texts: How can we measure a character's power level in relation to others for the Dragonball Series beyond Frieza?

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Due to the scouters from DBZ season 1/Saiyan Saga, everyone always asks about power levels. Now, to actually figure those numbers, there are a few problems, with the first being you really need a point of reference, and after the freiza saga-those references just vanish. Super Saiyan increased the users power 50x(say goku as super saiyan is 15 mil, frieza(100%) 12 mil, some say 18 mil goku, frieza(100%) 15 mil), and if the next super saiyan level was supposed to be a larger increase(as stated on the show), one could assume ss2 = ss ^50..X , or 15 mil x 15 mil x over and over til you get at least 50 iterations. ss3 being an even bigger increase over 2, and so on throughout the transformations.

The 2nd hurdle to overcome, is that some of these fights shown show fighters fighting at lower levels(what a sentence). It's possible for Ultra Instinct to shake your hand without breaking it, or punch you in the face without putting a hole thru it.

The final hurdle, is the special attack nature of some fighters. God Ki, Legendary Ki, UI Ki, all add special factors to the power of a fighter.

I believe the show does a great job overall(even GT was entertaining). The tournament of power is rewatchable in particular. I also believe we can get fighters organized on their strengths into a hierarchy of "who is stronger than who".

Is it better to just organize these fighters by referencing each other rather than figure exact numbers from the same scale?
for example: and yes this is a long example-but it's for a reason!
using

Goku(Frieza) as our reference, power level of 1.
Goku(SS) power of Goku X 50
frieza(100%) is .75 ss goku(both versions agree on this, frieza was roughly 1/4 less than goku)

Android saga
goku = 1
ss goku = goku x 50
android 19 20-much weaker than goku(trunks even said so) tho they did win due to heart disease
an. 19 = goku x 25
an. 20 = goku x 30(assuming he's stronger as dr. gero)
vegeta = goku x .95(a fair number, as he's almost always behind goku)
ss vegeta = vegeta x 50(weaker than goku but still stronger than 19/20)
an. 16 = ss goku x 2.5(he goes up against cell after an android absorption)
an. 17 = ss goku x 1.3(at least this much stronger, 18 destroys vegeta, 17 > 18)
an. 18 = ss goku x 1.1(much stronger than vegeta)
imp cell = ss goku 1.5(strong enough to absorb 17-had to get some humans for this level)
ss trunks = ss goku x .96(safe to say weaker than goku but roughly as strong as vegeta)
kamiccolo = ss goku 1.4(strong enough to take on 18, but not imp cell)

Cell Saga-start
Goku = 1 again
Cell Stage 2 = ss goku 1.5 + ss goku 1.3 = ss goku 2.8(he beats android 16)
Vegeta ASS = ss goku 3.5(ascended is NOT the same as 2, he wants cell to absorb 18 for a better fight.)
Perfect Cell = ss goku 2.8 + ss goku 1.1 = ss goku 3.9 + perfection bonus of doubling power = ss goku 7.8........ vegeta gets stomped
Trunks ASS2 = More than ASS Vegeta but less than perfect cell so ss goku 3.5 + 1.5 upgrade = SS goku 5.0 strong but no where near Cell
Goku as special SS = better fighter than trunks ass2 with less strength, but still no class of cell. ss goku 4.5
Gohan ss = Goku 3.5 ish-because he is a joke to Cell
SS Gohan 2 = stronger than Cell after a Zenkai boost, and since the form multiplies SS... Goku ss 10.0
Cell after Zenkai = 8.0 still nothing to gohan, but gives a good fight


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I'm being the Prof. Oak for once and ask if Hange from Attack on Titan is male or female?

I cannot remember at all if this was ever settled in the manga. The character appears female from the hair and facial features, but I can't remember ever seeing notable secondary gender characteristics.

On this matter I don't trust translations, be it official or fan-made, so references to the character with the help of pronouns don't count. Please supply clear manga scenes or anime screenshots. Statements from secondary sources like character books (if such a thing exists for AoT) or interview statements from the creator are accepted, too.


texts: Did they manage to extract any information from Annie Leonhart after she was captured?

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She was grounded and held underground deep inside the walls, but what about it?
Did they manage to extract any information from her? If no then why? Getting by without saying a word is too good for her!


texts: Does the Rinnegan have different abilities depending on the user?

texts: The pattern of the Rinnegan on Madara and Sasuke are different. Looks like Sasuke's Rinnegan have different abilities compared to Madara's. Likewise, Mangekyou wielders have their own special abilities.


texts: Doraemon is afraid of mice, because of the trauma robomice caused by eating his ears, but why is Dorami so afraid of cockroaches?


texts: Why did Orochimaru go for Sasuke instead of Naruto?

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During the second test of the Chunin exams, Orochimaru goes for Sasuke and even gives him power. But why does he avoid cursing Naruto like he did to Sasuke? Wasn't Naruto as powerful as Sasuke? Or was he too powerful to be controlled?

Also, why does he use the Five Elements Seal on Naruto?


texts: In the anime it is said that he is from west asia but his name doesn't sound middle eastern. More like a European.


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In the latest installment of Digimon Adventures Tri., we witness

   Taichi becoming buried in a seismic fissure caused by the fights, and Hikari reacting to her brother's apparent death.

But this particular instance is strange, because we notice something...unusual about Hikari.  From the looks of it, she's covered in DigiCode.

This feels a little familiar, because a long time ago in Digimon Adventure 02, something somewhat similar happened.

The above is taken from Digimon Adventure 02, episode 13.

Maybe I'm getting my memories mixed up here since I last saw that show something on the order of 17 years ago, so I don't know if this is entirely similar, but it feels incredibly familiar.

...But given all of this, and given the fact that

   ...thanks to that DigiCode coming from her, TailmonOphanimon Fall Down Mode and Meicoomon have fused into some... thing, which seems to play right into the hands of the over bad-guys...

...what role specifically is Hikari playing in all of this?  Is it possible that this could've been forseen by Ygdrasil or Homeostasis, and was Hikari preconditioned for something like this to happen?

Or...am I overthinking this and

   was it just a reaction to her witnessing her brother's death?


texts: What is the purpose of purple rope belt that Sasuke wears?

texts: All Orochimaru's people are wearing a purple color rope belt. What is the purpose of it? Why Sasuke is wearing it even after killing Orochimaru? Does it offer any power?


texts: Is Misa Amane's early death a plothole in Death Note?

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According to the wiki, when a Shinigami dies, their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved.

  Shinigami who die are reduced to dust, and their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved.

Since Rem killed L and Watari, she gained their remaining lifespans. Additionally she probably still had some lifespan left. On top of that Misa was already given a lot of lifespan from Gelus (from which she lost 75% again). So does this mean all of this lifespan is transferred to Misa Amane?!

Yet according to her wiki page, she dies in 2011 at the age of 26, only seven years after Rem died.

Does this mean that humans are also capable of reducing their own lifespans? Or would the author have made a mistake by letting Misa die as early as she has? I know she lost 75% of her remaining lifespan through the two eye deals, but you'd think that the cumulation of L, Watari and Rem's remaining lifespans would be greater than just one year, wouldn't you?


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I would like to know what song plays in episode 8 (The Fantasia of Reminiscence
〜fantasie〜) of Kanon (2006) anime starting around 12:50 when snow starts to fall.


texts: How many times has Ash enrolled in Pokemon School?

texts: Throughout all the Pokemon TV series and movies, and anything else from the same canon/relevancy, what is the sum total of ashs enrollments in any kind of formal training regarding pokemon.


texts: Is there any explanation for Whitebeard's Crescent-shaped mustache?

texts: Does Whitebeard's mustache, which looks like the moon, have any meaning?


texts: Are the varied non-monster species on Gaia a result of Terran Souls replacing Gaian ones?

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in Final Fantasy IX, Gardland uses Soulcage to separate Gaian and Terran souls from the soul circulation process with Gaian Souls being stopped and ejected out of Iifa's roots as mist while Terran Souls are allowed to continue with the process.

Now obviously replacing every Gaian Soul with a Terran Soul in the process is a long process which is why Garland needed Kuja and Zidane to create conflict to speed it up, however the process has been going on for thousands of years and according to the wiki Terran flora and fauna are already showing up

  1000 years ago Garland placed the Soul Divider at the Iifa Tree's base to discard the Gaian souls and replace them with Terran ones, thus slowly restoring Terra. Terran flora and fauna began reviving on Gaia as it was finally recovering from the destruction that happened in the wake of the failed Fusion. The discarded Gaian souls were sent off through the tree-roots to the continent where, by this time, a civilization had formed.

Soruce: Terra > Story  > 1000 years ago - The Terran souls begin their restoration (First Paragraph)

and in Gaia we have other species such as the Burmecian like Freya and Puck and whatever species Baku and Doctor Tot are.

So i am wondering, are the varied non-monster species on Gaia a result of Terran Souls replacing Gaian ones? like say some of the species on Gaia at the moment of the game are actually Terran species? if so what species (or people) are actually Terran? (Excluding the obvious, Kuja, Zidane, Garland and Mikoto)


texts: Why is Phryne's hair purple in the Manga, but brown in the Anime?

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In the Manga, Phryne and Nessa have purple hair.
In the Anime, Phryne has brown hair and Nessa has red hair.

Is there a reason for this inconsistency?


texts: Why does "Tornado of Terror" have so much power reserved in her storage?

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Why does Tatsumaki have so much power reserve than any other psychics around her combined?

 In the manga series she is seen to be concentrating more and more as people of the Hero Association leave the building and finally blasts off with her power towering more than Geryuganshoop and Orochi combined.

I just want to know how is it even possible?


texts: Can a ghoul's skin be pierced by earthly weapons?

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In Tokyo Ghoul, Jason claimed, while torturing Kaneki, that a ghoul's skin can not be pierced by any ordinary metal. If so, then:

How could Rei wound Kurona and Nashiro by knives?
Why don't the Doves use ordinary rifles and swords instead of Kagune to attack ghouls?

These instances are contradictory and paradoxical. Please give an explanation which makes all these instances reasonable.


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I notice there's some really good manwha out there on par with manga's: Ares, Witch Hunter, etc. (I realize the books I've stated maybe opinion based but in general there has to be a few out there that deserve animation).

Furthermore, South Korea is where the American companies normally go for their animations, e.g. Last Airbender, Korra, Transformers, so I know they have skills and the people to do it.


texts: What anime features robot armor and reference to "Dell Power"

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Can anyone identify an anime from a single episode:

I saw this about 5 years ago at a convention, but it looks to have been produced in the 90's.

People wearing robotic armor compete in some kind of fight. It looks like it just takes place outdoors, not in an arena of any kind.

The robotic suits are brightly colored, this is not an overly serious anime.

There is an old scientist type guy who built the suits for at least the main character's team. There is a guy who fights first, and when he is knocked backward he lands on a girl's lunch (a girl he apparently likes).

He notices tears in her eyes and thinks "she really cares for me! she's crying because I was knocked down!", but then we get the real picture, and she is thinking "oh no, my poor lunch!". Throughout the episode she is sulking because of her broken lunch. She keeps saying things like "my lunch...snif" etc.

After the guy's fight an energetic girl is up next, presumably fighting the same person the guy was (he lost, I think). They do a cheer and say "We'll beat 'em with Dell Power!".

The whole time I thought the anime was called "Dell Power", but when I looked that up I found nothing at all.


texts: Did Asako and Souhei end up being together in the end?

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I have watched the anime and read the manga, but the ending of the manga didn't explain if Natsume Asako and Sasahara Souhei end up together.

Did I miss something, or is it just not mentioned?


texts: What book (bible) does Kuma always hold?

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Bartholomew Kuma is always seen holding this book (a bible)

What is this book?

EDIT

What type of bible is this? Just a regular bible, a bible from the One Piece world, or what? Is he some kind of priest? His shirt has same pattern as the bible.


texts: Where do I find a table / listing of all currently airing anime series?

texts: Is there a website or any kind of document that shows all currently airing series in Japan? Airing dates and times would be great too.


texts: An anime where a girl with pink hair, half naked (or completely naked), with supernatural power making limbs explode in the first episode

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In the first episode, a girl with pink hair, half naked (or completely naked), with supernatural power makes limbs explode. In the first episode or the second one, she's embraced (?) by someone. If I remember correctly, she's mentally like a child, or really lacks communication abilities.

Any help would be much appreciated!

P.S. Sorry for the terrible description, it's just that I have vague memory about it.


texts: What is the continuation after the last episode of Naruto Shippuden?

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After the last episode of Naruto Shippuden where Naruto and Hinata are getting ready to get married and ends right there, what's after that?

Is there a movie or does it go into Boruto?


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In Dragon Ball Super, if I recall correctly, it was told that each ring of time represents an alternative timeline/reality. It was shown by Gowasu there were 6 rings of time, one of them which exploded when Zeno destroyed one timeline

. Since there is a "present Zeno" and a "future Zeno" of 2 different timelines, are there supposed to be another 4 Zenos due to the other timelines/realities which were created by Trunks and Zamasu time travels?


texts: In the last episode of the first season a lot of special forces with machine guns attacked the Aogiri Tree. My question is, given the regenerative abilities Ghouls have, can  they be killed with machine guns? If they can't be killed, what's the point of using them? And if they can be killed, what's the point of using Quinques if you can kill Ghouls with long range weapons?


texts: How closely does the La Corda d'Oro manga follow the game?

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La Corda d'Oro is a shoujo series which started as a PC game (and later PS2 and PSP). Following its release in 2003, there was a manga adaptation:

A month after the release of the PC version of Kin’iro no Corda, the manga adaptation of the game had started to serialize in Hakusensha’s monthly shōjo manga magazine of LaLa in October 2003. Yuki Kure, the person who contributed the character designs for the game, authors the manga.
  — List of La Corda d'Oro media, Wikipedia

So it does seem some of the original game staff were present for production of the manga (notably Yuki Kure, as mentioned above).

How closely does this manga adaptation follow the original story of the La Corda d'Oro PC game?


texts: How many years Goku and Vegeta were training in Dragon Ball Super?

texts: As far as I recall, there were at least 3 times when they spent time training. - When Vegeta ask Wiss to train him, he spent months traning before Goku's arrival. Later with Goku, they were placed in that strange dimensions where they learnt how to control differently their kis and where they ate all Beerus's pizzas that was hidden in Wiss's staff (so they had to be a while there I guess) , and later they trained in the room of spirit and time for I dont know how many years. You could add Goku's training before fighting Beerus and Freezer I guess. Is there any rough figure you can make from the anime or manga of how many years they were training already?


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I recently started watching Naruto (I'm only 51 episodes in), and I was wondering if I had to watch Naruto before watching Shippuden. Ninja-themed anime isn't really my favorite, but Shippuden really appealed to me for some reason, and so I started watching Naruto because it seemed natural to watch before Shippuden.

However, I have seen a few of the Naruto movies, and I've seen clips from Shippuden, and it seems like I could just skip Naruto and watch Shippuden because of the many flashbacks that they use.

I might just watch Naruto before Shippuden anyway, but I was just curious. Do I have to watch Naruto before Naruto Shippuden?


texts: Where can I find the Avatar The Last Airbender: The Promise & The Search comics?

texts: Where can I read The Promise trilogy and The Search trilogy? I've been looking everywhere since last year.


texts: Which anime do these figures of girls wearing idol-like uniform belong to?

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I had come across this action figure when I was Japan, but was unable to find the character name.

Please help me out and if possible, give a description of the characters.


texts: What do people mean when they say "Notice me, senpai"?

texts: I'm new to anime and my friends really like it. They really like to say to me "notice me, senpai!" and I don't get the reference. I could be walking to class and one of my friends would say "Can you go to the canteen?" and I would say no I can't and then, they will say "NOTICE ME, SENPAI!" Can anyone shed some light on the "notice me, senpai" reference, please?


texts: Who are the "black" and "white" characters?

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In a TYPE-MOON Ace 7 - 10 year Anniversary interview, Nasu Kinoko, Takeuchi Takashi, Urobuchi Gen were asked a number of questions. while i was looking up for any interview about Alexander's name choice for another answer here i came acorss this (may have to expand Reference 8)

  Q: Having the "black" one as the main character and the "white" one as the villain is a refreshing idea. Then, how about the red Saber (Saber Extra), who appeared in Fate/Extra?

  Uro: That character is completely disconnected from the other Sabers. Personally, she looked like a female Gilgamesh to me.
  Nasu: If I had written Fate/Zero, then Iskandar would have been a character like Red Saber. In my mind, I can only see Iskandar as a worthy opponent to Gilgamesh, but the Iskandar Urobuchi created was an excellent, wild, and unprecedented character that I could have never thought up. But I want to surpass him somehow, so maybe Red Saber was born out of my drive to create a different tyrant from Iskandar.

Just from the comments made by Nasu and Urobuchi i would suspect that when the question talks about "black" and "white" they mean the alternate forms of Saber-Arturia, Saber-Alter (black) and Saber-Lily (white) however i don't know any Fate/ work which has Saber-Alter as the main character and Saber-Lily as the villain.

Also i am aware of Saber of "Black" however because Nasu's comment i believe is talking about Saber-Nero given her reputation rather than Saber of "Red" i'd assume he's not talking about Fate/Apocrypha characters

I'm wondering who these "black" and "white" characters are and where they appear in the roles mentioned in the question?

Reference:
Left is Saber-Alter, the right is Saber-Lily


texts: Why strike stones taken from inside a pot against each other?

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In Episode 10 of Uchouten Kazoku (5:34), I saw Shimogamo Mother taking two stones from a pot, and striking them against each other before Shimogamo Yaichirou went out.

What does it mean? Is it some kind of supernatural belief?


texts: What does the epitaph on Alexander Row's tombstone say?

texts: The captain of the Silvana, Alexander Row, died heroically after killing Delphine with his bare hands. He was buried with a very modest tombstone with an epitaph in some language. What does the epitaph say?


texts: How do the various Yurikuma Arashi adaptations relate to each other?

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Since I liked Revolutionary Girl Utena and Mawaru Penguindrum, I'd like to watch the Yuri Kuma Arashi anime, particularly since it's spawned some interesting questions on this site.

Now, Wikipedia tells me that there is a manga, an anime series, and a light novel, which MyAnimeList give nearly identical summaries for (1, 2, 3). The Wikipedia description suggests that the announcement was first for an anime series, but the manga is ongoing and started first, whereas the anime is already done with. Moreover, the Wikipedia character lists suggests that the manga occasionally differs from anime characterization.

How do the various adaptations of Yurikuma Arashi relate?

Can I just assume that the "original" medium was the anime?
Is the manga simply an adaptation, or is it the "original" work?
The light novel and manga are listed as "alternative versions" on MAL. Are there any major content differences? (Is there anything comparable the differences between the two Fullmetal Alchemist continuities, or maybe even just the differences I've heard of between the various adaptations of the basic content of Revolutionary Girl Utena?)


texts: Are anime OP/ED theme songs original? Is it like after creating an anime, the producer hires a singer to sing a song for the OP/ED theme for that anime, or do they just use songs that the singer already sang for his album or something like that?


texts: Why didn't Naruto pass the academy exam when Lee was able to?

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Lee could not use chakra and thus could not perform any of the 3 techniques. However, Lee managed to pass the academy exam, while Naruto couldn't.

Why did Naruto fail when he could easily perform the Henge and Kawarimi and clearly had too much chakra for the Bunshin?


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Does Law have a particular goal with going after the one-piece? I'm not sure if he or the other major players in the running for the one-piece have had their motivations put front-and-center yet.

But so far everyone that is member of the straw-hats has had their goal explained. But aside from wanting to crush Doflamingo does Law have an actual goal?


texts: What are the demons at the end of Madoka Magica?

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What are the demon-like entities shown at end of Madoka Magica, which Homura is now fighting instead of witches?

And what does Homura's explanation mean, regarding how these demons replaced witches?


texts: How do I figure out the contents of doujinshi?

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I have been to Japan and saw all these doujinshi manga which all look really interesting just by their cover. But how do Japanese people actually figure out the content of these books? There is no plot written anywhere, and you generally cannot open them.

For example, I have been reading 孤独のグルメ (Kodoku no Gurume) and I saw doujinshi based on it. Should I think "the manga was good so let's try this version"? Or is there somewhere to look at to find out the content?

Does it work only by word-of-mouth or are there any resources on the internet we can check to have more information on the different authors and their doujinshi?


texts: Is there a name for when characters eyes are hidden from the shot when emotional?

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The eyes of characters in anime always disappear when they're upset or when they're going to get serious.

Is there a name for when a characters eyes disappear like that?


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In Episode 1 of Konosuba the anime pauses for a moment, just like in a video game. However, this is meant to be an alternate real world.

Why did the show pause like this?


texts: If heroes cannot die because of the fairies' protection, how did Minowa Gin die?

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It is overtly stated in the second half of the anime that the Heroe cannot die, since their fairies protect them.

Togo attempted suicide in every way possible to her, even by carbon monoxide asphyxiation and poisioning, and the fairies protected her every time.

Even when battling the Vectors, the worst they get is a bashing against the fairies' shield and powering down.

In the prequel novel there seems to be a character by the name of Minowa Gin that died.

What were the circumstances of her death?


texts: Do websites have to pay for using anime posters on their websites?

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Does the websites like MyAnimeList, animePlanet, etc. pay for using anime posters to identify and review the anime? Does it come under fair use or something else?

If they have to pay, does anyone has any idea, how much they end up paying (approximately).


texts: Why did Hinami (Tokyo Ghoul) ask what it felt like to be in love?

texts: I'm still confused about it. I have a feeling that she is in love with Kaneki, but it never states it. I know romance isn't really involved with Tokyo Ghoul, but I'm very curious.


texts: Since the Gintama anime recently ended, I dont think I saw what happened to Sadaharu after becoming small inside a sphere (of aura?). Will he always remain in that form now? Please clear  this question. Its been bugging my mind ever since I watched the last episode.


texts: Can Natsu Dragneel use Dragonforce and Lightning flame Dragon mode at the same time?

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I've just read all the way to the most recent manga chapter which is chapter 466 of fairy tail and Natsu has just used, and seemingly lost, the Dragon King Mode. It seems that all hope is lost for the fairy tail mages since natsu has now depleted the Dragon King mode and the guild has lost their trump card to defeat zeref.

Here is my question. Can Natsu theoretically combine the Dragon Force with his lightning flame dragon mode in sort of a stacking kind of way? From what I understand about Dragon Force it is the most powerful transformation that a dragon slayer can take and puts their overall power on par with an actual dragon. It increases their strength, speed, power, senses and their overall magic power to unimaginable heights. Now from what I know about Lightning Flame Dragon Mode it increases the strength of natsu's attacks as well as grants him the ability to use Laxus' lightning to increase the power of his magic related attacks.

Here's the thing, it seems to me that Dragonforce is a full on transformation that can be utilized by the dragon slayers but it seems as though Lightning Flame Dragon Mode is more a power up that Natsu can use to finish a fight quickly rather than being a full on transformation. So it seems that it would only be logical that Natsu would be able to enter Dragonforce and then power up utilizing LFDM to end a fight with zeref quickly. If he could utilize both would this put him on par with the Dragon King Mode and would it be enough to defeat zeref who was almost critically wounded by the Dragon King mode?


texts: Is it necessary for the Gym Leaders of a region to know each other?

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As far as I remember from the anime series and the games, after beating one of eight Gym Leaders in a region, some leader said something about the next Gym Leader.

Like they know who, where, or what specialist-type the next Gym Leader is.

But, I watched the current XY series, Clemont, the Gym Leader of Lumiose City's Gym who travels with Ash, always wonders about the kind of next Gym Leader that Ash will face.

UPDATE

Each region has 8 Gym Leaders, and they give a badge after being defeated. We need all 8 badges to enter the Pokemon League to beat the Elite Four and the Champion.

I just want to know if they, as Gym Leaders, must have known each other or not?


texts: Does the author or publisher decide a character design?

texts: If it comes to light novels there are always some pictures that show a new character or scene. But when it comes to a character, who decides the design? For example, if I were an author and my work gets a publisher, then they would hire an illustrator. So when it comes to the design of a character (let's take character as a simple example) will the publisher decide that her hair is short and red or will the author decide that she has long, black hair? Also feel free to tell me some other example like maybe the illustrator can choose the design. :)


texts: Is Fate/Apocrypha sequel of Unlimited Blade Works?

texts: I want to watch Fate/Apocrypha but I didn't watch Unlimited Blade Works. So, is Fate/Apocrypha the sequel to Unlimited Blade Works?


texts: How much does the Tears to Tiara anime relate to the visual novel?

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I know that the artwork used in the anime is based off the Play Station release which was a remake of the original PC visual novel (major designs of almost every character, most notably Lyrl looking a lot older and Rathy looking more like a girl).

I'm wondering how much of the plot of the anime is related to the original visual novel?


texts: What song plays when Kaguya asks Lelouch "what are you really after?" at the UFN meeting at Ashford in 22nd episode of season 2, at timemark 16:10?

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It plays for some time when Lelouch is trapped inside the geass countermeasure walls, a few moments after Kaguya's image appears on the TV screen inside the dome before Lelouch, and she asks him "What are you really up to, treacherous Emperor Lelouch?" and continues until Xingke offers Lelouch to either break up the empire or limit his votes. It has a sort of quiz timer feeling to it.
I've searched for it for ages on youtube


texts: Was the Blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black?

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in Episode 34, "Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength!", when Gara goes to use his Sand Coffin Justu the blood that explodes out is shown to be black

when i first saw this i figured this is a censored episode as some versions of Naruto censor out the blood (ie. coughing up blood ends up being coughing up saliva). but then in Episode 50, "The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja is Born" when Gara goes to use Sand Coffin on Lee's Arm and Leg, Shikamaru recognises the Jutsu and we see a flash back of Gara using Sand Coffin in the Forest of Death (a repeat of the scene from the 1st screenshot), but when Lee's will make him get up to continue fighting, we see his arm and leg covered in blood

so was blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black in the anime? as in any version of the anime, subbed, dubbed, 4kids, original japanese version. if it was always meant to be black (and not censored) why is the blood black?


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In anime, strands of hair often disappear or stop short in front of the eyes. I've seen this often enough that maybe there's a reason or at least an origin of the pattern.

Why do the artists do this?

(Or do these anime characters actually have bangs?)


texts: Was there an early preview of Kagamigami or a similar series in Shonen Jump?

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Alright, so this is driving me crazy but I recently read the first issue of Kagamigami that came out in Shonen Jump (I'm a few weeks behind). I remember reading another manga that felt almost the exact same as Kagamigami. In the manga I read, the crime takes place in a tunnel, not in front of stairs like in the recent issue. The evil Shikigami also wasn't called the "Ripper" I believe, and the main character didn't have a detailed discussion with the culprit like she does in this one.

The premise is almost the exact same: girl with power to trace objects becomes detective. The Shikigami that the boy uses are almost the exact same as the manga I remember reading. Besides re-downloading every issue of Shonen Jump, does anyone have an idea of what this might have been?


texts: What makes New-Types different from "old-types"?

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In God Eater, Lenka and Alisa are both apparently "New-Type" God Eaters. Two questions about that:

What makes someone a New-Type? That is, is that how you're born, or can you be made into a New-Type by some sort of surgery/magic/etc.?
Why are New-Types so prized? What can they do that "old-types" can't?


texts: What is the reason for the change in Nami's Seiyuu for a short period of time (Japanese Dub)?

texts: While watching One Piece I noticed that Nami's voice sounded different coming into the Little Garden arc. When I looked up info on her character on the One Piece wiki I found that during episodes 70-78 she had a different Japanese voice actress, Wakana Yamazaki, before returning to the previous voice actress, Akemi Okamura. I can't seem to find any reason or explanation for this. Does anyone have a clue why this would be? It was all part of a canon arc too.


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When in the beginning of Kimi no na wa, Yotsuha asks Mitsuha to sell the sake they made in the festival and advertise it as Shrine Maiden sake and use the money to go to Tokyo, Mitsuha refuses saying that it breaks the Liquor Tax Law (or that's what the subtitles said).

What exactly is the Liquor Tax Law and how are they breaking it?


texts: I have been searching for a while but I couldn't find any episode lists, so I tried to look up another episode but nothing really came up.


texts: Why if Endeavor solved more crimes than All Might, he isnt considered the number one hero?

texts: In the anime version of My Hero Academia it's said that Endeavor solved more crimes than All Might, but he isnt considered the number one hero in spite of this. Why it is so? What does it make people to consider All Might the number one hero and not Endeavor?


texts: Any more HxH stories or episodes out there?

texts: I've watched all 148 episodes of the Hunter x Hunter anime, and even the movie "The Last Mission." Now I want to know if there is anything else to watch? Are there any more movies, or maybe some new episodes coming out?


texts: Why does a Devil Fruit's power nullify only if the user is knocked unconscious and not when he sleeps?

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I have noticed something rather strange: Why do devil fruit users abilities nullify when they are knocked unconscious but not when they fall sleep?

Take Moria for example. Moria had control of all the shadows when Luffy knocked him out, allowing the shadows to escape, so why does sleeping not do the same? Certainly he had to have fallen asleep at some point in time before Luffy had knocked him out.

Same is the case with Sugar. She was scared unconscious by Usopp and all the toys turned back to their human forms. Is there something about being knocked unconscious and falling asleep that is different in the One Piece Universe?


texts: Where is Nagi Sanzenin at in this picture below from Hayate the Combat Butler?

texts: Where do you think she is at? The place there had an orange gang chair and gray vending machine. The background scene is like a mountain view.


texts: Why can't Houou tell that Hinako isn't actually his brother?

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The basic premise of Kenka Banchou Otome (the anime, anyway) is that Onigashima Hikaru (a boy) and Nakayama Hinako (a girl) swap places, resulting in Hinako attending Shishiku Academy (a boy's school) while disguied as Hikaru.

Most of the main cast has never actually met the real Onigashima Hikaru prior to the swap, and both Hikaru and Hinako are sort of androgynous, so the deception works.

But Hikaru's elder brother Houou also attends Shishiku Academy, and encounters Hinako (in the guise of Hikaru) multiple times, starting in episode 9. For some reason, the disguise fools Houou as well - he shows no signs of being aware that the person he's speaking with is not actually his brother Hikaru.

Is there a reason that Houou is also fooled by Hinako's disguise (other than "the plot demands it")? We can infer, based on their conversation in episode 9, that Houou and the real Hikaru have met before (they weren't raised separately or whatnot), so this is rather odd.


texts: Is there any clan/individual with extraordinary hearing ability to sense people in Naruto?

texts: I know that there are sensory type ninja who could sense others using eye (Byakugan users), nose (Kakashi, Kiba's clan members) and chakra based sensing (Karin and others). Is there anyone/clan who can sense based on sound? Like sensing blasts in a certain range or eavesdropping others etc.


texts: How can Nami's punches hurt Luffy so much?

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In One Piece anime, there are many instances where Nami has beaten Luffy to a horrible state,

Episode 215

Episode 316

Episode 572

and maybe many more. How is she able to do it? Does she know how to use Haki?


texts: What decides that a anime series gets a sequel or not?

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A lot of the anime I've watched are single, double or triple season anime series like Durarara!, Code Geass, Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica, and Nabari no Ou, just to name a few. But there are also shows like Bleach, Naruto, D Grey Man, and Katekyo Hitman Reborn that have 300 or more episodes.

Why is that? How is it decided that these series get to go on so long?


texts: What's the song in Naruto Shippuden 423 at the time 9:20 when Sakura teaches them how to make food pills?


texts: Where did Nami get her Clima-tact while fighting Absalom?

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During Thriller Bark Arc., when Absalom is having marriage ceremony with Nami for the second time after being interrupted by Sanji, Lola appears and once again the ceremony is interrupted and Absalom hits Lola. After that Nami brings out her Clima-tact and attacks Absalom with thunder tempo.

Now since Nami was unconscious and her dress was changed by zombies, where did she get her tact to fight Absalom?


texts: Is this artbook by Clamp based on a series?

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I was at a convention recently and I saw a few volumes of this at one of the trader's stalls:

The blurb on the back was quite non-descript and the guy running the stall seemed too busy for me to chat about it.

I left it alone, because I figured it was probably based on something I hadn't read/watched.

I thought it looked interesting, so I went to see what it was based on, but I haven't been able to find very much information on this book.

Is the artbook an unattached work in Clamp's general style, or is it based on one of their series and I just haven't been able to find it?


texts: Are all humans in Naruto universe mandated to admit in the shinobi academy?

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All humans in Narutoverse have chakra and that anyone can be a shinobi if anyone is able to use and manipulate chakra to a greater effect.

I always thought that everyone born are admitted in the academy and there, they learn how to use their chakra and rise through the ranks and become a ninja similar to schools and education in real life. The Academy students were trained and prepared for life as a shinobi. Is this true? Is it mandatory for all humans in Narutoverse to admit in the academy and be a ninja?
We see quite some non-shinobi professions, for e.g.Teuchi becoming a Ramen chef. Just like my above assumption, did he once admitted in the academy in the childhood but choose to become a ramen chef?
Is it mandatory to for all to take admission in the academy and learn the basic elementary jutsus and experience the initial life of a ninja before becoming something else?


texts: What is the origin of the one-horned rabbit so common in fantasy and isekai stories?

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Dozens of fantasy and isekai stories have the one-horn-rabbit as a staple beginner's monster.

Some examples:

Re:Monster (day 4)
I Said Make My Abilities Average! (ch. 19)
Kenshi o Mezashite Nyūgaku Shitanoni Mahō Tekisei 9999 Nandesukedo!? (web novel ch. 22)
Nidoume no Jinsei wo Isekai de (ch. 23)
Saikyou no Shokugyou wa Yuusha demo Kenja demo naku Kanteishi (Kari) rashii desu yo? (ch. 2)

What is the origin of this monster, and why is it so common?


texts: What happens after the ending of White Album 2 anime?

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I want to know what happens after the ending of White Album 2 anime, especially what happens to Kazusa and Haruki in the end.

I couldn't find an English version of the manga too.

What happens next?


texts: What's the name of the first ending and second opening song of Hu Yao Xiao Hong Niang (Fox Spirit Matchmaker)?

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Unfortunately, this "anime" is from China and there're no subtitles for the information shown during the openings and endings. I've already searched a lot on google to find any traces, but I didn't succeed.

Does anybody know the name of the first ending and second opening song?

Here's the link (it redirects you to a YouTube video) for the ending song starting at 13:01 and second opening song starting at 1:56.

Edit: the video on YouTube seems to have been removed.


texts: Do Zoro, Nami and Robin suffer from bad eyesight?

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Although I never noticed in the main story of the anime, there are scenes in some of the openings where Zoro, Nami and Robin are shown wearing eyeglasses:

Zoro in opening 11
Robin in opening 13
Nami in opening 16

Is the fact that they all have bad eyesight canon? Or is it just some filler that the author probably wanted to mix into the series?


texts: Does Touhou 9: Phantasmagoria of Flower View reference a specific real world event in 2005?

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Some background: ZUN released the full version of Touhou 9 at Comiket 68 on August 14, 2005.

The premise of the story is that the protagonists are investigating an abnormally high number of blooming flowers. At the end of the story, they find out that the flowers are blooming because of a sudden spike in the number of deaths. It's also revealed that a similar flower incident occurred 60 years ago. Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not, this happens to line up with events from the end of World War II in 1945 (including the Battle of Okinawa and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).

If this isn't a coincidence, then this might imply that there was another event with a large death toll in 2005. So my question is: Was there a specific event in real life in 2005 that ZUN might have been referencing?


texts: Given that so far in the series we have only had subtle hints at how powerful Mihawk is is it reasonable to assume that he has power equivalent to that of a yonko say Kaido since parallels between him and shanks are done quite often?


texts: Why didn't Ranma just tell Akane that P-chan is Ryoga?

texts: I just finished the first season of the anime and this question has been bugging me. There's no obvious incentive for him not to tell Akane, and Ryoga doesn't have any dirt on Ranma to use as collateral as far as I can remember. So why didn't he spill it?


texts: IIRC in the Farewell Shinsengumi arc Hijikata and Kondo attack Oboro and it seems they killed him. Later we see Oboro alive, which would make you assume he wasnt dead but wounded, but later Utsuro when he sees Oboro coughing blood tells him that if he keeps dying (or something like that) even he would die. Did Kondo and Hijikata kill Oboro and he resurrected kinda like Utusuro did when Gintoki chopped his head, or was Oboro just wounded and he never died of Hijikata and Kondo attack?


texts: In which episode of Golden Time did Koko say "I love you" to Banri on the school staircase?

texts: There was a sequence on the school staircase where Koko said "I love you" and Banri fainted. Which episode was that?


texts: When do "immortal" Devil Fruits respawn?

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There is a question regarding the respawn time of regular Devil Fruits (DF), but I am interested in the possibility of creating an immortal army using the same one-time DF, namely the Ope Ope no Mi and the Yomi Yomi no Mi.

The Ope Ope no Mi can perform the "Perennial Youth Operation" which kills the DF user and gives eternal youth (and so potentially eternal life) to the subject. The Yomi Yomi no Mi enables the soul of the user to return to his body after his death.

Does the Ope Ope no Mi respawn after the Perennial Youth Operation (the user's death) or after the death of the operated person? Does the Yomi Yomi no Mi respawn after the "First" death or after the soul leaves this world forever?

At least for the Ope Ope no Mi there is no body left to contain the fruit's powers and after Doflamingo wanted to become immortal by Rosinante eating the fruit and performing the operation, the powers can not be stored in the operated person's body.

Could one create an army of immortals using one of this DFs?


texts: Why King was demoted from #6 to #7 S Class rank?

texts: According to the One Punch Man wikia the first rank assigned in screen to King was #6 but he currently is #7. Why was he demoted?


texts: What does "W.C" on Izumi Curtis's slippers mean?

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What does "W.C" mean? My guess was "water closet" - basically toilet slippers. If my guess is true why does she wear it? Is it a popular thing in Japan or Germany for housewives to go out with toilet slippers?

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texts: How did the villagers know about Naruto being the Kyuubi's jinchuriki?

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I know that the villagers of Konoha were afraid of the Kyuubi because of its rampage on the village, and that the Fourth Hokage saved the village by sealing it inside Naruto. Based on this answer, the Third Hokage hid his identity to protect him.

Did the Third Hokage hide only Naruto's relation with the Fourth, or also him being the Kyuubi jinchuriki? If so, did the villagers find out because Naruto went out of control with the Kyuubi's chakra?

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To make clear what I am exactly curious about.

Why didn't they also hide Naruto's identity as a jinchuriki so the villagers will not hate him?


texts: I've searched everywhere online and can't find any recent pages but does Izuku control his One-For-All? Thanks


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In the Monthly Girls' Nozaki Kun (both in the episode 1 of the anime and chapter 1 of the manga), Nozaki tells Sakura that the bicycle scene cannot have tandem riding because it is against the vehicle law and he can't display that in his manga.

But the same tandem riding is shown in several current works (like episode 12 of "Your Lie in April" - Kaworu rides Kousei's bike standing up).

So, does the statement by Nozaki-kun have any real world parallel? Are manga artists really pressured by the editors not to put dangerous or illegal scenes in their works?

Is there any law in place forbidding this display of "illegal" activities?

Keepe in mind that Nozaki's manga is aimed at girls 15+ in his fictional world.


texts: In Bleach, if a Shinigami transfers their power to a human, where does their zanpakuto come from?

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So, at the beginning of Bleach Rukia attempts to transfer her power to Ichigo but he ends up taking all of them. My question is, say that worked exactly how Rukia thought it would, would he have gotten his own Zanpakuto or just borrow hers?
I ask because, in later arcs we're introduced to Oetsu Nimaiya, the creator of the Zanpakuto. And according to him, no Shinigami has ever obtained a zanpakuto before being given a asauchi. This pretty much definitively states that a zanpakuto can't be created solely by a person's soul/spirit energy.
So that raises the question, if Rukia's plan had worked at the start, not to mention the other times it must have been done for her to know she could do it, where would the sword come from?


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It seems plausible that Vampire Knight could be set in Japan, but I'm wondering if there is any more specific or concrete than that given either in canon or by one of the authors. If it is set on earth, where are the vampires from, because most of them are blond and blue-eyed, which would imply that they aren't from Japan.

Is there any evidence of whether Vampire Knight is set in Japan, or even on Earth?


texts: Why did Historia see her father's memories?

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In Season 3 Episode 9 we see that

   after slaying her own father, Historia gains access to his memories.

According to Season 3 Episode 6 and Chapter 89,

   titan shifters are able to see the memories of their past and future holders. (read here for explanation)

Historia, however,

   has, up to this point, never possessed the power of the titans.

But we do know from Season 2 Episode 5 and Season 3 Episode 2 that

   she has blue blood which means she can use the Founding Titan's abilities to its full potential. (not exactly full, but at least more than Eren)

Is there an explanation for this?


texts: What's the deal with Gowther's concealed identity?

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All 7 of the deadly sins were once a team before. It seems Gowther is able to identify everyone on the team, so why isn't anyone able to identify Gowther?

An additional question is why didn't Gowther reveal himself to the group sooner? I don't see why he would hide his presence from his closest allies.


texts: Are the latest Naruto movies separated from the storyline?

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Will the anime have a different story than the latest movies? The movies were too rushed, and they got a bit too far from the anime story.
Edit: One of the things I want to find out is if the time-skip would also be in the Anime.


texts: Are tsundere/yandere/kuudere unisexual terms?

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The terms "tsundere", "yandere" and "kuudere" are most often used when describing female characters. However, all the definitions of them start with "a person, who...", which kind of suggests that these terms should be applicable to male characters as well.

So, can they be used to describe a male character, and if they can't, are there any other equivalent terms that can be used instead?


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I have watched Air Gear anime to a degree, and I have never read the manga (which always fleshes out the story more so the knowledge I'm looking for is probably there... I have not read or watched anything in months due to my job, and I probably will not do so for a long while yet, thus the question).

In the anime, Simca appears very early on. We know that Ikki likes her, which she uses to her advantage, but she is intent on raising him into the leader of Genesis. She succeeds, and I believe that is where I last left off, as I was confused as to why Ikki is so imperative to Genesis and indeed where Genesis even came from- it wasn't fleshed out much at any point before its reveal.

She says something about his innate talent, but what is Genesis and what relation does it have to Ikki?


texts: Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes: where is all the extra information?

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To make it short:
I watched all three anime adaptations, but after browsing the questions here for 5 minutes I feel like I don't know anything about them...

Where is all this extra information hidden?

(More specific question:)
I am searching for information about 2 things.

"Hidden" information which is only for one story.
"Hidden" information which is cross-story (at least two stories "combined")

Now I'll specify what I mean with that.

(This example is not related to the stories in the title.) For example, something like the real name of L (from Death Note).
Something like "What is DaSH?"

I do NOT want you to list all the secrets and easter-eggs! I only want to know where, and (maybe) how to find them. If there are manga with extra information, please give me the title. Or if there are articles on the internet about it, please give me a link.

(I know that there are visual novels for all the stories listed in the title. I'm going to watch/read/play them soon.)


texts: Are there anime named after a manga, but totally different from it?

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Lots of manga get an anime adaption, and pretty often the anime's story deviates partly or a lot from the story told in the manga. This usually leads to different endings lacking information, or even giving surplus information as compared to the manga with the same name.

But this also made me wonder: is there also an anime that shares the same name as a manga (it supposedly was based on) but deviates 100% from this the story as told in the manga? So the story in the anime is totally different from the manga, but still shares the same name.


texts: What's the song at the beginning of episode 40 of Assassination Classroom?

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The song at the beginning of Assassination Classroom episode 40 starts from 0:06 when Karma gasps, and stops playing at 0:58, then the theme song "Bye Bye Yesterday" starts.

What's the song at the beginning called?


texts: Effects of writing the name of a person who has an identical twin with the same name in the death note

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I'd like to know what would happen in a situation like I'm describing.

If I renember correctly it was needed to both write correctly the name of the person to die and have his image on head.

But if that person has an identical twin with the same name I think those rules wouldn't be enough to determine which of them would die, although maybe with image it also meant the intent of killing that particular person I find that far fetched.

Maybe there are some other rules that would apply and would determine which of them dies, I don't renember all of them.

What would happen in that situation?


texts: Why was Neji Hyuuga surprised to see Naruto's Kage Bunshin no Jutsu in the Chuunin Exams?

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In the final round of the Chuunin Exams, when the match between Neji and Naruto starts, Neji is surprised when Naruto uses Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. He had seen Naruto use the same technique in the match against Kiba in the preliminaries. So he should have known that they were solid clones that can fight unlike the clones created by the Bunshin no Jutsu.

Why was Neji surprised when he saw Naruto's shadow clones?
Was Neji unaware of the Kage Bunshin Jutsu, which is a very popular jutsu used by the shinobi?


texts: What is the relation between the Girls und Panzer manga and anime series?

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Girls und Panzer has several manga series:

Girls und Panzer
Girls & Panzer - Little Army
Girls & Panzer - Lovey-Dovey Panzer

How does those three relate to the anime series and which chapter covered in anime series and OVAs? Is there any differences between anime and manga?


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I know the term is widely used in America as a term for someone who has a love and anime and all things related to it. So in the US it's a term of endearment.

However in Japan the term is known more or less to be used to describe a shut-in / loner. But it actually originated from a few variations. One being the name of a stalker / murderer another just meaning someone with a love for Japanese culture.

So is the term really bad, good or more or less up to the individual to find a meaning?


texts: How is the title of "National treasure" attained?

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Ushio Hinomaru is one of the "National treasures", with the special title of "Onimaru Kinutsuna", along with a bunch of other very strong wrestlers, but at how was the title awarded?

Because Hinomaru ghosted at some point but still retained the title, How was that possible? How does it work and is it a lifetime kinda award?


texts: Manga image of two girls with unusual eyes

texts: I found it on tumblr and i would be interested to know from what manga it is


texts: What's the difference between manga, manhwa, and manhua?

texts: I understand that manga is from Japan and read from right to left, whereas manhwa is from Korea, read from left to right, and manhua is from China, and read from right to left (If I'm not mistaken). Are these the only differences between the three, or is there something else?


texts: Looking for anime a sword, an axe and a bow activating robots

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I am looking for an old anime in which there are three people (two male and one female if I remember).
One of them has red robot and activates him with his sword, other one is green and activates it with a bow, and the third one is girl in blue and I think she has an axe. And they fight other robots.
Anyone remembers which anime it was?


texts: Can the reanimation jutsu bring back a person at any age?

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In Naruto Shippuuden, does the Summoning: Reanimation Jutsu bring a dead person to the real world at any wanted age? (Young/Adult/Old) Or does it bring the person back at the age they died?

Because we have seen that Reanimation Jutsu brought back the Third Hokage as on old geezer. Which was the same as when he was at deathbed.
But Madara Uchiha was revived as a younger version of himself, instead of his old age.


texts: Who is this brown-haired witch on a broomstick?

texts: I wasn't able to contact the owner of this product, but would anyone be able to tell me who the character is/what they're from? It would be much appreciated! Thank you!!


texts: Can Sanji use COA(Color of Arms/Busoshoku)?

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He didn't use it on Punk Hazard and he wasn't on Dressrosa. However it was mentioned in the manga when he battled his father in the current whole cake island arc that his haki is strong but it was not specified which haki.

Can Sanji use armament?


texts: Does Nenene Sumiregawa seem like a Kansai-jin?

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In the anime R.O.D the TV, one of the principal characters is Nenene
Sumiregawa, a famous author with an unusual personality for Japan:
quick-tempered, brash, outspoken, defiant.

She lives in Tokyo now, and we learn very little about her past, but I’m
wondering if she’s being portrayed as someone originally from Kansai. It
seems to fit her personality better than the more cultured/repressed
Tokyo style. I would guess it also fits her voice, because her seiyuu,
Satsuki Yukino, hails from Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region.

So, to those who are familiar with the series and who can judge such
things: Does she sound like she speaks Kansai-ben (possibly influenced
by several years in Tokyo)? Does she act like a Kansai-jin? Is she a
character that most Japanese viewers would immediately recognize as
being from Kansai?


texts: I've seen the recent episode of the anime, and I saw when Obito summoned Kurama. I'm interested in the fact that does he get into some kind of "contract" with some animals/things? (That would mean that he is really able to summon.) I've checked on the Narutopedia, and it appears only the Gedo Mazo is attached to his name, so is the summoning of the Nine-tails just a normal/simple summoning technique? Because you must have that kind of bond between you and the summoned animal, which is made with your chakra/blood, just like Naruto did with the toads and it would be weird if you would be able to summon a tailed beast just "because".


texts: An anime in which people/androids are turned into pills which everyone takes instead of eating

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All I remember is watching an anime early in the morning on Sci-Fi channel.

I remember a scene of a young boy with a gun in a futuristic setting. He was watching a large conveyor belt with old androids and/or humans being dumped into a machine which turns them into supplement pills that everyone takes instead of eating.

It could have been a movie or an OVA, I'm not sure. Also, I am not sure when it aired on Sci-Fi, but it had to be anywhere from 2000-2006 and it was in English.


texts: On which chapter does Naruto married Hinata in the manga

texts: I have watched the last episode of shippuden (marriage episode) and couldn’t find the chapter of manga. Don’t tell me that it isn’t shown in manga


texts: What song is Kyoko dancing to in Puella Magi / Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica?

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I've just been re-watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica / Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (episodes, movie, doesn't change this situation). I noticed a song that sounded quite nice, that Kyoko was dancing to (playing Dance Dance Revolution, if you're happy to go by that name) in the 6th episode, or at 1:20:25 roughly, during the first movie. I'd like to make it clear that I am referring to the first song she dances to, not the second. I am well aware that the second song is Connect by ClariS.

The scene can be found at this link. It starts right near the beginning. What is this song / tune? Does anyone know the name, artist, or what it is from, if it is known outside of Madoka Magica?

Thanks in advance,


texts: How was Sayaka able to join Madoka in the Law of Cycles after her death?

texts: Adding onto this question, right after Madoka recreated the entire universe to accommodate with the Law of Cycles, why was everybody placed back in time right after the event where Sayaka gets killed in battle? Why were they placed specifically there in time? Also, do all magical girls join the Law of Cycles after they die? If they do, then what is the point? Madoka's wish was to erase all witches with her own hands, so anybody else in the Law of Cycles wouldn't have a job to carry out since Madoka would be doing it all herself.


texts: What territory would the Aozaki Clan have?

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The Tohsaka have Fuyuki, and it was because of that they were apart of the Heaven's Feel ritual at first (because Fuyuki was a spritual land that the Makiri (Matou) and the Einzbern needed).
The Aozoki, while not as great of a Magi Clan as the Tohsaka, was still a good clan.
Did they become Second Owners of any territory?


texts: What does the sign language near the ending mean?

texts: Close to the ending of Koe no Katachi, Nishimiya Shouko did a motion with one of her hands below the other and her pinkies intertwined. What does this mean?


texts: Does anyone know the violin song that Toshiya Miike plays after Kousei's performance in episode 13?

texts: Does anyone know the violin song that Toshiya Miike (Mikke-kun/-san) plays after Kousei's performance in episode 13? I wish I knew the exact time but I don't. I've searched everywhere trying to see if anyone figured it out or knew what it was but no luck. Help please?


texts: Why do airing shows have times listed beyond a 24-hour clock?

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I know of the time notation for some anime—between 22:00-27:00. I know that this indicates that the show airs at a particular time, and likely targets a particular audience.

Why would this notation be used, and be preferred over a more traditional 24-hour format?


texts: What happens in the end of The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi?

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I was watching The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi, and the scene when Asakura attack Kyon is rather confusing. So this is what happens:

After Kyon has a mental struggle with himself, when he was about to shoot normal-Nagato with the device that android-Nagato gave to him, he suddenly got attacked by Asakura. She stabbed him twice, and when Asakura was about to kill him, suddenly Nagato (perhaps the android one?) saved him. And when he was about to lose consciousness, young and old Asahina come. And then someone (perhaps future Kyon?) comes. After that he loses consciousness.
Later, he woke up at the hospital with Koizumi. And when Kyon asked what happen, he said he fell down the stairs at school. But Kyon seems to know what really happened before.

If I have to guess, this is what I think happened:

After Kyon recovers from his injury, he, Asahina, and android-Nagato travel back to the past, and save the past Kyon after he got stabbed, and Nagato alters some memories about the incident so Koizumi didn't know anything about it, and they travel back to the current time.

If that's what happened, why he didn't save himself back then before he got stabbed? What's the point of giving an antidote for Nagato to Kyon? And why did Nagato give false memories about the incident to Koizumi? What exactly happened here?


texts: How did Dizzi get trapped in Kenny's laptop?

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In the English dub of Beyblade: Classic, Kenny has a bit-beast named Dizzy trapped inside his laptop. It's implied that it’s Kenny’s fault that Dizzy got trapped.

Is it ever explained how Dizzy got trapped inside Kenny’s laptop?


texts: What was Emiru doing during the 1 year timeskip?

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In chapter 116 of Nozoki Ana, there's a 1 year timeskip.

Is there any explanation of what Emiru was doing during the timeskip?


texts: Why does every major bad guy end up being a good guy later?

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It feels like the common thread is "I'm a major bad guy in Naruto, I lose/die, then I have a change of heart and want to help Naruto once bigger baddy shows up". When does a bad guy remain a bad guy? (e.g. - Zabuza, Gaara, Itachi, Nagato, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sasuke, Obito, and the demon fox who was supposed to be the incarnation of the world's Malice/Hatred).

Even Madara seems poised now for a return as a good guy since there's a bigger threat and he originally had good intentions when he was a kid.

Is there a reason for this? Why aren't the bad guys more angry that they lost, and join up with new bad guy? Seems like they give up really easily and have no commitment to their goals.


texts: Why is Bertolt's Titan form so much bigger than the other Titan Shifters?

texts: Bertolt's Titan form is unusually big, approaching nearly 50 meters. Was there any particular reason given for why it is so large in comparison to the rest?


texts: Are there any non-Japanese manga/anime authors or studios?

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Manga and anime famously originate from Japan, and the vast majority of the big names in manga and anime are Japanese; Hayao Miyazaki, Hideaki Anno, Hiromu Arakawa, and Masashi Kishimoto come to mind.

Outside of Japan, I can really only think of one creator who had their work become an anime/manga: The Deltora Quest series was adapted into an anime and manga and was created by an Australian writer, Emily Rodda.

Aside from Rodda, however, are there any* international creators, particularly from the Western world, that have successfully published manga (or anime) in Japan, manhua in China, or manhwa in Korea? Have any Western studios created and produced** anime (or rather, anime-influenced) series?

* - An exhaustive list is not necessary; a few examples from various countries and maybe some stats versus Japan, if possible.
** - Not as a result of outsourcing.


texts: How can you tell when Vegeta is fighting in super saiyan god or in super saiyan blue in the manga?

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I was reading manga #44 of Dragon Ball super and in it,

   Vegeta fights Moro. First, he faces him in super saiyan which is drawn with white hair in the black and white manga, and later he switchs to another type of super saiyan transformation which is drawn with grey.

How can you tell when Vegeta is fighting in super saiyan god or in super saiyan blue in the manga, if he doesnt say anything about which transformation he's using, and since his hair in super saiyan god or super saiyan blue looks almost the same in shape?


texts: Does the kid's inherited bubuki changed shapes to fit their owner's tastes?

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It seems that the inherited Bubuki (Oubu's limbs) change shape to fit the tastes of the user. It is evident in Kogane's bubuki, it has a flower pattern matching her hairpins.

Is there any reference that this is indeed so?


texts: Can it be that Merus is the grand priest?

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Here I saw this line.
 "However, Merus tells him that his doubts are now gone and asks Goku to follow him as he heads inside a nearby pyramid. Behind the door lies the Galactic Patrol's Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Merus tells Goku that every day that passes in the real world amounts to three days in this room, but the main reason for heading inside is so that he can unleash his full power without anyone finding out about it."
which made me to wonder whether Merus can be the grand priest? (BTW Merus's eye shape matches to that of grand priest )


texts: Did Merus lose Ultra Instinct when he lost his inmortality?

texts: Merus's life was spared, but they turned him into a mortal. What happened with his powers in this moment? Did his use of Ultra Instinct and strength disappear when this happened, or are those powers unrelated to his former status as angel?


texts: What's the song in Tokyo Ghoul when Tsukiyama tries to stop Kaneki?

texts: It's also played when Anteiku is on fire and Touka runs to Kaneki. Please help, I've been looking for so long.


texts: Why are some scenes in shows on Funimation very dark or very oversaturated?

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The Funimation version of episode 6 of Arslan Senki had some incredibly dark scenes, to the point where you basically couldn't tell what was going on. In the versions broadcast in Japan, the scenes were still dark (since much of the episode took place in a poorly-lit sewer), but not that dark. For example:

Funimation:

Broadcast:

(Or, check out this screenshot comparison.)

And on the other hand, in brighter Funimation shows, the light colors end up being incredibly oversaturated. Here's an example from Death Parade:

Funimation:

Broadcast:

This is less egregious than the scene from Arslan Senki above, but you can still clearly see the difference in this screenshot comparison.

This is a consistent problem with anime on Funimation. Why?


texts: Did Kiyoshi have an injured knee even before being seriously injured by Kirisaki Daīchi High?

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In Kuroko no Basuke, Kiyoshi missed the first half of the year because he was undergoing rehab due to his injury against Kirisaki Daīchi High in the final match of Prelims the year before.
However, on rewatching Episode 8 of Season 2, where the flashback of the previous year's journey and Kiyoshi are focused on, I noticed that Kiyoshi looks down at his legs a number of times throughout the episode, even before the injury.
The most specific scene however is ~15mins into the episode, just after Hyuga compliments Kiyoshi on his dunk, we see Kiyoshi wincing and see his leg is quivering. This seems like a stretch that he injured his leg twice in the match.
More probable (my theory, anyway) is that he was carrying this injury before the tournament and didn't tell the others because he didn't want the team to pull out without him in the first year itself.
TL;DR - Was Kiyoshi injured before his match against Kirisaki Daīchi High or it is canon he had another injury?


texts: How many people have worn the straw hat, if only for a second?

texts: How many people have worn Luffy's straw hat? Canon, confirmed, and on the head (I'm counting Robin even if she wore it atop of her other cowboy hat).


texts: Is there any scene in Naruto where the destruction of the Uzumaki clan was shown?

texts: I think I saw somewhere that the leader of the Uzumaki clan used some jutsu and literally commited suicide while destroying everything around him.


texts: In the latest episode 85, Pitou easily killed Kite even though Killua said Kite is as strong or stronger than a Nen Master.  I thought chimera ants had nen similar to that of humans.  How come they are so strong?


texts: Is Tale of Fairy Ice Trail Considered Canon?

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Well, is that manga considered canon? I heard that Hiro Mashima praised it as being very good, but does he also accepts it as canon?

Edit: The Key of the Starry Sky arc are not in the manga, yet Mashima-sensei considered it as canon. So, considering this fact, does Hiro Mashima consider this series as a canon as well?


texts: Can Logia users be hurt by intangible attacks?

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After reading chapter 757 I wondered the following:

   Rayleigh explained that objects like your body or other weapons could be imbued with Haki, but what about waves, beams or slashes? After reading the fight between Sabo and admiral Fujitori, it made me wonder if admiral Fujitora would be able to actually hurt Sabo with his power instead of just toying him around. I first thought something similar after seeing Law fight Smoker in Punk Hazard. Law didn't hurt smoker at all, while he sliced up every other person and every object nearby. He had to subdue him by taking his heart and he did so by actually touching him and not by using a long-ranged attack. At first I thought it was because Smoker could block or evade all his slashes, but now I start to think it was because Logia users can't be hit with intangible attacks.


texts: Does each Region only have 8 gyms in Pokémon?

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I remember that at the start of the Pokémon the anime, Professor Oak said that there are a lot of Gyms across the region. You only need 8 to enter the Pokémon league, thus Gary have 10 gym badges.

However, no matter who I ask, no one seems to remember this or heard of this. I watched Pokémon in Chinese sub with Japanese voice. so did I remember wrong or something else happened?


texts: Why didn't Ban look for Elaine instead of staying in prison?

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In "The Seven Deadly Sins", after the Sins were branded as traitors and the holy knights took over, they each went their separate ways and into hiding. Ban was imprisoned eventually. He stayed there for years even though he could escape. He only got out when he got the word the Meliodas was out and looking for them.

Ever since he came out, he's been trying to look for a way to revive Elaine. I was wondering why he stayed in the prison for so long if he still had such an important thing to do. Why waste all that time when he could have looked for finding a way to revive her.


texts: Did Archer notice who Rin was when she first summoned him in Unlimited Blade Works?

texts: In Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, when Rin had just summoned her servant (Archer) and walked into the room he was in, did he notice Rin straight away as a girl he was in love with or knew? And if so, why didn't he tell her?


texts: Raye Penber conversation with Yagami Light following the bus incident

texts: After the bus incident, Raye Penber asks Yagami Light to keep seeing him a secret from the police, Yagami agrees and says "I won't tell anyone, including my father". Wouldn't Raye Penber ask himself why would Yagami Light think I know his father is in the police force? Doesn't it give a hint that Yagami knows he's being investigated? Do we just accept that Raye Penbar is a dull FBI agent?


texts: Anime Western with a young boy with a gun?

texts: I remember watching an anime that was very gun-centric, and had a young boy character who had a gun.  I think I got the sample DVD as some sort of tie-in, maybe with a video game magazine.  I only watched the sample couple of episodes on the DVD and remember liking it, but don't remember anything else about it.  I would have seen this at some point between 1998-2000.  I think it was a TV series which also had a video game tie-in, which is why I got it with a video game magazine.  I also think I remember a Western setting.  Does this ring a bell with anybody else?


texts: Did Saber Know What Happened to Irisviel?

texts: I remember that Kirei killed Irisviel near the end of Fate Zero. However, did Saber know about this?


texts: I've been pondering this question because Shikamaru's name is from his dad's (Shikaku), Ino's name is from her dad's also (Inoichi); Shino is from Shibi and Choji is from Choza. Okay, maybe not all of the characters' names are from their dad's, but I'm just wondering. :D TIA


texts: What anime is this image of a girl caressing a skeleton from?

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I found this picture on a fansub website, and it did not have any reference to the name of the anime to which it belongs.

Does anyone know where it is from?


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In the recent episode Naruto mention about releasing Infinite Tsukuyomi to Sasuke. Sasuke replied, "Kakashi can use his eyes to release the jutsu".

Can Naruto use Rinnegan techniques if he were to implant it?


texts: Were Judeo-Christian religious references part of the "Akira" movie's original dialogue?

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The animated Akira movie (not the manga) contains a number of explicit Judeo-Christian religious terms, in addition to the overall apocalyptic themes. The most prominent of these (from the 2001 dub) are:

When the citizens of Neo-Tokyo see Tetsuo deflect tank shells and
destroy helicopters and tanks, somebody shouts out, "It's the Great
Awakening!" while another says, "Don't be fooled! This isn't the
Rapture! He's a false messiah!"
Later, Lady Miyako appears with her entourage and, during the chaos
of battle, chants, "Burn all the unclean believers of our time! Give
yourselves into the flames, children, you will all be born again.
Consume our hearts! Wash our unclean hearts in the eternal fire!"

While different cuts of the movie may be of different runtimes, the scenes I'm referring to occur from approximately 1:06:00 (Tetsuo walking out of the smoke of the exploding helicopter) until 1:08:00 (Nezu's escape), and then 1:10:00 (Miyako's entourage) until 1:12:00 (Tetsuo destroys the bridge).

Were these religious references, extremely familiar to American Christian society, part of the original Japanese dialogue, or were they 'westernized' for the English dub? What was the meaning of these quotes in the original Japanese context? (e.g., did it refer to messianic figures or raptures etc?)


texts: Was "Snow Rondo" all a dream or was there something more to it?

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Near the end of the second OVA series (Patlabor: New Files), in the episode titled "Snow Rondo" (episode 14). At the end, Asuma Shinohara says it's not a dream and there are hints that it wasn't a dream, but also bits to indicate that didn't happen either.

Can anyone explain what exactly happened?


texts: Is there any connection between the Doupo Cangqiong and Da Zhu Zai and Wu Dong Qian Kun Chinese Web Novels?

texts: Is there any connection between the Doupo Cangqiong (Battle Through the Heavens) and Da Zhu Zai (The Great Ruler) and Wu Dong Qian Kun (Earth-Shattering Martial Arts) Chinese web novels? Because Doupo Cangqiong is the prequel of Da Zhu Zai and Wu Dong Qian Kun.


texts: What kind of transformation Trunks used in Dragon Ball Super when fighting Vegeta?

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In episode 54 of Dragon Ball Super (original air date, August 7):

   Trunks uses some kind of transformation. After transformed SSJ2, his hair grows, electricity sparks disappear, and his muscles grow. It looks similar to the USSJ (Super Saiyan 1 third grade) but now he has short hair, so could his hair grows like if he were transforming into a SSJ3? Is this a kind of new transformation or what?


texts: From where did he get 2 scissors and 4 papers?

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In episode 5 of Kaiji, Kaiji plays scissors against Kitami.

Later in the same episode, we find out he has 2 scissors and 4 papers other than 30 rocks. Where did he get these?


texts: Why does Kiritsugu refer to himself as a "mahoutsukai" at the very beginning of F/SN?

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The very first scene of the F/SN visual novel (even before the prologue from Rin's perspective) has Shirou experiencing the fire that occurred at the end of the Fourth Grail War, blacking out, and then waking up in a hospital with Kiritsugu by his side. There, Kiritsugu identifies himself to Shirou as a mahoutsukai; that is, one who uses mahou (魔法).

Depending on what translation you've seen, mahou is translated as "Sorcery", "Magic", or "True Magic", by contrast with the lesser majutsu, which is "Magic", "Thaumaturgy", or "Magecraft". The point here is that mahou is the greater of the two arts, available to beings like Zelretch, while majutsu is the lesser, and is what is used by "ordinary" people like Kiritsugu, Kotomine, and so forth.

Why does Kiritsugu call himself a mahoutsukai? As far as I know, Kiritsugu never actually attained the ability to perform mahou, what with the whole him destroying the Grail and all of that.

(I apologize for using Japanese terms here, but the utter inability of Nasuverse translators to be consistent with one another about terminology leaves me no choice.)


texts: What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 19 at about 7:25?

texts: What is the name of the song playing in My Hero Academia season 3 episode 19 at about 7:25?


texts: Do the master of The Ryozanpaku Dojo resemble certain stereotypical descriptions? If they do, which stereotypical appearance would this be?


texts: When did the Kin/Gin Brothers get their Nine-Tails power?

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Now I'm rather confused. The timeline doesn't add up to me. I was hoping someone to shed some light.

So here's how the events seemingly happened.

The hidden cloud had, for a period, attempted to capture the nine-tails.
As a result, the nine-tails ate the Kin/Gin Brothers.
To survive, they ate the flesh from his stomach.
The nine-tails spit them out, and they had his chakra when they were expelled.

That's all fine, but it doesn't add up.

It was said that between the five great villages, the Hidden Leaf was the first.
It was also said that after Madara's and Hashirama's battle, the nine-tails was sealed inside Hashirama's wife, Mito.
Shortly before Mito died, the nine-tails was transferred to Kushina.
During the short nine-tails attack on the village (after being freed from Kushina), the nine-tails was sealed again, inside of Naruto.

Now, we also know that the Kin/Gin brothers were at the same time as the second Hokage, Tobirama. Given that they were the ones who killed him.

When did they have time to get swallowed up by the nine-tails?. The Hidden Cloud village didn't exist before Konoha did, so it can't be before Madara's and Hashirama's battle, and right after that, the nine-tails was in constant Leaf possession.

So when? When did the cloud try to get the nine-tails?


texts: Why did the Phantom Troupe let Gon and Killua go?

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In the very first episode of the Greed Island arc, Gon and Killua meet up with two of the Phantom Troupe members while in the auction.

The members say they will no longer hunt our heroes because... something to do with their leader's Nen surviving after death? I watched the episode again, but it doesn't make any sense.

Why is the Phantom Troupe no longer interested in revenge against Gon et al?


texts: What is the difference when a jutsu is performed by weaving only some of it's seals and when performed by weaving all of them?

texts: Well, I noticed that plenty of times ,for instance Itachi performed the great fireball jutsu sometimes with one hand seal and some other times with all the ones necessary


texts: Do we know what happened with Iroh and the Spirit World?

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During the Siege on the North Pole Zhao mentioned that Iroh had went to the Spirit World which would explain why during the Winter Solstice Iroh saw Aang and Roku's dragon fly over when they were in the Spirit world.

So i am wonder if there is any more information Iroh's visit to the Spirit world like how he got there, why he went there, how he got out and what other abilities he gained aside from being able to see people who are in the Spirit World.


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I'm just listing things Suzuha explained in episode 14:

   1. There is divergence meter which numerically explains the current world.
 2. To make big changes you need to go beyond the 1% divergence to a beta world.
 3. Divergence meter shows values between 0%..100%

putting all these together we might assume there are only 100 possible distinct worlds, aka. only 100 possible futures. Is this assumption right or am I missing something?


texts: Why did Lelouch kill Clovis and not Cornelia?

texts: Lelouch killed Clovis as he was leading operations against the resistance, and Cornelia did the same thing. However, Lelouch did not try to kill her despite this. Why? It was even made clear that Clovis had nothing to do with death of Lelouch's mother.


texts: OST playing when Irene Belserion uses Universe One on Fiore in episode 303?

texts: You know, when the land turns red. I just can't find it anywhere


texts: What was Armins goal with Annie in Stohess district?

texts: In episode 23 in season 1, I was confused on what Armins goal with asking help from Annie was. Was it to figure out if Annie was the FT? Or was it just to help Eren escape, and figuring if Annie was the FT could possibly be revealed along the way. If it's the first one, why did Armin take Annie underground? Also was there any significance as to why there were no civilians around?


texts: What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?

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It seems to me that in a lot of anime (Naruto, Dragon Ball, Gurren Lagann, and Digimon are four that come to mind), characters or creatures who perform an attack tend to shout its name, almost as if necessary to perform such an attack. This seems very counterintuitive—telling your opponent that you're about to use a fireball would open you up to being blocked very easily.

Why do anime characters tend to shout the names of their attacks? (Bonus points: Has this spread into Western animation?)


texts: In Sword Art Online, why does Suguha practice only one Kendo move?

texts: Suguha only does one kendo move whenever she's shown practicing in the show. Even in Ordinal Scale her video to Kirito was of that one move. Is there any reason for the lack of variation?


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In One Piece episode 856 "The Forbidden Secret! Katakuri's Merienda!",
the cooks who bring Katakuri's lunch say that no one has ever seen Katakuri while he is eating, and her sister Brulee says that he has never once been on his back since he was born. But when Luffy breaks the house made of Mochi by Katakuri, it is seen that he was lying on his back and eating with his big mouth.

So, what happened to Katakuri's mouth that it is so big and horrifying? Why does he hide his mouth and also from everyone while he is eating? Why does he murder the cooks when he is exposed by Luffy?

Relevant YouTube video: Katakuri True Face, Luffy Exposes Him


texts: Who are the masters that are being held in jail?

texts: In History Strongest Disciple Kenichi, the masters of Ryozanpaku and the One Shadow Nine Fists are about to have an all-out war. They mention that there are 2 masters trapped in a jail and that they won't get out because of their pride. Who are these two masters and in which manga episode where they defeated?


texts: Where can I read the original One Punch Man

texts: Where can I read the original webcomic One Punch Man created by ONE, preferably offline in an iOS app or in printed form.


texts: Is there any in-universe reason why the Sailor Senshi aren't affected by the citywide energy drain?

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In episode 8 of Sailor Moon Crystal, we see Tokyo being hit by some sort of citywide energy drain right after Minako leaves the other Sailor Senshi when they run into her (or some point in time around that). Everyone except for the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask has passed out.

This makes sense as a trope in the magical girl genre - I'm pretty sure I've seen similar things in, say, the few bits and pieces I've seen of Pretty Cure - but I'm wondering if there's any in-universe reason (e.g. maybe something in their brooches?) for why the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask (and their cats) seem to be immune to these energy drains.

The fact that Minako hasn't been affected makes sense because Kunzite is trying to capture her, but this to me still doesn't quite explain why the other Senshi (and Tuxedo Mask, who doesn't seem to be as "known" as the Senshi are to the Dark Kingdom people) aren't.


texts: Are Levi and Mikasa siblings? I've heard Levi being called as Levi Ackerman, which in Mikasa's backstory, you discover that her last name is Ackerman as well, although no recognition passes between them, and you never see them together as children.


texts: Is Sasuke serious about rebuilding the Uchiha clan?

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Is Sasuke actually serious about ever restoring his clan?
Restoring the Uchiha clan, both in population and prestige, was the second of Sasuke's two major life goals since the beginning of the Naruto series. Yet by 700, some 20 years after the massacre, he has so far succeeded in producing only a single Uchiha heir. If we include Sakura, that's only 2 additional Uchiha in that entire time! Given the highly dangerous shinobi training regime and overall risky lifestyle, isn't it  reckless to rely on Sarada alone to carry the tribal line, especially given the number of children he'd need to create a minimal viable population (MVP): sustainability levels for vertibrate mammals is generally estimated at 500 to 1000 individuals, but given there's a whole village of Konoha to interbreed with, let's be generous and say only 5% of that number would be needed (25-35). If so, then Sasuke really should be having in the order of 12 children (who, if each of those keeps up near that birthrate, the Uchiha clan would be fully restored within 2-3 generations!) I know it's common for contemporary Japanese families to produce only one or two children at most, so it's what the readers would be used to, but this is ancient/different dimension Japan!
What exactly is he waiting for?
(Maybe Shin will have to step up to the plate instead, or Orochimaru making a ton of test tube Uchiha babies, haha!)


texts: Which is the series "Lost Sheep" of which plush doll Subaru Konoe is fan of?

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While searching for the answer of my question What do the sheep dolls represent in Mayo Chiki? I found out that the plush doll is from the the popular series "Lost Sheep" as stated in Wikipedia.

  she enjoys instant noodles and is also a fan of the popular "Lost Sheep" series of plush dolls.

When I searched for the series "Lost Sheep" I found about the Parable of the Lost Sheep. I tried to search using different Keyword but the result is same. It leads to the Parable of the Lost Sheep but in different site and presented in different manner.

Is this the series that is stated in Wikipedia Or there is another series?


texts: What is this shounen manga about a female monster hunter?

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There was a manga I read about 3 or 4 years ago and I'm having some trouble trying to find it again. It was a shounen manga, and the premise was that a girl was trying to either capture the most monsters, or become one of the best monster hunter in the world. She encounters someone on her travels who says that he's a monster trapped in human form, and he had bracelets and a neckband that enabled this. If I remember correctly, he was a sort of monkey-dragon hybrid, and that at the beginning he was able to morph one of his  arms into one much larger that was covered in scales and had claws at the ends.

The girl at the beginning was able to control his transformations, and the monsters characters goal was to regain his true form.

I can't remember much else besides that the boy had orange hair and was rude, that there was another character introduced that led to a dynamic similar to the main cast in Naruto, and that they had all three joined a monster hunting guild.

Any help appreciated!


texts: Why does Mahmut empty a bottle of liquid upon returning home?

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In episode 4 of Shoukoku no Altair, Mahmut travels to the village of Tughril, his hometown. After disembarking from the wagon on which he arrived, he empties a bottle of liquid onto the earth (in a rather showy manner) and then kneels down, seemingly to pray or to mourn.

Why did he do that? This gesture appears to be portrayed as having some kind of ritual significance, but I don't know what to make of it.


texts: What Idol Groups in Love Live have real life counterparts?

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According to this question, both μ's and Aquors are real life groups.

So, I am wondering what other groups that are mentioned in Love Live! School Idol Project and Love Live! Sunshine!! are also based off real life idol groups.


texts: How did Minori and co. get back to Akiba at the end of S2E21?

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Towards the end of season 2, episode 21 of Log Horizon, as Minori and the rest of the gang are walking home after getting some wyvern skins, they run into Nyanta, who "happens" to be flying by on a griffon. In the next scene, everybody is back in Akiba.

But how did they get back? Don't griffons only have a capacity of 2 riders? Did Nyanta make multiple trips, maybe?


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In the short Nero in a Santa outfit sings a "Jingle Bells" with some rather casual lyrics.

  Hashire sori yo, kaze no you ni, tsukimihara wo, padoru padoru

The lyric is a song of this clip (for the full clip, click here). The song sounds like a "Jingle Bells", but the subs don't seem to match up with the spoken dialogue ("Laughing all the way" as a translation for "padoru padoru").

I have searched on Know Your Meme, but I couldn't get the meaning of "padoru" from the lyrics. I have also tried google translate, and this is what I got:

  Peeling as Tsukurei Sled Like a cold

What is the meaning of "padoru" in the context the short or song?


texts: What is this cutting instrument Tomoko has, and is she supposed to have it at school?

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In Fail 20: I'm Not Popular, so I'll Make Preparations, Tomoko has some kind of cutting instrument that I'm not familiar with. It's like a shaft-type thing with a retractable, squarish blade on the end. It's got me curious about what it is, but identifying it shouldn't be a difficult question, and I'm actually more curious about whether it's something that's normal to have at school. It doesn't seem like anyone else in the chapter is using one, just regular scissors. This makes me wonder if she's even allowed to have one. And considering what happens, it seems like Tomoko probably shouldn't have it.

Where I'm from, people are pretty paranoid about letting kids have sharp instruments. I had one teacher in middle school who didn't even trust us with scissors. And about the only time I had a knife was for cutting linoleum for a linocut print in a high school art class. I'm interested in the cultural differences here.

So, what is this item, and is it normal to have one at school in Japan, or is Tomoko in trouble?


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I've only watched Free! and Free!: Eternal Summer, but recently a friend recommended I watch Haikyuu!! and looking at images of it, I'm reminded of Free! a great deal.

The characters even look similar and they both contain a plot based around a sports team.

Are they related, or could this just be a coincidence?


texts: What holiday is "Miss All Sunday" named after?

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In Baroque works, the strongest 14 male members (including the unluckies) are named after numbers:  Mr. 13, Mr. 12, Mr. 11 ... Mr. 0.

The female counterparts for Mr. 13 through Mr. 8 are named: Miss Friday, Miss Saturday, Miss Thursday, Miss Tuesday, Miss Wednesday, and Miss Monday.

From then on, they are named after holidays: Miss Fathers Day, Miss Mothers Day, Miss Valentine, Miss Merry Christmas, Miss Golden Week, Bon Kurei/Bon Clay (don't ask), and Miss Double Finger (New Years Day).

The final female, however, is Miss All-Sunday who is Nico Robin. What is "All-Sunday" referring to?  Is it a holiday?  If it is just meant to be Sunday, why is the "All" there?


texts: Who are Mitsuki's parents ? Is it just Orochimaru?

texts: Is he his dad or mom? Does it have to do with Kabuto? Is Kabuto his dad since Orochimaru can switch bodies? Did Orochimaru turn to a girl and have Mitsuki?


texts: What is the lightning coming out from Boruto's eye at the end of 13th episode of Boruto?

texts: Is this some power used by him unknowingly?


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(Preface: I have not read or watched Naruto.)

In the context of a discussion of some other anime, there was a reference to a thing called the "Talk no Jutsu" in Naruto. Upon looking this thing up, I came across this wikia page, which describes the nature of this technique. This looks like a joke on its face (I mean, we make jokes about Touma doing this sort of thing in Index all the time), but the page was written with nothing to suggest that it was a joke, so I'm a bit confused. I checked out a couple other discussions on the internet and am still having difficulty figuring out whether or not they're joking.

So - is "Talk no Jutsu" actually a technique of Naruto's?


texts: In Terraformars, how was the transformation medicine classified by?

texts: For insect bases, syringes are used as the medicine while other transformations require different medicine. What about the other types of transformations? How did they consume the medicine?


texts: Discrepancy between episodes about pokemon which ingest pokeballs

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In Advance Generations episode 075, an old man was trying to catch a wild whiscash and he threw a masterball in which the whiscash ate. However, later on in episode 117, a wild munchlax swallowed May's pokeball and it caught the munchlax.

Is there an explanation for the apparent discrepancy?


texts: Why Connie, Historia and the others have been kept separated from the others at the beginning of season 2?

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In the beginning of season 2, all of these guys have been kept somewhere with a sense that they are dangerous. Why is that? How did they know that they might be dangerous?

Did I forget anything from season 1 or it is something that we have to wait and see maybe in season 3?


texts: Can any other saiyan attain Super Saiyan Rage?

texts: Trunks's new transformation, also known as "Super Saiyan Rage" has only been achieved by him. Neither Goku, Vegeta or Gohan has achieved it. We don't know much what it's required to acquire this transformation, one of the requirements seems to be being extremely furious, but this doesnt seem to be the only one. Gokú was very furious when in Super Saiyan Blue he was told Chichi and Gotenk were killed in another dimesion, he had an increase in power but he didnt transform into Super Saiyan Rage. Gohan had been many times very furious, particulary the time when he already had acquired the super saiyan 2 level, when Spopovich almost kills Videl, he didnt turn into Super Saiyan Rage. And particulary Vegeta, when he was already a Super Saiyan 2, and Beerus slaps Bulma, he was so furious than when being in Super Saiyan 2 it is said by others (Roshi, Beerus, etc) that he surpassed the power of Goku's super saiyan 3, but he didnt become super saiyan rage. What does this mean then? Can any other saiyan become super saiyan rage?


texts: Yichang Shengwu Jianwen Lu is listed and shown in a lot of anime websites. But is it anime? It clearly is in chinese, why is it consider it anime then? Was it animated in Japan or something? Is its animation style anime-like? Or what?.


texts: Why do the characters of Fire Force always say "Látom"?

texts: In Fire Force there are some religious characters like a nun which is part of company 8, and her and other characters when are saying preaching-like sentences many times end the phrase with the word "Látom". What does this mean?


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I need an elaborate answer to this question. After one of the answers I got from another question where a particular film jargon ("plotless story") was used, I read a wiki page and found that plot (narrative) means the chain of events which are linked to each other. In every show which is made for entertainment, there must be a link between events otherwise it would make no sense to watch it. Imagine a hypothetical "plotless show" where two characters completed unrelated to each other, die because of completely unrelated reasons, it'd rather be called a set of random events rather than a show.

When people say "this anime has no plot", what do they actually mean? Are they talking about two episodes not connected to each other?