texts: I remember reading a manga but I don't remember the name. There were two main characters a boy and girl, they are both protectors of a spirit ground which is located under the school that they go to. All of the monsters are attracted to the ground because they can evolve there, the boy and the girl have to go around and kill them by placing magical white cubes around the ghosts and other monsters and saying "Kai" which is the destruction spell. This is all I remember please help me find the name!


texts: Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force?

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I know that Light didn't want to kill his father in cold blood, but after his father, Soichiro Yagami, died, he could've just killed them. And then, Near accused L #2 of being Kira.

Near only found out that Light was Kira because of the information Aizawa gave him. He could've just killed the Task Force and went incognito. I know he wanted to kill of Near and Mello, but I'm sure that he could've found a way to kill them off later.

Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force then?


texts: Does the Soul Society know exactly where Kisuke Urahara is?

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I was under the impression that Kisuke's shop is where it is in order to stay out of the eyes of the Soul Society. Yet during the start of Season 4, Renji is "mooching" off the Urahara Shop, and it doesn't seem like Renji was in need to help at any time which would lead to Kisuke offering help, unlike with Rukia where it was shown that after she lost her powers she was approached by Kisuke.

So I am wondering if the Soul Society knew that Kisuke was set up in Karakura Town and thus directed Renji to seek his aid. If not, then how did Renji end up there?


texts: Will the Androids in Universe 7 be disqualified?

texts: Hey I was wondering if Androids 17 & 18 will get Universe 7 disqualified because they are not only modified humans but weapons all together. Since Frost was a modified being, he almost got disqualified in the Universe 6 Tournament Arc. 17 & 18 are made to be weapons! They could be erased, killed or replaced. Thoughts?


texts: Are all Norma female (as of episode 04)?

texts: Has there been any explanation so far (as of episode 4) on whether or not males can be born a norma? Everyone on the norma base seem to be female.


texts: What is the estimated age of Naruto when he became Hokage?

texts: On the last chapter of the manga version, Naruto became the Hokage. How old is he when he became Hokage?


texts: Is it ever explained why Maya is rejected by the Ocean Agency?

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In the anime: "Daphne in the Brilliant Blue," is it ever explained why Maya is rejected by the Ocean Agency?

I never found out, but in the 1st episode (I may have missed something) Maya seemed like the best possible candidate. So why the rejection?


texts: Where did they get supplies for 75,000 persons who went aboard the SDF-1 Macross?

texts: The SDF-1 Macross was a military spaceship. But by accident they had to accommodate 75,000 civilians. Where did they get supplies like food for 75,000 persons who went aboard the SDF-1 Macross?


texts: What happens to the bodies of Bijuu's inside the Juubi?

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When a human is being sucked of chakra, his body remains. This is not true in the case of Tailed Beast; their body also gets sucked.

Also, the Juubi only needs other beasts chakra and yet it takes their body as well.


texts: Was there any canonical or production-related reason for the fights in Dragon Ball Z being dragged out?

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A person and I had a chance to discuss DBZ over this weekend, and they weren't one of the few people that grew up watching it, but were trying to catch up.

However, they were very put off from the length of the fights with major protagonists, and I for one don't blame them.  I can't recall specifically were they were starting, but the phrase "are they still on Namek?" has already reached meme status.

So, I'd like to know if there was any official reason as to why these fights were dragged out as long as they were.  This also includes the fight with Cell and the fight with Majin Buu (although I don't recall watching the end of that one).


texts: How different are the OVA and movie versions of Time of Eve?

texts: What does one miss out from not watching either versions?


texts: How similar is the Magi anime to the manga?

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I know some anime counterparts of manga are extremely different while others are so similar they nearly go panel-by-panel. I've watched the Magi anime (labyrinth and kingdom of magic) and would like to read the manga to see what comes next. My question: How close is the manga to the anime? Is it different enough that I should read the manga from the beginning or could I start off where the anime left off? And if I could start off where the anime left off, about what chapter would that be? :D
Thanks so much in advance~!


texts: What sound effect is it that plays in Naruto ep: 39 at approx 6:32?

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This is a common sound effect used in anime to indicate sudden realization often paired with widened eyes and a beam striking through his/her head. I don't know what it's called.  I checked on the internet as much as I could and even looked through soundeffects fandom, but I couldn't find it because I don't know what it's called! Halp.
Thanks


texts: Is the Ginjo shown in chapter 681 of Bleach a 100% Shinigami?

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By the end of the Substitute Shinigami Arc (Fullbring Arc), Ginjo was said to be dead, since Ichigo came to the captains' meeting and asked for Ginjo's body. Yet in chapter 681, Ginjo came with Tsukishima to help Ichigo. Does this means that the Ginjo in chapter 681 has turned into a 100% Shinigami, that is, he no longer is a Substitute Shinigami like he once was, but a 100% Shinigami since he is already dead and is a soul now?

(I guess 100% Shinigami is not a very good term to describe Ginjo since he was also a Fullbringer...)


texts: What causes people who come in contact with the "Time Fruit" to change?

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What causes only males to turn into blood-wing angels and only females into immortals?

There have been occurrences of both happening to some people. Was that ever explained?


texts: When do the events of Prince de la Bun take place?

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In one of the anecdotes in McDull, Prince de la Bun, McDull makes a comment (a bit after 19 minutes) about how his single mother takes J.K. Rowling's success as encouragement for her to continue recounting her stories. Thus, the "present day" portion of the film must have occurred after the first Harry Potter book was published (so at the earliest, post-1997). The mention of 两文三语 (an oft-used phrase by the Hong Kong government) approximately six minutes in corroborates this (at least per my reading of this Chinese Wikipedia article). Moreover, we see at 1:04:48 that the grave plot Mrs. Mak has reserved has a mobile phone number on its sign, which might push the date even later.

What I'm having trouble figuring out is what years the portions of the film that concern Mrs. Mak's younger years where she interacts with McDull's father (McBing) correspond to. I might expect the section that comes before McBing meets with  Mrs. Mak to have a looser correspondence to actual history, since it's more overtly fantasy, but the portion I'm concerned with seems to explicitly take place in some older version of Hong Kong.

About nine minutes in, there is old footage of workers at a factory (with Mrs. Mak's face superimposed on one of the worker's, as this is meant to be a recollection of her younger years), but I can't identify the year of it.
After 47:00, we see the destruction of a floating restaurant, but I'm unsure if this is supposed to correspond to anything. The boat is still burning when McBing leaves Mrs. Mak, so it would appear that the entire sequence (between him meeting up with her and him leaving) is supposed to take place within a short period of time. (Then again, maybe this is just a fantasy element?)
There are some posters on the walls (of celebrities I don't recognise) after 47:30.
At 49:23, we see a member of the police stand atop a raised platform to direct traffic. From what I am aware of, this practice was definitely gone by the 2000's in Hong Kong, and I don't think it was used much (if at all) in the 1990's.
At 50:49, McBing pays the fortune teller with a bunch of colonial one-dollar notes. Wikipedia tells me that 1 HKD notes were phased out in 1960. (That this is used at all and that there is a copy of The Little Prince on the shelf at 55:45 indicates that this should be post-WWII.)

Is there a consistent sense of when this period corresponds to, if at all? I'm starting to get the impression that some of the evidence may even be contradictory: if McDull is still in kindergarten in the "present day" period (see 2:05) and his father is really McBing, it would be odd for McBing to have left before 1990 (which would seem at odds with some of the other details). But it occurs to me that I might just be too unfamiliar with the historical context to judge properly, so I am looking for confirmation.


texts: The song in Naruto ep. 13 when Haku uses Crystal Ice Mirrors

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There's a song in Naruto episode 13, around 17:11 when Haku uses Crystal Ice Mirrors. It's really somber.

I have been searching for this forever.

What is the title and the OST of the song?


texts: Have the Rebuild of Evangelion films revealed anything new about the original Evangelion TV series?

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The Rebuild of Evangelion series of films (3 of which have been released here in the USA) are a sort of reboot/retelling of the Neon Genesis Evangelion story.  As films, they have less time to tell the story and a higher budget, so the style of storytelling is decidedly different from the original TV series.

The original Evangelion has been discussed and analyzed in the many years since its release, and I'm curious whether the new films shed any new light on the original work.

Have the Rebuild films revealed new things about the original Evangelion series?


texts: Do the eyes retain the host's powers or the donor's Ocular abilities after it's transplanted to obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

texts: When a Mangekyou Sharingan is replaced with someone else's eyes in an attempt to obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, do the eyes retain the host's powers or the donor's Ocular powers? Also, why can a "sealed Sharingan" merge to form an Eternal Mangekyou?


texts: Why do anime characters have pointy chins?

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I've always wondered why a lot of anime characters, or at least some, have pointed chins. One example:

Clannad

I'm wondering why they have such pointy chins. Is it to make them cute or something? Or is it because that's the easiest way to draw them? And if possible, I would like to know when it started, or who was the first to start including it in their work.


texts: Is it common for light novels to have animated commercials?

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Being a fan of 掟上今日子の備忘録 (Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku, or "The Memorandum of Okitegami Kyouko"), I found the following promotional videos online:

Okitegami Kyouko x Monogatari series, collab CM
Okitegami Kyouko x Monogatari series, second collab CM

The part I found intriguing with both of these CMs was that Kyouko is animated at the end of these commericals, even though (as of writing) there is no plan for an animated version of the series. The animation is credited to Shaft, which is unsurprising since Shaft is responsible for animating the Monogatari series by the same author. However, the CM stands out in comparison to others like this other Kyouko one or this Date A Live one (from before Date A Live was adapted into an anime), which feature mostly static images and effects rather than animated characters.

So my question is this: is it common for light novels to have an animated commercial (especially with original animation created just for the commercial) despite not having plans to adapt the novel into an anime in the near future? Or, at the very least, have there been other instances of this in the past?


texts: What is intended by a spiral on a character's finger and what is the origin of this trope?

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I am sure many of you have come across this trope in some anime/manga, where a character gives a thumbs up with an imprinted spiral.

The spiral is probably a simplified hanamaru:

which basically has the same meaning as a thumbs up, or "good job".

The focus of this question, however, is on the spiral that appears on the index finger.

In the two examples shown above, the characters were obviously not showing approval, so the idea of the spiral being a simplified hanamaru is out.

Someone has asked the same question here:

  Spirals. Just spirals. Apparently there are "spirals of depression" and "spirals of happiness?" I think I heard the depression spirals are meant to represent "sad spirits/ghosts" or something like that? But if the character has spirals on her cheeks, she's happy. If there's a spiral on her finger when she points at you, she's being triumphant or prideful. Can anyone clear this up? :3

Is there any source to that statement in bold?

My question is: what is the intended effect of the spiral on a character's index finger, and where did this trope or art style originate from?


texts: Can the Tailed Beasts' relative power levels be compared?

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A Tailed Beast's power seems to be greater the more tails it has. For example:

Power of 3-Tailed Beast = Power of 2-Tails + 1-Tails.
Power of 9-Tailed Beast = Power of 8-Tails + 7-Tails + ... + 1-Tails.

This is clear. But is it possible to compare the power level of the 1-Tails and 2-Tails with this equation? Does the power of the 2-Tailed Beast = the power of the 1-Tailed one? Or is it greater?

Reference links:

Most of them have shared the same idea in this link.
Badranious's answer in this thread.


texts: Why there are no popular manga series based on light novels?

texts: Correct me if I'm wrong, but, why are there no popular manga series based on light novels? I know that there are many anime based on light novels that are popular such as Sword Art Online, Oreimo, Monogatari Series, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, or Kara no Kyoukai. But for some reason, there are no popular manga adaptations from light novels, whether the light novel has been adapted into an anime - like SAO manga, or Oreimo manga (I think these two manga are not as popular as the anime or any other manga) - or not.


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In the Visual Novel Amaranto, one of the members of Triad is Troy. I'm playing the English patch of it now, and they refer to Troy as a "she". When they say Troy's name, it does sound exactly like they've translated it. However I'm confused about whether this is a translation error or not.

Points that indicate that Troy could be a girl

All characters that are in the story or mentioned but two are girls (the two guys being a nameless vagrant that Mio was about to kill and the strawberry-loving owner of the cafe Yuuki's group hangs out in).
It's noted that Queen hates men, even going so far as to kill most of them off when she takes over a Sect, and since the Triad are like her elite guard, she would have nothing but girls in it.
The twins joke about how Troy only has eyes for "Senpai" which refers to Ria, since all the relationships shown/possible are Shoujo Ai (female × female). So, this would be the same with Troy and Ria.

Points that indicate that Troy could be a boy

Troy is a guy's name at least in English (in Japanese, it's pronounced as to-ro-i / トロイ) however in the game it seemed to be pronounced as to-ro-i-a / トロイア so the English name may be a mistranslation.
Troy's appearance:

Troy sounds like a boy (but that could mean little)

So I am wondering, is Troy a girl, or is Troy actually a boy (and the translation is wrong)?


texts: Soundtrack in Bleach episode 358 at around 8:45?

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It starts around 8:40, before Ginjo throws the Combat Pass to Ichigo and tells him 'Here. Give it a try'.

I've looked everywhere but I can't find it. This song has been played multiple times in the series, mostly in the latter arcs I think.


texts: Have there been any hints by writers about Blast?

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Blast is #1 among S-rating heroes; it is said that only Blast will be able to stop a God-level attack. However, we never actually see Blast, or get any hints as to who he/she may be.

The question is: has either ONE or Murata Yusuke hinted on who Blast might be?


texts: What's the song that plays from minute 19:00 to 20:10 in the 5th episode of the first season of FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood?

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FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Season 1
Episode 5

Song from minute 19:00 to 20:10


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So I've seen a lot of fanart and headcanons of Fumikage Tokoyami showing (or stating) that he has trouble drinking using certain cups, and of Kirishima flossing his teeth. With the development of inhumane features being a norm in everyday society, you'd think that there are certain products made for people with bodily mutations.

Is there any proof of this in the anime or manga?


texts: the sharigan question about the fading sharingans and the ones that remain

texts: I am still puzzled guys how come itachi died but sasuke still has his eyes but when obito died kakashi lost his sharingan eyes and all the skills it came with.is there something im missing or its something the writers just came up with on the spot


texts: What artbook is this image of an angel girl from?

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This question came up in chat here. The goal was originally to identify this image:

I found a much larger version of the image (click for full size):

This shows that this is actually part of a 2-page spread in an artbook (pages 16 and 17), and has some (Japanese) text on it. The text is somewhat readable, as is the artist's name, but there's some difficulty in reading some of the characters/letters. It also seems likely that the characters are original.

Who is the artist of this image, and what artbook is it from? Also, what does the text say?


texts: What is this anime movie from the 90s where the protagonist in a jet fights an enemy mech?

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I watched half an anime movie a long time ago and need to identify it so I can catch the whole thing. This would've been from the 90s, possibly very late night on the sci-fi channel.

From what I can remember, a tall, very strong (possibly genetically modified) male character gains control of an absolutely massive mech. He unleashes a set of missiles with the mech that release a chemical which renders down a huge number of people in seconds.
The protagonists fly in a jet straight into the cockpit of the mech. The main character is a male, black hair, mid twenties with a bandage round his eyes, blind. There is a female character, she is mid twenties, has long blue hair, two tendrils of which she seems to press to the main characters head to share her sight with telepathically, as they also seem to float. I also believe there was an old man in the cockpit with them.

The antagonist basically tanks a fight with them, ignores several punches and attacks. Eventually, the hero breaks his neck. When they think they have defeated him, he pops his neck back into place. He is finally defeated when the hero shoots him in the head with assistance.
The ending is the giant robot vanishing, and the woman with blue hair appearing naked in the wilderness, where two more children with the same floating hair things discover her.

I would love to find it, is driving me insane and I have been searching for years.


texts: How is it that a Sharingan can work when it's been transplanted?

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If the various "superpower" ninja traits are considered "blood traits," how is it someone like Kakashi, who is in no way related to the Uchiha clan, can use the Sharingan Eye technique?

More fully: would transplanting work on any bloodline trait power? If someone had a bloodline trait that worked on arms, could they just transplant their arm onto another person and then there would be two people with that technique?


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One of the biggest criticisms I've heard of Sword Art Online is that it's derivative; the "trapped in a video game" plot has been done before, and presumably better, by other anime.  But nobody bothers to mention which anime has done it before. Doing my own research I came across Log Horizon, although it would seem to me that if it were the only one it would get mentioned by name.

So which shows predate Sword Art Online that have the same basic plot?  Has Reki Kawahara ever said that he drew inspiration from a particular show?


texts: What was removed between the Japanese and English releases of "Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight"?

texts: The anime film Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight was released in Japan with a running time of 139 minutes, but Central Park Media's U.S. release of the movie is only 93 minutes long. This results in a whopping 45 minutes of footage edited out. I realize there was no real ending to the movie since it was originally planned to be a trilogy, and that the film itself is kind of slow to begin with. But what did the U.S. release edit out? Was there a specific chunk(s) of the story that was removed? Or did they somehow remove all of the panning, random action, and borderline long still shots throughout the movie?


texts: Which manga was being parodied in episode 5 of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei?

texts: In episode 5 of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, I think the following scenes might parody some manga. What I want to know is which manga the author intended to parody.


texts: What is the name of the song played during the scene where Asuna is buffing the party underwater in SAO Extra Edition?

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The song I'm referring to is often called the "Underwater quest BGM", as it is first played when Asuna is buffing the party in the Extra Edition. The next time it is played is in SAO II episode 2 near the ending.

Which album was the soundtrack placed in? Last time I checked, it wasn't in Volume 1 nor 2 of SAO II's OST.


texts: Why wasn't Hisoka interested in fighting Meruem?

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Naturally, Hisoka seeks power, intelligence, and potential in an enemy. Meruem exceeds all Hisoka's targets in this regard.

Why didn't he show any interest (or even appear in the arc) in the king, the royal guards, or the chimera ants?


texts: What was the intent for making Rem sacrifice herself for Misa?

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We know Light is clever and smart and almost devilish? But I don't understand why Light wanted Rem out of the way?

What was his motive and what would have happened if it went wrong?


texts: Are the Oreimo light novels different from the Anime?

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I watched anime and I liked it. I'm in a weird situation, some of my mind says I must read light novels but the rest of my mind says it is worthless.

I'm a bit busy these days (Learning German) so can somebody who has read the novels could tell me: Are the Light novels exactly like the anime or is it different?


texts: Why was the Soul Eater anime different than the manga?

texts: The anime is missing severals arcs, like Noah's or one about Witches. Is there a reason behind those differences or is it just that the manga wasn't over yet ?


texts: Was an actual AI used at any moment by the composers of the songs for "Carole and Tuesday"?

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The "Carole and Tuesday" series features a world in which Artificial Intelligence is commonly used for composing songs, while Carole and Tuesday compose all of their songs by themselves, which usually ashtonishes people.
The soundtrack for the series is known to have been composed by a variety of artists, including (according to the Wikipedia article) Mocky, Alison Wonderland (Alexandra Sholler), D.A.N., Cero, Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison), Mark Redito, Madison McFerrin, Taku Takahashi, Taro Umebayashi, Taylor McFerrin and Thundercat (Stephen Lee Bruner).
But given that most of these composers were composing songs that should be supposed to be composed by an AI in the futuristic universe of the series, is it known if any of them used an actual AI to create any part of the songs, be it the lyrics or some tunes? Currently we can find even web pages that create lyrics using an AI, so it would not be something strange at all, which is online since November 2018. You can also find MuseNet, "a deep neural network that can generate 4-minute musical compositions with 10 different instruments, and can combine styles from country to Mozart to the Beatles", created in April 2019. I know the series first aired precisely in that month, but you can find other tools like AIVA, created back in 2016.
Of course the lyrics and music generated could need some fine-tuning by the composers, but has any of them confirmed using AI tools to help them create the proper atmosphere for a futuristic song?


texts: Is the art made for anime openings made first or are the created vocals done first?

texts: Sometimes the song matches perfectly with the opening like the beginning of Little Witch Academia, so I was wondering if the art for the opening was done then the song was made to match the art, or if the song was created, and the artists made the opening based off the song?


texts: Why did Minato's nine tails help in the fight?

texts: I understand that Naruto's half of the nine tails had been befriended by Naruto but why did Minato's nine tails help? Wouldn't it make more sense that he would've resisted and didn't let Minato use chakra mode or tailed beast mode?


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I recently rewatched the epic battle between Netero and Meruem in the 2011 anime. I noticed that most of the time, Netero "floated" in front of his summoned Kannon. (I am lazy now to include snapshots, but believe me, he was not just "jumping").

IIRC, in the final battle in The Last Mission movie, Netero stood in front of his Kannon by standing on one of Kannon's palms, which was a very clever and reasonable way to keep a high position.

This leads me to question: How did Netero manage to levitate during his fight with Meruem?

So far (both in the manga and the anime), no Nen user was shown levitating, just flying at best (and using wings in those cases). Of course, the answer to my question can be "By using Nen", but frankly, it would be a very inefficient way to use it (c'mon, just reserve one of Kannon's palms to lift you, and leave the other 99 for "ant swatting").

ADDENDUM: The scene that made me think about all this is in episode 126 at 6:17


texts: Is Dracule Mihawk really the strongest swordsman?

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When Shanks entered the Battle of Marineford, it was to end it. All he used was a single sword to stop Akainu (considered as the strongest in the marines now) from killing Coby.

Mihawk left the battlefield saying that he had only agreed to fight Whitebeard. So is this just a normal reason for him to leave or was he scared that he would have lost to Shanks? Because, in the war Mihawk fought with other pirates except for Whitebeard so it seems a bit contradictory to what he said while leaving.

Then there was a scene where he actually tracks down Shanks just to inform him about Luffy's first bounty. Is there any particular reason behind this?

Also, does Mihawk has some relation with Shanks or is he scared of him?


texts: What's the name of the song that plays at 18:06 in Noragami Aragoto episode 12?

texts: I'd appreciate it because I've wanted to know the name of the OST for a long time.


texts: Do Bang, Bomb and Genos know who killed Elder Centipede?

texts: I'm assuming that the Hero Association thought it was King and not Saitama who killed Elder Centipede, otherwise they would have likely promoted him. But how about Bang, Bomb and Genos who were there? Do they know who killed Elder Centipede or couldn't they tell as Elder Centipede was charging against King and in a flash Saitama killed him?


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In the story, some people refer to Mutsuki as him/her. Additionally, in the wiki, it stated that Mutsuki's gender is male, sex is female.

Is Tooru Mutsuki male or female?


texts: In Ano Hana, Menma died when she was a kid, but then a few years later when she appeared again, her ghost was a teenager. What exactly happened here?


texts: Can someone become immune to the Death Note by using plastic surgery?

texts: If someone were to change his face through plastic surgery, would he become immune to the Death Note?


texts: After the events of Golden Wind, did Polnareff's soul stay in Coco Jumbo's body?

texts: In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Part 5), did Polnareff's soul stay in Coco Jumbo's body after the events of Golden Wind?


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In Naruto movie 4, during the ending scene

   The priestess says that she needs to give her powers to the next priestess. And asks Naruto's help with this matter. But what did she mean by that? Did she mean it in the context "Make a new priestess with me?" or more in the context "Once the time comes can you help me transfer my powers?".

Video of the scene I'm referring


texts: Rock Lee is very strong and he's been trained by Maito Guy but can he open the 8th gate now in Boruto?


texts: In Space Adventure Cobra, a campy space opera series, and in its more recent sequels, Cobra, the adventurous main character, has a cybernetic gun embedded in his left forearm that uses mental energy. We know he wasn't born with it, so how did he acquire the psycho-gun?


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Mewtwo is the clone of Mew. This means that Mew existed before Mewtwo.

So why is Mew numbed 151 in the Pokedex and Mewtwo 150?


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During the series, I noticed Yui has a tail (which at times I think moves independently of Yui) and she also has a couple of shackles on her arms.

Now if her shackles were related to her life, it kind of makes sense since

   she is mostly paralyzed from the neck down

but that wouldn't explain her tail.

Why does Yui have a tail and shackles?


texts: Chronological order of Kiss x Sis anime and OVA

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The series producers decided to move the more "spicy" manga chapters into the OVAs, and because of this, they are chronologically spread between the anime episodes.
What should be a chronologically correct viewing order of the OVAs + anime episodes?


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In the Pokemon game, specifically in the older version Red and Green, there are some news (or rumors) that the tone used in the Lavender Town caused a syndrome (called Lavender Town Syndrome) where kids who played it and heard the tone get sick and worst, eventually committed suicide. Coincidentally (or maybe not), you can find the Pokemon Tower in the Lavender Town, where you can hunt ghost Pokemon.

How true is this and does it have any relevance to the anime Pokemon or was it ever mentioned in the anime itself?


texts: Is this proof than Piccolo is stronger than Trunks and Goten in DBZ?

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In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku was fighting "Buutenks" (not an official name), the kids lose the fusion inside Buu and Buu gets a caped Piccolo-like appearance. According to Japanese subtitles, Goku says to Buu: "The half-pints have returned to normal from their fusion. Piccolo is coming out strongest".

Is this proof that Piccolo was stronger than Trunks and Goten or is there something else in the series that shows otherwise?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYdXZ9ut8qk


texts: Why would VAs that have many memorable lead roles take lesser roles?

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This centers around Noto Mamiko, but you can answer the question from a general/industry stand point if you want.

Specifically since 2013, I'm noticing Noto Mamiko is pretty much a bit-character voice actress. She's not even "the MC's best friend" or anything.

I can think of 1 main character role in 2013 - Satellizer el Bridget in Freezing Vibration. That's it.
Even last year, her biggest role was probably Nishiki in Donten ni Warau, not even a main character!

In severe cases she is in the show for literally 1-2 episodes.

Why would this GREAT VA, who has played some very memorable main character roles, now be playing barely supporting characters?

Did she get married? Start TV acting? Any reasonable suggestion for this atrocity?

Is it me or is Hayami Saori stealing her roles?


texts: Who do you have to contact to obtain a license to stream manga?

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I am curious to know who the copyright holder to a manga is: is it the mangaka, or the publisher (such as Kodansha, Shonen Jump, etc)?

Who do you have to contact to obtain a license for streaming it?


texts: Where can I buy English Region B Bluray for Arise - Pyrophoric Cult?

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I have tried everywhere for this!

Where can I buy the English Region B Bluray for Arise - Pyrophoric Cult?


texts: Who are the four heroes who can face Elder Centipede according to Gyoro Gyoro?

texts: In the One Punch Man manga Phoenix Man mentions that according to Gyoro Gyoro only 4 heroes can face Elder Centypede. I dont know if I'm missing a panel or something but he mentions only 2, Blast and King. Who are the other 2?


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Why does Naruto have whisker marks on his face?

Does it have anything to do with the kyuubi inside him? Is it to signify that he is the host of the kyuubi or is it just a plain birthmark? Was it ever explained in the anime or manga?


texts: Why did Mavis lend Fairy Glitter magic to Cana?

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Cana got Fairy Glitter from Mavis's tomb in Tenrou Island. Mavis also said in Daimatou Enbu that she lent this magic to Cana.

But I'm still not sure why Mavis lent Fairy Glitter to Cana? Is there any explanation for this?


texts: Even though she slashed one of  his henchmen after refusing to join his crew in huecomundo. Even though i don't think  this reason is strong enough for her to hate barragan. Where is the hate coming from?


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Is there any Zoan Akuma No Mi that gives the user the ability to transform in fish (Fish-Fish No Mi)? If so can the user swim in the sea?

@Edit: I don't read the manga, so I don't know if anything like this has already happened or not


texts: Who was the first anime character to be on a body pillow?

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Also acceptable is the first anime to have body pillows (or dakimakura) as merchandise.

Anime body pillows are a big part of anime otaku culture - but this can't have always been the case. I doubt there were body pillows of the characters back in the 60s.

When did body pillows start being sold as merchandise for anime and who was the character to get the first pillowification?

I'm interested in officially licensed body pillows only - and specifically body pillows as opposed to normal pillows (if the line is vague though, that's fine).


texts: Who is the man in the suit in the Fullmetal Alchemist series?

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Does anyone have any clues on the man in the suit? He appears in both FMA and FMA:B.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Separate Destinations (episode 10)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms (episode 16)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Advance of the Fool (episode 21)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Backs in the Distance (episode 22)


texts: Which chapter of the manga does Season 4 of Nanatsu No Taizai anime start?

texts: If I want to start reading the manga of Nanatsu no Taizai by the chapter season 4 of the anime start (so I can get spoilers of what's going to happen in this season of the anime), which chapter should I start reading the manga?


texts: Which reasons are there to use super saiyan god instead of super saiyan blue?

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From japanese magazines, dragon ball super staff twitter accounts and Dragon Ball Super episode 104th preview we know that,

   Goku is going to use super saiyan god again

Which advantages does it have using super saiyan god instead of super saiyan blue?


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I had watched Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul Root A a few months ago. Now I just finished reading the Tokyo Ghoul manga and noticed that there are various places where the manga was different from the anime and many things were left out in the anime.

I haven't really read many manga but from what I have heard, it's the same case in many manga to anime productions.

My question is, who decides what goes into the anime and what stays out of it, and what changes will be made, with respect to the manga? Is it the studio producing the anime, the author of the manga, or is a mutual agreement between the two made?


texts: How did Busujima Eiji figure that it was about boobs?

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On the third koma on "As Is" chapter, Nanako wrote,

  Eighty and a five
    Prolly about fifty five
    Eighty plus a two

How did Eiji figure that it was about the president's breast size?


texts: What is the name of this manga which is featured in the credits page of a manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers?

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I am looking for the manga in this picture. I already know it is not 7th Period is a Secret, it's just a credits page in this series, but I can't seem to find the manga where the image originally comes from.

The credits page comes from a scanlator group called Serenus Dreamers roughly a year ago. I went looking for it as I recall reading it at least 7 years ago.

It's about a beautiful girl with long black hair and short bangs, and a guy with light hair. I think they met on vacation in an ice ski resort and fall in love as they meet. The artwork is extremely beautiful, close to Miyasaka Kaho's work but it isn't one of her works.


texts: What was left out in the anime adaptation of Sugawara announcing that Sherry is his future wife?

texts: I was watching episode 20 and my friend said that they cut a lot of stuff out in the scene with Sugawara and Sherry. Could someone provide the details of what was left out from this scene in the anime adaptation? In other words, what drove Sugawara to finally give in to Sherry, where in the previous episode he was giving her the cold shoulder?


texts: Did Whitebeard know where the One Piece is located?

texts: Whitebeard and Gol D. Roger were friends, they were shown chatting with each other, Roger even told Whitebeard that his name really is Gol D. Roger and not Gold Roger. Whitebeard said before his death that the One Piece is real, did he know that from Roger? And did he know where the One Piece is?


texts: Boku no Hero Academia season 3 episode 10 OST?

texts: What is the song that plays at season 3 episode 10 at 20 minutes of Boku no Hero Academia? It's also in episode 4 at minute 18, and I can't find it.


texts: Why is Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's Rinnegan of a different color?

texts: In episodes 63-65 of the Boruto anime, Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's Rinnegan has changed its color, compared with the color of the usual Rinnegans or from the movie Boruto: Naruto Next Generations? Could this mean Rinnegan also has variations?


texts: How come Goku was defeated by Frost of the 6th Universe?

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Can anyone explain the reason why Frost of the 6th Universe was able to disable or paralyze Goku? I didn't get how that was possible!

Is there any sort of cheating or is there any ability of Frost that can paralyze the opponent somehow?

By the way, I am talking about Dragon Ball Super, episode 33.


texts: What's the music in Fairy Tail Season 3 Episode 15?

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Anyone know the name of the soundtrack playing in the background at like 13:34 of the episode, when Lucy equips her Star Dress: Aries as she and Cana prepare to fight Brandish.  Here's a clip of the spot.

https://youtu.be/SyvLns2kXuo?t=814


texts: Why are Hajime's attack names in French?

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In "Gatchaman Crowds", the main protagonist is a 16-year old girl named Hajime Ichinose.

When Hajime fights in Gatchaman mode, she has several attacks:

Blanc et Noir ("Black and White")
Petits Ciseaux ("Little scissors")
Balles Patsels
Wings de l'Avenir ("Wings of the future" - a mix of English and French since the French word for "Wings" is "Ailes")
Grand Ciseaux ("Big scissors")

(The attacks where listed on the Gatchaman Wiki. "Balles Patsels" may be a misspelling - maybe it was "balles pastels", "Pastel-colored balls").

The "scissors" theme is logical, since one of Hajime's favorite spare-time activities is Kirigami.
What's remarkable is the names of the attacks: the other Gatchaman team members have attacks with Japanese or English names, but Hajime's attacks have French names.

So, why do Hajime's attacks have French names? Is this ever explained in the series?


texts: Is Bishamon a god of war or a god of fortune?

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In Noragami, somethings are still not clear to me. Bishamon was first introduced as a god of war. In fact, Yato said that she was the mightiest god of war. But in the second season, she is said to be one of the seven gods of fortune.

The question is what exactly is Bishamon a god of. Is it common for gods to be for two entirely different things?

Same goes for Yato. He was said to be a god of war and also a god of calamity. And why is there a need of two gods of war if Yato is a god of war?


texts: In the last episode, many survivors were shown in the outside world. Who were these people? Is there any reference anywhere telling about these people, who they were and how they managed to survive?


texts: Why are dominators activated for drones and robots?

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Aren't dominators enabled after a cymatic scan, which judges the living person's personality based on its brainwaves?

If so, why do the dominators get enabled in "lethal elimination" for drones in several episodes?

EDIT:

As people pointed out, for drones dominators often get enabled in "destroy decomposer" mode.


texts: Why does anime air in 4 seasons per year of ~13 episodes?

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Most likely, the actual seasons are not a cause for the television broadcasting schedule in Japan. Furthermore, the seasons themselves don't much align to actual seasons, with "Spring 2015" ending in late June.

It seems strange to me that series air in such regular intervals and with such consistent lengths (only deviating by perhaps 2 episodes from what I've seen).

Furthermore, I'm no expert on western television, but it seems to me that western shows don't adhere to such a rigid schedule.

Notably, it seems that season lengths have changed in anime over the years, too. For instance, the original season of Naruto had 35 episodes, which is something I don't think would happen these days.
Is there a specific reason for this schedule? (cultural or otherwise)


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In the original Dragon Ball series, Master Roshi (Kame-sennin) realizes that Goku turned into a rampaging ape due to the effects of the full moon, and comes up with a characteristically Dragon Ball solution—just blow the stupid thing up! After all, who needs it?

After this, the moon is restored by the Dragon Balls, if I recall correctly. Later, Piccolo blows it up again to stop Gohan's rampage during their training.

It's become sort of a stereotype of Dragon Ball that people are constantly blowing up the moon, and that sometimes when they do it, the moon has already been blown up and yet mysteriously reappears just to be blown up again. My question is, just how many times was the moon blown up? And how many of those instances were plot holes, if any?

This forum thread makes some unsourced claims about the answer to this question. I wasn't exactly filled with confidence in its accuracy, though.

Answers covering any of the available material (the manga, the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime, the movies, and the Dragon Ball GT anime) are appreciated.


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Aesop was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Here is a description of Aesop:

  "of loathsome aspect... potbellied, misshapen of head, snub-nosed,
  swarthy, dwarfish, bandy-legged, short-armed, squint-eyed,
  liver-lipped—a portentous monstrosity,"

Here are somethings that they have in common.

They both tell fictitious stories.
They both have liver-lips.
Their names are pronounced the same.

I believe that Ussop might be a combination of Pinocchio and Aesop.


texts: Is there any meaning to the first Hatsuyuki Sakura OP "freak of nature: start"?

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The visual novel Hatsuyuki Sakura has 3 opening themes, namely "freak of nature: start" by I've, "Presto" by Kotoko, and "Hesitation Snow" by fripSide. The latter two have lyrics and a lot of images, so it's pretty easy to tell roughly what they're supposed to mean (basically, they're standard VN OP sequences).

However, the first is just vocalized, with very few character images (mostly just scenery), and thus it's hard to interpret exactly what it's supposed to mean. It plays very early in the novel (i.e. after 3 days, which is just the beginning of the prologue), and at that point the story really hasn't been established at all yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_R8jJE2b84

What symbolic connection does this song have to the novel? Is it supposed to mean anything, or just set a certain mood? Also, what is the significance of the title "freak of nature: start" to the novel?


texts: Why All Might had to punch over 300 times Noumu to defeat him, if it was the last "plus ultra" punch what sent him flying high into the sky

texts: In the battle between Noumu and All Might, All Might says that if Noumu is made to fight him at 100%, he will have to punch him with over 100% of his strenght to defeat him, and that if Noumu's quirk is shock absortion and not regeneration, he might have a limit to how much beating he can take. After he sent Noumu flying, he said in his prime he would have needed 5 punches to defeat him, but he needed over 300. But what sent Noumu flying was only one punch, his "plus ultra" punch. Then, why didnt he just punched Noumu with his "plus ultra" punch from the begining? What were all the other punches for?


texts: How does Dragon Ball Super's anime release before the manga?

texts: The anime is currently being released way faster than the manga according to my sources. In most cases of anime production (correct me if I'm wrong). But there is a mangaka (in this case toriyama-sensei) who creates content for the story called canon and releases that content via manga. Once a manga gets licensed and published by a major studio like Funimation or Bandai it becomes an anime, gets toys, games, t-shirts etc. But how is it that Dragon Ball Super is actually ahead of it's own manga?


texts: Which song is played in One Piece Episode 395 when Zoro loses his way?

texts: Which theme song is played in starting of this Zoro's haki video?


texts: Was Shadorian Civilization technologically advanced?

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This question pertains to One Piece.

   I know that Skypians, Birkans, and Shandorians came from the moon. But they should've been technologically advanced right? But Shandorians like Calgara seem to be a small tribe with zero knowledge of poneglyphs etc. Also, they seem to believe in rituals/superstition etc even though they were once an advanced civilization that lived on the moon. Also, they seem way too backward in terms of science and technology. How did that happen?

Also if that's true, then are Poneglyphs a way to find out the story about earth or moon?


texts: What does Piccolo telling Gohan to "dodge" mean?

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I have been seeing some posts on Facebook recently with Piccolo yelling at Gohan to dodge. I do not understand the reference behind it.

What incident is being referred to?


texts: Why didn't Minato tell Naruto how to fight against Kamui?

texts: When Naruto meet his father Minato's Chakra inside of him during the Pain fight, why didn't Minato tell Naruto how Obito's Kamui works?


texts: How could the four Hokage be reanimated by Orochimaru?

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In Episode 264 of Naruto Shippuuden, Kabuto clearly states that the four Hokage can't be reanimated because their souls were sealed away in the Reaper Death Seal.

So how come Orochimaru can suddenly use the reanimation jutsu on them?

I kind of get the feeling that everyone just forgot that this shouldn't be allowed, or am I missing something that suddenly allows it?


texts: In which episode is this scene with two Zoros?

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I recently stumbled upon a One Piece pic which left me dumbfounded. In the picture below you can clearly see that 2 Zoros appear at the same time, being a One Piece fan myself I wasn't able to remember when that happened. Does any of you guys in which episode (or special or movie) did this happen?

Thanks for your help as always :)


texts: Where can we find dialogues related to anime?

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I remember that the actual way that I learned to be fluent in English were by watching a lot of English movies. Since, I stepped foot on Japanese anime and I wanted to learn Japanese in the same way. Since English was a compulsory subject I could compare and learn, but Japanese is not. How I learned English was memorizing the fun dialogues and I want to do the same for Japanese. Since Japanese is not so easy to pick up and having Kanji to search for is definitely informative.

How can we get the subtitles for a specific anime? If it were lyrics it would've been easy, but I didn't find any sites that would give subtitles of the dialogues of anime. Are there any? If not, what can be done so that we can learn dialogues of the anime, since songs and dialogues are definitely easier to memorize.


texts: How accurate is the cooking in Food Wars?

texts: I'm familiar with some other cooking shows, but not all of them are nearly as experimental as Food Wars. With something like "Yakitate!", being a baker, there's a lot of truth behind the recipes and some of the crazy things Azuma and some of the other bakers did. Not being a chef, I can't tell if some of the cooking/recipes in "Food Wars" actually work like they claim in the show. For example, in a recent episode Soma used some crushed something (I can't remember) as the breading for fried fish, or the use of honey to tenderize meat; how accurate are these things from the show?


texts: What exactly are Haibane in the anime Haibane Renmei? Are they angels?

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What is the origin of Haibane?
Where do the Haibane come from?
A cocoon but where does the cocoon choose to appear?


texts: Do filler episode characters ever appear in the main storyline?

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Do any of the characters from the Naruto filler arcs or movies show up again in the main series, or they are just strictly made for the fillers and movies?

I was watching Shippuden season 1 and at some point the opening and closing songs had scenes from the Priestess Shion movie, or the first Naruto Shippuden movie.


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I have been thinking about this question for a while now. Since many Pokemon  are based around animals, which animals are Pokemon based on? I ask for the family of the animals, such as dogs, cats, mice and so on. The complete definition is in this link.

I would like a complete list if possible.


texts: Can Pokemon aside from Meowth learn how to talk?

texts: Meowth can speak like a human, but can other Pokemon also be taught to speak?


texts: Who are the members of an early design of Luffy's crew?

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Browsing through One Piece wiki, there's a databook series called One Piece Green: Secret Pieces. I found a picture of Mugiwara Pirates early design. This is the picture.

I can see Zorro, Luffy, Nami, Sanji, and maybe Usopp, Brook, and Chopper. But who is the other two on the left? Did Robin and Franky replace them? Is there any official information about this picture?


texts: Where are the more powerful characters during the Tournament of Power?

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In the Tournament of Power, why does Goku's team have Roshi, Krillin, Tien, etc. in it, even though most characters are much more powerful?

Where are Broly, Goten, Trunks, Majin Buu?


texts: What is the opera music playing in Psycho-Pass season 2 episode 9?

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What is the background “opera” music in season 2 episode 9 of Psycho-Pass, the moment when

   Akane discovers her grandma’s ear

?


texts: Is there any other episodes of Naruto after Episode 220 before Naruto Shippuden Episode 1?

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I watched all Naruto episodes on Netflix. I want to know if episode 220 leads right into Naruto Shippuden. I only watched a few minutes of episode 1 in Shippuden, but just watching it, I feel like I'm missing more episodes that lead into Shippuden.

Is there anymore Naruto episodes after Episode 220? Like, do they show Pervy Sage actually training Naruto or does his path of training leads into Shippuden?


texts: What manga is this picture of a melting boy from?

texts: I know it's not much to go on, but if you could let me know what manga this is from I'd be much obliged.


texts: The Wikia says that Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang's father, first married Summer Rose, Ruby's mother. But why isn't Ruby's name Ruby Xiao Long? This might mean that Ruby isn't the real daughter of Taiyang, probably his adopted daughter.


texts: Who are these guys in the end of every episode?

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At the end of every episode, there are some guys cosplaying the Chief and Hoshi

Who exactly are they?


texts: Where does the idea of a Hadouken and Kamehameha come from?

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Having read a few manga/watched some anime, I have seen that many characters can use attacks where they gather their "ki" or, according to wikipedia, "Life force", and release it in a fireball like manner. The most widely known examples of these are the "Hadouken", and the "Kamehameha". Where does the idea for this kind of attack come from? Did one person think of it and everyone copy them, or is there like a old teaching or story about this?

Thanks in advance :)


texts: Why did Ash need to go back to Pokemon School?

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I was watching Pokemon Sun Moon. In the answer to this question "Why did Ash became a child back in Sun Moon Series?" it says that Ash never age so obviously he didn't became child.

But why did he need to go to Poke-school? He knows a lot on Pokemon and he went on till the finals in last league (Kalos)


texts: What are the differences between each novel version of Ousama Game?

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I was looking at collecting the novels for Ousama Game. I ended up getting all of the published novels. However, when I was looking at the Japanese Wikipedia, I found a few things I couldn't find.

It says something about the original online version having differences, an extra edition, and eVista first edition. I did find the novels on the website estar.jp but I was unsure if those were just the published volumes or original web version.

So I was wondering if anyone knew what the differences were between the different versions, and where to find them?


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When Gon transformed against Pitou, his Nen increased a lot. Why didn't we see any reaction of people feeling it like The King, the other Royal Guards, or Netero (if they were still alive) ? In the Election Arc, we saw everybody feeling Alluka's power, as it was very big.
I could say the same with the King's birth, because he was born with Nen.


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There was this anime I watched when I was younger that has been eluding me for years, I hope somebody can find it.

I can't remember the exact plot or story, but the main character was a female with long brown hair. Her outfit was almost like a sailor scout's, but this wasn't sailor moon. The setting was fantasy like, and there was a big emphasis on traditional playing cards and their suits (Like Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades). There were other female characters who resembled knights/princesses, but again had the whole suits thing going on.

The beginning of this started with the main character sleeping or relaxing by a tree on a hill, I remember that distinctly. Two other scenes come to mind, but that's about it. The next scene I remember from this had two gigantic chess pieces, a black horse and a white horse, speeding out of control towards something. This character was trying to stop one of them from the inside and prevent it from crashing. I remember this pudgy looking villain chasing her, and some fanservice briefly flashes with them accidentally pulling off her pants in an attempt to catch them (can't believe I remember that).

Something happens and towards the end the brown-haired main character was drifting in some purgatory-like place, a void of white, and was presented two different portals to take. One looked menacing, the other didn't. She ended up throwing one of those playing cards I mentioned, a card with the diamonds on it, through one of the portals. Again, there was some symbolism or something with those cards and suits.

This episode or OVA was on a VHS tape, and I got it possibly 10 years ago. I recall it being dubbed in English, too. I hope that narrows down the scope of things, but this is all I remember.
In the credit scene, there were various shots of the other characters, females mostly, and they were ridden with fanservice, with one princess-looking character in shredded cloths, like she's been in a battle.

I hope somebody recognizes this, I'd really love to find it again.


texts: Is only kissing is enough to make and break contract with familiar?

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In Kamisama Hajimemasita, Kissing means to make contract with familiar. In Akura Ou Arc(manga), to enter into the flame, where Akura Ou's body lies, Tomoe turns into youkai form by just kissing Nanami. Nanami was unaware of that the kissing breaks the contract. Kissing works like off an on button. Kiss, make contract and kiss, break contract.

If only kissing can make and break contract, then Nanami should have realized about this. They had kissed many times. I don't think they were counting, so that the contract remains intact. And breaking contract changes the appearance of Tomoe to his youkai form. Nanami should have seen this change.

I don't remember the episode, most probably after returning from Underworld for the first time, Tomoe says he wants to kiss to make the contract from his heart and he already had made contract, in that case, they break the contract.

Is there anything else beside kissing, while making and breaking the contract. Like feeling or wish of any one of the member of the contract.


texts: A song played on episode 487 when Trafalgar Law turns up at Marineford

texts: What is the music that plays when Trafalgar Law turns up at Marineford in episode 487? I can't seem to find it anywhere online.


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If a child whose father is Uchiha and mother is Senju is born, will this child awaken the Rinnegan?
Will they be able to use Sage Mode because Senju have strong chakra to harness Sage Mode?


texts: Which special feature does the attack titan have?

texts: As far as I understand, there are 9 different types of Titan Power. One can harden his skin, other can become armored, other is a giant, other can gather other titans, etc. Which special power does the Attack Titan have?


texts: Why Sanji is missing so much in the manga?

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An announcement came at the annual One Piece Super Stage Event last December that promised to change all that. The staff and Sir Eiichiro Oda assured fans that Sanji will return in 2016 with an origin story. Sanji's voice actor Hiroaki Hirata will also return. But still nothing for Sanji he is still missing.

Why this will be? Is it possible that he is a weak one amoung straw hats?


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Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto) has a catch phrase "dattebayo". Ika Musume (Squid Girl) has a catch phrase "de geso". Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin) has a catch phrase "gozaru". And a lot more examples here.

What is the significance of anime characters' catch phrases?


texts: Why doesn't Misa Amane regain her memory when she touches the death note?

texts: Light Yagami gets back his memory when he touches the death note. But Misa does not get back her memories when removing touches her with a piece of paper from the death note. Why?


texts: Why does reanimated Itachi bleed while using Ametarasu (Naruto, killerbee vs reanimated Nagato, Itachi fight), while no other reanimated shinobi bleed when attacked? For example, Minato didn't bleed when his arm got chopped off, and third Raikage didn't bleed when he got struck by Naruto.


texts: Why did Lupin the Third change its target audience in recent years?

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I just finished watching a lot of the original Lupin the Third television series from the 1970s.

Then I watched Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna and Lupin the Third: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou. These two were my stand out favourites. They both also happen to be tagged as Seinen on MAL, unlike the rest of the Lupin shows which are Shounen.

Why was there a sudden change in the focus of the series?
Or better yet, why isn't Lupin a Seinen series to begin with? Personally, I think it works much better as a Seinen series.

I also noticed that they're doing another Shounen series this year.
Didn't people like the Seinen ones?


texts: Looking for a manga about a guy who gets different girlfriends as a result of time travel

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The manga is about this guy who, even though he is a lolicon, gets a girlfriend after school one day while doing the cleaning chores. After that his little sister dies, and time is reversed without him knowing or remembering.

He now gets another, different, girlfriend. This chain of events keeps happening until he meets a girl that he created?

I don't remember the name, but I think it was a full manga, not a one-shot.


texts: Are the ends of Shingeki no Kyojin season 1 and 2 the same?

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So I'm really confused right now. I think maybe I'm subject for the Mandela effect or something, because I could have sworn that season 1 of Attack on Titan ended with the smiling titan eating Hannes and Eren using his founder titan power to control the other titans to eat her.

But now when I've started watching Season 2, that's what ends season 2? I don't understand that at all. I remember that I started reading the manga at chapter 50 and onwards, because that's how far the anime had come. And that was a couple years ago!

I'm talking about this scene right here.

I feel like I clearly remember having seen this, but Season 1 doesn't seem to end this way. So how the hell can I remember it from season 1? I haven't even come that far into Season 2 yet so I can't have mixed it up.


texts: What is the song in Demon School episode 8?

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In Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun episode 8, there is a song that starts at 15:10 and finishes at 17:05.

What is the name of the song, and who produced it?


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I started reading the manga Magi recently and can't help but get the feeling that it is based on Islam.

I couldn't find anything online, and neither do I have enough knowledge about the religion to really confirm this either.

So is the story of Magi based on Islam? Or does it use certain key points from this religion?


texts: What was happening to Joshu Kasei at Sybil's core?

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Spoilers for the latest episodes of Psycho-Pass.

During the riots, Kagari and Choe enter Sybil's core. There, Joshu Kasei forces a dominator into lethal mode to kill Choe. Then, she kind of melts down before killing Kagari as well.

Why was she melting down (her chin kind of falls down)? At first I'd have guessed it was because she was forcing the dominator, but later we see she can change their behavior with ease.


texts: Where can I hear more music by Dragon Ball composer Shunsuke Kikuchi?

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I am a big fan of Shunsuke Kikuchi, the composer of the BGM (background music) for the Dragon Ball animes such as this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apzgm_hpoZw

While I can only usually find his music for Dragon Ball online like YouTube, etc, I am wondering if some of his other works can be listened to online.


texts: Where does Kyoko get those delicious looking apples?

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In the show, we always see Kyoko with some sort of food, but we never see where or how she obtains these foodstuffs.

Where does she get those bags of apples from? Is it related to her powers some how (e.g. did she create them with her powers or use her powers to steal them)?


texts: Why is Smith's wall clock open at night?

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Episode 13 of March Comes in Like a Lion includes an extended sequence focused on the side character named "Smith". At around time mark 4:20 we see him get up in the morning and go through some of his morning ritual. One of the things he does is close the door on the face of his wall clock.

Does anyone know why the door is even open? I saw no context concerning this. He gets out of bed and closes the clock door -- that's it, apparently very routine. Is leaving a wall clock door open something that a Japanese person could relate to? His morning routine is quirky and a bit funny. Maybe this is just part of Smith's own quirkiness.

This may or may not be significant -- I did not fully understand what they were saying, but I've read two comments to YouTube reviews of this series that implied that the sequence of him eating breakfast was a parody from an old Japanese series. (They didn't say live action or anime.) They only referred to the breakfast-eating, which occurred after, and did not mention anything about a clock.

/edit add 2 hours after original post

I just watched episode 14, and then a review of it. The reviewer provided a link to a 2-minute side-by-side comparison of Smith's breakfast and the live action drama it was parodying. It was funny and included the original guy getting up and closing the face of his wall clock. My question doesn't go away, though. Is there something Japanese people can relate to in getting out of bed and shutting the door of your wall clock?

If it matters, the original drama is called Kizu darake no tenshi (1974). The music in the video switches from the drama to the anime and back. A speaker symbol will be below the source of the music currently playing.


texts: IS there a connection between the Gods of Aqua and Fuero and the Holy Maidens of Metafalss?

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So as i was playing Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel when someone comments that Sarapatra's name is that of the Goddess of Love, in the glossary an entry of deities appear. in it it talks about Elemental Gods such as the God of Aqua and the God of Fuero.

Considering that in Metafalss Luca and Nenesha are known as the Maidens of Fuero and Cloche and Infel are the Maidens of Aqua, is there a connection between the Gods of Aqua and Fuero and the Holy Maidens of Metafalss which was not mentioned in Ar Tonelico 2?


texts: What's the origin of the "accidental boob grab" trope?

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I was just wondering where the trope of the protagonist tripping and accidentally groping someone first came from.
What's the origin of this trope?


texts: In Sanctuary chapter, after opening, there is a prologue for the events of the last episode. I can't find the name of that music theme, and "Galaxian Wars" is not that I'm looking for.


texts: How this glow effect was created in cel-shaded anime?

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I sometimes see this glow in the old stuff. Curious if this technique has a name, and how this was made.

If you have something like documentary about technical and business aspects of anime, it would be appreciated.

A few extra examples, all from rurouni kenshin second opening:

And this:


texts: If Nagato has both of Madara's Rinnegan, how did Madara still have one Sharingan when he met Obito for the first time?

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I agree with the fact that even after using the Izanagi Madara's other eye got revived after activating the Rinnegan. But when he met Obito for the first time, he had one Sharingan on the left eye. How can this be? He implanted both of his eyes onto Nagato, so where did that Sharingan come from?

Though only one eye of Nagato is always exposed I noticed he actually has Rinnegan on both eyes.


texts: Is there a name for "4-koma style" anime?

texts: Is there a term for animes (that are like Nichijou, Pop Team Epic) that have several parts in only one episode?


texts: Whats the music that plays in Naruto ep. 48 on 16:10?

texts: As said, whats the music that plays on 16:10 in Naruto ep 48, it plays when Gaara gets beaten up, but turns out he was defending himself with a sand shell.


texts: What is the chronological order of the events in Sword Art Online Vol 1 and 2 and Sword Art Online Progressive?

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There are a few light novels on Sword Art Online, namely:

Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad
Sword Art Online 2: Aincrad
Sword Art Online 3: Fairy Dance
Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol 1
Sword Art Online Progressive, Vol 2

I've read that Progressive is about Aincrad, but there are also two other light novels named "Aincrad", what would be the correct chronological order of these Light Novels?


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During the attack on the Leaf Village by the Sand and Sound Ninja, Orochimaru revealed he had learned the Jutsu that allowed him to jump bodies and thus achieve a form of immortality. during their fight Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal Jutsu to seal away Orochimaru's arms and thus taking away his Jutsu.
Near to the end of Naruto before the Time Jump to Shippuden, Orochimaru tried waiting for Sasuke to reach him but in the end had to jump to another body but according to this answer

 Orochimaru regained his arms during the 4th Shinobi War, well into Shippuden

so if Orochimari couldn't use Jutsu before the time skip into Shippuden, how was he able to jump bodies?


texts: Did Gohan evolve in the tournament of power?

texts: In the last episode of Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta tells Vermouth that he can't be sure Goku won't master Ultra Instinct as he has seen how the Saiyans have evolved in the tournament of power. In that moment, they show scenes of Vegeta's new transformation, Cabba turning into Super Saiyan 2, Kefla performing her final attack, and Gohan fighting Koicherator. Did Gohan's power evolve during the tournament of power?


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In the anime, Ergastulum has the architecture of a typical Italian city. Yet, the newspaper is printed in English and the cars drive on the right, although road signs and the like do have a European feel to them. The police cars are also reminiscent of LAPD cruisers, in that they are black and white. Finally, from looking at the currency depicted in the anime, it seems that the city prints its own money.

I do remember a scene where a newspaper article shows something happening in Paris, France. So I do think the story takes place on Earth.

I have looked over the Gangsta Wiki and so far it does not seem to have any information on where exactly the city is located. Do we or will we know where Ergastulum is located? Is it its own country?


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Edo Tensei is a technique to revive the dead, and bind their souls into living bodies. However, after releasing the technique, all of the dead should get back into being dead.

How can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been ended? I am not sure if it was something that we needed to think about and figure out by ourselves or is it yet to be revealed?


texts: What was the point of blocking the robot outbreak using Kill-Ballad?

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In Robotics;Notes, there is some sort of robot outbreak in the city. They all go out of control and attack what seemed like the city hall.

When Frau tries to hack into the servers to stop the outbreak, she is redirected to the Kill-Ballad game. When Kai beats the enemy, access is given and they manage to stop the outbreak.

What was the point of using Kill-Ballad to block the access to the servers? Couldn't the enemy just say "nah, you don't have access, go away" rather than giving a chance to actually stop the outbreak?


texts: I can't find the song that plays in Bleach Episode 51, around 6:55 after Tosen appears behind Komumura.


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They were closer than they should have been and in the final scenes, it wasn't clear if they were just close friends or romantic interests.

A little google search and this is what happens:

There are sources that said the creators confirmed it, but I couldn't find these sources.


texts: What defines the art-style of Japanese manga?

texts: Even though manga has lots of different art styles we still have an idea that certain styles are "manga style" and other ones aren't. What is it about an art style that lets us know it's manga style? What elements reappear across many manga? What distinguishes our idea of manga style from our idea of Western comics style?


texts: How does the Steins;Gate phone microwave work?

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The operation of the phone microwave in Steins;Gate is confusing me. I finished episode 9, and I don't fully understand how it works; except that it allows texts to be sent in the past, 1 second on timer = 1 hour in reality, and that messages can only be sent during 12pm-6pm.

Can someone explain the rest of the microwaves' operation?

1) the bananas turning green, and why the first green batch wouldn't transport?

2) why did Mayuri's chicken tenders burn? can food be cooked like normal, or is their microwave permanently modified?

3) why a phone is hooked up to the microwave, what is the significance in connecting it, and why is it no longer needed in future episodes?

4) in reference to question 3, what type of connection was the phone connected by? USB?

5) why does the timer always seem to be set to 120?

6) what do the orange numerals above the timer numerals mean?

7) how is data sent? how are objects sent?

8) what is the cause of the electrical discharge? and why does it appear at different intervals?

9) is there significance behind the rotation of the microwave table? does clockwise move time forward, and vice versa?

10) how is a modern day text message able to be routed to a 90s pager?

11) what is the large flat radio device sitting on top of the microwave, and what is its purpose?

12) what the heck is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)? the landlord wears clothing with CRT related phrases on them


texts: An anime about toy dolls which can be controlled when the player wears a headset

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In this anime, I recall there being little people (toy dolls, perhaps) that could be bought in stores. If you put on a certain headset, you could move them around and play with them. There were competitions that you could enter these dolls in.

The main character is a girl, who has friends who enter the dolls in competitions. In addition, there is a male character (who may have had black hair, though I'm not certain). He enjoyed reading, and in either the opening or ending song, he could be seen falling asleep on his books.

What is the name of this anime?


texts: Origin of the philosopher stone using human soul from an alchemical text in real life

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I once read a few years back that the author got the idea of the philosopher stone being created by human sacrifice from a real life alchemical text.

If i recalled correctly the text is said to say that it require a sacrifice of a whole town or something along the line of that.

Anyone has any idea what the text/book is?


texts: Who drew the Monogatari Series characters?

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I really love how the Monogatari Series characters are drawn, so I want to look for other art from him/her.

Here's an example of some Monogatari Series characters (clockwise, from top left):

Senjougahara Hitagi (three times), Araragi Tsuhiki, Gaen Izuko

My avatar is also one of the characters from the Monogatari Series; does anyone know who drew it?


texts: What kind of modifications the AE86's have had in Initial D?

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I am not that interested in automotive (aviation all the way DC-3) but after seeing "Pimp My Reich" (I strongly suggest you to watch it, the ending is great) I learned there is a manga and an anime called Initial D. As I learned, there were 3 AE86's in the whole series but what about the modifications? Were "performance" modifications ever used in the series? They can be simple engine part replacements or whole engine/aspiration type replacements.

Simply put: did anyone of the AE86's had any kind of performance mods? Also I want to make a replica of it in racing sims. So should I use carbon fiber or black painting for the hood? What is the history of hood part replacement throughout the series?


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While exploring this site, I came across this particular question: What are the 9 mountains and 8 seas?

In the answers however, I did not see anyone mention All Blue. So my question is why is All Blue not a part of the 8 Seas that Zoro mentions?


texts: Which threat level was Garou when he defeated Tank Top Master?

texts: As far as I understand, Garou got stronger during the series. How strong was he when he fought Tank Top Master? Which threat level was Garou when he defeated him?


texts: How is the divine tree still there in episode 467 of Naruto Shippuden?

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The divine tree eventually becomes the ten tails, and the ten tails gets split into the tailed beasts. So, the divine tree is basically the tailed beasts.

But, how is the divine tree still there in episode 467 of Naruto Shippuden?


texts: What is this symbol and does it relate to FMA?

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When I was searching for Fullmetal Alchemist wallpapers this image came up (below).

I was wondering what this symbol is? And does it have any relation to the FMA anime or manga universes?


texts: What was the event that resulted in 2 episodes of Fumoffu being changed?

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In the English dubbed Madman DVD release of Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!, as part of of the extra segment The Mysteries of Fumoffu on the first disk (episodes 1-3), it notes there is something different about the first and second episodes compared to when they aired.

The notes say A Hostage With No Compromises was not aired because of a certain event and so A Fruitless Lunchtime was aired with The Man From the South as the first episode instead. What was this event, and how does it relate to A Hostage With No Compromises?


texts: Can all Saiyans become a Legendary Super Saiyan?

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Legendary Super Saiyan requires one to have consciousness while maintaining the form. What we have seen so far (canon and non-canon) was the berserk state, where the user is simply out of control.

As we know in order to attain Super Saiyan 4 one needs to have consciousness during the Golden Great Ape state. The Great Ape forms have been known for all Saiyans to be a berserk state that can only be triggered when specific conditions have been met. The user is "rewarded" with tremendous power, but no control. This all is extremely similar to Legendary Super Saiyan Berserk. Once the user gets consciousness in the state he/she can then evolve into the next stage, which would be Super Saiyan 4 (for Golden Great Ape) or Legendary Super Saiyan (for Legendary Super Saiyan Berserk).

Since both forms (LSSJ and SSJ4) require the same amount of consciousness and mental fortitude, does this mean that they are basically the same? I found it extremely difficult to find some actual information on the progress of the two being unlocked so therefor this conclusion is purely theoretical.

Assuming they are, all Saiyans are able to become a Super Saiyan 4 with enough training, consciousness etc. Are all Saiyans also able to become a Legendary Super Saiyan or is it purely genetic? From what I've seen so far, the only distinctive features it has, is emitting enormous amounts of ki. We have seen that Saiyans were leaking ki all over the place, so in that sense it should be possible for all Saiyans eventually, or am I completely wrong?

Sources: mainly dragonball wikia, Reddit, the series from which DBGT for knowledge about SSJ4, DBZ+DBS for knowledge about LSSJ and DBS for Whis explaining loads of things.


texts: If Kurama is the living embodiment of hatred, then what about the other Tailed Beasts?

texts: If Kurama is really the living embodiment of hatred (not some self proclaim title), then what about the other Tailed Beasts? Are they the embodiment of something else?


texts: Who is this third character and what is her connection?

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I have had this image for a while now

I know the brown hair in the middle is supposed to be Taiga Aisaka from Toradora and the pink hair on the right is Louise de La Vallière from The Familiar of Zero, but who is the third character with the red hair on the left? And is there some sort of connection between all 3 characters who are in different anime to make them almost look identical? (e.g. the light in the hair and the face seems to match perfectly yet the shirt on either side doesn't)


texts: Who did the Spinning Wheel song in the English dub of the Garo Season 1 OVA?

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There's "Spinning Wheel" (YouTube link) song sung near the end of the Garo Season 1 OVA. Who sung it?

My guess is Saxton/Rial, but I can't find any answer.


texts: Is Ashura the actual creator of the "Rasengan"?

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So as you can see in the fillers, that when Ashura is helping out the other villagers, he is using a jutsu just like the Rasengan.

Is this the Rasengan we know and love, or is this a different jutsu for say a wind release?
If it is indeed the Rasengan, then does this mean that Ashura is the original creator, and not Minato Namikaze?
If the second one is true, this could mean that Minato has some relations with the Ōtsutsuki?


texts: If the dragon balls in DBGT were those made by Dende, how could a shadow dragon be born in them after Oolong wished for an underwear in DB?

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In Dragon Ball GT, we are told that the negative energy that popped out of the dragon balls of the earth was created as a result of wishes that were made since the beginning of the Dragon Ball series. For example, a shadow dragon was formed when Oolong wished for underwear.
In Dragon Ball Z however, we know that the earth's dragon balls were gone after Kame fused with Piccolo, later in Cell Saga Goku brought Dende on Earth who became the nest guardian of the earth and made new dragon balls.

Aren't those two events or sets of events contradictory?


texts: What accent is Kanbaru referring to, and where did she live prior to her parents' deaths?

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In chapter 34 of the Bakemonogatari manga, Kanbaru talks about her past. When she discusses her living situation after the death of her parents, she says:

  I was bullied at the school I transferred to, simply put. I still have an accent now, but it was a lot worse back then. I had a lot of problems myself, but my head was filled with my parents.

What accent is she referring to? While I can find a mention of Kagenui having a Kansai accent, I can't find anything for Kanbaru at all, both explicitly in regards to her accent and in regards to where she was living before her parents died, which might provide some information here.


texts: How was Future Okabe sure that Kurisu's death wasn't a convergence point that would inevitably happen?

texts: We saw in the VN that when Okabe tried to completely isolate Mayuri from danger, she would simply die of a heart attack. So why was future Okabe so sure that it was possible to save Kurisu? Her death could very well have been a convergence point like in Mayuri's case.


texts: What is Yotsugi Ononoki reading in "Hitagi Rendezvous"?

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In "Hitagi Rendezvous", Araragi speaks to Ononoki after Senjougahara proposes a date for the next day. Ononoki is shown reading something while lying on Araragi's bed.

Do we know what she is reading? Does it correspond to any work that exists in real life? I tried Googling アガジソ, which I believe to be the correct order of the katakana on the cover and spine, but there weren't any results that made sense to me. (It makes more sense for the katakana on the cover to be read right to left than for the identical string of katakana on the spine to be read bottom to top.)


texts: Why are train scenes so common in anime movies?

texts: In the past 2 years or so I've became a big Japanese anime fan, and I've probably watched 50 movies by now (the only series I watched was Neon Genesis Evangelion). In every movie I watched (and NGE for that matter) there was always some scene in a train - which is way more common than in other genres. I've read about how advanced the trains are in Japan, and I can accept that the average Japanese guy uses the train more than non-Japanese people, yet most of the train scenes are more than just "traveling" scenes and they are usually very emotional.


texts: What's the song used when previewing the next episode of Fairy Tail?

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At the end of each episode, there is a preview of the next episode. It also plays in the very beginning of episode 15 of the new Fairy Tail 2014, I think that makes it episode 190 in the total running.

What is the song that plays when they preview the next episode?


texts: Does water level determine the amount of power lost?

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In the left image, you can see that Luffy and Brook have their powers drained. However in the right image, both Hancock and Luffy are in standing water but seem to keep their powers.

So, does the amount of power they lose depend on the water level?


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When the Sage of the six paths i.e. Hagoromo and his brother Hamura defeated the juubi.

Is it that after defeating the Jubbi, Hagoromo himself sealed the whole juubi?
If Hamura sealed a part of the juubi inside him too, does it mean that we haven't seen the full power of the juubi in the battle?


texts: Does "Root A" follow the fact about Takatsuki and the One-Eyed Owl?

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In Root A, Takatsuki does seem to be fascinated by Kaneki's name, but,

   I didn't at all expect her to be the One-Eyed Owl.

I just looked her up on the Wikia and it says that

   she is the One Eyed-Owl as well as the horror novelist.

Is this true only in the manga or is it also true in Root A?


texts: How did Ei Sei's mother, the Queen Mother, escape/get rescued from Zhao?

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In the story of the manga,

   it is said that after Ei Sei escaped Zhao (and eventually rescued by Qin troops), the King became aware of his escape minutes right after they exited the last gate, sending Zhao's cavalry to search for him. Everyone but Sei died, and even then had to be rescued almost at the end of the way.
 If they went through all this trouble to just get Ei Sei, it is only strongly implied that Sei's mother, who hadn't been rescued, would be in grave danger, probably geting killed some time soon (since Sei's Zhao pursuers at some point mentioned that it didn't matter if they captured Sei dead or alive), and if not heavily watched and/or tortured and disgraced more harshly that she had been before (since people's logic of those times was so flawed that they would go so far as to blame some innocent person from a nation for the crimes of some other person from the same nation).

Having said that, I am wondering how the hell did she get out from Zhao? (seeing as Sei's initially unnoticed escape was barely possible.)

But having read until chapter 185, yet another question arises in my head.

   If Sei and his mother hated each other so much (she tried to kill him), why on earth was she rescued in the first place to begin with? A thorough explanation on this would be great and would stop me from having to open a new question.

Aside from this, comes a question that might be considered off-topic, but I'll ask it anyway just in case. Is there any similar real life historic records chronicling how Lady Zhao somehow moved from Zhao to Qin?

I've done a quick read of Wikipedia and seem to not find anything, however I will keep on researching and update this if I find the answer on my own.


texts: Why does Boruto's Karma resonate with Kawaki's

texts: Whenever Kawaki activates his Karma, it inevitably triggers Boruto's Karma to activate. Why is this?


texts: Why do anime (in general) have so much time in between seasons?

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Many shows in America (I am using the US as example because I live here) have TV shows announced almost right away. There aren't usually gaps of more than a year in between seasons.

However, for anime, there are usually several years gaps in between seasons. For example, Attack on Titan has a couple of years in between seasons, and the Fate series had several years in between all of them.

Is this because they aren't very popular, or is it due to a different reason?


texts: Does Sidonia no Kishi's 256 frame formation have scientific advantages?

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In episode five or six of Sidonia no Kishi, Tanikaze and Shizuka were rescued by their fellow knights against orders of the captain. The rescuers adopted a 256 Gardes formation traveling to and from the protagonist's location. Is the scientific reason behind this peculiar formation explained anywhere in the series (because I can't recall)?

Their formation was a perfect circle when they traveled to Tanikaze's location but was uneven as they carried his frame, hence balance might be out of the answer. This formation was also used later in the series when they were going to attack the massive Gauna (as the picture shows). They used all 256 for the formation but still, the mission-grouping were in 128 frames per objective.

I don't think this question is a duplicate of this question because I'm asking for the scientific explanation of the formation. I'm also aware this question may be put on hold or closed as too speculative, but it's an interesting thing to ask if the explanation is in the series anyway.

I believe krazer's explanation to the question above (as ton.yeung comments below) is on spot after a little research. However, what I really want to know is the benefits in having everyone in one giant ring when they could create two 128-frame rings that would've been apt on the later event I mentioned. They could even have 64 4-frame rings that might cover a greater area in the long run (or not). Does it save energy, minimize danger, or perhaps guarantee a lesser chance of being lost in space?


texts: Questions regarding Goku's special training as shown in episode 71 of Dragon Ball Super

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In epsiode 71 of Dragon Ball Super, Goku is shown to have some kind of special training. It seems that Whis knows what Goku is doing but doesn't want to tell Vegeta.

My questions are:

What is the special training that Goku is currently undergoing?
Why doesn't Whis tell Vegeta about this?
Why Beerus says that "Goku is the leading fighter..." even though till the last fight (i.e., with Zamasu) both seemed to be on equal level?
Does it mean that Goku is again going to get stronger than Vegeta?


texts: Have the Mugiwara pirates ever cashed in a Pirate for a bounty reward?

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Is the "Bounty System" in One Piece really necessary? I mean I have never really seen anyone get the bounty reward after capturing and handing the Pirate to the Marines.

Is there any episode where someone actually claimed the money after catching some pirates? What I know is Zorro's previous occupation was "bounty hunting", but did Zorro ever get the money?

Are there any episodes in One Piece that interpret how the procedure of taking the bounties from Marines work?


texts: Can Japanese voice actors watch anime for free after an anime episode is finished?

texts: Can Japanese voice actors watch an anime episode for free after an anime episode is finished because they did contribute their efforts in it?


texts: Why does Brad Pitt cameo in these manga?

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I noticed in some of the manga that I've been reading that Brad Pitt is appearing in them.

He appears in Yakitate Japan under the name Brad Kidd, showing up several times during the series (both anime & manga) , mostly related to the Pierrot.

And in Arakawa Under The Bridge, it's said that he could be their neighbour on Venus

I know it's not unheard of for hollywood movie stars to show up in shows, but he appears noticeably enough in Yakitate Japan and the second occurrence made me think there might be more to it.

Is there anything behind the choice of western actor? I mean, they could have chosen Tom Cruise or someone else.

Does he cameo in any other shows?


texts: Why did the Rokka no Yuusha opening song change after episode 4?

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After episode 4, the opening song for Rokka no Yuusha changed from "Cry for the Truth" by Michi to "Black Swallowtail" by Uroboros and Tom H@ck.

Why did Passione (the studio) change the song? It seems weird since the visuals in the intro are the same and it's still the first season of this anime.

Update: Episode 12 seems to use the first opening again.


texts: Which one is the longest anime ever created and how long is it hourwise?

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Which one is the longest anime ever created?

Not just episodes, the duration of each episode is also important.


texts: Which episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal are Ittou Asanuma in?

texts: I believe that Ittou Asanuma's first appearance in Sailor Moon Crystal is in episode 15 when Makoto introduces him to Usagi and friends, that he does not appear in episode 16, and that his famous scene with Makoto from the manga is in episode 17. Is he in any other episodes, or did he only appear in those two 2 episodes?


texts: What is the book referred to in Episode 4 of Asobi Asobase?

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Towards the end of episode 4, around the 18th minute mark, the girls are discussing the title of book(that is supposedly BL). Hanako suggests Anal Bum Cover (according to the subtitles). At that point the teacher screams and asks her not to tarnish her bible.

So, is Hanako's title based on some famous Japanese book?


texts: The flute song in most episodes of Magi: The Kingdom of Magic

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The song is like in every episode, like around 11 mins in episode 20 of Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, and also 19:28 in episode 16. I think this song may be in *The Labyrinth of Magic too, but can't remember.

The song is like 3 flutes playing. It is so haunting and medieval sounding.

I'm sure it's an unreleased song on the soundtrack since I've already tried to find the song, and by doing so come to know of this.


texts: Manga in which the protagonist can enter stories

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The protagonist enters a story and becomes the replacement for the original protagonist of that story. After each arc, he uses an element of a previous story in order to solve the current story's world's problems. It's still quite new so it should be under 50 chapters.

I read it maybe a half a year ago. Does anyone what manga this might be?


texts: How did Sasuke survive the Tsuchikage's particle style?

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In the battle between Sasuke and the 5 kages at one point Onoki uses his particle style on Sasuke and Karin notes that his chakra has been completely eliminated, but then somehow Obito brings Sasuke back from his sharingan dimension and then suddenly he is alive again.

Has there ever been an explanation as to how Obito saved Sasuke here?


texts: Comedy anime about an American student going to Japan

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I'm looking for a short anime (don't remember if it was a single or a few series).

It was about an American student, obsessed with martial arts, who gets an invitation from his Japanese friend to visit her family in Japan. He got a sword from her (I think it was symbol of marriage or something like that).

So they go to Japan, and meet the weird family - I remember there were two undercover chicks with the father, some female agent, and lot's of craziness around.

Lots of nudity too, as I remember, but it was definitely a comedy :)

Couldn't finish it back then, and I can't find it anymore.

The American boy was blonde, I believe. There was an American woman there, with a Jeep?

There are some monsters and sword fights, but in a comedy manner. The monsters were like mechanical scarecrows, controlled by someone.


texts: What really happened at the end of Stone Ocean?

texts: At the end of Jojo Part 6: Stone Ocean, did Emporio get sent to a parallel universe? Is this the same universe that SBR and JJL then take place in? The wikia says that the universe is reset. What really happened? I'm so confused...


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Light novels are somewhat infamous for titles that are often ridiculous and/or ridiculously long, I'm looking at you WorldEnd: 終末なにしてますか？　忙しいですか？　救ってもらっていいですか？

Hepburn: Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?

Translated as: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?

A lot of these series have an informal contraction which is used to refer to it without reading out the entire title e.g. the above is usually contracted to "SukaSuka". The contraction is taken from bits and pieces of the Japanese title, so, Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? -> SukaSuka.

There are plenty of titles which have this approach, such as Konosuba:
この素晴らしい世界に祝福を!

Hepburn: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!

Translated as: A blessing to this wonderful world!

The contraction is derived as: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! -> Konosuba

Some titles have a more offbeat approach such as Aobuta, 青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない

Hepburn: Seishun Buta Yarō wa Banīgāru Senpai no Yume o Minai

Translated as: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Its contraction derives incompletely from: Seishun Buta Yarō wa Banīgāru Senpai no Yume o Minai -> buta.
I understand this to be because 青春 has no equivalent in English but is often translated as "springtime of youth", the first kanji 青 is read sei as part of 青春 (seishun) but on its own can be read ao (as in the colour blue) which gives us Aobuta.

My question is about the origin of the contraction for Haganai, 僕は友達が少ない

Hepburn: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai

Translated as: I Have Few Friends

The part I can derive is: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai -> ganai. The hepburn lacks the ha kana and I don't think any of the kanji have an alternate reading as ha. Has it ever been stated how the name Haganai was derived?


texts: What do the parenthesized numbers in the [color] Scenes mean?

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As you can see at the top of this answer, the [color] Scenes (Black Scene, Red Scene, etc.) in the Monogatari series all include a parenthesized number beneath the romanized form of the name of the color shown.

Here's a list of them:

ROMANIZED  GLOSS         NUMBER   KANJI(READING)
aka        "red"          (135)   赤　（あか）
kuro       "black"        (629)   黒　（くろ）
shiro      "white"       (4646)   白　（しろ）
ki         "yellow"      (0303)   黄　（き）
ouchi      "lilac"        (349)   楝　（おうち）
ao         "blue"         (014)   青　（あお）
momo       "peach"        (372)   桃　（もも）
moegi      "light green"  (469)   萌黄（もえぎ）
murasaki   "purple"       (039)   紫　（むらさき）

Question: What do the numbers mean?

Possibilities:

Something to do with color codes (but this is unlikely because neither "white" nor "black" seems to have a special number)
Some sort of character code for either the kanji, the kana reading, or the romanized form (though I haven't come up with anything for this)
It's all a clever ruse by Shinbo to confuse us
???


texts: What's the reason Yuuki employs only male spies?

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Haven't read the manga, but in the anime all the spies in D Agency are male.
Wouldn't it be beneficial for certain missions to have a female spy?


texts: How/When did Liz learn about Kirito's Duel Wield?

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Near the end of Episode 9 after Kirito killed The Gleam Eyes, he's complaining about how he can't go back to his place because everyone is hounding him about his Dual Wield Skill, Liz then shows up saying

  It was our little secret until you blabbed about it

Implying that she knew about his Dual Wield before hand, however when Kirito got Liz to commission his second sword she never asked what it was for. Considering that Kirito was hiding his Dual Wield and it didn't come out until the boss battle how did Liz find out?