texts: Why did the man steal the protagonist's lump?

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In the 1929 anime Kobu Tori, The protagonist has his facial deformation taken away by the tengu for being good entertainment and a welcome guest.

When the antagonist follows in his footsteps, he goes to the tengu also to get rid of the lump on his own face.

Kobu Tori is a silent film, so I wasn't able to translate the dialogue and I don't understand why does the antagonist steals the protagonist's lump

Is it to return it to him? To sell it?


texts: Why was Bartholomew Kuma after Luffy's head at the conclusion of the Thriller Bark arc?

texts: Why did Bartholomew Kuma want to take Luffy's head after the Thriller Bark Arc? Wasn't he a member of Revolutionary Army and secretly working for his father Dragon? If it wasn't for Zoro, Luffy would have died.


texts: Differences between the Battle Angel: Alita manga and anime and the Alita: Battle Angel Live action

texts: I've watched the Alita Battle Angel Live Action, and though I couldnt watch most of the anime yet it doesnt seem to be exactly the same story. For example, I believe in the manga she was named Alita after the doctor deceased cat and in the Live Action she's named so after his deceased daughter. Are there many differences like this? Which are the differences between the Battle Angel: Alita manga and anime and the Alita: Battle Angel Live action?


texts: Do the Sharingan dots decide their power/ family tree?

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In chapter 674 page 9, Madara says that Sasuke is the only one who awakened a Sharingan with straight commas, just like his. After that, he says that there might be a connection between them, something beyond blood.

Does this mean that an Uchiha can be distinguished by their Sharingan? Does this also mean that the power of their eye is decided by the type of commas (tomoe) they have?


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When Meroko and Takuto first appear to Mitsuki, they're extremely surprised that Mitsuki can see them since humans aren't supposed to be able to see Shinigami.

Is it ever explained why Mitsuki can see them?


texts: Will there be a season 4 of High School DxD anime?

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Will there be a season 4 of anime? Will it come out in 2017?

I am a big fan of the anime. I want to know how it ends. Did he become the Harem King? Should I just read the novels?


texts: Who taught Megumin Explosion magic? Is she mentioned anywhere in the LN?

texts: I have read the KonoSuba Light Novel upto Volume.8 and also the Explosions aka Bakuen spinoff. In the start of the spinoff the writer mentions about a woman who used explosion in front of Megumin. After that she practically fell in love with Explosion magic and eventually learnt Explosion. Does the main series or any of the spinoff tell about this anonymous woman. If so, tell me where?


texts: Whose eyes did Uchiha Madara use during the ninja war?

texts: I knew that Madara possesses the eyes of his brother to obtain Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan but is he still using those eyes during the Fourth Ninja World War? Or has he implanted different eyes?


texts: To what extent is Momonga living in the current world in which this anime is set?

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Did the human body of Momonga transform itself into his character in the game? If that's the case, his soul should be in this character.

Or is it something similar to SAO in which his original body is still in the "human world", but his soul (or consciousness) in the "game world"?

Or could it be that Momonga is with his soul and human body in his own world and sits in front of his computer playing this realistic game?


texts: Midoriya's power level against All Might

texts: How much percentage of Full Cowling Midoriya was using when he was fighting against All Might in the practical exam? At the last moment when he grabbed Bakugo and made his escape, I am pretty sure he was using more than 5%.


texts: Would eating Tooru's tail make Kobayashi immortal?

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In the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid manga it is stated by Tooru that eating her tail cures all ailments, but I have a very hard time believing that is all it does. In the anime Tooru sometimes thinks about the possibility that Kobayashi will eventually die despite the fact that Tooru has implied in the manga that she has access to some kind of fruit that makes humans immortal. Fafnir also told Shouta in chapter 14 of the Lucoa spinoff manga that bathing in his blood would make Shouta immortal.
I'm asking hoping that someone with a ton of knowledge about dragon mythology could point me to a reference or something regarding the effects of eating part of a dragon. I've read pretty much everything related to the series except some of the Elma manga. I can't find one instance where the tail thing is explained aside from the one chapter where Tooru says it cures illness. I'm pretty sure Fafnir was an old European myth in real life, and maybe some of the other dragons are too. It might be possible to figure out the writer's intent if one knows the material that inspired some of the characters.


texts: Why Ran did not recognise Shinichi right away?

texts: I recently started watching Detective Conan and I learned that Ran and Shinichi are in fact childhood friends. So my question is,  when Shinichi, due to the side effects of the drug he was forced to take, end up with the appearance of an elementary school student, why did Ran, who has known him since childhood not see the resemblance right away?


texts: What's the name of the first piece of music in Shingeki no Kyojin episode 1?

texts: In the 1st episode of SNK / AOT, there's this awesome song at 0:47, when the colossal titan appears. Do you know the name, please? I can't find it anywhere...


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Numbers frequently have cultural meaning, which can include superstition and foreshadowing. Anime shows, being Asian-derived (Japanese, right), likely have more local meaning. China represents just one example of cultural number meanins (ref: wiki, chinese.SE)

The characters in Knights of Sidonia have numbers on their helmets, so I'm wondering if they are at all connected to the fates of the characters wearing them.

From the Wikipedia article the digits "2 and 8" in a number mean "double lucky", while the digit "0" is also lucky and even. Inspection shows that Nagate Tanikaze's helmet contains these three values.

The digit "6" (in Cantonese) is supposed to mean "to fall" have some unlucky connotations.

Question:

Is there a direct connection between the characters' fates and the numbers on the helmets they wear? Please provide details, clarifications, and references as possible.

Partial list of character names and helmet numbers:

Nagate Tanikaze, 028 in training, 704 as pilot
Shizuka Hoshijiro , 336 in training, 702 as pilot
Izana Shinatose, 291 in training, 723 as pilot
Yuhata Midorikawa, 256 in training, moves to command.
Eiko Yamano, 290 as cadet, killed in action
Hinata Momose, unit designation 002, killed in action
Kashiwade Aoki, unit designation 003, killed in action
Izumo Midorikawa, unit designation 004, killed in action
Ittan Samari, unit designation 005, often acting as field commander
Koichi Tsuruuchi, unit designation 007, killed in action
Tonami, unit designation 005, killed in action
Ichiro Seii, unit designation 026, senior commander
Do Imada, unit designation 139, killed in action with team (011, 217, and 312)
En Honoka, 203 as cadet, 703 as pilot, injured in action
Ho Honoka, unit designation 705, killed in action
Ren Honoka, unit designation 706, survives.
Norio Kunato, 001 in training, 701 as pilot, murderer, killed by Ochiai


texts: Can 2 different species do a dance fusion and work?

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In episode 88th of Dragon Ball Super, in one subtitled version

   Gohan asks Piccoro why dont they try a technique of fusion together. Note: this could be a bad translation because in another subtitled version he doesnt say exactly the same

So my question is , can 2 different species in Dragon Ball do a fusion dance and work? We know a fusion between 2 different people can work with the Potara earrings (for example a supreme kai and a witch) but what about fusion with the fusion dance? will something like that work?


texts: My brother and I were talking about the symbolism behind the location of the Homunculi's tattoo's location (i.e. Greed's is on his hand because he wants to get a hold of everything, Gluttony's is on his tongue because he wants to eat everything, etc.) and after reading all of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga three times over, neither of us could remember the location of Pride's Homunculus tattoo.


texts: Is the circle-script used in Rokka no Yuusha decipherable?

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In Rokka no Yuusha, we see a number of instances of a fictional script consisting of glyphs inside circles. For example, from the introductory narration:

These are probably too low-resolution to be readable. However, in episode 3, we get a suitably-high-resolution shot of Adlet's letter to the princess:

Fictional scripts in anime are often ciphers (a la Space Dandy, Suisei no Gargantia, etc.). Is this one also a cipher of some sort?


texts: Which character has the most deaths to his/her name?

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In the Dragon Ball series, we see tons of people dying and being revived by the dragon balls.
This triggered my curiosity to know which character has the most deaths to his/her name in the whole Dragon Ball series. Who is it, and how many times did he/she die?


texts: Does the "bloody nose" trope necessarily imply a sexual situation?

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If you've seen much anime, you're familiar with the male character getting a bloody nose when he gets sexually excited. For example:

Master Roshi (Dragon Ball) and Umino Iruka (Naruto)

However, when I mentioned this to a Japanese person (someone who was not a big anime viewer), she was confused, and adamant that a bloody nose would normally just mean that the person was excited in general, and it would not necessarily have anything to do with sexual excitement.

This could (and seems likely to be) true for Japanese day to day real life, but very different in anime, where the connection to libido seems very clear.

Is there someone that can explain this difference? Is the "bloody nose" in anime just used to signify excitement, and it just happens to often (always) be sexual excitement because of the plot? Or is it supposed to be just understood how a bloody nose is interpreted in anime is different from normal life?


texts: As I was browsing through an old question, the answer shocked me. It seems that if Naruto were killed, Kurama would just revive. Then why did Kurama give Naruto some of its chakra when he was on the verge of death? For instance, when Naruto first summoned Gamabunta while falling to his potential death, Kurama gave him some chakra and helped him out. Wasn't Kurama's dream to break free from Naruto? What's the need of breaking the seal when he can just let Naruto die and he is free? He did push Naruto to the point of opening the gate when Naruto fought with Pain. Why not just sit tight and let Naruto die? Did I miss something? All this while I thought if the host dies so does the tailed beast.


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I would like to know if someone could tell me the name of a song in Cowboy Bebop, in episode 10, the one about Jet’s story?
It’s at the end of the episode at ~ 18:20 when he arrests his ex girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
Thanks you.


texts: If father has spread his 7 sins in the form of Homunculi, what is left in himself?

texts: In Fullmetal Alchemist -Brotherhood we see that Father creates seven Homunculi, from his seven features which are actually seven deadly sins. (He said he wanted to get rid of these "human" weaknesses.) If these sins are extracted from the father so what is left inside him? Is Father more than a combination of seven deadly sins?


texts: Where can I watch The Seven Deadly Sins?

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I have seen the first 10 episodes of The Seven Deadly Sins, but now I cannot find the rest.

Where else can I watch it?


texts: What happened to Nausicaa at the end of the movie?

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In the final act of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind,

   the titular character gets trampled by the Ohmu stampede and lies motionless. The Ohmu then stop their attack, pick her body up, and do something which wakes her up again.

I seem to remember Miyazaki stating that he disliked that people found Messianic overtones in the movie.

   Did Nausicaa die, and get resurrected by the Ohmu? Or was she simply badly hurt and the Ohum healed her?


texts: What's the name of Kuchiki Rukia's real parents?

texts: In Bleach, Kuchiki Rukia is said to be nurtured by the Kuchiki family. Can anyone tell me the names of her real parent?


texts: Has Saber, Arcuied, Shiki or any other Typemoon characters ever canonically meet one other within their respective story?

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In All Around Type-Moon spin-off manga. It was mentioned that Saber from Fate/Stay Night, Arcuied from Tsukihime and Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai are the three main heroine of Nasuverse and they meet each other there, saying long time no see.

Have these three ever met before in their original story? Or if they weren't, is there any character, preferably the main characters, from their representative story meet each other?

And by original story I mean in Fate/Stay Night visual novel, its prequel Fate/Zero and its sequel, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Tsukihime visual novel and Kara no Kyoukai light novel.


texts: I can't find any girlsdemo songs with English sub they are the band from angel beats. Does anyone know a place I can find videos of all the girls dead monster songs with English subtitles?


texts: Have other series used picture cast credits besides The World is Still Beautiful?

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The closing credits of The World is Still Beautiful give their cast credits with pictures of each character, as they appear in that episode, along with the voice actor's name. (At least I am assuming that is what the text says.) For example, from episode 11:

This seems like an extremely good way to give credit, just as do many movies and live action TV shows. But it struck me that I don't remember any other anime series doing it. Have other series done so?


texts: What was the deal with Haruhi's Endless Eight?

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In Haruhi second season, there was 8 episodes that have been the same. The series of "Endless Eight" episodes are literally doing the same things over and over again. But it's not really the same thing, they re-animating and re-dubbing whole episode, they didn't being lazy and use the same source.

Here's the same sequence of different episodes when Haruhi called Kyon to ask him to swim with others at the pool:

As you can see they give different tones, angles, outfits, etc. That's too much effort for same situation all over the episode for eight episodes straight. So why did they doing it? Did they also did it in light novel? What is the point of "Endless Eight"?


texts: Why doesn't Minato use Sage mode against the "Masked Man"?

texts: We all know that Minato was able to use sage mode, but when the nine-tails attacked the hidden leaf, why didn't Minato go into sage mode and destroy the "Masked Man"


texts: How does Natalia get from the baggage compartment to the cockpit?

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In Episode 19 of Fate Zero, Natalia is in the baggage compartment when the ghoul (bees) take over the cabin.

How does she manage to safely get into the cockpit?

AFAIK, there is no way to get directly into the cockpit without going through the cabin. Thus it would be next to impossible for her to get into the cockpit without being overwhelmed by the bees.

Does the Manga shed any light on this?


texts: Could Caesar Clown have controlled Smoker?

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Smoker is a smoke man. He can "create, control, and transform into smoke at will" – One Piece wiki

Caesar is a gas man. He can "create, manipulate, and transform into gas at will." – One Piece wiki

Since smoke is a gas, could Caesar control Smoker when he turns into smoke?


texts: Why didn't Fuyumi and Hydra Bell fuse like their mothers did?

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From what I understand, When two opposite individuals (one from the human world and one from the demon world) touch each other, they are fused together to create one new individual that is made of the two of them.

So if Fuyumi and Hydra Bell are both the daughters of Nyen (Nene), why they didn't fuse when they touched each other?


texts: Which manga chapter does the season 1 of the anime end on?

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I just finished watching the first season of Nanatsu no Taizai (Seven Deadly Sins). I would like to continue by reading the manga but I am unsure which chapter to start from.

Also, I read online that there is a lot missing in the anime compared to the manga. Is that true?


texts: What is Saika constantly posting on the Message Board?

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I'm on the first season of Durarara!! (Coalgirls Subs), and on the Message Board Saika often posts random words like Love, Peace, Cut, etc. - All of which are subbed except for this repeated character.
Initially I thought that Saika might be spamming with DESU DESU or something similar (I don't know why I thought that), but googling this didn't return any results.
So my question is, What is this word, Saika is constantly spamming the board with?


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In Dragon Ball Super episode 76 Krilin had an aura ki we never seen before, it was drawed surrounding very closely his body:

Now in the preview of Dragon Ball Super episode 98 we see Goku has the same aura:

What does this borderline ki first Krilin and now Goku get mean? It's the only 2 times we've seen this kind of aura in the entire Dragon Ball universe.


texts: Do some Devil Fruits allow the user to swim in water?

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If someone had for example a "wood" devil fruit, his body would be entirely made out of wood. Would it be possible then to swim on the water, because naturally wood "swims" or at least floats in the water?

Or does the sea eliminate his wood power and give him his normal body back, so he would drown?


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A lot of anime are based off of the plot of a manga and/or light novels. Sometimes an anime is an original work that gets a manga story afterwards, but that isn't always the case.

I remember watching Amagami, where you could obviously notice that it was based on a game, and some are even named after the games such as Final Fantasy.

So how common is it for a anime to be based of a game? I have only seen it once or twice but is it really that uncommon? Or are they just animated in a way that you won't directly notice that it comes from a game unless you already know so?


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As the name 'Anime Story Music Video' explains, an AMV which contains a story is considered as an ASMV. But when do you declare something as a story?

Is it necessary to have speeches in the video? If yes, to what extent? Do they have to underlay the very majority of the whole AMV or is it ok if they underlay only 1/4th of it?

Do the speeches have to link each other directly or do they only have to contain the same emotions (e.g. desperation)?

Here're a few examples of AMVs which could be considered as an ASMV:

This video is definitely an ASMV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmqVruTH0E4
This one starts its speeches after 53 sec. and these speeches only deliver the same emotions (they're not directly linked to each other if I understood it correctly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZhqrI3OGaM
This one has no speeches at all, but it tells us a story only with the compositing of anime scenes and the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPDAZe84OJI


texts: How does Gankutsuou compare to the original book?

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Gankutsuou is based off the story, The Count of Monte Cristo.

I haven't read the original novel, but I loved Gankutsuou. How close to the original are the plot line and characters?

Was it a faithful rendition or was there some artistic license, because there were several scenes which, to me at least, seemed at odds with a book that would have been written in 1884. (Mostly futuristic elements)


texts: In Naruto, when Jiraiya fights Pain, he goes out of the barrier to confirm his suspicion about Pain (that all the 7 pains are dead) but he could have used a shadow clone instead. Shadow clones can transfer knowledge and experience (as told by Kakashi) and if Jiraiya had the chakra to maintain the barrier, swim when he is badly injured and then be alive just to write a message on the back of the toad (apparently I forgot the toad's name), he could have had the chakra to create a shadow clone. Why didn't he do so? [Why did he have die? I feel so sad about him :'( ]


texts: Can reanimated Chiyo use One's Own Life Reincarnation technique?

texts: Edo Tensei render a Shinobi immortal with endless supply of chakra, but can Edo Tensei Chiyo use her Reincarnation Technique to someone and do it many times (since she is immortal)?


texts: In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what's the power to revolutionize the world?

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I made this question before but since a single answer won't suffice, I have broke it down into different post as suggested by other users. TL;DR: I'm tring to understand the story, not the analogies.

So, What is the power to bring revolution? Is it actual power (like the type you see in shounen animes) or is it just an analogy about making the world accept behaviors like homosexuality and incest (as seen in events related with Akio & Touga or Akio & Anthy)?


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I don't think it should concern me, but I am still curious as to how legal anime streaming sites are. A popular site being AnimeUltima, I've watched probably 300+ different anime just from there. However, when asked if the site I use is legal, I usually respond with, "yes," despite not knowing the answer; this is sort of annoying in itself.

AnimeUltima as an example, is this site legally subbing and uploading anime?


texts: How can one tell if Nappa has become a Super Saiyan?

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We can identify Super Saiyans by the change in the colour of their hair.
With Nappa being bald, how could we identify he has become a Super Saiyan? Is it only by the increase in power?


texts: Did the Makers of the Lupin III "Red-Jacket" Series get Permission to Feature Superman?

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In one of the Episodes of the Lupin III part 2 "Red-Jacket" series, Lupin foils a scheme by Fujiko who has henchmen impersonating Superman to rob banks.

I am curious if anyone has any information on whether this was technically allowed by DC, and if so, why?

If it wasn't allowed, then why is Crunchyroll.com able to screen this episode?

Here is the imdb page for the episode. There is another earlier episode of the same series that also mentions Superman.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914728/


texts: What happened to Yuuki at the end of the manga?

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In chapter 93, Yuuki was shown with Kaname and 2 girls. Are these 2 girls Yuuki and Zero's kids?

What happened to Yuuki when she turned Kaname into a human? Is she dead like when her mother turned Yuuki into a human?

What happened to Zero here?


texts: In the sequence where Kazuo plays for Aihara, are both panels with a shifted style references to works of art?

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At the end of chapter 19 of Shindo, Kazuo Kikuna plays the piano for Kozue Aihara, his piano studio classmate, after their date. Uta Naruse listens as she passes Kazuo's house, and in two of the panels, she is drawn against a background with a markedly different art style:

The second panel clearly contains a reference to Gustav Klimt's The Kiss. With this in mind, is the first panel also a reference to a work of art? I tried looking at some other Klimt paintings to look for a similar image, but I couldn't find anything overly convincing, perhaps partly because I don't have a strong visual arts background.


texts: What does the position of "theme song assistance"(?) entail?

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Over the past 3-4 years, I've been noticing a number of anime that credit a person named 外村敬一 ("SOTOMURA Keiichi", it seems) with 主題歌協力 - something like "theme song assistance". This credit, when present, usually appears on the same overlay as the four usual credits for the OP/ED song (vocalist, lyricist, arranger, composer). There are exceptions, though, like the Durarara!! Shou OP "Headhunt", where it appears on the following overlay.

Note that the list of credits on ANN I linked to above is non-exhaustive - I'm pretty sure (just based on my vague recollection of having seen this guy's name over and over) there are a lot more credits for this Sotomura fellow that they haven't added to their database yet. For example, he is credited on "Connect" (the Madoka Magica TV OP), but isn't listed as such on ANN:

Two questions:

What does this position entail?
Why have I never seen anyone besides Sotomura Keiichi be credited with it?


texts: Where did Asuka think "Monaka" came from?

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In the bonus episode, the group of players who don't make the cut to play in the competition form a B-Squad named Monaka, after the first character of their three second-year members' names.

When they announce this name to the rest of the club, Asuka misunderstands and thinks the name has something to do with youth:

  Asuka: "Monaka". We're in the thick of our youth! Or something.
  Girl: No, we just took the start of the second-years' names.

Where did Asuka think they had gotten the name "Monaka" from?


texts: How did Tepei draw his Livlaster without anyone noticing?

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The summoning of a Livlaster has a distinct light effect. It is shown that even behind cover, you can see the glare.

Then at the fighting ring, Teppei is without the Livlaster when entering, but after Amara's entrance, Tepei is chastised by Daichi to hide it and "this is not the place to use that" stuff.

How could he summon the Livlaster (offscreen) without anyone in the audience noticing?


texts: Why Senku and Taiju revived from petrification when everybody else needed Senku's formula to revive?

texts: People who survived petrification were revived using Senku's formula, with the exception of Senku and Taiju. How were they able to revive without any formula?


texts: Are these paper figures actually Origami?

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So in my Collectors Edition for Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 it came with a sheet which can be made into this paper figure:

I have also seen similar things on eBay of the Puella Magi from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Are these figures Origami, or is there a different name for them which one could use for finding similar products?


texts: What type of government structure exists in Shingeki no Kyojin?

texts: So I guess that the remaining human survivors formed a nation, but what form of government exists in this nation? Who is the leader?


texts: Where can I watch Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale?

texts: Sword Art Online the movie Ordinal Scale has already been released according to Wikipedia, but I can't find it anywhere. So where can I watch and download legally.


texts: How can I find out when new English Dubbed One Piece episodes will be released?

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I know there are currently over 700 One Piece episodes with subtitles, lots of people like the subtitles, I strongly prefer the English dubbed version. The English dub currently ends at 421 sadly.

How can I find out when new English dubbed episodes will be released?


texts: After watching Attack on Titan I can't find a reason strong enough ( probably cuz I'm dumb ) that made eren desperate to do the rumbling . In fact I find Zeke's plan more sensible . Can anyone explain to me the motivation behind Eren's drastic step ?


texts: What does the Jormungand system even do?

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Maybe I was not paying attention in class, but it seems Jormungand is an autonomous AI system that destroys all aircraft indiscriminately once it has been activated. It indiscriminately robs everybody of air travel, even Koko. It would make sense if it could leave civilian planes alone or obey their operators.

With what weapons does Jormungand enforce "no air travel, ever"? Does it attack even low-altitude gliders? Is is completely indiscriminate, since it destroyed all aircraft at once? Can Koko override it?


texts: OST Name used in Episode 18 Gundam Build Fighter Try

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In episode 18 of Gundam Build Fighter Try, the music starts from 12:44 (maybe? I'm not sure, correct me if I'm wrong) to 14:46.

I've been searching the whole YouTube, internet, and SoundCloud but won't get an easy hand on it.

Somehow, Sunrise like to use the old OST from GBF to GBFT, so I assume it's an old OST from GBF instead of GBFT (cause I have a full set of GBFT OST)

Here is the link to the episode on the official Gundam channel.


texts: In what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon?

texts: Just like the title says: in what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon (E.N.D)? I was wondering if that even happened in the anime or only in the manga?


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In Brynhildr in the Darkness, all of the magicians seem to be female - but there doesn't seem to be a reason for this (in the manga at least).

If we look at Okamoto Lynn's other work, Elfen Lied, he explains that male Diclonius are possible, but lack the vectors that the females have due to inbreeding. This explains why they are not that commonly seen in the series. I haven't been able to find a similar reason for Brynhildr though.

Reference for Elfen Lied

Is there any similar reasoning for why all the magicians are female in Brynhildr?


texts: Did they ever talk about who left the nanomachines/viruses on Mars?

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Sorry didn't read the novels, but did they ever go into who left nanomachines/Methuselah virus on Mars?  Do they ever explore the concept of space/aliens again the story?

Seems like there are crazier things than humans, Methuselah or Crusniks in the their universe.


texts: During the Substitute Shinigami arc, it is mentioned that Ichigo and Ginjo are Substitute Shinigami. What does this mean?

texts: During the Substitute Shinigami arc, it is covered that both Ichigo and Ginjo are Substitute Shinigami (Ginjo being and ex-Substitute Shinigami). How does one become a Substitute Shinigami, what does this title bring with it, and why is Ginjo no logger a holder of said title?


texts: Does the Black Bullet anime cover the whole light novel and/or manga?

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Aside from the anime, Black Bullet has a light novel which started the franchise and a manga.

Does watching only the anime get to know the whole story or not? Does the 13 episodes anime cover the whole light novel and/or manga?


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As far as I checked in Google, there is no direct reference for the age of Marguerite - she was one of the female tribe members on Amazon Lily who've found Luffy.

Her age is ambiguous at best, as everything seems to qualify between 14 and 24 - or even beyond, knowing the way Oda handles age.

Is there anything known about it?


texts: What was Valkyrie referring to when Seiya stopped her from saying it in episode 9 of Shinchou Yuusha?

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I just watched Shinchou Yuusha episode 9 and there was a point where Valkyrie was referring to something like "you will worn out..." and then "I see so you've already caught on".

What was she referring to? The manga is a lot behind the anime, and I can't get a physical copy of the light novel in where I live, and can't find this answered in any discussion threads.

I don't mind the spoilers at all, since someone who searches this exact thing is looking for spoilers in the first place.


texts: Did Seki-kun ever pay attention to the class?

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Seki-kun always plays in class or even outside the class (PE or even during disaster drills). Does he ever pay attention at all? What about tests or his homework? Has he ever been caught playing in class? Usually Rumi is the one who gets scolded by the teacher because she was paying attention to Seki.

Maybe it is not shown in anime or manga directly, but maybe there is something along the line of "He only pays attention to some teacher" or "He used to always pay attention before".


texts: Why did Veldora have so much influence despite being imprisoned in the show Reincarnated as a Slime?

texts: When Veldora disappeared, it was said to have a large impact on the surrounding lands. Why would it make such a large difference if he was already imprisoned and unable to use his skills?


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I found out the character name to an image I have. He's Yuzuki from Tamako Market. I want to watch the anime, but I don't know where to watch it.
I don't really know what websites that have anime to be honest.
Where can I watch Tamako Market?


texts: Why is there a soup ladle in the mortuary in Jojo Episode 38?

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When Dr. Monica Ulterro is conducting an autopsy on Diavolo, there seems to be a collection of soup ladles shown in the background of the mortuary. I'm not very well-versed in morticians and their tools, but it would certainly seem odd to have those 3 tools.

Here's a closer look at them.


texts: What's the difference between the FMA and FMA Brotherhood series?

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I haven't watched Anime in many years, but recently I've had time to get back into it. I've seen that one of my favorite series, Fullmetal Alchemist, has done a series reboot.  What I'm wondering is:

Does it present a lot of deep variations (plot-wise, character-wise or otherwise), or is it just the same series with updated art?


texts: Why Saitama doesn't want to unleash his full power?

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So far my impression of Saitama is him holding back his power.

Even when the "Strongest" Alien in the universe attacked him, he easily finished him with NORMAL punches. He hasn't unleash his full power and I'd like to know why.


texts: Why is Gintama considered a 'Sci-Fi' genre anime?

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So I saw the genres of Gintama and I found this:

It's a shogun-era (Edo-period) animé and they use katanas instead of huge weapons; there are also some mobile-phones, etc. But what’s so 'Sci-Fi' about it, except for the fact that there is inter-space travelling, which is obvious given the plot of aliens invading? I don't know why it is categorised as a 'Sci-Fi' animé.


texts: Who is this girl dressed in an elaborate pink outfit?

texts: Can you tell me who this anime girl is and what anime she hails from? Thank you.


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Probably a stupid question but...

I was watching Resurrection 'F' and when 18 appeared on screen this question popped into my head. During the Android saga he was pretty much curb stomped by 18 right? (Memories are a little clouded) And Vegeta being as prideful as he is would he really let 18 live regardless of how "good" he became?

Is it just a plot point that wasn't explored?
Is Vegeta's switch to the good side cause for this? I just find this one a little hard to believe. I'd probably believe it more that since 18 is important to Krillin and he is important to Goku, that Goku had something to do with it.

Again, sorry if this question is dumb.


texts: Why does Shanks sacrifice his arm to save Luffy?

texts: In Luffy's backstory, we saw that when Luffy was drowning and a Sea King attacks him, Shanks jumps in to save him and scares away the Sea King using Haki, losing an arm in the process. Why did he not use Haki to start with to chase away the Sea King, and thus, avoid losing his arm?


texts: What is this manga about a guy who completed a video and he gets a mysterious game?

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This is a manga that I read quite a while ago, maybe 5+ years. It starts off with a guy who completed a video and he gets a mysterious game that he has never seen before. He puts it into his console and nothing seems to happen. Then the class representive arrives outside his house. She suddenly turns into a monster which our protagonist somehow defeat. He exits the game and the next day when he goes to school the class rep is replaced by a guy. The girl class rep is gone and no one remember her. Then there's something about an area boss that has a way higher level than the protagonist. Also there's a mysterious girl that appeared whenever he puts in the game.

This has been on my mind ever since I first read it and it has been haunting me ever since. Any help would be appreciated. TY


texts: Why is Touya hiding a phone call from Yuki?

texts: Why is Touya hiding from Yuki that Rina called him? They didn't do anything wrong. It makes him look guiltier if he hides it.


texts: What chapters of akame ga kill cover the anime?

texts: I watched the whole anime and I'm interested in buying the manga where the anime left off. Thank you in advance.


texts: Who was Annie apologizing to in episode 13?

texts: After the great victory gained by humans against the Titans in episode 13, when the trainees were collecting dead bodies, Annie was apologizing to a dead soldier. Who was this? Was it Marco?


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At the end of SAO, Kayaba mentions that SAO was deleting itself. However, when Kirito joins ALO, Yui tells him it was all copied from SAO.

How was SAO copied for ALO when Kayaba said it was all being deleted after SAO was cleared?


texts: Where does the Season 3 TV series start and end in the Manga Chapters?

texts: Where does the season 3 of the TV series of AOT (Part 1) end in the Manga Chapters. What manga chapter is the most recent episode in the TV series?


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When Lemiel was sealed in his statue form hundreds of years ago, he was wounded. But after returning to life, his wounds arent seen anymore and he looks healed.

Why was Lemiel healed from his wounds when he was brought back from his statue form?


texts: How is Petit Eva: Evangelion@School related to Neon Genesis Evangelion?

texts: I know that there is a manga and OVA called Petit Eva: Evangelion@School that has some relation to Neon Genesis Evangelion. I haven't seen it, though, and I was wondering if it is one of the alternate ending/retellings of the story of it is something else. If it isn't a retelling or alternate ending, what is it and how is it related to the main story of Neon Genesis Evangelion?


texts: What happened to Yahiko's body after he died?

texts: I know that Nagato used Yahiko's body to become 'Pain' but can anyone please tell me why and how he did it?


texts: Does Sakamoto know that Nano is a robot?

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Nano Shinonome and Sakamoto are among the most interesting characters in Nichijou. The portrayal of daily life of a human-like AI with a condescending talking cat is something special in it's own respect, let alone Nichijou's humorous tone!

Usually, Sakamoto calls Nano 「むすめ」: "Musume", which translates to "girl" and calls Hakase as 「ガキ」: "gaki", which roughly means "kid".

However, is there any episode where Sakamoto actually talks about Nano being a robot or directly addresses Nano about it? Further, is there any incident where Sakamoto is present when Nano's hand opens up or something similar happens?

Or is it only Yukko who fully acknowledges the fact that Nano is a robot and respects her feelings throughout the series?

If not in the anime, I'm curious if it happens in the manga!


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At the final battle between Giorno and Diavolo in episode 38. Diavolo got punched many times, and almost drowned in the river.
He survived that and able to catch the edge of the sewer stairs, which kept his body floating. Poorly, he met a burglar/homeless man that stabbed him, and then he lost consciousness. Just after that, he looks like he's in a hospital bed, and a female doctor suddenly performs an autopsy on his body while Diavolo's alive. In the middle of the autopsy he suddenly teleports to a downtown area where he gets hit by a car, and last, he met with a child and for no reason Diavolo got scared.
What happens to Diavolo in episode 38 exactly? According to Jojo's Wiki,
such stated

Gold Experience Requiem is a close-range Requiem Stand that boasts an
incredible increase in both speed and power compared to its previous
form. It also wields the arcane power of reverting anything to "zero",
effectively undoing their actions; a power that trumps even the time
erasure/nullification of King Crimson.


texts: The song playing with narration of Misaki Kirihara about 21 minutes in episode 25 of "Darker than Black"

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There's an original soundtrack that comes out with the narration of Misaki Kirihara about 21 minutes in episode 25 of Darker than Black.

Here's a clip of the track.

What is the song title?


texts: Which are all the S and A class heroes whom Garou fought?

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So far in the anime Garou has fought Tank Top Master, Heavy Tank Loincloth, Blue Fire, Magic Trick Man, Golden Ball and Spring Mustachio. From video segments of the manga I've seen he fought others such as

   Genos.

Which are all the S and A class heroes whom Garou fought  ?


texts: I wanted to know is somebody knows what OST is playing in the anime "Boku no hero Academia" in S3E23 at 11:00. It seems to be the beginning of the Track "United States of Smash" but it sounds different and I can't seem to find it


texts: When and by whom was Deadman Wonderland created?

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There's a couple of contradictions.

I'm reading that Tamaki created it after he lost his games in the Earthquake.  And he created Carnival Corpse for fun.

I'm also reading that Hagire Rinichiro created it after the earthquake and after taking over the old man's body.  That old man was supposed to be the previous winner of Carnival Corpse but how is that possible if Carnival Corpse was only created after Hagire took over the old man's body?

Then there's the question of when he took over Toto's body.  In the later chapters (50+) it shows Toto with his original personality and his original clothes (with the vest and pants instead of the gown he wears now) asking why he's not fighting the Wretched Egg and Hagire telling him he's going to take over his body.

But the first time we see Toto during Ganta's time in DW, he seems to have switched over his clothes and personality (wearing the gown) already.  We also see old man Hagire talking with Shiro.


texts: Does Saitama still continue his training?

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Saitama mentioned that he got this strong through daily training, which consisted of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats along with running 10 km every single day. Also, he ate three meals a day, but only a banana as breakfast and also didn't use the AC, to strengthen his mental resistance.

Has he stopped his training and accepted his current power level as sufficient? Or does he still train using his methodology? (I've read till Vol 6, Chapter 32 and haven't found anything about his current training status)


texts: So I have finished the anime and been reading the manga but after Arc 2 when Subaru and Ram decide to go after Rem it abruptly finishes and Arc 3 starts after the battle with the demon dog. Soo does that mean there is no manga chapters for that fight? Or will it be released later? Or there are the manga chapters but I couldn't find them..?


texts: Did All for one give his ability to Tomura?

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In My Hero Academia, after the Showdown between All for One and all might, One for all is finally defeated.

But when he was arrested, All for One said the words :

  As a teacher, I win, as my pupil is ready. (paraphrasing)

While it most certainly concerns the growth of Tomura, both as a leader, and as a villain, I am left wondering if it implied something more.

Did All for One pass on his ability to Tomura, the same All Might passed his ability to Izuku ?

We already know that All for One is able to give and take other's ability at will, I don't think it would be far fetched to think that this could apply to All for One itself.

On a story viewpoint, it would make Tomura a much stronger foe, and make him even more of a parallel to Izuku.

So, did Tomura inherit from All for One ? (is there any specification, from Canon, or author, hinting or stating that he did/did not ?)


texts: In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?

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In chapter 702, we see Ace's Devil Fruit 'Mera Mera no Mi' being showcased as the prize of the event held in the Colosseum. The announcer of the event mentions that the "fruit is reborn."

Does it mean every Devil Fruit has that ability to be reborn once the user dies, or is it an artificial Devil Fruit made by Doflamingo's factory?


texts: In Kimi no Na Wa., how long does the comet fragment take to reach Itomori Town?

texts: In Kimi no Na Wa, Mitsuha is able to save everyone in the town even as the comet fragments were falling. So I'd like to ask, just how long would the comet fragment take to fall, in a timeframe that still allows everyone to reach the High School before the comet strikes?


texts: Does the Bleach anime stick to the manga's plot?

texts: Does the anime series of Bleach stick to the manga's plot? Or is it like the original Fullmetal Alchemist series where the anime is its own thing and doesn't follow the story of the manga?


texts: Why did Dio cut off his head and not regenerate his body?

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In the first season of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, when Dio falls off a cliff, he cuts off his own head.

Why?

At the end of the season, we see him in Jojo's wedding boat, his head in a container.

Why didn't he regenerate a body during all this time?


texts: Where did Itsuwa`s sweater go? (Continuity issue)

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This question contains potential spoilers for episode 8 of Index 3!

In Episode 8 of Toaru Majutsu no Index III during the battle between the

   Amakusa church members and Aqua of the Rear in the scene where Itsuwa attacks Aqua with the Saint Destroyer we have the following scenes:
 In the first scene Itsuwa is wearing her turtle neck sweater  and she is still wearing it when Aqua strikes her and throws her through the ceiling.  However the moment they show her on the ground the sweater is suddenly gone  During the remaining scenes the sweater remains missing. From the shots it is obvious that Itsuwa did not have the strength nor the means to remove the sweater herself. So now my question is, is this a continuity error in the show or did the sweater disappear in some other way?


texts: This has been bugging me for a while. I'm very interested in Shisui's story of his life, but the real question is why was Donzo after his eye? Was it because of his sharingan? and "how is Donzo supposed to use this"?


texts: Why does Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade is Black?

texts: I know that having a black colored blade symbolizes unknown element but why did he got black colored blade instead of blue even though he has a known Water Breathing Technique?


texts: Why do anime discs cost so much in Japan compared to other countries?

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Buying DVD and BD from Japan seems to be a lot more expensive in Japan than overseas in a country like the US.

It might cost someone in the ballpark (these are just estimates, actual prices may be more dramatic) of $70 for 2 episodes are in a DVD for a new series in Japan. While in the US, $45 for 4 episodes for the same series...

Even if we compare Western release to Japanese ones in the same market. The domestic Japanese version come at a higher price per disc/length than western releases:

The four-disc 146-min Harry Potter Special Edition, is ¥3500.
Compare it the two-disc 60-min Madoka Magika Vol. 1 Special Edition, which is ¥5500.

Why is the cost so high? Although it's nice to see your favorite shows in 1080p with less compression, that alone can't be worth the price tag...


texts: Why didn't Rem tell L's name to Light or Misa?

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In Death Note Rem liked Misa so much, or maybe he was in love with her. He wrote L's name in the Death Note and killed L because he was protecting Misa and he knew he will die soon after doing so.

But I just wonder: why didn't he instead tell L's real name to Light Yagami or Misa, so they could write L's name in their Death Note and kill him themselves?


texts: What are the "specs" of the afterlife world?

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Regarding the afterlife world we see in the Angel Beats! anime, I have many questions, but I think we can pack all of them as "what are the specs of the afterlife world?":

Are habitants limited to the school grounds? Can they, say, go somewhere really far away?
Is this world based on an actual place in the living world? For instance, does this school actually exist somewhere?
Do all individuals that die with regrets end up here? Surely millions of people die this way, and I'm pretty sure that we never see more than a few thousands.
Are there other afterlife worlds? Or everyone ends up in the same place?


texts: Why do Spirited Away, Ponyo, and Arrietty have so much in common?

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I saw that Spirited Away, Ponyo and Arrietty, all written by Hayao Miyazaki, seem to have some common traits:

The hero is a girl.
Moreover, she is a girl who is special in some way.
She develops a friendship with a boy that is an "insider" and they help each other.
She seems to take a spiritual maturity journey while also building that friendship.

Is there some mystical connection to these themes or it is a mere coincidence? Can someone shed some light on this matter?


texts: Is Light's insanity influenced by the Death Note, or did he make himself become that way?

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Some were saying that Light's insanity was influenced by the use of the Death Note, taking note that Ryuk tells Light about what the Death Note makes people fear and so on. But having rewatched the first episode, Light tells Ryuk that creating a utopia with the Death Note needs to be done even if it costs you your sanity, so it occurred to me that this was the cause for Light's insanity over the series and not the Death Note, since his main madness is about winning and not about the Death Note.

Then again, in the manga Light's behavior is a little different than in the anime, when Light fears in his bed and mentions his nightmares (and I don't remember Light saying the above in the manga) while in the anime such behavior is not mentioned at all, so it might even be some difference between the anime and the manga.

Anyway, the question is: what influences Light's insanity, the Death Note or his godly craziness, and does this differ between the anime and manga?


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In Gintama, did they explain anything about after war life of Takasugi?.
I was curious to know about that, after knowing the after-war life of Sakamoto and Katsura and of course Gintoki. But they didn't explain much about how Takasugi lived his life after the war and how Bansai and Makato joined Kiheitai.
In "Silver Soul" Arc, they did explain how they met which seems just after the war. But still, they didn't explain some like how Takechi is feminist and not lolicon and when did Bansai and Otsu meet (after the war).
Or did I miss this?


texts: How did orochimaru use triple rashomon with his hands sealed?

texts: Orochimaru got his hands sealed when he was fighting against hiruzen sarutobi. He got his hands back much later during the war. But when he was fighting 4 tails Naruto at the beginning of Shippuden, he summoned triple rashomon. At that time he still didn't have his hands. So how did he manage to do that.


texts: In High school DxD, Issei "sacrifices" his arm to get the balance breaker form. But what does sacrifice mean here? He still has his arm and he can still control it.


texts: Did Tsunade's abilities come from the fact that she was descendant of Senju and Uzumaki?

texts: It is said that Senju shinobi received physical strength from the Six Path of Sage. The first Hokage's wife was from Uzumaki clan. Are these the reasons why Tsunade had monstrous strength and was able to use sealing techniques?


texts: Is it true that hiden jutsu can be taught?

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I was browsing through naruto wiki, and came across this page
It is stated that ,

They are not to be confused with kekkei genkai, as technically, hiden techniques can be taught to anyone.

By "they", it means Hiden Jutsu. Is it true that they can be taught to others? Is there any evidence of this happening?
I remember in the Boruto movie that the Shadow Jutsu is used through that advanced gadget. But is it possible for a person who does not have any clan relationship to learn a Hiden Jutsu?


texts: Where can I watch seasons 2 and 3 of Danganronpa?

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I've just finished watching Danganronpa V1. Where can I watch the other seasons?
I cannot use Funimation.


texts: What chemical compound is shown in episode 17 of Monogatari Second Season?

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In episode 17 of Monogatari Second Season (the first episode of Onimonogatari), when Koyomi and Mayoi see the strange "darkness", an image of the structure of a chemical compound is displayed, repeatedly:

Shortly afterwards, a number of different chemical compounds are displayed (numbers not present in original):

What are these compounds?


texts: Are people aware of who Naruto's parents are?

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Every villager in Konoha is aware that Naruto has the Kyuubi sealed inside of him.

Is anyone in the village or elsewhere (other than Kakashi and Jiraiya, that I remember knew) aware that he is the son of Minato and Kushina?
My main doubt being: do they know that he is the son of the Fourth Hokage?


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So in the new Dragon Ball Super Broly movie,

   Goku and Vegeta try to defeat Broly by fighting together in Super Saiyan Blue, but they dont use Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken and Super Saiyan Blue Evolution like they did to try to defeat Jiren

Why Goku and Vegeta didnt use Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken and Super Saiyan Blue Evolution to defeat Broly?


texts: What anime is this blonde girl wearing a purple dress from?

texts: I have no idea who this is but the pic is awesome. Could anyone tell me who this is and where she is from?


texts: What's this anime with a boy and girl meeting and becoming siblings?

texts: The story is about a girl and a boy meeting after their parents went on a vacation. When their parents came back they exchanged partners and the two became siblings. Please help. I wont be able to sleep well until I remember the anime. ;(


texts: Oreki and Chitanda's relationship in the anime Hyouka

texts: I can't stop thinking  of  what happens between Oreki and Chitanda after the last episode of the anime. Does  anyone  know what happens in the 5th volume of the manga, with regards to Oreki and Chitanda?


texts: Other than Madara, who among the Uchiha Clan possesses or successfully awaken the Rinnegan?

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I'm just curious whether if only Madara possesses the Rinnegan and if not how many are there?
What are the chances that Sasuke can awaken his Rinnegan?


texts: How does Sweet Mask (A-Class rank 1) plan to stop unworthy heroes from moving to S-Class?

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Even though it's said by other heroes he should rank up, he refuses as he feels it is his duty to remain in the number one spot of A-Class to prevent the unworthy from becoming S-Class heroes, except for those whom he sees worthy like Genos, fitting Sweet Mask's philosophy about "heroes needs to be beautiful too"

But how does he plan to stop?
Had he not approved of Genos, what power does he have to stop him from climbing to class S.
Isn't that the decicsion for the association?


texts: How much of the Yumekui Merry manga was adapted into the anime?

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The anime series doesn't end conclusively:

   With Mystletainn's defeat Merry's past is still unknown and "Pharos" Hercules's plans is still in motion being unaffected by Mystletainn's death.

So I am wondering, how much of the manga was adapted into the anime? And are there any deviations?


texts: Who are Rogue and Sting and when were they first revealed?

texts: My friend is really into Fairy Tail and I watched a really good fight from it with Rogue and Sting vs Natsu and Gajeel. But he said that he didn't know who Rogue and Sting were. So I was wondering who they are and when they first showed up.


texts: Can somebody please tell me who this figure is and where it is from?

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I got a set of 4 anime figures together. The first 3 all came in a box but the fourth one has no box and no stand. No matter what I search, I can't seem to find her.

She has purple eyes and a red shield with 2 overlapping wings on the insignia on her armband.


texts: What are the differences between the cut and uncut versions of "Naruto" anime (not "Shippuden")?

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I have watched the cut and uncut versions and haven't really noticed any differences.

What are the big (or even small) differences between each?


texts: An action anime featuring guns about a boy and a girl who resolves a bus hijacking incident in one of the episodes

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I remember watching a few episodes of this anime, which was an action anime that featured guns.

In one of the episodes, the two protagonists (a male with black hair, and a blonde female, both teens I believe) were stuck on a hijacked bus along with many other people. The two protagonist had communication with some sort of headquarters. I believe there was a threat to the bus saying that if the bus were to slow down or stop, it would get blown up. Therefore, the bus driver couldn't slow down and had to go faster and faster, and when the bus was approaching a corner, they weren't able to turn. However, the two teens thought of gathering all people onto one side of the bus and using their weight to make the bus lean and turn.

In another episode, I think the two teens were on their way to school, but they got stopped half way at a warehouse as a bunch of robots came out of somewhere and started shooting at them. The teens decided to hide behind crates/boxes. They then pulled out their guns (which they were very good at using) and started shooting at the robots, but it wasn't really effective. There and then, I think it was the male character who did something and shot all the robots right in the robot's muzzle, which made all of the robots exploded, creating a scene for the two teens to escape

In yet another episode (and the last one I can remember), they were on a plane and they found out that one of their friends had been sabotaging them. Some intense talking went down, and that friend of theirs decided to jump out of the plane (safely, because that friend planned the whole thing, so she somehow had a parachute).


texts: What is the song that plays at the end of episode 3 after Yuri finishes his performance?

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What is the song that plays at the end of episode 3 of Yuri!!! on Ice, when Victor calls Yuri after he finishes his performance?

It starts from 20:20 until 21:40, beginning with high-tones on the piano and flute. Then it gets upbeat with percussion and bass appearing.

Video: Official stream on Crunchyroll


texts: Why did EVA Unit 01 accept then refuse the Dummy Plug?

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Another question about Evangelion...

In the manga, there is one chapter where EVA Unit 01 refuses to sync with either Rei or the Dummy Plug, and instead "insisted" that only Shinji can pilot the EVA at all.

Now, before this. During the fight between Unit 03 and Unit 01, Gendo activated the Dummy System in place of Shinji, who was still very much present in the EVA. This time, however, the Dummy System takes control of Unit 01 and proceeds to destroy Unit 03, both in the anime and manga, as well as it's pilot.

My question is this, why did EVA Unit 01 accept the Dummy Plug, but later reject it, as well as Rei?


texts: What is the little doll on top of Tomoko's phone?

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In WataMote, Tomoko's phone appears to have a little figure on the top of it. It looks like a doll, with a kitty-face smile and an orange coat and antenna. In the ED sequence, it appears again, in both orange and blue.

Is this doll a reference to another series or Japanese pop culture? What does it mean?


texts: Just who knew Arturia was female when she was King?

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Originally, I thought Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Morgan le Fay and Mordred were the only people who knew Arturia was female when she was king.

While reading up on Kay's profile on the Wikia, I read that he knew she was a female and vowed to keep it a secret

  Her identity as being female was known to him, but he kept the secret all his life after being sworn to secrecy by Merlin.

So this got me wondering: Was there anyone else who knew that King Arturia was in fact a woman? How did they find out?


texts: When is chapter 738 of the manga coming out?

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In the last page of Chapter 737 of One Piece, it's stated that.

  The series will take a break next issue. It will start in WJ #13

What does this mean?


texts: Are Connor and Murf more than just slippers?

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In episode 3 of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun we're introduced to Clara, who in turn introduces us to Connor and Murf.[1] At various points in time Clara talks to or about Connor and Murf.[1][2][3][4] They're referred to as slippers when Clara performs a move called Slipper Kick.[3]

At various points in the anime Connor and Murf move.[2][3][7] And so we know they are animate to some extent.

In the introduction the slippers appear in a backdrop with various green animals.[8] These green animals look like an un-slipperfied Connor and Murf. At a later point in the introduction we see a green animal scratching itself next to Clara.[9] I think Connor, Murf and the green animal are related, but I have no clue how. Interestingly in Episode 8 there's a backdrop with slippers, but no green animal.[5]

To me it looks like Connor and Murf are based on the green animal. Much like you can get Pikachu slippers that are based on Pikachu.

Are Connor, Murf and the green animal related?

  I'm Clara!
  And my right foot is Connor, and my left foot is Murf!
  My familiar is Falfal!
  - Clara, Episode 3 @ 2:30

  Iruma: We need someone to play the husband and the cat.

  Clara: Connor and Murf can play them.
  Here you go!
  Say hi to them.

  Iruma: Hi...

  Connor and Murf look at Iruma.

  Iruma: Huh?!

  - Episode 3 @ 4:08

  Connor and Murf!
  Take this! Slipper Kick!
  - Clara, Episode 8 @ 3:27

  Ugh! All Iruma-chi does is play with Lady Redhair lately!
  No fair!
  I wonder how I can get Iruma-chi back.
  How Connor Murf?

  Connor blinks

  How, Sabro?!

  - Clara, Episode 8 @ 7:20

Backdrop of slippers without the green animal
- Episode 8 @ 9:23
Clara's mom has a neck ornament that looks like the green animal.
- Episode 8 @ 14:32, 15:58, 16:11, 16:29, 16:49
Connor and Murf both move Clara.
- Episode 8 @ 17:44
We see various slippers, and a couple of green animals
- From 0:29 to 0:31 of the intro song.
We see Clara wearing Conner and Merf whilst creating a lot of items. There is also a green animal in the background scratching itself.
- From 0:58 to 1:00 of the intro song.


texts: Why doesn't Conan reveal his identity at least to Ran in Detective Conan (Case Closed)?

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Why doesn't Shinichi Kudo tell about his problem to Ran in Detective Conan, when he completely understands how much the girl loves him and suffers from pain due to him? While the truth is many times she was almost certain that Conan was Shinichi himself.

The series now has so many episodes. Come on! She needs some sympathy.


texts: Original Naruto music identification help

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I heard a song playing in episode 38 (season 3) of the original Naruto anime. It's an instrumental song, with no lyrics. The song starts at roughly the 2 minute mark, and it continues until approximately the 7 minute mark.

Does anyone know what this song is called? It's stuck in my head. Thanks!


texts: Why it is called 91 days if there were only 12?

texts: So, basically the question in the title. I thought it had something to do with how long it took for Angelo to complete his revenge but I'm not too sure.


texts: Why did Guts have sex with an Apostle? Was he aware that she was an Apostle?

texts: In Berserk manga, the very first scene is a sex scene involving Guts and one of the Apostles. Although that scene was what got me into reading the manga, now I'm not sure I find much sense to it. From what I now, Guts hates the Apostles. If he knew that woman was an Apostle, why would he have sex with her? Why not just kill her before she turned to her "Apostle form"?


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The anime and manga versions of One Piece usually tell the same story. (e.g. like when Dragon saved Sabo is almost obvious in anime than in manga). However, there are 2 versions of how Zeff lost his leg in the past:

In manga chapter 58, Zeff ate his own leg to survive.

  What happened.. to your leg...? Did you...  did you eat your own leg!?

  Yes.

In anime episode 26, at around 18:00-20:00, there's a flashback showing Zeff's foot got stuck in an anchor when saving Sanji underwater. And he never said he ate his own leg.

How did Zeff really lose his leg?


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During episode 6 of Ro-Kyu-Bu!, Subaru hides in a gymnastic vault in order to watch the basketball game, since Natsuhi is his substitute coach. Not wanting to be caught, he is unable to escape as the vault is moved into a storage room. Before he leaves, however, the girls come in and start to change, but then notice "something white" in the vault, and go to look.

However, the episode ends here, and episode 7 picks up in a completely different place and makes no mention of this. Was Subaru ever caught? What exactly happened here?


texts: Was Urahara's Bankai ever revealed or hinted at?

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I used to watch and read Bleach before, but I stopped following the series after the defeat of Aizen.

Urahara's Bankai is a mystery to me, and since I'm no longer updated, I don't know if there's more to tell on Urahara's abilities.

Has there been an update on what we know about Urahara since Aizen's defeat?


texts: I have found many mangas and some novels about devilman and got confused about it and don't know where to start so can anyone help me about it.


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In the Sword Art Online anime, after getting the Resurrection Item Kirito gives it to Klein, as Kirito wanted it to bring Sachi back to life, but for it to work it had to be administered within 10 seconds.

Do they ever explain what happened to the item after that; the anime doesn't show if Klein ever used it or not?


texts: Why was "Vanilla Ice" localized as "Cool Ice"?

texts: In the Stardust Crusaders series, the antagonist Vanilla Ice is localized into English as "Cool Ice". There's also the renaming of Steely Dan to "Dan of Steel". Is it due to possible copyright/trademark infringements? Or is there another reason, artistic license?


texts: Why does the Keijo anime/manga title have eight "!" characters?

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I found it interesting that in the Keijo title are eight "!", written like "Keijo!!!!!!!!".

Did the author ever tell what's the reason behind its title besides "for making the title eye-catching"?


texts: Why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the "present"?

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In the episode before the last one, why does Suzuha disappear when travelling back to the "present"?

From what I've read, going back in a time machine always changes the world line, and in the world line where Okabe saves Kris the time machine no longer exists therefore time travelling Suzuha doesn't exist.

However I don't see this explanation working without her disappearing as soon as they appear back in the past. It is not their returning to the future that changes the outcome (and subsequently the timeline), it's their actions in the past.

How can this be explained with consistency with the rest of the rules of time travel we've encountered in this show? If any assumption I've made is incorrect I'd love to hear it.


texts: How did Madara Uchiha survive such a long time?

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In the last chapters of the manga,

   When Tobi finally admits he is Obito and starts to remember what happened after the rock hit him, he meets Madara. How is this possible? Hundreds of years must have passed; how was he able to survive so long?


texts: There are at least 130 rules of use of the Death Note. Do they all fit on the one last page of the notebook (how?) or do they come from some other source? Was it ever addressed in the manga or the anime?


texts: What does it mean by 大地を見る in Kotomi's essay?

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At the start of Seitokai Yakuindomo OVA episode 19, there is this scene where it shows Kotomi's essay:

In text:

  「家族」…。その中でも兄妹とは…禁断の一線を超えさせない理性の言葉。私の家は両親は仕事の事情などで留守に成りがちでよく兄とは二人きりになる。特に休日や平日の夜。まるでどこかのパソコンゲームのようだ。しかも未成年が遊んではいけないような。未成年の男女が二人きり、夜中で未成年が遊んでいけない状況にある。そこで食い止める劣情の防波堤が家族であり、そして兄妹と言うキーワードだと思う。しかしこのキーワード、危険が伴う。肉欲に任せて落ちれば燃え尽きてしまう近親相姦。我も危険なら彼も危険。共に大地を見ることができるのか？

I was able to understand almost everything with jisho.org, except the bold bit. That whole sentences, as far as I know, means something like "Can we see the earth together?" Why "see the earth" all of a sudden? It was talking about the fact that if we don't control our lust, it will become incest, so why "see the earth"?

I tried googling "大地を見る" but nothing related seems to come up. Is there something I don't get?

EDIT: Translation

  "Family"... "Brothers and sisters", is a rational word that will not cross the forbidden line. Because of my parents' jobs, my brother and I, just the two of us, always stay at home, especially in holidays and weekdays. It's like in an adult game. Two minors, in the middle of the night, doing adult things. Situations like this often appear. In such situations, the breakwater that holds back the lust is "family" and also the keyword "brothers and sisters". However, this keyword goes hand in hand with danger. If we don't control our lust it can become incest. If I am in danger, he is too. Will we be able to see the earth together?


texts: Can the calamity cause more than one extras to be brought back?

texts: Could a student and a teacher that died in previous years be brought back at the same time because of the calamity of Class 3-3?


texts: I remember watching an anime in Japan in the 90s. It was ninja themed, where I believe the protagonist was a rather smaller ninja and one of his move was to make a "ball" using his palm and slamming it directly against an enemy. Anyone happen to know what the name of this anime is?


texts: Is the Nine Tails still stronger than the Eight Tails even though half of him was sealed away?

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I've not read the manga series, so the question may be quite basic.

In an earlier discussion, it was said that the number of tails determines the power of the tailed beast. Since half the Nine-tail's chakra was sealed by the Fourth Hokage, does it mean that the Eight-tails now has more chakra than the Nine-tails?


texts: I recently read the manga THE BREAKER: NEW WAVES. Is there a continuation of this manga? It ended in a rather uncomfortable state (personal view).


texts: What Japanese animation was the first to be an international success?

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Around 1910, I believe Japan started to experiment with animations and over a span of several decades anime became as we know it now. With hundreds of anime that became quite popular even outside of Japan, including off course the big shots such as One Piece and Naruto.

But which anime/ Japanese animation was the first to actually be successfully received outside of Japan?


texts: Why didn't Frieza know about Goku and Kid Buu's fight?

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In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku was fighting Kid Buu, there were many enemies watching him from Hell.

From DBZ Wikia article on Hell:

  In the Kid Buu Saga, during the fight with Kid Buu, the ogres are seen watching the fight alongside Cell, Frieza, King Cold, Recoome, Burter, Jeice, Guldo, Dr. Gero, Appule, and Babidi.

However, when Frieza was revived, he didn't know about the fight with Majin Buu.

Is there any reason as to why this is so?


texts: What are the words and meaning that compose the title of Glasslip?

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Is it glass + lip?
Is it glass + slip?

The Japanese title is

グラスリップ - it is in katakana, so definitely is a foreign word.

So, the title means lips made of glass, or slipping on glass?


texts: Looking for an old anime I saw on Animax as a kid

texts: There was this one anime that used to air on Animax quite often when I was a kid. It was this story about a girl who was from a rich family (not too sure about that) who goes through some sort of tragedy and is then forced to work as a maid at an all-girls boarding school with a really strict and unreasonable warden. The girl was fair, she had long, black hair and she almost always used to wear this greenish dress. It was set in Europe somewhere (possibly old England). Drawing style was almost "cartoonish" (very little shading and all). If it helps, some of the anime's that used to air around the same time as this were Astro Boy, InuYasha, ExRider, Saber Marionette, Detective School Q, etc. Any help greatly appreciated. ^__^


texts: Does Peggy's speech in the Tokyo ESP previews follow some pattern?

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The Tokyo ESP next-episode previews are pretty simple. They're just a mostly static screen on which the title of the next episode appears, and Peggy (the penguin) says something which seems to be the usual cute-sounding gibberish noises.

I noticed that Peggy seems to always say the same number of syllables as the title, and with a similar rhythm to how it would be spoken in Japanese. That makes me suspect that Peggy is actually saying the title of the next episode, but changes the syllables based on some pattern. Repeated syllables (like in the episode 6 preview shown above) are pronounced the same as far as I can tell, which seems to support this theory. Looking at a few English-language sources, I couldn't find any discussions of this, or even anyone suggesting that there might be some pattern.

Does Peggy's speech in the next-episode previews follow some set pattern? (As a bonus, does the pattern also apply to Peggy's speech in the episodes proper?)


texts: Which chapter corresponds to episode 381 of Naruto Shippuden?

texts: I want to start reading the Naruto manga, but I would rather start reading from the last episode that was aired (currently episode 381). Do you know which chapter that episode (episode 381) would be?


texts: What episode of Naruto does the Rinnegan first appear in?

texts: The wiki says it appears in the episode 135 of the original series, but I can't see it anywhere. What episode does it appear in? Because I need to see it.


texts: What chapter does season 3 of Attack on Titan finish at?

texts:
I want to start reading the manga for Attack on Titan since I can't wait 6 months for season 3.5.

What chapter should I start reading from?


texts: Does Dororo meet Hyakkimaru again in the ending?

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At the end of the anime, Dororo grows up and becomes a beautiful girl, and she is running to Hyakkimaru, right?

Also, he is standing in a field. Which means, does Dororo and Hyakkimaru meet again?


texts: Why are there different classes of titans?

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There are 4 size classes of titans.

Taken from Shingeki no Kyoujin Wiki

Why is this so? Do they get larger when they eat?


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I know normal titans are not intelligent but in one of the episodes of season 1 we see that they can learn to climb the trees in order to reach the scouts.
So why none of them tried digging a tunnel in the ground to pass the walls?


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There are many transliterations of the currency: Berry, Beli, Berri.  Which one is the official one?

The Navy just give large bounties for pirates, Buggy has a 15 million bounty and Luffy has a 30 million.  Would Luffy's bounty be an equivalent to 30 million Yen?

What would be the real world value of the currency used in One Piece?


texts: In Chimera Arc, why weren't the people infected by the bomb?

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In Chimera Arc, why weren't the people that stood in front of the castle infected

   when Shaiapouf died because of the Rose-Bomb? He lay a long time next to the paralyzed people.


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I only watched the first season of Durarara a few years ago. Since then, Durarara x2 Shou, Durarara x2 Ten and Durarara x2 Ketsu were aired, as well as some specials.

If I want to watch the whole Durarara series from the beginning, in what order should I watch it?


texts: During the Battle of Fairy Tail, no one mentions the S-Class wizard, Gildartz, when suggesting who is the strongest. Why does no one remember him? Do they assume that he would be on a mission that would take too long, and would take perfect timing for him to show up?


texts: What happens when a Contractor fails to pay their remuneration? Do they lose their ability or what?


texts: Shouldn't Naruto's RasenShuriken be a forbidden Jutsu if it's so powerful?

texts: Naruto's RasenShuriken can usually kill average shinobi in one shot. If it's so powerful shouldn't it be forbidden?


texts: Where/How to buy One piece Chapter 1000 manga hardcopy in USA?

texts: Does anyone know where to buy the original hardcopy of One Piece chapter 1000 in USA? I'm looking to order it online, would be happy to buy and get it shipped from Japan too.


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Why/how is Yoruichi Shihōin able to transform into a cat? Was she always able to or did she learn it somehow? Does she have some object that allows here to?

As far as I can remember she seems the only one to be able to transform (into an animal).


texts: Why did Midori become Seiji's right hand?

texts: In Midori Days, Seiji woke up one morning to find his right hand to be Midori. Why is this so? Is it some kind of a curse? Was it explained in the manga or anime why?


texts: In Re:ZERO Subaru is magically summoned to another world but is it possible for him to back to the real one? Does he end up back in the real one or does he decide to stay in the magical one forever?


texts: Explain about Ergo Proxy and Proxy one and their relation with Monard Proxy

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I just now finished Ergo Proxy and have few questions regarding it. Please Help

1) Who loved Monard Proxy initially? Proxy One or Ergo Proxy?

2) Who created Romdo? Proxy One or Ergo Proxy?

3) Why did Proxy One create Ergo Proxy in the first Place? And why did Ergo Proxy had his memory locked away? Was it according to some plan of Proxy One?

4) Which one was imperfect Proxy? Since the creator of Romdo is Considered imperfect?

5) why did the creator of Romdo fled it? whichever proxy it was?

thanks a lot :)


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In Fate/Stay Night, in the 2nd Day of the Prologue, Rin takes Archer to the Fuyuki Park where the 4th Holy Grail War ended. While they are there, Rin's Command Spell acts up and because Archer can't sense any Servant, they figure out that another Master is spying on Rin.

Just using logic, I could assume it's not...

... Caster, as while she is the Master of Assassin, she is also a Servant and Archer sensed no Servants.
... Bazett, as Kotomine had told Rin that 6 of the 7 Masters are ready. While it's revealed in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia that she was Lancer's original Master, at this point, I could assume he had already attacked and stolen her Command Spells
... Shinji, as the day before Rin didn't detect the Bounded Field at the school, but the day after she does, which means while she was away from school, Shinji and/or Rider would have been setting it up then.
... Shirou, as he wasn't a Master at that point.

So that would leave Ilya or Kotomine. However, I can't be sure if Sakura had created the Book of the False Attendant at this point, or if Kotomine was actually doing his own recon, so I am wondering if there is any source indicating which Master was spying on Rin and Archer at this point?


texts: Why did Sakurako call Akari a "betrayer"?

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In the final chapter of Volume 9 of the Yuru Yuri manga, Sakurako
was feeling sleepy in the student council room.
At that time Himawari stepped in,
apologizing for being late. But Sakurako, who was in dreaming mind,
saw Himawari's face as Akari's and shouted out 「あかりちゃんの裏切り者！！」.

As I understand it, she is either calling Akari a betrayer,
or saying "Akari's betrayer", but neither of these interpretations
makes any sense to me. What is the real meaning
of these words? Why did Sakurako say that? I know this
manga is not meant to be difficult to understand
but I just cannot get my head around it.
So please explain that to me if you know the answer.
I would really appreciate your help!!

p.s. This is the only one place in this chapter where Akari is
mentioned. So I guess the answer may lie in previous chapters? But
I do not have access to all volumes from 1 up until 9.


texts: Explain the ending of Darker than Black season 2?

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I finished Darker than Black few days back and has been going through different forums and explanations to find a suitable conclusion but no good. Someone please help with the questions.

1) Yin was Izanami which is apparent and is shown in black outfit to differentiate from the actual Yin, which is white one. Correct?

2) Who was Izanagi?

3) What was that yellow spectre thing inside Yin which makes the promise to  grant her a wish?

4) Is Yin dead in the end? OR did Izanagi(considering Shion as Izanagi) create a clone of Yin which differs from her in gender and placed the Izanami inside that body? and later Hei carried Yin's soul to her original body.

5) How come Hei gets to know about the second earth and everything which is going on and stops Suou from shooting Izanami?

I find it difficult to accept that Hei separated  Yin from Izanami considering his powers because then there is no body for Izanami to return to? and Shion was already dead by the time Hei appears on the screen, so it will be impossible for Shion and Hei working together to separate Yin.

6) Also, does anyone have any idea about Yin's wish? Was it to be dead to save the world or to be with Hei? I personally believe the second one since and think that Shion to be Izanami and the yellow spectre(which i cannot explain how but please expain if you know since he is contractor nota doll so no spectre for him) and finally he creates a seperate body for Izanami hence full filling her wish.

Thanks a lot and sorry for the long post :)


texts: What is the name of the Naruto song that plays at the end of "Battle at sea: The power unleashed"?

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I know its a flute song that plays in the end of the episode. It has a nice melody to it but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I hope I can find the song cause it's pretty soothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiAv_MG3V38&t=1035s

It starts around the 16 minute mark.


texts: Do the Bleach light novels follow the manga plot?

texts: I know that there are two Bleach light novels (BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody). Do they follow the Bleach manga plot lines or do they diverge? If they follow the manga, what chapters do they cover? If not, what happens in them?


texts: When and where can we order/buy region-free DVD/Blu-Ray of Digimon Adventure tri.?

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According to Wikipedia:

  The first film, Saikai (再会 Reunion?), was released on November 21, 2015 and will be released on region-free DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on December 18, 2015.

When can we buy this movie, and where can we order the movie franchise online? Since this will be released in Japan, is there a company that sells and provides international shipping?


texts: Which manga chapter should I start to continue from season 3 of My Hero Academia?

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Season 3 of My Hero Academia has ended, and I'm curious about the continuation in the manga.

Which chapter should I start to continue from season 3?


texts: Did Orochimaru release all the souls sealed inside Shinigami?

texts: Orochimaru released the four previous Hokages from the Shinigami's stomach. Were there only four souls sealed inside its stomach? Or could the user choose to release only specific souls?


texts: In Full Metal Panic, what does Mithril do with the Whispered they rescue?

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In the first episode of the first season, we see a Whispered woman being taken away from a Russian facility. Mithril turns up and secures the area before Sousuke injects a sedative into her and takes her away.

We know that Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa is a Whispered and works as the Captain of the Tuatha De Danaan while Chidori is relatively left to her own life (under protection).

What does Mithril do with the Whispered that they rescue? Are they put to work like Tessa, or are they relocated and kept safe in the same way Chidori is (i.e., allowed to live a normal life, but monitored)?


texts: Why is Jewelry Bonney crying after Whitebeard's death?

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I saw her crying hard after Whitebeard's death.

She even tried to avenge his death. Given the fact that she encountered Blackbeard so soon after the war, it seems likely that she has grudge on him, as he was the man responsible for Whitebeard's death.

What is her relationship to WhiteBeard?


texts: Does Anyone Know/Have A List of Caster Shells and Their Effects?

texts: Got back into watching Outlaw Star, and always wondered about Caster Bullets and their numbering. Anyone got a complete list/set of the number. Do the numbers have meanings besides the bad luck shells?


texts: Who was considered as the first cosplayer ever? Or, who popularized cosplaying anime? Was cosplaying started in Japan as well or it started elsewhere?


texts: How does Trigun Maximum relate to its predecessors, the Trigun anime and manga?

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A few years ago, my friend and I watched the Trigun anime, and I've just now picked up Trigun Maximum omnibus #1. I haven't read the original Trigun manga.

We have become totally confused trying to understand how Trigun Maximum relates to the original manga and anime. I've heard mixed explanations: that Maximum is a re-imagining of the story, or that it's a sequel, or that it's a re-imagining of part of the events of the anime. Unfortunately I haven't found a clear explanation on Wikipedia or the Trigun wikis.

So, my question is: What is Trigun Maximum's relation to the original manga and anime?

Is it a sequel, or a re-imagining, or both? To what extent does it overlap or follow on from its predecessors?


texts: Fight differences between One Punch Man anime/manga/webcomic?

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I realize that all three are at different spots story arc-wise, but I was wondering if there were any other discrepancies in terms of fights between the three at the point where the anime is currently at? Ex. I thought I remember reading that the monster "Personification of a Light Cord" had its own little section where Saitama fights it in the manga, but in the anime it only appears briefly as Saitama recounts some of his past enemies in the pilot episode.

Note that this is specifically referring to the battles of the series (much less general given that unique fights are typically only 2-3 per episode, at maximum) that have been present in either the manga/webcomic form but not in the anime one at the point where the anime is currently at.


texts: When does this image of Shinji Ikari sitting in a folding chair appear?

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I'm referring to this image:

At the very beginning of episode 25 a very similar image occurs:

However, even after re-watching the final two episodes a few times, I can't find the image.

Is there some specific release of the episodes that the first image occurs in, or does it even not occur in the series at all?


texts: Why did Light didn't reply to second Kira separately from L?

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In Deathnote, when L received a recording from the T.V. channel which he concluded to be second Kira, he replied to it disguising as Kira.

However, during the subsequent conversation, only the second Kira and L's team acting as Kira conversed. In other words, the real Kira (if Light was not Kira) didn't reply at all. Don't you think this would be even more of a proof that Light is Kira.

Therefore, why Light didn't reply to second Kira's recordings separately? This not only would have given him a chance to talk to second Kira but also to demand something from her.


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A few episodes after the battle with Hidan and Asuma... :'(. Shikamaru, Ino, Choji and Kakashi set out to find Hidan and Kakuzu. When they find them Shikamaru uses his shadow jutsu to "paralyze" the enemies. So far they can only see just Shikamaru. Why doesn't Kakashi use his new sharingan to completely obliterate hidan while he was frozen?

Please no spoilers as I am only in mid season 2.


texts: A manhwa (or manga) where the main antagonist is the protagonist's future self

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It's been bugging me for a few days now. I can't really remember a lot about it, but here are the things I kind of remember:

I think it was Korean manhwa
The setting was old, martial arts was common.
I think the MC had amnesia.
He liked to climb trees (shown chapter 1, I think)
He time traveled back to a younger body (mind traveled)
His parents were suspicious of him for being "different than usual".
His parents were killed by thugs.
The female helper who was taking care of the main character got kidnapped and raped.
He later tracked the guy who attacked them and was about to kill him, when suddenly a girl stopped him from doing so. It turned out to be the helper; she was pregnant and in love with her captor. He left through the window.
The main character was scared of the main enemy (I think >.<)
The enemy was wearing Sephiroth-like trench coat (tall)
Near the end, he found out that the enemy was him from the future (or alternate outcome of his choices)
They fought in the courtyard and both died I think, or just his future self.

I'm not sure if this is only 1 manga that I'm describing. It kinda feels 2.

I have tried googling this with what I think the genre/tags it would be under, but failed to find it :(

I hope someone can help me stop this nagging in my head >.<  Thank you for your time!


texts: Why and how is it that Yoruichi can transform into a cat?

texts: I have heard different theories like her mother was a cat demon, she has a kudo no one else has, or the cat is a really advanced gigai. I would really like to know if any of these are true and if not what is the real explanation for it?


texts: What is the chronological order of watching Berserk?

texts: There is the original series and the recent continuation and three movies. Is there any specific order or can I watch them chronologically?


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I have watched the anime in full. I understand that canon stops at ep 62. What are the other animated contents that cover the canon story to the fullest?

Referring Wikipedia, there were two OVAs. Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal seems canon without controversy. Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection was declared non-canon by the author, but I guess it was sourced from canon.

So my best guess is, I must watch Trust & Betrayal and then Reflection to get the canon story. Is my guess correct or did I miss something?

What parts of the manga have been not-animated? Are there upcoming projects that cover the canon story?


texts: Why didn't Jounouchi just use Kunai with Chain?

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(This is during Duellist Kingdom, where high-level monsters do not require tributes.)

In Episode 033, Yugi has Gaia the Dragon Champion on his field, and Jounouchi has in his hand Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Graverobber, and Kunai with Chain. He thinks it's hopeless, since even if he summons Red-Eyes, Gaia still has greater strength. But he draws Copycat, inspiring a strategy: He summons Red-Eyes, then activates Graverobber from his hand as a Spell Card, stealing Yugi's Summoned Skull. Next he uses Copycat as a Spell Card, which apparently allows him to mimic any card which Yugi has used; he chooses Polymerization, and with it he fuses Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes to summon Black Skull Dragon, a monster that can overpower Gaia.

Meanwhile, I think: Wouldn't it have been simpler to use Kunai with Chain? Red-Eyes has 2400 ATK, and Gaia has 2600. The Trap Card Kunai with Chain can add 500 additional ATK to a monster. If he had summoned Red-Eyes and allowed Yugi to attack with Gaia, he could have activated Kunai with Chain and defeated Gaia without his original needlessly complex strategy, saving several cards that could be useful later. While Kunai with Chain did end up being useful later itself, Graverobber and Copycat, I think, are more worth saving.


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I finished watching the anime production of Shinsekai Yori (From the New World), but was a little unsure of how the telekinetic powers of humans were obtained in the first place. Were they obtained due to natural mutations? Or was it the fault of science and modern technology? Or was it war and nuclear radioactivity due to war?

How was it that they obtained this "kamisama" power?


texts: Why don't they just upload her brain to the internet?

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So, in episode 22 of Sword Art Online II...

   We learn that Konno Yuuki has incurable super-AIDS, and that she's terminal. That's no fun.

But we know that there's technology out there that can digitize your brain - that's exactly what Kayaba Akihiko did, and nowadays he goes around haunting VRMMOs (or something).

Why can't they do the same for her and other people faced with the same issue? It's not a great solution, granted, but she's already used to spending oodles of time in full-dive, and I imagine it's preferable to death.


texts: In retrospect, what was the point of the angels at all? The goal of NERV and etc. was the Human Instrumentality Project. Why go through the effort of killing fifteen angels? And even if you could say they had to establish peace for the moment to go ahead with the project, that just makes the entire plot of the angels a waste. So what was the point?


texts: Was there any hint of the year before it is revealed?

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Before we find out that there is a three year gap between Taki and Mitsuha, were there any visible signs that the audience could have determined the date gap with? The anime has recent technology such as smart phones but it seems that the year was always absent from the screen when they were in the diary application or memos.

They were sorted by date, but seemingly neither of them noticed that there was a time gap until this moment. Odd that they could go to school and never have to write the year down on their papers they submit, but I'm just wondering if there was any way for us, as viewers, to have noticed the date discrepancy beforehand?


texts: In season 2 of Tokyo Ghoul at least a couple of times is mentioned classes of Ghouls. In one chapter one person talks about "Ghouls from class C to SS" IIRC. Which are all the classes of Ghouls?


texts: Is the Merlion in Faye's childhood video a real location?

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In this MAL discussion about episode 24 of Cowboy Bebop, the user merle_noir posts that they have been to the Merlion seen in Faye's video:

  Faye must be Singaporean... Wouldn't think the Merlion would be anywhere but there (in Singapore), and I even know/have been to the first Merlion she saw - the one in the video.

Is this a real, visitable place? If so, what is the location?


texts: What is this song in My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 12?

texts: Does anyone know the song in My Hero Academia during Season 4 Episode 12, at approximately 18 minutes and 30 seconds into the episode? whenever Lemillion is trying to escape with Eri, but then tells her to run and keep going because he cant move anymore


texts: Who are the five elders, and how much power do they hold

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So in episode 642 there is a call between navy HQ and the new guy (sorry forgot his rank/name) and Saka says the following

Who exactly are the five elders, and how much power do they hold? As they managed to fool navy HQ.


texts: Why has she not changed at the end of Suruga Monkey?

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Why has

   Kanbaru not regained her human arm

by the end of Suruga Monkey in Bakemonogatari?

If the Rainy Devil is gone, why is she still the way she was when it possessed her?


texts: So how did a floor boss appear on floor 18? Was it an outside influence that forced a boss to appear? Or was it always there/brought by the goddess Hestias use of her godly power?


texts: What is the song playing in Naruto Shippuden episode 121 | 9:58 minutes


texts: Which characters survive and make it to UQ Holder?

texts: I wanted to know all the characters from Negima that are still alive and are in UQ Holder. I saw a few such as Ku Fei, Yue, and some cat lady that followed Fate.


texts: Can Kakashi use the jutsu he copied without the Sharingan?

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I'm not talking about Sharingan specific moves like Amaterasu, but the ones he had copied with the Sharingan like Water Dragon Jutsu.

With the sharingan he has copied and can use over a thousand moves.  Lets say he no longer has it (removed), does he retain the skills he had copied?

Does it depend on Sharingan or the skill of the user?


texts: What is this song from Episode 78 of Hunter X Hunter?

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It plays during Episode 78, at about 12:06, but also on a lot of other occasions during the series.
Does anyone know what song it is?


texts: Could Danzo use Kotoamatsukami on Sasuke to fight Tobi?

texts: Just when they stab each other there was clear eye contact. Danzo could have used it on Sasuke and make him fight Tobi, right?


texts: How do the different media for No. 6 fit in with each other?

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During the Fall 2016 season, I chanced upon an off-hand comment somewhere on Reddit about the different adaptations of No. 6. If my memory serves me, the user argued that there was a discrepancy between the anime adaptation of No. 6 and the original light novels in how a certain plot point (possibly a relationship between two characters) was approached.

Furthermore, at some point before that, I saw someone mention in passing that she disliked the anime adaptation but enjoyed the manga and light novel, which suggests to me in retrospect that there are notable differences between the different adaptations of the underlying content.

At the time, I did not pay heed to any of this, since I had no interest in No. 6. Unfortunately, over the last month or two, I have seen a couple stills from the No. 6 manga that piqued my interest. Since I would like to know how to approach to series (via the manga, or via the anime) if I ever get to it, I am now wondering if there are any notable differences between the original light novels, the manga, and the anime, and if so, what the nature of these differences is:

Are there major differences in plot points, similar to how there are differences in plot between the two different anime associated with Fullmetal Alchemist or between the anime and manga for Elfen Lied?
Alternatively, are there obvious discrepancies with framing or focus or tone? (For instance, the Revolutionary Girl Utena manga feels more grounded in reality than the anime, and concepts such as "revolutionizing the world" are more clearly fleshed out there. However the basic structure of the manga matches that of the anime, although the anime has an expanded plot, pairs Juri with Shiori instead of Touga, etc.)


texts: Why would Luffy chant "Gomu Gomu No" every time he is attacking? Is it mandatory to chant the corresponding fruit name for every devil's fruit user?

texts: From the first episode of One Piece Luffy chants "Gomu Gomu No" to start his attack, it is also seen in other devils fruit users too. Is there any particular reason for it?


texts: Why was the first episode of Osumatsu San removed from Crunchyroll?

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The first episode of Osumatsu San is no longer available on Crunchyroll. Instead, a message on the right of the episode page states:

  Due to a decision by the anime's production committee, episode 1 is no longer available.

What drove the anime production committee to make this decision?