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Yaichirou has been seen running a cart more than once during the series.
It is pulled by a sort of dummy that runs like crazy, with its legs going back and forth.

How exactly does this cart work? Is there any source that explains this?

Also, does it belong to Yaichirou, or the Shimogamo family or is it some sort of 'service' (like a regular taxi)?


texts: How can Tsunade recover that fast with just a bite from Karin?

texts: What is the technique from Karin that made Tsunade recover that fast? Even the side effect of her technique subsides after the bite?


texts: What does Satella whisper to Subaru as he spams declarations of his return by death?

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The answer here How and why is Subaru connected to the Witch (Satella)? hints that it might be "I love you", and that communication with Satella becomes clearer the more Subaru dies (and more loops trigger, bringing his timeline/world closer to Satella's). [Citation needed]

What does Satella tell Subaru as he spams declarations of his ability? I was wondering if she generally says the same thing each time (so removing the case when Subaru took Betelgeuse along for the ride), if it was intentionally muted in the anime in previous instances. Does the LN/WN have her silently whisper?


texts: Identify girl (brown hair, white dress, pink crisscross lace)

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I saw someone using this as an avatar somewhere:

Is this character from any series, or is she just art?


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The reason I ask this is because I think the only important things to awaken Rinnegan is to have Indra and Ashura's chakra. Someone will say that the requirement is Uchiha and Senju's chakra. However, Obito had both of them, but he didn't awaken the Rinnegan.

Why didn't Obito awaken Rinnegan? Would Naruto awaken the Rinnegan if he takes the Sharingan from Sasuke?


texts: Significance of Aang's left eye and hand lighting up

texts: According to the Avatar series, the solar eclipse is when the Fire Nation was at its weakest. Why do Aang's left hand and eye light up? I don't believe he is left handed, so what is the significance?


texts: I just finished the last episode of Naruto on Netflix it was the episode where Naruto went out on a journey with Jiraiya. what episode should I watch next? Do I go straight into shippuden


texts: Are the Crab God and other supernatural creatures metaphors?

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I'm new to the Monogatari series; got into it because Nisio Isin wrote Medaka Box and also GIFs I found online.

I just don't understand whether we are intended to take the supernatural parts of the show to understand the characters or whether they are important on their own yet. For example, in the LNs, does the monologue hint at what is reality and what is made up?

How much of the content in the show can be chalked up to hallucination, etc.? Is the crab god really there? Or is it a metaphor for her not carrying her trauma, thus she is weightless? Or both?


texts: Is the heart a weak point of a Logia user?

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That Monet could be killed By Caesar Clown by stabbing its heart looks a bit awkward to me.

I mean, when Monet was cut by Zoro she didn't look to be prepared to properly activate its logia power to receive the cut and she still was able to survive and regenerate, so it's safe to assume that he can instinctively react, or that even if she got damage on her brain, she was still able to avoid it by converting into it's logia element, and it's sure worse to have your brain splitted in two than having your heart stabbed.

Maybe Law's powers made her unable to use her logia powers, but it's clear that any cut part that is under Law's power still can react to its owners will as shown with Kinemon's legs.

Then maybe it's that Logia users cannot convert their heart to their logia element, so that would be a weak point they have.

I'm asking about the possibility of logia users not being able to convert their heart into their element, so it would be another weak point they would have apart from being attacked with haki. I mean, they could also be killed, for example, by stabbing them with a sword where their heart would be, no need of haki to do that. I'm giving those facts as a support for this possibility, so I'd like your opinion if that's really a fact, a possibility, or there's something that makes the possibility I'm telling impossible.


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I remember an anime about a girl from Japan who came to the United States (where everyone speaks Japanese, apparently) to join a famous high-tech sort of circus.

What I can't remember is the name of that anime. Could anyone give me a lead?


texts: Does Reiner suffer from split personality or DID?

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I noticed that during two situations he behaved in an unusual way, which might mean he suffers from split personality.
I noticed this in the following scenes:

When Reiner and Bertholdt kidnap Eren, they sit on a tall tree in the forest with Ymir.
Also when Reiner asks Annie to take the ODM gear from Marco, then cries when he gets devoured by a titan


texts: Why can't Earthland magicians use magic in Edolas without the X-balls?

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When Natsu, Wendy, Happy and Carla went to Edolas they couldn't use magic at first. Later Natsu and Wendy were given the X-balls to regain their magic usage. Yet even without the X-balls, Exceeds could use their magic. This is according to the wiki because they have their Magic located inside of their bodies just like the Mages of Earth Land.

  Presumably, this is due to the fact that they are the only beings in Edolas whose Magic is located inside of their bodies, just like the Mages of Earth Land.

If both have their magic located within their bodies, then why are only the Exceeds able to use their magic, but Mages need those X-Balls?

Also related to this question, I was wondering why the Exceeds even lost their magic usage to begin with. It was said that they need to have the right mind-set to be able to use their magic, but when they entered Edolas for the first time, they didn't know magic was limited, so they were supposed to have the "right mind-set" at that time right? So why did they lose their magic usage when they arrived?


texts: MMO RPG anime are great! Is this a new trend, or are there older anime in this genre?

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I got hooked on the lost-in-the-MMO genre with SAO (Sword Art Online), but I didn't even know it was a genre until a few weeks ago.  I caught up on Log Horizon, and now I'm watching Overlord.  Obviously, MMOs are a relatively new phenomenon, but approximately how old is this genre of anime?

I am curious because I'm about to go looking for more titles and I'd like to know how far back to search and/or when to stop looking.


texts: What is this ninja anime from the late 70s early 80s?

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I have seen this anime on TV as a child, dubbed in Arabic (so I couldn't tell you what the character names are). This was during the early 80s and I don't recall much of the detail.

The protagonist is a boy, always dressed in a red kimono and long black hair tied up and armed with a katana.

As a ninja he was able to transform to different animals (I recall a very large fish).

Wish I had more details, but it was long ago and in a language I did not understand.


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If so, then what would be the opposite of Honey Senpai's character? Like between the ages of 40 years an up?

I read it one time when I was looking at Japanese Shoujo Manga, but I do remember encountering it on the site Manga Here.


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What was Itachi's mysterious illness?
Do you think Tsunade could have cured it? I'm aware that it is a terminal illness.
And when did Itachi get this illness?


texts: Did Jiraiya teach Minato the summoning technique?

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I recently watched the Chuunin exam arc and saw how Jiraiya taught the summoning technique to Naruto.
Jiraiya showed the toad contract scroll to Naruto and wrote his name next to Jiraiya's.

In the flashback that shows how Minato fought with the Kyuubi, Minato entered the scene with Gamabunta, which means that he had signed the contract too.

If the other names written on the scroll include Minato's name, why is his name written first before Jiraiya's?


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In episode 345 of Naruto Shippuden (オレは地獄に居る/I'm in hell), when Obito arrives on the battle field, he sees how Kakashi killed Rin. The wiki summarizes this scene as

  On his way to the battle site, Obito has a vision of Rin through his empty eye-socket. He arrives just in time to see Kakashi run his Chidori through Rin's chest. Rin's death awakens both their Mangekyō Sharingan.

In the next scene we see that the Kiri-nin are clearly disappointed by the fact that Kakashi killed Rin, one of them says "Damn it! He did it!", and another replies "After all the trouble we went through to get her!"

But I don't understand why he had to kill her, why they couldn't wait, e.g., for reinforcements to arrive. Is there some good reason why it was better, for her, or for the village, that she dies, rather than to be captured by the Kiri-nin?


texts: Is there any significance to Risei's line?

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In episode 16 of Fate/Zero, we see Kayneth go to the church in a wheelchair to plead for a command seal. Risei Kotomine relents, and when transferring one of the command seals onto Kayneth's hand, we see this line:

  Take this cup and drink from it. This is my blood, given to you, for the salvation of all. The blood of a contract!

(Translation from Crunchyroll subtitles.) Barring the bit about the contract, this is suspiciously -- to me anyway -- reminescent of the Christian tradition of the Eucharist. However, unlike the real world ritual, there is no actual cup here: Risei says this line while his hand is on Kayneth's.

Is there any in-series meaning or significance to this? (Is it part of the ritual of transferring "blank" command seals unconnected to a specific servant? Notice that when Sola-Ui forcibly takes Kayneth's command marks, nothing similar seems to appear.) Or is this merely symbolism or a reference thrown in for the sake of atmosphere? (Here, perhaps to give a sense of mysticism and foreboding to the Grail, given that blood, on its own, could have negative connotations? Or perhaps simply some sort of "Easter egg"?)

The latter explanation seems more likely to me, given what I've heard about a lack of knowledge of Christianity in Japan, but it could be that I'm missing knowledge about the workings about the Fate series universe.

I have not seen Fate/Zero beyond this. I do have some vague idea of how the Grail works from skimming over various Wiki articles or posts on this site, and from what has so far been covered in the current UBW adaptation.


texts: Why did Makarov not use Fairy Law against Tartaros?

texts: Makarov doesn't seem to have much of a problem using Fairy Law against Phantom Lord so why did he not use it against Tartaros? Even if it couldn't defeat the 9 demon gates, he could at least take out all the minions with it and it would probably at least do some damage to the demon gates. After all, it disabled Phantom Lord's master and he was one of the 10 wizard saints so it seems like he should have used it. It's not even like it would be overkill since all magic was on the line. There also weren't any powerful people around who could immediately counter it like with Hades so it wouldn't pose much of a danger to the rest of the guild.


texts: Why can All Might still do his buff form?

texts: All Might real form is very skinny and he was able to do his buff form because of One for All, supposedly. But now he no longer has One for All and he still can do his buff form. Is he supposed to still have some tiny remain of One for All , is his buff form made for comedy purposes or what?


texts: What is the name of the con trick Ging Freecss uses in HxH (2011) #137?

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In Episode 137 of Hunter x Hunter during the Chairman Election arc, Ging rigs the election rule choosing process with his own 5 rules. He states his fifth and last rule is a decoy, with the purpose of making his earlier rule points easier to concede to. He cites this is a popular con man trick.

Is this a real con man trick, and if so, what is the equivalent name in our world?


texts: What will happen to some specific anime if the studio who made those animes has gone bankrupt?

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Crunchyroll and Funimation, websites that provide legal streaming for anime series, had licensed some anime like The World God Only Knows, Hayate no Gotoku, Gansta, Deadman Wonderland, and Ergo Proxy. All of those anime were made by ManGlobe Studio.
Unfortunately, the production house that created these anime, ManGlobe, has gone bankrupt.
What will happen to the anime series that had been licensed on streaming site like Crunchyroll and Funimation in other regions? Will they be removed?
Or do they have to obey the agreement/contract which has been previously agreed upon by both sides?


texts: What is the manga about a twin brother and sister called?

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I remember reading a manga a few years ago about that features a boy who dresses as a girl and his twin sister.

The backstory of the two was that the boy did not go to school and dressed as a girl at home to impostor his twin sister to escape their father's abuse, as he does not usually abuse his sister or abuse him when she is around. One time however, the father ends up abusing the twin sister (he was drunk or something), kissing her hair, saying it reminds him of their mother. Later the twin sister goes to their actual mother (who is divorced with him) for help but the mother brushes her daughter off, telling her to solve her own problems. So when it happens again (or something like that), she shaves her head completely.

Since then, even after her hair grew out, the twin sister does not let anyone touch her hair - not even her brother - with the exception of her female best friend (that if I remember correctly she has some romantic feelings for?).

Another detail I recall is that the father was a photographer and obsessed over taking pictures of a bird he has, but at some point the bird dies but I don't remember why.

The story is set after all of these have taken place, and is told in the perspective of another boy who goes to the same school as the two of them.


texts: How come there is contemporary technology, in addition to samurai-era and alien technology?

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As far as I understand, in Gintama, aliens invaded Edo (Tokyo) in the times of the samurais and defeated them. Then, we not only see samurai-era (Edo period) buildings, weapons, etc., but also alien-made buildings, weapons, and technology.

However, there is also technology from the current era in it, like cars, TVs, electricity cables, bazookas, motorcycles, etc., like if the current era would be also mixed with their time.

How come there is contemporary technology in Gintama universe?


texts: What app has the most comprehensive selection of English-translated digital manga?

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I've been wanting to start reading more English-translated digital manga on my Kindle Fire HD, but I like books published by many different companies, and I'd like to keep any potential digital manga collection I create tied to as few different app sources as I can.

My questions is: is there any digital manga app that currently collects all digitally-published manga? If not, what are some apps that, while not having all series, do offer titles from different publishers, and how extensive is their selection?

As per Hakase's comment, info on sources for legal DRM-free English manga would also be appreciated. Ignore if this makes the question too broad.


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So Genos has been a "cyborg" since he got that surgery. But is he really a cyborg?

To me, a cyborg is a human with robot parts attached to their body, but I have seen no human part in him. His face doesn't count since it has mechanical parts. So is he a cyborg or not?

Does he just say he's a cyborg because he used to be a human? Or he does have little human parts in him, but we can't see them?


texts: Who is the boy at the end of Feng Shen Ji Season 3?

texts: Some people say he is Shen Yen, but how? They don't look alike at all, and Shen Yen should have been dead by then. So, who is this boy?


texts: What language is the song "Fallen Heroes" in Akame ga Kill?

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So just as the title says, what is the language of the song "Fallen Heroes", also known as "Le chant de Roma"? (YouTube link)

I have done a bit of personal research before posting over here and what I came up with is that it is not any of the following languages: Italian, Greek, Spanish, Lithuanian, Roumanian, English, German, Portuguese, Hindi. I don't feel like it should be Japanese nor Chinese, and if it is Latin, then it's sung pretty badly...

I could not find any lyrics, so if someone knows where to find them it would be helpful. Otherwise, I have posted a link for the song in case any native speakers of languages that I have not mentioned above could check whether it is their own language.

My best hypothesis is that it's Roma, although I do not know the language.


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In Death Note, I am not aware of whether Light actually truly loved or cared about anyone although at the beginning of the series you could say he loved his parents perhaps. But it seems that he was at least shown to be as an intellectual person who just so happened to be bored or well tired with the way life was (e.g. criminals everywhere, continuous injustice that happened towards people etc.).

I may have missed something from the anime and I haven't read the mangas (so please correct me if I'm wrong) but did Light ever truly love anyone? I want a canon answer.


texts: Osamu Dazai's book titled "Josei Gakkou (Highschool Girl)" in "Tsuki ga Kirei"

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In some episodes of Tsuki ga Kirei, I noticed that the main MC is borrowing some books called "Josei Gakkou(Highschool Girl) by Osamu Dazai".

I started looking for those books on the internet, and I found this book which is kinda related to?

Is this the correct book and is there any translation available for this book?


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I recently started reading Days manga and was curious about the anime. I began to watch it and got really into it so I wanted to know when the next season would come out.

I found out that they were not going to have a season 2 but instead three OADs, the websites I went on called it the series finale which confused me because the manga is still going on.

Why are the OADs coming out for Days called the series finale when the manga isn't over?


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I still can't seem to grasp his abilities and character.

Do we have more information regarding Schrödinger? He's everywhere and nowhere, but how does that work in case his head is blown off?

Could anyone try and shed some light?


texts: Is there any in-universe explanation why all the fleet are girls?

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In Kantai Collection, as the subtitled says, "Combined Fleet Girls Collection" have all their fleet depicted as girls, known as "Fleet girls", or kanmusu.

In anime, and probably in game as well, the only guy is the admiral, and he doesn't look like one of the fleet at all. Out of universe, the admiral is the player, so he is not one of the fleet.

So, is there any in-universe canon explanation, why all the fleet are girls?


texts: Why doesn't the Akatsuki as a whole attack Naruto directly while he is training with Jiraya?

texts: When Naruto is training with Jiraiya. It's the Leaf's plan to protect Naruto from the Akatsuki. Why didn't the whole team of Akatsuki attack them. I'm sure they can finished them off. Plus Black Zetsu is a sensory type, which means he can easily detect Naruto's whereabouts. So, why doesn't the Akatsuki as a whole attack Naruto directly while he is training with Jiraya?


texts: Did Taiga come back to stay or was she just visiting?

texts: In the very last episode of Toradora, after the credits, Taiga comes back. Did she come back to stay or was she just visiting?


texts: English, Hepburn, English, Hepburn, alternating in OP and ED. Why?

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The anime series Big Windup has a full English dub, and it does it does something interesting with its openings and endings. (I just checked, and the same thing occurs in the sub.) By "full dub", I mean even the credits are translated. The interesting thing is that in odd episodes, the opening and ending songs are shown in English subtitles. However, even episodes show the song text in Hepburn (Japanese with Latin characters). At least I think it is an odd:even pattern; I'm only on episode 5.

I can think of a sort of practical reason to do this.  For English speakers who want to know what the songs mean, they see that in the odd episodes.  For English speakers who would like to sing along, they can do so in the even episodes. Is that the reason, or is something else going on? Have other series done this?

----- added next day -----

I completed season 1, and have begun season 2.  It isn't on Funimation, though, but it legally streams on YouTube on Nozomi Entertainment's channel (Japanese dub with English sub). They continued the subbing of opening and ending songs.  This time, though, both the English and Hepburn text are displayed each episode. (Nozomi licensed season 2, Funimation season 1.)


texts: How long did Light's father have to live?

texts: Since Light's father took the shinigami eyes, which reduce your lifespan by 1/2, and died the same day, does this mean he only had 2 days left to live?


texts: What are OVAs and how are they different from Specials?

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I often see that a lot of Anime series have a few extra episodes. Some are explicitly labeled as Specials, others labeled as OVAs. I get Specials, but I don't quite understand the term OVAs.

I googled, and found this: What is the difference between an OVA and an OAV?, but all I understood from it is that:

  OVA/OAV stands for Original Video Animation

Now that doesn't explain much, does it? So my question is, how is it different from other extra episodes (Specials)? Are they the same thing and the producers use the terms interchangeably or something else?


texts: What platforms have all of naruto dubbed

texts: I see that people are saying that all of naruto have been dubbed but on which platform because on Hulu it’s only season 3


texts: Why do certain captain-level Shinigami wield small zanpakuto?

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In Bleach, it is stated that the size of Shinigami's zanpakuto (sword) is based on their spiritual ability.

However, many strong Shinigami have smaller swords. Sui-Feng, for example, has a zanpakuto that resembles a wakizashi, which is a relatively small sword. Why does this happen?


texts: What substance did artists use to outline the shadow boundaries on anime cels?

texts: The referenced photo clearly shows a special type of colored ink used to outline the shadow boundaries on Asuka. My guess, from observing a cel that I own, is that they outlined the shadows with a thinned out paint, gouache, or maybe a thicker type of colored ink. I would really appreciate it if anyone knows what is used because I'm looking to buy some for myself. Much thanks.


texts: Title and singer of that english-sounding song in Tokyo Ghoul Root of Aogiri anime?

texts: I loved the sound of the song that sounds like English (I can't understand the words but I know most of it are not nihongo) that is usually being played on dramatic scenes in Tokyo Ghoul RA. Can someone tell me its title and its singer?


texts: She was supposed to be dead. However, I was still wondering because she reappears in season 2 and seemingly so in season 3.


texts: Is puking blood when punched in the gut a common trope in anime?

texts: I have often seen characters throwing and puking blood when they are punched in the gut especially in Shounen animes like BNHA and Naruto Shippuden(well there are other animes I have seen this trope but I could think of these two anime for the time being). Why is it so common? Is it actually a trope? I have never seen someone throwing blood when punched in the gut IRL including boxing matches. Is it due to the fact that the punch is so strong that their organs gets damaged or collapsed leading to puking blood?


texts: Who is the "dinosaur guy with the nasty attitude"?

texts: It has been a while, so I can't seem to remember, but who is Beerus referring to, when he is talking about "that dinosaur guy with the nasty attitude" that he asked to destroy Earth?


texts: Do the albums mentioned below cover all soundtracks of the series Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden?

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Naruto:

Naruto Original Soundtrack I
Naruto Original Soundtrack II
Naruto Original Soundtrack III

Naruto Shippuuden:

Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack I
Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack II
Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack III

(I didn't mention the soundtracks from the movies or games as well as the main themes from the movies or the openings and endings from the series)

These were all albums I've been able to find. But unfortunately, I couldn't find Tenten's theme (it wasn't covered in an album but only as an individual track) which made me wonder if I did find all the tracks from the franchise.

On amazon.co.uk I've been able to find Tenten's theme as well as other themes which aren't covered in the albums above.
But since that album is titled "The Greatest Instrumental Themes from Naruto" I doubt that I was able to see every track of Naruto.


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How could spirit bomb kill Majin Buu when Frieza wasn't much affected by it?

All of us know that Majin Buu was far stronger than Frieza.


texts: What is this manga with a lion on its cover?

texts: I saw this manga in a local bookstore but its name was completely in Hapanese. I'm curious about it and want to google it except for the fact that I dont know what the name even is. Has anyone seen it before, or can anyone tell what the title says?


texts: Is there some source as to what Taiga did during the skipped year in the last episode of Toradora?

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Taiga goes elsewhere for more than a whole year, entirely skipped in the anime narrative. What the hell was she doing, achieved or solved?

As a clue, the ep. 25 aftercredits preview has her in the voiceover saying she will now Show Ryuji her way of doing things.

Probably it is too pathetic to assume that her way is just running away for 300+ days just to blow steam.

Anywhere to shed light on the matter?


texts: Why is Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" so prevalent in anime?

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Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is an important song in Evangelion.

The song is also important to the Read Or Die OVA.

And in the 13th episode of Gunslinger Girl, the girls start watching a meteor shower and want to listen to this particular as background music.

Why is this particular song so prevalent in anime? It may be a well-known piece, but there are lots of other well-known pieces of classical music.

According to Wikipedia, the song is played during Japanese New Year's celebrations. That would explain something, but in none of the above examples was there a New Year's celebration.

So, why does anime feature this particular song more heavily than other classical pieces?


texts: Why is Trunks not as powerful as Gohan when they are both human-Saiyan hybrids?

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In the Saiyan Saga (don't recall which episode, but I believe it was when he was with Nappa on another planet), Vegeta mentions that Saiyans who were born from humans and Saiyans are more powerful than pureborn Saiyans. This makes sense when you see moments of Gohan surpassing Goku in power level when he gets angry, such as when he fights with Garlic Jr. or Raditz.

Later, we see him being a teenager and surpassing Goku definitely by becoming SSJ2 first, but we don't see anything of this sort with Trunks. Trunks apparently surpasses Vegeta in a fight with Cell, but then we know Vegeta wasn't using the buff form because it makes you slow. And Gohan surpasses Trunks even more when he's 10 and Trunks is chronologically 19 or more (2 years in the time chamber). Later, Gohan doesn't train and Goku surpasses him, but then again when his hidden power is released he becomes the strongest character for a while again.

Gohan doesn't train much, but if he does he becomes the strongest. Why doesn't Trunks have this "hidden" power, or is able to surpass Vegeta when he gets enraged or after a hard training, as Gohan does with Goku? Trunks is also a descendant of a human and a Saiyan, so shouldn't he be much more powerful than what he is?

Edit: Now things have changed with the new Dragon Ball Super episodes where

   Trunks can surpass Gohan, Vegeta and Goku in power when he gets angry, and it seems to have as much hidden power as Gohan. He also, when enraged, gets a new transformation no other Saiyan has obtained before.


texts: Which chapters of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei manga are animated?

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I'd like to know which chapters are not in anime, so I could read just them in-between watching episodes, so the whole experience would be in manga release order.

I've seen this marvelous Google Spreadsheet for Nisekoi and ideally an answer with something like this would be the best.


texts: What is the blue glow around trunks SSJ2?

texts: Is it some sort of pre-God Ki that is going to eventually transcend him to the level of a God? And how was he able to even remotely fight black after Goku and his dad were already defeated?


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Everything in Naruto seemingly has a Japanese cultural reference. From the name Sasuke meaning legendary ninja to the Sannin summons (slug frog snake) representing the Japanese version of the game Rock Paper Scissors.

I recall briefly that I read Itachi's crow also had a special, underlying meaning culturally, but cannot recover the source.

What cultural reference does the crow come with? And if there are nonculture related themes, please state those as well.


texts: Why is Suigintou's title "Mercury Lamp?"

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Looking on the Rozen Maiden Wikia for the Rozen Maidens, I notice they all have titles

Suigintou = Mercury Lamp
Shinku = Pure Ruby
Hinaichigo = Small Berry
Suiseiseki = Jade Stone
Souseiseki = Lapislazuli Stone
Barasuishou = Rose Crystal
Kirakishou = Snow Crystal
Kanaria = Canary Bird

i get most of them are either a trait they have (Hinaichigo is small, Barasuishou attacks with crystals) or their primary color scheme (Kirakishou is white like snow, Kanaria is yellow like the general depiction of a canary).

But I don't understand why Suigintou has the title of Mercury Lamp. From my understanding, Suigintou's color scheme is black (2013 anime) or purple (2004 anime) while Mercury as the metal is silver, while I don't think the planet is black or purple. Nor do I get how Lamp fits.

So how does Suigintou's title match with her?


texts: Why does MAGES. say "music animation game event school" backwords?

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In Hyperdimesion Neptunia Re;Birth, when the party does their first job for Avanir in Lastation, they come across MAGES. When the party is unable to help her find "Doc P", she calls someone and at the end of her call she says

  I bid you luck. Loochs tneve emag noitamina cisum.

If we reverse the last part, it says:

  music animation game event schooL

I know that MAGES. is a reference to the parent company of 5pb which is also called MAGES (Japanese Wikipedia Page), and I remember reading before the release of Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory that her design was inspired by Steins;Gate

Why does MAGES. say "music animation game event school" backwards? Is this some reference to one of 5pb's or MAGES' works? (like Steins;Gate or other titles in the Science Adventure Series)


texts: Is it rare for two different anime to share the same OP/ED song?

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I have watched the anime Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. It has the ED song

  "secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ (10 years after ver.) (secret base
  〜君がくれたもの〜（10 years after Ver.）)" by Meiko Honma (Ai Kayano), Naruko
  Anjou (Haruka Tomatsu), Chiriko Tsurumi (Saori Hayami)

A few years later after I watched AnoHana, I watched an old anime, Kyou no 5 no 2. I heard one of its ED songs, and it's really similar to AnoHana's ED song. The title of Kyou no 5 no 2's ED song was like:

  "secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ 「secret base ～君がくれたもの～」" by Friends:
  Yuu Kobayashi, Asami Shimoda, MAKO, Satomi Akesaka, Youko Honda, Kana
  Asumi

So my question: Is it possible/rare for a song that is used in the OP/ED of an anime to be used also in the OP/ED of a different anime?

Has this ever happened to other anime? Or is it just a coincidence?


texts: Did Bartholomew Kuma intend to send the crew to different places or was it by chance?

texts: Did Bartholomew Kuma plan to send all of the crew members to different places or is it just a coincidence that he helped all of them in different ways?


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Taeko (as a child) complains about not having a nice handbag and refuses to go out to dinner with the rest of the family. When she realises that they are willing to go without her, she bursts out the door after them - regretting the tantrum she just had.

Once she leaves the front door, her father hits her for seeing her come out the house with no shoes.

She recalls that this was the first time, and the only time, that her father had hit her.

I realise that she was being bratty, but what was so bad about leaving the house without shoes on (compared to having a selfish tantrum about handbags)? Is it a cultural thing?


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Does anyone know the name of this song?  I think the base song is from Touhou?  But I can't remember from which game it is.

I really just need the original song name and I could probably find this particular arrangement, but it'd be great if the circle who made this arrangement was given as well.

Here's the song.


texts: In which episode is Naruto using Kurama one tail mode for the first time?


texts: Who was it that Sora fought in Hallow Bastion?

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In Kingdom Hearts 2 when we are seeing Sora's memories there is a scene where we see Sora fight someone where he, Donald and Goofy fought Maleficenct's Black Dragon Form. the figure is wearing a black coat, much like those worn by Organization XIII.

this scene was not included in the original release of Kingdom Hearts but in the Japanese only Final Mix version which has now been localized in 1.5 HD Remix. in it this scene is apart of an optional super boss battle which the boss titled "Unknown".

during the scene Sora being voiced Unknown is not however Unknown comments that Sora is like it and is incomplete

   a reference that when Sora was restored from a Heartless he is still missing the part of him which became his Nobody, Roxas.

Since Unknown must be a Nobody and resembles one of the members of Organization XIII, i am wondering if it's revealed anywhere who Unknown is (given that Unknown's fight is the only optional Superboss we see in Sora's Memories)


texts: In Attack on Titan, what differs royal blooded people from Subjects of Ymir?

texts: Subjects of Ymir are all descendants of Ymir. What differs the so called royal bloodline from the rest?


texts: Did Naruto's children inherit Kurama's chakra?

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I'm just wondering: how did Boruto and Himawari obtain the Kurama's chakra?

Did they inherit Kurama's chakra? Or did they obtain it in a way like the Gold and Silver Brothers did, by eating a piece of Kurama's chakra?


texts: What is the song playing in episode 20 of Code Geass R2 at 4:20?

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In episode 20 of Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2, there's a song playing at 4:20.

What is this song?


texts: How can Karen have so much power that she breaks pillars and causes so much destruction?

texts: In episode 07 of Nisemonogatari, we see that Karen gets into a physical fight with Araragi and causes a lot of destruction which is unlike a nomral human.


texts: If the Rose Bomb is so powerful and poisonous, why didn't the hunter association airdrop a dozen on the palace when fighting against the ants?

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In Hunter x Hunter, why didn't the hunter association airdrop a dozen of Rose Bomb on the palace and called it a day when fighting against the ants?
The could have used the teleportation guy to drop a couple dozen of those roses and boom, they're all dead. And even if they're not, there's poison to finish them off. That would've been so much easier than fighting them.
Also, it's not farfetched to assume that the hunter association has a special distress signal to contact Ging. Call Ging. He snaps his fingers and bam, all the ants drop dead.


texts: Why don't characters teach each other techniques?

texts: In the Dragon Ball series, characters have had their own special abilities/techniques. For example, the Instant Transmission. During the Buu saga, Cell saga and tournaments etc characters such as Piccolo or Vegeta may have needed to use such techniques. Also, the fighters are so fond of getting stronger. So why is it that the characters do not teach each other moves that may be extremely helpful in battle and never seem to change their set of techniques?


texts: Why does Conan call Bourbon a liar?  I still don't get the context of this at the end of chapter 897


texts: How much has changed since the start of One Piece?

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I recently started watching One Piece, and noticed as I reached episode 590 that the animation quality seems to have changed quite a bit since episode 1.

Now I was wondering, are there any other big changes they made since episode one besides quality changes? And how did they do those quality changes? I did not notice any changes until quite a bit in. Is there some particular technique they used?

So, summed up, this is my question.

What are the big changes in quality/animation they have made since the start?
Are there any other big changes they made besides quality?
How did they do the quality changes?


texts: Is "Anime Studio" animation software used professionally in making anime?

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Is Anime Studio used by any popular Anime studios for actual, commercial Anime production?

I know it's fairly common with amateurs and quite a few Western Animation professionals, but has it ever been used to produce a full season of an anime series that was aired in Japanese TV, or some Anime of comparable scale? Or is just a marketing twist, and only ever Western animation of professional quality has been made in it?


texts: I understand most of the movie but one scene I can't completely filter into different buckets of reality is, the scene where they say Mimorin is going to have another concert with the two other idols remaining in the group, and all the otaku gather and seem to collectively see Mimorin there (it was written in her blog I think that she would be performing, so everything thought she'd be there). Was it the chubby female manager or performed in her stead? How would no one have noticed? Or was it just Mimorin's delusion?


texts: I've been wanting to cosplay as Nagisa Furukawa for a long time but I could never find a wig.


texts: What happens to a Peerage when their King is killed?

texts: I was wondering what happens to devils if their king is killed? Do they become strays? And what if they have their own peerage? Does every one under that king including his pieces peerages become stray devils?


texts: Was Code Geass first a light novel, manga, or anime?

texts: There are manga, light novel, and anime versions of Code Geass. Which came first?


texts: What's the name of the manga with a girl who has two bodyguards?

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It's a fantasy manga and there's a girl who has two bodyguards who may have been brothers. They spend all of their lives together and even sleep in the same bed.

But then one night one of the two bodyguards kisses the girl in her sleep (which is not allowed) and so one of them confesses and is going to be put to death or punished and it's all very sad until you find out the one who kissed her was actually the other bodyguard and that he knew the other guy would try to defend him and take the blame

I think the to guards are orphans, also there's some element of magic I think- demons may or may not be involved- I'm not 100% sure on that


texts: What are the special advantages of a ruler-type servant over any other type of servant in Fate Apocrypha?

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From Wiki - Fate/Apocrypha:

Fate/Apocrypha takes place in an alternate timeline from Fate/stay
night. In the Third Holy Grail War, Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia
steals the Greater Grail, smuggling it to Romania. Sixty years later,
the Yggdmillennia clan declare war upon the Mage’s Association in the
Greater Grail War, pitting two teams of Servants against one another.
Jeanne d’Arc is summoned as the mediating Ruler-class in the Holy
Grail war.

Later on during the war two ruler type servants, Jeanne d'Arc and Shirou Kotomine, are revealed as the strongest servants it seems, or at least the most respected amongst their respective teams of servants. What are the specific advantages of ruler-type servants over the other servants in a Holy Grail War?


texts: Can wearing sunglasses prevent sharingan?

texts: If one is wearing dark black sunglasses, then how will eye contact work? Sharingan user won't be able to tell when he has eye contact? I haven't finished shippuden yet, so may be answer lies ahead but I am curious.


texts: Is Plastic Memories adapted from a manga/light novel? If so, how many volumes/chapters have been released so far?


texts: I wonder if there is any explanation in the anime or manga about the origin of the Black Phoenix Army and Black Saints clothes, since they are not constellations (as far as I know).


texts: Does the White Album 2 anime share the same storyline as the visual novel?

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I want to start watching the White Album 2 anime but I want to play the VN also.

I heard that the story from the anime is different than the game. Is this true? Because I would rather play the game first if it's the same story, but if it's an new anime original story I will watch it first.


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Anime tend to became more and more popular in western countries year by year and were always popular in Japan. While many people watch them, seems like most of the fans are geeks or gamers.

Based on the above, is it true, a huge percentage of programmers like anime?

edit: While there are anime fans everywhere most fans are from either USA or Japan. To make the question more specific I am asking about those two countries.


texts: Where can I read Re:Zero web novel in English from the beginning (vol. 1) until now?

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I found out that Re:Zero has a public web novel version that is available for free due to this question

I did some searching and found the English version on Novel Update. However, I only see it begin from vol. 3 (without vol. 1 or vol. 2).

I would like to know where I can find Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (web novel) in English, from the beginning (vol 1) until now.


texts: What is the technical name for the short exaggerated anime scenes?

texts: You know, those scenes that typically cut to out of context OTT animations to exaggerate reactions? e.g. when a character is angry the whole screen might be taken over by swirling colours, angry eyes and shouty mouth. There must be a technical name for these scenes amongst animators and storyboarders. What is the term for it?


texts: A novel where the main character is reborn and killed right after birth 26 times due to his silver hair

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The main character is not reincarnated in a different world. Rather, he is reborn so far in the future that his legend is but a myth now. Every time he is born, he is born with silver hair (although he fixes it later). Due to the religious influence "kill all silver haired babies, reincarnation of the demon", he was killed right after birth 26 times. On the 27th time, he was saved by his poor parents who refused to let his son be killed.

He attends a magic school. Normally, people don't even know they are magicians until 15, but he, a little kid, starts learning intermediate class summoning in his 1st year of school (although it's still nothing for him).

At first sight, he may be a kid, but when angered, the blood thirst that is released freezes everyone through pure fear. The cool and awesome, yet merciless main character is the best part of this light novel. The writing style brings out the best of the hero's character.


texts: What are the numbers in the background in Sae's room?

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In the 4th season of Hidamari Sketch, Honeycomb, there's scenes where there's a bunch of numbers (and an HK with a "honeycomb" symbol) in the background. Do these numbers have any significance? Are they related to production cuts (sometimes shown in "flash card" style during Bakemonogatari, another Studio Shaft production)?

Examples:

Episode 1:

Bottom right corner: HK 01105

Episode 5:

Bottom right corner: HK 05274

Episode 6:

Bottom right corner: HK 06333

Episode 10:

Bottom right corner: HK 10133

Episode 12:

Bottom right corner: HK 12074

Not sure if I missed any, but it looks like a 2 digit episode number and 3 digits of something else. Also, not sure if previous seasons of Hidamari Sketch has these, been a while since I've seen them. What do the other strings of numbers, that don't seem to change, mean?


texts: Are Walls Maria/Rose/Sina the only Wall community in the world?

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Okay I was watching Attack on Titan, and I was just wondering if this walled off part of land is the only one in existence? Like, if people were ever to go out past Wall Maria into the rest of the world, would they come across other Humans inside other Walled off communities?

Or is the one in the series the only one on the entire planet?


texts: Why does Eighth have such an oversized head?

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All the characters in Mirai Nikki follow more or less the same style, with one exception - Eighth, who has a strangely oversized head.

Spot the culprit

Why is this? Is there a specific reason Eighth has this appearance?


texts: I'm just curious because Ruri's birthday was mentioned. Kirino's birthday might probably mentioned in some part of the light novel or manga.


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Did chakra really come from the Juubi?

I saw the flashbacks where Rikudo Sennin's mother took chakra from the Juubi and that the Juubi was a tree first. Is that correct?


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In the very start of the first episode, Kaoru had Dark blue hair. But after that, her hair color changed to blonde. Why did Kaoru dye her hair?  Does it mean something like a start of a new chapter of her life? What is the significance of this in the story?

During the Marriage/Honeymoon:

At home (and the rest of the episodes):


texts: At the end of the Shaman Warrior manhwa, do Yaki and Horrakan die?

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In the manhwa Shaman Warrior, does Yaki die in the end? They kinda abruptly cut the fight scene and ended with Yatilla yelling for Yaki years later. But before they cut out her fight, she was kicking butt in full shaman mode.

Also did Horrakan die? He was still alive when he and Nejo fell. Nejo came back alive... what happened with Horrakan? Ending seemed a little abrupt.


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The Death Note Wikia states that...

  The Death Eraser can revive the people that have been killed by the note
  The Death Eraser is an artefact

In the wikia is also states  if you wrote "dies from a tragic accident or something",would the person's wounds or destroyed body parts be healed?

Which lead me to ask what is the limits of the Death Eraser and if you wrote "commits suicide by gun" and you used the Death Eraser to bring them back, would the wounds heal even though they come back to life?


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In Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!, Suguru is an otaku with an anime character on his shirt underneath his uniform:

I feel like this character is familiar, but all attempts to identify her have failed, so I'm now leaning towards the belief that she's just a made-up character drawn in a typical moe style.

Is this a real character from some other source, or is it just a generic-looking moe character? Note that in the anime version, the character on his shirt looks slightly different, so in case they are actually different, this question is asking about the visual novel appearance above.


texts: Identifying the most common battle song in Fairy Tail 2014

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In Fairy Tail 2014, there is a common battle song that plays. An example is when Juvia fights Aries in the desert in episode 37, when Aries makes fun of Juvia while she is on the ground.

What is the song?


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I'm wondering if season 3 of Oregairu were the end of the light novel because I intend to read the light novel of it if it wasn't the end.
Is season 3 the end of the light novel?


texts: Need help on finding the most depressing anime I've ever seen

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Some years ago I found this really great depressing anime and I cannot recall it's name. It was built as a series of stories, with each being independent from the rest. Not like arcs but actual independent stories. And one of those stories has ever since stayed with me as the the most depressing thing that I've ever saw.

It was a true story of a young Japanese novelist who won the newcomer award in Japan (or something along those lines). It basically talked about his life's ups and downs and ended in his suicide.

In general the theme there was very dark and well suicidal, but I loved it for that. If I remember correctly it was set in the post WW2 era Japan.

One other thing I remember that the last story in the series was set in medieval Japan, was quite colourful and seemed really out of place from the rest of the stories. It was possibly even a fantasy story.

If I remember correctly it had only 3 stories and was 12ep max possible less.

Although the last one was simply weird in that line up, the previous two where quite heavy dramas exploring how a person can fall into suicide.

I vaguely remember something like this happening in one of them:
The main character (young male early 20s or late teens) went to this bar where he met another depressed women. They hooked up and I think they became a couple. They then proceeded to commit double suicide, by throwing themselves of the cliffs.

When they got there they ate a lot of sleeping pills so they would drown in the sea and they jumped off the cliff.

The woman did just that, but when the main character (do not remember the name sorry) was about to jump he first started to puke from all the booze they drank that night and puked out the sleeping pills.

At the time he did not think much of it and followed the women and jumped off the cliffs. How ever because he failed to ingest the sleeping pills he did not drown and later was saved from the sea or washed up on the shore. Anyway later he had some serious regrets on puking and not managing to kill himself.

Later on there was this scene where I think it was the same character, but possibly it was the other story, where the main male character was living with his wife. Again only after going through some serious issues. And was living in this big (relatively speaking) house and supporting the couple by creating manga based on his life full of profanities I think we nowadays would say it was seinen hentai... if that makes any sense.

Anyway the character had gone through some series of hardships and though that he finally found if not a peaceful life than a livable life. I remember one scene were his friend (or was it an acquaintance) came by to see how he was doing and when he saw how he was making money was quite shocked by it.

One day when he came home his publisher was there "doing" his wife. When he confronted him, the publisher told him that the manga that he was doing was not actually selling and this is why he got the cheques, because his publisher got to have sex his wife. Now his publisher proceeded to explain to the poor guy how he must have known all that and he should not be so shocked.

One of the more memorable scene is were the wife told the guy "How could you have done this to me" implyng that he basically pimped her to his publisher. This of course lunged the main character into a suicidal fit where he tried to kill himself.

Hopefully it ring some bells to someone, every time I hear that Clannad is a sad anime I think "not really" and think back on this one. But I simply do not remember the name, so I can't give them an example of a truly sad and depressing anime.


texts: Why do cosplay competitions require prerecorded dialogue?

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From local performances to bigger contests like EuroCosplay, many cosplay performances require you to prerecord your music and dialogue.

Usually it is part of the rules for participation. What is the reason for this requirement? Surely a 'live' dialogue would make the act seem more convincing - rather than cosplayers having to lip sync.

I understand mic's aren't great if you have giant lobster claws or something - but microphones can come pretty small now and could fit in a helmet. Even still, why restrict all cosplayers?

Why does this rule exist?


texts: How does Shi-Woon regenerate his wounds so fast?

texts: In The Breaker-New Waves after his master broke his ki center he is still able to fight. In fights his level of regeneration is off the charts. He can keep fighting even if he has broken bones. Why is this happening? Is it because of training? Is it because of a medical condition?


texts: At the end, did Naruto skip Chunnin and Jounin rank before becoming Hokage?

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In chapter 700 of Naruto manga (last chapter) it was shown that Uzumaki Naruto finally reached his dream of becoming Hokage. It was also shown that he didn't achieve it immediately after the 4th Shinobi War ended as Hatake Kakashi was the 6th Hokage and Naruto was the 7th.

AFAIK, even when fighting Otsutsuki Kaguya, Naruto was a Genin as he never passed the Chuunin nor Jounin exam (as far as the manga is concerned). There is an anime where Naruto took the Chuunin exam, but he failed after disqualified due to using Sage Mode.

It was shown in Naruto the Movie "Road to Ninja", that to become Jounin, one must become a Chuunin first. However it is also to be noted that double promotion is also possible.

4th, 5th, and 6th Hokage were all Jounin prior to being Hokage. I'm not sure about the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Hokage, although strength-wise they are stronger than your average Jounin. The next Hokage was chosen either by the current Hokage, or the Daimyou of the Land of Fire. No other requirements was listed on the Wikia.

So, to the question, has Naruto reached the rank of Jounin when he was selected as the 7th Hokage? Or was he still a Genin, since it didn't actually matter much considering that everyone knows who he is, that he was the hero who saved Konoha from Pain, and more importantly the world from Infinite Tsukuyomi.


texts: Can a clone be in sync with its original user when it is still active?

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In manga, chapter 647, I saw that First Hokage's wood clone was able hear the discussion between original (Edo-Tensei) Hashirama and Madara Uchiha. Is this possible?

I have seen that Yamato's wood clone was not able to communicate with his original, that's why he was using earpiece. I also know that, once the shadow-clones are cancelled the original user will get its experience.


texts: What is the significance of fifteen strokes in a name?

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In chapter 3 (titled Savior) of the manga Shurabara!, I don't understand the meaning of certain lines in there:

  "I absolutely cannot accept someone like you, Yagimoto Kazuhiro, who only has fifteen strokes in his name!"

Is it rare to have fifteen strokes in a person's name or is it a joke? What does she mean?


texts: What song played right after the OP of Parasyte Episode 10?

texts: Does anyone know the song played as soon as the OP ends in the beginning of episode 10? It's not listed in the soundtrack and I can't find it anywhere.


texts: How did Naruto land the finishing Rasengan on Pain?

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I watched Naruto's fight with Pain the other day, and I don't quite understand how Naruto managed to land a Rasengan on the Deva Path in that sequence of attacks which started with 2 Rasenshurikens.

This is what I have understood so far: Pain deflected first shuriken, then he jumped to dodge the second one flying towards his blind spot. As he landed, he was attacked by numerous Naruto clones, who were camouflaging as rocks with Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique), and he deflected all of them with Shinra Tensei yet again. After that, I completely lost track of what was going on and how he managed to land that Rasengan eventually.

Can anyone explain what happened with respect to the five-second interval and how Naruto managed to beat Pain?


texts: What are the original memes mentioned in Steins;Gate?

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As I understand it, the memes used in the fansubbed version of Steins;Gate were adapted for English audience. The Japanese audience would not know the "Yo Dawg" meme, for instance, since it is an English based meme. They would have their own set of memes, which they could have used in the original dialogue. Of course, it could be that their lines weren't memes at all.

What are the original Japanese memes that were mentioned throughout the series, if there are any, and what's their context?


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I'm talking about Ash's Pikachu: obviously he already reached level 314159265kachu (Pun intended; that's not the exact number as I don't know what level he is).

I forget the reason for this - did he not want to evolve? If so, then why did he refuse to evolve? And does that mean that evolving is a choice? You can choose NOT to evolve your pokemon?


texts: If Blackbeard removes your power do you regain the ability to swim?

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When Blackbeard touches a devil fruit user, it is as if they don't have powers. Unlike the sea, when he drains your power, even physical property changes to your body are cancelled out.

The Wikia on Yami Yami no Mi talks about this:

  This was shown when Luffy's stretching powers were canceled on touch, unlike the effect of a body of water or seastone, both of which just inhibit a person from controlling their powers. It was shown earlier when Luffy was stuck underwater that his neck could still be stretched above the water's surface, and that Busoushoku Haki would simply nullify the defensive aspects of a Devil Fruit such as intangibility and the malleability of rubber.

The episode they are talking about is episode 447. In this episode, Blackbeard uses vortex to pull in Luffy and smashes Luffy into the ground. Crocodile notes that there was blood. This is strange since Luffy, being rubber, should be immune to the physical damage caused by being slammed into the ground.

Another use of the Yami Yami no Mi allowed Blackbeard to permanently remove a devil fruit user's power and give it to himself. When Whitebeard died his power was still active in Blackbeard, thus causing the fruit to not regrow. This is proof of the permanent transference of power.

In either of these cases, either the case where the devil fruit user has their power drained temporarily by touch, or permanently like in the case of whitebeard, would the drained user regain their ability to swim?


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Most ninjas probably don't live very long by the nature of their work. They die on missions, in wars, in raids, while being ambushed by other ninjas, during testing, etc.

However, the handful of ninjas we have seen (e.g. The Third Hokage, as well as Tsunade and Jiraiya) who've lived past the usual lifespan seem to be of very advanced age.

Do ninjas have a longer natural lifespan that is simply cut short by the nature of their work?


texts: Does Midorima's shooting ability have a name?

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Akashi → Emperor Eye
Kise → Perfect Copy
Aomine → Formless Shot (among others)
Murasakibara → Thor's Hammer
Midorima → ???

Does Midorima's ability to shoot 3-pointers from anywhere on the court have a super-cool name like the special techniques of the rest of the Generation of Miracles?

There's a few frames in the last OP of season 3 that say "Sky Direct 3P Shoot" in green text, which I suppose sounds kind of like a description of Midorima's technique, but I don't recall having heard that in the anime. (It's also the only move name in that OP I can't match up to a player, for what it's worth.)


texts: What the intense plucky guitar song that begins at 3:35 in My Hero Acadamia Season 3 ep 62/24

texts: I can't seem to find the song. It's on Episode 24 of season 3 or ep. 62. It starts at 3:35 and its a really nice and mysterious guitar melody!


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During the flashback some people have and or Kakashi, we find out that Namikaze Minato, Naruto's dad, was Kakashi's teacher, and that Kakashi had a big respect for him. Also, Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin were his teammates. We also find out that in one of the flashbacks Kakashi has, it shows that when he was in the ANBU Minato buts him to guard and protect his wife, Kushina until she had about nine months of being pregnant. After Minato let Kakashi free for a couple of days, he went to visit Rin's grave and then Obito's engraved name to tell them that their sensei was having a child. I think a couple of days after that Naruto was born, and Kyuubi rampaged around the village. Minato risked his life to seal away Kyuubi inside Naruto to protect him and the village.

Minato and Kushina died and left Naruto all alone, so why didn't Kakashi take care of Naruto. I mean I know the Third gave Naruto money every month or so, but why didn't Kakashi at least watch Naruto from the shadows like he did with Kushina. Was it because he was too busy with his ANBU work, did he just forget his sensei had a child or was he too young to be taking care of kids. I mean he was just what 14 or something, he could have still managed to look at him or something. Or did he just feel it was wrong to get close to Naruto?

One of my cousins and me were talking about this a couple of days ago and it got me wondering. I didn't know how to respond to my cousin, so I just decided to ask you all.


texts: Why those "magical names" sound so much like forum handles?

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Magicians show that they are serious by shouting their magical names. Poster child of this behaviour is shown in Endymion no Kiseki, when

   Touma is still unsure of what is going on, when Stiyl shouts Fortis583 right before going all out. Touma's expression changes radically, as he understands that Styil is an enemy, at least for the moment.

Is there any rule in making the magical names, or are they intended to look like forum/internet nicknames?


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In the third arc ("The Ant and the Grasshopper"), the enemy object is described as being "0.5th-generation".

What does that even mean? I thought that the very first object to be built was itself already considered 1st-generation. Is a 0.5th-generation object some sort of subpar imitation or something?


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As we all know, Yuno died and Yuki became god and became frustrated after that.

But at the end of that episode, Yuki's diary changes and says that

  Yuno comes to see me

and then someone shouts

  yukki!!

and then Two started to re-shape World Two.

My question is that

How did Yuno become alive again?
Is this an indication of a second season?


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While watching anime, especially ones that focus on slice-of-life or high school, I often come across a test paper containing a character's score. However, it is interesting to note that the correct answers are circled while the wrong ones are ticked (checked?). As far as I know, ticks are for correct answers and circles are for incorrect answers (unless I've been living in a shell, which would be embarrassing).

The image is from The World God Only Knows OVA: Four Girls and an Idol, where Keima Katsuragi intentionally placed an incorrect answer for question #1. As you can see, it is checked while the rest are circled. Does this mirror how Japan marks the test papers of students? If so, why?


texts: I am not able to find any manga chapter of Akame ga Kill Zero after chapter 16. Even in the wikia page, all chapters after chapter 17 don't have any description. Did they stop the series?


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In DBZ, Future Trunks was a Super Saiyan. In DBS, we see his evolution going up to SSJGSSJ. When he is prepared to go back in time to save the world from Frieza, is he still SSJ? He didn't seem to train enough to attain a new form. Does he lack the potential to be SSJ2 or above that or he just stop training?

What happened to him?


texts: What is the background about the tattoo around Jellal's eye?

texts: Why does Jellal have the red tattoo around his eye? Where did it come from? Is there anything special about the shape of the markings?


texts: What is this manga where a girl is told that she's never been seen only as a friend?

texts: This picture is really cute so I want to know what manga this is so please help me thank you for your consideration.


texts: What is this anime where the girl wears a ribbon wrapping her hair like double helix and wears black dress?

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I saw the trailer of this anime on the Bleach DVD Volume 1, which was featured in the Extras > Trailers. Other anime trailers that were featured on the DVD were for Black Cat, One Piece, Death Note, Eureka 7, Dragon Ball Z remastered and that's all I remember.

For the unknown anime trailer:

The song sounded like j-techno with female singer. I could recalled an English part of the lyrics being "I need you, I just kiss you, in my life"
Opening sequence shows a nude (?) girl in her early/mid teens with long pale blue hair tiptoed on the water
The main character (?) is a boy in his early/mid teens with gold brown hair that is shaped like razors on the sides and wears red clothing

(Image of hair colour, maybe 1 or 2 shades darker)
The girl  wears a black dress and has a black/white ribbon wrapped around her hair, kind of like a double helix.

(Almost identical to the image of the girl in the trailer)
The main character and the girl seem to be romantically linked, as they are seen holding hands and the girl comforts the boy.
Other characters in the trailer are shown one by one with small girl figures popping up behind them. Maybe the little girls are spirits or guardians?

That's all I have for the description, I've tried so long to find out what this anime is and I couldn't find anything related to it except for the picture of the girl.


texts: Who animated which transformation sequence in Symphogear XV?

texts: So I hear that in Symphogear XV, every transformation sequence was animated by different animator. Who animated which transformation?


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In the tournament of power if time is out the universe with more fighters in the arena wins. They have 3 fighters left when other universes have more, for example universe 7 has 7 fighters. They have the most powerful fighter for now, Jiren (Goku might surpass him eventually but for now he doesnt) and 2 other fighters who might be at the level of Vegeta or Freezer.

Now why Jiren is meditating if it's obvious Toppo and Dyspo wont be able to reduce all other universes to 2 or less fighters, universes which includes fighters in their level or above, like Vegeta, Freezer, 17, Gohan, Kale, etc.

How does universe 11 expect to win with their current strategy? is there any way they can win going like this?


texts: Why was there an apparent violation of the law of cycles in Rebellion?

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In the Rebellion film, we see Homura turn into what she realises is a witch (after she discovers some oddities about the version of Mitakihara city she's supposedly living in) because of her despair.

This reason for her turning into a witch makes sense to me because it would be "valid" under the laws of the universe prior to Madoka's changing of them. However, I'm a bit confused about how Homura managed to become a witch after the law of cycles came into "effect", if under this regime, magical girls disappear instead of becoming witches once their energy is used up.

Why exactly then was there this "exception" to the law of cycles? (I might have missed something since I haven't really followed Puella Magi Madoka Magica very closely.) I suppose the fact that Homura is the only person around who knows of what the former "regime" was might be important in this, but I think I probably missed something when I watched the film.


texts: Princess Sakura of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle has her memories scattered to many dimensions in the form of feathers. These feathers are incredibly powerful, able to do things such protect buildings and water underneath from acid rain. Why do the feathers have this power?


texts: Why didn't Zoro use his Bandana in dressrosa arc?

texts: Not only has he not used his bandana against Pica but is hardly shown wearing it on the arm.. I can't recall if he even had it on the arm.. He usually wears it to defeat the enemies but this time.. Why the exception? Is it because it doesn't look good on the suit he was wearing? If it was the reason it would be the stupidest reason ever! I Might be missing something.. Maybe..


texts: How does Muzan Kibutsuji decide to whom and how much he would give of his blood?

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Note: The description of the question contains some crucial spoilers, so I decided to put the whole question in a spoiler tag just in case I don't spoil for some users that haven't watched the anime or read the manga.

 This is a question that struck me after completing the anime. It has been revealed that the more blood he gives to a demon, the stronger they become, with the Upper moons holding the highest ranks. But it was never explained how does he decide to which person/demon he will transmit his blood to? Does he have some kind of ability to see through each person's potential? Also, why doesn't he give a big quantity of his blood to many demons other than the 12 moons so that way he will have a way bigger and stronger in quantity demon army and make sure he never gets defeated?


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I was wondering how was Gohan so much stronger as a normal Saiyan than Goku was as SS3 when he fought Buu. Is there not like a power level to reach the next SSJ form?

Power level example:

10,000 to reach SS1
100,000 to reach SS2
etc.

Why couldn't Gohan reach SS3 already?
Or he could fight as SS2 at least?

Maybe I have to rewrite my question again:

If you read the list below,

SS1 is always at about 25,000,000
SS2 is always at about 49,000,000

If Gohan with the Mystic Sword is as strong as Goku was as SS3, there wouldn't be any difference in their strength when he would transform into SS3?


texts: What does vegeta call goku black in dragon ball super?

texts: So I just realized the conundrum of Goku Black and Vegetas stubborn namming sense. Since the arc is a while away from being dubbed, I don't want to binge the entire arc again just to find any instance of Vegeta saying Goku Blacks name. So what does he call Goku Black? And does he call him something different after it's revealed who he really is?


texts: What is the skill Naruto used in the last movie?

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I just want to know whether there is a specific technique name when Naruto's hand glowed when he took the ball of light out of Hinata. It was also used to attack Toneri Otsutsuki.

I don't watch the anime; I read the manga so I could have missed a lot of stuffs from the fillers. Heck, I don't even know what they show in the filler episodes.

Thanks.


texts: Which music artist and manga artist/light novelist has the longest number of episodes working together?

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Considering my other question, I started to wonder, which pair of music artist and manga artist/light novelist has the longest number of episodes working together?

For example, ClariS and Fushimi Tsukasa has worked together for 32 episodes in Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii wake ga Nai (16 in each season) as ClariS provided the OP/ED (forget which one) song for both seasons of it.


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What's the name of the music track that plays at 14:08 in Episode 764 of One Piece?

Please help me!!:D


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We know that there are a whole bunch of anime streaming websites that are in fact illegal because they don't own the licenses to the anime they stream.

However, in a number of anime chat rooms/servers, one feature they announce is streaming sessions through rabb.it, particularly (at the time of writing this) if you go to the animation page you see Case Closed, Pokemon X/Y, Assassination Classroom and Naruto.

Why is rabb.it allowed to stream anime? I don't think they have the licences to those series.


texts: What is the classical piano song from Ep 13 08:39 of parasyte?

texts: I've tried so hard to find this song and am drawing a blank. It's killing me. I thought it may have been Beethoven but I'm not sure. Please help!


texts: Is Kefura super saiyan 2 a regular super saiyan 2 transformation?

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Kefura super saiyan 2 transformation doesnt look exactly the same than a regular super saiyan 2 transformation. Is it supposed to be the same kind of transformation aside the differences? Besides the different hair color, to me Kefura SSJ2 seems to have more sparks than a regular SSJ2 transformation

Caulifla super saiyan 2

Kefura super saiyan 2


texts: Why do sick anime characters often are said to have a "weak body"?

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In anime when a character is chronically sick, they are said to have a "weak body".

The first and most obvious example that comes to my mind is Clannad, but I've seen this in other animes as well.

Is this something out of japanese culture? Or maybe a quirk of translation?

Maybe I'm looking too far into it and it's really just a plot device, and nobody really cares about what the illness really is.

Thanks to those who reply!


texts: What is Natsu hiding under the bandage on his right arm after he came back from the training since chapter 418?

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In chapter 418, when Natsu came back to Magnolia, you can see that he had both his arms bandaged. He took off the bandage on his left arm when he went to Lucy's house. However, he never took off the one on his right arm.

Up to chapter 446, the latest chapter at the time of writing, I have not fount a point when he took off the bandage on his right arm. He wasn't bandaged prior to chapter 418, before he started the training. This leads me to suspect that he has something on his right arm which he doesn't want other people to see.

What is he hiding under the bandage on his right arm?


texts: Why is Greninja Ash's only bonded Pokémon?

texts: If Ash bonded with his Greninja that he had for one generation, but he won't use it anymore, why haven't Pokémon like Pikachu or Tauros bond with Ash instead?


texts: Will a Devil Fruit user swim if he/she is in contact with Kairoseki?

texts: We know that Kairoseki nullifies the Devil Fruit powers and sea immobilizes the Devil Fruit users. So hypothetically, what will happen if a Devil Fruit user tries to swim while he/she is in contact with Kairoseki?


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In 23rd episode of Kanon 2006 anime, Yuuichi goes to School Ayu visited and met her there. Yuuichi offered to grant her third wish.

   She wished for Yuuichi to forget her, but he declined to grant that wish because he is not able to.

Ayu then realizes what the third wish is, but we only see her mouth moving.

What did she wish for?


texts: Why didn't Rem die immediately after being mutilated so severely?

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In episode 15 of Re:Zero Betelgeuse mutilated Rem which should have killed her. But that didn't happen. Instead, she survives and crawls to Subaru with her last strength, frees him of the chains and finally dies in his arms.

I mean, among other fatal wounds her neck/ cervical spine was torn apart. I'm not a biologist or physician, so correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you dead if your neck is torn apart?

And according to someone who's read the LN, she had been mutilated by Betelgeuse even further i.a. he ripped her in two halves. There's definitely no human being who's able to survive this.
The only plausible reason I can think of is Rem's demon race. I'm not sure about it, though.


texts: What did Team Rocket use to evolve Rhyhorn?

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In the Pokemon Adventures manga, Koga used some kind of item (like a syringe) on his Rhyhorn:

The strange part is that the Rhyhorn suddenly evolved into a Rhydon, in the middle of the fight:

Red confirmed this:

I didn't understand how it would be possible to make Rhyhorn to evolve like this, because Rhyhorn is not the kind of Pokemon that could be evolved by stones.

So what did Team rocket use? Does this item appear again in the manga and did someone explain it better? Or does it even exist in the TV series?


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Did Nami undergo a breast operation by Chopper?  ;-)

All joking aside!

How could an 18 year old girl's breasts grow so large within 2 years? After the time skip, Luffy became 19 and Nami turned 20. I know that in the world of One Piece, everything is possible, but why did the producers change her breasts?

This cannot be a coincidence:

From a comment on Facebook


texts: In the anime Rainbow Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, there is a narrator throughout the series who has the voice of a young female. And in episode 1, she starts the story stating that it all began 50 years ago, implying that she is neither Lily nor Meg. So who is the narrator?


texts: In the Zoldyck family is something known about the grandmother and the grandgrandfather?

texts: it is known that there are 10 members in the Zoldyck family. But do you know something about the grandgrandfather and the grandmother? Zeno Zoldyck is the grandfather. But father of who he is? From the father or mother of Killua. I think it's from Silva Zoldyck (the father) But in the episode Gon, Kurapika and Leorio go to find Killua, Killua's mother calls him father. Then how to know who the father really is?


texts: Is Mihawk stronger than one of the gorosei who holds the sword(since mihawk is titled strongest swordsman)?

texts: Since mihawk is titled as the strongest swordsman and there is one samurai in the 5 elders team,so does that mean mihawk is stronger than that gorosei?


texts: Can manhua (Chinese manga) be black-white?

texts: I drew manhua about Chinese imperors, 12 animals and etc. I used only black and white colors. Can manhua be in black-white style?


texts: Why is the fee for Yato-gami to do things just ¥5 (5 Yen)?

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No matter what the job is, finding cats, to avenging a murdered child, all it takes for Yato to grant those is just a measly ¥5. I suspect that this practice dated back from during the time when Yato was actively known as God of Disaster.

Since there is inflation, while ¥5 now worths almost nothing, it must have worth a lot more in the past. If this is the reason, then how much far in the past was the year that Yato was actively known as the God of Disaster if we are to use real world's currency value?

If this was not the case, why is the fee just ¥5 while other Gods have it more, which can be seen from their lavish and abundant number of shrines?


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I have watched the series once and I believe there are quite a few things left unexplained. The powers for instance can be transferred to others by only the people who have the "Code" like C.C. or V.V.

So what exactly is this code? And was Charles after immortality when he tried to acquire C.C.'s code? He even acquired V.V's code didn't he? So he was immortal. Why was he after C.C.?


texts: Why has nobody been able to summon Exodia before Yugi?

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In the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yugi manages to assemble all five pieces of Exodia, to which Kaiba says in shock:

  Exodia! It’s not possible! Nobody has ever been able to call him!

https://youtu.be/RfqNH3FoGi0

Why was it so tough to assemble Exodia, to the point where nobody had ever been able to summon him? I mean, we see a Rare Hunter do it in the Battle City arc, without really using the new rules Kaiba created. And given the number of people playing Duel Monsters, I would think somebody would have tried and succeeded before, despite the odds.

So why has nobody been able to summon Exodia before Yugi?


texts: I know it allows you to defeat logia users and gives your hits more strenth, but is it the only thing it can do?


texts: What's inside the UFO Robot Grendizer Manga Kanzenban?

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I want to buy a present for an old anime fan and since he likes UFO Robot Grendizer I decided to get him a manga of it. I found something called UFO Robot Grendizer Manga Kanzenban / Complete Edition on eBay. It says that the release date is 2012 but there is no other information.

Does anybody know what's in this book? Is it a collection of old manga chapters or just random artwork? Also, is it drawn by Go Nagai or not? I really appreciate your help...


texts: What is the flashback in episode 14 of Ranma referring to?

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There's a flashback that starts at 15:45 on episode 14 of season 1. I've been watching Ranma over the past few days, and I don't think this scene was in a previous episode.

As I recall, the information in the flashback came out as part of a comedy routine. Anime back in those days often had continuity errors like that.

Is this flashback referring to a deleted/modified scene, or is something else going on?


texts: How were the gamers transported to the hospitals in Sword Art Online?

texts: Did the light novels (or manga) ever explain how the medical personnel were able to get the trapped gamers from their homes to the hospital without the NerveGear frying the gamers? From the anime's description, it should have been impossible, since the NerveGear would've killed anyone was physically disconnected from the game.


texts: Who exactly is Benjamin Anderson in the Kill la Kill soundtrack?

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I was listening to the Kill la Kill soundtrack which is amazing but I'm scratching my head over this particular artist who contributes vocals, Benjamin Anderson. I tried googling/wiki'ing and I found this Wikipedia article - But I don't think it's the same person...? There doesn't seem to be any mention of Kill la Kill on his website.

I would love to find out exactly who it is, just to be sure. I thought the vocals were amazing and would like to see if this person had any previous work?


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In the first episode of the Index-tan specials of Toaru Majutsu no Index, Index-tan sits on Touma's head and eats bread. They talk about how she references something and then she explains that if you don't understand the reference, you should buy the Shakugan ** *****-***-DVDs.

(It's German)

What does Index-tan refer to?


texts: Does the Rinnegan eye put more strain on the user?

texts: In the anime, it is shown that over usage of Byakugan and Sharingan eyes will cause the user to strain. Does that happen with a Rinnegan user?


texts: Is Natsu's half-dragon form his complete Dragon Force?

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Many people think that Natsu's half-dragon form in the movie Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry was END or was caused by his dragon seed. But it cannot be both as END looks different in the manga and the dragon seed which transforms a dragon slayer into a dragon has been neutralized by Igneel. Also when Natsu transforms, the OST which plays is called Dragon Force.

So was it his complete Dragon Force strength?


texts: How does the English version of Sailor Moon differ from the original?

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I know that some changes were made to Sailor Moon when it was translated into English, like that Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are changed from lovers to cousins. What other changes were made?

I'm not asking about name changes, only plot and character changes.


texts: What is the hand gesture Itachi does when calling Sasuke to him?

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I've always found this gesture curious, because it looked like the "shooing away" gesture to me, but Sasuke reacts as though he's being summoned. So I'm interested to know if this gesture is part of Japanese culture and would be generally understood.

I'm interested in two things here: Which direction is Itachi flicking his fingers? Technically speaking, he does both, but the way I understand the "shooing away" gesture is that you're flicking away, indicating to the other person to go away, so it could be a matter of how the gesture is understood. And I'd like to know how widely used this is in Japanese culture (or whether it's just an Itachi thing), and whether the Japanese would recognize this gesture as "shooing away" at all. Just an explanation for the gesture, basically.


texts: What if you wrote "eaten by a gigantic sea-snake" in the Death Note?

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I was wondering, suppose that I wrote in a Death Note,

  Person A in day x, month y, year z, hour h, minute i, second j, eaten by a gigantic sea-snake.

  A goes to the middle of the sea for diving. There, when he dives, a gigantic sea monster swallows him whole.

Is this kind of death possible? If so, wouldn't that make the Death Note the greatest scientific tool ever? I mean, it could be used to verify the existence of aliens too.


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Both cours of Active Raid are now over, and I still don't know who Baba Micchi is!

As you will recall, Baba Micchi is apparently some person who Sena Souichirou knows, and whenever this person's name is mentioned, Sena has a rather visceral reaction.

The final mention of this person was in cour 2, episode 5 at around 17:37 - while Sena is riding around in the Senars Inc. garbage truck hoping to catch some of the petty criminals in action, a group of women mention Baba Micchi, prompting this reaction, followed by an "I knew it!".

But then the show cuts to a different scene, and Baba Micchi is never mentioned again.

Who on earth is Baba Micchi?


texts: Where did Nanami's Clairvoyance come from?

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When fighting Shichika in episode 7, Nanami mentioned her Clairvoyance, but she never said anything like that when fighting the Maniwani earlier (in episode 4, I think).

Was her Clairvoyance what allowed her to copy Maniwani's Kempo, and she just didn't name it in earlier episode? Or did she learned Clairvoyance somewhere else after she left the island, and as such she never had it when the Maniwani attacked her? And if it's the latter case, where did she learn it?


texts: How can the Armored Titan be killed if he can transfer his consciouness to his body and transform and heal?

texts: So the user of the Armored Titan can transfer his consciouness to his body before being attacked, then transform into a Titan, and then heal his body. How can he be killed then?


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I saw half an episode of anime once (7-10 years ago probably) on adult swim(I think).  While this seems minor, it is the one that convinced me to give anime a chance as I had only seen one other and was definitely not a fan. As there are several now that I enjoy, i'd like to know what that one was.

In what I watched, some individual was introducing a machine gun with linked ammunition on a tripod to 4 swordsmen.  I believe one was a protagonist (I believe samurai) while the other 3 were known criminals.  The setting appeared to be japan around the time of Commodore Perry.  Fearing the impact the weapon would have on their home (I think), the 4 swordsmen teamed up against the gunner.

What I remember most is the ending; I believe one criminal sacrificed himself before this.  A large one charges straight for the gunner. As he is killed, a small one jumps from his back as throws a seed or something between the linked ammunition and is promptly shot and killed.  The final guy (again originally antagonistic to the other 3) runs toward the gunner.  The seed jams the gun temporarily and the swordsman slays the gunner.  He is the only survivor.  That is all I remember.


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Universe 6 and universe 7 are twin universes

If Earth didn't have life in Universe 6(Champa's universe). From where does Trunks come from? He couldn't have come from other Universe because they aren't twin universe.

If Trunks has come from alternate timeline of Universe 7, how did  an evil Goku come? He should have died of that heart virus?

Edit: Trunks has come from an alternate timeline of Universe 7.

And if Evil Goku is from Universe 6, how does TRUNKS know about him?


texts: Is Death Gods in Death Note are that useless?

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In Death Note, the Shinigami (death gods) need the use of the Death Note to kill people, especially in order to continue their lives, so if they won't use it, they will die, their only means of killing is the Death Note, and that is the source of my question.

If for example, the Shinigami loses their Death Note, what to use of him to be called Shinigami? What is so special about the Shinigami in the world of Death Note, their only means to kill is the Death Note, but we see that even humans can use them, so what is so special about the Shinigami to differentiate them from humans who are referred to as Shinigami?

Just to clarify, the main question is not about their rule but on their species, their rule has been hinted in the manga that in the past the Shinigami were more mixed with the human world for some special reasons but in the time of the story of Death Note they have no real reason to exist as Ryuk tells Light (and I thinks also Rem tells Misa why in the past so many Shinigami were dead because of that).


texts: Why did the storm dragon's name change from Verudora to Veldora in the anime?

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In the first episode of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, we are introduced to a storm dragon named "Verudora" (episode 1, time code 16:38 at Crunchyroll). From episode 2 onward, the dragon's name was altered to "Veldora". The show's English wikipedia article shows his/her name in Japanese as "(ヴェルドラ Verudora)". So why did the production company start with one pronunciation and immediately switch to another on the next episode? I remember that some reviewers on YouTube had problems pronouncing the dragon's name for that first episode, but it's really not that hard, just four short syllables, each ending with a vowel.

(Note that I went ahead and asked my question, knowing that the episode 1 sub script has already been altered in the last few weeks to use "Veldora", just like all the other episodes.)


texts: What is the Capture Level of Hungri-la Bird?

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I'm watching One Piece anime ep. 492.
There were Capture Levels for each animal shown on the screen subtitled, but the Capture Level of Hungri-la Birds was missing.

What is the Capture Level of Hungri-la Birds?


texts: How does Obito not lose his eyesight after excessive use of the mangekyo?

texts: I've been thinking about his Mangekyo and how it seems to have had no impact on his eye sight and how he could have escaped the effects. After much thought on the topic I think I might have the solution and am wondering if this is a valid theory or not. My theory is you need both Mangekyo to hurt your vision. Since he had only 1 eye this effectively allows him to use part of its power for no effect compared to people like Itachi and Sasuke who do have both and had issues with this. Basically if I didn't make it clear enough with only 1 eye he couldn't get Susanoo or the other great abilities but also didn't have the downside of losing his sight. So do you think this is a valid theory? I know its unprovable either way just trying to see if I'm the only one who thinks this is a possible solution.


texts: Why didn't Roberta kill these characters?

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In Part 4 of Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail, Shenhua attacks Roberta and is swiftly backed up by Sawyer and Rotton. Roberta breaks Sawyer's chainsaw and one of Shenhua's kukris, has the two held at gunpoint... then just kicks Rotton in the balls and walks away, sparing all three of them.
I haven't watched Part 5 yet, but so far this is the only time Roberta has shown mercy in the entire OVA. Later on in Part 4, she reacts to Eda helping her by promising to kill her painlessly, yet here she spares three random strangers who were trying to kill her, two-thirds of whom were still armed in some capacity. I don't understand why.
It could be that Roberta's just trying to catch up to the American soldiers and/or Garcia, and doesn't want to waste time killing them, but she doesn't seem to be in that much of a hurry - as I noted, she walks away from the incident in question. It could also just be that she's gone completely insane at this point, and trying to analyse her actions is a waste of time. But I'd like to try anyway.
Why didn't Roberta kill Shenhua, Sawyer, and Rotton?
To repeat: I haven't seen Part 5 yet, so I don't want to Google anything in case I stumble across any spoilers. If the answer is "watch Part 5", so be it.


texts: How did N come to the conclusion that Light Yagami was Kira?

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Even though L had his suspicions about Light, he was not sure that Light was Kira and he couldn't prove it either. However, N was able to do so.

What evidences led N to believe that Light Yagami was Kira?

Since I only watched the anime and didn't follow the manga, I'd appreciate it if the answer also references episode number.


texts: What is the correct order of watching of the Ghost In The Shell series?

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In this post, GITS stands for Ghost in the shell and SAC stands for stand alone complex

I've collected:

GITS arise quadrolgy
GITS SAC 1st gig
GITS SAC 1st gig solid state society
GITS SAC 2nd gig
GITS SAC 2nd gig individual eleven
GITS 2 innocence
GITS 2.0
GITS the laughing man

My queries are:

Except for GITS 1995, am I missing anything ?
What is the correct order of watching?


texts: What is the true meaning of this phrase in Dragon Ball Super episode 80?

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In episode 80, the High Priest said, "Universe 1 and 12, Universe 8 and 5 are exempt from entering, since their mortal level average is already over 7."

Did he mean that they won't be entering the tournament or did he mean that even if they lose, they won't get erased? The literal meaning of the word 'exempt' suggests that it's up to those Universes whether the want to join or not. I'm confused.


texts: Why do they tie their thumbs and don't use handcuffs?

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I've seen lots of animes where a character is caught and interrogated by some authority. The captive is usually depicted sitting on the chair in the interrogation room. But instead of being handcuffed, their thumbs are tied with a zip tie.

Why? Is there a meaning? It's so weird! Is it common to use zip ties to restrain criminals in Japan?
I'm confused.

No this is not some kinky anime; I don't watch that stuff, it's an action based anime, more specifically, AICO incarnation or something like that.


texts: What exactly was Roswaal's role within Re:Zero?

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I have just finished the anime, and althugh given that the show did a really good job at tying up loose ends with the plot, I still do not get Roswaal L Mathers' purpose within the plot. According to my memory, he was/did the following:

   - Head of the mansion and the Mathers Domain
 - Helped with the fight between Subaru et al. and the majuu packs
 - Sponsored Emilia for the election

 ...But then he wasn't seen within the show afterwards (for the latter section, at least).

Did his character play a bigger role that I overlooked? (Or potentially in a later release of the manga that has not been anime-tized?)


texts: How will Gon continue fighting after his fight with Neferpitou?

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During the Chimera Ants Arc, after Gon fights with Neferpitou,

   Gon lost his Nen.

Will he be able to fight and continue advancing within the Hunter x Hunter Universe?


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At the end of the Aincrad arc, Kirito faced Skull Reaper (boss of the floor) and found out that the Guild Master of the Knights of the Blood was the GM himself. After beating him, Aincrad was destroyed and floors 76-100 were still untouched.

At the end of the Fairy Dance arc, Kirito restores Aincrad so the people can explore it again.

I waiting for the story about floors 76-100, as well as the Ruby Palace (100th floor), but there has been nothing so far. Now that Kirito has begun exploring GGO (Gun Gale Online), are floors 76-100 still untouched?


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We know that the Day of Severance had to have happened some time after Kureha was born. Indeed, it must have occurred sometime after Ginko and Kureha became friends (i.e. after they met on the snowy battlefield past the Door to Friendship), since they could not have become friends in the first place had Severance already occurred.

We also know that the Day of Severance happened before episode 1 of the show, because, of course, that's how the narrative begins in the first place. I'm pretty sure that Severance was also before Ginko and Lulu met.

Can we pinpoint when the Day of Severance happened any more accurately (relative to other events in the story)? In particular, it's not clear to me whether the Day of Severance was before or after the day on which Reia sent Ginko back across the Door to Friendship.

(Or maybe I've got this all wrong? In episode 11, the way Kureha's classmates harass her about her friendship with bear-Ginko [during a flashback] seems to suggest that the Day of Severance had already happened - so does that mean that the Day of Severance even precedes the day on which Kureha went across the Door to Friendship to fetch Kureha from the snowy battlefield?)


texts: What happened to the Kyuubi's chakra after Orochimaru releases the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?

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We know that when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha, the 4th Hokage sealed half of the Kyuubi's chakra using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and half within Naruto.

When Orochimaru sliced the stomach of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal "Reaper"/Shinigami (Chapter 618), all things that was sealed in it was freed.

So what happened to the half of the Kyuubi's chakra that was sealed? Why didn't it return?


texts: Does the symbol on the bodies of the damned have any real-world significance?

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In Hell Girl, when someone condemns their target to be banished to Hell immediately, they forfeit their own afterlife in Heaven as the price. As a mark of this covenant between the cursee and Hell Girl herself, a black mark appears upon their chest, shown in the pictures below:

Does this symbol have any significance outside the show? Or is it simply a fictional one to represent Hell in the series?


texts: Which is the song Kanako (Meruru) sings?

texts: In Oreimo 2 Episode 15, Meruru sings a song with the line "Red, blue and yellow, magic of many colors". I can't find the title of the song. It sounds amazing! Does anyone know it?


texts: How does Giriko's 'Time Tells No Lies' Fullbring work?

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I have read the wiki on his power but it still does not make sense to me. I would argue that the way Giriko's Fullbring works is very inconsistent, but am hoping for a decent explanation. The first time we see his power, he attaches a timer to a box while training Ichigo. The next time we see it, he shoots projectiles at Ginjo. The third time, he uses a dial on his shoulder to get massive (big and green like hulk it seemed to reference).

Question: How does his power actually work? Is there some link to each of this uses that I missed? Can you give me an answer that is not full of loopholes?


texts: Where does Kobato fit into the CLAMP multiverse?

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Kobato includes characters from Chobits and Angelic Layer, as well as other CLAMP series, in its world. But it doesn't seem to be the same world as Chobits and Angelic Layer; for example, Chitose Hibiya's children don't appear to be persocoms.

Does Kobato take place in the same world as any other CLAMP series, or is it a standalone world that includes alternate versions of some characters?

(I haven't finished the series, so please use spoiler tags liberally.)