How does Myouga Unzen's "Math Language" work? Just recently I have watched both seasons of Medaka Box. I think it was in the early second season where Myouga Unzen first appeared and spoke in numbers. I don't know if it was just in my case, but not all of her lines were translated, so I thought that it might be interesting to know, if it's possible to translate it or if the numbers are just randomly put there.

If it's possible, please show me how or give me a reference to where it's described how to.

I can't comment, but it's not the words that are being used, because in the English dub, both "I'll have to attack again!" and "Here's one more!" come from "21487214". Therefore it might have something to do with the intent of the words being said as both phrases have an aggressive intent.


Where in the timeline of SAO did the battle vs. Laughing Coffin occur? In episode of 6 of Sword Art Online (season 2), Kirito reveals that during the events of SAO, he and the front-liners confronted the Laughing Coffin guild at their headquarters.

The result was that 20+ members of Laughing Coffin were killed along with 10+ of their own. We also learned that Kirito killed a total of 3 people during the events of SAO. (2 during this battle)

But when exactly did this battle happen? This scene is completely absent from the first season. Did this battle happen before or after Kirito joined Knights of the Blood?

Chronologically, between what episodes from season 1 did this battle happen?

According to the Sword Art Online Wiki, the battle (called the "Crusade") happened in August of 2024:

The Crusade
By August 2024, they had already killed hundreds of players, thus they were now the number one threat against the Clearers. The Clearers tried to negotiate with them via messengers, but the guild killed every one that they sent. After realizing that they would never stop killing and finding out the location of the guild's headquarters from a member of the guild, the clearers formed a high-level crusade party to wipe the guild out. Fifty high-leveled players (including Kirito and Asuna) went to attack them, however, just before they reached the designated location, the Laughing Coffin members were warned about the incoming party, so they decided to ambush the crusaders instead. Although some of the crusaders were unable to kill the red players, as the guild would not yield, some of the crusaders finally took the initiative of finishing off the Laughing Coffin members. At the end of the battle, twenty-one Laughing Coffin members and eleven crusaders had died, with most of the remaining Laughing Coffin members, including XaXa and Johnny Black, being arrested by the clearers and sent to the Black Iron Palace prison. Somehow, PoH was not found in the list of deceased or captured members, making him the only one to escape the crusade.

This was 1 month before Kuradeel was invited into the Laughing Coffin guild:

October, 2024
Although the guild was vanquished during the crusade, PoH, who avoided the crusade, watched Kirito and Kuradeel's duel on the 74th Floor. After hearing that Kuradeel wished to kill Kirito, after the duel and before Kirito went to a mandatory training session with Kuradeel and Godfree, PoH approached Kuradeel. PoH then invited Kuradeel to his guild and taught him how to make paralysis poison.

Here's a full Timeline. It says the battle happened after the "Warmth of the Heart" light novel volume and that by August, they were on the 70th floor. So I think that would put the battle somewhere between episodes 7 and 8?


What is the key for, Doflamingo is holding in chapter 752? As far as I recall, the only locks mentioned during the Dressrosa Arc are:

The lock to the SMILE factory
The lock of Law's handcuffs

Though, in chapter 747 Doflamingo destroys the key to the factory.

And in chapter 750, we can see Viola holding the key to Law's handcuffs.

So what is the key, Doflamingo is holding in chapter 752, for?

I think as far as we know, you can't tell for sure if it's one of these two possibilities.

But if I compare the key to the SMILE Factory with the last one you can't see anything similar. So I think it's not another key to the Factory.

Even though the other is much smaller on the picture, if you zoom in, you can see that the key for Law's chain is round. On the other side Doflamingo's key has the shape of a heart.

Another point is, that the left one has a little hook...

So I think this is just speculation, but I think even if it's one of these two options it would be the key to Law's chain.

In my opinion, it's a key to something new, maybe even more important.


There's a manga I like and I want it published in the West. What can I do about it? It's not just one single manga, there are quite a few that I like and that are not published in the West. Some of them are moderately popular in Japan, but most are obscure. The vast majority are seinen and their serialization has finished.

How do I get these comics published in the West and is it something I can do on my own?

The only ideas I've come up with are with regards to contacting Western and/or Japanese publishers. The former would be just a request of sorts, whereas the latter would involve asking to purchase license, but that pretty much becomes a business on its own and I am not sure if that's what I want. Any other ideas? I am willing to part with a decent amount of resources for every manga, so I am open to any suggestions. The publication medium doesn't matter, both physical and digital are acceptable, though I find the latter a bit more appropriate nowadays.

EDIT: To make it more clear, I am looking for a way to bring some of my favourite manga to the Western audience, not how to purchase manga copies. To illustrate this with an example from the literary world: Suppose I wanted to translate a book from a foreign language to English. It would be perfectly acceptable to approach the author, and/or their publisher, with a sample translation and then potentially negotiate a deal. Or it's not uncommon to directly speak with a publisher who's willing to publish the book and then they do the rest of the negotiation (and legal affairs) on your behalf.

The best way to get a title licensed is to show that there is interest in the title via sending questions/tweets, e-mails, or filling out various companies' surveys. For example, Seven Seas Entertainment has a monthly reader's survey, and part of the survey asks you which Japanese manga series and which Japanese light novel series you would like to see licensed and published. They do tally the results.

Also, publishers in the west sometimes have ties to the series of a company, author, etc. (it's case by case), so it's worth looking into whether the company can legally license it at all. For example, here are some ties:

Shueisha/Shogakukan - Viz Media
Square Enix - Yen Press
Kodansha - Kodansha USA or Vertical

See also this reddit thread and Seven Seas Entertainment's ask.fm feed.


What's the crater in the mountain shown after Izuku talks to Kota in season 3 episode 3? In My Hero Academia last episode, after Izuku talks to Kota, they show a sort of crater in the mountain. Does the manga say anything or help to guess what this could be? Does this have any relation with Kota?

It's his quirk,

   water creation.

He doesn't really do much with it.


What is the total runtime of One Piece up to this point? After reading this Question and the ingenious answer from Dimitri mx (kudos) and a related comment, I came to wonder how One Piece would compare.

The anime was launched in October 1999 and is still ongoing.

Before I start with the actual comparison, I would first like to note that in the current point in time, Naruto and One piece do not differ to much in run time. But taking into account that Naruto is running towards the end, and Oda Eiichiro said that he is about the half way mark, we can safely assume that in a near future this will change. With that said.

Just like in my mentioned answer, I have been using Myanimelist as a source of times. And came to the conclusion that it would take you
18945 Minutes of non stop watching one piece (excluding cross-overs)
which equals to 315.8 Hours or 13.2 Days

making the difference in time about 1620 Minutes
which equals to 27 Hours or slightly more then 1 day

This difference in run time is caused by One piece having:

220 more episodes
4 (soon to be 5) more movies
7 more Ova's
1 More special

Where as Naruto only beats one piece in

Having a second season
Having a spin- off series.

Actual Serie

One Piece 710 episodes (currently), roughly 24 minute's/Episode*
~17040 Minutes or 11.8 days

Movies

One Piece  50 Minutes
Nejimaki Jima no Daibouken 55 Minutes
Chinjuujima no Chopper Oukoku  55 Minutes
Dead End no Bouken  95 Minutes
Norowareta Seiken  95 Minutes
Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima 6  95 Minutes
Karakurijou no Mecha Kyohei  94 Minutes
Jango no Dance Carnival  6 Minutes
Yume no Soccer Ou!  5 Minutes
Mezase! Kaizoku Yakyuu Ou  5 Minutes
Strong World  115 Minutes
Film: Z  107 Minutes
One Piece (2016) Unknown
TOTAL: 777 Minutes or 13.0 Hours

Movies (Summary's)

All tough most of the ones listed under this tab are officially known as specials, I still decided to list them in their own sub-category of movies as I found it to be more fitting.

Episode of Alabaster - Sabaku no Ojou to Kaizoku Tachi  90 Minutes
Episode of Chopper Plus - Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura 113 Minutes
Episode of Nami - Koukaishi no Namida to Nakama no Kizuna  106 Minutes
Episode of Merry - Mou Hitori no Nakama no Monogatari  106 Minutes
Episode of Sabo - 3 Kyoudai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi  105 Minutes
TOTAL: 520 Minutes or 8.7 Hours

Ova

Taose! Kaizoku Ganzack  28 Minutes
Umi no Heso no Daibouken-hen  49 Minutes
Oounabara ni Hirake! Dekkai Dekkai Chichi no Yume!  46 Minutes
Romance Dawn Story  33 Minutes
3D: Mugiwara Chase  30 Minutes
3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster  12 Minutes
Romance Dawn  30 Minutes
Episode of Alabaster - Prologue  15 Minutes
Recap (10 year recap, from start up to Impeldown)  29 Minutes
TOTAL: 272 Minutes or 4.5 Hours

Specials

Mamore! Saigo no Dai Butai  45 Minutes
Nenmatsu Tokubetsu Kikaku! Mugiwara no Luffy Oyabun Torimonochou 42 Minutes
Straw Hat Theater (5 eps. 3 Min/ep)  15 Minutes
Episode of Luffy - Hand Island no Bouken  102 Minutes
Glorious Island (2 eps. 5 Min/ep)  10 Minutes
3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chikai  107 Minutes
Cry Heart (3 eps. 5 Min/ep) 15 Minutes
TOTAL: 336 Minutes or 5.6 Hours

Small side note: All tough I taught it was said for Naruto fans to wait a whole week, One piece fans had a even harder time having to wait 832 weeks or 16 years! With the sole exception being Hinati Fujinamai Ending revealed to severely sick boy

  JapNation AniManga reports that Eiichiro Oda was glad to tell the kid how One Piece ends and that he was holding back his tears upon seeing the condition of Hinati Fujinami.
  While Oda was fine with Hinati Fujinami learning about the One Piece ending, Oda requested to talk to the child alone so that details about the One Piece manga ending wouldn't be leaked while he jokingly pleaded to Hinati to not reveal it to the press.
  JanNation AniManga noted that at the end of their talk, Hinati Fujinami was reportedly seen smiling but crying at the same time as he told the people that One Piece is "beautiful".


Is Kabuto better than sakura in terms of Medical Ninjutsu? I was thinking about who the best Medical Ninja in Naruto's generation would be, Sakura seems like the runner up mainly because she was the student of Lady tsunade but then Kabuto also seems just as good. He was praised by both Danzou and Orochimaru as one of the very best in Ninjutsu and he also has way more experience than Sakura.

I'm really interested in which of the 2 is actually better at medical Ninjutsu. Can anyone help?

It's opinion based, there is not definitive answer to that question.

Sakura surely is the best medical ninja in Konaha. It is even stated that she surpassed Shizune making her only second to Tsunade.

Interesting post for further readings, from where I got the images

As for kabuto, he is one of the greatest medical ninja that we’ve seen in Naruto. He was easily on par with Kakashi in Part 1, and after absorbing a DNA from various people in part 2, he became a lot stronger. He possessed amazing healing abilities, for which Orochimaru chose him as his student. Furthermore, Kabuto possessed the healing abilities of the great white snake, and also Karin, along with his own medical skills.

But if I had to say who's the best between both of them I would have to say Kabuto, he seems really talented and even Tsunade was surprised at how skilled he was and even said that Kabuto's "skill" (sharpness and jutsu sense) surpass those of hers at her prime. Sakura has shown alot of progress, but I can't really call her the best since we can't tell how much stronger she will get. As of right now my choice is Kabuto.


Did the Hachibi lose a tooth in Chapter 654? Did the Hachibi lose a tooth in Chapter 654?

Hachibi actually lost that tooth earlier in the battle against the Juubi. (Chapter 615)

At that time, Bee launched himself at the Juubi in his Hachibi form, and aimed a Bijuu Dama (Tailed Beast Bomb) at the Juubi's mouth. He exploded the Bijuu Dama inside the Juubi's mouth causing it great pain, but the Hachibi also took some damage, losing a tooth and yet another horn.

Hachibi about to attack the Juubi, still has its tooth intact

Hachibi enters the Juubi's mouth with a Bijuu Dama

Hachibi has lost a tooth and a horn after the attack


Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works - prequel vs sequel vs something else? This may not be the appropriate place to ask this, but since you guys are the most intimately familiar with the anime, I thought I'd ask here.

I'm designing an anime database for a personal project (not unlike MAL or AniDB), but unlike those two, I have a much stricter definition of the two terms. I define them as:

sequel: a work produced after the original story and continues or expands upon the original story.
prequel: a work produced after the original story and is set chronologically before the original story.

This means that all prequels are implicitly sequels, which is what a prequel means.

Now, the situation with F/Z and F/SN:UBW is tricky. Everyone and their mother tends to see F/Z as a prequel to UBW, because the F/Z visual novel actually is a prequel to the F/SN VN.

However, when it comes to the anime, F/Z was produced first, and then UBW after. In this case, would the UBW anime be considered a sequel to the F/Z anime? Some have argued that UBW was not intended to be a sequel to F/Z at all, but then what would their relationship be? Spin-off?

The answer to this question depends on whether you're talking about a literary analysis, or an analysis for data modeling purposes, which is what the post is actually asking for.

The Wikipedia page linked in the OP gives the literary definition: a prequel is a sequel whose timeline is earlier than the original work. In this sense, Fate/Zero is a sequel to Unlimited Blade Works because it expands on the original work, the VN which had UBW as one story route. In this sense, Fate/Zero is also a prequel to UBW because it takes place earlier in the timeline than UBW.

But you don't really need the literary definition: you want to model relationships between series in a database of some sort. Using a literary definition for this will be a nightmare, because literary definitions are often imprecise, sometimes vague, occasionally contradictory, and usually fuzzy around the borders. The Wikipedia page gives some good Western examples of this; I'll here list some anime examples:

Deen Fate/Stay Night and Unlimited Blade Works take place in the same universe at exactly the same time, both being adaptations of story routes from the Fate/Stay Night visual novel. You can't really say that these shows are either prequels or sequels to each other in the usual sense. In the visual novel, Unlimited Blade Works does expand on the Fate arc (adapted in Deen Fate/Stay Night), but it occurs neither before nor after Fate; it occurs instead of Fate.
Yuru Yuri and Rewrite happen in the same world, at the same school, and involve several of the same characters, but it's vague where they actually sit relative to each other in the timeline.
Owarimonogatari, despite being the most recent series, takes place after Nisemonogatari and concurrently with the first arc of Second Season.
If you include manga, then all the Madoka manga except the first one (which directly adapts the anime) occur in alternate timelines. You can sort of order them because Homura experiences them in a certain order, but it's usually impossible to tell where they go relative to each other. Also, The Different Story Volume 1 is a prequel—its events take place before the anime and hold for all the alternate timelines—but Volumes 2 and 3 are yet another alternate timeline.

I would just throw out the prequel/sequel jargon altogether. It's somewhat useful for literary analysis, but it's too coarse-grained to make for good data modeling. There are two important things with anime: the in-universe chronology, and the order in which to take in the various parts of a franchise. The second one usually corresponds to production order, though it gets weird when you don't have the original work to fall back on (as is the case with the Fate series). The in-universe chronology is clear: Fate/Zero is before Unlimited Blade Works. It's also clear, when you include the original work, that you were meant to experience the visual novel, then the Fate/Zero novel or anime, then the Unlimited Blade Works anime. When you take the visual novel out of the equation, there's no clear answer, as this old question of mine shows. But you will drastically simplify the data modeling by treating these two separate things as separate pieces of data.


Why do people keep seeing Hachikuji? After stopping not wanting to go home, Araragi Koyomi and Hanekawa Tsubasa keep seeing Hachikuji on the streets. Why does this still keep happening? I thought Hachikuji can only be seen by a person who doesn't want to go home.

Do the effects of the first encounter continue indefinitely, or is this the result of Hachikuji leveling up in the ghost ranks?

As you stated, Hachikuji had one "level UP" as Ghost.

This means she is no more a "Snail", but moreover a "Wandering Spirit".

This means she can generally be seen by anyone having the eyes to see.
Also she no more haunts people not wanting to return home, but strolls about.


Are Kale and Caulifla truly sisters or Kale call Caulifla "sister" in an affective way? In Dragon Ball Super, Kale is calling Caulifla all the time "ane-san", which means "big sister" in japanese, but in the other hand Caulifla talks about Kale as her disciple, and I dont remember she ever called her sister. Are they sisters or Kale call Caulifla "sister" in an affective way?

No, i don't think they are sisters, as Calulifa said she just recruited Kale. When she first met Cabba, he asked who she was and Caulifla said she is also a saiyan.
Also if he was her sister Cabba should at least have heard of her since he knows Renso well.

Regarding a definite proof there isn't one and most likely there will never be one. Usually, through story telling we are almost always told if some characters are blood related, so if no such info comes out in DBS the conclusion is obvious.


Did Danzo know that the Rinnegan existed? While searching for the reason why Danzo didn't get the Rinnegan, I want to ask if he actually knew the Rinnegan existed before the attack in Konoha? What are the evidences that support this fact?

He should have known before the Konoha-attack. Years before, he worked together with Hanzo, who was attacked by Nagato using his Rinnegan. Back then, Danzo most likely came to know about the reason why his men got killed.

Source: Chapter 447


What was Avilio's alibi during the after-credits scene in episode 2? In the after-credits scene of episode 2 of 91 Days, Nero questions Avilio about the circumstances of Vanno's death. Crunchyroll translates the dialogue as follows:

  AVILIO: He stole Vanno's gun. I shot Serpente, but it was too late.

  BARBERO: Your hands weren't tied?

  AVILIO: Serpente said he'd let me pray. Then he tied up Vanno...

Is that actually his alibi? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense that Serpente would have to steal Vanno's gun if Avilio were already tied up. And why would Serpente let Avilio pray and then tie up Vanno? This doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

No! This is an egregious case of getting your implied referents mixed up. The Japanese dialogue is:

  AVILIO: ヴァンノが銃を奪われて…俺がセルペンテを撃ったが、遅かった。

  BARBERO: 縄をかけなかったのか。

  AVILIO: 祈らせてくれと、セルペンテが。それでヴァンノは縄を…

Here's what this actually means:

  AVILIO: He stole Vanno's gun. I shot Serpente, but it was too late.

  BARBERO: You didn't tie his hands?

  AVILIO: Serpente asked us to let him pray. Then Vanno untied his hands...

This obviously makes a whole lot more sense. Avilio's alibi starts out the same as what actually happened - Vanno captures Serpente during the assassination attempt on Fango. But Avilio then claims that rather than begging to be spared, Serpente actually asks Vanno to let him pray. When Vanno unties Serpente's hands, Serpente presumably wrestles for Vanno's gun and shoots him before Avilio brings Serpente down.


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

Robin might be the most obvious one.
It's also worth to mention that her autograph is a bird as well:


Dragon ball super: ep 92 What theme is playing at 21:10? In ep 92 of DBS, around the 21st minute, a theme starts playing, and I can't find it.  I have heard it in previous episodes as well, but I cant remember where. I was hoping someone here might know.

So i listened to all 140 themes of DBS and found nothing then my small brain finally decided to use shazam and found the theme its the theme of super saiyan 3 and  the reason i couldn't find it is becouse it is originating from dragon ball kai.
Hope you enjoy the theme


Where to find the song that is basically "next to you" played with a different instrument? In Episode 8 at 10:40, when Shinichi throws the dog in the trash, a song plays that I have not been able to find anywhere on the internet.

I know the song is basically "next to you" with a different instrument playing it, but I want to know where I can find the whole song played with that specific sound.

The original "next to you" OST just does not give the same sad feeling as this other song.

I believe that the tune you are looking for is Next to You-Anime Version. This one is different from the Original One in the aspects of being slower and softer, and with a totally different instrument playing it and from the other Anime Version in the same terms.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it in any of the OSTs. It might be an unreleased track for an unreleased OST, but that's anyone's guess.


How did the Edo Tensei reanimated Second Mizukage summon the Giant Clam? As I understand, summoning requires blood sacrifice, contract and chakra from the jutsu user. Only Nagato (Rinnegan user) is the exception because he uses the Animal Path. He doesn't require hand seals or blood sacrifice.

How did the Edo Tensei reanimated Second Mizukage summon the Giant Clam without blood sacrifice? I assume Edo Tensei bodies don't have blood.

He probably summoned the clam the normal way with blood. The anime / manga probably just skipped the summoning scene because this isn't a major character and the panels could be better filled with other scenes.

Edo Tensei reanimated characters do in fact have blood. I believe there are a few examples, but the only one that comes to mind at the moment is Itachi's eyes bleeding after using Amaterasu.


OST Name used in Episode 25 Gundam Build Fighter Try The Question is simple like the title said.
I've been searching the whole youtube and internet but won't get an easy hand
to it, so please help.

The music start in 20:30 - 20:57/To somewhere...
Here the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgRaknI3SZs

The song is "Power Resonance", Youtube

According to The OP,

  Welp nmv, thanks for only care anyway. The OST is called "Power Resonance". Enjoy~


Which manga is this smiling man from? I can't seem to find this anywhere I've looked.

All I remember is that:

This man is a deity or demon of some sort.
He threatened the villagers not to come near his mountain, but it
turned out that he found a baby and wanted to raise it there.
The
baby grew in to a man, and soon he fell in love with a lady who loved
him back. However, the villagers didn't like that, and because of a
jealous villager, they killed them both. Years have passed and the
deity/demon found them reincarnated and married with a son.

Does anyone know which manga is this from?

I think you are looking for Tao Tie Jie . The image you posted is from volume 1 chapter 2.


What made Samehada team up with Bee? After Kisame passed away, heck, even before he passed away, Samehada seemed to be attracted to Bee. What drove it to do so? The ownership of a sword only changes when the new owner defeats the old owner, isn't it? Or am I getting something confused here?

Found the answer in the Wikia article on Samehada. The ownership is actually based on Samehada's personality. It seem to have its own conscious (emphasis mine):

  Samehada is unique for being a sentient weapon that gains nourishment from the chakra of others and as such, the blade is at its happiest when engorged with chakra that possesses both a distinctive and pleasant flavour. It apparently greatly enjoys Killer B's chakra since, according to Kisame, it tastes like octopus. However, it has shown displeasure towards fire-natured chakra, stating that — according to B — it's far too hot. Being capable of conscious thought, Samehada chooses its own user, an exclusive process that has often resulted in it being thought of as notoriously picky. If someone it disapproves of attempts to wield it, spikes protrude from the handle in order to force them to release their grasp, at which point Samehada will make efforts to return to its chosen owner. Even if it did betray its former owner for a more powerful wielder like Killer B, the blade was at least close enough to Kisame to mourn his death.


What music plays at 4:50 of FMA Brotherhood episode 61? I listened all the soundtracks and could not find it. What music is this?

(I don't mean Sid-Rain. I mean the music before Rain plays)

The song is "The Intrepid". Here's a YouTube video.

It is the 7th track of the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Original Soundtrack 3.


Why is shonen manga's goriness these days abundant? So I just read The Promised Neverland and the goriness is kinda jarring for me (and it's in Weekly Shonen Jump). It's a not alone there, actually. HxH has its own share of goriness. Shingeki no Kyojin is also formally a shonen title even though I personally treat it as a seinen. And there are other similar titles too many to mention here.

So what's the matter with the Japanese audience? Do they tolerate such level of violence (even though it's only fictional) especially for the kids? Isn't it kinda messed up to prematurely expose them to such vulgar things?

I haven't seen firsthand proof that shounen manga are getting more violent, but let's say it's true. It does happen; popular media seem to follow weird cycles where the average level of violence rises steadily for a while, until you get to peak violence, and then there's a violence recession and things calm down for a while. In American film, the major peak was in the 1960s–1980s with movies like Night of the Living Dead and Cannibal Holocaust. In anime, peak violence was achieved in the 1970s and 1980s with titles like MD Geist, Violence Jack, Wicked City, and Urotsukidouji. It's entirely possible that anime is headed for another violence apex. It does seem like Western media might be heading that way too; the most popular Western works are violent stories like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad.

These violence apexes have complex cultural and production causes at their roots. For instance, OVAs were an extremely common format for anime in the 1980s. Since OVAs are direct to video, they catch a lot less heat from censors than stuff that broadcasts on TV where anyone can see it, and it's probably no coincidence that many of the extremely violent anime of the 1980s were OVAs. In the West, cable TV and streaming have made it easier to get violent shows out there.

You could write whole books about the cultural side of this (and I'm sure someone has), but I lack the expertise to go into it too deeply. But there are a few social trends that seem to correlate with increasing violence in popular media:

Widespread societal cynicism. This was true of America after 9/11; Saw came out in 2003, and Hostel came out in 2005. This was also true of America in the later years of the Cold War; Cannibal Holocaust came out in 1980.
Widespread influence of militaristic groups. This was also true of America after 9/11, and in the 1970s and 1980s. In modern Japan, there has been a rising trend towards militarism; you can see the effect of this in anime like GATE, which glorifies the JSDF. The JSDF even tried to use moe as a recruiting tool in the same way that the US military uses first-person shooters.
Fear of military, cultural, or economic invasion by enemies. True of America in the late Cold War and after 9/11, and also true of modern Japan, which fears the rise of China as an economic and military power.

So it does seem plausible to me that newer shounen manga is more violent than older material. But let's keep in mind that older shounen manga isn't necessarily as clean and wholesome as we remember. I haven't read The Promised Wonderland or Hunter x Hunter, but even the older stuff that I have read got pretty violent at times. Yu Yu Hakusho in particular had some pretty graphic sequences (and it's probably no coincidence that Hunter x Hunter is also violent, since they share an author). Rurouni Kenshin started out bloodless but got pretty graphic towards the middle of the Kyouto arc. Naruto and One Piece both have their moments. Even Dragon Ball Z featured Frieza getting cut straight in half during his final battle with Goku. I recall some fairly bloody scenes from what little I read of Saint Seiya. Even Yugioh, which definitely aims for the younger side of the 8-18 age group, had some scenes that were at least brutal if not actually gory. For that matter, shoujo has also historically been pretty violent—X and Ayashi no Ceres are hardly sugar, spice, and everything nice.

As to the last point, the audience for shounen manga is not uniformly young children. The most common audience is boys from eight to eighteen years old, though shounen manga is also often enjoyed by men, and women and girls as well. But even if we restrict ourselves to ages 8 to 18, it's not that shocking for boys ages 15 to 18 to be watching or reading extremely violent material. In the US, movies rated R are recommended for people 17 and older, but growing up, I didn't know a single person who waited until 17 to see an R-rated movie. I saw violent R-rated movies like Blade Runner and Aliens when I was 9 and 10. I've known kids who saw gore porn garbage like Saw and Hostel when they were 7 and 8 years old. I found that excessively young for such violent material, but I don't find anything particularly shocking about a fourteen-year-old potentially reading or watching Attack on Titan, at least as far as the violence is concerned. Also, keep in mind that Attack on Titan is a bit of an anomaly: Isayama pitched it to Shounen Jump, who passed on it because they felt it was too mature. It was snapped up by Shounen Magazine. Anecdotally, I've always found that Shounen Magazine manga of all genres have more sophisticated writing than Shounen Jump manga, so they probably lean to an older audience anyway.


How long does it generally take to release a soundtrack? Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release. Are the soundtracks always released?

The main reason I ask is because I want to know when we can expect
K: Return of Kings' soundtrack to release. It came out in 2015, and I still haven't heard any news about its soundtrack.

This doesn't answer your broader question, but the K: Return of Kings soundtrack is scheduled for release on April 27, 2016.

  Are the soundtracks always released?

Not always, but I'd guesstimate that 80-90% of anime have soundtracks released at some point. Those that don't are mostly shows targeted at children, who are probably not likely to buy soundtracks.

  Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release.

This can range anywhere from "before the show is even done airing" (e.g. Shokugeki no Soma's first soundtrack album) to "not until season 2" (e.g. Nisekoi's first soundtrack album) to "yeah, we were going to release it soon, but lolno too bad" (e.g. Tokyo Ghoul - granted, they did put out an actual album half a year later).


Law vs Breed: why didn't Law use room to remove collars? Law's room ability is a very strong technique, and he can use it to slice whatever he wants.  Why doesn't he use it when fighting against Breed to remove collars from other animal and chopper?

I don't know the chapter but it's on episode 626.

Here is a YouTube link.

It was a filler episode which is not taken from source material (i.e. manga). The fillers are just to extend time for the anime so that it does not catch up to the manga.

This happens in Naruto quite a lot and One Piece has only three filler arcs, so don't think too much about that episode, as it is there only to extend time


Fairy Tail Ep. 326 song name What is the name of that song in episode 326 when Achnologia had them trapped? The song played when Cobra says he can't die yet because he has friends of his own too.

I think you're looking for this one: Natsu's Resolve

They haven't released the OST collection with this one so you'll have to wait for a good quality version.


Whose eyes did Uchiha Madara use during the ninja war? I knew that Madara possesses the eyes of his brother to obtain Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan but is he still using those eyes during the Fourth Ninja World War? Or has he implanted different eyes?

Yes, he is still using Izuna's eyes.

Those are the eyes with which he invoked the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan.


An unfamiliar logo "uap" on the DVD label What logo is this? It's printed on an anime's DVD label. Reverse image search shows this, anyone knows this logo?

I believe VAP is what that actually is. Their website is here: Vap, according to animenewsnetwork:

  VAP is a subsidiary of the NTV (Nippon Television Network) Group.

Here is the animenewsnetwork page that lists all of the anime's Vap has been involved with.


What race/species is Narberal? One underling of Momonga, Narberal Gamma (aka "Nabe"), accompanies him when he starts adventuring in episode 5. I'm guessing he chose her since she looks human and hence can blend in without needing full-body armor or illusion magic, as Momonga does, and as someone like Albedo or Demiurge would.

That's all well and good, but Narberal clearly isn't actually human - she expresses her disgust for humankind on multiple occasions, and it's pretty clear that this isn't self-loathing. What is she?

According to the Overlord Wiki, Narberal Gamma's race is:

   a doppleganger battle maid


How Knov apperance kept on changing? In Hunter x Hunter at first Knov appearance was pretty bold and looked smart. But after knowing the fact that their enemies are stronger then he got scared. But being a Hunter why he undergoes such a huge change in appearance ? I mean how come his whole physical body changed ? They knew that the mission they are going into is really scary but what was the reason behind his complete change?
First change: His hair got white and he was a little bit skinny.

Second change: Hair loss and lack of physical fitness.

His appearance changed because he was so terrified.  The idea was that he was so scared of the beings they were exposed to that his hair went white and he rapidly lost weight.

Stress can cause rapid weight and hair loss. I don't know if hair turning white from fear is real but it is a common belief (see crash test dummy's MMM). That is what you are seeing exaggerated here.  What you are supposed to note as remarkable is how he continues to aid the group and stick with it even though he is so debilitated.  He is more scared but somehow the bravest GD person there.


What monster is inside Sasuke? Can explain to me the fight between Sasuke and Naruto? Naruto had the nine-tails inside him and showed vigorous power, but how did Sasuke end up being so strong? How did he turn into a bird-like thingy?

My overall question is: What monster is inside Sasuke that makes him this powerful? That isn't a tailed beast ... I guess?

His overwhelming power stems from the Cursed Seal of Heaven that Orochimaru inflicted on him. While we see the curse mark causes him pain, he is able to use it to drastically increases his power.

The Naruto Wikia notes this:

  Like all cursed seals, the user receives increased chakra levels and physical capabilities when the seal is active, to the point where with the second level, Sasuke was equal in power to Naruto's one-tailed form when he first used it.

There is no monster inside of Sasuke, nor a tailed beast like the jinchuuriki. The transformation is caused by activating the second level of the curse mark.

  When Sasuke activated the second level of the seal, his skin turned dark-grey and his hair grew and turned dark blue. His eyes also turned dark grey. Additionally, he grew webbed-claw-shaped wings from his back which he could use to fly and glide, and a dark, star-shaped mark appeared across the bridge of his nose.


Can Mumen rider resist a S Class hero punch? So Tank Top Master was about to hit Garou, Mumen Rider got in the middle and he received the punch for him, and he wasnt knocked out. I thought Mumen Rider was a weakling who didnt want to be promoted to B Class because he wasnt good enough (besides being his most powerful move throwing his bicycle to someone says a lot about how powerful he is) , but then, how could he resist a punch from Tank Top Master?

For me, the answer is yes.

He represents this hero of society that we often see in the Shonen. The kind of person born without particular talent, but to whom we are all related. It represents the normal human being, without power, but with determination. A kind of Saitama missed.

But he's got a strong resistance linked to his determination. We can see this in Episode 9 of Season 1 : He conceded Deep Sea King's blow and he remained conscious (he was still breathingafter that. Saitama caught him, but if Saitama was not here, after some break time, he would have stood up to fight Deep Sea King again.
And Deep Sea King is seen as a S-Class Hero.

Another point is that it is indeed weird that Mumen Rider remained conscious after a whiplash from Tank Top Master. Even Garoh took more damages than him after such a punch. For me, the reason is that Tank Top Master had to hold back at the last minute, hearing the cry of Mumen Rider. ("Chotto Mattaaaaaaaaaaaaa")


Who is Takashi's dad/mom? In the story, it was mentioned that Reiko died young. So, who is Takashi's dad/mom and who gave birth to him/her if Reiko died young?

The backstory of Takashi's childhood and parents are explained in anime's 4th season, from episode 11-13.

Takashi's parents have already passed away, and their names were never been revealed. His mom died just after he gave birth to Takashi. His dad died few years later, before Takashi's taking elementary school (where he was already living with his relative's family). Because of this and his bad childhood experience, he became traumatic and decided to forget his childhood memory. This is the reason why there's little info about his parents.

Photo of Takashi's parents

About Reiko's child, from Japanese's Yahoo! Answers,

  From 2011/3 issue of LaLa magazine (the one where Natsume's manga is serialized), Takashi told Tanuma that his grandmother (Reiko) wasn't married (but gave birth to Takashi's mother), and she didn't know her father (Takashi's grandfather). Reiko also died after she gave birth to Takashi's mother.


What is the name of the song that plays in Noragami Aragoto Episode 10 during the Okinunishi scene? Does anyone know the name of the song from Episode 10 of Noragami Aragoto which plays at 14:55 when Okuninushi told that lady to move? I really want to know what the name of that song is.

The song is from Disc 1 Track 15.

Its name is 大国譚 ("Daikokutan"), although I don't know if there's any official English translation of the same.

You can listen to it here.


Did they finally put an ejection mechanism in Lancelot? During the first launch of the Lancelot, the development team says that they haven't been able to install an ejection mechanism in it. Even though the Lancelot gets new upgrades as the story progresses, no mention about the ejection mechanism gets made. Did they finally install it?

It's assumed so since the page for the Lancelot Conquista, the upgraded version of the original Lancelot, lists it as one of its design features while the Lancelot does not list it. So one could assume that before it was officially ordained as the Conquista the Cockpit Ejection System was added in.

When the Lancelot was equipped with the Float System in Stage 20 - Battle for Kyushu it was designated as the Z-01/A (the Lancelot is designated originally as Z-01 while the Conquista is Z-01/D). C.C's Lancelot Frontier (which is more or less another Lancelot) is listed as having the Cockpit Ejection System and it too is designated as the Z-01/A1 so to narrow down the time we could assume that it was between Stage 20 the Ejection System was installed and the ordination of the Conquista

We know that the Lancelot Albion had to have had one installed regardless for the successful completion of the Zero Requiem

   As Suzaku needed someway to escape from his exploding Knightmare when he faked his death to later assume the role as Zero

Also on the Cockpit Ejection System does say this

  All production-model and most prototype Knightmare Frames are equipped with this system. The only Knightmare confirmed to lack a cockpit ejection system is the Z-01 Lancelot. This flaw is later addressed in the Lancelot Frontier, which except for its color is otherwise identical to the Lancelot's. It is unknown whether Suzaku's final machine, the Lancelot Albion, had an ejection system.

though the last sentence seems contradictory since the Lancelot Albion's page says

  In the last episode, it is hinted that a cockpit ejection system might have been built into it.

1 - the designantions are shared between Knightmares when massproduced. the Glasgow's designation is RPI-11 which is shared by the Knightpolice (who are retired Glasgow's) so the Z-01/A being shared between the Lancelot and Lancelot Frontier could be an indication that the Frontier's specs are what was planned for possible Mass Production of the Lancelot before the inception of the RPI-212 Vincent which later led to the Mass Production Model RPI-212B Vincent Ward


How can Naruto/Jiraiya summon different toads with the same summoning technique? When Jiraiya taught Naruto the toad summoning technique, he taught only one set of hand seals. However, different types of toads have appeared from the same jutsu.

We have seen Naruto and Jiraiya summoning Gamakichi, Gamatatsu or even a tadpole, when they failed to mold chakra properly during training. However, Jiraiya has summoned toads of the same or larger sizes such as Gamabunta (Jiraiya & Tsunade vs Orochimaru), Gamaken (Jiraiya vs Pain), Gamahiro (Konoha vs Orochimaru), etc. using the same jutsu.

If inability to mold chakra properly results in summoning a small toad, what needs to be done differently with the technique to summon a larger toad?

Based on what I was able to find, I think they are able to summon different types of toads based on their (the animal's) skill level or the matter at hand that needs attending to.

  The ninja normally signs a blood contract with the animal species,
  which allows them to summon different size and skill levels of
  creature. The ability to summon more advanced animals largely depends
  upon the amount of chakra the ninja can muster to perform the jutsu.
  By signing this contract, the creatures themselves can also reverse
  summon the contract signer to their location. (src)

Additionally, as per the wiki on Summoning Technique.

  While most summoners have only been shown capable of summoning one type of creature, Nagato (through the Animal Path) was able to summon several different animals and even people, and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique. Sasuke is able to summon both snakes and hawks, though he has never been seen summoning both species at the same time.

Another determining factor on which toad is summoned might be moliding chakra poorly (but that was long ago) and rather unlikely to happen again.

In conclusion, a plausible answer would be that they are able to summon any animal of the species they have signed a contract with depending on their current need and or the situation, or the amount of chakra they have at the time. For the former, it would most definitely be by choice that Naruto would summon Gamabunta rather than Gerotora in a battle.


Does water level determine the amount of power lost? In the left image, you can see that Luffy and Brook have their powers drained. However in the right image, both Hancock and Luffy are in standing water but seem to keep their powers.

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

Based on what I read and what I remember:

Rain normally doesn't have an effect.
If the Devil Fruit user's body is mostly out of water, then they get weakened a bit.
If the user is totally/mostly in the water, they normally can't move.
Seastone has an effect like that of being totally in water.

The difference of the above pictures: on the left, Luffy and Brook are mostly in water, so they are very weak; on the right, Boa Hancock and Luffy are only standing in knee-deep water, so they don't lose too much power.


What's the song when Yato & Hiyori are hugging under the rocks when battling Rabo? What's the OST from Noragami episode 12 around 14:36 when Yato & Hiyori are hugging under the rocks when battling Rabo?

I'm pretty sure the one you're looking for is this one.It's called "Wild Speech". You can check it out here -> track 3.


Why did Diane and King increase their power levels? So in one of the last episodes, Gowther reads the power levels of Diane and King and they increased. Why did they increase? I think the former fairy king and giant king wanted to make them stronger sending them to the past, but the "challenge" they passed there was one not to kill her sister's lover (King) and the other not to betray her race (Diane), but I dont see how this had to do with increasing their power levels, does it?

They gained knowledge and maturity from their trip to the past, which is counted when numbering power levels.

Around chapter 106, we learn from Hawk's use of Balor's Eye that power levels are made up of three numerical components : Magic, which determines the magical proficiency and raw firepower, Strength, which accounts for physical power, and Will which is more abstract, but basically accounts for the individual's fighting spirit and / or maturity as a fighter.

Since King and Diane faced life-changing events in their trip to the past, they can reasonably be considered to have gained a lot of willpower, thus increasing their Will. They also have peered into Gloxinia and Dolor's memories, who use the same magics as them ; they have learned how to use their magic more efficiently.

It must also be noted that King's wings begin growing at this point. In Chapter 218, pages 6-8, this is noted to improve his link with the Sacred Tree and allows him to use the full power of his sacred treasure, Chastiefol. Fairies gain a noticeably huge amount of power when growing their wings ; for example, Elaine went from 2 830 to 21 050.


Are souls born or created as soul reapers, bounts, or humans? In the season 4 of Bleach anime, one of the main characters state that the bounts are born or created in the soul society.

Are souls born in the soul society as soul reapers? Or if everyone was once a human and died and came to the soul society? Or if everyone was somehow created like the bounts?

Bounts are non-canonical entities.

We should begin with this information because it means your question isn't actually relevant to Bleach's canon (although you didn't know that, obviously, and it isn't your fault if you're an anime-only watcher).

Bleach's lore has only gotten more developed and complicated during the last years, especially thanks to the Can't Fear Your Own World light novel (which is generally accepted as --somewhat-- canonical since written with Tite Kubo's, Bleach's creator, complete approval).

In short, before the three different dimensions were split apart, there only existed "souls" -- shinigami-like souls made out of spirit particles. When the worlds were split, the reincarnation cycle was created -- with a balanced amount of souls between the three dimensions to maintain balance.

So, to answer your question, a third of all souls was transformed into Hollows, a third was sent to the Spirit Realm and a last third became humanity. But each and every soul stems from the "proto-souls" entities from before.


How did all of the weird creatures end up in class 2A? Class 2A in Negima has many different creatures, such as a robot and a vampire. In fact, many of the students in class seem to be non-human or at least weird. Was there a reason given for them all being in the same class? Were they all purposely put in the same class or was it a coincidence?

Most likely, it's purposely because the entire academy was run by mages, and they would know about most if not all of these cases. There also is the fact that a 10 year old genius mage was given that class specifically.

It will, though, remain in the realm of speculation as no such thing has been mentioned in the manga series.


Where are these catgirls originally from? I've seen this shared several times on Tumblr, Facebook and forums. But I have never found what the source is.

Where are the catgirls originally from, and why are they so sad :'(

Cropping the frame out, I found out via IQDB that this is probably from UFO Princess Valkyrie. These cat girls appear to be the Catgirl Maid Squadron, also pictured here, who serve Miss Sanada, another catgirl who is the chief maid for the royal family of Valhalla.

The hair colours and approximate complexions also match up here, and the "maid" designation explains the outfits in the GIF.

UFO Princess Valkyrie, which is also known as UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie follows Kazuto Tokino, who decides to run his grandfathers's bathhouse. Unfortunately, in addition to his lack of skills, an alien princess named Valkyrie from the planet of Valhalla destroys the bathhouse and nearly kills Tokino after she crashes into it. To save him, she kisses him, but in the process, she transfers half her soul to him (which forces her to stay with him) and also becomes an eight-year-old.

The series was originally a manga, although it has also spawned an anime adaptation. (MAL link.)

The exact frame used here is from episode 8 of the second season, a bit more than four minutes in. Earlier, the maids are scolded by Miss Sanada, who refers to them as "Maids A, B, C, and D", refusing to use their real names (which she may have forgotten). Later, when the maids suggest that they take Valkyrie to the mountains themselves, after she is unable to go on a school trip there (because Tokino doesn't go to that school), Sanada praises them, but still refers to them as "Maids A, B, C, and D". This prompts this "You're so mean!" response in the subtitles in the GIF.


Why was "Vanilla Ice" localized as "Cool Ice"? In the Stardust Crusaders series, the antagonist Vanilla Ice is localized into English as "Cool Ice". There's also the renaming of Steely Dan to "Dan of Steel". Is it due to possible copyright/trademark infringements? Or is there another reason, artistic license?

I found a page from the US Government's Patent and Trademark Office that explains when a musician can trademark a name. http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/musicians-and-artists-profile, under Registering a Name:

  Sometimes musicians and artists want to register their name as a
  trademark, including a stage name or pseudonym. If the mark appears to
  be a person’s name, then there are additional requirements for the
  application. If the name is an actual name (including a nickname or
  stage name) of any living individual, then the person’s consent to the
  use and registration of the name must be included in the application
  file. See TMEP 813 & 1206.03. If the mark does not refer to a living
  individual, but could be interpreted as a name (e.g., a band name that
  looks like a person’s name), then a statement that the mark is not a
  living individual must be in the application file. See TMEP 813.01(b).
  In addition to the consent requirement, applications seeking to
  register a performer’s name as a trademark must include evidence that
  the mark appears on at least two different works (e.g., multiple CD
  covers). See TMEP 1202.09(a).  Applications seeking to register a name
  as a service mark must show a use in connection with the service, and
  not merely the artist’s name or the name of the group. See TMEP
  1301.02(b).  However, an artist’s name or pseudonym affixed to an original work of art (sculptures, paintings, jewelry), need not show
  use in connection with a series. See TMEP 1202.09(b).

I couldn't find any specific source saying that Vanilla Ice and Steely Dan were trademarked, but it seems likely they are. (So we should really write Vanilla Ice™ and Steely Dan™.) The names have appeared on several CD covers, so that clause is covered; and it seems unlikely that the actual name of any living person is "Vanilla Ice" or "Steely Dan". (But even if there was a "Vanilla Thaddeus Ice" living in Gary, Indiana, the kind of money that a major record label used to be able to command could probably convince him to give permission for the trademark.)

The US fair use laws do list parodies as a protected class of work, so according to what little I know of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and fair use law, it could probably be argued in court that this is a parody and therefore a protected usage. But I imagine the translators wanted to avoid any risk of going to court to argue about this, so they voluntarily changed the names.


What is the background of March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN? There is a promotional video for March Comes in like a Lion (aka 3gatsu no Lion) called March Comes in like a Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN. It expands the closing song of the anime, Fighter, into a 6-minute music video, produced by the manga's author Chika Umino and the band BUMP OF CHICKEN.

I may have that backwards, though. The video may have pre-dated the anime by over a year, making the closing song a condensed version of the music video.  From what I can gather, a DVD with the video accompanied special copies of the 10th volume of the manga, released 28 Nov 2014.  The anime was announced 25 Sep 2015. If the music video pre-dated the anime, who animated it? Studio Shaft (producing the TV show) may not have even been involved.

add: The music video definitely predates the anime.  It was posted to YouTube on 8 Dec 2014.

Much of the art in the music video looks like it may have come from the anime (and a lot does not), but that could just be that they both share the manga as source material.  Also was the music video made in Flash?  Parts of it have that mechanistic feel, but I do not know enough about Flash video capability to know if it would have been up to the task.

The [Show More] section of the YouTube video has a link to a Japanese site or page apparently dedicated to the music video: 3月のライオン meets BUMP OF CHICKEN｜白泉社. It is somehow protected and won't translate (not that a translation would be very accurate). I can't even drag over and copy text from it.

It's a collaboration project between Chica Umino, the author of March Comes in like a Lion and BUMP OF CHICKEN, a Japanese music band.
The background of this project, as mentioned on both Young Animal (the publisher of the manga) and BUMP OF CHICKEN's official site,

In the beginning, Chica Umino likes BUMP OF CHICKEN, and BUMP OF CHICKEN's members like March Comes in like a Lion.
They are respecting each other, they like each other's product. Well, let's do something!
After thinking for a while, the only thing that Chica Umino can do is drawing a manga, and BUMP OF CHICKEN is writing a song. They knew they have nothing else.

Thus, BUMP OF CHICKEN wrote a single, Fighter, and Chica Umino drew a spin-off manga.
As it has been mentioned on the question, the single and the manga was released on 28 November 2014. The limited edition of the manga's volume 10 included the single's CD and the limited digital delivery from Toy's Factory (BUMP OF CHICKEN's record label) included a serial number for the digital spin-off manga.
In 2016, the song was also chosen as one of the ending songs for the anime.
Regarding the MV, there's not much info (if, at all) about the production on the internet. Someone mentioned that it's Chica Umino's drawing, but there's no info about the animation/studio behind it.

Additional sources: Japanese Wikipedia


Why didn't Eren become an abnormal titan while taking the Armor serum? In Attack on Titan, Rod Reiss becomes a disgusting abnormal.
By some research, I found out that the reason for his large form was that he took the serum in the wrong way, i.e., he licked it. Later in the episode, we see that Eren also takes the Armor Serum by breaking the vial by his teeth and taking the serum via his mouth - which is again the wrong way.
Then why didn't Eren become abnormal like Rod Reiss?

First of all, Eren was a titan shifter, so he cant go abnormal after being  shifter (i believe).
Second of all, we dont know exactly if the power injection Eren uses are turning people into titans.
And third, Rod Reiss mentioned he cannot enherit Founding titan, that's why he was forcing Historia into doing it - we can assume he knew he will become abnormal after injection.
So there's something special about reiss that makes him abnormal, diferent from other people like Eren or Historia.
But how did he know that? Why he became abnormal? We can't tell right now.
Well, there's a lot of mystery around Abnormal titans and it's not yet explained. We only know some titans are more intelligent or behave in different ways or are looking very different.
There's wiki article stating that titan shifters are abnormal too.
So its possible that abnormals cant become titan shifters (cant become "double abnormals").
So Rod knew somehow he will turn abnormal and won't be able to enherit titan power.
Source
https://attackontitan.fandom.com/wiki/Abnormal


How does the memory wipe work in Gakuen Alice? I've been reading some of the recent episodes of Gakuen Alice, and Mikan had her memories of the past two years (since she stared at the school) wiped. When she seems Natsume, however, she ends up remembering him. Are there any explanations about how it works or why it fails? I didn't see any, but I might have missed them.

Mikan seems to remember Natsume because of the alice stone . (Chapter About Creating Alice Stone) , When Natsume give the Alice stone to Mikan , it was nullify and each fragments came back to her . (sorry for my bad english) one of those fragments was About the One she loves . At first it was fuzzy to clear those memories that step by step occuring into her mind when Natsume give that alice stone everything becomes clear .

  "  Natsume pulls out the bag containing her tiny Alice stone, the first one she gave to Natsume when they were 12-years-old. Natsume hopes that by returning the Alice stone to Mikan, its proper owner, she will regain her memories, especially him. He gives it to her, and when she takes it, it is suddenly absorbed into the palm of her hand, which means that she has regained some of her Alice"(http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/wiki/Gakuen_Alice_Chapter_179)


Hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years? at the start of Season 2 of Love Live! School Idol Project the first years are running around the place trying to find Honaka to tell here there is a second Love Live competition noting that the first one was so popular that organizers decided to hold a second one.

But it was my impression Love Live was held before Season 1 since Hanayo and Nico already knew about it when μ's formed. so hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years?

Love Live was indeed been held before.

   The first Love Live was won by ARISE.

which is why ARISE was the favourite to win the 2nd Love Live.


Questions about the Korean dubbed Aria series and OPs Question 1

I have noticed that in the Korean dub version of the Aria series, the OP and ED songs are not only subtitled, but are also sung in Korean. How common is it to also dub the OP and ED songs of a not too popular series (cf. EVA, Doraemon)? And does that require more licensing than just subtitling the OPs and EDs?

Question 2

In the Korean dubbed OP of Aria the Animation, why was the Katakana アリア removed? Does this kind of thing happen in other subbed/dubbed anime OPs or EDs?

Original OP animation in the Chinese sub.

Altered art logo in the Korean dub.

Question 3

What is it about the Korean dub version of Aria the Animation that requires a director and editing? In contrast, the Italian staff has: a dubbing director, a coordination, a mixing, a post production and a sound engineer. Is any of these roles synonymous to the director or editing in the Korean staff?

I don't have sources to cite for all of these, I can maybe come back later and add them if I find them.

The reasons songs aren't dubbed are because of the cost of a singer and the additional costs of licensing the rights to re-record the song. There's licensing the rights to simply translate the lyrics but redubbing the vocals would be a completely different recording. Re-recording often happens when the localized dubbed version is intended to be released, so people can buy the localized dub opening theme music (full length versions, etc).
As for the katakana missing from the title screen, this is probably entirely an artistic decision. The original 3 katakana fits nicely between the 4 western letters, but in the Korean version, there are only 3 Korean characters which only provides 2 slots for the dots inbetween the characters. They probably decided to make all the dots the same for both the English and Korean for consistency, instead of making the dots in the English word filled in with katakana and have them changed to just dots when the title screen transitioned to Korean. Additionally, they probably didn't want to people to think the katakana was really tiny Korean characters.
The director credits for localized versions usually mean the director of the acting. There's a director for the voice acting for a localized dub, just like there's a director for the voice acting in the original Japanese. And just like the recorded acting needs to be edited, mixed, engineered, etc into the final sound tracks in the original Japanese, the same thing needs to happen for a localized dub. I'm guessing that's what the director and editor credits are for.


Why do we see these witches in Rebellion? In rebellion, during the fight

   against Homura's witch form, Homulily:

We see brief flashes of other witches:

Charlotte/Bebe,
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And

Oktavia
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Now, if Madoka's wish is absolute, these witches should not exist, but they do.

Why do we see these witches in rebellion?

I am not asking why these characters are there in another form. It is explained. I am asking why they are in witch form (even though briefly).

First off. when Homulily appears the Puella Magi were still inside Homura's Soul Gem which is still inside the Incubator's Isolation Field. the purpose of this field was to isolate Homura's Soul Gem from the rest of the universe to observe what happens to a Soul Gem before it shatters and taken by the Law of Cycles, hopefully understanding how the Law of Cycles works and ultimately control it to reinstate the Witch System for energy gathering (it being far superior to the current method of killing Wraiths as indicated by the Incubator at the end of series (after Madoka remade the Universe and Homura explained it to them))

Also Madoka was without her power. when she became aware of the Incubator's Plot she wanted to save Homura, however it was obviously a trap so her memories and power was given to 2 people, Sayaka and Nagisa. because Madoka sees and exists in the universe at all points in time it's hard to tell what happened in the universe while she was away however remember that it wasn't until the Puella Magi destroyed the Isolation Field and freed every did Madoka Kami descend.

with Nagisa and Sayaka, remember that Witches are Magical Girls who gave into despair. the result of Madoka's Wish, as the Law of Cycles, was to appear before a Magical Girl and allow them to die with hope, knowing they wont turn into the very thing they have been stopping in hurting they people they care about. Both Mami and The Incubators note that when the Law of Cycles takes a Magical Girl away their Soul Gem Shatters and we see this happen in the previous universe too, the same thing happens when they became a witch but instead the Soul Gem reforms into a Grief Seed.

Because Magical Girl's and Witches are the same and as the Incubators said

  since this country calls women who are still growing up shoujo (少女 girls), for girls who on the way of becoming majo (魔女 witches), it's logical to call them mahou shoujo (魔法少女 magical girls).

one can assume that the potential to become a Witch is always present which is why Madoka could become a Witch after making her contract and destroying Walpurgisnacht in one attack (since what was she despairing over? Everyone else but Homura was already gone) and how she has to take a Magical Girl away before they become a witch. because Sayaka and Nagisa worked with Madoka in this mission to save Homura it's possible Madoka may have helped them control their Witch form or they learned to do it themselves as preparation for this1, no one really knows what becomes of Magical Girls when in Madoka's Care in.

i do discount the theory that their Witch Forms was apart of the powers Madoka gave them as Sayaka and Nagisa gave this back to Madoka in the end yet in Homura's Universe Sayaka was about to summon Oktavia before Homura interfeared

1: after all, they are dealing with a race who could hide Homura's pending transformation from Madoka, and they are conniving little white shits!


If Konoha was all about the Will of Fire, team work and never leaving behind comrades in need, why was Sakumo Hatake punished so bad? There's so much emphasis on being there for your team members, I don't understand why Sakumo Hatake was looked down on for saving his comrades and abandoning his mission, to the point he committed suicide. It's a part of the story I find inconsistent.

It wasn't the fact that Sakumo chose to save his comrades that lead to his disgrace. His decision to abandoned the mission caused the mission to fail, which was supposedly very critical for Konoha for it to succeed. His allies (Konoha and those who he saved) blamed him for the loss, which lead to his suicide.

This is covered in Naruto Chapter 240.


What are those weird three-line blushy things on some anime/manga characters cheeks? Some anime/manga characters (OR, those inspired by anime/manga) have those weird three-line blushy things on their cheeks. These characters tend to be cutesy and childish.

What are those lines called (a Japanese term would be appreciated)? What exactly are they for? Are they just blushes or something?

This is what is implied to be a blush or flushed cheeks. Its meaning outside Japanese media may be a bit skewed depending on the source.

A blush is a still called a blush in Japanese. Rarely are there specialized terms for common expressions such as blushes.  There may be specific types of blushes for specific circumstances. The nature of using lines to depict blushed is a stylistic, and varies between artists. Some use shading, others use lines, some use ovals. The reason for the blush is usually an implicit one, where the audience is intended to read to mood. It might not always be as clear to the audience, but that's a matter if execution by the author or artist.

The type of blushing often seem on separate cheeks is what can be referred as a "persistent red-face(i.e. flushed face)" (終始赤面) as with many manga and anime iconography, their meanings are implicit based on the context of the situation. The character may be blushing or have flush cheeks for a variety of reasons.  The blush might be because they are a cheery person with rosy cheeks, there character maybe slightly embarrassed, the character maybe have a flushed face to to being happy about something, or the character might be flushed have a high temperature from a fever or running around.

There are no set rules, as it often at the whim of the style of the author or artist. Good authors and artists are able to better convey thing to their intended audiences. There is no "one size fits all" solution here.

It's implicitly understood by Japanese reader as such, because its an often seen trope in anime and manga-related media and has been for many generations. To Western audiences, not well versed in the iconography, theses seem to be weird, quirky, and/or exotic bit that may be hard to grasp for those not well in inferred literary devices certain authors use to convey context or emotion. Not everything is black and white and set it stone, especially if you want a deeper characterization and plot from your preferred form of media.


Are anime episodes/manga chapters really free? I believe almost all of the people watching anime or reading manga get them from various sites like watchop.com, Crunchyroll, anime44, etc., and similarly for manga there are various sites. But are these episodes/chapters really free of cost for the audience? I know that these companies have their major source of income from merchandise and all other stuff but the episodes/chapters are available on net so easily that too for free. Aren't there any copyright violations? If there are why don't these anime/manga companies do something about it?

Yes, there are some legitimate websites on which you can read manga and watch anime for free. Crunchyroll is one of them. While Crunchyroll started out as a site that streamed anime without licenses (i.e. illegally), they are now fully legitimate and above-board.

Of course, Crunchyroll has to pay for licenses for the anime they stream - the producers over in Japan aren't just going to give it away for free. So how does Crunchyroll make money? I don't claim to know Crunchyroll's business model, but (as this article points out), they have venture funding, and they sell premium memberships, as well as anime-related merchandise. They also show ads to non-members. Lots of websites follow a business model in which users get lots of functionality for free - for example, this one!

  Aren't there any copyright violations?

The other sites you mention - "watchop.com" and "anime44.com" do not appear to be licensed purveyors of anime, so in their case, yes - they are probably infringing on the copyright of the owners over in Japan. They presumably aren't paying the licensors in Japan a dime, so it's not surprising that they can (illegally) show anime for free. You probably shouldn't use those sites.

  If there are why don't these anime/manga companies do something about it?

Allow me to quote from Logan's answer over here (emphasis added):

  I'll also point out that while fansubbers and scanalators are almost certainly legally in the wrong, the number of cases related to this is quite small. There are several reasons for this. For one, the Japanese industry is built to sell merchandise in Japan, so they have little interest in prosecuting cases overseas. The licensing industry, on the other hand, was built around an already extant culture of fansubbing, and so they've always just factored that in.

Also, if I'm remembering correctly (and please, do correct me if I'm wrong; I'll try to dig up sources for this later), anime licensing deals are typically a flat fee - the licensees outside Japan pay the licensors in Japan a fixed amount in exchange for the right to stream the anime, or sell physical copies, or whatever.

What this means is that the licensors don't care how many times the anime is streamed or sold or whatever - they've already got their share, and if piracy reduces the number of people outside Japan that watch the anime on Crunchyroll or whatever, oh well! It's not their problem at that point.


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

Like Madara mentioned, it's really impossible to say at this point. From what I remember from that brief moment in the manga, the silhouette of the Soul King kind of looked like Aizen's pre-butterfly state.

Aizen also called "it" a "thing," so it might not be a Shinigami.


What song is playing in "Lelouch of the Rebellion R2" episode 17 when Lelouch met Suzaku for the 3rd time? In episode 17 of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, there's a song playing when Lelouch and Suzaku met for the third time. (YouTube link).

What is that song?

It's called Declaration of War, allegedly an unreleased OST. I found it on youtube by side while going through Code Geass tracks researching for another song, and I remembered it when I heard it in the video you linked to. It is somewhat similar to Naruto's Orochumaru theme.


Who is the idol Yuna in Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale? In Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, Shigemura is the creator of Ordinal Scale and is trying to recreate his dead daughter Yuna as an AI. Now, during the movie, we see two versions of Yuna. The first one wears an idol costume and appears at event battles to sing (I will call her "idol-Yuna"). The second one wears a hoodie and appears to Kirito to point him in the right direction (I will call her "hoodie-Yuna").

By the end of the movie, I was under the impression that idol-Yuna was a throwaway data collection AI created by Shigemura. I thought that her purpose was to collect information so Shigemura could create hoodie-Yuna, who would be the true recreation of his daughter. However, in discussions and reviews other people have told me that idol-Yuna was the daughter AI, and that idol-Yuna and hoodie-Yuna were the same.

Were there two different Yuna's, a data collection program and a copy of the daughter? Or was there one Yuna and she only changed appearance?

According to an interview made to the movie staff:

Miki: On a related note, about Black Yuna and White Yuna being separate beings……
Itou: Surprisingly, that didn't go through well.
Miki: The Black and White Yuna. Both of them are separate existences. The White Yuna was that white ghost who made her request to Kirito by pointing with her finger. The Black Yuna is an AR idol diva.
Itou: Until midway through through the movie, you'd expect them to be the same being, but they're actually separate…… everything was explained by Shigemura in the climax.
Miki: The Black Yuna is an AI crawler with limited emotions meant solely to drawn in players to 《OS》. Singing was her only purpose. The White Yuna was an existence born with the activation of an AI program midway. She continuously received upgrades through deep learning and was about to be reborn as Shigemura Yuuna. This Shigemura Yuuna was the yellow-haired girl in plain clothes that appeared before the professor as a phantom in the end. Oh, and she was also shown in the researcher's picture frame.

So yeah, they are separate beings, originally, the Black Yuna was used for OS as an AR-idol, later on, the White Yuna was created when the memories of the SAO survivors were stolen and she was the one supposed to become Shigemura Yuuna.
Link for a full translation of the interview along some extra lore of Aincrad here. It's part of a booklet given out to moviegoers in Japan.


What does it mean when Pride mentions about Edward turning into a philosopher's stone to infiltrate him? In episode 61, when the fight goes on between Edward and Pride, Kimblee interferes with the mind of Pride. Edward uses this moment to attack Pride by getting into his mind (or body maybe). However, as this occurs, the dialog of Pride to Edward is this:

  he turned himself into a philosopher's stone to infiltrate me?

What does this mean and how it is possible as Edward is not in possession of a philosopher's stone (not sure whether he can do it with a philosopher's stone)?

You have to remember that philosopher's stones are merely the souls of people.

I haven't watched the episode in a while, but I'm fairly certain Edward explains it as using part of his own soul/life force to generate a philosopher's stone.

Edit: found this on the wiki

  Breaking free of his bonds, Edward takes hold of Pride's head and, turning himself once more into a single-souled Philosopher's Stone, forces his way into the Homunculus' psyche.


What anime is this GIF of a grey-haired boy eating from? I tried google image search but it didn't find anything =_=

Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus

Episode: 4

Character Name: Doll

This occurs around 19:24 when Ciel and 'Doll' are eating what is suppose to be fish and chips. In this particular scene/picture that you've included, Doll was praising Sebastians cooking skills.

  Doll: Black's cooking is brilliant.


Why was the "Anime no Chikara" project interrupted? Back in the 2010, TV Tokyo's anime department and Aniplex began a project called Anime no Chikara. After producing three anime with original stories, Sora no Woto, Senkou no Night Raid and Occult Academy, the project was put on break and never resumed.

The president of Aniplex Koichiro Natsume said in 2012, "unfortunately I cannot say that this was a success", but he didn't say exactly what was wrong with the project.

Are there any sources or data explaining why Anime no Chikara was aborted? Is this suspension related to Senkou no Night Raid controversies regarding the interpretation of Manchurian incident, causing the episode 7 to be released online only or there are more practical reasons behind this decision?

One thing that Koichiro Natsume said was that it was a one year project. It's difficult to tell from what he said if it was planned to be one year from the start or if it ended up being one year, but if it was planned to be one year, then it wasn't aborted but instead just ended.

One thing that he said was that there were supposed to be four projects. Only three were released, which may have been the failure that he was talking about.

In regards to episode 7, they actually played a replacement episode (episode 7.5) the same day that episode 7 would be released, so they actually did have an episode that day. From reading about it, it doesn't seem as though they were forced to stream it online but chose to instead, but it is difficult to tell.

It is difficult to tell exactly how voluntary ending the program was, but Koichiro Natsume at least implies in his interview that it was intended or at least ended up more as a learning tool than anything else.


Who is the Seventh Sin? I recently watched the anime but in the end I couldn't remember who the seventh sin was. He was shown as Escanor in the first episode (about 4:43). Is it possible that he isn't showing up in the anime? Or is he impersonated by someone else?

Most probably by the seventh member, you mean Escanor because he was not introduced in the anime primarily. However, if you pay attention closely, he appears in the last OVA of the Seven Deadly Sins. At 23:46 in the OVA 4, Escanor appears outside a cave carrying a barrel. He will be quite active in the recently announced sequel Seven Deadly Sins 2.

The members of the Seven Deadly Sins along with their Symbol, Animal Spirit and their super powers are as follows:

Meliodas, The Dragon's Sin of Wrath (Dragon, Full Counter)
Diane, The Serpent's Sin of Envy (Serpent, Creation)
Ban, The Fox's Sin of Greed (Fox, Snatch & Immortality)
King, The Grizzly's Sin of Sloth (Bear, Disaster)
Gowther, The Goat's Sin of Lust (Goat, Invasion)
Merlin, The Boar's Sin of Gluttony (Boar, infinity)
Escanor, The Lion's Sin of Pride (Lion, Sunshine)

Here is a pic of the seven members for your reference:

Hope it helped you.


Are all wishes actually possible? In the beginning episodes of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kyubey offers the teenage girls in the series the chance to have a wish come true in exchange for becoming a magical girl, and moreover seems to imply that any wish can be made possible.

However, in the last episode, Kyubey tells Madoka:

  Since you're now the central point of karmic destiny from numerous different timelines, no matter how enormous the wish, you will likely be able to make it come true.

This of course seems to imply that with some other magical girls, some wishes are too "enormous" to come true. But this seems to contradict Kyubey's earlier words, and this doesn't really seem to be a point of deception either.

Given this, are some wishes actually impossible for some magical girls, or is there perhaps actually no inconsistency here?

EDIT: I've only watched the anime series, and while the first two films sound a lot like an adaptation of the contents of the anime, I don't know much about the Rebellion film. If this is of any "importance", I am referring to whether or not all wishes are possible prior to the aftermath of Madoka's final decision to remove all witches in time and space from coming into being.

It could be assumed that every wish is possible, yet Kyubey may lie about a wish being possible since granting a wish will also drain the universe of energy. Kyubey will most likely only grant a wish if the energy outputted from a Magical Girl becoming a Witch is greater than what was needed to grant the wish, indicated when Kyubey sometimes says something like:

  Your wish has conquered entropy

It's assumed that the amount of energy to resurrect someone would be far greater than what would be generated by most Magical Girl/Witch transformations. After all, since Kyubey's race can manipulate souls (ripping them out of bodies and making them into gems), they probably know how much energy would be needed to make one.

The only wish which may in fact be impossible is something that affects the laws of thermodynamics in a way that entropy no longer exists. Otherwise, a Magical Girl like Homura or Oriko who knew about the transformation process probably would have sought out a Magical Girl who could make such a wish. (I'm assuming Oriko knew since she knew of Madoka becoming a witch who would destroy the world and would question Kyubey as to why.)

Of course, to change the laws of thermodynamics, it probably would need someone on Madoka's level to be able to produce enough energy by changing into a witch so strong it would destroy the universe.


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

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

It's unofficially called 'Misty's Goodbye'. It's an unreleased song, it was played only in that flashback and it was never given an official name. There are no details about the vocalist and there is no full version of the song.


How did Alphonse rebound his soul to his previous body? Ed gave up his alchemy, so when Ed and Al lost there bodies (Al's body and Ed's left and right are), he received both his limbs and Al's previous body, Al's body was attached to the armor with a blood seal so Ed sacrificed his left leg and Al's body to bring there mother back to life. Here's where I'm at so after Ed lost his limb and they brought their mother soulless body back, he used his right arm to bound Al's bodyless soul to the armor, at the end of brotherhood Ed gave up his alchemy to bring their bodies back (Ed's arm and leg and Al's body) So how was his soul rebound to Al's original body?

So here's a summary of the timeline/trades:

Ed trades his leg for their mother. The leg ends up with Truth in the white space outside the gate.
Al trades his body and soul for their mother. Body and soul end up with Truth in the white space outside the gate (different white space than Ed's).
Ed trades his arm for Al's soul. Al's soul comes back to the real world. Ed's arm ends up with his leg in the white space.
Most of the series happens here.
Ed's automail arm is destroyed. Al trades his soul for Ed's arm (reversing the trade in 3). Al's soul goes back to the white space and merges with his body, Ed's arm comes back to the real world.
Ed trades his alchemy for the entirety of Al that's still in the white space with Truth: Al's body and soul.

So, Ed never gets his leg back (you can see he still has the automail leg at the end post time skip). Al does a trade himself in 5, which merges his body and soul and gives Ed his arm again, and then Ed brings all of Al back by trading his alchemy.


Can all types of devil fruit be awakened? Can all types of devil fruit like Paramecia Type, Zoan type, and Logia be used in the awakening mode that Doflamingo mentioned and used against Luffy?

For e.g. let's take an Ancient Zoan type DF user like captain X-Drake, can he achieve an awakening stage for his type of DF?

At this point it is still unknown if all DFs will be able to unlock an awakened state. Right now we only know of Donquixote Doflamingo (Paramecia) and the Impel Down guards (Zoan). There is one more but this might still be manga-only (I haven't watched the anime in a while) so I put it at the bottom of my answer and marked it as a spoiler.

I would assume that an awakened ancient zoan DF user, like Drake-X, would still enjoy the same benefits as an awakened regular zoan DF. These benefits are increased strength and durability which also leads to a higher recovery rate. This information can also be found on the wiki, please keep in mind that this article contains spoilers so thread carefully.

There haven't been any logia devil fruits shown to have an awakened state yet.

   Charlotte Katakuri has an awakened devil fruit as well but this is a paramecia DF that acts like a logia DF. The benefit he got from awakening his DF power is the same as Doffy's i.e. turning his environment into the element he can control.


Can a reanimated Rinnegan user use the Outer Path to revive someone? The reanimated Nagato used the Six Paths Techniques while fighting Naruto and Killerbee. When Madara was reanimated, he thought he had been revived by Nagato as planned. Can Kabuto or Tobi not make Nagato use the Rinnegan's Outer Path to revive someone, such as Madara, so that they would not need to use the Edo Tensei on him?

Please disregard the fact that Kabuto wanted to control Madara, so he had to reanimated him using Edo Tensei.

The reanimated Nagato can use the Outer Path to revive someone. Kabuto was even planning to make use of this to capture Naruto and Bee, without letting Tobi know.

Chapter 551 shows that Kabuto's plan was to have Nagato temporarily kill Naruto and Bee by pulling their souls with Ningendo (Human Path), then hide their souls and bodies with the Jigokudo (Naraka Path), have Nagato come to Kabuto's hideout, where he can revive them using the Outer Path. (See image below.)

He doesn't use it on Madara, because he won't be able to control Madara if revived through Edo Tensei, as you mentioned.


Did Yu-Gi-Oh GX end after Yubel was defeated? i watched the dubbed version of Yu-Gi-Oh GX when it was on TV, and the last episode they showed was when Jaden defeated Yubel and was told that he was some prince from another world who was sent away because of some darkness. He then enters a portal with Yubel to confront it, leaving his friends behind.

Is that the end of the series, or does it continue off somewhere (like maybe linking to a season of 5D's another Yu-Gi-Oh Series)?

The Yu-gi-oh! GX dub by 4Kids ends after the defeat of Yubel, which is in episode 155. This is the 3rd main arc in the anime, the Dimension World Arc (Note that 156, while still belonging to this arc, was never dubbed). However, there is one more arc of the anime which was never dubbed in English, which is just called Season 4. The conclusion of season 4 (episode 180) is the end of the Yu-gi-oh! GX anime, and the story isn't directly continued in any of the other series, apart from the special "Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time" which features the main characters of the main series, GX, and 5D's. So to answer your question, yes, the GX anime continues for another 25 episodes after that point.

There's also the manga, which is very different from the anime. It's more like a continuation of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! TV series and manga, and a lot of things are changed in the plot. It's also worth noting that the anime actually predates the manga in this case.

While I've linked to Wikipedia articles above, you can find the same information at the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki entry for GX, as well as a lot more information which is not on Wikipedia.


What is the actual dialog for this Death Note swimming meme? There is a meme created from the Death Note manga which details a character yelling at Matsuda and instructing him to swim. (A similar meme was created as a GIF from the anime.)

(And a link to the manga version, since it's quite large: Clicky)

I can't imagine this is the actual dialog for this scene, just based on what's going on. What are they actually saying, and what chapter/episode is this event from?

This is a rather famous scene from episode 37 of Death Note. Parodies of the scene have become fairly common, including a Know Your Meme page. For an example, this video has clips from the scene set to "Native Faith", the extra boss theme from Touhou 10. Misheard or altogether wrong lines from this scene are also common, as is the case in this particular GIF. Here's the original video; as a warning, it contains major spoilers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXJgfR4FWs

As for what's going on in the scene, again, it's very spoilery, but here's a description. It does not involve swimming.

   Yagami Light has just been found out as Kira, the serial murderer, who possesses a Death Note, a notebook with which he can kill anyone by writing their name in the book. Matsuda, a police officer, had a friendly relationship with Light (as well as looking up to Light's father the police chief), so discovering that Light was the criminal they were searching for all-along, and was responsible for his own father's death (as well as many others), was fairly shocking. Light, on the other hand, at this point has succumbed completely to his insane delusions of grandeur, and as he has no more tricks up his sleeve, he attempts to persuade the officers who have caught him to join forces with him, but comes off just looking even more insane. As a result of all of this, the scene is rather dramatic.


Which chapter of the manga does the last season of Attack on Titan anime start in? The last anime season of Attack on Titan anime started. If I want to get spoilers of the story and read the manga chapters from that point on, which chapter of the manga do I have to start in?

The latest episode (now Season 4, Episode 1) has covered Chapters 91-92.


Are the Super Saiyan Berseker and the Legendary Super Saiyan transformation the same thing? Kale's first transformation (the bulky one with blank eyes) was officially called super saiyan berseker. Now from Broly's movie, we knew a similar transformation was called the legendary super saiyan transformation.

That was a non canon name, but in the last Dragon Ball Super episode preview they made a reference to that name.

We also know Kale has at least 2 transformations, her berserker transformation, and her calm transformation (also known unofficially as super Saiyan green) and last episode preview hinted Kale could have more transformations (another calm transformation where she controls her full power, something she supposedly didn't do with super Saiyan green apparently ?  maybe a super saiyan 3 for her coming) .

So my question is, are the super Saiyan berseker and the legendary super Saiyan transformation the same transformation, or are they refers with legendary super Saiyan transformation to another transformation from Kale (not the first one we've seen from her)

It was mentioned in episode 114 that the Berserker state was basically an uncontrolled version of the LSSJ. We see Kale being able to control this enormous power and go toe to toe with SSJG Goku. So the answer to your question would be a yes!


Is Derris-Kharlan's tree in Tales of Symphonia it's original one, or it's new one? in Tales of Phantasia, Dhaos came from Derris-Kharlan seeking a Mana Seed from Aselia's Great Tree due to a Mana Canon having been developed and used in Derris-Kharlan depleting it's mana and causing it's tree to die. At the end i recall that Cress and his party found out about Dhaos true motive and decided that when it was ready, they would give Derris-Kharlan a Seed from their tree.

in Tales of Symphonia Cruxis is based on Derris-Kharlan which was believed to have enough mana on it to revive Sylvarant/Tethe'alla's Great Tree (i don't know the name of their combined world) and in a couple of Skits in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Tenebrae points out that the Great Kharlan Tree (Sylvarant/Tethe'alla's original one) is a cut from Derris-Kharlan's and that Mana wasn't naturally apart of the world and thus why Ratatosk was need to regulate it's balance

I am wondering if the Tree mentioned on Derris-Kharlan is it's original tree, or the second one that would come from after the events of Tales of Phantasia?

The Tree mentioned in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World by Tenebrae is the original one as Tales of Symphonia is set before the events of Tales of Phantasia

  Aselia (アセリア Aseria?) is the name of the world in which Tales of Phantasia takes place. ... as well as the combined world of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla from prequels Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

Source: Aselia

according to the wiki linked, the Elves of Derris-Kharlan came to Aselia and transplanted the Kharlan Tree from Derris-Kharlan bringing life the the planet while, the elves took a cutting from the Kharlan Tree to replant it on Derris-Kharlan (as opposed to taking a cutting and planting it on Aselia)

it is this cutting that would have died between the gap of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World and Tales of Phantasia and thus the tree that Dhaos was looking to get a seed from is the new tree that was born after the events of Tales of Symphonia.

this is backed up that in Tales of Phantasia Martel is Guarding the Tree

and Martel was only born as a Guardian Spirit of the tree after it was reborn in Tales of Symphonia


Why Does Boruto and Himawari Have one less Whisker mark than Naruto? Why Does Boruto and Himawari Have one less Whisker than naruto?

Naruto Uzumaki (3 Whiskers)

Boruto Uzumaki (2 Whiskers)

Himawari Uzumaki (2 Whiskers)

There is no guaranteed answer to that. But judging from various traits of different characters that they have acquired through parents, I can say that children of Naruto have inherited the trait of having whisker scars but not the number of scars.

It is evident from the creators of the manga giving part father and part mother traits to their children. Like in case of Naruto, he inherited his father's hair color although Kushina's hair had a distinctive red unlike other Uzumaki's. On the other hand, Naruto got his whiskers because of being exposed to Kurama's chakra while he was in his mother's womb because Kurama was sealed in Kushina.

Similarly, in case of Inojin (son of Sai and Ino), he inherited his father's face and his mother's style. In Boruto and Himawari's case, they got the whiskers because Naruto had and inherited the Jougan (Pure Eye - Boruto) and Byakugan(Himawari) from their mother.

This I how I feel Boruto got his whiskers. It also may be as simple as the fact being that Naruto and Boruto have been created by different people, and they might want to distinguish Boruto from Naruto.


Why do the resurrected bodies disappear in the impure world resurrection jutsu? Some of the resurrected people like Sai's brother were freed from the jutsu although Kabuto told Tobi that the resurrected people can't be killed. This is a pic of a conversation between Kabuto and Tobi.

Similarly, Sasori also disappeared after telling Kankuro to use his puppet parents.

How can the souls be freed from the bodies even if the user who resurrected them did not release them? And why didn't this happen when the third hokage was fighting his predecessors during the chunin exams?

The souls can be freed from the Impure World Reincarnation if they are given closure. Experiencing a emotional change allows them to break out of the jutsu and the soul can ascend.

Orochimaru stated that Hashirama Senju could break the summoning jutsu if he wanted. I'm not sure why he chose not to during the fight with Hiruzen Sarutobi.