Lilith, the Creation Mana, who looks a lot like her, which explains her talents in alchemy.

Also in Belkhyde, there are placed like the Tower of Marcus and the Cleft of Nelva

   And at the end, Lilith's power releases Mana throughout Belkhyde which makes Alchemy possible again.

This is Iris in the second game:

I just started playing Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm and found out the Iris in this game is named Iris Fortner. It's mentioned she was raised by a family of Alchemists. However, when she talks to Yach about how she made the Heal Jars for the quest, he doesn't believe her and Edge indicates that Alchemists are rare (kinda like what was mentioned in the first game with Klein). Furthermore, it seems no one know about Mana and the world seems disjointed with other worlds called Afterworlds.

This is Iris Fortner:

They all look similar, and the first 2 games hint at a direct connection (with Iris's last name and how she would learn Alchemy). Is Iris Fortner the same as Iris Blanchimont (being a younger version of her from Atelier Iris 1)?

If that is not the case, is there a deeper connection to her and the game's title? Apart from her looking like the previous Iris, being an Alchemist and being a main character from the very start.


texts: Since Marianne also agreed to Charles's plan, why did V.V kill her? Was it just because he "thought" Charles will deviate from the plan because of his closeness to Marianne.


texts: Why does the Avatar Cycle go Fire, Wind, Water and Earth?

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When When Aang, Katara and Sokka in The Last Airbender visit the Southern Air Temple and enter's the sanctuary they find statues of the previous Avatars going in a pattern. Fire, Wind, Water and Earth.

it was this pattern which Fire Lord Sozin used to predict where the next Avatar after Roku would be born and try and stop the Avatar's Rebirth by wiping out the Air Nomads.

But why is it this pattern?


texts: What's the song usually used on the most intense parts and most cool parts in Eureka Seven?

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I'm looking for a specific song from the soundtrack of Eureka Seven, but I'm having a hard time finding it.

The song plays usually during the most intense parts and most cool parts of the show, like when something whimsical happens. The song has vocals and is very smooth to the ears.

An example is in episode 6, a song with a really nice guitar riff and vocal around 14:16 minutes in. It's like J-rock.


texts: Who is this Aogiri member (a girl on redhood) in the anime adaptation?

texts: I want to ask who she really is. All I know is that she is member of Aogiri.


texts: Are the Gantz movie sequel to the anime series?

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Gantz anime isn't finished, but I want to know what's the deal with films.

Are they a sequel to the anime? Do they tell the whole story from manga, or what?


texts: In the manga, what piece is Chiaki playing at the beginning?

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In chapter 1 of Nodame Cantabile, it is implied that Chiaki is playing some Beethoven in preparation for the school concerto competition. We also get a snapshot of a score, which presumably contains what he is playing.

Do we know what piece Chiaki is playing? In the anime, he is playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 5 ("Emperor"), and it is easy to recognise as he starts from the beginning of the first movement. However, the score here does not correspond to any section of the concerto that I can recognise, and in any case, we are not explicitly told what piece he is practising.

I tried skimming through a copy of the piano part of Emperor and could not find a section that matched. Inputting part of this score into the Musipedia search engine also did not get any useful results.


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I've heard that Dragon Ball Z once stretched a fight (sometimes they say one punch) over most of a season.

Which season was it? What are the episode titles? How did they do it, were there flashbacks or cut-aways, or constant fighting?


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Does anyone know if a good anime sound bite repository exists? I know someone who is considering incorporating silly/hyperbolic/cute sound bites from various animes into her reviews as reactionary bits.

Unfortunately YouTube doesn't allow sorting or searching clips by time length (of seconds) and I haven't seen too much on archive.org. I can't think of other good sources aside from manual extraction.


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I've see this fight quite a few times but I never understood if Danzo used Shisui's eye?

When Sasuke pierces Karin & Danzo with his extended Chidori, did Danzo use his last Sharingan (Shisui's eye) or he didn't get a chance to use as Sasuke's attack was unexpected/surprised?


texts: What is this in-game artwork of Monokuma referencing?

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I've been playing Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls recently and I came across these two pieces of art in game:

You can probably tell from the picture, but the pannels are in a zigzag layout - and you have to look at it from a particular angle to get the full picture.

The first picture looks familar, but obviously it has monokumas in it instead of the original characters/thing - the second one seems to be a picture of Towa City - where the game is set, and might not be related. But seeing as it was the other side of the panels, I thought the text might be relevant.

What is the original artwork that the Monokumas have taken over?


texts: How did "other world" or "isekai" stories gain so much popularity and where do they have their roots?

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There are and have been so many stories of that type being released, especially in the light novel or manga section, and I noticed that these stories often follow a similar pattern and have a similar setting:

the "other world" mostly has a medieval setting and is often constructed as an RPG with a leveling system.
That world normally contains different fictional species (humans, elves, demons etc.) who are usually capable of using magic.

If the protagonist isn't born into that fictional world he's either being transported there or reincarnated. And these two ways also mostly follow a similar pattern, aside from the fact that the original world is Japan in the 21st century:

if he's being reincarnated he'd usually died in his original world, normally due to an accident with a truck.
If he's being transported there it's often due to a summoning by a royal family. They want the summoned "heroes" (it's often not only the protagonist who's been summoned) to help them to defeat the demon king who's invading the country or at least is a threat to the people. If the protagonist wasn't summoned by anyone he often becomes an adventurer.

Where did those "clichés" come from and what makes these types of stories so popular?


texts: In A Certain Scientific Railgun, it's mentioned several times that there is a curfew for students in Academy City. Why is this so? Can someone explain to me please.


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I really liked the Gantz anime. It was crazy, a mind trip, and overall an enjoyable (if somewhat graphic) show. But I've been told the manga is better, and goes in a wildly different direction. What episodes in Gantz are based off the manga plot, and where does the plot truly start to branch?

Note, I'm not looking for minor differences, though bonus points for noting those. I'm really looking for when the major branching in plot occurs.


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When the Real Airi awakens, the A.I. Airi disappears.

Was her disappearance programmed to be triggered by Airi's awakening, or did it have something to do with some glitch in the Iru-O around Christmas?


texts: What are the sins of the 7 deadly sins members?

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I just saw this question from (1) of a posts here and I am curious for what really is their sins.

I remember Ban saying "The real sin is something you cannot atone" and it looks like he really have done something so grave for him to say that.

What are their sins and among them who has the gravest sin?


texts: Which was the first anime to feature a transformable robot?

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Even if Transformers count as anime (it was made by Americans and Japanese concept: Americans/Japanese, Americans producers, Japanese animation mainly so I guess it's debatable) there were shows with transformable robots before that (ie: Genesis Climber MOSPEADA).

Then, which was the first anime to feature transformable robots or at least one transformable robot?


texts: What is spinning a girl in yukata like a top a reference to?

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From left to right, top to bottom: Nisemonogatari, Midori no Hibi, Is the Order a Rabbit? and Mawaru-Penguindrum.

In the case of Midori no Hibi, why is Midori calling Seiji "governor"? Is this a reference to something?


texts: How did Joseph inherit Hamon from Jonathan?

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I was watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and on the episode where Jonathan dies, Erina takes a random child.

When Part 2 started, how did Joseph "inherit Hamon from Jonathan" if he isn't directly related to him?


texts: Where can I find Saikawa Sensei's shirts for sale?

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I'd like to find Saikawa's shirts without printing them myself.

Have these shirts been made available as licensed product?


texts: Is Plue in Fairy Tail and in Rave the same?

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Plue exists on both Hiro Mashima's manga Rave Master and Fairy Tail. Is Plue the same in Fairy Tail & Rave?

Plue in Rave:

Plue in FT:


texts: Are there any major difference between Season 1 and 2 of Dragon Ball Super and the Dragonball Z movies they are named from?

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Season 1 of Dragonball Z Super is Battle of Gods and Season 2 is Resurrection F, the same names as 2 Dragonball Z Movies.. now if we assume 20 minutes air time each episode for both series (- OP and EDs and possible ad breaks) this means

Battle of Gods

Series = 14 x 20 = 280 Minutes footage
Movie = 85-105 Minutes footage (theatrical-Fuji TV)

Resurrection F

Series = 13 x 20 = 260 Minutes footage
Movie = 94 Minutes footage

this shows that both season have more footage than their original movies. Are there any major difference between Season 1 and 2 of Dragon Ball Super and the Dragonball Z movies they are named from that would warrant someone who has been the 2 movies to watch the first 2 seasons.


texts: Do Aldnoah Drives have any kind of consciousness or intelligence?

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Aldnoah Drives seem to understand language (as seen when Asseylum ordered Castle Crutheo's Drive to sleep) and recognize people (as seen when Emperor Vers was granted activation powers at the first contact with Aldnoah in Mars).

Do Aldnoah Drives have any kind of intellect?


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When Kaoruko and Azuma awaken all the Buranki on Treasure Island in episode 1, they cause some of the Buranki to fall to Earth. Eight Buranki fall on Tokyo (according to contemporaneous news reports seen at the beginning of episode 3, and according to Hiiragi later that episode), not counting Oubu.

However, as Oubu falls to Earth (with Kaoruko, Azuma, and their father inside), we get this aerial shot of the Tokyo area:

As you can see, there are some smoke plumes, all located on the west side of the bay. I've marked them with red dots in the image below:

There are only seven plumes, though. Where did the eighth Buranki fall?


texts: How did Madara fake his death during his battle with Hashirama?

texts: Did Madara use Izanagi or Izanami and if yes then how did he have two Rinnegans? If someone uses Izanagi their sharingan gets destroyed right? If he used Izanagi then he should have only one sharingan left and then that evolved into Rinnengan. How does he have two Rinnengans?


texts: What all abilities are transferred when hearts are interchanged between bodies?

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Law's Ope-Ope No Mi gives him the ability to switch the hearts between 2 bodies. This is actually transferring the mind of a person to the other and vice versa.

So the question here is, which of the below abilities of the person are transferred along with the mind to the target body?

Strength (Physical and Mental)
Devil Fruit Power
Haki using Ability

It'd be nice if specific incidents/instances can citied along with each of the pointers for reference as it would be easy to visualize and co-relate them with the answer.


texts: What changes were made to Shirobako episode 6?

texts: The original version of Shirobako which aired on TV was pulled off streaming sites like CrunchyRoll due to rights issues (see ANN for more info). Since then, an edited version has been added to replace the original. What were the issues,  and what changes were made to the episode?


texts: Did the animators make a mistake with Nami's glove after she stabbed Usopp at Arlong Park?

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During the Arlong Park arc, specifically episodes 33 and 34, Nami stabs her left hand to help Usopp fake his death before the fishmen. Following the incident, Nami wears a glove on her right hand. Then Usopp resurfaces (pun very much intended) and the crew learns that Usopp is not dead. We then see the glove on her left hand to cover the stab wound.

Did I just miswatch the episodes or did the animators screw up?


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In the second OVA, Miyamura seems borderline terrified of a student wearing a maid outfit with cat ears, and indicates that he doesn't like cats.

Why's that? What does he have against cats?


texts: What SAO spin-off had a female character that resembled Kirito?

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I know it was a Sword Art Online spin-off.

There was Asuna and Silica in their SAO avatars.
They meet a "Kirito".
That "Kirito" turns out to be a female player.(like reverse of Kirito's GGO avatar)
She is a fan of Kirito
I think it takes place inside Aincrad in ALO and before Kirito transfer his ID to ALO again.

Anyone know the title of this spin-off?


texts: Why is it that almost every anime I watch is about School kids?

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Sure, there are a few exceptions, but very few. Every anime I watch is about School kids and/or usually takes place in a school. Why is that so? Is it about the general audience, or something else?

Edit: Oh yeah, also School Clubs. Schools and school clubs. Seriously.

Edit 2: I found this, I've already seen quite a few of the mentioned. I don't know if recommendations are allowed on this Stack site but I wanted to get your opinion in the comments.


texts: Loss of shinobi abilities after overusage of Mangekyou Sharingan

texts: When a shinobi overuses the mangekyou sharingan, other than the vision (blindness), does he lose any other abilities as well? If so, what are they?


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We know that Li is attracted to Yukito because of their magic alignments (Moon), and he blushes every time they meet.

From the moment Li meets Mizuki, he distrusts her, giving her lots of angry glares.

But Mizuki is the bearer of the Moon Bell; why is Li not attracted to this magic, like he was with Yukito?

Sakura seems to be attracted equally to both characters, feeling "hanyan" around them both.


texts: What is the name of that song in episode 326 when Achnologia had them trapped? The song played when Cobra says he can't die yet because he has friends of his own too.


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On Wiki it state that "Archery"

  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus.

While "archer"

  A person who participates in archery is typically known as an "archer" or a "bowman"

Source

Gilgamesh didn't use any bow or arrow at all, he basically just throw lots of sword or spear. (Wouldn't this make him a sword thrower?)

This is Archer from Fate/Zero

And this is Archer from Fate/Stay Night


texts: What are the major differences between the anime/manga and the live action version of Perfect Girl Evolution?

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I really loved the live-action version of Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi na Henge! (or, Perfect Girl Evolution! / The Wallflower) and I'm considering picking up the manga or anime because of how much I liked it. However, I'm curious: what are the major changes that the live-action made?

I know one of these changes is aging up the characters; the cast is about college-aged in the live-action, but they're in high school (they attend a gakuen) in the manga. I also know that the landlady's son is a live-action only character. Are there other big differences between the two?


texts: For how long have humans and vampires coexisted?

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The timeline in Owari no Seraph is a little bit confusing to me.

When did vampires first come into contact with humans? I was initially under the impression that this happened when the "disease" struck some 5-10 years before the "present" of the show (i.e. "during episode 1") - but if that's the case, where did the vampires come from at that point in time? Given that they have robust, structured, hierarchical societies, it can't be that they just appeared out of nowhere then, could it?

And if the vampires have been around longer than that, where were they, and how is it that a modern human society didn't run into them sooner?


texts: What song/theme is playing in episode 10 of season 2 in Tokyo Ghoul?

texts: It's playing between 6:46 and 7:46. I've heard it multiple times in TG itself but couldn't find it on soundtrack, and many times elsewhere. I have a feeling it's somewhat popular


texts: Why does Naruto use his mother's family name?

texts: Is there any logical and canonical reason to why Naruto used his mother's family name, Uzumaki, instead of his father's family name?


texts:
In chapter 230 of the manga,

   Twice multiplied himself thousands of times

Is there a limit to how many times Twice can copy himself?


texts: Why does Earth have two moons after the season finale?

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After the closing credits of episode 10 of Devilman: Crybaby, the series ends on an image of a reformed Earth with two moons.

Why does Earth have two moons at the end of Devilman: Crybaby?


texts: Does Konohamaru know how to use Sage mode?

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As you can see Jiraiya, Minato and Naruto summoning jutsu is a toad, also these people also know how to use Sage mode.

How about Konohamaru? In the boruto series, I see he have 2 different summoning jutsu, one is Enra (Little Monkey) and another one is Gamagoro (Toad).

So does he have the ability to use Sage? Since he have the contact with the toad, he also have the chance to learn sage mode in the Mount Myōboku right?

*ALLOWED SPOILER!


texts: In Overlord, Carne Village has a big silver area towards the middle. What is it? (picture in description)

texts: It looks kind of like a lake or a large structure. Maybe it's just an opening with stone, dirt, or clay as the ground. Do you know?


texts: What does it mean to have "powerful" chakra?

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Tobi once stated that he (referring to Madara) was born with an especially strong chakra.

That is the only time we ever hear about the "power" of chakra! We know that one can have a lot of chakra, and we know he can learn to utilize his chakra efficiently. But what does "strong" chakra mean?

Does it make his techniques more powerful than other, less power chakra users? Does it mean that his YinYang balance is naturally stronger? Does it make him live longer?


texts: What is the purpose of "second key" animation?

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Typically in animation we see credits for key frame animation and inbetween animation.

A key animator is the artist responsible for producing the principal key frames of an animation. Basically key animators draw the essential frames that mark a distinct position or expression of a character in a particular scene. In other words, they draw the structure of a animated scene.

In order to complete the animation and make sure it moves fluidly, additional frames are required to go between key frames, this is called in-between animation.

In the credits of a lot of anime nowadays you see something called "second key" animation. What purpose do they serve in an anime production?


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Before eating Sukuna's finger, and before being able to use cursed energy, Yuji Itadori is shown to have "superhuman strength" and "superhuman physical abilities", making him able to throw a lead ball with enough force to to bend a soccer goalpost.  He's also said to be able to run 50 meters in 3 seconds, which would be a world record if true. What's the reason for this?
What's the reason Yuji Itadori has superhuman strength before being able to handle cursed energy?


texts: What is the meaning of the number on the Buso Renkin medallion?

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In Buso Renkin, the medallions each have a Roman numeral inscribed on them. Tokiko's is numbered XLIV (44), and Kazuki's is numbered LXX (70).

What do these numbers mean and why do these characters have these specific numbers?


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I got into a hot conversation with a friend concerning how the Rinnengan works and I'd like to the clarify the requirements for using the 6 paths of pain;

  Just like how Nagato and Obito Uchiha could divide the six paths power accross a bunch of dead bodies, could Sasuke also use that technique in the same fashion, if the need arises?

Also, has it ever been mentioned if its possible to use the six paths technique on living people? (like divide the six paths across different individuals who are already alive?)


texts: Why didn't Goku and Chi Chi use the Dragon Balls to rescue the Ox King and his castle?

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At the end of Dragon Ball, when Goku and Chi Chi were questing to find the Bansho Fan to put out the fire trapping the Ox King, it seems as if they could have used the Dragon Balls to do it quickly. More than one year had passed since their previous usage and, as far as I could tell, the balls were not scattered after wishing Krillin and the others back to life (they remained on the ground at the Kame House after the wish).

So, it seems like they could have quickly made a wish to stop the flames and restore the castle. Why did they not do so? I did not read the manga, I only watched the anime. Was there a specific reason that either I missed, or that was perhaps stated in the manga, or was it simply a plot device to fill the last few episodes of the series?


texts: How was San-Juan Wolf put in the Impel Down?

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San-Juan Wolf is a giant who was a prisoner in Impel Down, until Blackbeard freed him.

But how does a man so huge, who is almost big as the Marine Headquarters, get put in the Level 6 of Impel Down? Also, when Blackbeard came, how does he get out?


texts: How is Reinforce's name supposed to be said?

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In season 3 of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Hayate calls Reinforce "Rein", and near the end of season 2 she renames Dark Book to Reinforce. However, looking at the text, it looks like "re-in-force" rather than "rein-force".

So, I am wondering if "rein-force" is actually how Reinforce is supposed to be called or if it's supposed to be "re-in-force", which however sounds different due to it being said by the Japanese.


texts: OST on My Hero Academia season 2 episode 3 around 12:05-12:45

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On My Hero Academia season 2 episode 3 from about 12:05 to about 12:45 and maybe longer, there's an OST playing in the background that I can't seem to track down and I could use some help.

What's that song?


texts: Can anyone tell me about the instrumental played in Episode 92 of Dragon Ball Super after 19:05 minutes.


texts: What's on the sign behind the guy with all the weapons in episode 8?

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In episode 8 of Hajimete no Gal, at around 12:59, Ranko mentions that there's tight security around the women's bath at the inn they're staying at, and then there's a cut to this sign:

It reads 完全被甲混乱, and was subtitled by Crunchyroll as "Full Metal Jacket". Is this right? If so, how does Full Metal Jacket have anything to do with this?


texts: Why did nobody use Reaper Death Seal during the Fourth Great Ninja War?

texts: Why didn't the Reaper Death Seal appear during the Fourth Great Ninja War? If it was used on Madara or Obito, it would have ended the war easily, right?


texts: They are always seen when in an action sequence. Why do mangakas draw these kinds of lines and what do they mean?


texts: Significance of the different designs of Tobi's/Obito's masks

texts: There have been three designs of the masks of Tobi/Obito shown in the Naruto (anime/manga). Is there any significance behind the masks and the designs, or is it just a design and something to be ignored?


texts: Why doesn't Naruto possess any of his clan's specific jutsu?

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Neji, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Sasuke, Choji, Shikamaru and Ino all have their clans' Kekkai Genkai, e.g. Shikamaru possesses shadow jutsu, Ino has mind controlling jutsu.

The Uzumaki clan is said to have sealing techniques. Then why doesn't Naruto possess any of the techniques? At least, he should have some of his father's abilities (excluding Rasengan, as Jiraiya and Kakashi were able to do it), but from the beginning, it is shown that he didn't possess any clan-specific technique. Why so?


texts: Why doesn't Kana's boss know about the Day of Flight?

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I'm currently rewatching Haibane Renmei. In episode 4, we see this exchange:

  Kana's employer: Hey, is Kana going away?

  Rakka: Oh, not at all. I didn't come to replace her. I'm just visiting everyone's workplace because I'm new. Kana loves it here. I can tell.

  Employer: I see. Well, with those wings of yours, they make me think she might just fly away on me one day.

  Rakka: They look fancy, but they don't actually work at all.

  Employer: I see. That's good, then.

It's quite clear from this exchange that Rakka does not know about the Day of Flight, which is probably to be expected, as she's a newcomer who does not learn about it until Kuu leaves.

However, what struck me as strange was that Kana's employer (who looks relatively older and who isn't a Haibane) seems to have no knowledge of it (as might be inferred from his question). It would appear that he is old enough to possibly have seen other Haibane disappear in the past. There are two obvious ways to explain this for me. However, I'm not sure if either of them is correct:

Beyond the trading that the Communicator does with the Toga, the normal townspeople don't have many personal interactions with the Haibane, so they wouldn't notice if one disappeared one day. The townspeople might have a basic understanding of how Haibane life works (so wouldn't be surprised to see the teenage Rakka appear as a "newborn" one day) particularly if they often interact with them, but they wouldn't be aware of the specifics.

However, given the limited number of places where Haibane can work (in episode 3), I'm not sure how true this is, since the people who work there would probably be slightly more familiar with things, even if the townspeople seem to outnumber the Haibane.
The Haibane are seen as somewhat separate: the employer earlier tells Kana:

  The clock tower in your home. Go repair that yourself. [...] We're not supposed to meddle too much in the Haibane's lives.

This might mean that the townspeople might not delve into the specifics of the Haibane's lives, and that the Haibane are responsible for themselves. However, this is more of a general statement than anything, as we see in episode 3 that the housemother isn't a Haibane. Moreover, this would only mean that the townspeople might not bother inquiring after the Haibane who have disappeared (even if they might not know why they've disappeared): it does not mean that they do not necessarily know that the Haibane -- or at least the Haibane outside of the Federation -- eventually "go away".

Is there a more satisfying explanation for Kana's employer's ignorance about the fact that the Haibane eventually "go away" than these? Or do I already have the best explanation we can get? (Again, I wouldn't expect him to know the exact specifics about the Day of Flight beyond that the Haibane eventually leave.) Alternatively, am I possibly just misinterpreting the exchange? (I could see the first line as implying that the boss does indeed have the Day of Flight in mind, but what he says afterwards seems slightly out of line with that.)


texts: In Naoki Urasawa's Monster, there were "recitals" held with children at the Red Rose Mansion. Did they ever explain what these "recitals" really were? Were the children reenacting the events of some of the picture books? I have watched the whole series and I never quite understood what a "recital" actually was.


texts: What does "gal" mean in Hajimete no Gal and/or Japanese culture?

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In the anime Hajimete no Gal (aka My First Girlfriend is a Gal), it's made abundantly clear in the first episode that "gal" is not just another feminine pronoun.  Based on the 2 "gals" in the show, and compared to the other girls in the show, it seems there's a marked difference in style, personality, and appearance to be labeled a "gal".

What is a "gal" in anime or Japanese culture?


texts: Does Sasuke have only one Rinnegan eye because he only got half of Hagoromo's chakra?

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To awaken the Rinnegan, you need Hagoromo's chakra, the first user of Rinnegan.

Madara had acquired Asura's chakra, which let him awaken Hagoromo's chakra. Even though the chakra eventually gets depleted, his Rinnegan still functions while it feeds on Madara's chakra. In this case now the six path chakra is not in half, it was full.

Sasuke only received half of Hagoromo's chakra. His Rinnegan also has tomoe, and consumes chakra when it's active, even without been used.  That is something which doesn't happen with the normal Rinnegan.  This suggests that Sasuke still retains the Sharingan in his left eye, yet has access to the normal powers of the Rinnegan, despite that eye not being "fully" evolved.

Because Sasuke only got half of Hagoromo's chakra, is this the reason that his Rinnegan is imperfect and in only one of his eyes?


texts: Why did Shiro have Rin's pendant, if Rin's pendant was returned to her by Archer?

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In the prologue to Unlimited Blade Works, we see Rin drop her pendant after saving Shiro's life. She doesn't bother picking it up, and later, Archer returns it to her.

However, in the first "main" episode, we see that Shiro picks up the pendant and takes it home after he is revived, and he doesn't encounter Archer until the next day. So it doesn't seem like Archer could have intercepted him at some point and retrieved the pendant. Moreover as additional support for this, when in episode 12, he topples Rin's jewelry chest, he sees her pendant and notes that it's exactly the same as the one he remembered seeing that night. So it looks like Shiro believes the pendant he finds at Rin's house is different from the one he has.

Is there a contradiction or omission here? It doesn't seem like Rin has more than one pendant, from the narration in the beginning of UBW.


texts: Kabuto used Yamato's power during the war to strengthen the Zetsu army. Will Yamato be rescued? Or will Kabuto kill him after he's done experimenting on him?


texts: Why were no Naruto movies released in India?

texts: I am a big fan of Naruto. I recently found that numbers of Naruto movies were released in Japan as well as in the USA, but not a single one was released in India. What's the reason for this?


texts: How did Jiraiya find out Tsunade's breast size?

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Jiraiya stated that Tsunade's oppai size was 106cm.

From Tsunade article:

  Despite being known as flat-chested in her childhood, she now has a rather large bust; 106 centimetres in circumference, according to Jiraiya.

From Jiraiya article:

  when caught spying on Tsunade in his younger years, she proceeded to break both of his arms, six of his ribs, and ruptured a number of organs as punishment.

Considering the amount of fear and respect Jiraiya then developed towards her, how did he know the measurement of the adult Tsunade?

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny7Fni193Jk

(I'm really sorry about the quality of the video)

Below is the image from the corresponding scene in the manga (chapter 406, page 9):


texts: Why does Mustang address Hawkeye informally after dispatching Envy?

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Awhile ago I was re-watching some of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episodes in French (specifically 54) to reference something else, I noticed that in 54, Mustang uses the "tu" form (the informal "you") when talking to Hawkeye after being persuaded against finishing off Envy, which seems a bit odd. From the episodes/chapters I've read in French, they seem to usually use the "vous" form (the formal "you").

Does this correspond to anything in the Japanese original, and if so, what does it correspond to?

I've seen some other unexpected usages of "tu" elsewhere, but they weren't with characters that I've seen enough of in the French version to be able to see if it was unusual for people to use the "tu" form with them (in the context of the text).


texts: What is the price of Crunchyroll membership as of 2019?

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I'm not sure if people have heard yet but Crunchyroll is raising their prices in 2019.

When will this take effect, and if so how much will the subscription be per month after they raise the prices?


texts: Can Mumen rider resist a S Class hero punch?

texts: So Tank Top Master was about to hit Garou, Mumen Rider got in the middle and he received the punch for him, and he wasnt knocked out. I thought Mumen Rider was a weakling who didnt want to be promoted to B Class because he wasnt good enough (besides being his most powerful move throwing his bicycle to someone says a lot about how powerful he is) , but then, how could he resist a punch from Tank Top Master?


texts: Do "red button" and "blue button" mean anything in the GoShogun OP?

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This is a follow-up question to this one: Is the GoShogun OP being translated correctly?
The GoShogun OP had a couple lyrics that struck me as strange:

Do you know the red button?
Do you know the blue button?

There don't seem to be any special red or blue buttons in the GoShogun anime (at least as far as I've watched it), and it's not clear to me what those lyrics are referring to. Is there some context that Japanese kids in the 1980s would have had to make sense of the lyrics, or are the lyrics just as nonsensical as they appear to be?


texts: Why didn't anyone question how Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi?

texts: In episode 21, Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi with the help of Rem. Why didn't anyone question how she did it? Or did everyone assumed Higuchi did it?


texts: Do all of Grisaia's Mihama girls suffer from PTSD?

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The cast of heroines of the Grisaia no Kajitsu visual novel / anime series are some of the most deranged of the last decade.

Do all of them suffer from some sort of PTSD?

They surely have reasons to:

Amane:

   Surviving the bus crash, starvation, the death of classmates, the cannibal circle and the guilty for her best friend's sacrifice. Not to mention crawling for weeks eating bugs and leeches before reaching civilization.

Makina:

   Tied up in front of her dead father's decomposing body for days.

Michiru:

   Best friend committed suicide in front of her.

Sachi:

   Getting her parents killed by a runaway truck because she was a bad girl.

Yumiko:

   Rejected by family. Watching her mother mentally decay in front of her. Being treated as less than a person by her father.

Bonus: Chizuru:

   The kidnapping?


texts: Does the rinnegan give perfect chakra control to its true wielder

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Does the rinnegan give their original/true wielder perfect chakra control?

Lets say Nagato was born with his rinnegan, would he automatically have perfect control over his chakra?


texts: Why didn't Masashi Miyamoto take Taira's chip after cutting his fingers?

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In episode 7 "Virtual bride" of Btooom Masashi attacked Taira with his knife and cut his fingers off. He then caused Sakamoto to fall of the cliff and he kidnapped Himiko.

Why didn't he take Taira's chip? Why was he left alive?


texts: Why doesn't Lord Death die even though Death the Kid connects all three Lines of Sanzu?

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In the second to last episode of the Soul Eater anime, Death the Kid connects all three Lines of Sanzu. According to the lore, the Lines of Sanzu only connect when a person is ready to become the next Grim Reaper.  Since only one Grim Reaper can exist at a time, this usually means the current Reaper drops dead immediately.  There came a crack in Lord Death's mask when Kid did it, but he survived.

Why, then, doesn't Lord Death die? Is it because Kid only unconsciously connected the lines?


texts: How are Akkis (fiends/ogres) immune to death-feedback?

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In Shinsekai Yori (From the New World), humans with Cantus powers are prevented from attacking each other by:

Mental Restraints: It prevents humans from intentionally attacking other humans.
Death Feedback: If a human kills another human, the attacker dies as well.

This is what keeps humans with Cantus powers from destroying each other.

Akkis (translated as: fiends (UTW subs), ogres (Crunchyroll)) are mentally unstable and are able to break the mental restraints. So they have no problem attacking other humans. But what about the death feedback?

How are they immune to death feedback? What makes them different from normal humans?


texts: What is the name of the show that involves a wish granting cat with a weakness to water?

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I remember when I was a kid watched an anime about a wizard cat. I think he was yellow and fat and each episode he made wishes come true hmmm... maybe for a bunch of kids?

He also has a weakness, the water, he hated it and I remember in one episode he touched the water and felt really sick and start to bleed by one of his mustache hairs.

That's all I remember,oh well, and it was a really funny animation. Anyone knows?

==UPDATE==

I remember some other stuff too: He has a pointed hat, as a magician. Maybe black or blue, maybe has some stars? (I'm not so sure about that last point) and each time he started his magic, he dances and spins around with a lot of effects, kind of like any magical anime girl power.

I live in Chile, South America and it was not very popular between my friends (at least I've asked a few times and nobody remembers), but it must have been broadcasted in the '90.

And the last thing "I think" it was anime, I mean, I remember kind of anime drawing style and the ending with credits writing and song language unknown for me at that age.


texts: What is the Japanese release date of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0?

texts: Has an official Japanese release date for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 been announced?


texts: AI conflict in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

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In Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, I feel like the final conflict is trying to say something about AI in some way. But it feels very out of place from the AI depicted in episodes prior to the end few.

So is there more background, or is this explored more in another medium other than the half season anime series?

To dig a little deeper, Chamber seems no different than his pilot in his ability to assimilate into jobs on Gargantia. Where as Striker seems to have taken on a completely different persona. Unguided it doesn't seem like Chamber would end up the same place. I just feel like there is more to explored here that the authors would intend and I'm missing


texts: Are there any bleach movies that cover anime episodes?

texts: Do any of the bleach movies cover episodes in the anime like the Resurrection F movie covered the Resurrection F saga?


texts: There is a Digimon Adventure 1 picture in one of the episodes, but the public seem to have forgotten previous Digimon appearances in the real world.


texts: How well did the Sky Wizards Academy BD/DVD sell in Japan?

texts: Can you tell me how many Sky Wizards Academy BD/DVDs were sold in Japan? I kinda liked this series and want to know if it will get a season 2.


texts: What does this flag mean? How is it related to Raoh?

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We see this flag/banner raised several times throughout the series.  It looks like a snake with wings and 3 pairs of legs.  It's our protagonist's (Raoh, the Dark King) flag.

What does it mean?  How is it related to Raoh and/or the school of the North Star?


texts: Why does Moa's 3D/mini form look different from her 2D/full-size form?

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In Show By Rock!!, most of the characters look pretty similar between their full-size 2D-animated versions and their miniature 3D-animated versions. However, Moa is weird. In 2D, she looks like this:

And in 3D, she looks like this:

For some reason, she's black-colored in 3D-mode but not in 2D-mode. I get that her animal is a sheep, and that black sheep are a thing, but why is there this disparity between the two depictions of her?


texts: Where can I buy Kotori Habane figurines?

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I have no idea where to find Kotori Habane figurines.

Where can I buy them?