texts: Is this the correct translation of what Tomoko is saying?

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In Watamote Episode 10, Tomoko comes back to school to find out that her seat has been changed, she gets a little agitated and says this (well according to the subs, that is):

  I have to sit here for the whole goddamn second term? Fuck me with a chainsaw dildo!

Now, I can't really Read/Write Japanese or even understand it, but I'm not quite sure that she is actually saying that. Is she?


texts: How did Homura strip Madoka's divine powers in Rebellion?

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Madoka came down to bring Homura into the Law of Cycles by taking her soul gem (or whatever Madoka does), and then Homura grabbed Madoka's hands. Suddenly, her soul gem filled with "love," apparently, and her soul gem exploded and she became a demon. Like... what?! Also, Homura was somehow able to void Madoka's wish and do whatever she wanted. None of this makes any sense.

How can a soul gem be tainted by anything but grief/despair?
How was Madoka not able to take Homura into the Law of Cycles since that's what her wish was in the first place?


texts: Is the amount of Christianity portrayed in anime representative of Japan?

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There are a large number of anime shows that portrays Christianity. Neon Genesis Evangelion shows a lot of Christian symbolism, such as crosses. Shows such as Trinity Cross and Chronos Crusade have nuns/people from the Church. Is the percentage of shows containing strongly Christian elements representative of the percentage of Christians in Japan?

I'm not expecting exact percentages, but more of a general ballpark idea.


texts: Is Jiren stronger than a God of Destruction?

texts: There have been several references to a mortal that might be stronger than a God of Destruction, both in the anime and manga. Is this person supposed to be Jiren and if so, is he indeed stronger than a God of Destruction, or is it still unknown exactly how strong he is?


texts: Why does Father (the Dwarf in the Flask) want to be a perfect being?

texts: Why does the Dwarf in the Flask want to be a perfect being, when he's already an immortal, and has the power to do what he wants using the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Envy, etc.) homunculi?


texts: Can you release your zanpakuto if you are mute?

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So, this sounds like a stupid question I know but in the bleachverse 'names' are very important and you can only unleash the power of your zanpakuto if you can call out its name. Therefore, if a shinigami is mute, will they ever be able to achieve shikai/bankai? If so then how? Only one case that I know of is for shinigamis who have already achieved bankai to be able to release their shikais without a command.

Answers based on LN are welcome, but if you are citing from a dubious source or a source whose canon status can be question, please specifically mention it. I am mostly interested in an answer based on a  canon source.


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In episode 2, there's a scene with Utsu-tsu cleaning the Tachikawa City International Greenery Garden where she volunteers. However, the scene is a bit strange, as it shows two of her in the same shot:

As far as I can tell, both of the people in the shot are Utsu-tsu. She's also in the two shots before this one, and doesn't seem to move between them, so there could be more than two of her.

Why are there two Utsu-tsus here? Is she able to double her body, or does she have clones, or are they imposters, or something else?


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He was shown killing Tatsumi, the detective, then the flashback was over.

Nowhere in the anime did it show how he died (and came for judgement). How did he die?

Canonical answers would be appreciated!


texts: Is there any clarification from togashi with his new worktime since 2016?

texts: Based on this website there is a continously chapter per years for about 10 chapter for every year that mean 1 tankoubon per years. Since when he decide to work only 10 chapter per years ? Is there any clarification from Togashi or Shueisha ?


texts: Can the Kai earings(Potara Earings) be used again and again to keep fusing individuals?

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Supreme Kai and Kibito fused using the Kai Earrings. Can now Kibito Kai use the earrings again to fuse with another?

I searched for this and found no creditable source.

I know for a fact that the ear rings still work, since they were offered by Kibito Kai to Goku and Vegeta before the battle against Kid Buu. However they destroyed it. So could Kibito Kai use it to fuse again?

Edit: Accepted answer has added a somewhat relevant frame. It doesn't make it explicit but seems to indicate that fused individuals such as Elder kai, Kibito Kai and Vegeto can no longer fuse again.


texts: In Tokyo Ghoul:Re 2, episode 2, Kichimura tears the one-eyed owl kakuja apart easily, when she was supposed to be the strongest Ghoul until that point in the anime series. Why was it so easy for Kichimura to tear the one-eyed owl kakuja apart?


texts: Did all events in 13 episodes of Mekakucity Actors happen in just 1 day?

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I heard some rumors saying that all events in Mekakucity Actors (all 13 episodes) happened in just one day (in Mekakucity Actors universe).

Is it true?


texts: Why didn't Asuna die in real life when she died in the game?

texts: Asuna died near the end of Sword Art Online. However, judging by the rules, why didn't she die in real life? Did Kayaba Akihiko lie about dying in the game?


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This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga viewers.

   When Nagato was revived with Edo Tensei, he had Madara's eyes. When Madara was revived, he had his original eyes too (Rinnegan, much like Nagato).

Is this exploitable? Can I repeat this cycle of transplant and revive to duplicate strong eyes? How does that work really?


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In the series Zatch Bell, Zatch is sent to earth from his world along with a bunch of others. But when he gets there he has no memory where he came from. The person who finds him reads from a spell book and makes Zatch shoot lightning from his mouth.

There is a whole bunch of times when he his fighting the others like him and he slowly starts to learn about what he is and where he is from. But why is it that, out of all of the others, Zatch loses his memory and doesn't know why he is there or where he came from?


texts: What happened to all the talking animals in Dragon Ball?

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I remember Dragon Ball used to have lots of talking, humanoid foxes and the like. Then suddenly, in Dragon Ball Z, the only talking animals I remember are Oolong and Puar.

Is there any explanation for this or is it just a case of author discontinuing an idea?


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The character Shisei Kaburagi in Shinsekai Yori has double irises. At the same time, he is (one of) the most powerful telekinesis users.

After watching the anime, I haven't found any reason why he has double irises, nor why they help him (if they do).

Is this explained in the manga?


texts: Why does the "A in C major" tone play whenever a strange event occurs in The World?

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Mai Minase first notices this in .hack//Liminality when she and Tomonari Kasumi are attacked by the First Phase, Skeith.

The "A in C major" tone (ハ長調ラ音) seems to recur whenever some strange event happened "The World" and it's subsequent iterations, like in "The World R:2," like when Azure Kite appeared, the appearance of one of the Phases, or activation of an Avatar.

Why does this tone play during these events in both the anime series and the games?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN987vxtiuQ


texts: How many transformations does Naruto have?

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In Shounen, transformations are an important part of the character developpment as he often gets stronger through them.

What are Naruto's different transformations ?


texts: A lot of times, Zoro uses his swords to cut down far away objects without any physical contact. How does that work?


texts: I recently started World Trigger and I was wondering if Chika Amatori has a side effect. It seems that she is able to sense the presence of Neighbors before they come through a portal. Does this count as a side effect or is it just something that people with high amounts of Trion already have?


texts: I was reading One Punch Man chapter #100 and in the cover there is a guy who looks like Mob from Mob Psycho 100. Is it him?


texts: Why do people wearing a headband with two flashlights or candles when acting crazy or out of place?

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So sometimes in Anime and Manga when someone is acting crazy or out of character when on a rant they wear a headband with two flashlights or lit candles pointing up.

I am wondering what the reason for this is or if it symbolizes something.


texts: Anyone know the song that plays in Naruto Shippuden in this video?

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Anyone know the song that plays from 0:00 - 0:05 when Sasuke is arriving to fight Itachi?
https://youtu.be/TMJ_WOZIFMw


texts: Has it ever been established as to who the strongest trainer in the Pokemon Anime is?

texts: I know the games, manga and the anime all follow different plot lines. Has it ever been stated in the show as to who the strongest Pokemon Master is? Is it Tobias since he had already captured 2 legendary pokemon and it is implied that he probably has more and legendary pokemon are the strongest.


texts: Are songs different between subbed and dubbed?

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While watching Sword Art Online, in the third episode when Kirito receives a pre-recorded message from Sachi on Christmas she says that she'll sing but instead hums "Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer".

This came from the dubbed version of Sword Art Online, it also made me remember that some other anime i've seen dubbed, when a character says they'll sing, alot of the time they hum instead.

I am wondering, when an anime is dubbed are songs changed to be hummed or even changed entirely due to language difference or is it a translation error when say "sing"?

Note: i am not referring to Insert Songs


texts: Name of anime where the winner of a competition would inherit the forest

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I saw it in 2004/5 so must have been released way earlier.
It wasn't in the normal shoujo/shonen style drawing either.

All I remember is that there was a competition and the winner would inherit the forest. And people from evil compainies were buying/bribing the winners to win and give them the forest for industrial purposes.

Our protagonist is a girl and she is not interested but takes part anyway.
There were some rather quirky moments which I remember such as:

During the competition there was a task where they had to take water out of a big bottle. A lot of them used a straw for this one.
The last round was between the protagonist and an intelligent girl with glasses and a laptop. The protagonist wins after deciding not to answer the question as answering the question correctly would have caused the glasses-girl to fall into the water.

Yep! That's it. Please help me! I really am not able to find this!


texts: What's significant about a full moon on the fifteenth?

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In Joshiraku, Marii enters the room dressed as a Yankee, proclaiming that she's gonna break a load of windows since it's a full moon. Tetora responds with:

What's the significance of the 15th and why would she break a load of windows?


texts: In what episode does Killua meet Netero who is getting ready to fight?

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In Hunter x Hunter anime, I remember the moment when Killua meets the huge aura which belongs to Netero. He was sitting on the top of some hill.

In what episode was that moment?


texts: Why are Ghouls worried all people from Tokyo become Ghouls?

texts: In Tokyo Ghoul:re 2 , episode 11, Ghouls from the group of Kaneki like Nishiki were worried all people from Tokyo becomes Ghoul. Why is this so? Why if you are a Ghoul are you going to be worried other people becomes like you?


texts: Name of the song in episode 11 of Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins)?

texts: I am searching for the name of a song or soundtrack which plays in the background in episode 11 of Nanatsu no Taizai. It starts at 17:48. I have already searched through the whole Nanatsu no Taizai OST, but I couldn't find it, so if someone knows the name please let me know.


texts: would devil fruit users be affected in fresh water

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The sea stone, which is the weakness of devil fruit users, was said to have the same power as the ocean, and it was said that the sea rejected the devil fruit users. I understand that devil fruit users can't swim, but if they were standing in a river or fresh water of any sort, would they still lose all their strength and be unable to do anything?
I tried to search for it, but they closed it and archived it, so can anyone help please?


texts: Help identifying an OLD anime - a scene where a kid is in a printing press picking metal block letters?

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I watched it in the early 90s, there is only one scene that I remember and was fascinated by.  A young boy was working at a printing press, picking out individual metal stamps and filling up a tray to prepare for each page to be printed.

For a better understanding of what I mean, it is also known as "movable type" or in Japanese "活版印刷機".

Thank you very much in advance!


texts: Why does Zouken need both Illya and Sakura?

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During the HF route, Zouken wants to use both Illya and Sakura as Grails. His plan is to summon the Greater Grail to give birth to Avenger. But in Sakura there are the worms of Zouken. When Avenger assimilates Sakura, Zouken will take possession of his body through his worms.

Illya and Sakura are Lesser Grails with the same functions, so why does Zouken need both? In fact, one is enough. After Shirou and Kotomine saved Illya, Zouken proceeded to summon the Greater Grail using only Sakura.


texts: Did Zetsu know about Tobi's truth/identity all the time?

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I'm guessing Zetsu is one of

   Madara Uchiha's successful projects (created from First Hokage's DNA)!

And that makes me believe that

   Obito and Zetsu must be knowing each other!

But on the contrary! When Tobi was searching Sasori's ring (after his fight with Chiyo and Sakura), if you observe Black Zetsu and White Zetsu's comments on Tobi, one would think that they weren't aware of Tobi's serious part of life.


texts: What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 2 episode 25 at 10:00?

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In My Hero Academia season 2 episode 25, there's a song playing at the 10:00 mark.

What is the name of the song? Starting to think it doesn't exist.


texts: Before the era of Naruto, One Piece and Bleach being published simultaneously, was there ever another well-defined "Holy Trinity" of Manga?

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I recall a few years ago (around 2011) the phrase "holy trinity" being thrown around to describe the size, magnitude and importance of One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto all running in Shonen Jump.  Now, with two of those specific publications* ending, this so-called "holy" trinity is no more.

However, there would've had to have been three other manga that were considered something like this before, right?  Was there was such a confirmed trinity of manga that ran together?

It doesn't necessarily have to be from Shonen Jump, but the closest unsourced examples from the '90s were Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk!, and Yu Yu Hakusho, which were likely published in a shonen-oriented magazine.

*: This doesn't include Boruto.  That isn't Naruto.


texts: Why did Lucy of future not know of the solution she wrote?

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In the latest episode of Fairy Tail, present Lucy discovered how to stop the prophecy from happening by reading the diary of future Lucy which suggested that by destroying the gate of Eclipse, future Rogue wont be able to come to present time hence stopping everything from happening. While a few episodes back when Natsu and group met future Lucy she told them about the future and said that she apologize because she did not have any solution.

Future Lucy wrote in her diary how to stop everything from happening by destroying the gate of eclipse. If so why did't she knew about it?


texts: Does White Zetsu even have any negative emotions?

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During the Fourth Great Ninja War, the army of White Zetsus were a major problem because they could perfectly replicate people they'd touched, such that the Byakugan and other sensory abilities could not distinguish them. The solution to this problem was Naruto using his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which allowed him to sense the hatred and anger of the Zetsu.
However, this doesn't make sense to me. White Zetsu behaves like a child a lot of the time. For instance, chatting easily about poop and having a rather carefree attitude, sometimes even whilst in the midst of battle (during the Kage summit, for instance). Does White Zetsu really harbor such negative emotions that it would allow Naruto to distinguish him from his own allies, who, being adults in the midst of a brutal war, would undoubtedly be harboring just as serious negative emotions? What I'm trying to get at, is I believe that the Shinobi Allied Forces hate White Zetsu, but I don't see any compelling reason to suspect White Zetsu hates them. Of course, It's entirely possible I've misunderstood something or overlooked something.
So, my question is this: is there something I'm missing here, either with regard to White Zetsu's emotional state or to Naruto's powers? Are there any specific instances where White Zetsu's negative emotions are apparent?


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At the end of episode 22 of Ginga e Kickoff!, we see that Reika, after a devastating game, has come down with a fever and is being cared for by her parents at home indefinitely.

Watching episode 23, we barely hear anything about her, except that she has gone off to her family's villa.

Does Reika return later in the series?


texts: How did the Scouts know that Mike Zacharias died?

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In Attack on Titan season 3 part 2, Erwin asks Levi if he can see them. He is referring to the people who died, and Mike was in that picture.

However, when he died, he was surrounded by at least 3 or 4 titans. And since this was the Beast Titan's doing, he probably told them to eat all of him as to leave no evidence.

I don't think people went to look for him.

How did the Scouts know that he died?


texts: If someone surgically replaced their eyes with Scarlet Eyes, would they get the same specialisation power like Kurapika?

texts: If someone was able to acquire one of the last 36-pairs of the Scarlet Eyes that was taken from the Kurta Clan and then surgically replace their own eyes with them, would they be able to have the same specialisation power under the same conditions that Kurapika must meet?


texts: Does "Domestic Girlfriend" manga continue after anime ending?

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I want to buy the Domestic Girlfriend manga. The problem is I don't want to buy it if both the anime and manga finished off on the same ending.

Does the manga continue after the show ended?


texts: Since Katakuri can see the future, shouldn't speed and tricks be irrelevant? Did he just wear him out until he was susceptible to more emotions?


texts: How can they tell the difference between NPCs and humans?

texts: How can they identify whether a student is an NPC or not? Is that because they act differently than NPCs? But what if the student doesn't remember anything (amnesia) and does everything and accepts everything as normal? In that case, can they tell the difference?


texts: Why couldn't the Dark Release: Inhaling Maw absorb Rasen Shuriken Technique ?

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Towards the end of Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire Hiruko failed to absorb Naruto's rasenshuriken technique.

Dark Release: Inhaling Maw technique is described as a technique which can forcibly extract the physical and spiritual energy of another ninja, even from a considerable distance. Yet it is mentioned that when Hiruko tried to absorb Naruto's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, he was unable to combine the shape and nature manipulation, and the technique fell apart, meaning the user of this technique has to match the level and nature of the jutsu he's trying to absorb.

But Hiruko could simply drain Naruto of his chakra, disabling him from using whatever technique he had up his sleeve.

I'm feeling a gap here. Without understanding what happened there,(I can understand Naruto being gutsy, forceful and all), but a forceful ending of the movie would make me feel a bit unhappy ! I'll be glad if someone explains it to me. Thank you. :)


texts: How does Yuka stealing Narumi's Alice take away his ability to love?

texts: In Gakuen Alice, Yuka Azumi stole Narumi's Alice when she was running away. Consequently, he lost all ability to love her or anyone else. How does this work?


texts: Why didn't the two mages who joined Fairy Tail retain their S-rank status?

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Contains spoilers for early manga readers or anime viewers

After the Phantom Lord arc, two mages

   Juvia Lockser and Gajeel Redfox

who were the S-rank members of their previous guild who had joined Fairy Tail. Why did they not retain their S-rank status?


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Do you think, in the upcoming season of the Shield Hero, Naofumi will be wary of the waves? Since this is my understanding:

When they fight the waves they almost overpower monsters in the other world
(or)
He might be brought to the said world to fight the waves in the coming season
(or)
There might be an altercation that, when the heroes present themselves near the Dragon Clock Tower, it activates the waves.
(or)
They might start an army near their homeland and it might trigger a rebellion when the Shield Hero finds (3rd point) is true.

What happens in the light novel regarding this?


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In One Piece during the dressrosa arc, it is shown that members of the world government's CP 0 were present on the island.

What exactly is CP 0?
Does this mean there is a CP 1 - 8 as well?

And if they were stronger than CP 9, how did some of them end up turning into toys?

I am current on the anime and manga and don't mind spoilers. I'm just confused about this.


texts: Why do manwha more oftenly have colored pages then manga?

texts: Lately, I been reading quite some more manwha cause of their good stories. But I can't help but notice that manwha use a lot more colored pages, sometimes even fully colored volumes. Or just all pages color, why are color pages more commonly used in manwha then  manga? Is there a specific reason for this?


texts: Is Nanatsu No Taizai inspired from Ubel Blatt?

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If you've read both manga, one could see that the two are quite similar. This similarity is not just limited to the characters but also as to how the story plays out (e.g. The Seven Deadly Sins and Lances of Betrayal).

Has there been any statement regarding this from any of the authors or staff working on the respective manga?

Or is it the case that this type of plotline is too common anyways?


texts: Is there a name to the art style used in No Game No Life?

texts: I haven't seen an anime before No Game No life that uses such vibrant colors before, and I thought that it might have been unique to it. However I recently watched A Dark Rabbit Has 7 Lives and it uses an extremely similar style of art, so now I'm wondering what the style is called so that I can look up more work with it.


texts: How much time did straw hat pirate need to travel to the next island?

texts: In Anime/Manga One piece, when straw hat pirate had finished explore the entire island ( or beat the bad guys ), straw hat pirate will continue their journey to the next adventure ( a.k.a next island ). They travel around grand line using Going Merry soon will be replaced with Thousand sunny. The manga/anime never mention how long they have been in sea ( cause using a boat to travel in sea would be take a month maybe a year ). In anime/manga it's like the distance between previous island and the next island only take an hours to make it. Is the distance of island in one piece not really that far ?


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In many episode of doraemon (oldest and newest) or even the movie, he always buy so many tools from department store, mostly his "magical"/future gadget that will be used by Nobita. Where did he got all of the money ?

I never seen him working since his duty and goal was to make Nobita have a happy future.


texts: How could Madara absorb the Divine tree?

texts: In the anime Madara absorbs the Divine Tree with his rinnegan. How did he do that? Does Madara's rinnegan have the same powers of absorbing as Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan or is it just a plot-hole?


texts: Where/whom did Madara donate his right eye?

texts: It's mentioned in chapter 602 page 17 that Madara gave away his eye to someone... But it's not mentioned whom. He also says that his eyes aren't his own (he could be referring to his brother's eyes). Most of the Q&A discussions I came across on Google say that it's donated to Nagato! It's mentioned in Wiki too, but I haven't come across any anime episode or manga chapter stating it. Has it ever been mentioned anywhere else, to whom did he donate his eyes (or at least his right eye)?


texts: When was Shion's flashback of him and his father camping set at?

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In the first flashback, we see a meteor shower; since Shion was a contractor since he was born, this would mean that the false sky was already in place. To my knowledge, there are only two events that had a lot of contractors die (thus showing a lot of stars falling): One was Heaven's War, and the other is the events at the end of the first season.

When Shion's flashbacks occurred, was it during Heaven's War, or the end of the first season (which I like to refer to as Hell's War)?


texts: Why do Pop Team Epic episodes repeat with different voice actors?

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When watching Pop Team Epic on Crunchyroll, each episode plays twice in a row. Both times the episode is nearly identical, only with the main characters voiced by male actors instead of female actors.

Why does each episode of Pop Team Epic play twice? Why re-record the show with different voice actors?


texts: Was there any difference between "Star Blazers" and "Space Battleship Yamato"?

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Were there any differences between the original Space Battleship Yamato and the U.S. Syndicated Star Blazers other than the westernized names of the characters? Specifically, were there plot elements that were altered, or re-arranged? Were there any scenes that were removed?

I know that Syndicated had modified some of their other properties (like Gatchaman) but I can't remember if this was the case with Star Blazers.


texts: Who's the artist of the Oreimo's Suki Nandamon original edition theme song?

texts: I found a video of Ore no Imouto's 9th Ending Suki Nandamon and it says "Original Edition". It is different from the TV version sang by Ayana Taketatsu, the actual version of the ending of Oreimo. But the singer sounds a bit different from Ayana Taketatsu. I don't know if the Original Version and the TV Version have the same artist. So I'm asking, is Ayana Taketatsu the artist of the Original Edition? If not, who is the artist?


texts: Sesshoumaru is Inuyasha's brother, but he is a full youkai, while Inuyasha is half human, half youkai. Why this happened? Don't they have the same mother and father? Wasn't he supposed to be half youkai too?


texts: What did Mikasa say when she was correcting Armin after Eren mastered the ODM gear?

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After Eren masters the ODM gear (anime ep. 3 - 21:40~, manga vol. 4), Mikasa corrects Armin by saying, (in the English manga)

  He's relieved because now he doesn't have to be separated from me.

Is this the correct dialogue because there are other translations as well, one of them being

  He's thinking about how he won't have to stay close to me

I'm just wondering which one is correct.


texts: Why are some sage modes evil and make the user violent like Jugo's clan and Kabuto's sage mode? And why is Naruto's sage mode "less dark" ? Are there different types of sage modes? They all use natural energy so shouldnt they be the same?


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Wikipedia says the title of Elfen Lied was taken from a German poem.

But that poem seems to be a simple (not to mention a bit confusing) children's poem . Reading the poem, I'm not sure why it would inspire anyone to write a story about killer children.

What does the poem have to do with the anime / manga?


texts: Why can't a human just sacrifice himself to take out an ogre?

texts: Why can't a human go kamikaze on an ogre? Shame death and all, they should be able to set it on flames or something.


texts: How is the Boatdrift Ceremony (Ofunehiki) supposed to be held?

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I'd like to know how the original scenario for the Boatdrift Ceremony goes. In the anime things go out of control every time the ceremony is held, so I wonder how it is originally supposed to undergo.

Also, it looks like there have been very many ceremonies held in the past, as there are lots of wooden maidens found at the bottom of the vortex inside some sort of cracked dome with a hand in the middle. Characters talked about how the ceremonies have been held for many years, but how many years exactly (or at least approximately)?

And are there any other places in the world like Shioshishio where people gifted with Ena live? Do they also hold Boatdrift ceremonies?


texts: Why did Bartholomew Kuma allow Vegapunk to turn him fully into a pacifista?

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Kuma seems to have a good enough relationship with Vegapunk. Vegapunk was able to grant him his final wish as a human being, which was to program Kuma to protect the Straw Hats ship until their return. It is very likely that Vegapunk highly respects Kuma's strength, as he modified Kuma to be the prototype Pacifista, and he let Kuma do things that go against the World Government, as well as granting him his last wish by including a mission into his programming that Kuma himself had requested.

It is even shown that the bible he holds is his trademark. If that is true why would he sacrifice his consciousness along with his humanity if he lived life cherishing something that very much so represented humanity, freedom and free will?

If he much admired the prospect of free will, going as far as wanting his last wish to protect the Straw Hats ship, why would he even agree to losing his humanity and getting modified to a fully-fledged Pacifista?

Is it ever mentioned or is it just some extremely personal relationship stuff shared between Vegapunk and Kuma?


texts: Why Tsukasa didnt kill Senku and his friends in episode 3?

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In episode 3, Tsukasa had the chance of killing Senku and his friends, after Senku fired a sort of arrow at him and missed, but he left them alive.

Why Tsukasa didnt kill Senku and his friends in episode 3, when they are confronted, Senku tried to kill him , and Tsukasa clearly has no problem killing humans since he destroyed several humans turned into stone?


texts: Why are there two different openings for Nadeko in Bakemonogatari?

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In Bakemonogatari, there are two different openings for Nadeko - the one with a hat and the one without it.

Is there any specific reason why that is?


texts: Why weren't Hikari and Takeru with the 2nd generation Digi-destined in Digimon Tri?

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In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (Davis, Yolei, Cody and Ken; sorry I only know their English dubbed names) being destroyed by what looks like Alphamon.

Hikari and Takeru are technically also 2nd generation Digi-destined, so why weren't they with Davis and the rest when they confronted Alphamon?


texts: Why didn't Danzo give Kabuto a curse mark?

texts: Did Danzo neglect to place his curse mark on Kabuto's tongue?  It seems even more important considering he was Danzo's spy and could have been captured and tortured for information.  As far as I'm aware, all other members of "Root" had the curse mark except maybe Orochimaru, so perhaps Danzo didn't have curse mark jutsu at that point in time, but I thought I'd ask in case one of you fine manga readers had the answer.


texts: Orochimaru has pale white skin and purple skin around his eyes. His eyes are also similar to that of snakes. Does it signify that he belongs to a particular clan? Or is he one of a kind?


texts: Are the Chuunibyou light novels still going?

texts: A thing that I'd like to know is whether or not the series of light novels for Chuunibyou has ended. Has anyone read the third volume?


texts: What does the name Muta mean (in The Cat Returns)?

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In Hayao Miyazaki's film The Cat Returns there is a character (a fat cat) called "Muta".

His true name is "Renaldo Moon". According to Google Muta can mean many things, including "together with" and the shedding of skin.

So is that the meaning of the word? Or what is it? If it is not the shedding of skin, why is he called Muta?


texts: Are Franky & Bon Clay voiced by the same voice actor?

texts: I'm just wondering if the voice actor of Franky is the same as the one of Mr. 2 Bon Clay. They sound the same.


texts: What was the “I’m not a bad slime” reference?

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In episode 6 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Shizue notices that Rimuru is Japanese after he says “I’m not a bad Slime” which is apparently a reference from a game she heard about from a friend she had. We then discover that she got engulfed in flames during an air raid.

Excuse me if I’m wrong, but this seems like an air raid from WW2 and I don’t think there were any games back then. Is she referring to a board game or party game, or have I just got my history mixed up?

I’m curious as to what game she is referring to as well. Where did the idea of living slimes originally come from? Is she referring to a “tabletop RPG”? Where did that quote actually come from?


texts: Are Meliodas and Elizabeth still in love after he becomes the demon king?

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When Meliodas becomes the demon king, he becomes cold and blunt towards Elizabeth and even makes a statement that he doesn’t feel anything when she hugs him anymore.

Is that just a result of Meliodas being in his demonic form without his emotions, or has he really fallen out of love with Elizabeth and just wants to end their curses so he can be free of her? Will he want to be with her in the afterlife?

Does he still love her, or is he just keeping his promise to break their curses?


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In the first season of SOA, IIRC, Kirito tells his friend that they can't feel pain in SOA. But later we see a lot of characters reacting like if they feel pain (screaming in pain, etc.) and also they enjoy and taste meals and foods. So, how is this possible?

Does people playing Sword Art Online feel something or not?


texts: What other countries have good animation scenes?

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Whenever I hear people talk about animation, it's generally either American animation or Japanese animation and I generally get the feeling that people only look to these two places for animation.

What other countries have a well developed animation industries, and what I should I watch from them?


texts: Why do characters recite π (pi) to distract themselves?

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I know that some characters recite pi digits to either calm themselves, or to distract themselves. I remember a particular case in the series r-15.

Is there any particular reason it is pi?


texts: In Dragon Ball Super in the battle of gods saga when Vegeta fights Beerus, Beerus says fighting him was more fun than fighting Goku super saiyan 3. In the movie Battle of gods, master Roshi says Vegeta's power has finally surpassed Goku, and in the manga Vegeta could power up super saiyan 2 to a level above super saiyan 3. So everything indicates Vegeta enraged SSJ2 was able to surpass the power of a SSJ3. But what about Gohan's mystic form? Did Vegeta SSJ2 against Beerus surpassed Gohan's mystic form?


texts: What exactly happened at the end of Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi?

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Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi (神さまのいない日曜日) ended with more questions than answers:

If Alice died instead of Dee, then why was Dee the one as a ghost in the real world?
Furthermore, Dee has her body (in the outside world) in the final scene.
How does Ai managed to "save" Alice? Yet at the same time she's standing in front of his grave.

Running through the forums and it seems like I'm not the only one who's confused.

What in the world happened? (no pun intended)

The biggest and undeniable contradiction is Dee going from ghost to normal human.
Does this mean that some sort of change of history caused Dee and Alice to "switch places"?


texts: Is Boogiepop series connected to the Boogie music genre?

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Looking up the Oxford dictionary, the definition of "boogie" is:

  A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.

From Wikipedia it is defined as:

  Boogie (sometimes called post-disco) is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style

As I am unfamiliar with the genre, I tried a few sample of boogie music. I don't really see it matches the atmosphere of the anime (neither the 2000 nor 2019 adaptation). Boogiepop himself "seems fond of whistling the prelude to Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" which is also not related to boogie genre.

Also I don't see it too related to pop genre either.


texts: What did really happen in the end of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom?

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Some people claim that those Mongolian flowers are poisonous and that Ein ate one when Zwei died, but I've researched and there is no reliable source that tells us that those flowers are really poisonous. Some people claim that actually, they weren't together, Zwei was somewhere else, and others claim that Ein killed Zwei.

Did both Ein and Zwei die? What did really happen there?


texts: How does Mavis form her strategy for the Grand Magic Games if they didn't know what the game would be?

texts: In episode 178 of the Fairy Tail anime they start the final game of the Grand Magic Games. Master Mavis has come up with one strategy out of, according to her, millions of possible outcomes. It shows them coming up with it the night before. However, they say at the beginning of the Magic Games that no one will know what the game is before they announce it, so how did they have all of the night before to come up with a plan?


texts: What is the piano song in the very first beginning of Tokyo Ghoul:re season 2 episode 1?

texts: What is the piano cover of the 1st episode of Tokyo ghoul:re season 2's introduction of in the first 8-second of it?


texts: What anime or manga is this pink-haired girl in an athletic outfit from?

texts: I need help finding who this character is, and what anime or manga she is from. It came from a Burger King kids meal around 7 years ago.


texts: Is Highschool of the Dead on hiatus again?

texts: I was really happy when I heard that HoTD would be continued. And even happier when the first new chapter actually came. but now after several months of waiting there still has been no other chapter. So my question is, has HoTD gone on hiatus again ?


texts: Is it explained how Arietta never knew the real Ion had died?

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Ion and Sync are replicas of the real Fon Master Ion. When Ion died, Sync was a reject and Ion was chosen to become the Fon Master.

It's explained that Arietta loved Ion, but she didn't know that the Ion she loved had died, since Sync always wore a mask before falling into the Core. I doubt she saw Sync's face being similar to Ion's before, but Sync never wore his mask after Sync and Van came back from the Core.

Since Arietta was one of the God-Generals and were in on Van's plan, is it explained in the anime/manga how Arietta never knew that the Ion she loved had died?


texts: Is it physically possible to turn a mahjong tile white with a super grip?

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In the manga Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku, the protagonist Junichiro Koizumi is able to use "goumoupai", the ability to turn any mahjong tile into a white/haku tile simply by gripping it with immense strength, usually leaving the tile dented.

Sure, the manga frequently goes overboard with the abilities of each character, but this one seems like it might actually be possible in real life. I'd assume that the material the tile is made out of would be a giant factor, but apparently Koizumi can even do it with depleted uranium tiles.

How much grip force would be needed to scrape/dent a mahjong tile so that it turns white? Would it be possible for a human (for any material)?


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In the beginning of the Dressrosa arc Luffy enters a championship to win his late brother's devil fruit, the Mera Mera no Mi. During the even in the Block B battle, Elizabello II uses his king punch to pretty much take down everybody (except Bartolomeo).

What is the origin of Elizabello's power? Does he use a devil fruit or is he born as an ancient weapon (like Pluton or Poseidon aka. Shirahoshi? Or is that simply physical strength?


texts: How did Izuna Uchiha -younger brother of Madara Uchiha die? Was he killed by Tobirama Senju or by Madara himself when he seized his eyes?


texts: What is the meaning of the title of Fruits Basket?

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The title of "Fruits Basket" seems to imply that there is some basket with fruits in it which is somehow relevant to the story. However, I imagine that a story about a literal basket of fruits would not be very interesting.

What is the significance of the title? Is it referencing a literal basket of fruits or is it symbolizing something else?


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After having a first look at Jinbei at Impel Down I was wondering, what kind of a fish is he?

(Since fish-men are half human - half fish). Arlong was a blue saw-shark, but Jinbe doesn't appear to resemble a shark so I was wondering, what kind of a fish he could be? Also, are the two white things sticking out of his mouth teeth or elephant-like tusks?


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Why did Eren survive when he was eaten by the titan during the battle of Trost? Why didn't that titan gain his titan abilities too? There hasn't been another example of a Titan Shifter being eaten in their human form and surviving.

Furthermore,

   when Armin ate Bertolt he absorbed him and returned to normal immediately.

And when Eren was eaten no one saw him transform and break out of the titan, meaning the titan had enough time to walk away from Armin.

Is this an oversight?


texts: His shikai, Tachikaze, is a wind-based zanpakutou that can launch long-range, string-like, blades that slices enemies. But what special abilities does Tekken Tachikaze, Kensei Muguruma's bankai, possess?


texts: I just want to ask what is the first Hentai manga and what is the first Hentai anime?


texts: Did Kakashi actually invent the Chidori?

texts: In the newest filler episodes of Naruto (462 and 465), they show Hagoromo and Indra using some sort of lightning release that looks like the Chidori. So did Kakashi actually invent it? Or did he copy that technique just like all his other attacks and claim it as his own?


texts: How can I improve the frame rate of a low frame rate anime?

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After reading Senshin's question about why Sidonia no Kishi has such low framerate, I wondered: is there not a way to improve an anime's frame rate on our end, similar to the way HDTV's do?

What are some ways to improve the frame rate of a low FPS anime?


texts: What happens when a devil fruit eater is asleep?

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In One Piece, I know that when a Devil Fruit eater is unconscious the people that were affected by the fruit are then returned to normal, like in Sugar's situation for example. And I was thinking, being asleep is also a state of being unconscious.

So does Sugar ever sleep or is being asleep a different story?


texts: Who ended up placing fourth in block A of the autumn preliminaries?

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After Souma's turn in block A of the autumn preliminaries, the standings were thus:

As you can see, there's a tie for fourth between Marui and Ibusaki. It was mentioned in episode 23 that if there were to be a tie that affects who passes the preliminaries, the judges would vote to determine who passes and who doesn't.

So I figure they must have voted on whether Marui or Ibusaki would be the fourth contestant from block A - but which one of them won the vote? During the after-party, Yoshino mentions that Ibusaki was probably sulking in his room, so I guess maybe Marui won? But nobody seemed to explicitly acknowledge that Marui had made it through, so I'm a bit confused.


texts: Is it a common practice to change the title into something different?

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Sometimes they change the title into something different, and by different I mean it's not an English translation. An example here is Rurouni Kenshin. Although it state that:

  Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled "Wandering Samurai" in some English releases.

which makes it the closest translation, as a rough translation of the title would be "Kenshin the Wandering Swordsman". But they also use the name Samurai X for this anime title.

  The English-language versions of the OVAs, as well as the film, were originally released as Samurai X in North America, although the original name was included on the later DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases.

But it's not only in North America, as they also mentioned

  Sony Pictures Television International created an English-language version of the series, titled Samurai X, that airs outside of the United States

I don't know if there's another anime that also does this, but I've never seen something like this recently.


texts: What Japanese books/piece of literatures that are shown in Psycho-Pass?

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On this scene and other bookshelves of a Psycho-Pass AMV, there are some Japanese books.

What are they?


texts: Can someone explain to me Dead Soul Jutsu

texts: I watched episode 51 of Naruto (kid) and I noticed this jutsu. My question is how it works?


texts: Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person kills himself with the Death Note?

texts: If I write: John Zeürtö kills himself by writing his name in the Death Note. Would he do so? (In this example, John also owns a Death Note)


texts: What does Mikasa mean by "It's happening again" in the 2nd episode?

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At the beginning of the 2nd episode after Eren and Mikasa are saved, the blond army guy pulls them forward, and Mikasa holds her head, has a flashback, and says "It's happening again".

What does she mean by this?


texts: Nostalgia Hit Me - But What Anime Is This That Takes Place In An Alternate World That Is Mostly Deserts?

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So, nostalgia kind of hit me with a force of a thousand suns and I can't stop my brain from remembering anime I've watched when I was a kid. I've pretty much remembered 90% of what I've seen, but this one anime my brain keeps taunting me with, I just can't recall.

The things I remember about this anime is the fact that kids had been transported to another world. The reason for this I can't remember exactly, but it had to do with searching for a specific type of girl.

I remember a boy and a girl being sucked up in that world. The boy in another part of that alternate world, I think knew kendo since I remember him calling out "men" when he was ordered to plow a field. I also remember a scene which had him stuck in a hole and someone threw his gruel of food in the floor. He still ate it even when it was mixed with the earth so he can keep his strength.

The girl I remember because of her circumstance. She was taken to that alternate world because she was mistaken for the girl people were searching for. I remember her being given to men in their army when they realized she was not. She was traumatized after an encounter with a large bulky army soldier while another soldier seemed to fall in love with her.

There was a desert setting (and I think most of the world was desert?) as I remember the girl wading through sand when she escaped. She was hoping to die there in the desert, but someone found her. Later, she finds that she is pregnant and at the end she meets the man who fell for her. He saved her in the end, but I can't remember how or from what.

I saw this anime in AXN and I think it was either a movie or an OVA (because I can't remember seeing a lot of episodes of it at all). It was in my early years, so it may range from 1998-2004.

Anyway, that's all that I can recall.

It would be much help if anyone can figure out what anime this is.


texts: Which episodes of "GITS: Arise − Alternative Architecture" are covered by "GITS: Arise − Border" movies?

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I recently watched Ghost in the Shell: Arise − Alternative Architecture episode 3 and was dismayed to find that the episode was pretty much a repeat of part of the Ghost in the Shell: Arise − Border 1 movie. I’d rather not re-watch the same content, so I was wondering

Which episodes of the TV series GITS − AA are covered by the GITS − Border movies?
Are there any differences between the repeated stories (IE. extra
scenes/new content/changed plot)?


texts: Does the first OVA take place right after the last episode of the first season of Darker than Black?

texts: I'm not talking about the Gaiden one, but the one before it: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Moon.


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I received 2 anime figure at a yard sale. Can anyone help me identify who they are.

Thanks a bunch


texts: Does Marco need to flap his wings to fly?

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In One Piece, Marco has the rare power to transform into a phoenix, granting him the ability to fly like a bird and heal from his wounds.

In episode 463 of the One Piece anime, Marco is shown guarding against an attack from Admiral Kizaru. This is when his phoenix powers are first revealed. In this moment, his wings are the only parts of his phoenix form that are manifested so far. However, he isn't flapping them, yet he's somehow able to still hover in the air in front of Kizaru and have a conversation with him. He's been shown flapping them in other instances, but there are also scenes where he's able to fly without flapping them.

Is he actually able to fly without flapping his wings, or is it just the animation studio being lazy?


texts: How did Sasha not blow off Samuel's leg?

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When the colossal Titan attacks the city of Trost in Season 1 Episode 5, We see everyone working on the cannons blown off the wall by the steam. Samuel gets knocked off too, but he is unconscious, so Shasha runs down the wall and saved him with the ODM gear by shooting his leg but how was his leg not totally gone by that. We've seen the hook have enough force to go tough concrete so why didn't it go thought the other side and though the bones? we also know what the hook looks like and no way it would be stuck in his calf. The hook looks like this

Yes, it looks big but also it's not this big since its close up to the screen but the hook is big so how did it not completely destroy his leg?


texts: What will happen if a wild pokemon is hit by 2 pokeballs of the same strength at the same time?

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Wild Tauros appears.
Trainer A throws Safari Ball (Ball A).
Trainer B throws a Safari Ball (Ball B).

Now, a rare occurrence happens: both PokeBalls hit Tauros at exactly the same time. What will happen to Tauros? Will it enter Ball A, Ball B, or neither? Since PokeBalls converts Pokemon into energy before storing it, will it split in two and each trainer will have half a Tauros in each ball? Will this kill Tauros in the process? What if one of the balls is of better quality or strength? Like a normal PokeBall vs. a Great Ball?


texts: Why doesn't Haibara change her hairstyle?

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Akai, Jodie, and Vermouth notice the similarity between Haibara and Sherry and I think this is mainly due to her hairstyle which she didn't change after her body shrank.

Why doesn't she change it as a disguise?


texts: Song playing at the Fairy tail: season 3 episode 16

texts: What is the song that playing in start of 16. episode when erza falling


texts: OST in the 2nd season of Magi episode 24 around 7:20

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The song starts playing at 7:20 in episode 24 of season 2, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic.
I've looked through some OST lists but I can't seem to find it.
Maybe the song was originally written for a different anime?


texts: Why didn't Fuhrer Bradley just imprison the Elrics and members of military plotting against him?

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Why fuhrer Bradley didn't just imprison Elrics and members of military plotting against him? He kinda blackmails them to obedience by threatening their close ones but lets them wander and communicate with each other. They had no problem killing Hughes or imprisoning Dr. Marcoh so I find it kinda weird they didn't do the same with Elrics and Mustang. I get they were important candidates for sacrifice but subduing and imprisoning them would be much easier them keeping tabs on them all the time.

The answer that Homunculi just didn't respect humans and didn't feel threatened by them doesn't cut it imho. They've been killing and imprisoning people trying to meddle with their plot just not those I specified in the question. So I guess it's just a plot hole....


texts: How Betelgeuse captured Subaru's body like in the ending of episode 23?

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How Betelgeuse captured Subaru's body?

Spoiler alert if you didn't watch episode 25:

  In the ending of episode 23, he captured Subaru's body which some would think was possible because Subaru has touched the book. But he didn't touch it in episode 25 and still Betelgeuse was able to capture him.

How? Why?


texts: What's the viewing order of the Queen's Blade anime?

texts: I want to watch Queen's Blade but found too many titles in the franchise, so I do not know which one to watch. In what order should I watch it?


texts: Why did L not prevent the report of Kira's tests in the police database if he already concluded he must have had access to such information?

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For some reason, the genius L only said not to report that information to the media. But in the previous episode he had already concluded that Kira had to have access to police information.
Episode 3: L concludes that Kira can control the time of death and is flaunting it, concluding to himself that Kira must have access to police information (they were suspecting he was a student and he previously accessed this internally reported information).

L: But something's not right. As soon as we began to suspect that Kira might be a student, the pacing of the killings changed. As if to contradict that theory. Coincidence? No. Too convenient. This can only mean that Kira has access to police information. It's obvious now. This is a direct challenge to me.

Episode 4: Hacking into the notes for the ongoing investigation, Light discovers that L suspects they were tests and doesn't want this information reported to the media.

L: We can't release details of these men's deaths to the media [...] I have reason to believe that Kira was performing some kind of "test" using these criminals. And if that's the case, we'd only be giving him the results of this information if we put it public.

I missed this on my previous rewatches. Small inconsistency, isn't it?


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In all the series only the dress is changed.
Ash doesn't grow up or does his maturity changes.
What is the reason?


texts: Why is Koro-sensei's sibling Itona not like him?

texts: When I watch the anime I get excited by Koro-Sensei's new student, Itona. He has many similarities with koro-sensei. So, my question is: why do they look different? Koro-sensei is like an octopus and Itona is like a human.


texts: Do dragons constantly create magicules, or do they just absorb them from the atmosphere?  If they do, why do they release them from their body, or is it that they can not stop it?


texts: Why isn't blood pink in the Future Arc (Mirai-hen), like it is on other Danganronpa media?

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In the first Danganronpa anime series (2013), blood is pink to prevent the series from having to have a higher age rating.

In Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen (2016), the "Despair Arc," blood is also pink:

The first time blood was seen in Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen (2016), the "Future Arc," the setting was pretty dark, so I wondered whether that made the blood not look pink or if it was actually not pink. In episode 5, we get a clear view of red blood, though:

Given that the "Future Arc" is set after all the events in the other pieces of the franchise, is it possible that something changed in-universe? Or does the "Future Arc" air at a different time, which makes the rating not as important for the producers of the show?

Someone in reddit suggests that it's only so the gag with the tomato sauce in the third episode, when pretending Asahina had been killed, is possible — that's obviously (?) not the case, is it?


texts: How did the Euphorics contract the Euphoria Virus?

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Saiga and Suitengu both contracted the virus when the Research Lab that Suitengu's team was sent to infiltrate blew up.

Since almost all the other Euphorics wouldn't have had anything to do with the infiltration  mission and Suitengu mentions in episode 2 that the Piano Teacher would get more arms because of supposed deaths from people trying to become Euphorics, indicating that not everyone who came in contact with Kugura had the virus, I am wondering: how did the other Euphorics get the virus?


texts: Why did Near start to suspect the presence of a second Death Note?

texts: At what point and why did Near start to suspect the presence of a second Death Note? How and why did he consider that Mikami used a faked one?


texts: When did people start putting anime characters on vehicles?

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I occasionally see forum posts of people in Japan showing off their anime-styled cars and I saw some whilst in Japan also. I believe there's also groups of these people who have meetups and such.

It's not just cars either, I've seen some boats and a few helicopters decorated too.

Obviously, these weren't around in the early days of anime - but when did they start appearing on the streets?


texts: When did Shinobu enter Araragi's shadow in Tsubasa Cat?

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At the beginning of Tsubasa Cat in Bakemonogatari, Mayoi tells Araragi that she saw Shinobu at Mister Doughnut. Araragi doesn't seem to be all that worried though, as Shinobu can't be too far away from him.

When Black Hanekawa is about to kill Araragi, he calls Shinobu for help, where she appears from his shadow and attacks Black Hanekawa. At the end of the last episode, when Araragi is riding on the bike with Senjōgahara, he notes that Shinobu now lives in his shadow.

Between when Mayoi told Araragi where she saw Shinobu and when Shinobu attacked Black Hanekawa, Araragi didn't see Shinobu or even came across her. I am wondering: When did she start to live in his shadow? From the way things played out, she must have been living there the entire time while he was looking for her.


texts: Timeline of Dragonball Super Broly Movie

texts: According to this query's answer, The Dragon Ball Super Broly movie is set after the Dragon Ball Super series. My query is, if its timeline is set after the Dragon Ball Super series, then why didn't Goku's U.I. triggered (Assuming it's spontaneous, and Goku still don't know how to trigger it whenever he wants) when he was pushed to the limit while fighting Broly, and instead he did the fusion with Vegeta?


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In Cage of Eden, near the end, instead of plane crash in the beginning, we learn that the students

   did not crash on an uninhabited island but went into the future. It isn't clear how they actually get to this future.

I am not sure if I just missed the part where they explained a bit how they got there or if it is just not properly explained.

How did the events at the end of Cage of Eden occur?


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In Fairy Tail, the anime, do you have to be born a wizard in order to learn to summon and wield magic? Or is summoning and wielding magic energy something anyone has the potential to do if they choose to learn how?

It states that people use it for everyday life.


texts: Does the name Shiki have some sort of relevance to Death?

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In Kara no Kyoukai and the Tsukihime games, the characters who can see death have the first name Shiki:

Ryougi Shiki: Kara no Kyoukai - Obtained from being overly exposed to Akasha while in a Comma dying
Tohno Shiki: Tsukihime - Obtained from almost dying when attacked by SHIKI
Tohno SHIKI: Tsukihime - Obtained from being with Roa (unsure if Roa has to be dominant as he was in Near Side Routes, SHIKI is dominant in Far Side Routes)
Nanaya Shiki: Melty Blood - Derived from Tohno Shiki as Nanaya is an aspect of Tohno's personality and brought into the world though TATARI's powers (used by White Len)

I am wondering if the name Shiki has relevance to death or being able to see death. (From my understanding, neither Roa or Tohno SHIKI have the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, just the understanding of it through Roa's many reincarnations.)


texts: What happened to Naruto's kyuubi seal after meeting kushina?

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Why is the seal changed after Kushina helped Naruto in controlling the Kyuubi? There was no sticker seal in the Kyuubi's cage and it turned into a circle lock with red cage.
It was like this before with a paper seal in the center

After meeting kushina it turns into this, with tomoe lock in the center and a red cage


texts: Todoroki was burnt when he was a kid, so that explains the scar and what half of his face looks like, but what about the eye? Why is one of his eyes blue and the other grey? Is that a birth condition or is he supposed to be half blind due to the burning or something? (I understand some blind people have white eyes, but maybe the Japanese wanted to represent him being half blind with a blue eye?)


texts: Did Pain control the animals from his Summoning jutsu?

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I'm a fan of Naruto, I wonder if Pain was manipulating his summoned beasts, as I noticed rods in all the animals.
Also, were those animals dead?


texts: A different version of "Attack on D" from near the end of season 2 episode 12?

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So I heard this song in Attack on Titan towards the end of season 2 episode 12 and when I compared it to the soundtrack, I found out it was called "Attack on D".

However, the song in the actual episode (episode 12) has a piano part in it and the 'la la la' part only comes in towards the end of the song.

Is it a different song? If so, is it available in the OST?


texts: What happened to Yui's Heart when Kirito wiped out his Inventory?

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Yui told Kirito that it would be a good idea for him to clear out his inventory as all the items were bugged and he could be detected by the system if they remained. As he was about to, he was hesitant in doing so. I can assume one of the 2 reasons:

All the items were a record of his 2 years in SAO and had a personal connection to them.
Yui's Heart was in the inventory and he was being careful not to delete it.

However, in the anime, it didn't show any sort of filter was applied and his entire inventory was cleared. So I am wondering what happened to Yui's Heart - was it not in his inventory because Yui was right beside him or was Yui protecting it in some way from the system so that it wouldn't appear in his inventory.


texts: How do the citizens of Arcanretia know that Aqua purified their hot springs?

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Starting in s02e09, Aqua is accused of purifying the hot springs in Arcanretia.  In the meta sense, we can tell the difference by the animated color (green for hot spring, clear/blue for regular water), and that Aqua is known to be able to purify water simply by wading into it, as we learned in s01e05.

It's never mentioned how any of the citizens would know that.  Here in reality, mineral water is the same color as tap water.

How would the citizens of Arcanretia know that the hot spring water was purified into regular water?

Note: This is a followup question to What is the difference between hot spring water and regular hot water?, not a duplicate of it.


texts: Why didn't Tobi use Kamui when Minato used Rasengan?

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During the fight between Minato Namikaze and Tobi (in episode 248 The Fourth Hokage's Death Match of the Naruto: Shippuden anime, or chapter 502 and 503 of the manga), Minato escaped from Tobi's Kamui, despite having been caught in the technique unexpectedly.

3 minutes and a few seconds later into the episode, the two ran towards each other. At an extremely close distance, Minato pulled off a Rasengan. Considering the bright aura and the sound it makes, I'm pretty sure Tobi noticed it.

Tobi let the kunai that Minato had thrown pass through him. So instead of using Kamui to let Minato phase through him, why did Tobi keep going? Minato had already escaped from Kamui once, and that was when he was caught unexpectedly.


texts: I have searched for it on popular websites, but couldn't find it. Are there any sites hosting it with an English translation?


texts: Could Evil containment wave defeat Jiren?

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We already saw

  Vegita break out of the bottle when he was sealed with Mafuba.

So it is not a definite technique to get rid of powerful foe.
My question is that, can Jiren be sealed even for a moment so they can toss him out of the field? Or is he simply too powerful to be effected by Mafuba?


texts: Why is Sakurai-sensei always sweating like a sprinkler?

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I never really figured this out. Is Sakurai-sensei always super-uncomfortable around people? Or is she nervous? Usually sweat drops jumping off someone is a vfx for surprise, but I don't think this is the case.

What's up with those crazy sweat drop novas all the time?


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In a number of Sword Art Offline 2 episodes in Yui's trivia corner, she explains some of the guns seen during the series talking about their real-life counterparts.

Did the writer of Sword Art Online do a research on guns when writing Gun Gale Online? Did this trivia come after the light novels and used only to give something for Yui to talk about in Sword Art Offline?


texts: What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?

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In my region, people don't know the difference between anime and regular cartoons. When they see me watching anime, or they hear about it somehow, they say that I'm watching a regular cartoon and hence I'm being childish. Sometimes, they even display sarcastic attitudes, so that giving a serious long explanation wouldn't be possible.

What effectively explains how an anime is different from a regular cartoon?


texts: Did Ultear know there was a different way to defeat master Hades?

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In episode 116 after Ultear lost the fight with Gray, she tells him that he cannot beat Hades, but does not tell him anything about Hades' weakness (eg: his heart).

This seems weird since when she had Zeref a couple episodes back, she was about to stab Hades in the back and take Zeref for her own purposes. This would imply that she was no longer on Hades' side.

Later we see that the guards knew that the room Hades' was in was something they could not lose control of.

Since the guards knew about this wouldn't Ultear know this as too, seeing as she was pretty much raised by Hades?


texts: Why Vegito chose to use kaioken and not super saiyan blue evolution to increase his power?

texts: When fighting with Cumber, Vegito used Kaioken to increase his power. But now Vegeta has shown he can use Super Saiyan Blue Evolution at will in Dragon Ball Heroes. Since Kaioken stress the user body, why Vegito chose to use kaioken and not Super Saiyan Blue Evolution when fighting with Cumber? It was stated that for the canon main continuity, Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken x20 is equally strong to Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation


texts: Where can I buy the digital version of Gantz manga? I searched in Dark Horse Comics site but they don't have the digital version. Amazon also just has the Physical version. Does Gantz not have a digital version of the manga?


texts: Why are there no new chapters of Naruto Gaiden?

texts: There have been only ten chapters and the manga has stopped being published. Why? What about the parts of the plot that have been left unexplained?


texts: How did Madoka essentially become the universe when all she wished for was to erase the witches before their creation?

texts: I get that Madoka would have to be a fundamental law of the universe considering that she's overwriting the concepts that the universe is based upon, but her only wish was that to erase all witches before their creation. However, somehow, Madoka now suddenly knows everything about the universe, including how Homura worked hard to save Madoka throughout all those different timelines. How does she have access to that information? How was she given vision of the entire universe and all events within if her wish didn't reach that far? She only had one goal and that's all she wished for, but she was given sight of the whole universe.


texts: How did Naruto restore Kakashi's left eye?

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In Naruto manga chapter 675, Uchiha Madara attacked Hatake Kakashi and stole his left eye. Soon after Madara left Uzumaki Naruto soon appeared and restored Kakashi's left eye. It's seems that Kakashi's new eye is not Sharingan.

Q: What did Naruto do exactly?


texts: When did Fate become Erio's and Caro's guardian?

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According to the Chronology Page, in 0069, Erio learned that he was an Artificial Mage and he was later taken away to be experimented on. Within the same year, the illegal facility which Erio was in was discovered and shut down by the TSAB, and Erio was taken to the Special Care Center.

Caro was banished from her tribe in 0071, so between 0071 and 0075, Caro enlisted with the TSAB. However, no unit wanted to employ her because she couldn't control her power yet. She met Fate one day by pure chance, and after hearing about Caro's past, Fate decided to take her in and became the her guardian.

In 0074, Erio left the Special Care Center and enlisted as TSAB private, so Fate met Erio in the Special Care Center between 0069 and 0074.

At the time Fate wanted to adopt Erio, she was too young to officially adopt him, so Erio was instead adopted by Lindy Harlaown. With Fate becoming his guardian, I assume this happened before Fate's 18th birthday. Since Fate was 15 in 0071, when Nanoha, Hayate, and Fate met in A's epilogue, and Fate was 19 when Riot Force 6 was formed in 0075, Fate would have had her 18th birthday in 0074. However, without an exact date on Fate's birthday, she could have been 17 between 0073 and 0074, which wouldn't be the case with Caro as she still had her family.

When Riot Force 6 was formed, and Caro and Erio met up to join the rest of the group, that was apparently the first time they met.

I'm not sure if it's included in the manga or not, but I'm wondering when Fate became Erio's and Caro's guardian. From the above, I assume it took place some time between 0071 and 0073/74 (before Fate's 18th birthday).


texts: What does "shirobako" mean in terms of the anime?

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Shirobako is supposed to mean white box, and is a conjunction of "shiro" (white) and "hako" (box). The "h" in "hako" turns into a "b" when you join the two words. Thanks @LoganM for the explanation.

Is there any meaning to making this the title? Is it an anime production-related term?


texts: Are there side effects in using Iron Blood Transformation?

texts: In the series we see Toru activate his power every once in a while. And also disabling it every once in a while. The fact he disables it makes me wonder, do his powers have any side effects ? What exactly are his powers anyway?


texts: Why did the Marleyans go after the Founding Titan if they were aware of King Fritz' warning to organize the rumbling?

texts: The Marleyans were clearly after the founding titan to gain control of Paradis Island's resources and to finish off the Eldians for good. But why did they even plan on bothering them, knowing the King's warning of sending thousands of colossal titans to stomp the world? Geologically, fossil fuels could be found at so many places other than Paradis, and most of the Eldians were either prosecuted in Marley or sealed within the walls. Also, the King's will to renounce any sort of war was passed on to each of his generations. With everything going to the Marleyans' advantage, was the entire plan of breaching the walls worth it after all?


texts: In Highschool of the Dead, how long does it take for a person to become one of 'them' (a zombie)?

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In the anime and manga of Highschool of the Dead, the world is going through a pandemic of a lethal disease which kills a person, makes them rise from the dead, and seek to eat their own kind - infecting the persons the devour with the disease.
In the first episode,

   When Hisashi is bitten by one of 'them', he has a wound for a long time. It takes more than 2 hours for him to finally die.

During the first 9 minutes of episode 3 or 4, there are annotations on the bottom of the screen stating the time of the events that occurred. When we see the scene with Takashi, Hisashi and Rei are running through the school trying to make it through to the roof - you can easily see

   the wound on Hisashi's arm - which is a bite mark that made him infected, and death inescapable. He coughs and splutters blood, and it takes him from around 1:00 PM to 3:05PM to die.

However, later in the series, you can see that those bitten can also become 'them' instantaneously. For instance,

   in episode 6 or 7, we see a swarm of 'them' trying to attack the police at the first bridge. A live woman is amongst the crowd pleading to be saved and protected, with her daughter 'alive' in her arms. But the daughter rises as one of 'them' and bites her Mother. For a brief second, you see the Mother in shock - and then only seconds later she turns into one of 'them'.

Is there any real way to tell how long it takes for a live person to turn into 'them'?


texts: What order do I watch the Tenchi anime in?

texts: I'm trying to watch the anime series Tenchi and don't know what order to watch the episodes in, including the OVAs and movies. What order are they intended to be watched in?


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At the end of Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig, the prime minister was placed under arrest. She then calls someone from her phone (after the Americans don't answer her), and gets her power back.

The other characters kept saying, "She couldn't have called...", but we are never told who she called.

Who did she call?


texts: Which came first, the LRIG or the Selector?

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In Season One, it is revealed that Selectors become LRIGs if they meet the conditions for their wish to come true.

Because of this we have a chicken and egg situation:

The first LRIG must have originally been a Selector
The first Selector needed an LRIG to grant their wish

Which came first?


texts: Is Hyouka manga still ongoing? Which chapter of the manga version of Hyouka corresponds to the last episode of anime?


texts: Why are "traps" and "genderbending" so common in anime and manga compared to Western media?

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It seems to me that anime and manga has tropes like "traps" and even characters that change gender quite frequently, especially in comparison to Western series, which seem to have characters more consistently within "the binary." In particular, I'm thinking of shows like Ranma 1/2, Maria Holic, Ouran High School Host Club.

I am under the impression that Japanese culture is quite conservative, so this doesn't make much sense to me. I would expect a conservative culture to create series that aren't so liberal with gender related themes.

Is there a reason for this? Or am I somehow biased? Are there strong counterexamples to my observation?


texts: How closely does the World Trigger anime follow the manga?

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I have recently started watching the World Trigger anime and I have liked it so far. I read that the manga was way better so I'm thinking to switching to that.

However, I've been wondering: are there any big differences between the anime and manga?

For what it's worth, with the anime, I have just finished the second large scale invasion part.


texts: Is Ultra Instinct a Super Saiyan transformation or can anyone attain it?

texts: We know that Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, Super Saiyan Rage, Legendary Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan Berserker, Super Saiyan Evolution, etc. are all Saiyan transformations, they can only be achieved by Saiyans. But what about Ultra Instinct? Could a human, a Namekian, a frost demon, etc. attain it?


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In the Drum Island arc, Dr. Kureha always asks this:

So, what is the secret of her youthfulness? Is it because of her medicine? Her lifestyle? Maybe she found a fountain of youth?


texts: Why is there no reanimated Uchiha fighting in fourth shinobi war?

texts: Why didn't Kabuto reanimate any person from Uchiha clan like Sasuke's parents and all other that Itachi killed or any Uchiha that has lived in Konoha? Did he not have any one's dna or whatever it takes to reanimate? Is there any mention about this in manga or anime? Thanks.


texts: How does the Devil Fruit user know how to activate their power?

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For some Paramecia type, to use their power, they must do something with parts of their body.

Just like how Bartholomew must cross his finger to create a barrier, or Foxy must stick his thumb, middle, and ring finger together to create Noro Noro beam.

But how can they know that crossing or sticking three of their fingers will activate their powers?


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In the One Punch Man audio books,

   Genos fights the Deep Sea King in a program called Virtual Genocide Simulation and he wins

Did Genos have his lastest upgrades when fighting the Deep Sea King in the Virtual Genocide Simulation program?


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In this video Vegeta talks about super saiyan 5 in Spanish Vegeta says

Kakaroto, miserable, you can turn into super saiyan 4 or super saiyan
5, do what you want, I dont intend to stay with my arms folded

Did he say the same in the japanese version, or was this an invention of the spanish or western translations?
Did Vegeta ever talk about the super saiyan 5 in Dragon Ball GT?


texts: How does the hole in a Hollow's chest work?

texts: In Bleach, Hollows (and Espadas) have holes in their chest. However, the holes do not bleed and seem to have no harmful effects on the body. For human-shaped Hollows and Espada, do the organs rearrange themselves around the holes or just cease to exist where the holes are? Also, how do the holes not bleed? Does skin grow around inside the holes or are the cauterized?


texts: Why does Lazet's hair color suddenly change?

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In episode 4, when Teito meets Lazet for the first time she looks like a brunette, but a few moment afterwards (something like 10 seconds), her hair color changes to pink without any noticeable reason (and apparently no one seems to be bothered by it at all).

Although I didn't see the whole series, I'd like to know if this phenomenon has been explained later in the series, or has it just remained unexplained?


texts: Is the amount of chakra extracted equal to the size of the part that is cut off from the Bijuu?

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When the Eight Tails got a part of his tail cut off, Sasuke brought back the Eight Tails' body, but only about (estimate) 94% of it (due to the tail part still remaining with Killer B in it). Does that mean that they were able to extract 94% of the Eight Tails' chakra?

This also applies to Ginkaku and Kinkaku, who ate whatever was in the Nine Tails' stomach. Say, they ate (wild guess) 3% of the Nine Tails' total mass (they were in there for two weeks) did they attain 3% of the Nine Tails' total chakra amount?

I know my facts aren't spot on, I just wondered if the ratio between the amount of physical mass of Bijuu "attained", equaled the amount of total Bijuu chakra energy "attained"?


texts: What does "There's a route but no loop" mean?

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"There's a route but no loop" is the episode title for Genshiken Nidaime - 08.

I'm assuming this is a reference to gal games, but what does that mean?


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It is clear that he is very powerful due to his fights with Gol. D Roger. He is also very experienced in fighting and has the confidence to defeat Admiral Akainu (magma).

So why hasn't he been promoted to Admiral? Did he deny the promotion when the option was given to him? Or was it because he lacked a Devil Fruit?

Note:  All of the Admirals has a Devil Fruit. Golden Buddha, Magma, Ice, Light.


texts: What is the total Naruto runtime up to this point?

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Naruto seems to be one of few longest-running series, and considering the number of episodes so far, this adds up to quite considerable time.

What is the total runtime - the time I'd have to spend in front of the screen if I wanted to watch the whole series (including any 'paraphenalia' like OVA etc), from beginning up to current point?


texts: Roshi is over 300 years old because he used Dragon Balls, but how is Master Shen still alive?

texts: Roshi and Master Shen (Crane) were rivals while growing up. But why did Crane not die of old age?


texts: Does the production company Manga Video, still produce films? For instance they produced the Ghost in the Shell movie. Do not produce films any more? If so, what happened?


texts: How can one overcome the power of Geass?

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In Code Geass R2 episode 49: "The Grip of Damocles"

   Lelouch confronts Nunnally, who reveals she has regained her sight by overcoming the power of geass that was cast by her father King Charles..

through will power.

What kind of will power would it take for her to overcome her father's geass? Did she has to take intensive training or such to do so? How can one overcome the power of geass that was cast on him/her without the usage of Jeremiah Gottwald's geass canceller? Or the geass would automatically be cancelled upon the caster's death?


texts: Why does the author replace the protagonist and his family with a bird?

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What does the bird symbolize in Oyasumi Punpun?

Wiki says:

  Punpun is depicted as a caricature bird, but this depiction changes frequently throughout the story to express his state of mind. The other characters, unlike the audience, only see his human form, since the caricature birds he and his family are seen as are entirely figurative.

Why does author represents the parents and the protagonist as a bird even if they have different states of mind?


texts: Why is Guren's cockpit seat different from other knightmare frames?

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I've been wondering when I watched code geass years ago, there were several models of knightmare frames shown in the anime and it's 2nd season.

I noticed that Kallen Kozuki's knightmare - Guren has a different seat from the other nightmare frames.

If you Zoom in , you could noticed the differences of the design in the knightmare frames' seat (at the left is Guren S.E.I.T.E.N and at the right is Lancelot, Lower right is Zero's Shinkiro)

The picture was taken from "The Original Picture of the Opening movie and installation Book" which was with the Original CD of the opening Theme Music sung by Flow.

The Guren's seat was somewhat modeled after a motorbike as seen in the picture below.

This is a screenshot from the anime were we can see how Kallen is leaning forward like riding a motorbike.

Are there any explanation on this?


texts: While serving Hartgen, was Gillete brainwashed by magic or chemicals, or he was just in shock from the near death?

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In episode 8 of the second season (Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle), Gillete didn't recognize his subordinates until...

   ... Vivi was forced to cut off Gillete's hand in order to prevent him from killing Nikolai. Due to the pain, he snapped out and regained his memories.

Did Guy brainwash Gillete, or was he just amnesiac?


texts: Is Gatchaman Crowds set in the same universe as Gatchaman?

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I read about the upcoming Gatchaman Crowds anime.

According to this source, the series is about

  "Gatchaman" — warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered
  by "NOTE," the manifestation of special spiritual powers in living
  beings.

This surprised me - the original Gatchaman series had no supernatural material. Some pretty improbable things happened, but they were all understood to be advanced science & technology. The "Bird Go!" transformations were not spiritual but technological.

So, is Gatchaman Crowds set in the same universe as the original Gatchaman?

Note: I'm aware this can't be answered until the show starts, or until Tatsunoko reveals more information.


texts: What does the symbol on Edward's coat mean?

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In FMA, the back of Edward's coat shows this symbol:

I can't figure out what it would be a reference to in-universe, because the symbology seems Judeo-Christian (a cross and what looks like it could be a serpent), and the show doesn't really have any Christian symbology in it. Is this some symbol in real life? What is it supposed to mean?


texts: Do the people of Kioka follow the Alderan religion?

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In Tenkyou no Alderamin, the Katjvarna Empire (where Ikta and friends live) has as its state religion the Alderan religion. In episode 10, we learn that they aren't the only such state - the "home" of the religion is actually a theocracy lying to the north of the Empire (which reminds me quite a bit of the Papal States).

What of the Republic of Kioka, which lies to the east of the Empire? Do they also follow the Alderan religion? We know that they make use of the sprites, but - as demonstrated by the Sinack people - sprite worship does not necessarily imply veneration of Alderamin. (I guess there isn't anything to say that the people of Kioka even worship the sprites - they could just as well see them as friendly little bioweapons.)


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I have read in the wiki that Jozu's right arm was missing after the war. But I have never seen nor notice it in the anime.

And I can't find the part where he lost it.

So when and how did he lose his arm and who was he fighting with??


texts: Who were the ten staff members behind Kemono Friends?

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One claim commonly made about Kemono Friends is that it was created by "a staff of 10 over 500 days." (This seems to source ultimately to this tweet.) Some people mention further that five of the ten were animators, but I don't have a source for that part.
Who were these ten staff members who created Kemono Friends?
The Anime News Network encyclopedia entry for the show offers six names. That's a start. If "five animators" is correct, presumably the missing four all shared that title, working under Animation Director Yoshihisa Isa.


texts: What is the significance of the X on people's faces from Shouya's perspective and why does Ueno get the X on and off?

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In Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) my current interpretation of the X on someone's face is that the protagonist does not wish to acknowledge or socialize with this person. An extension of this could be perhaps that he does not wish to hear their "voice", if we were to stretch somewhat on the themes of the story.

Ueno is the only person I can think of when in the reconciliation phase gets the X on and off. I can understand it being a part of the protagonist's difficulty in attempting to reconcile with her and understand her motives (which interestingly play similarly to his own of attempting to reconcile Shoko with her classmates while she tries to reconcile him with his).

Wikipedia suggests it is his disgust for her.

I'm looking for any other interpretation preferably with evidence of when the X comes on and off. Is there a concrete pattern behind why and when the X is put on a person?

If I have time and can find the images I'll add a few with chapter references to better show examples of what I mean.


texts: Silly question, but how many people do you need at minimum in a love-triangle (or love-polygon, whatever) for something to be classified as a harem manga/anime? If "only" three people are involved, and not even at the same time, would that already be a harem?


texts: How did Aokiji survive Whitebeard's attack; observation Haki or something else?

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How did Aokiji survive Whitebeard's attack?

The attack was said to be imbued with Haki. According to Luffy and Rayleigh, Haki attacks should let someone punch even Logia users but it doesn't seem to be the case here.

Was it just observation Haki similar to Katakuri? The animation does look very different when you compare Aokiji vs Katakuri.

In Katakuri's case, you can clearly see his body making holes. While Aokiji's "dodge" seems to be just his normal Logia devil fruit power. Aokiji is also never shown with the red eyes.

Could this be some sort of awakened Logia?


texts: Why are some hissatsu techniques in Inazuma Eleven never used again?

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I'm not sure whether anyone around has watched and followed Inazuma Eleven enough to be able to answer this... but here goes!

A brief description: Hissatsu techniques are special techniques in the anime which enables the users to do some powerful moves, including goal keeper techniques, defense, offense and shoots.

Now, I noticed that there are some hissatsu techniques which aren't used again, especially those used in the movies of the anime:

Maximum fire used by Gouenji Shuuya in the movie Gekijyouban Inazuma Eleven Saikyou Gundan Ogre hasn't been used anywhere else in the anime.
Omega the Hand used by Endou Mamoru in the same movie never appeared again. Ironically enough, the episodes immediately following it have Endou looking for a stronger hissatsu technique than his current strongest at that point in time (I hope this make sense ^^)
Joker Rains used in the next movie, Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Gryphon by Shindou Takuto and Tsurugi Kyousuke is similar and isn't used again. Well, that one could be explained if they say they didn't want to use it again.

Is it just me or are the movies like... completely separate from the anime series? Why are hissatsu techniques exclusively used in movies never used again? If so, then there's something even stranger:

Matsukaze Tenma met Shuu the first and only time in the second movie, but knows him when he sees him again in episode 8 of Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone.
All those who went to God Eden in the movie also know about this place back in the series.

That's about the things I managed to notice, there might be more I didn't. The only thing I can think about is that the first movie alone is like a side/parallel storyline, or an alternative ending to the series, while the second movie is more like an actual event that happened but not much spoken of in the series, which I find really strange.


texts: Who is the idol Yuna in Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale?

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In Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, Shigemura is the creator of Ordinal Scale and is trying to recreate his dead daughter Yuna as an AI. Now, during the movie, we see two versions of Yuna. The first one wears an idol costume and appears at event battles to sing (I will call her "idol-Yuna"). The second one wears a hoodie and appears to Kirito to point him in the right direction (I will call her "hoodie-Yuna").

By the end of the movie, I was under the impression that idol-Yuna was a throwaway data collection AI created by Shigemura. I thought that her purpose was to collect information so Shigemura could create hoodie-Yuna, who would be the true recreation of his daughter. However, in discussions and reviews other people have told me that idol-Yuna was the daughter AI, and that idol-Yuna and hoodie-Yuna were the same.

Were there two different Yuna's, a data collection program and a copy of the daughter? Or was there one Yuna and she only changed appearance?


texts: An anime with a female main character with a spiral on her forehead

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I watched this anime way back when I was small, so I don't remember the details. I'm not sure, but I think it was an anime movie. It was aired on Animax India.

I think the name of the anime was a girl's name. Somewhere in the middle of the movie, some guy explains how the spiral is somewhat of a universal symbol, and how the earth is somewhat shaped like a spiral. The girl has a monster helping her, and there's this guy who helps her with her powers at first, but he turns out to be the villain in the end.

The story takes place in a modern city. The only identifiable thing that I remember is the spiral. I think she gets it on her forehead, along with her powers to control a huge robot like creature.

That's all I can remember. It would be great if anyone knows this anime.


texts: What is the Hiraishin no Jutsu's weakness?

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Itachi has mentioned in his fight with Kabuto that every jutsu has a weakness, I'm curious as to know what the teleportation jutsu's weaknesses are. Minato seemed to be able to spam the jutsu constantly with no perceivable side-effects.

A possible weakness could be that the user can only teleport to something that has been marked, but there has been no indication that there are any limits to the amount of jutsu formulas Minato could make and also when something has been marked it stays marked forever.

The only real perceived weakness is that it is a jutsu that takes a Hokage level shinobi to master, it does seem to have one hell of a learning curve.


texts: Why Orochimaru's Edo tensei gives summons white eye but the recent edo tensei has the black eye?

texts: I'm just wondering why the first and the second has white eyes and their faces are clean no cracks?


texts: What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 5 of Himouto! Umaru-chan at 10:34?

texts: What is the name of the OST playing in Episode 5 of Himouto! Umaru-chan 10 minutes and 34 seconds into the episode?  It also plays at 12:43 of Episode 11


texts: I feel stupid not knowing, but I can't quite put my finger on where "See you space cowboy" is from. I know it's from an anime (that I think was made in the 90s?), but what anime specifically is it from?


texts: Why are anime girls drawn without pubic hair?

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Why are there no hair drawn down there or anywhere apart from FEMALE character's heads in anime?
I heard it was illegal from my friend. Were they making it up?


texts: What is this memorial/offering in The Walking Man?

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In The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi, the main character is walking down a road when he passes what seems like a roadside memorial:

I couldn’t find much information online about roadside memorials in Japan (what I found didn’t look like this) or offerings (closer to the image above).

What is it exactly? And what are the things that form it? (flowers, yes, but what are the other two things)


texts: Super Saiyan 4 vs Super Saiyan Blue in Dragon Ball Heroes, which transformation is stronger?

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Super Saiyan 4 vs Super Saiyan Blue is being reported to appear fighting in Dragon Ball Heroes. Dragon Ball Heroes it's an official non canon Dragon Ball videogame and manga. Which transformation is stronger?

Note: before marking the topic as "opinion based" notice most transformations in Dragon Ball are officially ranked in order of power through the anime, manga and official guides and websites.

(with the exceptions of Super Saiyan Rage and Legendary Super Saiyan / Super Saiyan Berserker that nobody can assure exactly where they are)

(Oozaru < SSJ1 < SSJ2 < SSJ3 < SSG < SSB / SSRosé < UI)


texts: I'm just a little confused. I just want to make sure I watch everything in the correct order and such. Why does the website Anime Planet say that there are only 13 episodes of Natsume's book of friends, when CrunchyRoll has 39 episodes?


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Wikipedia is the only place which posits that the main character of Mob Psycho 100, Shigeo Kageyama, has a nickname 'Mob' which is wasei-eigo for 'background character'.
Mobu is not listed in any list of wasei-eigo words.
Can someone break down how Mobu is wasei-eigo?


texts: Is "Monthly Comic Alive" manga magazine available in English?

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I know the Japanese version can be found at MediaFactory's official site (Japanese), but I did not see any reference to an English version.

Is Monthly Comic Alive also available in English?


texts: What was it that Rido did to the Night Class?

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In the Vampire Knight anime, when the Night Class is getting ready to attack him, Rido holds up one of his hands, from which black shadows shoot out and wrap around the Night Class.

I am wondering, is this a representation of Rido's power as a Pure Blood to force other vampires to obey? Or is it a unique ability he possesses, like the case with other vampires (Aido can freeze stuff, Ruka has hypnosis)?


texts: What scenes from each Heroine's route must have happened, considering the storyline of Meikyuu and Rakuen of Grisaia?

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In the second and third VN, they ditched the heroine's routes, but some elements were used. So, excluding the H scenes, what other scenes/events must have happened alongside with the common route, to explain the storyline of Rakuen and Meikyuu?

For example:

   Makina learning how to operate a sniper rifle.


texts: What will happen to Eren's titan powers?

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Now that

 Eren has died

will each of his three Titan powers randomly go to three different Eldian babies? And what happened the spine creature?


texts: What is the viewing order of Fate-related works?

texts: I've watched just the 2006 Fate/Stay Night anime series. I know there are other series in the franchise (Fate/Zero, Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya), as well as the Unlimited Blade Works movie, and the manga. I don't intend to read the visual novel since it's hundreds of dollars to import it, plus it's insanely long. What order should I take these works in, and are there any I can skip without losing out?


texts: How much of the Berserk storyline do the anime and OVA cover?

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I watched Berserk years ago and I'm thinking of introducing someone else to it, but I'm told that the OVAs do the original manga more justice. I've not seen the OVAs just the anime series, how much of the same ground do they cover?

If I remember correctly the original anime series just cut off with no resolution.


texts: Is there any connection between the Vandenreich and the Bounto?

texts: In Bleach, both the Vandenreich (the Quincy group that is attacking the Soul Society) and the Bounto use German in their names. In Bleach, in general, different groups use different languages, such as the Hollows using Spanish and the Bounto using German, but this is the first time (that I can think of) that there is a repeat. Is there a connection, or is it something that can be dismissed because the Bounto only appeared in anime filler?


texts: What is the symbol of the Uchiha clan supposed to be?

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Looking at it it kinda seems like a Pokeball but not quite as a pokeball doesn't have that bottom sticking out it and the curve dividing the pokeball's colours is only a curve at certain angles, if looked front on it's just a strait division.

So i am wondering what is the symbol of the Uchiha clan supposed to be?


texts: Which episode is this where Saber dress in white and bounded?

texts: In Unlimited Blade Works, which episode was Saber bounded up and was in a white dress being raped by Caster?


texts: Why does Kumagawa talk in Japanese quotation marks?

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「In the manga, Misogi Kumagawa talks with his words inside quotation marks, just like this.」

「Here's a typical example:」

「Why is this? Is there a specific reason he has this notation while talking?」