texts: How did Madara know that Sasuke is the last surviving Uchiha?

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SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't read Chapter 657 of the manga, read further at your own risk.

In Chapter 657, the reborn Uchiha Madara asks Sasuke to join his side, remarking that they are the last of the Uchiha. However, he died before the Uchiha clan massacre, and was reincarnated with Edo Tensei only during the fourth World War. He fought with the five Kages, and then headed to the battlefield where Obito was fighting Naruto's team. Obito didn't have a chance to tell him the story of what happened after his death.

How come he knows that Sasuke is the last surviving Uchiha?


texts: Who did the art direction on for these episodes and scenes?

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There's a certain art director whose art I absolutely love. I can name a few episodes and shows I saw his touches in.

Shin Sekai Yori - episode 5 and 10 (dunno if any further).
Kimi no Iru Machi - mostly in the beginning, also opening, fewer scenes in the latter part.
Casshern Sins - many scenes

His works are very distinct and have many traits to it. Among others they're:

Angles. He uses a lot of different angles everywhere. Characters are rarely drawn in straight angle, the camera is looking from either higher or lower point. Sometimes it's also rotated a bit.
He focuses on faces a lot, putting emphasis on the eyes. Faces cover most of the screen whenever a character is talking and there's no other action going on. Also apply angles argument to that.
Some scenes just belong to a certain character, having only him and nothing else apart from the plainish background on the screen.
Emphasis on body movement, especially hands and posture.
Dynamic scenes consist of characters moving from one part to another, rotating from side to side. Sometimes background is still while character is moving on the screen.

What is his name and what other works did he work on?


texts: Is it possible that Itachi knew the truth about Tobi being Obito and not Madara?

texts: Since Itachi Uchiha always said complete truth, is it possible that he himself knew the truth about Tobi being Obito and not Madara?


texts: What episode did Naruto combine Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sage Mode?

texts: In which episode did Naruto combine Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sage Mode?  If possible, how did he know, or who told him to do so?


texts: What is the significance of Ran's birthday?

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Ran's birthday is usually seen as something important in the anime and manga and is talked about a lot. Yet, throughout the entire series of 660+ episodes and 70+ volumes, it has never actually happened.

Why is Ran's birthday so important to the plot?


texts: How is it that Scanlations are still faster than Licensed releases?

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Yen Press is expected to release Volume 14 of Watatemote on September 2019

however the scanlations have already been translating Volume 14 and beyond

The above is the first page of chapter 150 that was scanlated and was uploaded to the site i got it from a month ago while the same site lists up to Chapter 152.

also said site also posted a Bookwalker special edition chapter Chapter 144.5 and this was posted 4 months ago

and as you can see in the image it says Volume 14 went on sale in January (assuming this year).

these 2 pages suggest that in Japan Volume 14 is already out and being sold. yet despite this for an official translation we have to wait 9 months for. but since Yen Press already has the licenses why does it take them so long to release when a scanlation group, which doesn't get paid and done in the group's free time (since they have lives and their jobs) can release it much faster? is this some sort of bottle neck that all licensed releases have?


texts: I know that Oda named a few of his female characters, like Tsuru, Tashigi and Kuina, after different kinds of birds, but I'm only aware of these three characters following that theme. Out of curiosity, are there more female characters who share their names with birds?


texts: Did Eichiro Oda the first mangaka that make a side-story of certain character in his cover chapter?

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I would like to know if there are other mangakas like Eiichiro Oda who make an illustration cover of a specific chapter to be like a side-story, and it's really like a canon story, even it just a side story, for example, this one:

CP9 Side story
Buggy's After battle

Is this really common in manga industry? If yes, is there another mangaka that is making this kind of "unusual" side-story? And is Eiichiro Oda the one who started this kind of thing?


texts: Why Kidd/Hawkins/Apoo alliance are planning to take down Shanks?

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Just in latest episode of One piece (Episode 736). There was one scene which shows that Kidd/Hawkins/Apoo alliance are planning to take down Shanks.

So my question is, Why Shanks? I mean there has to be some sort of reason behind this. Why didn't they choose someone else. What's the main reason behind this?

Note: I follow Anime rather than Manga


texts: Are there any other known members of Anbu: Root, apart from Sai and Danzou?

texts: In Naruto, apart from Sai and Danzou, which other characters were members of the secret subdivision of Anbu, Root?


texts: Anime with guys battling each other using small cars with weapons

texts: The anime is set in a world where people duel each other by using small cars with weapons . They throw the cars into the arena and the cars attack each other. I distinctly remember a blue colored car and I think that is the hero's.


texts: What animals are represented by the members of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing?

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In the ending credits of the second season of Strike Witches, it shows that each member of the 501st has a coat of arms which an image of the animal they represent when they use their magic.

Some are easy to tell while for others I'm not 100% sure (apart from 2), half are cats and half are dogs, the 2 odd ones are a rabbit and what I think is supposed to be a tanuki.

I am wondering, what animals the 501st JFW members represent.


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I'm currently watching the FMA live action movie, which has Reole on its maps/subtitles. It seems as though this might also be true in the manga, at least according to this Wikia. However, Liore or Lior is the standard transliteration that I've seen for it, and I'm pretty sure that's what was used in the anime.

Both are technically (more or less) correct transliterations of リオール, but also somewhat unusual, given rs and ls are the same, and so it would usually either be Rior(u) or Liol(u). Reading from English, they also (at least to me) imply somewhat different stressing of syllables, Ree-ohl vs Lee-or.

Is there an official Hiromu Arakawa-approved way of writing it in English?


texts: Who are these people in the Kuzu no Honkai drama CDs?

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The first track on the first drama CD for Kuzu no Honkai is titled "Nyan Nyan Prelude". It features characters named "Checo"(?) and "Shuu", the former of whom might or might not literally be a cat.

To summarize: the track begins with them doing lewd things (as is Kuzu no Honkai's wont). Checo says she'll get a job, but Shuu says she can't, because she's a cat. Shuu forgets her birthday, and they get into a fight. They reminisce about the days when their relationship was all sunshine and roses. At the end of the track, they reconcile.

I don't know who these characters are. Nothing in this track (nor the next one, "Nyan Nyan Serenade") has anything to do with any of the characters or events featured in the anime, even though the narrative "feels" like that of Kuzu no Honkai. I'm thoroughly confused. Who are these people, and what does any of this have to do with Kuzu no Honkai?


texts: Looking for a magical girl anime episode where the heroine is turned into a baby

texts: I'm looking for a particular episode from a magical girl anime, but I don't know the name of that anime. In the episode I'm looking for, the heroine finds a baby, and in order to communicate with it, she uses her powers to turn herself into a baby. However, because babies can't speak very well, she can't pronounce the magical words to change back. Does anyone know which anime this could refer to, and which episode? Thanks in advance.


texts: Do publishers pick certain seasons for a show to be published?

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I have been thinking about this for a while, but I haven't really been watching enough just-released anime to form a picture of what type of series are broadcast when.

I'm interested to know if publishers pick certain seasons for a show to be published? Or do they release it as soon as they have the idea, in the nearest season?

I'm sure there could be lots of reasons for a show to be published in a particular season instead of another one:

Scheduled Christmas Episodes, Valentines Day/White Day
School Holidays / School Year
Seasonal trends for particular genres
Publishers know a similar title / popular title will be coming out

I don't really see any trends with this though.

The answer could be very publisher-dependent, but is there any evidence that any companies knowingly wait until a preferred season?


texts: What is the order for watching the Gintama series?

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I wanted to try Gintama for a long time but I have no idea as to the order in which I have to watch it.

What is the order for watching the anime series?


texts: What happened to Migi in the last episode?

texts: What did Migi do in the last episode? I remember him saying something about walking on a different path so he would sleep for a long time and that he possibly won't wake up anymore. He could've stayed in Shinichi's hand as he normally did and continue to coexist with humans like Uda and Jaw. But why would he do that? Was it for his own good?


texts: What substance Tachikawa Yuko used on the Shimada Hideo's parasyte in the art club?

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Yuko takes a vial from the art kit to use as a weapon against Shimada, in case he turns aggressive.

   He does turn aggressive, murdering 17 students.

The anime shows the label (in Japanese) of the vial.

What substance was that?


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Nowadays, maids are basically a moe stereotype. Otaku characters like Sakurasou no Petto na Kanojou's Ryuunosuke Akasaka, Lucky Star's Konata Izumi, and the Genshiken gang all love maids. Even K-On's Sawako Yamanaka, who isn't an otaku, puts the Light Music Club girls in maid outfits.

For a while, every single show that came out had a maid character, and several shows focused wholly or in part on maids, who may or may not also be androids (e.g. Hanaukyou Maid Tai, Hand Maid May, He is My Master, Koharu Biyori, Mahoromatic).

It was shockingly difficult to find a SFW picture from Koharu Biyori.

Even shows that didn't have maids were affected: Digi Carat's Dejiko wore a costume which looked rather like a maid outfit, even though she was not a maid, but rather a clerk in an anime store (and actually an alien princess).

My perception was that this all started sometime around 2001, but I never saw how; it just seemed like one day I was surrounded by maids. (Not that it bothered me to be surrounded by maids.) How did this get started? Was there a single show or a few shows that started the maid craze? Or was it always there, and I just never noticed?


texts: What are the major factions and players on the Magic and the Science side?

texts: There are various factions that exist on both the Magic and Science side, but what are the most prominent ones and who are their most well-known members?


texts: I'd like to know the song name when Arima and Kaneki were fighting in Tokyo Ghoul: Re. The song I wish to know was the one that plays right when Arima uses his Sword to stick a spike(idk what it called) into the ground then back off, for it to later come out of the ground and pierce Kaneki in the chest. Sending him upwards. If anyone knows pls lmk.


texts: I now it's kinda unusual but,Is there a simple way to watch anime without background music or is there an anime without background music?


texts: Where is the divergence in Fate/Apocrypha?

texts: I know that the light novel Fate/Apocrypha has some divergent point after the Third Grail War, but I was wondering what exactly that divergent point was. How did the world end up without a Fourth and Fifth Grail war? Did someone win the Third Grail War, or was there something else that happened differently?


texts: What is that frog toy that Misaka loves?

texts: Misaka really loves this frog. Where does this frog come from? Does it exist both in anime and in real life (I feel like I've seen this frog somewhere before)?


texts: The Soul King is shown in the Thousand Year Blood War arc, though only briefly. Not much is explained about him, so things like what he can do and what his job is are a bit vague. Is he a Shinigami? If not, what is he?


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Will there be a way to acquire it like Windows 7? Is it even installed on any personal computer in Japan?

I noticed that the Windows 8 OS-tan theme also seems unavailable, so I guess this is futile. But what is the point of announcing them if nobody can use it?


texts: What was the source of magic used in Grand Magic Games in Fairy Tail?

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In the grand magic games arc we saw several team events that use a lot of magic events. Which are "Hidden", "Chariot", "Pandemonium", "Naval Battle" and "Battle Royale" etc.

In the world of magic, we see magic circles being used to create these events. For Example, creating the water sphere in Naval Battle or Peripheral Chariots. These may be comparatively easy, however it would require lots of magic power to create thousands of exact clones (Hidden) or 100 monsters of Pandemonium.

So who/which guild/how was used to create these events since they would require an absurd amount of power.

Considering, How powerful would the user be if he can create a monster which can fight on level footing as an S-Class mage? Thousands of clone which may have same power as that of user(?)


texts: What happened to Homura and Shizuku in "Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black"?

texts: At the end of the movie, Homura and Shizuku are giving their goodbyes to Rukia before appearing to pass away. But what happened to them? They are half soul, half hollow, so did they reincarnate to The World of the Living due to their soul half or was their existence completely wiped away?


texts: Who originally created the Knightmare Frames?

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Knightmare Frames are humanoid war machines developed by the Holy Britannian Empire and unveiled during the invasion of Japan.

Is there any known scientist behind their creation, like how Nina created FLEIJA?


texts: Why does Final Fantasy contain "Final" in the title?

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Why does the Final Fantasy franchise of RPGs, anime, manga, etc. contain "Final" in the title?

Is it that the original concept of the first game was intended to portray the ending of a story? Was it derived from in-universe content?
Or is it because the creators did not plan to produce more games, and did not expect that any sequels would be desired?
Or was the inclusion of the word "final" chosen for a completely reason?


texts: Why Shizune's body didn't turn into red like the Orochimaru's hand turned?

texts: We saw in original Naruto that after Orochimaru's hands have been cut by Reaper it turned red. Why it didn't happened to Shizune's body after extraction of her soul?


texts: What's this anime with kids jumping off a roof and then hovering over the ground?

texts: All I can remember is that there was a girl riding a scooter/bicycle and she witnesses kids jumping off a roof to see who can get closer to the ground and just before they hit the ground they stop and hover. I can't remember anything else; it was about 8-10 years ago.


texts: How did the Yu-Gi-Oh anime differ from the manga?

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I was wondering, how does the Yu-Gi-Oh manga differ from the anime? If someone enjoyed the anime would they like the manga?

And were there ever any Yu-Gi-Oh movies?


texts: Why do characters in One Piece have weird signature suffixes to their lines?

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I have seen often that characters in One Piece have their weird (read: at times irritating) signatures. Is there any specific reason for them?

For example, in the picture below, Vito has rorero as his signature. These suffixes sometimes kill the entire feel of the scene, which is why I was wondering why were they so important to have in the first place.


texts: How many Tasogare Otome x Amnesia manga chapters covered by anime?

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I don't want to read the full manga, but I've seen that the manga ended after the anime did. So, I think that the anime won't give the full story.

How many chapters were covered by the anime?


texts: Is there a plothole in Merlin's character development?

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In chapter 249, page 5 of Nanatsu to Naizai, it is said:

   The supreme deity bestowed the child [Merlin] divine protection able to nullify any and all manner of dark curses and commandments. (Emphasis of mine).

However, in chapter 121, page 8 and 9:

   We can see that Merlin is getting turned rock solid by Galand's Commandment.

Those two facts contradict each other. Is that a plothole, or is there a reasonable explanation somewhere?


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The TV series Ray is about a woman with "X-Ray vision" who was saved by a doctor when she was young. In the first episode of the anime, this doctor is made out to look like Black Jack:

Although you never get a look at his face but you can see that there is some stitches on the doctor's face and his hair is black and white.

Is this cameo just a bit of "fan service"/homage to the old Black Jack series or is this more like a same-universe side-story or spin-off of Black Jack? It doesn't seem like the staff of this show has worked on any of the Black Jack manga or anime.


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In "Hisoka vs Chrollo", Hisoka lost the challenge, his legs and hands, and also his life as well. But after a moment, he came back alive and with his other body parts.(regenerate with rubber body)

So my question are:

Does other Nen user have this ability too? (I mean get killed and then retrieved by Nen just like Hisoka. )


texts: How many fingers exist and how did Subaru know the number?

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Spoiler alert if you didn't see episodes 9 & 10.

How many fingers exists in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-?

In episode 23 at 17:50,

   Subaru says that only one is remaining. How did he find out about the number of remaining fingers?


texts: Apparently haki does not always need training to achieve; since we have seen Doflamingo and Luffy awaken it unconsciously. But I read that Ussop and Ace had the same unexpected, brief "awakening" of conqueror's haki, so when did that happen? Is it also in the manga?


texts: What are the markings used above some song lyrics?

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I believe lyrics are shown to both the first opening and ending songs of the tennis anime, Baby Steps. Here is a partial shot from the ending:

You can see that the normal credits are single rows of characters.  However, the lyrics at the bottom include a row of a few mini-characters above the main ones. What do these additional markings (characters?) indicate?  I am not asking for a translation, just what their purpose is.

I vaguely remember seeing them in another series or two, but this is the first time they really caught my curiosity. I'm assuming right now that they are related to the music, perhaps how the song may have modified pronunciation of certain words. It appears too sparse to be some sort of full musical notation. There is only one voice in each song, so it is not the simultaneous words of a second singer.

In the English Wikipedia there is an article called Shakuhachi Musical Notation related to Japanese music. It did not seem to help, though I don't know much about the topic. (I.e. I didn't see any pictures showing the double-row lyric thing.)


texts: What is the reason behind this strange censorship of a specific scene in Tokyo Ghoul?

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During the scene where Kurona and Nashiro are fighting Juzo in Season 2 Episode 4, I noticed some censorship. Juzo ends up stabbing Kurona a lot with his knives, but it's blurred out like this:

   .

I thought this was really strange seeing as the series has shown far worse, such as torture and other extremely gory deaths. Is there a particular reason for this?


texts: How did Dragon Ball “break the internet”?

texts: Having a discussion with some people who are saying Gokus MUI transformation and DBS are the best in all of anime because it broke the internet. What does this even mean? Did manga sales reach some sort of high or was there a huge amount of viewers or something?


texts: Do Death Note users with Shinigami Eyes see in a red tint?

texts: In several occasions, for example, when Mikami used his Shinigami Eyes to see everyone's name in the final episode, he saw in a red tint. Is this only done for dramatic effect, or do they generally see in a red tint?


texts: What are the order of clannad visual novel?

texts: I found this in Clannad visual novel diagram website that there are a lot of side stories, partner stories and other things what are those I'm confused.So is there an order to play this games.


texts: What is the symbol on Kakashi's ninja dogs' backs?

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Every one of Kakashi's ninja dogs has a symbol on its back that looks like a face:

What is this symbol and what is its meaning?


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In the anime when Pain attacked Konoha, he levitated above the village before unleashing Almighty Push.

So my question is can Rinnegan users levitate?
If so, how? Constantly using small Almighty Pushes below his feet?


texts: Why is it (almost) always a 10 years gap? What is so special with 10 years intervals?

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It seems there is something special in anime and manga about 10 years gaps. They seem to me that they will become a different person in 10 years.

Yes, I know people age and a decade is a long time. I can think of the me 10 years ago, and he was something of a mess.

But why is it always 10 years? not nine or eleven, 10... always 10. The list is enormous:

My wife is Wagatsuna-san: the MC can timeskip 10 years, to a time when he is married with the eponymous girl.
Horimiya: in ch10 Izumi remembers his old self 10 years ago.
Orange: the letters from their future selves is from 10 years ahead.
Bleach: - ch 685 has a 10 years time skip.
Dragonball: ch 518 has a 10 years timeskip.
Soushin Shoujo Matoi Matoi's mother saved the world 10 years ago.
Strike the Blood when Minamiya Natsuki lost her memory, she was turned into 10 years younger version of herself.

I am sure I've seen other 10 years intervals in other titles, the list could go on and on.

What is so magical about the 10 year gap?


texts: Why couldn't Dante create a Philosophers Stone by herself?

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In the 2003 Anime Fullmetal Alchemist, in episode 45, she says that she had the Homunculi search for a Philosophers Stone because without Hohenhiem she was unable to create one by herself. But why?

Did she require knowledge that only Hohenheim had or was she simply not strong enough to do it? Because in a flash backs of Dante and Hohenheim's history, he did all the work, which would suggest that maybe she needed knowledge or strength or both, such as what Transmutation requires, but I'm not sure.

An answer would greatly be appreciated.


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In the ending of the visual novel, Kamyu looked away from Aruru and said "Oji-sama" (which is how she referred to Hakuoro), then Aruru told Kamyu to jump on Mukkuru and rode off. The scene after that shows Eruru in what is believed to be her home village rebuilt. Though it could be just the developers reusing the background, it shows an isometric view of the village, which looks almost as if the village had been repaired. The final CG shows her looking towards the screen almost in shock.

I haven't seen the anime so I have no idea if this is elaborated on further. However, it almost seems as if Kamyu and Aruru saw Hakuoro and he returned to Eruru. Hakuoro also said before he was sealed that he would one day see Eruru again. However, he could have been referring to how Eruru was a decedent of his ancient daughter.

So I am wondering if Hakuoro did come back.


texts: What is the context of this Hunter x Hunter reference in Inou Battle manga chapter 2?

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In chapter 2 of Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de manga adaptation, we can see that the middle panel makes a reference to Dragon Ball's meme "It's over 9000!". The line was actually "It's over 8000!" in the original Japanese manga, and this explains why Andou only counts up to 8000. The censored word is Scouter, which is the device to measure power level.

However, I don't recognize the reference on the left most panel. Searching for the censored word reveals that it is Menthuthuyoupi from Hunter x Hunter. However, I don't read the manga, so I don't understand the reference.

Which scene from Hunter x Hunter does this reference come from? And what is the context that makes it worth referenced by another author?


texts: What happens in the end of the Tokyo Ravens anime?

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Harutora's attempt to resurrect Natsume supposedly succeeded, but Saotome Suzu, who had helped to perform the ritual, told the other characters over the phone that it technically was a success.

In the end, we see how Natsume is resting in a bed inside a brightly sunlit room with a window open. Harutora says he'll be looking forward to see her and disappears. It's not clear whether he was real or not, and whether the whole room is some metaphor of sorts, considering the "astrology" stuff in the previous episode.

What's really going on in the end of the anime?


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If I didn't miss one, all souls that were bound to armors have glowing eyes.

Why do their eyes glow? It must somehow be connected to the bounded soul, as they stop glowing if the heads lose connection to the rest of the armor, but how? And can they still see, if the head is loose?

Source of the images: Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki


texts: Why doesn't Pain use other paths when his bodies are killed?

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During the Naruto vs Pain fight (before Edo Tensei), he has 6 bodies that he controls via Chakra and each body has the power of one path.

When Naruto kills anyone of them, it's stated that he loses usage to that particular power of path until he has another body for that.

My doubt is that since its just bodies controlled by chakra, why doesn't he use the remaining pain to use all the paths?

For example, if the summoning path dies, Why can't he use that path through the Yahiko pain or some other pain?


texts: What is the reference Iri is making when she says DDD?

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In Episode 1, Iri and Student 0 have the following conversation:

Student 0: There's no future to it (the War) at all. Why only one team, Instructor? I think everyone should just share it (the Grail).
Iri: There are DDD circumstances behind that, so I'm sorry. I'd like to tell you in greater detail, but it won't happen. It's still too early for you to experience the adult world.

On the chalk board behind her, it shows Dark, Dirty, Dandy.

Since this entire mini-series is cluttered with references to the Fate series, I'm wondering what this DDD means in relation to the Fate series?


texts: In Deadman Wonderland, is the Red Man is supposed to be Ganta's childhood hero, Ace Man?

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I watched Deadman Wonderland about two months ago, when I started I watched the first episode on Adult Swim. I saw the Red Man kill Ganta's classmates and other episode Shiro was passed out in dark basement with this older gentle man.

As soon Shiro wake up it wasn’t her, she was a different person and she grabs this outfit that look like the Red Man’s clothes. Later on of the season it was Ganta’s flashback he had a figure look like Red Man also.

Who is the red man? Aceman ? Shiro?


texts: What’s the music called in Code Geass season 1 episode 15 starting at 20:54?

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There's a song playing in Code Geass season 1 episode 15, starting at 20:54. I can’t find it and you can’t really Shazam it when people talk over it.
What is this song?


texts: What happened to Kaiki in Monogatari Series?

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We saw at the end of Monogatari Second Season that

  Kaiki is apparently killed by one of the boys (or girls?, I do not remember very well) he scammed.

If I followed the storyline correctly, this happens just after the events that involved Nadeko, but before the graduation of Araragi and Senjōgahara.

Then, on Hanamonogatari, which is after the graduation of Araragi and Senjōgahara,

  Kaiki is still alive and kicking, and without any evidence of the beating that he received.

Am I missing something in the storyline?

  Because he should be dead by the beating that he received. Why he is not?


texts: Does everyone from Naruto's generation have chakra within them?

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I think it's feasible to imagine some people out there in the world have been born without chakra during the time period where Naruto is alive. I say this because chakra as we learn in the anime was originally given to Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki during a time period in the history of Naruto where no one had chakra, after which she passed it on to her children. Therefore it's presumable that of the other people alive at the time some of them could have continued to have children without ever mixing bloodlines with those who had chakra all the way until Naruto's generation.

Now despite this I can see how considering how many generations it has been there's not likely to be many left who haven't attained chakra, but do you think they are there, and why were they never a plot point for the show?


texts: What exactly is the problem with Yukinoshita Yukino being dependent on Hikigaya Hachiman?

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During the last several episodes of Oregairu Season 2 (Volume 10 in LN I think), Yukinoshita's sister was warning Hikigaya about this "sinister" relationship building up between him and Yukinoshita, and she said that their relationship is in no way genuine and that Yukinoshita is just depending on Hikigaya.

My confusion is: What is this dependency problem exactly? Clearly Yukinoshita has developed feelings for Hikigaya in the last few episodes, so isn't relying on each other a symbolism of trust? What is the exact thing that Yukinoshita Haruno seem so worried about?


texts: What is it called when an anime character is emotionless on the inside and sweet/kind on the outisde?

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Emotionless on the inside meaning literally that, and sweet/kind on the outside as in being completely fake and pretending to like someone or be a happy person just for personal benefit or similar.

No violent behavior or psychotic behavior other than being manipulative, just a two faced person; emotionless on the inside and kind on the outside.

Sort of like how "Tobi" from Naruto acts childish and funny on the outside but ends up being

   a psychotic criminal that wants to help plunge the world into endless "happiness."

Looking for a "-dere" term that I can use to describe that type of character.


texts: Why was Villagulio angry at Muginami for taking the Vox in season 1 of Rinne no Lagrange?

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I am curious as to why Villagulio was angry at Muginami for taking the Vox in the first season. The scenes after that hint that Villagulio was forced to do so, but it didn't say why.

Villagulio article on the anime's wiki says that he did so in order for Muginami to get close to the others:

  Soon after, he formed the rebellious organization "Kiss" and sent Muginami to Kamogawa to investigate about the Voxes, but apparently gets angry at her for becoming the pilot of Vox Ignis and abandons her, while actually it was part of his plan to have her get close to Madoka and the others.

However, the wiki doesn't look that trustworthy to me.


texts: Can Natsu eat fire from objects he burns?

texts: I have been thinking that if Natsu can't eat his own fire, can he set some object on fire using his magic and then eat that fire??


texts: Where does the split happen between Mai-Hime and Mai-Otome?

texts: I know that Mai-Hime and Mai-Otome are anime (and maybe manga) series that are related by have different plots. I was wondering if there is a certain point where they split (like FMA and FMA: Brotherhood) or if they are entirely different plot-wise. If they are different, how are they connected beyond being created by the same production company?


texts: How did Light know that Hideki Ryuga is the real L?

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While watching the Death Note anime, I noticed that there was one incident when Hideki Ryuga told Light that he is the real L. Well, at that time Light was not sure if he was the real L because he thought that it might be a trap from the real L to catch him.

So my question is: how he was able to deduce that Hideki Ryuga is the real L and not a fake?


texts: What happened to people with other skin colors?

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In Attack on Titan, we know what happened to many people:

   they became Titans.

But what happened to people with different skin colors, e.g. black?

   Did they turn into Caucasian Titans? Or were they simply killed?


texts: Can I watch the full 'Nice Boat' replacement episode anywhere?

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From KnowYourMeme: (spoilers)

  On the day before the airing of the final episode of School Days in Japan, a 16 year old girl killed her father with an axe in Kyoto. Due to an extremely similar scene present in the episode and to avoid relation to the axe murder, TV Kanagawa replaced it with a half hour of unrelated scenery with “Air on a G String” playing in the background. Among the shock and rage expressed among fans, a 4chan user commented “Nice Boat”, referring to the Norwegian ferry shown in the replacement footage. Immediately the phrase became a meme, however is far more popular in Japan than in English speaking countries.

The part with the boat is easily viewable on Youtube and other sites, but I haven't been able to find the full episode.

Is the episode bundled together with any merchandise or available legally online to stream/download?


texts: Are Hollows defeated by humans who are not Quincies considered as destroyed or "purified"?

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If I remember correctly, Shinigami are "purifying" Hollows with Zanpakuto, cleansing souls and sending them to Soul Society (not counting cases when souls are going to Hell). And regarding Quincy, it was said that the main conflict between Quincies and Shinigami was that, unlike Shinigami, Quincies were destroying souls when killing Hollows, which was bad for balance.

In series, it was shown numerous times that Hollows can also be defeated by humans having certain abilities, for example, Yasutora Sado, Orihime Inoue, Hanakari Jinta, etc. So, what happens with Hollow soul in this case? Is it exorcised, or destroyed, just like by Quincy hand?


texts: Is it possible to use Izanagi on others?

texts: In the anime(Episode 338, not sure though), I feel as if I saw an Uchiha member use Izanagi to revive a bunch of other Uchiha members. Is that even possible?


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According to what I have seen, Rock lee isn't able to use ninjutsu nor genjutsu. However, it was shown that he can walk on water. Isn't walking on water a part of chakra control which he isn't able to perform? If he can control chakra then why not perform ninjutsu (doesn't need to be good at it, but at-least perform it.)

Also I am unable to understand how can he open the inner gates of chakra if chakra control is a problem for him?


texts: Why is it stated arbiters don't feel human emotions?

texts: Decim shows empathy. Ginty is angry with the choice the fangirl he judges makes. The rest of the arbiters show human emotions, too. So why does a rule say they don't have human emotions because they're dummies?


texts: Why are Haki attacks not effective on admirals (akainu, Kizaru, aokiji) in one piece?

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I don't have reputations enough so for that,
the most understandable answer is that they are not logia fruit users, i suspect that their are other types of devil fruit in which the body can produce as much amount of the matter(i unable to say the exact word) as they want. For example- admirals (more plasma, ice, or light), trebol( Donquixote Doflamingo family more sticky material), Blackbeard(more darkness), ace (more fire) etc. In such case the haki attack was only hits the matter covering their body and only able to scratch a little and therefore in this type of devil fruit power the body can be regained back to normal by just producing more matter.
Please upvote if You find this helpful.


texts: What is the relation between the female protagonists of these two manga series?

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Tv Tropes states that Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru1 is a spiritual successor to Natsu no Arashi!

Both female protagonists have the same surname "Arashiyama": Hotori Arashiyama ((嵐山 歩鳥) and Sayoko Arashiyama (嵐山 小夜子).

The series are written by different authors.

Is it just a coincidence or is there some relation or shoutout between the two?

1 A copy of the page on archive.org, snapshot on 2015-01-02. Ctrl+F in your browser for "Spiritual Successor".


texts: What type of chakra element does the Aburame clan possess?

texts: Among the five basic elements of chakra (earth, water, wind, lightning and fire), what type of chakra does the Aburame clan possess to control insects at their will?


texts: What is the name of the song at the start of K: Return of Kings?

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Does anyone know the song title in K: Return of Kings episode 1, at the first scene where Scepter 4 and HOMRA meet on the rooftop of a building, from 00:06 to 03:20?

I tried to google it but the result was only the opening and the ending of K.


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In Fate/Grand Order: Himuro no Tenchi - 7-nin no Saikyou Ijin-hen we see a bunch of Servants sitting in the Audience when Kane Himuro is on stage

I recognize in the first image Sakura (from Fate/Extra i assume), Sakata Kintoki next to her and  Hans Christian Andersen in front of her and Medusa on the far right while in the second image in the back i see the back of Mysterious Heroine X Alter and one of Medusa's sisters next to her, i think.

So i am wondering who are all the Characters in the audience and are they all Grand Order Servants? because assuming i'm right in IDing Sakura from Fate/Extra (the NPC Nurse) i don't recall her being a Servant (Sakura Matou i know is a Psudo Servant and the Fate/Extra CCC Alter Egos like Passionlip, Meltlilith and BB are in Grand Order too)


texts: Hashirama Senju, a reincarnation of one of the sage of six paths son (Asura) and the only kage who Madara didn't ignore is one of the most overpowered characters in Naruto. Being so powerful (the authors had to make it so that) he had to die of a disease (as anyone who could beat him would have to be stronger than Madara). This is not just a theory as it is confirmed further by one of the data books, can someone help me find where exactly that is stated and what exactly was his disease?


texts: What's up with the Black Butler intermissions?

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Today I decided to carry on watching Black Butler since I had only watched the first episode a couple months ago and then stopped watching. (so fairly new to the series) but I noticed that every time there was an intermission or brief break in between the episode, it always seem to feature either Ceil or Sebastian next to what I think is a tarot card?

I don't mind spoilers just so you know and maybe I am a bit slow, but is there a relationship or connection between the cards and how they always pop up in intermission to the storyline etc?

Edit: I just realised that I had been watching Black Butler II and not Black Butler I which would probably be why I was confused.


texts: What is depicted on the gate shown in episode 63 of Brotherhood?

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I'm looking to get a tattoo of the gate depicted in episode 63, but I don't know what it is that I'm looking for. I know that there are two gates, and one of them is "The Tree of Life".

I'm looking for the other one, depicted in this screenshot from episode 63 at 16:46:

What is depicted on the second gate?


texts: Which series features the most re-occuring named characters?

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Recently I had a discussion with friends about how hard they find it to follow anime/manga series due to the sheer amount characters that get featured in a series.

They claimed detective-conan featured more than 3000 characters (roughly 5 per episode), which I debunked as most of those characters are never mentioned again.

This statement was followed by bleach having around 250 characters, where it was even important to remember the weapons names, as it might be important.

And Legend of Galactic Heroes which had 660 named characters, of which many where regularly re-occurring or even considered main characters.

With that my curiosity followed, which series features the most re-occurring named characters?


texts: It’s hard to tell because she doesn’t show much towards Kazuya and she blushes from time to time but that’s it. It’s pretty obvious Kazuya likes her but not the same vice versa.


texts: Are Japanese Students really not allowed jobs whiles in schools?

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In Hana and Hina After School (Hana to Hina wa Houkago) one of the main plot points it that neither Hana or Hinako are actually allowed a job and if discovered they could be expelled, to the point that Hinako  quit her job as a Model and

   in Chapter 14 (still reading) Hinako quit her job with Hana because Maiko posted online about buying something where Hinako worked.

Is this really something in Japan? that students like Hana and Hinako aren't allowed jobs and would actually get expelled for having one, even if it doesn't interfere with their school works? (as shown how Hana's and Hinako's work scheduled were changed so they could do their exams)


texts: How does Jigglypuff not fall asleep from its own song?

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Jigglypuff's song is seen to be extremely effective in putting people and Pokemon to sleep, but how does it not fall asleep from its own singing?

Shouldn't it at least fall asleep after it's done?


texts:
Oda said that Marco's regeneration is limited, and we see him with bandages after war, but he has all of his limbs intact.

Can Marco the Phoenix regenerate a whole limb?


texts: What are all of Rin's cats that have names?

texts: Of all the cats that have names, which cat is given which name (provide a picture or a description of its features)? How did Rin come up with these names?


texts: What exactly is the watch suppose to be keeping track of in episode 10?

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In episode 10, "Ganymede Elegy", the watch has a dial that has numerals 1 - 15 on it (it figures prominently in the story's plot).

It takes 7.15 Earth days (around 172 Earth hours) for Ganymede to orbit Jupiter and the orbit is synchronous. Even if you artificially give Ganymede a 15 or 30 hour day, the numbers don't add up to a complete planetary rotation.

So, what exactly is the watch suppose to be keeping track of?


texts: What game are Mio and Yuko playing on the train?

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In Nichijou Episode 0 (OVA), Mio and Yuko are playing a game on the train:

They push and feint at each other but the game doesn't finish as they are distracted by Mai sleeping in the baggage area.

How does this game work? What's the objective?


texts: What is the recommended order for watching "Barakamon" and "Handa-kun"?

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Barakamon was a highly rated Slice of Life Comedic show from Summer 2014 (Which I never got around to picking up). Handa-Kun aired much more recently (Summer 2016), but is described as a prequel to the original.

Is it required that I watch Barakamon before watching Handa-Kun? Are there any references in Handa-Kun that may spoil Barakamon?


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It's been long since I watched this, but as far as I can remember, Saki's cantus "arrived late". I think it was in the scene where her bedroom's things begun flying around violently while she slept.

When she arrives at the academy, she says something along the lines of

  Well, it's not so weird for somebody to get their cantus late, right?

But they tell her that nobody else got their cantus late. She was the only one.

Is it ever explained, perhaps in the novel, why did her cantus arrive late?


texts: What series is this depiction of Araragi Karen referring to?

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In episode 8 of Nisemonogatari, we briefly see Araragi Karen drawn like this:

This looked a lot like some anime (or possibly a character from an anime or manga) I'd seen within the last ten years or so while in Asia, so I have the feeling this drawing style was supposed to allude to something. (Possibly Dr. Slump? I'm not sure since I don't think I ever saw the anime, and I could easily have mixed it up with something else.)

That said, this also looks "generic" enough that's possible that this is only a shift in drawing style. But then right before this image, there's a drawing of Karen that looked  like (to me anyway: I have a feeling I'm wrong about this) an imitation of the titular character of Chibi Maruko-chan, so I'm not sure:

Moreover, I remember seeing something that looked very much like a parody of Peko-chan in an earlier episode, though unfortunately I don't remember which one it was:

Is this (the first image, I mean) supposed to be an allusion to some other anime series, and if so, what is it referring to?


texts: So when I was watching this anime I was wondering - even though all the Norma are women and they are stuck on that island, is it still possible for them to have kids? And I also wonder, did any Norma have kids in the past?


texts: What anime is this video featuring girls wearing Nazi armband from? (NSFW)

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My friend sends me this video of an anime featuring what seems to be Nazi (?)

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

Neither of us knows what anime it was from. Does anyone know?

Below is a SFW screenshot, as requested:


texts: Jotaro vs Dio: How can Jotaro both move and stop time in road roller fight?

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I don't get how Jotaro can launch his "oraoraora" against the road roller (7 seconds since time was stopped) and also stop time at the 9th second of Dio's "The World" ability (i.e. just before getting behind Dio).

From what I understand, Jotaro is able to move for 2 seconds in Dio's stopped time because Star Platinum is also able to stop it and they end in the same "stopped time dimension" together. So, I think Jotaro shouldn't be able to stop time after facing Dio's as he has already used his 2 seconds to stop the road roller between 7 and 9 seconds.

If instead "counterattack" and "stop time" are different ability, shouldn't Dio be able to fight back Jotaro?


texts: Where does the filler in Violinist of Hameln start?

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In which episode does the Violinist of Hameln anime stop following the manga?

And which manga chapter does the anime go up to before the filler starts?


texts: Why was "Mr. Raindrop" transliterated into hiragana rather than katakana?

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Gintama's ending song from Ep.14 to Ep.24 is "Mr. Raindrop" by Amplified. It is the only theme which is in English.

As you can see, the transliteration above the English words is done in hiragana instead of katakana. Since I can't confidently translate hiragana, I wanted to confirm that was this done intentionally for a joke (if yes, can you please explain it) or it was a careless mistake.


texts: What is the song that plays in My Hero Academia in Season 3 Episode 61 at 5:30

texts: The song is really good with the bass(?) sound and I need to know the name.  I remember hearing it before as well in a previous episode.


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As you know, Sanji has a move called Diable Jamble, where he somehow manages to generate fire on his leg by rotating with great speed.

We have seen this move first when he was fighting CP9.

According to science, fire can be generated by friction, but it should be spontaneous. This explains as to how he was able to generate while he was fighting CP9 at Enies Lobby.

But after the timeskip, when the Straw Hat Pirates were on their way to Fishman Island, they encountered a Kraken. How did Sanji generate fire in water?

In water, there is no rough material via which, fire can be generated.

And even if it is somehow achieved, how can the fire not get extinguished by the water!?


texts: Who is the artist for Misty's goodbye song during the flashback at "Gotta Catch Ya Later"?

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I recently rewatched Pokémon episode 273 - Gotta Catch Ya Later!, and was wondering about the vocalist behind Misty's goodbye song during the flashback; I can't seem to find the name of the artist anywhere.

Note: This is exclusive to the dubbed version. The original Japanese version uses unreleased background music from the movie The Power of One.


texts: Is Sol Martra the Reinkernator for Metafalss?

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Both the Towers in Sol Ciel and Sol Cluster has at the top the Reinkernator but in Metafalss the tower was initially hidden and when it reappeared it's top was Sol Matra which was always there from the begining.

I am wondering if Sol Matra is the Reinkernator for the Ar Tonelico Tower in Metafallss. if not then where is it?


texts: How many arcs will dragon super have left?

texts: Has it been stated the number of arcs Dragon super has left? So far we know there's the Hit arc and the multiverse arc.


texts: Why did FMA 2003 Wrath (King Bradley) keep his skull?

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In FMA 2003, homunculi are paralysed if they come into close proximity of a part of their original bodies. Wrath (Fuhrer King Bradley in 2003) was defeated by Mustang after his son brought him his skull, which he usually kept locked in a safe.

Why did he keep his skull? Why did he not simply destroy it or dispose of it in a place that he could not be traced to?


texts: Where is this Shingeki no Kyojin light novel in the series' timeline?

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According to Wikipedia there are three light novel volumes titled Before the Fall, which are prologues to the anime/manga storyline. I saw another light novel titled Harsh Mistress of the City which comes right after them.

Does that novel tell the story from where the anime and the manga is starting?


texts: Why are shows like Gundam and Dragon Ball not available on iTunes (or other services)?

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Will they ever be available? I see that at least Dragon Ball is on Amazon video streaming, but only in SD.

I own some of the blu-rays, but it would be nice to have them in digital format instead!


texts: Who is the guy with blue hair in the picture?

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While watching episode 18 of Zettai Karen Children, at 10:49, some random characters seem to walk into the scene. And I seem to recall that the character that walks by is from some other series, all tough I'm not too sure which one.

So who is the guy in the middle of the picture that's getting hugged by this tiger?


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Throughout the Naruto series, both original and Shippuden, Sharingan users are shown with the same stages of Sharingan in both of their eyes.

On the Sharingan Wiki page, it contains an image of Sasuke with his Sharingan Eyes when he unlocks them during his fight with Haku. In this instance, Sasuke has two different stages of Sharingan.

(Sasuke with both the primary (right) and secondary (left) stages of the Sharingan)

Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes? If not, why do the eyes develop differently?


texts: What happens to Zoro's scabbards when he's in a fight?

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Various times, when Zoro is fighting, his scabbards just disappear mid fight. Especially when it is convenient, because he is doing motions that require a lot of flexibility and what not. So, I imagine it is just easier to help with the battle to act like his scabbards do not exist but is there a good reason for this that I am missing?

I have been surprised by the answers to weird questions I have had about anime on the internet so I want to see if someone can give me a rational explanation for this. Thanks!


texts: In Zoku Owarimonogatari, why mirrored Sodachi's respected mathematician is Gauss?

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In Zoku Owarimonogatari, Koyomi meets with mirrored Sodachi Oikura, then Araragi asked if her most respected mathematician is Euler (real Sodachi respected Euler), but the mirrored Sodachi answers that her most respected mathematician is Gauss, and these formulae appear:

Euler's identity:

Gaussian integers:

So the question is, how is Gauss mirroring Euler? Or is it just a red herring?


texts: Why do the Celestial Spirits work for their wizard?

texts: What is the reason why the Celestial Spirits work for their wizards (such as Lucy)? I understand that they have a contract, but why do they get into the contract at all? I could not think of anything they gain from the contract.


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In the last episode of Utawarerumono we see that Iceman gives the baby he has with Mikoto this ring before they get attacked by the research facility.

The ring Eruru wears in her hair is the same one that had been given to Mikoto's baby.

Does that mean that Eruru is Hakuro's daughter?


texts: Which novels does the Bungaku Shoujo movie cover?

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I would like to watch the Bungaku Shoujo movie at some point, but I don't want spoilers for the novels. Skimming over the Wikipedia page, it seems that some events haven't happened yet as of the end of the fourth novel, while other events seem to correspond to earlier novels. There may be other spoilers, some of them major, and that also makes me afraid to research this topic too deeply on my own.

Which novels provide the major plot points for the movie? Please use spoiler tags as appropriate.


texts: Where in K-ON! does the second panel of this image of Azusa come from?

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I know that the image is of Azusa from K-ON, but I don't know where it is from exactly. I don't think it was in the original anime?

I'm referring to the second panel of this image [NSFW]


texts: Why in World Trigger do the characters have times when their faces get blank during dialog?

texts: Why is it that the characters' faces do this at various points in the dialog and what is it meant to convey? I wonder if perhaps this is a Japanese culture or anime culture expression that I have not seen before?


texts: What are the characteristics and themes present in Gundam characters based on Char Aznable?

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Across all Gundam universes, there is always at least one character based on Char Aznable from the original Gundam series. (I say "at least one" because sometimes there is a softer character that is less obviously based on Char.)

In Gundam Wing, the obvious Char knockoff would be Zechs Marquise; the tell-tale characteristic is the mask. He was the sister of Releena and the child of the Peacecraft family. This an obvious nod to the fact that Char was really Casval Rem Deikun, son of Zeon Dum Deikun. His sister was Artesia Rem Deikun, who took the alias Sayla and was an active member aboard White Base.
Quatra is the less obvious Char clone, who shares Char's blonde hair and is named after the number 4. (Char in multiple Indian languages means four and his alias in Zeta Gundam was Lt. Quatro.)
In the most recent Gundam Unicorn, Full Frontal is obviously the main Char character (many in the show itself believing him to be the famed Red Comet) while Ensign Ridhe is the softer Char character (indicated by his blonde hair, his family's ancestry, and rivalry with the main character).

The Char character usually has some kind of "cool" nickname; Char's is Red Comet, and Zechs has the name Lightning Count. Additionally, their mobile suit is usually colored red or white. Would this make Athuran Zala also a Char character, with his signature Red mobile suits?

Basically, what I'm wondering is: Is there a defined set of characteristics like the above mentions and their occurrences across all Gundam series (whether they be Universal Century or not)?


texts: When did Kakashi and Obito awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan?

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In chapter 604 of the manga, it is shown that Kakashi kills Rin. This fulfills the requirement to activate the Mangekyou Sharingan. So that should have been the moment when Kakashi was able to use the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Also, the Yellow Flash was still alive when this happens, so this means that Naruto was not yet born. This clearly points to the fact that from the very beginning of the Naruto series, Kakashi had his Mangekyou Sharingan activated.

When Kakashi first fought Itachi (when Itachi and Kisame appear at Konoha) and faced the Tsukuyomi he was devastated in a moment, even though he had his Mangekyou Sharingan active (though not used). But the next time they face (during the rescue mission of Gara), he was able to withstand it.

Now my first question is, was Kakashi unaware of his Mangekyou Sharingan until he faced Itachi, or was he not proficient in using it. Also why in the Naruto series (I mean the series before the start of Shippuden) didn't Kakashi use his Mangekyou Sharingan?

Now for my second question, in the same chapter, a few pages back, just when Kakashi strikes the blow at Rin, Obito's vision starts to fade as he can sense Rin dying. Does this mean Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan was awakened at the same time? We know that Kakashi and Obito shares the same "other dimension" because of the same Sharingan that the both use (not the same eye, but the eye of the same Uchiha). So does the same apply for their activation of Mangekyou Sharingan?


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In Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2 - Innocent Sin, after I beat Lisa's Shadow in the Taurus Temple and selected "I'm glad you feel that way", everyone is commenting on Tatsuya's own confession.

After that Lisa comments on not losing to an older woman and mopey boy. This to me seems like Lisa is saying that she won't lose to Maya or Jun in claiming Tatsuya.

Now I have always got the impression Jun is effeminate or something of the like but I never got an impression that he was homosexual. I am wondering then if Jun is homosexual. If not, what is Lisa talking about?


texts: How long can a manga (or other work) can go hiatus

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Sometimes a manga went hiatus for quite long time, for example HxH was on hiatus from 2014 to 2016

Source https://hiatus-hiatus.github.io/

If there are no health issue or any major problem, since it can't be helped if that was the case, how long can a manga or any other work go on hiatus? What if the mangaka didn't show any interest on continuing their work? Would they, the publisher, dropped it even if it was popular?


texts: Are there any prequels to 5 Centimeters Per Second?

texts: I plan on watching 5 Centimeters Per Second and I would like to know if there are any prequels I should watch before I start with it.


texts: Is there a reference to Zenki in Japanese mythology? Or did Shaman King intentionally reference Zenki (anime/manga)?

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In the Shaman King series, Hao (and later Anna) used to take control of two beasts named Zenki and Goki (or Kouki), which look like this:

This immediately reminded me of Zenki and Goki from "Zenki":

So: Is there a relation between both series? (perhaps authors were friends...) Or is Zenki a japanese mythology character? Or... what's the reason behind the reference?


texts: Was it really necessary to take such precautions to confine Misa

texts: They rendered Misa completely immobile and blindfolded her and kept her like this for  40 days. Physically, she wasn't a threat to anyone and she couldn’t  have possibly broken out of the cell. Even if she could kill with only a face, they could have worn masks to cover their faces whenever they interacted with her in person. I just think It is a little inhume to have someone strapped down for 24 hours a day, for 6 weeks, whislt blindfolded at the same time, espically when it was completely uncessary to take such measures.


texts: So far, other than Yamato, the other person who knows Wood Release is Hashirama Senju. I thought that Wood Release was one of the Senju Kekkei Genkai's, but then Yamato ended up having it. Assuming that he isn't a Senju (which he isn't), why does he have Wood Kekkei Genkai, and how is he able to use it so well?


texts: Every now and then, Konata calls Kagami Kagamin. Why? Does this change the meaning of the name?


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TK is a character in the well-known anime Angel Beats!

Note:

  In the anime, TK's real name is never revealed.

In he opening to the show, all of the characters are shown with their Japanese names in a speech bubble, and the English translation in the background.

TK's Japanese name is simply "TK", but in the background of the speech bubble, there is something written in English. (See the picture below)

(TK is on the far left.)

It looks to me that those letters say something like, "TH[???]"

Does anybody know what these letters are? And, do these letters signify TK's real name?


texts: Who is this black haired girl with a massive sword and gun

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I found this anime picture:

 Source

And I'm wondering from which anime it is.
Unfortunately I can't give any more information since I don't know what it's about or anything.
I only have the picture.

PS: I used the google search picture as suggested when adding the tags. But all I came across was people using this as profile picture and only 1.5 page of search results in google. Search results

I hope some of you know from which anime this is.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Do we ever find out what happened to Chrollo?

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During the "Greed Island" arc, we learn of a nen user who can remove other's nen. When he got the Bomber's nen removed, the creature he summoned to remove the nen had to stick to him until he touched the Bomber and say the "magic words."

Kurapika's chain needle is more powerful than the Bomber's nen, yet when Chrollo got exorcised and he appears to be unscathed. There should have been some form of price Chrollo paid to get Kurapika's insane ability removed.

Do we ever find out what happened here?


texts: How was Aku no Hana's rotoscoping received by other animators?

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In the anime version of Aku no Hana, the animators chose to use a technique called Rotoscoping:

  Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over footage, frame by frame, for use in live-action and animated films. Originally, recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator. This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, although this device was eventually replaced by computers.

This resulted in the animation looking more realistic and quite different from typical anime, as pictured below.

Online, I've seen both love and hate for the style, but I'm wondering: Have any Japanese animators commented on it? According to TVTropes, it has a bad reputation in the West with animators such as Richard Williams and Milt Kahl, but it makes no mention of Japanese animators.


texts: Is Kashin Koji actually someone who has appeared in Naruto before?

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So I've been reading the Boruto manga lately. There was this member of a secret organization Kara called Kashin Koji.

Many have speculated that he is

   Jiraiya

or his clone (or student/son, etc.)

They claim this because:

His appearance in front of Boruto and squad was with a toad summoning.
He knows how to make a Rasengan perfectly.

Does this theory have any credibility?


texts: Why is Ed able to exchange his knowledge?

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In FMA 2009/Manga, Edward is able to exchange his Gate of Truth for Alphonse's body.

However, I find this pretty dumb. The Gate symbolizes the knowledge of alchemy.  Father's Gate is small and has no ornaments like Ed's which indicates that Father doesn't know anything as stated in the series. But alchemy is a science in this universe. They learn it from reading books. Why is Edward unable to use alchemy but able to read it? I can imagine that Ed is not able to use alchemy by clapping his hands anymore but by drawing circles and alchemy formulas.

Another question: Edward's toll (his leg) to see Truth is less than Alphonse's (who lost his whole body) and it is also stated that Al probably saw more of Truth than Edward.

So Alphonse's Gate is worth more than Edward's Gate. Couldn't Alphonse easily exchange his own Gate?  He probably would still use alchemy since his knowledge is worth more than Edward's.

Edit: Just thinking about it, you don't have to sacrifice anything at all when using human transmutation. All you need to do is sacrifice your Gate and you won't lose that much of your body.


texts: Straw Hat Luffy gonna destroy the Fishman Island?

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During the Fishman Island Arc, Madam Shyarly's in Coral hill predicted that a man with a straw hat is destined to destroy the Fishman Island.
They say Madam Shyarly's prediction never failed. I can't  think of any other besides Luffy that is wearing that hat.

How can Luffy possibly do it? Because in the first place, he saved that island and he's not that kind of guy who will do such a thing. Also, Fishman island lies right underneath the Red Line and Mariejois. So destroying Fishman island means destroying the capital of World Government, Mariejois.

Questions:

How can Luffy possibly do it? (if he is the destined one because it lies beneath Mariejois and Red Line)
Could this be another straw hat guy? or her prediction is just wrong?


texts: Why didn’t Levi inject both Armin and Erwin?

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Levi decided to inject Armin with the Titan serum to have transform the almost dead Armin into a Titan so he can consume Bertholdt to gain his Colossal Titan Abilties

Why doesn’t Levi just inject both Armin and Erwin with half of the serum each so both survive?


texts: Change of protagonist or late entry of protagonist

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In all the manga that I have read and anime I have watched, the protagonist always appears in the first chapter of manga or first episode of an anime.

Most of the time without reading the plot we can tell who is the protagonist after watching only a few episodes.

So my question:

Has it ever happened that there any anime or manga where:

The character who we think is the protagonist turns into a supporting character and another character turn into the protagonist
The protagonist appears or debuts later than 1 or 2 chapters or episodes.

But not including where the protagonist dies and there arises another protagonist.

And while providing an example try to mention which type of plot as mentioned above


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In chapter 242 and in several of the chapters before. It is read that guts stands in the world of the hazama. Naturally off the context I assume that it means... spoilers below.

  The world of demons that attacks him and casca constantly because they bear the mark of the sacrifice

But what does it actually mean? I'm not sure if I just missed it in a previous chapter or if it was never properly defined. Can someone help me out?


texts: What is the song that starts playing at 12:25 in episode 6 called? I've been having tons of difficulty finding it so I would really appreciate an answer. Thanks in advance.


texts: Why All for One never stole One for All?

texts: All for One is the most powerful superhuman with the exception of All Might who has the quirk One for All. If All for One has the quirk who makes him able to steal quirks, and All Might is the only person he can't defeat, why All for One doesnt steal One for All and let All Might quirkless to be able to defeat him?


texts: Why doesn't Sasuke use his Sharingan to learn Naruto's Rasengan?

texts: In the hospital rooftop fight between Sasuke and Naruto, why didn't Sasuke use his Sharingan to learn Naruto's Rasengan? Is it because the Rasengan doesn't use any hand signs? (But Sasuke learns Rock Lee's moves with the Sharingan even if it doesn't rely on hand signs).


texts: Why did they separate Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night UBW into two season

texts: Usually anime will be completed in a single season while second season is a sequel or prequel. But Fate/Stay Night UBW and Fate/Zero aired the first 12 episodes on first season and continued the next episode in the next season. Was there any reason why they do that?


texts: Is "Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club" from Saki a real-life organization?

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According to MyAnimeList (see Producers section), AnimeNewsNetwork, CrunchyRoll, and a number of less reputable sites, an organization called "Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club" took part in the production of the Saki anime. For anyone not familiar with Saki, it follows the Mahjong club from Kiyosumi high school as they compete to be the best in the nation. The websites listed all included "Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club" under production, which is unusual for in-universe organizations.

First, can anyone confirm that this is legitimate and not just an elaborate trolling attempt (e.g. by screencapping the credits)? And if so, what does the organization do? Is it a real high school mahjong club which was used as inspiration for Saki, or were they involved in some aspect of the production process, or were they just thrown in as a sort of shout-out, or something else?


texts: What happened to the Japanese Task-Force building after L's death?

texts: I know that the Japanese Task-Force members decided to leave the building a few days after L's death. But what happened to the building afterward? I couldn't find the answer to this question anywhere on the Internet.


texts: What is this bluish "9" thing and why is it embedded in Juna's and Susano-Oh's forehead?

texts: As opposed to being worn as a pendant or something?


texts: An old anime with a red haired female main character and a guy with an invisible sword

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This is an old anime where the main character is a girl with red hair.

She is able to use fire but quite clumsily I think
Her sidekick is a blonde guy who uses an invisible sword
They were collecting some crystal balls or runes that can be put into a sword to manifest the power
The setting is in the middle ages?
They usually wear black armor with the girl wearing a red shirt underneath and the guy a blue shirt

Sorry if it's very vague, I can't remember much
thanks


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Normally, Asagi seems to have reddish-orange eyes, but under certain circumstances they change to a bright red color. This happens, for instance, when she is hacking into the Nalakuvera. The change is a bit subtle and I'm not even sure if it's intended or if it's just a combination of different lighting and inconsistent animation, but it is at least noticeable. Here's a comparison shot with the two most extreme examples I could find:

Is this change actually occurring or is it an animation error? If it is real, what is the meaning behind her eyes changing color?


texts: Is there any rationale, or at least historical reason, why many anime end their episodes with spoilers to the next episode? Even those that rely heavily on plot twists, it's very surprising and one needs to stay sharp to skip it early enough (only to discover at the end of a certain anime, that it actually contained additional scenes and not spoilers...). Unlike with "previously on X" recapitulation I see no benefit in this.


texts: Which song is played in Akame ga Kill episode 12 at 20:32?

texts: I seriously couldn't find any existence of thing song at all, please help.


texts: Why did Shouko use hearing aids even though she's deaf?

texts: In Koe no Katachi, Shouko Nishimiya uses hearing aids. She's deaf, so can she actually hear something or not? I have read the manga but didn't watch the movie, so I haven't seen any clue about why she is using hearing aids. For what purposes did she use hearing aids in the first place?


texts: Could Eraserhead delete all All for One quirks at once?

texts: All for One is this powerful villain, who is almost unstoppable because he has and can use many quirks. Is there any reason why they never used Eraserhead to stop him by blocking all his quirks? Is this just a missing point in the plot or is there any limit to Eraserhead abilities or any quirk to All for One that makes him inmune to Eraserhead abilities?


texts: If a Death Note user specifies, along with the actual target, the name of a person whose face the user doesn't know, will that person live?

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It has been confirmed by L that if a person's name is written in the Death Note, and they are written to die in a form that specifies another person's name, (like "L Lawliet will die after he deletes all his evidence on Light Yagi and goes to Misa Amani's apartment") then all of them would die of a heart attack.

This is due to Rule XI

  [...] once the victim's name has been written, the individual's death can never be avoided.

The rule above may appear to trump Rule X

  Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. [...]

However, it does not. "The victim" is automatically anyone whose name is written in the Death Note.

Suppose somebody uses a Death Note to kill someone and specifies another person's name in the description. Will that person — who is specified, but not intended to be killed — live, if the Death Note user does not know their face?


texts: Why didn't Luffy and Zoro fight back against Bellamy in Mock Town?

texts: We see that towards the end of Episode 146 and in Episode 147, Luffy and Zoro don't fight back against Bellamy although they could have easily beaten him. Why is that?


texts: What are the nationalities of the magic weapons?

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It's obvious that the magic weapons that Nanoha and the rest wield have different nationalities, as Rising Heart speaks English, but Hayate's Knight's weapons don't.

I am wondering: what are the nationalities of the weapons based on?


texts: In episode 116 of Hunter X Hunter 2011 we can see Menthuthuyoupi aka Youpi in the begining, but where did all the eyes that where covering him go ? We can still see the gray spot that was supposed to cover one of the eyes but non of the eyes seem to be there.


texts: Can water created using water jutsu be drunk?

texts: The earth and wood style can create permanent trees and walls, can water jutsu create pond or smaller body of water to drink? Is there any instance of this in the series or manga? And where does the water came from.


texts: Manga about a boy who participates in battle to expand his god's shrine and uses rope to fight

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I read this manga a few months ago, but I forgot the title.

The story is about a boy who met a lone god and participated in battles which would expand her shrine every time he won. I remember the guy using a rope to fight.

I really want to read it again. Hope you guys can help me :)


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In the beginning of the Sword Art Online anime, episode 2 "Beater", Kirito acquires the Coat of Midnight when getting the last attack bonus on the boss.

Up until episode 7, "Warmth of the Heart", it appears he is using mostly the same gear. In the beginning of this episode when we first see him, he is daunting a new coat and his Elucidator sword. Lizbeth does say, "this is the gnarliest sword you can get from a monster drop" or something to that effect.

Is there ever any mention of where/how he acquired his new gear? I haven't read the manga series, is there any mention in it?


texts: Is the English Pokemon theme song more well known than the Japanese version?

texts: I was watching this video of the Japanese-YouTuber Hikakin beatboxing the first English Pokemon song. It made me wonder: was the English dub theme song more well-known than the original Japanese opening?


texts: What are the pirates in Outlaw Star chanting when they use magic?

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Whenever the pirate guilds make any use of magic, they chant something repetitively (example: on episode 2, about 3 minutes in, as shown on Funimation. It's not subtitled, and kind of hard to make out.

I'd imagine it's something in Chinese; their powers are referred to as "Tao magic", with one character in particular called a "Tao master".

What is this chant, and its significance if any? Note that this is on the English dub, if it matters.


texts: What is the piano piece played at the end of airplane flashback on episode 19 of Nodame Cantabile season 1?

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There's a piano piece playing at the end of the airplane flashback in season 1 episode 19 of Nodame Cantabile at around 8:21.

What is that piano piece called?


texts: Are there any news about a Chinese anime movie called "Kuiyu Chouyuan" since its trailer?

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I have been looking for a Chinese anime called Kuiyu Chouyuan, but couldn't find it. Here are the 2 trailers:

First trailer (reposted in 2017), the same as this video with Chinese title (posted in 2014)
Second trailer (reposted in 2017)

Are there any news about the anime since the trailer was posted? Are there any manga/other adaptation?


texts: Anime with a prince and a servant chased by zombies who meet an immortal woman

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I watched an anime show a while back on Crackle, but I can't remember the name. It's not there anymore but I really enjoyed it.

It started out with a teenage prince and his servant running through the woods being chased by zombie like creatures. They came across a house where a beautiful woman lived and asked for shelter. They both fell in love with her. Then, they found out that she was an immortal, and a group of assassins were after her blood. She turned the prince into an immortal as well. When he woke up 1000 years in the future, he couldn't remember anything, but he went on a search for her.


texts: What's the connection between Zangetsu and White Ichigo?

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This contains spoilers up to chapter 112 (not much of a spoiler, but still).

   White Ichigo (a.k.a. Hollow Ichigo) appeared in the Hollowfication process, when Urahara had cruelly thrown Ichigo into a pit, and he is the Hollow part of Ichigo's soul (and power).

Now, take a look at this (this is from chapter 112, right after

  White Ichigo first appears and gets beaten by Ichigo):

It shows not only that Zangetsu is acquainted with White Ichigo, but also is in apparently well relations with him ("sorry to have bothered you"), and is also apparently able to summon and unsummon him ("send me back already").

How and why is Zangetsu (a Zanpakutō!) able to summon the Hollow inside of Ichigo? Shouldn't a Zanpakutō spirit and a Hollow Spirit be natural enemies?


texts: Who is Sheba talking to Solomon or David through the Rukh?

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I've just finished reading Magi manga chapter 234. My question: is Sheba talking to Solomon or David through the Rukh, after Solomon Sealed away Il Illah? I don't want an answer that is based on rumors ahead of the story, I'm just asking if this is Solomon or David.

I mean she is sure he is Solomon (after all that's how she Addresses him) but my guess is that this is David who intentionally confuses Sheba that she is talking to her husband. Please answer with facts till chapter 234, if it's something leaked which will be revealed later I'd rather not know it by now. Thanks!


texts: How much can something that is attached to a blood seal be damaged?

texts: In some episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist, Alphonse gets really hurt. But as long as the blood seal isn't broken, he will be fine. So, in theory, If I tear up each piece of the armor that houses Alphonse, but don't touch the blood seal, will he be safe?


texts: Why don't Harlequin and Elaine have wings?

texts: When Helbram's history is revealed, I realized that Harlequin as the Fairy King and his sister Elaine should have wings. How come they don't have wings?


texts: Are you considered a "weaboo" if you watch too much anime?

texts: Some people seem to think that watching anime is weaboo-ish.  So is that a general perception, or is that perception incorrect?


texts: Does a ninja have to be a Jōnin to be a Kage?

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I mean does a ninja have to go through the ranks of being a Genin, a Chūnin, a Jōnin and then finally a Kage?

In the movie Road to Ninja Naruto asks Iruka to fill his Jōnin  form but Iruka refuses it saying that Naruto will have to be a Chūnin to fill out the application form of Jōnin. But when Naruto became Hokage he still has to be a Genin right? If thats a case can any of the a Genin, a Chūnin, a Jōnin become a Kage?


texts: What was the last-starting TV anime to be fully produced using physical cels?

texts: By "last-starting" I mean the anime that began airing and/or production most recently.  This Japanese-language article seems to state (as best I see via Google Translate) that Sazae-san was the last to have episodes produced using that type of workflow, but it of course began production in 1969, so many, many later shows were produced with a fully-cel workflow.


texts: Are anime movies more directly profitable for studios?

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Do more of the profits from an anime movie go directly to the studio than a TV series?

I was looking to know if it was more profitable to produce movies over series. I figured they wouldn't have any direct returns unless they own the entire distribution chain so I was curious if the cut taken from the two different distribution chains incentivized movies over series. By studio I meant studios like Ufotable or Shaft.


texts: If Naruto loses the ability he used on Kakashi and Guy after Kaguya's seal, what did Sasuke lose?

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In the episode of Naruto Shippuden where Naruto received the power from the Sage of the Six Paths, he did a lot of things, like saving Guy from the Eight Gates aftereffects, restoring Kakashi's eye, and extending the lifespan of Obito. He also mentioned to Sakura that he feels like he can do everything as of now.
Sasuke, I believe, received special Rinnegan.
After sealing Kaguya, the marks on both of their palms were gone. The same goes for Naruto's ability to do those things. I believe they should/must be equal in terms of power, so I came up with a question: what did Sasuke lose after Kaguya's seal?


texts: I have a similar question to ask. What are the anime censorship laws in the United States? There appears to be major culture difference between United States and Japan and I am not sure if that implies a difference between their respective anime censorship laws.


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As we know, Digimons are digital monsters made of Data in the Computer.
So in Digimon Adventure 01 and 02, all the Digimons come to the real world for a mission. But if they are just a piece of data, then how can they actually come out of the computer and take form?
Data needs a medium to compile and take form and the real world does not provide that medium, it only happens in devices that understand the data.


texts: Since Kurisu is alive, and even though her paper was burned, she would republish it given how seriously her father took it, How come WW3 doesn't happen in the Stein's Gate worldline?


texts: Where is this gif of a girl turning into stone(?) and breaking apart from

texts: I'm trying to find the title for this pic because I'm interested in watching it. If only I knew what it's called...


texts: Why aren't mages trusted to remove their own limiters?

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In Nanoha StrikerS (season 3), several of the high-end mages had limiters imposed on them to limit their power output thereby reducing their mage rank levels:

Nanoha Takamachi - S+ reduced to AA.
Fate Testarossa - S+ reduced to AA.
Hayate Yagami - SS reduced to A.
Lutecia Alphine - S reduced to D?

The purpose of the limiters was to limit the damage that could be caused to a small area and possibly to protect the mages themselves from overexerting.

Furthermore, limiters can only be removed by a high-ranked official.

With the exception of Lutecia (who was a captured antagonist), why were the mages not trusted to remove their own limiters if their purpose was to prevent accidental collateral damage?


texts: How does Shingo's use of "osu" in this particular dialogue differ from its use elsewhere?

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In the manga Osu!! Karatebu the word "osu" is used quite frequently, and from context I have so far assumed that it is a way for the junior members of the karate club to respond to their seniors in a general "yes, sir" way. However, I recently came across this panel which presents a quite different take on the word:

What is the significance of Shingo's particular dialogue about "osu?" Is it a typical philosophy of the character, karate, or a mix of the two? Why is it so different from how it is used elsewhere in the manga?


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Enel, God of Thunder, or of anything, usually has multiple copies of a thing behind his back.

What is that thing? Did he transplant it inside his body?


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In the anime, there are four generals: Lucifer, Alciel, Malacoda, and Adramelech, and they all work under the devil. I'm wondering which group of 4 these demons are based on.

I've mostly thought that the 4 princes: Satan, Lucifer, Belial, and Leviathan can be counted out because Satan is included in, but I'm not 100% sure.

There are also the four horsemen of the apocalypse: Pestilence, Death, Famine, and War.

There are also the 4 demons at the Euphrates, but I don't know too much about them.

I'm not sure about any other groups, but I'm sure they must be based on something, the anime was great with tying in the Christian faith into the mix, so I can only assume that they'd include the four generals as some sort of a reference.


texts: How accurately did Aoi Bungaku follow the original novels?

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For those who don't know, Aoi Bungaku is an adaptation of 6 classic Japanese novels, namely No Longer Human; Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita; Kokoro; Run, Melos!; The Spider's Thread, and Hell Screen.

Of these, I've watched all of them, but I've only read No Longer Human. I'm interested in reading the original novels, but only if there are significant differences in terms of plot. Are there any major omissions or changes in the anime that would merit reading the novels?

The ending of No Longer Human has at least one such difference:

   In the ending of the anime Yozo commits suicide. In the end of the book he gets sent to an asylum and then released to an isolated place.

Do the other works have similar differences (preferably with as few spoilers as possible, though some spoilers are inevitable)?


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In the intro of each Nanatsu no Taizai episode it says

"This is a story when the world was still divided into humans and non-humans".

Does this mean the story is supposed to happen in this world Earth? Even when there are all kinds of strange races and all that?


texts: How many number of anime sales in Japan is considered as profitable?

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I was really curious so I wanted to know: How much sales of anime in Japan is considered profitable? By sales I mean the DVD or something like that.
I heard that anime season or continuation is based on the sales in Japan so, any guess?


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The Philosopher's Stone is said to be an alchemical amplifier, allowing an alchemist to perform perfect transmutations, bypassing the laws of equivalent exchange.

How does that work? Isn't the point of alchemy that you can only get as much as you give?


texts: What is the reference in the scene where the husband jokes about naming children?

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In episode 10, when the couple is discussing children's names, the husband makes a reference by saying "If it's a boy, then Shinji. A girl, then Rei" （男なら「シンジ」、女なら「レイ」）.

What is the reference being made in this scene?


texts: What was the apocalypse that preceeded Sora no Woto?

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The series Sora no Woto was based in a post-apocalyptic world that significantly reduced the technological capability of mankind. (Takemikazuchi spider tanks -> mundane tanks)

Then entire show focuses on events after the apocalypse, with only a glimpse of flash-backs to earlier events during the apocalypse. But for the most part, the apocalypse itself is largely shrouded.

Are there any details about:

What the apocalypse was?
How did it happen?
What did the pre-apocalyptic world look like?


texts: Why do mecha anime tend to be original works?

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So this may seem like a weird question, but bear with me.

Loads and loads of anime are based on manga, and it's a fact that has become well-known in the anime community. However, the mecha genre seems to be a tad different.

I've seen a decent amount of mecha anime in the past. However, one trend that sticks out to me is that a lot of mecha anime are original works, and not based on manga, or light novels.

Here are some examples that I was able to gather by going through the mecha genres on MyAnimeList:

Gundam franchise- is technically a multimedia franchise, but started as a TV anime
Code Geass - another huge mecha franchise
Macross franchise - huge and old mecha franchise
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Darling in the FranXX
Eureka Seven
Aldnoah.Zero
Suisei no Gargantia
Kakumeiki Valvrave
Cross Ange
Hoshi no Koe
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari
Tenkuu no Escaflowne
Star Driver
Kuromukuro
Aquarion series
Heroic Age - this one's kinda iffy since the giant beings they transform into are organic (kinda like Attack on Titan), but MAL categorizes it as mecha

All of these are original anime, or started as original anime. However, when you look through other genres on MAL, there aren't a lot other genres with this many original works.

So why do mecha anime tend to be original works, more so than other genres? Why aren't there as many mecha manga or light novels?


texts: How does someone obtain spiritual powers?

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Ichigo (obviously) has them, like his father. But it does not seem something that someone just inherits from their parent(s)? One of Ichigos his sisters has little and the other none.

Does one need to (accidentally) come into contact in order to obtain spiritual powers? Although Ichigo always seem to have had them.

Or is it just (dumb) 'luck' and one has them or not?


texts: Why don't Araragi and Senjougahara call each other by their given names?

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It only happened once in Bakemonogatari when Araragi went on his first date with Senjougahara (and her father). Araragi called her by her family name Senjougahara, and Senjougahara teased Araragi and asked if he call her or her father. And then Araragi called her by her given name (Hitagi)

They're dating, so why they don't call each other by given name? Does Senjougahara do this out of respect to Hanekawa?


texts: What happened to Retsu's doll at the clothing shop?

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In the Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge movie, what happened to Retsu's doll when she activates it after Gon and Killua step out to talk? We never see anyone exit the shop after Gon and Killua. Did she swap places with her doll?

She mentions she "left her doll in the shop for safekeeping;" what exactly happened here? How did she catch up to Gon and Killua in the alley?


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Since the beginning, we see Yoroichi does not wield a Zanpakuto, but isn't it strange? Isn't she a Shinigami and the Zanpakuto is so important for them?

It's true that she has her own fighting style, but like Soi Fon, she has the same fighting style, but uses a Zanpakuto.

There was some flashback moments when we saw younger Yoroichi wielding a Zanpakuto:

I imagine she had Shikai/Bankai to become a Captain, so she should be stronger if she uses it in a fight. Maybe she has lost it or something?


texts: Can a Sharingan eye that has used Izanagi or Izanami be replaced by another Sharingan?

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If one were to use Izanagi or Izanami, the light in that eye would be lost forever. When Tobi used it, he replaced the eye with a Rinnegan. It isn't stated clearly, but they made it sound like he couldn't have used another Sharingan to replace it.

That is my question: could one transplant a new Sharingan eye into that socket and have light in that eye again?


texts: How did Luffy get the scar on his chest?

texts: There's a debate going on how Luffy got the scar on his chest but I recently seen episode 223 where Zoro and Luffy we're fighting and Zoro gave him that scar. Then for what reason is there a debate on how he got his scar?


texts: Is there a difference between Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Kai and Dragon Ball Z Kai?

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After doing a little research, I saw that Dragon Ball Z Kai and Dragon Ball Kai are the same and that they are just remakes of Dragon Ball Z. Is this correct?

I know that Dragon Ball Z has around 300 episodes and that Dragon Ball Z Kai and Dragon Ball Kai stop after the stage with cell around 100 episodes. So which one is better for watching with an English dub?


texts: I'm looking for a manga about a girl who can smell when people are sexually aroused

texts: I just remember reading it along time ago. I think it was something like, she wakes up one day and goes to school, where she realizes some people smell funny. I think later some dude tells her she can smell when the people around her are sexually aroused. I know it sounds really weird for me to be searching for this... It's not that I want to read it thatt much, but I just remembered reading it and it's bothering me since I can't seem to find it...


texts: Star Platinum punches fast. Really fast. MY question is "how fast does Star Platinum punch?" I've heard that he punches at speeds similar to Crazy Diamond, which punches at about 60MPH. Does he punch faster than CD?


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(Cross post from /r/AnimeOST, where I didn't get any answer)

I have a song in mind recently, I'm pretty sure it comes from a well known anime that is less than 10 years old, but I can't remember which one.

Do you know what it is? I made a quick music sheet here so that you can see a bit what it sounds like in my head, I unfortunately can't remember any more.

There are supposed to be Japanese lyrics on the music.


texts: What does the piece of paper in chapter 222 say?

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On the fourth page of Nisekoi chapter 222, there is a page that shows a stick figure drawing of a girl and boy together in the middle with other girls on top and it's in Japanese.

What does it say and is it important to the Nisekoi story line?


texts: Has there recently been a trending popularity with scissors as weapons over swords?

texts: Why are scissors starting to displace swords as the cool weapon of choice for main heroines to wield? (Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou, Kill la Kill)


texts: Is Toyosato Elementary School open to visitors?

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K-On! was based on a real-world elementary school in Toyosato. According to this article on Wikipedia, the elementary school moved to a new building in 2004.

Is the old elementary school open year-round to visitors and anime fans?


texts: How can I quickly understand the basics of Naruto and the story without watching all 300+ episodes?

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I would like to start watching Naruto as I have never attempted or tried to get into watching Naruto. The main problem I have is that I don't want to watch all 300+ episodes in Naruto or read the dozens of Mangas to understand what Naruto is about and the many plots that are involved.

I know this might be a really silly question for someone who watches anime and this may sound very far fetched but I havent watched Naruto before. I do not want to read through pages and pages of information from Naruto's Wikia and do not want to go watching through episode through episode of about 300+ to understand Naruto.

Are there any episodes in Naruto that will help me understand the story and key terms/terminology without doing this? In other words I am looking for a short cut.

Think of this scenario: Death Note created two special episodes for those who have not watched it before so they wouldn't have to go through all the episodes to understand the plot. Did Naruto do this? If so that would be extremely helpful.

Please note: I have not watched ever Naruto or Naruto Shippuden and as such have no actual knowledge of anything Naruto.


texts: What's Ban power level when he gets out of purgatory?

texts: Supposedly purgatory's harsh conditions and Ban regeneration would make him to stay there for long, making him a lot stronger. What's ban power level when he gets out of purgatory?


texts: What is the purple baggy fabric Sasuke wears? what is the purpose?

texts: What is the purple baggy fabric he wears? what is the purpose? why does he wear it?


texts: What is the release pace for English dub of Black Clover?

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I've looked up on the internet for an air date of the dubbed version for episode 45-48 of Black Clover, but didn't see any.

When will they come, or are there no more coming out in the dub? Or, is there a known release pace for the English dub?


texts: Can Vegeta go to Beyond SSJ Blue/ Ultra Blue at will

texts: Or is vegeta's new transformation, a temporary form just like Ultra Instinct, which seemed to be not possible to attain at will?


texts: Is the World Government aware of the existence of the Sky Island?

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Sky Island is a myth or a legend to many people including the pirates form Jaya, who laugh at Luffy because he thinks that Sky Island exists.

Does the World Government know about Sky Island or is it just a myth to them?


texts: In the Dreamworld, why was Minato and Kushina like how they were when naruto first met them

texts: In the Dreamworld, Naruto sees his mom and dad again. They both seem normal and like how we see them when they were sealing the nine-tails into  Naruto. WHy didn't their personalities change? Shikamaru turned dumb, Kiba became a cat lover so wouldn't that make Kushina have a gentler mom personality and Minato to be a terrible ninja?


texts: Does somebody know where to find subtitles for Kureyon Shin-chan?

texts: I've gotten this set of Kureyon Shin-Chan episodes from a friend (クレヨンしんちゃん (Crayon Shin Chan) DVD TV版傑作選) but they don't have subtitles. Does somebody know where could I find english subs for these?


texts: Did Touka become human after being attacked in Root A?

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In Tokyo Ghoul: Root A, after the wing-type Kagune of Touka was devoured by her own brother, she was not seen to use it again.

Did she become a human after that incident?


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If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note.

What does that rule mean? I think I'm misunderstanding it, and I'd like to know, what the rule really means.


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We know that Garou was trained by Bang, and that he can use the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist of this last, also we see him copying Tank Top Master and Watch Dog Man techniques and style. But how about his own techniques?
Does Garou have some important techniques of his own?


texts: What does the small text say in the noitaminA intro?

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At the start of noitaminA animes, there is a loading screen with lots of text appearing onscreen.

Looking closer, I noticed mentions of Eden of the East , Monokoe and Tales of Agriculture - so I reckon there are some Easter Eggs hidden in the rest of the text also.

Unfortunately, all the images I have found are too low resolution to make out what they say.

Can anyone reveal the super-secret messages that lie in noitaminA's loading screen?


texts: Why is whatever side Todoroki's fire on always switch outside of the Anime

texts: I was wondering because I always see cosplays and such that have his fire portrayed on the right, while it is actually on his left side. Is there a specific reason for this? I've also seen official merch that has it switched up. Just wondering why.