texts: Why do protagonist usually mispronounce or forget the name of opponent or others?

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As we have seen in the popular series like Naruto and One piece where protagonist can't remember the name of opponent and even if they do, they mispronounce it.

So I searched for the tropes and got to know about Malicious Misnaming.

  A person dislikes another person and repeatedly, intentionally calls them a name to rile them up, specifically a mutation of their own name.

This definition might hold true for some part, where protagonist intentionally use it. Which doesn't for the series like mentioned above. They do actually forget or mispronounce the name unintentionally.

Not only protagonist but other character do show these characteristics, like in Gintama where most of the time they are for gags(gags jya nai katsura da).

So I want know about the tropes if there is any one. And why they have these characteristics. Are they only for the gags or for the other reason. Like protagonist remember opponent's name when protagonist finally accept as real opponent.


texts: Where is Maria's "Double Contract" referenced?

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I read somewhere that Maria has a "double contract" with her Symphogear.

I searched on the TV episodes, but found nothing. Maybe it has to do with the fact that she can wield two different gears (Gungnir and Airgetlam).

So a few questions:

What is this "Double Contract" exactly?
Why is it special?
Where in canonical material is it talked about?


texts: Just what was the flower we saw that day?

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In Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai,
(Lit. "We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day"), there's a recurring theme of flowers revolving around Poppo, Menma, and the Opening/Ending of the series.

Just what is this flower? Is it what Poppo keeps putting in the jar of flowers where Menma's memorial is? And just what is the "Blue Bookmark"? (Aoi Shiori)


texts: Who has the highest bounty in One Piece?

texts: I'd like to know, who in the One Piece world has the max bounty declared against them till date? Note that the bounty amount has to be mentioned in either anime or manga or in the movies. I am assuming it is Katakuri? But I'm not sure.


texts: Do we know of any of Roronoa Zoro's family?

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I was watching some AMVs on youtube and one of them mentioned the tragic familial backstory each character has: for Luffy it was Ace, Sabo, Dragon, Garp, and Shanks; for Usopp it was Yasopp, Banchina, and Kaya; and for Nami it was Bell-mère and Nojiko. Zoro is the only member of the Pre-Grandline crew that we know nothing (to my knowledge) of his family except for Koshiro and Kuina (they were the only thing close that I could think of).

Was there ever anything mentioned about Zoro's family?


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When Sunako told her story, she mentioned that "him" was the one who turned her into a shiki.

Was it Seishirou? Is there any mention of this in the novel?


texts: What is the connection between the Cowboy Bebop anime and the movie?

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According to Wikipedia, the movie is a midquel that takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the anime.

Having seen both the movie and the anime, I don't recall any connection that made it essential for it to be viewed in this order. I don't recall anything that had happened in the anime to be vital for the movie, and I don't remember anything that happened in the movie to be vital for episodes 23 onwards.

Am I missing something? Or does it fit between episodes 22 and 23 simply because the authors thought about it like that (maybe the authors thought about the timeline like that, although it may be irrelevant?)?


texts: Why didn't Madara use Izanagi to counter Kaguya?

texts: I know, this would have been a different story, but when Black Zetsu impaled Madara, Madara could have used Izanagi because he still had the Sharingan, as I know he can switch.


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So I just finished Bleach at episode 366 (dubbed) and I know that you are supposed to pick up at chapter 480. However, I have no idea what some of the phrases mean, like "shinigami representative".

What does it mean by "shinigami representative"?


texts: Was the concept of Bishōnen influenced by Hinduism?

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On Wikipedia, it states that the origin of Bishōnen is linked to Hindu concepts.

[...] it has roots in ancient Japanese literature, the homosocial and homoerotic ideals of the medieval Chinese imperial court and intellectuals, and Indian aesthetic concepts carried over from Hinduism, imported with Buddhism to China.[3]

[3] Buckley (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. Taylor & Francis. pp. 188, 522, 553.
(Emphasis added)

I checked the book they referenced and quoted, but on the pages, there's no mention of Bishōnen. It's on another page, but it doesn't mention any Hindu concepts, only Chinese Buddhism ones.
Is the statement mentioned correct?


texts: What is the relation between Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0?

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Is Steins;Gate 0 a sequel to Steins;Gate? If not, what is common between the two and where do they deviate?

             vs
               Steins;Gate                           Steins;Gate 0


texts: Why did two hours pass before Kirika was asked to put away the pocketwatch?

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In episode 1 of Noir, Kirika and Mireille speak at Kirika's home after surviving the attack at the construction site. After some initial discussion of Kirika's circumstances, Mireille prompts her to take out her pocket watch. Kirika complies and opens the face of the watch. This appears to start the melody that troubles Mireille, and the face of the watch reads 19h.1

After a shot of Mireille's troubled face, we see that the watch face has shifted to 21h05.

There is then a short flashback involving Mireille as a child, after which Mireille tells Kirika to put away the pocket watch.

Why did so much time pass before the pocket watch was removed, if Mireille has such a knee-jerk reaction to it? Is there anything that happens before the removal of the watch that the viewers are not being shown?

I considered the possibility that I had confused the minute and hour hands on the watch. However, that does not work with the layout of the clock face: if it were 00h35 and not 19h, the hour hand should be closer to the first tick on the pocket watch.


texts: How could Piccolo blow up the moon, while Goku barely managed to leave a small crater?

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In Dragonball Z, when Gohan changed into an Ozoro, Piccolo found an appropriate solution, destroy the moon. Easy-peasy.

The real question is, when Goku used his Genki Dama (on two occasions, by the way), it never resulted in anything more than a relatively small crater. With all the power stored inside that sphere (easy above a billion, and over 9000), shouldn't it have caused a bit more damage? Piccolo managed to destroy the moon, easily, with power level of less than 1000.


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In the anime Baki the Grappler, there are several scenes in the 1st and 2nd season when there is a bit of a staredown and these reddish waves emanate from their bodies when two characters are about to fight.

What are these red waves?


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I've noticed that in some Anime, the teachers are very short/little, I mean they look like elementary school kids. The anime I'm talking about are:

Strike the Blood
Noucome
Toaru Majutsu no Index

I've heard same is the case with Doki Doki School Hours and Pani Poni Dash but haven't watched them so can't say for sure. My question is, why is it so? Is it to appeal to a larger audience, specifically lolicons? Or is there some other reason, because from where I stand, I haven't seen how their being small has had a role in moving the story forward in any way.


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In Ano Hana, if I understood correctly, Menma's wish was to help Jinta's dying mother fulfill her wish, and that was to make Jinta cry. If it was, then why did Menma start to vanish on the last episode when Jinta cried again for the first time after Menma appeared before him in the episode when he joked that he remembered something (a movie perhaps) to hide the real reason he was crying from Menma?

Would the wish just take effect if Menma clearly remembered what it is? Or making Jinta cry was just put in that way by his mother for the young Menma to understand and what it really meant was for Jinta to generally open himself up again to different emotions like enjoying himself with his friends, to laugh when he's happy, to get angry when he is, to cry when he's lonely, etc?

And the day Menma died, Menma called for the Super Peace Buster to fulfill that wish but unfortunately, due to Yukiatsu and Anaru's plan to tell everyone what Jinta feels about Menma, (which apparently Menma and Tsuruko knew about) it failed and led to Menma's death. How did she plan to fulfill that promise that day?

Was it explained or not? Or is it overlooking on my part?


texts: Is writing a manga more similar to writing a screenplay than writing a traditional comic book or even a western graphic novel?

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The more I read about manga the more I realize that its skews heavily towards the visual.

I'm wondering if there's graphic novel writer who talks about the differences between writing a manga and writing a western-inspired graphic novel? Since comic books seem to put equal weight on words and pictures.

Or if there's a screenwriter who talks about manga and its similarities to film. I know that Araki cites Hitchhock as an influence but I have yet to hear a screenwriter talk about manga.


texts: Has the episode count for Black Clover been announced?

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According to Wikipedia it's 13 eps, MAL hasn't said anything and some say it's 50/51 eps.

Does anyone really know how many episodes the series is going to be?

Considering the slow pacing, I think it's going to be longer than 12/13 episodes... but I may be wrong.


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I don't think they ever explain in the anime how Hermes (the motorcycle) and Riku (the dog) can talk.  There are plenty of talking robots, but they're clearly mechanical entities, while Hermes acts more like a person.  Also, electronic speech does not explain Riku.

Is it ever explained how Hermes and Riku have the power of speech, in the light novels or any other medium?


texts: How did Itachi awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan?

texts: If Itachi didn't kill Shisui, how did he really awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan?


texts: I was wondering when the season 2 of RWBY would be released.


texts: Rem's encounter with Subaru at the end of episode 5

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At the end of episode 5,

   Why does Rem kill Subaru, despite nothing wrong with relationship between them ?

These events unfold starting at minute 22.

At the end of Episode 5, at night, Subaru is sick. He goes out to find help. He is attacked. At 23:35 to 23:40, we hear the sound of an iron weapon (which is likely to be Rem's morningstar). And Subaru is killed with brute force.

However, it is unclear why Rem does that, given that Rem's relationship with Subaru is looking good. They both go to the village and talk. Rem also looks happy then (at 17:29).

I did watch Episode 6, where Subaru is very distant from Rem, and he acts suspiciously, along with having the witch's scent that gets him killed. But does Rem kill Subaru in Episode 5 for the same reason?

Edited: From @ObviouslyJake's answer, I would like to add some more detail comparing the time frame in episodes 5 and 6:
- Similar: Subaru's witch smell (which is the main reason, according to @ObviouslyJake)
- Different: the relationship with Rem

Episode 5: They talk and go to the town together. Rem is happy. (As I said above, with an accompanying picture). In this episode, I can feel that Rem and Subaru become friends.

Episode 6: Rem tries to be distant from Subaru. Also, Subaru falls in her garden twice, which she has to fix. In this episode, Rem and Subaru are strangers.

Does the difference in the relationship between Subaru and Rem contribute to Subaru's death at the end of episode 5, compared to episode 6? Or is the witch's smell the only reason?

Because there are two episodes, with some different choices and paths, I think there must be something different here. I feel there has to be, but I can't find it.

Edit (Aug 31, 2016): Thanks to @Davies comment and @ObviouslyJake, here is what I have in my head so far: in episode 6, things are worse than in episode 5. Here, we're talking about why Rem kills Subaru in episode 5, despite them having a good relationship.

My theory is that Rem has a dual personality: Rem the maid, and Rem the oni who hates the Witch.

In episode 5, Subaru has a good relationship with Rem the maid. As a result of having a good relationship with Rem the maid:
- Rem smiles at 17:29 (picture above)
- Rem gets Emilia to teach Subaru in the evening. (Episode 5, 17:57)

However, Rem the oni still hates the Witch, which leads to Rem killing Subaru because of his Witch smell.

Therefore, here is a summary: Rem will try to kill Subaru because of the Witch smell unless the following condition is satisfied:

Rem is dead (nothing to say, I suppose...)

or

Rem the Oni is freed from the tragedy of her childhood.

(Spoilers for episode 18 follow)

   The second condition is satisfied when Subaru saves Rem from the demon beast in the forest in episode 11. The proof is in episode 18, from 20:00 to 21:00, where Rem confirms that.

That is what I think, please tell me if I wrong.


texts: Can Cumber transform into a super saiyan in the anime?

texts: Someone pointed in Youtube that Cumber might be unable to transform into a super saiyan. Is this so? We see he transform in Oozaru, an orange Oozaru many including myself have assumed to be the golden oozaru (saiyan + oozaru transformation) but he never transforms first into a super saiyan for later turning into an oozaru, and whe he turns back to human form after Fu made the artificial moon disappear, he doesnt retain his supposed super saiyan transformation. Could it be that his oozaru form is not the golden oozaru form but the regular oozaru form and that he can't transform into a supersaiyan?


texts: What chakra natures does Naruto have in Boruto?

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During the war, Naruto received all of the chakra natures along with the lava, magnet, and boil releases (and yin, yang, and yin-yang release). I've watched Naruto Shippuden completely and Boruto (to the current episode) but I haven't read any manga, so I was wondering if it was ever revealed if Naruto still has those chakra natures or if they were only because

   he had all of the jinchuriki in him

Also, what chakra natures does he currently have access to?


texts: In Fate, why do some male historical figures get turned into females, but not vice versa?

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DISCLAIMER: My only knowledge about fate is the Fate/Zero and Unlimited Blade Works anime adaptations, as well as the Fate/Extella video game. This is something I'm genuinely curious about.

The Fate franchise is all about summoning Heroic Spirits to participate in the Holy Grail War. It is filled with fictional depictions of historical and mythical figures, such as Hercules, Achilles, King Arthur, Alexander the Great, and more.

There are many instances of turning male historical figures into female Heroic Spirits, including but not limited to King Arthur, Nobunaga Oda, Musashi Miyamoto, Francis Drake, and many more.

However, the reverse doesn't happen. Female historical figures stay female when summoned as Heroic Spirits and aren't turned into males.

Why is this? Is it for artistic reasons? Story-telling reasons?


texts: Which is the timeline where Vegeks Xeno appear?

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I was reading the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga and it was more or less similar to the anime until chapter #3. There,

   Vegeta fights with Cell and after defeats him, he's attacked by a "demon god", knocking him out and forcing Trunks to use potara rings to fuse with him into Vegeks Xeno

Which is the timeline where this Vegeks Xeno appear?


texts: What did Rina know about the "legendary cosplayer" Alice's true identity?

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In episode 11 of Photokano, the "legendary cosplayer" Alice helps Rina during the culture festival. At that time, it's clear that Rina knows something about Alice, very likely her true identity. However, Alice tells her to keep it a secret.

What did Rina know about who Alice is?


texts: How does one start being a Pokemon Trainer without a Pokemon Professor?

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In the games the main character always and their rival always start off with their Pokemon Professor giving them a starter pokemon (with the exception to Gold/Silver/Crystal where the rival stole their starter from the professor). in the anime Ash, Gary, 2 unnamed trainers, May and Dawn all got their Pokemon Professor.

But given that there appears to be only 1 Pokemon Professors in each region (Oak = Kanto, Birch = Hoenn, Ivy = Orange Islands, etc.) and we have seen there is so many Pokemon Trainers in the League Qualifiers in the anime it's seems that if every trainer went to the same Pokemon Professor they would be inundated with work looking after everyone's pokemon when they catch more than 6, so much so that Oak shouldn't really have the time to be jet setting around the world like he does for radio shows.

So how does one start off as a Pokemon Trainer if they don't have a Pokemon Professor?


texts: Why didn't Kenshin's master Hiko Seijuro fight Master Shishio?

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Why didn't Kenshin's master, Hiko Seijuro, come and fight Master Shishio Makoto in the showdown of the Kyoto Arc?

This is one of the many times that the Meiji government called on Kenshin to solve their problems, even though his master is as skilled as he. (This is especially true before Kenshin learned the final technique.)


texts: Relationship of Yin-Yang in Five Chakra nature elements

texts: After reading this question about Chakra nature of Tailed Beasts. It came across my mind what is the relationship of the Yin-yang to the 5 Chakra nature elements? And how come you can classify a Chakra nature as Yin-Yang? Does it has something to do with the Chinese Zodiac or principles of Taoism?


texts: When did the trend of doing a Title Drop on the last episode started, and what is the reason of doing it?

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Several anime series (I would say half of them) do a Title Drop on the last episode: the final episode's title is the same as the series'.

Around when did it become so commonplace, and what are the reasons for the showmakers to do so?


texts: What does the phrase "he's pulling an Amaterasu-sama on us" mean?

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Who is that Amaterasu character they're referring to in episode 6?

  "He always goes straight to his room when he comes home. He's pulling an Amaterasu-sama on us."


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How much money and time does making a VN usually cost? What's the profit it can usually generate? Is it profitable?

You can engage in any VN segment (indie games...) to answer my question as I know the topic is quite broad.


texts: What is Caramelldansen, and where does it originate from?

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I've been seeing this thing called Caramelldansen show in in .gifs by 2 characters from all different series. pairs such as Ed and Al from Fullmetal Alchemist, Arcuied and Ciel from Tsukihime, Rin and Saber from Fate/Stay Night and these crappy quality ones on youtube of L and Light and Mello and Near from Death Note

But what is Caramelldansen and where does it originate from?


texts: What is the "Recovery" of Moriko Morioka after the series end?

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The only "recovery" thing I see is that both (not just Moriko Morioka, but also Yuuta Sakurai) main characters have overcome their social difficulty.

I just watch eps 11. However I haven't see the mention on whether Moriko Morioka get a job or not. I wonder how she is making a living somehow. Because she stay home for too long (all the series), I think she might somehow run out of fund soon.

Did I miss something? About Morioka getting a job?


texts: Why is Big Mom afraid of Shanks? Is it because of his ultimate Haki? Or is it because of the fact that he even survived after clashing with Edward Newgate and getting in a war with Kaido?


texts: Is Goku aware that he is in the UI state?

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Based on discussions, questions and answers, Goku achieves the UI state when he is at his limit.
But when he achieves it, is he aware of that?
Does he feel different?
If so, then why doesn't he recreate the changes and feelings to control the state and use it more efficiently?


texts: A happy instrumental song which plays during a flashback in Naruto Shippuden

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In Naruto Shippuden episode 6 "Mission Cleared", there is a song at about 8:20 where Iruka treats Naruto to a bowl of ramen. The music plays when there is a flashback to Naruto asking Iruka to try on his headband. The song sounds instrumental and happy.

The same song is at the beginning to episode 2 before the title scene/Japanese rock music plays. The song I am looking for plays during a happy flashback. I have spent an hour looking for this song but I can't find it anywhere.


texts: Was Hashirama in Sage Mode while he summoned the huge wooden buddha with few thousand hands?

texts: In Chapter 621 Hashirama summoned a Buddha statue. While doing that, he has some markings on his face similar to the ones Naruto has when in Sage Mode. Does Hashirama have some sort of Sage Mode?


texts: Kirito and Asuna and her mother at end of Ordinal Scale

texts: The little Easter eggs during the credits of Ordinal Scale show Kirito and Asuna standing in front of her mother. The next pic is her ring in ring box. Any clue what happened when they met with her mother?


texts: Why did Subaru suggest to run away with Rem?

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In episode 18, Subaru gives up on basically everything and suggests to Rem that they run away to live a happy life in another country. However, he knows that...

   they will all die if he doesn't prevent Emilia's death.

I know that Subaru has suffered a lot at this point and he's broken and hopeless, but surely he would know he would only get three days of happiness AT BEST before he dies again and starts over again. So why did he even think this was an option?


texts: Why do SMPTE colour bars block part of Ryou's face in episode 13?

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In the beginning of episode 13 of Anime de Wakaru Shinryounaika, Ryou's face is partially covered by a triangle with the SMPTE colour bars:

At first, Ryou just keeps talking as if everything is as expected. But then he seems to notice this blocking his face, and so he tries to step away from behind this triangle so that he isn't blocked by it, though the triangle follows him around:

In either situation, neither Asuna nor Himeru seem to paid any mind to the triangle with the SMPTE colours.

Then, it simply goes away, and it's as if it never happened. No one makes mention of it again, nor is it explained.

Was this a reference to something else I missed?
What was the meaning of having partially blocked Ryou's face with a triangle with the SMPTE colour bars?


texts: What happened to Ray Penber when he died since he has used Death Note?

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I've just finished re-watching Death Note and the movie where we find out Light becomes a shinigami, and realised that Ray Penber also used the Death Note to write down names of his FBI colleagues in Episode 5 whilst on the train.

So my question is, does Penber also become a shinigami like Light? And if not, does he go to heaven or hell, as Ryuk stated that a human who uses the Death Note can't go to either. So is he like in some sort of void?


texts: How come Luffy is not weakened during his fight in Marineford?

texts: Devil Fruit users' strength is sucked away when they are in sea or under kairosaki chains. In the Marineford arc, Luffy was standing on the Giant Ice land formed when Aokiji froze the sea. My question is: Ice is basically frozen water, shouldn't that also sap away Devil Fruit users' strength?


texts: How much does Tessa know about her brother Leonard?

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In the first season of Full Metal Panic, Tessa tells Chidori about her brother, who is a Whispered. In the second season (TSR), Chidori comes across Tessa's brother Leonard. When Sagara is talking to Gauron in the second season, Gauron comments that Amalgam has a Whispered in their highest ranks and we see shots of Leonard.

I am wondering, just how much does Tessa know about her brother? Does she know that he is working for Amalgam? And if not, where did she believe he was all this time?


texts: Why did Gohan not use the multiform technique during the Saiyaman saga?

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Videl runs off to fight crime. Gohan runs to the bathroom, preforms the multiform technique, and 1/2 of his power gets to go and back her up while the other 1/2 goes back to class. As Saiyaman he probably never used more than a hundredth of his power, so a 50% handicap wouldn’t have hurt anything. Heck, he could have maintained his golden fighter identity and just made sure to let Videl (and anyone else) see both him and the gold fighter side by side to secure an iron clad alibi.

I’m not sure if he ever used the technique himself, but I know he saw his Dad use it during the Cell games and I’m pretty sure he knew about it before that from Krillin. Instead of flying to Bulls for the costume after his first day, he could have flown to Kane house and asked Krillin to teach him the move

I know that the real answer is ‘because it would have broken the plot’. I’m looking for a believable in universe reason. I don’t buy that he wouldn’t have thought about it, he’s a genius. Why didn’t Gohan use the multiform technique during the Saiyaman saga?


texts: What is the most likely real world location for the Mihama Academy if it really existed?

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I am sure that the VN and anime used some real-world references to illustrate the location.

The school is located by the seaside in Mishima Cape, probably in Shizuoka prefecture. There is indeed a Mishima City in that prefecture.

The VN puts the academy near the mouth of the Shinozaki river (it is where Sakaki gets attacked by her father's goons in episode 6).

I fumbled about in Maps, but could not find that river in the list, so maybe its a fictional river.

That in mind, my question is if someone can post a Maps link to the most likely location of the school.


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In episode 27 of Ushio to Tora (2015-16 version), we come to learn that Hakumen no Mono has used memory-altering hiyou to make almost everybody forget about Ushio and Tora (Jie Mei, Saya, Hyou, and Tokisaka/Tokijun are spared for various reasons).

In particular, in episode 27, we specifically see Kirio having lost his memories of Ushio and Tora. Then, in episode 29 (he doesn't appear in episode 28), we see that he's regained his memories of the two of them.

How did that happen? (The anime seems to be eliding a bunch of details in order to fit the rest of the story into this cour, and this seems like one of those things that would've been cut.)


texts: Currently, I'm at 52 when Team Kakashi meets Sasuke. I really want to see Naruto in sage mode which is somewhere around 150 episode. So which all episodes (fillers) can I skip?


texts: What is the difference between the new version and the old one?

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I want to watch Berserk, but there is 2 version of it. What is the difference between them? Is the new one continue of the old one or is it re-animation of the same story?

Where shall I start? It seems like a very powerful anime


texts: In the Rebellion movie, the girls are performing a sort of a ritual that materializes a giant cake filled with whatever they are singing about. Then it's eaten by Bebe in Candy Witch form. It's all fun and nice, but what is the purpose of this ritual? Is it some sort of made-up substitute for transforming witch energy like Kyuubey did by eating the grief seeds, but with Bebe Witch instead? Perhaps there's some info on that in manga/novels?


texts: Were the War Hammer Titan and the Cart Titan ever shown in the anime?

texts: I've just watched the Attack on Titan anime series I havent read the manga. In the Attack on Titan wikia they mention the War Hammer Titan and the Cart Titan as part of the 9 titans. I've watched the whole one, two and three seasons of the anime, but I dont remember they been showed in them. Were the War Hammer Titan and the Cart Titan ever shown in the anime or they are supposed to appear later in the story?


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In what order should the Appleseed movies be watched?

Appleseed
Appleseed Ex Machina
Appleseed Alpha
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
other else?


texts: Why does Bermuda always address characters as -kun?

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In the manga of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (also commonly just "Reborn!" for obvious reasons) after the future and Shimon Arc ends, the Arcabaleno Arc begins and reveals that:

   Bermuda, the arcobaleno of the eighth element of night, bargains with Reborn in Chapter 384-ish to take his life for future generations and use his life to kill Checker Face.

While reading it, I noticed Bermuda calls all characters "-kun"! Since it's obviously a term more for guys, and yet it was used on Chrome and weaker players like Lal Mirch etc., I thought it was a little strange. I don't think it's a translation error either - since 「―くん」is pretty obviously "-kun".

Is there any explanation for this? Is it something to do with his personality?


texts: Is there a mini series that tells Ryoma's experience in the U.S. Open (Prince of Tennis)?

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I just finished watching Prince of Tennis and I'm about to start Prince of Tennis: the National Tournament, but it goes directly to Nationals without telling us what happened with Ryoma in the U.S. Open.

I want to know if there is a mini series about that period because I really want to know what happened.


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I have the OST for My Hero Academia but there's a song I can't find.
There's the song in the third episode of the season 2 at 21:30, if someone find it it would help me. Thanks.


texts: How powerful is Kuro from Kuromaki (Black God)?

texts: I've been trying to figure out how powerful Kuro is based off both the anime and manga of Black God, but I simply can't find the manga, and I'm bad at scaling in general. Can anyone help?


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In Tokyo Ghoul, fodder ghouls were getting killed by stabs to the chest and stomach, but then there are people like Nishiki getting impaled repeatedly and destroyed by Shuu, but he still lives. Plus, there's Kaneki getting those... injuries at the end of part 1, but he also still lives.

Is Ishida just being inconsistent, or is there a reason for this? What does it take to kill a Ghoul?


texts: Could a tailed beast become a Jinchuriki

texts: I know that together all the tailed beast create the ten tails but could a tailed beast be sealed inside another tailed beast. Excluding the ten tails of course.


texts: What is the name of this song in ep1 Hibike Euphonium 2

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Between 24:00 to 26:00, can someone telling me what is the song name?

Hibike! Euphonium 2 Episode 1


texts: Why is Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg both a Dead Apostle Ancestor and Wizard Marshall of the Mage's Association?

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It's my impression that the Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors as a group are loosely organized, or are at least affiliated with each other in some way. They're also generally hostile to both The Church and the Mage's Association. Furthermore, Dead Apostles in general have proven to be extremely antagonistic towards humans.

This begs the question: why is Zelretch seemingly tolerated by both groups?

Also worth noting here is that he is described as an ally of humanity and True Ancestors in the Type Moon Wiki. This begs a more general question - how can he be all of these contradictory things at once?


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In the 5th Naruto Shippuden Movie "Blood Prison", the character Ryuuzetsu is introduced. The strange thing I noticed were that her eyes had the same appearance as those of the Rinnegan:

Is this the Rinnegan? If so, how did she acquire it and why can't she use any Rinnegan related techniques? If it isn't is it related to her clan Kekkei Genkai (or does she have 2 Kekkei Genkai's):


texts: How did EVA Unit 01 interfere with SEELE's plan?

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In the Anime, after Evangelion Unit 01 eats Zuruel's S2 Engine in it's beserk mode, Gendo is seen in a meeting with the member of SEELE or whoever the pseudo-illuminati style organization is running NERV from the shadows. One of the directors of the organization states Evangelion Unit 01 has become self aware, almost becoming god-like, and that they have no use for a god in their master plan.

Now I fail to see how a sentient EVA Unit can prove to be such a hindering factor in SEELE's ultimate plan. How could one EVA Unit pose such a threat to the plan that the Unit had to be grounded until further notice? and what type of hindrance were the SEELE directors talking about?


texts: What is this manga about a student who doesn't want his diploma?

texts: Does anyone know of this manga? I also tried to search with Google Image Search but nothing of relevance was found.


texts: Ratio of key frames to in-between frames in anime

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In your average piece of animation, how many of the frames are key frames drawn by the animator, and how many are drawn by an inbetweener?

Even a small difference would have a huge impact; for example, having about a third of the frames be keys is a little over half the work for the animators compared to having half the frames be key frames, so this would obviously have a huge impact on budget, as fewer keys means you don't need as many key animators. I feel like a third or a fourth of frames being keys is probably average, but I haven't been able to find anything to support or debunk this hunch.

Anyone working in the anime industry, or familiar enough with it to give me a ballpark?


texts: Why was Shonen Jump called Shonen Jack in Bakuman Anime?

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Bakuman was able to get permission to use a number of titles such as One Piece, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, etc. The creators of the manga also work for Jump. Many of the characters in Bakuman are based on real life mangakas, assistants and editors working in Bakuman.

The number of times it is used is mind boggling and seem odd to me. To be honest while companies pay for product placement, Jump had the perfect opportunity to add its own in an in-house manga/anime?

So, why did Bakuman use Jack instead of Jump, when they could have used it seemingly quite easily?

For example: Gintama has no problem using Jump in its anime.

In the manga translation I read, the magazine was called Shonen Jump, but was changed to Jack in the anime.


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Be aware that this question contain spoilers from episode 127, 128 and 130.

So in episode 127 it was shown that 17 self sacrificed in order to save Goku and Vegeta. This resulted in referee saying that they could assume that he self destructed which resulted in Jiren getting no penalty. Is this correctly translated from japanese? Hence meaning that the referee indicates that 17 wasn't officially eliminated. In the godpad he was also never removed by the Zenos.

In episode 128 when Vegeta dropped out we were only shown a part of the godpad, the top row. 17 is on the bottom row, meaning there is no official status about it yet.

In episode 130 he makes a return. Were the previous episodes made like that in japanese as well (text wise) in order to indicate that 17 is still in the tournament? Or was he officially eliminated making his current status exactly what?

I find this extremely confusing as in the past there had been some translation errors meaning that a sentence can hold a different meaning from the original intended one. As far as I can tell he was never officially removed, meaning referee and Zenos were aware of this and didn't remove him. Or are they surprised and were they perhaps unaware, meaning that there was an error of judgement on their side?


texts: Why didn't Eren's eyes change colour when he inherited the Founding Titan?

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So, after watching the Anime, I noticed that all the people, who inherited the power of the Founding Titan, eye's change from their original colour to a brilliant purple colour, whether they be royal blood or not, as evidence of Grisha Jaeger. It should noted that the holder's eyes change colour almost immediately after consuming the previous holder, as evidence by Grisha again and Frieda Reiss. Based on what is seen and known thus far, it would make sense that the purple eyes of the holder would signify that they are in control of the Founding Titan, when compared to other Titan Shifters, like Annie and Reiner.

Evidence A -- here -- Look under the Titan Tab in the character details box.

This raises yet another question, why didn't Eren's eyes change colour after he ate Grisha in the Woods? Is he not affected by the power of the Founding Titan? Or does the power need to be "activated", like the Ackerman clan, in order to use it at it's full potential?

I don't recall seeing anything about this in either the Anime or the Manga, but I could be wrong and maybe missed something yet again.


texts: Can there be saiyans in other universes differents to universe 6 and universe 7?

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Universe 6 and Universe 7 are twin universes therefore they have the same races, planets, etc. But in Dragon Ball Super episode 96 (spoilers)

   There is a yardrat alien in universe 2, a race of aliens which also exists in universe 7

My question then is, can there be saiyans in other universes different to universe 6 and universe 7?


texts: Was a scene where Kazuma gets fed up with the party and trades parties with Dust for a bit ever Animated?

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I recently did a rewatch of KonoSuba with friends, but we remember a scene that doesn't seem to exist in the anime after Kazuma and friends fight the Winter Shogun:
Kazuma gets fed up with the party and trades parties with Dust for a bit.
We remember seeing this at some point but haven't been able to locate it. When I looked it up, it appears to happen in the Light Novel but none of us have read it. The Fandom wiki mentions it was skipped in the anime as well.
Was this ever animated?


texts: Did Elsie catch the runaway spirit (kaketama) that was in Nagase Jun?

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In The World God Only Knows 2 (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II) episode 11 around 23:00, we can see kaketama of Nagase running away. After that, there is no information about that kaketama. It also doesn't show if Elsie catching the kaketama.

What happened to that kaketama? Did Elsie catch it?


texts: What is meant by "finished with a super 'DAH'"?

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In chapter 196 of Beelzebub, after beating Nasubi, Oga buried Nasubi's doppelgangers into the ceiling, as shown in the image below.

Is there a meaning in the position of the bodies (with the reference of "super DAH")? Or is it just meant to be random?


texts: Why is Gintama's episode 305 full of contradictions?

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So episode 305 came out recently, therefore spoiler alert.

Most of it is concerning the past...

In the past episodes' flashback it was shown clearly that ..

in this video,Takasugi lost his eye in a fight with alien.
Shuoyou, teacher, is taken from his school and then his is returned to gintoki who cries helplessly.
Shuoyou finds gintoki on battlefield and bring him to class with katsura and takasugi in it.

However in episode 304-305, this all contradicts

Takasugi loses eye by attack of Oboro
Katsura, Gintoki, and Takasugi are brought as prisoners and Gintoki is given choice to kill either students or teacher, on a top of mountain. Contradictory, to what been shown before many times: which is soldier hold gintoki down as teacher is taken prisioner and then on the same place his head returned and gintoki cries.
In this version, gintoki is already part of the Shuoyou school and it's infact katsura and takasugi who join later on.


texts: Video Identification - Boy, Girl Two Pianos

texts: I'm trying to identify a video that I only saw a small part of (in the AMV room at A-Kon).  The part of the video I saw featured a boy and a girl and two pianos.  I think this might be enough to identify the video, but if it helps the AMV was to the Lady Antebellum song, Just a Kiss.  I can find the credits on Youtube but I don't see where it mentions the name of the video.


texts: What is the name of the song from Akame ga Kill episode 22 at 1:24?

texts: Does anyone knows the song that plays when Tatsumi lets the wind take Mine's bow? I've been looking for this song for a while now, and have tried looking up soundtracks on YouTube and Spotify, but can't find it.


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This guy:

He's wearing same uniform with other student. His first appearance is when He knocked Akira down with a rock. He saw Kouhei Arita stabbed Masaru Tsuchiya (Pilot) in the chest. But his identity was never revealed, there are also several interesting theories about him. Who is this guy?


texts: Why are some anime OP/ED theme songs sung by Kpop/Korean Artist?

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I was watching one piece and noticed that there was a TVXQ name on the credits

I am somewhat familiar of SM towns Korean Groups and one of them was named TVXQ

I googled and found out that it was indeed the Kpop Group.

It was also found that not only One Piece but also Inu Yasha's Ending Theme song "Every Heart" was sung by a Kpop Artist which is BoA.

And Naruto's theme song "Buterfly" was sung by KARA.

I've Been watching anime since I was a kid (almost 20 years now), and I just recently got hooked in Kpop music. That's when I noticed this.

I was just wondering why are some anime theme songs sung by Korean artists. There are several artists in Japan, and wouldn't it be expensive to get a singer/band from another country? Are there any reasons for this?


texts: Where can I find the transcripts of anime episodes online?

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I am looking around the internet for the transcripts for anime series and their episodes but cannot find one in particular for Attack on Titans.

I was searching around the internet for a while and couldn't find some sites. Does anyone know a website that does/contains the transcripts for anime series and their episodes? If not, I would like specifically a site for Attack on Titans episodes.

This would be useful I think for example you are answering a question and would like to add a certain spoken scene from an anime episode, and instead of watching the entire episode or skipping to that scene and playing and pausing the scene over and over again just to type out what they are saying, you can simply just have a look at the transcript and copy and paste it.

I know I might be lazy, but I think it would be extremely helpful. Anyone know any sites?


texts: Why is calling Tohru amazing an insult to her?

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In the first episode of the new show, after learning more about Tohru's life, Yuki says she's amazing. In response Shigure tells him it's an insult to call her that.

Yuki agrees, but I frankly didn't understand what they meant by that.


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Mio was carrying Yuuko's wallet in her bag for some reason (why?). Then the moment comes and Mio realizes that the wallet is not there. They go to the lost and found department. They found the wallet and we see inside of it as in the screen shot below. Yuuko's day is ruined after see that paper and the green thing inside.

What was that paper and the green substance that put Yuuko in such a bad mood?

Inside the wallet:

Yuuko's mood for the entire day after this event:

(Location: Episode 12; at the beginning of the second half.)


texts: Who does the Fishman Island territory belong to?

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To whom does the Fishman Island territory belong to? First it was sure Whitebeard's territory. But what happened after he died? I thought Blackbeard took them all, because he knew them really well.

Or did Big Mama take this island?

Is Fishman Island is now Luffy's territory?


texts: What's the name of the fusion of Gohan with Trunks?

texts: In Dragon Ball Heroes Gohan and Trunks fuse. What's the name of the warrior created by the fusion?


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Fighting the Elric brothers in an early episode of the FMA: Brotherhood anime, Greed eventually hardens his entire body, making him impervious to damage aside from directly transmuting his armored skin.

Later in the show, Greed has multiple fights against foes that do not use alchemy, and thus he should have an enormous advantage over them. However, he never again hardens his entire body—he almost always armors his limbs, but his chest, neck and head always remain vulnerable—and these weak spots always end up exploited.

We see him use his full power again in episode 58 in a battle against some nameless mooks, right after a near-total defeat in an important duel where he only protected his arms.

Why does Greed never armor himself fully when it actually matters?


texts: How can Gon be so tough physically when he’s just a child?

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Gon is shown too tough for his age.
In the case of Killua, it is understandable as Killua has undergone a lot of physical torture but in case of Gon it doesn't make much sense or is there a reason behind it?


texts: What is this manga about two students who speak to each other through a window?

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The manga is about a girl who sits in the bench in classroom near the window and a random student shows up outside at the other side of the window and starts talking to her. Every now and then he shows up and talks to her and she starts to develop feelings for him. One day he stops showing up and she realized he was in the hospital. She goes there to meet him and they hug or something. He was like really ill and he left the hospital every day to see her near the window. They end up together at the end.

I am almost sure it is one-shot manga, definitely shoujo, school-life. I've read it few years ago, It's not really a new manga. The art is really pretty ^^. I know the main girl character has black hair.

I would be so happy if someone can recognize that manga and tell me the name. I'm kind of desperate. Thanks! <3


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At the end of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card..

  As the sealed card appears to go to Sakura, it chooses Syaoran as the one who will lose their most important feelings because Sakura used too many cards at one time.

However..

  Crying and believing it's too late, but encouraged by the Hope Card, Sakura still confesses to Syaoran that she loves him and that he is her most important person. To her surprise, he gently replies that he loves her too, and Sakura realizes he didn't lose his feelings for her after all.

How was this possible? Was it because of the Hope Card?  I just need some explanation for clarification.


texts: Title of an anime with children quarantined in a city block?

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This is all I can remember:

It's an anime series with some SF or future theme. The government has the ability to close off a very large city-block with walls that can move and destroy buildings. Behind these walls, they have defenses which can kill anyone who tries to leave the quarantined area. As far as I know, there was some form of virus, but the surviving children were not contaminated.

As far as I know, it's about a high-schooler who has to survive in this quarantine and has to form a society to survive. At first, the leader wanted to be more democratic, but then his girlfriend gets killed which turns him into become a hard-line dictator. In the end (I think, not sure), they build enough resources to make an attempt to escape.

I'd like to know the title of this series. For some reason, the new Valvrave anime reminds me of this series.

I hope I've given you enough information to find the title.


texts: Reanimation of Yondaime during Chunin exams

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I read everywhere that Orochimaru tried to reanimate the 4th Hokage during the Chunin exams, but he was unable to reanimate him because he was sealed inside Soul Reaper's belly. But if he can't reanimate him, what was the point of the coffin? To perform reanimation, he needs a host first. He must have reanimated him earlier on a host if it was possible. So what was the point of summoning that coffin?

According to the Naruto wikia's page on Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation (specific revision),

  To perform this technique, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work. The soul of the intended reincarnated must also reside in the pure world (浄土, jōdo); for example, those whose souls have been consumed by the Death God cannot be reincarnated. However, if it is a case where the souls are freed from inside the Shinigami, then a user of this technique is free to reincarnate them once again.

  Next, a living sacrifice is required for the soul of the reincarnated to use as a vessel.


texts: What is mortality rate in dragon ball and why they considered destroying universes for that?

texts: I'm not able to understand what is the meaning of mortality rate as referred in episode 84 when it is said that universe 7 has low mortality rate so what they meant with that and why they considered destroying universes for that.


texts: Why does the Death Note never run out of pages?

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It is kind of intriguing the Death Note never runs out of pages...

How to Use: XXXI
The number of pages of the Death Note will never run out.

Source
Since it's made of an unknown matter it's not really that difficult to believe, but we didn't really see the effects of this rule in the anime, which I guess could be more important than most of the rules (unless you show me some other point of view in the answers), by analyzing:
The thickness of the Note should increase:
By assuming that the number of pages will increase every time you use the Note pages to make it endless, we would clearly see that the Death Note will get thicker, since the number of pages is rising, and we would clearly see that the Note of Light would be too thick after his long years using it.
The already written pages remains:
We could also deduce that the pages that are already filled do not disappear since both L and Near did analyze the names written on the Notes and the names of the dead victims as another evidence of the conviction.
Now as a question:
We know that the user can rip some pages from the Note to use them later, now what would happen if the user rips all the pages from the last one filled to the end cover of the Note for using them later? :

Will it be judged as destroying the Note?
Will it be judged as ripping some pages?

If 1), the Note will be rendered useless.
If 2), would other pages appear in the Note? In case they appear, could the user keep ripping off pages and giving them to hundreds of people making Kira everywhere? Why didn't Yagami Light do such a thing as becoming the master of the page users and the only one knowing their names in case they disobey him, and as a result, creating an army for himself made of the Kira fans?

Check also: Why is there an entire Death Note if only one page is enough?


texts: What is the chronological order for the Shakugan no Shana series?

texts: I recently got all the Shakugan no Shana DVDs from Right Stuf (Shakugan no Shana Season 1 - 3, Shakugan no Shana S OVA and Shakugan no Shana The Movie). I am wondering what is the chronological order for the entire series?


texts: How do weapons get the ability to transform?

texts: Is it something they are born with or is there an explanation at all?


texts: What's happen to yugi's otherself deck when he disappear?

texts: At the final chapter of yugioh, yugi have to defeat atem so the after life door will open, they fight with their own decks. Short story, yugi finally defeated his other self. When other yugi disappear, what's happen to other yugi's decks ? Since they bring their own deck...


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In the Berserk manga, after the carnage at Eclipse, the protagonist Guts repeatedly came to be called as the Black Swordsman by everyone, other than his new friends-cum-comrades. I've read the manga but I couldn't figure out the possible reason for it.

However, I do have some following clues but cannot account them as the primary reason for such.

   1. In the first and the last episode (scene before the ending) of the Berserk anime, Guts skin color was neither white nor dark (like of Casca) but something different.

 2. The color of Guts's outfit excluding the armor was almost black. After the addition of Berserker Armor, everything he wore was black.

As you can see, these reasons are not very convincing. Therefore, I ask the question again:

Why was Guts called the Black Swordsman?

Note: No racial discrimination or apartheid is intended in 1.


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Caution, contains spoilers.

   In episode 108 when Kurama fought Shigure, he decided to remain human even though his powers are far more limited. He said he does not want his friends and mother to treat him differently. But when Yomi asked him at the end of the fight if he decided to abandon the form of Yoko for eternity, he said he never abandons anything.

Does this mean that he decided to never to transform into Yoko?
And if so, why does he have conflicting identities in the first place?
Yoko is Kurama's original form.

Does he deny his past?

I know this is a bit of a complex question, but if possible, I want clarifications on everything I asked.


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After the last episode (ep 13),

   Everyone graduate except Otonashi and all the NPC disappear, but there's episode 13.5 where Otonashi become student council president replacing Kanade place, and all NPC and one regular student (non-NPC) appear again. Did they reset the after life world?

What exactly happen here?


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In Sword Art Online (season 1) episode 9, at about 16:00, someone with blue hair woke up Kirito. When he regains consciousness, it was Asuna. But she doesn't have blue hair!

Here are some pictures.

This was just before he woke up:

Then:

What's going on here?


texts: When does Mystogan defeat all of the Phantom Guild's subdivisions?

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On the Fairy Tail Wikia, on the page Magic Staves, it says that Mystogan defeated all of the Phantom Guild's subdivisions by himself. However, I don't remember when this occurred. Which episodes was this from?

From this information, I have come to the conclusion that the episode would most likely be during the Phantom Guild Arc, but I still can't find it.


texts: Why did Aoi suddenly hesitate to suffocate Asuha in the last episode of Qualidea Code?

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Asuha and Aoi were fighting against each other and the latter one was about to win. Just when she was about to suffocate Asuha, Aoi had a short flashback (see picture) and then she loosened her arm which opened a chance for Asuha to turn the table around.

Did she do that simply because Aoi still had some lingering attachment to Asuha as a friend or comrade? And why did the flashback show Asuha alone (without her brother) after probably waking up from the deep sleep?


texts: Song played in Episode 77 start of My Hero Academia Season 4

texts: In episode 77 of the anime Boku No Hero Academia Season 4, what is the name of the song played at the start with that glitchy tune?


texts: How/when did Van Hohenheim change his name?

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In Brotherhood (canon), Hohenheim was originally just known as "23" or "Slave No. 23" but yet after Xerxes his name became Van Hohenheim.

I'm wondering if there is an in-universe canon explanation of how/when Van Hohenheim changed his name from 23/Slave No. 23 and where he got the name from (I'm not talking about the origin of his name from the writers perspective)


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In Dragon Ball Super manga #55,

   A Yardrat who's teaching Vegeta techniques, says he's faster than Goku

Is Goku supposed to be traveling to Yardrat often or something? How does a Yardrat know that Vegeta became faster than Goku?


texts: Why do the Homunculi look the way they do?

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What is the reason for which the (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood's) homunculi look the way they do? I know they mean to represent the sins from which they were created, but is there a common image in Japanese folklore for them?

Lust is represented as a beautiful, desirable (take Havoc's opionions on this) woman. (And that's the only directly-represented sin I can find amongst the homunculi.)

Gluttony is represented as a fat, all-eating beast. (?)

Greed... ? I mean, the first Greed was an apparently normal human with abilities to cover his skin with diamond-hard layers. (Apart from the "diamond", I can't see how he is "greedy" at all. Not as his appearance, at least.)

Sloth is

   a giant, enormously huge and fast(??) creature.

Wrath is justifiable enough.

   He had a normal human body taken for experiments and had a philosopher's stone inserted. All the souls within him then fought for control, leaving only the one who actually controlled him.

Pride

   is a child????

Envy

   is a huge monster who has the ability to freely change his form around.

Is there a pattern I'm losing here?


texts: What's the meaning of 'slice of life' animation?

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I recently joined this manga and anime forum and stumbled across this term numerous times. People reviewing different parameters of animes and calling that a "typical" slice of life anime.

Is this pretty common sort of anime?

What does this mean?


texts: Why do the senshi get a manicure before they get gloves?

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In the anime series Sailor Moon (or, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon) the senshi have a unique henshin, or transformation sequence. Especially later on, these are animated with the senshi receiving a manicure before the transformation sequence begins.

Here's Sailor Mercury (Mizuno Ami) starting her henshin sequence by raising her hand:

Then she gets her manicure and her star wand transformation pen activates:

As you can see, her nails are clearly blue in the second screencapture. Yet, at the end of her henshin sequence, she's clearly sporting gloves:

So: Why do the Senshi receive a manicure before putting on gloves?


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Naruto's father's name is Minato Namikaze, and mother is Kushina Uzumaki.
So, why is Naruto's surname Uzumaki? Shoudn't it be Namikaze?


texts: How do you extract texts into a text format that you can copy and paste from visual novels?

texts: Let's say you want to extract texts from the visual novel for the purpose of looking up the word in the dictionary, or feeding them into a machine translator. How would one go about accomplishing this?


texts: What do the colours of the souls mean in Dororo?

texts: So apparently Hyakkimaru and Biwamaru see white to a soul which is pure, and see red the soul of someone who has killed other humans or monsters who are evil. Are there other colour meanings?


texts: At the end, how does Chihiro knows that the parents are not among the pigs?

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This is similar with
How could Chihiro tell which pigs were her parents?
However, I asked what's in the end. That question asked in general.
However, in the beginning, Chihiro knows that her parents turn into a pig. They still wear the same clothes.
Latter Haku points which one are her parents.
What about at the last moment?


texts: What is this leg accessory that Noelle wears?

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In Black Clover: Quartet Knight, Noelle wears an accessory on her legs.

What is that clothing thing on her legs called?


texts: In the opening song, who is Rimuru fighting in the town?

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In the opening song of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, between 1:13 and 1:29 of episode 8, there's a group of people who appear to be knights of some kind and the slime is fighting what looks like the best guy, but these people are never shown in the anime.

Who are they?


texts: Are there any Eushully games that cover the God's War?

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In the info section to Kamidori Alchemy Meister, it talks about how there was a war between the Ancient Gods, the Modern Gods and the Mechanical Gods in which the Mechanical Gods were destroyed, the Ancient Gods were just defeated and the Modern Gods won and became the ones that were to be worshiped.

I know the Battle Goddess series has something to do with one of the Gods (a Goddess) who chooses a champion, but as she becomes more powerful she begins to take over his body, and because of this he starts to transform into a girl. However, I'm not sure if the Battle Goddess series has anything to do with this war (only one character makes a cameo appearance in Kamidori if you use your New Game + Data to access the bonus quests and events).

So I am wondering: are there any Eushully games that take place during this war between the 3 groups of gods?


texts: Where do the movies fit within there series timeline?

texts: I have all three seasons of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and the two movies. I am wondering where the movies occur chronologically within in the series. So I can watch them in the proper order.


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Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product? Sometimes they have the following reminder during the show:

  This is a free fansub: not for sale, rent, or auction

I was wondering why that was necessary. Is it so that they do not get into legal problems? What is the purpose of that reminder?


texts: What does "when nine and nine meet nine" mean?

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in Final Fantasy Type-0 in The Nameless Tome 14:7 it says

  "I will become Agito. I will sound the knell to shake all the world.
      When nine and nine meet nine, the depths of reason shall stir.
      When the seal of creation is broken, a voice like thunder shall sound,
      And thou shalt know—we have arrived"

I get the part about Agito sounding the knell to shake all the world relates to how

   if the Agito is found Tempus Finis is stopped and the fal'Cie have someone to find the gateway to the unseen realm

Seal of Creation is to do with the Balance of the 4 Crystals and the Voice like thunder is the voice of the Rursus.

But the part i don't really understand is what it means by "When nine and nine meet nine, the depths of reason shall stir.". what exactly does nine and nine meet nine refer too?


texts: In the anime, Ash used a Haunter to battle Sabrina. I don't remember much after. Then Haunter is not seen afterward. What happened to him?


texts: Why did Goku recruit Frieza but not gotenks

texts: Goku didn't recruit goten and trunks because they charge at their enemies like an idiot. But isn't Frieza like that as well? Why did Goku recruit Master Roshi who can't even beat Raditz? He can't even scratch the fighters from other universes. Roshi & Tien can be removed and leave space for Gotenks.


texts: What will happen if the Edo-Tensei user dies?

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What will happen to the reincarnated people if the Edo-Tensei user (jutsu caster) dies?

As Kabuto mentioned, the jutsu will not be released if he gets killed. If that's the case, what will happen to the reincarnated shinobi?


texts: How much of Otome Youkai Zakuro is adapted in the anime

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On Wikipedia, it lists that the manga is still ongoing, with the latest volume released in March 2014. The anime however began airing in October 2010 and I'd assume it was on the works for a while.

After seeing the end of the anime and how things seemed to be resolved, I am wondering how much of the Otome Yōkai Zakuro manga was adapted into the anime? Did it deviate from the manga at any point in order to get a conclusion?


texts: What happen at the end of the third Madoka Magica movie?

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I just watched the third movie (Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion) and I have a doubt about the fact that although Madoka wish in the second movie, which prevented the birth of any witch, both in the past and in the future. Why then Homura becomes a Witch?

I get an idea, but I'm not pretty sure about it. In the ending we see Homura feeding QB with her soul gem. Does this mean that all the curses of the universe are now contained in Homura's soul gem? And that feeding QB with them is a way to stop entropy?

When Homura says to Sayaka and Madoka that one day they will be enemies, is she referring to the fact that without suffering sooner or later the universe will run out of energy and Madoka and Sayaka will have to stop her?


texts: What is the name of the song in Naruto Shippuden episode 245 10:38-12:35?

texts: What is the name of the song in Naruto Shippuden episode 245 between 10:38-12:35?


texts: What does the title of first chapter of Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin) mean or signify in the context of manga?

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To You, 2000 Years From Now (二千年後の君へ Ni-sen nen-go no Kimi e) is the 1st chapter of the 1st volume and the 1st chapter overall of the Attack on Titan manga.

Who is the you?

And what is the significance of bringing up a timeline 2000 years from now?

One thing that is bugging me that the chapter,  volume and manga starts with Eren waking up fro a dream, crying and exclaiming that Mikasa's hair has grown longer?

As put in wiki:

  Meanwhile, Eren Yeager is having a dream about an older version of his close friend, Mikasa, bidding him goodbye. He is promptly woken up by the real Mikasa, who insists that he is been sleeping for a while. As the two return to their village, Eren begins crying, but when Mikasa asks why, he does not give an answer.


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In the 4th season of Maria Watches Over Us, it's revealed that Toko was adopted. In the final episode, when she and Yumi went on the half-day date reward which Toko won for finding Yumi's Card, Toko reveals that her real parents died in a car crash which she was the sole survivor of, and she was later adopted by the daughter of the head doctor of the hospital, who happened to be a classmate and friend of Toko's biological mother.

Toko tells Yumi that she had suspected for a while that she was adopted from overhearing "cruel adults". However, it has only been confirmed recently in a couple of episodes earlier. During the scene where Suguru Kashiwagi is driving Toko, he gets angry that Toko has found out and starts questioning her who opened their mouth, naming 3 women (I can't remember their names, but I believe they were the ones who tried to shame Yumi during the 3rd OVA Season). However, Toko doesn't answer, being more scared of Suguru's aggressive speeding.

So I am wondering, is it known who told Toko she was adopted, or did she found out herself?


texts: Who is the woman in the opening cutscene of Tales of the Abyss 3DS version?

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In the opening of Tales of the Abyss (from the 3DS, not sure about the PS2), at around 1:40, there's a shot of the Daarth Cathedral where there's a woman letting out something like a gust from behind her (moment before you see Ion or Florian at the alter behind). There seems to be more of this woman, as when I start a new game, the first cutscene shows a group of them gathering above the planet.

I'm currently on the final battle. At first, I thought the woman was Lorelei, but the characters call Lorelei a he. I checked the walkthrough to see if I was on the very last battle, since in Tales of Graces F there was a second story after I defeated Lambda which focused on fighting Little Queen, I confirmed that the fights I'm on are the last. (Then again, the walkthrough is for the PS2 version. A second story could have been added for the 3DS version, but I doubt it.)

Since I'm at the endgame, I am still wondering who this woman is?


texts: How do Celestial spirits have any time to recover while in the spirit world?

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After the "Seven Years" arc in Fairy Tail, the Celestial Spirits throw a party for Lucy and her friends, and when they leave, they discover that 1 day in the spirit world equals to 3 months in the real world. If that is so, then 1 and a half hours in the real world equals 1 minute in the Celestial world, so how do Celestial Spirits have time to recover?
For example, in the "Seven Years" and "S-Class" arc, Lucy summoned Taurus to fight the voodoo doll guy and he gets annihilated, but then she summons him to fight Hades/Precht and he was fine. By my calculation, he had maybe 1 or 2 minutes to recover before he was back in the fight.
Side note: this also means that Loke was banished for a whole whopping 12 days
and everyone on Tenrou was frozen in time for 28 days in the spirit world time.


texts: What is the total runtime of One Piece up to this point?

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After reading this Question and the ingenious answer from Dimitri mx (kudos) and a related comment, I came to wonder how One Piece would compare.

The anime was launched in October 1999 and is still ongoing.


texts: Is "Attack on Titan" taking place in the past or in the future?

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According to the prehistory timeline on Wikia,

  1003 B1: As a young girl, Ymir Fritz gains the power of the Titans from an unknown source, becoming the Founding Titan. With her powers, she is able to turn her subjects into Pure Titans.

  The Fritz family comes into power as the royal bloodline of Eldia, destined to remain unbroken for the next 2,000 years.
  990 B1: For unknown reasons, Ymir Fritz dies 13 years after inheriting her power. Her "soul" is split between Nine Titans that are inherited by nine Subjects of Ymir, with the Founding Titan belonging to the Fritz family and the eight remaining Titans leading clans subservient to the Founding Titan. Those who inherit the power of the Titans are destined to die after 13 years as Ymir did due to a phenomena called the "Curse of Ymir."

  The Nine Titans wage war against the nation of Marley, the dominant nation of the land, taking control of the continent and establishing the empire of Eldia. Eldia conquers countless other civilizations as well using Pure Titans as cheap weapons of mass destruction. This results in massive casualties and entire cultures being wiped out.
  Unknown: Eventually, in-fighting breaks out between the various Eldian families for control over the eight Titans, but the Fritz family, using the power of the Founding Titan, maintains balance.

  The Ackerman family, an Eldian bloodline resulted from the Eldian Empire's fiddling with the Subjects of Ymir, becomes the sword and shield of the royal family, remaining close to Eldia's king for generations.

  Eldia becomes allies with Hizuru.

When the Titans arrived on Earth, what year is it?


texts: Which is stronger: Incursio or Grand Chariot?

texts: While Wave says Grand Chariot is stronger, Incursio(Tatsumi) has more abilities, from what we see, and has the ability to adapt to any weather or situation, because of the beast used to make it. Its user, Tatsumi, also relies on his personal skill most of the time, Incursio there to just bail him out when he is in serious trouble, while Wave relies on Grand Chariot more than anything. But I could be wrong, so let me know your opinions.


texts: Are titan's other weakness the underground?

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They do seem to become less active at night or if deprived of sunlight, and so it may be possible they draw their primary source of energy from the sun. Annie refused to go underground. There also seems to be types of wall titans.

It seems to me that titans are scared of underground and need of sunlight make them weak to underground. Is this true and if so why doesn't the humans try to colonize underground?


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Today, I was wondering, what could Alucard's hand symbol mean, and I spent the whole day searching about it, but nothing.
I need full information about this?


texts: Anime with house with girls with different hobbies?

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A few year ago, I saw an episode of an old anime. This anime was probably from the late 90s or early 2000s. It starts with a teenager on a boat that was talking to the boat driver and thought he was going to an acadamy on an island. But actually it's just some house or castle. (I don't remember which.)

In this house were a lot of girls of different ages, younger and older then the boy. Each girl has a different kind of hobby (I would say) like magic (with cards and a broom) or sports.

That's everything I know.


texts: Why did Father create his "children" as the 7 deadly sins?

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In both the manga and the 2nd anime (FMA Brotherhood) homunculi are willingly created. As far as I understand it, Father was created (or rather summoned from the other side of the door?) back at Xerxis before using the entire city to create a powerful philosopher's stone for himself and van Hohenheim.

Some time passed by and father started creating other homunculi, each named after and behaving according to a deadly sin. They are fueled by parts of Father's stone and are powerful subordinates, but neither Greed nor Sloth nor Gluttony use their power to any mentionable extent for Father's benefit.

It is commented by van Hohenheim (and apparently the commonly excepted "truth" as seen in this post) that Father wanted to get rid of these "human" weaknesses. But that obviously didn't work: He still is immensely proud, so he sits alone in the center of the state, never standing up, making subordinates and machines do everything for him, thinking of himself as the best and most powerful being on earth and working towards becoming a "perfect being"; He is greedy, so even though he has a powerful philosopher's stone and can create others from criminals and war casualties, he creates a stone way stronger than his old one has ever been and uses its power to enslave god and steal his/her/their/its power.

And he would have been successful if his underlings had used their powers to their whole extent instead of being too lazy, dumb, or greedy to do so. Van Hohenheim barely completed the inversion circle in time, and with faster digging at Sloth's end and Greed/ Gluttony going on a rampage to enforce the needed bloodshed, Father would have won. (Sure he still needed the sacrifices but as we see in the show, he can somehow make someone a sacrifice by force or he could have just ordered state alchemists to do things that made them become sacrifices. And that's not even the point.)

Is there another reason that I overlooked in the anime or that has been given in the manga why he created his "children" the way he did? Or a reference on why the plan of getting rid of these character flaws did actually work but just not entirely?


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My question is a spoiler itself, you are required to be in/past Alvarez arc.

   Why would anyone think that Zeref is dead? He is right there in Alvarez a king as obvious as the sun, so how could the people in Ishgar seriously miss such a fact?

Put simply, that's all I want to know. Many people thought he was dead, others that he was simply dormant because of his low profile.

   But we know that Zeref said that he wasn't dormant at all himself. So why would people even think that? He was right there all along in Alvarez


texts: Why do their nicknames include "Super Duper"?

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All the students have a nickname, and it always begin with "Super Duper".

Why do they use this as a nickname? Also, is this the correct translation for what it says in Japanese?


texts: Why didn't wizards get magic deficiency syndrome in Edolas?

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During the Tartaros arc, they say that Face could clear all traces of magic from the continent which would give all wizards magic deficiency syndrome (ep 238). But in Edolas, Natsu has no magic and there doesn't appear to be any magic in the atmosphere.

So, why don't they get magic deficiency syndrome from a lack of magic?


texts: Is this Mr. Spock in Sei Juushi Bismarck?

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In episode 18 of Sei Juushi Bismarck, at around 6:30, I just noticed a character looking very similar to Mr. Spock from Star Trek to the right. I checked the scene of the corresponding episode, The Amazing Lazardo, in Saber Rider and the Star Sherrifs but the character does not appear there. The scene pans from left to right but stops before the character appears on screen.

Bismark aired from 1984-1985 in Japan and Star Trek: The Animated Series aired from 1973-1974 in the US and 1977 in Japan.  It seems to me that somebody noticed this during editing and thought it's best to leave the character out. Does anybody have any background about this?


texts: What is the piano song that was played around minute 9 of episode 11?

texts: What is the song (piano) that was played around the ninth minute of episode 11?


texts: That reoccurring heavy metal song in Fairy Tail... what is it?

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In episode 61, after they announce the name of the episode, what is the song that plays as Natsu is about to lash out?

It is more common in fight scenes, in tense situations. I thought it was going to be in the first volume of the Fairy Tail soundtrack, but I did not hear it from there.


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In the anime Samurai Champloo, there is a character called Jin who is defined in the Samurai Champloo Wiki as:

  (..) a spectacled man with messy black hair tied in a loose ponytail with two strands that frame his face. His attire consists of a simple blue kimono adorned with multiple symbols that are four squares in a diamond formation on the right pec, sleeves, and back of his kimono. Also wears a brown beaded bracelet on his right wrist.

These symbols are called mon, and his looks like this

Wikipedia's page on the character says that this mon resembles that of the Takeda clan, and provides a link to the story of Takeda Shingen, as well as a broken link.

Is this really the Takeda mon? (has the author every stated this, or is there any official reference)
Or is it all just speculation and the pointing out of similarities? (which may just have been inspirations)
Or could it be some other less-known clan's mon?


texts: Why is Joker more powerful than other users?

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Joker, as a second generation user, is actually very powerful more than others of his generation.

As I understand, the "skills" acquired by second generation users depend on the person. In the case of Joker, he uses the cigars as a source of the fire.

Does this imply that other users can "copy" these techniques? Or is he different?


texts: At what point in the Strike Witches timeline does Brave Witches take place?

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I recently finished the Strike Witches anime (Season 1, 2, Operation Victory Arrow OVAs and Movie) and am planning to continue watching up to Brave Witches. I want to preserve the continuity of the series as I am watching it.

In the first episode, Miyafuji Yoshika is seen in the company of Sakamoto Mio as seen in the newspaper clipping below:

However, it seems that Miyafuji is still not that famous. I assume then that the events of Brave Witches start in the middle of Strike Witches Season 1.

Is my assumption correct? Where does Brave Witches take place in the whole timeline?


texts: Did Danzo know that the Rinnegan existed?

texts: While searching for the reason why Danzo didn't get the Rinnegan, I want to ask if he actually knew the Rinnegan existed before the attack in Konoha? What are the evidences that support this fact?


texts: What happens, if the Einzberns don't have a homunculus?

texts: In Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero, Irisviel and Iliasviel were used to summon the grail. What would happen, if the Einzberns hadn't created Irisviel in the first place? Could the grail still appear? Would another family need to create a homunculus? Would that even be possible, due to the fact that the grail was first summoned with the use of Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern?


texts: What was Zaimokuza's role in Hachiman's scheme to elect Iroha?

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In episode 5 of Oregairu S2, Hachiman enlists Zaimokuza's aid in getting Iroha elected president. Zaimokuza then goes on to give Hachiman an earful about how he doesn't want to be the fall guy for the scheme and how Hachiman had better take responsibility, and all of that.

But what role did Zaimokuza even have in the scheme? It looked to me like Hachiman did all the work in setting up the Twitter accounts and pulling the bait-and-switch.


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In Nichijou, characters sometimes make this kind of face when something frustrating or very stupid happens:

Is this a reference to some other popular animated character, or is it a unique way of expressing an emotion in Nichijou?


texts: Which Silver Spoon chapters have been covered by the anime?

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I'm thinking of reading the Silver Spoon manga by Hiromu Arakawa, and while I'd probably start from the first chapter anyway, I'm wondering which chapters of the manga have already been covered by the anime.

Which specific chapters do the first and second seasons cover respectively? I read on Yahoo Answers that the first season goes up to the end of volume 4, but given that there's been a second season, I'd like some more information on this.


texts: Does anybody recognise this song from Princess Kaguya?

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So I just watched Princess Kaguya and I can't help but feel like I've heard the ending song in another anime before?

Anybody have any idea what others it has been in? I feel like I've seen it in Clannad or Clannad After Story or some other anime like that.

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated because we all know how stuff like this can drive you insane! :')

Here is the song link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wmUQDR6zG4


texts: Why was Spike looking for beans in “Cowboy Bebop: The Movie”?

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In Cowboy Bebop: The Movie how did Spike know where to look for the virus? How did he end up in that Moroccan styled market?

Do we see him getting any leads that lead him there?


texts: Supposedly, All Might injuries are one of the reasons he can't last and fight anymore like he did in the past, before the battle with All For One. Why Recovery Girl never cured All Might injuries?. Midoriya many times completely broke their arms and legs, but she was able to completely cure him. Why this doesnt work for All Might?


texts: I need help identificating a gag manga that was serialized around 2003~2004

texts: It's a comedy manga, published around the early 2000's or way before that. The protagonist is an old man (Shifu) with a really long bold head (he often shine it up as one of his "ultimate attack"). He has 3-4 students, I only remember 3 of them with one being a fighter, a ninja and a magician thief (Cased Close, Phantom Kid). I don't know if there are more or not, since I have only seen like 2-3 volumes. Oh, and they're all really poor to the point they'd attend a feast just to eat or they fight each other over a meal. Their reaction to jokes or some events look like they got hit by an upper cut. Also, they tend to play baseball, but always lose miserably.


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Why do they need to hibernate? Chisaki is on the surface and didn't fall asleep, and I don't see her become sick and all, which means that it's fine if they don't hibernate.

Also, Hikari, Manaka, and Kaname didn't age after hibernation. Why is that? Is it that everyone who hibernates doesn't get older? And why are they naked? None of other Shioshishio villagers lose their clothes when they hibernate.

This is picture of Manaka hibernating; she didn't age or wear any clothes.


texts: In Full Metal Panic, why does Sousuke call Hayashimizu Atsunobu "Your Excellency"?

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In Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu?, we see Hayashimizu Atsunobu, the Student Council President. When Sousuke addresses him, he always calls him "Your Excellency" and stands at attention.

He seems totally fine condoning Sousuke interrogating the thug who passed on the message that Chidori had been kidnapped (closing the blinds and not stopping Ren or Sousuke).

While in a school environment, he is a figure of authority, but he is hardly the highest authority with the teacher still above him, and Sousuke never uses similar terms for any teacher.

So why does Sousuke call Hayashimizu Atsunobu "Your Excellency"?


texts: Which was Destro (Re-Destro's father)'s quirk?

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Re-Destro's father, Destro, it's said that it was one of the most powerful villains, compared to All For One.

Which was his quirk?


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I would like to know what Mii Fujibakama is saying in romaji in the anime is "Date to a Live". At minute 15:15 of episode 1 of season 2 she says something like " Majikku " but it isn't that!! I been searching everywhere on Google for hours how to type/write that in romaji? I know the meaning in English which means gross or disgusting, but I couldn't find how to write it in romaji.

It's the girl wearing glasses that has purple hair. How do you write what she says?


texts: Why does Ruriko get angry when she's called as "Rurippe"?

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Why does Ruriko get angry whenever Shun calls her as "Rurippe" when according to this,

  'Rurippe' holds no real meaning except that Shun relates it to her
  childhood appearance as a sniveler (or one who always has a runny
  nose).

How does Shun relate this nickname to Ruriko as a sniveler? Is it because of how it is written in kanji or how the nickname is pronounced?


texts: Why didn't Cell teleport to Earth after his death?

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After Cell blew up, he said he learned the instant transmission technique from Goku, using which he teleported back to Earth from the King Kai's planet

So once he's killed by Gohan he still could have came back right???

Why didn't he come back???


texts: What does もっとたゆたゆver. mean in AT-X shows' broadcast information?

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NSFW Warning: The anime mentioned below is something that I think would qualify as borderline hentai or close to something like hentai.

Anyway, I came across this manga called Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? which I found out just now that it will have an anime adaptation. From here, it says that Tokyo MX, BS11 and AT-X will air it starting on April 07.

Visiting AT-X's site, however, shows this information:

  放送スケジュール
  もっとたゆたゆver.
  2019年4月11日（木）スタート
  毎週（木）21：45
  毎週（土）13：45
  毎週（火）29：45
  【15分×1話】
  ※視聴年齢制限あり※

From what I could understand here from the little knowledge I have of Japanese, 4月11日 would mean April 11 as the start of broadcast, contrary to April 07. The times would be the broadcast schedules on specific days per week and 視聴年齢制限あり seems to be something about age restriction. What's bugging me is the line 'もっとたゆたゆver.' If I understand correctly, it is read as 'motto tayutayu' where 'motto' would mean more. But I can't seem to find anything about what たゆたゆ means.

What does the line もっとたゆたゆver. mean on AT-X shows' broadcast information?


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In the manga,

   Midoriya is already able to use 20% of One for All. And after he got his new quirk, Bakugo offered himself to corner him and push him to see if he could manifest his new quirk again. It seems that Bakugo while still being a teenager is already able to keep up with Midoriya's One for All at 20%. One would assume that while he continues to grow and become an adult, he will increase his power even more.

Can Bakugo keep up with Midoriya's One for All?


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We know that Zeno is an immortal. No matter how old he gets or how badly he is injured, he won't die. However, that's only true because of the indestructible body bestowed upon him by one of the dragons.

We also know that the dragons' powers can be passed on. When Kija, Shin-Ah, and Jae-Ha were born, their predecessors weakened and eventually lost their powers along with their lives. When the first Hakuryuu, Seryuu, and Rokuryuu left Hiryu Castle, they left with their tribes and only in those tribes would the next dragons be born.

Did the dragons pass on their genes along with their powers? If Zeno passes on his genes, would his ability also be passed on so he could finally die?


texts: I already know that both Guy and Lee can do it as well as Kakashi, but I've never seen anyone else achieve it. Are there any specific requirements for the technique?


texts: Why is Dragon Ball Z's Blu-ray ending in English? Where can I find the original Japanese ending credits?

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I saw a DBZ ending on YouTube recently, and I realized that the casting is in English. Why isn't it in Japanese like in the DVD sets? Which Blu-ray set's ending is in English? It it all of them?

Where can I find the original Japanese credits in the ending?


texts: Where are Yoshida Shouyou's "Other" students currently?

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There is a class picture of Yoshida (Teacher), Gintama, Katsura, Takasugi, Sakamoto with "Other" students when they were a child.

How come the "Other" students from the class picture did not appear when they grew up as an adult? (If I am not mistaken)


texts: Why do the racoons in pompoko have such large genitalia?

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I was surprised when I saw, watching PomPoko with my family, that the characters had really, REALLY large ahem ... well see for yourself:

I mean, that can't be natural can it? I'm pretty sure last time I saw a racoon it didn't have that part so huge.

Is it perhaps some other body part? You can see their tails in the below picture as they use the flesh for parachutes, so I'm sure it's not that. It does seem to be coming from their nether regions though.

What is up with these racoons?


texts: Does Kiryuin Satsuki have any infused Life Fibers?

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I know that Kiryuin Satsuki was experimented on by her parents to infuse Life Fibers into her.  She was too old at the time of the experiment for it to be successful but she was able to wear either Kamui (albeit to a lesser degree than her properly infused sister). I assumed when watching that she was partially infused but I now have no recollection as to whether that was clearly stated.  The wiki seems to clearly state that only her mother and sister have infused Life Fibers.

Does she have infused Life Fibers to any degree or is she 100% human?


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In Episode 10 - Crimson Killing Intent it is revealed that Kuradeel is a member of Laughing Coffin.

In Episode 8 - The Sword Dance of Black and White during Kuradeel's and Kirito's Duel there was a member of Laughing Coffin in the crowd watching the the fight.

I am wondering if Kuradeel joined Laughing Coffin before or after this Duel. if it was after was there any other reason for him to join aside from him wanting to get back at Kirito?

If it was before what purpose was there to have a member of Laughing Coffin inside the Knights of the Blood Oath?


texts: As of 2014, are there any people at Gainax who worked on Evangelion (the TV series)?

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Back in 1995, the studio Gainax, under the leadership of Hideaki Anno, made Evangelion. This was widely agreed to be an epochal thing, and Gainax was hailed as a great studio. They followed up with a series of other critically succesful works - FLCL in 2000, Diebuster in 2004, and Gurren Lagann in 2007. (Which is not to say that all of their works were great - but some of them certainly were.)

Today, it is often said that Gainax has fallen from grace. Their recent works are... somewhat less epochal - Houkago no Pleiades in 2011; Medaka Box in 2011 with a sequel in 2012; C3-bu in 2013; and (currently airing) Magica Wars in 2014.

This motivates the following question: is there anybody left at Gainax who worked on Evangelion back in 1995? It's often claimed that a large part of Gainax (including Anno) left to form Studio Khara (for Rebuild), and that the rest of the good people (including e.g. Imaishi Hiroyuki, i.e. the Gurren Lagann people) left to form Studio Trigger. If it is, in fact, the case that there's basically nothing connecting 1995 Gainax to 2014 Gainax besides the institutional name, that would do much to explain Gainax's "fall".


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Judging from the war, Sakura's role was far less important compared to Tsunade. It looked like Tsunade was more capable of handling the war. Likewise Naruto and Sasuke have shown they surpassed all the other legends. Yes, at the end Sakura did help out, but her skills did not show something new or greater than Tsunade.
Is it safe to say the strongest female character in the Naruto series - after Kaguya - is Tsunade?


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It seems like it may have been hinted at in one of the flashbacks (there were a few of them in the last episode) and it always seemed like it had something to do with that tree that Binchou-tan's always looking at (and writes a letter at the end).

Did her grandmother die at the tree? Did she die of old age or was it sudden (like getting attacked by a wolf)? It seems weird that she'd abandon Binchou-tan in the middle of the woods if she knew she was dying.


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I'm trying to get an all-around view of how popular the show/manga of Vampire Knight was.

A rather straightforward question, but how well did both the anime and manga sell?  Were they both popular? What was the account of units sold for the anime each season?


texts: How do I read manga with multiple panels?

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Taking this double-page spread for example. There are total of 8 panels, but it's divided into three different segments from the top to the bottom.

I've tried reading from the top-right, to the bottom-right, then starting with the next pane downwards. I know Japanese manga is read right-to-left, and I'm having some trouble reading this particular part.

As a rule of thumb, how do I properly read manga with multiple panels like this?


texts: How much time will it take me to watch the .hack series?

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I'd like to give .hack a go, however I have very limited time in my schedule so I often avoid picking series with too many episodes.

I would like to know :

How much time does it take to watch everything ?
How much time does it take to watch main part of the series?


texts: Himura Kenshin, the Battousai, used a sakabatou. He did this to prevent himself from killing people anymore. My question is, if that is his goal, then why didn't he settle with a bokutou (wooden sword) instead? A bokutou would definitely be duller than a sakabatou, which is made of steel.


texts: How Edward managed to escape from Gluttony?

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In Episode 24 and 25 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ed, Ling Yao and Envy are trapped in a sub-dimension that was created for storing everything that Gluttony has ever swallowed.

Envy told that there's no escape, but Ed has found out something. What did he do exactly?

As far as I can get, he did human transmutation to open the Gate of Truth and by this, he can escape. But how is it possible? Since the sub-dimension is separated from the actual world.

Also, why Ed didn't lose anything when he opened the Gate again? Why Envy and Ling neither?


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In the ninth episode of Death Note, a Shinigami, Zellogi, decides to "check out on Ryuk":

A conversation with another group of Shinigami goes like this:

-Who'd want Ryuk as a pet? He's not even cute.
-Haha, you're right.
-So, what kind of human is it? Male or female?
-Who knows. I wonder.
-I'll find out myself.

I imagined that he would go to the human world and make some appearance there, but as far as I know, he doesn't. What happened to him? What did he do?


texts: Does Naruto and everyone else know the truth about Itachi?

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I know that Sasuke, Tobi, Madara, The 3rd Hokage and his 3 old advisers including Danzou know the truth about Itachi, as to why he murdered his own clan barring Sasuke.

Who else knows about this secret? Is it ever fully revealed publicly, and is Itachi ever stated as the true hero of Konoha?


texts: What is the proper reading order for the Corpse Party mangas?

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Of the mangas that are part of the Corpse Party franchise, what order should they be read in? Which of the series are one-shots/not relevant to the main plot?

Release order seems to be:

Blood Covered
Musume
Another Child
Book of Shadows
Sachiko's Game of Love – Hysteric Birthday 2U  and Cemetery 0: Kaibyaku no Ars Moriend (released on the same day)

Should they be read in release order, or is there a chronological order that should be used instead?


texts: What is the significance of the asimov system?

texts: The caption for the acronym is "Accuracy System Image Module for Optimum Velocity" which spells out asimov, but I was wondering if the anime producers have revealed if the logo at the bottom was just a homage or if there is any actual significance to the logo itself?


texts: What section of the 2016 Berserk anime is covered by the 3rd movie, The Advent?

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I want to know what episodes of the anime that the movie covers. Take
movies 1 and 2 which cover episodes 1-20.

I've heard the third movie covers episodes 21-25 and X episodes of the 2016 anime. And so I want to know what those X episodes are.

I'm not asking for anything plot-wise, I just want to know how much of the 2016 anime it covers.


texts: Why did Cardinal block Yui from relating with players?

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I just finished watching SAO, and I'm not sure if this is ever explained:

Yui is a program that supports the psychological health of the players. She states that, for some reason, Cardinal did not permit her to relate with the players, and was limited to observing them.

Why did Cardinal block Yui? Is this explained in the novel perhaps?

If Kayaba created SAO, I'd guess that he also made Cardinal and Yui. I doubt that he'd want to block his own creation from doing its job, so I guess that the fault is entirely Cardinal's.


texts: How does Kenshiro gets his shirts back in the manga?

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A typical scene if Hokuto no Ken is when Kenshiro is starting to fight his shirt is ripped due to the release of its energy, this happens, if not in all, in most episodes.

There's an scene in anime where he's seen fabricating them, but that scene was from a filler episode.

I think in the manga this is nowhere to be seen, although perhaps the author also answered to this on some SBS, or similar.

Has the author ever said something about that?


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There seem to be a ridiculous number of Gundam series, spinoffs and movies. There also seems to be a lot of timelines, parallel universes which has confused me more.

I've tried looking this up before, but there's a large variety of differing answers depending on people's opinions.

As an anime fan, I think I should at least try it out. It might also help for understanding a lot of reference jokes in other series.

Where does one start with all these? Can you watch the series as standalones or should I start watching in a particular order?


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The 'Fairy Vearth' that God Enel keeps talking about, the continuous land.
Is he talking about the moon?


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A "trap character"(UrbanDictionary entry, may be NSFW) is a character who appears to be a girl until you get in close enough (plot-wise) to discover they are, in fact, a boy. The inverse trope exists as well; a "reverse trap" character is a girl who appears to be a boy.

(Note: The word trap here is not intended to be offensive, or a slur; it is only used to refer to fictional characters of this type.)

Some examples are Ruka Urushibara of Steins;Gate and Sora Kamomeya of Tsui☆Teru (pictured below):

Who was the first trap character in anime and/or manga, and what media did the trope originate from?


texts: Are there differences between the web novel and light novel versions of Re:Zero?

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I found in Manga Updates that there are Web Novel and Light Novel versions of Re:Zero.

So are there any differences in them, like plot, characters etc.?


texts: Who of Aizen's Arrancar were Vasto Lorde?

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When Harribel is killed, during her flashback Apacci comments saying that Harribel was a Vasto Lorde.

So I am wondering who of Aizen's Arrancar were Vasto Lorde