Does Riddim and Yoo Mi exist IRL? In chapter 24.5, the author talks about this one band called Riddim and the lead vocalist Yoo Mi. I tried a google search and the jamaican pronunciation of rhythm was what I got. Here is the where they appeared in the comic.

Riddim is a band in Korea with Yoo Mi as the lead singer. They don't seem to be very popular as Google hardly returns any English results for them. And after doing a quick search of Korea's Billboard top 100, I don't see them anywhere meaning they aren't the mainstream, radio type of band.

Riddim is the band that performs Orange Marmalade's OST. If you read Orange Marmalade from the Naver site, the music starts playing as you read some pages of certain chapters.

Here is a live video of them performing Kara's song Mister.

Lastly, this is one of the cool songs Ma Ri sings in chapter 60 :D

www.myspace.com/bandriddim
club.cyworld.com/bandriddim


Name of the song in episode 11 of Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins)? I am searching for the name of a song or soundtrack which plays in the background in episode 11 of Nanatsu no Taizai. It starts at 17:48. I have already searched through the whole Nanatsu no Taizai OST, but I couldn't find it, so if someone knows the name please let me know.

Did you ever find it? If not, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHKyGrD_v8.

The name of the song is Kurai & Setsunai-4 Taizai (9雷&セ2内-4:罪), track 11 of The Seven Deadly Sins ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2.


Why did mama (Isabella) tell Phil "they escaped safely"? In episode 12 of The Promised Neverland. Isabella tells Phil, the smartest among the 4 year olds, that the other kids escaped safely and he did not need to worry. Did she know that Phil knows everything about the farm?

And if she did, did she suspect everyone below 4 years old?

She did suspect Phil but then after looking for the situation she concluded that
the younger kids didn't know anything. (chapter 35).
So why did she tell Phil everyone has escaped safely? That's because she already admitted her defeat (chapter 37), and with that, she had nothing to lose anymore.

 But ultimately, it's because from the bottom of her heart, she actually loves them and didn't want Phil to worry about them


Who cursed the Devil Fruits? One Piece is near in reaching 1000 episodes, but never in a single episode where the origin of the so called Devil Fruits is elaborated. Is there any creator of the Devil Fruits or their existence are merely phenomenal?

I remember one episode when Blackbeard killed one of his comrades just to gain the Dark-Dark fruit, he was sure that based on its appearance, it was definitely the Yami Yami no Mi because he read it in the book about the cursed fruits.

How was the book written, does it imply that the author of the book is also the one who cursed the Devil Fruits?

Oda mentioned in SBS vol 48, that it will be revealed in the end by someone who knows how the Devil Fruit mechanism works. Quoting from the wikia:

  According to Oda, a "certain professor" will explain the complex mechanisms behind all of the Devil Fruits in the series in the near future.

And I personally think all of your other questions, like "regarding the author of the book", will be answered when that happens.


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

Stereotypical might not be the correct word to describe the masters, however, they all do have  common personalities compared to the millions of fighting mangas out there. I think it would be better to explain it as no one master has a truly unique personality that doesn't exist in other series.

Here are some of their following cliche personalities:

Kensei Ma (Kung Fu) - Perverted, Passive
Apachai Hopachai (Muy Thai) - Brainless brawn, yet soft on the inside
Shio Sakaki (Karate) - Boastful, tough, brawler
Koetsuji Akisame (Judo) - Cool, calm, collected tactician
Shigure Kosaka (Weapons expert) - Quiet, deadly, mysterious
Hayato Furinji (Furinji style) - Superman

As you can see, their personalities are quite common in other characters from other series. There is nothing personality-wise that makes these characters one of a kind.

Extra side note: Contrary to how the manga describes Akisame's style as Jujutsu, realistically it is Judo. Sakaki's style is also technically Karate-do as opposed to Karate-jutsu.


What is this Ghost Infiltration Key? Multiple times in the GITS Arise characters mention the mysterious Ghost Infiltration Key. From what I understand it is somehow used to stop (paralyze?) an agent of government, or perhaps anyone with a cyberized brain.

How does that thing work? A lot of cyber warfare is based on breaking encryptions and bypassing various types of barriers. And then there are these keys. They have to be unbreakable to be deemed worth keeping in one's hands. Otherwise the risk of such an item falling into enemy's hands is too great − they could neutralize the government agents.

It's got "Ghost" in its name for a reason, probably to make it clear that the target is not the cyberbrain device, but the Ghost of its user. Ghosts are as unique as it gets in GITS universe, so there can be only one key. Or not?

So my questions are:

How is the Ghost Infiltration Key created?
How is it stored?
How is it activated?
How does it work?
Can there be multiple?

I'm not sure it is explicit in the show, but here is my long-winded explanation based on extrapolating from present-day technologies and trends:

Today, "certificates" are used to verify the identity of (trust) computers you communicate with; a website that looks like your bank's, isn't your bank's. By installing/using your OS, you've already consented to trusting whoever they've added to the default list. VeriSign is an example; the company has a process for new websites to establish trust with them, and they have trust with your OS manufacturer, and you have already consented to trust them.

Today, this is all done with >128-bit keys, however, in the time of GITS, it's reasonable to assume they are able to use massively long keys, possibly >128-Mbit. It would take a PC from our time, working non-stop, until the time of GITS to crack one.

You could Google extensively about encryption, but for simplicity's sake:
Someone can create a certificate to "verify" anything they want. Ultimately, you will have to either explicitly trust them, or defer to a third-party to evaluate their claims on your behalf. We don't background check and explicitly trust every single merchant with a credit card reader; instead, we trust a select few companies, Visa, Mastercard, etc. to not associate with disreputable merchants and unconditionally handle any problems that arise, if they do.

In the time of GITS, cyber-brains are evidently secured by, at a minimum, a very-strong private key, approximately unique to each. Additional security features can be added/upgraded such as "attack barriers", "dummy barriers", etc. As governments usually go, it is extremely likely that the government has interfered heavily in cyberization matters, enacting legislation to ensure minimum-this', maximum-thats, etc. Another typical feature of governments both in today's time, and in GITS time, is reliance on a self-preserving model of "buying "security"" with liberty. In other words, we cannot be 100% safe and 100% free at the same time. In order to do their job, we must trust the government. The result of that implied trust are (many) laws allowing them to legally spy on and/or indefinitely detain you. If you are deemed a "threat to national security", your liberty is administratively revoked, your communications are monitored, you are no longer innocent until proven guilty, etc. Consider that, today, your cell phone's microphone, camera, GPS, etc. are all controlled by software and can all be enabled and activated remotely.

Notice that in GITS, although technically a "police force", we are never given any indication that any member of Section 9 has EVER applied for a search warrant. Many times, while in their own country, Section 9 shows no regard (and sometimes contempt) for security/local police or their instructions, preferring to knock them down or disable them to gain (technically-illegal) entry to private properties, usually by kicking in a few doors/walls/faces. Section 9 goes and does, almost unilaterally, wherever and whatever they want.

Regarding the GIK:

I suspect that it is not a single entity. It is more likely to be a set of private keys from a very-high-level certification authority (CA). These keys have long, but not indefinite, lifetimes and today's computers already check for both revoked and expired certificates.
When folks get "back-hacked", minor systems are affected and the intrusion is not necessarily obvious. A few examples are: Batou being "encouraged" to punch himself out by The Major, Batou's eyes being hacked by Aoi, Batou hacking an arm suit operator's eyes to appear dead, etc. These were all basically "subliminal suggestions" to lower-level systems. After convincing Batou's eyes that he was no longer there, Aoi casually walks off. Batou is very sharp, but even he took a few seconds to realize/remember that lists of vaccine recipients do not usually materialize out of thin air and hand themselves to people. In contrast, the recruits initially failed the entrance exam because they never figured out they had been implanted with false memories.
[I think] "Ghost" refers to hacking an individual with the intent to directly harm, disable, and/or control the human (override their ghost/spirit/soul), rather than to just subvert their free will by obfuscating reality (eye hacking) or misdirecting them (implanting false memories).
Using "the GIK" is not so much, more-invasive, as it is final. The implied super-extra-high-level nature of these keys makes overriding their use impossible; the prosthetic body, cyber-brain, any barriers, and all other related systems and functions will deliberately ignore input from the human brain-cells they are intended to support in favor of the trust implied by a GIK.


Where do "fiends" get their abnormal strength? "Fiends" have tremendous killing potential, because they actively try to kill humans who cannot retaliate due to psychological and genetic safeguards against violence.

However, I have not seen anything that indicates that they have a particularly powerful Cantus. Is their ability not the same as that of a regular human?

I am raising this doubt, because

   Maria and Mamoru's daughter could defeat the strongest Cantus user in the village at such a young age.

Did I perhaps miss some information that indicates that Fiends are much stronger for some reason?

There's actually two parts to your question:

  Do Akkis (fiends/ogres) have abnormal strength?

There's a bit of a disconnect here. Maria and Mamoru's child is not actually an Akki as mentioned in the last episode. The akki "K" in the flashback is actually a grown up teenager. So he could very well be that strong in the first place.

So the real question is: "Why is Maria and Mamoru's child so strong?"

This assertion does seem to be true since the kid is able to do precision kills while normal children of the same age have trouble levitating a ball.

A speculative answer would be to go back to the fact that Cantus is a power of the imagination. It's possible that Maria and Mamoru's child, having grown up outside the village and influence of humans, has a completely different mindset and thus different imaginative potential.

  Why was Maria and Mamoru's child able to defeat Shisei Kaburagi (the strongest Cantus user) at such a young age?

This is simply because Shisei, a normal human Cantus user, is restricted by attack inhibition.

So regardless of how powerful he is, he cannot hurt the child. On the other hand, the child can freely attack Shisei. Note Shisei does attempt to defend himself since he manages to protect himself against the rocks that the child threw at him. But once the child used his/her Cantus directly on Shisei, Shisei was as good as dead.

In other words, if you tied a 200 pound wrestler against a wall and let a 10-year-old kick him in the balls repeatedly, eventually the kid is gonna win.


When and why did the trend of 1:30-long openings and endings begin? I've started to notice lately that the vast majority of anime (that I can find, anyway) seems to have opening (OP) and ending (ED) sequences which are 1 minute and 30 seconds long.

Some examples (though I'm sure there are lots that I haven't covered):

Fullmetal Alchemist: There are 5 OPs and 5 EDs, all of which are 1:30 long.
Digimon Tamers, Steins;Gate: Both OP and ED are 1:30.
GaoGaiGar and Neon Genesis Evangelion: The OPs are 1:30 long, though the EDs are only 1:00 in duration.
Cardcaptor Sakura: The OPs are 1:30, did not check the ED durations.

There do seem to be some exceptions (again, far from an exhaustive list):

One Piece: Though some episodes fit this pattern, others have 3-minute OPs and no EDs. (The combined duration is still the same, though.)
Akagi, Kaiji: OP is shorter than 1 minute.
Ga-rei: Zero, Aria: During the OP or ED music (which is 1:30 long), things unrelated to the OP/ED sequence happen (like actual parts of the episodes).

These lists are just examples of each, and don't really show that the vast majority of anime (I would wager 90% or higher) seem to follow the 1:30 OP/ED "rule".

It is worth noting that most American series have openings which are 30 seconds or 1 minute in length; Family Guy and the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon are examples of this, though there are far more.

When did the 1 minute 30 second duration of OPs and EDs start to come into popularity, and is there a particular reason why they did so?

This article here explains very well why Anime OPs are so long in the first place.

To summarize a few of the points:

Cost
Spread out commercial breaks
Advertisement for record companies.

Cost:

Each episode is a total 25 min. which leaves 5 min. for commercials in a 30 min. time-slot.
Furthermore, OPs and EDs are typically reused for most of the episodes in a series.
OPs and EDs only need to be animated once.

So the longer you make them, the less work you need to fill up the rest of the time. Therefore, long OPs and EDs cut down on production cost.

Spread out commercial breaks:

To quote the article:

  Typical anime television episodes broadcast on network Japanese
  television have commercial breaks after the opening animation, in the
  middle of the episode, and just before the ending credits. With this
  broadcast pattern, a 90 second opening puts more content between
  commercial breaks than a 30 or 60 second opening, which may be less
  annoying for viewers to watch.

So this is more of a reason with flow and pacing of the episode.

Advertisement for record companies:

Again from the article:

  Opening animation sequences serve as record company advertisements. A
  popular opening animation sequence like that of the Suzumiya Haruhi no
  Yuutsu or Lucky Star television series can make their series opening
  theme songs turn into overnight smash hits. A longer opening animation
  sequence provides time for the theme song to get exposure and gain
  popularity.

Getting back to the point of why 90 seconds. That seems somewhat of an arbitrary number possibly the result of a bit of trial and error from the industry.

As the article mentions, they used to be 60 seconds back in the 1970s. Then they were increased to 90 seconds for the reasons above. It's possible that some studios experimented with even longer OPs/EDs, but later on found that 90 seconds was a sweet spot.


What is the meaning of Brook's 45 degrees technique? As seen in the anime/manga Brook performs a technique called 45 degrees which seems to be funny somehow.
It's this some kind of Japanese joke or pun?

Apparently the move is a reference to Micheal Jackson.  His dancing style has, at times, included moves where he angles himself further than most people can using his feet as support.

Alot from the Thiller Bark arc references Micheal Jacksons Thiller music video.

Going beyond 45 degrees makes it difficult, if not impossible, not to fall over which is frequently mentioned.

When he needs to get stronger, he seems to think leaning more will somehow make him more useful.

The leaning against a wall makes the move much less impressive but, hey, that makes it sillier.


Where can I buy English Region B Bluray for Arise - Pyrophoric Cult? I have tried everywhere for this!

Where can I buy the English Region B Bluray for Arise - Pyrophoric Cult?

If you are just looking for Region B/2 Blu-rays, then they are available here and here, as mentioned by @Memor-X. If you are looking for those with Japanese audio and English subtitles, the only site I found that sells them can be found here.

If you are looking for a dubbed version, as far as I could find on the Internet, no English dubbed version for this exists. A Reddit user claimed to have contacted Funimation and their reply was:

  Sadly, we have not made any announcements about an English Dub of either the last two episodes of Alternative Architecture or the Pyrophoric Cult OVA at this time.

This was over 2 years ago and a recent reply was supposedly similar:

  Sadly, we have not made any announcements about dubbing this movie at this time. Please continue to visit our site at http://www.Funimation.com/blog/ as we will post all new information there first!

Funimation is the licensor of this series so I suggest you contact them for updates (I can't as it's not available in my region). Amazon support can't help you much about this one as they can't make an English dubbed version available in their stores if it doesn't exist on the first place.


How much did the Highschool DxD anime adapt the light novel? I finished watching season 3 of Highschool DxD and I want to read the LN. I don't know where to start reading. How much did the Highschool DxD anime adapt the light novel, and did the anime adapt the LN well?

Season 1: Volumes 1 and 2

Season 2: Volumes 3 and 4

Season 3 episodes 1-9: Volumes 5,6 and 7

Season 3 episodes 10-12: Original

Ovas and Specials: Half of volume 8 and original

The most likely future:

Season 4: Volumes 9 and 10. The way these 2 volumes work it should be this way

I watched the anime and read the light novels.

About your second question yes, it was very well adapted. Season 3 was a mess though so I'd advise you to read it. Just for Koneko it's worth it. It's nice having her fall for Issei and enter mating season. Koneko in the heat is the best Koneko :)


Where did Itsuwa`s sweater go? (Continuity issue) This question contains potential spoilers for episode 8 of Index 3!

In Episode 8 of Toaru Majutsu no Index III during the battle between the

   Amakusa church members and Aqua of the Rear in the scene where Itsuwa attacks Aqua with the Saint Destroyer we have the following scenes:
 In the first scene Itsuwa is wearing her turtle neck sweater  and she is still wearing it when Aqua strikes her and throws her through the ceiling.  However the moment they show her on the ground the sweater is suddenly gone  During the remaining scenes the sweater remains missing. From the shots it is obvious that Itsuwa did not have the strength nor the means to remove the sweater herself. So now my question is, is this a continuity error in the show or did the sweater disappear in some other way?

It's glossed over in the anime, but in the novels, she was using a spell that diverted damage onto her clothes. When they took that attack, it was enough to burn up the sweater.


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

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

In Japanese folklore, creating sparks by striking flint is considered to be lucky for someone leaving a house or group. The brief fire was once a way to drive evil spirits away. I found a reference to it being called kiribi, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information on it.

Considering where Yaichiro is going as he leaves, it would be logical for a mother to wish her son good luck and to drive away evil from his path.

This ritual is not common anymore, but given the spiritual nature of Uchouten Kazoku, it makes perfect sense.


Where I can find this anime's ( Kennel Tokorozawa) all English subtitled Episodes? it's an OVA (1992 anime) This is the anime.Its name is "Kennel Tokorozawa" I need to know where I can find this anime's all english subtitled  episodes.

You wont, the manga on Anime News Network only has a link to the OVA indicating there is no anime.

Also Anime News Network shows no English companies associated with the OVA so you're most likely only going to find fan subs on illegal sites


Name of the Song in Naruto 373 I couldn't find the name of the song in this particular video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klUlGDTjvbU about 16:30. It's from episode 373 while the squad fights the spawns of 10 tailed beast.

This song originally appeared in the episode where Chiyo & Sakura fight Sasori.

The name of the song is Reverse Situation.Sonetimes also read as Turn the Tables. ( Kesei Gyakuten.)

It is track number 26 in Naruto Shippuden original soundtrack (by Yasuharu Takanashi).Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack

It also has a remix version called Spin and Burst from the soundtrack of the movie "Boruto- Naruto the Movie".This is an amazing song as well.Boruto : Naruto the Movie Original Soundtrack


What is the song playing in episode 100 of Black Clover? There is a song playing at around 20 minutes into the episode where Yuno uses mana zone to attack Licht.

The song you are looking for is "Haruka Mirai (ハルカミライ)" by "Kankaku Piero". It's the 1st OP.


Why Kinro and Ginro are guardians of the entrance of the village if in the world they leave no other humans are supposed to be alive? Kinro and Ginro are guardians of the entrance of the village "the kingdom of science"  now. When people from Tsukasa empire came to attack, they were the ones supposedly in charge of letting them in. But before they already were guards of the village, when they live in the world where supposedly no other human is alive.

Why Kinro and Ginro are guardians of the entrance of the village if in the world they leave no other humans are supposed to be alive?

While there may not have been (m)any people around, the guards were surely useful for keeping dangerous wild animals out of the area. After all, we know that there are lions in the region from early on in the series.


Why does the OP and ED of most animes use different art styles than the show? I've noticed recently that most animes from 2002 to recent use different art styles during their OP and ED when compared to the main story. From a non-artistic standpoint I can understand that since the same OP or ED is used for a large number of episodes that they can put more details into them and other aspects without having to spend a lot of time on it. It's done once and used from then on. I also understand that some use Retro styles just because they can and it makes you laugh. This question is for the in between styles. They look similar, but it is obvious that it was done 'Differently'.

BUT the difference is sometimes so drastic that you can't even tell they belong together. Characters end up with such different looks that it takes you a moment to comprehend what is going on. While I do not find it a bad thing I feel that the work and detail put into the ED and OP could have also been placed into the story and made a world of difference.

My most current example: Chocotto Sister and its ED. It is a 2006 show, but the ED animation would have put it in the 2010 or 2011 category in my mind. It has that much of a difference.

(This question refers to OP and EDs with movement, not static images.)
(Be aware, Chocotto Sister has topless scenes. Please be wary if reviewing an episode. NSFW)

I can't speak for every anime in the 00s, but the storyboard artist for the OP and the ED for Chocotto specifically are different, according to ANN: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6674 - So that may have influenced the end result.

And oftentimes you'll have studios working together, sometimes one influencing the entire episode of a series or its opening and ending. ( Shaft does this a lot and Mad House has done some work with Ghibli: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)#Collaborations )


Where does Little Red Riding Hood appear? I was looking over the TYPE-MOON Wikia for new images and saw one which made me think of Assassin of Black in Fate/Apocrypha. However, under "Appears on these pages", it was listed to be in the List of minor characters.

In her profile it says:

  Little Red Riding Hood (赤ずきん, ?) is a resident of Fuyuki City who died in a family suicide in Semina Apartments, whose death has become a ghost story involving Mr. A told by Ayako Mitsuduri.

Since Ayako Mitsuduri is the one who tells the story, I would assume she's in Fate/Stay Night, but I don't remember any side stories in the original visual novel (maybe in Realta Nua?) or any mention of her in Studio Deen's adaptation of the Fate Route.

So where does she appear?

Very near the beginning1 of Fate/hollow ataraxia (the sequel VN to Fate/stay night), Mitsuzuri tells a ghost story to an audience including Makidera Kaede, Sageusa Yukika, Rin, Sakura, Issei, and Shirou.2

The gist of the story is basically what the Type-Moon wikia says on the page for Mr. A - some dude named "A" lives next to a little red-hooded girl whose parents are abusive. One day, the girl's parents are found murdered, and the girl herself is nowhere to be found. Later on, a spoopy apparition of the little girl appears before him, and drives him mad.

This little girl is also alluded to in Fate/strange fake - F/sf's "player" character is explicitly named "A" at one point, and his backstory matches up with the story told by Mitsuzuri in F/ha. The text indicates that the player character will sometimes see visions of a bloodstained little girl, who is presumably this little red-hooded girl.

I'm not sure where that picture comes from, though. The PS Vita release of Fate/hollow ataraxia just came out last week; maybe it's one of the CGs from that.

1 I haven't played F/ha, but I have had the pleasure(?) of looking at the .po files for it; this particular scene occurs in 真・冒頭-08, which I would estimate is about 20 minutes from the beginning or thereabouts.

2 Mitsuzuri, Makidera, and Saegusa appear a lot more frequently in F/ha than they do in F/sn (where they're basically background characters that vanish after day 3-ish of the VN).


What is the song that plays in Naruto Shippuden's first episode during Sasuke's first appearance? In the very first episode of Naruto Shippuden at the start when we see Sasuke, what is the song that plays here?

The title of the track you are looking for is Shippuu Kumikyoku (Hurricane Suite). This track is on Naruto Shippuden OST 1, Track 28


Did Trisha Elric know about Hohenheim's condition? So I've watched FMA: Brotherhood (in quite a rush), and I can't seem to find an answer to whether Trisha Elric knew about Hohenheim's immortality and his past. Had he revealed it to her? Or was she aware of it somehow?

Trisha certainly knew.

In the beginning few minutes of episode 36 "Family Portrait", Hohenheim is speaking with Trisha.  He calls himself a monster, reminisces about all the things he has seen, how he never grows old, etc. and Trisha seems to understand what he is talking about.  Then Trisha arranges to have their family picture taken so they can remember them all together before she and the boys grow old.  She also comments to Hohenheim that he isn't a monster, obviously knowing why he called himself that.  Finally, Hohenheim prepares to leave his family and is about to walk out the door and Trisha asks if she should wake the boys.  Hohenheim responds with a no, telling her he didn't want them to know about his body.  So Trisha obviously knew what was going on.


What happen if the Supreme Kais were removed from Good Buu's body? The fat version of Buu, or simply Innocent / Good Buu is the result of Kid Buu's absorption of Grand Supreme Kai and the Supreme Kais. Does the Supreme Kais still staying inside Good Buu's body?

I know if they remove the Supreme Kais, he will become the original Buu again. But, since the Good Buu and the Z Fighters were already removed from Super Buu's body, turning him into Kid Buu, then the Grand Supreme Kai and the Supreme Kais are definitely still inside Good Buu's body! But wait a second, if they remove the Supreme Kais from Good Buu, doesn't it mean that he will become Kid Buu again? Or he will split into the Supreme Kais and not having back the "Buu" body? Or, the Supreme Kais were just simply not exist inside Good Buu?

Remember that Fat Buu was removed from the Fusion/Super Buu. Both of the original Kais had long since been fully absorbed/consumed, and Fat Buu was the only thing left. Once Goku removed Fat Buu (also Supreme and Ultimate Kais), then Kid Buu (original) is what we are left with. If they had still been inside of Super Buu, then Goku/Vegetta would have seen them near Fat Buu.


How many endings are there in the School Days Visual Novel? During the course of the anime, Makoto sleeps around with a lot of the female cast. In the manga, the story is more focused on the two main female leads.

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

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

There are about 20 endings in the School Days Visual Novel. Here's the episode 6 routemap from School Days HQ:

Large image (severe spoilers)

The last leaves of the routemap tree can be duplicate (I know a single case, there can be more). The only reliable information about what ending you get is the title appearing at the end of a route, with the heading "Final Episode".

For example:

The attached routemap shows the title of the endings I know as of the time of writing, and the images you get in the main menu as a result of the route (see the two samples embedded in the routemap).

The number increases if you count "double" endings, where Makoto goes out with more than one girl and get a primary and a sort of secondary ending, explaining a particular outcome

   In one case, two girls are present in a single ending.

Makoto actually can date girls he doesn't get in the anime. In fact, there are more endings than girls. However, the two main heroines are Sekai and Kotonoha, and even the in-game graphics show Makoto's affection for them in the upper bar: red is Makoto's affection for Sekai, green is Makoto's affection for Kotonoha:

This is the reason why the anime almost only shows these two characters. On the contrary, by meeting particular conditions, you can choose other heroines in the game. Actually, there's even an ending where Makoto cannot get any girl, continuing to live his life normally without any love interest, though it's not included in the episode 6 routemap above.

As far as I know, Nanami Kanroji is and remains a supporting character in both the anime and the game.

   However, Nanami's friend Setsuna and her teammate Otome are heroines, as well as Sekai, while only Sekai is an heroine in the anime.

It's understandable, considering that Nanami Kanroji already has a boyfriend. She talks a lot about him to her friends and he appears during the School Festival:

   He is an otaku who likes playing visual novels, and he likes to be called oniichan by her when they have a sexual intercourse during the School Festival.

Being in a relationship herself, Nanami is in a good position to judge other characters' relationship. Nanami's role in the game seems to be judging Makoto's actions towards her friend Sekai, she has a very important role at the end of one of the routes. A hypothetical relationship between Makoto and her would destroy her credibility in the eyes of the player, reducing the impact of many key scenes.


Why is Galactic Railroad mentioned in an Utena duel song? In episode 12 of Revolutionary Girl Utena, part of the chorus song for the Tenjou-Touga duel is:

  Oh, dance! Your dream, three of the seven wonders of the world,
  carried here on the Galactic Railroad.

Now, I'm assuming that means this Galactic Railroad. I know Utena's dialog, especially the duel chorus songs, are pretty vague and cryptic, but is there some significance/obvious meaning to the reference?

Note: Not really a cross-over, but that's the closest tag I could find for cross-anime references.

I don't think so. Lyrics from Utena duel songs talk about high abstract concepts which do not have a direct significance to the duel they accompany (or any other duel). In my opinion, it is just inicidental.


No. 17 official status Be aware that this question contain spoilers from episode 127, 128 and 130.

So in episode 127 it was shown that 17 self sacrificed in order to save Goku and Vegeta. This resulted in referee saying that they could assume that he self destructed which resulted in Jiren getting no penalty. Is this correctly translated from japanese? Hence meaning that the referee indicates that 17 wasn't officially eliminated. In the godpad he was also never removed by the Zenos.

In episode 128 when Vegeta dropped out we were only shown a part of the godpad, the top row. 17 is on the bottom row, meaning there is no official status about it yet.

In episode 130 he makes a return. Were the previous episodes made like that in japanese as well (text wise) in order to indicate that 17 is still in the tournament? Or was he officially eliminated making his current status exactly what?

I find this extremely confusing as in the past there had been some translation errors meaning that a sentence can hold a different meaning from the original intended one. As far as I can tell he was never officially removed, meaning referee and Zenos were aware of this and didn't remove him. Or are they surprised and were they perhaps unaware, meaning that there was an error of judgement on their side?

Firstly, The Omni Kings marking off fighters on the Godpad is only a formality and doesn't really have to do with a fighter being completely eliminated. The reason I make this argument is because of Episode 110. After the Spirit Bomb  clash between Goku and Jiren, Goku was presumed to be dead and there was a scene where the Omni Kings were right about to push the button, the world of void began to shake because of Goku. If Goku was a few seconds late, the Omni Kings would've pushed the button and would have to redo the same if Goku hadn't actually died because it was an error on their parts and not the contestant's part.We also know by this that a contestant doesn't necessarily have to only be knocked out to get eliminated. If he or she is either disqualified for violating a rule or dies or is in any position where the fighter cannot continue to fight in the tournament of power, the fighter is considered to be eliminated.So to answer your main question. Yes! Android 17 was presumed to be dead just like Goku was which as a result, meant elimination.As for the other questions, The Omni Kings and even The Grand Priest were under the impression that Android 17 did die during the self-destruction. We know this based on what he said right after, where Jiren wasn't going to be disqualified because Android 17 chose to kill himself. Even in Episode 110, the Grand Priest initially assumed that Goku died after the Spirit Bomb Struggle as he clearly stated that Jiren wouldn't be disqualified as Goku died as a result of his own attack. With regard to them not showing the official elimination of Android 17(ie Marking him out on the God Pad), is something only the staff and writers would know. Perhaps there wasn't sufficient time in the episode to include this bit of animation or maybe because Android 17's death was confirmed by multiple characters(Based on Goku's, Vegeta's, Universe 7 fighters, Jiren's, Grand Priest's etc comments) and there wasn't really a reason to indicate the same or perhaps they left this out because of what which happens in episode 130.
Based on my Initial Argument, I personally believe it honestly d wouldn't make a difference if they were to have marked Android 17 out. It would've just been considered an error in judgment which they would have redone. It would only matter if pressing the button on the Godpad causes the character to get erased or creates some form of restriction that prevents them from fighting in the tournament of power. As of now, it is solely there for the entertainment purposes and as a list for the Omni Kings to keep track of the fighters remaining.


Does the Extra return next school year to class 3? After the anime stopped

   Reiko (the Extra) was killed

that school year in 1998, right? Does that mean that the Calamity has stopped, or will it happen again next year?

Yes, it can happen again as the Extra being killed has happened before.

Earlier in the series, a former class 3 student Matsunaga was questioned about what happened to his class during a field trip. During this, it was revealed that Matsunaga had accidentally killed the Extra and for a short while, he remembered this, and he made a recording about it.

At the end, Teshigawara and Mochizuki are shown to be re-recording Matsunaga's message but differently. Since killing the Extra prematurely stops the Calamity for that year, they gave caution about the actions to take against the Extra since it was learning how to stop the Calamity and the fear of losing Izumi Akazawa that made Takako Sugiura insane and rally the students to try and kill Mei.

As such, if killing the Extra was enough to permanently stop the Calamity, then the events of Another wouldn't have happened. However, since this has been the second time that the Extra has died, then we can assume that the Calamity can and will happen again considering that Another 2 was announced back in 2012.


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

The only other thing I can think of is Wild Arms. It's from circa 1999 and has a kid with a gun in a western setting, but I've never seen the show or played the video game series before, so I've no idea how gun centric it really is.


Who is the physically strongest villain, All for One or Muscular? In the battle with Izuku, Muscular was able to "cause destruction on a similar scale to Izuku's 100% Detroit Smash. He was also able to directly overpower Izuku, who was using One For All 100% at the time, in a physical clash."
In the other hand, in the last battle of All for One with All Might, All For One says he is now confident of trading punches with All Might with his new strenght augmentation quirks, and he does indeed.

Who is supposed to be the physically strongest villain, All for One or Muscular? Does the manga give more info about their strenghts?

I would like to start with this: In his fight with Muscular, Izuku was not using One For All with 100%. That was just Izuku with 100%.

We saw the glimpse of All Might's power with his fight against first Nomu in season one. That Nomu was designed for him however All Might was still able to defeat Nomu.

Now if we think about those we can say that All Might could have defeat Muscular which is defeated by Izuku that can't even use OfA with its full extent.


Did Dragon cause the lightning at Lougetown I watched the anime at least twice but I don't understand. I know Dragon saved Luffy from Smoker but did he save Luffy at the execution stand? Bartholomew said he was stunned when he saw the lightning save Luffy. That makes me think it was Luffy's unexplainable luck, like when Fujitora rolled the dice to pursue Luffy

To answer cannonically, no he did not. As far as we know Dragon was not involved in that scenario and the reason why he survived is because of his incredibly high luck.

To answer speculatingly, There is some suspicion that this luck stems from the fact that he carries the "Will of D" whereas he must be an integral person to change the world.

The truth is however, given that he series is still in production (and probably will be for some time). We do not have enough data to say true or false. We can only form opinions off of what we do know.


At what point does the 2003 series and Manga/Brotherhood series start to diverge? I just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 series. I would like to read/watch the manga/Brotherhood anime now. Does anyone know at what chapter the story of FMA2003 and the story of the manga/Brotherhood anime go their separate ways?

tl;dr: there is no exact point where the stories go "different ways". Depending on how strict you are with the plot divergence, there are several candidates.
Minor differences
There are differences even at the beginning. For instance:

 In the Lior arc, we see an failed "resurrection" of Rose's boyfriend in 2003 that was created from some birds, whereas this never shows up in the manga. Al never even attempts the state alchemist qualifying exam in the manga, and the train and Shou Tucker incidents happen after Ed becomes a state alchemist. Roy finds the brothers because of reports of there having been skilled alchemists, not because of a letter.

There are also slight differences in character details (e.g. being a minority, Rose is darker in 2003). 2003 also has some  blatantly non-manga content at the beginning (e.g. episode 4).
When do major differences start to appear?
Looking at the Wikipedia chapter and 2003 episode, we have several candidates:

Ep. 7 (chapter 6, or ep. 5 of Brotherhood)

 In the manga continuity, it is specifically stated that Shou Tucker is killed. He is arrested, not killed in the original anime, and he shows up later.

Ep. 11:

 The Tringhams appear later in the anime so they can't just be regarded as "filler" material. But they're not in the manga continuity.

Ep. 14, 15 (thus, ch. 8/vol. 2, or ep. 4-5 of FMA:B)

 Grand is killed very early on in the manga, and only appears in Ishval flashbacks. Moreover the details about Ishval (which isn't discussed until chapter 58) and Scar are different.

Episode 21 (thus, ch. 11, or ep. 7 of FMA:B)

 Scar makes no such appearance in the manga, and the role of his brother is different. The events at Laboratory 5 are different.

Ep. 25, where the 2003 plot completely diverges (so ep. 10 of FMA:B or ch. 15).

 The details of Hughes' death are different. The homunculi are different in the manga continuity.

FMA:B and the manga plots seem unrecognisable from a 2003 perspective by around ep. 12-14 or vol. 8. However, important differences will have come up before that even though most of the events might be recognisable to someone who saw 2003. There's no single point before which everything is identical and everything afterwards is not. Moreover, some details in later chapters (e.g. the Elrics' childhood, in ep. 3 vs. part of vol. 5) are covered relatively early on in 2003, so there's going to be some duplication unless you specifically avoid those chapters.
Recommendations
If you want to be aware of all small deviations, starting from the first chapter/episode of the respective adaptation is best. If small differences aren't much issue and you want to reduce the amount you read/watch, vol. 2, ep. 4 (FMA:B), or ep. 10 (2003) seems like a decent points, although opinions will vary. Keep in mind that later plot will still be similar or even identical. If you skip stuff, it may be useful to read summaries and make sure you know the chronology of the adaptation in question.
Incidentally, The Sacred Star of Milos should not require much manga knowledge. I did not watch Conqueror of Shamballa closely, but my impression of it was that it required knowledge of the 2003 ending (ep. 48 onwards).


Does Frieza have God Ki? In Dragon Ball Super episode 25th, Golden Frieza power can be felt by Tenshinhan, who says his power is amazing, something that couldn't happen if Golden Frieza would have God Ki, because God Ki can't be felt by those who can't use God Ki. But at the same time, Golden Freezer says that based in the energy he can feel from Super Saiyan Blue Goku, he can say he's clearly superior (to Goku), something he couldn't do if he didn't have God Ki, because only people with God Ki can feel other people's God Ki.

So, my question is, does Frieza have God Ki or not?

Answer your main question, Does Freiza have God ki? The answer would be No. However, only God Ki people can feel other people's ki is incorrect.

God ki is mainly perfect ki control. You could compare it to something that happened back in dragon ball where they were capable of masking their ki and used to power up while engaging in battle with a foe. This is a much more complex version of the same where Goku and Vegeta have mastered energy control.

While Goku is in the God transformation, since Frieza couldn't directly sense his energy, we see him strike Goku in his final form and tells him that he was gauging his power. Even after he turns to Golden Freiza, Freiza could feel the pressure of Super Saiyan Ki and managed to gauge the difference in strength based on that.

Freiza is a very experienced fighter. He's also a fighting prodigy. So him assessing Goku's power based on the Pressure from SSJB, is not something impossible. Also, Freiza wasn't able to gauge Goku's power exactly both during their first fight and a later on fight. Goku initially was holding back against Golden Freiza, (Not by a substantial amount. Also please note that Freiza was holding back as well). Freiza hence didn't use enough energy to destroy Goku when he had the chance. It was after Goku figured out the stamina drain that the two of them powered up to full power. During their second fight, Freiza was shocked when he realised Goku in his SSJB state was as strong as Golden Freiza. We see this by the expression on his face when the two of them exchange punches. When Goku fought Krillin and When Vegeta fought Future Trunks, they both stated that they could feel an immense amount of pressure even if they aren't able to sense the exact amount of energy. Now take Caulifla and Kale during the tournament of power. Since they are neither aware of God ki and are very experienced as fighters, they were more startled by the Super Saiyan 3 transformation than any of the God transformations despite those being a lot Superior.

Finally, let us consider the mighty Jiren the Gray. We know Jiren doesn't have god ki as his energy is felt by all the other contestants. Yet, in the start, when Goku punched him in his SSJ forms, he didn't move. When Goku turned SSJG at struck him, how did he detect the power of the transformation and raise his finger? His experience as a fighter allowed him to sense how strong Goku was. Jiren was holding back immensely against SSJB Goku and even SSJB+ Kaioken*20 Goku. If Jiren couldn't sense Goku's energy, he probably would've sensed more energy from someone like Maji Kayo and attempted to punch Goku out using the force of his fist. Very experienced fighters can gauge the amount of power a user has while he or she is utilizing God Ki. We also know Goku only attains God ki during his SSJB and SSJG transformations. However, when Goku fought **Beerus in his base form aka(Monaka), **Goku said that his ki felt like Beerus's ki.

I believe utilizing God ki is a lot different from being able to sense it. God ki basically involves energy control where you mask your ki a lot. Even fighters who do not possess god ki can do the same. We see Hit doing the same initially during his fight with Vegeta and even his rematch with Goku. Even Jiren does the same until his fight with Goku as the Universe 6 Kaioshin was curious about Jiren's' power and wanted to Maji Kayo to help reveal the same. Even Goku knew he was strong but didn't know he was that strong as he was surprised with Jiren being able to push back SSJB+Kaioken * 20 and push back the spirit bomb effortlessly. Even the gods and Angels obviously can guage a fighters strength when god ki is being utilised. We see this based on Whis's suggestion that Goku and Vegeta would need to fight together to defeat Freiza and Vermouth suggesting that Jiren was a lot stronger than the SSJB transformation.

Some Snaps of the events described earlier

Pressure felt while facing off against SSJB: I believe this can be compared to a scenario where a fighter is in the gravity chamber but doesn't know where he is. He feels this unmeasaurable force of power against him. On the other hand, when energy can be sensed, you can compare it to the fighter setting the level of gravity in the chamber and this would allow him to know how strong exactly his opponent(Which here is the gravity) is, and use sufficient amount of energy necessary.


Why was the Soul Eater anime different than the manga? The anime is missing severals arcs, like Noah's or one about Witches. Is there a reason behind those differences or is it just that the manga wasn't over yet ?

This is simply because the anime had caught up with the manga and the producers wanted to continue rather than wait for the rest of the story.


Is there any serious romance in No Game No Life? I know the genre of this anime, however after watching "Your lie in April" and "Plastic Memories" in a row, I feel I need to tread very very lightly before watching a new anime, as they had a significant emotional impact on me.

So, is it romantic is there a serious romantic theme. Or is it more aimed at funny and/or sarcastic relations (lighthearted romance), such as in D-frag or Prison-school?

If possible I would like to avoid the more serious romantic/drama series for now.

No, No game no life is not 'romantic' in the way plastic memories and your lie in April where, the emotional touching way.

No game no life focuses a lot more on a 'comedic aspect' of romanticism, and over the top brother sister love. And all though this is a red line throughout the series, the games they play have the bigger focus in the 'serious' parts of the series.


Why is Sanji wanted alive only? In One Piece manga chapter 801, all the members of the Straw Hat Crew have gotten new bounties on their heads, being shown on those wanted posters. Do you guys have any ideas as to why Sanji's poster only stated wanted: alive only? What makes him so special that the government wants him alive?

I also thought about this question and I have to agree that at the moment we can only guess what is the reason behind everything with Sanji.

Here are some facts:

Sanji is the only crew member about whom, we know nothing about (his family and his hometown). We just know he is from the North Blue.
Sanji has a very noble behavior and acts like a gentleman, which could be because of his education.
Sanji calls himself "Mr. Prince" in little garden.

Zoro calls him "Prince of idiots" during the fight with Foxy.
Sanji's following quote is also very suspicious:

Another point is that Sanji mentioned he was born in the North Blue and knew the land "Noland". Additionally, he wore a red-white hat two times (also in his zombie form), which have the same color as the buildings in the Lvneel Kingodm.

And these are just a few clues about Sanji. It seems obvious that Sanji's history must be quite interesting. It's possible that Sanji has some secret information which the Marines need, or he is an aristocrat, or maybe even a World Noble whom they want to get back alive.

Additionally, I remembered this video with lots of speculation about Sanji.
It's  very interesting.
Enjoy.


Why didn't Ash release Charizard? Why doesn't Ash release Charizard even though it is his worst pokemon? You might ask for instances which I prove as follows:

Because of Charizard, Ash lost the Indigo League.
Charizard was not able to defeat Dragonite when a small Pokémon like Pikachu did in Indigo League.
Charizard was not able to defeat Tad's Poliwrath.
Because of Charizard again, Ash lost against Harrison in the final round.
In the banned episode The Mandarin Island Miss Match, because of Charizard releasing flame all around Ash, his reputation in front of Prima decreased.
Ash's Charizard wasn't even able to defeat Chikorita even though Chikorita was tired in The Chikorita Rescue.
Charizard, despite being so huge, was not even able to lift Ash.

I think these points are enough to conclude that Charizard is one of Ash's worst Pokémon, if not the words. I know Ash is also a bad trainer, but shouldn't Charizard perform well because it is very strong and Ash saved its life as a Charmander?
Why doesn't Ash release Charizard if it is so bad? Why did he leave him for training instead? Shouldn't he have completely eliminated it from his team?

I really don't get 2 things from what you have said:

Why do those points make you believe that Ash's Charizard is his worst Pokemon? Ash had lots of downhills and uphills with his Pokemon.  Charizard is one of them.  In fact, you forget that Charizard is the one beating Gary at the Johto League, his Blastoise which has a big advantage on Charizard.  The fact that he lost against Harrison, is simply due the fact that even in the anime Level system exists - there will be always stronger trainers and stronger Pokemon. Some of your points are not even well explained, some make sense, so it makes me hard to understand your conclusion. (especially the last point, we saw Charizard lifting Ash already couple of times along the series).

Ok, let's say that you right, did you ever saw Ash along the series releasing his Pokemon because they are weak? Let's not say that he should be.  The fact is, he doesn't. Hence, he releases his strong Pokemon than his weak Pokemon. To add to the this point, Ash not only won't release Charizard ever but rather than release, he left him in Charicific Valley to train, while 'till this point Ash usually released his Pokemon, he actually wanted Charizard only to train and get him back when needed later on.

At any rate, I will answer the question with kinda the obvious reason - Charizard considered in the Pokemon Brand as main mascot figure (yeah even than Blastoise and Vynasaur), even 'till these days he's still considered, this fact led the anime production even returning him in the BW series - one of the reason to give Ash Charizard is because of the fact that Charizard is Mascot and the fact that his character based originally on Red in the first game, which we know by 2nd games generation as he had Charizard. But even if it's not for this reason, fact is that as long Charizard will be recognise as Pokemon Brand mascot, we will see more of him in the anime, and there's no reason for the production to make as release him or what so ever, since we know Charizard and Ash connection, and Ash won't release him because he is weak (as you may claim).
Wikipedia - Charizard Reception


Where does "Life of Ichabod" come from? In a German anthology, there was once a manga called "Life of Ichabod". It's about the son (Ichabod) of a lesbian woman and a criminal old man (it seems they don't know each other => sperm donation).

After the boy cuts off his foreskin, he meets friends of his father in a hospital and helps them fleeing from the police. After that, he goes back home.

This is the story from the first chapters, but I can't find any information about the manga. Was it a German-only manga? Is there any place in the internet where I can find anything about the manga?

You're looking for the イハーブの生活 (The Life of Ichabod) manga by Shouji Hiroyuki. It's spans 3 volumes.

  (Ichabod) is the boy who was born by artificial insemination as a child of two women. Elly of the part of father disappears, and it is a family of mother and child with Mary of the part of mother. Ihabu is rebuked by Mary that "you were born as a man is our greatest failure." One day, he cuts off his penis, and he looks for real father registered with a sperm bank and goes for an odyssey.

It was originally published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine


Was there ever an a cappella version of Nemurihime released? In episode 21 of THE iDOLM@STER, Chihaya sings Nemurihime solo at a concert. Thanks to President Kuroi's interference, the technicians won't start the music, so Chihaya decides to sing a cappella (i.e. with no accompaniment). They do start the accompaniment at the first chorus, so it doesn't stay a capella the whole way through, and furthermore the song is cut (the full duration is 5).

The video from the anime is here. Note that this video contains major spoilers; in fact, this scene is basically the climax of the anime. In case you want to avoid any spoilers, the full version of the song from one of the CDs (with accompaniment throughout) is here.

Was a full a cappella version ever released on any of the CDs, or in any other form?

An a capella version of this song has not been released yet.

According to VGMdb* and imas DB, Nemurihime was only ever released on two CDs:

THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -FIRST SEASON- 05 Chihaya Kisaragi: This was the original release of the song and therefore is not a special version.
THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 07: This is one of the many soundtracks for the anime series, but it is still the original version and is not a capella.

Note: Neither referenced site has an official relationship with the iM@S series, but they are both reliable fan-made databases.

Since the airing of the anime, Nemurihime was also released on DVD/Blu-Ray of live performances on:

THE IDOLM@STER 7th ANNIVERSARY
THE IDOLM@STER 6th ANNIVERSARY

However I looked up the videos of these performances and they were both the original version. I think it's safe to say that any performances of Nemurihime before the anime are also the original version.

* Since VGMdb does not have permalink search feature, these are the parameters I used:

  trackname -- 眠り姫
  game -- idolm@ster


Was the ending of Mawaru Penguindrum completely incoherent? The ending of Mawaru Penguindrum had a lot of ambiguous symbolism.

My first impression was that the writer had no idea how to resolve the fundamental questions of the plot, and thus had to throw out completely unresolvable symbolism in order to fake an ending.
A few of my driving questions throughout the series were as follows:

A recurring motif of the show is that the main character would get possessed by a penguin hat, and pull one or two characters into a kind of alternate reality where they were handcuffed.  To what degree was this a hallucination?  Likewise, Penguins 1, 2, and 3, plus the additional penguin, were important characters who were not visible to most people in the show.  To what degree were they hallucinations, and to what degree were they paranormal?
Were there any forces in the story that were godlike, in that they were both powerful and capable of passing judgement on mortals?  In particular, at the end of the show, it seems that two boys sacrificed their mortal lives for the sake of two girls.  Was this a sacrifice made to a god or other cosmic power?

The place that Himari goes to (with her two brothers) is called the Crystal World. It's a fantasy world that they get transported to by the Princess of Crystal, the entity that possesses Himari through the hat. Not sure if it can be considered a hallucination (if it is, it's definitely shared between its occupants), but it's probably not in the physical world, perhaps in a "dream" world?

The three penguins were assigned by the Princess of the Crystal to Himari, Shoma and Kanba to help find the Penguindrum. They're not hallucinations since they physically interact with the real world. The reason why only the 3 who were assigned penguins could see them isn't explained.

As for B, I don't think you can look at any of this as "godlike" or "cosmic power". This is purely fantasy so it doesn't make sense to apply the series in a real-world like setting. These powers are fantastic beyond explanation and the entire series is heavily laden with symbolism.

  The Princess of the Crystal wants the Penguindrum and in return, Himari can be saved. At the end of the series, it's revealed that the Penguindrum was actually the apple that Kanba and Shoma shared while in cages when they were little (the "fruit of fate"). So the two boys give up their "fate" to the Princess of the Crystal, thus giving up their entire existence, resulting in a Himari that is alive and well in a world where the two boys never existed. The sacrifice was giving up their fate to the Princess of the Crystal, who isn't a god or cosmic power, but turns out is part of Momoka Oginome's soul, Ringo's older sister and the original owner of the diary (she died from that terrorist attack). Her soul was split into two and became the two penguin hats, one of them being the one that Himari was given.


What are the requirements to be a warlord? Is there like a set list of things you need? And can there only be 7 at one time?

The Shichibukai, the full title being Oka Shichibukai (王下七武海 Ōka Shichibukai?, literally meaning "Royal Seven Military Seas"), are seven powerful and notorious pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government.

So to answer your second question, Yes they can NEVER be more than seven. But mostly there are less than seven because of inherent nature of Pirates. Law, Blackbeard, Crocodile etc. are former warlords who joined just for furthering their own goals. The current members of seven warlords are Mihawk, Kuma, Hancock, Buggy and Edward Weevil.

   Law and Doflamingo have left their positions after the events in Dressrosa.

To become a Shichibukai several criterias maybe looked upon but the final decision is taken by the Gorosei (Citation needed, but Gecko Moriah's termination etc. points to this direction).

A space must be vacant for a new Shichibukai to be selected. If there are already seven no new names would be considered.
A exhibition of strength against pirates is a must. Example. Blackbeard handed over a 550m Bounty Ace to the World government. Law gave 100 hearts of pirates. This is seen as a sign of pledging loyalty to the World Government.
Since Shichibukai are used as a tool of intimidation, the shichibukai are usually well known pirates with high bounties and potential, Blackbeard being a notable exception. Buggy despite being a weak pirate was recognized as a warlord because of the following he generated as well as his name being associated to Pirate King Roger and Yonko Shanks.

However, once admitted Shichibukai have some duties that are expected from them in order to continue as a Shichibukai. So if they don't do this their bounties may be re-activated.

They can't show open defiance to World Government. They can attack only other pirates and may be needed to pay some "tax" to the government. They shouldn't be defeated since this will malign their reputation which is one of the main requirement to intimidate other pirates.
They may be asked to do some tasks for the government, like fighting in wars (Example: Boa Hancock may have lost her seat as a Shichibukai if she declined to fight at Marineford Summit War), liberating islands etc. But their main purpose is to fight against other Pirates.

For more information of benefits of Shicibukai and how they are dismissed etc. refer to the wikia, One Piece - Shichibukai. There are some uncited claims so take them with a grain of salt.


What statues are Dandy2Men based off of? In episode 7: Civil War Brewing, we are introduced to Dandy 2 Men.

There is Man of Conviction: Brutus:

and Unexpected King of Comedy: Molière:

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

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

Brutus

  Marcus Junius Brutus was a politician of the late Roman Republic. He is best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.

This bust as created by Michelangelo and can be found in the Bargello museum in Florence

Molière

Molière is a french playwriter. He is famous in France for his pieces of theatre he wrote.

As a side note, Molière is really famous in France. We sometimes use the expression "The Molière's tongue" to refer to the French langage

The statue of Sekko Boys is based on a real-life statue, which can be found at the Louvre, in France.


Has it ever been established as to who the strongest trainer in the Pokemon Anime is? I know the games, manga and the anime all follow different plot lines. Has it ever been stated in the show as to who the strongest Pokemon Master is? Is it Tobias since he had already captured 2 legendary pokemon and it is implied that he probably has more and legendary pokemon are the strongest.

Unlike the Pokemon League concept in the games where you battle the elite four after collecting 8 badges, in the anime, the trainers after collecting 8 badges, first compete in a Tournament called the Pokemon League and the winner then gets to take part in the Champion League, where they compete against the Elite four and then challenge the current Pokemon Champion for the title.The reason for mentioning the same is because, it has to be emphasized that challenging the Elite four and even the Champion, is a lot more complicated in the anime. Hence, making them highly skilled and a lot more overpowered than any other trainer.Tobias is not the strongest trainer in the Anime. This can be easily disproved with three reasonsCynthia "The Sinnoh Champion", makes in appearence in the Unova Series after Tobias won the Sinnoh Pokemon League. It was stated that Cynthia was still the champion of Sinnoh. I think that would imply, Tobias didn't defeat her in battle.Tobias's strongest pokemon was most likely Darkrai considering he used it the most. This was defeated by Ash's Sceptile which is no doubt a high leveled pokemon but it is no where close to the strength of an Elite Fours/ Champions Pokemon. In the same series, we watch Cynthia fight Paul( A trainer with the same level of experience of Ash). His " Torterra ", the starter pokemon that he used and his strongest(Considering he took part in 3 Pokemon Leagues with it). was knocked out with a single blow by Cynthia's Garchomp. The same Garchomp, also defeated Flint's Infernape, which effortlessly pummeled Ash's Infernape and Pikachu. I think it's fair to say Sceptile is certaintly not as experienced as Flint's Infernape and even Paul's Torterra, yet was able to take out Tobias's Darkrai. This sort of indicates that Tobias's Darkrai is no where close to Elite Four tierDuring the course of battle, Tobias stated that the Draco Meteor from Ash's Gible would've taken out any of his pokemon except Darkrai. Ash's Gible is no where close to an Elite Four tier pokemon. This again proves Tobias is definitely not the strongest trainer.If one were to take certain Evil Teams in the Anime, gaining control of a Legendary Pokemon into consideration, it would end up complicating the answer for the same. So disregarding them (Considering the fact that the Pokemon aren't technically owned by them & they eventually lose the pokemon cause of plot), that would leave the Elite Four and the Champions. Although, the Champions can be considered to be stronger than the Elite four Members, it is certainly possible for a few elite four members to be stronger than the Champions of another Region. However, ultimately, the strongest train would be one among the list of champions, so the next task would be to determine which out of all the Pokemon Champions across all the regions, is the strongest. The answer for the same would Primarily be opinion based as we haven't really seen Pokemon Champions of Different Regions Battling it out. At the same time, Type advantages aren't as significant in the anime, hence eliminating that factor from a comparison.Hence, the answer to your question would be a No. Since we do know that the strongest trainer is one among the Champions, in the anime, the strongest trainer would be one among the following list:LanceStevenCynthiaAlderDiantha


Why did all Kurta Clan get beaten up even though they have the Scarlet Eyes? Kurapika is so powerful with his Scarlet Eye. We already know that all Kurta Clan has the Scarlet Eye.

According to that, why did all the other members of the Kurta Clan get massacred by the Phantom Troupe?

Couldn't they use the Scarlet Eye to fight back Phantom Troupe? Is there no "hero" in Kurta clan, or in this context, a person that has improved and mastered his Scarlet Eye?

There is an inherent assumption in the question, "IF Kurapika is so powerful with his scarlet eyes...". Yes it is true that when a member of Kurta clan becomes enraged they gain an increase in physical strength, however they lose their rationality and revert to a primal form. We do not know if the "Scarlet Eyes" causing Kurpika to become a specialist is unique to him or the Kurta clan. Your other question regarding the so called "hero" has simply no base or answer at all because the Manga gives no information.

However, you've to understand that the Phantom Troupe themselves are very powerful Nen Users. They can easily go against numerous "physically powerful" people, they can easily kill them. This is what Nen brings to the table and all members of The Phantom Troupe.

Kurapika was able to bridge the gap by utilizing his "Scarlet Eyes". He was able to turn his eyes Scarlet at will. By utilizing the conditions of Limitations and putting his own life at stake he greatly boosted his Nen abilities. He is a skilled Nen User, has high combat prowess, genius level intellect, and enhanced speed, perception and reflexes.

To end, as far as we know Kurapika is strong BECAUSE of his clan massacre and his innate skill and not because of his clan. The Phantom Troupe is an elite group of Nen Users who can take on any other high level fighters. We don't have enough history about Kurta clan to know if there was another "hero" for the clan.


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

Why do the artists do this?

(Or do these anime characters actually have bangs?)

Since emotions are best expressed through the eyes, they are usually made visible even if the character has bangs or wear glasses. There are exceptions, when the author wants to give the character a mysterious aura, or to hide the character's emotion momentarily. However, the eyes are usually shown regardless when it is necessary to clearly portray the determination of the character.

Being able to see the eyes of a character is important - but why put the hair there in the first place? This is to distinguish characters from each other. Disallowing hair in front of the face limits the amount of hairstyles that can be used. Also, the characters generally face the camera, meaning that they need to be distinguishable from the front too.

Generally, if the hair isn't completely obstructing the eye or eyebrows, it would be fine to leave out the detail on the eye, but it's become the norm in anime so animators probably don't think twice about doing it. It also saves having to worry about the eye looking odd when partially hidden.

In a forum post here, one user suggests an alternative way of drawing such cases, in which the hair gradually becomes translucent as it nears the eyes, so the characters expressions can be seen more naturally.

No Transparency
Transparency
Gradual Translucency


What is Natsu hiding under the bandage on his right arm after he came back from the training since chapter 418? In chapter 418, when Natsu came back to Magnolia, you can see that he had both his arms bandaged. He took off the bandage on his left arm when he went to Lucy's house. However, he never took off the one on his right arm.

Up to chapter 446, the latest chapter at the time of writing, I have not fount a point when he took off the bandage on his right arm. He wasn't bandaged prior to chapter 418, before he started the training. This leads me to suspect that he has something on his right arm which he doesn't want other people to see.

What is he hiding under the bandage on his right arm?

At the time of writing (chapter 446), it is not yet known, what is beneath Natsu's bandages.

The only thing we do know is that (the magic on) Natsu's arm reacts to the Spriggan 12 (or maybe just strong opponents in general). In the latest chapter (446), Natsu's arm reacts for a second time to one of the Spriggan 12, Alvarez Empire, Spriggan's personal guard. Other than that, nothing really happened to his arm.

There are many theories out there as to what it could be, but the most popular (or probable) one is that his arm is turning into that of a dragon. Up until before the second time skip, Igneel had been preventing Natsu from becoming too strong, in order to prevent Natsu from turning into a dragon, but with Igneel gone, nothing had been restraining Natsu's progress any more, so my guess would be that his arm has turned partly dragon. Other theories are that he had obtained Fairy Glitter during the time skip or

   that his arm is turning into that of a demon, because his etherious side is waking up. Maybe Igneel was not only trying to keep Natsu from turning into a dragon, but also from turning into a demon (aka E.N.D.).

Obviously many more theories could be thought of, but, as I mentioned at the beginning, nothing is known about his arm yet, other than the fact that the magic reacts to the Spriggan 12.


Aren't players required to choose a subclass? Most of the characters (at least up to episode 5, since I haven't gone any further) seem to have both class and subclass:

Akatsuki: Class - Assassin; Subclass - Tracker
Shiroe: Class - Enchanter; Subclass - Scribe
Nyanta: Class - Swashbuckler; Subclass - Chef
Serara: Class - Druid; Subclass - Maid

However, Naotsugu (whose Class is Guardian) appears to not have a Subclass.

From the Classes and the Subclasses page on Log Horizon Wiki, one can tell that once a player starts playing Elder Tale he has to choose a Class, which cannot be changed again. However, one also gathers that Subclasses, on the other hand, are changeable, but the site says nothing about whether or not a player is required to have one.

Does this mean that Subclasses are not required?
Or was Naotsugu's class just not yet revealed/unknown?

The wiki page you referenced for Naotsugu has been updated saying that he has the Border Patrol Subclass.

On a side note if Elder Tale is anything like most MMORPGs a subclass is not chosen until you have gained a couple levels and there is no advantage for not having one. So it would make sense that most players would pick a subclass to start leveling it right away.


Why is anime limited in animation? Like when you watch a character talk in anime you'll notice he/she is not lip syncing the words he/she pronounces: their mouths move up and down and appear to be looping. This limited animation technique is 'looping' from talking, running, walking, etc. So why is it Japanese animation is limited?

Please see the latter part of the answer to Is intentionally producing a lower quality TV release unique to anime?:

  American cartoon viewers are very particular about the quality. My friend who is a key-frames animator for The Simpsons told me that there is one animator whose entire job is just to animate the mouth movements, because if the mouth movement does not perfectly match the voice actor's words, the fans generally feel that they cannot suspend disbelief. In contrast, anime in Japanese does not always bother to record the voice actors' voices first before animating, since Japanese fans do not care much whether the mouth movements exactly match. . . . American viewers are used to watching mouth movements like in The Simpsons and Disney films which are perfectly aligned.

This is not a case of anime being "limited" in a negative sense of slacking off, cutting corners, or being too rushed, but rather, Japanese viewers are not at all bothered by mouth movements which do not perfectly align with the voice, and therefore do not expect that out of animation production companies. It is a cultural difference, so it does not make sense to label the Western style as "better at" animating.

Anime can precisely match mouth movements to the voice when it is desired to do so (see the opening theme song sequences of Ao Haru Ride and Ore Monogatari!! for examples), so the companies have the required skill to do it. It is just a matter of preference that they often do not.

Because Japanese viewers are not particular on this point, it allows the production company to begin animating the cels before the seiyuu (voice actors) finish recording their lines. This gives the anime industry more flexibility in the timeline of production, as compared to non-Japanese animation which requires the script to be finalized and the voice acting to be recorded before the mouth movement animation can begin (in other words, multiple aspects of the production of an anime episode can occur at the same time). A benefit of this flexibility is that seiyuu have the freedom to ad-lib lines in the studio on the spot if they come up with something they think might work better than what is written in the script that was handed to them; even if the mouth movements have already been animated to basically match the line in the script, improvisation is still possible. Some fans enjoy buying anime scripts and comparing the original script to the final product, so they can discover which parts the seiyuu contributed.

Historically, anime was drawn by hand, so looping, panning, overlaying cels, etc. were more utilized in older titles (since animating a whole episode's worth of cels took a lot of man hours) than in current anime, which is predominantly computer-animated. If you watch older series such as Ashita no Joe or Ace wo Nerae!, you can see very impressive and creative alternatives to animating many frames per second, an art form which has largely diminished with the advent of computers. There is a remarkable and arresting charm to some of the classic animating techniques which were developed in order to stylistically or realistically convey the scene or the character's emotion in less frames. The looping mouth movement is one of these early innovations.


Why doesn't Kabuto Yakushi have the curse mark? I have not seen the curse mark on Kabuto. (I have watched till episode 120). Why didn't Orochimaru give the curse mark to Kabuto? Is it because Kabuto is already powerful?

Let's begin by analysing people who Orochimaru marked with Cursed Mark and what they have in common.

Jiroubo, Ukon, Sakon, Tayuya, and Kidoumaru

They are granted the Cursed Mark not because Orochimaru wanted to use them as their vessel, but rather as an experiment on how far the cursed mark can improve someone's fighting capability and what are the side effects. They are also granted the Cursed Mark as a mean of improving their fighting capability so that they can serve Orochimaru better.

Kimimaro

He was supposed to be the container for Orochimaru. He was chosen for he has the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai which enables him to use his bone as weapon. He was the last one of his clan, which makes his Kekkei Genkai unique. However, since he was sickly, he lost his position as the next container for Orochimaru to Uchiha Sasuke who possessed the Kekkei Genkai Sharingan. While Sharingan was not as rare as Kimimaro's Kekkei Genkai, Uchiha Sasuke was in good health. Kimimaro was barely hanging alive, having to rely on machineries to keep himself alive as long as possible. The thing is, the dojutsu that Orochimaru used to transfer his soul to another body (Furou Fushi no Jutsu or Living Corpse Reincarnation in English) has a limitation of 3 years cooldown before it can be used again. If during those 3 years the vessel dies out, he won't be able to escape death. Thus, Kimimaro lost his position as the next vessel to Sasuke.

Uchiha Sasuke

Originally, it was not Sasuke that Orochimaru wanted. It was Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's elder brother. However, since Itachi is far too strong for Orochimaru to handle (Orochimaru did tried to attack Itachi, only to fall to the latter's genjutsu and was unable to break free at all), Sasuke was chosen.

Now, why is it that Yakushi Kabuto didn't get any Cursed Mark?

First, at that time, Kabuto was Orochimaru's assistant. He is necessary for Orochimaru to help with his research, and to help him prepare the next vessel for his Incarnation jutsu. Orochimaru needed his brain more than his body. Of course if Orochimaru was in a dire need of a new vessel right away and no one else was around for him to transfer to, undoubtedly, he would have consumed Kabuto for the sake of his own survival and Kabuto would definitely give his body gladly, seeing how devoted he is to Orochimaru. However, such a condition was never the case for Orochimaru, and thus there is no need for him to give Kabuto a Cursed Mark since Cursed Mark only increase fighting ability and not intelligence.

Second, while Kabuto were said to be around Kakashi's level (Kakashi is in Special Jounin level and the fact that he was nominated to be a Hokage means that he was one of the strongest in Konoha), Kabuto possessed no Kekkei Genkai. In other words, he was not a potential vessel as far as Orochimaru is concerned.

Third, based on the trivia, the seal that was given to the Sound Four was based on cardinal direction. Since all 4 of the basic cardinal directions was filled, and that Heaven and Earth seal was used on Sasuke and Kimimaro, there is no other seal for Orochimaru to use on Kabuto.


What exactly is Mami's power? Mami was always fighting with both gun and ribbon. In the Rebellion movie, when Homura was fighting Mami, she can't break Mami's ribbon, but in the end, she was able to do that. How can this happen? And if Mami's ribbon already attached in Homura's feet (just like picture on the left), why didn't Mami just pulled her ribbon so Homura won't move?

Mami could entrap Homura with her ribbon at any time, but decided to play fair and square during the duel − she didn't use the ribbon to her advantage. The whole gun duel was Mami's way to show that Homura can't beat her and do whatever Mami thought Homura was planning to do.

When Homura stops time after throwing away her gun, Mami's face changes from satisfied smirk to focused, alerted expression. Mami doesn't know what Homura might do next.

   When Homura tries to, what appears to be, commit suicide by shooting herself in the head, Mami gets scared and tries to save her as she pulls the trigger by grabbing the ribbon and pulling Homura away.

At this point, it becomes apparent that Mami never wanted Homura's death. After all they were just drinking tea together peacefully a few moments ago. Mami's intent to keep Homura alive overweights the will to keep attached to her with the ribbon, and so the ribbon gives in to the bullet and tears up, letting Mami out of contact with Homura, which in turn freezes Mami.


Did Kaori know that Arima loved her? Did Kaori know that Arima loved her? From the letter she gave to Arima, she confessed everything and even gave that photograph, but at the same time, she told him to throw it away if he wanted to. This according to me suggests that she didn't know if Arima loved her. If she knew about Arima's feelings, she wouldn't have said it to him. Is there any strong evidence whether Kaori knew about Arima's feelings in the Manga/Anime?

I've only watched the anime (and a few months ago at that) but truth be told, I'm of the opinion that she did know that Arima had feelings for her. Take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt though as I do think that Kaori's true goal at the end was to get Arima to love himself somehow by whatever means she could. I don't think her true intention really was to get him to fall in love with her either but become a part of his life that would would galvanize his restoration.

Here are my thoughts:

Throughout the series, Kaori shows immense respect towards Arima's skills having admitted at some point later in the series that he was a source of inspiration for her. As a result she seems overwhelmingly distraught at the state of disrepair that Arima has fallen into. She initially enters his life by the first performances together and using Watari.

As this goes on its easy to see by everyone in the series that Arima has formed a dependency towards her (especially Tsubaki), and whether or not these are romantic, Kaori seems to realize this or even if she doesn't the scale of meddling and pushing Arima to strive towards reclaiming some former glory increases. Unfortunately Kaori is doomed, and then realizes that all her effort to push him to revitalize him is at stake and gives him her final wishes etc in an effort to convince him to move on with his life after her. I think this acknowledgement of dependency and her trying to help him move on from her as a result is key to the idea that she knows he loves her.

I know I'm making Kaori seem manipulative (or unknowingly manipulative) and maybe I'm putting too much confidence in what she's capable of doing but at the least that's how I interpret it. As with the shows name, she lied. Kaori told Aroma, Watari, Tsubaki, and everyone else, that she loved Watari. By telling everyone this it was known as a fact. But then you realize she loves Arima instead. Resulting in," Your Lie in April," because she lied in the month of April by using Watari.


Who does the Fishman Island territory belong to? To whom does the Fishman Island territory belong to? First it was sure Whitebeard's territory. But what happened after he died? I thought Blackbeard took them all, because he knew them really well.

Or did Big Mama take this island?

Is Fishman Island is now Luffy's territory?

After Whitebeard's Death, the territory of Fishman Island belongs to Big Mam, who offers her protection in exchange of sweets from the island. It still belongs to her,
Luffy offered treasures to smooth out things with mama but she turned them down, but in the end decided to take care of things with Luffy instead of the fishman island.

The king of Fishman Island had said that maybe someday they will use another flag (that of the strawhats), but currently it still is Big Mam's territory.


When did L switch the 2nd Death Note in "The Last Name"? In "Death Note: The Last Name", L Reveals that the Death Note Misa had which Light used to try and kill his father was a fake, however after L's fake death Light touched the Death Note to see Ryuk again.

I am wondering when L switched the Death Notes?

The facts are

At 1:56:10-20 Light can clearly see Ryuk, which means he should have touched the second DN at least once.
At 1:56:30 Light writes down his father's name, who doesn't die in the end.

In those 10 seconds it would have been impossible for L to switch the notebooks. Assuming this isn't just a mistake from the authors, I can think of two possibilities

Either L had secretly touched Light with a piece of the Death Note and asked Ryuk to play along and to only appear from the moment light had touched the fake notebook, making Light believe that it was the real one.
They only switched the pages and not the cover, as they did in the manga.

My gut feeling says it's the second, but I can't really prove it.


Euros? What's so funny about it? In episode 4, the girls are running out of toilet paper and decide to go buy some but they don't have enough money so they ask the crew member to donate some of their money. Some girls don't have money, one of them want to use check and one other even want to donate a Zimbabwean currency. But when Mina (she's German) says she only have Euros all other girls start laughing. (around 5:30 mark)

So what's so funny with having Euros?

It's not "Euro" that the girls were surprised about, but how Mina referred to herself.
Here's the script in Japanese:

わしはユーロしかない。
「わし」？
なんかわしの顔についてるか？
「わぁ～し」？あははは！
（皆笑っている）

Here's the literal translation:

I only have Euros.
"I"?
Is there something on my face?
"My"..? Hahaha!
(Everyone is laughing)

Here, Mina used わし (washi), which is the first-person pronoun used commonly for elderly, especially from Edo period.

Usage notes
The term is generally only used by the elderly, and its use is often considered stereotypical of them. As such, it is frequently used in TV shows and comics to emphasize the age of characters.
More commonly spelled 私, or in kana to make the reading explicit.

In anime/manga culture, if spoken by young girls, she can be considered as ロリババア (loli baba, old loli): girls who look young but act old. (But since this is a one-off joke from her, Mina is not)


Are Blessing Spirits mutants as well? When Shun became a Karmic Demon, he realized that his powers were always leaking and affecting the world around them, mutating animals such as sea slugs into Minoshiros.

Considering that the sign that a child has gained their powers is the presence of a Blessing Spirit, this would be an indication that their powers are already leaking at this point.

So does this mean the Blessing Spirit is just another mutant? If so, what creature was originally a basis, and did they all end up looking the same?

Blessing Spirits aren't actually a physical thing. Rather, the agglomeration of bizarre phenomena that the people in the show describe as a "Blessing Spirit" is simply a subconscious/unconscious manifestation of the child's latent powers. To the uninformed observer, it looks like what we might call a "poltergeist" - but as we know from the narrative, the real explanation doesn't entail a separate physical being causing the strange phenomena.

I don't know why they refer to it as though it were a physical being. Perhaps it's a fiction the adults maintain to keep the children from understanding the true nature of their powers and the damage that power leakage can cause? (Keep in mind that the students are never taught in school how karma demons really originate.)


Are there any other RWBY characters that were based on other stories? A lot of the RWBY characters are based on or made similar to popular storybook characters. eg:

Ruby Rose - Red Riding Hood
Weiss Schnee - Snow White
Cinder Fall & Salem - Cinderella & her Fairy God Mother
Sun - from Journey to the West.

Are there any other characters that were based on other stories?

This isn't a perfect answer but most of these seem fairly accurate.

  Basically, for some reason, I thought it’d be fun to list the current
  known characters/stories that characters are based on thus far. So,
  yay?

  First of all, before the break, just gonna point out…

  Neo: Not the Cheshire Cat. That’s all I know. Not the Cheshire Cat,
  but apparently someone else might be Cheshire.

  Team RWBY’s theme is fairy tales.

  Ruby Rose: Little Red Riding Hood

  Weiss Schnee: Snow White

  Blake Belladonna: Belle/beauty, of Beauty and the Beast

  Yang Xiao Long: Goldilocks

  Team JNPR’s theme is people who dressed as the opposite sex.

  Jaune Arc: Joan of Arc

  Nora Valkyrie: Thor (Apparently once crossdressed to get Mjolnir
  back.)

  Pyrrha Nikos: Achilles (Apparently once crossdressed as a red-haired
  woman named Pyrrha. Pyrrha Nikos has been noted in volume 2 to be
  nicknamed The Invincible Girl.)

  Lie Ren: Mulan

  Onto other peeps.

  Cardin Winchester: Henry Beaufort, the Cardinal of Winchester, who was
  responsible for Joan of Arc being burned at the stake.

  Velvet Scarlatina: The Velveteen Rabbit

  Ozpin: Oz, from the Wizard of Oz (duh?)

  Glynda Goodwitch: Glenda the Good Witch, from Wizard of Oz (duh??)

  Ironwood: Tin Man, from Wizard of Oz (Apparently?!)

  Penny: Pinocchio

  Peter Port: Peter, from Peter and the Wolf

  Bartholomew Oobleck: Bartholomew, from Bartholomew and the Oobleck

  Adam Taurus: Probably Beast, from Beauty and the Beast

  The White Fang: White Fang, from… White Fang, by Jack London

  Cinder Fall: Cinderella (Confirmed by Miles and Kerry)

  Roman Torchwick: Lampwick/Candlewick, from Pinocchio

  Mercury Black: Mercury/Hermes (note his symbol is a shoe with a wing
  on it)

  Sun Wukong: Sun Wukong, from Journey to the West

  Neptune: Neptune/Poseidon

  Junior (Hei Xiong): Baby bear, from the tale of Goldilocks (His name
  literally means Black Bear)

  (Bonus: Characters who we don’t know the basis of but have some ideas)

  Emerald Sustrai: Maybe Aladdin or Cleopatra

  Summer Rose: The poem The Last Rose of Summer

  Winter Schnee: Perhaps the Snow Queen (on which Frozen is based)

  Fox: Tod the fox from The Fox and the Hound, or Inari the fox god

  Qrow: Scarecrow, from The Wizard of Oz