texts: After stopping Yami in her Darkness Mode, how long did it take for Lala to recover her teenager body?

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In the finale of To Love-Ru Darkness, Lala spends all her energy on her tail beam, to stop Darkness's energy blade from slicing the town (and probably the planet).

As a side-effect of such energy spending, she reverts to a preteen ぺたんこ body. It causes Yami to give her lots and lots of milk bottles.

How long does it take for her body to recover? (you can answer in how many chapters (since time is not closely kept in the story) or episodes.


texts: Why does Kiki flood the floor of her flat to clean it?

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In this GIF from the cleaning montage in Kiki's Delivery Service, she's seen cleaning her flat by flooding the floor and scrubbing it down:

Is this a real way to clean wood flooring? Isn't that damaging to the wood? Wouldn't the water seep through the cracks? Isn't she above the bakery?
These are silly questions to ask but I am curious if this is a real technique or artistic choice of exaggerated animation.


texts: Looking for a manga with a girl that can see people's thoughts

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I'm looking for a manga about a girl who has the ability to see every person as two people; one normal and one that shows what the person is actually thinking. The second has a large 'C'(the kind you see with eye tests) on them (around the stomach area) (I do not know how to explain this)
She has a pair of glasses to see normally and keep her power hidden.
I remember her going to school and talking to a teacher as for the setting.

I hope this is enough information


texts: How strong would robin have to be to be able to pull off all of those tricks with the Hana Hana no Mi since she's using her own arm? I mean like she can create webs than can stop canon balls, break soldier's backs and use hands to create huge arms/legs and be able to control them. How strong are Robin's muscles?


texts: When do Japanese high schools have midterms?

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Exactly which days of which month do Japanese high schools that use a 3-semester format (which can cause students to repeat a grade) typically hold midterms in the first semester? And how many days pass between taking the midterms and the posting of the grades?

In episode 177 of Sailor Moon, Ami (Mercury) and Taiki (Star Maker) tie for top grade when grades are posted in the hallway. Taiki mentions in this episode that the (fictional) comet they see is visible at the same time as the (real-life) Centarus constellation, which is visible in Tokyo from mid-March until mid-May, with its maximum visibility around the first week of April.

However, in the previous episode, 176, Nezu (Sailor Iron Mouse) is reading issue 7 of STAGE芸能 magazine, implying that it is mid- to late-June (since Japanese magazines come out a month, or half a month, before their publication date: 7 = July) and class 1-1 has a sho tesuto (quiz) in Math.

In the following episode, 178, it must be before June 1 because the students have not done koromogae yet (changing from long-sleeved school uniform to short-sleeved, which I read on the web takes place on June 1st every year). On the other hand, in this episode, Yaten (Star Healer) is taping a TV show, and I read online that Japan has four television seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn (October–December), and that each episode of Japanese dramas are usually shot only a few (two to three) weeks before they are actually aired. The minor character Noriko accuses Yaten of "itsumo" (always) heading straight home after a taping, so they're a number of episodes into the series. This would indicate that episode 178 is, at the earliest, in early June so that the episodes can air starting in July.

I imagine that episode 177 is correct regarding the time of year for grade posting, and that episodes 176 and 178 are the ones that makes a mistake about the timeline.

I found this info about the Japanese high school academic year online:

Typically, the first day of a new school year is around April 8th, 9th. Summer vacation usually starts just before July 20th and usually lasts til the last day of August.
The students take their midterm exams at the end of May. Since the finals are given in July, that means the students only have a month and a half between midterms and final exams.

While midterm exams go on for two days, final exams last three days. For a week before both midterms and finals, school club meetings and other after-school activities are canceled. Students are also not allowed in the teacher's workroom or the copying room.

In high school, there are 5 periodical tests in a year (the midterm and the finals). There are some subjects which only require 1 test per term, some 2, others give no test at all, and some would base the student’s grade on classroom performance alone. Periodical exams are usually held within 3 to 5 days. There are some schools that give take-home exams or evaluation exams.


texts: What is the song playing in "Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?" ep. 11 at 11:24?

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In Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? season 1 episode 11, there's a song playing at 11:24 and ends at roughly 12:26 (YouTube video by Funimation, region-locked for North America).

What is the name of the song?


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In the episode 4, Moral is shooting someone through a pillow with his golden gun.

Why did he do this instead of directly shooting on the guy?


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Does the fourth progenitor, Kojou Akatsuki, have two kids — one with Himeragi Yukina and another one with Asagi Aiba?

Well, when I saw the last episode it did not seem like that to me. However, many sites like Wikipedia claim so.

Can anyone give me definite evidence? (if possible with pictures)


texts: Differences between the Overlord light novel and manga

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Recently, I got very fond of Overlord. As the anime stopped at season 1 and there's no news of season 2 yet, I thought I will give a try for the manga continuation for the first time. I thought of buying the manga at Amazon as it's the only website I could find selling Overlord series.

But the problem is it's written as Overlord novel.

What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?

If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?

Does the English translation for the manga have some translation errors?

I tried some searching myself for the information, but I didn't get any clear picture!

If anyone has a light novel or manga, would it be possible to share some contents in it by taking a picture and posting it? Thanks.


texts: What are those zigzagged folded paper things you see in supernatural anime?

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In a lot of supernatural anime, like Shin Sekai Yori, or Tokyo Ravens there often appear these large ropes with folded paper things hanging from them:

As far as I can tell, they serve to seal or mark places that are sacred or in some way supernatural, like shinboku, or holy trees:

What are these folded paper things, and what purpose do they really serve?


texts: Why does Dekomori's shirt say "Purgatory" in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai?

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In episode 6 of Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Rikka gives the members a "uniform" which is a black shirt with 2 kanji on the front. Hers reads "Evil Eye" (jagan), Yuuta's reads "Dark Flame" (yami honoo), Kumin's reads "Black Dream" (kuro yume), and Dekomori's reads "Purgatory" (rengoku).

I think they never mention what Kumin's or Dekomori's say, so I had to translate them myself, and Kumin's made sense, but I don't understand Dekomori's. Is there any other reference to her as "purgatory" or anything?


texts: I couldn't find any notions of his final choice in the manga, and I think he does not mention it anywhere. Is there any reliable source for his hero name, or it has not been decided / revealed yet ?


texts: In episode #119 Asta used his Demon Slayer sword to create the Anti-Magic Demon Slayer Sword Black Divider. Can Asta create an Anti Magic Black Divider sword using the Demon Destroyer Sword instead of the Demon Slayer Sword?


texts: How could Akira turn like that in the end of Akira Movie?

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At the end of Akira The movie,

   we could see that Akira was dead long time ago, based on below images, we could see a tube that contain Human organs such as brain, nerves, and other probably that was Akira's Organ.

Went Takashi stood up,

   all of that tube were broken, and out of nowhere, Akira was back alive.

Why all of sudden Akira

   went back alive ?


texts: Where can I watch Black Butler's Book of the Atlantic?

texts: Where can I watch Black Butler's Book of the Atlantic for free?


texts: Who is Katakuri's father, do we know his race?

texts: Do we know anything about Katakuri's father or race? His teeth kind of remind me of Bartolomeo.


texts: When they form Project D what does the D stands for?

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On Initial D at around third to fourth stage, they finally form the group Project D (or get the left members into it) and somewhere along it Ryosuke mentions that "D" also stands for something else that he would reveal when the project is completed.

What does the "D" stand for?

I know it's not "Drifting" (or so I think, since they name it a lot of times with different meaning along the episodes, but I haven't watched it all yet) so I was thinking on something along the lines of "Driver" but wouldn't make much sense I guess.


texts: Anime about a guy who becomes a girl's spirit familiar

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About two weeks ago, at a Funimation panel, they were showing off some anime that they had recently dubbed. One of the anime they showed caught my eye, but I completely forgot what it was called.

As far as I can remember, the plot went something like this:

  By some random circumstance, this guy (I assume he's the main character),  a human, becomes this girl's spirit familiar (or something). Then they go to a special school.

Yep, that's what my brain remembers. If anyone has any clue as to what I'm talking about, please help.

I was at ACen 2015 (15-17 May, so two weeks ago) when I heard about this. I honestly don't remember anything about how it looked like, but the series couldn't have been more than 3 years old.


texts: How does Shiro get into the Deadman Wonderland?

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We know that Deadman Wonderland is a brutal prison for convicted criminals.

And at various points in the show, it is revealed how each of the main characters ended up there. (what crime they were convicted of)

But how did Shiro get there? Is it ever revealed what Shiro did to end up in that prison?

We know that Shiro was Ganta's childhood friend. So that means that she started off outside in the normal world. But are there any clues to what brought her into Deadman Wonderland?


texts: Who altered Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground and removed Aura's Statue?

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in The World in Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground (.hack) there was a statue of Aura wrapped in chains. in The World:R2 Hulle Granz Cathedral (.hack//G.U) has the same address (Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground) and in it the statue is gone only leaving the chains behind.

in .hack//ROOTS Shino said that the statue was that of a Goddess who left the world which, according to Zefie, is more or less what her mother Aura did. but the statue wasn't Aura herself though as it didn't re-appear when she stopped her Twilight Knights from fighting during their battle against the members of Raven.

i recall reading that the backstory of The World:R2 one of the goddesses who is dead was supposed to represent Aura and CC Corp reclaiming their system from Harald Hoerwick and his work but i know that CC Corp Admins can't get rid of the Lost Grounds or even edit them.

So who was it that removed Aura's Statue in Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground


texts: Is Fuegoleon Vermillion as powerful as the magic emperor?

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The stats for Julius Novachrono and Fuegoleon Vermillion in the Black Clover Wikia are identical. 4 in physical strenght, 5 in amount of magic, 5 in magic control, 4 in magic sensing and 5 in cleverness.

Julius Novachrono

Fuegoleon Vermillion

Are they supposed to be equally powerful or are there other aspects that constitues power in Black Clover?


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I am talking about watching those shows in websites that provide them for free. I could of course afford to subscribe to paid websites such as Crunchyroll and the likes, but often I couldn't find the series I wanted to watch there. The free ones usually host a load of anime and drama titles.

Is watching free anime and Japanese drama in Japan considered safe?


texts: Anime where character's hand transforms?

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I discovered this animated image: http://gfycat.com/SoftDesertedAyeaye

What anime is this from?  In an attempt to avoid including animated images, here is a still-shot from it.

In the animation, the character runs from 2 guys, but gets cornered.  At this time, the hand appears to act on it's own, transforming into tools to subdue the pursuers.

I've tried Google's search by image tool, but no help.  I'm also not sure what "Soft Deserted Ayeaye" would mean, but searching it brings up some creepy animal pictures.


texts: An action and ecchi manga about a girl who has multiple personalities, whose body also changes whenever she changes her personality

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I think the genre of this manga is action, ecchi, and supernatural.

The main girl has multiple personalities, and every time she changes her personality, her body changes, too.

I remember in the first chapter, as she was being chased by some people, she ended up transforming (or like I said, changed her personality) and killed them.

Well, that's all that I can remember. Please help me find this manga.


texts: Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name?

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It is said in some sites (including Wikipedia) that based on some cross-references the Bakuman and Death Note, the author, Tsugumi Ohba, is actually a pen name, and his real name is Hiroshi Gamo, another 50-year-old mangaka that was some kind of one-hit-wonder in the 90's.

I couldn't find any reliable source for verifying this, does someone know if this is true from some source (interviews, press...)?


texts: Is there a way for Naruto to get the Rinnegan?

texts: Madara was able to get the Rinnegan by mixing Hashirama's meat with his own (i.e. mixing the Indra and Asura chakras) to get the Sage's power. If Naruto did the same by mixing Sasuke's meat with his own, would he get the Rinnegan? Or, if Sasuke mixed Naruto's meat with his own, would he get Rinnegan in both of his eyes?


texts: What is this OST in the 1st season of My Hero Academia?

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In the the episode 10 of the 1st season of My Hero Academia, the music starts around 15:00 (more precisely at 14:53). It is also available in episode 9 of season 3 at 15:47.

What is this song?


texts: How many light novel volumes are covered in the "Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!" anime?

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The anime ends with

   the rights to the Takanashi residence being transferred to Yuuta, and them moving back into the house.

The light novels are still ongoing.

How many volumes did the anime cover? If I were to pick up the light novels from where the anime ended, from what volume should I begin reading?


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Why was the Shinobi War started if

   Kyuubi chakra was all that was needed? Without Naruto (Kyuubi) and Killer B (Hachibi) being captured, the eternal genjutsu (Moon Eye) was initiated by Tobi/Madara. The reason being they could do it, is because they had one of Hachibi's tentacles (courtesy: Sasuke) and Kyuubi's chakra (Gold and Silver brothers). So which means all they needed was a sample of Kyuubi chakra (since all 7 Tailed Beasts were sealed, it was powerful enough to begin Moon Eye, also they had Hachibi's tentacle). Why did Tobi initiate the war if he could have collected Kyuubi chakra somehow? If Tobi knew about it earlier, could the war have been avoided?

His ambition could have been achieved without any war.


texts: Why English title of Still world is Beautiful?

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The English title within the for Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii anime is Still world is Beautiful:

Crunchyroll calls it "The World is Still Beautiful".  Finally, it's English Wikipedia article says the literal English translation is "Even So, The World is Beautiful". (Although the article title itself uses Crunchyroll's name.) Is this a particularly hard phrase to translate? Both Crunchyroll's and Wikipedia's titles sound fine in English.

Did the animation studio know Still world is Beautiful would sound and look wrong to English speakers? I can imagine it being just a poor translation, but it seems more likely someone at the studio thought it would fit the series better. If so, why?


texts: Song playing at the end of ep 127 of Fairy Tail

texts: What is the song, that starts playing at around 20:55 just when Natsu notices Lucy appeared?


texts: What is the meaning of the Yellow balls in the second episode of Denki-Gai?

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One of the events of the episode is rolling a huge yellow ball. Hiotan is chosen to represent Umanohone, and there is some gag I did not get by that part.

What is the yellow ball supposed to represent?

Why is Hiotan embarassed and obviously aroused by the balls?

Why Hiotan says she can't be a bride anymore, after being trampled by one of the balls?


texts: Who will be the Noblesse after the current one dies?

texts: When Kadis Etzamal di Raizel dies, who will take his position? I haven't found references for the Noblesse before Rai nor who will be his successor. Isn't there any information available?


texts: What happened to the Senkai Gates during Inoue's kidnapping?

texts: In the Hueco Mundo arc, Episode 139, 19th minute, the passage between gates should be closing from behind but the narrowing of the passage wasn't approaching and though Inoue stayed there for a lot of time and chatted with Ulquiorra while he cuts down Inoue's escorts and she waits and heals them. Such a long time taken and no threat of narrowing of gates till then? What happened suddenly? Why?


texts: Were there ever plans for a "Bastard!" TV series in Japan?

texts: Bastard! Is one of my favorite OVA series, and I've even read some of the manga. From what I can gather, an OVA series is either a precursor to or a result of a TV series of lower quality. Was there ever a plan to make such a series based on the manga?


texts: How did the titan that killed Eren's mom appear inside wall Rose during season 2?

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During second season (I think is called Clash of the Titans) it's shown that:

   there wasn't a breach in Wall Rose and that those titans that appeared were transformed humans from Connie's town.

How did she get inside Wall Rose then?


texts: In the Berserk manga, what was the interpretation when Guts was lying on his back looking at the starry heaven?

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After reading the manga Berserk for a second time I noticed a particular scene that when I first read it I didn't give even the slightest attention, this scene is from the chapter "The Golden Age (3)".

The scene starts when Guts had to kill Gambino (which would leave him strongly marked in the future), and he begins to escape from his former comrades because they didn't really know what had happened. The persecution happens on horseback and when Guts reaches a cliff is hit by an arrow, making him fall... and here is when one of my favorite scenes occurs in berserk... after the life of Guts went to hell Kentaro Miura shows us Guts watching the vastness of a beautiful starry heaven, after that Guts kept fighting for survive...

Somehow it made me remember a scene from the manga Vagabond, chapter "Heaven and Earth", which is when Miyamoto Musashi (Shinmen Takezo) is fightning with Inshun (which was his worst enemy so far), and just when Inshun was going to attack Musashi recalls an advice that Takuan had given him long ago, and he start thinking "Beneath the vastness of These starry heavens... Inshun and I, both, are insignificant...", which made Inshun feel threatened.

I think this scene has a deeper meaning, and that is more or less the same line as the scene of Vagabond, which I think it's: "When we realize how insignificant we are is when we can bring out our true potential".

What do you think?


texts: Who was piloting the White Knight Infinite Stratos?

texts: As the question states, is it ever revealed who the pilot was? Since Byakushiki contains Core number 001 which is the same one that powered the white knight, can we assume that the pilot was Shinonono Tabane?


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So i was wondering does ki suppression drain energy from the user, since they always need to think about this and maintain focus to some extent.

To start things of we know that not everyone can hide their Ki since it is a skill that has to be learned.
We saw an an example of that when the sayajins arrived on earth and were surprised  by the fact that the earthlings could control their power level and change it on will. Later on Namek, we saw that people are able to track down others who are unable to do that, that is why Dodoria and the others are always "powered up", and why the scouters were able to read their true power level ( i am not taking transformations into the account here).

Usually one of the common reasons besides trying to stay "low", is said to be to preserve energy but if you take into account the examples i mentioned above, that would mean that people are constantly losing energy without doing anything, which seems totally illogical. Even if that was the case somehow the loss should be minimal.

Taking everything into account there just does not seem to be a reason to do that, besides if you want to hide yourself on purpose. I doubt this was anywhere explained in depth, or that there will ever be a 100% verified answer but i would like to see what others thinks about this.


texts: How did Alphonse recover his pre-gate memories?

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In FMA: Brotherhood, Alphonse recover the memories he lost after going through the Gate, by having Martel's blood spattered over his own blood seal (the one that binds his soul to his armor), and is, henceworth, able to use the knowledge inherent to it, such as using alchemy without transmutation circles.

Is there a reason for which blood should have been splattered over his seal for him to recover his memories?

Or was it only coincidence/traumatic?


texts: Is there a map for the Death March's world?

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I tried looking for it online, but it got drowned in tons of scanlated pages, several SS of the anime, and a kumo-desu-ga-nani-ga map.

Is there a map of the Death March's world?


texts: Why have Soul and Maka got 0 souls in chapter 001a?

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In the intro chapter 000-1 of Soul Eater, it's stated that Maka has fed 99 human souls to Soul (the character), that's why they have gone after Blair (a seems-to-be witch) to collect the final soul for Soul (the character).

In chapter 1 on page 20, they were forced to take extra lessons with Black☆Star because both of them didn't collect a single soul. Additionally, you can see Blair from the intro in the first few pages.

So my question is, why are Soul and Maka punished for not collecting a soul, when in the intro it's stated that they have collected all their 99 souls already?


texts: How was Susukihotaru, Bonbori and Hozuki born?

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In episode 11 - Hollow Touch, we learn that the prevailing myth among humans about how half-spirits are born, that if a pregnant woman is spirited away, when she returns, the baby later born is a half-spirit, is incorrect. The real reason was that the Village of Oracles would take pregnant women and put them through a ceremony where the blood from a severed fox spirit's head is poured on the woman's stomach.

We know that the chief of the Village of Oracles has had numerous half-spirits born before, as when Zakuro was born he had plan to put her with the rest of the half-spirits, that was until he realized what power she had. Even after Tsukuhane's escape, the village chief, and later Lord Omodaka, continued in an attempt to create another half-spirit with Zakuro's power.

Susukihotaru, Bonbori and Hozuki are all half-sprites. Kushimatsu did say that she traveled with Zakuro, finding half-spirits and taking them in to protect them from the Village of Oracles. But if the myth about a half-spirit's birth was actually the work of the Village of Oracles, then how were those 3 born as half-spirits? Bonbori and Hozuki was raised in a cave, and if the 3 were born in the Village of Oracles, Kushimatsu would not have been able to rescue them.


texts: Why was 4th Hokage chosen when the 3rd was still alive and capable?

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A few examples:

4th Hokage: He was nominated and chosen when 3rd Hokage was still alive and was capable of fighting (courtesy: 9-tails attack on Konoha)

5th Hokage: after the Third Hokage deceased.

4th Raikage: After the Third Raikage deceased.

I thought the next Kage would only be chosen after the previous Kage's death. But that wasn't the case for 4th Hokage! Was he strong enough to be believed to take over Third? Was it because the Third believed he was too old ?

Btw, the Third continued to be Hokage after 4th was deceased!

I have never come across an info that notified the 4th Hokage's nomination..


texts: Does Yukari ever change back from being an alpaca in Paca Plus?

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The premise of Paca Plus is rather amusing: the protagonist's girlfriend Yukari gets transformed into an alpaca. Having played the trial, it was pretty well-done, but the trial ends right when Yukari turns into an alpaca so it's difficult to judge the game based on that. I'm now at the point where I have to decide whether or not to buy the full game, with not quite enough information to make the decision.

If Yukari never changes back, and the whole game is just romance with alpaca Yukari, that wouldn't really be my cup of tea. To use a quote from the game:

However, if Yukari occasionally changes back to her human form, I could live with her being an alpaca most of the time. That seems like something that could be played up for great comedic value, and it wouldn't totally kill the romance.

So my question is, does Yukari stay an alpaca forever, or does she switch back to being a human?


texts: Why was the nudity not censored in Dragon Ball?

texts: In the beginning of Dragon Ball (not DBZ), Goku was shown quite often either partially or completely naked. Some may make the argument that this was necessary to showcase his tail in the beginning of the series. However, according to Toriyama, Dragon Ball started as a gag reel, and then was a show for children. If this is the case, they why did they allow Goku to be vividly naked without censorship? Was this interpretted differently in Japan, because I feel this would have been odd to American viewers at the time.


texts: Who is the other asteroid head in the end credits?

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In the end track of Sabagebu! there are some asteroids floating around in the shape of  character's heads.

The first one is Platy, the Platypus:

The next one is our lead heroine Momoka:

But who is this last face? It doesn't look like anyone and there's not exactly a large male cast to choose from (assuming the face is male). The first time it's shown, it appears to have facial hair (although it could just be shadow), whereas later on it disappears:

Any ideas who that's supposed to be? ...it's kinda creepy


texts: What anime does this guitar-playing redhead girl come from?

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I have numerous pics of this character and she seems to be a performer. I can't find any information on it. I have tried Google's reverse image search and had no luck.

What anime/visual novel/etc. does this come from?


texts: How did the young man take his turn? (spoilers)

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The sequence of events:

The old man pots the two balls
The younger man attacks him just as they are potted
The old man dies (or is knocked out or something) in the fight
Young man returns to the table and proceeds to pot the rest of his balls

After the old man pots the balls, surely it's still his turn as he scored? Or did the rules of billiards that they were using not necessarily have turns? Or maybe he used the old man's body and made him miss?

Is there any proper answer to this, or is this just a big plot hole that was skipped over?


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After the Hokage the third took his arms, Orochimaru needed a new body for himself. Later, shortly before Sasuke killed him, this body was rejecting him, so he wanted to take Sasukes body as his new host.
In his fight against Sasuke, he abandons his body and appears as a huge snake. And here's the question: Does Orochimaru need a host at all, and why? Or can he stay as a snake for longer time?


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In the last episode Garou gets orange hair.
 My question is why did Garou his hair color change to orange?


texts: What does Shoko say to Yuzuru in chapter 12?

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In chapter 12 of A Silent Voice, collected in volume 2, Shoko has a fight with her sister Yuzuru, angry with her for getting Shoya in trouble when he helped her. Yuzuru's lines are spoken, but Shoko signs with no translation given. The chapter features four panels of Shoko signing across two pages; her words in the last are harsh enough that Yuzuru breaks down crying and runs away.

(I recognize that it may not be possible to recognize full sentences from a single manga panel each.)


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When is the Blue Exorcist movie set, chronologically?

I'm sure there were cues in the movie to indicate where the movie falls relative to the TV series, but it's been ages since I watched the series, so I didn't really pick up on anything.


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In K-ON!, Ritsu found a doll (belonging to Mio) of an old man who's almost bald with a huge nose.

If I'm not mistaken, it was shown when they were cleaning their club room.

(season 2, episode 2, 4:54)

Who is that old man doll? Was that doll based from a real person or from another anime or just a random creation from K-ON! itself?


texts: Can anyone give me a short, concise lore summary on One Piece?

texts: I got into anime from watching Death Note; then moved on to My Hero Academia, during the hiatus between season 3 & 4, I'm looking for an anime to watch. I heard about One Piece from a friend; all I know about it so far are devil fruits(sort of?), but can anyone give me a short simple explanation on the show and its lore. Thanks!


texts: In the story, it was mentioned that Reiko died young. So, who is Takashi's dad/mom and who gave birth to him/her if Reiko died young?


texts: Why do Gargantians call Chamber "Yunboroid" or "Yunboro"?

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In Suisei no Gargantia's second episode, Gargantians, out of the blue, start referring to Chamber as either "Yunboroid" or "Yunboro".

Where did they get this name from? Was it some type of 'model' name or something that Led told them? Or is it something they came up with?

Either way, what exactly does it mean?


texts: What was the moral of Sasuke and Orochimaru's arcs across the Naruto series? Was there any?

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So Naruto Gaiden has concluded, and it featured both Sasuke and Orochimaru in his latest iteration. Which again raises the question, what exactly was the moral of the story for these two?

The Naruto series excelled at emphasizing certain moral behaviors to its readers/viewers: e.g., with hard work, determination, self-confidence, and a will to succeed, even a loser or social outcast can reach the top; love and understanding each other on a deeper level can solve any problem and bring out all you're actually capable of; kindness and compassion towards wild 'Beasts' can lead to positive results; it's important never to abandon your friends and family; etc etc. All very good, solid shounen values!

So what do the lives of Sasuke and Orochimaru teach us (if anything) from their character arcs? By the end of Shipuden neither has really repented or shown remorse for their bad behavior (simple "sorries" do not cut it), both have done horrible things (murder, hideous human experimentation, etc) for which they are never punished (Sasuke is pardoned, Orochimaru's 'imprisonment' in Gaiden is pretty milquetoast, and he's even allowed to continue researching with his assistants!), and it is implied that they got a free pass for the simple reason that they joined forces with the Shinobi Alliance to destroy a common threat that was even worse (and one which was against their own interests to see succeed anyway!). Even then, Sasuke attempted to hijack things at the last minute and take over the world, only relenting when he was soundly defeated (i.e., he stopped when it was no longer possible for him to achieve his ends!). Yet both are still allowed to do pretty much whatever they please for the next decade or two. So what are we to make of all this? Do whatever you want and if you have powerful enough friends, you can get away with it, and keep on doing whatever you want?


texts: In what order does the Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts?

texts: In Episode 83, two or three episodes after Hidan and Kakuzu capture the Two Tails, Nagato says that only 4 beasts are left. But in the anime, only two beasts were shown to be captured (Shukaku and the Two Tails). So 7 beasts remain. Are there any movies in between or did I miss any episode?


texts: In Naruto Shippuden, why did Sasuke became evil?

texts: I understand that Sasuke learns Itachi was motivated by his desire to protect the village. Itachi only slaughtered his clan because they were plotting a rebellion. And thus Sasuke's motivation for killing Itachi was slightly misguided. Since Tobi told him about Itachi, why does he want to destroy Konoha? Itachi died protecting it so why does Sasuke wants to destroy it?


texts: How can alchemy be used in another dimension?

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At one point, Ed, Al, and Ling end up in a battle involving Gluttony. Then,

   Ed, Ling, and Envy are swallowed by Gluttony, which lands them in another dimension.

It is also stated more than once that alchemists use the energy from the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust (though this is not entirely accurate, the inaccuracy is irrelevant for the purpose of this question). This energy would not be present on another planet, much less in another dimension.

   In order to escape from this alternate dimension, Ed performs human transmutation. He uses Envy's philosopher's stone to do so, meaning that he would not require this energy. However, prior to finding Envy, Ed uses alchemy to fashion a cooking pot (evidenced by the transmutation marks on the pot). He also uses it to turn the iron from the blood into a weapon.

This should not be possible; there should be no energy for the use of alchemy in that dimension. Is this an oversight by the writer(s), or is there some explanation?


texts: How can 蛙 be read as あ ("a") in Asui Tsuyu's name?

texts: In Japanese, Asui Tsuyu's name is written as 蛙吹 梅雨. Most of the kanji in her name makes sense. 梅雨 is read as つゆ ("tsuyu"), and 吹 is read as すい ("sui"), but from what I know 蛙 is read primarily as かえる ("kaeru"), and can also be read as かわず ("kawazu") or かいる ("kairu"), but I can't find anything about reading it as "a". Moreover, it isn't a jōyō kanji or a jinmeiyō kanji, so I find it unlikely that it's something that happens when the kanji is used in names, as it generally shouldn't be used in names at all. So what's the deal?


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In the beginning of the 3rd season of Gintama,

  Gintoki was suspiciously missing and was replaced by a blonde haired version of himself named Kintoki.

Later in the series it was explained why Kintoki was created and what had transpired after that which arrived to the point of the beginning of the 3rd season, but what happened to Kintoki after that? Does he just disappear or is there more information in the Gintama manga?


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I have only seen the anime and haven't read the manga, but a question came to me:

Can the titans swim?

We know that they are abnormally light and strong for their size. However, the fact that they evaporate after dying kind of suggests that they are formed of some sort of compact water vapor, so should we expect them to melt when they come into contact with water? It's not like they disappear when it rains... Or maybe they can't swim because they're too stupid

Because, if they can't, this place in Paris could've been a possibility for humanity.

From http://www.parisetudiant.com/etudiant/sortie/l-ile-seguin-et-les-berges-de-la-seine-boulogne-billancourt.html


texts: Why can Korra bend 3 elements from the beginning?

texts: In the beginning of Avatar: The Legend of Korra, we see Korra, as a child, bending water, earth and fire, without training to do that. She was born in the Water Tribe, so isn't she supposed to know only how to bend water? Like Aang, who knew only wind and trained a lot to master the other three elements?


texts: What is the strength level of Madara's Susanoo?

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Madara compares his Susanoo with the Tailed Beasts. We also know at one point of time, the 3rd Raikage had a chakra level comparable to that of a Tailed Beast. However, the difference in power of Madara's Susanoo and chakra level of the Third Raikage is huge.

So how do we comprehend the power level of Madara's Susanoo?


texts: When should I watch the two latest Naruto movies?

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I have completed watching all the currently released Naruto Shippuden episodes. I have completed the Naruto original series, and am on episode 436 of the subbed Naruto Shippuden series. My question is, when should I watch The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie? Should I wait until I am completely done with the Shippuden series, or do I watch them now?

I have seen other answers, but none have been definitive for me. I have not read any of the Manga, nor do I plan to at this point. However, I do not want these movies to spoil any of the plot lines from the Shippuden series for me. How many episodes are left in the Shippuden series? Can someone please give me some guidance and/or information on these topics? Thank you so much!


texts: What's the correct order in which to watch the Yu-Gi-Oh! seasons/episodes?

texts: I am wondering what the correct order in which to watch the Yu-Gi-Oh! seasons is.


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In Meliodas first fight with Gilthunder, he gets injured and he's taken by his friends with his doctor. But he is a member of the demon clan who's even capable of reattaching a cut arm, and it's shown later in the anime.

Why Meliodas regenerations abilities didnt work in his first fight with Gilthunder?


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What would happen if Doflamingo's Fakes touches water? Are they proofed against water?

In the Chapter 752, Doflamingo appears as a "Fake" Doflamingo

Would Doflamingo lose his power?
Would the fake Doflamingo lose his power or is he immune against water?


texts: D.Gray- man Hallow. Remake? Or continuation?

texts: I'm not sure if this is a remake of the old D.Gray man or if this is a continuation of where the anime left off. Does anyone know anything about this anime? And maybe have a credible source to link?


texts: What's the name of the song at the end of No. 6 episode 4?

texts: Does anyone know the name of the song that starts playing as Sion's mom reads the note from Sion at the end of episode 4, "Good and Evil"?


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I've been getting caught up on One Piece and I noticed that in chapter 837 (Luffy vs Commander Cracker) page 16, Luffy states that Cracker's Busoshoku was the hardest thing he came across.

At first glance, I am instantly reminded of power levels in Dragon Ball Z.

My question is if a sort of grading system is in place determining whose Haki is stronger?


texts: How is the height, weight and age of characters determined?

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While reading a wiki article about an anime character I found that they have mentioned every details of a character, including the details of his weight, height, age and even the date of birth.

How can you say that the anime character was born on a particular date and currently has a particular weight. What determines all these details. Are these details provided by the creator of the character?


texts: Why can't people distinguish Sailor Soldiers from their real selves?

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When people transform in Sailor Moon, they look physically identical to their human forms.  Even fellow magical beings are unable to tell a person's identity unless they witness the transformation happening.

Is there an in-universe explanation for this?


texts: What was the source of inspiration behind the character Sasuke in Naruto?

texts: Like the title says, where did Mr. Kishimoto got the idea of the character personality, backstory, name etc.?


texts: The new Dragon Ball movies (Battle of gods, Resurrection of Freezer, and the new Dragon Ball Super movie coming in December 2018) have directly involvement of Akira Toriyama, unlike the original movies which were made by Toei and had no involvement of Toriyama at all. Are these new Dragon Ball movies canon unlike the original ones?


texts: Whats the name of the track that plays at 19 minutes in episode 39 ( season 3 first episode) of my hero academia?


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Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super show Gohan and Vegeta's power levels were above and behind of each other several times. A few times I recall from the top of my mind.

When Freezer attacked Krilin, in an attack of rage Gohan surpassed Vegeta's power.
After Vegeta got a zenkai boost by being hit by Krilin and healed by Dende, he was beated to death easily by Freezer 4th form, but Gohan later was able to land some punches in that form.
After Gohan came out of the time chamber.

But I'm sure there are other times when this happened. How many times Gohan has surpassed Vegeta in power?


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Why didn't Orochimaru fight Madara in 4th Great Ninja War?
I think Orochimaru was strong, like the other Kage, if not stronger.


texts: Why was the Sharingan's genjutsu ability not used much in the 4th Ninja War?

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Until the 4th ninja war, a Mangekyou Sharingan user had been showcased as a formidable enemy, with Genjutsu being one of their many powerful techniques. Itachi was adept with Tsukuyomi. Sasuke suppressed the Nine Tails' power with his Sharingan when Naruto faced him in Orochimaru's hideout.

It would be fair to consider that both Tobi and Madara are equally adept, if not better, with the Genjutsu abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, in the 4th Ninja War, they do not use Genjutsu much.

It could be argued that a Sharingan user may be able to cancel out Sharingan's Genjutsu, but Genjutsu could still be effective against a non-Sharingan user, such as Naruto or Bee.

Tobi could easily put them under Genjutsu and take over their tailed beasts, but he has not done it. He did not use it on Guy either when they fought.

Is there a reason why the Sharigan users did not use Genjutsu in the 4th Ninja War?


texts: Whose and When did Clare felt the aura of yoma as strong and ominious as of Riful for the first time?

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In Claymore manga, chapter 45, The Witch's Maw, Part 5(21), Clare says that she has felt aura of yoma as strong and ominious as of Riful only one time before in her life.

But I don't remember her where she might have felt that aura. Among the awakened she met on her life which were shown in manga, Priscilla is the only one which have aura that powerful. But at that time, Clare was still human so she can't feel the aura.

As there are 3 case where she met the awakened(IIRC). One is the male awakened, second one is when she meets no 4 Ophelia, which was killed by Ophelia by herself and last one is the awakened Ophelia. Among three, I don't think anyone has as powerful aura as Riful.

Another option is, Clare is not talking about awakened but about the Claymore from number 1-5. As number 3 Galatea was with Clare in this fight, so she is out of the list. It can't be Number 1 Alicia and Number 2 Beth because they appear very late in manga. As remaining is number 5 Rafael, she does have enormous aura but they have never met each other. And she did felt something while walking away from Irene but not sure that was aura of Rafael or vanishing aura of Irene.

I tried out to find the time and the person but didn't find anything.

When did Clare felt the aura of yoma as strong and ominious as of Riful for the first time? Whose aura was that?


texts: Do many anime play the main theme during the final battle?

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While watching an anime series with a friend, he pointed out that "all anime play their theme song during the final fight." Now, I doubt it's "all", but sure enough, the main theme song of Digimon Tamers and the (first) OP of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood play during the final epic clash in their respective series. (And I'm sure there are many other examples.)

Do most anime do this? Is there a reason for it (as opposed to just playing a new epic piece)?


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During the original series of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, on occasion when Presea Testarossa was alone she would cough up blood with more being coughed up as time went on apparently getting weaker as well. She also commented that she was running out of time to collect the Jewel Seeds to reach Al-Hazard leading her having to push forward with her plans before getting all the Jewel Seeds.

In the movies it's revealed that Alicia died from a prototype energy generator meltdown that Presea was developing so at first i thought that she was suffering from injuries from the accident she survived however the accident was in in 0039 and the Jewel Seed Incident was in 0065 so Presea had been alive for 26 years so she would have recovered by then.

So i am wondering, what was wrong with Presea? also when she said she was running out of time, was she referring to her own life running out or Alicia's preserved state?


texts: When and how did Claude take a part of Ciel's soul?

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In the anime of Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) season 2, Sebastian was at some point not able to consume Ciel's soul, because Claude had a part of it.

When did Claude manage to get it and how?


texts: Why do some sources prefix "BOFURI" to the English title of "Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu"?

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The manga and anime are called "痛いのは嫌なので防御力に極振りしたいと思います。" which is translated to "I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense." Most English sites about manga and anime list it either in romaji or in the English translation. However Wikipedia lists it as BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Apparently, they got the title from Funimation.

I have two questions based on that. How did they come up with the prefix, "BOFURI"? What does "BOFURI" mean or stand for?


texts: Does Conqueror’s Haki have to knock someone out?

texts: I know that it’s super rare and basically pitting your will against someone else’s, but would it be possible to do other things with it? (Yes, I’m aware that if your will isn’t strong enough, you won’t KO anyone and that you can fine tune control as well.)


texts: Is No Face from Spirited Away based on any traditional Japanese legends?

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Spirited Away borrows a lot of its side characters from various Japanese legends, although many are also original. One of the most mysterious such characters is No Face, who is perhaps slightly antagonistic, and comes off as a spirit of greed or something to that effect. The concept for No Face is very unique with a collection of strange powers that I don't know of in any other mythological spirit, suggesting to me that he might be a unique creation of Miyazaki.

Are there any comments by Miyazaki on the origin of No Face? Barring that, is there a clear origin in some Japanese mythology, or is he an original creation?


texts: Does Ultra Instinct have a larger multiplier than Potara fusion?

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So in Dragon Ball Heroes is pretty clear, Goku Ultra Instinct is able to overpower Cumber, something Super Saiyan Blue Vegito Kaioken times 50 wasnt able to do. So in Dragon Ball Heroes Ultra Instinct has over 50 times a larger multiplier than Potara Fusion.
But how about the canon universe? Are there hints or statements which shows which would have a larger multiplier, Ultra Instinct or Potara fusion?


texts: At the end of the manga "Sundome", what happens to Kurumi Sahana?

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At the end of the manga, it was left unclear whether the main character had married Kurumi as she had blossomed into a woman, or whether he had married somebody else. Is that her, or did she die from her earlier illness?

I know it was meant to be left as "up to the reader", but I would like to reach a consensus.

Personally, I like to think it is Kurumi, but I could understand any naysayers.


texts: How was the Black Bull squad ranked at the beginning of the Black Clover anime?

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At the begining of the anime, it is stated that Golden Dawn and Silver Eagle are the best squads. However, in the wikia,

   It is shown that Black Bull is the second squad with more stars

This makes me conclude they progressed as the story advanced. How was the Black Bull squad ranked at the begining of the anime among of the other squads?


texts: How could Madara free himself from the Impure World Resurrection technique, while Tobirama can't?

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In Chapter 591, we see Madara Uchiha free himself from the influence of Kabuto's Impure World Resurrection/Reincarnation technique (Edo Tensei), saying that he was able to do this because he knew about the technique's seals.

However, in Chapter 620, we see the inventor of the Impure World Resurrection technique, the second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, wanting to be free of the technique, but was stopped by Orochimaru.

How was it that Tobirama was not able to free himself from the Impure World Resurrection technique, despite being its inventor and knowing all about the technique and its seals, but Madara can?

Credits: Linked images are from Mangastream's scanlations.


texts: What equipment are made available to the players by Gantz?

texts: Before a mission starts, the players are typically issued get a gun, a rifle, and a black suit, but later on, you see that some of the player wielding a blade. What other weapons, suits, or vehicles are made available to the players (including the ones unlocked by the 100-point menu)?


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At the end of Sword Art Online (episode 25, ~21:40), Kirito says something in the presence of Leafa, Yui, and Asuna.

Despite being shown his lips moving, there is no sound and so the only hint is how his lips move. Since my knowledge of Japanese is far from extensive, I don't have the ability to read what his lips are saying.

What is it that Kirito said to the others in this final episode?


texts: Why is Kairoseki's effect more powerful than the sea?

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It is said that the Kairoseki is just a solid form of the sea and have the same effect as the sea.

But why does Kairoseki weaken and negate devil fruit's power, like when a DF user is handcuffed or touched by it, it drains their energy and they lose their ability (Logias can't transform when handcuffed).

In case of sea water, I think it just drains their energy but never negates their ability (e.g. Luffy can still stretch to use elephant gun to knock out Kraken).

And is it ever shown or explained where the Kairoseki came from?


texts: In ep31, Light says he had misa sign off as the notes owner, and hence she loses her memory. In the earlier eps, it was shown that Light used misa's note to keep his memories. But as soon as the book was given away, why didn't he lose his memories?


texts: Is Akira the only anime produced in 24fps?

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I read an article recently that states:

  "Akira" rewrote every rule for animation. It was filmed at 24 frames per second, in full Cinemascope aspect, using 312 colors in the palette (the richest palette for any hand-done animation ever).

Based on this article, it seems Akira was the first anime (or perhaps animation) to be filmed at 24fps. Is it the only anime to do so, or did others do this later on as well?


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On magi chapter 322, Sinbad want to go to sacred place, where the rukh and god exist. He was using his Djinn metal vessel to conquer the guardian of sacred palace. We could  see Sinbad got hit several times by some of guardian angel, some of those hit made some of Sinbad's body part separated like image below

How can sinbad heal his wound ?


texts: Frieza's whopping power level in the Real 4-D

texts: In an cinematic attraction at Universal Studios Japan, Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D, Frieza has shown to have power level of 5.3 Billion. Does that counted as true? AFAIK, during Frieza Saga, 100% Final Form Frieza's power level is only around 120 Million according to this list. Is Toriyama completely ignore the previous power level or just for advertising purpose?


texts: How does Erza get her armor and weapons ready for Requip?

texts: In Fairy Tail, Erza can use Requip, but I wanna know how she gets her weapons and armor there in the first place? Her ability in Fairy Tail is not to put and leave items there, it's only for switching, so how did she place all her weapons and armor there in the first place?


texts: Why can't Kakashi use Lightning Cutter properly after losing his Sharingan?

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Is Kakashi's new technique Lightning Release: Purple Electricity as powerful as his signature technique, the Lightning Cutter?

On Naruto Wiki, it is written that after losing his Sharingan, Kakashi can't use Lightning Cutter properly. What does this mean?


texts: Goku SSJ Berserker in Dragon Ball Heroes?

texts: According to this video (in spanish) Goku SSJ Berserker a magazine has showed a capture of a Dragon Ball Heroes card and it states Goku is going to achieve the super saiyan berserker form. Is this true? Can anyone read the japanese text showed in the video and/or the magazine and say if this is true?


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I noticed that Pikachu evolved a little over time.
I wonder why he changed his form so much, so I'm a bit worried about Pikachu.


texts: How were #35's vectors stopped in episode 12?

texts: In the midway of the 12th episode the #35 Diclonius failed to use her vectors. Also just before she failed to do so, she was attacking Nana or #7 at the edge of the bridge. The #7th saw something at the #35th's chin/neck and one of the #7th's vectors attacked and took #35 by surprise. Soon after the attack the #35 was no more able to use her vectors. So my question is what did #7 do to stop #35 from using her vectors? Because nothing was shown as to what was #35th's weakness and how did #7th find that weakness.


texts: Did Zeniba's hair tie help Chihiro in any way?

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Nearing the end of Spirited Away, Zeniba weaves and gifts Chihiro a hair tie and claims that it will protect her.

Is there any indication that this (presumably magical) hair tie played any useful role during the rest of the movie?


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I am watching the anime right now and can't understand this part of the plot:
there were two notebooks out of which one had been returned to the Shinigami that came to Ryuk to get his notebook back. That leaves one which was with T as he was doing Kira's killings. Now suddenly that notebook reaches Light Yagami and his team locked in a safe. How did that happen?


texts: How is the ability to use chakra alloted?

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This might have an obvious answer that I've missed but I'm just checking it out for a fanfiction. I know kekkei genkai are genetic. I know everyone has chakra but not everyone has the ability to use it and this may or may not have something to not with the size of chakra coils? Not sure about this as I've probably read more fanfics than canon. Anyway.
The question is this: Is the ability to use chakra genetic (so basically all ninja are descended in some way from Kaguya Otsutsuki including Sakura Haruno via some kind of recessive gene..) or was it simply available to use (randomly?) after Kaguya ate the fruit of the Shinju? Since Kaguya is named as the progenitor of chakra, I'm assuming no one could use chakra before her.
The genetic theory requires a long period of natural selection, such as the Out of Africa and Eve theories on Earth. I'm not sure of the time skip between Kaguya and Naruto is enough for this.
Anyway, all answers welcome.


texts: How different are the manga, anime and movie versions of Ajin?

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Ajin is originally a manga, that has subsequently had a few adaptations into anime. In November 2015, it seems to have been adapted into a movie: Ajin Part 1: Shoudou (Ajin: Demi-Human - Compel). MAL's blurb for the movie reads:

For high schooler Kei—and for at least forty-six others—immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever.
Sadly for Kei, such a feat doesn't make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the general public and governments, he's a rare specimen who needs to be hunted down and handed over to scientists to be experimented on for life—a demi-human who must die a thousand deaths for the benefit of humanity.

The movie lists two yet unreleased sequels: Ajin Part 2: Shoutotsu, set to be released in May 2016; and Ajin Part 3: Shougeki, set to be released in Seprember 2016. The blurb for these two is the same as the one for the first movie.
The manga was also adapted into an anime series, Ajin, released between January and April 2016 (the Winter 2016 season). This one lists the three movies as "Alternative versions", and its blurb reads:

Where there is life, there is death... or is there? What would you do if you could never die? The possibilities are endless.
Seventeen years ago, the existence of a special species called Ajin was discovered in Africa. They are said to be immortal beings, with several supernatural abilities, that look just like any other human being. Are these Ajin just random phenomena of nature or were they purposely sent to Earth to destroy it?
Since their first discovery, several other Ajin appearances have been reported worldwide. For the majority of citizens though, these creatures are less reality and more of something you see every once in a while in a textbook or on the news. This is how it was for the young protagonist of the series, Kei. That was until a sudden turn of events changed his life forever...
Ajin is a supernatural anime full of complex ideas about life and death, as well as the dark side of human nature. What does it mean to truly be human?

It's not entirely clear to me whether the first movie covers the anime series and the other two are new content, or whether the three movies are supposed to be recaps of the whole series (maybe there are supposed to be three anime seasons of Ajin, and each of the movies recaps one of them?).
What's the relation between the manga, the anime series, and the movies (given that two of the three movies haven't been released yet, that part may be harder to answer)? Are the adaptations faithful to the manga?


texts: I know she gets fat and eats a lot of Dango, but does anything else show up to let us know what happens to her after the war?


texts: What is the song playing in the prologue of episode 150 of One Piece?

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In episode 150 of One Piece, there's a song playing on the prologue scene. This song was even in some prologues of Alabasta saga.

I've already listened to all soundtracks, but I couldn't find this song.

What is that song?


texts: Goku new transformation grey eyes light blue aura is it related with the other picture released?

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So a new photo of a Goku transformation has been released by a japanese magazine, a transformation we havent seen in the series yet.

But before, we got another picture of a possible Goku transformation from a Dragon Ball Super producer, he stated it was "Goku as he tries to break new ground in order to face off against the mightiest of foes in the midst of the fierce battle that is the Tournament of Power! "

So are these 2 pictures supposed to be Goku new transformation or one is and the other isnt? They have the same hair but different aura, what does that suppose to mean?


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I watched the anime because on MAL its written that the anime is romance drama.. Etc. The thing is Tatara seems to like Hanaoka so, is the romance between them? Because I like a romance which starts to grow from the beginning. Not in the mid a new character comes and ruin things up.

To be precise I want to know if Tatara and Hanaoka will end up together or not so I know I should watch and read ballroom e youkoso

And I don't care about the spoilers so feel free to say what you want.


texts: In the Morgiana Arc, how was Aladdin captured or when was he captured?


texts: What is the song when Obito attacked Naruto and Sasuke in episode 378 of "Naruto Shippuden"?

texts: Which song was played in Naruto Shippuden episode 378 at about 15:10, when Obito attacked Naruto and Sasuke?


texts: Why do all demon slayers have crows but Zenitsu has a sparrow?

texts: All demon slayers were given crows after the final selection for communication but Zenitsu was given a sparrow which apparently can't even talk. Why is this so?


texts: What is the in-universe chronological order of the Monogatari Series?

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I have Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari, and learned that Monogatari Series Second Season is being streamed by Aniplex, which means that Nekomonogatari would have been streamed at some point and that it would get a home release.

So, I am wondering what the story's in-universe chronological order is: should I watch Bakemonogatari, Kizumonogatari (when it's released), Nekomonogatari (when it's released), Monogatari Series Second Season (when it's released) and Nisemonogatari?


texts: In the anime Mur Mur reads manga sometimes. What are these manga?


texts: Where did the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all" come from?

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The slogan for Pokémon was "gotta catch 'em all". But I have never heard that when I was watching Pokémon in the Japanese original with Chinese sub. The Japanese phrase was something along the lines of "Pokémon, caught!" (ポケモンゲットだぜー). Another phrase was also "my goal, Pokémon master!" (めざせポケモンマスター ).

Where did the English phrase come from?


texts: What percentage of hentai manga artists are female?

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I've been wondering about that for a long time, and it turns out (after cursory googling) that a lot of the hentai mangas that get translated into English are drawn by female mangakas, according to their fans and sometimes the artists' personal pages (which not all of them have).

One thing to remember is that usually only higher quality works make the cut and get translated into English and posted on English-speaking hentai manga sharing sites, where the total ratio of male/female mangakas is not representative of the total number of hentai artists.

As I don't expect there to be enough info out there on the artists who don't make the cut, I'm more interested in the ones that do. But if there are surveys/statistics on the total number, that would be interesting to learn too.

As for what I've tried before asking: I found a couple of big torrents which list files starting with the mangaka's name (or pseudonym), but without ability to read Japanese, I'm unable to research any of them to find out their gender. That, and there being several thousand of unique artist names, is a massive undertaking. So unless there are already some statistics out there, I guess it's gonna take a while to get an answer.


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At the end of Mahoromatic (second season), what happened to Suguru?

   After Mahoro dies, the final episode reveals that Suguru was so distraught over Mahoro's death that he becomes a cyber bounty hunter who hates robots now. So he was wounded after being betrayed by his partner and then he sees Mahoro again. We know she died, but not in a way one normally would. We find that she has become the "Id" (I may be remembering incorrectly these terms) of humanity, so she's sort of still around. Does Suguru die and he's just hallucinating Mahoror or is he somehow metaphysically reunited with Mahoro?


texts: Why isn't Holy Scripture Triten inside Caubac Alcatraz Labyrinth?

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Reading on the TYPE-MOON Wiki it says that Hibiki Hibino

  ...is the Holy Scripture Triten (聖典トライテン, ?) of Caubac Alcatraz

on Caubac Alcatraz's page it says in the second paragraph in his Abilities

  He created a labyrinth inside a treasure chest that cannot be opened to protect his ideal terminal, the Holy Scripture Triten, but the reason he hasn't appeared for a century is because he accidentally became trapped inside.

Now obviously Arcueid can get to him as she states that it's "too troublesome to get to him while he is in his own world" probably referring to how the chest cannot be opened and probably the chest being near indestructible otherwise it's easy picking for the Church, but she seems to imply she can get inside anyway as she threatens to kill him in his own world when he enrages her by telling her that he was talking about her having found love like that of a human.

But the point of the labyrinth is to protect Holy Scripture Triten and it was Hibiki Hibino who handed the phone to Arcueid. So why isn't Holy Scripture Triten inside Caubac's Labyrinth? is Caubac even aware that she isn't in the Labyrinth?

I use tsukihime because of Arcueid and that Caubac Alcatraz is one of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors and these are more references in Tsukihime than Fate


texts: Could Dita really shut down Chi with her Trans mode active?

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In Chobits Episode 24 - The Person Only For Chi, Dita, the government-made persocom, attempted to shut down Chi by directly connecting with a data cable after she failed to hack into Chi.

Could Dita really shut down a Legendary Chobits series like Chi with her Trans mode active?


texts: How Did Krillin Get Stronger After Potential Unlock in DBZ?

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In Dragon Ball Z ep.54, (this is during the Namek Saga), the Elder Guru unlocks
Krillin's sleeping potential, and so Krillin reaches his full potential, at a power level of 14,000. By the time Krillin fights Goku who was being possessed by Captain Ginyu (ep.71 I believe), he has a power level of 22,000, and by the time the Z fighters fight Android 18 (ep. 135 I believe), Krillin has a power level of 450,000!

If Krillin's true potential was really unlocked way back in the Namek Saga, then how could it have risen, wouldn't that mean that his true potential wasn't really unlocked? His power should have either been as high as it became at the start, or it shouldn't have been able to rise. Is there an in-universe explanation for this?


texts: Is there a term for "two-faced" or "reverse-tsundere" characters?

texts: Is there a (Japanese) cultural term for reverse-tsundere-type or two-faced characters who are sweet on the outside, but mean people on the inside. Like Kanako from Oreimo and Akira from Lucky Star?


texts: When showing his power, Alucard tends to exhibit multiple extra eyes.  I'm wondering if this signifies something.  I've seen this trope in other Anime before when somebody or something is being shown as being powerful and creepy.  I want to know if there's some sort of deeper meaning than that.


texts: Which might be the first anime and manga "time loop" type

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In a few anime and manga the protagonist or entire group are stuck in certain time event can't make time move forward. I mean whatever the protagonist does, the day is always September 2 all the time. In order to change that, he needs to do something. For example (Kurugaya route in Little Buster Viusal Novel, first volume of Hakomari Light Novel).

What were the first manga and anime produced with such trait?


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In the Pokémon games, when Payday is used, you can gain a small amount of money. The amount is however pitiful, so it's never used as an infinite money trick or effective money grinding strategy.

In the anime however, during the Johto League Arc, in one episode Jessie, James, and Meowth are copycatting a famous burglar who had a Meowth as a partner. In his escapes the burglar's Meowth used Payday like a smoke screen. When Jessie and James copycat, they do the same thing, however because Meowth can't use Payday, Meowth throws bottle caps belonging to James' collection. (When Ash, Brock, and Misty examine the "coins" they comment they are just bottle caps, after which you hear James in the background saying they aren't "just bottle caps".)

I am wondering however, is the money that's thrown out when Payday is used the same kind of money used in society in Pokemon? If so, then how is it people don't abuse the move to get rich? (For example, Team Rocket stealing Pokémon with Payday and using them to fund their criminal operations.)


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In both anime and manga, Clementine (the crazy girl) helped Kajit (the priest) by bringing corpses and also bringing Enfrea (The boy) and even the item that she used Enfrea for   (I forgot the name of it).

Why did she do that?

I mean whatever she needed, she could just steal Enfrea and use that item on him if she liked.


texts: Why is the leader of Tanuki Society a "Trick Meister"

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According to Google a Meister is

  denoting a person skilled or prominent in a specified area of activity.

But why is the leader of Tanuki Society a "Trick Meister"? I don't see any of the characters play tricks and Kinkaku and Ginkaku mainly seem to just bully Yashirō because of his family name.


texts: Why isn't the Beast Titan at the start of season 3?

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Season 2 ended showing the characters, some titans and then on top of a far away wall the Beast Titan with the titan shifter outside him looking out, but now on season 3 there was only a brief mention of him.

Is the story continuing right after the previous episode or is there any time gap between them?

Will it go back to him any time soon in the next episodes?


texts: What's the meaning behind Yuzuru's photographs?

texts: A few scenes after the failed suicide attempt of Shouko, we see Yuzuru telling her mother something about the pictures she was taking and how she was trying to prevent Shouko from killing herself. Can someone explain that to me?


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I've always had problems trying to understand the plot itself of Evangelion, but with the latest movies they really got me confused, I understand that the story is different in many ways but there's something in these movies that got me thinking, eventually I came up with a question I have no answer for:

What is the Vessel of Adam in Rebuild of Evangelion?


texts: Is Zangetsu restored after Ichigo gets his powers back?

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This is really several questions. I do not read the manga so I'm certain this is likely covered there.

First, is Zangetsu fully restored after Ichigo's powers are restored? Does he look different? Both the Shikai and the Bankai appear different in the anime. Did this transformation result in any physical changes to Zangetsu's appearance? Of course, I mean within Ichigo's inner realm.

In the same vein, did Ichigo retain or regain any of his Hollow powers, or were they completely absorbed when he merged with his inner Hollow as revealed in episode 309?


texts: Are the garbled up text in Log Horizon Season 2 Episode 9 meaningful or simply garbage?

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In episode 9 of the second season of Log Horizon, when...

   Shiroe died and appeared on the unofficial 14th server of Elder Tale, the test server, which was set to be on the Moon instead of on the Earth,

... he checked the location and the dialog was mostly garbled up, saved for the location name Mare Tranquillitatis.

Can the garbled up text be decrypted, or are they simply garbage?


texts: What exactly is Sugimoto's relationship to Kawasaki?

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In chapters 18-19 of Aoi Hana, it is revealed that the third-year Yasuko Sugimoto is moving to England with Ayako Kawasaki, her co-star in Fujigaya's production of Wuthering Heights. The discussion surrounding this revelation gives a romantic undertone to this relationship — a newspaper headline is shown with "Catherine Heathcliff Honeymoon in England." It is unclear whether this should be taken any more seriously than straight teenage girls who proclaim to be "married to" or "engaged to" or "dating" their close female friends. (I personally assumed that there was potential for a relationship, but that it probably would not develop in that direction.)
Later, during Akira and Fumi's second year, Sugimoto visits Japan and has a conversation with Kyouko Ikumi in ch. 32, in which Kawasaki is mentioned:

Ikumi: … And do you have any plans with Kawasaki-sempai?
Sugimoto: Huh? I see her all the time over there. I'm not going to go out of my way to see her here.
Ikumi: So that's how things are between you? How nice. I like that sort of relationship.
Sugimoto: Well, we're taking it slow over there … Letting our love blossom.

Sugimoto's final comment suggested to me that there is indeed something between her and Kawasaki. However, in ch. 52, which depicts the events around Ikumi's wedding, we are told that Kawasaki is in the hospital with appendicitis. We also learn from Ryouko Ueda that:

Right now, her boyfriend and her roommate are looking after her [Kawasaki].

The panel also shows a character who clearly is not Sugimoto and who is probably male.
With this in mind, was Sugimoto ever romantically involved with Kawasaki, and if so, do we know anything about what happened to their relationship or why Kawasaki now has a boyfriend? Alternatively, am I misinterpreting something in the exchange with Ikumi?


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In Code Geass, when we see C.C mainly topless we see that she has a scar on her left breast.

The first time we see this is when Lelouch tried to get C.C to move away from the Lancelot when she's feeding Suzaku shock images to destabilize him. when Lelouch touches her he sees her memories and there is a scene where C.C is naked in a river and there is a close shot of her scar.

However in the scenes were we see when C.C obtained the Code I can't really see the scar on her when she's in the church naked talking to the nun who gave her Geass. After C.C is covered in blood from killing the Nun who gave her Geass i still don't see the scar.

The scar itself kinda looks like a trident and not the Geass Sigil which questions if it's even linked to Geass itself. So i am wondering, when and how did C.C get this scar? also given how she been shot in the head and stabbed with shrapnel and healed completely how come the scar hasn't healed as well?


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At some point in the manga,

   Tanjiro reminds a talking with Zenitsu, where Zenitsu tells himt that for being fast he has to direct his breathing to his legs, or something like that. And then he uses this and becomes faster.

Does this mean Tanjiro used the lighting breath?


texts: What OST is played in episode 2 when Shinichi catches three rocks?

texts: I have tried downloading all OSTs of Parasyte -the maxim- but couldn't find it. Although I didn't listen to every song really carefully and just quickly "walked" through them, but still I couldn't find it. To be precise, I am asking about what OST is played in this scene.


texts: Why we rarely see magic circle during battle in Fairy Tail : Final Series?

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I remember couple years ago, the thing that made me fall in love in Fairy Tail is they way they always summon magic circle in almost every battle which is very cool. See this epic magic by mystogan

But in Fairy Tail : Final Series I don't remember those kind of things exist. Are they so rushed to finish this series by skipping this battle element? Or is there any specific reason for that? I also realize the battles in this final series are so lame and quickly ended compared to the first series.


texts: I'm just wondering whether Saitama could live in space, just like Superman or Goku, without needing oxygen to breathe?


texts: Is there a difference between the powers of magicians who can control fire like Stiyl Magnus and esper who does like Okahara Ryouta?

texts: In Toaru Majutsu no Index , there are magicians and espers who can control fire like Stiyl Magnus and Okahara Ryouta. Is there a difference between their powers since they belong to different classifications or can they basically do the same?


texts: In Steins;Gate, what happens to the memories of Amadeus for the current Okabe?

texts: In Steins;Gate 0, it explains how Okabe sent a video message to the past back to himself. What happens to the current Okabe's memories of Amadeus who is in the Steins;Gate world line? I assume nothing ever happened to him meeting Amadeus, but it seems sad because only the Okabe who sent the video file knows about Amadeus. And that Okabe probably doesn't exist anymore.


texts: What is the color of the State alchemist pocket watch?

texts: So in my re-reading of the Fullmetal Alchemist series I remember them describing the State Alchemist issue pocket watch as being golden in color. But then in the both of the animes they show the pocket watch as being silver. Why is this different? and what is the true color of the pocket watch?


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So in DBS (now that the last episode has aired). Where exactly does mastered Ultra Instinct rank?

We know that Jiren is a mortal with god level strength. And we know that Mastered Ultra Instinct matched and overpowered Jiren until it's end state.

But where does it classify? Greater than god or something? I know trying to understand power rankings in Dragon Ball is quite a pain but I am curious as to if any interviews, trivia, video game etc. Have shed any light on this.

Previously, it was established that the power of ultra instinct is in unconscious attack and defense but it's clearly shown that it's power goes beyond kaiokenx10 ssb. So now that everything is set in stone.

Where does it rank?

This is related: Power of Ultra Instinct


texts: Will it be explained what is going on in the "Kara no Kyoukai" anime movie series?

texts: So I recently watched the first movie in the Kara no Kyoukai series, but it just started without any explanation whatsoever. For the people that have seen the whole movie series, will they explain what is going on and why stuff is happening?


texts: How does Vegeta become a Super Saiyan Blue?

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Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan Blue) in the movie Resurrection F. How did he become a Super Saiyan God?

Was the ritual performed on him before the Resurrection F event or did he use his own power to become a God? (That's what he tells on one of the Dragon Ball Super episodes)


texts: How many 104th corps cadets joined the scout regiment?

texts: Most of the 104th cadet corps walked out when they were given choice to join the scouts. But how many of them actually joined the scout regiment?. Plus how many of them are still alive.


texts: In which Gundam series does Heroo Yuy appear?

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Which of the Gundam anime have the character, Heroo Yuy?

There are so many titles dating from different years, I could not remember the year I watched those before.


texts: Why did Mikako send Ikaros from the sky?

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I have watched the movie of Sora no Otoshimono entitled "Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master (2014)".

In this movie, when Mikako scans Ikaros' memory, it was revealed that Mikako was an Angeloid who sent Ikaros from the sky. In the anime TV series, it was never shown that Mikako is an Angeloid. She's just a childhood friend of Sugata, whom she calls "Ei-kun", and is the daughter of an influential yakuza boss in Sorami. And there was a possibility that Sugata is also an Angeloid because they were friends since childhood.

So, why did Mikako send Ikaros from the sky? To meet Tomoki?

This is Mikako Satsukitane.


texts: How do you "climb" or "move around" the Tower?

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In the manga and anime series, there isn't really much that shows the climbing of the tower, since in the first episode, Bam (and after him, Rachael) are both teleported onto the second floor by Haedon, while Yuri and Evan take some sort of "stair" that look like interdimensional travel. What's going on?
Is a floor some sort of separate pocket universe world?
There's also mention of an "inner", "outer" and "middle" tower, which do not have any sort of visible structure (we jump between scenes).


texts: What does the second part of rule VII mean?

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hello it's me again with another question about my favorite anime/manga death note. So, here's my question: what does rule VIII's second part mean:

  Even if you do not actually possess the Death Note, the effect will be the same if you can recognize the person and his/her name to place in the blank.

Can someone explain this to me?


texts: Is it known whether Kaori Miyazono is half-Japanese?

texts: Her dad had a pretty big nose, if we want to go there. Nothing is said on the Wikia. And this question doesn't really matter... but I'm sure people want to know! Was Miyazono half-Japanese? What indications are there that she was?


texts: Why is One Punch Man considered a parody anime?

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I checked the synopsis here and I was wondering about the genre of parody.

I’ve completed the season of One Punch Man and there was no parody of anything in the animé. The only parody animé I’ve experienced before is Gintama and the parody is altogether at another level! Whereas, One Punch Man had relatively none. Am I missing something or is it an error?


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I think every Gaichuu named in the Manga wears the name of an alcoholic beverage:

Cabernet -> Wine (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Absinthe -> Strong Liquor
Cider -> Applewine
Daikiri (or Daiquiri) -> Rum-based cocktail

and some more...

Is there an in-canon reason to name the "Heart"-eating bugs after Alcoholic beverages?


texts: How is it possible to take 7 days to rescue the trapped survivors in the train crash?

texts: I'm asking about episode 9, in which Otonashi remembered that in his past life, he was involved in a train crash accident. The illogical thing is: what on earth takes the rescue team so long to notice there are people trapped in there and to actually rescue them? It took them 7 days! That is, a full week!


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From what I have seen from anime and heard, doujinshi artists get paid per book they sell at places like Comiket or online, but you have some mangaka who release one chapter per issue of serialized magazines like Shounen Jump and Comic Yuri Hime.

So, how does a mangaka get paid for their work? Does this change when they release more of their work which then spawns the creation of other adaptations and merchandise?


texts: When did Oda state that a future member of the Straw Hats would be a previous enemy?

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I've seen a lot of theory based on this and many people saying so; however, I'm curious as to where it comes from (if there's any official source) or if someone just made it up.

The best hint I could find online was in a discussion on the One Piece Wikia pointing out that it may have been an old Jump Fiesta interview:

  It was allegedly in an old Jump Fiesta interview (2009ish), but I haven't found a source for it anywhere, and the translation has been disputed (it may have referred to a temporary ally like in Impel Down/Marineford War, rather than an actual crew member). Zodiaque 10:36, June 7, 2012 (UTC)

As long as there isn't a trustworthy source, I'm inclined to believe that Oda didn't mean CREW MEMBER.


texts: Why can Sonic become a Super Saiyan like Goku?

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I watched an animation about Sonic, and that hedgehog became a Super Saiyan using diamond shaped stuff.

What actually is that? How can Sonic become like that?


texts: Doesn't letting the non-existent students do exams acknowledge their existence?

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This contains spoilers for Another, which is somewhat new (the anime is from 2012).

Another is an anime series about a cursed classroom. The students (and teachers) have designed a countermeasure to avoid the curse from triggering each year, which consists on completely ignoring a student (treating them as non-existent). By doing this, the number of students in the classroom is technically decreased by one, which makes up for the extra dead student that got mixed in the class.

Misaki is the chosen student to be ignored by the classroom this year. After a mess up, Sakakibara is also ignored.

However, if I'm not mistaken, during exam periods, both students (Misaki and Sakakibara) have exam papers. Why? Doesn't giving them exam papers pretty much acknowledge that they exist? Doesn't that break the entire countermeasure? (from the point of view of the classroom)

Edit

For clarification: the countermeasure involves people directly related to the class. This means, students that belong to this classroom and teachers that teach this class. External students and teachers from other classrooms are not involved with the curse, so they may interact with the non-existent students just fine.

The librarian, and students from the art club etc, have no problem interacting with the non-existent students.

The external students/teachers are not very well aware of the curse though. The cursed classroom tries not to talk about it with others.


texts: How can some army people sense Lloyd's power level in "Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shounen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Youna Monogatari"?

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The full titles are "Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shounen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Youna Monogatari" and "Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town"
In the two episodes so far, Riho Flavin, Merthophan/Meltfan, and Chrome Molibden have shown that they can estimate Lloyd Belladonna's power level at a single glance. This ability is not shared by the Marie (witch) and many other army personnel, apparently including the army man who interviewed Lloyd as part of the entrance exam. Lloyd, himself, can't sense other people's power levels.
What is the canon explanation why some people can sense Lloyd's power level, and why others can't?


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In the first few episodes of Demon Slayer as Tanjiro trains he sees 2 dead apprentice Demon Slayers, Sabito & Makomo. I was wondering if Tanjiro had some sort of ability that connects him to the dead or the reason behind him being able to see the ghosts.
So can Tanjiro see the dead?


texts: Can the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan affect people without direct eye contact?

texts: I was in a discussion today with a friend of mine about the strength of the Mangekyo Sharingan, and the question of "can the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan affect people without direct eye contact?". We weren't certain, and lacked the materials to get an accurate result. Could someone help answer this question?


texts: Are high school and middle school students not allowed to use a backpack?

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In Ajin-chan wa Kataritai, there are a dullahan student named Machi. In chapter 23, it was said that the school wasn't allowing her to use a backpack, and she could only use a standard school bag or a tote bag.

At first I thought it was only their school regulation, but then I recalled in Yuru Yuri, on the first day of school Akari used a backpack because she forgot that she's already in middle school. Later she changes out her backpack for a tote bag.

I tried to take a quick look at a few high school anime I have, most of them use the exact same tote bag (school bag I assume?), but there are a few anime where each student uses a different bag. It seems like none of the students use a backpack.

In D-Frag, each student uses a different bag, but none use a backpack.


texts: Can someone explain to me the ending of Guilty Crown?

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I read some threads related to Shu case, for example that he took all the voids and illness of each people to save them but then Inori in some way she took them and die instead of Shu. And after that Shu becomes blind because Inori was like that before she dies?

I am not sure..


texts: What's the song thay plays in episode 13 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in wall?

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There's a song in Attack on Titan season 1 episode 13 at about 13:00 when Eren takes a big rock to the hole in the wall.

What's the name of the song, and where can I legally buy or listen to this song?


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"TK" is a mysterious character who tends to speaks in nonsensical English phrases depending on the situation.

Was it ever revealed what is his actual name? Also, why do the other SSS members call him "TK"?


texts: Does the Fullmetal Alchemist manga deviate significantly from either of the anime series?

texts: I've seen both the 2003 anime and Brotherhood, and I know Brotherhood is more faithful to the manga than the 2003 anime. So I'm wondering if it's worth the effort to get all the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, or is Brotherhood so faithful to the manga that it's just the manga in anime form (i.e. the manga has no major plot twists that deviate from the anime)?


texts: How did Toru and Koji pass the entrance exam in My Hero Academia?

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I have seen some comments and speculations about the robot having an off switch or whatever. But I want to know if there is any source material or comment from the author on how they managed to pass the exam.

I have only seen the actual author's comment on Mineta:

But I was wondering if there are author notes for the other characters.


texts: Do the Wammy's House members speak to each other in English?

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Related to this question: Questions about nationalities and languages in Death Note

It seems the Death Note 2015 series tries to incorporate the English language when appropriate, but even though Watari, L and Near are supposedly Western, they speak Japanese to each other. I guess it would be weird if they were played by Western actors even though their characters are supposedly Western. Artistic license and all that.

Might be a dumb question, but in the anime and manga, is it safe to assume that the Wammy's House members speak to each other in English?

I guess it's obvious that when Mello and Near here about L's death, they speak in English to each other and w/ the person who informed them about L's death.

What about for instance when Mello and Near were talking in the SPK place or whenever L and Watari talk privately? It's in English right?


texts: Is Assassination Classroom the Movie 365 Days a continuation of the manga?

texts: Like I said in the title, is the movie a continuation of the manga from where it ended?


texts: Where does the word "Kira" come from, or what does it stand for?

texts: Actually, the title is pretty clear. I was wondering and came up with some ideas like that it sounds like "killer" in Japanese. Or does it have a special meaning or anything?


texts: Why is Asuna alone during the first floor boss meeting?

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We later find out that Asuna has a bright, charasmatic, personality in both SAO and the real world.  Why then is she more of a loner than Kirito when we first see her?

In episode 2, where they are having a meeting about how to defeat the first floor boss, she's hooded, with her hood up and afraid of and mistrustful of people.


texts: Which parts of Franky's body have remained organic?

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I saw a picture from the parts when Franky visits the Future Kingdom (I haven't reached those parts of the series actually, so I don't know the context), with his metallic skull, chest, and other body parts exposed, as lacking skin coverage.

It was also visible on the way to Enies Lobby that his hip can be attached in length (reversed Centaur ability), but in the post-EL episodes people were disgusted by him running around naked, meaning he's likely not different from a typical male in this aspect.

Considering these and a lot other moments (such as the cola fridge replacing his stomach), it's pretty hard and almost impossible to determine how much of him remained human.

Is there anything we can know for sure? What I could judge so far is that his arms are entirely replaced (which is obvious seeing his post-TS appearance), but I was surprised that even his skull isn't original anymore.


texts: How can Lelouch use his geass on so many people?

texts: One of the rules is, that he has to make direct eye contact. Yet he's able to geass about twenty people at the same time in Episode 1 from Season 2. He even is able to do it later, too. So how can he do this?


texts: What is the name of this romantic, comedy manga?

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I read a Manga years ago that I really enjoyed but I cannot remember the name of it.

The story involved a guy, who is a student, slowly falling in love with the building manager, who moved in when he was about to leave. He ended up staying and tries to win her over but the other people in the building end up interfering. I remember they being really odd characters.

The manager is a widow. She had dark hair.

The genre was a romantic comedy.


texts: Why is King Arthur female? Why is Iskander tall?

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I've watched both the Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night anime (including the Unlimited Blade Works movie), but none of the visual novels, so no spoilers from that unless they are light spoilers. One thing that bothered me was that despite the fact that heroic spirits are defined by the public opinion/view of them, some heroes had qualities that were in direct opposition of what the public thought.

We know that heroic spirits, being sealed on their Throne of Heroes, are meant to be completely unchanged. This is the entire point of the Throne of Heroes. But this seems to be in opposition of the previous fact that heroic spirits are defined by what others think they are. Then there are Counter Guardians who are completely different, I believe, in that they are not sealed on their Throne of Heroes.

One particularly important Counter Guardian of the series is Arturia, or Saber. Arturia is female, despite the fact that she was treated by even her contemporaries as male, and has gone done in history as male. In fact, there isn't even any small hint as to Arturia's gender being anything other than male in our history, or the history of the Nasuverse (I believe). This being true, shouldn't Arturia be male?

This not being the case shouldn't Arturia be erased, or else create instability in the World? Same with Iskander. In history he is known for being pretty short, even for a Macedonian. That he is very tall means there is an incongruity with human knowledge and true fact.

Furthermore, in the Unlimited Blade Works movie Archer is revealed to be Heroic Spirit Emiya. If Heroic Spirit Emiya is summoned before he is even a hero, or acquired his gift from the World, etc., then how is it that Heroic Spirit Emiya is even strong at all? The power of a Servant being based on their popularity at the time of their summoning, Emiya should be weaker than pretty much every other Servant, and then some.

Maybe I'm just over-analyzing things, or I have some misconception. In any case, answers are appreciated.


texts: Why does season 2 of Gurren Lagann start so differently compared to season 1?

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Episode 1 of  the second part of season 1 of Gurren Lagann features more political themes than those seen in season one. However from episode two onwards it returns to being more about action.

Is this to do with how they were aired? Was this change enforced, so as to move away from the Mecha stereotype, by a 'higher up' in Gainax...and simply ignored from episode 18 onwards? In western TV, ratings that are seen by executives can influence the show...has something similar happened here?

Why is this?


texts: In the past, did Goblin Slayer rescue Sword Maiden?

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As you see below this picture, it was on chapter 29 where Goblin Slayer and Sword Maiden meet to together and then the Sword Maiden seems like have a flashback and see Goblin Slayer as below this picture. (A helmet with a horn.)

And I found that the first equipment that Goblin Slayer equip also have a similar like that above picture. (*Have the horn.) Here's the first equipment that Goblin Slayer wearing.

So in the old time when sword maiden get humiliate by the goblins, did Goblin Slayer save the Sword Maiden?


texts: What's the OST that plays when Jiren powers up at the end of Dragon Ball Super 126? I've been trying to find it for ages

texts: So there's this really cool theme that plays when Jiren powers up at the end of episode 126. I've just been trying to get the name of it for ages. I know I'm really really late but still. Any help is appreciated.


texts: What are the hand signs that Naruto does for Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu?


texts: Is the Omnimon reference in Season 2 relating to the first Movie?

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When DNA Digivolve is discovered in Season 2, Izie says that they had seen the evolution happening once before, with Wargraymon and Metalgarurumon DNA Digivolve into Omnimon.

From my understanding, he doesn't make any appearance in the first season and only appears in the first movie.
I'm wondering if Izie is referring to this or if I missed any other Omnimon appearance.


texts: What happens to Obito after the 5 minutes of intangibility?

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Obito is intangible. This intangibility last for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, what happens? I am confused.
Or does  he needs  to keep phasing  through  objects  to remain  intangible?


texts: How old were Minato and Kushina when they died in Naruto?

texts: I've been trying to find out their age when they died. I'm not really sure but I think they were in their twenties.


texts: How does the hierarchy of the Elite 10 Council work?

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Do these seat rankings indicate one's cooking level or skill? If so, which seat represents the best cook?

I was trying to figure out if Seat 1 > Seat 10 or vice versa, but I couldn't find anything nor remember which seat is better to have. It seems like Seat 1 is probably the best seat since Doujima and Saiha were portrayed to be the best cooks in Seats 1 and 2, but I just can't find anything explicitly saying Seat 1 is the best.


texts: Is Souma Yukihara the 9th seat after defeating Akira Hayama?

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I know that the first shokugeki between Souma and Eizan is not for 9th seat but for not Destroying Polar Star Dorm.

There is another shokugeki battle of Souma in Azami Administration Arc vs Akira Hayama.

On Chapter 190 - 191, Souma defeated Hayama. Does it reflect that yukihara now holds 9th seat of elite ten?


texts: Can a Demon Weapon also be a Weapon Meister?

texts: So I just started watching Soul Eater and have the basics pretty much and u was wandering. Could a Demon Weapon also be a weapon meister? This got me thinking when watching the Thompson Sisters defend themselves against an army of mummies can someone shed some light on this? I know the sisters are just weapons belonging to Death the Kid.


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So, I was wondering who decided to name the character Pan.

From what I know, she appears first in Dragon Ball GT, which isn't made by Akira Toriyama.

But we find her again in Dragon Ball Super.
So, did Toriyama use what was created by Dragon Ball GT's makers, or was he involved in the creation of Pan directly in GT ?