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When we are first introduced to Hōō Maniwa, he cuts off his own left arm to prove his intent.  I expected it to come back, and about halfway through episode 8, we see it has returned.  Although, that may not be a bird-like appendage, but may be some other kind of animal.

How does Hōō Maniwa regain his left arm?


texts: Near the end of the Cell Saga, Cell inflates its body in preparation to destroy the earth, but Goku thwarted its plans by teleporting it to King Kai's planet. As a result, King Kai and Goku were both killed by Cell's explosion. After Cell was finally defeated, however, they used the Dragon Balls to revive everyone killed by Cell. Goku wouldn't be revived since he was already brought back once, but shouldn't King Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles have been revived? Cell was the direct cause of their deaths.


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Where can I watch all three movies that have released after the first season of Kabaneri Of The Iron Fortress? I really enjoyed this anime when I watched it on Amazon in 2016. I went looking to see if there was a second season in the works and found mentioned in this article that there have been three additional movies, however no second season. It looks like there are 2 compilation movies on [Crunchyroll]

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns

Would love to know what the name of third movie is and where to watch?


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I think the common explanation for the shift in timelines is that "In episode 1, Okabe sends the 1st D-mail, changing the world to the Alpha world line where Kurisu lives instead of dying."

However, the mail Okabe sends is just an ordinary mail (have they even invented the D-Mail yet?), it is directed to Daru, and it only contains information from the past that anyone could have witnessed. How does this message turn into a D-Mail and tip off SERN?


texts: Evangelion - What happened to the humans in space/astronauts during the 3rd impact?

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Well, title says it all. What happened to all the humans in space (and maybe under the sea) when the 3rd impact happened and Rei became that giant human thing and all the souls of everyone on the surface of the Earth seemed to merge with her?

I couldn't quite recall if I saw any red "links" from space or from anything under the surface of the sea. I'm also pretty sure that it's safe to assume that there are astronauts in the Eva Universe cuz they have big Eva mechs.


texts: Do shops need permission to produce scale/action figurines based on anime/manga characters?

texts: Like, for example, does Good Smile need permission from the mangaka to create a bunny version of an anime/manga character he/she created or can they just do it either way and sell it straight up?


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In the chapter 882 of One Piece ("Beyond the Expectations of a Yonkou")

   We see Luffy at the moment he'll use his Gear 4th, trapped in the Flowing Mochi, and his opponents reacts in this way:

This assumes that he has knowledge of both Luffy's Gear 4th technique and the mecanism to activate it. However, Luffy never mentionned it in his fight against him, so it is the first time he sees both Luffy and his technique.

How so ? Is it something that is known over Devil Fruit users, and everyone who ate them has "gears" like Luffy ?


texts: Why, in the dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, were the Earthbound Gods renamed the Earthbound Immortals?

texts: In the original series, the Egyptian gods remained as they were, and later in the very same series a set of cards is called the Nordic gods; what makes the Earthbound Gods so different?


texts: Did Dragonball (1/Z/S) ever show the Z fighters getting ready for the day?

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It's almost a meaningless question, but I seem to recall such a scene but can't find it.

Edit: Just as regular people do. They tighten their belts, they get dressed (not showing everything of course), they have morning coffee, stuff like that...


texts: Where did Haruka and Sora head in the end in Yosuga no Sora?

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In Yosuga no Sora, the twin visited another town than Okukozome in the end (in the manga and the game, temporarily, and in the anime, probably for good).  In the manga and the game, the town is said to be in "Northern Europe" and Sora was speaking the Estonian language (according to Google Translate) there.

What I'm concerned about is that in some countries incest is illegal (in Japan, it is not illegal, albeit a cultural taboo).  Assuming they visited a region where it is legal, where might they have headed in the end?


texts: Is Derris-Kharlan's tree in Tales of Symphonia it's original one, or it's new one?

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in Tales of Phantasia, Dhaos came from Derris-Kharlan seeking a Mana Seed from Aselia's Great Tree due to a Mana Canon having been developed and used in Derris-Kharlan depleting it's mana and causing it's tree to die. At the end i recall that Cress and his party found out about Dhaos true motive and decided that when it was ready, they would give Derris-Kharlan a Seed from their tree.

in Tales of Symphonia Cruxis is based on Derris-Kharlan which was believed to have enough mana on it to revive Sylvarant/Tethe'alla's Great Tree (i don't know the name of their combined world) and in a couple of Skits in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Tenebrae points out that the Great Kharlan Tree (Sylvarant/Tethe'alla's original one) is a cut from Derris-Kharlan's and that Mana wasn't naturally apart of the world and thus why Ratatosk was need to regulate it's balance

I am wondering if the Tree mentioned on Derris-Kharlan is it's original tree, or the second one that would come from after the events of Tales of Phantasia?


texts: Why didn't Makishima spread the video of the Sibyl system?

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In episode 17 Makishima is handed Gu-sung Choe's phone with a video that shows the the Sibyl system's true form.

An episode earlier Gu-sung Choe said that if this video were to go public it would be the end of the country.

After Makishima escaped the aircraft he could have uploaded this, why didn't he? It would have been much easier instead of trying to poison all food supplies.


texts: If you had two automail arms, could you still use alchemy?

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So, say someone in the Fullmetal Alchemist world lost both of their arms.

Could they still preform alchemy with their automail arms? Is there a way to adjust the automail so you can use alchemy?


texts: Is Lelouch's Geass limited in what it can tell people to do?

texts: Yes, I know that Lelouch can only use his Geass once per person, but can he control everything? I mean, if he says "I command you to do whatever I say", will it work?


texts: Why does Yubaba offer a job to Chihiro, rather than just turning her into piglet?

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From the beginning of the film, it looks that Yubaba is searching for Chihiro with the clear intention to turn her into animal.

What reasons prevent Yubaba to do so when Chihiro suddenly comes to her office? While being rude, Yubaba still talks to Chihiro and at the end offers to sign the job contract. Looks like Yubaba is restricted by some rules she must follow. Why, and what are these rules?


texts: An anime where a boy, who can eject fire from his finger, saves a girl from black-suited men

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In the anime, the girl was sitting on some boxes of wood as the boy with fire powers passed by. The boy noticed the girl and adored her singing, and he approached the girl. When the girl finished singing, she started talking to the boy.

However, suddenly, evil men in black suits came, and they had some powers. They wanted to take the girl away, but since the boy was of a certain clan, with his awesome fire powers, he ejected fire from his finger, frightened the men, drove them away, and saved the girl.

It was aired around the same time when Kekkaishi, Slam Dunk and Japanese Classic Horror was shown on Animax India in 2010.


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In Chapter 21, after the villains escaped from the USJ, the detective friend of All Might left the rest of their work to one of his officers, Sansa.

However, as he called Sansa by name, Uraraka remarked 'But he's not a dog...' Why did she say this? Or why would the mangaka show Uraraka making this comment after seeing Sansa?


texts: About Hanekawa, Golden weeks and possession occurences

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I'm rewatching the first season of Bakemonogatari and it still confuses me how Hanekawa (in episode 10) was already known to be possessed by Black Hanekawa. I'm not sure about the timeline of this either, because burial of a roadkill white cat happens during the first season's episode and it doesn't look like it was a flashback moment. It also looks like in that same episode (1 year after the flashback?), the possession symptoms reappear in form of headaches, so I'm confused about when this all happens.

Black Hanekawa says in a flashback "If this stress is not dealt with within a year..." and then she gets suppressed by Shinobu. Does that mean a year has passed?

When does the possession begin and when does that flashback scene happen?

How many repeated possession occurrences are in the anime now?


texts: Why didn't Chibi-usa initially recognize Sailors Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, & Venus as her friends?

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In the R season of the classic anime of Sailor Moon, Chibi-usa had a flashback memory of her surprise birthday party in the 30th century Crystal Tokyo, in which Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus were present (Wiseman made use of the piece of memory of the span of time during which the secret about the surprise was being kept from her in order to turn Chibi-usa into Black Lady). Chibi-usa also had a faint memory of the same four sailor soldiers fleeing with her while Crystal Tokyo was being attacked, but in this memory, the four people are darkened silhouettes. I can understand that, due to the trauma of the attack and worry about her mom, Chibi-usa might not remember clearly who helped her escape. After these events, she time-traveled to the 20th century where she met Sailors Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus in their solider forms (as well as met them in their civilian forms).

If Chibi-usa had the clear memory of the birthday party, why didn't she immediately recognize those same four sailor soldiers when she "re-met" them in the 20th century? Didn't the party scene indicate that they were her friends and she knew their names?

Is this a plot hole?

(The manga does not feature the birthday party memory, so I am looking for answers regarding an in-universe explanation for the classic anime canon.)


texts: How could Makoto Shishio break Sanosuke's futae no kiwami?

texts: Sanosuke with his futae no kiwami used to punch holes in the walls, break doors, etc. But Makoto Shishio just with his head not only could take it but he broke Sanosuke's hand. Shishio said something to Sanosuke that before he attacked he should have watched and learnt what to do, or something like that. How did Shishio to break futae no kiwami attack?


texts: Why do Maeda Jun productions so frequently feature baseball?

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Things by Maeda Jun feature baseball. A lot.

Episode 1 of Clannad: After Story is a baseball episode, and there's a fair bit of baseball elsewhere in both seasons of Clannad. Episode 4 of Charlotte is a baseball episode. Episode 4 of Angel Beats! is a baseball episode, and the whole Hinata/Yui thing later in the show is also rife with baseball. Little Busters! is brimming with baseball. I'm told that Rewrite (the VN) also has baseball in it. Dunno about Air or Kanon, but I'd be surprised if they were devoid of baseball.

I know baseball is big in Japan, and I know that Maeda's work is formulaic to a degree (ever seen the Maeda Jun bingo board?), but this goes beyond that. Why does Maeda Jun put baseball in so many of his works? (I've heard that Key has some sort of sponsorship deal with a baseball team. Is this true? If so, that'd explain it.)


texts: In xxxHolic, Watanuki is stated as being Tsubasa (Syaoran) Li's alternate existence. What does that mean? How does that work?


texts: What happened to the kidnapped human babies at the end of Shinsekai Yori?

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Shinsekai Yori (From the New World) has just concluded with the season finale.

Often is the case for thought-provoking shows, there are unanswered questions that bug me...

As part of Yakomaru's (Squealer) grand plan, he has his followers kidnap human babies with the intention of raising them to be Akkis* (fiends/ogres) so they can be used to wipe out the human race.

The show ends 10 years after the war. What happened to all those kidnapped babies?

As far as I can tell, the Anime doesn't appear to offer any explanation.
Are there any clues to this? Does the novel reveal anything?

*As revealed in the final episode, they wouldn't actually become Akkis. Being raised by the rats, they believe they are rats themselves and thus the Attack Inhibition + Death Feedback will apply to rats instead humans - thus allowing them to freely kill humans.


texts: What are the New Initial D the Movies - Legends?

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I have watched all of the following:

Initial D (referred to retroactively by fans as "First Stage") — 26 episodes (1998)
Initial D Second Stage — 13 episodes (1999)
Initial D Extra Stage — 2-episode OVA side-story focusing on Impact Blue (2000)
Initial D Third Stage — a 114-minute movie (2001)
Initial D Fourth Stage — 24 episodes (2004–2006)
Initial D Extra Stage 2 — a 50-minute OVA side-story focusing on Mako and
Iketani (2008)
Initial D Fifth Stage — 14 episodes (2012–2013)
Initial D: Final Stage — 4 episodes (TV), compilation movie (DVD/Blu-ray) (2014)

And the next things on this list are:

New Initial D the Movie - Legend 1: Awakening — feature movie (2014)
New Initial D the Movie - Legend 2: Racer — feature movie (2015)
New Initial D the Movie - Legend 3: Dream — feature movie (2016)

Now I am wondering if they are worth watching, but not if they are good or bad, but what are they actually. Is this the whole story from all previous stages redone with new animations? Or does it have anything new in the story?


texts: What happened to the tomoe in Sasuke's Rinnegan?

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Sasuke's Rinnegan (pre-chapter 700) had six tomoe.

In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage chapter 6, when Sasuke's Rinnegan is shown, it doesn't have the tomoe:

What happened to the tomoe in his Rinnegan? Is this an error or is there something else to it?


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At the end of Season 1 of the anime Dr Stone it says season 2 confirmed (at least where I watched it), so if you want to keep following the story after that, you need to know which chapter of the manga the anime ends.

Which chapter of the manga does Season 1 of Dr Stone anime end in?


texts: Why did Itachi say that he needs to get someone's MS to get EMS while Sasuke only had a normal Sharingan?

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In the fight between Sasuke and Itachi, Itachi said that to get Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS), he must transplant his brother's eyes that have to be Mangekyou Sharingan (MS). However, Sasuke didn't have MS yet.

So, even if Sasuke did get his normal Sharingan eyes, how could he get the EMS?


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In Chain Chronicle, Fatima, one of the Three Sages, didn't wear any clothes as shown below. I tried to reread the part one, chapter three, story two about the Three Sages but they never really tell the reason.

  Dilma

  [ Fatima has a reason for dressing as she does, so don't bother her about it ]

Was it ever explained anywhere? Maybe from side story or her character story? She's available on Japanese version


texts: People should be wary of those who quote which author?

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In the anime Psycho Pass they reference some of the major ideologically leading people.

But there is a direct quote from one of the main characters saying "Be wary of those who quote ___"  There is then a reply: "Had you not quoted him I probably would have." Who is the author in question?


texts: Is there any significance to the "shiki" most Otsutsuki have in their names?

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Well... the title says it all!
Most of the Otsutsuki clan members, if not all to appear in Boruto have "shiki" at the end of their names. Examples would be Momoshiki Otsutsuki, Kinshiki Otsutsuki, Urashiki Otsutsuki (filler), and Isshiki Otsutsuki.  There are indeed some Otsutsuki without shiki in their names, such as Ashura, Indra, Kaguya, Hagoromo, Hamura, and more. However it raised my eyebrow when almost all Otsutsuki in Boruto had "shiki" in the end of their name, so I wondered if it has any significance.
So, is there any significance to the "shiki" most Otsutsuki have in their names? If so, what is it?


texts: What is the necklace that Mirajane wears around her neck?

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In Fairy Tail when Mirajane isn't in her Satans Soul form and she looks like this in the picture below-

I notice that she wears some type of necklace around her neck. What/is there a sentimental reason/value behind why she carries around this necklace on her neck?

Here are some other examples...

and another here...

Answers are appreciated. :)


texts: I wanted to ask if anyone knew what jutsu Minato used on Naruto in episode 442 of Shippuuden. I understand it is a filler episode but I was curious. Minato uses it on Naruto while breaking up his fight with Sasuke. At 6 minutes 33 seconds Minato places a flat palm against naruto and sends him flying. No hand signs are shown and no rasengan chakra ball is shown either.


texts: When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the crew?

texts: When does Tony Tony Chopper officially join the Straw Hat Pirates crew?


texts: Aren't players required to choose a subclass?

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Most of the characters (at least up to episode 5, since I haven't gone any further) seem to have both class and subclass:

Akatsuki: Class - Assassin; Subclass - Tracker
Shiroe: Class - Enchanter; Subclass - Scribe
Nyanta: Class - Swashbuckler; Subclass - Chef
Serara: Class - Druid; Subclass - Maid

However, Naotsugu (whose Class is Guardian) appears to not have a Subclass.

From the Classes and the Subclasses page on Log Horizon Wiki, one can tell that once a player starts playing Elder Tale he has to choose a Class, which cannot be changed again. However, one also gathers that Subclasses, on the other hand, are changeable, but the site says nothing about whether or not a player is required to have one.

Does this mean that Subclasses are not required?
Or was Naotsugu's class just not yet revealed/unknown?


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I was watching Fate Zero, the fight between Kiritsugu and Kotomine. At some point, both are thinking about the resources at their disposal:

Kiritsugu has a grenade, a knife, etc. Kotomine has a handful of Reijus and something I'm not sure how is called, but according to the spanish subtitles I saw, it would be "Black Keys".

I don't think I've heard that term anywhere else in the (anime) series. Sounds like some kind of martial art thing, but a Google search tells me more about some rock band.

So, what's a "black key" here? Do they appear anywhere in the series? Or is Kotomine an accomplished rockstar during his free time?


texts: In the new manga mini-series, Sarada figures out the girl in glasses with Sasuke to whom Sarada seems to look like (the glasses, the face). I was wondering if maybe Sakura isn't her biological mother and that Sarada is a child of Sasuke and the other girl in picture.


texts: Is Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann actually Kamina?

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Viewers of the second movie are familiar with the gigantic mecha Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, the most powerful mecha that Team Dai-Gurren uses in the whole franchise. It bears a strong resemblance to Kamina, except with Simon's glasses and with no face. A number of sites note the resemblance, including the Gurren Lagann Wiki.

In some places it's claimed that Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is a reincarnation of Kamina, but none of them are very official, so this may just be fan speculation. Is there any evidence that Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is actually a reincarnation of Kamina, or do they just resemble each other?


texts: What is the plot in "Yukiochimura ni Oujosama!"?

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I have watched Kaichou wa Maid-sama! anime and read the manga.

There's a one-shot Yukiochimura ni Ojousama! where Misaki and Takumi have children. When I read it, I think it is about some kind of detective and investigation. However, I don't even understand the story.

Have someone read the story, please kindly explain it to me.


texts: What was the first anime to have characters blasting off?

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Instantly, Pokemon's team rocket comes to mind when I think of characters blasting off after losing a battle, just to become a twinkle in the skytvtropes.

However, it has become rather popular in lots of shows!

I'd like to know what was the first anime that featured characters blasting off and if possible, whether or not the first instance of this was in Anime?


texts: Why was Kakashi Hatake doing all of the hard work in the episode when they first fought Zabuza?

texts: Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were standing back, and Kakashi was fighing Zabuza all by himself. Why?


texts: Can someone stop the cause of death after someone writes the details in the Death Note?

texts: Let's say I had a Death Note. If I wrote someone's name in the book and then wrote details of the death, can an individual stop the cause of death and the actual death entirely or will the death still take action, but in a different way?


texts: Who typically owns the rights to an anime's soundtrack?

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I watched episode 7 of Space Patrol Luluco today, and, well, that sure was a thing. Saliently, it featured

   a piece from the Kill la Kill soundtrack: "Gekiban Tokka-gata Hitotsu-boshi Gokuseifuku" (OST 2 track 1), which is basically the soundtrack-ified version of "Before my body is dry", a.k.a. "DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY".

(I'm spoilering this because, frankly, this is the best anime-related surprise I've gotten in ages.)

This got me thinking - who typically owns the soundtrack of an anime? Is it the composer, or is it some other party, such as the animation studio or the production committee?

(By soundtrack, I mean the soundtrack; not OPs/EDs, which I strongly suspect tend to have different ownership schemes.)

The situation in Hollywood is interesting as a point of comparison - various ownership schemes seem to be possible (though I don't know which are more common). In some cases, the soundtrack will be treated as a work-for-hire owned by the film's producers; in other cases, the composer will own the soundtrack and will license usage rights to the producers; and surely other possibilities exist. (Keep in mind, of course, that Japan and the US have fairly divergent conventions when it comes to the handling of intellectual property, so the situation in Hollywood is probably not the same as the situation in... Akihabara?)


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During the 9 tails attack on the hidden leaf, Minato along with Kushina performed the death reaper sealing jutsu and sealed the Kyuubi into Naruto. Its been known that those who perform this forbidden sealing jutsu sacrifice both their lives and souls to the death reaper. However, Minato said he would also seal part of Kushina inside Naruto (which he actually did).

Does this mean that half of Kushina's soul was sealed in Naruto while the death reaper took the remaining half? Or were both hers and Minato's taken by the death reaper.


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Does using Izanagi require the Mangekyo Sharingan? I'm asking this question because on other questions, people are saying that the Izanagi and Izanami does not require the Mangekyo Sharingan, but rather, Senju and Uchiha DNA, plus a Sharingan. However, it is seen that many people used Izanagi without Senju and Uchiha DNA, as well as no Mangekyo Sharingan, but,

Black Zetsu's statement contradicts that entire argument.
So does using Izanagi really require a Mangekyo Sharingan? Or was this just a mistake?


texts: Ballroom e Youkoso Episode 14 & 19 OST question?

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I have the OST Soundtrack for Ballroom e Youkoso, but can't find this song.

The OST starts at roughly 7:20 for ep 14 when Chinatsu and Akira are arguing,

and at roughly 12:00 for ep 19 when Akira has the guy apologize. I would really appreciate if someone could find me this song.

Here is a fan-made cover of the song for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXBjv-6pcIo


texts: Why did Dracule Mihawk become a Warlord/Shichibukai?

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If we see the list of Shichibukai, almost all of them have some reason to become Shichibukai.

Boa Hancock became shichibukai to protect Amazon Lily from marine. Gekko Morai, Doflamingo, Crocodile etc had their black work or evil deeds, which needed to be protected from marine.

But I don't remember anything about the Mihawk. He is alone but strong, so he don't need to fear from marine.

What is his real intention to become warlord?


texts: What is the proper order for watching the El Hazard series?

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The El Hazard series, written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, consists of two OVA series and two TV anime:

OVA

El Hazard: The Magnificent World
El Hazard 2: The Magnificent World

TV Series

El Hazard: The Wanderers
El-Hazard: The Alternative World

How are these different productions related? What is the best order for someone to enjoy them?


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By Seiyuu shows I mean things like Hanazawa Kana's Hanazawa Kana Hitori de Dekiru kana, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu's Matsuoka Restaurant.

Is there anywhere where one can watch them completely with consistent quality? I can find them in YouTube but it was the one uploaded by some random guy on the internet. The quality also varies greatly, like some only have voice, some with only low res video, and it also miss some chapters (i.e incomplete).

Note 1: limit answer to legal sources.
Note 2: not limited to the said shows. They are just examples.


texts: Is there any reason why the race takes place on Roboworld?

texts: Roboworld is a dangerous place for the racer. When they announced that the race was to be held in Roboworld, the President of Roboworld directly stated that they would not allow the race to be held there, and they would destroy any outsider who entered their territory by any means necessary. They know that Roboworld had many troops and weapons to stop the race. One of the racer even stated that Roboworld troops were the meanest troops in the galaxy. So why did they still decide to race there? Was there a reason behind it or did they just want an intense race?


texts: I've seen the hour and a half movie called Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin and the story seemed very incomplete. Later I discovered that it was a compilation of longer episodes of a series. I'm not sure how I can fix my experience and in what order to watch the other animes with this title.


texts: Why did Yoshihiro Togashi recycle designs from Yu Yu Hakusho for his characters in Hunter x Hunter?

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Although Gon doesn't look similar by facial design, he is similar to the green schemes that Yusuke has, and his hair color is similar.

Killua is similar to Hiei's demeanor.

Both Kurapika and Kurama have androgynous appearances

Personalities are similar.


texts: Where can I acquire a copy of this Doraemon manga?

texts: I am the curator of an exhibition on Easter Island in popular culture (http://www.moaiculture.com) and I am trying to track down a few missing items. If you can assist we will acknowledge you in the exhibition. The key question: is this a manga or an activity book?


texts: How does the Elementary School Principal get away with so much?

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In Gakuen Alice, the Elementary School Principal is involved with a lot of things that seem to be illegal, including

  the death of Mikan's father.

Is it ever said in the manga how he can get away with that? Why doesn't anyone (including the government) stop him or at least try to prosecute him?


texts: Did Ichigo originally have Sode no Shiraiyuki?

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At the start of the Bleach manga, Rukia stabs Ichigo in the heart with her zanpakuto in order to give him her shinigami powers, which allows him to protect his family from the Hollows.

After that, Ichigo obtains a sealed zanpakuto that he uses (alongside Rukia in a gigai) to fight Hollows around Karakura.

Later, Rukia returns to Seireitei and regains her shinigami powers, which robs Ichigo of his.

This implies that Ichigo had borrowed his powers from Rukia for the run of the Karakura Arc. This is further supported when Ichigo gains his own zanpakuto, Zangetsu, and his sword is unsealed rather than remaining in its more benign state.

Because Ichigo is borrowing Rukia's spirit powers, and because Zangetsu's form appears to be more volatile and less prone to remaining sealed, is the first zanpakuto that Ichigo carries Rukia's zanpakuto Sode no Shiraiyuki?


texts: I am curious as to how is an Anbu chosen, what are the requirements, and does every one of them have like a certain backstory that makes them special or different from the normal ninjas (like how Yamato is able to do Wood style jutsu's and how Kakashi was one of the youngest Jounin in the village), or are they just trusted by the Kage's?


texts: Why did they skip the 4th Hokage and choose the 5th instead after the 3rd died?

texts: I think I didn't watch Naruto carefully because I can't understand one thing: After the third Hokage died, the fifth was chosen. Why did they skip the Fourth Hokage?


texts: Who is this character in a green shirt swinging a flagpole?

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I found this image today, and am curious as to who the character therein is.

The only English result produced by a reverse image search is this blog post which suggests that the origin is the anime Durarara!!. However, I've been looking at various Durarara!! character profiles, such as the category on their Wikia and this image of all the major characters, and this boy does not appear to be in them.

All this leads me to believe this shot might be a flashback or something (as he looks quite a bit younger), or perhaps another anime if I've been misled...

What is the name of this character?


texts: What was the meaning of the scene of Albedo at the end of Overlord season 2 episode 10

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At the very end of Season 2, Episode 10 of Overlord, Albedo is spending time with her Ainz dolls, when Ainz orders her to prepare for a raid to save a human.

Most importantly, the camera panned over to where she was looking, a banner of what I believe is the Guild symbol torn off the wall and thrown on the ground, then a banner in the background behind her, and Albedo is showing disgust towards her orders. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on those banners, so what exactly was going on in that scene.


texts: Is mastered Ultra Instinct the same as Super Saiyan Silver?

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V Jump magazine has released a picture of Goku with silver hair and a lot of people in the web is talking about "Super Saiyan Silver" and that it has to be mastered Ultra Instinct.

Is there any official confirmation or refutation that mastered Ultra Instinct is Super Saiyan Silver?


texts: What kind of dragon slayer magic Acnologia Wields

texts: What kind of dragon slayer magic did Acnologia use to slay 10,000 dragon 400 years in the past?


texts: Why do anime films tend to use film actors to voice the anime instead of professional seiyuu?

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For example, the voice actors for the protagonists of the anime film Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka? are Suda Masaki and Hirose Suzu, who are best known for their acting careers. Compared to other professional seiyuus in the industry, both of them have much less experience in voice acting.

On the other hand, famous seiyuus (i.e. Miyano Mamoru, Hanazawa Kana, and Kaji Yuki) were given a supporting role in the film.

Regardless of their performance in the film (cause it's not out yet), I was curious if there are any reasons these anime films tend to use film actors? Since there are a huge pool of seiyuu working in the industry.

Furthermore, Kamiki Ryunosuke and Kamishiraishi Mone got a leading voice acting role in Kimi no Na wa. They both did a great job and even received an award for it. However, it seems to me that they only do voice acting for anime films (especially Kamiki Ryunosuke).

Is there a particular reason for this? Or is it just a marketing strategy to use these big actors' names in the film?


texts: What did Madara mean by "showing our guts"?

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In the latest episode (filler, obviously...) of Naruto Shippuden, episode 368 the expression

  "to show your guts"

was flying all over the place. I've tried Googling around, but didn't manage to find what it meant.

I think it means something along the lines of showing your most inner feelings, but I'm not entirely certain.

PS: English isn't my native language, so don't judge.


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in Trimmau's Wikia Page it says she's developed a fault where

  she rampages around occasionally thinking that she is a "killer robot from the future" due to the movie she watched in development.

I am wondering if this is a real movie or a reference to Type-Moon's 2012 April Fool's joke?

i have chosen Fate/Zero as the tag because Trimmau was originally Kayneth's  Volumen Hydrargyrum Mystic Code until Waver reprogrammed it after the forth war


texts: How was Kakashi Hatake able to survive and become the next Hokage after losing his Sharingan?

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I hardly read the manga. I watch the anime series, Naruto: Shippuden. In episode 424, Kakashi's Sharingan (previously Obito's Sharingan) is stolen by Madara. Then in episode 425, Naruto uses his new power and give Kakashi's old eye (as far I know and from my view, it is a normal eye).

Kakashi is the Copy Ninja. So how could Kakashi survive in the ninja world and become the next Hokage (I watched The Last: Naruto the Movie) with normal eyes? I'm curious because Kakashi's nickname was given because he used his Sharingan for copying others' jutsu. That was his technique. As I can remember in Naruto series, someone described Kakashi and told that the only jutsu he mastered by himself was the Chidori.


texts: Which was the first anime featuring power levels?

texts: Severals animes have the idea of power levels, in those universes a technological or magical device exists to give a figure to the combat power of an individual. Three of them I know are Dragon Ball Z, One Punch Man and Nanatsu no Taizai. But which anime was the first to feature this concept?


texts: What is the meaning behind the scene where Saki fights a Tainted Cat?

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In Shinsekai Yori episode 10, Saki encounters a Tainted Cat which attacks her in the neck, but fails to damage her due to a necklace she's wearing. While the cat is biting the necklace, she mumbles some words and after that the cat is killed.

The first impression I had was that she was defending herself. So she probably chanted something related to the way the cat was killed. But re-watching the scene, the cat had blood on its mouth despite not being able to damage Saki. What's the meaning behind this scene? What is Saki mumbling? Did SHE kill the cat or was it somebody else (like Shun)?


texts: Why is "Meitantei Conan" translated as Case Closed?

texts: I really like the "Meitantei Conan" anime, but I've always wanted to know, why is was the name translated to "Case Closed" when it was localized?


texts: I just want to know: who is stronger? Based out of these two since they are in the league of learning new type of control magic. That's why


texts: OST from Tokyo Ghoul:re Episode 2 around 20:40

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On Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 2, there's a song around 20:40.

I already tried SoundHound but no dice.

What is the song title?


texts: How much do the live-action Nana films cover?

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I've seen bits and pieces of the Nana films before, and I'm thinking of watching them again for the nostalgia kick. I am aware that there is also an anime adaptation of the manga, which I assume does not cover the entirety of the manga. (The anime ran in 2006, and the manga last published in 2009.)

I've been recommended the anime before (albeit by a friend who had somewhat different taste in this sort of thing), so on the off-chance I end up wanting to watch the anime or read the manga after seeing the film: how much of the manga do the live-action films cover? Are there any major changes to plot or characters that I should be aware of?


texts: What is the song that starts playing at 5:26 of Fairy Tail episode 9?


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In the first part of the manga Cage of Eden, when Sengoku, Oomori, and Mariya went to the plane crash site, they saw the video camera that was being used by Eiken. They saw what happened on days they are not at the site abd they found it left inside the plane but Eiken is not in there. In first part of that arc, it is also implied that Eiken left the camera on the plane and made Rion the one to use the camera (she's the one who captured the scene about stabbing the pilot.)

So when everyone was gone, Sengoku found Eiken's camera inside the plane, where he also found Rion.

Meaning to say, Eiken should not be carrying his camera when they went to other places.

But when they went to the Top of the Mountain, there is a short slide that shows Eiken using his camera zooming wide distance in order to see the antenna tower,

So how is that so?? If Eiken left his camera inside the plane, how does he hold it when their group was on the top of the mountain?

To clarify things, Eikens group arrived first in the antenna tower before Sengoku's group.

Is this a mistake of the author?


texts: What is the purpose of the prayer in Fire Force?

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I'm not too far in the series but I can't see any use in the prayer yet.
First I thought the prayer either weakened the infernal or boosted the firefighter.
Then I thought the soul needed the prayer to be "freed".
For example, on D.Gray-Man:

 A soul can either be freed when killed by exorcist innocence or destroyed when killed using a different method.

Does it make a difference if they pray or not in Fire Force?


texts: Is this Monogatari opening a take on another artists' style?

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During the opening song 'Kogarashi Sentiment' (The fourth opening in Monogatari Season 2), the video continually switches from one art style (the normal Monogatari type art), to another one (which seems like a dated art style).

Is this a homage to another artist/company who would be known for this style?

The style seems quite familiar, but that could just be the dated feel of the art.


texts: Why does Obito only grab some people when he teleports them to the kamui dimension?

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Take for example when he's fighting Danzos subordinates. He grabs onto one of them when he teleports them, but for the other he simply uses it at a range.

And if he can just always teleport people from a range, why was he always so insistent on grabbing his opponent? He could have just attempted to long-range kamui on Minato and Naruto instead of always trying to grab them.


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Characters in both Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night refer to the Saber class as "superior" or the "strongest" of all Servants but don't seem to explain why.

Is there something about how the summoning works that makes Sabers stronger or is it just that heroic spirits that qualify as Sabers tend to be more powerful ones?


texts: Does Sasuke also remove Kurama's memories when they time travel?

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In the arc where Sasuke and Boruto time travelled to the past, It was mentioned that Sasuke removed the memories of everyone, well except for Kurama. Did he really forgot to remove it? or Kurama kept it all this time?

..Boruto Episode 136


texts: How do fishmen produce water when there is no water around?

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I was watching the fight between Luffy and Hody, when Hody tries to use the attack where he shoots water bullets (I think it's called Yabusame).

So I was wondering how he can produce so much water when there is no water around him? Is that some quality of the fishmen or am I missing something?

Here's the image from the fight.


texts: Did Arataka Reigen retain or unlock some psychic powers?

texts: At the end of the first season, Mob lent his powers to Arataka Reigen and after that he's able to see Dimple. Before when Mob's brother started to see Dimple, Dimple said this was because he was about to unlock his psychic powers. Did Arataka Reigen retain or unlock some psychic powers after Mob lent his powers to him?


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I knew that the Robotech series was adapted from three other anime: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA. However, I always thought that when it came to the "SDF-#" it was either referring to "Space Defense Fortress" or "Space Defense Force".

However, when I was watching Episode 78 ("Ghost Town"), the old guys referred to the crash warship as a "Super Dimensional Fortress".

What does "SDF" actually mean in Robotech?


texts: What's the story behind the Altair fanart in episode 20?

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Episode 20 of Re:Creators features something marvelous: real-world fanart of Altair from Pixiv appears in the show-world as fanart of Altair on "Piclive". For example, this screencap...

...depicts this piece of fanart uploaded to pixiv back in May by artist Mochizuki Kei (望月けい).

A few seconds prior, a number of other pieces of fanart are shown:

These, too, are actual pieces of fanart from Pixiv (e.g. #6 by itsia, #9 by TOH, etc).

(Note that while all the linked images are SFW, Pixiv itself contains heaps of NSFW content.)

My question: how did these pieces of fanart come to be integrated into the anime? Were they "planted" ahead of time (i.e. did the artists have a prior arrangement with the producers to draw and release this art earlier in anticipation of episode 20)? Or was this art drawn "organically", with the artists only later being contacted about using it in the anime?


texts: How and why did the Tailed Beasts grow up?

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From the start of the series, we saw the Tailed Beasts as large, vicious, and angry entities bound inside the bodies of their jinchuriki. They were shown to despise the humans who bound them and used their power for personal gain. But they weren't always like this.
Initially, they were shown as small and emotionally open towards the Sage of Six Paths. While I understand why they hate humans now, I don't understand why and how they grew larger from their small size to something equivalent to an 'adult size'?
They are now shown as a large mass of chakra. When they die, they reform. Also, as we have seen, when the Kyuubi was divided into two separate parts, his size was reduced. But that reduction in chakra didn't make him small again.
So can anyone explain:

How did the Tailed Beasts grow from chibi to adult size? (Do they grow up like normal animals?)
Also, do chibi Tailed Beasts have less power and chakra than their adult forms?


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In episode of Boruto 66 there is a symbol that appears on his right hand.

What is it? Is it a curse mark or sealing jutsu? What does it represent?


texts: I was wondering what anime is that girl on dakimakura from? The screenshot is from NCIS series, season 9 episode 21. She's similar to Wendy form Fairy Tail, but have different eye color. I'm curious!


texts: Can a non devil fruit user use Haki with Seastone cuffs?

texts: This question is basically an extension of this question, in which it's mentioned that a devil fruit user can't use Haki because he/she gets weak due to seastone, but seastone shouldn't have any affect on Non-Devil fruit user.  So can they use Haki while they are in contact of seastone? Like Zoro and Ussop did during Water 7 arc.


texts: What websites provide streaming services for dubbed anime?

texts: I want to know which websites out there provide legal streaming services for dubbed anime. Among the series I'd like to watch are Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist, but I'd really like to be able to see whole seasons.


texts: What was the butcher's bill in the aftermath of the 1998 3-3 class' calamity?

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How many students, relatives died? How many survived?

Use this template. List names if you feel so (would like, but a body count is fine)

Teacher 2.
Relatives __
Students __
Survivors __


texts: Is the GoShogun OP being translated correctly?

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Out of a mix of nostalgia and curiosity (since I watched Macron 1 as a kid), I started watching the ye olde GoShogun anime on Amazon, which I think uses Discotek's localization. The subtitles for the first two lyrics of the opening song (after the "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0" countdown) seem odd though:

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

Is that really what the song says?
FWIW, here's the Romaji of those lyrics according to https://www.virtual-rotation.com/chirlind/others/sentai/goshou.html:

Akai botan wo shitteru ka?
Aoi botan wo shitteru ka?


texts: Is there a difference in terms of story etc when watching a dubbed anime over a subbed?

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I was wondering if you actually miss out on anything from watching the dubbed version of a series (E.g. Magi- Labyrinth of Magic over watching the subbed version of it)?

Everytime I watched dubbed animes, my friend in particular use to moan about a lot of things such as the voices sound horrible and you miss out on more of the storyline through improvisation and other stuff such as cuts on certain lines and sayings. Ever I was oblivious or just plain blind but I actually never noticed this before (besides the voices of course) and since I have never actually watched the same of an anime series in both dubbed and then re-watched it in subbed to compare it, do you actually miss out on anything important or paramount?

Is there any difference in terms of the story, how the characters are developed or how the storyline runs when you watch a dubbed anime over the subbed version of it which is in Japanese? Do you miss out on anything or is this just my friend trying to persuade me to only watch it in subbed which I highly suspect.


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Boruto has a Jougan because his father, Naruto Uzumaki, is a descendant of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and his mother, Hinata Uzumaki, is a descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki. This gave him Kaguya's chakra and a Jougan (anime only). "Toneri didn't appear in Himawari's dreams and give her a Jougan" isn't the answer I'm looking for, as it is completely wrong. I just want to know why she also didn't get a Jougan as Hagoromo and Hamura's chakra would still mix when she is born, meaning she should have one as well.
Why doesn't she have one? Is it plot hole? Or is a Jougan supposed to be an OP Dojutsu meant for the MC only?


texts: I'm not sure when she became afraid of birds. Does it involve something from her childhood?


texts: How did Nunnally know that Lelouch did what he did for good?

texts: In the last episode of Code Geass R2, after Lelouch died, Nunally touched his hand and she suddenly knew what he did and what the Zero Requiem was. Was this a power of Geass?


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Without counting Broly's supressed transformation (because it's an artificial transformation due to its necklace) does Broly have 2 transformations? I know this question is tricky because it could have different answers according to which version of Broly you are talking about (in Dragon Ball Heroes and other promotional animes there is a Broly SSJ3, Broly god, Broly SSJ4, etc), but how it is considering Broly from the movies in general. In the old non canon movies we've seen a greenish transformation in the first movie, and in the second movie we've seen a yellow transformation. Now for the new movie we've seen a greenish transformation and a yellow transformation from a promotional art. Does Broly have 2 transformations, a base form, a regular super saiyan transformation  (yellow) and a greenish legendary super saiyan transformation?

Old movie 1

Old movie 2

New movie


texts: Is King's luck natural or does he have some sort of "luck superpower"?

texts: Supposedly King has escaped situations a lot of times out of bluffing and pure luck. Is this luck natural or does he have some sort of "luck superpower"?


texts: Anime about a guy who sees and then eats invisible bugs?

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Can you identify this anime?

This anime might have been a short movie that was an extra on another dvd set.

It was about a guy who starts seeing these bug-like things attached to peoples backs. I think he has the urge to eat one which makes him realize that the 'bugs' are the regrets or bad memories of those people. When he eats them the people become happier. After trying to help people by eating their invisible 'bugs' he notices they might have been better off keeping those memories.

I know that's not much to go on, but any help would be great!


texts: How was Aizen building up the Espada before getting the Hogyoku?

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In Season 10, after Nnoitra survives the Cero Doble that Nelliel ate and shot back, Nnoitra said that it had been years since Nelliel was an Espada.

From my understanding the Espada only started to form after Aizen got the Hogyoku and I don't see how it's been years since he took the Hogyoku out of Rukia.

So how was Aizen building up the Espada before getting the Hogyoku?


texts: Why did the Survey Corps search along the wall instead of on top of the wall to find a hole in the wall?

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Attack On Titan Manga [Chapter 37] [Chapter 38]

You know that part after the female titan part where suddenly Titans were spotted, Mike died and the survey corps horse rid along the wall to find a hole (which wasn‘t there but they couldn‘t have known)? They themselves knew that it was very dangerous because of course they suspected that there were lots of titans coming through the hole and if they found the hole they needed to flee or fight.

But why didn‘t they just run on top of the wall to find the hole? Of course they can‘t see it but they could see the titans and where they are heading to (to the hole) and they could see the titans going though the hole without risking their lives. I know that Ymir and Historia etc. didn‘t have their gear but Nanaba for example did and she could have helped them get on top of the wall. They even expected there to be lots of titans and the wall is 50 meters high they could see very far. I think it‘s an easier and safer solution.


texts: Is there only a single Throne of Heroes in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?

texts: Is it ever specified that whether each alternate timeline has a ToH of its own, or there is only a single ToH in the entire Type-Moon multiverse?


texts: What is theme music that plays in episode 181 at 07:37 minutes?

texts: What is the theme song that plays while Subaru embraces Rock Lee?


texts: Is there any meaning behind what student's name appears in the episode name and eye-catch?

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In the second season of Ansatsu Kyoshitsu, every episode's name appears with a "by XXXXXXXX", where XXXXXXXX is a student's name:

Then the same thing happens halfway through the episode, but instead of having the episode's name, it just says "Assassination Classroom Second Season", with a different student's name:

At first, I thought these might be significant to the story being told in that episode, and that the episode was in some way gonna be centred around that student. However, that does not seem to be the case (unless I'm seriously messing up the students' names).

Is there any significance behind what names appear in each episode, or are they just every student's names picked in random order and have no connection to the episode itself?


texts: In Ichigo Mashimaro, Ana is embarrassed by her surname "Coppola". It's implied that it has some meaning (or perhaps sounds like something) in Japanese, but I couldn't figure out what. What does Ana's name sound like, and why is it embarrassing to her?


texts: Does Kaneki pop his knuckles or break them?

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Initially, I used to think that he popped his knuckles, but the noise is simply too loud. Also, considering the gruesome origin of his white-haired avatar, I am inclined to think he breaks  them instead.

Does Kaneki pop his knuckles, or break them?


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I remember Morel and Shaiapouf have a fight and Shaiapouf won the fight and took Morel pipe and threw it somewhere else. *I remember he threw it into the sea if no mistake.

So after the fight did Morel find back his pipe? If he didn't have his pipe that mean he is useless currently right?


texts: What song plays in episode 1 of One Piece when Luffy punches Alvida?

texts: I'm trying to figure out the name/title of the song that plays in episode one of One Piece that starts at the 20:00 mark, when Luffy punches Alvida. Does anyone know it?


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In Phase 1 of Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalicia when Croix's group is heading back to Pastalia after Cloche collapsed Cocona becomes targeted by Grand Bell Knights because she is infected with I.P.D.

To my understanding I.P.D can only be contracted by Reyvateil's yet no one bats an eye about Cocona being a Reyvateil rather her level of infection (thus the suprise deployment). both Luca and Cloche has had to have the Life Extending Agent administrated to them but Cocona has yet to receive one and while i've only just started Phase 3 there seem to be no indication Cocona is a Reyvateil (ie. she's not reading Hymmnos, not using Song Magic).

So is Cocona a Reyvateil? if so how far developed is she as a Reyvateil in comparison to Luca and Cloche


texts: Who did Kaito Kid meet first: Conan or Shinichi?

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In Detective Conan series, Kaito Kid first appeared in episode 76.

Conan acted like he's never met him and he was looking forward to meeting him and putting him in prison.

But in episode 219, it seems like Shinichi has already faced Kaito Kid even before his body shrank.

How is that even possible?


texts: whats is the song that plays in naruto episode 479 when sasuke talks about naruto when the infinite tsukuyomi?

texts: I can't seem to find that song but it's when the tailed beasts are released and sasuke talks about naruto in episode 479


texts: Name of the song in the trailer of "A Lull in the Sea"

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In the official trailer of A Lull in the Sea by NIS America, there is a song playing in the entire trailer.

What is the title of the song?


texts: Is Misa's suicide being caused by Light's death a flaw in the story?

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In Episode 37, Light dies. Soon after that, Misa commits suicide. But I'm a little confused now, because of this rule:

  the death of the person whose name is written in the book can not lead to anyone else's death

Now, everyone knows that Misa will commit suicide if Light dies. But the death of a person whose name is written in the book can't lead to anyone else's death. So basically, Ryuk shouldn't have been able to kill Light, because if Light is dead, that will indirectly lead to Misa's death. So, have I missed something in Death Note, or am I right?


texts: Anime identification request about guy with invisible pills (hentai)

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I'll just describe it as I don't want to post NSFW links (plus I can't find them anyways).
I just saw it on some fishy site somewhere, and the story was interesting, at least for me.
The video was raw, so I didn't understand any of it.

This is what I remember of it:

The MC is a guy who is a store employee together with two girls
One girl is a harsh manager of sorts, the other a shy-type
One day an old guy appeared suddenly, giving him pills that can make him invisible
He tested it and sure enough, he became invisible
Forgot some of the "meaty" parts, but one involved doing it with the harsh manager, and one doing it with the shy-type. There were other girls involved, but I can't remember them.

That's all I can remember.


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In the Visual Novel of Fate Stay Night, both Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes share the same start with Sakura making breakfast for Shirou and Shirou seeing her in the Archery Club.

If Unlimited Blade Works is completed, during these initial days, at one of the times where Sakura is preparing breakfast for Shirou, the player can select to notice a bruise Sakura has, netting the player some of the critical affection points with her to go into the Heaven's Feel Route. (We can assume it was Shinji who gave Sakura that bruise).

In Heaven's Feel, after Rider was defeated early Shinji's tome burned up, later when Blood Fort Andromeda is activated we find out that Sakura is Rider's true Master and Shinji got a second book from Sakura who gave him the books because didn't want to participate in the war (Shinji was begging for Sakura to make another book, and warned her that if she were to participate, she would have to fight Shirou). We also find out about Sakura's connection to the Greater Grail later on in the route.

We know Shinji is killed by Illya and Beserker in Fate, and in the Unlimited Blade Works, he was only defeated and went to Kotomine afterwards. However, I am wondering, what happens to Sakura in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes?

I am looking for a canon explanation. I don't believe the events in the Studio DEEN's adaptation of the Fate Route are canon, as the showdown between Rin and Sakura is actually a throw back to Heaven's Feel. Not to mention the whole arc (Caster trying to summon the Grail) is an arc in the Unlimited Blade Works route (in the original Fate Route, Caster appears briefly near the end, but is killed by Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.


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In the first season on Episode 6, they play with oil clay, and the clay model that Chinatsu make was censored.

What exactly did she make? Are there any pictures without the censorship?


texts: Does Naruto ever hold the rank of chūnin?

texts: I am not familiar with the contents of any of the movies. Keeping this in mind, can anyone tell me if Naruto ever gets the promotion to chūnin (or Jōnin for that matter). Since he is clearly the Hokage in the last chapter of the manga, I wonder if he was made such while officially still a genin.


texts: What is happening in the first episode of Black Rock Shooter?

texts: I've been trying to get into Black Rock Shooter but I can't get passes the first 3 episodes because I get really confused. Could someone explain what the first episode is about? It sorta goes all over the place and I'm not sure what they are trying to show.


texts: Can you tell me where to find this manga?

texts: Where can I find this manga: Ginga Sengoku Gun Yuuden Rai, also known as The Heroes of Galaxy Wars or Thunder Jet? I've been looking online for a place to buy this, but cannot seem to find it anywhere.


texts: She has not shown that she is not a ghost. For example, in one episode she said she had to go to the bathroom and in another episode, she tried to sit down and she fell taking physical damage from the fall.


texts: In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, there is some strange rune writing that is used a lot. I've heard that it references Goethe's Faust, at least in the first few episodes, and it's used in displaying the names of the witches as well. Is there any comprehensive guide for what each symbol means, or a list of quotes together with translations?


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So I finally got around to seeing what the fuss was all about with Attack on Titan anime series, by marathoning it in two days, and I am glad I did. Do note that I just finish watching the anime series only, so if it's answered in the manga, please indicate spoilers.

The thing that stood out for me though was the complete absence of Eren's father after the first two episodes, and the fact that no one seemed in the least bit concerned. We know he was (probably) not dead, because in the second episode, he was seen riding back home concerned about whether his wife, Eren and Mikasa were safe. In Eren's memories, he also seemed to be aware of what was going to happen (or saw it as inevitable), so it seemed unlikely that he had been killed, particularly with no mention of it.

However, aside from some recurrences of Eren's dream/memory, there was no sign of his father at all, and nobody seemed to care. Eren and Mikasa didn't mention or even recognised the absence. And the various soldiers, generals, etc. didn't seem interested either, even though Eren made it clear that his father had something hidden in his basement, possibly related to his ability. I would have thought that someone would have interrogated him further on what his father was doing or what could be in the basement. All we seem to know is that he had been traveling somewhere for a week or so.

Is there an explanation as to where Dr. Jaeger was during the 5+ years? Is it just an oversight that Eren's father is so glossed over by the series? Seems kind of weird when he's potentially a crucial character in the same vein as Annie's father.


texts: How deep do the parallels with "The Lady who Loved Insects" run?

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Episode 1 of Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru is titled 「骨愛ずる姫君」, translated by Crunchyroll as "The Princess who Loves Bones". To the Japanese reader, this is clearly derivative of 「虫愛ずる姫君」 "The Lady who Loved Insects", an apparently famous narrative from the Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari, a Heian-era collection.

Do the parallels between Sakurako-san (either episode 1 or beyond) and "The Lady who Loved Insects" run any deeper than just the title?

(I, like you, have read the Wikipedia article; my hope is that answerers will have read "The Lady who Loved Insects" or at least have more than a passing familiarity with it.)


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Early into Fate/Stay Night, there is a scene where Shirou sees Sakura and another man:

In the Unlimited Blade Works Route, we confirm this other man is Gilgamesh. When Sakura talks to Shirou, she says that the other man was a foreigner and she couldn't understand him. However, we can see from the image that that may not be the case.

Since Gilgamesh has been tainted by Angra Mainyu's corruption of the Holy Grail from the previous war, and Sakura is a "Black Grail" Vessel with a deeper connection to Angra Mainyu than the "White Grail" Vessel (Ilya), did Gilgamesh already know about Sakura?


texts: Did Kendo practicing helped Kirito in SAO?

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At the second season of Sword Art Online we can see Kirito and his sister practicing Kendo:

In this scene, he used a similar fighting style that he used in the game. Is it possible to say that practicing Kendo or other fighting sports could help people in Sword Art Online?
I mean, being strong or fast in real life, Did it have some influence in the gameplay at SAO?
If so, people like Kirito could have some advantage?


texts: Not much to explain. Why does Rin Nohara have purple stripes on her cheeks?


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In Final Fantasy XII We know that Doctor Cidolfus Demen Bunansa (AKA Dr. Cid) found The Ancient City of Giruvegan where he met Venat, learned how the Occuria control the world by selectively distributing Deifacted Nethicite to control historic events and formed a partnership to "return the reigns of history back to the hands of man".

However for Vann and his party to enter Giruvegan they needed to summon Belias, as Esper they only obtained from Raithwall's Tomb having been King Raithwall's esper, i doubt Dr. Cid found the entrance to Giruvegan, went to the tomb to grab Belias and put him back after he opened it. i also doubt that Occuria would let Venat roam around Giruvegan on it's own given they know Venat knows what they know and is opposed to them.

So what happened to Dr. Cid in Giruvegan? How did he get in? why didn't the Occuria try and stop Dr. Cid and Venat from leaving?


texts: What is the One Piece's "Episode of Nami" categorized as?

texts: The One Piece's "Episode of Nami" is not an anime episode because of its length. What is that episode categorized as?


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The background color of a manga paper when scanned online is changed by the scanlators to white (#FFFFFF).

However, this is not the background color in an actual manga book. the color in the manga book looks little grayer in the paper.

What I am trying to do, is to publish a manga online with the same real background color.

What is the best estimation of that white-gray color?
What are the manga papers made of? They are not the same as a normal white printer paper.


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As shown in the Manga and the Anime, Enel survived along with the Ark.  He then Embarks to Fairy Verth

   The Moon.

In the Manga it shows his adventures on the Moon.  But what happened?  I didn't understand the situation that happened.  What exactly happened on the Moon?


texts: What is the purpose for the art-style of puck changing by scene?

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In some chapters or even as cover art in berserk puck is drawn fully with detail as shown here:

But in several chapters he is drawn like this:

Is there a reason for neglecting detail? I noticed that when he comes in as comic relief he seems to miss alot of detail like so. But is there some sort of artistic reason behind this choice that I am not aware of?


texts: Why do the top 10 heroes in Boku no Hero Academia only come from Japan?

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In Boku no Hero Academia, we know the world is not limited to only Japan; there are America and other countries as stated especially in the BNHA: Two Heroes movie. But why are the known top 10 heroes (probably all the best heroes) Japanese? Endeavor, Jeanist, Edgeshot, etc. are all from Japan, even All Might (although he's been in the USA doing hero work).

Is there another top hero that is actually not Japanese or not from Japan? Or is it just that Kohei Horikoshi makes Japan so much stronger in this series?


texts: What are the scientific inspirations for Steins;Gate?

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You know how they mention the LHC and about how it could create mini black holes and stuff like the world-line ideas

Also how the 36-bytes limit works for a D-mail and the theories behind the time-leap machine. Where do you think they got that from?


texts: Why is it that females can pilot IS and males cannot? Is there a special reason? Also, why is it that Ichika can pilot IS?


texts: Does "group date" mean something else other than "a date with many people"?

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In the first episode of Steins;Gate 0, Okarin says something about going on group dates, with Feyris and Rukako yelling at him for doing that.

Is a group date any different from what I think it is, just a date with many people?


texts: Why did Obito advise Itachi to keep his eyes closed?

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Before the Uchiha massacre, Itachi meets Obito(camouflaged with a mask as either Tobi or Madara) in the forest. Obito tells Itachi to keep his eyes closed while killing Uchiha people and Itachi agrees saying "I don't have any other choice!".
Why does Obito tell Itachi to keep his eyes closed, and why does Itachi obey?


texts: What's with the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" (and other anime/manga)?

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I am wondering what the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" means. To clarify: I am also talking about what the "x" means in general as many other anime/manga also have it in their titles.

A quick Google search for this question returns a Yahoo answer result which claims that the "x" is just for style and has no meaning whatsoever. Is this correct? Does this also apply to other anime?


texts: Can an EVA kill it's pilot through harm caused during battle?

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One of the big flaws in the EVA Systems is the issue of the EVA's nervous system connecting and interacting with the nervous system of the pilot. During the manga and the anime, it is shown time and time again that the injuries incurred to the EVA during combat are transferred to the pilot as well, a good example being Zeruel blasting EVA Unit 01's hand off, and Shinji feeling the pain of said action.

Now, this got me thinking, obviously the amount of pain endured would send any normal person in shock, due to multiple factors, like blood loss and outright "pain". If an EVA is seriously damaged during a battle, wouldn't the shock of the "pain and injuries" be enough to kill the pilot?

A very graphic example is Asuka and EVA Unit 02 vs the Mass production Evangelion Units, paying close attention to the sheer amount of damage Unit 02 sustained during the battle, being disemboweled and so on, eventually killing the EVA Unit.


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How is Orochimaru able to use his arms? Didn't the 3rd hokage cut them out of his spirit?
So even if he did jump between bodies, he shouldn't be able to use his hands because it wasn't his physical body's arms that were cut but spiritual ones.


texts: How was Madara so sure that he would be able to get his Rinnegan back?

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To implement his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, Madara would have to get his Rinnegan back. Given his propensity to plan everything, he had to have a plan when he died the first time. How did he plan to get the Rinnegan back?

He could not have expected Nagato to die becase that was pretty random. What he probably was expecting was that Nagato would be alive and that he would not cooperate with himself or Obito. So did he think that black Zetsu could overpower Nagato and order him to use Rinne Rebirth? But if Black Zetsu can overpower a Ninja as powerful as Nagato could he not have simply overpowered Hagoromo at the very beginning and be done with it?

The second possibility is that Black Zetsu can only overpower a ninja who has already been weakened. There are apparently three versions of Edo Tensei: Tobirama's, Orochimaru's, and Kabuto's. Madara could not have possibly known about Kabuto's version (he died before it was developed), he may or may not have known about Orochimaru's version. Was it not incredibly optimistic of him to expect to defeat alive Nagato as either Tobirama-style or Orochimaru-style Edo Tensei?


texts: Why did Airi say "Whose eyes are those eyes" at the end of the first episode?

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At the very end of the first episode, Airi is shown saying "Whose eyes are those eyes?" - a key phrase from Chaos;Head, another visual novel and anime from the same creators.

From what I've read, Robotics;Notes does have some ties to Chaos;Head that were seemingly cut from the anime completely (possibly copyright issues?). But it doesn't make sense to me that she would say this line when Chaos;Head is not referenced at all at any other point in the anime series, if I remember correctly.

Did I miss the meaning of the line within the anime series? Or does anyone have an explanation from the Robotics;Notes visual novel?


texts: In Mirai no Mirai, where is the protagonist's family house in Japan?

texts: Does anyone know where this location might be in Japan? Or is this a purely fictional location? I'm particularly interested in their house designs. The protagonist's neighbors' houses seem to be elevated. Is there a name for that style?


texts: Where did the convention of two-sentence episode titles in Shonen series originate?

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I heard a joke on a Podcast the other day that said Shonen Anime tend to have episode titles that are two sentences long. I noticed the case with both Dragon Ball Super and Fist of the North Star.

What series set this trend, and why does it seem so prevalent?


texts: Did Caulifla learn super saiyan and super saiyan 2 in the same day?

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Note: we're already in episode 98 of Dragon Ball Super, yet, if it's considered this topic has to be hidden with the spoilers invisible tag, edit the parts you consider relevant.

Details from episode 92 and 93 behind:

In episode 92 of Dragon Ball Super Cabba teachs Caulifla how to turn into Super Saiyan. And in episode 93, Caulifla, to save Cabba from Kale's attack turns into Super Saiyan 2. Is this supposed to happen all in the same day? Did Caulifla actually learn super saiyan 2 by her own and in the same day she learnt super saiyan?


texts: Laxus' plan. Would he have fought Makarov?

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In "The Battle of Fairy Tail" arc did Laxus ever actually plan on fighting Makarov?

His magic reveals his true feelings, and he tells his grandfather he really just wanted to make the guild stronger. So we know that he never would have smashed the statues of the girls, and he probably never would have set off the Thunder Palace. These were both just ways of pushing Makarov into handing over the guild.

He knows Erza and Mystogan will be coming for him. He plans for an inevitable battle with them, which he is sure he'll win easily. He even tells Freed he'll take care of them.

But, the statues and Thunder Palace aside as he never would have used them anyway, what if he did manage to beat Erza and Mystogan? What if the Thunder Legion had beaten everyone, and Gramps hadn't fallen ill? Makarov would never have just handed over the guild.

But would Laxus have actually fought Makarov in the end to get the guild? Freed tells Cana and Juvia he's storing up his magical energy to fight the master, but Laxus' true feelings are revealed in the end.

Laxus' plan seems to be a little over all the place at times.


texts: What does Eijiro Kirishima harden his body into?

texts: Eijiro Kirishima's rival, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu hardens his body into steel. Eijiro seems to be very similar to him, but I dont remember it was mentioned which does he harden his body into. What is it?


texts: What is the meaning of the title "Bad Apple", and which characters appear?

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The original video for Bad Apple!! is one of the most well-known Touhou videos. Here's the original, together with English subtitles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEUeWnV73U

Why is the song called Bad Apple? There is an apple in the video but I don't imagine that's why. It matches the lyrics decently, but it still seems like a strange name for a song.

Also, all of the characters in the video are black and white silhouettes. Which characters are represented and in what order?


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In the Databook it is said Fubuki speculates with Blast having psychic abilities, and has the ability to command trillions of robots (with his psychic abilities presumably?).  And recently a video claims

 Blast read Tatsumaki's mind in the manga when he met her and rescued her, by putting his hand on her head.

I don't recall how was this shown in the webcomic but I believe the interaction was even shorter. Is this confirmed now?
Does Blast have psychic abilities?


texts: Why did the reanimated Nagato and Madara have Rinnegan?

texts: When Madara was near death he gave the Rinnegan to Nagato, and Nagato's eyes were stolen. You can say "DNA" but in that case Nagato wouldnt have it so why did the reanimated Nagato and Madara have Rinnegan?


texts: I have noticed that Igneel is Natsu's foster parent, but to notice that his years with Igneel were quite short. Though the real question is to whom Natsu's real parents are and where he came from.


texts: Is Rascal correctly wearing a real type of backpack?

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In the first set of opening credits for Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai we see a short scene of Rascal wearing an unusual type of backpack in a way I have never seen before.

I have only watched the first three episodes, and I don't believe there has been context for this picture presented. I've never seen such a narrow backpack before, but I'll assume they exist.  Several characteristics strike me as odd:

By as low as it sits, it is as much as a "butt pack" as a backpack, at least as Rascal is wearing it.
The upper straps are shown restricting his arms. Is he unnecessarily binding his arms, or is that the proper way to wear it?
If the backpack were raised high enough for the upper straps to fit over his shoulders (common for most backpacks I believe), then the lower strap would seem to fit around his upper chest, which also seems unusual.

Is this a real world item being worn the way it is supposed to be?


texts: Why does Kirito have access to Sachi's inventory?

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in Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, Kirito has access to Asuna's inventory, as expected since they married before Floor 75, but also he has access to Sachi's inventory which contains a Teleport Crystal, a Health Potion and the message Sachi left for him for Christmas (can't use it to confirm the message but I assume it's the same one).

Aside from Kirito's attire, everything up until Kayaba disappearing on Floor 75 is based off the anime. So how does Kirito have access to Sachi's inventory? To my understanding, Grimlock only had access to Griselda's inventory after she died because they were already married. Is there another way for a player to share their inventory without marrying them?


texts: Whats the track in code geass season 1 episode 11 in prologue when black knight attacks

texts: Its starts when black knights retaliates cornelia's forces


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I watched this anime when I was a kid. It was really old anime, probably 15 years ago. I remember very little about it but here it goes:

It's a drama anime. I remember it was very sad story.
I think this kid is a boy. He lives alone, probably orphan.
His guardian, maybe parent, father or uncle died protecting him (not really sure about this one)
This kid has a dog, and most likely a monkey, and probably has another pet but I can't remember about it.
I think later on this series, one of his pet died or got an accident, probably the dog.
As far as I remember, it was TV series, not movie. It aired long before Rorouni Kenshin in my local TV station.

That's all I can remember right now.


texts: How did Sara from Samurai Champloo know about her son?

texts: In Samurai Champloo, how in the world did Sara realize her son was dead while talking to the pinwheel guy?


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According to the latest episode 653 of One Piece, Joker says to Trafalgar Law that the creators of world government were 20 families which are called Celestial Dragons. One of the 20 families was from Alabasta and its name is Nefertari Family. One person who comes to mind when we talk about Alabasta is Vivi, the princess of Alabasta, who belongs to Nefertari Family.

So is Vivi a Celestial Dragon?


texts: Where does season 4 of High School DxD start in the reading? I watched seasons 1-3 of the anime, High School DxD. If the light novel has more story or less story in it please let me know.


texts: How many reincarnations does Kanon have?

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In the anime it's mentioned that some humans are reincarnations of some of Kanon 7 origins, though Anon calls them fake. In the wikia (and I believe it already was hinted in the anime by Anon that he might be) it's stated that Lay is the reincarnation of Kanon.
So, how many reincarnations does Kanon have? Is Lay the only reincarnation of Kanon or there are 7 reincarnations?


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The Triage X Wikipedia page states that the show was picked up by Sentai Filmworks back in 2015 for an English release.

  In May 2015, Sentai Filmworks licensed Triage X for an English-language release in North America, [...].

Other than that, I can’t seem to find anything else regarding the dub.

Was it ever completed?


texts: Was Roy Mustang ever punished for participating in a genocide?

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In Episode 30: The Ishvalan War of Extermination (2009 series) lieutenant Riza  Hawkeye says that she and the colonel will  receive later punishment for the war crimes they committed, that justice demands it:

  Hawkeye explains that the Colonel plans to appoint greater democratic
  power to the national assembly and seek the prosecution of war
  criminals like himself. Ed is shocked to hear that Roy is taking such
  a potentially self-destructive path, but Riza declares that it is
  their duty and penance for what they have done.
  (Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki)

but in the last episode of the anime Mustang gets appointed as an officer with a high rank. Does he get a trial in the manga?


texts: How Would Someone Become the king of the pirate?

texts: Can someone become the king of the pirates only by finding the one piece.


texts: I remember that Naruto healed Kakashi's eye. If he did that to Sasuke if he lost his eye, would the Sharingan regenerate along with his eye, or would he be left with just a regular eye?


texts: In Naruto, when the medical team starts to heal wounds, they use their chakra. Does this only heal and restore chakra, or does it also help regenerate the skin cut by kunais?


texts: Why are there so many perverted virgins in anime?

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In non-hentai anime, nudity and ecchi scenes are everywhere—dramatically more than American broadcast TV and even more than non-porn American movies and cable TV. Yet, at the same time, sex is almost nonexistent and nearly all non-adult anime characters (and many unmarried adults) are virgins—dramatically more than in American movies and broadcast TV (and cable all the more so).

How is this discrepancy—that anime is so perverted and yet so prudish—to be explained?


texts: How come Mr. Braun doesn't remember Suzuha?

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In episode 16 Suzuha goes back in time. Unlike what happens when they send a D-Mail or time-leap, this doesn't cause the divergence ratio to shift — which in turn means all lab members still remember her, since she was just there.

However, after that, Mr. Braun goes to the lab to give Okabe Rintarou a letter from Suzuha, saying:

  It's a letter from someone who once took care of me.

Does he not remember her working for him as a part-timer? That would be weird, given everyone else in the lab appears to still remember her.

Or is the name change — from Amane Suzuha to Hashida Suzu — along with the age difference enough to make him not realize they're the same person?


texts: How much of the novel is covered in the anime?

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After watching the anime, I feel the need to finish the story through the novel. However, I do not know where in the novel did the anime end off or if it even followed the novel's plotline at all.

The question is that if I were to read the novel:
Where should I start?
Would I miss anything if I start where the anime ended?


texts: What is the chibi-esque gathering at the end of each episode?

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At the end of each episode of Ro-Kyu-Bu!, and sometimes during the episode content, the girls are seen talking to each other or to the audience in chibi form. Usually there is 8-bit music in the background, and the characters appear to be sprites (without animations).

Is this a game they're playing? Or, is it something more meta (like a representation of them talking by phone)? If it's a game, does it have a name?


texts: Kurapika's initial disrespect for Leorio, "Rewolio"

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In the various English versions of Hunter x Hunter, Kurapika shows his initial disrespect for Leorio in various ways:

1) 2011 sub: calls him "Leorio" instead of "Leorio-san"
 2) 2011 dub: calls him "Leorio" instead of "Mister Leorio"
 3) 1999 sub: calls him "Leorio" instead of "Mr. Leorio"
 4) 1999 dub: calls him something like "Rewolio" instead of "Leorio" ( https://youtu.be/LaQEBndn-JQ?t=795 )

This discussion takes place in episode 1 of 2011 and episode 3 of 1999.

I'm pretty sure the disrespect is due to the way Leorio had been being rude to the Captain and Gon. Anyway, I'm most curious about #4.  What exact name is Kurapika using? It is hard to tell with no text.  Does the actual word mean anything in either English or Japanese?


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In Season 1 Episode 6 - "The Mysterious Card Shop!", when Aichi fights Kourin, Kourin appears to have duplicated Aichi's Royal Paladin Deck.

In Episode 23 - "Fateful Encounter" it was the same in the match between Kourin and Ren however Ren was invited to PSY and Kourin had Ren play using a pre-built deck which was the same she used. as Ren noticed it was because Kourin was seeing a person's true skill as a fighter rather than the strength of their deck.

But i don't recall Aichi, Morikawa or Izaki being invited to PSY rather they found it by accident and even if they were invited, unlike Ren, Aichi had never been in any tournaments so there was really no way for Kourin to know what was in his deck via any broadcasts.

So how did Kourin copy Aichi's deck?


texts: Is there a canon explanation as to why Naruto still likes Sakura?

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What characteristic of Sakura makes Naruto like her? She was very useless in the original Naruto, and she is in love with Sasuke. Not to mention, she did not have anything traumatic in her childhood, unlike Hinata, who actually liked Naruto from the beginning.

Also Naruto nearly unleashed the nine tails for Hinata, but still said Sakura was sort of his girlfriend.

Did I miss something here? What did Sakura do to get Naruto to like her? I am only looking for canon answers.


texts: After having watched the movies of Broken Blade, where should I start reading the manga? Are there any differences?

texts: In which chapter did the 6th movie of Broken Blade (Break Blade) end?  Is it necessary to read the manga from the start, or did the anime stay faithful to it?


texts: Is this Non Non Biyori song an existing one?

texts: I am talking about this song. Entitled "Okonomiyaki" (お好み焼き), it is track 24 of Non Non Biyori Repeat's OST album, and appeared in Episode 8 (of the 2nd season) right before baby Ren-chon spilled the curry. It seems to have a certain quality that makes me think it's  Russian. Considering that track 14 "Soft Dekopon" (ずいずいデコポン) of the same album is a traditional Japanese children's song ずいずいずっころばし, it is not hard for me to believe if "Okonomiyaki" is indeed based on some Russian folk song, but I am not familiar with those. So please allow me to ask this question here.


texts: Are the Space-Time Barrier and Flying Thunder God Technique similar to one another?

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I came across the difference between the Flying Thunder God Technique and Obito's Kamui Technique Transportation Technique, here.

But what I am struck with the fact that Fourth Hokage used a Space-Time Barrier tecnique to teleport Nine-Tail's Tailed Beast Ball. So my questions are:

Is Space-Time Barrier similar to Flying Thunder God Technique?
Is it used to transport things using Teleportation Technique?


texts: How are the Monogatari manga and light novels related?

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Back on the 10th of January 2018 it was announced on Twitter that Bakemonogatari would be getting a manga.

  【解禁】

  『化物語』　漫　画　化　決　定

  3月14日(水)発売「週刊少年マガジン」2018年15号ヨリ

Where the first Japanese volume was released on the 15th of June 2018, and has garnered 7 volumes in Japanese. The first English volume was released on the 1st of October 2019.

How do these relate to the light novels and the animes?

Do they have the same stories (e.g. Bakemonogatari) and sub stories (e.g. Hitagai Crab)?
If they do, which stories and sub stories have been released?


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I still don't understand why Harry killed Brandon. He was Harry's best friend and the most loyal member he had.

Is it because he was jealous of him because he was Maria's boyfriend, or was it for another reason?


texts: What's up with this Araragi and Nadeko scene in Tsubasa Cat, Part 1 (episode 11)?

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In episode 11 of Bakemonogatari (Tsubasa Cat, Part 1), after exchanging Kanbaru's washed swimsuit, making some Nobita jokes and talking about Shinobu, Araragi suddenly tries to, from the looks of it, touch Nadeko's hair, but she steps back a bit just enough to stay out of his reach.

After trying that a few more times, things end up with Araragi lifting Nadeko's skirt, while she just looks moderately surprised. The overall mood of this scene is confusing more than anything.

Then this frame is shown, possibly hinting on the answer to this awkward situation.

(click for full resolution)

I don't understand this scene. Can someone explain what's going on through both of their minds?


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From Fanlore on the topic:

The Hanahaki Disease trope was popularized with the Japanese shoujo manga,「花吐き乙女」(Hanahaki Otome), or The Girl Who Spit Flowers by Naoko Matsuda (松田奈緒子), which was released in 2009. The symptoms of the disease are summarized to strong pain, having flowers blooming in the heart and lungs, and then throwing them up.
However, among East Asian (Japanese and Korean especially) fans and creators, the concept of flower regurgitation due to unrequited love dates to before Hanahaki Otome's release. Its true origins are currently unknown.

Can anyone find an instance earlier than 2009, and maybe find the earliest?
Why am I asking? Because TVTropes is talking about it.
Expect your answers to go there...
And, KnowYourMeme isn't giving me anything about Hanahaki Disease.
Urban Dictionary's entry is like, from 2018? Way too late.


texts: What is this anime in which the main characters train to stop Satan and they all wear weird suits?

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I only remember a character or two, but please help if possible! All the characters in this anime wear weird suits, and they train to stop Satan. There are 4 main characters in total that I know of.

Character 1 is one of the main characters. He has long blue hair, light blue eyes. His body is weak since he has been very sickly since birth. His dad is pretty famous. He trains diligently, and is loved and cared for by everyone in the school. His suit is blue and VERY powerful, and he is very kind.

Character 2 is the main protagonist. He has red hair. He is a big "do it now" kind of guy, and is new to learning how his suit works. In the first episode, his mom was taken by Satan. That's why he trained so hard to get his suit more powerful and stronger to help him. His dad is like a huge god or something. He is good at making enemies, leader of their "pack" (as I call it), helpful, and is not afraid to ask for help.

In the last episode I watched, they had to find some partners to pair up with. Character 1 partnered with a female protagonist and character 2 partnered with a male protagonist, who was the first character to be introduced. Character 1 fought an enemy that wanted him dead or something, and his friend got hurt in the process. The second character helped his friend pass the course and win. Same with the first character and friend. In the end, all four of them passed, then they competed with each other in a battle. That's all I know.


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On the TWGOK wikia, it says that the Jupiter Sisters are named after Roman gods and goddesses. Are they really a group or something? Or did Wakaki-sensei just randomly select and choose a suitable character for them? Do their traits match those of the real gods/goddesses?

And also, is this picture based on a real place?


texts: Who is this mystery girl with blue hair?

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In Captain Earth, there is a girl that appears only in two occasions during the series, when Daichi gets his Livlaster, and at the ending.

She is featured in the opening, so at first I confused her with Setsuna, but the hairstyle was different (huge giveaway they were not the same person).

So who is this ex-machina-lady? (huge spoiler if I had to explain why the ex-machina part)

Some speculation in the talk page for Hana Mutou put her as the human form of the Space Squirrel Pitz, the incarnation of the Livlaster, or something otherwise.

Since that is just speculation, I would like to rule that source out. Can anyone point another source to her bio?


texts: What is the meaning of these lines in the opening of Elfen Lied?

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In the opening of Elfen Lied titled Lilium, there are these lines:

Kyrie, fons bonitatis.

What is the meaning of "fountain of holiness"? Where they dedicating?

Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.

Who is or what is "ignis divine"?

Are these words just air or contain some deep meaning?


texts: Whats the name of the instrumental soundtrack at the start in Mardock Scramble:The First Compression?

texts: As the title says what is the name/title of the instrumental song/BGM that is played during the first 4 minutes of the start of the anime movie Mardock Scramble: The First Compression?


texts: Some people say Jiren is stronger than Broly, while some people say Broly is stronger than Jiren. Usually, in Dragon Ball, the next enemy is stronger. However, this pattern was changed in Dragon Ball Super as Beerus is stronger than most of the antagonists that came after. So who is stronger of the two?


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In episode 25 of the new fairy tail season spoilers, doh

 UL sends Jellal and Meldy a letter.

What did the message actually say? My eye sight is to bad to properly read it, but I had the feeling the translation was off.


texts: Why can't Natsu generate magic from eating Flame in the Edolas Arc?

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In the Edolas arc, earth land wizards can't use magic because it's limited. I understand all the reasons behind that ect.

But why can't Natsu generate his own magic from eating flames? It's shown him eating the flame of a torch before they enter the cave/mine tunnel, but he still can't generate magic. It didn't explain why that was!


texts: Who did Mirajane, Gildarts and Erza face off against to become a S-Class Mage?

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In the Tenrou Tree Arc, Gildarts told everyone who was moaning and groaning that he had to face the same thing as well when everyone was told that you had to face Erza and Mirajane which was...

  Fighting a S-Class Mage

So who was the S-Class mage that Mirajane, Gildarts, and Erza faced. Was it ever revealed in the manga or anime?


texts: Is the Senran Kagura Anime/OVA related to the games plot wise?

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So looking in my emails i noticed that there was a Senran Kagura Anime and a search on AniDB.net shows there is also an OVA.

I have Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus Let's Get Physical on the Vita and plan to get Senran Kagura Burst on the 3DS so i am wondering if the Anime and OVA of Senran Kagura are related to games plot wise?


texts: Why does Kakashi Hatake always wear a mask?

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Since his childhood as depicted in manga/anime, Kakashi always wore a cloth mask covering his face, making only eye(s) and a portion of forehead visible.

What was the reason for this?


texts: Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?

texts: The first episode of Tokyo Ghoul √A aired today, and at the end (obvious spoiler), Kaneki went with Aogiri (we don't know why yet). However, I read that in the manga, he did the exact opposite. Instead, he tried to create a group to fight Aogiri. Why did the second season completely deviate from the manga? Was it by the choice of the mangaka or the anime producers?


texts: Hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years?

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at the start of Season 2 of Love Live! School Idol Project the first years are running around the place trying to find Honaka to tell here there is a second Love Live competition noting that the first one was so popular that organizers decided to hold a second one.

But it was my impression Love Live was held before Season 1 since Hanayo and Nico already knew about it when μ's formed. so hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years?


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When Ichigo is being trained by Kisuke his second lesson involves Ichigo's Chain of Fate being cut, and in order for him to avoid becoming a Hollow he has to become a Soul Reaper.

After he gets out of the pit he was stuck in now with his own Soul Reaper Powers, Kisuke then begins his third lesson which is a fight. Between the start of the second lesson and the end of the third lesson there doesn't seem to be a point where they repair Ichigo's Chain of Fate (if it's even possible).

So is Ichigo technically dead because his Chain of Fate was cut?


texts: Can a mangaka continue another mangaka's manga?

texts: There are plenty of manga that never had an ending for many reasons. For example, High School of the Dead's mangaka, Daisuke Satou, has passed away. Some mangaka also cannot continue their work because of health problems, as well as other reasons. Say the original mangaka either prepared or did not prepare an ending himself/herself, can another mangaka continue their work? Has this ever happened before?


texts: Why does the Teiko basketball club have over 100 members?

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The Teiko basketball club in Kuroko no Basket is described as an incredibly strong team with over 100 members that won the championship three times in a row.

However, only 6 in the main roster and 2 of their senpai(s) are actually shown and mentioned in the whole anime. The other 92+ players were never mentioned and are literally useless. They also affected the basketball in middle school, where they themselves got more and more bored and their enemies gave up before even playing.

So I'm wondering why would 92+ players even join the basketball club when they obviously have no chance to play in a real match?


texts: The pun worked in English, but what was it in Japanese?

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The series Kamigami no Asobi is a reverse harem involving a mortal girl, Yui Kusanagi, who is tasked with teaching six of the ancient gods about the meaning of love.  Episode 4 focuses on Hades.  He is shown to have a dry wit and a tendency towards intellectual puns.  However he avoids contact with people and gods because he is cursed and believes he will bring misfortune to those near him.

At the end, Yui and the other gods show him that they really like him and will chance misfortune to be around him.  In explaining his happiness to her, he says (in English subtext, time mark 21:04 to get full context):

I cannot wallow in misfortune.
Kusanagi,
"Yui" were right about everything.

The pun works great in English. It got me curious if there was a pun in Japanese as well.  Is "Yui" similar to a Japanese word for "you"? If not, how did it work?


texts: What is the reference being made by saying "I did this at a serious seminar once"?

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In Osananajimi wa Daitouryou, there is a comedy scene between the main character, Hondo Jun'ichirou, and Ell. The conversation goes like this:

Ell: A small test. It is a simple CPU inspection. I know.
Ell earnestly nodded, then pulled a mechanical pencil out from her pen case and faced the desk. She then muttered a single sentence.
Ell: Ah, I did this at a serious seminar once.
Jun'ichirou: What are you blurting out all of a sudden!?
Ell: It is a simulation. I heard that your test score will go up if you announce it in this manner.
Jun'ichirou: Where are you getting that information from...?
Ell: From 7ch.

This is a screenshot of the same scene in Japanese for reference purpose:

What is the reference being made when Ell said "I did this at a serious seminar once"?


texts: Does Zoro still have his ankle scars from Little Garden?

texts: In Chapter 133, Zoro appears to have received ankle scarring from Little Garden, yet in Chapter 239, there's no scarring, so does this mean the scarring wasn't permanent, or was it an error?


texts: Do studios like MAPPA do small animation projects for the right amount of money? It seems that MAPPA only does animation they're paid to do by TV stations, so I am wondering if they would be willing to accept work from a single individual as long as they get paid.


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I noticed that red apples seem to have symbolic meaning in Anime and I wonder if it is in line with western interpretations.
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After waking up in the hospital, Satoru's nemesis Yashiro sits besides his bed and peels a red apple.
AnoHana: When Jinta's mother explains the concept of reincarnation to Menma, she peels a red apple.
Death Note: Well... Ryuks favorite food and he's a Shinigami, a death god...
So yea, common theme, must have to do with death.
From what I gather, a typical western interpretation, among others (e.g. sin) is rebirth, which does fit the bill regarding the first two examples and to some extend also the third.
So my question: Is it what it seems or is there yet another meaning attached in eastern symbolic that I don't know of?