texts: Why does Shiroe buy all the land in Yamato and give it to the server?

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In Log Horizon S2E12,

   Shiroe has won all the Kunie's money, with which he buys all the land in Yamato, and then though a contract reassigns it to the server permanently. He explains that this is so that other players can't buy the land and misuse it, e.g. locking people out of the bank.

I understand that. This means that in terms of land ownership, it will become something similar to when Elder Tale was still a game.

However, doesn't this cause another problem?

   The whole reason why Shiroe bought the zone of the guild house in season 1 was to maintain peace in Akihabara wasn't it? Other members of the Round Table said that there is no way to maintain law and order, and Shiroe revealed that he now owns the bank, which means he can just restrict the access to the bank for whoever breaks the "law" (effectively "kicking them out" of Akiba). And thus peace is maintained.

So what if someone starts to exploit new players again, like some guild once did to Minori and Touya?

This doesn't seem like something Shiroe would do...

Note that I haven't watched past episode 12 yet.


texts: Are the events in Ishbal based on or inspired by the Holocaust?

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I've noticed that a lot of Western fans seem to associate the genocide / war in Ishval with the Holocaust (or alternatively, the Middle East). However, from somewhat secondary sources, I've heard that Arakawa was inspired by the plight of the Burakumin or Ainu. (The first I don't remember the reference for; the second appears on this page for Scar and on this reported interview, although there's no statement of where this is from.)

Given that FMA is a Japanese manga and that the direct linkage of Amestris to Germany seems tenuous, I am more inclined to assume that there isn't an exact real world parallel to Ishbal. (After all, the exact details of what happened in FMA don't entirely match up to what I know about the Holocaust. In combination with the statements by Arakawa and the fact that Amestris isn't really reducible to being a "fantasy version of German", I would assume that the events are largely fantasy, even if some portions might be inspired by various real-life events.)

Moreover, I would see it as best to assume that the events in Ishval were inspired (at least partly) by issues such as Japanese colonialism (per statements about interviewing war veterans1), even if some aspects might be European. My cynical self suggests that Western fans are also more likely to say Ishvalan War of Extermination == Holocaust because they simply are more likely to have more experience with it (or with the Middle East being an issue) than with tensions in East Asia, and not because this was necessarily explicitly stated somewhere.

What exactly is the arc involving Ishbal supposed to be based on, if anything? Is the oft-cited factoid that it is based on the Holocaust true, or is it more reasonable to associate it with issues linked to Japan or to see it as a largely fantastic element with occasional grounding in things that have happened in real life?

(Update) I now realise that the most obvious purpose of such interviews would be to get some grounding for the experiences of military characters such as Mustang or Hawkeye. However, I'm trying to preserve the question as close to its original form as possible (and there, I had mentioned East Asia) in this clean-up.


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I've started watching Naruto and was wondering if anyone actually dies or if it is like Dragon Ball and it never really happens.

Please no spoilers about who dies, just if someone does or if there are serious injuries inflicted.


texts: Has there been a study or documentary on the influence of Ani-song themes on Japan's music scene?

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As noted on How are the themes and songs picked for a particular series?, some anime openings are created for their show; thus, the song and anime theme usually coincide and work together.

Since these songs are widely promoted in Japanese society (and consumed largely by young ones that regard them highly as they grow), I guess these themes heavily influence Japan's music scene too.

At least the influence of early video game music is easy to note. The wide spread of anisons has to have had an influence in musicians.

Sure, the trace of influence might start with the society itself as in Society/Home → Author Experience → Piece of Work → Anime+Anison, and then feeds back to Society.

The background of the question

I think that there's a lot more of songs that talk about peers understanding (in love, hurting, etc) in Japan than in Western music. The motivation for this question is to prove or disprove, since I'm making the assumption that these anisons lyrics/themes have influenced current Japanese song writers.

I do believe that Japanese writers express the need of Japan's society to communicate their problems to others and to understand other people struggles.

But there has been any study or documentary talking about this?

Even a formal investigation about this theme bias I see in the lyrics of Japan's music bands works. And sure, this might be just my imagination, is really uncommon that theme on western songs?

An example of these kind of differences between japanese music and western music is noted by Marty Friedman (former Megadeath guitarist). But what he talks about is the music composition, not the topics on jpop/jrock lyrics.


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We've all seen it many times... When someone gets angry or annoyed, the angry symbol (shown below) shows up one or more times in and around the person's head.

Where did it come from?
How did it get popularized?
Is there a proper term for it?


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Nincada can evolve into both Ninjask as well as Shedinja.
But under what conditions it evolves to either one of these?


texts: What is the anime where a popular soft drink kills people who drink it X times?

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I've got this vague memory of an anime movie I saw once a very long time ago (around 1990?) and I'd like to find it—but I've no idea of any names that were mentioned.

A particular unique aspect of the plot was that there was some kind of new popular soft drink that was actually made as a part of an evil plan as people died or disappeared (turned to green sludge?) after drinking it X times. The setting was near-future, and I believe that the focus of the action was on some kind of sea warships, but I don't recall much more—that's why I want to find it! :)


texts: How did Mello know how to help Near in Death Note?

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In the end of Death Note, Near would've been lost if Mello didn't help him. That makes me think why Near who is always be careful (isn't like L or Mello) didn't find out about the possibility of fake death note, meanwhile Mello had found out about that.

For Mello, after he found out that Kira helped Japan Police, he would found out that Kira was there being watched by others. In order to keep killing people, he would need X-Kira (Mikami) to do the killings and a spokeperson (Takada) to help him communicate with him. Until then, Mello's and Near's thinking were the same: find the x-kira (Mello investigated Misa too). Mello could easily assume that Near had found the x-kira and been stalking him.

What makes it weird is Mello thought that this person who was being investigated by Near was using fake death note, and assumed that Near wouldn't ever found out about this unless he kidnapped Takada.

So, would Near have never found out about the possibility of fake Death Note without Mello sacrificing himself? If it was really that hard to find out, how could Mello know? Doesn't it sound like Near would get easily be tricked by Light, while Mello outsmarted the two of them?


texts: Why do the subtitles say "tetsusaiga" for "tessaiga"?

texts: I've been watching Inuyasha with subtitles and in episode 6 and 7, Inuyasha fights with his brother Sesshomaru about a sword. The English subtitle says "Tetsusaiga" but they're clearly saying "てっさいが". Why are they subtitling it in this way?


texts: How are the characters connected to the original game in Danganronpa:UDG?

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During Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls we are told that the people selected to be hunted are related to the characters in the original game.

Some of these are relatively straight forward, but it's been a while since I've played the first game so some links are lost on me.

How are the new characters related to the old ones?


texts: Why can’t Madara use Amaterasu or Kamui?

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From what I've known, Madara was a legendary leader of the Uchiha clan. So, there are chances that he knew all types of techniques in terms of his eyes. His Kekkai Genkai includes:

Sharingan
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan
Rinnegan
Wood Release
Storm Release

So, I wonder why couldn’t Madara use Amaterasu or Kamui?


texts: Where did the fanart in episode 5 come from?

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In episode 5 there are several pieces of Miss Monochrome cosplay fanart with the main character in swimwear, cat ears, race queen clothes, nurse, doctor, and shrine maiden.

Where did this fanart come from?


texts: Is there a site like MAL that i can filter animes by genres?

texts: I decided to get my animes into one list and tried MAL however even though there are lots of ways to filter and sort animes like by airdate I couldn't see any way to filter them by genres. For example, let's say I just want to see romance animes in my "planed to watch" list I can't do that in MAL without manually writing tags for them. So is there a site that allows me to do that?


texts: Space anime from 80s/early 90s, with a distinct ship design and female pilots

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I have seen this anime on a VHS somewhere in the middle 90s. I've only watched a few minutes into it (probably just an opening), and the few details that I remember are:

A spaceship, not too big, probably a single-pilot fighter, with a
streamlined design and a small forward-swept winglet protruding from its
underside (like a hook of a trencher machine); the ship
probably had a greenish tint (though it could be a VHS color
artifact);
The pilot was a long-haired girl; her design was probably typical for that era (at least, I can't remember anything particular about her, except for the serious face expression); she was beautiful, that's for sure;
There also was another ship (no winglet) with a female pilot, but I'm not completely sure about that;
I don't remember anything important happening during those minutes
(no dogfights etc.)
I don't remember anything "European" or "Victorian" in the design of
ships and pilots (as opposed to popular space operas of the 80s); even if there was any, it was subtle;
I don't remember any other characters, ships, or locations from those few
minutes;
Overall, it seems like it was a serious title, not a
comedy.

I am definitely not an expert in the retro-space-opera department, so it could easily be something totally mainstream. Since it was on a bootleg VHS, it could be an OVA, a full-length movie, or a TV episode.

UPD. The winglet was small, compared to the craft dimensions (see the trencher machine proportions). Overall, the craft design was rather streamlined. It didn't look like a "many pieces held together" thing (in terms of the game FTL: more of the Stealth cruiser than Engi or Lanius one).


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Ed is a State Alchemist, but what's his rank within the military hierarchy?  Col. Mustang explicitly mentions a few times he's his 'superior officer', so he's a bit lower than that, but how does he compare to Maj. Armstrong or some of the staff Lieutenants?

Are State Alchemists commissioned at some rank (e.g. Capt.) a la physicians in the US military?


texts: Is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki an extraterrestrial being?

texts: I'm just wondering if Kaguya Ōtsutsuki is an extraterrestrial being came form outher space.


texts: When Kenshin Himura arrives ten years ago after the Revolution, Basically, Okita Sōji  suffered from tuberculosis, as seen when he fought Kenshin in a flashback as well as in Trust and Betrayal, though he was still able to hold his own with the Battōsai. After that, Okita Sōji didn't appeared his character both Manga and Anime, is he already died before kenshin arrives in tokyo 10 years ago?


texts: If the anime came first, what is considered "canon"?

texts: In the case of many anime where the manga came first, things that are included in the anime but not the manga (such as filler arcs) seem to be not considered totally canon to the series, indicating that manga is generally what is considered to set canon. One example of this is the Quincy arc in Bleach. For series where the anime came first, such as Code Geass, is the anime then considered to set canon?


texts: Why is it hard to draw people running in animes?

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Why is it so hard in many animes to draw people running?

I mean even if the whole anime drawing is good, somehow when someone is running it feels so awkward. Their body movements don't look realistic. Sometimes people seem to be leaping or scrolling. Sometimes their steps seem to be longer than a normal human could walk.

There are exception of course, but they are so rare.


texts: What does Shu's void tell us about his personality?

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In Guilty Crown, Shu finally uses his own void in the end (last episode, if not mistaken). A void is basically a physical manifestation of a person's heart. So what does Shu's void (I'm not mentioning what his void is, for the fear of spoiling it for someone), really tell us about his character and personality ? Also Inori's void being the huge 'Singer's Sword', would reflect  a bold and aggressive personality, whereas she is the exact opposite of that. So how exactly do the voids reflect the person's character and nature(if they do, at all..) ?

Sorry about multiple questions, but I feel they are too closely interrelated to be asked separately.


texts: Why is it that Beerus and Whis know Frieza but not Buu?

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It's a known fact that Beerus was asleep for 38/39 years.

When he wakes up, Whis tells him that a Saiyan defeated Frieza.

I know 39 years is a long time however Buu was also on rampage throughout the universe way before that (fighting the Supreme Kaihous and so on).

How come they know about Frieza and don't know about Buu?


texts: In chapter 421, we see Natsu tickle Lucy's feet. Nothing out of the ordinary, yet he gets called a creep/sicko perv. So is tickling someone's feet considered a pervert act in Japan?


texts: Can the Tailed Beasts produce offsprings?

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Is it possible for the Tailed Beasts to produce offspring of their own? Both 'male' and 'female' type Tailed Beasts exist.

The offspring would be hybrid, but still, would it be possible?


texts: What part of Tiger & Bunny do purple, white, and green plastic bins refer to?

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In an article I read recently, entitled "Images That Do Not Make Any Sense If You Are Not A Fan", about a Twitter hash that is currently trending, there was an image of a bunch of color-coordinated plastic bins:

The article seems to suggest that this image is somehow related to Tiger & Bunny. What part of the anime are these bins referencing?


texts: What was the music playing at background at 13:58 in episode 2 of Your lie in April?

texts: What was the music playing in the background at 13:58 in episode 2 of Your lie in April?


texts: Why does the drawing style in manga or anime often change when a character is displaying big emotions?

texts: I find it kind of weird since a sophisticated drawing style suddenly becomes very cartoonish/simplistic. It's like a break. And the features of the face change. I noticed this in a couple of series now


texts: Slice-of-life-ish random comedy manga with interconnected vignettes

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Each chapter is a vignette that's usually in no way related to the other chapters, except for re-occurring characters who show up in multiple chapters to tie them together as being in the same universe (or alternate universes, I guess).

I can only remember 2 chapters at the moment, one clearly, the other not so much.

One had two guys. They went out drinking (I think) and one (blonde with glasses, IIRC) fell asleep. The other, a shaggy-haired brunette (or something) kisses the blonde. Blonde wakse up. Shaggy says something like "I wish I'd done this sooner. I guess my time's run out." It's revealed Shaggy either died before that outing or was in a coma and then died that night.

Another chapter had a group of girls (they were all in gym shorts, I think, so they might've been a volleyball team or something) hiding in a shed or gym equipment shed. They're all deathly afraid of having to venture outside looking for help, as they send one from their group at a time to look for help and wait to see if they return because there's a monster or murderer waiting outside to murder them all.

They play a game where each person in turn has to name an item/person/whatever within a given subject whose name begins with the same letter as the last letter of the previous word.  They cannot repeat words. Head Bitch uses a word that forces the next girl to repeat a word as there's no other word that fits the bill. The girl is despondent, screaming about how Head Bitch knew that word could not be followed up with an allowed word, but is sent outside. Head Bitch then tells the others how she knew very well she was signing that girl's death warrant and how they all hated the girl that was just sent outside, anyway.

They start the next round of the game after a while. The girl before Head Bitch uses the word Head Bitch used to doom the previous runner. Chapter ends.


texts: Who are the girls depicted in this scene?

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From Punch Line episode 7, at around 6:35 there's this scene:

There are five girls here. Who are they depicting?

Blonde with the green dress.
Brunette with the blue dress. Meika?
Redhead with the purple dress. Mikatan, probably.
Slender brunette with the brown dress.
Green haired in the lower right.


texts: Why do the summoned Servants all belong to different classes?

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In the Fate universe, is there a reason why the Servants summoned in each Holy Grail War belong to different classes?

Using relics and additional incantations during the summoning ritual, Masters have some degree of control over the Class (e.g. Matou Kariya's additional incantations to choose the Berserker Class) and exact identity of the Servant.

What would happen if two Masters both tried the same Class using an incantation (e.g., Berserker), or even used (part of) the same relic to summon the same Servant? For example:

   What would happen if Waver Velvet had only stolen part of Rider's (Iskandar) cloak, unbeknownst to Kayneth Archibald, and both Masters tried to summon Rider?


texts: Why is Tajū Kage Bushin no Jutsu a secret?

texts: In the first episode/chapter of Naruto, Naruto steals the scroll containing secret jutsus and, from it, learns Tajū Kage Bushin no Jutsu, the multiple version of the corporeal alternative to Bushin no Jutsu (which they learn in school). While Kage Bushin no Jutsu seems to take way more chakra and is a lot harder on the user than Bushin no Jutsu, it doesn't seem particularly egregious. Additionally, a decent number of characters seem to use it, if the Wikia article is to be believed. While most characters who use Kage Bushin no Jutsu don't make multiple clones, it doesn't seem like a massive leap from one to the other. So why is it kept secret and sealed away in the Scroll of Seals when other jutsus that are incredibly hard on a person or even potentially fatal (like opening the Eight Gates) aren't?


texts: Did someone replace Uvogin in the Phantom Troupe?

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When

   Uvogin died at the hands of Kurapika in the York Shin arc,

did someone replace him? It is said that Kalluto replaced Hisoka. I wonder why him, specifically, seeing how Uvo left earlier than him.

Or should it be assumed that Kalluto just took Hisoka's number?


texts: What was the Chant Emiya Shirou used to Enter the Reality Marble World?

texts: In Fate/Stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season Episode 12, What was the original Chant Shirou used to  enter the Reality Marble World? I think there were some normal dialogues between his original Chant which had me confused so can anyone who can clear this mistake?


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It is often seen in Death Note that Ryuk loves apple. Why is that? Do all Shinigami (Death Gods) love apples, is it the only food for Death Gods or does he just love apples?

Also.. Is it to signify the apple as the forbidden fruit?


texts: The treasure in One Piece is at the end of the Grand Line. But isn't that the same as the beginning?

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Assuming the world in the One Piece universe is round, then there is not really a beginning or an end of the Grand Line.

The Straw Hats started out from the first half and are now sailing across the second half.

Wouldn't it have been quicker to set sail in the opposite direction from where they started?


texts: Who is the woman who talks to young Tooru Amuro/Rei Furuya?

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Tooru Amuro or Rey Furuya is the Black Organization member nicknamed Bourbon. He actually something like secret police agent (I can't remember the organization's name) who is working undercover in BO.
He as Tooru Amuro works at Poirot Cafe, and become Kogoro's apprentice.

I remember a case when Amuro, Conan, Ran and Kogoro are at the hospital and there's a case where a posion is used in a tea.

After Amuro and Conan realise who the suspect of the cases is, there's a kid with her mother counting the lift that coming from the upper floors.
When the kid counts to zero (they are on the ground floor), Amuro hears that and he seems surprised about it.
He also has a flashback to when he was a kid and was called "zero" by a woman.

So, who is she? Who's the woman who speaks to with young Amuro? What is their relation? And also why he called "zero" by this woman?


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I'm new to the Persona series, so I wanted to know if the Persona video games have any relationship to the previous games. I went to other sites but they didn't give me a clear answer.

Can I play Persona 5 without playing the previous games?


texts: What are the Naruto hand seals based on?

texts: There are a number of hand seals in Naruto that are used to perform jutsus. I know that the seals themselves have different zodiac signs. Is there any lore or historical basis for these seals, or was it invented by the creators of Naruto?


texts: What anime is this girl kicking someone from?

texts: I found this image on an AMV called ♪ Clarissa ♪ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gje-xf8liWM. The girl appears at 1:43 in the video. I think she might be from Kiddy Grade, but I'm not sure.


texts: What anime is this GIF of a grey-haired boy eating from?

texts: I tried google image search but it didn't find anything =_=


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Broly in Dragon Ball Heroes turns into Super Saiyan 4, but before that he has a "legendary super saiyan" transformation others saiyans don't have, and also he has a red aura instead of yellow, though this could mean he's in the limit breaker Super Saiyan 4 form .

Is Broly Super Saiyan 4 a regular Super Saiyan 4 transformation or does it have something "Legendary" and different from the others Super Saiyan 4?


texts: Is there any anime continuing or inspired by Golden Boy (Kintaro)?

texts: Has any anime been produced that continues the 6 episodes of Golden Boy (Kintaro) or is otherwise inspired by it?


texts: Why did people start falling unconscious in "Futari wa Pretty Cure"?

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During the first season, people had to be evacuated when the Dark Zone attacked, and civilians even interacted with the villains in some episodes. However, at some point, people started to fall unconscious, or even disappear until the fighting was over.

By Max Heart, I don't think a single civilian became aware that strange stuff was going on. This even included

   Honoka's grandmother, who was magical enough to stand up to Poisony in the first season.

From what I've seen, future series ditched this and civilians are increasingly aware of the existence of Cures.

Is there a reason people started vanishing and falling unconscious during the earlier days of the franchise?


texts: How did Suitengu's Euphoria Virus activate?

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In order for the Euphoria Virus to activate, the virus carrier has to come in contact with an enzyme which can be found in Kagura's bodily fluids, which can probably be assumed to be always through a kiss. (Even though Suitengu saw Kagura as his sister Yui in a trance, Kagura probably didn't do anything more than kiss).

However, Suitengu is shown to have become a Euphoric after he was operated on. So I am wondering, did his Euphoria Virus become active because he had Kagura's father's arm, or was it through some other means that his virus became active?


texts: Can more than one person have the same devil fruit power?

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How come in the island Amazon Lily, the snake princess's sisters have the same devil fruit power?

Since only one person can have any given devil fruit power at a time, does it have to do with blood line or something?


texts: Why do some translations call them "Queerrats", while others call them "Monster Rats"?

texts: I'm guessing this has something to do with "queer" having political/social connotations in the West. Or maybe it's a difference of translation? I'm watching a sub release that uses the former but i've seen the latter used in various articles and on different websites.


texts: Is the painting in Jatoro's room a reference to an existing work?

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During Chapter 5: Absolute Despair Girls in Danganronpa: Ultra Despair girls, we get to visit Jatoro's room.

I noticed a painting there that seemed like it could be a reference or an existing work.

Is this an original painting, or is it an existing work - or a reference to one?


texts: How to explain to my 10 year old niece that Puella Magi Madoka Magica is not a kids show?

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My 10 year old niece loves watching cartoons, and she has a Netflix kids account for her with all parental controls. But while I was browsing my account, she took notice of the Madoka Magica cover and became quite curious and interested.

Logically for her (and many people who see it for the first time) it shouldn't be a problem because it's a colorful anime with magical girls with cute designs.

How do I explain to her that this one is not like the others in a way that makes sense?


texts:
What is Hisoka's character in Hunter x Hunter?

I cannot describe his character from Hunter X Hunter.


texts: Is there any meaning behind Zoro's headband?

texts: When Zoro gets serious, he always wear his headband. Where did he get that? How did it become so important to him? Is there any back story about it (Maybe from a movie or something)?


texts:
I've always liked this quirky anime technique, which was used in several anime around the 1990s and 2000s, but not THAT often. What is it called and how does it work?
How do you animate it and when does it get used?

I also found other examples


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Is there a standardised English-English (as opposed to English that borrows words willy-nilly from Japanese) term for Shōjo manga (少女マンガ) used when describing it to people not familiar with manga and anime or the Japanese language?

One person suggested "girl-oriented manga", but that sounds ambiguous, because it sounds like it's talking about manga with lots of girls in it, as opposed to manga whose target audience is girls.


texts: What did Administrator (Quinella) said in silence in SAO Alicization final episode?

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In the moment where Quinella lifted up to above (In my knowledge, she going to the "Real World"), there is a scene where she said something in her mouth, but it total silent,

So what did she said at that moment?

Additional Uncertainty of mine:

After that, the clown jump right to her, did both of them died?


texts: Was Lilium written or composed solely for Elfen Lied?

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Elfen Lied's opening, Lilium, is a symphony sung in Latin.

Was it written/composed just for Elfen Lied (like for example, the opening songs for Pokemon)?


texts: What is this anime about people turning into light?

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I started watching this anime but I ended up closing the browser without writing it down as I had to leave and the history was cleared. All I remember was there was a high school boy walking along and narrating, and he said something like, "This was the day my world ended." As he said it, everyone around him turned into light and a giant baby started eating the light people, and there was a giant ball of faces. There was a girl with orange or brown hair with a sword who started fighting them, but the guy stopped her and she had to cut him from the shoulder to the hip to attack the monster. Then, when she had cut the giant baby and almost killed it, it turned into a small child and flew away. Then the girl started talking to a light near her or something.

Does anyone know what this anime is?


texts: Where can I find the copyright owner of the anime? Do I really need it for fan products?

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I’m recently thinking about creating enamel pins so I can make some money and save up, but since I want to design the pin with anime’s such as Toilet Bound Hanako kun and Cardcaptor Sakura, I am afraid that I will get sued for making fan products.
Do we really need the copyright owner to approve if it is just a fan product?


texts: Besides Naruto, Jiraiya and Minato, who else is in contract with Toads?

texts: Besides Naruto, Jiraiya and Minato, which people were/are in contract with Toads?


texts: Has a bankai ever been silently activated?

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To activate a Bankai or its ability, is the user required to perform some verbal command activation?

For example, Ichigo often yells

  Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu

However, I'm pretty sure that I've read some silent activations, but I can't remember for sure.

So has a Bankai ever been activated without a vocal command?

Note that this is not a duplicate of Can a mute activate a zanpakutou, as that question asks whether it is possible. And this question asks if a silent activation has ever happened in the series.


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Is there any particular software or software family specifically designed for making anime?

Are they drawing all the frames of motion scenes, or does a software automatically generate them? For example, consider a soccer player kicking a football. Let the duration of the scene be 0.5 seconds, and let the frame rate of the video be 24 fps; that makes 12 frames in that scene. Do they patiently draw all those 12 frames manually for that scene which takes only half a second?


texts: What was the first magical girl transformation scene?

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Shoujo anime is famous for its big eyes and magical transforming heroines.

Sailor Moon is probably the most famous of these.

When was the first time a magical girl magically transformed?


texts: Where does Owari no Seraph leave off in the manga?

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I recently finished watching the two seasons of Owari no Seraph. A new season seems unlikely to happen, so I want to pick up the manga.

Where does the story continue in the manga, after the 12th episode in the anime (second season)?


texts:
In One Piece, there is a hole which appears in the ocean.

Why is this hole here? Is it known what created it? And, are there other holes like it?


texts: What happened to Barasui ( Ichigo Mashimaro's author )?

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Ichigo Mashimaro was first published in 2002. There is no information about the author except on Wikipedia. His last published tankobon was on March 2013, 2013, stuck at volume 7 (according to Wikipedia).

Does anyone know what happened to him and his works?


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Who are the strongest beings in High School DxD?

If they can be ranked, it's even better. If not, at least I'd like to know why they are strong.


texts: Why was Polnareff able to see stands when he didn't have one?

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In Golden Wind, there are multiple episodes where Polnareff's stand Silver Chariot is separated from him, which causes all souls in a radius to swap bodies.

Polnareff ends up in the body of a turtle, and even though he no longer has a stand (it is operating on its own) he can still see stands.

His lack of having a stand is also the reason he was able to grab the arrow at the end of episode 35 of Golden Wind.

Why can he still see stands if he no longer has one?


texts: What do you call Alphonse Elric's armor seal? The circle Ed made to attach his brother's soul?


texts: There are a lot of blond-haired characters in anime, especially the old ones, like super saiyans, naruto, gundam series, fma, etc.


texts: Where can I get the sheet music for the song Crescent Moon Dance?

texts: I hope this is not too off-topic, but I recently watched Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium), and I was wondering if anybody knows where I can find sheet music for the piece that they play in the competition. Specifically, I'm looking for Crescent Moon Dance by Namie Horikawa (I don't know if this is an alias or not). I play the trumpet, and I really wanted to try out Kousaka's solo. If anybody could help me out, that would be appreciated!


texts: Can an animated show created outside Japan be called Anime?

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The "Anime" called "Torkaizer" which will be created in Alter Ego Productions animation studio in Abu Dhabi is created outside Japan but is called Anime officially, can a cartoonic show created outside Japan be called anime?

This is the official trailer by the official account of the studio on YouTube,
 in the description it officially states that it is an Anime.


texts: How did Goku and Vegeta alone end up on Earth?

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How is it that only Goku and Vegeta ended up on Earth?  What happened to the other Saiyans?

Planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza, but which planet did Goku come from?


texts: How important are those hand seals really?

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In Naruto we can see people make hand seals to do technique's. The further down the story we come the more neglected this becomes aka Naruto's rasengan does not need any hand seals to begin with. Minato also displayed the ability to form hand seals using a single hand.

So my question, how important are those hand seals anyway? How do they affect the juutsu they cast. And can evrybody do it with 1/0 hands if they train enough ?


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The sage of six paths sealed the remaining part of the Juubi and formed the moon. I'm guessing he did it in a planetary Devastation kinda way. If that were the case then the Gedo Statue should have been the Core of the moon.

When Madara Stole the Gedo Statue, Shouldn't that have upset the equilibrium at the Core? (Considering just how large the gedo Statue is). I'm trying to understand this cause assuming the Juubi was sealed into forming the moon then wouldn't releasing the Juubi also mean undoing the seal, thereby causing the the moon to like, fall or something?


texts: Who exactly is Archer from the Unlimited Blade Works movie?

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Although I have not watched the Fate/Zero TV series, I have watched the Fate/stay night series and the Fate/Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works movie. At the end of the movie I found out that:

   Archer is actually Shirō. Even before the ending, Archer told him he has already experienced what Shirō goes through. So I did not know if he is actually Shirō from the future or if he is a completely different character than the one in the TV series.


texts: My question: what martial art can Misaki Ayuzawa use? I couldn't find the answer anywhere. Thank you for your answer.


texts: What is the difference between hot spring water and regular hot water?

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In the last arc of KonoSuba season 2, Aqua winds up purifying the hot spring water, turning it into "regular hot water".

What is the difference between hot spring water and "regular hot water"?

The only clue I can see is that it's (hot spring water) animated green instead of clear or bluish clear (regular water).


texts: What's this anime with a scene with a large praying mantis?

texts: I need to know what show this scene is from. In 2005, I was channel surfing and came across a show on [adult swim] and I got distracted by laughter and children playing. The animation was dated, so it had a Rurouni Kenshin style to it. There were two children, a boy and a girl playing in the forest at night. Then out of nowhere, this huge praying mantis appears and stabs the little girl from behind. I was in 4th grade at the time, so I was traumatized and quickly changed the channel. If you could help me figure out what this scene is from it would be greatly appreciated.


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In "Episode 359 : The Night of the Tragedy", it was revealed that Itachi sought the help of Tobi to massacre the Uchiha clan. So the following questions arise out of this situation:

Did he know Tobi's real identity?
Why did he take his help to eliminate the clan (irrespective of whether his identity was known or not)?
Why did he help Tobi by not revealing that he was the village infiltrator as Itachi was always working for the Village?
Why did Tobi agree to help Itachi eliminate his own clan?

Ideally, each question here should be a separate question, but in this scenario all these are closely inter-related and thus have been posted as a single question.


texts: What were the hidden hints pointing at the identity of experimental subject 1 in ReLife?

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Now that the identity of experimental subject 1 is known, I am sure that the author placed some hints in the first chapters of the manga.

One of them, I believe is

   When Arata hurts his knee, she asks if that is how a teenager wound should heal.

What were most/all oof them?


texts: What is the significance of shirogane having 9 kids?

texts: In season-1 ep6 shirogane says that he wants to have 9 kids during psychological test the same is referenced in season-2 ep1 when chika and shirogane have 9 kids (when playing a game) so what does having 9 kids refer to other than baseball team?


texts: Identifying a sword from an anime, possibly from One Piece or Bleach

texts: I got it from an anime convention thinking it was the Zoro Shusui for my cousin.


texts: How does wind chakra amplify water style?

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So in Naruto, wind chakra is strong against electric and weak against fire as it amplifies the fire.

But at the same time, when naruto does the Toad-water-pistol collaboration ninjutsu with the frogs, his wind style amplifies water style..how is that possible?

Doesn't wind style amplify fire? Then how come its amplifying water too? Wind and water aren't related in the chakra relation circle thing..


texts: Is Alluka a biological offspring of the Zoldyks?

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In chapter 321, Silva Zoldyk says:

I'd consider this dialogue as talking about the entity within Alluka, rather than about Alluka herself.

But moving on to chapter 323, Illumi talks to Hisoka about Alluka:

But this dialogue (considering context), is about Alluka and not Nanika. After reading Illumi's explanation, Silva's explanation also seems to be on the same page.

So the question is whether Alluka is a biological offspring of the Zoldyks or not, since they repeatedly say that they don't know where he came from.


texts: Can I read the Tokyo Ghoul RE manga if I have watched the first 2 seasons of the anime?

texts: I have seen the first season of Tokyo Ghoul and a few episodes of Root A and I want to know if this is enough to read the Tokyo Ghoul RE manga. I have heard that Root A doesn't fit into the story of the manga, so should I watch it before I read RE or not? I'm also not sure if you can watch the first season of Tokyo Ghoul before RE, or do you have to read it in the manga?


texts: Why did the Black Butler anime diverge from the manga?

texts: Halfway into season one of the anime the storyline changed from that of the manga and new characters were introduced. Then, because of the changes made in season one, the second season was also completely different to the manga. Book of circus, season three, picks up where one veered off. Was there a reason why they didn't just stick to the plot of the manga to begin with?


texts: Does Devil's Fruit power gained depend on how much of it is eaten?

texts: Luffy accidentally ate the Gomu-Gomu (Rubber-Rubber) fruit, but was interrupted by Shanks after a few bites. It was too late and Luffy got the Devil's Fruit powers anyway. If he had instead eaten the whole of it, would he have got even more power from the fruit?


texts: Which anime episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho are based on which manga chapters?

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I like watching anime episodes based on which manga chapters I read. The wiki doesn't tell exactly which Yu Yu Hakusho episodes are based on which chapters and is also very incomplete?

Could someone tell me like they did with the Aria Manga?


texts: Why MAL (MyAnimeList) is putting light novel and comic together?

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I live in Hong Kong, and at least from my observation, light novels and comics are quite different things in Asia. However it seems that on sites like MAL, which is not of the Asian origin, they categorize light novels and comics as one.

Are light novel and comic seen as similar things in English speaking area? Or is there any special reason for services such as MAL to decide light novel and comic should fall under the same type?

I also noticed that this site is named "Anime & Manga", but also contains a light-novel-production tag. Hence the same categorization seems to happen here as well.


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Why were many stages and levels skipped in Sword Art Online.  You see that they start at level one in the first episode but then later they skip to higher levels.

Why did the makers skip levels?  Was it because it would take too long?


texts: What are the Chinese characters for the names of the Chinese American characters?

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In Banana Fish, a number of Chinese American characters are introduced. The characters appear to come from a Cantonese-speaking background, based on what I have seen so far in vol. 4:

Golzine remarks that Lee is referred to as daai yan, which corresponds to the Cantonese for 大人. (The Mandarin pronunciation would be da ren.)
In the same section, Lee also tells Golzine that he provide the services of Yut Lung to him. This romanization clearly does not come from a Mandarin background, since Mandarin does not use non-nasal ending consonants (n and ng) outside of r. Yut Lung also corresponds to the Cantonese pronunciation of 月龍, which based on Golzine's remarks is the correct set of characters for the name.

Later on, we are introduced to characters with the names Yau-Si and Suk-Leui. Do we know the Chinese characters for these names and any others that may appear in the manga? I do not know enough Cantonese to be able to make meaningful guesses, particularly when Chinese names are rarely formed with coherent combinations of characters that make guessing easy. I tried the fan wiki, but there wasn't any information from a quick glance, and being only in the middle of vol. 4 currently, I didn't want to risk spoiling myself.


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Throughout the various Macross series the word "deculture" is used, like in the sign off, "see you next deculture" and in the Nyan Nyan song:

  "Nyan Nyan, Nyan Nyan, Ni hao Nyan, gorgeous, delicious, deculture!"

How is it used? What is its history? Where did it come from? (both in and out of universe)


texts: What are the techniques/fighting styles displayed in Bleach?

texts: In the series, a number of different styles are shown among the different characters. Some fight using their Zanpakutō, others use Kidō. Do all of these derived from a similar source? Are there other fighting styles? Can they be combine?


texts: Is this end card fan drawn, or from the manga or anime?

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Episode 4 of All Out!! closes with the following end card, on screen for 10 seconds beginning @23:50

It appears to be a signed image, and my assumption is that neither the mangaka nor the animation staff drew it. This looks like fan art to me, something they might have found at Deviant Art and got permission to use.

I know the high school rugby players of the series tend to be very muscular in the body-building sense. This drawing, though, seems to overdo it.  Their pecs are more reminiscent of a women's breasts than male anatomy. In the other sports anime I have seen, Haikyuu!, Free!, and Yuri on Ice, the athletes are well-developed, but lither. I can't tell if this image was drawn by a muscle fetishist or just someone who had not yet mastered anatomy.

Checking episodes 1-3, I see they all also have 10-second end cards, drawn in a different style than the anime. The episode 1 end card is another grey-scale image signed by the same person. The pecs are not as exaggerated, though. (I assume that Japanese text is a signature -- for all I know, it says, "Hi, mom!"  )

Does anyone know if these end cards are amateur works, draft images done by the animation staff, or by the mangaka? I like them; they give extra personality to the series. I'm curious because I don't remember seeing this sort of thing before.


texts: What does the ending of anime 'Air' mean?

texts: I had recently watched Air and I couldn't understand what did the little girl and boy mean to show? I searched about it but couldn't find any answer. What are winged beings and why did people kept them in prison? What do the little boy and girl mean?


texts: What is the title of this song on the Pupa OST?

texts: What is the title of the song played around this part? I really wanted to know the title of the piano piece or at least the composer. I tried searching for Pupa OSTs but unfortunately only the OP and ED were released.


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In episode 5 of Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!, at around 12:04, there's a guy who was handcuffed after being found out asking for low-angle pics from young kids. However, the handcuff was being censored with mosaic.

Aren't kids/teens supposed to watch people get arrested or it's just an exaggeration? Or are they hiding other than the handcuff?


texts: By number of series, how much of the animation industry is made up by anime?

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Today a friend of mine proclaimed that around 70% of the world's cartoon animation entertainment consists of anime. So according to his statement, for every 3 non anime animation series, at least 7 anime series should exist.

After looking through his proclaimed source wikipedia I could only find out that about 70% of DVD sales are made by anime, which sounds reasonable, but does not back up his 3 to 7 cartoon to anime series ratio at all.

Now I know that anime is well-known, even around the world. But claiming that around 2/3 of all cartoon animation series is anime sounds a bit of an overkill to me.

This however made me wonder, what is the ratio of non anime cartoon series to cartoon series, or how much do anime series (roughly) make up of animation entertainment series overall?

Although the first few animes were already observed as far back as 1907, anime really launched around 1960 after/during Astro Boy, and as new series are made just about everyday for both anime and non-anime alike, I would propose a time limit of 1960 till 2015.

TL;DR
What is the ratio of anime series versus non anime series?


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Can anyone please tell me the title of the song that starts at 3:04 of episode 59? I love the way it sounds and I want to hear the full version, but since I can't read Japanese I can't find it.

Please and thank you very much for anyone that answers.


texts: What does Kaoru mean when he says "Cursed the Carriage" in episode 21 season 1? He said it was his private joke, but I think it has more meaning to it. Please answer with least spoilers as possible!


texts: What happened to the Namekian Dragon Balls when the planet exploded?

texts: When Namek exploded, what happened to the Namekian Dragon Balls?


texts: How did Araragi become tolerant to the sun?

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In the beginning of Kizumonogatari Tekketsu-hen,

   Araragi is burnt because he is exposed to the sun.

I thought he would become sun tolerant after he is 'cured' of being a vampire since he can walk in the sun without problems in the other seasons.

However, there is a scene in Nekketsu-hen where

   he is having a chitchat with Hanekawa out in the open.

Is this some kind of inconsistency? Or did something happen in between?


texts: Where to read Bleach from after the Ichigo & Aizen fight in the anime?

texts: I watched the anime up to the Aizen battle and when Ichigo lost his powers. What chapter in the manga should I read from? (I don't want to watch the rest of the anime).


texts: I was trying to make a list of all auras the Z fighters had in Dragon Ball, and knowing which episode characteres started to have auras will save me a lot of time. Which episode of Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z characteres started to have auras?


texts: Which came first, The Blitzball Sign for Victory or the Yevon Prayer?

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In Final Fantasy X, just as Tidus and Wakka enter Besaid, Wakka pulls Tidus back and confirms if he knows the prayer. After showing it to him Tidus's inner monologue says:

  Any Blitzball Player would know that Prayer, that Prayer was the Blitzball Sign for Victory

and we can confirm this at the beginning when Tidus promises a group of kids to teach them how to Blitz and they give him the prayer.

However, later we learn the Zanarkand Tidus came from was actually a dream world created by the Faith on Mt. Gagazet, it also seem that the Faith in the temples can also go to this world as we see the Bahamut Faith appear at the beginning and also in Tidus's flashbacks

   and also when the truth about Yu Yevon is revealed, visiting the other Faith has them confirm they too are dreaming the Dream Zanarkand

But I am wondering, was the Yevon Prayer created from the Blitzball Sign for Victory after Zanarkand was destroyed or is the Blitzball Sign for Victory just the Yevon Prayer that was added to Dream Zanarkand by Bevelle/Yevon centric Faith?


texts: Who are all the characters Tomoko imagines?

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In episode 7, when Tomoko is in line to see the otome Voice Actor from the game, she gets the bonus ticket to get a custom recording. She rethinks about what line she wanted after hearing the girl in front of her request the line "I want to ruin you".

Tomoko has a montage of different characters from different anime with the Voice Actor as that character, below is an image Tsugumori-704 found.

I only know 1 of the shots which is Heisuke from Hakuouki (end of the third row) as he is the only member of the Shinsengumi who has long hair which is tried from the top of the head

I am wondering what were the other characters Tomoko imagined and which anime they came from?


texts: What does the German say in the opening of ef - a tale of melodies?

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The OP sequences for ef - a tale of melodies have a lot of German text in the background. The text seems to be the same for all of the different versions. This version is from episode 6, and features the instrumental version of the song (Ebullient Future) and the characters are not present, so it's the easiest to read the text:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRp0Adtwadc&hd=1

I think it's pretty safe to assume this isn't totally random German text. What does it say (in English), and what is it referencing?


texts: Does Captain Earth borrow elements from Gurren Lagann?

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As a viewer of both series from start to end, I can see several elements in Captain Earth that seems to "borrow" from Gurren Lagann, especially in the second half of both of the series:

In episode 23, just before the entangle link, Daichi was interfered by Planetary Gears and put inside a dream where he was tempted to keep on living his normal life, not involving with the whole saving-the-world business. However, he broke out of the illusion due to the memories of his friends in his heart. This is similar to how the almost entire crew of Dai Gurren-dan got trapped in Extradimensional Labyrinth in episode 26 of Gurren Lagann and experienced their dreams being fulfilled, but managed to escape from it with the help of Kamina.
Daichi and co. did an entangle link to jump from Earth to Uranus, similar to how Dai Gurren-dan jumped through dimension from Earth to Anti-Spiral's home world. They both missed on their first try and got ambushed.
In the final battle, Daichi charged into the transformed Blume while sacrificing the expansion layer (which is assembled as the smaller mecha is launched to Tenkaidou). This is similar to the final battle between Simon and the Anti-Spiral, where outer layers of the Gurren Lagann is left behind as Simon charged in with his Lagann and destroy the Anti-Spiral.
Kill-T-Gangs, the perceived antagonists of the series, don't have any libido (Orgone energy), therefore they can't reproduce, while all human has Orgone energy. This is similar to the Anti-Spirals in Gurren Lagann, who don't have any Spiral energy (since they purge it themselves), while human has Spiral energy. Both series feature clashes between one with the source of all-powerful energy and one without such energy.

Are these similarities normal for mecha anime, especially when the first 3 points are all focused on the last fight? Has there been any interview regarding this topic?


texts: What are Byakuya's Gokei, Senkei and Shuukei?

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In addition to his bankai, Byakuya is observed using three techniques:

Gokei

   I think it was in battle with Hitsugaya's Reigai, though I'm not sure

Senkei

   while fighting Ichigo at Rukia's execution

Shūkei

   in the same fight as above

Not only is this the largest number of Zanpakutō abilities that we have seen in one sword (I think), but each one of them seems more powerful than the last (and more powerful than his bankai!).

So what exactly are those three techniques? Why is Byakuya the only one in Bleach to have so many different techniques contained in his Zanpakutō?


texts: Who was hunting who in the 4th Phase of the 287th Hunter Exam?

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In the 4th phase of hunter exams, applicants have to hunt each other, we know some huntings of the applicants:

? -> kurapika (#404) -> Tonpa (#16) -> Leorio (#403) -> Ponzu (#246)
-> Bourbon (#103) -> ?
Gon (#405) -> Hisoka (#44) -> Geretta (#384) -> Gon (#405)
? -> Imori (#198) -> Killua (#99) -> Umori (#199) -> ?
? -> Hanzo (#294) -> Amori (#197) -> ?
? -> Siper (#80) -> Illumi (#301) -> Goz (#371) -> ?
? -> Pokkle (#53) -> Kyu (#105) -> ?
? -> Sommy (#118) -> Bodoro (#191) -> Ryu (#34) -> ?

But there are some others that I couldn't find. Does anyone know who are the missing huntings that are represented with an interrogation mark?


texts: What instruments do the members of Houkago Tea Time use?

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The instruments in K-On have labels with real music companies. For instance, here's Ritsu's yellow drum set (I'm not quite sure where this picture is from, or even if it's just fanart, but the drums are clearly the same as those in the anime):

That's a very clear Yamaha logo. Either Yamaha sponsored it, in which case they'd want a real product to be used, or the artist chose to use that particular model, but either way it's very likely a real-world instrument.

What models are their instruments? As a note, I think a couple of them might have multiple instruments, since I've seen Ritsu with a different drum set also.


texts: I've been seeing this around the place, but for different series (which have nothing to do with each other like Madoka and Railgun). From what I can gleam off descriptions it's some sort of card game, but the different anime series is confusing me because when I think "Anime Card Game" I think Yu-Gi-Oh, Duel Masters, Bakugan, etc.


texts: I dont think I missed an explanation in the anime, but I'm not sure if I missed on in the manga. How is Zamasu supposed to be alive in Dragon Ball Heroes? Is the same Zamasu?


texts: Is the god who gave powers to Psychos the same god who gave powers to Homeless emperor?

texts: In the One Punch Man manga it's mentioned that Psychos increased her powers by receiving those from a god. Is this god who gave powers to Psychos the same god who gave powers to Homeless Emperor?


texts: Does the anti-Titan artillery exists in the anime?

texts: Reading conversations about Attack on Titan I've heard about the anti-Titan artillery, which supposedly is a very powerful weapon against Titan more than the regular cannons. I dont remember seeing it in season 1 and season 2. Have they appeared in the anime? If so, which episode? or this only exist in the manga?


texts: Which Type combination still exist for which there are no pokemon?

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With the introduction of Fairy type, the total Types has increased to 18. This has increased number of possibly types (unique, i.e. Primary/Secondary is same as Secondary/Primary) to 171.

How many of such combinations have been used and which combinations are still left to be used i.e. No pokemon exist for such type?

Examples off the top of my head?
Bug/Dragon, Electric/Poison etc.
Unique Type used in Gen 6 - Water/Fire - Volcanion

Edit: Gen 7 Introduced. Thanks @Kenny980 for updating!


texts: What's the song that plays in Code Geass R2 episode 25 after Todou collapses?

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At about 5:55 through Episode 25 of R2, Tohdoh collapses and a song begins to play. It continues to play over several of the characters' declaration of their reasons for fighting. What's the song? I've searched through the OST as well as unreleased tracks but haven't been able to find it.

The episode can be watched here:
https://www.funimation.com/shows/code-geass/final-turn-re/


texts: Why did Sakuta's wound start bleeding again?

texts: In the last episode, when Kaede got her memories back, Sakuta went out screaming and crying, and his wound started bleeding again. What was the reason of that bleeding?


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In Season 2 Episode 2 English Dub when the Light Music Club gets Sawako's old guitar appraised at the music store the value is $5,000.

I am assuming that originally the price would be in ¥ but because it's the English dub it was changed to $. I had hoped that during the episode I would see a hint as to how much it actually was but the notes Rizu flashes to the club in the cafe all have 1,000 printed on them and the receipt showed only 4 digits where I assume the value of the guitar is.

So I am wondering what the actual value of the guitar?


texts: Why Uchiha Itachi didn't make his Mangekyo Sharingan eternal?

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To make an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, you need to transplant another Mangekyo Sharingan, right?

Itachi has activated his when Shisui died and Shisui gave his eye to Itachi.  So why didn't he transplant that eye and make his Sharingan eternal?


texts: Seven Deadly Sins Manga to Anime question

texts: Which chapter of seven deadly sins is season 2 episode 3?


texts: Why didn't Naruto's arm grow by itself like Madara or Kaguya?

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Naruto recovered from a pretty big hole in his shoulder while fighting with Sasuke. Madara was cut in half and could still fly, and Naruto flies, so it would stand to reason that he can recover at least somewhat like Madara. Not to mention how he kind of copied Kakashi's eye, saved Guy-sensei, and tried to save Obito even just before he died.

If Naruto has mastered Senjutsu like Madara and Kaguya, and he has aptitude for recovery, why didn't his arm grow by itself?


texts: Does this non-human have any significance?

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In episode 10 of the anime monster musume no iru nichijou, this non-human girl appears here:

and here:

She then appears again very briefly in episode 11:

No other mention is made of this character, but the presence she's had has been too great for this to be a mere coincidence. Who is it?


texts: In Dragon Ball Super Vegito defused quickly because he used too much power as super saiyan blue. IIRC potara fusion was supposed to last 1 hour, but for the power used it didnt. IIRC metamor fusion was supposed to last half an hour, but when Gogeta used it as super saiyan blue it didnt seem to have the too much power will defuse problem Vegito's fusion had. In Dragon Ball GT , Gogeta defused for using too much power, but since this series isnt canon, I dont think it counts. Also, how was all this for Gotenks, I dont remember if Gotenks ever defused for using too much power. Does Gogeta metamor fusion last longer than Vegito potara fusion?


texts: How did naruto get the lowest score in the genin entrance exams?

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Team 7 was formed under the basis that the top student was paired with the bottom student, according to iruka-sensei, but naruto must have been scored on his performance in the battle against mizuki since that's why he earned his headband. If the exam was on cloning jutsu, how did naruto get the lowest score with hundreds of perfect shadow clones?
I have another issue with this episode, too. Later in the series, it is stated that the scroll would be useless to mizuki since it was encrypted so that only jonin could understand it, so how did naruto learn from it? I'm quite far into shippuden at this point so I have no idea what episode that was stated in, so please correct me if I misremembered.


texts: Why did reanimated Itachi lose eye vision after using Izanami?

texts: As I understand, any physical part of a reanimated person cannot be destroyed. It will be regenerated automatically within a short time. Then, why did Itachi lose his eyesight after using Izanami? He should've got the eye back quickly as he was a reanimated person. Or, he could've damaged his own eye with a kunai, so that he would get a fresh Mangekyo Sharingan.


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The Ghoul Resistant skin allows them to not get damaged by conventional weapons such as being pierced by knives and common low calibre firearms. (A shot from a tank would pierce them)
I was wondering if the ghoul resistant skin can be burned or damaged by fire/ice/acid/electricity?
We saw that they can have allergies to things, such as metal allergies. Since their skin can only be pierced by high impact force or other kagunes. I was thinking if a ghoul could be burned alive or the skin would resist that.
I know that regeneration would keep them alive if they are damaged, but I was wondering if you had a flamethrower or an acid bottle, would that go through their skin or not.


texts: Why did the men and women in Vandread split up to begin with?

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I don't know if I'm just misremembering what I saw in the anime, or if there really was no good explanation ever given, but I am unclear on the real reason why the original men and women in the space colony in Vandread split up into two separate colonies in the first place.

So, do we ever get a real explanation as to why they split by gender, or is it just something we're supposed to take for granted?


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What is the ost playing at 1:54-3:53 in episode 456 of Naruto Shippuden?
The same song can also be heard in episode 368 at 1:31-2:33.


texts: In the last episode of Dragon Ball Super I was under the impression that Krilin could have gotten god ki. His ki was drawed differently, and he mentions that he has to control his energy for enemies not to notice him, just like Vegeta said he had to control his ki to not overflow when he acquired god ki for the fist time and god ki is not sensed by non gods. Now it was a thought that it lasted a few seconds in my mind, but now I've just seen that several youtubers are talking about the same in their videos, that it seems Krilin got god ki or became a human god. Is there any proof that what he did is god ki or it isnt god ki?


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Why didn't Light Yagami use the Shinigami eyes? Couldn't it have been an easy task for him? Was it his arrogance and overconfidence?

Alternatively, was he not willing to sacrifice half his lifespan, thinking it would be a loss for him?

Wouldn't it have been a wiser step to choose the Shinigami eyes and make life easier than playing and risking around his life?


texts: How did Finral transport Yami into the cave?

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It is said that Finral can only use his spatial magic to open portals to places that he has already been. Is there some kind of exception to this?

In episode 34, Finral opens a portal to a cave where Asta is fighting members of a certain organization. This allows Yami to assist Asta, but it seems very strange that he would have been into this random cave.


texts: What drove the hotel cook to start attacking students?

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In the Another anime most of the students started to kill one another because they wanted to find the dead in order to stop. Even the cook was involved in the killings.

What's the motive behind her killings? Did she kill the manager and start the fire? Any clue?


texts: Why did Marley send titans to Paradis Island in the first place?

texts: We see later in the series that the nation of Marley have been turning people into titans and dumping them on the shore of Paradis. But why? King Fritz warned the world that if the citizens of the wall were ever threatened by an outside force he would send the colossus titans inside the walls to flatten the Earth. So why send titans? I assume its a kind of revenge for the great titan war, but why risk the wrath of the king?


texts: Why was the hidden mist called the village of the Bloody Mist?

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In Naruto series, I've heard the term "the Village of the Bloody Mist" when referring to "the Hidden Mist" many times.
What does it represent?


texts: What happened to Aeka during the Nekoko and Mizuki stories?

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In the Aeka story, we see that Aeka is stuck in an incredibly bleak situation where she's being bullied at school by Kyouka Nanjou. She gets out of this situation by the end of her story with the protagonist's help, but it's rough going.

After the Aeka story, I became obsessed and raced through the Mizuki and Nekoko stories in three days, so maybe I missed the finer points. Was it ever mentioned what happened to Aeka in these stories? Was she still able to escape from her situation without Kouhei's help?


texts: Was anything past volume 7 ever released in English?

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I'm referring to the manga Satisfaction Guaranteed by Ryo Saenagi. I came across this manga quite a few years ago, and really loved it!  I bought the first 7 volumes in English, which are distributed by Tokyopop. When I was finished reading them I tried to find volume 8 on Amazon, but didn't have any luck.  I searched and found that, in Japanese, nine volumes were released to complete the series.  But I couldn't find them in English anywhere.

I come back to this problem every couple of years and do a search in hope that something has changed, but I still can never find volumes 8 or 9.  Does anyone have any idea what happened to this manga?  If it really was never released in English beyond volume 7, as seems to be the case, then it seems the best I could hope for is to buy the volumes in Japanese and find a translation somewhere on the internet. If anyone knows where I can find such a thing, I'd greatly appreciate it.


texts: Why is Nisekoi's name written in Katakana?

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Noticed it first in this Jump cover in the bottom right corner:

Katakana is used for spelling out foreign words. Nisekoi is Japanese for "fake love". So, why is katakana used? Just to make the name seem more "cool"?


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Is there any app that does not only suggest Mangas with the same genres but also emphasizes Mangas that offer more background story or play in the same universe?

What I mean is an app, in which I say, that I liked manga A. Manga B tells the background story to a person in A. Thus this app tells me: "Hey, you liked A, here is B."

An example:

I like Freezing. After stating that to the app, the app gives me following Mangas:

Freezing Zero
Freezing: First Chronicle
Freezing - Pair Love Stories

These mangas don't have to share part of the name. They simply have to be related in some way, content wise.

Furthermore should the app offer the possibility to read mangas. And it should notify me if a manga is published that is related to my favorites or liked ones or whatever word the app uses.


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The timeline of Naruto The Movie: Blood Prison doesn't make any sense to me:

Naruto uses Sage Mode, which means that it took place after the Pain arc, but the Hokage Office looks just fine despite Pain having destroyed every building.
The Raikage has both hands, which means the Five Kage Summit has not taken place yet, but then, how does Naruto know Killer Bee? You could say that the Raikage might have gotten a prosthetic hand, and that this movie took place after the War arc, but Naruto doesn't have a prosthetic hand.

How does Naruto The Movie: Blood Prison fit into the series timeline? Or does it take place in an alternate timeline?


texts: Does this tweet really exist that indicates that Attack on Titan is about to end?

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I've stumbled across this comment about chapter 105 (in 2018):

  You know SnK will be finished soon, right? Isayama said on twitter a while ago that he wants to end it this year..

I want to know if that is true, i.e. if there is such evidence from Twitter. I couldn't find it myself.

Note that this is not asking if or if not the manga is about to end, that would be future event and off-topic. I'm asking if the Twitter post mentioned in the quote really exists.


texts: What happens to King Torture's soldiers once defeated?

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King Torture's monsters always have some soldiers alongside them.

When the monsters are defeated, they scream "Viva Torture!" and explode. The soldiers, however, have been seen lying defeated on the floor even after a monster's explosion:

Do they also explode and vanish after being defeated?
Or have they been being taken into custody for questioning or something of the sort?
Or are they somehow able to get away?


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In question 122 of Mugimeshi-san's question corner, somebody asked whether the fairy king's lifespan is longer than the rest of the fairies. Which gets answered with "It might be the longest out of all the different species."

But how old can these fairies become?


texts: How come Alphonse can do alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?

texts: In Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, how come Alphonse can sometimes perform alchemy, and at other times it seems he can't? Also, early on the show, wasn't it said that he lost his ability when he lost his body? And if he can do alchemy, why isn't he a state alchemist too?


texts: Please, help me find a musical composition from Tokyo Ghoul

texts: I heard this absolutely magnificent music in season 2 (Episode 9) and ever since wanted to find it. I think it starts from 5:51 (5 minutes and 51 seconds). These guitar sounds are soooo great! Thank you in advance! <3


texts: When was Orochimaru kicked out of the village?

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I've been trying to figure out when time-wise (rather than chapter/episode-wise) that Orochimaru was kicked out of the village. I know that it must have been after the Yondaime was killed (given that it was the Sandaime who kicked him out), and at least in the anime he watched Itachi train, but I can't figure it out beyond that.

Is there a canon answer for when (say, in relation to the Kyuubi's attack/Naruto's age) Orochimaru was kicked out of the village and for how long his human experimentation occured inside the village before then?


texts: What anime's/manga's character that araragi parodying?

texts: What character did Araragi parodying at this scene ? is this a mascot of japan or something ? or maybe a character from anime/manga ?


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In the end of episode 9, Inari's assigned apprentice familiar Kon the two guardian foxes of Uka-sama start crying the sound "kon" and soon the other foxes around Inari shrine respond, gathering as blue magic fires on the road up the mountain.

Is this like dog's barking is transcribed as "woof" but in fox version? Or is it a name of some higher power they were calling?


texts: Which media should I read to continue from where the Re:Zero anime left off?

texts: As most of Re:Zero's audience know the anime ended last week, and since there were a lot of people talking about the important part that was left out "Which I still don't know about", I decided I want to read the light novel to see what happened. Here is the problem, I found out that Re:Zero has a light novel, a web novel, and a manga, so what's the difference between them? Do I read all of them? And where should I start from?


texts: Among the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths only the Uchiha clan seems to be alive. Where is the Senju clan (except Tsunade)? Were they eradicated during the wars? Or are they still alive?


texts: Which of the OreImo endings followed the light novels?

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The anime adaptation for Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai had two endings, which branched off after episode 11 (the "good end" vs the "true end"). Of course, these couldn't both have happened in the light novels because they aren't consistent with each other. Which one of these follows the light novels closer, i.e. in the novels,

   does Kirino go to America or stay in Japan?

I suppose there's also the possibility that these are both anime-original content.


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I'm looking for a manga I've read in English in 2009-2010. I bought the first volume of it back then, but I fear I might've lost it somewhere and can't remember the name either.

It's set in a medieval fantasy world, and the protagonists are a man and 3 women: a priestess, a thief, and a warrior.

The priestess has long fair hair and clothes like most other priestesses in manga or anime, and is pretty much like one would expect such a priestess to be.
The thief appears to be the youngest among the girls, is also the shortest of them all, and has shoulder-long hair. She appears to be a good-natured thief, not the cut-throat kind.
The warrior is quite tall and strong, even compared to men. She has dark skin and appears to be very tough. She doesn't behave much like a woman, nor does she try. She often spars with the male protagonist.
The male protagonist is pretty much a standard male protagonist: strong and reliable looking. He is quite a pervert, though.

It begins with the priestess looking for the successor of a legendary hero while the thief and warrior were accompanying her, helping her search. Apparently, and according to the priestess, the hero's successor is supposed to be just like the hero of legend: strong, reliable, chivalrous, etc. In short, he's supposed to be the ideal, perfect hero.

After they find him, they quickly realise the truth: He's nothing like what they expected. He may be strong, and he even looks reliable from time to time, but he's actually an unrefined pervert. The thief and warrior regularly ask the priestess, if she's sure he's the hero, to which she admits — usually in tears — that she has her doubts.

When the priestess reports to the head priestess (the one who gave her the job of finding the hero), she complains about him not being at all what she imagined. The head priestess admits that he sounds exactly like the legendary hero she had been travelling with many years back. Whether the head priestess only admitted it in her head, or the priestess didn't hear/believe her, I don't remember.

I don't remember much else about the story. I do remember, however, that the women treat the hero with a bit of hostility in the beginning, due to him being a shameless pervert. He eventually manages to earn their trust, though. The priestess keeps praying to her God, hoping that she'd got the wrong guy all along.

Although I've only read the first volume, it seemed to be quite funny overall, though I wouldn't exactly call it a comedy.

What's the name of that manga?


texts: Have any successful manga artists picked up their skill without schooling?

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Asking as a person who knows very little about drawing but has some experience and is interested in drawing manga. Is natural artistic talent necessary if someone wants to become a good anime and manga artist or has anyone done it based on raw effort and or determination?

Along that same note, have there been any current or past manga artists that have derived success based on only what they taught themselves without any formal training?

In a nutshell, I'm basically asking how important nature versus nurture is to art in general as it pertains to manga and looking for examples of such.


texts: Can Nico Robin really reveal the void century?

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Nico Robin's goal is to find out what happened in void century that written in poneglyph, and she must read all the poneglyph to know the history.
Poneglyph is said scattered around the world, and each poneglyph is connected to another poneglyph.

But can she really read all the poneglyph and reveal the void century?

Because if I'm not mistaken about the Log Pose, it will point to the nearest island. How about there's some island missed by Mugiwara Crew and possibly have a poneglyph, that's mean Nico Robin can't read the poneglyph and she also can't reveal about the void century.


texts: Is Kakashi in love with Kahyo from Kakashi Hiden?

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Kakashi Hiden falls under the category of c-canon because while it was written by a different writer, Kishimoto supervised and approved of the novel. Kakashi Hiden occurred before Kakashi took office as the sixth Hokage. Kahyo is supposed to be executed but Kakashi reduced her punishment to life-imprisonment and made her the new warden of the Blood Prison.

Ib the epilogue of the novel Kakashi received a letter from Kahyo and Naruto is spreading rumors about Kakashi and Kahyo's relationship, which Kakashi denies. The last statement of the novel says, "Springtime is around the corner", which is, in Japan, a metaphor usually used to refer to a blossoming romance, but others interpret the last statement as a reference to "change" or think it refers to the actual spring season.

In chapter 700 of the manga after Kakashi has stepped down and Naruto has become the seventh Hokage, everybody is shown alongside their partners (except for Rock Lee who is shown training with a kid, and Ten Ten who is at a shop). But Guy and Kakashi are not shown with their "partners". It isn't even clear if they do have partners. Kakashi also says that he is going on a tour or something.

So is Kakashi in love with Kahyo from Kakashi Hiden? Did he end up with her and settle down with her? If he did, how does it work when Kahyo is serving her life-imprisonment as a warden at the Blood Prison? and why aren't they shown together like the other couples in Chapter 700?


texts: Is Tobi the same as Obito, disguising as Madara?

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Beginning around episode 140 of Naruto Shippuden, after Itachi's death, Tobi is seen going around a lot, either with Sasuke, or showing his "real?" face to Kisame as the one who is controlling the Mizukage.

It seems that the general consensus from what I've heard is that Tobi is Obito, but Kisame says it is Madara when he seems him, and of course Tobi tells Sasuke that he is Madara, and it seems like Itachi believed Madara was alive so it would seem to add up that he was Madara.

Is the Tobi that was doing all of this Obito, disguising himself as Madara, and for what reason did he need to?


texts: I have seen so far that Jewelry Bonney can alter someone's age by touching them. So I'm just wondering how could you fight against that kind of power with Haki. Could Armament Haki defend the user from her power when she touches him?


texts: Is Otohime really the mother of Shirahoshi?

texts: One of the interesting and weird things I saw in One Piece was the mermen and mermaids in the Fishman Island Arc. But one of the biggest confusion I have is the relation between Shirahoshi and Otohime. I don't know how Shirahoshi can be a real daughter of Otohime. Otohime having such a small body and Shirahoshi being huge even in baby stage. Anyone has any ideas?


texts: Hindi Poster Underneath a Bench in Anohana

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I'm re-watching Ano Hana. On the first episode (22:44.438) I noticed a poster underneath a bench.

I recognized it was written in Hindi although I can't read Hindi.
So, was wondering what's written there and what could be it's purpose (the visual detail).

Questions:

What was the Hindi text and what it means?
I hope someone can share some thoughts about why this much details was added into a scene. What could be the creator's intention?

Update

The poster can be overlooked because it's underneath. So I've added another picture with more exposure

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texts: In chapter 10, during Eren's flashback, Eren's father gave him a key and told him to embrace the power of Titan transformation if he wanted to protect Mikasa and Armin. His father said that the key is for the basement under their home in Wall Maria where all the secrets would be revealed. I wonder if it's already been revealed in the manga. If it has been revealed, can anybody explain it?


texts: Who are these characters in the bookstore?

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In Episode 16, when Kagami, Tsukasa, and Miyuki decide to visit Konata at her part-time job, the latter asks them to pick up the latest release of a couple of manga. At the bookstore, they are served by a character who doesn't appear to be the "standard" extra seen in the series. Even after the three girls leave the cash register, the shot lingers on this character who is joined by her sister. All this seems to suggest that this is something of a cameo performance or a hat-tip to something else.

Who are these characters?


texts: Why does Obito only have 6 reanimated jinchuriki when he fights with Naruto and Bee,

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I thought Obito got 1-7 and he said in the fight "6 against 2 is unfair" to Naruto im confused af.

episode 325 btw.


texts: Is there any connection between the Genius Party movies?

texts: Is there any connection between the seven short films that were included in Genius Party?


texts: Why does Zangetsu transform back into shikai mode when cutting Yhwach in half?

texts: Why does Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakutō (Zangetsu) transform back into its original form (shikai mode) when cutting Yhwach in half in the latest chapters of the Bleach manga (chapter 684)? Is it because it is the Ichigo's final bankai?


texts: Is there any jutsu without any weakness? Itachi said there's a weakness to every jutsu . But come on there has to be atleast one.


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When pain fought with naruto, he used rikudo powers only (Tendo, Ningendo, Chikusodo, Gakido, Shurado, Jigokudo). Why didn't he use another jutsu such as 5 elements perhaps?
Nagato managed to control and mastered 6 chakra of nature when he was 10 years old. (Mentioned by jiraiya when he realized that chikusodo pain using kuchiyose no jutsu only)
5 elements must be powerful, since if he use 5 elements he's rather like kakuzu. And even kakashi was overwhelmed when he fought 3 kakuzu's jutsu: katon, raiton, and fuuton.
So, what's the problem?


texts: Is there a non OVA version of season 2 of Strike the Blood?

texts: The first season of the Strike the Blood anime has 24 episodes. For the second season I found an OVA version of 8 episodes. Is there a larger regular anime series of the second season with 24 episodes or so like the first season, or is this 8 episodes OVA version all there is for the second season?


texts: What is the name of the last song in the staff credits at the end of episode 25?

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Well, I know it's called Great Escape and it's the ending song of the 2nd cour of Shingeki no Kyojin. However, the one played at the end of episode 25 was an edited version.

Where can I find this edited version of the song?


texts: If you write instructions to take out a big loan, convert it into cash (or a nontraceable valuable), take out all your other cash and then drop it off a predetermined location and then die somewhere else by 'insert random cause here' could you become extremely rich off of dying criminals?  (Or anyone if you are without scruples.)


texts: Was the ufotable Touhou anime ever released?

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In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Anime Tenchou (who most notably appears in Lucky Star), ufotable animated a 10 minute crossover anime between Touhou and Anime Tenchou in 2010. ANN has a news release about it here.

I know that this was shown at Animate Ichioshi Bishōjo Matsuri according to the news release, but I have not been able to find any information about a general release. Was this ever released in any format to the general public?


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Magical Girls work a lot, and we never see them working.

They all have a house and usually money to buy stuff too. Where do they find money to pay rent or buy food? Do they steal it?


texts: Naruto Discussion about Hashirama's sage mode

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in this answer to "Is there a slug based Sage Mode?" it says

  He learnt Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Woods/Forest, a legendary place that is equally famous as Mount Myōboku (toad) and Ryūchi Cave (snake).

I was wondering if someone could direct me to the manga panels/anime episodes where it was mentioned that Hashirama trained at Shikkotsu Forest?


texts: Is Manaka and Hikari more deeply connected to the Sea God and the Lady Jojoshi?

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In episode 26 near the beginning when Manaka is talking about the Sea God and the Lady Jojoshi there is a shot of the Lady Jojoshi walking up to the Sea God with 2 children, one looks like a young Manaka and the other looks like a young Hikari.

Is this an indication that Manaka and Hikari are more deeply connected to the Sea God as the Lady Jojoshi?


texts: Can anybody give me a complete reference to all anime whose titles, artists and/or lines were referenced in the Bakuman series? It would also be great if you could let me know when they were mentioned. External sources will be appreciated too.


texts: Did Hyung Min-woo Invent Temozarela, the Antagonist of the "Priest" Manhwa?

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One of the interest plot constructs in the Priest (manhwa) series by Hyung Min-woo is the antagonist Temozarela.

He is summarized as:

  Temozarela is an arch-angel who fought on God's side in the war
  against Lucifer. However, this war caused God to lose faith in the
  angels and prefer humanity instead.

  Temozarela, bitter at this, took twelve angels to Earth to prove to
  God how flawed humans are. He set up a cult for the fallen angels
  which involved human sacrifice. However, this only made God angry and
  caused Temozarela to be banished to earth and imprisoned there.

Left to Right: Temozarela as angel, human, and crippled human

Obviously there's some similarities to the whole angels parts of the Preacher comics, or various other fictional works, but all the similar ideas I found were still substantially different from Temozarela.

I did some Google searching as I was curious whether this character (Temozarela) was a wholly new creation of the author. I could find no prior source material, not under that name at least.

Does prior fictional or religious source material for Temozarela exist under the same name or alternate names?


texts: What is the source of the Dragon Ball Saiyan bond folklore?

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I have been reading a lot of fanfiction and noticed they all nearly use the Saiyan bond, bite marks, and telepathic connection for mates. However I cannot seem to find the source of the information for this.

Is there any reliable info about this?


texts: What's the meaning of the title "B Gata H Kei"?

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I've been watching B Gata H Kei, and, let's say, it occupies little enough of my attention that I have time to worry about what the title means.

I know it doesn't mean "Yamada's first time", the title that Funimation gave the show for the US release. According to Wikipedia, the literal translation is "Type: B, Style: H". Some episodes of the show imply that "B" is a reference to the main character, Yamada's, bust size, and "H" is a reference to her "ecchi" nature. Where does the rest of it (the "Type", "Style" part) fit in, or is it just meaningless?


texts: Were Frank and all the yellow aliens just part of Yuri?

texts: Pretty confused about this. I know that Frank is Yuri, but are the other aliens also fragments of Yuri?


texts: Is there a reason why the Konoha village gates in Naruto are really big?

texts: The gates kind of looked like a weakness too me since summons can get in and destroy the village if they are caught off guard or the gates are not closed in time. Even if the gates are closed gates are very easy to break and since it is so big it would be a weakness in my opinion due to the summons. The reason why I see the gates as a weakness is since the wall is thicker and made out of tougher material, hopefully.


texts: What happens to tailed beast if jinchuriki dies?

texts: As the title says, what happens to the tailed beast when jinchuriki dies by any reasons whether of old age or killed by enemies. Does it come out of jinchuriki alive or get reborn? What had happened to jinchuriki of three tails that it was the only bijuu that didn't have a jinchuriki in Naruto shippuden.


texts: Relation between DaCapo III and the first two series

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I think all DaCapo series might have relation have relation between them . As far as I know from DaCapo I and DaCapo II,

In DaCapo II, Shirakawa Nanana is grandchild of Shirakawa Kotori from DaCapo I.
Asakuar Junichi is grandfather of both Asakuar Otome and Asakura Yume.

Are there any similar relations in DaCapo III and the previous series?


texts: In episode 14 of Nanatsu no Taizai, can anyone give me the song that starts at 10:39 and ends at around 11:30? If anyone can help that'd be great. It plays throughout the whole show so I figured it must be somewhere.


texts: Why is Kuga Yuma's C-rank uniform black? Every single other C-rank wears white

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By default, every C-rank Border member wears a white uniform. But Kuga wears black. Is there some reason behind this distinction?

The uniform is patched with the Tamakoma branch's insignia, so it should be a new one.

At first I thought it was because of the black trigger, but he is not listed as an S-rank, and its a key plot point that he keeps his black trigger "apart" from his Border assignments (so far).


texts: Have "Operation Victory Arrow" or "Brave Witches" been released officially outside Japan?

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Have Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow and/or Brave Witches (and its OVA) been released on Blu-ray or DVD with either English sub or dub?

I can only find Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow in Japanese exclusively while only finding Brave Witches DVD from Malaysia which I believe is technically a bootleg and of poor quality.

If not, has a release been scheduled for them?


texts: How much of the manga does the Knights of Sidonia anime cover?

texts: I see there are many more chapters/volumes of Knights of Sidonia than there are episodes. If I were to want to get onto the manga after the anime series finishes, where would I start and are they directly correlated?


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This is mainly referring to episode 13 of Kami no Tou. From what I remember, Rachel was debating on whether she wanted Bam to become a star, or if she wanted herself to become a star. I didn't understand or perhaps remember what she ended up choosing.
What did Rachel end up concluding her wish she aimed from the tower to be?


texts: Why are manga read from right to left? Has it always been so?

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Why are manga read right to left? Has it always been so? Are there any exceptions?

(Flipped mangas are excused from this question.)


texts: What's the song in episode 479 when Naruto and Iruka are at the swing and a flashback plays?

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In episode 479 of Naruto Shippuden from 15:00 to 16:10, there's a song playing when Naruto and Iruka are at the swing and a flashback plays.

What's that song?


texts: Does Haki also eliminate Devil Fruit users' weakness against water?

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If Luffy covers his arm with Haki and puts it in the water, will he lose his power or does the Haki cancel the effect of the water?

I thought about it because of this image.

When Luffy used his "Red Hawk" against Hody, the water had no effect on his power. Is this because of the Haki he used for Red Hawk (which was not well drawn in the anime) or is there another reason?


texts: Romantic moments for Luffy (and other Straw Hats)

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Do the Strat Hats actually have romantic moments? Oda sure doesn't focus on love but there should be some hints regardin Straw Hats that love someone, even if is shown briefly.

Usually this question would be very broad but One Piece usually lacks romance.
Sanji doesn't count. Don't talk about him cause it would have no end. He's just on the receiver end (for example you might say Nami likes him because of a certain scene...) unless you suggest there's someone more special to him than all the rest, then again shown somewhere in One Piece.


texts: Does Trunks ever pretend to be weaker than Vegeta so as not to hurt his pride?

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This is a question regarding the anime but any reference from the manga are also acceptable. Please include season/episode, etc.

Vegeta's pride is a recurring theme and fuels his rage during fights. He demonstrates this by toying with his enemies, letting his opponents beat on him until they discover for themselves how weak they are, and by letting his enemies power up or transform so that he isn't fighting a weaker enemy.

I seem to recall there being a point at which Vegeta realized that Goku was holding back so as not to hurt his pride and this angered him immensely; I think it was around the time Goku demonstrated his SSJ3 form and was a catalyst for Vegeta willingly allowing himself to be turned into Majin Vegeta.

But is there an instance where Trunks also suppresses his power out of fear that his father will resent him for surpassing him just as Goku always does? This question occurred to be while watching Vegeta fighting Cell after having trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. He repeatedly refers to Trunks as being strong but never as strong as himself.

A citation for Vegeta realizing that Goku was stronger would also be nice as a supporting reference but I am seeking answers specifically regarding Trunks.


texts: Where should I continue after the third anime season?

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I plan to read manga of The World God Only Knows.

I've watched up to and including season 3 of the anime. Which chapters do I need to start at to continue?


texts: Why the Colossus Titan and the armored Titan werent worried about being attacked by mindless Titan the first time they attacked?

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In Attack on Titan season 2 episode 9 (spoilers)

   After capturing Eren and Ymir, Bertolt and Reiner are worried than if they try to escape from the woods they were resting in Titan form, mindless Titans would attack them and kill them. Why werent they worried about this the first time they breached wall Maria and all the mindless titan come inside the walls?


texts: What was this cosplay where Maekawa had a donut in front of her chest?

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Apparently this is supposed to be some kind of cosplay?

Which character is Maekawa trying to cosplay here?


texts: What do the Hidamari Sketch "taglines" signify?

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The sequels to Hidamari Sketch all have "taglines" of one sort or the other. They are:

Hidamari Sketch x 365
Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu
Hidamari Sketch x SP
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb

What do 365, hoshimittsu, SP, and honeycomb signify and/or why were they chosen in particular?


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At the end of Fate/Zero, why did the Holy Grail materialize for Kiritsugu (Episode 24, 23:30) when Saber, Matou Kariya, Kotomine Kirei and Gilgamesh were still alive?

Kirei should still have been alive because he was merely unconscious and watching Kiritsugu's visions within the Grail. According to what Kirei explained to Gilgamesh in order to "plead for his life" (Episode 17, 23:30), all seven servants must be "sacrificed" before the Grail can be activated.


texts: What are the transmutation circles in Fullmetal Alchemist based on, if anything?

texts: The transmutation circles in Fullmetal Alchemist always looked familiar to me, but I could never place my finger on why. What, if anything, are they based on?


texts: What arcs of Shingeki No Kyojin will the live-action movie cover?

texts: The live action movie for Shingeki No Kyojin is coming out in 2015 or 2016 if I am not mistaken. Does anyone know what arcs of the anime and manga the movie will cover?


texts: Is Aogiri looking for Kaneki now that he's with the CCG?

texts: Haise Sasaki is Kaneki, and Kaneki's been gone for almost four years, yet Aogiri doesn't seem the least bit concerned about it, despite him being one of their captains. Do they think Kaneki's dead? I mean, Kaneki has disappeared without a trace and they do nothing to try and find him. What's more, if they thought the CCG had him, why not try to get him back? It's not like he's just an expendable henchman, he a freaking captain and he's a SS ranked ghoul! So even if they were just using him, that's plenty reason enough to go rescue him. Not to mention that he knows too much to just let the CCG have him. Am I just overthinking this, because it makes no sense.


texts: What is the name of the theme song at the end of episode 12 of Tokyo Ghoul?

texts: With the start of the second season of the anime, I've rewatched some of the previous episodes of Tokyo Ghoul. Does anyone know the name of the song that plays at the end of episode 12?


texts: Why does Hayate have to cover herself when she enters and leaves Saint's Church?

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In the scene where Hayate goes to visit Carin after the formation of Riot Force 6 (episode 5 or 6 of StrikerS), when she enters Carin's office, she is seen wearing a shawl, the same kind shown to be worn by people outside moments before. However, when the two are talking, Hayate has taken it off.

When an alert about Gadget Drones' attack comes in, she is seen putting it back on in a hurry before she leaves. Why does she need to wear it outside Carim's office?


texts: How works the eleventh water breathing technique?

texts: In the last episode (20) you see Giyu Tomioka use an eleventh breath technique. He stopped the blood threates without doing anything. So how does it work? And it was said that there were only 10. So why didn't Tanjiro know about this?


texts: If Ash's last name is Ketchum and it comes from the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all," why doesn't he catch most of them?

texts: He only caught a small fraction of all of the pokemon. If he has the last name "Ketchum" and it sounds like catch them all, why doesn't he catch most of them or all?


texts: Is Ika Musume the only humanoid squid creature?

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In Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Squid Girl), the protagonist is a strange creature called Ika Musume who looks almost like a young girl, but has a number of strange squid-related abilities, such as spitting ink and using her hair as tentacles. She is also intent on invading humanity.

Are there any similar squid-like humanoids in the series, or is she the only one of her kind?


texts: Do we know what happens to Spike at the end of Cowboy Bebop?

texts: At the end of the last episode of Cowboy Bebop, Spike collapses.  It's not clear, but it looks as though he may be dead.  Is there a way to know whether he is alive or dead (something in the background, comments from the director, a continuation in the story in the manga, etc.)