What did Menma say after the credits at the end of the AnoHana Movie? After the credits ended in AnoHana movie, the screen remained black and Menma had a brief dialog sequence. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, that dialog sequence did not get translated and subtitled.

What did she say?

Well, now that the BD is out, I went back and checked. Here's how it goes down:

生まれ変わったら、何になろう？
If I get reincarnated, what could I be?
お花になろう。蝶々になろう。蟻ん子になろう。お芋になろう。
I could be a flower, or a butterfly, or an ant, or a potato.
何になっても大丈夫だよ。だってね。
No matter what I become, I'll be okay. You know why?
超平和バスターズはずーっと仲良しだから！
Because the Super Peace Busters are friends forever!

Translation mine because I don't have access to the subs that were shown in theaters (I don't know if they were even released anywhere).

Album of after credits scene.


Is the Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" available as a single? Question

Has the Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" been made available for sale, or, alternatively, is there an announcement that it will not be made available for sale? It is, notably, not part of "Akiba's Collection", unlike all the other EDs.

Background context

So, in Akiba's Trip: The Animation, there are these three characters, Mayonaka Matome, Denkigai Niwaka, and Arisa Ahokainen. Within the show, they form an idol unit called "Manias".

These three characters are voiced, respectively, by TAKAHASHI Rie, KOUNO Marika, and NAGAKU Yuki. In real life, they constitute an idol unit called "Earphones".

The "trademark" song of the Manias, so to speak, is a song titled "Sanki Tousen" (サンキトウセン). They perform this song as an insert in episode 3 and again in episode 11. "Sanki Tousen" performed by Manias is the ED for episode 4.

Separately, Earphones (the real-life idol unit) performs this same song as the ED for episode 3. The Earphones version of "Sanki Tousen" is track #3 on the album "Akiba's Collection".

You might be sitting there wondering why I'm asking this question, given that I've just pointed out that Manias and Earphones consist of exactly the same people. What difference could there possibly be between the two versions of the song?

Well, it turns out that the Manias version is discernibly sung in-character, while the Earphones version isn't. This is easiest to detect with Nagaku Yuki, whose character voice (Arisa) differs most significantly from her regular singing voice. A careful comparison of the two versions of the Arisa solo verse that begins "seseragi" will make it clear that the two versions are subtly different.

And alas, it turns out the answer to my question is that the Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" will indeed not be made available for sale. The comments on the official YouTube upload of the TV-sized Manias version of "Sanki Tousen" say as much:

  ※こちらの「まにあーずver.」の楽曲はアニメ放送用の音源を特別に掲載しております。
  　CDには収録されませんので、ご了承ください。

(Roughly: "This is a special upload of the "Manias version" of the song, using the audio from the television broadcast. Please be aware that it will not be included on the CD.")

What a shame.


Who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan? I read the news and saw people say it was Uchiha Itachi who was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Is it true?

Actually, the first to ever awaken the mangekyō you Sharingan was Madera Uchiha which is actually one of the founders of the hidden leaf village. This can be shown in the episode "Truth" (真実, Shinjitsu) in episode 141 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime. Madara Uchiha awakened his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by taking his brothers' eyes and implanting them in his own.


Where can I watch or buy Captain Tsubasa J in English? Where can I find Captain Tsubasa J first 33 episodes in English subbed? Every website I try only has first 3 episodes then then last 4. I was wondering is there a website you know of I can buy or watch it?

According to the AnimeNewsNetwork page of the series it hasn't been licensed in English so there aren't any official English subtiltes available either.


Why does the ground shake when titans walk? In the latest series, an experimenter told Eren that titans are very light despite their size. Why, then, does the ground shake when they walk?

It's probably not so much that the titans are very light eventhough they are really large, but that they are light for their size. Meaning that they're still really heavy, but not nearly as heavy as their size would make it seem.

Anime vs Real physics aside, if something really large was light enough not to make the ground shake, at least a little, they're probably not heavy enough to generate the needed friction to run, or if they were to move their body really quickly they'd leave their feet, or if they jumped they'd be in the air for much longer, or if they stomped the ground hard, they'd launch themselves into the air, etc.

All the interactions of the titans make them seem like they weigh enough to interact normally with their surroundings, just that for their size, they actually weigh a lot less than expected.


Is there any relation between the Bar name 'Quindecim' and the Bartender 'Decim'? Was the Bar named because of Decim or something? They are spelled same and pronounced in the same way! Is there a relation mentioned?

The former owner of Quindecim was 'Quin'

She was then replaced by 'Decim'

Hence, it's definitely not a coincidence that the name of the bar is Quindecim.

As the Wikia article on Quindecim states:

  It is likely the arbiters Quin and Decim were named so for working on the fifteenth floor.

There is no evidence of this. One thing is for sure though, Quindecim wasn't named after the arbiters since Quindecim means 15 in Latin and that's the name of the floor the bar is on.

Hence, it's very likely that Quin and Decim were both named after the bar. However, nothing was ever stated in the anime or the movie 'Death Billiards', so we can never truly know.


Do Kaname's parents know he isn't really their son? In Vampire Knight, Yuki's parents had a son that they named Kaname, but that child was sacrificed by his uncle to resurrect the progenitor of the Kurans who was also named Kaname. This progenitor had to revert to the form of an infant and was taken in by Yuki's parents. At any point did they realize that this wasn't really their son?

I think they did. Just like the person said above, Juri said that her son was already taken away from her. Maybe this was referring to something else but I don't think so.


What does "gal" mean in Hajimete no Gal and/or Japanese culture? In the anime Hajimete no Gal (aka My First Girlfriend is a Gal), it's made abundantly clear in the first episode that "gal" is not just another feminine pronoun.  Based on the 2 "gals" in the show, and compared to the other girls in the show, it seems there's a marked difference in style, personality, and appearance to be labeled a "gal".

What is a "gal" in anime or Japanese culture?

"Gal" is the English transliteration for gyaru, which is a fashion trend in Japanese culture.  This fashion trend includes things like:

Tanning/darkening the skin
Wearing lots of shiny makeup (traditional Japanese culture is very modest with makeup)
Wearing lots of jewelry and has lots of accessories (fake nails, excessive nail/toe polish)

Effectively, the "gals" in My First Girlfriend is a Gal are following the gyaru fashion trend.


Did Haruhi MEAN to Cross-dress? In the first episode in Ouran High School Host Club, Haruhi is introduced with very drab clothing and hair. She had explained in another episode of how, and I quote: "A brat put gum in my hair and it was just being a bother, so I cut it off." Thus, explaining why she has short hair. But this doesn't explain why she dresses badly. I understand how she needs to cross-dress to pay back her debt, but did she actually cross-dress to begin with?

With her clothes don't forget that Ouran High is a school for rich kids which one can assume their uniforms cost a bit aswell, probably tailor made for each individual from the finest material, something Haruhi just can't afford.

  Having gotten gum in her hair just before school begins, she cuts it short and being unable to afford the expensive Ouran uniform, she wears shapeless, baggy clothing. With her messily-styled hairdo, large glasses (which once belonged to her grandfather) and masculine clothing, she's thought to be male and Haruhi does nothing to discredit this idea.

Source Haruhi Fujioka - Apperance (1st Paragraph)

The glasses are because she does have bad eyesight and wears contacts throughout the series (as we see when Renge is making a film and Takami sees Haruhi shed a tear without needing eyedrops).

As for the reason why she "cross-dresses" before becoming a Host it's because she doesn't see it as cross-dressing because to her gender doesn't matter.

  Two characteristics that define Haruhi is her straightforward nature and belief that one's gender doesn't define one's choices

Source Haruhi Fujioka - Personality (First Paragraph)

This is also apparent when the Host Club go to the beach (a real one, not an Otori rehab clinic) and Haruhi stands up against a couple of guys who are harassing the girls. Haruhi doesn't see that her being a girl means anything different so with that mind set there is no male/female clothing, just clothing.

Of course one can also assume her transvestite father may have also left a bad impression of how girls/women really are.


Why didn't Vegeta use Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation in the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie? In Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie, Vegeta did not use his Super Saiyan Blue Evolution transformation which looks like below.

Why didn't Vegeta use it?

Well firstly, the form is called Super Saiyan Blue Evolution and it is Vegeta's comparable form to that of Goku's Super Saiyan Blue KaiokenAs for why it wasn't in the movie, there is no definite reason as we don't see any comments from the staff with regard to the same. However, there are several reasons why this could be the case, for instance Due to the limited amount of time, there wasn't sufficient time to showcase as many transformations.Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken and Super Saiyan Blue Evolution weren't created by Toriyama.Keeping in mind the audience for the movie, it wouldn't have made as much sense if they had Goku and Vegeta use 2 random transformations and then fuse into Gogeta and use Super Saiyan Blue instead of the other transformations.Even from a story perspective, Vegeta and Goku weren't pushed to the same extent they were against Jiren. We don't know whether Vegeta can still tap into the transformation etc.In the manga we see Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Goku/Vegeta fighting Broly and it was stated that the movie was a continuation of both the manga and the anime. So yes! There is no definite way to conclude why Vegeta didn't use the transformation apart from speculating based on some of the facts which I mentioned above.


Is there a way to give up ownership of the death note without losing the shingami eyes? Let's say, John owns two death notes. One belongs to Ryuk and the other belongs to for Example Ragnarok. He makes the eyedeal with Ryuk, then, he gives ownership from the death note Ragnarok brought him. Will he now lose the shingiami eyes?

On chapter 5, Ryuk stated that the shinigami eye was a deal between the shinigami and the human owner of a certain note, so it will probably be associated to that relationship, so the eye will be gone as soon as the shinigami leaves his side.


Anime for colorblind people? Is there any anime created for colorblind people?

In general anime productions have a strong use of colors to increase the dramatic effect, but colorblind people miss it and sometimes lose track of important parts of the history.

Image example (not exactly from an anime, but...)

here is the original image
in this site you can simulate how it looks to a colorblind... just select the previous link, and paste it there

(and just a clarification: it's not exactly to me :) ... it's for a small one who we just found that can't correctly see some colors. And, also, in the site I mentioned above, I found a "daltonize" algorithm that changes colors so that colorblind people have a bit more contrast on the colors they miss, so it improves the image to them)

Thanks :)

First, lets take a simulated look of how the following image is viewed by different people:

Normal Color Vision

Red Blind (Protanopia)

Green-Blind (Deuteranopia)

Blue-Blind (Tritanopia)

Red-Weak (Protanomaly)

Green-Weak (Deuteranomaly)

Blue-Weak (Tritanomaly)

Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)

Blue Cone (Monochromacy)

Protanopia and Deuteranopia are the most common types of colorblindness.

As you see, the experiences of these color-blind viewers are not inhibited by their condition. Though a particular image or scene might not have as much of an impact on a normal user, they are still able to enjoy the other aspects of anime such as the writing and dialog, voice-acting, most importantly the animation.

There might not necessarily be anime for blind people, because anime is intended to be marketed to a wider audience, usually for recreational purposes.

Typically anime productions don't factor accessibility concerns of color blind viewers in the budget due to the extra costs required, since most of the profit from an anime production is from disc sales.

Color blind people usually rely on the settings on their computer (using a specific color profiles, "color blind" modes in games) or television (color adjustments on the TV) to adjust their visual experience.

Rarely does color play a major plot and history of an anime series, but if it does, the change is usually significant (e.g. Victorique's hair in Gosick), noticeable, and/or emphasized by the story and dialogue.

The color setting is only a small piece of the anime puzzle. Even without it, you might be missing small details, you'll still be able to get the big picture.


What makes the hero/commander units better if development takes so long? In Knight's & Magic (MAL, Wiki), Silhouette Knight (mecha) development takes a long time, which is why Ernesti is making such waves.  However, it seems that commanders have more powerful units.  For example, Knight Commander Morten Fredholm's Haimerwort in episode 5.  The Earlcumber, and the King's unit also come to mind.

What makes these units special and/or more powerful? Could they possibly be using

   custom ether reactors from demon beasts,

rather than the standard, mined, ones?

What I think that they mean is that developing a completely new Silhouette Knight is long. Think about the time taken from the development of the war chariot to the tank (I know it is not the best analogy but it works), but developing small incremental updates is not so hard (think on different variants of the same tank model).

This is where Ernesti is making a revolution, each of his designs is completely new and he is creating a lot of new tech from the ground up.

Now let's tackle the commander units. The base soldier is given a standard SK but commanders are given slightly better units, maybe a hunt provided some better demon beasts so they have some custom ether reactors on hand, so they make a more powerful version of the same unit, and they can carry bigger versions of the same weapons. So basically they are the same unit but slightly better (think a barebones car, and a full-equip one, they are the same, but the full equip one, is more expensive and has better performance than the barebones one)


Is Nico Robin able to use her DF power though impassable but transparent obstacles? In episode 337, Robin is shown using her Demon Fruit ability to save Usopp when he is hunting octopus in the aquarium of the Thousand Sunny, but I can't remember, whether it has ever been used in a similar manner, so I assume it's possibly an exceptional case.

Was it shown at any other points of the series if she could do it?

Although there may be others, so far I've only been able to think of one other time where she used her powers in a similar manner. The picture below is taken from the Strawhats' trip to the Fishman Islands (Chapter 605). The ship is coated with the resin from the Yakuriman Mangroves in order to withstand the very large hydrodynamic pressure. There is therefore a "impassable but transparent obstacle" as the OP puts it between Robin and her use of her DF power.


How does Hellsing (2001) relate to Hellsing (2006)? How does the original Hellsing anime series relate to the newer OVA from 2006?

Is it just a re-release or is there more to it?

Hellsing (2001) was based on the manga but contained significant differences, though the character design was similar and the names were the same. The setting was the same as the setting in the manga, but the plot was entirely different.

Hellsing (2006) or Hellsing Ultimate was an OVA that shared the same plot as the manga, following it much more closely than Hellsing (2001) did. Animated entries of The Dawn, the prequel series to Hellsing, were released with the 8th, 9th, and 10th episodes of Hellsing (2006).


Why is Misato Tachibana always shooting Koujirou Sasahara? Whenever Sasahara does something mildly inappropriate in Tachibana's presence, such as playing video games under the desk or reading a manga while he's supposed to be working on some sort of school assignment, Tachibana reacts out of proportion and unleashes a barrage of deadly firepower, but he doesn't even react to that. What's this supposed to mean?

That is because Tachibana is a Tsundere, she even got her own slang term of it due to her extreme tsundere attitude, called GUNdere.

Misato Tachibana is a peach haired high school girl who generally acts cold towards Koujirou whenever he does anything that reminds her of how she likes him, or simply doing anything at all. She is a member of the Kendo club.
Misato's feelings usually materialize as assault with various guns and heavy weaponry that come out of nowhere, which Koujirou miraculously survives despite being injured, and just turns white with the dust. In reality Misato has feelings for Koujirou, but due to her tsundere attitude, she constantly denies her feelings and shoots Koujirou. She somehow manages to always trace everything back to Koujirou in conversations, even when he wasn't involved in it, leading her to wildly deny accusations, such as marriage and children, that nobody said. - Wiki


What are the differences between Ash and Red? In Pokémon, we have two main characters:

Red, who is the main protagonist on the manga and the first Pokémon games (Red, Blue and Yellow)
Ash, who is the main protagonist on the anime.

What are the differences between the two?

There are lots!

For starters, Red is character who just starred in manga/games, and manga created only after a TV series aired.

As a result, they decided to release two types of manga, one based on the show and one based on the games:

The manga based on games R/B/G/Y, called Pokémon Adventures, which continues the story until the third generation stages.
And manga based on the series, called Pokémon The Electric Of Pikachu!


Is Seki Tekko (the red glove with a blood drawing wristband) a part of Senketsu? Ryuuko uses Seki Tekko, the glove with a wristband to pierce her skin and draw blood that Senketsu needs to transform and give her power. That glove was given to Ryuuko by Aikuro Mikisugi (the teach in pilot shades) in episode 2.

It is colored red and is exactly what  Ryuuko needs to make use of Senketsu effectively. Was it just lying around in the teacher's closet for punishing  bad students and just happened to fit, or did Mikisugi make it specifically for Ryuuko? Where does this glove come from?

This glove is originally a part of Senketsu. If you look carefully at the flashback scene in episode 3 where Mikisugi goes to the burned down Matoi house, in the basement where he finds Senketsu, you can see that the glove is in the left sleeve:


What's the name of this vehicle in Code Geass? I tried the wiki, but couldn't find any information on this cool-looking walking (hydron?) canon. What is the name of this and what does it do?

it's the Raikō which, as the Wiki says, literately translates to Lightning.

It's a Japanese Seige weapon which was originally developed by the Japanese Liberation Front, first seen in the JLF's Hotel Hijacking which saw Euphie held hostage and the rise of the Black Knights. it was later used by the Black Knights duing the Assault on Tokyo Settlement in the Black Rebellion.

As it's translated name suggests, it's a lighting cannon, more precisely it's an Electromagnetic Cannon using the 4 Knightmares to move it around and to stabilize when it's being fired, in the anime we only see 2 crew members so there isn't one in each Knightmare. only Suzaku and the Lancelot is shown to be able to destroy it.


What/Where is The Morgue? During the Culture Festival in 2-C's wrestling show, when Taiga's  Mind-Controlled "lackeys" have the thread to Yuri Koigakubo's future boyfriend/husband and threaten to cut it, Yuri interrupts the performance and tries to stop them. When the other "lackeys" stop her they go to take her away from the stage and someone says to take her to The Morgue.

When Taiga is running for Student Council President as a means to try and provoke Yūsaku to run aswell she threatens to take everyone's dreams to The Morgue.

I get the feeling that this Morgue is some sort of reference but not the traditional sense of a The Morgue. so i am wondering, What/Where is The Morgue where Yuri was taken to and where Taiga threaten to take the student's dreams to.

No, it's not an extra reference to anything but a (possibly figurative) morgue.
In the first bit you mentioned, Taiga is doing the "evil overlord" character that Ami wrote for her, and the reference is pretty much a bowdlerized way to say they're killing Yuri-sensei.  The second time is just a callback to the first -- Taiga's character as "student council president who will destroy your happy school life" is very clearly just her going back to the character that Ami had written for her; since the Palmtop Tiger and Delinquent Ryuji were pretty much sticking with the characters that'd been established, she uses a lot of references to the wrestling act. (Plus I think it was fun for her to say "morgue".)


Why do manwha more oftenly have colored pages then manga? Lately, I been reading quite some more manwha cause of their good stories. But I can't help but notice that manwha use a lot more colored pages, sometimes even fully colored volumes. Or just all pages color, why are color pages more commonly used in manwha then  manga? Is there a specific reason for this?

There's the so called WebToon, which is most likely the one you refer to (and you are reading). Frankly speaking, printed color pages are not cheap. They cost a lot more than B&W page and are difficult to print correctly. With webtoons there's no such thing as "printing", everything is done digitally.

Manwha that is done in B&W completely due its distribution method (printed) which you will not see color pages (like Chevalier of the Absis, or ID which has some color pages as bonus), there's also webtoons that could be printed later on (like The Breaker/NW) and there are those that are not printed (almost all webtoons).

Is difficult to see a Manwha (or any printed media) in full color. The only case I know of is To Love る which is released later on after the black and white pages are released.

Is a matter of cost of distribution of the media, which is cheap for webtoons so artist can offer color pages.

In the example you gave, "Magician" by Kim Sarae, this is an original webtoon that is published using Naver.

A list of manwha that are in full color (MU): ~250 titles
All kind of manwha (full color and B&W) (MU): ~1500 titles

There are lots of black and white Manwha, just that are more difficult to find since they are distributed physically.


Why is Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's Rinnegan of a different color? In episodes 63-65 of the Boruto anime, Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's Rinnegan has changed its color, compared with the color of the usual Rinnegans or from the movie Boruto: Naruto Next Generations? Could this mean Rinnegan also has variations?

Yes, Rinnegan has variations especially that of Momoshiki's where it is depicted in different colors:

 Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki has a pair of Rinnegan embedded in the palms of his hands. They are initially red, but after he consumes his guardian, Kinshiki, they become purple (in Boruto: Naruto the Movie) or yellow (in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations). This also grants him a third Rinnegan on his forehead, which matches the other two in colour. In the anime, Momoshiki's yellow Rinnegan temporarily turn red when he uses their power.

Source: https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Rinnegan


How come Zorro's slash become a fire? One Piece chapter 467 when Zoro fighting Samurai Ryuuma at the end of their fight Zorro slash him down and his wound become a fire? Is there any explanation about this? I don't remember Zorro doing something like this again later.

This is one of his Santoryuu/Iitoryuu techniques.
According to the wiki: -

  Hiryu: Kaen (飛竜火焔 Hiryū: Kaen?, literally meaning "Flying Dragon:
  Blaze"): Using one sword wielded in his left hand with his right hand
  gripping his left wrist for support (or vice-versa), Zoro jumps high
  up into the air and slashes his opponent. After slashing them, Zoro's
  opponent then bursts into flames (in the anime, the color of the fire
  is blue instead) from where they were slashed. This was first seen
  being used against Ryuma. The animal or creature that usually
  accompanies Zoro in the background when performing powerful techniques
  is an occidental dragon. The dragon bares an uncanny resemblance to
  the dragon killed by Ryuma the King from Oda's earlier work, Monsters.
  The scene where Zoro slashes Ryuma with this technique also resembles
  the scene from Monsters, in which Ryuma slays the dragon.

Zoro has used this technique only once. There are many techniques which he has used only once!
Plus the name of his techniques are pretty complicated so its hard to remember :P
For further references, you can check the wiki


How do they serialize manga in Japan? My friend and I had a conversation the other day about manga in the U.S. and in Japan. I know that in the U.S. manga is sold in the form of a book. My friend said that One Piece and some others are printed in a weekly magazine. I just wanted to know if manga in Japan is printed in the style of a book or like American comic books or perhaps they come in both. I tried to google it but I couldn't find a very good answer.

The information that answers your question is on the Wikipedia entry for Manga.

They describe the general process about how manga is distributed starting at the "Magazine" level:

  Magazines

  Eshinbun Nipponchi is credited as the first manga magazine ever made.
  Manga magazines usually have many series running concurrently with approximately 20–40 pages allocated to each series per issue. Other magazines such as the anime fandom magazine Newtype featured single chapters within their monthly periodicals. Other magazines like Nakayoshi feature many stories written by many different artists; these magazines, or "anthology magazines", as they are also known (colloquially "phone books"), are usually printed on low-quality newsprint and can be anywhere from 200 to more than 850 pages thick. Manga magazines also contain one-shot comics and various four-panel yonkoma (equivalent to comic strips). Manga series can run for many years if they are successful. Manga artists sometimes start out with a few "one-shot" manga projects just to try to get their name out. If these are successful and receive good reviews, they are continued. Magazines often have a short life.

Then in the next paragraph talks about the collected volumes:

  Collected volumes

  After a series has run for a while, publishers often collect the episodes together and print them in dedicated book-sized volumes, called tankōbon. These can be hardcover, or more usually softcover books, and are the equivalent of U.S. trade paperbacks or graphic novels. These volumes often use higher-quality paper, and are useful to those who want to "catch up" with a series so they can follow it in the magazines or if they find the cost of the weeklies or monthlies to be prohibitive. Recently, "deluxe" versions have also been printed as readers have gotten older and the need for something special grew. Old manga have also been reprinted using somewhat lesser quality paper and sold for 100 yen (about $1 U.S. dollar) each to compete with the used book market.

There is also a link to a list of "Manga mangazines" here.

One Piece currently runs on Weekly Shounen Jump and is also stated as such the second line in the description of its wiki entry:

  One Piece (Japanese: ワンピース Hepburn: Wan Pīsu?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 19, 1997, with the chapters collected into seventy-eight tankōbon volumes to date. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a funny young man whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next Pirate King.

Shounen Jump is described as

  Weekly Shōnen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ Shūkan Shōnen Janpu?) is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. It is the best-selling manga magazine, as well as one of the longest-running; the first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968. The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and tend to consist of a large number of action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of series that run in Weekly Shōnen Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "Jump Comics" imprint every two to three months.

Clearly stating that it is a manga magazine, and outlines that series are collected and published in tankoubon volumes.

The "One Piece" wiki entry also states (at the time of this answer), that there are

  seventy-eight tankōbon volumes to date.

And the wikipedia entry for Tankoubon describes it as:

  A tankōbon (単行本?, "independent/standalone book") is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series or corpus (similar to a monograph), though in modern Japan it is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a single manga, as opposed to magazines (雑誌 zasshi?), which feature multiple series. It can be used for a novel, a nonfiction work, an economics textbook, a book of beauty tips, a book presenting a coherent set of photographs, an exhibition catalogue that samples earlier books, and so forth in a hardcover format. It is more specific than plain hon, which encompasses such books but also one or more issues of a periodical, one or more volumes (or the whole set) of an encyclopedia, etc.

This information is slightly more detailed than required by your question, and a simple search would have hit the Manga entry in Wikipedia.


Why haven't the 2nd generation Digi-destined (excluding Hikari and Takeru) aged? In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (excluding Hikari and Takeru).

From the vague scenes, it appears that they have not aged much, if at all (especially considering that Hikari and Takeru, who are more or less the same age, have aged rather noticeably). Why is this the case?

Great question. I'm not sure, but I can pose a few plausible theories:

the supposed battle between Alphamon and the four Digimon 02 cast happened a while before the story of Digimon Tri and the original Digidestined all moved on
the producers don't want to spoil what they look like at an older age, so they used such footage
it's just a bunch of silhouettes, so we can't be sure if they aged or not

If you've watched the second and third movie, you'd know that the disguised version of Ichijouji Ken by Gennai looks taller and more grown up. Of course, I know that you asked this question before even the second movie was released. But hopefully, the next few movies will answer instead of create more questions.


Why does Obito only grab some people when he teleports them to the kamui dimension? Take for example when he's fighting Danzos subordinates. He grabs onto one of them when he teleports them, but for the other he simply uses it at a range.

And if he can just always teleport people from a range, why was he always so insistent on grabbing his opponent? He could have just attempted to long-range kamui on Minato and Naruto instead of always trying to grab them.

Tobi couldn't attack and defend at the same time with Kamui.
His strategy was to allow his opponent to attack, but by using Kamui, the attack would fly straight through.

If Minato didn't have the teleportation, Tobi would have won.
Tobi's strategy is actually quite interesting, as he didn't use the kamui in the way that you thought that he would. I think that this is Obito's way of doing. He could use the Kamui in that way but chooses not to, because his strategy is more tactical.


Third time Katsuragi went to Dezini Park? In chapter 105 of TWGOK, Katsuragi mentions that it was his third time that month coming to Dezini Park, a parody of Disney World, in Narusawa City, when he goes with Haqua. I remember that he went once before with Elsee to try and cheer her up, but when was the other time that he went?

I don't blame you for missing it; it took me about half an hour of hunting through the chapters and summaries on the Wikia to figure out that this was Keima's first visit to Dezeni Sea:

This comes from Chapter 20; it's one panel of a montage of places that Keima and Kusunoki went on their date. It's the only glimpse we get of Dezeni Sea; we aren't even told its name at this point. The wikia points it out in its summary of Chapter 103:

  In Desney Sea, Keima mentions that it's his second time coming here after a date with Kusunoki.

We can see this is Dezeni Sea by comparing it to these panels from Chapter 103, when Keima goes with Elsie:

We can see the same castle in the background and the same teacup ride (the teacups even have the same pattern on them).

Then in Chapter 105, Keima goes with Haqua (and Tenri/Diana) and remarks this is his third time.

Keima also goes to Dezeni Sea a couple times after Chapter 105, notably in Chapter 142,

   with Yui, during the Goddess Arc, when he discovers that she's housing
 the Goddess Mars.


When did the transition from standard definition (4:3) to widescreen (16:9) for television anime happen? Modern television anime is produced at an aspect ratio of 16:9 - widescreen/HD. But in the past, television anime was more often produced at an aspect ratio of 4:3 - standard definition.

When did the transition from 4:3 to 16:9 for television anime happen?

Now, it's not too difficult to find isolated examples to get a sense for when the switchover was in progress. For example, Ouran High School Host Club, from spring 2006, was produced at 4:3, while Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, from summer 2005, was produced at 16:9. Clearly, the transition was under way by 2005, but not complete by 2006. And I'm fairly confident that by 2011, all television anime were in 16:9 (Ninja Slayer notwithstanding).

But what I'm looking for is a more holistic view of how this transition happened. Who were the major players? Can we identify a clear starting date for the transition? And so forth.

According to user Zalis on the MyAnimeList forums, one of the first instances of widescreen anime was Betterman (1999). However, because it isn't one of the better known shows, it often gets overlooked and Vandread (2000) is often accredited with the first.

The cinema is often the first place for the widescreen transition of visual media, and early animated (and non-animated) films were sometimes shown in widescsreen at the cinema, and later reshaped for broadcast/dvd. The earliest example I could find for this was Magic Boy (1960~) This was  2.40:1 rather than 16:9 though. You can see the difference between the aspect ratios below:

I don't think there are any specific points in time that we can point to where there was a definite switch - just as the transition to digital happened, but the full transition seems to be almost done in 2006-2008, when 4:3 anime became minimal and even the larger series like One Piece, Naruto, etc switched over.

References:

Anime & Manga - Wikipress.
AnimeNation - Ask John


Where to get the end-of-episode pictures? In season 1 & 2 (maybe also 3), each episode ends with a preview of the next episode's title on top of a picture, with a dialogue box. The pictures are visibly done by different artists and seem to be signed.

I fancy some of these pictures but have no idea if/where they could be found without the extraneous interface stuff. Have these appeared in an artbook, some online promo gallery, or possibly their respective artists' gallery?

They seem to be bundled with the limited edition Blu-Ray releases.

For example, Season 2 Volume 6 limited edition Blu-Ray comes with all these goodies, picture courtesy of the official anime site:

On the middle right, you can see two postcards. These are the endcards from episodes 11 and 12 (the episodes published on this volume) free from any text obstructions. I found screenshots of the original episode 11 and 12 endcards on a Japanese blogpost to confirm.

The limited edition Blu-Rays have a suggested sale price of 6800 yen (about 68 USD) each, and it will probably cost more to import it to another country.


Which anime did the pregnancy test meme come from? Several months back, there was a meme circulating where anime characters had pregnancy tests photoshopped onto a picture of them.

Some examples:

The two hands and device look fairly well drawn, so I presume it was cut out from another show. I haven't been able to find out what the show that originally had the pregnancy test was. Does anyone know?

Closest I could get to an answer.

According to knowyourmeme:

  According to archived discussions[1] [2] from the Japanese imageboard site Futaba Channel (2chan), the photoshop meme originally began as a minor fad sometime in the summer of 2014, but it didn’t take off until the blank template image was posted on Twitter[4] by @Gorxxx_[3] on October 15th, 2014."


What is this song playing in episode 5? Does anyone know what song plays at about 5:20 in episode 5?

That sound track is called Migi's Theme. It was kind of difficult to find the name as there don't seem to be too many hits on the Parasyte OSTs, but here is a YouTube link to it as well.


What's the name of One Piece's principal character? In the Brazilian subtitle, he was first called as Ruffy, but in the half of Enies Lobby/Water 7 Saga he started being called as Luffy, so I'm interested in knowing what is his name.

His name is Luffy.  You better know his name when he becomes King of the Pirates!

We have discussed the difference with regard to pronounciation on this site before.


Why do some anime characters never grow old? Ash Ketchum from Pokemon

By never growing old, I mean the anime has been airing for a long time, but the character never grows old. I think the most popular example for this kind of character is Ash Ketchum from Pokemon and Nobita and his friends from Doraemon. (Yes, I do realize that both anime are for kids - I don't remember any other example that the character never grows up for a long time). However, most characters from long-running anime that I know of always grow up, like those from Dragonball, One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, and Shin-chan. (The last one I mentioned has similar traits to Pokemon and Doraemon, although I'm not sure Shin-chan is for kids). Any reason behind this?

The creator of Pokemon wanted children watching the show to be able to relate to the main protagonist, Ash/Satoshi (personally I believe the protagonist is Pikachu).
Keeping the character around the age of ten is a good way to get kids that will be this age (ten) soon to watch the show.


Is the death note 23 days rule inconsistent? We all know about the 23 day rule. Well. I've been rewatching the series, and I've found something strange in episode 8...

At 4:10 (youtube) Light asks Ryuk if you can use any date, as long it's before the victims lifespan, to which Ryuk replies; yes

The 23 days rule does not apply to the time of the death but to the time of manipulation. You can manipulate someone e.g. to be a loyal sevant befor s/he dies but all manipulations can't start more than 23 day befor the death. If you give someone a task that takes more than 23 days it counts as impossible and causes a heat attack. But if you write a possible death and a date than it is perfectly fine as long as it is within the normal lief span and you are not too specific about either time or a slow cause of death.


When and in which order should I watch One Piece movies? I have One Piece movies, but I don't know in which order to watch, means after how many episodes should I watch each movie:

One Piece: The Movie
Clockwork Island Adventure
Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
Dead End Adventure
The Cursed Holy Sword
Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates
Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura
One Piece Film: Strong World
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
One Piece Film: Heart of Gold
One Piece Film: Z
One Piece Film: Gold

and which movies are filler?

any answer will be helpful. thank you :)

Technically speaking, none of the movies is considered canon.

They are all unrelated to the story that we can follow in the manga. Maybe one of the exceptions is Strong World because the main villain does exist in the manga storyline, but the event itself is not placed into it. So from a storywise perspective, you can watch them as/when you want, nothing major from the storyline will be spoiled for you.

The only things that can be "spoiled" are new character that join the crew later on or some mentioning of events that have already happened in the manga (the latest Gold movie is an example of that).

If you don't mind, you can watch them in any order you want, but because of joining character, maybe you should start in the order they were released.


Does Nanatsu no Taizai happen in Earth? In the intro of each Nanatsu no Taizai episode it says

"This is a story when the world was still divided into humans and non-humans".

Does this mean the story is supposed to happen in this world Earth? Even when there are all kinds of strange races and all that?

We cannot be sure.

The first reason is Britannia's size. While Britannia and its surrounding areas might be based on the real-world United Kingdom, the story considers it as a continent, not a country. This would mean that there is a possibility of Britannia being bigger than its real-world counterpart.

Another reason is that as far as I know, only Britannia was the focus of the story. There is no way to know how the other continents or countries are supposed to be like unless the mangaka reveals them.

Hence, we cannot check if Nanatsu no Taizai occurs in an alternate version of Earth, one with the same continents but different history and species.

Disclaimer: I have not yet read this series and this is based solely on research on the Internet so if there are any inaccuracies, feel free to mention them.


Did Bleach drop in popularity from 2010 onwards? I stumbled upon a MAL post. Which had a nice graph which displays that after a small peak in 2010, bleach had a significant drop in rank.
This same post also claims that this data was biased, as the ranking is determined per chapter. Aka, people didn't like the arc bleach was at.
This drop was also visible in the yearly sales

November 23, 2009 to November 21, 2010: 5th place by selling 5,204,193 copies.
Nov 22nd 2010 - Nov 20th 2011. 8th place by selling 4,187,258 copies.
November 21, 2011 to November 18, 2012. 12th place by selling 2,974,750 copies.

However, unlike in the below chart, the sales popularity seems to remain consistently above 2.5 Mil, until 2016, where it dropped to 2.2 Mil. Suggesting it's popularity just normalized, instead of really 'dropping'
So what really happened to Bleach? Did it really suffer from a significant drop in popularity as shown in the graph below? Or is this just misinterpreted data by a user?

As mentioned in the MAL post itself, that graph was actually made by a YouTuber by the name of Super Eyepatch Wolf. He uses it specifically in a video where he goes in depth as to why Bleach had such a massive fall in popularity:

  The Fall of BLEACH: How it Happened

I highly recommend watching the video, but I will give a summary of the main points brought up in the video.

One of Wolf's points is in regards to the author (Tite Kubo) of Bleach's drawing ability and it's deterioration in quality due to the difficulties of being a manga author. The start of Bleach really showcased Kubo's talent in drawing which really brought people into the the world of Bleach. However, the fatigue from the grueling schedule and the like had caused the drawing quality to suffer. This fatigue and frustration was also in part to relationship issues with his editor.

Another point was that Kubo's Story was not really cut out for the long term. He pointed out that several of the characters started out strong but was never really developed. Some even regressed. For one, the main character starts off as this interesting character but regresses to a less expressive reactive type character - compared to Naruto and One Piece where they are proactively going after their well-established goals. Also, at one point, the story stops shifting constantly (going from a typical monster of the week to the introduction of the Soul Society arc which tapped into teenager's feelings as the became a part of the foreign adult world to the amazing Aizen arc) and started recycling several of its previous tropes. This leads to the main problem of nothing really changes as pretty much after each arc everything gets a factory reset. The backlash from the fans and editorial department when these problems began to show really pushed it down in rankings, leading to its rushed three chapters to end it before it got canceled.

In essence: Drawing and Drafting (drawing panels/ panel structure) quality diminished, the extremely difficult schedule of a mangaka and issues with his editor wore him down, and his story plot quality lost what gave it its wide appeal in the first place especially since it was not written for the long term.


Is the plot of the Mega Evolution specials related to the rest of the Pokémon anime? I'm very interested in watching the Mega Evolution specials, but I'm afraid the plot is intertwined with the rest of the Pokémon anime, which I haven't been following.

Is the plot of the Mega Evolution specials related to the rest of the anime or do they follow their own plot?

The mega evolution series focuses on a character named Alain who is later on introduced into the main anime in the xyz series. The mega evolution series plays a very important part in the plot, hence I would advise watching it in sequence with the Pokemon X and Y and XYZ anime.


Can Sharingan user have a pair of normal set of eyes transplant into them? We all know Mangekyo Sharingan will blind its user over time right? And the only way is to transplant a set of new eyes from a close Uchiha into them and gains Eternal Mangekyo.

*So, I'm wondering if the new set of eyes isn't from Uchiha bloodline. I mean , a normal person without kekkei genkai? What would happen then? *

I suppose he should be able to see but no longer be able to use the Sharingan. It is not explicitly known what activates the Sharingan in an eye. But it is highly likely that it is hard coded in an Uchiha eye balls, since using those eyes, a person who is not from the Uchiha clan is able to use the Sharingan. Just like Kakashi and Danzo for instance.

From the same logic, an Uchiha should be able to see using normal eyes from another person but no longer be able to use the Sharingan. The ability is hard coded inside the eyes. The weakening of the sight in case of excessive use of Mangekyo Sharingan would also be nullified in case of normal eye transplants. Just like a normal eye transplant to a blind person.


Anime with a little red haired character who pilots a racing pod My son is looking for an anime. He says its main character is a little red-haired girl who pilots a racing pod. The pod has two large guns on each side. She uses this pod in a race of some kind. The organizer of the race fools the girl into thinking there is a prize but there isn't one. He also thinks the girls has something that looks like 2 band-aides on each side of her mouth.

I know this seems vague, but any help is much appreciated.

I would wager that he's looking for Ōban Star-Racers. It's a series, but was based on a short movie called Molly Star Racer.
The basic story starts as:

In the year 2082, Earth has been invited to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, an intergalactic race whose winner can be granted any wish in the world — even bringing back a loved one.
-- Wikipedia

Additionally, the marks on the main character's face (a female) resemble band-aids (though one's a star):


Is the new Baki anime series (ONA) a continuation of the manga, or the same story as the old anime with better animation? I am referring to the new Baki (ONA) released in 2018.

Is it a continuation of the manga, or the same story as the old anime with better animation?

It takes place directly after the events of the original Anime. If you've  seen the original then you can just continue from the end of that but even if you haven't, then you can still just start with it since the majority of the plot is only loosely stapled together by a few characters.


Why didn't the Survey Corps just use the top of the Walls as a way to get to Shiganshina? The Survey Corps went through the titan territory to get to Shiganshina, not without dead bodies. On the other hand, there's enough space for horses to walk on at the top of the Walls, and the dead body count would reduce.

Why didn't they just use the top of Wall Maria and ride along it to get to Shiganshina? Why did they take the hard way instead of the easy and safe way?

Standard spoiler warnings here. This information covers Episode 8 of Season 2 of Attack on Titan.

  Towards the end of Episode 8 in Season 2 of Attack on Titan, we do see Commander Erwin travel across the wall. Shortly after, you see  that they have a rather simple lift system to transport them from the ground to the top of the wall and vice versa. From the series of shots that feature the lift system, only 1-2 horses can ride the lift at a time. But they do appear to have more than one lift as three separate lifts can be seen from one particular shot in the episode. That being said, the lift system looked incredibly inefficient and slow.

Also, more spoilers below from the anime and manga, but the formatting prevented me from listing and hiding the content so please read at your own risk.

So, using the information from Episode 8, and from other places within the anime and manga, let's do a recap of the relevant information:

The walls are circular and never connect to each other in any way, shape, or form. Using the photo attached for visual comparison, you can see that none of the walls connect to each other. Ground transportation usually occurs at doors, or entrances, found at certain points along each wall. If you were to look at this mathematically, consider Wall Maria our very own geometric circle that has two circles inside of it (Wall Rose, Wall Sina). And, being a circle that encloses two other circles, we can agree that the center of Wall Maria will also be the center of Wall Rose and Sina. Therefore, the fastest way to travel within Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina, will be along the radius of the circle (through the entrances of the walls, in this case) and not the circumference (along the wall). I think we can agree there would be some exceptions to this, but for the most part, you would want to travel through the radius of the circle, usually in the direction of a wall entrance, as that would be the fastest way to your destination.
The current lift system, or what little of it that we saw, is incredibly slow and inefficient. The lift system could transfer only 1-2 horses at a time. Because of the inefficiency, the time taken to transport horses via lift would lead to time added to your journey. You would need independent operators, aside  from anyone in the squad, to operate the lifts when you want to get to the top or bottom. You would need lifts on either side of the wall, and to make this most convenient you would need them in several locations along the wall. Since you need operators for the lift, the lifts would have to be located near populated areas, and the distance from a lift to very rural area along the wall may limit your operators which may limit your lifts.

I know it seems safer to travel the walls to get to places, but in most cases our heroes are rushing to a location for damage control, and it seems most logical to take the fastest - not the safest - route in these situations.

If it were me though, I'd travel the wall.

A picture of the lift system implemented by the Survey Corps (Vol. 13, Chapter 51, 8):


Where is this Schoolgirl Plushie from? What is her name?  From Anime? Please tell me the answer Thank you

Pretty sure it's from My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu, Yukinoshita Yukino Plush Doll

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10431204

The clothes pretty much the same with her school uniform. She looks like this


Were the Heroic Spirits that powerful in their lives? Were the Heroic Spirits that powerful in their lives? Consider:

Some heroes had "reasonable" powers:

Fate Zero's Caster has a spellbook that granted him massive amounts of mana.
Fate Zero's Lancer had two magical lances.
Stay Night's Caster has a contract-breaking dagger.
Fate Zero's Assassin could split into several shadows (I think it's reasonable, as if it was just some sort of complicated spell).

But other heroes had ridiculous powers:

King Arthur's holy sword could shoot an epic anti-fortress beam.
UBW's Lancer's Gae Bolg did an anti-army explosion.
Gilgamesh's Ea was an anti-world weapon (whatever that means, but it destroyed Rider's reality marble).
Heracles could regenerate from death several times.

Was King Arthur's Excalibur really capable of such beam? Was Lancer's Gae Bolg really that destructive? Or were such attributes given when they were summoned by the Grail, based on their legends?

And also, there is the physical strength factor. Most heroes make holes in the walls and ground while fighting, and can jump great heights (in UBW, episode 1, I remember Saber jumped to the roof of Shirou's house, looking for nearby enemies).

When a Hero dies and ascends to the Throne of Heroes to become a Heroic Spirit they will gain strength based off the worship of their legend as such the more fame and renown one gets the stronger they become. when they are summoned, there are factors which determine how much strength they have in relation to what they have from the Throne of Heroes

Cultural Sphere in which the Servant is summoned and the Recognition they receive there are two factors that play a role in their strength. The closer the are to the stage of their legend, a geographical boost, and the more that they are known makes them "stronger", bringing them closer to the strength they had in their legend and providing them with more of their equipment displayed in their legend.

Magic energy of the Master - The more powerful the magical energy of the Master, the greater the Servant will be able to reach the strength they displayed in their legend.

Container Parameters: Unmodified by the strengths and weaknesses of specific Heroic Spirits, the containers of the seven standard Servant classes of the Fuyuki Grail War possess known base parameters.

Source: - Servant - Strength - Factors
For instance with those, Cú Chulainn, Heracles and Arturia would be stronger in Europe. Arturia's Strength fluctuates from her different Masters with Rin being the strongest because of Rin being an excelent Magus in comparison to Shirou or Kiritsugu.
Cú Chulainn, being an excellent fighter, would be lesser so when Summoned as a Caster which as seen in Fate/Grand Order when he is summoned as a Lancer and a Caster by The Protagonist
             Lancer | Caster
Strength:       B   |   E
Mana:           C   |   B
Endurance:      C   |   D
Luck:           E   |   D
Agility:        A   |   C
N. Phantasm:    B   |   B

Sources: Servant Stats for Protagonist Lancer (Fate/stay Night) | Caster (Fate/Grand Order - Cú Chulainn)
As you can see when Summoned as a Caster Cú Chulainn looses Strength, Endurance and Agility but gains Mana and Luck which then makes him much like most Casters and not suited for a head on battle
As the above Quote uses the word "Legend" which is

a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.

I would assume that after ascension they gain ever greater strength so while a Heroic Spirit may not have been insanely strong in real life their legends argument their strength further
Another instance of a Servant being stronger that they actually were in real life because of their "legend" is with Angra Mainyu who was an ordinary villager and was randomly chosen as the "source of all evil in the world" by his village and was tortured and sacrificed in the following rituals, so while his legends states that he is the evil god of Zoroastrianism he actually isn't

The things you have identified are all Noble Phantasms

Gilles de Rais's Anti-Army Prelati's Spellbook
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne's twin Anti-Unit Lances Gae Buidhe and Gae Dearg
Medea's Anti-Thaumaturgy Rule Breaker
The Hundred-Faced Hassan Self Targeted Anti-Unit Zabaniya： Delusional Illusion
Arturia's Anti-Fortress/Anti-Unit1 Excalibar
Cú Chulainn's Gae Bolg
Gilgamesh's Anti-World Ea
Heracles's Anti-Unit God Hand

These are

"crystallized mysteries", powerful armaments made using the imagination of humans as their core, and weapons or abilities owned by Heroic Spirits.

Source - Noble Phantasm
so these would be under the most influence from one's legends with their original weapon being the basis and arguments/altered by their legends, for instance with Ea it's actual strength is around the level of Excalibur, its effect is unquestionably that of the legend of "ripping the world"
with Cú Chulainn's Gae Bolg it is in fact 2 Noble Phantasm, the first (Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death) being a single Anti-Unit of the legend of a cursed spear but the second (Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death) is Anti-Army without it's curse to reverse cause and effect which in his Legend

It distorts space to create a "tapestry of action" that splits into numerous spearheads that pour down over the enemy. It is said that it split into thirty in his legend, but it seems that the number has increased after Cú Chulainn became a Heroic Spirit.

so Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death is in fact more powerful than the original legend, possibly because of his legend being embellished over the years

Was King Arthur's Excalibur really capable of such beam?

it actually isn't a beam, on the Wikia Page it says

While the result is what looks like a large beam of light, only the tip of the attack, which is a wave of light that can mow through the surface of the Earth, is capable of doing damage, as the beam is the result of the "dislocation" of everything the attack destroys in its path. Even if it is dodged, those in close proximity can still be temporarily distracted by its intensity.

also when we see Arturia use it we see her swing her sword rather than point it

but as already mentioned since a Nobel Phantasm is influenced by the  imagination of humans more than likely it is King Arthur's Legend of being a king who was the only one to wield a sword forged by gods and when people think of weapons forged by gods they think very, very destructive (ie Thor's Hammer, Odin's Spear)

1: In the Fate/Zero material - Servant Status: Saber, p.012-013 (Citation) states that Excalibur: Sword of Promised Victory is Anti-Unit while all other places state it is Anti-Fortress, am unsure if this is a translation error or not


Why didn't they use the boats to go back to Shiganshina? In AoT, they used boats in canals to get the bulk of women and children from Shiganshina to Trost. So why didn't the Survey Corps just use boats to get between those two districts, instead of riding out and risking death?
From what I can see from googling it, there are canals that run from the outer walls all the way to the inner-most walls from all four port towns.

Welcome to Stack exchange Xantosh. The gates that protect the river from the titans don't move up. So in order to get a boat over the wall, they would have to bring all that wood and other building material over/ through the gate, then proceed to build the boat while defending it from the titans. It's easier just to take horses, and once they got past a certain point they wouldn't be able to progress any further due to a blockage in the river that they didn't know about. If one or more titans got into the river it would be an issue because they would only be able to turn back. Can you imagine this happening if some titans were behind the boat? Also, from what we have seen there are hardly any anchor points next to the river. meanwhile, on horses, they can easily ride around to the back grapple, attack, and one dead titan for table 6.


What does the top flag mean on the Japanese theatrical poster of "From Up on Poppy Hill"? In the Japanese theatrical poster of From Up on Poppy Hill designed and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki, there is one flag before the two-letter signal (UW):

The flag looks like that which represents the number 1 in the International Code of Signals. However, looking up in the International Code of Signals (Revised 2003 United States Edition), I could not find the signal 1 UW, but only UW 1 (p. 89), meaning "Thank you very much for your cooperation. I wish you a pleasant voyage".

If it's not a numeral pennant, then is the flag what I think it is, the national flag of Japan? What are the signal flags as a whole supposed to mean?

In the top middle of the poster is written Ue wo Muite Arukou.

  "Ue o Muite Arukō" (上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up As I Walk") is a Japanese-language song that was performed by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, and written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. Ei wrote the lyrics while walking home from a Japanese student demonstration protesting against a continued US Army presence, expressing his frustration at the failed efforts.

  The lyrics tell the story of a man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that his tears will not fall. The verses of the song describe his memories and feelings. Rokusuke Ei wrote this song while coming back from a protest against the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan and feeling dejected about the failure of the protest movement, but the lyrics were rendered purposefully generic so that they might refer to any lost love.

In the poster, Umi also looks up while she is raising the flags, possibly so her tears will not fall when and if she thinks of her deceased father who was killed in the Korean War. That, or Miyazaki is using Umi's story to express "his frustration at the failed efforts"?

The poster is roughly sketched, so it's hard to tell whether the flags are being raised by the girl or the tugboat. The relative sizes of the flags would suggest they're being raised by the tugboat, but looking closely at the poster, we see the UW flags are connected by a line that doesn't extend to the topmost flag.

When viewed this way, it does seem like the topmost flag is being raised by the girl in the way of a flag raising ceremony and the flag being raised is the hinomaru flag. The fact that the flag is drawn tapering to one end like the numeral pennant 1 just adds to the overall sketchiness.

Maybe Miyazaki did draw the hinomaru flag to reference Japan, seeing off his country as she sails off in the dangerous and wrong path to destruction, but this interpretation is rather unfounded given the evidence presented so far, so I hope someone chimes in and writes a better answer. Meanwhile, I will continue to do research on it and hopefully come up with something to support or refute my argument.


Why does Chris take the form of a rabbit? In Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - ViVid Vivio's Intelligent Device Sacred Heart, AKA Chris, takes the form of a rabbit in Standby Mode while most other characters go something they can wear (ie. Nanoha's Rasing Heart necklace, Erio's Strada wrist watch, Shamal's Klarwind rings, Fate's Bardiche grove).

Why is this?

The reason why Chris (Sacred Heart) take the form of a rabbit in Standby Mode is most likely because the rabbit form is based off from a present Vivio got when she was young, something very precious to her.

In Episode 13 of StrikerS when Vivio is being treated after being rescued by the Riot Force 6 Forwards Nanoha buys a white rabbit she saw in the hall and returns to Vivio's room placing it by her pillow.

Later in the episode Vivio is seen crying when Nanoha goes to leave to learn of the reason why Riot Force 6 was created. when Fate approaches Vivio to calm her down she picks up Vivio's rabbit, while she talks you'll notice that as Fate moves the rabbit around Vivio's follows it with her head.

you'll also notice that the 2 look very similar (albeit the glow on the cheeks)

Left: Vivio in Strikers holding her rabbit toy.
Right: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid Poster with Vivio and Chris

i would suspect the rabbit has the same kind of sentimental value as Nanoha's and Fate's hair ribbons they traded to one another at the very end of the first season, but later on for a grown woman to be carrying a rabbit toy would seem strange1 so making it her device's Standby Mode preserves it's spot in Vivio's life and thus keeping the memory of Nanoha close to her no matter how far they be apart

1: Vita carrying the rabbit Hayate brought her isn't strange because Vita will still look like a child


Which LN volumes are covered in season 1&2 of "Konosuba" anime? I just finished watching season 1&2 of Konosuba. I want to start reading the light novel.

From which volume should I start?

According to Japanese Wikipedia:

Volume 1 covers Season 1, Episode 1 (S1E1) - S1E6
Volume 2 covers S1E7 - S1E10 and S2E3
Volume 3 covers S2E1 - S2E5 except S2E3
Volume 4 covers S2E6 - S2E10

So, you might want to start from Volume 5.
However, take a moment to read Is the Konosuba anime a close adaptation of the light novel? to decide whether you want to read from the beginning instead.


Why does Nora's darkness/corruption not affect Yato (or any other God that has named her, for that matter)? Disclaimer: I've only watched the anime.

When Yato gave Yukine a name, he immediately started suffering from all his "sins" and eventually an Ablution had to be performed to save both's lives.

Then why is it that he is not affected by Nora's actions? Unless he un-named her, which hasn't been mentioned. Either way, why doesn't he seek to kill her and end all these side problems that emerge because of her?

I am not entirely through with season 2, but similarly Kugaha's case confuses me too.

If anyone has answers, I'd appreciate them. Also, I don't care about spoilers, rather the opposite, if possible I wanna understand everything beforehand. This show sure is good, but it makes some mistakes in regards to explaining basic logic.

As ton.yeung and I have stated in our comments, the Blight forms based on the guilt of the Shinki, therefore, if the shinki was committing sins under the notion that it was wrong, blight would occur, like in Yukine's case of destroying the school windows and stealing. But in Kugaha's case, he believed what he was doing to be for Bishamon's sake as shown in this scene.

Therefore, in Hiiro's case, she believes all the horrible things she did was for the sake of Yato and therefore was justice, so she was not blighted.


Who applies censorship on an ecchi anime? In my few years of watching anime, I have noticed varied amounts of ecchi-ness portrayed and the corresponding censorship it generates. I mentioned "varied" because I have noted differences in censorship techniques (black/white bars, excessive lighting) and the amount dealt to the scene. For instance most non-ecchi anime have the breasts censored, some only have the nipples removed, and a quite a few bare them completely. The quite few who go the extremes may even be classified as hentai already.

Points in case (I wanted to include pics but then decided against it):

Partial covers: Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Infinite Stratos, Trinity Seven
Bared completely: HighSchool DxD, Yosuga no Sora, Elfen Lied

My question: How does Japan implement various levels of content ratings (G, PG, R18+)?  Is it the production studio who applies these varying amount of censorship or is there a committee assigned that does it? Does the same apply for violence/gore censorship?

Japan does not have any rating system for normal television.
Some satellite television requires an 18+ age check to contract some channels.

DVD/BD and movies have a rating system similar to North America (G/PG12/R15+/R18+).

Most such censorship in anime is "self-censorship".
Each TV station has a different code, and the code is different for different airing time slots.
Morning anime and evening anime have more restrictions. Late night anime have less restrictions.

TV stations do not explicitly state what the code is, but the director of Bokurano wrote a blog post that says that he was asked not to show blood in the anime.

They have restrictions on blinking the screen (which can cause epileptic seizures), drinking alcohol, tobacco, violence and fanservice (ecchi) scenes.

One important group about censorship is BPO (Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization).
BPO is an organization concerned with ethics of broadcasting for all TV stations.
Sometimes, they ask TV stations to remove shows which were deemed bad for children.

Another reason is the shift in animation business models.
The old model got most of its profit from commercials.
In that time, anime production removed entire non-compliant scenes instead of adding lighting.
But recently, anime production gets more profit from DVD/BD than from commercials.
They find that broadcasting a censored version and selling an uncensored version on DVD/BD is a better strategy to increase sales.


Why is Super Saiyan Blue (Goku) more powerful than Super Saiyan God (Goku)? I watched the series earlier. I now joined the Stack Exchange and found this forum so I searched about this but could not find an appropriate answer. Does anyone know?

I believe your question is already answered in the wikia page of Dragon Ball.

The Super Saiyan Blue is a combination of the power of Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God.

Or,

Super Saiyan Blue is using the power of a God {God ki} and transforming to a Super Saiyan.

Therefore, Super Saiyan Blue has much greater power than Super Saiyan God.


What happens to the bodies of Bijuu's inside the Juubi? When a human is being sucked of chakra, his body remains. This is not true in the case of Tailed Beast; their body also gets sucked.

Also, the Juubi only needs other beasts chakra and yet it takes their body as well.

According to the wiki: The tailed beasts are living forms of chakra, sometimes referred to as "Chakra Monsters" giving them immense reserves of especially strong chakra that far outmatches most shinobi

The bodies you are seeing is not actually a 'physical body'. They are just a representation of that immense chakra which are based on the number of their tails.

That is why, if the chakra of the tailed beasts you are talking about get sucked, that means their whole or part of their 'chakra body' get sucked.

On the other hand, on the last part, it is not necessary to get the whole chakra body of the tailed beasts to form the Jūbi. But when it does absorb only a part, anime/manga makers like Kishimoto is showing that it has already has that beasts' chakra. Please check this question for deeper explanation:

Is the amount of chakra extracted equal to the size of the part that is cut off from the Bijuu?


In what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon? Just like the title says: in what episode of the anime does Natsu become a demon (E.N.D)? I was wondering if that even happened in the anime or only in the manga?

The current Anime Episode is shortly after the Tartaros Arc.

Right now it is unknown to Natsu that he has something to do with any Demons inside of him.


How much has changed since the start of One Piece? I recently started watching One Piece, and noticed as I reached episode 590 that the animation quality seems to have changed quite a bit since episode 1.

Now I was wondering, are there any other big changes they made since episode one besides quality changes? And how did they do those quality changes? I did not notice any changes until quite a bit in. Is there some particular technique they used?

So, summed up, this is my question.

What are the big changes in quality/animation they have made since the start?
Are there any other big changes they made besides quality?
How did they do the quality changes?

The anime moved to Bandai Entertainment since Episode 205, and then it started to run in widescreen and not 4:3.
Quality changes are just because this anime exists for about 15 years, so it's only natural for the video quality itself to improve over time.
Edit: In the anime, the change between old One Piece and new One Piece is alot more clear than in the manga. The quality of the animation started being alot better after One Piece moved to Bandai Entertainment.

Yes there are big changes.
Episodes 517+ happen in a time called "post-timeskip" and in "the new world".
Episodes 1-516 are referred as "pre-timeskip", because after episode 400 alot of big things happen, and they change the whole world of One Piece, but I'm not going to spoil your experience, I can just tell you this: enjoy the East Blue saga, expect big things and surprises, and have fun.


Did Walter become Millennium's servant by choice? Walter tells Victoria that he was brainwashed and forcefully turned into Millenium's minion, but then says that he attacks what remains of Hellsing by his own free will. Bad characters usually mess with good ones, so it's not clear how it really happened to him.

Related: Did Walter become Millennium's servant by choice? @ SciFi & Fantasy

From the Hellsing Wiki:

  It is also currently unknown whether or not Walter's brainwashing by Millennium was consensual, or if he was brainwashed against his will.

However, on the same page, it is also stated that

  In chapter 75 of the Hellsing manga, Sir Hugh Irons, the acting leader
  of the Convention of Twelve, comes to the conclusion that Walter had
  in fact been betraying his superiors for quite some time, even before
  the second coming of Millennium and possibly even since the days of
  the World War II. He mentions that he foresaw Richard Hellsing's
  attempted coup of the Hellsing Organization and also Richard's
  assassination attempt on Integra, and had quite specifically warned
  Walter of it, charging him with protecting her; and yet, despite his
  warning, Walter was nowhere to be found on that day. Therefore it is
  suggested that Alucard's awakening was also orchestrated by Walter;
  his convenient absence left Integra with no other choice but to
  release Alucard, whom Arthur Hellsing (Integra's father) had
  purposefully sealed away, thinking him to be too dangerous to use as a
  weapon. Other bits of evidence suggesting that Walter is a traitor
  include the Valentine brothers' mysterious knowledge of the location
  of the Hellsing mansion, Walter's suspicious memory lapse when
  Millennium resurfaces (he does not seem to remember storming and
  destroying Millennium's base in World War II, but claims that he does
  after Alucard prods him), and the strange omission of the fight scene
  between Walter and his apparent rival, the Captain. It may be that,
  after seeing Alucard's abilities during World War II, Walter wished to
  destroy him to prove himself and thus allowed Alucard to awaken.

It's still shrouded in mystery, however, I think he wanted to battle against Alucard in a fair fight, more than "betray" Integra or Hellsing.

He may have been brainwashed and he may have not, but it was very clear that he wanted to beat Alucard in battle, and that the deal he made with Millennium was made to achieve that goal.


What fruit did they use to bath? On episode 9, Yasaburou and Kaisei went to bath, and they used some kind of citrus fruit like orange and put them inside the bath.

What fruit is this and why did they use it for bath? Does it have any relation with them being a tanuki? When they went to bath before with Akadama-sensei they didn't use this fruit.

It's likely to be yuzu, a sour, tart, graperuit-like citrus fruit that have a very distinctive fragrance. In Japanese cuisine, their juices are often used as seasoning, and their rind as a garnish. It's tradition to a take a hot bath with yuzu during the winter solstice, for the fragrance and various health benefits.


Power of M.U.I transformation So in DBS (now that the last episode has aired). Where exactly does mastered Ultra Instinct rank?

We know that Jiren is a mortal with god level strength. And we know that Mastered Ultra Instinct matched and overpowered Jiren until it's end state.

But where does it classify? Greater than god or something? I know trying to understand power rankings in Dragon Ball is quite a pain but I am curious as to if any interviews, trivia, video game etc. Have shed any light on this.

Previously, it was established that the power of ultra instinct is in unconscious attack and defense but it's clearly shown that it's power goes beyond kaiokenx10 ssb. So now that everything is set in stone.

Where does it rank?

This is related: Power of Ultra Instinct

So, In case of Goku, just like you said, the Mastered Ultra Instinct Transformation is not just a skill but also a power multiplier which is immensely greater than SSJB + Kaioken*20. We know this based on Jiren's fights with Goku using this form and Mastered Ultra Instinct.In terms of where it stands, we cannot arrive at a definite answer but we can scale his power relative to other characters the following ways.It has been established without a doubt both in the Anime and the Manga that Jiren is God of destruction tier. At the same time, All Gods of destructions are at different levels of strength. We know this based on Vados's comment in Episode 28 where she stated that Beerus was stronger than Champa. We also know this based on Manga Chapter 28 where Beerus manages to overwhelm multiple Gods of destruction.It has been hinted in the anime by Whis in Episode 110 and stated definitely by Toppo in Manga Chapter 29 that Jiren is stronger than Vermouth, The Universe 11 God of destruction.In Episode 92 Whis implied that Vermouth might be stronger than Beerus and there exists a mortal even stronger than Vermouth,  to which Beerus replied that he only beat him in an arm  wrestling match. However, in the Manga, it was indicated that Quitella, The God of destruction of Universe 4 was the fighter who beat Beerus in an arm wrestling match. At the end of the fight in Manga Chapter 24, we see Quitella , Beerus and Vermouth were more or less the Gods with the least amount of damage on them and still able to stand. So I think it is fair to assume that these Gods are the strongest and Jiren's power is indeed relative to High tier Gods of destruction.When Goku was transforming to Mastered UI, one of the magazine spoilers the week before indicated that Jiren was going to concentrate all his power into a single punch and attack Goku. This attack was flicked away like nothing by Goku in Episode 129. We also see Goku initially completely overwhelm Jiren in Episode 130, until Jiren uses his limit breaking power where he slightly had the upper hand until Goku powered up furthur.Based on this, it can be established that Jiren's limit breaking power puts him above God of destruction tier and the fact that Goku with that level of stamina  remaining, managed to beat Jiren, makes him greater than God of Destruction tier.The High Tier Gods of destruction like Beerus cannot be underestimated. So based on my argument, I think it is fair to assume. Hidden Power Unlocked Jiren at full power at the very least is relative and if not stronger than High Tier Gods of destruction and the fact that Goku managed to beat him also with a skill Gods struggle to attain, makes him superior to God of destruction tier.The characters above Gods of Destruction shown on the show so far would be the Angels and the Grand Priest(Maybe even the Omni King's body guards considering how terrified Beerus was in Episode 41 or maybe he was afraid of Omni King in general also note: Omni Kings cannot fight). I think it is fair to assume Goku hasn't reached that level of strength. This is because we know Whis is able to knock out Beerus with just a tap on his forehead without any effort and at the same time, the angels have all mastered Ultra Instinct for a long amount of time before Goku. So it is fair to assume Goku is no where close to an angels level of strength considering he didn't destroy Jiren with that much easeSo, based on my argument I would rank Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku this way.Grand PriestHigh Tier AngelsLow Tier AngelsMastered Ultra Instinct GokuJiren and High Tier Gods of destruction(Jiren could be stronger but not substantially)


Why does Iida call Ochako Uraraka-Kun? This might just be a general Japanese-Language question, but I noticed, that Iida calls Ochaco with the honorific "kun", instead of "chan", or "san" for example.

Why is that and what does it say about Iidas character?

From what I was able to find out, -kun, while mostly used for males, can also be used for females. According to this,

  Kun for females is a more respectful honorific than -chan, which implies childlike cuteness.

-san can also be used but according to the same source as above,

  Due to -san being gender neutral and commonly used, it can be used to refer to people who are not close or whom one does not know. However, it may not be appropriate when using it on someone who is close or when it is clear that other honorifics should be used.

I think this just means that Iida tends to be formal, or even more formal, towards females/girls (since -kun is informal when used among fellow boys, but despite this, he still acts serious even with his male classmates) and might be just his way of showing respect.


Is "Phantom Rouge" story canon? Simply that: did the events of Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge really happen (with respect to HxH story, of course)? At least the timeline is credible (between Yorknew City and Greed Island arcs).

It's a part-canon side-story.

AniDB:

  The premise of the movie is based off a manuscript of the Yorknew City arc written by Togashi Yoshihiro that he eventually ended up scrapping.

WP:

  The film is based on an unpublished story manga creator Yoshihiro Togashi wrote around 10 years ago.

Since it's based off his own work, Phantom Rouge presumably has Togashi's blessings.


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

Are Kaname and Senri cousins?

and

Why isn't Senri called Senri Kuran?

Yes, Senri is the cousin of Kaname, and with that also of Yuki. He only referred to him as a cousin once during the vampire ball. Here he tells Rima that he is going to support his cousin.

I don't remember it ever being revealed as to why they are not referring to each other as family, this might be due to the confusion the difference in last name might cause.

The reason as to why he has his mothers name and not his fathers name has not been revealed either. This usually is the choice of the parents.

  When you marry you choose which name to carry on or if you'd like to keep your names separate for job purposes (like a few of my teachers did). Some families need a male heir so the man takes on the woman's last name to carry on the family business. Most of the time the woman takes the man's last name though. Children don't really have a choice in the matter and most of the time they get the father's last name (except if he was accepted into the woman's family in which case they get the woman's family name). source


What is the piano song that was played around minute 9 of episode 11? What is the song (piano) that was played around the ninth minute of episode 11?

Turns out the music is the same one that plays on episode 4, around the 14:45 mark:

  The song in question is track 26 of the first CD, アゲイン — meaning "again," (...). You can buy the song individually here.

  You can buy the full album in the Amazon page linked to [below], but also from the show's official page if you'd prefer.

As with my other answers on finding songs for this series, I was able to find the right song in this Amazon.co.jp page for the soundtrack, where you can listen to a 30-second preview of every song.


Is the age restriction lower in Japan than in western countries? For instance, the anime Darker than Black is R-17+ (violence & profanity) in the West, but is it higher or lower in Japan?

The television rating system in Japan is the same as the movie rating system.

Their regulations are as follows:

Unrestricted

G: General audiences
PG12: Parental guidance suggested. Some content may be unsuitable for children under the age of 12.

Restricted

These are regulated, and all movie theaters are required to check for ID. Allowing in an underage child is a criminal offense.

R15+: Restricted to teenagers 15 and over only.
R18+: Restricted to teenagers 18 and over only.

It is a lot more difficult to regulate television watching than to regulate movie-watching, so just because a rating is given for a television show, it doesn't mean that it is being followed, whereas in a movie theater, at least, it can be regulated. Frequently, in America, for TV-MA, a warning will be given that the show may not be appropriate for children under the age of 17.

Darker than Black was actually rated TV-MA in America, not R. R is only used for movies, and Darker than Black is a TV series. The rating is given here.

I cannot (at the moment) find what the Japanese rating is for Darker than Black, but presumably it was either R15+ or R18+.


What makes an Ultra Ball different from the basic Poké Ball? The Ultra Ball (Japanese: ハイパーボール Hyper Ball) has a 100% higher chance to catch a Pokémon than a regular Poké Ball, and a 33% higher chance than a Great Ball. It has a catch multiplier of 2.0.

What is the factor that makes Poké Balls such as the Ultra Ball and many others different from regular Poké Balls?

My answer is based on canon facts, but, as far as I know, I don't think the mechanism was ever explained. The wiki on the Poke Ball mechanism agrees that the mechanism is unknown so far.

As my own speculation, I'd say it might have something to do with the closing mechanism. As we can see in chapter 38, Giovanni damaged Red's Poke Balls' shutters during his gym fight, preventing the Poke Balls from opening and trapping Gyarados and Venusaur inside until the balls were repaired. The shutter must be key to catching/trapping a Pokemon in the ball. It might thus be the case that Ultra Ball has a more advanced or stronger lock than a regular Poke Ball, making it harder for the Pokemon to open the lock and escape from the ball. With the Master Ball having the perfect lock, as not even Mewtwo could escape after being caught by Red, in chapter 35, while still being at almost full power.

As we can see, the Poke Balls are empty inside. The only thing it seemingly does is shrink the Pokemon. There is no inducing gas or anything inside to weaken the Pokemon. Pokemon do undergo a change in character when being caught though. We have seen the most bad-ass Pokemon turn into loyal servants/friends after being caught. But this might be due to the Pokemon's honour submitting to its defeat, or it might be that the Poke Ball actually does something to the Pokemon during the bounce process. We don't really know the correct answer to this so far. Again, Mewtwo could be seen as a good example, as he didn't start rampaging after being released from his ball, but he came to respect his trainer Blaine.


Why is Taiga afraid of dogs? On the Kuroko no Basuke Wikia here under personality it says this about why Kagami Taiga is afraid of dogs which is as follows...

  When Kuroko brought Tetsuya #2 (The Dog) to training, it is revealed that Kagami is scared of dogs. This fear originates from his time in America, where he was once bitten by a dog.

However I am not sure if this information is accurate or just made up. Does anyone know what episode in Kuroko no Basuke mentions where this fear originates from?

The Kuroko no Basuke wikia (unlike most wikias) is actually pretty good about citing its sources. The statement you quote includes a reference to chapter 74 (found in volume 9), page 9:

The left-hand speech bubble reads:

  When I was a kid back in the U.S., I got bitten by a giant dog, so [I seriously can't deal with them]...!

I don't believe this was mentioned in the anime, though. At minimum, Kagami doesn't say anything about it in episode 14, which is when the dog is introduced in the anime.


What manga is this quote from? An awkward picture so I hid it below. I found it on Facebook. When Google searching, I couldn't find any specifics.

From which manga is this from with that specific quote? I would love to find out what it is and read it.

Your image is a collage from a scene in the second chapter of a 3-chapter short BL series named Light Blue Triangle (Japanese title: みずいろ三角). It is collected along with 2 other stories into tankoubon under the title Konna Nekomimi, Suki desu ka?

This is the page which the image comes from:

In the manga, what he actually said is along the line of:

  Shut up! You don't know anything at all!

So what you have is confirmed a collage.

The image was reposted on this thread, as @Secret Evil Radio has pointed out. However, the first identification was incorrect, and the actual series was pointed out at the end of the reply chain:

  Now I searched through the internet archive (since that Tumblr account deleted his posts) and found out that the title is Konna Nekomimi, Suki desu ka?. It's a collection of stories.


The connection between the deadly sins and the animals in Nanatsu no Taizai In Nanatsu no Taizai, the main characters are associated with one of the 7 deadly sins, and to each sin is associated with a certain animal:

Wrath - dragon
Envy - snake
Greed - fox
Sloth - grizzly
Lust - goat
Gluttony - boar
Pride - lion

Is there some reference in this association? Does it correspond to some tradition or is it just made up in this manga?

This is just my interpretation, however I believe it is close.

Wrath - dragon

Wrath is described as extreme anger, fury and/or rage. Apart from the most common belief that dragons breathe fire, which is normally connected to extreme anger (which we even see in anime when a character becomes angry they erupt in flames), dragons are also depicted as clam creatures whose path of destruction is brought about by their rage/anger.
Envy - snake

When a person is envious of another, they normally poison oneself in some form or another which will normally lead to their own self-destruction if they don't change their ways. Take Snow White's stepmother: in the original works, because of her envy towards Snow White's beauty she continues to plot to get rid of Snow White until at the very end after arriving at Snow White's and the Prince's wedding.

  As a punishment for her attempted murders, a pair of glowing-hot iron shoes are brought forth with tongs and placed before the Queen. She is forced to step into the burning shoes and to dance until she drops dead.

Greed - fox

This one I am not entirely sure, but foxes can be seen as greedy as they will prey on any small animal for food, including new born lambs only a few days old (have had personal problems with Foxes where I live when lambs are born). Also, as Septian Primadewa has commented, foxes are depicted in stealing things such as his example of Swiper from Dora the Explore.
Sloth - grizzly

Sloth is normally seen as the reluctance to work or make an effort or just general laziness. If you think about how grizzly bears will hibernate for the winter sleeping the entire time you can normally associate someone who sleeps all the time as being lazy.
Lust - goat

The goat can sometimes be symbolized as lewdness. When carried over into Christianity, the goat represents the Devil, lust and the damned while the sheep symbolizes the saved. Also in general, both sexes of goats symbolize fertility, vitality and ceaseless energy, with the male goat representing masculine virility and creative energy, while the female goat represents the feminine and generative power. Main Source.
Gluttony - boar

The boar is a wild pig..... do I need to say any more how pigs represent gluttony?
Pride - lion

Lions are normally seen as prideful creatures. With the alpha lion, the herd it leads is normally referred to as its pride, and given that lions fight over the top spot of the pride, to be its leader would be quite the satisfaction derived from the achievement of having become the leader. Also when we generally think of lions, the first image we think of is normally one with the large mane. Wouldn't you take great prideful of that?


What type of Devil Fruit did Sengoku eat? What type of Devil Fruit did Fleet Admiral Sengoku eat? Zoan? Logia? Paramecia? Since it seems he can change his physical appearance, I assume he ate a Zoan fruit, but what type?

According to the wiki page of Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, it is a Mythical-Zoan type Devil fruit.

  The Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a Daibutsu (a giant Buddha statue) at will. "Hito" is Japanese for "human". The fruit's name was revealed in SBS Volume 60.[2] In the Viz Manga it is called the Human-Human Fruit Daibutsu Model. It was eaten by Sengoku, former Fleet Admiral of the Marines.

And the characteristics of such Mythical Zoan type fruits is explained here.

  Mythical Zoan (「動物系」幻獣種 Zōn-kei Genjūshu?) fruits are an exceptionally rare and immensely powerful type of Zoan Devil Fruit and is said to be even rarer than Logia Devil Fruits. Unlike the other types of Zoan Devil Fruits, this type of fruit may be the only one considered impressive, owing to its rarity and the unique powers it bestows upon the user. They allow users to transform into mythological creatures (which may have special abilities that are comparable to Paramecia and Logia Devil Fruits), the sorts of which could be regarded as the subject of legends and the like. Only two canonical have been shown so far, belonging to Whitebeard's 1st division commander, Marco "The Phoenix"[6] and Sengoku with his Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, both of whom are considered extremely strong and immensely powerful individuals. One non-canonical is Pato with his Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Bake-danuki.


What creature is Filli in Deltora Quest? In The Deltora Quest Anime, Jasmine is occupied by some type of animal creature, which almost resembles a little furry fuzzball, but what creature is Filli?

According to Deltora Quest Wiki:

  Filli is a Siskis and one of Jasmine's animal companions, along with
  Kree.

To know more about this "Siskis" species:

  Siskis were described by Doran in his journal, during his travels. The
  journal was later published as Secrets of Deltora by King Lief. In the
  book he described them as bright-eyed, highly intelligent creatures
  found in Mid Wood, in Topaz territory. However, he also wrote that the
  species were going extinct.


Why couldn't Kakashi pass through things? After Kakashi studied Tobi's movements during the Fourth Great Ninja War, he realized that his ability to teleport and pass through things is all one single jutsu, he even said it himself. The ability to pass through things is when Tobi sends a specific part of his body to the Kamui Time-Space. When he teleports, he takes his entire body with him. Even being said, Kakashi couldn't even pass through things until his fight with Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Knowing this, shouldn't Kakashi be able to pass through things as well?

Note that the two eyes of Obito performs two different actions. The right eye performs the space-time ninjutsu or the teleportation jutsu for the user only (so it a short range version of kamui). The left eye performs the teleportation jutsu for the enemy that is targeted i.e. the user looks at the target and concentrates so that the target is transported to the space-time dimension (so it is a long range version of Kamui). Kakashi has the left eye, so he can perform the long version of Kamui while Obito performs the short version of Kamui.
Even if Kakashi got the right eye, he couldn't be able to perform such a chakra-inducing jutsu because he is not an Uchiha. Note that Kamui is the speciality of Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan (which is Kekkei Genkai exclusively for Uchiha clansmen only). So, using Kamui demands a great deal of chakra for him to perform. It takes him an extended period of time to gather enough chakra to use it, and once he does he cannot use it again. Even if he does, it won't be as effective as he would have wanted. Also, repeated use of Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities can damages user's vision, eventually reaching the point where it causes the eyes to bleed. For Kakashi, it would be very, very painful.