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I just read the manga travel by Yuichi Yokoyama.

What is the meaning of the A2 and A3 stickers seen on packages and documents carried by strangers when the 3 main characters walk inside the train? A3 is on small tubes, and A2 is on a folder and an A4-sized box, so I guess it is not ISO 216 (paper size) though.

This manga contains zero dialogs and nearly zero text of any kind, except for A3 and A2, which are shown prominently.

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Left: A3 stickers on page 30 | Right: A2 sticker on page 31


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In Lotte no Omocha, Astarotte Ygvar is a 10-year-old succubus. We know that she must create a harem before she matures, she will need to create a harem so that she can have a steady supply of "sáðfryma".

Do succubi mature at the same speed as humans (finishing puberty sometime between the ages of 15 and 17) or does puberty come earlier or later for succubi?


texts: Does the mastered super saiyan blue exists in the anime?

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So since the battle with Zamasu Dragon Ball Super manga introduced the concept of mastered super saiyan blue, which it would be a stronger version of super saiyan blue, I guess similar to as super saiyan full power is a stronger version of super saiyan. Now they've used again in the last manga chapter,

   making Vegita being able to land a punch on Beerus when using it, and getting Beerus to say may be he could be a god of destruction in another universe, but not in this one.

Then, does this concept of the mastered super saiyan blue exists in the anime? People were arguing before than super saiyan god transformation "at will" from Goku only existed in the manga, but now we've seen super saiyan god transformation will appear again in Dragon Ball Super anime episode 104th. Does this mean mastered Super Saiyan Blue will also exist in the anime?


texts: Which music plays while Onodera is imagining sitting at a table with a cake?

texts: The song plays at the very beginning of Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Season 2, Episode 2 before the opening while Onodera is imagining sitting at a table with a cake.


texts: At what age did Kakashi Hatake become a Jounin?

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This answer on Yahoo! says he became a Jounin at the age of 13, which makes him the youngest Jounin.

I have heard a lot of chatter on the subject, but I've never seen the answer stated outright (or with any proof). The youngest I've seen reference to was Kakashi. He was a chunin at 6, a jonin at 10, and joined ANBU Black Ops at 13.
Itachi, on the other hand, became a chunin at 10 and became a Captain of ANBU Black Ops at 13. He's still pretty amazing, but Kakashi was younger.
Sources:

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake
http://www.absoluteanime.com/naruto/itachi.htm

Is it true that he is the youngest Jounin? What is his real age when he became a Jounin?
The magic number starts from at the age of 5


texts: What does the print on Franky's shirt mean?

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Cropped from Chapter 804, page 16

The print on Franky's shirt reads something like "I☀HT". I Googled about it and nothing came up. Also, I have checked the One Piece Wikia page and it doesn't have any details about the logo. What does it mean and does it have any significance?


texts: What exactly happens to a Titan's body after it is killed?

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I just started watching the anime and I haven't read much of the manga so I don't know if it is explained further on.

We all know a Titan's body gives off extreme heat, from an encounter Eren had with the Colossal Titan and an episode where they learned this in class.

In episode 6, when Mikasa killed a Titan, we saw the body still giving off heat..

..and a few minutes later it was pretty badly burnt, unrecognizable in fact.

Later in episode 7 when Eren in his Titan form attacks another and beats it to a pulp, we see that the process has somewhat accelerated? At first I thought the body eventually burned away but this one was different than the first. All of the Titan's flesh was gone.

So, what exactly happens to a Titan's body structure after it is killed? Does the heat burn it up now that it cannot regenerate or what?


texts: Is Mobile Suit Gundam (The Origin?) heavily influenced by Dune?

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I'm watching Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, and it feels eerily similar to Dune:

The Deikuns are the Atreides, led by Zeon Zum Deikun whose death is the spark that begins the entire series just like Duke Leto Atreides
The Zabi are the Harkonnen, led by an overweight patriarch Degwin Sodo Zabi just like Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Casval Rem Deikun is Paul Atreides, who adopts a new name Muad'Dib in order to lead his resistance against the Harkonnen
Ramba Ral is Duncan Idaho, someone loyal to the Atreides family after being forced to work for the Harkonnens (in this case it would be in reverse order)
I have yet to discern whether Artesia Som Deikun is like Alia Atreides

I'm only 10 episodes into Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin and I've never seen the original Mobile Suit Gundam, so spoiler tags appreciated! I don't know if most of The Origin is completely new material based off the manga, or some of these parallels existed in the original Mobile Suit Gundam.


texts: What does Tomoko mean by "Is he Kenshi***?"

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In Watamote Episode 9, Tomoko is angry at her little brother and says:

  Does he have to be better than his big sister at everything?
  Is he Kenshi***? That bastard!

What does she mean by Kenshi***?


texts: Did Ghost Stories end up turning a profit thanks to its gag dub?

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Ghost Stories, famously, was an anime so bad that all hope was abandoned and the English dub team were allowed to do pretty much whatever they wanted. That way, they turned an at best mediocre anime into the single greatest thing in human history.
Now, since it flopped in Japan, the original creators wanted to at least break even with the international sales. But did they succeed? How much did Ghost Stories, both the original and the dub, end up making? Considering how beloved the dub is, it stands to reason that it could have made some profit.


texts: Why does Last Order state her name twice?

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I understand that the regular clones speak in third person from the answer here. But Last Order actually has emotions, so there is no reason to speak in third person or repeating her name over twice. What is the true reasoning behind Misaka wa Misaka wa ...?

Is there a canonical answer for this?


texts: What does "I will be back" mean in Shingeki no Bahamut?

texts: At the end of the series, one of the characters said "I will be back," then the credits started.  Was that just a cool way to end the show or was that saying that there might/will be another season?


texts: What's the name of this movie with a sandman?

texts: It was English dubbed, and I remember seeing it on some anime channel around 2008. It involved a short, fat character with weird teeth creating dreams. I think the main characters called him a sandman. The one thing I remember well was the main characters flying into space from earth after weird stuff happened. They discover the earth is shaped oddly. It is flat and looks like a city being held up by giant statues of people. They seemed to recognize the statues. The sandman character mentioned something about creating a pure dream from the mind of an individual girl in the main cast. This sandman seemed to be an antagonist. Sound familiar to anyone?


texts: What is the name of the tune that Black always whistles?

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When watching episode 10.5 of Kekkai Sensen, I found that Black, when possessed by King of Despair, was whistling some tune. I'm sure that Black whistles that tune more than once.

I remember hearing it:

Before Leo meets Black in a train, and
When Black is waiting for White to wake up to ask for taking Leo's eye.

Is it from another song? Or is it an original tune?


texts: Is Moro capable of raising his power unlimitedly with his technique?

texts: So the new villain Moro has the hability of absorbing life energy around him, similar to the Genki Dama, but without needing the life forms to lend the energy to him, he just takes it from them. Does this mean Moro is capable of raising his power unlimitedly?


texts: Why is there a Nepali poster in Boku no Hero Academia?

texts: I was curious as to why the animators would use a language other than Japanese and English, given the fact that no one in Japan understands Nepali. This is from season 2 episode 15. The Nepali in the poster means "cat". Does anyone have any idea why is it here?


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I bought 17 volumes of the manga from Madman in Australia, and only recently did I get an email from them advertising an 18th volume.

I thought Vampire Knight had ended, but if volumes are still being released in Japan, then it'll take some time before they are translated and reprinted so it's ongoing. However, if it's finished in Japan then new English volumes are just catching up to the end, either way the translation is slow (I bought the 17 volumes back in March this year during a sale).

So I'm wondering: Is Vampire Knight still being written or has it finished in Japan?


texts: How could Beyond Birthday read lifespans?

texts: Some of you may know Beyond Birthday. He was born with Shinigami eyes so he didn't need to make the Shinigami eye deal. So, Beyond Birthday's victims were supposed to die soon, because their lifespans were over. But how the hell could he read the lifespans of humans? I always thought only Shinigami could understand the meanings of the lifespan numbers. Can somebody explain this to me?


texts: When did otaku become a derogatory term?

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Related: Is the term Otaku derogatory?

I have been reading The Moe Manifesto lately, and noticed in a lot of the interviews, the term otaku was never really used in a derogatory form.

One of the interviews in particular mentioned something about otaku only becoming a derogatory term after some serial killer, which was found vaguely related to the anime culture, killed a bunch of children. However I could not find any credible online sources to confirm this.

This does however raise my question, when did otaku become a derogatory term?

Edit

  Actually now that i started to look into it a bit it seems it has always been a derogatory term at least in Japan, but the situation seems to improve nowdays - Proxy

During the interview with Otsuka Eiji

  patrick w galbraith
  how should we define otaku?

  Otsuka Eiji
  To tell the truth, I dont really know. The word otaku was first used by writer Nakimori Akio in manga Burikko, back in 1983 when I was in my twenties and working as the magazines editor. It was the first time the term was publicly used to refer to enthusiastic manga and anime fans...

  patrick w galbraith
  Why do you think Nakamori chose this particular word to refer to Japanese fans?

  Otsuka Eiji
  The term otaku is a second person pronoun equivalent to you. It was used among scifi fans in the 1970s. By the 1980s the market for manga and anime had expanded and it supported a wide variety of specialty magazine, which provided space for new artist to work in niches.


texts: What is this huge symbol on the door in the Truth realm and in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?

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In Fullmetal Alchemist the door in the Truth realm has a huge symbol with all kinds of things on it:

I've seen the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion today and noticed that the same symbol is shown in the beginning of the opening around 0:10 - 0:13.

I first thought that it was just a random symbol in FMA, but now that I've seen it in the opening of NGE, I believe that it must come from something else since there is no connection between those anime.

What is this symbol, where does it come from and what does it describe?

Here is a more detailed picture of the symbol:


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In the Vampire Knight anime it is revealed that Senri Shiki's father is Rido Kuran and Rido Kuran is Kaname Kuran's uncle. However, Kaname and Senri never refer each other as cousins or family.

Are Kaname and Senri cousins?

and

Why isn't Senri called Senri Kuran?


texts: Is it possible to have absolute obedience using Death Note?

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We've seen Light completely manipulating the robber in the bus-accident case (in which he figured out the identity of the FBI stalker). At the end, though the robber died, but everything went according to the book or in other words the robber was completely manipulated.

So my question is, is it possible for Light to gain absolute obedience over the victim without killing him? If so, why doesn't he utilizes this power?

One possible way to gain absolute obedience is to write a task for the person and make the person's death to occur after a long period (say fifty years)


texts: How does online anime streaming work within Japan?

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One of the main ways people in the United States watch anime these days is to stream it online via a streaming service like Crunchyroll or Hulu.

Is the online streaming of anime in Japan as popular as it is in America? I know that the Japanese music industry tries really hard to keep its works off the Internet as much as possible, and they try to get customers to buy physical CDs instead. Is there a similar impact on anime streaming where the anime industry tries to avoid streaming and opt for physical DVDs, Blu-rays, etc. in its domestic domain instead?

Also, most of the time in America, the subbed Japanese version is available for free viewing for anybody.

Do Japanese viewers have to pay in order to stream anime in Japanese? My guess is no, because I wouldn't see why Japanese viewers would be charged to view anime in Japanese when U.S. viewers get to stream anime in Japanese for free.


texts: A manga about a high school student couple who don't get along in real life but are lovey dovey when they chat via text messages

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It is about an anti-bully high school boy who goes on a website to talk to his online girlfriend. When he talks to her, he completely changes his personality and becomes completely sweet. The two decide to meet up in real life. There and then, they find out that they are in the same class, and that they do not get along at all unless they communicate through text messages, so they are in a cafe looking extremely angry towards each other, but talking very sweet through their phones.

The manga follows the two as they begin dating and the progress of their relationship. The manga also follows another couple where the guy accidentally buy a date from another (I think it was a middle school) girl instead of his dream girl.

I have been trying to find this manga for a while now. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Why are there no online stores that sell manga in PDF format for the English translation?

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I have bought a copy of One Piece, but I have to use some apps to read that while I have bought it with a full-priced. For example, I bought a manga online on some random online bookstore. The price for the digital version of that manga is about $7, and for the physical version, it costs $10.

It's understandable/acceptable for the price, with $3 different, because probably it was a cut-off from the printed cost which is come from the printed version, the digital version is print-less...

However, why do I have to read manga on some apps that were used for reading manga online? Why can they just give us, customers, the PDF version of the manga?


texts: Was Blackbeard strong before eating the Yami Yami no Mi?

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He gave Shanks a brutal scar, years before he found the Yami fruit. This instantly makes me think he is strong as hell, with or without a Devil Fruit.

He almost broke Ace's neck during their battle. Breaking someone's neck just by chopping, especially when it was a quick jab-like chop, which didn't have much effort put into it, makes me believe he is pretty strong.

So why does he act like a coward when he is in battle? With his Devil Fruit abilities plus his personal talents, he should be a little more secure.


texts: Are Servants also given knowledge of future heroes?

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When a Servant is summoned by the Holy Grail, they are gifted with the knowledge of the modern world so they can easily adjust. When it comes to determining the strengths and weaknesses of an enemy Servant, the Servants themselves seem to be able to rely on a pool of data, as shown during the prologue of Fate/Stay Night: when Rin and Archer face Lancer, Archer reveals that he has deduced Lancer's true identity.

However, during this same scene, Lancer is frustrated because he doesn't know of any hero who was an Archer but also used twin swords, given that we know that Archer is

   a future alternate version of Shirou who became the Counter-Guardian EMIYA.

When a Servant is summoned, are they also given the knowledge of the legends for heroes who appeared after that Servant's death? (i.e. Gilgamesh is probably the oldest legend, and as such he predates most others and thus wouldn't know about other legends that occur after his death unless supplemented by the Grail)


texts: Why is manga typically created with screentones rather than grayscale fills?

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I was recently introduced to the screen-tone process. Here's a short video for reference. Why was this, and why is this still the prominent technique for coloring manga? What advantages do screen-tones have over grayscale fills?

To clarify, a fill is when an artist uses a solid color to completely color one area (with marker, paint, pencil, etc...).


texts: Was there a time skip on episode 2 of Tokyo Ghoul Season 2?

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I just notice that Touka has changed and became more mature. Her surroundings, including Hide who has a part time job, have also changed/became more mature.
How many years have passed? Does anyone know?


texts: Why is Homura still alive after shooting herself?

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A third of the way through the Rebellion film. Homura appears to shoot herself in the head after being unable to persuade Mami about what's going on. After the event, it seems that we see the exiting bullet, and we also see blood around the left side of Homura's face.

If this is the case, why is Homura still alive afterwards? Or did she not actually manage to shoot herself, or did she (or Mami) perhaps manage to heal herself afterwards?


texts: Why do the dogs pet the characters in Nichijou?

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I have seen this scene where it's only Yukko who's laying on the ground and they just like petting the Nichijou character just like that, but the one who did that in the different scene is just only the big dog.

What's the reason these two dogs doing this? And, why a dog?


texts: How do anime streaming sites decide whether to acquire licenses from studios to show their anime?

texts: What is the process of getting an anime for example onto CrunchyRoll? Let's say a new original anime airs in Japan and a lot of the viewers on the west want to watch it too.  What reasons does a streaming site consider before acquiring licenses to stream anime? How does a streaming site know what results to expect from streaming each title?


texts: Why don't Bertolt and Reiner break the city walls?

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It's noted throughout the anime that there are titans that live within the walls and are what have been stopping the regular titans from being able to break into the city. Bertolt can kick walls down as he proves multiple times, Annie can even destroy the walls and she's the weakest of the special titans.

So why haven't Bertolt and Reiner broken down all of the walls up to this point?


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Why do people in Shin Sekai Yori die if they kill other humans?

I remember that during the anime they go through some ritual, but why does that ritual work? What is that ritual exactly? Is it something religious or is it just portrayed religiously but has scientific reasons it works? Do they psychologically affect the subconscious of humans? Is it a religious "magic" that does the trick? What gets triggered in the human brain after when people try to kill other humans? By what mechanism do they die?
Why is the ritual needed?

Also, what was the name of this thing? Was it death of shame? Why is that the name?

NOTE: I have watched (not recently) the whole show, so no risk of spoilers. Sorry the story is not very fresh on my mind.


texts: I have just started to watch the Naruto Shippuden series. I saw the fight of Pain, but I can't understand the power of Rinnegan. Can anyone explain the power of Rinnegan?


texts: What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in ED sequence of Photokano?

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At the end of the ED sequence of Photokano, 7 main (?) heroines are shown.

Then in the next scene, at the same position, a pot of flower is shown for each of the girls.

What are the flowers shown in the screenshot? And how are they related to the heroines?


texts: Is Beelzebub's main focus on comedy or storyline?

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I have started watching Beelzebub anime. The anime is very funny, and I feel there is a plot in it.

Does this anime have a real plot or is it just a comedy like Gintama?
By a real plot, I mean that the story is more important than the comedy (One Piece for example).

So, is it leaning towards One Piece or Gintama in terms of plot?


texts: What number comes after the Godaime Hokage?

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I'll make a spoiler block of it all, since this can be a spoiler to anyone who hasn't seen/read the Pain and the Five Kage Summit arcs.

   After Pain's attack on Konoha, Tsunade exhausted her power and Danzo was nominated as Rokudaime Hokage. This lasted for a very short period (Danzo died fighting Sasuke) and Tsunade soon recovered and was, once again, appointed as the Hokage. So next will/should come the Rokudaime again and Danzo should be ignored, or should we move on to the Shichidaime/Nanadaime (not sure about this) Hokage?
 I ask this because some people and sites consider Danzo only a temporary Hokage (in this logic we're still missing the 6th, so the next should be it). However, something similar has happened with the succession from 3rd (Hiruzen) to 4th (Minato) and back to 3rd (and later came Tsunade, the 5th). From this point of view, the next to succeed should be the seventh.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?


texts: How did Log Horizon members find out Tetra's real gender?

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Before the raid on Depths of Palm (Gold of the Kunie) in Susukino where Shiroe looks for full party members, Naotsugu and Regan find Tetra. Later on in the raid of Depths of Palm, Tetra joins (or is permitted to join) Log Horizon.

It seems that all members of Log Horizon, except Naotsugu, know that Tetra is actually male. How is that?


texts: What is the music playing in episode 14, when Gowther was talking about the cycles in the cave?

texts: I'm looking for a piece of music in Seven Deadly Sins that plays at 5:15 of episode 14, when Gowther explains about the life cycle to the armor beast.


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At the end of season 1 of Demon Slayer you can see Muzan Kibutsuji the demon who looks like Michael Jackson dressed in a yukata of some sort wearing makeup and lipstick.

Has anyone who read the manga know about anything related to this topic?


texts: What are the dimensions of the State Alchemist pocket watch?

texts: I want to cosplay as Roy Mustang for Halloween but as I was looking at the costumes online I noticed the cosplay pocket watches are tiny! The biggest one is 5cm. But in the anime, they look like a full palm-sized pocket watch. I was wondering if anyone knows the actual dimensions of the State Alchemist pocket watch?


texts: I saw on "Tokyo Ghoul RA" episode 5 on Pinterest, and it is something totally different from Tokyo Ghoul regular episode 5. Could someone please explain what the difference is?


texts: Why do characters often pull down one eyelid and stick out their tongue?

texts: I see characters making this motion frequently in anime.  They pull one (or sometimes both) eyelid down, and stick out their tongue.  What does that mean?  Where does the gesture originate and what's the history behind it?


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I heard this on buzz channel which is an anime channel, and now also in bleach. In episode 2 You can hear it at around 14:00 in this youtube video

Does this sound have a specific name? or is it some sort of soundtrack?


texts: Does Nao ever realize that Pastel Ink is Ink?

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In Moetan, Nijihara Ink gains the ability to transform into a magical girl called Pastel Ink through the powers of Arcs, a magician turned into a duck. She uses this ability so that she can help Nao (who she has a crush on) learn English without getting embarrassed.

Does Nao ever realize that Pastel Ink is just Ink? In the first episode it's implied that he might have already realized, as he asks Ink to translate something to the effect of "Magical girls look the same after they transform" but that very well could have just been them breaking the fourth wall for comedic purposes.


texts: So, I'm on episode 4, without spoilers, can you tell me if others can see her? It's kinda confusing to me.


texts: How much of the Amagi Brilliant Park light novel was adapted into the anime?

texts: Can you tell me how much the Amagi Brilliant Park anime adapted from the light novels, particularly in terms of which volumes?


texts: Does Naruto know that Boruto has a curse mark on his hand?

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As the title said, does Naruto know that there is a curse mark on Boruto's hand after the battle against Momoshiki Otsutsuki?

  *Any spoiler is allowed but remember put a spoiler tag.


texts: If Naruto can creates one thousand clones, and sometimes he uses them to do his work, why does he always have a lot of work?

texts: In Boruto, Boruto all the time complains about Naruto not being with him. And Naruto can create one thousand clones, and sometimes he creates a clone to do his work or to do an interview. Then, why doesn't he create dozens of clones to do his work and have time with his family?


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Through out the series the Magical Girls call it Kyubey however they respond just as well to Homura when she calls them Incubator and don't go to correct her.

I am wondering which is their real name, Kyubey or Incubator?


texts: What is the cause of Gangsta.'s drop in animation quality?

texts: What happened to the animation quality in the anime Gangsta.? Everything was so detailed and "perfect" to the last detail in the first couple of episodes, but it substantially seemed to drop its quality. Any reason for it?


texts: How does a series go from manga to anime?

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In a previous question, I asked about Dragon Ball Super being released before its manga. My question here is about the life cycle of a manga becoming an anime.

From my understanding, an artist or mangaka creates their comic called manga and it gets published by a major studio if it's deemed worthy. From there if it cultivates a big enough fan-base it becomes licensed by a studio like Viz, Funimation or Bandai. And from there it becomes a game, movie, t-shirt, toy, etc.

Is that the way most anime's come into play? If not, what is the proper life cycle from drawing to manga to anime?


texts: Why is Wolf's Rain so ridiculously expensive?

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I am looking to add the complete set of Wolf's Rain to my anime collection, however after shopping around on E-Bay I see the following:

Wolf's Rain for over $300

This is a pretty common price-point for Wolf's Rain, I constantly see that this series is starting at over $300. Why is this? From what I understand Wolf's Rain was never really a huge hit. So why does it cost so much to obtain a legitimate copy?


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As per this Wiki page :

  The Super Saiyan transformation comes in response to a need, not a desire.

So does it mean that even if a Saiyan might reach the energy level that a super Saiyan might have, he'll still not get converted to a super Saiyan unless there is a need? Energy level doesn't determine the ability to become a Super Saiyan, but a need to become one does?

On the other hand, as per the discussion on this page, it seems energy level is indeed an important factor.

It's confusing.


texts: Anime where a fighter turns into a card after losing

texts: There was an anime that I grew up on as a youngster and I don't remember much about it other than that when two fighters fought, the loser turned into a card that the other could use as power. Help me, please.


texts: I have been watching Naruto online, and there are no episodes available to watch after 301, even though I know there is a big war on that episode. Are there any more Naruto episodes? People have been saying there is an episode 700, but is that all manga?


texts:
Can you help me find the name of an anime film? I do not remember very much about it but here is what I recall:

It's a movie not a TV-show.
It's probably in the genre of horror because it includes monsters, blood and maybe some people dying.
It was made before 2005.
There is a boy who lives in a cave in the mountains with an old lady and he decides to go to the city (I don't know why).
A girl is run over by a bus and her blood is everywhere, but somehow she is not dead (like it was only a vision or time went backwards).
The girl has an older brother and I think they are orphans.
There is a young girl with three eyes.
There is a very large monster that resembles Ryuk from Death Note and maybe a bird monster.


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An automail must be a masterpiece, as the user seems to be able to use it as a fully working arm/leg/... It seems however, that it's no regular artificial limb.

What's so special about an automail? How does it work? Are there any drawbacks?


texts: Is there a season two of Diabolik Lovers?

texts: How many seasons are there in the Diabolik Lovers anime series? Some websites say that there's a season two, and some say that there's only one season.


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He seems to be able see and talk with dead people, which can be a coincidence as he is mentally unstable.

Other than that, he shines in battle and yells "die" while fighting, and this behavior seems to spread to other Japanese as well. However, the EU commander isn't affected by this at all.

So what exactly is his Geass?


texts: Is Kurapika still the spiders target after removing the boss nen?

texts: After removing the nen from the spider's boss placed by Kurapika, what does the spiders do next? Do they want to kill Kurapika for the trouble he made to the spiders? Also, what happened to Kurapika's revenge to the spiders? Seems they are on ceasefire.


texts: Are the chosen anime within Welcome To The N.H.K. of any significance?

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In the anime of Welcome To the NHK, the show that is constantly played nextdoor is Puru Puru Pururin.

We know this character is not from a real show (although it has a website alluding to this), so it's not an external influence.
In the manga, an Ojya the witch is mentioned, along with lyrics from the relevant show:

Please give me the courage in my heart to help me fold away this carpet of sadness and discover the me inside,
Oh yes, the delicate heart of a lady,
Just look in my eyes and tell me you love me,
It's like a fairy tail
...

Do we know if this is an actual show? If so, is it of any relevance?
In the light novel, the show that is played constantly is Ojamajo Doremi (or Magical DoReMi in English) and a life-size figurine is introduced from Martian Successor Nadesico

 Yamizaki declares that the figurine is God and tries to convince Satou to worship it.

Do the choice of these shows have any significance?  Are there any (rough) similarities in plot to Welcome to the NHK?
TL;DR - Do we know the show that was in the manga, Do the shows in the light novel have any meaning or were they just chosen arbitrarily?


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At the start of the series L hides behind a computer screen which draws criticism by members of the Japanese Police who were assigned to track down Kira.

while in the context of the Kira Investigation in how the Death Note works and L's correct reasoning that Kira needed a face and name, hiding his face initially is a good defense against the Death Note.

When she was saying about how she met L, Naomi Misora said she worked under L by taking orders from a computer screen. this sounds just like how L was working at the start of the Kira Investigation and since the BB Murder Cases (which L comments is where he remember Naomi from when told she was missing) had nothing to do with the Death Note this means he was hiding his face not as a defense against Kira.

So why was L hiding his face before taking on the Kira Investigation?


texts: Does anyone know what's written on the Funtom's Bitter Rabbit ear?

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I am making a plush toy of Funtom's Bitter Rabbit from Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) and noticed there's a tag on one of the ears, but I couldn't find what was written on it.

What is it?


texts: How did Naruto call Shikamaru and the others during Obito's fight?

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Alert: This post contains spoilers. If you are not up-to-date to Naruto's manga, don't read it.

At chapter 651 of Naruto's manga, during the fight against Obito, Naruto called Shikamaru, Lee, Ino, Kiba and the others to join the fight and help him:

But what kind of jutsu did Naruto use to call them? Is he using the abilities of Yamanaka's clan or his own Kyuubi's chakra has this kind of power too?


texts: Why weren't CP9 at the battle in Marineford Arc?

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I'm just curious as to why weren't the CP9 members present at marine ford during the Whitebeard war.
They are also a part of marines and are even the strongest Soru users so is there any specific reason as to why they weren't there?


texts: What meaning does the nickname "Kyon" has?

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In the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, the main character's nickname is "Kyon" (キョン). From the novel, the origin of the name is explained:

  By the way, Kyon would be me. My aunt was the one who first called me
  that. A few years ago, my long-time-no-see aunt suddenly said to me
  "My goodness, Kyon has grown so big!" My sister thought it was funny
  and also started to call me Kyon. After that the rest is history— my
  friends, upon hearing my sister calling me Kyon, decided to follow her
  lead. From that day on, my nickname became Kyon. Damn it, my sister
  used to call me "Onii-chan"!

Kyon does not seem to like the name very much. Also, his sister "thought it was funny". This makes me wonder what "Kyon" actually means. It it has no meaning at all, why would Kyon's sister find it funny?

Does "Kyon" mean anything?


texts: Does a series in Japan only get aired if it has more than 13 episodes?

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while reading this answer it said in one of the quotes

  After the first season of Beast Wars (comprising 26 episodes) aired in Japan, the Japanese were faced with a problem. The second Canadian season was only 13 episodes long, not enough to warrant airing on Japanese TV.

however i have a number of series which don't have even 20 episodes like Puella Magi Madoka Magica (12 episodes), Black Rock Shooter (Series) (8 Episodes), Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (the original series and A's, 13 episodes each) and a number of Monogatari series have less than 10 episodes

So i am wondering if what the quote says is accurate and if so how does a series, like the ones i mention, get aired on TV if they aren't long enough to warrant airing on Japanese TV?


texts: Is Ryuk the only one who can kill Light?

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Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is
  able to kill the owner of the Death Note**

This confuses me, because Light was able to kill Jack Neylon and Higuchi (although he wrote Higuchi's name on a paper from his notebook, so that maybe explains how he could have killed him). So, what does this rule exactly mean? Does this rule mean that if I write Light Yagami's name in a Death Note, he wouldn't die, since only Ryuk can kill him?


texts: Carnivores vs Herbivores - What about the guns?

texts: In the setting there are humanoid animals and the biggest problem is the instinct of the carnivores as predators. But in the real world the thing that makes the humans the dominating species is their intelligence, mostly because they can make stuff, like guns for example, and animals don't have any chance against guns. The characters also have intelligence and guns, and any other kind of weapons too, so why is the carnivore vs herbivore such a big matter?


texts: Are the chicks and devils that appear on character's heads an allegory for their state of mind?

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In the manga and the anime series, sometimes a devil pops up from Izumi's head, and chickens from Wakana's head.

Izumi's devils seem an obvious allegory for the effects of

   Sexual arousal on his private parts

But I am not sure about Wakana Ui's chickens.

Are those devils and chickens an allegory for their mental state? What is the meaning of Wakana Ui's chickens?


texts: After the loss of Kurama does Naruto have the Six Paths Sage Mode?

texts: We are all sad what happened in the last chapter of Boruto manga. Now I am thinking:  Does Naruto have, and can he use, the Six Paths Sage Mode without Kurama?


texts: What does Victor whisper to Yakov before entering the airplane?

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On episode 2 of Yuri on Ice, before Victor goes on the plane, he whispers something in Yakov's ear. I tried googling it but I can't spell it.

What does Victor whisper?


texts: What is the correct watching order of Fullmetal Alchemist?

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I have been recommended to watch Full Metal Alchemist. However, the person who recommended this series to me can't remember the correct order. After googling it, I'm confused as many people have posted different orders.

So what is the correct watching order of Fullmetal Alchemist?


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In the last chapter of the manga, Drive Knight transformed into

   a sort of motorcycle.

In a past chapter of the manga and episode of the anime IIRC, he transformed into a centaur. Does he have more transformations?  How many transformations does Drive Knight have?


texts: Does the Parappa the Rapper anime actually have any rapping?

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I watched the Parappa the Rapper anime several years ago, given that it was one of my favorite video games. However, I quickly discovered a fatal flaw: there was no actual rapping!! The producers instead decided to make it a children's show. How do you make an anime about a rapping dog with no actual rapping?!

I only watched a few episodes before I dropped it. But if there actually is some rapping somewhere in the show, it would at least be worth my time to watch that. Does Parappa (or anyone else) rap at any point in the series?


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In the beginning of season 1, we see Kazuma and Aqua in the stables quite often.  However, after Darkness and Megumin join the party, we don't see them in the stables, except for some shots in the ending credits.

Where do Darkness and Megumin live?

   Eventually, when they all move in the house, they live together.  But up until then, we don't see any "at home" activities of Darkness and Megumin like we do for Kazuma and Aqua.


texts: Why can Ryoma beat adults in the US tournaments but have trouble with high schoolers?

texts: If Ryoma's skills allowed him to go to the US, why did he lose against high schoolers who haven't even gone to the US in New Prince of Tennis?


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I got into a discussion with this with my brother the other day and I was wondering if this would be a valid way to cultivate and stock up on Sharingans.

We see that Madara/Tobi had an entire laboratory of Sharingans, presumably gathered from the corpses from the Uchiha Massacre. Now, if someone like Kabuto were to reanimate Uchiha, they would be revived back with their own eyes as we saw with Itachi.

Then, would it be possible to remove the reanimated Itachi's eyes and store them for use for a later date? My brother told me that the problem with this theory is that a reanimated body using Kabuto's Endo Tensei would just have body parts that would turn to paper/dust if detached from its body, as we saw from many reanimations who lost their limbs in the war.

But what if Kabuto un-did the Endo Tensei jutsu immediately proceeding taking out the eyes of Itachi. Would the eyes still turn to paper/dust or would they manifest in a physical form? If so, this would allow someone like Kabuto to infinitely cultivate Sharingans by continuously reanimating and un-reanimating an Uchiha, something that could be very powerful when comboed with Izanagi.

If the above is not possible with Kabuto's jutsu, how about with Orochimaru's Endo Tensei - the one he used to revive the First and Second Hogake against the Third Hokage in the first Naruto series? If I recall, Orochimaru's original Endo Tensei didn't make the bodies immortal or turn to paper.


texts: What is the background music when Danzo run away from Sasuke with one hand?

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What is the the background music in Naruto: Shippuden season 10 episodes 210 "The Forbidden Visual Jutsu".
When Danzo run away from Sasuke with only one hand and Sasuke follow him?
Music start(9:46 in this Youtube video), End(11:32 in this Youtube video).


texts: What does Playmaker mean when he says "Arrowheads confirmed!"?

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Whenever Playmaker performs a Link Summon in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS, he starts by saying

  アローヘッド確認！！！
  Arrowheads confirmed!

What does that mean? I know that some characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh series have their own catchphrases they sometimes say during special kinds of summons, but what is the meaning behind this one specifically? Does it have something to do with confirming summoning conditions? What does the "arrowhead" have to do with this?


texts: When does Kud Wafter fit into the story?

texts: Kud Wafter is a spinoff of the original Little Busters! visual novel in which Kud is the main heroine. When, in the timeline, does it occur? Is it after Kud's route, or an alternative to Kud's route (i.e. after the common route) or in some other place in the story (e.g. after Refrain)? Of course, the name is a pun on "Wafu" (which Kud says frequently) and "After", but that alone doesn't seem to answer the question of how it fits into the main story.


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In the fight between Jiraiya and Pain, why didn't Fukasaku and Shima's sound genjutsu affect Nagato?

I asked because:

The Six Paths of Pain were dead and were only being controlled by Nagato wirelessly through the chakra rods.
Shared vision and hearing with Nagato were demonstrated during fights and talks.
I didn't see the genjutsu released, so the other Paths should never have been able to retaliate if Nagato was still in it.

(Or maybe it did, but I just missed a sequence)


texts: Why did Izumo's familiars attack her in Blue Exorcist?

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So I read the Manga and also watched the anime. There is an arc in the Manga that is not in the anime, the Illuminati arc where Izumo is kidnapped and taken to the Illuminati lair.

Those fox spirits, even if they hate her are like family to her. She considers them as her brothers. They went so far to lay down their lives for her then.

I don't get why would they attack her like that in the earlier episodes of the anime during one of the exorcist exams. Izumo was with her friend in the girl's bathroom where they were attacked and on summoning the spirits, they turned on her. It makes no sense.


texts: Why do many manga artists prefer to use pen and paper over digital drawing?

texts: It seems that many renowned manga artists still prefer using traditional "hand drawn" methods rather than using technology to draw. Even people who use technology to finalise their art rely on  pen and paper to sketch their initial outlines. What are the limitations of drawing using digital methods?


texts: Was Majin Buu able to turn people into physically anything?

texts: Majin Buu has a beam where he can turn people into chocolate or assortments of candy. In one episode he turns an old man into a carton of milk. In another he turns a village of people into a white clay? like substance to make a house. Does this mean he is able to turn people into physically anything, say for example.. a gun or money?


texts: Does the world on the other side of the gate exist for alchemy to exist?

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In one of the episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist (the original 2003 anime), Hohenheim of Light is sent to a parallel universe of some sort smaller than the world he once knew by Dante, using a baby as she did some research on The Gate. He says something along the lines off:

  Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it

I know it's not exactly what he told his son Ed (although I do not remember why), but why does this other world exist? Does it just exist to serve the purpose of alchemy?


texts: How much of the manga does the first season of Attack on Titan cover?

texts: Assuming the anime follows the manga, how many chapters does the first season span?


texts: What is the significance behind the apples and boxes?

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In the show, the box and apple motifs reoccur throughout Mawaru Penguindrum.

What are the significance the two? Does it tie into the plot in any way?


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If the Gedo Mazo is the emptied body of the Ten-Tails, then why don't any of its forms look like that?

I have a theory as to why it doesn't have tails, maybe because its chakra was split into the Tailed Beasts and hence it lost its tails. But it still doesn't explain why none of the forms look like that considering that the Gedo Mazo is the way the body looked when Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, the Sage of the Six Paths, sealed its empty body inside the moon with Chibaku Tensei (Planetary Devastation).

Any ideas as to why this might be?


texts: What is the music that plays in episode 21 of Shippuden?

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What is the name of the piece that plays in episode 21 (Shippuden) from 02:30-02:53?

I have listened to many Naruto soundtracks, but still I still haven't able to find this one...  it seems to be played in many episodes.


texts: Why didn't the experimentation for the 13-day rule push through?

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In the episode where L dies, he mentions wanting to test the 13-day rule. If the 13-day rule is disproven, Light and Misa become suspects again. L dies and then apparently everyone seems to have forgotten about the test. What happened?

I seem to recall most of the task force disagreed with L and then when he died, the majority opinion prevailed.


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After a long time of hard work, most ninja get a second Nature element. While Naruto's first one is wind, I don't recall his second one being mentioned.

What was Naruto's second nature ability?


texts: Where will the Black rukh go to? Do Heaven and Hell exist?

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There are two kind of rukh in Magi universe. But first, let me explain what is rukh. SO basically, the rukh is:

  Rukh is the home of souls. While we live, it is every man for them
  self. But when you die, all go back to one place, This is Rukh. When
  humans die, their bodies return to the earth don't they? The souls
  return to Rukh, The home of souls.

And there is Black Rukh, which mean the polar opposite of Rukh. It is created when one goes against fate and tries to defy destiny. It is created from and fuels hatred and malice.

According that, we know that the true rukh at the end, will come to one place called home of souls, but what happens to Dark Rukh? Where will their souls go? Do they go to Hell or something? And what is the home of souls, is it what we would call Heaven?


texts: Is Dragon Ball Super considered an original works by Akira Toriyama?


texts: What type of glasses is Tsukishima wearing?

texts: All it says is that they're prescription sports glasses. Are they similar to any brand or particular model? Below is a pretty zoomed-in panel of the glasses, although there may be more descriptive images online.


texts: I can't find the name of this anime with a witch whose only weakness was bleeding

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I watched it around 2009 but I can still remember lots of details.

It involved a young boy, an older guy (a knight I think) and a girl going on a quest to find these stones/gems/whatever.
The girl had a small pet... puffball thing, and a raven.
There was a witch, sorceress something-or-other, and at one point the raven pecked her. Making her bleed was her only weakness, and so she died from that.
There was an episode where they met a giant guarding a bridge, and he told them a riddle: "Tell me the truth, and I will kill you with my sword, tell me a lie and I will kill you with my bare hands". The boy said "you will kill me with your hands", which caused a paradox thing (If that was true, he would kill him with his sword, but then it would be a lie, so he would... yeah, you get the idea.)

That's all I can remember.


texts: Name of the song that Conan played in Season 1 Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case

texts: What is the name of the song that Conan played in Season 1 Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case at 08:27? Here is the link to the video.


texts: What forms did Ichogo start and then bankai to in Anime War episode 4?

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I just discovered Anime War on YouTube.  It's a fanfic story/compilation/moshpit/glorious hack with Dragonball, One Punch Man, Bleach, and lots of other popular anime characters.

In episode 4 of the playlist I linked to, Ichigo does a bankai transformation.  I didn't recognize his sword form, so I presumed that he already was in bankai, so clearly I was wrong.

What forms does he start and end with?  I presume that these forms from the manga, as opposed too completely invented by the fan fiction.  I've watched the anime, but have not read the manga, and have not seen these forms.  Given how the anime ended, clearly he regained his powers and started collecting them like Pokemon (Bounto, Shinigami, Hollow, Vizard, etc.)

This pic is just prior to him going bankai.  Notice his sword has some wavy things on the backside, and his kimono looks more or less like a regular shinigami kimono.  Up until this point, I figured it was artistic rendition of his regular shinigami bankai, which clearly it's not because in this scene he's releasing it.

Here's his face post-bankai.  Notice the small part of the hollow skull/facemask, and the black tattoo-like thing on his face.

Here's his chest post-bankai, and you can see some form of tattoo or black pattern on his chest.

Here's him from the back, and you can clearly see that his garb and zanpakto have changed after the bankai.


texts: Anime with bad guy has a power to control blood and dressed in white

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So if I remember right, there was this bad guy that has power to control blood, was the main villain, and I think dressed in white. He's like a gangster or something like that.

I remember that one of the first episodes was that he went to retrieve his cash that was lent to some guys and they didn't want to pay him, so he told the guys that were with him to cover their eyes because he didn't want them to see his power. They then covered their eyes and he killed all the guys that were protecting the guy who was in debt with him.

Other episode I remember is that the same guy went to retrieve cash again from other guy, and he had it all but his son took like $10 or something like that and then the kid went back to return the money. But when he went home, the blood-controlling guy already killed his dad and he told the kid something like "If you wanna kill me, buy me first" or "Get the money to buy me, then kill me" or something along those lines.

Other episode was that again he went to retrieve his money from a guy in debt and the guy didn't have all the money, and he was about to kill him. But his little girl showed up and gave him some monopoly money and he said something like "*Looks like your daughter just saved you".

And the last episode I remember is that he wanted to get all the money to burn it and cause an economy crash or something like that.

Anyway, I hope that this is enough to help me identify this anime, thanks!


texts: Have there been any announcements or news as to why the second season of Mysterious Girlfriend X was never made?

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I love Mysterious Girlfriend X anime so much, and I feel it left on a cliff-hanger. I would love to see a second season.

Have there been any announcements or news as to why a second season was never made?


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There is a Naruto character named Tobi who maintains his eyesight though his special ability should have caused a great amount of macular degeneration. The following includes extensive spoilers.

   By my math, Tobi possesses his Mangekyo for quite some years. It is his Mangekyo, he stated it himself. So in that case, how come he hadn't gone blind yet? Itachi went almost completely blind in under 10 years. Sasuke got half blind in less than 1 year (because he abused it freely).

So how come Tobi hasn't gone blind? As far as I can figure:

   He obviously replaced his other eye, but it was kept behind his one-eyed mask for a long period of time, he didn't use it for vision.


texts: What characters are "fictional characters" in Re:Creators based on

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In the show Re:Creators, fictional characters start roaming "real world". Those fictional characters where created for the show, but are often reminiscent of characters from other fictional works in reality.

What characters or combination of would be closest to the fictional characters in Re:Creators?


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This question could seem as an opinion based question, but let me try to explain why I think it is not. In Dragon Ball, Goku was supposed to be completely pure-hearted to be able to ride the Flying Nimbus, to the point he needed to have no bad intentions at all, otherwise he couldn't stand in the top of it, he had to be a sort of Super Saiyan Jesus. At some point in the Dragon Ball series, Vegeta emphasizes this by saying Goku never dared to kill someone (because of this).

But at some point after that, Goku indeed kills someone, that is kid Bu. With Piccolo before, someone could argue he didn't actually finished him because he immediately reincarnated or so, but this isn't the case of kid Buu. And now, in Dragon Ball Super, Goku is doing something different to what he always did. When someone threatened the Earth or the universe, no matter how strong he was, he at least tried to defeat him. But with the case of Zeno, he didn't even try. Someone could argue Zeno is so powerful that he knew he couldn't defeat him, but is Zeno that powerful? He isn't almighty because several Zenos were created by Trunks and Zamasu when messing with time, Zeno isn't unbelievably strong because he can't follow Dyspo's moves. At some point I thought this "destroying all universes" thing was a fake, but now the manga has shown that

   indeed Zeno destroys all universes permanently and the great priest doesn't care, he only acknowledges Zeno whims.

Why Goku didn't even try to defeat Zeno by training and merging with Vegeta or whatever, and he doesn't care much about all the universes which are being destroyed every time he defeats them? Is Goku still pure-hearted?


texts: Ban has been many times chopped, he even has been cut in half, but none of those injuries had left a scar. But Meliodas attack on him has left him a permanent scar.  Why is this so? Why Ban's scar made by Meliodas didnt completely heal?


texts: Does Hisoka like Gon sexually or as a toy to play with?

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Hisoka doesn't want Gon to die, but he still fights him like he wants to fight to the death. What's up with that? It's kinda like he's playing with him, but I'm not sure, because they do have a lot of sexual tension, even when they are fighting. Hisoka will laugh almost hysterically when he and Gon are in close proximity. He's always staring at Gon, like he's the most important thing.
Does Hisoka like Gon sexually, or does he merely see him as a toy to play with?


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When talking about anime with Yuu-chan at "SterTully's" coffee shop, Tomoko says:

  There's a lot of moeshit anime this season.
  Slice-of-life anime is all they air these days, because of the new content restrictions.
  There are some pretty interesting series, though! Like that EFB show...

This is what the subs from the version I saw said, the actual content may be slightly different.

Is Tomoko talking about any series that is actually coming out this season? Or is it just made-up (much like EFB seems to be)?


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I want to buy the manga/magazine of full volume of KamiNomi, but don't know where to find it.

I live in the the Philippines. Anyone knows where I can buy one?


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The first (and only at least for now) season of Munō na Nana ended and let a lot of cliffhangers. I want to continue reading the manga from the point the anime ended to see what really happened with Michiru, Nanao who appears in covers like a main character, but in the first season appears only in one episode, and more.
Which chapter of the manga does Season 1 of Munō na Nana anime end in?


texts: Why is Nobita's school suddenly on top of a mountain?

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In the Doraemon movie Three Visionary Swordsmen, it was shown that that the school is at the top of the mountain:

But isn't the school supposed to be at ground level? You could say that maybe the film's creators specifically put the school on top of a mountain for just that movie. But earlier in the film, when Nobita was helped by the old man in the mountain, his school was not on the mountain but on ground level:

In this scene, his school is clearly at ground level. So why, at the end of the film, is it suddenly at top of a mountain?


texts: What's the name of this song from Episode 16 of Shingeki no Kyojin?

texts: If possible I'd like to know the YouTube link for this song. It plays during episode 16 of Shingeki no Kyojin when they receive their capes for joining the Survey Corps.


texts: What are Rimuru's power in the manga or web novel?

texts: I kinda remember someone saying that Rimuru can make a whole planet and life forms on it.  Can anyone check this and if true what chapter in the manga or web novel?


texts: In yaoi anime, why does the uke always say 'senpai'?

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I wasn't exactly sure how to phrase the title but in yaoi animes, why does the uke refer to their love I guess as senpai?

For example, wouldn't it make more sense to say 'I love you Takano' rather than 'I love you senpai'?

Is this a Japanese language thing or is it better to just say senpai rather than their actual name?


texts: Where I can buy "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms" manga/light novel in English?

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I found a link to Amazon Japan for さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう (the Japanese title for Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms) manga, but I can't find the English edition/translation.

Where can I buy the English edition?


texts: Why does One Piece antagonist disappear after being defeated?

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Let me take an instance of one villain: Arlong. Arlong got defeated by Luffy, he wasn't killed. Luffy didn't stay in Kokoyashi village either. So Arlong could have returned to his usual business of enslaving the village. He would have faced ugly humiliating words from Villagers initially, but why would it matter? All you gotta do is gang-up on them. No one in the village was strong enough to stop them.

There are many other pirates who just disappeared after being defeated. It's not like they lived their life with principle or something, they were bad guys who used to loot, cheat, and kill people. Why wouldn't they continue that after being defeated?


texts: Why does Suzuki speak in both English and Japanese?

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In Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, one of the "steam smiths" speaks in Japanese with bits and phrases in plain English. His name is Suzuki, and he is one of the steam smiths that fixes damage to the train:

As you can see here in this video, he mixes in regular English words like "captain," and "tank," with the rest of his Japanese dialogue. There are no other characters that do this. Why does he include random English words in his sentences (it seems that the English words may even be voiced by someone else, as they sound incredibly out of place with the Japanese dialogue)?


texts: I know what a Ghoul is in the context of the Tokyo Ghoul series, but I was wondering what does Ghoul mean in japanese. Is it a made up word or it is the same "Ghoul" from Arabic? What do the kanji which composes the word mean separately?


texts: What is the soundtrack used when Yami and Asta are against Dante in Black Clover episode 167?

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In Black Clover episode 167, a soundtrack starts out in the 12th minute when Yami and Asta are against Dante. I wasn't able to find it anywhere.
What is this soundtrack?


texts: How many alien races have a name in Dragon Ball?

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In Dragon Ball many races have a name, for example,

Humans
Saiyans
Namekians
Tsufurus
Yardrats
Frost demons
Metamorans

How many other alien races are mentioned/ have a name in Dragon Ball?


texts: I heard that Tenseigan can be awakened by those having both Otsutsuki and Hyuga blood lines. Boruto has Otsutsuki blood from Naruto (A descendant of Hagaromo Otsutsuki) and Hyuga blood from his mother. Can he awaken the Tenseigan?


texts: How long can a cursed child live if she does not use her inherent gastrean abilities?

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This light novel/anime might be years old, but I am still curious about how old a cursed child could get.

How long can a cursed child live if she does not use her inherent Gastrean abilities?


texts: How many endings are there in the School Days Visual Novel?

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During the course of the anime, Makoto sleeps around with a lot of the female cast. In the manga, the story is more focused on the two main female leads.

As far as I know, each deals with a different route from the original Visual Novel.

In the VN, how many different endings were possible? Was it possible for Makoto to get with any of the girls that he didn't in the anime? (for example Nanami Kanroji)


texts: When characters take off their glasses, why do their eyes turn into a "lip eyes" icon?

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Often in anime which features a character who wears glasses, when they take off their glasses, their eyes turn into a sort of puckered lip emoticon that looks like the number 3.

The meaning is fairly obvious, that the character looks drastically different or worse without their glasses on. But why is this icon used, specifically?


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In the anime Another, the town of Yomiyama is cursed with a calamity that causes the deaths of members of Class 3-3 and their family members living in the town.

This is obviously a big problem. So why don't the members of 3-3 and their families switch schools? Wouldn't that be a better choice than to risk death in Yomiyama?


texts: How does Goku's hair grow longer when he becomes Super Saiyan 3?

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TIL Super Saiyan 2 Goku's hair is the same length of his normal hair, but when he transforms into SSJ3, his hair starts growing and becomes pretty long.

Even if the hair grows while in SSJ3, it should not shrink back when he's returns to normal. The growth could be the result of the pressure exerted from his body, but shouldn't shrink back when he's normal.

Is there an explanation for that or is it just the way it is?


texts: The significance of characters having initial D in their name in One Piece

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At the first, I think, initial D is the fabulous initial. Until now, all of D are the strongest people in One Piece, and that been proven.

According to me, whose people have initial D is the good man. But why Marshall D. Teach is the bad man?


texts: What is this manga that has a guy with the power to make a transparent round bubble?

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I read it more than a year ago.

A guy first has the power to make a transparent round bubble like thing and everything that goes in it or touches it disappears. As the story goes on he can make a bigger bubble.

Then something shows up in the middle of his forehead - I think it was a third eye.

I don't know if I am mixing two manga together or not but I think later on the more power he uses he turns into an ET (alien) looking guy.


texts: What episode does Natsu achieve Natural Dragon Force?

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So far,

   Natsu has been shown to achieve Etherion Dragon Force in his fight with Jellal, and Flames of Rebuke Dragon Force.

In what episode does he achieve Natural Dragon Force without eating any outside elements? I've tried researching but I still don't know when he goes Natural Dragon Force.


texts: Why are Eren and Mikasa shown not to be in the Walls in some flashbacks?

texts: Why is it that in some flashbacks that it appears that Eren and Mikasa aren't in the walls? and no I'm not talking about the little loop things, on the outer parts of the walls, like where Eren lived.


texts: Feasibility of Guts using the Dragonslayer

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In the Berserk manga, given the enormous amount of chapters dealing with Guts'  over-sized sword, the Dragonslayer, I didn't try finding a pic that clearly shows the sword hanging slantingly along his dorsum. Neither did I notice the following issue before completing all the available episodes.

I'm intrigued by how exactly Guts was always able to wield Dragonslayer without at first having any difficulty from the hooks holding it, unhinges it to be more precise to say.
If we assume having his arm fully stretched upward and trying to displace Dragonslayer from its stationary position, then prima facie the distance between his grip (not of sword's) and shoulders cannot be greater than or equal to the length of the blade of the Dragonslayer.

It is this impracticability that made me to request here, a picture of Guts along with the Dragonslayer featuring his dorsum without any cape, so as to understand the truth. While a picture will speak the answer by itself, a context around it or without the picture itself may help too.

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On a side note, these pictures of Guts somewhat shows the hinge which holds off Guts' sword. But I can't fathom how then he could use the sword instantly when the sword needs to be unhooked every time to slay the enemy.

(Click image to enlarge it)


texts: What are the 2003 Wendy's Promotional Pokémon Toys?

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On Bulbapedia, there is an article about 2003 Wendy's promotional Pokémon toys. It currently says:

  The 2003 Wendy's promotional Pokémon toys were a set of five toys distributed with Kids Meals at Wendy's in May of 2003. Each toy also came with one of fifteen cards.

It also links to a missing video by a user (TheMasterGamerify) who is no longer on YouTube.

How long did this campaign run? What were these toys, and what were the fifteen cards available?


texts: What was Kyouji's plan before he triggered the security in the Summoner Test System?

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At the beginning of season 1 episode 8 "Runaway, Mazes, and the Summoned Beast Instrumentality Project", Kyouji was seen attempting to access the main system. When he was picked up by the security systems, he ran away, where he tripped over a cable and disconnected it, causing the entire system to go berserk.

Kyouji is known for his underhanded tactics and cheating, so it's obvious that he was trying to gain an unfair advantage over everyone else when he was trying to access the main system. What did he hope to do if he had gained access?


texts: Evillious Chronicles: What is the reference / wordplay with the "United States of Maistia"?

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In regards to the Evillious Chronicles, what is the reference / wordplay with the "United States of Maistia", the counterpart to the United States of America?

The other countries are mainly based on other countries and demons... (Vocaloid Wiki Trivia for Seven Deadly Sins)

Asmodean - Saudi Arabia/Turkey (Asmodeus)
Beelzenia - Roman Empire (Spain and Italy) (Beelzebub)
Lucifenia - France (Lucifer)
Elphegort - Germany (Belphegor)
Levianta - Russia (Leviathan)
Marlon - Great Britain (Mammon)
Jakoku - Japan (Meaning Snake Land)
Union State of Evillious - European Union (Evil)
United States of Maistia - United States
Tasan - Hungary (Satan?)


texts: Who's the other Uchiha Danzo mentions while recruiting Torune into the foundation

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Danzo notices young Shino when strolling along with Shino's father and demands that a member of the Aburame clan be donated to the foundation, and he also mentions that an Uchiha member has been confirmed to join the foundation.

Refer to Ep. 317 "Shino vs. Torune!", is he/she in any way be this one mentioned on Who is this other Uchiha member?? The reasoning is because when Shino is young, Naruto and Sasuke are young too... so I'm sure that Sasuke's the only Uchiha alive at that point and the foundation always wished to kill all the Uchiha.

Or is it simply that the timeline is just before Uchiha massacre? and the Uchiha member being mentioned is just an ordinary member not worth mentioning?


texts: I'm not entirely sure what the criteria are that need to be met before a ninja is considered to be of S class. It looks to be some sort of combination of speed, strength, jutsu, etc. Does one additionally need some special techniques or bloodlines? Like Mangekyo Sharingan, Mokuton, Sage Mode, high class summons and/or kinjutsu? Are jonin like Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy S ranked? If so, at what point would you say they show the skills to be acknowledged as such?


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I found this comment in a forum

  Should'nt Atomic Samurai be sub relativistic since the databook puts
  his speed on the same level as Flashy flash?

Is this true? Is Atomic Samurai speed in the same level of Flashy Flash?


texts: Was Goku bad before coming to the Earth?

texts: My friends and I have a discussion if Goku was bad or not before coming to the Earth, how can illuminate us?


texts: Why didn't Tobi capture Sora for his 9 tails chakra?

texts: In the third season of Naruto Shippuden, Sora used Nine Tails chakra mode up to 4 tails, so why didn't Tobi capture him like he did with Kinkaku and Ginkaku?


texts: Has the world in One Piece's world map been fully defined?

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From what I understand, Nami became a straw hat pirate to draw a map of the whole world. Doing so forces the implication that the whole world hasn't been traversed yet, in spite of the claims of Gol D. Roger the King of Pirates.

This leads me to believe that there is still a part of the world untraveled by any pirate. Because if there wasn't, then there wouldn't be a driving goal behind her character development.

So, can we really trust the current layout of the One Piece world? Or, has Oda made any announcements or claims that the world of One Piece as we know it is complete in its design?


texts: Why did Obito's left hand get detached in this scene?

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Why did Obito left hand got melted and detached.. wasn't his right hand made of zetsu.. his left hand was not crushed under the rock.

This is from episode 248.


texts: What is negative red/positive blue chakra?

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Ok, so when Killer B was teaching Naruto the tailed beast bomb rasengan thing he mentioned the negative red chakra and the positive blue chakra. What does that mean? I thought there was only one type of chakra..

They haven't mentioned any negative or positive chakra before have they? Then what is it?


texts: Does using Devil Fruit powers drain the user's stamina?

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In many cases we see that devil fruit users go easy on their powers.

For example, why didn't Whitebeard spam his Gura Gura powers during the war?
couldn't he just have destroyed the entire island? or simply from a distance cause massive sea waves on the island before even starting the war?

There was a scene when the three admirals had to block his attack, why didn't he try it again, and again?

Luffy doesn't seem to get tired of using his Gomu Gomu powers, he basically gets tired of punching, running, or fighting..etc

So what's the deal with how Devil Fruit users use their powers?


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Does Nyu have Vectors? And if not, why?

I notice that when Lucy's mind switches to Nyu (looks like), there are no Vectors anymore, aren't there? And most of all, is Nyu a Diclonius?


texts: Protagonist saves the world by killing monsters by transforming into different mecha using disks

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I'm looking for an old anime which I watched when I was young, during the 90s. As far as I can remember:

The earth is flat in the story
The storyline is about this protagonist trying to save the world by killing monsters by transforming into different mecha?
The protagonist transform by inserting a disk (?) into a device on his hand
At the end of the first arc, the world isn't restored, and the protagonist had to return all the disks he collected to their original place
Each time a disk is returned, one of the bad dudes will turn back to normal
To make things clearer, it is the protagonist himself transforming


texts: How did Mari manage to pilot EVA Unit 02?

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I distinctly remember, in the Anime anyway, a scene where Eva Unit 02 sorties to fight an Angel without Central Dogma's authorization (If I find the scene online, I will link it here), seen when EVA Unit 01 descends back into Central Dogma for reasons I can't remember (damage, maybe?).

Seeing that EVA Unit 02 has the soul, at least the maternal part of Asuka's mother, imbued into the EVA itself, piloting the mech would be impossible for everyone except Asuka, going on the basis of EVA Unit 01's connection with Shinji.

My question is this, if EVA Unit 02 has a soul that is only known to work with Asuka, how did Mari manage to pilot EVA Unit 02 without any known difficulties?


texts: Why didn't the writer reveal the contents of the disk that fell on the ground?

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As mentioned in this question, I am wondering why the writer or the creator of the anime Chobits didn't reveal a crucial thing such as the contents of the disk in question.

According to this answer, the manga revealed the contents of the disk in the late chapters. Why did they not do so in the anime?

As I am not very familiar with finding writer's or creator's comments on their works, I am having a hard time understanding this.

Any reference linked to the subject matter or facts referring to the creation of this anime is very much appreciated.


texts: What is causing Kirito's eyes to change colour?

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In Sword Art Online, there are a number of times Kirito's eye colour changes. Originally in SAO and ALO, his eyes were kinda a grey colour:

When Kirito is killed by Heathcliff though, his eyes go golden when he comes back to life:

Now, I could just assume the eye colour change was a sign of him surpassing the system with his will (as acknowledged by Kayaba).

However, in episode 22 of season 1, when his HP is going down after being impaled by a Guardian's sword, as he is struggling to reach the door inside the World Tree, before he dies, his eye colour has changed. It also changes again during the Raid Battle in the World Tree when he produces that attack which allows him to breach the wall of Guardians. In these two instances, I don't see how his will is surpassing.

Considering also that his Avatar Data at this time was the SAO Data which was made to look like him, what is causing Kirito's eyes to change colour?


texts: Whats that song on episode 489-500 of Naruto Shippuden

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I just finished Naruto Shippuden and I would like to know what song was playing at the end of 489-500. This song would fit well in my playlist.
I do not want any answers such as ¨Google it¨. This is because I don't want any spoilers for Boruto.


texts: Why doesn't Ash Ketchum catch legendary Pokémon?

texts: In the show, Ash Ketchum hasn't caught any legendary Pokémon and he loses a lot of battles and people say that he is a pathetic trainer. Why does he not catch legendary Pokémon to expand his arsenal?


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I can kind of handwave or fanwank the origin of things like the exasperated faceplant or the vein popping out when a character is comedic-angry, and even the trope of Japanese flag fans coming out when people want to cheer on their comrades, but how did the sweatdrop come to characterize the feeling of sort of embarrassed contrition?

I can't come up with anything logical just based on speculation. Is this an outgrowth of the manzai tradition, with the tsukkomi and boke characters?


texts: Is the Dragon Ball Super anime mostly filler?

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I know the title might wound weird but were the first two arcs BOG and resurrection F and the episodes between the Champa tournament and Goku black arc filler untill the manga gave enough info to start the main arcs? Sorry if it doesn't make sense.

EDIT:I know that the battle of gods arc was in the manga but the resurrection F arc was just summarized and in the anime Ginyu was somehow added into the story.


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In the last episode of Violet Evergarden, when introducing herself, Violet paused and had a bit surprised look.

Is it possible that Gilbert is the one she met there in that cottage? Has there been any statement from the author on this?


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According to Kurama, the Juubi's Jinchuuriki Wouldn't die when the Bijuu are extracted from him thanks to the Gedou Mazou.

So how could Madara have passed away?


texts: How can I tell if an anime figure is a fake?

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I've been warned lots of times to make sure figures aren't fake before buying them. Mostly conventions have strict policies about this with the allowed vendors - but occasionally I see people complaining about one stall selling fake merchandise.

I can usually tell with obvious fakes, but it seems to me that fakes are getting less and less distinctive.

Could someone provide some helpful information about making sure I can avoid fake figures, and stick with the official ones?


texts: Are Kurenai's eyes some sort of Doujutsu?

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Since the start of the series, after the Sharingan and Byakugan had been revealed, Kurenai's eyes seem kind of different from normal eyes and more like the Doujutsu.

During the attack of the Nine-Tailed Fox on Konoha, her father appeared for the first time in the story. He too possessed similar patterns in his eyes.

So is it some kind of Doujutsu, do her eyes have special abilities similar to the Sharingan or Byakugan, etc.?


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In One Piece, some people were shown eating the Devil Fruit such as Sabo and 2 CP9 said it was disgusting or tastes really bad. However, Luffy was shown eating it at the beginning without a complaint. In the anime series, he ate it for being upset; in a movie, he ate it for dessert. Another case was Buggy the clown but he doesn't stand much of an argument because he technically swallowed it whole by accident. Also with Chopper: he ate it when he was a deer. It it really tastes that bad, wouldn't he follow his instinct as an animal and stop eating it?

TL;DR: Does Devil Fruit taste bad?


texts: What happened to the participants of the Fourth Holy Grail War in the Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan timeline?

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In Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan, we are presented with a timeline akin to Fate/Hollow Ataraxia that the servants of the Fifth Holy Grail War live peacefully with their masters. However, at least for the anime adaptation, there are hints that the Fourth War had occurred in this timeline:

   Kiritsugu appeared in Shirou's flashback and had remarked that he missed eating hamburgers back in Germany.

   Irisivel has yet to appear and Illyasivel lives in the Einzbern castle. Other parental figures from the Fourth War are also absent.

Those hints does not contradict what we know in Fate/Zero. So what happened to the participants of the Fourth War in this timeline?


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In episode 7 of Yuri!!! On Ice, Victor and Yuuri share what is almost definitely a kiss on the ice. However, this kiss is blocked from view by a conveniently placed arm, as seen below:

Some people have said that the kiss wasn't directly shown because of Japanese censorship laws, while others have said it is just part of the norm of ignoring queer relationships in Japan. Is there any truth to either argument and any precedent or law to back it up?


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This anime is still fairly new so I may be jumping the gun a bit, but in the episodes so far the people living in the world that the protagonist Toyohisa was transported to don't appear to speak Japanese.

Now my assumption may be off as I am not a fluent speaker, but as a third semester Japanese minor I usually can pick up on some words, phrases and contexts without looking at the subtitles.

When the elves speak there is a clear change in tone, pitch and pronunciation of words.

Are they speaking a different language entirely? Or just some sort of abbreviated form?


texts: Did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives?

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In this answer, I pointed out how Kiritsugu planned to use dynamite and the ley-lines to stop the Holy Grail War from occurring again. However, the plan failed because there was an excess amount of Prana in the Grail which caused the next Holy Grail War to occur earlier.

Given that regardless of the ending, the Greater Grail would be stopped (either by the events of Heaven's Feel, or Lord El-Melloi II and Rin dismantling it 10 years later), what happened to Kiritsugu's explosives?

All Wikia says is

  The premature occurrence of the Fifth Holy Grail War and the subsequent destruction of the ritual means that it no longer has a purpose.

Yet it also said

  The process involved utilizing stocked dynamite and the manipulation of ley-lines to ensure a severe localized earthquake in the targeted area within thirty to forty years of the Fourth War

I'm not sure how big the localized earthquake would be, but since the targeted area would be where the Greater Grail is, and it is under Mount Enzou which according to the Wikia is where Ryuudou Temple is and doesn't look all that far from the school according to a Fate/Hollow Ataraxia map

So did anyone find and remove Kiritsugu's explosives? If not, do we know if they pose a threat to Fuyuki?


texts: Why would Warp go to the enemy headquarters?

texts: In episode 8, Warp visits the headquarters for Issoudan in order to view Mantle's collection of clones. It seems very strange that Warp would willingly go into the Issoudan headquarters, since this is his enemy's base, especially since this fill-in Warp was not an inheritor of Warp's powers. Why would he willingly walk into enemy territory?


texts: Who decides the usage of furigana in a manga?

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Recently I started to seriously read digital manga in Japanese by utilizing their free-reading (立ち読み: read while standing) feature for some first chapters. Then I realized that some serieses use furigana on all kanji, and the rest only on some difficult/rare kanji.

Furigana on all kanji

Air Gear

Attack on Titan

Furigana on some kanji

Kaiji (furigana on itazura)

Mushishi (furigana on igyou and mushi)

So, who decides the usage of furigana in a manga? Is it the author's preference, or is it decided by the publisher?

Note: in this case, it's about furigana used for standard reading, not on its artistic usage/alternative reading/pun.


texts: How does the hierarchical rank system in Amestris armed forces work?

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A lot of ranks are mentioned in the world of Fullmetal Alchemist (such as Colonel Mustang, Major Alex Louis Armstrong, etc.) but I've never known, what do these mean compared to themselves.

Can I find a descending order of all the character who's appearing in Fullmetal Alchemist (both in 2003 and 2009 series) with an order according to the rank in the army?


texts: Is it possible to use magic without saying "System Call" in Sword Art Online - Alicization?

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I was wondering if it's possible to execute system commands without saying 'System Call'. The anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization shows something like that but I was wondering if the characters really didn't say 'System Call' or it was just obviated and not shown to the spectators. In Chapter 21:

   Kirito is fighting with Eugeo when he said: 'Burst Element' generating a powerful wind burst. But he didn't say 'System Call' nor 'Generate Aerial Element'.
 Also, The Administrator healed the wounds of Eugeo without saying anything. In addition, she blocked Eugeo's attacks with a magical shield without saying any command.

I was wondering if both characters used the proper commands to cast magic but it wasn't shown to the spectators or in-universe, they didn't say anything.

Maybe they are so powerful that they no longer need to call the system using 'System Call', they just use telepathy or something like that due to their high authority level or a previous secret command? Or maybe the command was just skipped by the director of the anime?

Is there any clue about this on the manga or the novel? Anything? I love spoilers.


texts: Is there any reason why Aizawa and Shinso use the same cloth-type capturing weapon?

texts: In Chapter 197 of the manga, Hitoshi Shinso use the same cloth-type capturing weapon that Shota Aizawa uses. Is there any reason why Aizawa and Shinso use the same type of capturing weapon? Were these given to Shinso by Aizawa?


texts: Is anime popularity growing outside of Japan despite declining profits?

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/to-survive-anime-must-adapt-but-not-too-much/

I thought that they would make more money now that many streaming sites buy licenses from anime producers.


texts: Where can I watch the Doraemon New Year Special which aired on 31st December 2001?

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So I just figured in my previous question Which Doraemon episode is this with Shizuka and multiple mini Doraemons? that I cannot get a DVD of this New Year Special.

I would like to know where I can watch these specials alternatively.


texts: Does the doctor Shozo Tanuma once had a relationship with Nayotake Kaguya(Shinomiya's mother)?

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The doctor Shozo Tanuma tells a story to Shinomiya saying he once had a lovelife that he totally relates to her. And in the end of Episode 8 he talked to the stars and said "Nayotake Don't worry your daughter is fine.". Well that totally make sense of why Shozo Tanuma became the doctor of the Kaguya's and takes first priority(maybe) to Nayotake's daughter Shinomiya.

Don't know if this was already shown in the manga. So does Shozo Tanuma once had a relationship with Natoyake Kaguya? or just known her for some time?


texts: What is this Doc Tear Popper MAGES is looking for?

texts: in Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth, MAGES asks the party if they know were she can find Doc Tear Popper. what exactly is it?


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I have heard of these things called "character songs", but I don't know what they are. Is a "character song" just like a theme song for a character? Can you give me some examples of character songs?

(This question is inspired by this reddit thread, where a good half of the participants seem not to get what a character song is, despite OP providing an explanation.)


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At the start of Death Note Ryuk says that there were other Death Notes falling to the human world in the past and Light

Was the first to write so many names
Was the first to think of a way to hide the Death Note

But what happened with these other Death Notes?


texts: Code Geass: Lelouch of the rebellion dvd version differences

texts: I am wanting to buy season 1 and 2 of code geass on DVD because its a great show and I have never bought anime before so I was definitely not expecting to find like a million dvd's for this 1 show that had 50 episodes total. I am going through ebay and amazon and am finding a combination of volumes and complete series however it seems that even some of them that have the complete series are different. Some of them have the marking (2011) and some have the marking (Anime Legends) and they have different cover art although they all say the complete first season 3-6 discs episodes 1-26. Is there any real difference when it comes to two dvds that say they are the entire first season with both English and Japanese or is the cover art the only difference?


texts: Do cell phones and email exist in Gankutsuou?

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For the most part, Gankutsuou is set in Paris in the year 5053. Technological advancements shown in the series include:

Space travel and moon colonisation
Danglars' communication with Michelle, his assistant, over a wireless connection
Noirtier de Villefort's prosthetic arm
The pen inside Noirtier's arm, which auto-writes and which is used to access his memories
Lucien Debray's use of headsets to access government records through a VR application
The Count's pocketwatch, which is revealed to be a bugging device

With this taken into account, I was surprised to realise that the main characters never seem to use cell phones or email, even in situations such as:

Albert's failed attempted to see Eugénie after her engagement to Andrea Cavalcanti
Eugénie's thwarted attempt to see Albert after the Morcerf scandal breaks out
Eugénie's failed attempts to contact Franz while he was in Marseilles (although it is also possible that Franz intentionally made himself unreachable)

Do cell phones and email exist in the world of Gankutsuou? If they do, why do the characters not use them? Or are the technological advancements in Gankutsuou just constructed so that the original social structure  of the novel is not changed?


texts: Why does Yuno fall for Yuki in the first place?

texts: It occurred to me that in the whole anime, there is never any reason mentioned for why she falls in love with Yuki. I mean, the first Yuno from the first dimension loved him as much as the Yuno from the second dimension and so on the third (probably). But there was never any explanation for why that made her like him so much. Is there anything that explain that in the manga? or somewhere else?


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So i got all the Ar Tonelico Soundtracks in the mail and going though them i can ID the Songs that are downloaded into Aurica, Misha and Shurelia as they all have the prefix EXEC_ (ie. EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY is the song Misha sings to seal Mir, EXEC_SUSPEND is what Shurelia uses to shut down Ar Tonelico and EXEC_RE_NATION is the song sang to restart it)

I got the soundtracks so i could listen to the boss music for when one fights ELMA_DS at the SPU and i found the track in the Soundtrack Singing the Stars ~Hoshiyomi~ Ar Tonelico Hymmnos concert Side Ao and it has EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY and EXEC_HARMONIUS but the song i was looking for is titled EXEC_PAJA/.#Misya extracting

From the looks of the track name it seems like it's supposed to be Song Magic but if it is Song Magic who's it is and what does it do? because i don't remember there being a mention of a Song/Hymn Crystal called Paja.


texts: Is there a name for this manga-anime mouth expression? (`3`)

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Is there a name for this expression?

They do it a lot in YuruYuri, too.


texts: Is there a comprehensive list of non-light novels made into Anime?

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My family and I have been watching a lot of Anime lately, and I've noticed that some of the most well-written ones tend to be adapted from full length novels, rather than from light novels or mangas.   Don't get me wrong, many of the ones based on light novels or manga are also great, but the quality of the writing on ones based on full novels, like for example Moribito or Twelve Kingdoms tend to have a higher level of world building and deeper more original characters on average.  This helps because there are so many overused and boring character tropes often with paper thin plot concepts in not a small number of Anime series.

I know Wikipedia has an extensive list of light novel adaptations which I'm sure I will be mining at some point or another.  But what I really want is an extensive or comprehensive list of novels that have been made into Anime series and/or films.

Does anyone know of an extensive or comprehensive list of Novels made into Anime series?


texts: What would happen if Rokudou loses his Haori of the Underworld?

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In Rinne, Rokudou uses a special Haori called "Haori of the Underworld" that grants several powers, like making a physical entity behave as a spiritual one, or vice versa (by donning it inside-out).

It is also a very precious item to Rokudou Rinne, more even than his Shinigami Scythe. This is evident during his duel with his father (wielding the blood-sucker fire wheel) when he threatens to convert the Haori into money.

He is half-shinigami and half-human, so he should have some powers (he can see spirits even without the Haori, but it is shown that anyone that eats afterlife food can do it, like Sakura).

What would happen if the Haori becomes permanently unavailable (stole, destroyed, etc)?


texts: Subtitles vs closed captioning translation difference on Netflix?(specific to Funimation titles)

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If anyone has Netflix in here, I have a question about the difference in Funimation subtitles vs closed captioning, which I'm guessing is provided by Netflix.

Not that I really even use Netflix for anime, but I have tried a few series and noticed Funimation titles have both, a Subtitles as well as a Closed Caption option, with different translations on both... not just the audible sounds and what not. Subtitles always being coded in yellow and CC being encoded in white.

Can anyone shed some light on this? Im guessing the yellow encoded subs are from the DVD localization, and then the white CC are a resub, relicensed through Netflix??


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In the chapter 482, Neinhart started to realize that he has heard the name Erza before, nonetheless, he knows that she is the Erza Scarlet that he has heard of. He started figuring out that there might be some connection between Lady Eileen and Erza scarlet.

“Hair…and this magic power…”

SO I want to ask are those two really related?


texts: Who is the demon who saved Cell from being killed from Vegeta?

texts: In chapter #4 of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga a demon with a hammer appears and saves Cell from being killed by Vegeta. Who is this demon?


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What is the song name when Midoriya finished the race in 1st place while crying Season 2 Ep 3 16:48-17:05
Thanks for the help folks.


texts: Can Poké Balls technically catch humans?

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In the Pokémon franchise (I'll accept answers from any canon source, whether the anime, manga, games or anything else I can't think of), Poké Balls are used to catch Pokémon. Could you, in theory, use them to catch a human being? Is there any canon example of someone attempting it (I suppose it has probably occurred at some point in the anime for example)? Is there any canonical factor that makes it technically impossible (such as "Humans and Pokémon are fundamentally different", but I think I remember that this isn't true) or is it possible in theory but simply not done in practice?

EDIT : My question is different from the general "How does a Poké Ball work" question because I'm specifically asking whether / why it can not catch humans. The answer to the other question does address this, but in passing, and it does not provide any sources, and links to a page that may have been a good source in the past, but is now devoid of any relevant content (or canon quotes) so it doesn't really answer my question.


texts: What is this anime about people who can transform themselves into giant robots with the help of a device/talisman?

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I only saw the last part of this Anime. A few minutes. So, I cannot give many details.
I think it was a movie and I think it was around the 2nd half of the 1990s. Because it was on a weekend program where they showed Anime movies and once "X (1999)" was one of them.

What I remember from that short scene:

The Anime is about people, who can transform themselves into giant robots with the help of a device/talisman (?). However, the transformation rips their clothes apart and when hey change back, they are totally naked.
The protagonist is a girl. She has straight, shoulder-lenght, brown(ish) hair and she wears it in pigtails maybe. Anyway, her hair is tied up somehow. Either she cannot transform till the end of the movie or she has problems with fighting... but in the end she transforms and fights well.
There is and older guy (not old!), who may be her "teacher", who teaches her how to transform(?) He has brown hair and glasses I guess. In that end scene he came to help the girl out but she did well on her own, so he just watches and changes back. Being experienced, he brought spare clothes with him, but there is a giant dog (I think it is his) that takes them. So the guy ends up chasing the dog naked. They were under a bridge that time.
The art was great and detailed.

This is ALL I remember.


texts: What are the differences between the Prince of Tennis manga and anime?

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I have only watched the whole anime series, but I'm not sure if I'm missing content.

I have read the American arc is anime only, but are there any other arcs that are different? Also are there any major plot points that deviate from the manga?


texts: What's the music that plays at the end of ep. 22 of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso?

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What's the music that plays at the end of ep. 22 of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, when Arima is reading Kaori's letter?

I saw this anime a long time ago and want listen this music now, but I can't find it.


texts: What manga chapter is episode 219 of Naruto Shippuden from? I think there are differences between the manga and the anime and I want to check them out.


texts: Was Ben Beckman based on the real-world pirate Henry Avery?

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I was talking to my friend about how Oda likes to name and base pirates in One Piece after real-world pirates. I have always thought that Gold Roger was based on the real-world pirate Oliver Levasseur, but my friend thought that he was based on the pirate who was considered the pirate king in the real-world, Henry Avery.

I decided to research a bit about Avery after this and I found out that his crew used to refer to him as Long Ben or Benjamin Bridgeman which is extremely similar to Ben Beckman of the red-haired pirates.

Is it just a coincidence or am I on to something?


texts: How was Madara able to summon Susanoo after he was revived by Rinne Tensei no jutsu?

texts: In Naruto: Shippuden before Madara is able to retrieve one of his Rinnegan after being revived, he fights with the Tailed Beasts by using Susanoo even when he's blind. How is that possible?


texts: What are these type of eyes called (see red hair girl on the left in image)?

texts: I'm referring to characters whose eyes are constantly like that (Red hair girl in the picture) and don't change for a brief moment as a depiction of disappointment, most of these characters talk really slow and quietly. Examples include Tooru from A-channel, Renge from non non biyori, Chihaya Megumi from servant X service some of the common traits of the aforementioned characters is the monotonous way of talking and that they nearly never smile


texts: What is this 'Japanese Secret Police' Furuya Rei is in? Are they a real police division?

texts: Conan mentioned that he probably worked for the Japanese Secret Police, but who are they exactly? Under what jurisdiction of Japanese law enforcement are they under? Are they like MI5 or something?


texts: Lessa The Crimson Knight, weird cover page?

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So here is the cover page from Lessa the Crimson Knight.

I don't think I've ever seen this character, maybe it in the future,
but not once. Anyone know if he's from the first manga "Lessa", and I just missed him, or if I just forgot.


texts: I am a fan of A Certain Scientific Railgun. I noticed there are 4 MMR's (much more railgun) DVDs. Where on earth can I buy them? I have tried Amazon but with no luck. Can I order them from Japan?