Who set Yuuko's sphere of allowable interference? In xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Yuuko says that there are certain things that she can do within her sphere of allowable interference such as

  sending the original Syaoran to where the clone and the rest of them are.

This seems to only be related to the battle between Fei Wang and the main characters. Who set this sphere of allowable interference? What are its rules?

This is pure speculations since I can't find any reliable source, but I think this has something to do with a magician's limitation of powers. Like for example, Yuuko can only grant one's wish if that person is willing to lose something important to him/her. This quote is somehow relevant to this:

  "To gain, something of equal value must be lost." - First Law of Equivalent Exchange in Alchemy (Fullmetal Alchemist)

If her powers has no boundary, then she should have grant any wishes without paying any price. And also, Clow Reed is a good example. He's the strongest wizard known in the Tsubasa Chronicle (Cardcaptor Sakura and XXXholic) universe and yet he can't revive someone who had already died (who was Yuuko) and was one of the reason for the conflict of Tsubasa Chronicle and XXXholic plot. Yet another example of a person's power limitation.

As to who set it, I really don't know. But this is probably a rule set by the Clamp writers.


What Geass was Anya still afflicted by? During the battle of Damocles, Jeremiah Gottwald fights Anya Alstreim, and after damaging the Mordred, he is about to kill her. However, from what I remember, he doesn't; instead we see him about to activate his Geass Canceler.

Now by this point in time, we already know that Anya was afflicted with Geass by Marianne when V.V. killed her, and Marianne's power allowed her consciousness to reside in Anya. Before Ragnarok begins, Anya is taken over by Marianne before leaving with C.C. to a Twilight Gate to reach the Sword of Akasha. At this point, she leaves Anya's body, and later dies when Lelouch uses his Geass on God.

This would mean the Geass Affliction Anya had is now dispelled. So what was it that Jeremiah saw in Anya which prompted him to use the Geass Canceler on her?

It was not officially said but it was implied that Charles had actually been using his Geass on Anya for years to erase her memories. If you remember Jeremiah activated his Geass Canceler right after Anya revealed that she had no memories. Presumably, the memory erasing was to prevent her from discovering Marianne's presence or some similar event. Throughout the series Charles is the only one was is able to erase or delete memories and he is also in a key position to be erasing them and he would want to keep Marianne existence hidden.


What would happen if Devil Fruit that Chopper ate were eaten by a human being? Wiki about Hito Hito no Mi:

  The Hito Hito no Mi is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to
  transform into a human hybrid and a full human at will. It was eaten
  by Tony Tony Chopper.

  By consuming the fruit, Chopper has been given human intelligence,
  allowing him to understand and communicate in human language. The
  fruit has also given Chopper the ability to perceive concepts that a
  reindeer would not comprehend, such as medicine. It also allows him to
  transform into human/reindeer hybrid forms.

So how about if the fruit were eaten by a human being? Would the effects of Hito Hito no Mi kick in?

And it looks like Chopper ate that fruit by accident?

Most likely nothing would happen, that person would lose the ability to swim but would not gain anything by the fruit itself. This was also answered by Oda in one of the sbs questions.

    D: WHAT HAPPENS IF A PERSON EATS A HITO HITO NO MI?[6]

  O: I suppose I should say they "BECOME HUMAN". Uh, I guess you could
  say that means like becoming an adult, or finding your true spirit or
  something. So basically, people will live more human-like. Well. I
  guess you could say that. Or not. Basically, not. Goodbye. (runs
  away).

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_20

EDIT: maybe, the only thing a human would gain is the ability to ascend("to get to a higher state of consciousness") so one would be happy with himself, so to say. However this is just a speculation, and my take on it if something like that would happen and Oda would come up with a "power up" for the user


What is the language used on food can? In season 2 episode 4, Reiner suspects Ymir.
While searching her, he found Ymir holding a can of canned food. When he took the food can, he was unable to read the content written on it, while Ymir could.
What is that language? and why was Reiner looking so afraid ?

This is a great question. However, as others mentioned, you do not want to know the answer by spoiling the anime.

You will know after the new episode which will be released today (S02E06), thus please read this spoiler only after you have watched the newest episode.

The actual name of the language is not known yet, but we know where it comes from. I will leave you with a small teaser.

   Reiner was pretending not to know the language.


What are the books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen in Psycho-Pass? In Psycho-Pass, not only Makishima Shogo but Shinya Kogami were reading certain pieces of literature, but this pieces of literature shaped the series in a sense.

So far what I could see in the series that they were reading is the following:

1984 - George Orwell
A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began - Yasumi Iwakura
Swann's Way - Marcel Proust
Holy Bible

I know they have other references and books shown in the series, I have read some of these but I'm curious about.

What are other books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen?

I might be missing a few referenced, but from what I can recall from skimming through the series again (in no particular order):

Midnight Plus One by Gavin Lyall
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Toward a Philosophy of History by José Ortega y Gasset
Economy and Society by Max Weber
Various works by William Shakespeare, such as Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, and Hamlet
Carmilla and In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Various William Gibson works, such as Johnny Mnemonic and the The Sprawl Trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive)
Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Pensées (Thoughts) by Blaise Pascal
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham
The Republic by Plato
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Violence: A New Approach by Michel Wieviorka
The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
The Red and the Black by Stendhal
Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey (in reference to the subtitle of Ep. 16)
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Principles of Philosophy by René Descartes
Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson by Tom Graves (in reference to the subtitle for Ep. 12)
There are references to works of Project Itoh (Genocidal Organ?) and Kierkegaard (The Sickness Unto Death?), but no works are specifically named.

As mentioned before by others:

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began (あらかじめ裏切られた革命) by Iwakami Yasumi
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
The Bible (New and Old Testament; e.g., Matthew 13:24-30, Book of Genesis)
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault
Justine by Marquis de Sade

Certain movies are referenced as well:

The Man Who Stole the Sun (in Ep. 5)
The Deer Hunter (in Ep. 11)
Shuuji Terayama's theater drama play "Saraba, eiga yo (さらば、映画よ)."

In Psycho-Pass: The Movie:

Peau noire, masques blancs and The Wretched of the Earth both by Frantz Fanon


Is "Dragon Ball AF" a real continuation of Dragon Ball series? I have read a manga called Dragon Ball AF by Toyble and I wonder if it is a continuation of the Dragon Ball series?

No, it isn't included in actual series. It is as you can say a fan-made because DBZ was off for so many years and fans were excited for any new glitch that this universe makes. The latest series is Dragon Ball Super.


Are Hollows defeated by humans who are not Quincies considered as destroyed or "purified"? If I remember correctly, Shinigami are "purifying" Hollows with Zanpakuto, cleansing souls and sending them to Soul Society (not counting cases when souls are going to Hell). And regarding Quincy, it was said that the main conflict between Quincies and Shinigami was that, unlike Shinigami, Quincies were destroying souls when killing Hollows, which was bad for balance.

In series, it was shown numerous times that Hollows can also be defeated by humans having certain abilities, for example, Yasutora Sado, Orihime Inoue, Hanakari Jinta, etc. So, what happens with Hollow soul in this case? Is it exorcised, or destroyed, just like by Quincy hand?

If killed by a Soul Reaper they go to Soul Society if they were actually good, so only the bad ones go to Hell. Quincy destroy them completely. Humans just kill them and send them to Hell. Only Soul Reapers purify them.

Not a source, but I watched all episodes of Bleach and finished the manga. At one point they are talking about how Chad's or Orihime's powers are special. Chad said something about his spiritual pressure doing something when he went to Hueco Mundo, and Hachigan was a Soul Reaper/Vizard with Orihime's power.

Captain Kurotsuchi also said it when he realized the Quincy were invading.


Could Mael use The One like Escanor? Mael was the former owner of the Grace "Sunshine", which allowed him to increase his power as the sun goes up and decrease as the sun goes down. This is the same Grace which Escanor has now, and Escanor also has an ability called "The One", where for a minute at noon his power it is at its peak and Escanor in this form is said to be invincible.

Could Mael use The One like Escanor when he had the Grace Sunshine?

As far as we know, Mael does not possess "The One", but does not have a weaker form at night either. It must be noted that Ludociel refers to this Grace as Sun (「太たい陽よう Taiyō」), and not Sunshine, which may imply there is a difference between Escanor and Mael's use of this power.

A popular fan theory is that Escanor possesses an unnamed innate magical power which grants him power and strength based on the time of day ; and that this innate power interacts with the Sun Grace to create Sunshine. But this is only a theory.


Why did the earth disappear in the final movie? I've watched the whole movie, but I don't understand that part when the earth slowly disappears. Who destroyed the earth and why? Can someone please explain this to me?

The movie doesn't explain it well since it was only a part of what the story is. It was all explained in the manga.

   Sugata Eishirou was forced to use The Rule by a younger him. The Rule (the monument with writings on it that Sugata inspected earlier) granted his wish on what appears as the last writing space available on it. The wish was for the world to disappear.


A jutsu without weakness? Is there any jutsu without any weakness? Itachi said there's a weakness to every jutsu . But come on there has to be atleast one.

As far as we know Itachi was right. There is no jutsu in the Naruto universe that we know of which doesn't have limits that can be used against it. The only thing that could accomplish that would be the combined divine ability of an actual god of that universe but no such thing was ever named. The closest thing we know was Kaguya but even she had her limitations, for example she had to take a physical form that could be sealed.


Why is the Tricycle the catalyst? I watched black-bullet and read the light novel quite some time ago. But just recently watched it again because I got bored.
Something got to my mind all of a sudden after episode 4, Why is the Tricycle the catalyst for a stage 5 Gastrea?
I looked around on the wiki etc, but couldn't really find it. But I have my speculations, like if the human soul or something remains a little and this is used as a triggering factor for a lot of emotions that it would form an stage 5 or something.
Nevertheless, I'm really interested if I missed it and there is an actual mention of this or other's speculations.

I believe that the tricycle belonged to a child of the lvl 5 gastrea when it was still a human hence sensing the child through the tricycle itself


Why do females always run like this? There are many examples of completely serious or plainly normal scenes in anime where a girl is running but then, I have to burst out in laughter because they are swinging their arms horizontally left and right.

I swear, no one runs like this. I've been in Japan, as well as other Asian countries, and I swear this is not some hidden cultural manifesto. The most probable answer I can think of is that when women wear purses, one arm might move like this to keep the purse strap secured but not both arms.

What is the origin of this and why is it such a phenomenon?

Looking at a WARNING! TvTropes WARNING! One thing is clear, this kind of running is an exageration. So you will not probably find examples in real world.

But what is it exageration of? That character is female and that she is a ditz. In proper "girly run" arms are close to body and move in controlled way. This (supposedly) allows control of bouncing breasts. I can clearly imagine woman IRL running like that if she doesn't want to have a bra accident. Plenty of women will tell you that breasts bouncing around is not comfortable.

But character that lacks motor control or physique might have problem with this kind of running style. Which is why they attempt it, but fail and their arms start flailing around. It might also be due to exhaustion, as fine motor control becomes more difficult.

Another point that just came to me is that, in real life, you mostly see people running who actually want to run. So they put effort into learning good running style. And in case of females, invest in good sports bra.


Are the Kara no Kyoukai movies based off chapters from one book or seperate books? In the Kara no Kyoukai, each movie is referred to as a Chapter so I've been wondering if they all comes from a single book or separate books and when they say Chapter they are referring to the movie collection (like how some anime series use Chapter # instead of Episode #)

From the Type-Moon Wiki the chapters of the light novel are:

Chapter 1 – Overlooking the Scenery (俯瞰風景, Fukan Fuukei) Thanatos
Chapter 2 – Murder Speculation (Part 1) (殺人考察(前), Satsujin Kousatsu (Zen)) …and nothing heart.
Chapter 3 – Remaining Sense of Pain (痛覚残留, Tsuukaku Zanryuu) ever cry, never life.
Chapter 4 – The Hollow Shrine (伽藍の洞, Garan no Dou) garan-no-dou.
Intermission - Kirie/Fujino (境界式, Kyoukai Shiki)
Chapter 5 – Paradox Spiral (矛盾螺旋, Mujun Rasen) Paradox Paradigm.
Chapter 6 – Oblivion Recorder (忘却録音, Boukyaku Rokuon) Fairy Tale.
Intermission - Lio (境界式, Kyoukai Shiki)
Chapter 7 – Murder Speculation (Part 2) (殺人考察(後), Satsujin Kousatsu (Go)) …not nothing heart.
Boundary of Emptiness (空の境界, Kara no Kyoukai)
Future Gospel (未来福音, Mirai Fukuin) recalled out summer
Final Record (終末録音, Shuumatsu Rokuon) the Garden of Oblivion

And the animated films:

2007-12-01 (Japan, Part 1 - Fukan Fuukei) (same as Chapter 1 of novel)
2007-12-29 (Japan, Part 2 - Satsujin Kousatsu) (same as Chapter 2 of novel)
2008-01-26 (Japan, Part 3 - Tsuukaku Zanryuu) (same as Chapter 3 of novel)
2008-05-24 (Japan, Part 4 - Garan no Dou) (same as Chapter 4 of novel)
2008-08-16 (Japan, Part 5 - Mujun Rasen) (same as Chapter 5 of novel)
2008-12-20 (Japan, Part 6 - Boukyaku Rokuon) (same as Chapter 6 of novel)
2009-08-08 (Japan, Part 7 - Satsujin Kousatsu [conclusion]) (same as Chapter 7 of novel)

So the movies' chapters refer to the same chapters from the light novel.


In which episode does Saeko ask Ryo out? In the anime City Hunter, I am trying to find the episode where Saeko asks Ryo to go out with her. But when they arrived at the hotel she told him to go and had a waiter hand him a note, telling him to wait for her outside. After that, she is taken to a huge ship; while this occurs, Ryo follows her.

You might looking for City hunter 2 episode 30 ("Ryo, Please Be Deceived: Present to a girl from Saeko")

I Hope this is the episode you looking for.

EDIT : I have removed video link as it was not legal to add it in comment.


Does an Oedipus the King manga actually exist? In episode 2 of Terror in Resonance, Lisa is shown reading a manga that depicts the events of Oedipus the King. Does such a manga actually exist?

A preliminary search in English didn't give anything useful, and it's pretty likely that this manga might have been invented for the sake of the anime, tying into the other allusions to the work (which seem to be relevant to the plot, but since I'm only on the second episode, I can't tell yet).

But since I enjoyed the play, I'd like to ask just in case there is such a manga, and if my searches just didn't work out.

I don't know if you're asking this question without the knowledge that Oedipus is originally  from a Greek mythology or not. He is a tragic hero and a king in Thebes and his name translates to the Ancient Greek "Swollen Foot". Here's the wiki for that.

To answer your question: No, I don't think a manga version of Oedipus the King exists. Although there may be an English comic about it somewhere. The reference in Zankyou no Terror was most likely for plot rather than an actual cameo.

As a disclaimer, I haven't finished it either and stopped at episode 9 or 10. Also, this is my first shot an answering a question here @stack-sites, I hope I did good :)


Can Obito's ocular jutsu acces multiple dimensions? In the Naruto anime, Obito saved sasuke from Oonoki's particle dismantling jutsu and then sent Sasuke into his dimension. He also sent Karin into the dimension so she could heal Sasuke.

Obito then went after Danzo Shimura but then he had to fight Danzo's subbordinates first (they were buying enough time for Danzou to unseal his arm).  During the fight between Obito and Danzous subordinates(Toruno Aburame and Fu Yamanaka). Obito sucked the 2 of them into his dimension. However, sasuke and Karin were already in the dimension at that time.

This part really confused me cause Obito went back into his dimension but then the only people inside were Sasuke and Karin. I always thought Obito's Kamui was connected to just 1 dimension but then the fact that the 2 of Danzous subordinates were nowhere to be seen doesnt add up.

Does this mean Obito could use Kamui to multiple dimensions? If not then why were the 2 of Danzo's subordinates not in the same dimension as sasuke and Karin, we didnt even see them when Obito went back into the dimension to speak to Sasuke.

No.

As far as I know,Obito has only 1 dimension.Both Danzou's subordinates and Sasuke,Karin were in the same dimension.

You are forgetting that Obito has a dimension under his control.An entire dimension.Not a room.A dimension.That's another parallel universe.Read more about dimensions here:  https://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/some-speculative-theoretical-ideas-for-the-lhc/extra-dimensions/how-to-look-for-signs-of-extra-dimensions/how-big-could-an-extra-dimension-be/

Danzou's subordinates could be anywhere in Obito's dimension,maybe millions of miles away,so they would never make it to Sasuke and Karin.


What is the proportion of Black Clover manga covered by the anime until episode 170? As of today, the Black Clover manga is listed as "Publishing" in MyAnimeList, while the anime has "Finished Airing" at episode 170.
As of today, how many chapters does the manga have? Episode 170 corresponds to which chapter?
(please don't give spoilers from the manga - I just want to know how much extra story there is in the manga, proportionally)

Well in manga (MangaFox) which I have been reading is of  Spade Kingdom Raid Arc
Chapter 272
Edit: Since yuo asked about other Arcs I will list them out below:

Magic Knights Entrance Arc - 10 chaps
Dungeon Exploration Arc - 11 chaps
Royal Capital Arc - 16 chaps
Eye of the Midnight Sun Arc - 19 chaps
Seabed Temple Arc - 17 chaps
Witches' Forest Arc - 28 chaps
Royal Knights Arc - 45 chaps
Elf Reincarnation Arc - 81 chaps
Heart Kingdom Joint Struggle Arc - 32 chaps
Spade Kingdom Raid Arc - Still Ongoing ( I just mentioned till the latest one and not determining it as the final chapter in this Arc)


Which chapters do I need to read of The World God Only Knows (Manga)? I plan to read TWGOK manga, especially the chapters that weren't animated (between Season 2 and Season 3). Which chapters do I need to read?

The first two seasons of the anime adapted everything from the beginning, and made it through Nagase's arc. Nagase's arc ends in chapter 41. Chapter 42 is an extra chapter, and 43 is the beginning of Tsukiyo's arc. From there until the start of season 3, the only parts that have been adapted are chapters 54-55 in the first OVA, and Tenri's arc (chapters 57-64; 56 is another extra chapter) in the second OVA. Season 3 animates the Goddesses arc, which begins chapter 114. Season 3 of the anime ends with chapter 189 of the manga. As of February 2014 this is everything that has been animated (unless you count the Magical☆Star Kanon 100% OVA which loosely adapts the corresponding spin-off manga chapters).

Hence, the minimum amount of reading to get all the main story arcs would be chapters 43-53, 65-113, and continuing from chapter 190. However, if you don't want to miss any of the extra content, I'd strongly suggest reading everything from the beginning. The story has a lot of bonus material and extra chapters that were never adapted, and many of the running jokes originate in those chapters.


What's up with Sasazuka always getting sent to stand in the hallway? There doesn't seem to be noticeable tension between the class teacher and student Sasazuka (dark haired boy in white shirt), but he gets sent to stand in the hallway far too often without apparent reason. Is there some backstory to that?

The original comic books do not contain any backstory to his getting sent to the hallway (to my best knowledge).  Presumably, the author finds it funny for Sasazuka to be sent in the hallway for nothing, and hopes the readers will do so.


Does Nyu have Vectors? Does Nyu have Vectors? And if not, why?

I notice that when Lucy's mind switches to Nyu (looks like), there are no Vectors anymore, aren't there? And most of all, is Nyu a Diclonius?

Nyu is a Diclonious, she's a regressed split personality of Lucy. They share the same body

Whilst it's not explained in depth how Vectors work, it's understood that Vectors are controlled by the user's mind and are telepathic in nature.

Vectors come in several potencies depending on the frequency of the user's brainwaves:

Low frequency - Can go through objects without causing physical interference.
Medium frequency - Can lift objects and throw them, as well as disrupt blood vessels.
High frequency - Can slash through wood, flesh, bone and rock. Can carry liquid on surface.
Extremely high frequency - Highly visible and gain potentially explosive power.

Reference - Elfen Lied Wikia on Vectors

When Lucy is 'Nyu', her intellect and capabilities vastly drop. You may remember when she wet herself in Kouta's house, or the fact that she could only say Nyu when she first met Kouta. We can assume from this that her ability to manifest Vectors is inaccessible due to the decreased mental ability she has with this personality change.


Confusion on Meliodas' clones' power level In Nanatsu no Taizai season 2 episode 2, it's explained if Meliodas makes clones, his original power level is divided by the number of clones he makes.

For 1 clone, the power level is 1685, which seems correct.

However, if he makes 4 clones, their power level will be 420 each.

Mathematically, 3370 divided by 4 is 840, and when divided by 8 is 420.

But, why is it 420 not 840? Is this a mistake on the anime production?

They have a power level of 420 each because, when a clone is made, it has half the power of the original. But if multiple clones are made, then this power that was halved, is split into the multiple clones. Meaning that the clones receive power split up from the original's half and not from the original itself.

ie, 420 x 4 = 1680

It is detailed by Merlin in Chapter 112 of the manga:


Where can I buy Anime/Manga based Jigsaw Puzzles? I have started doing jigsaw puzzles with a friend and we were hoping to find one for FLCL but I was not able to find any (on American online stores at least). My Google-fu is pretty terrible though. So are there any American or Japanese (or other) stores that sell Anime based Puzzles? I am specifically looking for FLCL as I said but I was barely able to find any at all so anything would be appreciated. Or is my search futile and Puzzles are just an uncommon piece of Anime merchandise?

There are indeed close to 0 jigsaw puzzles for FLCL available.

I did find a digital one

http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=WHBI5J3Y

and there might be some other digital on this site. But i did not directly find it.

http://www.onlinejigsawpuzzles.net/anime.htm

As for your other jigsaw puzzle needs you should checkout one of the following sites. They offer the broadest variety of anime jigsaws. The might not have FLCL but do have loads of others.

http://shop.animepagoda.com/Jigsaw-Puzzles

http://jzool.com/en/c/444-anime-jigsaw-puzzles#

and might also run into a FLCL one on here, but that is mainly based on luck. They do usually offer a variety of other anime related jigsaw puzzles though.

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/anime-puzzle

http://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A166363011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A3233064011


Has the release date of Shingeki no Kyojin's second season been announced? I've been hearing/reading a lot of news about a second season of Shingeki no Kyojin since 2014. All the sites said that the release date would be in the end of 2015 or the first months of 2016.
We're in 2016 and there's still no season 2.

Is there any official source about a accurate release date? If so, what's the exact date?

Unfortunately right now, No there is not an official source with a release date for the second season and as a result there is no exact date (as of yet).

A post on Cross Map,  an unofficial source, (By Yumi Redfield On January 17, 2016) explains that:

  There have been rumors claiming that Attack on Titan season 2 will be released in February, but it is already mid-January, and still no confirmation for an Attack on Titan season 2 has been released by Tetsuro Araki, the Attack on Titan director.

A given (unofficial) explanation is:

  The major reason why Attack on Titan season 2 has taken years to release is because of the (very well thought of) agreement between Attack on Titan manga writer Hajime Isayama and the Attack on Titan anime director Tetsuro Araki that the manga should always be 4 arcs ahead of the anime adaptation. This agreement would ensure that the anime would not get ahead of the manga and end up deviating too much from the source material.

This answer is based on sources available on 19/01/2016 at 17:10pm BST.


How big would the One Piece planet/universe be if looked from outer space? Since I don't read the manga and I can't remember a lot of it, maybe someone who has more extensive knowledge/understanding of One Piece world can have a rough estimate of how big the universe/planet/ocean is, I'm just curious because all that sea and island being wide apart and we haven't even got to half (or quarter) of it (I guess?).

Would the One Piece planet look similar to earth's size? Or is it more comparable to Jupiter, for example?

The One Piece planet is similar to Earth not only in its Earth-inspired character names. In Chapter 115, Vivi mentions the "Age of Dinosaurs" on Little Garden and Kuzan (Aokiji) has a move called Ice Age, suggesting that there was an Ice Age on this planet. With the exception of the Grand Line, most of the planet experiences four seasons, regular tides, and weather patterns similar to Earth. All of this in addition to regular days and nights suggest that the One Piece galaxy is heliocentric.

However, the One Piece planet has 6 moons, and one of these moons has its own moon (which is large enough itself to be a self-gravitating sphere). Assuming the Ohara citizens were correct about their model of the planet and that the One Piece universe has the same laws of physics as ours, their planet is probably not Earth. Theoretically, it should be much larger but considering imaginary logic, maybe we should just leave the physics up to our imaginations.

I would put the One Piece planet at a similar size to Earth's for several reasons:

According to the One Piece Timeline (not perfect but probably the best we can get with what we have), it took Luffy and his crew something like 75 days to get through Paradise with excursions (again, I understand that could be spot on or way off, we just can't know for certain). Earth has a circumference of ~40,000 km. The average caravel (Going Merry) speed is let's say 5 knots with a Nami navigator and Grand Line conditions. A Franky-built brig (Thousand Sunny) averages let's say 10 knots because Franky is awesome and Nami is navigating. So that means the Straw Hats traveled Paradise at an overall average of let's say 7 knots. 20,000 km / 7 knots is ~65 days without excursions and the Straw Hats knock out most of these excursions in a day or two.
Apart from the Grand Line, the One Piece planet has Earth-like weather patterns and four seasons per year. Considering Luffy supposedly has a Gregorian calendar birthday (Cinco de Mayo), there are 365 days in said years. Oh, also, he weighs 64 kg and that's a reasonable Earth weight. He is really strong though so maybe it's a bit smaller and that's why everyone can jump really high and Luffy only weighs 64kg, apart from "because reasons," which is probably how we should be approaching this question. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but I do not believe either of these measurements are technically canon, so take all that with the same grain of salt with which you are probably taking this question and answer.
The deepest part of the ocean we know about in One Piece is just below Fishman Island, which lies 10km below sea level. Not-so-coincidentally, the deepest depth of Earth's ocean is just over 10km. Since the One Piece planet supports land and water on its crust similarly to Earth, it probably has a similar geological structure to Earth. With identical water depths, I think I can rest my case here.


Are any of these One PIece characters based on real people like this image suggests? I found this One Piece picture on a friend's wallpaper and became curious whether any of these characters were really based on the people they're paired with (as confirmed by the production itself) or if this was just a product of a person's creative imagination.

PS. I don't watch One Piece so I'm pretty clueless. Forgive me for that. lol

I can't validate the genuineness of the link contents, but this is what I could find: Character Inspirations for Oda.

  Aokiji/Kuzan
  Kuzan has been confirmed to be based on the late actor Yasaku Matsuda. One of the characters the actor played even had similar hairstyle, clothing and sleep mask design. Kuzan's birthday is also based on Matsuda's. Kuzan's nick-name (Aokiji) is taken from the Momotaro Legends.

  Akainu/Sakazuki
  Akainu has been confirmed to be based on the famous Japanese actor, Bunta Sugawara. Akainu's real name, Sakazuki is apparently based on the three movies of Bunta Sugawara with "Sakazuki" in the title. Akainu's birthday is also based on Sugawara's. The name "Akainu" is taken from the Momotaro Legends.

  Basil Hawkins
  It has been confirmed that Hawkins' name is derived from a real life pirate and a navigator. His given name came from Basil Ringrose, while his surname came from John Hawkins.

  Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold
  The three sisters are based on the Gorgon Sisters from Greek Mythology.

  Capone Bege
  It has been confirmed that Capone Bege is named after the real life 1920's gangster, Alphonse "Al" Capone. His inspiration is both from Capone as well as the English privateer, William le Sauvage. He also shares his birthday with Al Capone.

  Emporio Ivankov
  Is confirmed to be inspired from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Specifically, Ivankov's look is based on Tim Curry's Dr. Frank-N-Furter role. His tendency to call people "candies" could be a reference to a line from the Rocky Horror song 'Sweet Transvestite', "...he thought you were the candy man." Another similarity the two have is the fact that they can both turn men into transvestites.

  Enel
  Is based on a Japanese mythological "thunder god" known as Raijin.

  Eustass Kid
  It has been confirmed that Kid is named after a real life pirate, William Kidd, who was also nicknamed "Captain". His surname is taken from Eustace the Monk, another real life pirate.

  Fujitora/Issho
  Fujitora has been confirmed to be based on the Japanese actor Shintaro Katsu, more specifically his role as Zatoichi, the blind swordsman.

  Hannyabal
  Although not confirmed, many believe Hannyabal is based on the the Hannya mask.

  Jewelry Bonney
  It has been confirmed and Bonney is named after the real-life 18th century Irish female pirate Anne Bonny, a noble turned pirate, who operated in the Caribbean.

  Kizaru/Borasalino
  Kizaru has been confirmed to be based on the Japanese Actor Kunie Tanaka, Kizaru's clothes, real name (Borsalino) and birthday, are apparently based on a movie character that Kunie Tanaka played in his youth. His nick-name "Kizaru" is taken from the Momotaro Legends.

  Sabo
  Is possibly inspired by Artful Dodger, a character in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The characters share similar style's of clothing (top hat, sleeves, etc) and they are both of "mischievous" group of children.

  Sanjuan Wolf
  Known as the "Colossal Battleship" is possibly based on the Spanish Battleship/Warship San Juan Nepomuceno. The warship also participated in the "Battle Of Trafalgar".

  Scratchmen Apoo
  It has been confirmed that Apoo's name is derived from real life Chinese pirate, Chui A-poo.

  Sentomaru
  Is possibly based on the Japanese folklore hero Kintarō (also known as samurai Sakata no Kintoki), who was notable for wearing nothing but a bib, carrying a massive axe, and sumo wrestling with bears. Additionally, his attack, Ashigara Dokkoi, is a pun on Mt. Ashigara, the place where Kintaro was raised.

  Shiliew
  Is possibly inspired by Yasunori Kato, a fictional character.

  Trafalgar Law
  It has been confirmed that Law's name is derived from real life pirate Edward Low. Law's apparently infamous cruelty echoes Edward Low's own reputation for violently torturing victims before killing them.

  Vander Decken IX
  Not officially confirmed, but Vander Decken IX is inspired by the Flying Dutchman legend. He is the captain of the ship "Flying Dutchman" and as a Fishman, Vander Decken is a devil fruit user making him unable to swim, where as most other adaptations portray the captain in a human form who cannot step onto land.

  Whitebeard and Blackbeard
  Both are inspired by real life pirate known as Edward Teach. Whitebeard's character design and traits are also confirmed to be based on the owner of the pub Oda liked going to. The owner often sat down in the store with medical equipment hooked up to his nose and drank, calling sake "medicine" while telling war stories.

  Whitebeard's own line in his first appearance, "I'm not talking to any snot-nosed airheads." was in fact an exact phrase the owner often said to customers. Unfortunately, the pub owner passed away by the time Oda revealed this fact.

  Urouge
  It has been confirmed that Urouge's name comes from the real life 16th century Turkish pirate, Oruc, one of the Barbarossa brothers.

  X Drake
  It has been confirmed that Drake's name is based on real life privateer, Sir Francis Drake.


At the end of the story, could Edward learn Alkahestry? Since Alkahestry is used via the dragon's pulse while alchemy used in Amestris was powered by the philosopher's stone, could Edward learn and use Alkahestry after he had given up his gate of truth and lost his ability to use Alchemy?

In all likelihood, he can learn it but not use it.

I say this because Alchemy and Alkahestry mainly differ in their sources of powers. As mentioned on the Wikia article on Alkahestry:

  Alkahestry refers to the slightly different form of Alchemy used in the country of Xing. Alkahestry differs from Alchemy in both its practice and its goal. Whereas Amestrian Alchemy claims to have its roots in the energy of tectonic shifts and practices manipulation of matter toward scientifically practical ends, Alkahestry is centered on a concept called the "Dragon's Pulse" which speaks of the Earth itself having a constant flow of chi (life energy) which flows metaphorically from the tops of mountains down to the land, nourishing everything it passes with that energy as does blood coursing through the veins.

Although never explicitly stated, it is very likely that both Alkahestry and Alchemy make use of the Gate, and their difference lies only in their source of power and their practices. The above excerpt even mentions it as a "different form of alchemy".

It may also be noted that:1,2

Alkahestry uses energy flows of the planet to open the gate. The energy flows and has many different exit points and thus they can use ranged alchemy. The concept of Chi is that the human body has an energy flow and that it also has many different exit points.

  Using this concept, Alkahestrists are capable of a higher level of medical transmutation than Amestrian alchemists - transmitting chi through the pathways of the human body to cure mild ailments as well as minor injuries - and can even project their transmutations over long distances and wide areas by accessing and guiding that current to their own means with Purification Circles and Alkahestric markers, a function of which Amestrian Alchemy is altogether incapable.

Amestrian Alchemy uses tectonic rifts as their source of power.

  But really Father's Philosophers Stone is limiting that source of power. Its the reason why Father could amplify the Freezer's Alchemy (Episode 1), turn off Alchemy (but not Alkahestry) and why Scar's transmutation (after Bradley died) gave everyone increased power (it stopped the inhibitor of Father's Philosophers Stone).

Because of the country's history of war, their alchemy was developed with combat use in mind. Some medical alchemy was developed (proof being Marco and others) however it was never specialized and Alkahestry's medical alchemy was "better".

In conclusion: Since both of them make use of the same concept/power, the different lying in their sources and their specializations, it's possible for him to learn Alkahestry but not use it. It's similar to what happened with Alchemy. Ed can't use it at the end, but there's nothing stopping him from learning it. He even departs to the West to learn more about alchemy. As someone on Reddit put it:

  He can still physically do the motions for both, it's his body that can't make the final connection. To draw an analogy, it's like someone who is paralyzed:  Their legs are still there and the nerves are still there, but they aren't connected anymore.


Why couldn't Mitsuha and Taki remember each other's names? In the second half of Your Name (after the body switching stops happening), Mitsuha and Taki can't remember each other's names. They can even end up forgetting the names within 10 seconds of seeing each other. Why does this happen? One theory I have is:

   Before Taki intervenes, Mitsuha would have died when the comet hit. Taki couldn't remember her name because her future was hanging in the balance.

But this answer doesn't entirely work. For one,

   He still fails to remember her name after they rescue Itomori, and Mitsuha is no longer at risk of dying

And second off

   Taki was never in risk of dying in the comet, but Mitsuha still can't remember his name either.

So why did this happen? I know this is somewhat the main theme of the whole movie, but it never made sense to me how they could forget so quickly. It's almost like something was actively causing them to forget.

Losing the associated memories is one of the effects of this mysterious phenomenon that the entire movie is based around, it happened in the scene you are asking about, but it also happened in reference to Mitsu's grandmother. All the supernatural occurrences in the movie are supposed to be caused by the shrine god, comet, the shrine maiden (Mitsu) or some combination of those three. Losing the memories associated with the body-swap/time-travel was quite simply just one of the effects of the supernatural phenomenon surrounding "Kimi no Na wa".

Going into specifics as to why it was that moment, exactly what memories they lost and why it happened so suddenly starts to enter the territory of artistic interpretation, this reddit post explains a few useful plot moments for understanding this and comes up with quite a good interpretation for why it happened at that moment because it had just reached twilight and they had just left the shrine which holds the symbolic meaning of leaving behind your most precious thing (their memories of each other).

The issue that I think you noticed with your theory is that it limits the forgotten memories to be specifically about death when really it was about much more. The reddit post is just one interpretation, exactly why is really up to the viewer.


Does Black Butler have other OVAs or seasons? I have watched a lot of Black Butler. Other than seasons 1, 2, and 3 ---I'm not sure if there's a season 3--- and Book of Murder and Book of Circus, I can't find anything else.

Am I missing something?

What you have listed are the only animations with:

Season 1 containing 24 episodes and 1 OVA
Season 2 containing 12 episodes and 6 OVA's
Book of Circus containing 10 episodes
Book of Murder as 2 OVA's.

Ref: List of Black Butler Episodes.


How does Shi-Woon regenerate his wounds so fast? In The Breaker-New Waves after his master broke his ki center he is still able to fight. In fights his level of regeneration is off the charts. He can keep fighting even if he has broken bones. Why is this happening? Is it because of training? Is it because of a medical condition?

His regeneration and stamina have been greatly enhanced thanks to the extremely rare and expensive pill that Lee Shi-Ho (whose clan specialises in such matters) gives him. The pill, Illwallsidan, triggers a tremendous release of ki which most people cannot handle (and often die). But thanks to Chun-Woo's timely assistance, Shi-Woon somehow manages.

Much of New Waves tackles how Shi-Woon goes about restoring his broken ki centre.


What's the destructive power of the Rasengan about? When you get hit by the Chidori, one of the damages you get is you get electrified since it's made of electricity.
What about the Rasengan? Since the Rasengan isnt made of electricity, what's the damage it's supposed to make? Does it burn? Is it sharp and by rotating you get cut? I discount that the damage comes from the impact, because since it isnt thrown many times and it isnt propelled, the damage and inertia of the Rasengan would be similar to a punch, and it wouldnt make sense to create a technique that does the same damage than a punch.
What's the destructive power of the Rasengan about?

Well, Rasengan being an incomplete jutsu, had no elemental chakra nature until amplified by Naruto Uzumaki.
As you've said, Chidori being of Raiton (Lightning Release) electrecutes the user upon hitting them. If hit with a Fire-Style jutsu, you'd burn. The damage received goes along with the elemental chakra nature the jutsu is of. But as I've already said, Rasengan is an incomplete jutsu and had no chakra nature, simply a spiral ball of chakra.
But because Rasengan is chakra compressed in a ball, spinning and/or rotating at incredibly high speeds, upon being hit with it, a wound that is sprial appears wherever the enemy was hit. This was shown when Naruto hit Kabuto with a Rasengan. On other cases, the enemy is sent flying.


Do the Blu-ray episodes replace the TV episodes on the Internet once they've been released? Because of God Eater, I got to know that the episodes in the Blu-ray often differ from the episodes recorded on TV. As the Blu-ray is being released after the series has been completed, the producers often modify the animation of certain scenes.
Here's an example where you're able to see these modifications.
But are there any legal streaming sites that sometimes or commonly replace the TV version of an anime with the improved Blu-ray version once the latter one becomes available? How does especially Netflix, who's recently been publishing a lot of older animes (that are not currently airing on TV), handle this? Does it just publish the Blu-ray version or does Netflix stick with the TV version?

Usually, it depends on whether the websites own the rights of the anime's Blu-ray version, because the TV and Blu-ray versions act as separate entities for commercial rights.


Why didn't Asuna die in real life when she died in the game? Asuna died near the end of Sword Art Online. However, judging by the rules, why didn't she die in real life? Did Kayaba Akihiko lie about dying in the game?

If you read the light novel, after the battle teleported them to another place just to have a talk with them:

I firmly closed my eyes and allowed my tears to flow before asking:
"...What about those who died? Both of us are already dead, yet we continue to exist here. Doesn't that mean you can return the other four thousand dead to the original world as well?"
Kayaba's expression didn't change. He closed the window, put his hands into his pockets, and then said:
"Life can't be recovered so easily. Their consciousness will never return. The dead will disappear— this fact remains true in every world. I created this place only because I wanted to talk with you two— one last time."

So everyone who died remains dead. Kirito and Asuna didn't die, simply because Kayaba intentionally teleported them somewhere else instead of letting them die.


What is the Triskelion supposed to do? In Little Witch Academia series, Ursula is attempting to make Akko say all the Seven Words of Arcturus that supposedly would reawaken the Triskelion.

What is the Triskelion, and what does it do?

In Episode 15, it's explained that the Triskelion contains the "last vestiges" of Yggdrasil, the Great Tree, whose roots once covered the world and allowed magic to flourish. These vestiges contain "world-altering magic", allowing whoever wields them to change the world around them as they see fit, so long as they have the Shiny Rod and have awakened all seven Words.
Ursula's plan is to use this world-altering magic to reverse the worldwide magical decline and usher in a new Golden Age of Magic. In the final episode,

 Akko succeeds in doing so with help from Diana and her friends, reviving Yggdrasil in the process.


After stopping Yami in her Darkness Mode, how long did it take for Lala to recover her teenager body? In the finale of To Love-Ru Darkness, Lala spends all her energy on her tail beam, to stop Darkness's energy blade from slicing the town (and probably the planet).

As a side-effect of such energy spending, she reverts to a preteen ぺたんこ body. It causes Yami to give her lots and lots of milk bottles.

How long does it take for her body to recover? (you can answer in how many chapters (since time is not closely kept in the story) or episodes.

22 manga chapters, anime unknown

In the manga, Lala uses her tail beam and becomes a child in Chapter 44, "Power and Power ~Protector and Protected~".

It was actually pretty hard to track down when she gets her sexy adult body back, because her child body bears an incredible likeness to Momo, Nana, and Yami in certain scenes, especially when they're naked, which they frequently are, because it's To-Love-Ru. This made it necessary to read a lot of the context, which slowed down a casual scan. But Lala's growth back to her usual body is the main plot of Chapter 66, "Delight ~Growth of Body and Heart~". So it takes 22 chapters.

There's no clear sense of how much time passes in-universe between these two chapters, but once Lala starts growing, it takes her about a day to grow back to her original body, as stated by Peke at the beginning of Chapter 66.

I haven't watched the anime of Darkness, but according to Wikipedia, Lala is still in her child form as of the third episode of the most recent series, the 2016 OVA To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd, so it's unclear when the anime will have her regain her adult body.


What happened to Ray Penber when he died since he has used Death Note? I've just finished re-watching Death Note and the movie where we find out Light becomes a shinigami, and realised that Ray Penber also used the Death Note to write down names of his FBI colleagues in Episode 5 whilst on the train.

So my question is, does Penber also become a shinigami like Light? And if not, does he go to heaven or hell, as Ryuk stated that a human who uses the Death Note can't go to either. So is he like in some sort of void?

This idea (not pertaining to Raye, but to Light) was actually a  big dramatic device used in the story, as the use of the DN keeps people from Heaven or Hell is hinted at in the beginning of the story and is later to be revealed that death is the same for all, DN users or no. As mentioned before, the Shinigami we see in the movie is hinted to be Light, but this is most likely an Easter egg rather, than canon. As such, we can conclude that Raye probably also went to Mu, and would have whether he used the note or not.

However, Ohba has stated multiple times that his work is really up to the reader's interpretation, so I'd say go with whatever sounds the coolest to you.


How this glow effect was created in cel-shaded anime? I sometimes see this glow in the old stuff. Curious if this technique has a name, and how this was made.

If you have something like documentary about technical and business aspects of anime, it would be appreciated.

A few extra examples, all from rurouni kenshin second opening:

And this:

All your screenshots look like conventional cel animation, but done with various different techniques. The first image the "glow" looks like it was painted with an airbrush, probably on its own cel sheet overlaying the rest of the image. The lens flare effects in your second and fourth screenshots look they were painted on separate cel sheets and then optically faded in and out to animate them and then combined with the background using multiple exposures. The glow of the candles in the third image was probably airbrushed on the same cel as the candle flames. I'm not sure how the animated sunlight falling on the water in the fifth image was done, but my guess it was simply hand painted. The last image with the glowing bar was probably done with an airbrush similar to the previous examples, though it could be that a diffuser was placed in front the camera lens.


What is Jonathan Mar's ethnicity? In the anime it is said that he is from west asia but his name doesn't sound middle eastern. More like a European.

Jonathan is a popular name in the west, but it actually originated from the middle east, that is, Israel. The first Jonathan recorded in history is the son of King Saul, first king of the Kingdom of Israel. It was recorded in the Christian Bible, a name that means "YHWH has given", with YHWH is the name of the Hebrew God.

Mar is even more Arabic as it is an honorary title in East Syriac meaning 'my lord'.

Like Hakase said in his comment, Jonathan Mar is of Arabic origin. Seeing that his name is actually from middle east, Hebrew and Syriac, it further reinforces that he is of Arabic or middle-eastern ethnicity.

You can read more about Jonathan and Mar in Wikipedia.


What exactly is Devil Summoning? In Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 - Innocent Sin when you first go to the Kuzunoha Detective Agency both Tamaki Uchida and Daisuke Todoroki are described as "Devil Summoners".

After Yukino Mayuzumi joins the party and you visit the detective agency she comments that Tamaki is from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 1 as both her and Tadashi Satomi are graduates from St. Hermelin (though i don't entire remember them) but i don't remember anyone outside the 10 Persona Users having gained any abilities during the incident.

So what is Devil Summoning? is this in some way connected to Personas?

Persona is a part of the Megami Tensei series. The main series is Shin Megami Tensei. Staples of the main series are the demon summoning, demon negotiation, demon fusion, the Law and Chaos conflict, demon apocalypses, high difficulty, and many other things.

Tamaki Uchida is from Shin Megami Tensei if..., which is a side story to the main Shin Megami Tensei games (it's also a main game). It takes place in a timeline in which the events of SMT 1 are averted, where the demon invasion was fought back by Devil Summoners ( which exist thanks to Devil Summoner on PS2), Japan was never nuked, and the instigators of the events in 1 are arrested/killed (the prologue of SMT 1 still happens though).

In if..., Tamaki's school is sent into the Expanse, or the demon realm, and she must partner up with a classmate to get out (who she chooses determines the ending).

Stephen, the creator of the Demon Summoning Program from SMT 1 and 2 (and 4/Apocalypse), sent the program to Tamaki's school. That's how she gains the ability to summon demons.

Persona takes place in the Devil Summoner/Persona/if.../Catherine timeline branch. In 208X, during the events of SMT 2, a man named Raidou Kuzunoha the 40th decides that life in Tokyo Millennium sucks so he travels back in time to the Taisho era of Japan to prevent the nukes from ever launching in 199X (early nineties).

Raidou Kuzunoha the 14th (Not a real name, just a title) is a Japanese high school student and next in line to become the new Raidou Kuzunoha, the choices he makes in Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon (PS2) determine the condition of the world (Law/Neutral/Chaos). Siding with Law makes what Raidou Kuzunoha the 40th did futile as it causes the timeline to repeat and the events of SMT 1 aren't avoided. Siding with Chaos leads into SMT 3: Nocturne (and maybe 4 and Strange Journey). And finally, Raidou the 14th being Neutral leads into the Devil Summoner/Persona/if.../Catherine timeline.


How much does the light novel of Re:Zero differ from the anime at the end of episode 21 (Subaru/Rem scene)? In the anime, there is a touching scene between Subaru and Rem. But according to a person who's supposedly read the light novel, the producers changed this scene.

In the light novel, Rem faked her death (she pretends as if she was dying in Subaru's arms) with the goal to hear his deepest feelings for her. Subaru really confesses his feelings for Rem and shortly after he realized that she was only playing.

Here's a link to Amino Apps about the summary where I've got this information:  (it's pretty much at the end of volume 7)

Does this really happen? (somehow I just can't get rid of the feeling that this summary isn't trustworthy)

I read the light novel and did a re-check to the wikia. Here are the differences between anime and light novel in episode 21:

A scene where Mimi saves Subaru with her magic is cut.
Rem's attack is added on to Mimi and Hetaro's attack to free Wilhelm.
Subaru and Hetaro's conversation is cut.
Crusch's speech is moved farther into the battle and an anime original scene was added to include it.
Rem faking her death to get Subaru to confess is cut.
The post Hakugei battle scene is changed to have Subaru and Crusch talk one on one instead of being with Rem and Ferris. In accordance with this, several other scenes such as Subaru and Ferris' talk is also cut.

So, based on the statements above, the scene you were talking about was not changed, but it was cut.


Who writes the plot for filler episodes in an anime? Fillers are a given in most long running anime. If the anime is based on a manga then who writes the plot for the fillers?

Who decides the plot story for a filler season, so that it, for example, doesn't conflict with the original story of the manga?

Specialized or experienced writers, and the original manga writers can all work the manga into a plot for an episode, but why pay them to write a new scene where nothing interesting happens.

Generally 'filler' is made by cheap writers. As mentioned in the comments, there are often conflict because the filler writers are paid less and so put less effort into background work. Unlike lead writers, filler writers wont always be provided with reference material for things to include or avoid.

Basically, if it is irrelevant to the season's story line, has no effect on character development, you have someone who works for less write it. Although, filler scenes with no dialogue and no interaction, like someone taking an uneventful walk down a straight road requires no script at all.

As for who decides, whoever decides on the main plot will probably view the filler storyboard before it gets scripted.


Why did headbutting Gaara make Shukaku disintegrate? When Naruto is fighting Gaara in the invasion of Konoha, Gaara takes on the Perfect Possession form of Shukaku. When Naruto punches Gaara in the face, it wakes him up, breaking the Possum Jutsu and making Shukaku no longer be released. When Naruto headbutts Gaara, however, Shukaku disintegrates. What causes this difference in effect?

I think Gaara just lose control over the chakra flow when Naruto headbutted him. With that, he couldn't keep the jutsu which showed the body of Shukaku.


How did C.C get her scar? In Code Geass, when we see C.C mainly topless we see that she has a scar on her left breast.

The first time we see this is when Lelouch tried to get C.C to move away from the Lancelot when she's feeding Suzaku shock images to destabilize him. when Lelouch touches her he sees her memories and there is a scene where C.C is naked in a river and there is a close shot of her scar.

However in the scenes were we see when C.C obtained the Code I can't really see the scar on her when she's in the church naked talking to the nun who gave her Geass. After C.C is covered in blood from killing the Nun who gave her Geass i still don't see the scar.

The scar itself kinda looks like a trident and not the Geass Sigil which questions if it's even linked to Geass itself. So i am wondering, when and how did C.C get this scar? also given how she been shot in the head and stabbed with shrapnel and healed completely how come the scar hasn't healed as well?

Firstly, C.C. did not kill the Nun. The Nun's intent was to force C.C. to take her Code, and once C.C.'s Geass matured, attacked her to make her do so, and then killed herself. C.C. receives her scar from the Nun, during that altercation.

Presumably, the Nun tried to draw a Geass symbol, but it was done imperfectly.

Presumably, the scar persists because it was one of C.C.'s features before her death, so it doesn't go away completely.


Has Bang ever used the abandonment in the anime? According to the One Punch Man Encyclopedia, Bang has a technique called "The abandonment" which allows him to increase his powers. Has he ever used this technique in the anime series or ovas?

The Wikia states:

And it's written clearly that:

  Bang is seen utilizing this to prepare for his fight with Elder Centipede, so Bomb and Genos could escape with the unconscious heroes.

Which is right when King interferes the fight. He doesnt state the technique's name. But he powers up:


Why doesn't Marika wear same uniform as the others? Despite being a transfer student, Marika should have been given a uniform. But why didn't they give her one? Chitoge wpre the same uniform since her first day.

In manga chapter 129 (Now it has 131 chapters)

In this case, Marika is probably wearing her old school's uniform. As a transfer student, there's a grace period before you get provided the one the school designates (they are typically purchased).

This is also the case of the Transfer Student Uniforms trope:

  New Transfer Students in places where school uniforms are a cultural default setting often wear their old ones until the school can provide them with a new one. In fiction, this shows the newcomer or outsider. When they get the current school uniform, this indicates they've been assimilated. If the student is meant to be a Fish out of Water, they will keep their old uniform throughout the series. In Japanese media, even rebels don't choose to abandon uniforms entirely; in American media they will do this even if the new school doesn't have uniforms. Compare the Non-Uniform Uniform.


Does Aniraza have ki? So three robots fused somehow with an apparent humanoid alien. The result is a giant humanoid looking alien that we dont know if it's a robot, and android, a humanoid or what. He has an energy reactor according to what android 17 said, though he has this big aura. 17 has showed in this episode to have aura but he has also said he doesnt have ki, making humanoid androids possible to have aura and not ki.

So, what kind of entity is Aniraza exactly? Does Aniraza have ki?

There is no exact answer to this question. 17 despite being called an android, is technically a cyborg.Cyborg: A fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body. So their main source of energy has been replaced with a futuristic energy source such that they have unlimited energy. Hence they do not have ki like a normal human being. The robots, on the other hand, have ki which can be sensed. We know this when Dr Paparoni uses his staff and the androids begin to powerup. The increase in power is felt by the 3 Saiyans. However, after Dr. Paparoni fused with the Robots, his energy isn't felt by the other characters like they did with Kefla(Despite Aniraza being stronger). Vegeta needed to use his Big Bang attack to even gauge its power. Then again, even Goku didn't know how strong Jiren exactly was because he never expected Jiren to be able to handle SSJB+KK*20 or the spirit bomb the way he did. Also, we see Goku using the instant transmission to save android 18 and the instant transmission mainly requires finding someone's key. It was revealed early on in the episode that the androids don't have ki, so it is very likely Aniraza does have ki.Hence, it's either one of the 2 possible options. Aniraza has ki and has the ability to mask his energy (We've seen fighters like hit, Toppo, Jiren do the same) or Aniraza has a special energy source (The reactor broken by 17) which is very mechanical and not exactly ki.

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What is the chronological order of the episodes of xxxHolic? I've seen the second season so let's start from there. That's when it gets complicated.

Which episode came before which, and when?

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

1st Season, 24 episodes
2nd Season (Kei), 13 episodes

Movie "A Midsummer Night's Dream", This probably takes place somewhere during the 2nd season (60 minutes, essentially a long episode)

OVA Shunmuki, 2 episodes, also crossover with Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
OVA Ro, 2 episodes, occurs a significant amount of time after Shunmuki.


Are there other Sharingan users who can copy other jutsu besides Kakashi? After I have read this question, I remember that Kakashi's epithet is Copy Ninja because he has a Sharingan in his left eye that was given to him by Obito.

But I can't think of another Sharingan user who can also copy other jutsu. So, is that the only special technique that Kakashi's Sharingan had, or there's another Sharingan user who also can copy other jutsu?

Sharingan literally means Copy Wheel Eye. The Eye of Insight and the Eye of Hypnotism are the two abilities of the Sharingan.
The Eye of Insight has different abilities in itself. One of the abilities, lets the user copy any jutsu and utilize with maximum achievable perfection.

The user is able to copy almost any jutsu they see, memorising ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu with near-perfect accuracy. They can then either perform that jutsu or modify it to suit their needs, as when Sasuke Uchiha bases his Lion Combo on Rock Lee's Front Lotus. Again, Sharingan users need the prerequisite abilities before they can mimic a jutsu they have seen, and for that reason they cannot, for example, reproduce kekkei genkai abilities they do not have or nature transformations they haven't learned to perform.
source: Sharingan

Therefore, every Sharingan user is capable of using the Eye of Insight's ability of copying other jutsu, provided, their Sharingan are matured enough. It is not, therefore, exclusive to Kakashi. Every Sharingan user has this ability. Although, Kakashi is the only non-Uchiha able to perform it successfully.


Why was Hiou and Kanae's meeting omitted in Skip Beat anime? Skip Beat in manga and anime are closely identical, (meaning, what was shown in the manga was shown in the anime during the first part) until such time when Kanae met Hiou.

I watched the anime first before I read the manga so I was shocked at Hiou's appearance (since he was just shown in the ending of the anime).

What was covered in the anime was covered in the manga, except for Hiou and Kanae's meeting. In the anime, after Kyoko successfully finished her PV with Shou (Stage 19: The Last Ritual), the next episode (Stage 20: Invitation to the Moon) is where she was scouted for an upcoming drama.

While in the manga, Kanae and Hiou's meeting happened between those said anime episodes. Why was that part skipped or omitted in the anime?

Is there any particular reason for this or did the production decided to not to include it in the anime since Kanae and Hiou's meeting isn't that significant to the main plot?

A lot of things that are in the manga aren't shown in the anime, so they must have thought it wasn't important enough later on.
Usually the reason for this is that there isn't enough time for it in the stated amount of episodes given to the director. Or you could say that there isn't enough budget.
The Skip Beat anime series was also ended and not continued, probably because of lack of popularity or budget.

On myanimelist.net, a user asked the original director of the anime series if it would be continued. The director would like to but states that there has to be a big amount of popularity for the series to continue. This makes me conclude that apparently the anime wasn't popular enough, which is strange because the manga has a huge amount of followers. But usually a manga series has more readers than the anime has watchers, due to more chances for manga to be published than for anime.
Also on the wikipedia page for anime it says:

  anime became more accepted in the mainstream in Japan
  (although less than manga)

This is also a reason why some manga series are continued while their anime counterpart is not.


What is the hazama in berserk? In chapter 242 and in several of the chapters before. It is read that guts stands in the world of the hazama. Naturally off the context I assume that it means... spoilers below.

  The world of demons that attacks him and casca constantly because they bear the mark of the sacrifice

But what does it actually mean? I'm not sure if I just missed it in a previous chapter or if it was never properly defined. Can someone help me out?

This is not defined in the manga itself, because Hazama is a known Japanese word, not something that they made up for the story.

Hazama (狭間) doesn't translate perfectly to English, but the closest word we have for it used in that context is Interstice. But, since that is a word that very few people actually know, I can understand why they may not have bothered translating it.

Expanding out to a multi-word translation, we can look at the definition of Interstice. Interstice is a term for the space between two things, particularly when said space is very small.

The other place I found this term in the Berserk manga was all the way back in chapter 114. The Japanese title of the chapter is 魔と人の狭間 (Ma to hito no hazama) translated as "The space between Demon and Man." Here again, hazama carries the implication that the space in question is very small...considering the content of that chapter.

So, when the manga says that Guts lives in the 'World of the Hazama' it is saying that he lives in the 'World Between,' likely referring to the world of humans and the world of demons. To put it in an English phrasing: Guts is standing on the fence between the world of demons and humans.


What exactly is the problem with Yukinoshita Yukino being dependent on Hikigaya Hachiman? During the last several episodes of Oregairu Season 2 (Volume 10 in LN I think), Yukinoshita's sister was warning Hikigaya about this "sinister" relationship building up between him and Yukinoshita, and she said that their relationship is in no way genuine and that Yukinoshita is just depending on Hikigaya.

My confusion is: What is this dependency problem exactly? Clearly Yukinoshita has developed feelings for Hikigaya in the last few episodes, so isn't relying on each other a symbolism of trust? What is the exact thing that Yukinoshita Haruno seem so worried about?

If you haven't noticed, your question is actually very difficult. Firstly, because OreGairu is probably the most psychologically intelligent anime ever in my view. But secondly, because there are actually so many aspects which everyone misses unless they watch and rewatch and understand symbolism that any answer is never completely correct.

Haruno is not evil nor is she bad. Instead, she's extremely strong willed, and Yukino has said countless times she wants to be like Haruno and be the upstanding member of her family. Alas, she's not... Haruno is. However, Haruno has always looked out for Yukino and wants her to be self-dependent but come back to their family at the same time.

Yukinon has always tried to be like Haruno. But by doing so, Haruno believes that she'll never be her own person --which is true-- while Haruno has always been her dependent. Yukinon wants to break out of her sister's shadow and be her own person, but she can't do that by relying on Hikigaya because their methods are so different and Haruno can see that Hikigaya is ridiculously intelligent which is why he gets results every time.

One problem with OreGairu right now is the lack of previous information. We don't have perfect access to everyone's background which makes sense in a way as we are able to build a picture of the characters as they are now. However, it also means we don't know exactly what happened to Yukinon as a child and Hayama and therefore, some references are really just take as they are. Yukinon has been bullied in the past as she has said and Hayama didn't help her, which is obvious. However, we don't have details around these instances so how they've affected Yukinon is opinion only.

Regardless, Haruno's words should not be taken at face value. Her saying she believes Yukinon is using Hikigaya isn't correct because everyone can see they care for each other and both would work in a relationship. However, she may believe that Hikigaya may influence Yukinon in a certain way that would affect her future and therefore doesn't want that.

Like I said, it's a difficult question but the main answer would be: Haruno has been like a mother to Yukinon for years and believes it's not in her best interest to start following Hikigaya and becoming dependent on him instead of her.


What are the "Angels" called in the original Japanese version? The entities attacking Nerv and attempting to reach Lilith are universally referred to as "Angels" in the English dubs, subs and translations of the NGE manga.

In Japanese, the opening song ("Cruel Angel's Thesis") does refer to tenshi (天使) which translates smoothly into "angel" in English (literally "heavenly messenger"), however this term does not seem to appear in the TV series, EoE, Rebuild movies or manga. So what Japanese term(s) are used to describe them, what do they mean, and why were they translated as "angels" for Anglo audiences?

These organisms are categorized as 「使徒」(shito) meaning "apostle" in Japanese sources. Shito is the word used in the Japanese translation of the Christian Bible to refer to people who possess the spiritual gift of Apostle (this differs from the word used to describe all of Jesus' followers, which is 「弟子」 [deshi], the same word used for disciples of Confucius and other renowned historical figures).

Curiously, according to Evangelion Wiki,

  The collective grouping has no unique canonical name, although the phrase "Adam's children" was used by Misato in a preliminary draft for Episode 25'

written as 「アダムの子供達」 (Adamu no Kodomotachi), meaning "children of Adam."

According to evageeks.org,

  the word "Angel" was retained in the English version of the show at the request of the show's Japanese creators

but they provide no citation for this claim. They note that in an early proposal pitch, the word 「アポストロ」(aposutoro) was suggested.

While apostles are clearly human whereas angels are supernatural, the word "apostle" is derived from the Greek word ἀπόστολος (apóstolos) which means "messenger" (broken apart is "from" + "I send"). The Japanese「使徒」(shito) broken apart is "messenger" + "person" (same kanji as「使う」[tsukau] meaning "use" or "speak"). The special ability of Apostle allows the wielder to go to a new place, preach the Good News there, and plant new church communities with more ease than another disciple who doesn't possess that gifting would be able to do. The English word "angel" is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos) meaning "messenger." As you note, the Japanese 「天使」(tenshi) is literally "heaven" + "messenger." So etymologically we see that the Japanese words「使徒」and 「天使」 both show the idea of sent-ness for the purpose of delivering a message.


Does taijutsu drain chakra? When the user uses taijutsu like Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms for example, I understand that it uses chakra. However, what if the user is just running/punching/kicking/etc? This still counts as taijutsu, right? Does this use the user's chakra?

Punching and kicking will probably exhaust the user eventually, so is this proof that it uses chakra? In other words, when a user uses up his/her chakra, they feel exhausted. Does the reverse hold true(exhaustion means lack of chakra left)?

From http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra:

  Chakra is created when two other forms of energy, known collectively as one's "stamina", are moulded together. Physical energy is collected from each and every one of the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy  is derived from the mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience.

So, in case of taijutsu, the user uses kicks, punches, etc to fight. To perform these actions the user definitely requires normal energy produced by the cells in the body. Now this part of chakra (physical energy) is required to produce chakra. If the user uses this "physical energy" faster, which is the case for taijutsu, the amount of chakra produced will be less. So the user doesn't use chakra, just its production gets limited. Now in case of the 8 gates also, no chakra is used. Opening the gates removes the physical limitation on the body like more muscle movement.


What is the ID or account card in Quan Zhi Gao Shou? In almost every episode of Quan Zhi Gao Shou, you see the players inserting what looks like an ID card into a card reader of some kind. However, it appears it's more of an account card than an ID card. As far as I can tell, it's a Smart Card of some kind. I'm guessing it's a physical token used for account security. I know this anime is based on a game, is it related to how the game is actually played?

What is this card?
Is it used for person/player identification, or just account authentication?
Are card readers like this commonplace in Asia and/or China?
Does this card control the account, or do you also have to use the account password?
Are these account cards easily accessible, for example at the Asia-equivalent of Walmart?  In episode 2 or 3, we see the store owner's friend specially request her to provide an account, possibly indicating that they are hard to come by.

It was common for games in arcades with some sort of progression to have cards to store your progress, like Initial D and Maximum Tune being examples. I also saw some shooter-style arcade games using this principle as well.

The usage in Quan Zhi Gao Shou is possibly a creative growth out of the same concept, but using a smart card to access an MMO is not a real-life thing.

I have seen smart cards used at LAN cafes for loading of credit/long-term memberships. It's also another place the idea may have come from.


Guilty Crown stream by Funimation? Guilty Crown appears to be available for free (streaming) on Funimation's website: http://www.funimation.com/shows/guilty-crown

There is a column labeled "Watch Free", but when I click it for any episode it takes me to a page with a video asking me to buy and become a "Elite Video Subscriber".

What am I missing?

Generally, with Funimation, subbed episodes can be streamed for free; some other shows will also have the first couple dubbed episodes free for streaming, but this isn't the case with Guilty Crown.

It seems that the links on the main page of a number of shows aren't quite placed right - the "elite" and "watch free" links go to the same page. You can watch any subbed episodes without being a subscriber by going to the "Videos" tab on the main page and then mousing over the thumbnail for the episode and selecting "watch sub".


Do Bluray releases contain more scenes than their DVD counterparts? Most of the time I opt for the DVD Release because I can back it up easier (don't have a Bluray driver and unsure if my current programs work with Bluray) however in some cases I do get the Bluray release, this normally happens because it either comes with something extra (Blood C came with a calendar) or are limited editions (like most of the NISA ones, Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

In some of my NISA Limited Edition Anime and Puella Magi Madoka Magica Limited Edition they come with both the DVD and Bluray Release, when testing out my Bluray Player to make sure it could play US Bluray (because I had brought it for Fate/Zero) all I noticed was that the animation was much more smoother. (increase in)

Because I have a large backlog of anime I still haven't watched when I finish a series I move onto the next or I don't remember enough of the beginning of the series to notice any changes (in some cases even re-watching the DVDs have new scenes, in Madoka Magica I don't remember seeing a scene where Sayaka hold out her soul gem with a red background behind her in my first view of the series, second view was on TV)

So I am wondering, between a Bluray Release of an anime and it's DVD counterpart, does a bluray have more scenes in it or is it just the quality difference?

Yes and no, much like any other blue-ray content (e.g., movies).

When releasing the blue-ray version, the publishers will always want as many people as possible to buy it. To do it (especially if the Blue-ray release follows a TV release and a DVD release which means a lot of potential customers have already bought something), they need to somehow raise your interest to the blue ray. Since a Blue-ray disc provides much more space than, say, a DVD disk, that gives them a chance to interest you:

Higher quality video
Higher quality audio (e.g. lossless audio formats)
More audio tracks (original audio, dubbed audio, maybe an audio commentary from the authors, etc. etc.)
Additional bonus content (interviews, films about "how this was made", soundtrack, and so on)
Bonus scenes/director's cut.
Other merchandise (posters/books/artbooks/anything-else-you-can-imagine-just-pay-for-it).

For example, here is the Fate/Zero Blue-ray box, which costs a hell lot, and includes, among other stuff,

  Extras: New bonus animation (written by Kinoko Nasu), Trailers, TV Spots, Textless Opening and Ending
  Episodes: Episodes 1-13 with unaired new footage

However, I wouldn't say that "most of", or at least "a lot of" Blue-ray releases contain bonus scenes, but unfortunately I can't prove myself with any facts, because apparently there's no such statistics in the Internet.


What happens to Demon Weapons who eat innocent souls? Okay, I pretty much get how Demon Weapons and Death Scythes work. I get how Kishin's work too. However, on the Wiki, it says that the process of becoming a Kishin is "initially exclusive to Demon Weapons" and requires the "merging between a non-Demon Weapon and a Demon Weapon", which would be a Demon Weapon eating Kishin Eggs (or souls not on the Shimigami's list).

Basically, you need a Demon Sword before you can have a Kishin.

We know that Asura ate his Demon Sword and became a Kishin so my question is this: who exactly is able to become a Kishin? What would've happened if Asura's Demon Sword continued to eat human souls? Although it was never mentioned or seen in the Soul Eater universe, could a Demon Weapon/Demon Sword--perfectly capable of killing and eating by themselves-- become a Kishin without a meister?

"Who exactly is able to become a Kishin?"

It has been stated in both the anime and the manga that humans cannot consume souls, only demon weapons. Yet Don Al Capone, a human, was seen eating human souls in the anime. The result of his soul consumption turned him into a Kishin egg, the first step in  becoming a Kishin (to my understanding, first you become a Kishin egg, then a Demon Sword, then a Kishin).

However, that only applies in the anime. In the manga, there are no "Kishin eggs" only Shinigami's list of evil human souls that only Lord Death can distinguish to be evil.

If you are referring to the manga, I'd say only demon weapons can become Kishin except for Asura who consumed his weapon which was already a Demon Sword. By swallowing his weapon he gained the ability to eat souls.

However, in the anime humans can become Kishin eggs, but it seems unlikely that they would turn into "Demon Swords" because they are still humans--not Demon Weapons. On the contrary, Jack the Ripper's hands appear to be completely replaced with claws which, in some way, makes his body a weapon, so I suppose it's plausible.

"What would've happened if Asura's Demon Sword continued to eat human souls?"

If Asura continued to feed Vajra human souls, then Vajra would have been the one to become the Kishin, so long as he wasn't eaten first.

"Could a Demon Weapon become a Kishin without a meister?"

Demon Weapons are fully capable of consuming souls. And, assuming that they are able to kill humans on their own, yes, they could become a Kishin without a meister.

However, some weapons such as Nygus or Liz (or Patty but not together as a Weapon/Meister pair, individually) are probably unable to turn a specific part of their body into their weapon form that can be used effectively like Soul and Justin Law. Such people may be incapable of becoming a Kishin solo.


Is there any official list of people that Zoro had captured or killed as a pirate hunter? I am wondering, since we all knew from the beginning when Zoro appears in the OP world, he was known as a "Bounty hunter" sometimes called "Pirate hunter Zoro".

Is there any official list of individuals that Zoro had captured or killed when he had that title?

No, there is no known list of pirates Zoro captured or killed during his pirate hunter period. The only known one would be Mr. 7

Zoro learned of Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk, who currently holds the title of the Greatest Swordsman in the world. He set off to sea, searching for him in order to challenge him to a duel. However, he lost his way, and could not find his way back home. In order to survive on his own, he took on bounties to pay for living expenses. He quickly built a famous reputation for himself as a "Pirate Hunter" in East Blue and even in Grand Line as Baroque Works had heard about him; he was even considered the greatest swordsman of East Blue, after which he met the two bounty hunters, Johnny and Yosaku.
Because of his reputation as a bounty hunter, Zoro was offered a position as a numbered agent within the Baroque Works. He replied with that he would accept only on the condition that he would lead the organization (which they refused). He then killed Mr. 7, the agent who offered him the position, to defend himself. - One Piece Wiki


Can you end up with a different type of magic than taught? In Fairy Tail, can you end up with a different magic than you’ve been taught?

e.g: You’re trained by a fire dragon but ends up with Ice Dragon Slayer Magic.

e.g: You’re trained by an Ice-Make wizard but ends up with Fire-Make magic.
Stuff like that. Because in Fairy Tail, I’m not sure, but does each person have its element like in Naruto? Like they only have ice as element and things like that...?

In Fairy Tail, there are many types of magic, not just elemental or dragon slayer magic. If you read/watch the arcs dealing with the history of the world and the Fairy Tale guild, you'll see Mavis and the founders/masters of the various guilds and many others discovering, inventing or developing new magic. In the various other arcs, you'll also see things like Natsu learning transformation magic or being able to absorb lightning, not just fire. So while someone may show affinity for a certain type of magic, that doesn't mean they can't do/learn others.
(BTW even in Naruto, all they had were affinities for certain elements. They could still learn techniques/jutsu from other elements, it was just easier to learn jutsu falling under their own affinities and less of a power drain to use. Kakashi even mentioned that while most shinobi only had one or two affinities, by the time you were a jounin you should be able to use jutsu from all the elements.)
However, if you need certain types of training to perform certain types of magic, you are not likely to suddenly be able to do it without that training. Also, in the Fairy Tale world, you could only get dragon slayer magic by training under a dragon of that element or artificially (like Laxus in the beginning) from a dragon crystal.


Where did the anime trope of "clothing damage"/"clothes being torn" originate? I noticed that commonly now in anime that mostly female characters' clothes are being torn especially in fight scenes.

I googled and found this to be called Clothing Damage, and here are a list of examples from anime and manga from which I remember in High School DxD where the main protagonist Issei uses a technique called Dress Break to make his female enemies lose the will to fight. Also found in Dog Days and Freezing.

Even JRPG games such as Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! and its sequel, Doki Doki Majo Shinpan! 2 Duo has this.

Who started this trope? Is it somewhat related to the origin of the tentacles trope in anime?

The most likely culprit is Go Nagai, the father of Ecchi fan service. You can probably trace it down to as early as "Shameless School", which often had female characters "losing" their clothes:

But the actual tearing off of clothes may have first been in Mazinger Z's manga (circa 1972), linked from the very article in the question:

  It happens to Sayaka Yumi in the original manga sometimes (too many times for her liking). Given that it was created by Go Nagai, the man who introduced Fanservice in anime, it is not surprising.
  In one chapter, several female robots with blades replacing her arms sliced her dress to ribbons, without actually cutting her flesh or underwear.
  Great Mazinger: Jun Hono suffered from this more often than Sayaka (much to her disliking).
  It also happens to Boss in Mazinkaiser, when the Gamia Q sisters attempt to assassinate him, thinking he's Kouji. His school uniform and his boxers are torn to ribbons by their hair.

Doesn't end there, by Cutie Honey, he's gotten quite good at it:


Who is Mizuki in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki? I really liked the songs sung by "Mizuki" of SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki in the Aldnoah Zero opening/ending/insert songs, so I tried looking for other songs that she sang.

However, I can't seem to find anything on her. The main issue is a one word name is very ambiguous, and so googling "Mizuki" or "Mizuki singer" brings up a lot of results for Nana Mizuki and other singers with Mizuki in their names.

If I google "Mizuki aldnoah zero", which disambiguates my query a bit, then the problem is that I just get all the songs she produced for Aldnoah Zero, which I am already well aware of.

So does the Mizuki in question go by the name "Mizuki", in which case, any tips for differentiating her from other singers with "Mizuki" in their names?

Or does she go by a full name that got omitted in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki or a completely different one?

Or is she just only producing music under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki? (I ask this because Aimer still has songs under her own name even though she collaborated with Hiroyuki Sawano as SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer)

The mizuki in question is this mizuki. Her personal blogs (in Japanese) are ５６番線 on ameblo and note.mu/mizuaoi. Her Twitter handle is @mizukizuiaoi.

  Or is she just only producing music under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki?

She seems to be the vocalist for the band "Itsue", where she is also known by the single name "mizuki" (but it's written in Japanese as 瑞葵 there). Their YouTube channel has a few of their songs, which have vocals by her. Their discography page has links to purchase more of their music, if you're interested.

  Or does she go by a full name that got omitted in SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki or a completely different one?

She doesn't seem to go by a full (two-part) name in any of her public appearances. This isn't terribly surprising; I get the impression that pseudonym among Japanese music artists is fairly common.

  So does the Mizuki in question go by the name "Mizuki", in which case, any tips for differentiating her from other singers with "Mizuki" in their names?

Your best bets are probably to search for things like "nzk mizuki" (for her stuff co-produced with Sawano, which at present is just the Aldnoah.Zero stuff) or "itsue mizuki" (for her band work; in Japanese, "イツエ 瑞葵").


Does anyone know Vic Mignogna's (Edward Elric's VA) email address? I heard he replies to people who email him and I will love to have the privilege of emailing him. Does anyone know his email? And if he's ever replied to your emails, don't be afraid to tell!

Looking Vic Mignogna up gives me his website. His contact page lists his email and also has a mail-to link, although the linked email and the email listed are different from each other.

Mignogna is also on Twitter, so I suppose you could also tweet at him.

I've no idea whether he usually responds to general emails; I don't watch English dubs much and also rarely consciously follow voice actors.


A manga about two students in a class where everyone but them is in a relationship It's about two students in the same class who realize everyone but them is in a relationship. They are kind of forced by their classmates to go out with each other, even though they don't particularly like each other.

I remember the cover of one volume being the two main characters in front of a class board. There is also an otaku couple (one acts openly, while the other is a closet otaku).

I read this manga once and really liked it, but can't remember the name.

It's most likely Bocchi na Bokura no Renai Jijou.

The color spread from chapter 1 indeed features the main couple in front of blackboard:

Synopsis from mangaupdates:

  When summer break ended, high-schooler Ichijou Hajime finds out that everyone in his class but him has gotten a girlfriend or a boyfriend! Hajime suddenly finds himself a loner but then Ninomiya Chitose transfers into his class...!?

Since they are the only loners in the class, their classmates suggest them to go out with each other. Of course, they vehemently refuse the suggestion, since they just meet each other. However, the boy makes a faux pas when he says he doesn't want to date her just to make do, which the girl responses by saying that he is "unsold good". This marks the bad start of the love story between them.

As for the otaku couple, here they are:


If Maika and Kaho work in the morning, when do they go to the school? Maika and Kaho both are highschoolers, but they work in the morning. I assume so since when Maika comes to work, she says "good morning" in most of the episodes. It most likely morning than afternoon.

It's confusing as in the first episode itself, Maika doesn't go to school after work and instead went to an arcade.

Watching the last episode, I'm more or less convinced they work in the morning as Maika and the manager bump into each other at the train station and the time shown on the board was 10:23 AM. So perhaps she goes straight to work after homeroom.

However, in one of the episodes, she did say being held up at homeroom and being late for work. So either Maika was skipping school after doping in for attendance or they have a strange curriculum where they let students do jobs during school hours.

So, when do they go to the school? Don't they have daytime school, or is it evening classes?

I've watched a bunch of episodes from the anime and it was never explained why.

In fact, here are some possibilities that I could think of:

They may have left school for work after dropping in for attendance, like how you have guessed.
It may not have been morning. Sometimes in Japan, it is quite common to say "Good morning" when you get to work, regardless of what the actual time of the day is.


When does the Cowboy Bebop Manga take place within the Anime? I know that the Cowboy Bebop manga was written and produced by someone other than Shinichiro Watanabe (although the English credits say: Cooperation: Shinichiro Watanabe / Sunrise); the manga Cowboy Bebop, shortly after the TV series ended, and that for all intents and purposes, they are the same canon as the TV series and movie; and the manga Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star, which was written alongside the original TV series airing. The chapters themselves are pretty similar to an episode of the TV series, so are there specific time frames, or episodes that these chapters are reported to take place? Or is it ambiguous and can safely sit somewhere in the middle of the series (after all the cast have been introduced and are together, before the cast start separating)? Is "Shooting Star" on a completely different timeline?

There are actually two mangas for Cowboy Bebop:

Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star
This one is supposed to be an alternative telling of the anime series' story. This one has elements of the story as told in the anime and some entirely new elements.
Being 'a new take' on the anime, I guess this one is supposed to replace its timeline.
Source 1 and 2
Cowboy Bebop
This one features side-stories, which are supposed to be separate from the anime story.
According to Anime News Network, this one is supposed to take place before the ending of the series (but they do not cite any references). It could fit somewhat like the movie does.
Source


Did anybody feel Gon's Nen? When Gon transformed against Pitou, his Nen increased a lot. Why didn't we see any reaction of people feeling it like The King, the other Royal Guards, or Netero (if they were still alive) ? In the Election Arc, we saw everybody feeling Alluka's power, as it was very big.
I could say the same with the King's birth, because he was born with Nen.

There are multiple factors to it:

1) Distance: Gon and Pitou were a substantial distance away from the main combat areas.

2) The varying use of In and En by the users.  During combat scenario this is very crucial vs the election which was a more friendly environment. Most of them were in their own active battles concentrating on either sneaking or fighting.

3) I believe they tend to pick up the largest active source of nen.  When the king was born, Pitou was on the look out and used her nen (En) to channel it out in a defensive grid surrounding the nest.  Everyone was so afraid to get near the nest that they wouldn't have been close enough to feel his nen in his passive state. Pitou could also have potentially masked or partially masked Gon's nen in their fight since she was fleeing away from him towards the others.

4) Gon in an enhancer, they fight by concentrating their nen into their own bodies, along with everything else on the list this would contribute to why they couldn't feel it since he tends to concentrate his nen more inwards.

And I maybe be wrong about this last one (been a while) but I thought Killua who was closest did feel the difference.


Game of Thrones reference in One piece I can't find which episode it was but in "Impel down" I feel like I saw the same throne we can see on the TV show Game of Thrones, is it related or not or maybe just a coincidence ?

The chapter 525 titled "The Underwater Prison Impel Down" which started the arc out got released on 8th of December 2008. The first episode of the Game of Thrones TV series aired in 2011, so there's no chance it could reference anything from it.


Where can I legally stream or download Ninku? I want to know details about Ninku. It's a very old ninja anime. Anybody knows from where I can legally get raw or subbed links or online streams or even a manga?
When I was little, a TV channel named "Animax" used to telecast episodes of Ninku. This was about 10-12 year ago.

There are DVDs available, if you keep an eye out. Here's one ...at 750$ :(

The manga seems to only have been published in French

It doesn't look like its been touched by any English groups apart from the original broadcast so I'm afraid you're out of luck.

ANN doesn't mention any Japanese streaming download sites, so I think your best bet is to try and get the DVDs somewhere and import the manga if you read Japanese.