texts: What did Makie talk about with the worker in harbor?

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I have a question about scene from 5th Episode of Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio Ars Nova anime TV series. (at about 1:20)

It was depicted that Osakabe Makie was talking with a harbor employee with an assistance of military soldier.

Chihaya Gunzou said to Iona when noticied her on monitor:

  That girl... Do you remember her?

My question is: What was she doing there? and What was she talking about?

I assume that

All works on Vibration Warhead were done and they did not need any advises from her.
She didn't yet realize that her guests were of Fog.


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Some people are unable to control their natural urges, so if Yukine was thinking that way and stung Yato, why is it after the whole issue he stopped stinging? And if he continues to feel that way, what then will happen to Yato?

How did the stinging just stop?


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In the Phantomhive Manor Murders Arc, in the Manga, when the murders were happening, the characters who were investigating specifically mentioned that there were no footprints of anyone from outside who might have come from storm or might've been wet because of rains near the crime scenes.

But later

   when Sebastian was explaing that he was behind everything and that he switched corpse places from outside windows. Also he was shown wet a number of times. But no footprints were found? There were no footprints of the wet Sebastian? How?

Was mentioning the "no traces of footprint" thing a mistake or was it ignored while sebastian was explaining what had actually happened?


texts: What is the symbol on Konohamaru's sleeve?

texts: In Boruto, Konohamaru has a symbol on a band on his sleeve. It looks a bit like the USB symbol (or a cross between a stick figure and a salamander), though obviously that's not what it is. What is it and what does it represent?


texts: Is it possible for a non japanese anime/manga artist to draw and color anime/manga authentically?

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If a westerner or other foreigners draws anime/manga art in their style the drawing,coloring,etc style will not resemble that of a japanese because it is not 100% authentic japanese style

However would it help if they went to japanese schools to tutored by japanese teachers(as it is happening in reality) for anime/manga in order draw and color anime/manga authentically to avoid inauthenticity ?


texts: Why would Hinata leave Naruto in 'The Last'?

texts: In Naruto: The Last, why did Hinata leave Naruto for Toneri? Just when Naruto was beginning to develop feelings for her, too. I don't get it.


texts: What is the difference between Shonen'ai, JUNE, Yaoi and Boys' love?

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The difference between Shonen'ai and Yaoi as already been asked.

However, I encountered a few more terminologies concerning anime and mangas referring to masculine homosexuality :

Shōnen'ai
JUNE
Yaoi
Boys' love

What are the main differences between those genres?


texts: Why didn't Nozawa Masako continue voicing Doraemon?

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In the 1973 version of Doraemon, the seiyuu for Doraemon is Nozawa Masako. However in the 1979 version of Doraemon, we have Ooyama Nobuyo voicing Doraemon. The newest Doraemon (the 2005) version has Mizuta Wasabi voicing Doraemon.

Most of the time (like 99%) a seiyuu retains the voicing roles, for example, Ishikawa Yui voices Mikasa Ackerman for all 3 seasons of Attack on Titan. Matsuoka Yoshitsugu retains his role as Kirito in SAO series.

The change from Ooyama Nobuyo to Mizuta Wasabi was probably due to Ooyama suffering from dementia. Masako Nozawa was still is good health (at least no news of her suffering from certain illness). Why did not Masako Nozawa retains her role as Doraemon in 1979?


texts: Who is the main target audience of yuri titles?

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I know that yaoi is famous for its fangirls, but I was wondering what the case was for yuri.

I have only occasionally seen yuri fangirls being referenced in anime, and these shows have a cast that is fully female.

Inspiration!

Researching it, there seems to be many subcategorys of yuri, which are targetted towards men, women and younger girls. But I was wondering - which is the main target audience for this genre?


texts: Was mother Caramel eaten by Big Mom? And does eating Devil Fruit Users transfer the powers?

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My question is divided into 3 subsets that have been bothering me for some time now. But they are all related to a theoretical way of gaining devil fruit abilities.

In the flashbacks of Big Mom's past, Mother Caramel and all of Linlin's (Big Moms) friends "disappear" after her food rampage. In the background we see Streusen, and he is obviously terrified by what happened.
In the anime, it was stated that Mother Caramel disappeared. Big Mom herself has no memories about the event.

Is it a coincidence that Big Mom has the exact same devil fruit ability as Mother Caramel? Or could it be the case that Mother Carmel was eaten by Big Mom?

If we assume (1) to be true, can we also assume that eating Devil Fruit Users will give a person the ability of the fruit?

If so, is it required to eat the entire devil fruit user, or would the person need "only a bite", like how only a bite is enough to attain the abilities from the fruits?

If (1) & (2) are true, can this help in answering how Blackbeard stole Whitebeards "Earth quake" devil fruit abilities?

I know the last question is only a speculation, because we don't know why Blackbeard can have two powers, and there are some theories out there why he is able to. But could this explain how Blackbeard gained Whitebeards abilities?


texts: Why does Stiyl Magnus have a bar code-like tatoo behind his eye?

texts: Stiyl Magnus has a bar code-like tatoo behind his eye. Why does he have it? Does it have a special meaning related to magicians?


texts: Would Mineta stop producing the purple balls if Eraser Head used his quirk?

texts: If Eraser Head tried to erase Mineta's quirk, would he stop producing the purple balls or would it not affect him because it is technically a form of physical quirk?


texts: Which Baccano novels were adapted by the anime?

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Given that the Baccano! novels are still publishing (21 so far), it's pretty clear that the anime (16 episodes total, with 13 episode main series and 3 OVAs) didn't adapt all of them.  However, there doesn't seem to be much information available as to which novels were adapted. My standard sources for checking how far an anime got all don't seem to have information on Baccano, probably because of the complicated formatting.

Which novels were adapted by the anime? I'm aware that the formatting of both the anime and the novels may make this confusing, so feel free to list some as partially adapted if there are significant parts of the story which were not covered by the anime.


texts: What is this sci-fi anime from the 90s involving a mute main character and lab experiment by some mad corporation?

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I believe this sci-fi anime was made in the 1990s.

The main character is a mute and lab experiment by some mad corporation.  At the beginning, he escaped from his pod when they try to transport him via train.  Also, he got some kind of worm living inside his head that gave him super power.

My memory is vague, but he did met up with a little girl and befriend her.  The corporation tried to retrieve him and in the end, he end up destroying their headquarter. The ending shows him hibernating below the lake surface.

Anyone seen this anime and know the title?


texts: Why doesn't Hiashi Hyuga use the curse mark during the Fourth Great Shinobi War?

texts: During the Fourth Great Shinobi war, Hizashi Hyuga is reanimated by Kabuto and is forced to fight against Hiashi. Why doesn't Hiashi use the curse mark and destroy Hizashi's brain cells?


texts: What is Kotomine Kirei's new raison d'être?

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In the last episode of Fate/Zero when Gilgamesh asks Kirei that is he satisfied, Kirei makes a remark that although he was handed the solution to his problem he will keep searching.

Kirei then adds the following:
"The formula that yielded this strange, unsettling answer should exist somewhere. As a greater, clearer principle one can understand."

What is the aforementioned dialogue supposed to mean?

You can search for this dialogue in this link


texts: What did Osaka mean by "floaties you get in your eyes"?

texts: What did Osaka mean by this 4-koma manga ?


texts: How do the visions happen when Itami hits his head on EP.1?

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In episode 1(5:15) Itami hits his head and while on the floor he sees the 3 girls he is going to hang out with in the future. But how does he see that?
Is it something the Rory did, or Lelei or Tuka? Or is it something else?

https://youtu.be/_ZMVaU89xLQ


texts: It is said that in order to release Final Getsuga Tenshou, Ichigo has to be Getsuga himself. But, what does it mean? How this Getsuga mode worked? Is it only Zangetsu exclusive? Is it cancelable and be reused?


texts: Is there such a thing as Eternal Sharingan?

texts: Since transplanting a relative's Mangekyou Sharingan gets you an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, will transplanting a regular Sharingan get you an Eternal Sharingan?


texts: How did the Female Titan cut Eren's titan form?

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After she killed the Levi squad, Eren transformed to fight the Female Titan. In Chapter 29, Hammer, it looked like Eren was having the upper hand, but then the Female Titan turned around, and with one horizontal motion, cut Eren's titan form's head in half.

How did that happen? That part wasn't clear in the anime nor the manga. Did she take a tree and smacked him? Did she harden her hand and hit him?


texts: Why does Ojiro get angry from hearing the word "bakeratta"?

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When Misao is trying to find Ojiro, she tries to figure out who he is by being the only person who reacts to the word "bakeratta".

He gets very annoyed and because of this she's able to find him.

Why is Ojiro so offended by this word?

I looked it up a bit and found that it's a reference to Obake no Q-Taro, but it still doesn't explain his anger.


texts: What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole?

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What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole at the end of Lone Island Syndrome?

I don't think there was this ever an explanation made in the anime... was there any context given in the light novel?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYHm7N3EtmQ#t=44s


texts: How does a shadow clone identify itself as shadow clone?

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All shadow clones have the same memories as the original (from birth until the Jutsu cast time). Which means all the shadow clones also should think of themselves as the original.

If an action needs to be done by only the original, all the shadow clones also would try to do the same. Because they all think that they are the original.

Is it valid? Do shadow clones know that they are just clones?


texts: I know they say that Shalltear was stronger that Albedo, but after the fight between her and Ains, I really saw, just how op her equipment was, despite that, Albedo is the floor guardian overseer, but Ains clearly said that she would lose against her, and because none of the other floor guardians stepped up, I'm curious to know whether or not the manga or light novel gives some sort of indication or chart on levels, stats and list of abilities of the various floor bosses, and any other NPC in the guild base.


texts: Why does Trish's Stand have a personality of her own?

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Stands are physical manifestations of a users fighting spirit and apart from their battle cry, they are usually more like puppets that are controlled by their user. However, Trish's stand has a mind of its own, gave her advise on what to do and even  told her that some of her commands were not the best choice. (Episode 25)

Why does her Stand have a mind of her own? even to the point where she was active before Trish noticed her existence.


texts: What is the chronological order of the episodes of xxxHolic?

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I've seen the second season so let's start from there. That's when it gets complicated.

Which episode came before which, and when?

I know there is a OVA called xxxHolic Shunmuki but it didn't interest me in particular. I also saw that there is a season called xxxHolic ROU but I did not understand what episodes it has (at the moment) or how many seasons are there in general.


texts: If the government wants to hide what happened during the void history why won't they just destroy the Poneglyph stone instead?

texts: The world government has been chasing Nico Robin for reading history of Void Century on Poneglyph stones. But why won't they just destroy it so the problem is solved?


texts: Why is the ending of Death Note in the anime so different from the manga?

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Even though I haven't read the end of the manga very carefully, I did notice that a lot of the details were changed, or even omitted completely, in the end of the anime.

I don't understand why the end was changed in the anime. What is the reason behind the rather drastic differences?


texts: In chapter 709 of One Piece, Bartolomeo has been seen blocking Elizabello II's king punch with his barrier, while shouting "Barrier". In the translator's comment it stated that this is a common taunt in Japanese school yards. Now how does this taunt work? How would I use it if I were in a Japanese school yard?


texts: Why is it that cursed children are all female?

texts: In the first episode of Black Bullet, it was said in the narration that all cursed children are girls. Has this been explained why in the light novel? Are the boys instantly turned into gastrea when infected by the virus or what? As far as I can tell from the 13 episodes of the anime, it wasn't explained.


texts: So a new arc of the Dragon Ball Super manga started called the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga , and a new villain appears called Moro. In both this manga arc and in Dragon Ball Super Broly, Goku lost the hability of turning into Ultra Instinct (actually, he never mastered the transformation at will) so it's difficult to know if it happens after or before the Broly movie. Does the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga where Moro appears take place after or before the Dragon Ball Super Broly movie?


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What is the summoning of Shikamaru?

And also, can I get some explanation of his chakra nature? I don't get it, as Kakashi skips it during Naruto's training for rasen-shuriken.


texts: What is the meaning of the dialogue at the end of the episode 30?

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At the very end of the episode 30, the dialogue reads:

  … but at that place, for that one moment the hero killer was the only one who stood up to fight against his opponent.

I just don't know what it could mean. Is it that this guy was standing and the others were lying on the ground or half-sitting? Why does it matter? It's phrased in such a way that you'd expect some teachable moment wisdom or a thought-provoking metaphor, but I just don't get what it could mean in this context. Maybe the meaning was lost in translation of the subtitles.


texts: What's the black warping liquid where the noumus appear from in season 3 episode 9?

texts: In season 3 episode 9 kurogiri was knocked unconscious yet noumus started to appear from a black warping liquid. What's the black warping liquid and who controls it?


texts: What real-life artist draws Sagiri's art in the anime?

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In Eromanga-sensei, Sagiri draws various pieces of (mostly-lewd) art in her guise as "Eromanga-sensei". For example, this one from episode 12:

Who is the real-life artist who draws the pictures that are portrayed as Sagiri's art in the anime?

There's a very consistent style to all of them, so I'm thinking it's just one person, but it doesn't look like Kanzaki Hiro's work (he's the character designer / artist for the Eromanga-sensei light novel).


texts: Does the Steam version of Wonderful Everyday VN have upscaled CG?

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I'd like to buy Wonderful Everyday VN. I know that this VN is an old one. The CG was made around 2000-2010 in 480p.

Does the Steam version of this VN have the CG upscaled from 480p to 720p? Or do  they still use the 480p CG like the Japanese version?

I mean, I saw the CG on the internet, the VN still have the black bar for both side like it was made around 2000, is this same with the Steam version?


texts: Hyperdimension Neptunia orderly list of dungeons appearance

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So, what is the orderly list of appearance of the game's dungeons in the anime? I'm pretty sure that based on the enemy (Dogoo) and the landscape, the first dungeon showed in the anime is Virtua Forest, but what about the rest, like the R-18 island? And since the game consist of several series, which version of the game the featured dungeon is based on?

Note: I played Rebirth 2 and only tried the prologue of Rebirth 1. But so far I can tell, the world map is different and the landscape of the first dungeon (both are Virtua Forest) is different too. Therefore, in the answer please specify which version of the game.


texts: Does "The Ravages of Time" manhua have an official Japanese translation?

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The Ravages of Time is a Hong Kong manhua about Three Kingdoms.
Does it have an official Japanese translation? If so, where can I read it?
I googled around and can't find anything.


texts: Does the people remember the comet incident?

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I assume that you guys have already watch Your Name this fabulous movie that directed by Makoto Shinkai. Recently there's a movie which also directed by Makoto Shinkai and the movie also seems like kinda related to Your Name.

HUGE SPOILER!

  In the film Weathering with You, there are two character from Your Name appear in this film. One is Mitsuha another is Taki.

So we know that in the film Your Name, there is a comet piece going to crash on Earth which destroy Itomori city. So my question is does the people who live in Weathering with You know the comet incident?


texts: is Cooler a "good guy" in Dragon Ball Heroes?

texts: In a Dragon Ball Heroes animation, Goku, Trunks, Vegeta and Cooler are seen fighting the saiyan who is going to be the bad guy in the new Dragon Ball Heroes anime. Is Cooler a "good guy" in Dragon Ball Heroes?


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In the last chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga,

 Beerus says that for using hakai he has to think only in destruction

Goku apparently tried to use hakai in the past, but it seems that he didnt master it since he says he failed using it.
Also, according to Dragon Ball, Goku can use the flying nimbus because he has a pure heart. Can a person like Goku with a pure heart do what Beerus says he has to do to use hakai?
Is Hakai a technique impossible for Goku to master?


texts: Are Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria connected in any way?

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In a Funimation email I got (web version), it was talking about the Tales of Zestiria The X anime. In it, it says

  It's time to switch gears and meet a new heroine in our tale and of the upcoming game Tales of Berseria. Velvet Crowe has been imprisoned on a remote island for three years but the time for her breakout has come. With revenge on her mind and demonic powers at her call, will she get what she wants or will her own vengeance create a dangerous bout of malevolence?

What I picked up on was the mention of another Tales of game. Generally from my understanding, most Tales of games are set in/on separate worlds and unless they share the same main title (e.g. Tales of Symphonia/Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World or Tales of Xilla 1/2) are generally independent of one another.

However, as the quote mentions, Velvet Crowe is from Tales of Berseria. Below is a screenshot from the Tales of Zestiria The X that was in the Funimation email.

And below are the cover shot and screenshot from Tales of Berseria showing Velvet.

While she appears to be wearing something different between Tales of Zestiria The X and Tales of Berseria, her face, hair, and arm still look the same.

So I am wondering, is there a connection between Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria? Is the Tales of Zestiria The X anime serving as a bridge between the two?


texts: What song is Tsukiyama playing on piano in the chapel?

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In Tokyo Ghoul episode 5 around 10:08 - 10:20, there's a song Tsukiyama is playing on piano in the chapel.

What is that song?


texts: How can Kazakiri Hyouka appear in a photograph but not be seen in surveillance camera footage?

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As we know about Kazakiri Hyouka, nobody has seen her and knows about her appearance.In episode 21 at 16:15, Yomikawa tries to confirm the existence of the 2nd outsider with Tsukuyomi Komoe. Later, in episode 22 14:25  Tsukuyomi Komoe states that Hyouka didn't appear on any surveillance cameras in the school, but later, in Game Center, she appears in a photograph taken in the photo booth, with Index. It might be possible because she manifested in the real world when she touched Index. But she should have before after that, while getting leaving the school.

Tsukuyomi Komoe does say that nobody knows how she entered the school, but doesn't talk about how she got out without appearing on camera. But Yomikawa's question does imply that she didn't appear at all.

Yomikawa might have viewed all the footage and looked for info about the outsiders but didn't find anything on Kazakiri Hyouka.

So why wasn't she seen in the surveillance camera footage after she manifested in the real world?


texts: What is the meaning of the animal "models" of the Cursed Girls?

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In black bullet, the initiators are all cursed girls, and every one of them have an "animal model". Tina is an owl model, Enju is a rabbit model, and so on.

Is it just a classification to sum up the abilities? Doesn't seem so, since Yuzuki can spin webs (although maybe they are artificial webs) but definitely Midori's cat ears are not artificial.

The several gastrea are also referred to as animal models (spider, ant, etc). Is there any relation between gastrea and animal DNA in the source material?


texts: Is there a canon timeline to CLAMP works?

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I keep reading that alot of CLAMP's works are set in encompassing universe kinda like TYPE-MOON's Nasuverse particularly how Yūko in xxxHolic seems to interact with Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicle and has some sort of relationship with Clow Reed, the sorcerer who created the Clow Cards in Cardcaptor Sakura. also Tsubasa Chronicle seems to cross into X/1999 at one point.

I am wondering, are there canon timelines for watching/reading CLAMP Material? an example from the Nasuverse would be Mahou Tsukai no Yoru -> Fate/Zero -> Tsukihime -> Fate/Stay Night -> Fate/Hollow Ataraxia -> Alliance of Illusionary Eyes -> Kagetsu Tohya -> Melty Blood


texts: So I was wondering if there is a Sword Art Online manga, and if so which is the original, the manga or the anime?


texts: Code Geass R2 episode 7,there is a song playing at 6:40

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In Code Geass season 2 episode 7, there is a song playing at 6:40.This is about the time when Lelouch breaks his phone and throws it away when Kallen calls him. I can't find the song in the OST and I'm pretty sure it has been featured elsewhere in the series as well.

EDIT: I also noticed it play in episode 8 at 12:27.Corrected season number.


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At the end of Jintai's specials we find out that Watashi seems to have permanently lost some of  her brain flour. The number on the fairy spoon was 322 at the beginning and it ended up being 280. Extreme reduction of that number makes Watashi smaller and more simple-minded. At a very low value she started looking like a fairy and her speech became very simplified.

Does this mean that people can become fairies by reducing their brain flour levels? Can fairies become normal people if they eat some of those cookies made from the brain flour? Is this why they always crave sweets?

Also, Watashi looked like a very hard studying girl in the later episodes where her school life is shown. Did the loss of brain flour affected her intellectual capability enough to notice?


texts: What is that "Oh yeah!" gesture that anime characters do called?

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Often in anime, I've noticed a gesture is done when a character remembers a previous event of theirs, or something comes to mind. One hand is made into a fist, of which the bottom of it will fall flat onto their palm of the other hand, sometimes followed by a quip or phrase such as "Hold on!" or "That's it!" indicating they have realized new means.

I'm not sure else how to refer to the hand gesture, and that's my question. What is this hand gesture called? I had tried looking up some gif images of it for reference to add to a group joke, but had no luck with getting the right name for it or finding anything relevant.


texts: How did Waver appear in Iskandar's reality marble?

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In the final episode of Ufotable's adaptation of Fate/Stay Night, we were shown a glimpse of what Waver looks like years after the events of Fate/Zero:

In Fate/Zero, we are shown that Iskandar's reality marble contains all of his comrades from the past. One of the soldiers who appeared in his army looks very similar to Waver:

So is that really Waver? If so, how did he appear in Iskandar's reality marble?


texts: What does "DxD" in "Highschool DxD" stand for?

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I have been following High School DxD's anime and manga. However, there has been no explanation of what DxD in the title means so far.

Does anyone know what it stands for?


texts: Who are these two students in the back of Itoshiki's class?

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In Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei s01e01 @17:37 there are these two peculiar students in the back right with a different art style and dark blue hair which stands out from everybody else:

Are they anyone special from another work by one of the staff, or is it a cameo from an unrelated title?


texts: Where can I find the manga for Guilty Crown?

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I watched Guilty Crown over 3 months ago and I still can't get over it, so I decided to read the manga.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find it online. Even when I did, there were only like 1 or 2 chapters.

Is there even a complete manga for Guilty Crown? If there is, where I can find it? I don't mind if it's in Japanese.


texts: Is there any precedent for the child of two chakra types?

texts: We've established that chakra element is hereditary (I.e. Sasuke got fire from his parents, etc.). Is there any precedent for what happens when parents with different elements have a kid? Does one element "win" and become the one that the child has, or does the child get both?


texts: How did Mikoto hold his breath for four minutes?

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In the 3rd episode, Yousuke asks Mikoto to hold his breath for 3 minutes by indulging his head into a bowl of water to let him join the bicycle club. After one day of training, Mikoto manages to hold his breath for 4 minutes. When Yousuke asks him how he achieved that, Mikoto answers that he replaced the water with soda to be able to do it.

I don't understand how using sode instead of water would help someone to hold his breath longer. What is the explanation for this?


texts: I know that Koukaku ghouls are generally slow due to their kagune being heavy hitting armor protruding from below their shoulder blade, but there are other things that factor into how fast a ghoul is, like lower body strength and stuff, right? So couldn't a Koukaku ghoul also be extremely fast? I mean, Kaneki had that heavy hitting centipede Half-Kakuja that was huge, and he was still so fast, he was running on the freaking ceiling! So I think it's possible if they were very strong, and if they had a pretty lightweight kagune, they could be fast, too. However, those are my thoughts on the matter and I would like a second opinion. Actually, it would really make me feel better if I got quite a few opinions on the matter, because I'm mostly going off speculation here.


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What's the name of the song in Naruto Shippuden that plays in episode 203 at 11:22? The moment Sasuke created the Susano'o to defend himself from Gaara, Temari, Darui and Kankuro.
https://youtu.be/_JZURm4lh58


texts: Mechanics of the Inuyasha love triangle?

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A large portion of the InuYasha manga and anime series deals with the emotional issues surrounding the primary love triangle of

   Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kikyo, particularly from Kagome's point of view. However, it is revealed that Kagome is, in fact, a reincarnation of Kikyo, so they actually share the same soul, albeit from different time periods!

If that's the case, then this appears to remove all of the tension and underlying conflict, in effect Inuyasha is in love with

   the same person (in two forms, one of which is even a vengeful spirit of the dead who wants to move on the afterlife)!

How exactly was this love triangle supposed to work, narratively? While I can't speak for the mangaka's inner thoughts, perhaps there are cultural nuances or tropes that I'm not aware of at work here?


texts: What is Idepon in Shirobako a reference to?

texts: I think this might be a real life reference. Is there a real life counterpart to the Idepon series that is being talked about in shirobako?


texts: What happened between episodes 7 and 8 of Konosuba

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At the beginning of episode 8 we see Wiz for the first time but Aqua and Kazuma already know who she is. They have a short flashback to how they meet, but it doesn't go into very much detail.

So I was wondering what happened between episode 7 and 8. Why did they agree to take over her task of sending the lost souls to heaven?

Also was there anything else from the source material that was skipped in the anime?


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Anime production nowadays is now pretty much complicated and technologically advanced.

I'm curious as to how was anime production back then back in the old days when it was still obscure?


texts: What did Naizer mean by Creed's sword being "alien"?

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When Train was fighting Sephiria Arks on top of the construction site, Creed was watching from the alleyway, where he was confronted by Nizer Bruckheimer and Ash.

After Creed killed Ash, Nizer commented that he wouldn't be done away by a "invisible sword", because he could see the sword, with it coated in Ash's blood. Creed's sword extended, striking Nizer but failing to kill him.

When Nizer was struck, he said:

  We don't use that alien technique in Chronos

which I assume he was referring to Creed's sword, but what did he mean by alien?

This is from the English dubbed version by Madman.


texts: How accurate is the World Map in The Irregular at Magic High School?

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In the monologue (at the beginning of episode 1) you may have remembered a world map being displayed. The funny thing was that they got East and West Europe wrong as seen in the images below. How accurate are the borders?

Did anyone notice this?


texts: How can reincarnated souls be summoned using Edo Tensei?

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Quoting wikipedia,

  Reincarnation is the philosophical or religious concept that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death. It is also called rebirth or transmigration, and is a part of the Saṃsāra doctrine of cyclic existence.

Then, since Ashura has reincarnated into Naruto, and Indra into Sasuke, how can Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama (their previous reincarnation) be summoned using Edo Tensei?


texts: Why Nanatsu no Taizai members didnt recognize each other at first in season #1?

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I'm rewatching Nanatsu no Taizai, and many of the members (Meliodas, Ban, King, Gowther, Diane, Escanor) didn’t recognize each other at first, or they weren’t sure about the others really being who they were. Some examples,

Ban after re-meeting King: And you, who you are?

Diane after meeting Meliodas: Are you a holy knight?

Escanor after meeting Ban: haven’t I seen you before?

Gowther after meeting Meliodas and Ban: yes, I really am Gowther.
Those traits, that posture, that scar, as I thought, you are undead
Ban. That means the young guy whose appearance is similar to Meliodas
is..
Meliodas: that's right, I'm Meliodas.
Gowther: what a surprise.
Ban: and what do you think of him. I bet you'll be surprised more he's
King.
Gowther: No, he is another person

Why did this happen? Supposedly people like Meliodas and Ban didn’t change their appearances and they only separated 10 years ago.


texts: What are the swastikas on the car's navigation supposed to represent?

texts: In episode 12 of Himouto! Umaru-chan there appear swastikas on the car's navigation. What are these supposed to represent?


texts: From Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai, what is the meaning of this flower symbol?


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In Bleach, Ichigo's mother Masaki

  was a quincy and was living with Uryuu's father, Ryuken Ishida as a teenager.

She was the last of the Kurosaki line. What happened to her family? How did they die?


texts: How was Shibo able to take her true form?

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In Blame!'s manga version, Shibo's first appearance was in chapter 9.2. She looks ugly and more like a walking corpse. (read from left to right)

But surprisingly, in chapter 9.3, she was able to take her true form.
(read from left to right)

What did she do to re-make her physical form? On the Blame! wiki, it is stated that she used backup data, but do they ever mention how they created the physical body using 'data'?


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In Brave 10, when a character goes to use a spell's incantation or uses a chant for a secret technique, the subtitles don't have any English words in it (I am referring to the home release by NISA, not fansubs). However, it does sound like they are saying something in Japanese. An example of this is in episode 2 when Hanzo Hattori goes to use Pure Flame Samadhi on Saizo.

I am wondering, what language are the spells/chants being said in? Or did they just throw random characters together?


texts: Is Itachi Shinden a separate anime series or part of Naruto Shippuden itself?

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I have followed Naruto only via its manga and, barring a few episodes, I haven't seen much of the animated series. Considering that the manga ended almost a year ago, I am very much out of the Naruto universe.

Few months ago, I came across some posts that mentioned Itachi getting a separate anime series of his own, with trailers of the series uploaded on YouTube. Today I saw some amvs  titled Itachi Shinden and a part of the episode which has Shisui and kid Itachi fighting the ANBU.

A few internet searches yielded that Itachi Shinden is actually an animated adaption of the novel of the same name. However, I couldn't find whether it's a separate series that was being talked about or part of Naruto Shippuden fillers.


texts: Does anime that isn't from a manga or light novel cost more to make than adapted anime? If so, why do they make original anime if studios only want anime that makes money?


texts: Is there any hint in the Manga that Riko will meet the rest of the white whistles?

texts: Throughout made in abyss we have been presented with white whistles as the most prestigious divers and refereed to as hero's. Currently Riko has been introduced to two of the white whistles, has there been an refferences in the manga or by Akihito Tsukushi if 'Wakuna' and 'srajo' will meet Riko at some point?


texts: Non-independent stores in the UK that sell manga

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Which stores is the easiest place to purchase manga from?

Are there any supermarkets or main stores that sell them or can they only be bought from independent stores?


texts: Up to what Episode/Chapter of One Piece should i see before playing each of Bandai Namco's PC Games?

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on Steam there are several One Piece Games

(2015) Pirate Warriors 3
(2016) Burning Blood
(2017) Ultimate World Red
(2019) World Seeker
(2020) Pirate Warriors 4

the last i saw the series it "ended" but that was because i was watching the 4Kids version and have been looking to get back into the series, more so when i see these games show up on special.
the appearance of the Straw Hat Crew is unfamiliar to be even in Pirate Warriors 3 and i am seeing a bunch of characters i have not seen in the series myself before (have seen some in passing mention) so i would like to avoid spoilers as much as possible by watching/reading the series before i play any of these games
so i am wondering, Up to what Episode/Chapter of One Piece should i see before playing each game?


texts: Are eye techniques in Naruto based on anything real?

texts: Are the eye techniques in Naruto (Byakugan, Sharingan, Rinnegan) based on true events? Or are they just myth or a fiction created by Masashi-Sensei? Anyone has any references or a story behind it?


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In the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, it was revealed that

   The Dwarf in the Flask was an experiment of the King of Xerxes and that it has Van Hohenheim's blood.

But it wasn't explained what method was used to create him. So, how was The Dwarf in the Flask created? Was it ever explained in the manga?


texts: Is there a way to indicate the action to remove a manga's cover to see the hidden cover?

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Ok, maybe the question can look weird. And actually it is.
Let me explain further: a friend of mine removes a lot of times covers from his manga(tankōbon). I don't mean that he actually rips off the cover from the manga, but he removes the dust jacket(or, for me, the first layer) of the colored cover. Under this dust jacket, sometimes, there is another hidden not-colored cover page, that shows author's easter eggs.

I don't have pictures now, but, for example, it happens with some volumes of Monster Musume and Made in Abyss.

I didn't find anything about this on the web, and no one talks about it.
So, I was asking: is there a term to describe this practice? Is it frequent to do it between collectors?
I am just curious to know about this.

P.S. I know that it's difficult to understand, but I don't speak english natively. I'm sorry for bad english.

Edit: As Aki Tanaka said in comments, also One Piece sometimes has this kind of easter eggs.


texts: Will DiMartino and Konietzko make another Avatar series now that Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra have both ended? Will Korra be the last installment in the Avatar franchise?


texts: How are "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun" connected?

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According to MAL, the former is the parent story of the latter, that appears described as a side story. However, I find no reference to these questions:

Do both stories take place in the same universe?
Are they somewhat dependent on each other?
If so, in which order should the series be watched?


texts: Is there more than one World Tree in the "known" world?

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In episode 37 "Ging × And × Gon" we can see that a tape was left for Gon by his father Ging. After playing this tape, the scene jumps to Ging riding atop two different beasts. The scene clearly shows a giant tree in the background.

Now, this tree size is substantially larger than anything else seen in the series except for the World Tree that Gon climbs up in episode 148 "Until Now x and x From Now". The tree showed in the scene looks to be even larger than the adolescent world tree. Ging also states that he has not been to the Dark Continent yet due to him meeting not meeting the requirements.

Would it be safe to assume that there was more than one World Tree seed that found its way to the "known" world?


texts: In Dragon Ball Super, Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', gods of destruction, beings belonging to Whiss's race (some sort of angels or angels), supreme kais and super saiyan gods can use "god ki". In DBS and Resurrection 'F' also, others no super saiyan gods saiyans like Vegeta can obtain the power of god ki without transforming into super saiyan god by training (and also becoming super saiyan god super saiyan by transforming) . Can other Dragon Ball races like humans or namekians or  Frost Demons obtain god ki by training too?


texts: The main character of Black Cat, Train Heartnet, is called Black Cat. Where did that name come from? Is it a reference to him being an assassin and, as such, being "bad luck" for people whose paths he crosses?


texts: What does "crossing one's palm with fingers and gulping" signify?

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I have seen in some anime where the character become nervous, sweats profusely and makes this action. For ex - Tadokoro Megumin from Food Wars:

I have also seen Minoru Mineta from BNHA doing that. What does this action signify? Is there any cultural significance to it?


texts: Why can't Mirajane fight after Lisanna's death anymore?

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After Lisanna died in the accident, it is understandable when one sees Elfman's apprehension/fear that he will lose control over his full body takeover again- the reason why Lisanna apparently dies.

I understand Elfman not being able to use magic, but Mirajane? She was an S-class mage. Why does she end up waiting tables at Fairytail? Did her magical prowess diminish after the incident?


texts: Why was Ebisu killed by the Pacification Ring?

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During the incantation, the lines spoken by the Gods are:

We know that Ebisu did have a "pure heart". As the Wikia article on Ebisu states:

  He is also a truly kind God, as his desire to control and name Ayakashi and go to the underworld to retrieve the locution brush is because he believed if he did so he could relieve some of the strife and pain that Ayakashi cause and make the world a truly better place. This is shown when he is reincarnated and talks to Yato, saying when he realized he existed he took in the atmosphere and immediately fell in love with the world and wanted to bring the world and humans happiness, with Yato stating that was his true inner character and the type of person he has always been and will be. This is once again stated in chapter 39 by Kunimi, who states that the master wanted to control Ayakashi to improve the world as he grew to understand that money alone cannot make humans happy.

I doubt that the lines spoken during the incantation don't hold any meaning because they make perfect sense.

Is there any logical basis for his death being caused by the Pacification Ring?


texts: What is the song playing at the post-credit of My Hero Academia season 4 episode 25?

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In the last episode of My Hero Academia season 4, there is a song playing at the post-credit:

   when Deku meets the past One For All heroes.

What is the title of the song?


texts: Is there any explanation for "Tequila" in the Kuragehime eyecatch?

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Kuragehime has my favorite eyecatch of all the anime I've seen:

Kuragehime Eyecatch

It's very amusing, but the "tequila" is pretty irrelevant to the show. Tequila isn't in any way relevant to the plot. It seems to be just a random word that they chose to use.

Is there any explanation for why they say "tequila" in the eyecatch, or is it just a random non sequitur for comedic effect?


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What does Unohana Retsu's Bankai do?

It was not so clear in the manga.


texts: Which chapter in the Bleach manga corresponds to the last episode in the anime?

texts: I watched the Bleach anime first, and I heard that the continuation is only in the manga. So if it's possible, I'd like to know which chapter corresponds to the end of the anime to start reading. I don't want to dig through and reread the chapters which overlap with the anime.


texts: What happened to Black Clover? Was the anime canceled?

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A few days ago (March 30, 2021), what seems to be the "last" episode of Black Clover aired. MyAnimeList now shows it as Finished Airing. However, it is clear the story is not over. Black Clover has been airing every week for over three years. Why did it stop now? Was the anime canceled? Is it changing into the standard "release by season" with gaps of several months (like Boku no Hero Academia for example)? Is there any official declaration about it?
(please don't give spoilers from the manga)


texts: Is the age restriction lower in Japan than in western countries?

texts: For instance, the anime Darker than Black is R-17+ (violence & profanity) in the West, but is it higher or lower in Japan?


texts: What is the song that plays when Midoriya is explaining the work studies in season 4?

texts: What is the name of the instrumental that plays in the majority of the season 4 intro scenes when Midoriya is explaining work studies?


texts: How did Jora get inside of the birdcage?

texts: We know that nobody can enter or exit the birdcage without being cut, so how did Jora get inside the birdcage?


texts: Song from Ep 29/ S2 Ep 16 of My Hero Academia starting at 19:21?

texts: I know I could just go through the OST on YouTube but I get really tired of skimming through so many songs and sometimes I miss the one I'm looking for. I would really appreciate it if someone could find the song for me! Thanks in advance!


texts: Why did Yukari's father wander off on his honeymoon?

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Yukari Morita visits the Solomon Islands in an attempt to find out what happened to her father, who disappeared 17 years ago while her parents were on their honeymoon. There, she meets a native girl named Matsuri and after a series of events in episode 2, finds his father.

Was the reason to why Yukari's father just wandered off explained in the anime or light novels?


texts: Why is the Tiger/German Suplex wrestling move so popular among anime culture?

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I see a lot of fan art that depict this move (even though nothing of the sort happens from the show/series where the characters came from) and even in Nichijou we have the school principal giving a deer a tiger suplex:

Shuichi drops a suplex in Gravitation

GTO dishes one out

Episode 87 of Gintama is: "Perform a German Suplex On a Woman Who Asks If She or the Job Is More Important"

From Lagrange, the mechas do one:

And all the endless fanart:

Why is this so popular? Is this because wrestling is popular in Japan? But why this specific move?


texts: Does anybody recognize this anime with a military parade?

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I'm afraid I don't have any information about this anime except a single screenshot and the source where I got it (AMV).

Here's the picture:

And the AMV is here. The reason I'm pasting the AMV link is because it may contain more scenes from the above anime (as it did have different scenes from some animes I knew).

Thanks for any help/guesses.


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I know male characters are often voiced by women. Naruto for example, is voiced by Junko Takeuchi, Luffy is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka, and Hitsugaya Toshiro is voiced by Romi Park, all of whom are women.

How common is it for men to voice women? Is there any precedent to it? If not, are there any examples? I'm asking specifically about voicing in the original Japanese.


texts: Why don't Nobuchika Ginoza and Tomomi Masaoka share the same last name?

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It's revealed in the last episode that:

   Nobuchika GINOZA is Tomomi MASAOKA's son.

But, I don't understand why they don't share the same last name. There must be a particular reason for this.


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I am confused at how people describe gender roles and their trope classification in anime. I understand that traps are characters appearing to be girls but are actually guys. One of my favorite traps of all time is Steins;Gate's Ruka Urushibara.

However, I don't get what "reverse traps" are. Are they appearing to be traps but are actually legit girls (a trap trap)? Or a character that initially appears to be a boy, but is actually a girl (a girl trap)? For clarity, consider what you would call Charlotte (Charles) Dunios from Infinite Stratos.

EDIT: This post is not intended to be offensive to other genders in any way, the naming convention of "traps" pertain to fictional characters in anime/manga only.


texts: How is it possible for Obito to have his right Sharingan intact?

texts: When we see the old Madara talking to Obito after he was found, we can see that his right part of the body is destroyed and replaced with that artificial, Hashirama cells included "body", and we can also see that his face is in a pretty bad shape, too, but he's got his right Sharingan. How it happened, that his right eye came out harmless after that incident?


texts: during the three years Saitama was training and even before, he was unemployed, so from where did he get the money to "survive" ?


texts: Has Riiya or Shiine ever performed a Magical Boy Transformation?

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So far, I have only seen Chacha's Magical Girl Transformation, but I haven't seen the counterpart of that for boys from either Riiya (リーヤ) or Shiine (しいね).

From what I remember, Riiya and Shiine did transform into magical animals/items to help Chacha fight against the villains. I have forgotten the storyline in every episode, so I wonder if it's ever shown in the anime that Riiya and/or Shiine transformed into a magical human form like the Magical Princess?


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I'm familar with the Animeka anime script-writing competition, but it doesn't seem like there are many others out there. What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?

Thanks


texts: How is it that non reliable mangakas get work again and again?

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I've seen it time and again that a mangaka just stops what he/she is doing as he / she looses interest and starts the next project instead.

A very big example includes here "Candidate for Goddess". The Mangaka who created it was and is known for doing that time and again.

What really surprises me is that they just get work again and again despite their tendencies (and they even being KNOWN for that). In other branches (programmers as example) you are a goner from the market when you start doing that.

So my question here is is there any infos available on WHY Mangakas who are known for not finishing their work and instead starting something anew get work again and again seemingly very easily?
(is it something cultural I'm overlooking here, or is it something else at work here?)


texts: Why didn't Naruto uses his full power that he demonstrated in `Boruto chapter 52` against Sasuke or `Kaguya Ōtsutsuki`

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In Boruto chapter 52 Naruto demonstrated unsual high power which made him so much powerful that he almost solely defeated Isshiki Ōtsutsuki.
So if Kurama had this power than why didn't he give that power to Naruto in his fight against Kaguya.
Naruto power is described as

Sasuke : Such tremendous chakra. He never told me he had move like
this. What is it.
Kurama : Think of it like nuclear fusion. It's
similar principle to how the sun produces energy.
Naruto : Nuclear fusion? What's that?
Kurama : never mind. the theory doesn't matter. My chakra and your chakra are serving as the kernels to produce a whole other new type of energy. That's all.


texts: What would happen if you caught a PokeBall with another PokeBall?

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Consider the following scenario: A trainer is trying to catch a rare or strong Pokemon, and figures that catching it in a PokeBall will have a low likelihood of actually catching and containing it.

What would happen if, after the trainer threw the first PokeBall and before the wild Pokemon breaks free, the trainer hit the occupied PokeBall with a second PokeBall? Would the both the original PokeBall and the wild Pokemon be "caught" by the second PokeBall? Would the wild Pokemon just be transferred from the first PokeBall to the second PokeBall? Would this double the likelihood that the Pokemon will be caught, due to the fact that it has to break out of two balls instead of one?

If the PokeBalls can be "layered," and the probability that you catch a Pokemon increases with how many PokeBalls you can layer on it, could you not just keep layering PokeBalls until you reach the strength of a Great or Ultra Ball?

We already know that inanimate objects and things other than Pokemon can be "caught" by PokeBalls, as evidenced by this question.


texts: What happened in the final episode of the Evangelion TV series, titled "Take care of yourself"?

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What actually happened in the last episode of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series? It is episode 26, entitled "Take care of yourself"?

I have read different wikis about the plot of the episode, but I still don't understand it.


texts: Are there real life counterparts to the characters in the anime?

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Has there been an official credible reference that there are real life counterparts to the characters in shirobako?

I heard from a friend today that there are real life counterparts to the cast just like there are real life counterparts to the studios in the anime. My friend said that he knows that at least the director and the mohawk production assistant had real life counterparts.


texts: What statues are Dandy2Men based off of?

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In episode 7: Civil War Brewing, we are introduced to Dandy 2 Men.

There is Man of Conviction: Brutus:

and Unexpected King of Comedy: Molière:

I'm familiar with the character of Brutus, but not Molière.

Are these real life statues, like those of the Sekko boys?


texts: Details about "Zettai Junpaku Mahou Shoujo"

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I recently saw the OVA for Zettai Junpaku Mahou Shoujo on Youtube but couldn't find out anything else about it.

Is this an existing or preview teaser of some anime? Is there a manga series?

There are some details on myanimelist.net but it's just a review of the OVA.


texts: What are Sage Beans in Dragon Ball Super?

texts: In episode 6 of DBS, Goku says he got a "Sage Bean" from King Kai. What exactly are Sage Beans? Are they the same as Korin's Senzu Beans?


texts: Do anime studios pre-record their voice actors before animation?

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I read somewhere that anime studios do their animation work followed by voice recording. Whereas, in Western animation, they pre-record the voice before doing animation so as to accurately draw the lip movements of the characters through the voice actors.

I am wondering if it's still true, and if there are anime works which use the Western approach? I heard Natsuyuki Rendezvous pre-recorded their voice work before doing animation.


texts: Is it ever explained how a Poké Ball works? I know that you throw it a Pokémon, and if it is weak enough, you catch it. But is the process ever explained? Does it work on humans? Do most Pokémon like being held in a Poké Ball?


texts: Is it possbile for a ninja to have larger chakra supply by training?

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In Naruto we know that many Ninjas have different chakra supply. So by that every ninja varies from each other by the amount of chakra supply they have.

So my question is that, Is it possible for someone to have larger chakra supply by doing training, I mean by having intense training is it possible that any ninja can increase their chakra supply or it comes naturally by birth with fixed amount?


texts: How did Danzo acquire all those Sharingan in his arm?

texts: I was just wondering, how did Danzo get all those Sharingan eyes in his arm? Is it from the people that Itachi and Tobi killed that night?


texts: Was Re:Creators originally planned to feature fictional works that actually exist in the real world?

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The basic premise of the anime Re:Creators is that when someone writes a book or scriptwrites a video game or something, they create an actual world where the events of the book/game/etc actually happen. Then, at the beginning of the show, some of the characters from those created worlds get transported into the "show world" (the world in which the main character [Souta] lives and in which the created worlds are works of fiction) by a Plot Device (the princess).

All of the created worlds are works of fiction that exist in the show world, but do not exist in the "real world" (the world in which you and I live), like Avalken of Reminiscence and Vogelchevalier and Magical Slayer Mamika.

I have noticed talk of a rumor (see e.g. here) that the created worlds were originally planned to be works of fiction that do exist in the real world, but that this plan fell through for one reason or another.

What is the source of this rumor, and how veracious is it? It sounds very truthy, almost to the point that I have to wonder if the source is some random guy who thought it would be cool if it actually played out that way and so originated the rumor.


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In many anime, when characters are surprised or seen to do something stupid, the other characters will sometimes fall or keel over on their faces in some comical positions with their legs in the air. Where did this originate and is it used in any other case and or culture where stupidity or shock is (or) not implied?

This link offers some information on it but it doesn't verify or explicitly state its origin.

  When shocked or surprised, often by an absurdity or non sequitur, the
  listener may fall over onto his face, his limbs in a twisted mass
  above him. In its typical form, the character in question has just
  heard someone else say something so incredibly stupid that it, quite
  literally, floors them.


texts: Where and how was Diavolo hiding where he was after the body swaps of Silver Chariot Requiem?

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In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, I don't understand the rules of the body/soul swap and where Diavolo was hiding during the soul swapping shenanigans of Silver Chariot Requiem.

Was Diavolo apparently hiding inside King Crimson who was attached as a summonable stand of Trish (along with Spice Girl)? If so this raises many other questions for me of such as

Why is it that King Crimson attached to Trish? Could King Crimson have happened have been attached to Trish, but could've been attached to anyone else as well? I would have assumed the stand to have been attached to the mind/soul as has been the case for the other swaps.

Why is Diavolo's "soul" inside King Crimson, a stand rather than a regular physical body like the other swaps (albeit Polnaroff is in a turtle transport MacGuffin that has stand...?)

Why didn't other souls get put into stands e.g. Giorno is inside Foo Fighters the airplane stand? My memory is foggy but I feel the question could be asked about how chaotic you want to make your swaps do every bullet in Sex Pistols count of a potential body then?

Or is it the case that split personality thing made it so Trish and Diavolo's mind/soul was in the Mista physical body she was inhabiting, and that King Crimson just has an innate perk of letting Diavolo inhabit it?