texts: Do anime with more ecchi scenes pay their seiyuu more than non-ecchi anime?

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Seeing the Citrus anime that aired in Winter 2018 got me thinking. This anime has so many ecchi scenes. Yuzu and Mei kissed and did so many perverted acts.

Had this been a boy-girl kissing scene, it might be considered okay and normal enough. Problem is, Yuzu and Mei are both female, thus their kissing scenes are ecchi. Taketatsu Ayana (Yuzu's seiyuu) and Tsuda Minami (Mei's seiyuu) would have to make lots of perverted noises for those scenes.

This reminds me that High School DxD also has Itou Shizuka (Himejima Akeno's seiyuu) and Hikasa Youko (Ria's Gremory's seiyuu) make lots of similar noises for the recording.

While Itou Shizuka is known to be a seiyuu for eroge, even she was embarrassed when she had to do many perverted noises during recording in front of many other seiyuus (I read it somewhere but forgot where, will update with link if I can find the article again). Itou-san went as far as crying to Asakawa Yuu (voice actress of the Megurine Luka vocaloid, and seiyuu for many eroge) due to the embarrassment.

It should also be noted that both Itou-san and Asakawa-san used pseudonyms for their eroge VA work. This suggest that such work is not really desirable, or at least, it definitely is not at the top of desirable jobs to do. Hanazawa Kana doesn't do eroge voice acting, for example.

Now, returning to Citrus, Taketatsu Ayana and Tsuda Minami were not fresh, newly-graduated seiyuu. They have worked in the industry for quite a long time and have built names for themselves.

Does this means that anime with many perverted scenes pay their seiyuu more?

Note: To make things clear, by "ecchi" I mean the perverted noise(s) the seiyuu has to make for the scene, and not the perverted images that go with them.


texts: How many times has Mob reached 100%, and what emotion surfaced each time?

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When Mob reaches 100%, his esper powers explode and some emotion surfaces.

How many times did he reach 100% (not how many times he exploded)?
What emotion surfaced each time?
Supply chapter / episode reference for each event if possible.


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It's a known fact that Blackbeard had a fight with Magellan.
Magellan poisoned Blackbeard and all of his crew.

They're seen covered in Magellan's poison after the scene below.

Why aren't they dead and how did they (also) escaped Impel Down?


texts: When an Uchiha member is going to get married with another Uchiha member, are they marrying their cousin?

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Like my question is asking, are they marrying their own cousin? I'm wondering this because I remember Obito telling Naruto that Sasuke was his relative in volume 71 chapter 683: I Dreamt the Same Dream. I also remember Madara saying the same thing to Sasuke and Obito, which got my attention.

So according to what I've read in the manga they are saying their blood is all connected which, therefore, makes them all relative? So if they are relatives that make them cousins or something like that? If they do end up being cousins, are they marrying their own cousin? Isn't that kind of disturbing to them or am I wrong and in the Uchiha there are still different family members but have the same last name, which makes them all "relatives"?


texts: How did the characters gain their power to perform alchemy in FMA:Brotherhood? Is it genetic, or is it something that can be learned? After all, not everyone in the series can use alchemy.


texts: Why does Miki keep pulling out a stopwatch?

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I'm currently on episode 10 of Revolutionary Girl Utena, and I've noticed that at certain points someone (most likely Miki, if I'm not mistaken) will pull out something that looks like a stopwatch or a counter. (This happens in the beginning of episode 10 when the Student Council is discussing the next duelist, and also happens earlier in some of the points concerning Nanami.) Some sort of clicking sound will accompany this.

But I'm not really sure what this is supposed to signify (if anything). Is Miki counting something, or is this supposed to just set the tone for something? If so, what is this "something"?

Update: In episode 11, Miki pulls out a stopwatch again after asking Touga if he's just treating his sister like a pet (in the translation I was watching) and states a "time" of 6.54 seconds. But I'm still not sure what he's counting. Afterwards, the discussion immediately goes back to Nanami's loss to Utena.


texts: So in the end, Natsume and Harutora kissed. Isn't that weird? They are supposed to be cousins, right? Or was Natsume adopted? Which wouldn't explain her natural talent.


texts: How is the Rinne Sharingan awakened? I know Madara and Kaguya were the only people to do so but I don't remember it ever being explained in Naruto Shippuden.


texts: Does Tsunemori still try to catch Kougami at the end of the movie?

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The end of this movie was a bit unclear for me. Ginoza said to her that Kougami isn't worth her attention and that she should just leave him alone. But then Tsunemori responded that Ginoza hasn't changed and always wants to carry the burden. She then smiles at him and he smiles back. So there is definitely something behind those words.

If my assumption is correct, Ginoza planned to catch Kougami alone and doesn't want Tsunemori to be involved (carry the burden alone). But Tsunemori declines his plan and wants to catch him too by saying Ginoza always wants to carry the burden alone and then smiles.

Am I correct with that assumption?


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In Kuroshitsuji, they often sing a song that ends on "my fair lady," see here.

It sounded really familiar to a song that I've heard before in several other languages, but I can't find the name or the origin of this song.

What is the name of this song?


texts: Help me remember this movie that isn't Spirited Away

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When I was a child, I was all about this anime movie and for years now I have not been able to find it nor pinpoint the title.
The description is going to be a bit ambiguous so just stay with me here and keep a very open mind. This is coming from the memory of a 5 year old.

Timeframe for when movie was made: mid 80s to sometime throughout the 90s

In the beginning there is a brunette little girl (maybe even a pre teen) that does not appreciate something in her life. I believe she gets upset with her mother and takes her for granted then runs outside to her backyard upset. There she encounters... something... a spirit... or animal. I can't remember but she is sent on a mission and it gets pretty hazy from there. I remember the end is her waking up in the backyard and it was all a dream and she runs back inside and hugs her mother.

No, it's not Spirited Away. Really.


texts: I really would like to know what this is from if possible? But I might be buying them and I want to know what I'm getting.


texts: How long was Sasuke actually in Squad 7?

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In Episode 3 - "Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?". after being rejected to come with her for Lunch, Sakura is talking to herself how they would be together as a squad for a long time so there's plenty of time to get to know Sasuke. Obviously this isn't the case as a bit after the Chunin Exams Sasuke left and joined Orochimaru.
I am curious though how long Sasuke was actually in the squad, just to see how woefully optimistic Sakura was.


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When we first see Vegeta, while he is in space headed to Earth and on the Bug Planet he looks like this

But when he gets to earth he undertakes a sudden colour change to this

Now at first since Vegeta is initially off world i though that maybe it might have been the local suns had a different colour light to Earth's, but then that wouldn't explain why his scouter would remain the same colour.

I am wondering, is Vegeta's colour change a result of his design changing mid series? or is there a reason why everything but his scouter changes colour when he arrives on Earth?


texts: Where in the timeline of SAO did the battle vs. Laughing Coffin occur?

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In episode of 6 of Sword Art Online (season 2), Kirito reveals that during the events of SAO, he and the front-liners confronted the Laughing Coffin guild at their headquarters.

The result was that 20+ members of Laughing Coffin were killed along with 10+ of their own. We also learned that Kirito killed a total of 3 people during the events of SAO. (2 during this battle)

But when exactly did this battle happen? This scene is completely absent from the first season. Did this battle happen before or after Kirito joined Knights of the Blood?

Chronologically, between what episodes from season 1 did this battle happen?


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In the Rebellion movie, just as Homura was about to become a witch and be claimed by the Law of Cycles, the Incubators trapped her Soul Gem in an Isolation Field.

When the magical girls break the field there seemed to be thousands of Incubators gathered in one place and it was quite barren. Where did the Incubators take Homura, and if it was their homeworld, how did Mami, Kyouko, Hitomi, and Kyosuke get there?


texts: Is there any more meaning to Ren's name?

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In 'Nana', Nana(the singer) has a tattoo of a lotus flower on her arm.

The lotus flower shares the same Kanji as 'Ren' , Nana's boyfriend.

Flowers are used quite a bit in symbolism in media, Is there any further significance to this choice of flower aside from the similar names?


texts: Is Himawari's Gentle Fist more powerful than the average Hyuga's

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When Himawari was angry at Boruto, her gentle fist was shown to be powerful enough to knock both Naruto and Kurama out for several hours. Even Hinata was pretty surprised at this fact.

Does this imply that Himawari's ability to use gentle fist is more potently dangerous than the average Hyuga?


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In Kara no Kyoukai 4: The Hollow Shrine when Ryougi Shiki is in a coma after throwing herself in front of a truck, her other persona, SHIKI, seems to trade places with Shiki as she's falling. It's later revealed by Touko that SHIKI gave his life to save Shiki.

So how was it SHIKI saved Shiki while she was in a coma? What was happening to Shiki that would allow SHIKI to trade places and cease to exist?


texts: Does the "A Slice of Bread" short story from "7 Seeds" really exist?

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In the 5th episode of the second season of 7 Seeds, a reference to a short story "A Slice of Bread" is made. This occurs within a flashback wherein Botan Saotome receives information regarding her mission as a guide from her superior, and after being told about the potentially decreasing toxicity of the cyanide she possesses, she links this to the story "A Slice of Bread". In both the dubbed and subbed versions, the phrasing "A Slice of Bread" is used.
Does this short story exist outside of the anime, and if so, is "A Slice of Bread" a fitting translation of its title, and who authored the work?


texts: Which my hero academia volume should i start if i want to read season 2?

texts: I started watching my hero academia in anime and finished the first season. But now i want to switch to manga instead, which volume should i start reading from?


texts: Why was Excalibur not used near the end of season 2?

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I just finished re-watching episode 18 of season 2 of Sword Art Online, and in the end, Kirito throws Excalibur into the pit and then Shinon catches it with a spell arrow. Then, once the quest is over, he gets the sword as a gift from Urðr for saving the land. In the next episodes we don't see him use it.

Why isn't he using it?


texts: What are the books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen in Psycho-Pass?

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In Psycho-Pass, not only Makishima Shogo but Shinya Kogami were reading certain pieces of literature, but this pieces of literature shaped the series in a sense.

So far what I could see in the series that they were reading is the following:

1984 - George Orwell
A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began - Yasumi Iwakura
Swann's Way - Marcel Proust
Holy Bible

I know they have other references and books shown in the series, I have read some of these but I'm curious about.

What are other books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen?


texts: In Shingeki No Kyojin, when does Eren lose 3 years of his memory?

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I was just reading asks on Attack On Titan and came upon this one What was Eren's vision about?

Where someone says in one of the answers that Eren lost three years of his memory due to his father experimenting on him? Can anyone tell me what volume of the manga this is from because I am all caught up and I don't remember this. I thought the timeline went like this (from the beginning of the manga/anime:

Dr.Jaeger says he's going into town to do some check ups
The wall is broken
The news reaches Dr.Jaeger (not sure how long this took)
He kills the real royal family
He goes after Eren (although I'm not sure how he found him??)
Injects Eren (like we saw in his flashbacks), Eren eats him and he dies.

I'm also not sure how old Eren was when he ate his Dad? I think maybe he was 12 or quite young.
So in all this I don't remember his Dad doing any experiments on him or if was mentioned/explained/hinted anywhere?


texts: I'm currently only watching the anime. I hardly read the manga but I'm very curious as to how humans become titans. Is it by some kind of drug similar to the one Eren was injected with by his father?


texts: What book is Akihito reading in episode 5 of Kyoukai no Kanata?

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In episode 5 of Kyoukai no Kanata, Akihito is reading a book while he skips school:

What is this book?


texts: Are the visualizations in the anime from the Light Novels?

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During Karen Bee in Nisemonogatari I've noticed some weird scenery, one is after Kanbaru and Araragi clean up Kanbaru's room we see there are books stacked outside in small structures.

Another is when Araragi is talking to Senjougahara about Kaiki, Senjougahara seems to be building with the sharpened pencils, at one point when the table is slammed a group of them fly up into the air and land next to Araragi forming a different structure.

And another one is when Karen confronts Kaiki and the walls seems to act as TV screens. at one point when Kaiki is talking about money, on the wall we see coins fall into place forming notes with what looks to be Araragi's face on them.

Now there is a lot  of other strange scenery like this but i am wondering, are these actually described in the Light Novels or are these artistic choices chosen by SHAFT when making the anime? if so is there a statement as to why they made these choices?


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It's kinda blurry, and this one seems like a silhouette of 2 person (Shoya and Shoko?), with the other silhouette, that only shows 1 person (Shoya?)
I'm really curious of what these silhouettes mean, and their importance to the movie. I've been looking on the internet, but found no information regarding this topic. Perhaps there aren't any specific or symbolic reason for that, or maybe they are created for aesthetic and bridging purposes, but still, I'm trying not to lose any detail about this movie. Thank you very much!

P.s. you can find these silhouettes early in the movie and in the last scene of the movie (where Shoya tears up in the school festival)


texts: Why couldn't Hashirama break through Edo Tensei like Madara did?

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Hashirama Senju was the legendary ninja in the world of Naruto, he was also the only one who managed to defeat Madara Uchiha.

How come Hashirama could not break the seal of Edo Tensei (when Orochimaru, who was less proficient in Edo Tensei than Kabuto later on) much like Madara did with Kabuto? It seems silly that Hashirama who was stronger than Madara could not break Orochimaru's seal, while Madara was able to break Kabuto's more powerful seal.


texts: Do I need a license to make a non-profit anime streaming site?

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I am an experienced dev and my goal is to create an anime streaming site. I have made a custom CMS in Python but now need the content. When making the site, I soon realized that the content needs to be real and I don't know how to get it.

I researched further into the field and saw that I need a license to buy dubbed, subbed or anything related to anime. After seeing this, I brainstormed and saw that it only said that to BUY anime it cost this much. A site named Crunchyroll does this and earns money from subscription fees.

I changed my mind and thought I could make a non-profit anime site without a license. Is this true? I'm not editing, changing or adding things to the manga/anime and will not be earning any money off it.


texts: What is Takumi's position in the Walker Family?

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After some time, it is discovered that Takumi Usui is member of the Walker Family. The family connection, however, is unclear.

What's the Takumi's position in the Walker Family? How can he become the Walker Family heir?


texts: What caused the difference between the good and true endings of Unlimited Blade Works?

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In what is presumably the "good ending" of the Unlimited Blade Works route, Saber stays after the Grail is destroyed, because Rin has turned her into a familiar. (I also got the sense that Shiro was supposed to aid Rin in supplying prana to Saber by having sex with her.)
However, everything up to the end is identical to the path taken in the true ending, except for the fact that Shiro spends more time bonding with Saber (and less with Rin) in the path to this ending. If so, why does Saber remain in one ending and not the other, given that:

Everything Rin did up to the end should have been identical in either outcome in UBW

Saber should have disappeared (as stated before the final battle) with the destruction of the Grail. However, whether or not this statement about Saber is entirely correct may be slightly debatable, per content from the rest of the Fate series.

 In the true end of Heaven's Feel, Rider remains after the destruction of the Greater Grail, because Sakura still has a lot of prana on account of her being a copy of the Holy Grail vessel. In Fate/Zero, we see Gilgamesh pull Kotomine out of the rubble, and in the Fate route, we learn that he has stayed around for the last ten years, partly by obtaining energy from the orphans of the fire.

Did Rin just pull more strings to try to keep Saber, or did Saber have more reason to try to stay because of her connection to Shiro?


texts: Is GaoGao-chan based/inspired on Stitch?

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Poco's Udon World has a "spin-off" in-universe children series Gao-Gao and the Blue Sky, in which a super-dangerous alien bent on conquest and destruction comes to Earth to destroy/conquer it and then befriends two human girls and ends up as its defender.

One cannot avoid noticing the similarities with Disney's Stitch character.

Is there any connection?


texts: How are Vasto Lorde different from the Espada?

texts: There are a lot of threads on the internet that have confusing/contradicting answers, but how are Vasto Lorde different from the Espada?


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In the Grisaia no Rakuen, it is revealed at the end of episode 5 that,

   Kasuki is still alive as part of the Thanatos system.

Furthermore in episode 8,

   She gets a body.

Questions are:

Is Kazuki's body in episode 8 her original body at the time of her "death" preserved through the years? Or was it newly grown in a laboratory?
Is there any hard evidence suggesting either?

Kazuki's body doesn't seem to have aged though it may be difficult to tell. Either way, that doesn't give any new information.

A cryopreserved body would retain the original age.
Likewise a body in a vegetative state would continue to age at the normal rate.
A newly grown body can be given an arbitrary look and age.


texts: How was Holo unfair in this argument in volume 9?

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Sometimes I have difficulty understanding Holo and Lawrence's wit, such as in this conversation on pages 48-49 of volume 9 of the light novels:

Holo: Aye, we're all greedy, always running about in service of our own gain.
Lawrence: On that count, I'm forced to agree. Of course...Of course, if I weren't so greedy, I'd be able to buy you tastier food.
Holo: Mm. But is seeing my pleasure not in your interests as well?
Lawrence: If you were truly so easily bribed by food, then that might be so.
Holo: And what other methods could you use?
Lawrence: If food is out, then with words or manners.
Holo: Neither of which is so reliable in your case.
Lawrence: (Quoting Eve) Or you could imagine you've been deceived and decide to trust both. They might well turn out to be genuine.
Holo: That isn't what I meant to say.

They were originally talking about Holo's attempt to get a narwahl, but then it branched off into this conversation.
With line 8, Lawrence feels that he has effectively put Holo in a corner. The text also mentions that line 8 is something Eve previously said. The text then states that Holo has no counterattack. However, when Holo makes her reply with line 9, Lawrence feels like she has done something unfair. I am uncertain as to why Lawrence feels as though he has won, and as to why he feels that Holo was unfair with line 9.


texts: What happened to all the people with Senju last names?

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In Naruto, the Uchiha clan was wiped out by Itachi, which makes sense why you don't see many Uchihas in the show. However, why do I hardly see anyone anyone in the show with the last name of Senju? The last time I recalled, they weren't wiped out by anything. What's up with that?

Note: I know that the Narutopedia page for the Senju Clan gives a short explanation, but I would like further elaboration.


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In Only Sense Online, the main character is male, but in game people keep mistaking him for being female.

Did the game actually turn him into a female character, or did he just get his features made more feminine?

This was the explanation from the LN, but it doesn't actually state whether or not the avatar was skewed towards being feminine or it was actually a female body:

   When you don’t modify your body after your figure is captured by camera, an automatic body correction is applied. Mainly it works in the direction of adding femininity.


texts: Why couldn't Otonashi of Angel Beats pass on?

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Everyone in the anime 'passes on' after coming to peace with the life they used to have, except for Otonashi. Unless I'm really confused, Angel seemed to imply that the reason Otonashi couldn't pass on is because when Otanashi was alive, he was an organ donor who gave away his heart.

This explanation doesn't make sense to me. Does that mean that all organ donors are stuck in limbo like Otonashi?

Why couldn't Otonashi find peace/pass on to the next life?


texts: Is Whirlwind Water Stream Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist just Bang and Bomb combined techniques or is it something more?

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Bang and Bomb can perform an attack together called

Whirlwind Water Stream Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist

is this attack just supposed to be a combination of Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist and  Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist power, or is it supposed to multiply them? Why their single attacks dont exhaust them, but the combined one does and can be used only once per battle? Is it because it demands more power?


texts: Can I get some help identifying this figurine of a blonde swordswoman wearing a highleg?

texts: My daughter bought this at a garage sale, but we do not know who she is. I do not know many anime series and I have not found a match using Google image search. Can someone give me the name and the series that she is from? Thanks.


texts: How could Obito transport his body parts in another dimension without bleeding?

texts: I have a question that's been bothering me for a while. I know that Naruto is supposed to be a manga written for teens and pre-teens so some stuff doesn't have any explanation or represents a plothole, but still I would really like to know whether this question has a reasonable answer or not. How can Obito transport his body parts in another dimension without the person that passes through him getting blood over his/her entire body? And why doesn't the body just collapse with the head being in another dimension?


texts: How did the birds come back to life when Envy arrived?

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After Cornello had been eaten by Gluttony, the townspeople search for him but find a lot of dead birds. Envy arrives as Cornello and passes off a miracle and claims that the Cornello who had been "conning" everyone was sent by the devil while "he" was out of town. The miracle he performs is bringing the birds back to life, but out of everyone's view in the sky the birds explode.

Now I can understand how it's possible if alchemy was used, however, none the homunculi can use Alchemy except for Wrath, because:

   His arm and leg belong to Ed, and as such can create an array with them since "the truth" was engraved into Ed's body and he had only lost one limb at that time.

So I am wondering, how did those birds come back to life?

EDIT: I'm referring to the original (first produced).


texts: What was the purpose of sending the parasites to Earth?

texts: I'm still wondering, as it was not revealed in the anime version, why the parasites were sent to Earth? Was there any purpose to it?


texts: Anime reviewers refer to "art" and "animation" separately. What does each one refer to?

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I've read and listened to anime reviewers rate the art and animation of a given title, and I'm not clear which is which, nor specifically what they refer to.

I imagine they're referring to the quality of the visuals, but I'm not sure if the backgrounds are the art, the characters the animation, vice versa, or if I've got it completely discombobulated. Is there more to the visuals than the characters and the backgrounds? Conversely, am I oversimplifying it?

Searching DDG yielded a mess since the terms were too generic.


texts: How does "The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan" relate to the Haruhi Suzumiya series?

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MAL's page on The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan lists it as a spin-off for both The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).

How exactly does the new series relate to the others?
Where does it fall into the timeline?
Or is it completely independent aside from using the same characters - in which case, can it be watched without previously having watched any of the older series?


texts: How hot would the Colossal Titan's temperature be?

texts: I was writing a story so I was wondering if there is a statement anywhere on the temperature, exact or estimated, of the heat released by the Colossal Titan? Thank you so much if you answer.


texts: What is the song that plays in Naruto Shippuden's first episode during Sasuke's first appearance?

texts: In the very first episode of Naruto Shippuden at the start when we see Sasuke, what is the song that plays here?


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Urashiki Otsutsuki posseses an unusual signature skill, which enables him to form his chakra  into a fishing rod and hook "looking thingy" to extract chakra from people and store it in his gourd.

Is this ability also capable of extracting Bloodline Kekkai Genkais?


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Are the multipliers from the super saiyan transformation (x50) and Oozaru transformation (x10) supposed to add up in the golden great ape transformation?
Or does it have just a different multiplier? With x10 (Oozaru) *x50 (SSJ) it would be x500 which is little over SSJ3 (x400) , but if I recall correctly Baby golden great ape transformation was a tough fight for SSJ4 Goku .

Where does the golden great ape transformation fit in the saiyan transformations scale? Is it over SSJ3? Is it equal to SSJ4? Is it over SSJ4?


texts: Does anyone know what order Tough the manga goes in?

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In the story/manga called "Tough", I know that the first series when he is 17 goes first, but after that I am lost.

Also could someone tell me the names of the series and possibly state a source for credibility? I know 2 are called "Oton" and "Koukou Tekkenden Tough".


texts: Why did headbutting Gaara make Shukaku disintegrate?

texts: When Naruto is fighting Gaara in the invasion of Konoha, Gaara takes on the Perfect Possession form of Shukaku. When Naruto punches Gaara in the face, it wakes him up, breaking the Possum Jutsu and making Shukaku no longer be released. When Naruto headbutts Gaara, however, Shukaku disintegrates. What causes this difference in effect?


texts: If a white person/American was to make anime is it still anime?

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So let’s say an American decided to go to Japan and produce their own anime, would it still be considered an anime even if the person is not Japanese but creating it in Japan?Im not really looking for the difference between anime and cartoons, but more of what things have to be done to consider it an anime or what has to be done so that it’s not considered an anime. For example: Where it’s produced, who is producing it? etc.

Hopefully that makes sense..


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Second to English, German seems to be the most popular foreign language in anime. You see it in titles, names, and even quite a few characters are of German descent.

For example, many characters in Shingeki no Kyojin appear to be German/have German names and there are a lot of German references. Elfen Lied is also German (translates to "elf/elvish song").

Is there a reason for this?


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I just finished watching its anime, got curious about its ending, and found out by searching that the last 2 volumes are cramped in the last episode (so they skipped some scene).

I got to know that Ritsuko got a boyfriend when Kaoru was in Tokyo, so Kaoru breaks all his ties with Ritsuko. So I'm wondering if the manga stated if Ritsuko has sex with her boyfriend, because in the anime when Kaoru try to have sex with Ritsuko, she refuses (and that's when Kaoru starts ignoring her).

Is Kaoru the first person who had sex with Ritsuko? Is it ever answered in the manga?


texts: I'm sure most of you know this phrase, what does it mean? Does it represent stupidity cutey thing that they do? What makes this phrase so popular?


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My school has a Manga Club and we are trying to find more information on the creator of Servamp. Anyone know where we can find some more details about her life and maybe a picture of what she looks like?

We'd really appreciate it!


texts: How does Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma connect to the Fate universe?

texts: I want to know how this anime is connected to the Fate universe. I see Rin in a few trailers of the show. Also is it up to expectations with Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero?


texts: Why doesn't Yusuke's body need any nutrition during his coma?

texts: When Yusuke's soul left his body, and his body is still alive, why didn't his Mother and Keiko feed the body using a feeding tube or something. It really bugs me. If there are spoilers I am fine with that (maybe...).


texts: Frieza pretended to work with Frost only so he could cheap shot Frost for an easy elimination. However, Frieza is very powerful in his golden form, much more than Frost. Why did he go through the trouble of tricking Frost if he could've just easily eliminated him the traditional way? Did Frost really pose such a threat to Frieza?


texts: How much time has passed in-universe in Detective Conan?

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Detective Conan is a notoriously long-running series -- it's been running for like fifteen years, and hundreds of cases have been solved. Conan has made friends, received upgraded technology over time (cell phones!), and has generally "kept up" with its audience.

Yet, logically, time in-universe must have passed, and Shinichi's continued absence should be more notable than it is if he's been gone for more than a year.

How much time has passed, currently, in the Meitantei Conan universe?


texts: Is it common for a character to sing in OP/ED?

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Some anime used their seiyuu (voice actor/actress) for their opening or ending song, I know there's some anime that used their seiyuu to sing OP/ED like The World God Only Knows, Monogatari Series, or Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.

Is it common for them to sing OP/ED?


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In the anime, Akazawa was last shown with several shards of glass embedded in her, and the building was burning down. In the manga, they showed a scene of three classmates from 9th grade class 3 visiting her in the hospital, but she was recovered only weeks later, but they skipped this in the anime.

Did they stray from the manga and kill her off?


texts: which ost was played in naruto episode 6 "a dangerous mission! jouney to the land of waves" at 18;40?

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which ost was played in naruto episode 6 "a dangerous mission! jouney to the land of waves" at 18;40 ?
Please tell me.


texts: What music is being played at around 7:15 in Episode 10 of Gangsta?

texts: In Gangsta, episode 10, between 7:10 - 8:52 there is music playing. I can't find it no matter where I look, even the complete OST doesn't have it. All I can guess is that it's been made by Tsutchie.


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In Ar Tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica, in the talk topic Mind Guardian? (Lv 3) when Croix asks if Mir has a Mind Guardian she says at one point

  You are just unaware of her. You must have met her in my Cosmosphere by now

However after her "story" finishes Ayatane introduces himself as Mir's Guardian (he doesn't say Mind Guardian though).

Now according to this GameFAQs guide, the requirement to unlock this talk topic is

  After completing Jacqli's Cosmosphere Lv 3

but I haven't seen anyone who could be a Mind Guardian but Ayatane. So who is Mir's Mind Guardian and where would Croix have met her before?


texts: In the Naruto world, is it possible to get hurt directly by your own chakra? For example, Naruto's Rasengan is a manifestation of his chakra, so is Sasuke's Chidori, and Itachi's Fire Style jutsu. If Naruto were to accidentally hit himself with his own Rasengan, would it affect him the same way it would if he used it on someone else? Because it's his own chakra, would his body just absorb it? Same goes for Sasuke's Chidori and Fire Style jutsu. If Itachi blew a fireball into the wind and it came back and hit him, would he be hurt by it?


texts: I watched Dragon Ball Z and want to know why Frieza wanted to kill Goku in the first place.


texts: What's the name of the song playing in My Hero Academia episode 85 at 8:23?

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In My Hero Academia episode 85 at 8:23, the Gentle Criminal and La Brava's backstory starts with the song in the middle of her flashback.
What is this song?


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Let's have a back drop on the story, the Third Hokage shows Jiraya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru his summoning technique. This intrigues Jiraya and he too tries to perform the jutsu without making a blood seal with an animal. As a result he is teleported to Mount Myoboku, where the Toads live. He trains there for some time.

Here lies my first question, until later into his training Jiraya had not made a blood seal with the toads, so how did he get to mount Myoboku to undergo his trainings? The reverse kuchiyose should only work when there is a blood seal with the animal. Going to Mount Myoboku on foot is a long and tiresome journey, so this possibility too is cancelled out. So, in order to go to Mound Myoboku did he use the kuchiyose no jutsu every time?

My other question is what decides which animal a shinobi is to bond with? There is a wide range of creatures that one can choose from, but certainly there must be some sort of compatibility to be worried about. What made Jiraya decide a toad summon would be best for Naruto?

Has anything that can substantiate the above points been mentioned in the manga?


texts: Which owl is the source of Arima's quinque?

texts: Considering the confusion between the 2 owls (Yoshimura vs Eto) do we know which one Arima took this quinque from? Has he fought both? I'm not sure if a Tokyo Ghoul: re tag is worthwhile.


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In Little Busters, Dorj (ドルジ) is a very fat cat with tiny paws.

But there seems to be some discrepancy about how large Dorj really is. Some sources place him at around half Rin's size (as seen above), but sometimes he's much larger.

Does Dorj have an official size? If not, at what size does most official material (figures, promotions, etc.) place him?


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Sidri is dressed as a female in the beginning, but then another scene proves Sidri is male. However, after Sidri's true form is revealed, there are hints that Sidri's original form is female.

I'm assuming Sidri changed gender to suit the master, but in the end, what's the sword's original gender?


texts: In the Brotherhood continuity, do the Elric brothers know that their father has died?

texts: After Ed got Al's body back, their father Van Hohenheim is shown at Trisha's grave, where Pinako later finds him dead. Did the boys find out that he had died or did they not even know what happened?


texts: Did Goku trigger the creation of Goku Black

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According to Dragon Ball super episode 53, Goku, Beerus and Whis visit Universe 10, where goku has a fight with Kaioshin Zamasu. After their fight zamasu hatred towards humans increase much more and also he comes to know about Time rings, which he had no idea. His hatred towards humans, especially Goku caused for the creation of Goku Black

So therefore trunks coming to past, made goku meet zamasu indirectly trigerring the creation of Goku Black. Therefore creating a time loop

Is my suspicion correct?


texts: Do Gogeta and Vegito have the same personality?

texts: Gogeta and Vegito are the fusion of Goku and Vegeta through different means. They might have different power levels and fusion time, but do they have the same personality or are they basically the same?


texts: Manga where a guy, whose girlfriend passed away/dumped him, is left to take care of a little girl and starts getting too attached

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I remember the girl being a quiet 6-7 year old who was clingy and highly reliant on the guy.

the girl looked exactly like the guy's ex who either died or left him years ago which is why the guy was so attached to the little kid.

It wasn't a comedy manga by any means, it was more like a slice of life or psychological themed story.

As far as I had read, there wasn't anything sexual or physical between the guy and the little girl (wasn't a loli manga) but the two were really close and the guy didn't want to get into a new relationship because he kept thinking about her.

He was raising the little girl as his own child.

The girl kept wanting to look older and more mature so she used to steal make up and high heels to get the guy's attention

That's pretty much all I remember and the manga was a chaptered one so no one-shots


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Although I am not sure if this also happened in earlier episodes, as I did not really pay attention to it, I couldn't help but notice that in episode 14 during the battle, Nobunaga's armor started bleeding after getting cut.

Why and how did the armors bleed? Did this happen in earlier episodes as well?


texts: Music in Yuri on Ice in Season 1 Episode 12

texts: I would like to know if someone could tell me what is the name of the music in the finale scene, season 1 episode 12 at ~ 21 : 51 when Yuri and Viktor are skating together?


texts: Shouldn't Naruto be able to regain Kurama's chakra, and Sasuke, his Rinnegan?

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The following contains spoilers about recent Boruto chapters. Markdowns will still be added.

 As of Chapter 53, Boruto was controlled by Momoshiki via Kāma, then proceeds to stab Sasuke's left eye which possesses a Rinnegan in order to block him of Amenotejikara, his Space-Time ability. And also, of Chapter 55 of the Boruto manga, Kurama dies after the use of "Baryon Mode" which combined Naruto and Kurama's chakra.

I will be breaking this question down as to why I feel Naruto and Sasuke should be able regain these powers, starting with Naruto.
According to the wiki:

The Ten-Tailed Beast (十尾, Jūbi) is the original, primordial demon of the Naruto universe. All nine of the tailed beasts are but portions of chakra divided from the Ten-Tails.

Considering the Ten Tailed Beast (Juubi) is the combination of all nine Biju's (Tailed Beast) Chakra, this should mean logically that Kurama's chakra is the mixture of all Tailed Beasts from one to eight tails. Considering this, the Bijuu should be able to reform Kurama's chakra by mixing theirs, and give it to Naruto so he can get some Nine-Tails chakra back. Should or shouldn't this work?
Now, to the second part of the question.
According to a Reddit page I found:

Sasuke already possessed the chakra of Indra when he receives half of Hagoromo's chakra, so he is able to awaken the Rinnegan! ... Sasuke literally got Chakra from the sage of six paths thus also getting a rinnegan because you could say that he has both indra and ashura's Chakra because he has sage of six paths Chakra.

Sasuke awakened a Rinnegan because Hagoromo's Six Paths chakra synced with his left eye's EMS, thus forming a Tomoe-Rinnegan. Considering Sasuke still possesses Six Paths Chakra (as to why his Chidori is sometimes purple, he adds Six Paths Chakra to it)

 Shouldn't he be able to awaken a new Rinnegan in his left eye if he replaces it, due to the Six Paths Chakra once again syncing with his left EMS?


texts: Why were they surprised they couldn't send e-mails when the network was closed off in the first place?

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In episode 2, Yamane Yukihiro explains that the network on the island is completely isolated, a protected network.

If that is the case, why are they surprised when they cannot send e-mails or communicate with the outside world when the system goes down later in episode 3?


texts: What is the origin of the "Hidden" event in Fairy Tail?

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In Fairy Tail chapter 269 during the Grand Magic Games arc, there is an event called Hidden.

The participants are transported to different locations inside a giant city.

They have to find an attack each other using either a physical or magical attack.

The participant who successfully lands an attack earns a point, which gets deducted from the attacked participant.

Now comes the tricky part: The city gets filled with clones of the participants, and they will now have to hide between the clones and try to find the original ones. Because if a participant attacks a clone, he or she loses a point.

I find this very similar to multiplayer games such as Assassin's Creed where you have a target hiding between NPCs and you have to guess which one it is based on its behavior (e.g. if he acts in a strange suspicious way).

So is there some origin to this game concept?


texts: Strawberry Haagen Dazs: The favored flavor of anime murderers?

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Has anyone noticed how certain anime regarding murder and death that there is usually a reference to Haagen Dazs in there somewhere? Strawberry Haagen Dazs to be specific.

In certain anime, such as Kara no Kyokai episode 5 where the main character tends to eat nothing but strawberry Haagen Dazs. In Kite, there is one of them there is a subtle reference in a background scene. Then it Kite Liberator, the main character kept a fridge full of them.

So can someone tell me where this reference comes from or where it started or if they are connection?


texts: In Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) how does Nezuko get sustenance?

texts: I'm only up to episode 10 of the anime, but it seems as though Nezuko has no source of sustenance at all, not even water. We know she slept for 2 years and that was said to provide an alternative to human food/blood. However, with the muzzle seemingly permanent and no food or water ever consumed in the show, is sleep her only source of energy?


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So apparently a character (which I dont remember the name) reads Hit's mind and he finds out Hit thinks Jiren is the strongest mortal in all the universes. Hit has seen UI Goku and Hit has fought Goku SSB Kaioken. Also supposedly this character which reads Hit's mind is shown to think the same later (perhaps due to what he readed from Hit's mind).

In the anime we see Jiren fighting Cumber at an apparently same level and Cumber claims "they are even". In the anime Cumber is defeated by Ultra Instinct Goku, though he didnt turn into SSJ3. I believe in the manga he did. Also Gogeta SSJ4 Xeno with much struggle managed to win a beam clash agaisnt Cumber SSJ3.

We also see Jiren being in a similar level with Zamasu, but later we see him overpowering Zamasu.

As far as I remember, candidates to be equally or stronger than Jiren are Cumber, UI Goku, Xeno SSJ4 Gogeta, and perhaps some others such as this guy who is able to bring him to the ground with a gravity related power, Fu perhaps, and may be some others I'm not aware right now.

Is Jiren the strongest mortal character in Dragon Ball Heroes?


texts: Why do Androids in Dragon Ball Z sometimes use cars?

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There are a few Dragon Ball Z scenes in which Androids 16, 17 and 18 ride a truck despite the fact that they are capable of flight. It grants extra time to the heroes to recover (such as in Goku's case) and think about or prepare for what to do next, like exploring Cell's egg, or merging Picollo with Kami. To me, it seems both unreasonable and humorous at the same time.

Nevertheless, I don't understand the reason for why the producers/storywriters decided to do this. Is there any reason given for this strange choice? Could it be some kind of plot hole or plot device?


texts: Why do the driving instructors look sort of like wooden dolls?

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In some of the earlier episodes of Bakuon!!, when Hane is getting her motorcycle permit, we see a lot of this driving instructor (who reminds me an awful lot of Pinocchio):

In episode 10, when Hijiri and Chisame are getting their permits, we see three more strange-looking driving instructors:

It seems like there's some sort of joke I'm not getting here. Why do they look like wooden dolls? (Is that even what they're supposed to look like?)

We also learn their names in episode 10, which could prove relevant to answering this question. Respectively, they are: 三等 (Mito), 参田 (Sanda), 木戒 (Crunchyroll claims "Honke", but that doesn't look right to me - this one isn't a real name as far as I can tell), and 座保 (Zaho).


texts: What, if anything, was the early 90s anime creativity crisis?

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I fairly often hear or read about how the anime industry had stagnated during the early 90s. It's mostly brought up in the context of Neon Genesis Evangelion being the first influential anime in several years back then as mentioned on this answer:

Eventhough they never directly admit it, I'm sure there's some amount of influence that Evangelion had on Rahxephon, intended or not, simply because Evangelion was an incredibly influential show, at a time when it seemed anime in general was stagnating. So everything that came after that, for better or worse, could have had some influence from Evangelion.
(Emphasis mine)

Is this true? If so, what exactly was this crisis and why did it happen?


texts: How exactly did Madara get Hashirama's power?

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We already know that Madara had fought Hashirama at the Valley of the End, and got some of his power.

How did we get from that to the fact that he has his face on his shoulder? Is this Orochimaru/Kabuto's doing? Or is that a natural thing that somehow occurred?


texts: Why does the use of Haki turn part of your body black?

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Before the time skip, characters like Garp and the Priest of Sky Island, used Haki to deal damage to Luffy via a blunt attack, which would have been impossible otherwise. Also, Haki was used by both sides during the Summit War. None of these people turned black.

But after the time skip, when Luffy used Haki against Hordy, he partially turned black. And during his fight with Z, they both turned partially black. Is this a special type of Haki? Is there any reason why they change colors and if so why black?


texts: Which background song is playing in episode 65 of Hajime no Ippo?

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Around 18:45 in episode 65 of Hajime no Ippo, there is a background song playing when Nekota-san flexes his muscles.

I tried looking for it in the released OSTs but I could not find it. Google also doesn't prove to be very helpful.

Can anyone identify this mysterious soundtrack?


texts: Could dragon balls bring the universes back?

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In Dragon Ball Super, a giant tournament between the most powerful fighters of eight different universes is currently happening. The seven universes to lose will be erased by the God of all universes.

If that happens, could dragonballs possibly save the erased universes ?


texts: What chapter does Attack on Titan season 2 finish at?

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I just finished the season 2 of Attack on Titan and I want to start to read the manga.

Which chapter should I start from?


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On first episode of The World God Only Knows Season 2, Elsie types something like a game, but her first try is wrong.

This is a picture of what she type:

What did it says? And how can she mistype that? It looks really different with the right one, which is 'kami nomi zo shiru sekai' (神のみぞ知るセカイ), but I don't know anything about Japanese so I might be wrong and Google translate didn't help much...


texts: Is the Persona 5 manga considered canon?

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Typically anime and manga adaptations of games are not canon, but I was curious as to whether this the case here.

Can anyone shed some light?

PS: Persona 5 is a gorgeous JRPG and I strongly recommend playing it.


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When we are introduced to her in the second episode of the anime, Aqua and Kazuma mentioned that her name was weird. She further revealed her parents' names, Yuiyui and Hyoizaburo, which are apparently weird as well.

However, to the Western audience or at least to me, it's no more weird than naming yourself Darkness or Dustiness, the name of another character in Kazuma's party. The latter being even weirder than "Megumin" considering it refers to how dusty something is.

Why are the Crimson Demons considered to have weird names?


texts: Can the Law of the Cycle destroy itself?

texts: Could Madoka ever accumulate despair, or does her Soul Gem stay pure forever? According to Kyubey, she takes the despair away from magical girls about to become witches. If her Soul Gem became tainted, she could potentially become a witch and destroy herself (through her wish). Would that even be possible??


texts: Why are the male love-interests of shoujo often portrayed to be top scorers?

texts: In shoujo anime and manga such as Vampire Knight, Special A, and Kaichou wa Maid-sama, the male love interests (or Zero in the case of Vampire Knight) are shown to be top scorers in the class. Is there a known reason for this to be so common?


texts: Where does the 'J' in SSJ and SSJ2 come from?

texts: In Dragon Ball Z, the abbreviations for Super Saiyan 1 and 2 are SSJ and SSJ2. However, there is no 'j' in Saiyan, so where does this 'j' come from in the abbreviation?


texts: Who is the most powerful in Dragon Ball?

texts: Who is supposed to be the highest-power character in the Dragon Ball series? Is it Lord Beerus, Gogeta SS4, or somebody else?


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someone knows the exactly name of the song that is hearing in this video? The creator says that is a remix from Touhou called Eletric Cat but I can't find any song related, hope its okay.

Here's the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nERXaTVy9fU

Yesterday, one person told me that he doesnt know the song name but he's sure that is an arrange from Chen's Theme, So based in this, someone knows who could be the Circle/Artist made this?.


texts: Whats the name of this OST track from the Toaru Majutsu/Railgun Series

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Sorry, not sure if this is the best place to ask this.

The OST track starts out with a long whistle, followed by quick whistles blows, and it was quite fast (not slow/sad) (kinda had a sporty feel?).

The whistle sound effect sounded a lot like the one in the background of this OST track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGWlk745yr0

I recalled it was from the Toaru Majutsu/Railgun Series, but i might be recalling wrongly, so if you know of a OST track that sounds similar, please let me know.

Thank you.


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I thought Minato kept Yin-Kurama because I heard that Minato gave Naruto most of his nine tails chakra, but not all of it.

I wonder if Minato still has some of the Yin-half Kurama. If not please explain it to me.


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In session 23 at 14:45, is Ein hacking or is Ed?

Ein has the head band interface on that Jet was using to interface with the cult's net presence and Ed doesn't have her hands on the computer. It looks like Ein is hacking the cult's access point; is this the case?


texts: Are parodied scenes in the Monogatari anime described in the light novel?

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In many scenes of Monogatari series, sometimes a character's art style changes because they were acting like other anime characters. Examples are given in the images below.

Are these scenes described in the original source (light novel) when their faces changed into other anime/manga characters? For example, when Araragi (left-bottom image) said:

I didn't fail to pay it!

he is parodying Kaiji's face from the anime Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor:

Then does the light novel have a passage like this (for example):

"I didn't fail to pay it", while my face turned into Kaiji's serious look.

or were these scenes originally made just for the anime version?

The reason why I think about this is that there is a scene in No Game No Life that matches between the anime and light novel like below:

"I refuse!" Blurting out these words caused her eyes to widen in response.
"Could you...... tell me your reason?"
"Hehe, that's because....." Sora hugged his little sister who was watching with an expression that could not be discerned.
"One of our most favoritethings for 『 』 is—"
"Standing in a position where the opponent has an advantage and denying it with a 'NO' !"
Shiro combined together. Originally unclear of the plot, Steph and Kurami could not arrange this reasoning properly. Only looking at the excited siblings while feeling stunned.
"Wahaha! 'I always wanted to try and say the number four lines[19] ' —and I really said it out!"
".......Nii, nice, good job."

It's similar to the anime version. They also made this scene which is described in the light novel. (Sora said a phrase which originally came from Kishibe Rohan's statement, a side character of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable.


texts: What episode in Naruto Shippuuden did they start the mission to seal the nibi?

texts: I've stopped watching Naruto Shippuuden in the episodes where they were sealing Matatabi, the nibi (two-tailed beast). I want to continue watching but I'm not sure what episode to watch. So, what is the episode where the main topic is about the nibi and they are starting the mission to seal it?


texts: Why does Rudeus keep using Zariff’s Arm?

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Since Rudeus's arm got regenerated

   after he accepted becoming Dragon God Orstred's collaborator(?),

he's seen using the Zariff’s Arm when he fights one of the North Style Emperors. Why? Is there a specific reason that he keeps using it?


texts: Music when Izuku is summarizing the fight

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My Hero Academia, Season 3 Episode 7, [11:00] -> [11:40]

Does someone know what's the music playing in the background when Izuku is talking about the fight ?


texts: What is the card that other Yugi draw in the end of the Yu-Gi-Oh movie?

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In the movie Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of The Dimensions, the true Yugi fainted because the result of the last battle. After Yugi fainted, the other Yugi appeared and he drew a card, summoning one of his priests in Egypt, Mahaad. And surprisingly, he could beat his "last boss" with just one card.

What is the card the other Yugi drew at the final battle?


texts: Why do we see these witches in Rebellion?

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In rebellion, during the fight

   against Homura's witch form, Homulily:

We see brief flashes of other witches:

Charlotte/Bebe,
**

And

Oktavia
**

Now, if Madoka's wish is absolute, these witches should not exist, but they do.

Why do we see these witches in rebellion?

I am not asking why these characters are there in another form. It is explained. I am asking why they are in witch form (even though briefly).


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In the Dragonball Z anime series, as far as I remember, only Goku and Cooler (in a movie) could perform the instant transmission technique. Goku learned it from an alien race when he escaped from Namek after his epic battle with Frieza.

It was a pretty awesome technique but no one else learned it or even attempted to learn it. Do we have any references in the manga or in the anime that suggest why no one else wanted / bothered to learn it?


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In the discussions about Dragon Ball Super, it's always been wonder if Trunks got some level of god ki after transforming into "Super Saiyan Rage" , since there's partially a blue aura and some features of the ki are drawed similar to those of a Super Saiyan Blue and not a regular Super Saiyan. Now in the preview of Dragon Ball Super manga 24 it's been revealed that...

   Trunks became a Kaioshin apprentice and because the hability of healing people just like Kibito did. We know kaioshin have god ki, does a kaioshin apprentice also have some sort of management of god ki, making Trunks able to have some sort of management of god ki already?


texts: I'm wondering if Ban stole the Meliodas's power forever when they fight on the arena for Diane's weapon or just during the battle.


texts: Old anime in the style of Conan Doyle' Lost World

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I'm looking for an old anime (from at least 10-15 years ago) similar to Conan Doyle' Lost World.

The crew of a ship end up in a prehistoric world (don't remember how). This world is ruled by priests that are against technology. They use dinosaurs for labor. There is also something like "the resistance" that is against the current regime imposed by the priests. The crew of this ship get caught in this conflict.

This world is not without technology though, very advanced technology (don't remember the context, maybe an alien race) like infinite power supplies, but it's illegal to use it and who does, does so in secret.

I only saw the first few episodes of this anime, I don't know how the story goes or how it ends. Any ideas?


texts: What is the relationship between Hattori and Yuujirou?

texts: In Season 1 Episode 22, during the KOOGY complaint scene, their full name was mentioned. Hattori Yuujirou and Hattori Akira. Are they siblings or mere coincidence that they share a surname?


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This man is shown to be the Beast Titan. Who is he? A member of the royal family, maybe?

Spoilers below for chapter 70 of the manga:


texts: I'm watching the 3rd season of the anime, and after that, I would like to continue with a version of the story which tells more events or situations or details which werent told in the anime. Which version of A certain magical index is more expanded, the manga or the light novels?


texts: Like the title says, what caused Hide's stomach wound?


texts: How did Karen's little sister's spirit get fused to Karen?

texts: I have watched the 11 episodes and wonder if I missed the point where they explained how Karen's little sister, Touka's spirit became fused with Karen.


texts: How much time passed in Dragon Ball Super between the Resurrection of F saga and the Universal Tournament saga?

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In Dragon Ball Super we see a huge boost in power of Piccolo, who jumped from

   Being weaker than Super Saiyan Gohan in the Resurrection of F saga, to be stronger than SSJ2 Gohan in the Universal Tournament saga.

This doesn't make much sense unless a decent amount of time passed between the arcs and he did some special training or something. Therefore, my question is, how much time passed in Dragon Ball Super between the Resurrection of F saga and the Universal Tournament saga?


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Although it's never a rule, it seems the standard throughout Naruto that Ninjas married within their own clan so as to preserve their Kekkei Genkai (Hyuuga) or just to preserve the blood lines (Uzumaki). (This can still be broken as is the case between Minato and Kushina.)

It seems though, that in the final chapter, all the Ninja of the 'Konoha 11' seem to marry outside of their clan, like Naruto and Hinata (Uzumaki and Hyuuga) or Shikamaru and Temari (Nara and Sand). I understand that this was more of a fan service chapter, but is there any in-universe explanation as to why none of the Ninja of Naruto's generation decided to marry in-clan?


texts: What is the song in episode 3 when the girl gets attacked at the train tracks?

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The beat/song/tune starts at 16:20 in episode three (the past before the girl gets attacked at the train tracks).

What is that song? I was curious if there was a longer/full version of if it was just made up by the editors.

The tune is also played on season 2 episode 2 at 17:09


texts: Why is Suzuha pre-destined to die in 2000?

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Suzuha inevitably dies in 2000 after traveling back to 1975 to obtain the IBN.

It doesn't create any paradoxes, so there is no reason why she can't live to 2010 as long as Suzuha doesn't interact with her other self and the lab members until "August 9th, 2010" (the date she departs for 1975). Okabe has already demonstrated that you can co-exist with your other self.

Is her death just another convergence of the worldlines? If so, why? What significance does Suzu's death have on the worldline that the "universe" demands that she die at that point in time?


texts: Where did it become known that Rin's and Len's names have different first letters?

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According to the answers here and this chat post

  there's one sound in Japanese which is somewhere between L and R, though probably closer to R.

Luffy/Ruffy (One Piece)
Lio/Rio (Kara no Kyoukai)

2 of the Vocaloids are the twins Rin and Len, but given the above, their names could be Rin and Ren, Lin and Len, or even Lin and Ren.

So where did it become known that Rin's and Len's names have different first letters, as opposed to the alternatives that I mentioned?


texts: Looking for Violin Song from Episode 17 of Naruto Shippuden

texts: I am looking for the violin song that plays when Chiyo is explaining the story about the jinchuriki's in episode 17 of naruto shippuden. If anyone has any ideas please link them! thanks.


texts: Will Made In Abyss season two feature the same producer as OST?

texts: With many people highly recommending (Crunchyroll Anime Award-winning) the anime soundtrack alongside the song 'Tomorrow' receiving over 4.2 million plays on YouTube, do we know if Kevin Penkin has been announced as the producer for season two?


texts: Can 3 people fuse using the potara earrings?

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Consider the following scenario.

We have Goku, Vegeta and Trunks. Amongst the 3 they have 2 pairs of potara earrings.

Can Goku and Vegeta fuse using 1 pair of potara earrings and then using the other pair of earrings can Vegito and Trunks fuse ?

I understand potara earrings can only be used once in a lifetime, but here we have 2 pairs of potara earrings. So does the rule still apply ? If it does then Goku and Vegeta both use the potara twice, once in the buu saga and now in the next DBS episode. Or does this mean that Goku can only now fuse with Vegeta using the potara earrings ?


texts: Can a single dragon ball be destroyed? What would happen to the rest of them?

texts: I guess they'd be unsuable but would a new set need to be made then? Would the past set simply vanish or turn to stone?


texts: Is Ash's explanation for the origins of his name correct?

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In vol. 11, Eiji asks Ash about his real name while they are on the Staten Island ferry. Ash claims that his first name, Aslan, is a Hebrew word referring to daybreak.

Eiji: Remember what you told me once? That your mother gave you your name — your real name, "Aslan". It's not a common name … What does it mean?
Ash: It's an ancient Hebrew word that was used in prayer. It means "daybreak," cuz I was born at dawn.

But as far as I can tell, the Hebrew word for dawn is שחר (shachar). I tried guessing various Hebrew spellings that could be read as Aslan and looking those up on the internet, but I haven't yet found anything convincing. Aslan also happens to be a variant of a real Turkic name that means "lion," so Ash's etymology could also be the result of author error. I am not proficient in Hebrew or Aramaic, however, so I'm not sure if I'm missing something.  Is there any truth to Ash's claim at all?


texts: How did Kichijouji know early on that their fight with Tatsuya will be held in the Open Plains Stage?

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After Tatsuya won the first Monolith code, Kichijouji predicted that he and Masaki will win against Tatsuya's team even if the battle takes place in Open Plains Stage.
This is what he said to Masaki, "How to force him (Tatsuya) head-to-head... If you can figure that out, you'll win, Maski. Even if the match is set on the Open Plains Stage?
Also, why would Kichijouji say even if?, it doesn't make any sense. Their probability to win is higher if the battle takes place in the Open Plains Stage.
Anyways, Kichijouji knew early on that the final battle will be held in the Open Plains stage. Was it a setup?


texts: Why do some anime characters never grow old?

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Ash Ketchum from Pokemon

By never growing old, I mean the anime has been airing for a long time, but the character never grows old. I think the most popular example for this kind of character is Ash Ketchum from Pokemon and Nobita and his friends from Doraemon. (Yes, I do realize that both anime are for kids - I don't remember any other example that the character never grows up for a long time). However, most characters from long-running anime that I know of always grow up, like those from Dragonball, One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, and Shin-chan. (The last one I mentioned has similar traits to Pokemon and Doraemon, although I'm not sure Shin-chan is for kids). Any reason behind this?


texts: How did Madara read the Uchiha's Stone Tablet about the history?

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Madara said that finding out the history of shinobi is the reason he felt hopeless and left the village. And he learned it from the Uchiha's stone tablet.

But it was said before that the Rinnegan is also needed to read what is written on the Uchiha's stone tablet. So, if Madara only awakened the Rinnegan after he left the village and his final battle with Hashirama, how was he able to read the stone tablet without the Rinnegan?


texts: How do logia users fly with their ability/element?  I thought they are only able to turn into their element, not control them.


texts: What happens if you write in the death note, gets shot to death?

texts: Do the Death Note rules permit the user to state "death by gunfire" as a cause of death?


texts: Why was Luffy never offered a Shichibukai position?

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I recall that a shichibukai needs to have quite a good bounty, and be very strong. So why was Luffy never offered the position? I mean his second bounty was higher than Crocodile and Hancock, so if we say he offended the World Government in the Enies Lobby arc, then before that, he was eligible, and even afterwards, we can't say he's not eligible; let's not forget Doflamingo threatened tenrybito with revealing some information, and his status was not revoked.

So why not?


texts: Why do the Human-looking Youkai obscure their eyes?

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In Natsume's Book of Friends, some of the human-looking Youkai wear masks, or at least obscure their sight. For example:

Tsubame

Hotaru

Hiiragi

Tsuyukami

Sasago

I am wondering if there is a reason for this as none of these Youkai seemed to be affected by their obscured vision. For Tsubame and Hotaru, they are both shown to be able to show their full face. And for Kiiragi, after she was attacked, we can see one of her eyes though her broken mask and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.


texts: What does "I used to be an engineer once" mean?

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:D

I'm currently reading a hilarious manga called "Clockwork Planet". It's amazingly great! Oh...I went too far...Let me come back.

When I'm reading a give page, some guys tsukkomus (comments) on that page with "I used to be an engineer once." Basically, this pic depicts a scene that the main male character expresses his love to the main female character and get accepted. (HALLELUJAH!!!)

This scene is pretty good, but I still don't understand why some guys say "I used to be an engineer." I've googled it but got no appropriate answer. Therefore, I'm very confused. Would you like to give me a explanation to this weird sentence?

And here is the pic on which appear that tsukkomu:

Thanks in advance. And sorry for my poor use of English, since I'm not a native speaker.


texts: Where does MyAnimeList get their data from?

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I'm curious as to where/how exactly MyAnimeList gets their data. I understand there are a lot of similar services that let you "Manage watching anime", and I found them to mostly scraping the data they use from MAL (Or previously the MAL API).

AniDB and AniList were some of the larger players I found.

AniDB provides a reference to where the data (I assume) comes from:

So for a random anime I inspected, I was able to see that AniDB has used Wikipedia, MAL, as well as a few Japanese sites.

As for AniList and MAL, I could not find anything relevant.

So, where was/is the root of all the data? Did these services originally scrape from somewhere?


texts: What is "Kamisama ni Natta Hi" episode 12 ending theme?

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What is Kamisama ni Natta Hi episode 12 ending theme?
I tried finding it but I suck at finding things. What is it?


texts: When Akazawa hears Takako scream, she rushes to their room to find the sheets cut up and bloody, yet she shows up later on bloodied but fine (apart from being almost insane). Who or what caused these injuries?


texts: What will happen to the tailed beast if the jinchuruki is killed?

texts: It is shown in the anime that the jinchuruki is caught and the tailed beast is extracted and sealed into the Demonic statue by the Akatsuki. What will happen if the jinchuruki is killed somewhere else? In search for Tsunade arc, during the fight between Jiraiya-Tsunade and Orochimaru, Orochimaru tries to kill Naruto as he is the jinchuruki of the nine tails. What would have happened to the nine tails if he had killed Naruto?


texts: What effect does Kairoseki's have on Haki?

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When a Devil Fruit user is locked with Kairoseki, is there any affect on his Haki abilities.
Like in episode 627, couldn't luffy use Conqueror's Haki when he was in the cage made of Kairoseki?


texts: What is the striped thing on Jango's chin?

texts: Jango is an antagonist, who first appeared in episode 9, during the Syrup Village arc. What is the striped thing seen on his chin? (Encircled in the image below.)


texts: Can Genjutsu be used like Shadow clones for training?

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Genjutsu especially Tsukyomi, gives the power to the caster to control over time space and reality of person.

Whatever done to the victim, even though didn't happen, is considered by the victim's body and mind as something that really happened.

Based on that, can someone put a person or himself in Genjutsu for 10seconds but make it such that he trained for 10months and get the actual effects of training 10 months similar to how Shadow clones are used?


texts: What sections of the final chapter are real, and the ones that are flashbacks/dream sequences?

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The final chapter of Girl May Kill is very confusing.

There is a lot of dream sequences / flashbacks mingled with the real story, and I am having a hard time separating them.

The pages with a black background are not real. But what happened?

   Did she really kill Gohongi? If she killed him, what did it accomplish?

And later on

   If Gohongi is dead, is she only dreaming of how it would go if he was alive (when she is grown up and says "I am glad you waited for me to grow up") when she eventually grow up?


texts: How 'wild Digimon' in the Digital World fuse or DNA digivolve?

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Digimon with human partner can easily fuse/DNA digivolve using digivice, like Omegamon in Digimon Adventure Movie.

My question is how 'wild Digimon' fuse/DNA Digivolve? Let's use Royal Knight's Omegamon as an example. How did he came to be?


texts: The concept of owning someone comes up in anime, usually as part of a bet. Is it based in reality or is it just a tv trope?

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In "Misfit Demon King Academy", Sasha Necron makes a bet with the demon king regarding one of the competitions. She says that if she wins, "Then I own you."
In "Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average", Mile agrees that if her team loses to all of Arledy's minions, the noble Arledy would own miles.
I've seen this trope in a number of other anime as well, "owning" someone as a result of a bet. Does anything like that every happen in real life? Is there historical precedent that it stems from? In the US, that concept would be an absolute taboo as it would connotate slavery which is still a recent blight in our nation's history.


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What exactly was Yui trying to do at the end of OreGairu season 2?

I interpreted it in three ways:

She's going to fight for Hachiman and declares war on Yukino.
She's trying to maintain the status quo of the group and just have them be friends forever.
She's giving up on Hachiman and letting Yukino have Hachiman whilst also making Yukino admit her own feelings for him.

Which one is right?


texts: Have the creators of Tokyo Mew Mew or Sailor Moon commented on the similarities?

texts: There are a number of very clear parallels between Tokyo Mew Mew and Sailor Moon, beyond the fact that they're both magical girl animes. At 7:35 of this, the scene is incredibly similar to this at 00:53:10. There are other very striking similarities, like the personalities of the characters. Have the creators of either series commented on the similarities?


texts: I've watched DBZ, and ready most of the manga but for the last 3 years I've forgotten about Dragon Ball as I haven't had time to watch DBS or the movies. Well I really want to catch up. But I don't know how. And yes I'm aware how ridiculous this is considering the series is nearing its 100th episode. Please what's the fastest or most reliable way to catch up on it?


texts: What's the name of the song at 9:53 of episode 471 in Naruto: Shppuden?

texts: I can't find the name of the song anywhere, and it's really bugging me. I need it as relaxation music. The song is at 9:53 of this episode.


texts: Why does the Fairy Tail anime have no blood?

texts: Dragon Ball, One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto all have blood. Why doesn't Fairy Tail have it?


texts: Were Valkyrie and Seiya caught having sex or training?

texts: In Episode 9 of Cautious Hero, were Seiya and Valkyrie caught having sex or were they actually training? How did Seiya learn that move? Did Valkyrie transfer it into him, or was she actually able to teach Seiya how to do the "Gate of Valhalla" move? Then, when the goddess Rista came in, Seiya tried stopping Valkyrie from saying something; what was it?


texts:
In the Kimetsu no Yaiba wikia it states that eventually

   Nezuko Kamado develops sunlight resistance

Is there any other demon like this? Which demons developed sunlight resistance?


texts: Why didn't Shirohige rescue Ace when he was still in Impel Down

texts: The news of Ace capture is quite long time before the execution. And surely it will be much easier to save Ace when he was still in Impel Down (or maybe Enies Lobby). Is it because Shirohige is to far away? Can't he ask one of his subordinate or his alliance to save Ace? Where exactly was he at that moment?


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I remembered watching a battle scene from the 2009 anime titled Fullmetal Alchemist and was puzzled by how Edward Elric managed to throw volley of punches at Father, a homunculus or the dwarf in the flask whom had earlier absorbed an entity and gained the power of God.

Is it because the power of God cannot be controlled and led to Father's defeat, or because the absorbed homunculus or souls are revolting inside Father thereby restricting Father's focus on a battle? How did Elric win this seemingly impossible fight? What happens to Father after vanishing into thin air? Did he return to the flask?


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What harm would come if Naruto was told the fact about his lineage?
Why didn't they just hide the fact that Naruto was a Jinchuuriki to save him from the outcast treatment from the villagers during his childhood?


texts: How was Heathcliff able to use the 'assist mod' mid-battle?

texts: Heathcliff explained to Kirito that he had to engage the system’s assist mod when defending (against Kirito's attack) because he's (Kirito) so fast. But how was he able to automatically access it? I know that he is the GM but we’ve seen that even GMs have to either utter a voice command or navigate through the menu in order to instruct the system.


texts: What music plays at 16:23 of FMA Brotherhood episode 62?

texts: I can't find the track name. Its when Armstrong comes to the King Bradley's corpse and has a monologue.


texts: Who writes the plot for filler episodes in an anime?

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Fillers are a given in most long running anime. If the anime is based on a manga then who writes the plot for the fillers?

Who decides the plot story for a filler season, so that it, for example, doesn't conflict with the original story of the manga?


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In the Little Busters!-anime, Rin sometime has cat-ears for a very short time (mostly only a split second). Is it used to show a character trait? What does it mean?

Here's an image of it:


texts: Why weren't the Titans visible when the Armored Titan broke through Wall Maria?

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How come in the first episode when the Armored Titan breaks through Wall Maria, there aren't any Titans visible

   given that the wall is made of Titans?

When Eren battles the Female Titan later on

   the Titans in the wall are easily visible.

Was this due to the story having not developed to this point or is there another explanation?


texts: Which S Class heroes can be hurt by firearms?

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In Episode 123 of the manga is revealed,

   Pig god can't be hurt by firearms

We know other S Class heroes can't be hurt by firearms, such as Zombie man. But we see an S class rival as Garou in his first stage, someone who is capable to defeat the weakest S class heroes, having to divert a large amount of bullets from a gatling gun and having his hands bleeding from that. Is it known which S Class heroes can't be hurt by firearms, and if there is any who can be damaged by them?


texts: Where did Danzo get his first Sharingan?

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In episode 358, Danzo uses Izanagi against Shisui and steals one of his eyes, meaning Danzo had a Sharingan eye prior to having Shisui's Sharingan eye. Nothing is known about how Danzo got his first Sharingan from what I've searched on the web, but we do know that he had one friend named Kagami Uchiha, whom Danzo considered to be one of his true friends.

Ruling out the possibility that Danzo killed Kagami in cold blood, is it possible that Danzo was gifted his first Sharingan from Kagami, possibly in the battlefield? Or could Danzo have gotten the Sharingan from somewhere else?


texts: Is Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Part of the Adventure Timeline?

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The reason I ask is due to the fact that the series, Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters, is advertised as being set in the future of 2045 and the last moment in time (for now, at least) for the Digimon Adventure timeline is 2026, the infamous Epilogue at the end of Digimon Adventure 02. This would leave 19 years in between the Digimon Adventure 02 Epilogue and Episode  1 of Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters, "The Search Result is Haru Shinkai! Gatchmon Appears!"
The six-part Digimon Adventure tri movie series is said to be set in 2005, with the final film, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution-Kizuna set in 2010.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated


texts: Could Senzu Beans cure diseases as well?

texts: Senzu bean is known as "magical healing bean", it can heal and restore consumer's health instantly when eaten. Does it cures diseases as well? Such as Goku's heart disease.


texts: Is intentionally producing a lower quality TV release unique to anime?

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A lot of shows nowadays are significantly censored or badly drawn for TV release. When the home media versions come out, they are uncensored and in some cases redrawn in certain areas.

Kagerou Project TV - BluRay Comparison

Part of this is of course the rush to release, but when the BluRays / DVDs come out, these are some of the main selling points of the shows in order to engage previous viewers.

Tokyo Ghoul TV - BluRay Comparison

Is this something unique to anime and its market? I haven't seen anything like it in Western media


texts: Are the "A Certain Magical Index" seasons connected?

texts: Can you watch A Certain Magical Index season 3 without watching the other seasons first? Do you have to watch them in order? Are all the Index seasons connected or is season 3 a new story?


texts: I know that they are the writers of Nagi no Asukara, just that I wanted to know more about that exactly. A group being named after a "project" sounded curious to me. Can someone tell me more about these authors? (or author)


texts: Does the third season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun happens after or before Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator?

texts: The third season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun started and Accelerator, one of the main villains of Toaru Majutsu no Index and the main character of Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator appears in the first episode. How is this series placed in the timeline then? Does Toaru Kagaku no Railgun season 3 happens after or before the events of Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator?


texts: Does someone knows what is the classical piece that plays at the very begining of episode 13 of the first season of Code Geass?

texts: I was watching episode 13 of the first season of Code Geass and I really liked the classical song, at least it sounds like it. It plays at the very begging of the episode when they are reviewing what happened.


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In One Outs (at least in the anime version), most of the members of the Lycaons other than Toua were rather minor characters, and some didn't get named as far as I can remember. In fact, I remember more people from most of the opposing teams than I do from the Lycaons.

What are the names of the Lycaons team members, and what positions do they play?


texts: When would Sakamichi no Apollon have taken place?

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I have a clue on one event as I saw two of the characters saying that John Coltrane passed away and that was 1967.

Edit: I know it started in 1966, but is there a rough estimate of when the episodes/events took place?


texts: What and where is this Yhwach’s quote mentioned?

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I’m sure that I came across Yhwach saying something like this:

  In my eyes, there’s no distinction between having a plan and...

What is the full quote? And what chapter is this on?


texts: Whats is the theme from Attack on titan when Erwin talks with the judge?

texts: Do you guys know the name of the theme that plays in the background of the court scene when Erwin talks with the judge?


texts: Where in Brotherhood does this screenshot of Ed and Al as children appear?

texts: I was wondering where I could find the episode that goes along with this screenshot. From the art style, it is definitely from Brotherhood. I have searched for a long time and couldn't find any episode that matches it.


texts: How many trainers in the anime have Legendary Pokemon?

texts: Tobias has darkrai and Latias. I also remember another guy from the battle frontier having an articuno which fought Ash's Charizard. Are there more trainers with Legendary Pokemon in the anime?


texts: What region was Ciel Phantomhive the Earl of?

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Ciel Phantomhive's noble title was Earl. In medieval England, an Earl was the same as a Count in other parts of Europe. Phantomhive is his family name; therefore, him being called Earl Phantomhive was understandable. It was like calling Earl Peter Raeves of Wessex "Earl Raeves", or Earl Ian Hunter of Hwicce "Earl Hunter".

My question is, since Phantomhive is his family name and not the name of a region in England (unless in the Kuroshitsuji universe there is a region named Phantomhive, but I've never heard of that), what region/county in England was Ciel the Earl of?


texts: Which promised girl is Raku referring to?

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Onodera, Chitoge, and Marika seem to own a key and all of them have a fuzzy memory of their childhood. I think Raku really met them all when he was young and made a promise to each, maybe, so that makes all the three promised girls. Of course, only one key can fit inside Raku's locket but it's not whose key can fit but the girl he made a promise to. So the point of the story is whether Raku chooses the "promised girl" or his present love? Or I think is should be which of the three promised girls is his true love? So the one Raku's referring to as the "promise girl" is which: the girl with the key to the locket or the girl whom he promised to love?

Sorry I think my question sounds a bit confusing but I hope you try to understand it.


texts: Can the Naruto manga be ordered in India?

texts: Can we order the Naruto manga in India? I am a big fan of Naruto but Animax stopped it. I am watching the series on YouTube, but I also want to read the manga.


texts: Which heroes in One Punch Man defeated dragon-level monsters?

texts: Aside from Saitama, which other heroes defeated dragon-level monsters in One Punch Man?


texts: Which album has Steins; Gate OST 'Farewell' episode 21 version

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I love Steins; Gate OST 'Farewell' very much. I listen to the music again and again.

But I notice that There is another version of 'Farewell'. (It's not Suzuha.) The music was used in episode 21, when Okabe told Kurisu her death in Beta worldline. The music is different from original 'Farewell', it's more sad.

Where can I find the music? Is it official release?


texts: Why was Darui sucked into the Benihisago?

texts: In episode 269 of Naruto, while fighting Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Daru got sucked into the Benihisago. I thought you could only be sucked in if you said your most said word or if you remained silent. Darui did neither, but was sucked in after he said "I'm the Boss' right arm. I'm no imitation!" Does this sound like his most said word, "dull," in Japanese?


texts: What does the NEC in anime soundtrack CD catalog numbers refer to?

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I've noticed that soundtrack CDs for anime have pretty systematically a "catalog number" of NECx-NNNNN, where N are digits and x is a letter, usually A, but sometimes also M or Y. What "Catalog" is this? Who assigns these numbers?
I have been completely incapable of finding any information whatsoever on this despite extensive googling—in English, anyway, as I speak no Japanese. I thought it might be somehow connected to NEC Interchannel (which was a major player in the field until it was sold off and renamed), but that's as far as I've gotten, and their older releases have a much broader range of prefixes such as KIDA, KICA, MMDM or NEDL.


texts: Is there a single member of the Einzbern family who is a human being?

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From the information I could find, nearly all known members of the Einzbern family are (female) homunculi (Justeaze, Irisviel, Illyasviel and all the maids), the only exception being Jubstacheit, who is supposed to be an A.I. controlling an array of humanoid golem bodies.

Is there any information on Einzberns who are actually human beings? Are there any alive at all at the time of the events of Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night? If there is not, can the Einzberns actually be considered a "bloodline" in the strict sense of the word, or are they more like an army of self-cloning homunculi?


texts: Where to continue after Berserk's movies?

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A while back I have watched all three of the Berserk movies. Since I really enjoyed them, I decided to start watching the anime as well.

The anime, however, starts a while after the events in the movies since Guts already has his mark. Reading the Berserk wiki, it states that a lot of events are missing in the anime.

Now, since I especially care about Berserk's storyline, I was wondering if I should start watching the anime from start to end, jump in a few episodes of the anime to get the chronological order right, or skip the anime all together and just read the manga?


texts: Why is Furuya's grandfather called "Professor Boil"?

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In the manga, Darin and later Darin's father (Chief of Zoma) keeps referring to Furuya's grandfather as "Professor Boil". Is there a reason behind his name?

Below are some examples:

Chapter 10 (Darin):

Chapter 31 (Darin's father - Chief of Zoma):


texts: What is written in Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal that impacts Takao so badly?

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In the manga Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil), a lot of the main characters read the book Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire. But what is written in there that affects Takao and Nakamura to the point where they wish to commit suicide so badly?

How did the text of that book impact the characters in the series the way it did?


texts: Why does cutting out part of Orochimaru’s soul cause him to lose the use of his arms?

texts: When Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fight after the Chunin exam, the Third Hokage has the Shinigami cut out part of his soul, "taking away his jutsu" by making him lose the use of his arms. How does that work? Why does it specifically make his arms not work? Logically, it would pull from the part was the farthest from the chest where it was being pulled from, which would be the feet. Why is that not what happens?


texts: Why did Hisoka want to kill Panthom Troupe's members?

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I am not quite understand why Hisoka tried to kill all Phantom Troupe member after he was lost from its leader, Chrolo Lucifer. That fight, Chrollo vs Hisoka i think is reasonable because Hisoka always intended to beat a person that more powerful than himself,

   but in the end he was lost and also confirmed death by Shalnark.

From the very first Phantom Troupe's Arc, Hisoka seems didn't have that kind of urge to kill all Phantom troupe's member. After his rebirth from that battle between Chrollo Lucifer, he suddenly have urge to kill all Phatom Troupes' member, this is just escalated quickly mood from Hisoka. His first Victim from the group were

   Shalnark and Kortopi, in chapter 357

What's his motive to kill all Phantom Troupe's member ?


texts: During the Greed Island arc, are "Sage's Aquamarine" and "Lonely Sapphire" cards contradictory?

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In Greed Island, one card, "Sage's Aquamarine", gives the user friends for life. Another card, "Lonely Sapphire", gives the user immense wealth but all of his/her friends will forsake him/her and he'll/she'll be lonely.
Are these cards contradictory? If so, what would happen if you used both cards?


texts: Why is there a difference in number of episodes between anime and TV broadcast of Haruhi?

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I am planning on re-watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and all of a sudden I see that there are 28 episodes now when I was pretty sure the anime had ended at around 14 episodes (?).

Is there a sequel or did I just not see the other 14 episodes being released?


texts: What creature is Filli in Deltora Quest?

texts: In The Deltora Quest Anime, Jasmine is occupied by some type of animal creature, which almost resembles a little furry fuzzball, but what creature is Filli?


texts: Why is the Japanese flag supposed to be funny?

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In the first chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist, immediately after the priest explains that he wants to conquer the nation, we see Ed saying that he doesn't care at all.

Why is there a Japanese flag on the priest's head?
And what does Ed's gesture mean?


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When Eimu joins the class, she has a different uniform from everyone else, which I figured was acceptable because she was coming from a different school.

However, she stays in the school for quite a bit of time (and we see that she even owns the uniform in episode 5 or so). Why then does she continue to wear the blue uniform the entire way through the show?


texts: How did they know that some Psychobuster still existed?

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Saki's parents leave her a letter describing, roughly translated:

  Most of the weapons non-cantus-users created to defeat the
  cantus-users have been rendered useless throughout the years. However,
  one of them managed to survive this whole time: the Psychobuster. Here
  is the address of its possible location - if you manage to find it,
  you might be able to stop the demon.

The letter implies that they know (or at least, are fairly sure) that there is some Psychobuster out there that survived those centuries.

Of course, they aren't sure if Saki will be able to find the Psychobuster in the mentioned location, but they ARE sure that there must be one existing somewhere, which is what concerns me. How can they tell that there is still some left?


texts: Which route is the Rewrite anime based on?

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I watched the last episode of Rewrite the anime. I am well aware that it is based on the visual novel of the same title. I have a question regarding the end of the anime. The end is rather unusual.

   At the end of the anime, Gaia successfully evoked Kagari's salvation. Humanity, including the main character, Koutarou, and the heroines are all wiped out too.

Because of that, I think that the ending is based on the

   bad end

route. Is that really the case? If not, then which route was it based on?


texts: What does it mean by a manga series being licensed, how does it affect online readers, and how can I continue reading it?

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A while back I was reading Bleach on an online reader and I finished the chapter I was on. When I came back to read the next chapter, it said

  The series Bleach has been licensed, it is not available in [site name].

What does it mean by "licensed", and is there a way for a broke person like me to read the rest of Bleach? (Unfortunately, the library does not buy new ones anymore.)


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Recap episodes are pretty common in anime.  Every so often there will be an episode (or multiple episodes like in One Piece) that brings the audience up to speed on presumably a lot of material.  In the past few years I've noticed that even 1 cour anime will have a recap episode somewhere in the middle (between episodes 4 - 6), and recently there have even been shows that are 1 cour with 2 recap episodes(thought the title escapes me at the moment).

I've never seen a positive fan reaction to a recap episode, so why are they still so common?  Are they a hold over from the days before Video on Demand (VoD) through The Internets?  Or is it just another filler-related solution?

Recap episodes are different than recap OVAs for the purpose of this question.


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Here are all the details I remember:

It begins with a guy on a swing warning you to not mess with the supernatural.

Then the first story begins about a girl who is jealous of another girl in her class for being more beautiful than her. She is also having strange experiences in her sleep. She asks her friend to videotape her sleeping to find out what's wrong. The next day he looks at the videotape and she is extremely scared to look at it so he watches it himself, after watching it he is so disgusted that he tells her not to watch it. In the end she watches it and it is revealed that she is possessed by some sort of ancient Japanese jealousy demon and that she stole the beauty of the girl she was jealous of.

And then there's a second part about two girls watching horror movies, one is really scared the other isn't and they go out to an abandoned house for fun, on the way they meet two other girls who come with the crew too look at the house, in the end they invade some kind of demon that brutally kills all but one of them


texts: In [...]Reincarnated as a Slime, did Rimuru gain magicules/mana when he consumed Shizu, the Orc Lord, and/or Ifrit?

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Per another thread on reddit, it's clear Rimuru got a lot of strength/mana from Veldora. First because Rimuru was named by Veldora and second because Rimuru gets ongoing strength from him.

How did the other characters' strength/magicules/mana effect Rimuru when he consumed them?


texts: Why is Kanata Age called a traitor in Kuusen Madoushi?

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The first episode of Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan shows Kanata risking his life for his friends. However, when they show him next, they call him a traitor.

The wiki is very unhelpful in this regard.

Why they call him a traitor?


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In Inuyasha, there seems to be a higher class of Yokai, where Inuyasha's father belonged, called "Dai-Yokai" (or "Great Yokai").

What qualifies you (the average Yokai) to be a Dai-Yokai? Are you born like it? Do you earn the status somehow?


texts: How does mitsuha not realise she is in the future

texts: In your name the movie we see that mitsuha waking up in taki body but we later realise that she has been dead for 3 years that means she was waking up in future taki body  so taki lives 3 years into the future so how does she not realise that she is seeing into the future. The dates must be everywhere she checks and logs stuff in his phone surely she must have seen this and if so why doesn't she bother knowing about her town or anything because it's the future surely she would wanna know how itomori looks 3 years into the future.


texts: Why do some anime have episodes with spoiler titles?

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I've watched some mainstream anime such as Naruto and One Piece and annoyingly found some episodes for both to have spoiler titles. Seems to occur quite often when there's a big action scene. Such as when "Character X" is fighting and about to kill "Character Y", the title of the next episode is sometimes like:

  Character Y's Ultimate Attack!

My impression: Oh...I guess Character Y lives and wins.

Or

  Character Z rescues Character Y just in time!

My impression: Oh...I guess Character Z didn't die 5 episodes ago then.

This is why I always immediately look away when the title shows up.

What is the point of spoiler titles (apart from completely ruining the episode)?


texts: What is the oldest "original" anime series?

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Note: I am not asking about the oldest anime series. I am talking about "original anime series" i.e. anime series not adapted/based from manga/LN/VN/games but an original story that went straight into animation and then to the general public.
From my knowledge, the earliest I know is Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-80) which makes it approxiamtely 41 years old. Are there any original anime series older than Mobile Suit Gundam?


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Sakamoto from Nichijou

The cat from Ninja Hattori (Note: I don't remember the details but I knew an episode where the cat was heartbroken because he lost the scarf and thought that his master would abandon him)

Why do cats wear scarves in anime? What does it signify? Does it signify that it is domesticated/adopted? The color of the scarf is mostly red. Why?

Happy from Fairy Tail also wears something which is sort of a backpack used to carry food and items for battle: