Does the "bloody nose" trope necessarily imply a sexual situation? If you've seen much anime, you're familiar with the male character getting a bloody nose when he gets sexually excited. For example:

Master Roshi (Dragon Ball) and Umino Iruka (Naruto)

However, when I mentioned this to a Japanese person (someone who was not a big anime viewer), she was confused, and adamant that a bloody nose would normally just mean that the person was excited in general, and it would not necessarily have anything to do with sexual excitement.

This could (and seems likely to be) true for Japanese day to day real life, but very different in anime, where the connection to libido seems very clear.

Is there someone that can explain this difference? Is the "bloody nose" in anime just used to signify excitement, and it just happens to often (always) be sexual excitement because of the plot? Or is it supposed to be just understood how a bloody nose is interpreted in anime is different from normal life?

Gilles Portras, author of The Anime Companion, wondered the same thing:

  "So I asked a few Japanese and got a variety of pseudoscientific, and occasionally embarassed, explanations about humidity and blood pressure. But the best response I got was from one fellow who simply recounted that when he was a child he was told by his mother that if he stared at a pretty woman he would get a bloody nose."

It's basically superstition, like if you sneeze once someone is saying something good about you. If you sneeze twice they are saying something bad. If you sneeze three times, you have a cold.


Why does Gogeta SSJ4 have red hair? Both Goku SSJ4 and Vegeta SSJ4 have black hair before they fuse. However, Gogeta SSJ4 have red hair then. When other fusions happen, the merged warrior has the combined hair of the individual warriors (Gotenks, Vegito)

Why does Gogeta SSJ4 have red hair then?

There isn't a definite answer for this and considering the fact that Dragon Ball GT isn't canon, we aren't going to get any definite reason as to why this is the case. I wouldn't call it a mistake as certain mistakes like Vegeta's brown hair were actually acknowledged and corrected while Gogeta's red hair is continued even in the recent Dragon Ball Games like Xenoverse 2.There are a lot of interesting theories in the Dragon Ball Community. The two most common theories would be, Some people believe SSJ4 Goku and SSJ4 Vegeta fused attained a transformed even beyond SSJ4 just like Gotenks was able to attain SSJ3 in Z. While this theory is a little hard to believe, the other recurring theory which even I personally believe makes more sense is that SSJ4 Gogeta's looks a lot like SSJ4 Goku(apart from the color change) and the red color hair was done on purpose to further distinguish the 2 characters.


Why do ninjas usually replace their own body with a block of wood? Take as an example the Body Replacement Technique from the Naruto series.

Using this technique, any user can replace his own body with some other object, but most of the time ninjas replace their body with a block of wood. This has also been seen in the Naruto series when Kakashi takes the exam of Naruto's team.

So the thing which really bothers me is that they replace themselves with a block of wood, and not something else. I have even seen this type of event happen in other anime. It is quite common for ninjas to replace themselves with a block of wood.

In-universe, no reason is given apart from the fact that every time I can recall this happening they were near trees and thus a chunk of wood was convenient. The actual source is never addressed, and we never see trees falling over because they lost a chunk of themselves.

For the real-world reason...It's a Japanese trope based on the actual legends built up around historical Ninjas (probably also by said Ninjas, for whom misinformation was a great tactic). "Kawarimi" was a supposed technique possessed by the ancient Ninja that used misdirection and split-second timing to swap places with something that could easily be mistaken for the Ninja.

There may be some historical grounds for this, but not to the extent we see in Naruto. Instead, this could easily be a trick used by historical ninja to trick and mislead enemies, and build up the mythos they had constructed for themselves. As an example, a Ninja may have previously prepared a wooden dummy that was about his size and dressed it in the same clothing as he was wearing. This dummy could be hidden somewhere convenient for later use. Then, when fleeing pursuers, you head back to where you hid the dummy and in a moment where your pursuers lose track of you (either with natural obstacles or a smoke/flash explosive set off), you set the dummy in your place and go the other direction. You could even set it up to go over a cliff. While your pursuers are distracted by the dummy, you slip away. Thus was built up the legend that Ninjas could 'trade places' with things, and since wooden (or straw) dummies were convenient for those purposes, they likely got used the most.

Over time, this morphed in Japanese culture along with a lot of the other myths of the Ninja. For example, the myth of Ninja dressing in all black growing out of Kabuki Theater (Stage hands dressed in all black, and so theater goers were used to completely ignoring them...so when one of them jumped out and drew a sword, it was as if they had appeared from nowhere...allowing the theater to have 'super-stealthy Ninjas'). Over this time, the idea of the Kawarimi morphed and changed until it landed on them simply swapping places with a log. Even the particular appearance of the log is somewhat standardized in this trope: a short round chunk of wood of about the same thickness, either completely smooth or with a single 'stump' branch coming off the side.

It turns up in quite a number of places, from other anime and manga to a bunch of video games. In short, in Japanese culture, the "kawarimi log" is simply the standard thing for a Ninja to swap places with, without regard for where it came from. It's the same idea as how, in American culture, if something is blindly tossed out a window, there will be a cat down there that yowls and knocks over a bunch of stuff over...or how no one questions that saying "Well, at least it can't get any worse" will instantly make things worse...or how someone can put on a pair of glasses, and that is considered a solid disguise.

So, while there is no in-universe explanation...the out of universe explanation is simply "it's a standard narrative tool in Japanese culture."


What animals are represented by the members of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing? In the ending credits of the second season of Strike Witches, it shows that each member of the 501st has a coat of arms which an image of the animal they represent when they use their magic.

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

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

Commanding Officer

Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke - Gray Wolf

Commanding Officer in battle

Sakamoto Mio - Doberman

Members

Gertrud Barkhorn - German Pointer

Erica Hartmann - Dachshund

Perrine H. Clostermann - Chartreux

Francesca Lucchini - Black panther

Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen - Black Fox

Charlotte E. Yeager - White Rabbit

Sanya V. Litvyak - Black cat

Lynette Bishop - Scottish Fold

Miyafuji Yoshika - Mameshiba


Does the theme song "Inochi no Namae" have any meaningful connection to the story of "Spirited Away"? The theme song いのちの名前 (Inochi no Namae) is the lyricized version of あの日の川へ (Ano Hi no Kawa e), but it was never sung during the film, and therefore it is only included in Kimura Yumi's first single and later in the Spirited Away Memorial Box.

Does it have any meaningful connection to the story of Spirited Away?

いのちの名前

作詞：覚 和歌子／作曲・編曲：久石 譲
歌：木村　弓

青空に線を引く
ひこうき雲の白さは
ずっとどこまでも　ずっと続いてく
明日を知ってたみたい

胸で浅く息をしてた
熱い頬　さました風も　おぼえてる

未来の前にすくむ手足は
静かな声にほどかれて
叫びたいほど　なつかしいのは
ひとつのいのち
真夏の光
あなたの肩に　揺れてた木漏れ日

つぶれた白いボール
風が散らした花びら
ふたつを浮かべて　見えない川は
歌いながら流れてく

秘密も嘘も喜びも
宇宙を生んだ神さまの　子供たち

※未来の前にすくむ心が
　いつか名前を思い出す
　叫びたいほど　いとおしいのは
　ひとつのいのち
　帰りつく場所
　わたしの指に　消えない夏の日

※ref. 　 woo…

The Name of Life

Lyrics: Kaku Wakako / Music: Hisaishi Joe
Vocals: Kimura Yumi

The whiteness of the clouds left behind by a plane
Draw a line across the blue sky
Always, no matter to where, always continuing
As if it knew tomorrow

In my chest I breathed in a shallow breath
I remember the breeze that blew on my hot cheek

The hands and feet which are bound before the future
Are freed by a quiet voice
So nostalgic that I want to scream out, is
One life, the midsummer light
At your shoulder, swaying, the sunbeams streaming through the leaves

The white ball at rest
The petals which have been scattered by the wind
The invisible river which carries both
Singing while flowing on

Secrets and lies and joy
Are the children of the gods who created this universe

* The heart which is bound before the future
Someday, will remember its name
So loved that I want to scream out, is
One life, the place to return to
At my fingertips, the summer day which doesn't disappear

* Repeat

Translated by satoru-13

When the song speaks of a river, it could be relating to the motif of a river in Spirited Away such as how Chihiro dropped her shoe in a river and she helped to bathe a polluted river spirit. Also, most importantly, Haku is a river spirit. Spirited Away is centered around rivers it seems. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other connection between the song and the movie. It could just be a coincidence that both involved a river.


Why can't Pan go Super Saiyan? As the title states, why can't Pan go to Super Saiyan Mode?

We see in the last episode of Pan's grandson turning Super Saiyan while he fights a descendant of Vegeta.  Are female Saiyans not able to turn Super Saiyan?

According to this wiki
pan never did have to go super saiyan mode.

  [...] basically it's because the creator of Dragonball, Akira Toriyama claims that Pan never had a reason or situation to turn super saiyan. Her debut is at the end of dragonball z, as a little kid, and since Dragonball GT is not based off actual manga, Toriyama only envisioned Pan as a little girl in a time of peace, so there would be no reason for her to become super saiyan. Toriyama has also said that he doesnt exactly know how he would draw a female super-saiyan [...]


Which song are they humming? Is the song they are humming in episode 17 of muv luv alternative: Total Eclipse based on a real Russian song ? Or is it just some random song made up for the anime specific?

Sounds like they are humming the special ED (ep.17)/Insert Song (ep.24) "Snow Maiden" by Aki Misato:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TU7dq75L-s


Does Nausicaä wear underpants, and if not, what outside-universe reason is there? I haven't watched all of it yet, but it seems as if Nausicaä isn't wearing underpants in the anime version. Either that, or she's wearing tight-fitting slacks that are of a colour close to skin tone. Is she wearing underpants?

If she isn't wearing underpants, what is the outside-universe reason for not doing so? Within-universe, it seems to make sense: a lot of the clothing worn is very simple clothing, as if it were hand-made. However, while other Ghibli works I've come across seem moderately relaxed with regards to clothing (you can briefly see totally innocent underwear in Kiki's delivery service, and there's a joking suggestion of nude portraiture) it seems a little surprising. Is a bias against prudishness a shared theme of Ghibli, along with a love of flying and a love of nature?

This FAQ (cited by Wikipedia) denies that any scenes were cut because of nudity, and states that the impression she doesn't wear underpants were because of poor quality videotape fansubs, saying that watching the DVD would clear it up - but I was watching the DVD to start off with. It also has some cover art from a manga version (not the anime) with white-coloured slacks.

We don't actually know if Nausicaa wears underwear, but no, I do not believe we're staring at her naked bottom throughout the entire movie.
In the manga covers, you can see pretty clearly that she's wearing white pants under her skirt:

Not only is the manga the original work that the movie was based on, it was written and drawn by Hayao Miyazaki himself. (It's right there on the cover—story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Wikipedia also confirms.) I don't know why he would have changed that between the manga release and the anime.
However, I won't deny that her pants in the anime are cream-colored and seem to be tighter fitting, which definitely makes it look like she's not wearing anything under her skirt:

I have seen the DVD release and can also attest that this is the same in the DVD. According to this review, it's actually the Blu-ray release that cleans up the colors:

Having never acquired the DVD release of Nausicaä due to it being a low priority. The faded quality of the version I first saw years ago probably had a lot to do with it. In 2011, Disney released the Blu-ray and last year I decided to fill a gap in my collection. That turned out to be a great decision.
Disney’s first Studio Ghibli Blu-ray release includes the movie on DVD and is of the digitally restored version. Suffice it to say this is the best the movie has ever looked in the States. The movie is presented in anamorphic widescreen in 1.85:1 ratio for both discs while the Blu-ray is in 1080p High Definition.
It is absolutely gorgeous with the colors finally being faithful. This is important due to prior releases making it look like Nausicaä wasn’t wearing any pants or underwear! The color of her pants were too close to the skin tone used and got lost in the mastering before this release.

Here is a gallery of images from the Blu-ray release. We can see that, while the pants are still not as white as in the manga, they are definitely a different shade from her face:

I wouldn't say that Ghibli films have "a bias against prudishness". They'll show underwear or a bath scene if it makes sense to show it, but by anime standards, they're quite sparing with nudity and sexual themes. Miyazaki himself is usually considered a feminist; here is one of many articles I found praising the feminist themes in his work. Even without all the other evidence, it just doesn't feel in character for Miyazaki to draw a heroine with no pants and no underwear running around exposing her naked rear end through an entire movie. So even if all we had was the DVD release and didn't have the Blu-ray or manga to suggest it to us, my vote would still go to "no, she's wearing pants".


How did Madara really obtain his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? Regarding Madara's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, there are three canon stories on how he obtained it.

The first version is mentioned by Itachi, while explaining the Mangekyou to Sasuke. In this version, he tells that Madara took his brother's eyes. Itachi shows the scene to Sasuke through Genjutsu, where Madara places his fingers over Izuna's eye and Izuna is surprised by the action. This would mean a forceful extraction.

The second version is told by Obito, acting as Madara. He explains to Sasuke that Izuna willingly gave his eyes to him (Madara), to protect the clan from the dangers of the fame.

The third version is told by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, when he was reincarnated by Orochimaru. He tells that Izuna succumbed to the wounds (during the warring period) caused by Tobirama Senju. And it is assumed that Madara took his brother's eyes after he died.

So which version is the actual one? Or is it a mix of all three?

Based on the data that is provided by the story, we don't have enough information to make a deduction. The only witnesses to the event were Madara and Izuna.

While this means that Madara's account has greater credibillity than anyone else, Madara has a reputation for deceiving people, such as Obito, with complex webs of lies and staged events. As a result, we cannot consider him a reliable information source.

However, based on information provided in the Naruto Data Book (Number 4, page 37) on Izuna, Izuna gave his eyes willingly. So we can conclude that Madara was telling the truth, at least in this case.

For access to the Japanese data book I reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2l976c/spoilers_the_complete_4th_databook/

For the translation:
https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/naruto-data-book-izuna-uchiha/WltX_uRVgmj1rLGwaPw7envXJ0MEjo


Why do all demon slayers have crows but Zenitsu has a sparrow? All demon slayers were given crows after the final selection for communication but Zenitsu was given a sparrow which apparently can't even talk. Why is this so?

It was never explained (though the manga is over already), but some people say it's a sparrow because of its symbol. Sparrows are often related to peace and happiness, away from worries and fear. It is a good sign to send to someone like Zenitsu, who is always scared and anxious.


What does the 'belt' Orochimaru and the Sound Four wear signify? The Sound Four wear a purple-colored type of belt or wrap around their waists:

Orochimaru, their master, also wore one:

Being some of the few ninja I have seen wearing one, does it have a formal name? What does it signify and does it relate or exist in real world fighting..? It feels almost sumo-ish, I think.

The belt they are wearing is generally referred to as an "obi."

The belt braided in the style of Shimenawa ropes, sacred Shinto ropes made by twisting together straws. It is hung horizontally to indicate a sacred Shintoism place such as praying hall or torii.

The Wikipedia article (linked above) notes that:

  A variation of the shimenawa is used in sumo wrestling by yokozuna (grand champions) during their entrance ceremonies to denote their rank. This is because the yokozuna is seen as a living yorishiro (formally shintai), and as such is inhabited by a spirit.


How many days pass during the first part of Konosuba episode 4? The first half of Konosuba episode 4 shows a montage of Kazuma and Megumin training, leading us to believe it went on for a long time.  Long enough for the seasons to change several times.

It seems to me that it wouldn't take too many for the event that happens halfway through the episode to happen, so I don't think it was a year like was implied with the changing of the seasons during the montage.

How many days has it been?

Actually, if you look closely at that episode, Kazuma's explanation of the different setting was of weathers, not of seasons. It was meant to show that they trained regardless of what weather it was during the day. So, basically only days passed, not seasons.

To further reinforce this, Volume 1 Chapter 3 of the light novel directly states how much time passed. To quote,

  Thus we spent a week in pleasant explosions. Then, one morning…


Does writing an alias in the Death Note count as misspelling the name? This question is inspired by the following rule of the Death Note (source: deathnote.wikia.com):

  If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they intentionally misspell the name four times, the Death Note owner will die.

Does writing an alias, when you assume it is the real name, count as accidentally misspelling a name or intentionally misspelling the name?
Does it matter if the alias is similiar to the real name?
What happens if the alias is similiar to the real name and as a result of a misspell you actually write the real name? Will the victim die?

In order for a person to be killed by the Death Note there are only 3 relevant requirements:

They have to be alive...obviously...
You have to write their true name.
You have to picture the person as you write it.

Every person has a true name which can be seen with Shinigami eyes.  That name does not change.  There are several details we don't know about how that works but a nickname will never appear there.

You have two questions:

Are repeated writings of an alias considered by the Death Note to be intentional misspellings, unintentional misspellings, or just invalid input?
What happens if I accidentally write the correct name thinking it is an alias?

If you write the correct name (spelled correctly) while picturing that living person, that person will die. You do not need to know what you are doing as you do it. So in the case of you last question, the answer is: "Yes, the victim will die."

We don't, however, have enough information to answer the first question.  When Light was writing the name of the victim from the first episode he kills in the street, he writes at least 8 different spellings of his name.  He knows only one of those could be correct.  As the name is among the first 4 (third I think), the victim dies.  Light does not die for writing the final 4 nor does the victim retroactively become immune. This is the only time we see so many misspellings of a person's name.  The last 4 either seems to be considered invalid input (as he is already about to die) or misspellings that don't make him immune as he is already doomed.

We can speculate that if the person thinks he knows a person's real name, he cannot be intentionally misspelling the name to make that person immortal.  Therefore, the owner will likely not die from this course of events.  This, however, is just speculation with a limited amount of evidence.

What we do not know at all is whether the Death Note will consider the correctly spelled alias to be a misspelling of a person's given name at all.  A correctly spelled alias is technically not a misspelling so might not count.  If the name is very different, it is possible it might not be recognized as belonging to that person so that person is not impacted at all. This is the key point to the question and at no point in the anime or in the part of manga I've read has there been anything to clarify this further.  I personally would go as far as to say the Shinigami probably don't know the specific answer to this question.


How was the Black Bull squad ranked at the beginning of the Black Clover anime? At the begining of the anime, it is stated that Golden Dawn and Silver Eagle are the best squads. However, in the wikia,

   It is shown that Black Bull is the second squad with more stars

This makes me conclude they progressed as the story advanced. How was the Black Bull squad ranked at the begining of the anime among of the other squads?

The Black Bull is last in ranking in terms of the number of stars they have gathered

The fist time they talked about how many stars the black bull have is after Asta and Noelle's first mission. The Black Bull have -31 stars while Golden Dawn have 70 stars at that time.

   Asta and Noelle earned a star for their first mission making it -30 stars for the Black Bull

The first time we see the full ranking of the nine magic knights squads is they are at the bottom though this is the last year's ranking. Based on what Yami said, Black Bull is always last in the rankings of previous years.

  Yami: Man.. What a pain in the butt. Were always last anyway.

Sources: Black Clover: Chapter 10 and Chapter 102 for pictures respectively


Is Eren's Titan in "rage/flame" mode stronger? In episode 25, when Eren is fighting Annie, he is seen in what is called "rage/flame" mode (this name is given by fans I believe, though not sure).

Is he supposed to be stronger when he's like that?

From the ShingekiNoKyojin subreddit, fans have referred to this as "berserk" mode. What is important for any anime-only watcher of the series to know is that berserk mode, or flame mode, isn't present in the Shingeki no Kyojin manga.

This means that berserk mode has no relevance to events further down in the story for the manga. This may change in the anime, and berserk mode may be an important plot point, but I think it's far more likely that Eren will not enter berserk mode again in the series. I think it was just the animators adding a little bit of filler to the Annie fight.

To answer your question, is flame mode stronger? Yeah probably a little. If anything it was a visual notifier to the audience that Eren had a second wind and increased motivation to take Annie out, thus making him "stronger" in a sense.


Are the Symphogear activation chants translatable? The activation chants (聖詠) for the Symphogear relics are somewhat peculiar. If you've heard them, you likely wondered what was being said. If you've read them (the "lyrics" were provided in the booklets accompanying the season 2 OST discs), you're probably outright bamboozled.

Ame-no-Habakiri: Imyuteus amenohabakiri tron [OST 1 #10]
Gungnir (Hibiki): Balwisyall nescell gungnir tron [OST 1 #3]
Gungnir (Maria):  Granzizel bilfen gungnir zizzl [OST 1 #6]
Ichaival: Killter ichaival tron [OST 2 #3]
Airgetlam: Seilien coffin airget-lamh tron [OST 3 #7 (Serena) / OST 6 #6 (Maria)]
Shul Shagana: Various shul shagana torn [OST 5 #5]
Igalima: Zeios igalima raizen tron [OST 6 #1]
Shen Shou Jing: Rei shen shou jing rei zizzl [OST 5 #5]
Also, the Zesshou (Superb Song / Swan Song / Climax Song):
Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal
Emustolronzen fine el baral zizzl
Gatrandis babel ziggurat edenal
Emustolronzen fine el zizzl

Now, these don't look like any actual language (though I obviously can't claim to know all languages that exist). Yet, sites like the Symphogear wikia claim (or at least have, in the past, claimed) to translate the chants - for example, Ichaival's chant was given the translation "Evening draws in the awakened Ichaival".

Is it genuinely possible to translate the chants? If so, from what language or languages are they translated? (In the context of the show, Sumerian or some other old Mesopotamian language would make the most sense, because of Finé's connections to the region.)

Auxiliary question: if, as I suspect, they are not translatable, by what citogenetic process did these putative translations come into being in the first place?

I haven't watched this show, but I used to be a linguistics nerd, and I'm highly skeptical of the claim that these chants are written in actual Sumerian. I think they're just a mishmash of English and English-looking nonsense.

First, the case against the Sumerian theory. Disclaimer 1: I'm assuming that these passages are appearing as the creators intended and we don't have a case like the disaster in the Del Rey release of Negima Volume 6, where we had appendices full of complete nonsense being passed off as Greek because the translators had tried to transliterate the Greek into the Roman alphabet based on Akamatsu's transliteration of the Greek into katakana. Disclaimer 2: I'm no expert on Sumerian. But these passages don't pass the sniff test.

The phonology doesn't match the postulated Sumerian phonology

Let's look at a passage of transliterated Sumerian:

  An adab to Bau for Luma (Luma A)
  1.  dumu an-na an gal ki gal-ta šag4 kug-ga-ni im-mi-in-pad3-de3
  2.  nam-nin kalam-ma-kam bi2-in-tum2-en
  3.  dba-u2 dumu an-na an gal ki gal-ta
  4.  šag4 kug-ga-ni im-mi-in-pad3-de3
  5.  nam-nin kalam-ma-kam bi2-in-tum2-en
  6.  den-lil2-le e2-kur za-gin3-ta
  7.  ki-sikil ama dba-u2 igi zid mu-un-ši-in-bar
  8.  /en\ dnin-ĝir2-su gal-bi mu-un-na-an-du7
  9.  kur gal den-lil2-le e2-kur za-gin3-ta
  10. ki-sikil ama dba-u2 igi zid mu-un-ši-in-bar

(From http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=c.2.3.1&display=Crit&charenc=gcirc# at Oxford University's Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. The transliteration is described here)

Notice what's missing? There are no initial clusters, like we see in granzizel and tron. There are no dipththongs, as we see in seilien and raizen. There is no f, as we see in bilfen and coffin, or v, as we see in various, or o, as we see in zeios and shou, or w or y, as we see in balwisyall. There seem to be no doubled l's, like we see in kellter, or c, as in nescell.

  [...] syllable initial consonant
  clusters were prohibited by Sumerian phonotactics [...]

  — Aleksi Sahala, "Sumero-Indo-European Language Contacts", page 11.

(There is some argument on this point. Cuneiform is a mixed logographic/syllabic writing system—a little like Japanese, actually. Most sources state there were no initial consonant clusters, but Encyclopedia of Linguistics says that although the cuneiform system "precludes the writing of initial and final consonantal clusters, it is quite likely that Sumerian did have them." We know this is true of Mycenaean Greek written in Linear B, for instance—like English written in the Japanese system, a Greek word like khrusos is written in Linear B as kuruso.)

  The vocalic system is quite simple: /a/, /e/, /i/, /u/. The possible existence of an /o/ vowel remains unsubstantiated.

  — Encyclopedia of Linguistics, page 1046

And

  To the
  best of today’s mainstream science, Sumerian consists of the following consonants:
  { b , d , g , p , t , k , m , n , ĝ , l , r , h , s , z , š , () }

  — Ioannis Kenanidis, "Yet Another Suggestion about the Origins of the Sumerian Language", page 31

Because Sumerian is incredibly ancient—it's the first known written language—and so much of it has come down to us through Akkadian scribes, who kept using it after it was dead because they thought it was cool, and because of the difficulties with the writing system that I alluded to above, there's a ton we don't know about it. No one believes the reconstructed phonology is 100% correct, or even 90% correct. But what we see here is too far off base to be taken seriously as an attempt to write Sumerian according to a reconstructed phonology.

You can see where they cribbed from

Whatever language this is, it includes the English words various and coffin, as well as killter, which looks a lot like kilter, as in "off kilter". The word baral in the swan song looks like it comes from Hebrew בלל (balal), which means "to confuse" or "to mix" and is apparently the source of the word "Babel". It uses the English form of ziggurat; the Akkadian form is ziqqurat, while "ziggurat" comes from the Hebrew form זיגוראט (zygwrʼt).

That doesn't automatically disqualify it as a real language; after all, in the Australian language Mbabaram, dog means "dog". But, combined with the widespread use of English for mysterious and exotic things in anime, this makes me highly suspicious of any claim that the sentences are Sumerian or any other language.

Aside from that, the sentences conform remarkably well to English phonology. Almost all of these words are easily pronounceable to an English speaker. The ones that look a little weird, like zeios and rei, show some pretty clear Japanese influence.

Machine systems can't make heads or tails of it

I fed all the activation chants and the swan song to Google Translate and Translated.net Labs's language detector, both together and individually. I wasn't expecting it to translate them, but I was hoping it would detect what language they were.

As a side note, machine translation still sucks, but this kind of language detection is supposed to be pretty good; Russel and Norvig claim in Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach that computer systems can identify languages, even based on short texts like "Hello world" and "Wie geht es dir", with greater than 99% accuracy (AIMA 3ed., page 862).

None of these systems can detect Sumerian or Akkadian, but they can detect most modern languages, even some quite obscure ones. The general consensus was that the activation chants have a Germanic flavor (Google Translate pegged them as English, even after I deleted the words various and coffin, while another service took them as Frisian, a Germanic language closely related to English), while the swan song was taken as Indonesian. Google Translate insisted that both texts together were English, while Translated.net took both texts together as Sundanese.

For comparison, I took a passage from Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and a few lines from The Who's "Call Me Lighting", shoved them together, and fed them to Translated.net:

  so, so; now sit: and look you eat no more
  than will preserve just so much strength in us
  as will revenge these bitter woes of ours.
  marcus, unknit that sorrow-wreathen knot:
  thy niece and i, poor creatures, want our hands,
  and cannot passionate our tenfold grief
  with folded arms. this poor right hand of mine
  is left to tyrannize upon my breast;
  who, when my heart, all mad with misery,
  beats in this hollow prison of my flesh,
  then thus i thump it down.

  hey little girl who's dancing so lightly,  my xke is shining so brightly,  the noose around us is slowly tightening,  i'm gonna show you why they call me lightning

English, English, and more English. It defies my suspension of disbelief to think that if these passages were all the same language, there would be so much confusion about what language that was.

I have no idea what algorithm Google Translate uses; Translated.net seems to use some kind of nearest neighbors algorithm.

The "translations" are absurd

The translation of Ichaival's chant seems to have been removed from the wikia sometime between when this question was asked and now, which probably doesn't say much for its authenticity. But let's take a look at the one in the OP:

Killter ichaival tron -> Evening draws in the awakened Ichaival

Since all the chants end with tron, that has to be something that makes sense in every chant. Based on the context, I'm going to say that has to be "awakened"; it is an activation song, so it makes sense that they would all be "awakened". So Ichaival tron means "awakened Ichaival". So we can postulate that this language puts modifiers after nouns, like Spanish and Irish.

Then what does killter mean? It has to mean evening draws in. But this is linguistically absurd; it violates constituent structure. draws in is a verb, while evening is a noun. killter can't literally mean evening draws in in a real language (if it does, we've got the makings of a real whopper of a paper in theoretical syntax here—it'll be almost to theoretical syntax what those particles that traveled faster than light would have been to relativity).

killter therefore must mean either evening or draws in, with the other element implied or indicated in some way by the morphology. So we have a language where you can just say draws in, and everyone automatically assumes you meant evening draws in, or a language where you can just say evening, and everyone assumes you meant evening draws in. Some languages, at least in their poetry, do allow you to get incredibly terse like this. Still...I'm not buying it. It reminds me too much of Helge K Fauskanger's analysis of Auld Elvish from Bored of the Rings.

Conclusion

I'm not convinced these are passages from a real language, or even from a somewhat sensible conlang like the Hymnos language from the Ar Tonelico series. All my instincts are telling me they're just gibberish courtesy of the people who gave us a determination to fist. I wish I knew where the "translations" came from or why they spread around the online anime community, a community generally obsessed with the minutiae of dead languages, which surprised the Japanese production staff of Madoka with its determination to translate the runes.


Why is the nine tails afraid of Madara? In a recent episode of the Naruto anime, the reanimated Madara tries to summon the nine tails but fails since it's sealed inside Naruto, later when Madara attacks with his Deep Forest jutsu the nine tails tells Naruto,"I'd rather be controlled by you than by Madara" and shares some of its chakra with Naruto to defeat Madara. Is it really afraid of Madara or is there some other reason?

I don't think that it's fear per-se, more like... hate.

The nine-tails prefers to help Naruto voluntarily than be forcefully controlled by Madara (or Tobi, for that matter).

Manga Spoiler:

   The bijuu have feelings, and hate being treated as weapons, ever since the Sage of Six Paths dies, Kurama has known nothing but ignorance from humans. (Like when Madara yells at him to obey, or when Hashirama tells him that he's too dangerous and he must seal him.)

So helping Naruto was the better option.


Who are these guys seen in chapter 691? SPOILER ALERT

Who are these guys? What are their names and their positions?

These are the Gokage (lit. Five Shadow), the first Kages from each country. Their names haven't been told yet, but by their appearance we can deduct which Kage ruled which village.

First panel: The first Kazekage. I'm doubting between the third and first panel on who the first Kazekage might be. But given that the third panel resembles a Tsuchikage more, I deduct that this is the first Kazekage.

Second panel: First Mizukage. The razor teeth follow the trend of the shinobi swordsman who originated from the village of the hidden Mist.

Third panel: I'm guessing that this is the first Tsuchikage. I'm not sure because I can't base this answer on the fact that he's aged. The facial hair however does hint at a resemblance between Oonoki and other Tsuchikage's.

Fourth panel: First Raikage due to hair. We can assume that he's coloured. This follows the trend that most villagers from the Hidden Cloud are in fact black.

In manga chapter 648, pages 10 - 11 and 12. We see Hashirama meeting with the first Kages. These are the same Kages as shown in the panels


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

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

That's Hayate from Hayate no Gotoku and apparently, the tiger is also from the same series, he's Tama

Ayasaki Hayate
Tama

Hayate's character description

  Butler of the Sanzenin, Hayate, although underage, has had to work to support his unemployed parents. He moved from job to job since he was nine, but through this he has gained considerable and practical knowledge on how the world works. However, Hayate has terrible luck. Called a 'combat butler', Hayate is skilled with firearms and is physically invincible, even surviving after being hit by vehicles.


Is there a meaning behind the paintings in Tsubaki Kureha's living room? In episode 7 of Yuri Kuma Arashi, I noticed that Liberty Leading the People was hanging on the wall in Tsubaki Kureha's living room:

Here's an image of the full painting:

I get the symbolism of the painting itself, but what's the symbolism it has in the anime?
Or is it just a known painting on the wall?

EDIT:

ʞɹɐzǝɹ pointed out in a comment below that the painting across from that one is Henri Rousseau's The Dream:

Here's the full painting:

So I extend my previous question to this painting too:
Do the paintings have any special symbolism in the anime itself, or are they just paintings on the wall?

While the anime is never explicit about it's visual intentions, there are some potential implications for these two paintings:

Most obviously, they both feature naked or semi-naked women, quite appropriate for an anime named "Lesbian Bear Storm"!
More subtly, in both paintings the women are in a 'primal' state, whether in the wilds of the jungle, or leading a violent upsurge of primal emotion (in this case, the desire for freedom, to be uncaged = wild?). The could allude to Kureha's fierce (albeit largely hidden) emotions (especially of love and hate), and possibly also to Ginko's.
One could take it further and consider the woman on the left of The Dream represents Ginko: she a woman in the wild, surrounded by wild beasts, hinting at her animalistic nature underneath her human disguise. The woman to the right, playing the flute, would then be Kureha, the one who "charms" the wild beasts (=Ginko). The woman to the left is even holding out her hand in yearning towards the animal-charmer!
Liberty leading the People, on the other hand, could represent Kureha. Partial nudity could allude to the fact that she's still partially attached to 'human' society and values, and not fully wild and untamed, as Ginko is. Also, it is Kureha who ultimately breaks free of these values, casting off her chains to claim her lover unabashedly. The final liberation is her passing beyond severance with Ginko - like in the Revolution, breaking through the past, but to an unknowable future.


Is Takanashi Touka a chuunibyou? Well, we see in the anime that sometimes Rikka would fight Touka in the chuunibyou world. My question is, does this means that Touka is a chuunibyou herself, or is she just playing along with Rikka?

Touka definitely isn't a chuunibyou. It's obvious that she is really bothered by Rikka's behavior in the first season and asks Togashi to tell her to snap out of it. It is easy to tell those suffering from chunnibyou from those who are not. Touka never makes any weird statements or gets lost in her imagination.

As for all the battles that go on between Rikka and Touka, they are all just a manifestation of Rikka's own imagination. Touka probably only swings that big spoon around a bit which turns into all those fancy moves inside Rikka's head.


Where was Nunnally between the end of the Black Rebellion and her appointment as Viceroy of Area 11? During the Black Rebellion we see V.V enter Ashford Academy to see Nunnally. shortly after, while Lelouch is interrogating Cornelia with his Geass C.C becomes aware of this and warns Lelouch. the 2 then leave Tokyo for Kaminejima Island. During this time we see a shot of V.V and Nunnally at the Sword of Akasha with V.V looking board.

2 Years Later when Lelouch had regained his memories Nunnally appears again, appointed as Viceroy of Area 11.

Where was Nunnally that entire time? was she confined by the Geass Order (as V.V was it's director)? was Nunnally aware or made aware of what happened to her?

It's never explicitly stated where exactly, but before she traveled to Area 11 to become viceroy, she was in Britannia (her plane departed from the California base).
It's most natural to assume she was with the rest of her family in the capital Pendragon until she left in Turn 6


The science behind Squall's Gunblade, if there is any? So, Revolver, Squall's gunblade, is a pure melee weapon, and not actually a gun. Apparently, squeezing the trigger just before the blade hits the target mid-swing amplifies the damage dealt by this weapon.

Here's what I know, and please correct me if I am wrong:

It uses cartridges (most likely, without the bullet/projectile part) to do its damage-amplification thing.

And here are my issues:

Since making the cartridges explode is the key to the damage-amplification mechanism, does the explosion send vibrations to the blade, like star wars' vibro blades?
Or does it use the raw explosion, like, making mini shockwaves to deal more damage?
Either way, do you think there is a barrel (with only one hole, since the tip of the Revolver has no hole, like for bullets) inside for this vibration/shockwave to travel to the blade?
Asuming that there exist a material elastic and strong enough to do this mechanism, do you think it would make sense scientifically?
Do you have some more ideas to share?

After reading the information on Gunblade wiki, Squall's - and Seifer's - Gunblades do contain a barrel that runs through the sword. When the trigger is pulled, it emits a shockwave that deals additional damage when it strikes the enemy.

  In Final Fantasy VIII gunblades have a sword blade with a gun action built into the hilt, the barrel running inside the length of the blade. They are mostly used like normal swords, but triggering a round sends a shockwave through the blade as the weapon passes through an opponent to boost damage

The reason behind this design was that Tetsuya Nomura was looking for something to further engage the players.

  The gunblade was designed by Tetsuya Nomura for Squall's weapon in Final Fantasy VIII with the aim to make the battles more dynamic, the players needing to press a button at the correct time to deal a critical hit, and to give Squall an iconic weapon.

Seeing how this was the first game in game franchise to use the style of weapon, it is no surprise there were some design flaws in the implementation.

Furthermore, later games in the franchise still use Gunblades and they expanded on this style of weapon to allow both shooting and slicing


What is Kazari Uiharu's esper ability? Uihara mentioned that her esper ability is really weak, and additionally in the Railgun anime, when asked about her headband made of flowers, she asks "What headband?".

Is her ability to grow those flowers? Or is it the ability to use computers really well or something else?

Uiharu's ability is that she can keep the things that she touches at a constant temperature.

She reveals this to Haruue in episode 22 of the first season. (at roughly 7:30 including OP)
She also reveals that she has never told anyone else what her power is.


What does "I Ship Nalu" mean? Just wondering on this, but is this some type of new vocab in Fairy Tail or something, Long story short: I have seen a lot of comments on Facebook and YouTube like "Do you ship Nalu" and "I ship Nalu". What does this mean though?

Wait, I know what it is now based on Oded's comment. NaLu is the term fans use for wanting Lucy + Natsu to get together and based off Wikipedia it is safe to say that this is a Portmanteau.

Definition:

  A combination of two (or more) words or morphemes, and their
  definitions, into one new word.

Thanks, Oded. :)


Thrilling music played in Tokyo Ghoul :re season 2 episode 11 What is name or link of background music played at 14:50 in Tokyo Ghoul : Re 2nd season episode 11? It is a kind of battle music with trumpets and drums. I'd really be thankful if I could get its link.

Nevermind. I found that soundtrack. It is Donneschlag composed by Yutaka Yamanda. https://youtu.be/BDfL_8-5O2M


What is the production order of the Monogatari series? It's rather confusing how the story is serialized not in the order of its events. I'd like to know the order in which the animated versions were produced.

Turns out the creators of the series are very considerate towards the viewers and include several recap episodes in each season. So although the story is out of order, everything still makes perfect sense and you don't have to bother yourself by figuring out the exact timeline of the original.

The first 12 episodes of Bakemonogatari aired on TV weekly from July 3 - September 25, 2009. Episodes 13-15 of Bakemonogatari were webcasted from November 3 - June 25, 2010.
Nisemonogatari (11 episodes) aired on TV weekly from January 7 - March 17, 2012.
Nekomonogatari [Black] (4 episodes) aired on TV as a special on December 31, 2012.
Monogatari Second Season (consisting of Neko [White], Kabuki, Otori, Oni, and Koi; 26 episodes including 3 recaps) aired on TV weekly from July 6, 2013 - December 28, 2013.
Hanamonogatari (also called "Monogatari Second Season + α" ["plus alpha"]; 5 episodes) aired as a special on August 16, 2014.
Tsukimonogatari (4 episodes) aired as a special on December 31, 2014.

See this question for information on the in-universe chronological order of the series.

Note also that the publication order of the light novels is not the same as the production order of the animated series. There are two key differences.

Kizumonogatari, which was published between Bake and Nise, has not yet been animated. It was announced in July 2010 that Kizumonogatari would receive a film adaptation. As of this writing (over four years later), no such adaptation has been produced, nor is there even any reason to believe that anybody actually planned to produce a film version of Kizu. Many speculate that Kizumonogatari is an elaborate practical joke by Shaft.
Hanamonogatari, which was published between Kabuki and Otori, was not animated until after Otori, Oni, and Koi.


To what extent are Momonga's underlings aware that he's "from a different world"? Albedo's conversation with Momonga at the beginning of episode 5 has a few elements that confuse me. Albedo reports to him that they have yet to find any other "Yggdrasil players". Later, Momonga tells her that her love for him is a result of him messing with the "settings" Tabula specified for her.

Does this mean that Albedo is aware that her entire world used to be just a video game from Momonga's perspective? Did Momonga tell her this, or did she inherently have this knowledge from the very beginning (i.e. when Momonga got transferred into the game world)? Do Albedo (and the other underlings?) just not care about this?

Short answer, they see them as gods, so they probably think they have their own sort of "heaven".  Long answer, they do know that there is a clear difference between the underlings and Ains (He ordered to be called that, so that's what I'm calling him), we see that they often overheard things they were talking about and associate it with god powers, just to drive home how powerful they think Ains and the creators are.  Ex: I can't speak for the manga, but in the anime, Demiurge overheard some of the creators talking about their jobs, to which he associated voice acting as actually breathing life into inanimate objects.  You also have to remember that they had to behave as regular NPC's before the servers shutdown, and in that time, they literally could not do anything unless they were ordered to.  So, although they do realize Ains is from another world, but I doubt the image they have in their heads about the "different world" of Ains is very accurate.


What is Kotomine Kirei's new raison d'être? In the last episode of Fate/Zero when Gilgamesh asks Kirei that is he satisfied, Kirei makes a remark that although he was handed the solution to his problem he will keep searching.

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

What is the aforementioned dialogue supposed to mean?

You can search for this dialogue in this link

What Kirei Kotomine is talking about is allowing Angra Mainyu to be born.
first off, Kirei Kotomine feels nothing out of life and it has been like this since birth. he even tried to start a family to gain a true sense of self but even after fathering Caren Hortensia he remains unchanged. to quote is Personality on the wikia

Unknown to all those around him, Kirei was born defective, possessing a warped mind since birth. He is an evil person, but not a villain. He is deviant, but not inhuman. He is not sane, but neither is he insane. Despite his personal accomplishments, he never felt satisfaction. Despite his best efforts he could not enjoy what other people found happiness in, and instead found himself drawn to negative emotions like the pain of others. He is able to act like a normal person, even bringing pride to his father, but he intrinsically cannot understand others or things they see as "beautiful."

his talks with Gilgamesh in Fate/Zero make him realize he takes "joy" from the misery of others but this questions why someone like him was born.
the scene you link and describe appears to be at the end of the Forth Holy Grail War after the the grail "spilled" dumping the black mud on top him and Gilgamesh.

Kirei: Hahahahaha! This is it?! What the hell does this make me?! What manner of dark evil! What manner of cruelty! This? This is my wish?! This horrible destruction and tragedy?! This is the joy I sought? Could something so twisted… so corrupt… have truly sprung forth from the seed of Father Risei Kotomine?! Hahahahaha… No way! It is impossible! Did my father sire a soulless demon more evil than the Devil himself? Hahahahaha…
Archer: Are you satisfied now? Kirei?
Kirei: No… no, not yet. This isn’t merely enough. Yes, it is true that my life of questions has finally found its answer. However, the problem solving process itself was skipped over and the solution was just simply handed to me. How is it that I’m supposed to accept all this at face value? The formula that yielded this strange, unsettling answer should exist somewhere. As a greater, clearer principle one can understand. No… Not should, it must. I must question… I must search… I must dedicate the remainder of my life... to fully understanding it.
Archer: You know, you never fail to bore me… As you like. Your questions would slay the very gods. I shall watch you seek out your answer.
Kirei1: Hm... Angra Mainyu… I will reach it again. And next time, I will see it to the end. Its birth, the proof of its existence. Hm?

before this Kotomine had been killed but the black mud from the grail which is caused by Angra Mainyu having corrupted the grail (as shown by Kiritsugu's encounter with it in the form or Irisviel and Ilyasviel) was spilled when Kiritsugu ordered Saber to destroy the grail vessel. the black mud washed over Kotomine corpse and Gilgamesh (who is still around because of the Archer Classes Independent Action), the result was Kotomine being resurrected  with a new fake black heart and Gilgamesh was given a real body increasing his A Ranked Independent Action to A+ allowing him to not even need a Master (but hangs around Kotomine for entertainment and a source of prana).
in the Heaven's Feel Route of Fate/Stay Night, near to the end he reveals why he's showed up to  stop Shirou stopping the Greater Grail which also explains why in the previous routes he tried to summon the grail

When Shirou eventually frees Sakura from Angra Mainyu's grip, Kirei suddenly resurfaces to stop Shirou from preventing the dark entity's birth. He bitterly recounts to Shirou how his lifelong inability to find salvation and happiness has led him to question why someone like him was born. In pursuit of the answer to his lifelong question, he explains that he has dedicated his entire existence to bringing about Angra Mainyu's birth even if it causes his own death and the world's destruction. By witnessing the behavior and stability of an entity born of all the world's evil, he is convinced that he will gain a deeper understanding of not only himself but the world that saw fit to give him life.

Source: Kirei Kotomine - Role - Fate/Stay Night - Heaven's Feel (2nd last paragraph)
so his new raison d'être is to allow Angra Mainyu to be born to then understand why himself was born

1: the site says Kiritsugu here but it's a mistake as Kirei sees Kiritsugu and speaks about him in the next couple of lines.


Are 3DCG-based animes cheaper to produce? I've been noticing that CG in anime has becoming more popular. Recently, I've watched several shows that have almost fully 3D animation.

Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Knights of Sidonia:

I've also noticed it appearing to smaller effect in parts of other shows, such as Girls Und Panzer, when the focus is not directly on the characters:

It seems that primarily mechanical objects are done with 3D technologies as the measurements are exact. This doesn't surprise me, but human characters are notoriously hard to do with computer graphics - see the Uncanny Valley . For this reason I would have thought making 3d anime characters (who don't even have normal human proportions) would be expensive to do right.

Is the reason anime companies are starting to use this technique more for characters, that it has become cheaper to implement? Or is there another reason for this slowly increasing popularity?

I don't know if 3DCG is cheaper, but we can compare differences in 2D and 3D process to identify possible savings.

First, lots of the anime creation process is same. Directing, writing, character design, screenplay, dubbing, marketing are all same. So there are no savings there.

Second, 3DCG has bigger up-front cost, because you have to create the 3D models. This is especially problematic for characters, if it is main focus of the show. It is less a problem for mechanical stuff and backgrounds, because they are easier to model and many shows already use 3D for those.

Third, the animation. Animating mechanical things is easy because you have low number of moving parts and their order of freedom is low. Humanoids on the other hand are hard to animate and even harder if you want the movement to seem natural. And the complexity goes up as character interact between each other and environment.

So if the show is primarily animating mechanical things moving around then there is big chance of saving some money. If the show is about characters and their interaction, then I guess there is no much saving and the primary purpose of using 3DCG is to maintain consistency.


What did Edgeshot do to Kurogiri in season 3 episode 9? In season 3 episode 9 Tomura calls Kurogiri who is tied by Woods to do something and it seems Edgeshot pierces Kurogiri and he fell sleep. What did Edgeshot to Kurogiri exactly? How is he supposed to be sleep and not death?

It is very likely that edgeshot while in his needle form pierced kurogiri and strangled one of his internal organs to knock him out without killing him. To do this he could have performed a blood choke around his corotid artery to prevent blood from getting to his brain. Another possibility would be to knock him out by choking his supply of oxygen. A shot to the liver will also cause great pain without death, however this is less likely thn the others because it does not guarantee a knockout.


Weapon manifestations? How are weapons manifested? Are they magic? Are they physical and stored somewhere? I don't quite get how this process works.

It seems like they are embodiments of the user's personality but at the same time they don't look like they need magical power unless they use certain techniques.

The long and short of my question is. What are the weapons in this series? And how are they manifested?

To my understanding, the weapons that they use are manifestations of their soul's power. They require a minimal amount of magic to actually manifest, but more if you want to do anything more than cut, bludgeon, or, in the case of Illusory form, drain energy.

Hope this helped!


How did Naruto restore Kakashi's left eye? In Naruto manga chapter 675, Uchiha Madara attacked Hatake Kakashi and stole his left eye. Soon after Madara left Uzumaki Naruto soon appeared and restored Kakashi's left eye. It's seems that Kakashi's new eye is not Sharingan.

Q: What did Naruto do exactly?

It was thanks to Naruto's new power: Ying Yang Release that he was able to restore it. If you remember  Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki  transfer his powers to Naruto (and Sasuke). The answer comes from the Naruto Wikipedia:

   After receiving power from Hagoromo, Naruto Uzumaki gained the ability to use Yin–Yang Release to stabilise life forces and restore missing organs through physical contact. However, there appears to be a limit to the extent to what this power can heal: While he was able to save Might Guy from the normally fatal consequences of unleashing all Eight Gates, he was unable to repair the damage done to his leg as a result of using Might Guy, and Guy spent the remainder of his life wheelchair-bound. Naruto was also able to resuscitate Obito after the Ten-Tails was extracted from him, but both were aware that his death was unavoidable when he was struck by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's All-Killing Ash Bones.


Overlaps between Paradise Kiss & Nana? At the end of some of the chapters of Nana, some characters from Ai Yazawa's other manga Paradise Kiss show up at 'Junko's Place' (the bonus section) and chat with some of the Nana cast.

Is there a similar section in Paradise Kiss? Are there any further overlaps between the two series?

Paradise Kiss is actually set in the same universe as Gokinjo Monogatari, another work by Ai Yazawa. There are bonus sections in Paradise Kiss, but from what I can tell (at least from the first bonus section on chapter 10), it shares characters from Gokinjo Monogatari instead. According to Wikia, Paradise Kiss is actually the sequel to Gokinjo Monogatari.

Paradise Kiss and Nana were published by different companies, so it is likely that they are not allowed to have much cross-over between the two. As far as I can tell, there is no other cross-over between Paradise Kiss and Nana. The only example I can find of a possible cross-over (other than in the bonus sections), is from a random forum where a person mentions that a dress donated in Paradise Kiss is bought in Nana, but that hasn't been substantiated.


Does Shikamaru have a summoning animal? What is the summoning of Shikamaru?

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

It is nowhere mentioned the summoning animal of Shikamaru Nara.

A mythological mosnter called "Inoshkacho" had the body of a boar, a deer's antlers, and butterfly wings.

So it could be assumed that
Ino = Boar
Shikamaru = Deer
Chouji = Butterfly

The Nara clan's forest is located on the outskirts of Konoha, it is a unique forest within the Land of Fire. Many deer reside here as the clan looks after them and often times use their antlers in medicines


How do Poké Ball capsule and seals work? In the Pokémon anime and manga, the Poké Ball seal and ball capsule allows the Pokémon to get a fancy entrance, it is mainly used in contests but can be bought and used for fun. Is there any explanation of how these work?

Here is a complete Poké Ball with capsule and seal:

Here you see Dawn choosing the seal she wants:

There is no canon information on how they work so far, but I've always thought that it was something to do with light manipulation. If a pokemon is released from a pokeball then there is a bright glow that is also emitted at the same time. The ball capsule alone has been seen used without a seal and the release is normal. I believe that is because the light was able to pass through the ball capsule without being impeded by a seal.

However when a seal is used the light has to travel through the seal on the way out and therefore takes on the appearance designated by the seal, similar to how holograms are theorized to work. This effect fades when the pokemon appears because that when the light usually fades. As I said though this is all theory and personal opinion. Hope this helps.


Does "Root A" follow the fact about Takatsuki and the One-Eyed Owl? In Root A, Takatsuki does seem to be fascinated by Kaneki's name, but,

   I didn't at all expect her to be the One-Eyed Owl.

I just looked her up on the Wikia and it says that

   she is the One Eyed-Owl as well as the horror novelist.

Is this true only in the manga or is it also true in Root A?

Yes, it's shown clearly in the anime that

   Sen Takatsuki is the One-Eyed Owl.

They started giving hints about it in first half of the episodes in Season 2.

Season 2 Episode 1

   Kaneki joins Aogiri and is welcomed by this girl named Eto

 Eto seems to like Kaneki

Season 2 Episode 2

   Later on in the next episode, Eto removes her bandages and smiles while taking Kaneki's name

Season 2 Episode 3

   In the next episode, we see this author Takatsuki and she smiles the same way as Eto while hearing Kaneki's name - Can safely infer that Takatsuki is actually Eto

Season 2 Episode 7

   The same smile pattern after hearing Kaneki's story from Hinami. Takatsuki is Eto confirmed!!

Season 2 Episode 11

   I think you missed this part. It was shown after the ED theme in Season 2 episode 11. It clearly shows that Takatsuki is the 2nd Owl, and the only daughter of Yoshimura (who is also called non-killing owl)


Why Hyde Park become Haido Park? I've read this Detective Conan manga Chapter 499-504 there's a case when Conan chasing Rena Mizunashi,
the CIA agent that disguise as Black Organization member with code name Kir.
She along with Korn and Chianti is assigned to kill Mayor Candidate (I don't remember his name).

In that time, Conan's tracker is stick to Kir's shoes and he heard the code about the place
where the Black Organization plan to Kill the Mayor.

Conan realize that the place is Hyde Park, and he said it's not really Hyde Park that located in London but in Haido Park.
But I'm still not understand why can Hayde Park become Haido Park, is anyone can explain about this?

I'll be basing my answer off the anime adaption of these chapters, which took place in episode 425.

There were three possible victims this time, all of them were candidates for the House of Representatives in Japan. This number is based off the fact that there would be three interviews. The letters "DJ" were overheard as the target and the place they overheard for this murder was "Eddie P."

When Haibara is asked what Eddie P is she states that P means that it is a park.

Later, Conan gets a call from Ran and answers in his normal Conan facade. Jodie notices this and calls him out on it saying that he has a double personality:

This triggers Conan to think about the following clues:

Hunting Ground
History
Park
Double Personality

Besides history, which is just something Vermouth mentioned as this is an old story, these clues are all elements of the Jekyll & Hyde story; from these clues Conan remembers the scene of Mouri Kogoro flipping through the Jekyll & Hyde book.

The closest you can transliterate Jekyll & Hyde in Japanese Katakana is ジキルとハイド. ハイド can be wrote in Romaji as Haido (it's also the way it is pronounced). From here Conan concludes that it must be Haido park and they manage to get there before the camera crew.


What is carved into Toko's leg? DanganRonpa: Ultra Despair Girls came out today in Europe and there's something I noticed about the 3D model of Toko Fukawa.

   A.K.A Genocider Jack

There's something cut into her leg. I'm not sure that picture is an official model from the game, but I have definitely seen it while playing (screenshot below):

In the other games, we mostly see her waist-up - or in an uncut skirt, so I've never noticed it before:

What has she got carved into her leg?

I've only been playing the games - is there another source that describes how it got there?

The mark seen on Genocider Syo is the Japanese Kanji 正

Wiktionary has a page on this character explaining its use as a tally mark by the Japanese.

Genocider Syo uses the tally to count the amount of victims she has killed. There is also a small section on this on the Wikia.

Since each one represents 5 kills, you can see she has killed quite a few!


Vessel for Susano’o? During the final battle between Naruto and Sasuke, Kurama says

  [Sasuke] might just become the next vessel for Susano'o.

Throughout the series, Masashi has never mentioned a "vessel" for Susano'o.

Was this just a translation error; what did he mean by this?

That's clearly a translation error. from what I read, Kurama says that he's merging the disseminated chakra into one.And since there is no Gedo Statue, he's using the Susano'o as the receiving vessel.


Where can I find the dubbed version of Naruto Shippuden? (after Episode 140) I'm watching Naruto Shippuden on Hulu and they only have the english dub until 140. I'm currently looking for episode 141 (Truth) in english and I can't find it any where.

Almost all the episodes from Naruto Shippuden have been dubbed into english.

The final set is set to be released on June 11 and you can check the news here.

Finally, answering "where" you can find them, You might find them on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Funimation. The reason i'm providing multiple websites is some websites are not available in other regions.


What manga is this magical girl on a plane from? I found this image on imgur at one stage and added it in my browser bookmarks. Rediscovering it now, I'd really like to find the source of it so I can read the rest.

Does anyone know what this is from?

This manga is Zai x 10 （[罪×10]【じゅうざい】） by Yamauchi Yasunobu, the same author as Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou.

The first 2 chapters and the latest chapters can be read here on Gangan Online (in Japanese).

The scene is from page 3 of chapter 16 Hijacking Arc 2

Below is my own summary of the first 11 chapters. It contains heavy spoiler that will destroy your viewing experience, especially the comedy, so read with care:

   The story is basically about 10 different girls/ladies either involving in or committing 10 different kinds of crimes, where their special powers are shown. Their special powers originate from their ribbons, which were given to them by a mad scientist. The magical girl, who also gets her power from the mad scientist, decides that the mad scientist is the root of all the evil and beats him up. The mad scientist then reveals that there are other girls whom he had modified before, and their power source is their ribbons. Thence, the magical girl goes on a mission to retrieve all of them.


Can Rikudou Madara activate his Limbo Perfect Susanoo in the anime after Mugen Tsukuyomi ends? Rikudou Madara in "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4" activates his Limbo Perfect Susanoo, and  uses it against Naruto and Sasuke.

Can he activate Limbo Perfect Susanoo in the anime? I think it is amazing  to  see final battle with Madara before his death.

He never does, but he theoretically could. He's still an Uchiha, and still has the Rinnegan and also uses Limbo while in Six Paths mode, however there is no reason for him to. The Truth Seeking Balls are a more perfect defense than Susano'o and the new abilities granted to him by the Six Paths' chakra seemed to be at least as powerful, if not moreso, than his Susano'o.


Why did Gilgamesh remain in the human world? I actually didn't understand why did Gilgamesh remain in the human world. What I understand is that he touched the Grail that's why he remains.

Initially, it's stated that servants are kept in the world by the Holy Grail. (This comes up in the Good End of "Unlimited Blade Works," but I imagine this piece of information might have appeared earlier.) They also need a mana supply; note also that servants who had become separated from their masters in Fate/stay night did not immediately disappear. In the case of Gilgamesh, both of these conditions were fulfilled. The Holy Grail was still around, and Kotomine kept the orphans from the fire under the church and used them as a mana source.

In the events of Fate/stay night, other servants were also retained, even when the Grail was destroyed. In the "Good End" of the "Unlimited Blade Works" route, Saber stays in the human world. Rin has been supplying mana to her, and she asks Shirou to help her. Similarly, in the "True End" of "Heaven's Feel", Rider stays with Sakura even after the destruction of the Grail; per the wiki, this is possible because Sakura has enough mana reserves because of her connection to Akasha.

The Wikia also gives an explanation of what happened to Gilgamesh at the end of Fate/zero. (I cannot provide much more commentary on this, since I haven't followed the series lately.)

  Due to his proximity, Gilgamesh is caught off guard and becomes drenched by the pollution that spills from the Holy Grail. He obtains a physical body, and because he has been incarnated into the world, he decides that it is time to once again unite the world under his rule. He continues to follow Kotomine after the war is over, and Kotomine provides him with energy drained from children orphaned by the fire to sustain himself. He decides to wait for the next Holy Grail War to cleanse humanity, so he retrieves a potion of temporary youth from his vault that reduces his physical age and allows him to smoothly blend in with society for ten years.


Why didn't the hunter associate search for Meruem's body after his death? In Hunter x Hunter episode 148, we can clearly see that Meruem and Komugi's body holding each other hand, found already dead.

Why didn't the hunter associate search for Meruem's body? Did the bunker that Meruem located at is really invisible?

So after some research I was unable to find canon material relating as to what actually happened to Meruem's body after his death. However, it would be safe to say that the Hunters Association probably is: aware of it/has it/destroyed it.

During the 13th Hunter Chairman Election Arc it was stated that Pariston Hill managed to get all of the unhatched Chimera Ant eggs and wants to play with them. ( Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 331).This indicates the Association has been there since the final battle and have handled some of the aftermath. The Hunters Association also had knowledge of the layout of the entire facility thanks to Palm going under cover, so I doubt that they would over look the secret bunker.

Now it is good to remember that Meruem was poisoned by the Poor Man's Rose bomb after his fight with Netero and that led to his death. One of the properties of this bomb that made it so deadly was the fact that:

  The poison catalyzes the production and emission of new poison until the victims finally succumb to death.(Hunter × Hunter - Volume 28, Chapter 298)

It is not stated whether the body keeps emitting the poison after death. So it wouldn't be outlandish to say that Hunters Association don't want to go near it for fear of the poison spreading. So the could easily be biding their time until it is save to retrieve the body.


Which philosophers have influenced Death Note? Which philosophers have influenced Death Note? What is the name (or category) of their philosophies? I want to read deeper.

It doesn't seem to have been spun from an actual person in history or a piece of writing. From an interview with the creator of Death Note Tsugumi Ohba he says this:

  There was nothing in particular. I started thinking of some ideas and
  while these ideas were still floating in the back of my mind, I got
  more ideas to fill up detailed plots like the rules and the god of
  death and so on. Eventually, I thought there was enough material for a
  good story to tell.

Since Death Note is centered around Gods of Death or Shinigami and since there are many urban legends on Shinigami in Japan and lets not mention that Shinigamis are very commonly known about in Japan, it is safe to assume that these may have influenced or helped influence the creation of Death Note, although if there were any actual people in history or a piece of writing that influenced Death Note, then these origins are yet unknown.

and also

  No, there was nothing that I strongly wished to express.
  The basic underlying idea was that “Humans are not immortals and once they are dead, they do not come back alive again”. This is to indirectly say that we should all treasure the present and live our lives to the fullest.

From the text above, this gives some more of an insight as to what also helped influence Death Note (which would have been his own personal thoughts). Refer to sentence highlighted in bold.

In conclusion Death Note was not inspired by any philosophers (people or a writing), since in the comment that was what you were looking for.

Bibliography for reference

http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=21396363

This should help if you want to review my answer, compare it with other sources or to verify that information is correct.


Who is the person that Rin saw doing high jump? On one of the last episodes, Rin is revealed to have a memory of a boy who looks like Shiro practicing high jump over and over while she watched. However, in the final episode, she asks Shiro if he ever did track and field, and he replies that he never did.

If that boy wasn't Shiro then who was he?

It was Shirou.
Shirou never was in track and field, so he answers Rin's question honestly.  Rin is making the assumption that only someone that does track and field would spend an entire afternoon attempting to do a high jump.  But that is exactly what Shirou did, anyway. He saw the high jump left out, and decided to see for himself what he could do. He constantly failed but stubbornly kept at it for hours. At long last he triumphantly gave up, satisfied that he could, in fact, not make that jump.

 Rin was also not the only person to witness this and fall in love with him over it.

 Sakura is the other witness.


Why was Shana naked after using Tenpa Josai? In the final episode of season 1 (episode 24), Shana is forced to use her (supposedly suicidal) Tenpa Josai to absorb all the Power of Existence that had been released in the battle.

Tenpa Josai normally kills the Flame Haze, but for reasons explained in the subsequent dialog with Alastor, Shana survives.

But she's naked. Why?

Is there an actual plot reason to it? Or is it just another case of forced fan-service?

Furthermore... where did that towel come from?

One of Alastor's titles is the "Flame of Heaven." In the Shakugan no Shana movie, we see his true, summoned form as a massive creature completely covered in flames, with the form of a minotaur with large webbed-like wings.

Since Tenpa Jousai uses the body of the Flame Haze as a vessel to contain the existence of the Crimson God naturally anything surrounding the container would be consumed by the intenses flames. Yuji was holding Shana's hand when she activated the summoning and came out slightly charred, but survived with the help of the Azure sustained by the his own Power of Existence.

As for the towel/blanket, it could be something extracted from Yogasa, the black cloak/cape that Shana uses to store things, which is said to be an extension of Alastor.


Why does Zamasu know Goku in the future? So Zamasu created Black in the future because of Goku, right? But, we know that Goku died in the future because of an illness... a long time before he met Zamasu.

So how is it possible that Zamasu knows Goku in the future?

Edit, Tl;DR Zamasu from Future Trunks Timeline is likely Zamasu from the regular timeline, who learned about Goku from Shin, and then traveled into Future Trunks timeline because Shin (and therefor Berus) was dead. This then caused Future trunks to travel back in time in the first place.

I do not know how to add pictures, or I would, but the full chain (if the manga will indeed show the same main events as the anime) was likely completed in the most recent chapter of the Manga.

There is the anime's version to consider though, so I will note both, starting with the anime.

In the Anime, It is basically due to a time loop. Future trunks goes to the past, bringing Black with him, who then fights Goku. Goku then learns about and visits/spars with Zamasu. It is here Zamasu learns about Goku in the anime.

Zamasu then went and learned about Goku from the guy who knows everything, as well as the super dragonballs. He then uses them to wish for either immortality, or an ally like Goku. He then likely used the ring of time to skip ahead and gather them again, quickly wishing for the other wish.
He then finds the timeline where Berus is no more, and goes there so that there is no one to stop him from killing Humanity.

The Manga version of the story is not as detailed, But if we are to assume that the main plot points of the manga will be identical to the anime, then we have a better version of the loop thanks to the most recent chapter.

In chapter 16, page 36, Zamasu is talking with Our own Kaioshin, Shin, and Kibito, after sparing with Kibito, about how they took out Majin Buu. Shin brings up the fact that he only helped Goku and the other Z Warriors do so. Zamasu at this time learns of goku and how powerful he is. This is all we know in the Manga so far, but we can probably assume the details will play out like in the anime, so he will likely soon go and try to learn about goku from the guy who knows everything soon.

There are 2 things that make the Manga version a more "stable" version, first in that Zamasu learned about Goku from Shin, and second, that Shin was Probably visiting Zamasu without any interference from Future Trunks, since he appeared at about the same time they were visiting Zamasu. If he had not shown up, Zamasu would have found out about the super dragonballs and made his wishes without anyone knowing about him.


Does Broly have 2 transformations? Without counting Broly's supressed transformation (because it's an artificial transformation due to its necklace) does Broly have 2 transformations? I know this question is tricky because it could have different answers according to which version of Broly you are talking about (in Dragon Ball Heroes and other promotional animes there is a Broly SSJ3, Broly god, Broly SSJ4, etc), but how it is considering Broly from the movies in general. In the old non canon movies we've seen a greenish transformation in the first movie, and in the second movie we've seen a yellow transformation. Now for the new movie we've seen a greenish transformation and a yellow transformation from a promotional art. Does Broly have 2 transformations, a base form, a regular super saiyan transformation  (yellow) and a greenish legendary super saiyan transformation?

Old movie 1

Old movie 2

New movie

It has been confirmed that the Broly in the new Dragon Ball Super movie is being introduced as a completely new character. Here is an article with the brief summary of the story (As indicated in the trailer). Hence, if one were to look at the character designs for Broly:

It was stated by Vegeta that he was growing stronger during the course of Battle. Hence the third picture is probably him powering up in his base form. The fourth picture is obviously him using his Super Saiyan form and finally, the last picture is the Legendary Super Saiyan Transformation (Unless the Name is changed), which we see at the end of the trailer.


What is the name of the music that plays when zoro has a flashback to fighting the humandrills during the fishman island arc? He asks Mihawk to train him and fights the humandrills then uses kokujo o tatsumaki afterwards.

Here is the clip https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-M8fD8m0To


How does the travel works in One Piece universe? I have noticed that traveling between and within the oceans in the One Piece world isn't easy.

However, the Marines and some advanced pirate crews/alliances commute daily between the oceans. To be more specific, here are a few examples to demonstrate what I mean:

The Marines travels between every oceans they want. By using Seastone on their ships, they can easily travel through the Calm Belt and switch between the Grand Line/New World and all Blues. Because the Marines is a member of the World Government, they can also pass the Red Line via Mary Joa.

However, the Seastone technique (Episode 410) is a new invention from Dr. Vegapunk. How did the Marines travel through the Calm Belt so easy before that? Another example in episode 502-503: How did a World Government ship travel from the Grand Line to East Blue 10 years ago when Seastone technique hadn't been invented?
In Luffy's past, Shanks was in the East Blue, then in the Battle of Marine Ford, he was again in Grand Line, etc.

Same for Whitebeard. One time, Whitebead was in the Grand Line, then in the East Blue, and then again in the Grand Line, etc.

How do Shanks and Whitebeard manage to travel between the Grand Line and the Blues on daily basis? Do Whitebead, Shanks and other Pirates also use Seastone like the Marines?
And what about Monkey D. Dragon? One time, Dragon was in the East Blue. Here, he was again in the Grand Line.

So I hope you see what my question is. I'm especially curious about the daily switching between the Grand Line/New World and Blues. As I know, the only way to enter the Grand Line is via the Reverse Mountain, which isn't the most harmless way as you can see in episode 61. Does that mean that every time Whitebeard and Shanks want to go to the Grand Line, they have to pass this small river with their gigantic ships?

Apart from getting to the Grand Line, how do they leave the Grand Line/New World? According to the maps, there is no way to get out. How did Krieg leave the Grand Line?

It's been revealed there are several ways to travel apart from traditional ships.  It's also been hinted that the islands range from prehistoric to scifi advanced, so there are methods yet to be revealed.

For example, Rayleigh swam from the Grand Line through the Calm Belt to reach the Amazon's Island.
Skypieans have been shown to have flying devices and shells that could propel.
Amazons have been shown to use creatures to pull the boats.
Blackbeard's boat is just a giant raft, implying they just use a sail and row. (Given the strength of the characters in this class, chances are that there were a lot of rowing involved)
Franky came up with Coup de Burst, which also lets them cross vast distances quickly.
Several subs have been shown so far including Wapol, and the Heart Pirates indicating travel without need for waves. The Marines probably have access to this tech (at least, Z's Neo Marines did).
More importantly, several fruits aid in propulsion. Ace used fire to power his skateboat.  Whitebeard could probably just cause waves even in the Calm Belt to propel his ships (and quite fast I might add, based on wave size and speed).  Dragon (though not confirmed how) was the reason for the gust of wind that helped Straw Hats escape from Loguetown. He may be using similar methods. Dragon also used to have Bartholomew Kuma, who can repel things and land them anywhere in the world.
Several characters, including Sanji, can use Moonwalk.


What does Satella whisper to Subaru as he spams declarations of his return by death? The answer here How and why is Subaru connected to the Witch (Satella)? hints that it might be "I love you", and that communication with Satella becomes clearer the more Subaru dies (and more loops trigger, bringing his timeline/world closer to Satella's). [Citation needed]

What does Satella tell Subaru as he spams declarations of his ability? I was wondering if she generally says the same thing each time (so removing the case when Subaru took Betelgeuse along for the ride), if it was intentionally muted in the anime in previous instances. Does the LN/WN have her silently whisper?

She says "I love you".

Source from reddit

  From what's been hinted at in the web novels I think she whispered "I love you"

A commenter named "Mitrospeed" on a certain anime site who has a great knowledge of both Light and Web Novel also said the following in his review to episode 20:

  Subaru makes use of the one thing that makes him somewhat useful which is his role as a bait. He tries to spread the witch’s miasma and attract the whale with it. But for the first time we see a difference. Behind him we can see a shadowy figure which clearly seems to be Satella. You can lipread what she says; it’s "I love you".

I cannot confirm that it really lipreads to "I love you", but I see no reason to distrust the commenter.


Does Kanon enjoy figure skating? In G-Senjou no Maou, Kanon is a world-class figure skater. However, at different points in the story, when asked if she enjoys figure skating, she speaks ambiguously or dodges the question. It's implied at times that she is only doing it because her mother wants her to, but at other times she seems to like it.

What are Kanon's real feelings about figure skating? Is she continuing to pursue it for herself or for the interests of others?

From an early age, Kanon disliked skating and found it boring. She was only doing it because her mother wanted her to and/or forced her to do it.

However, her mother encourages her to stick with figure skating until she can truly understand the joy that it brings.

As you progress through Kanon's route, she slowly realizes that since skating has been her whole life, it has also greatly shaped her life. Thanks to her ability in skating, she was able to finally meet her father.

There was another scene where she spends Christmas Eve at a home for the elderly. Most of the people living there were lonely since they hadn't seen their children for so long, and Kanon was genuinely glad that she, a well-known figure skater, could brighten their Christmas Eve just a little bit.

Eventually, in her Good End, Kanon admits that she loves skating due to all of the life occurrences and experiences that it has brought her.

In her next performance after this scene, she dazzles the crowd with her ability and emotion to the point that everyone is cheering for her, even despite the fact her poor attitude in a previous performance made everyone dislike her. The genuine reaction from the audience, as well as the support she receives from her friends and mother, allow her to finally understand her mother's advice from many years ago.


What does Hashirama mean by the effects of the chakra rods? In Chapter 661, Hashirama said "These rods are forced through our chakra points, which means that the chances of us moulding chakra are probably nil". He said it in the context of "even if the rods are removed". Since those under Edo Tensei can recover on their own after some time, what did he mean by this?

While people do regenerate under Edo Tensei, the process of regeneration can be slow and tedious. Madara has reached new heights and can attack at any given moment. Hashirama knows his chakra circulation is obstructed and it could take a while for him to heal fully. Thus, he is giving Sasuke this precaution along with a jutsu.

Refer to Minato's statement below. Also recall how Minato lost his arm and still hasn't regenerated yet. Hashirama knows that if Madara acts quickly, he won't be able to stop Madara.


Where is the first track of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S OST 2 first played? The OST in question can be found here. I'm looking for where it was played in the anime.

The title says "Saijaku VS Saikyou (最弱 VS 最強)," which translates to "Weakest vs Strongest," but I don't seem to hear it in Touma vs Accelerator's battle.

this song was featured on the Railgun S OST but it first appeared in "a certain magical index", episode 14 which was actually titled the same as the song, "strongest vs weakest", viewable here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NV2fR2cdRQ
but since your post does request when it appears in relevance to the Railgun series that would be episode 4 when Touma is fighting Misaka under the bridge at night. here's a clip of it directly from funimation's official channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lEtG-CJ9IY
in the Railgun S series it was swapped for the soundtrack from OST volume 2 #16 "Ketsui to kakugo" in the Touma vs Accelerator fight which took place in episode 15.


What manga chapters of Minami-ke are serialized in anime and OVAs? I just saw that it's still an ongoing manga, so I was wondering what chapter was the last serialized. Also, what other chapters of the manga are serialized and what's left out?

According to MangaUpdates:

Starts at Volume 1, Chapter 1 (Season 1)
Ends at Volume 6, Chapter 118 (Season 3)

These is a season 4 on top of that, but I couldn't find what it adapts.
Apparently the second season deviates from the manga or more accurately, includes non-manga episodes/content.
An excerpt from the link above:

It is also different in storytelling as it uses material not from the manga

As of August 2014, 12 tankōbon volumes of the series have been released, which as you say is still ongoing.


Why are there four graves when Ciel first comes home? Spoilers below for those who haven't read Chapter 129.

When Ciel first comes home with Sebastian,

  why are there 4 graves when only 3 people died (Vincent, Rachel, and Real!Ciel)?

So why would there be four? Could it be that they're pre-made? Or maybe they assumed that

  Our!Ciel is already dead?

The fourth grave is Our!Ciel’s grave. They made graves for the four of them since they assumed they all died in the fire.


What order do I watch the Minami-ke series? In the Minami-ke franchise, there's:

Minami-ke
Minami-ke Betsubara
Minami-ke Natsuyasumi
Minami-ke Okaeri
Minami-ke Okawari
Minami-ke Omatase; and
Minami-ke Tadaima

In what order do I watch these series and OVAs?

There are 4 TV series and 3 OVAs in Minami-ke franchise.

The TV series:

Minami-ke (Oct 8, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007)
Minami-ke: Okawari (Jan 7, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008)
Minami-ke: Okaeri (Jan 5, 2009 - Mar 30, 2009)
Minami-ke: Tadaima (Jan 6, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013)

The OVAs:

Minami-ke: Betsubara (Jun 23, 2009)
Minami-ke: Omatase (Oct 5, 2012)
Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (Aug 6, 2013)

Timeline (OVAs are in italic):

Minami-ke (Oct 8, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007)
Minami-ke: Okawari (Jan 7, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008)
Minami-ke: Okaeri (Jan 5, 2009 - Mar 30, 2009)
Minami-ke: Betsubara (Jun 23, 2009)
Minami-ke: Omatase (Oct 5, 2012)
Minami-ke: Tadaima (Jan 6, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013)
Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (Aug 6, 2013)

Source: http://www.myanimelist.net


How did Madara Uchiha survive such a long time? In the last chapters of the manga,

   When Tobi finally admits he is Obito and starts to remember what happened after the rock hit him, he meets Madara. How is this possible? Hundreds of years must have passed; how was he able to survive so long?

Madara, when he was close to death, awakened the Rinnegan.

The Rinnegan allowed him to break the seal placed by the Sage of the Six Paths, and summon the Juubi's shell (The Gedo Mazo) from the moon.

Using it as a catalyst, Madara used Hashirama's cells in order to extend his own lifespan.

Once disconnected from the Mazo, Madara died instantly.


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

The 2011 series covers roughly chapters 1 to 339 of the manga, as documented in this answer by Frosteeze.

Since then, 21 new chapters have been released (as of september 2016, see here or here).

Update: As The Pickle Tickler mentions, "it has been announced that the manga is getting a continuation in 2016, as stated here."

In addition to "The Last Mission", another anime film was released in 2013, "Phantom Rouge".

Other than that, you have the original 1999 series, a set of 30 OVA episodes, and a 1998 short film, "Jump Super Anime Tour 98". None of them include material not covered by the 2011 series, as far as I know.


Can a ninja learn a jutsu that lies outside of their own alignment? Quite some time ago I got into a... minor argument regarding whether or not a ninja could in fact learn a jutsu to which their natural alignment was not geared toward. I felt you could, but it would be more difficult than it would be for someone whose natural alignment lies with that element. The person I was discussing it with did not. They felt it was impossible for a ninja to learn a jutsu outside of their natural alignment.

I stopped reading Naruto quite some time ago but I was wondering if anything came up that answered that question in one way or another?

It is not impossible, but it is rather difficult to do so. All Jounin level ninjas have to master more than two elements. Kakashi can perform 3 different element jutsu: Lightning, Fire, Earth. Yamato can do Earth and Water. Sasuke can do Lightning and Fire.

Even if someone has a natural inclination towards one element (Sasuke towards Fire), they can still perform other elemental jutsu (Sasuke can perform Chidori, a Lightning Release).


What was the name again of Kageyama's Senpai? I totally forgot the name of Aoba josai's Captain and also the senpai of Kageyama when he was in middle school.

His name is Toru Oikawa, commonly referred by the girls as Oikawa-senpai. They both went to Kitagawa Daichi middle school and were in the volleyball club. He's currently the captain of Aoba Jousai High School. He was the one who taught Kageyama his killer serve and how to block and spike. However, their tosses are of their own invention as he didn't teach Kageyama how to do it.


Why did the hole in Kaiba's chest increase in size? Starting out, we see that there is a pretty significantly sized hole in Kaiba's chest. Later on we see in a flashback that the hole was much smaller when he first showed at the Issoudan base.

The collector of Warp's clones mentioned that the hole is one of the indicators of a true clone, and we see that the clone in the final battle also has one. Why would the hole in Kaiba's chest have changed sizes over time?

I can't say for sure, but IMO, the hole size probably varies depending on a Kaiba/Warp's mental state — the worse he feels, the wider it gets.


Who is the fourth person on Minoru's team? In the second round of the tournament, the students are split into groups of four. However, one group is made up of Minoru, Sue, and Mezo.

So who's the fourth person on their team, or why don't they have a fourth person?

You are mistaken about your initial information: the students were not split into groups of four but into groups of two to four (see screnshot below). That means each team could have either 2, 3 or 4 members.

So Minaro's team could have (and actually did have) 3 members.


Which type of pokemon Ash dosen't have? Ash has caught many types of Pokemon, but he does not have some types like the ghost type.

What types of Pokemon has Ash not caught yet?

At the time of writing, Ash has owned 15 of the 18 types through by either catching or trading

The only types Ash does not own are

Psychic
Ghost

  In the Sword and Shield series, Ash caught a Gengar in the episode "Ash Has Been Cursed.."

Fairy.

Source


When did Luffy say: "Forgetting is like a wound.The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar."? I came across the quote online. Every site says that the quotee is Monkey D Luffy.

I was wondering if anyone could point me to an anime/manga source for the quote.

As far as I know, Luffy never said this quote.

And I am up to the Doflamingo Arc, And still never heard Luffy state this, its probably some quote made up from the fans.