Is a double fusion possible? We know that there are 2 possible ways of performing a fusion.

Potara earrings
Fusion dance

Is it possible to combine these 2?

For example we have 4 individuals. They form 2 pairs which are perfectly synced with each other for the fusion dance. Once fused they wear each a potaro earring resulting in the second fusion. Is this actually possible? If potara earrings can't be used on a fused body then we can have 2 sets of earrings for the pairs. The fused ones perform the dance for the final fusion.

Well this question is something which cannot be answered definitely as the actual answer completely relies on the authors.
First combination(Potara fused characters do a potara fusion after) : It was stated by the Old Kai in the manga that the potara earring cannot be used more than once. In other words, 2 fused characters cannot fuse with potara fusion. This is because, one fused character such as Vegito cannot take off a potara earring as both the characters would both need 2 have 1 potara earring on.Second combination(Potara fusion followed by fusion dance/Fusion dance followed by potara fusion/ Fusion dance followed by another fusion dance): Although dragon ball GT is not canon, It was indicated that even the fusion dance can only sustain a fusion powerful to a certain extent because we see SSJ4 Gogeta defuse before the time limit. We know for a fact that the potara fusion is a lot more powerful and with 2 potara fused characters (Match their power level's and fuse), the power would be enormous and they wouldn't be able to sustain the fusion. The only other option would be a bunch of weak characters first doing the potara fusion and then followed with the fusion dance. So lets say a very weak race(Humans), do the potaro fusion, for instance krillin, tien, yamcha and roshi. In the Buu saga, Base goku and base vegeta were no where as strong as Super buu Yet alone buu han. Yet  we see base vegito completely owning him. So even if these 4 humans do a potara fusion followed by the fusion dance, the probability of the fusion of their fused character lasting would be very low and they would very likely immediately split back to their potara fused characters. We see goku willing to fuse with Hercule before his fight with Buuhan(Before Vegeta showed up). So goku did believe that even fusion with hercule would've made him stronger to an extent. So that leaves us with the possibility of someone as weak as Hercule and say his students doing the same. They would be able to attain the potara fusions but wouldn't have the necessary skills to perform the fusion dance. This would apply in case of all the 3 other possibilities listed in the second combination. This answer would be making an assumption such that fused characters can fuse. However, let us consider another possibility. In the Saiyan Saga, once Goku arrives to fight Vegeta and Nappa, we see him split a senzu bean and give half of it to Krillin and the other half to Gohan. We notice that this doesn't completely heal their energy. So let's say the effects of the Senzu bean were cut down to 50%? So what if Goku ate 2 successive senzu beans, instead of 1 when he's out of stamina. His body is not going to create an additional energy source after the energy from the first Senzu bean is depleted. So in other words, one could say a body is capable of only adapting to 1 fusion and another fusion wouldn't be possible?


What is the song playing in the background in Naruto season 2 episode 7? In Naruto season 2 episode 7, a song is playing when Ino’s team is fighting the Sound Ninja’s team and starts playing right after the Sound guy's team calls a player fat.
The song is very upbeat.
What is that song?

The Song u are looking for is:
Go Go Naruto!
Also, the Episode is: Naruto: 33 - Battle Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho!
Netflix has his own Episode Index.


What would happen if Rokudou loses his Haori of the Underworld? In Rinne, Rokudou uses a special Haori called "Haori of the Underworld" that grants several powers, like making a physical entity behave as a spiritual one, or vice versa (by donning it inside-out).

It is also a very precious item to Rokudou Rinne, more even than his Shinigami Scythe. This is evident during his duel with his father (wielding the blood-sucker fire wheel) when he threatens to convert the Haori into money.

He is half-shinigami and half-human, so he should have some powers (he can see spirits even without the Haori, but it is shown that anyone that eats afterlife food can do it, like Sakura).

What would happen if the Haori becomes permanently unavailable (stole, destroyed, etc)?

During Episode 18 & 19,

   The Shirushigami Kain seizes Rinne's Life Flame and Haori as payment on a debt.
 By declaring that the Haori will sell for a good amount implies its financial value.

 As shown in other episodes, he is unable to fly without his Haori, as he is only a half-shinigami. Whereas, Ageha can fly without needing one, as she is a full shinigami.
 This means that he would be unable to travel through the reido (without aid), which would prevent him from carrying out his shinigami duties, tracking his father, etc.


Shouldn't Pain's head have melted off during the fight with Naruto as 9-tails? When Naruto and Pains were fighting, Naruto turned into Naruto's six-tailed version 2 form and he held Pain's head. As we saw with Orochimaru's fight, his snake melted off when he touched Naruto.

Why didn't he at least get a burn?

That's probably just because Pain needed to appear stronger than Orochimaru, but we can try to make it work.
First we should note that it wasn't Orochimaru's body that touched Naruto, but his snake. Which we can try to understand as being a product of some jutsu, not just a flesh-and-bone snake. Orochimaru could just be so good at chakra shape transformation that he could give an actual physical appearance to his chakra, and not just a generic shape like in most jutsu, and the plot does give him this level of talent.

Now, with Pain, we know that the Rinnegan has some very strong chakra absortion and manipulation techniques, and the fact that the bodies weren't really alive, but rather being controlled remotely, could reduce the "rotting" and "melting" effect, after all, Naruto is touching dirt, grass and rocks and none of those are melting on contact.


What is the meaning of the Yellow balls in the second episode of Denki-Gai? One of the events of the episode is rolling a huge yellow ball. Hiotan is chosen to represent Umanohone, and there is some gag I did not get by that part.

What is the yellow ball supposed to represent?

Why is Hiotan embarassed and obviously aroused by the balls?

Why Hiotan says she can't be a bride anymore, after being trampled by one of the balls?

The balls were meant to be golden. In Japanese, "golden ball" is kintama, which is also slang for testicles according to Urban Dictionary. That's why the girls were so uncomfortable with this metaphor.


How could Naruto use rasengan in tailed best chakra mode? In EP 296 titled:

Naruto enters the battle!!

Naruto used rasengan in tailed beast chakra mode to take down the enemy white Zetsu.

But I thought whenever he tried using rasengan in tailed beast chakra mode, the rasengan got converted into the tailed beast bomb...am I missing something?

The "Rasengan" was created by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who took three years to develop it. The Rasengan is based on the Beast Ball with Tail, which is the definitive attack of the Beasts with Tail.

So that it isn't difficult to confuse one technique with the other, but answering the question what in fact uses naruto in that chapter is a "partial" rasengan with chakra of the 9 tails beast.

During the manga different versions of this combination are seen, but in any case is the tail beast bomb. It is a fusion between the two techniques or simply the utilisation of Kurama's chakra.


What does Krillin's "Tacos" shirt refer to? In Dragon Ball Super, Krilin wears a t-shirt with the word "Tacos" on it. What does it mean? Is it the Mexican "tacos" food, or is it the Japanese "takos" (which means octopuses, which are eaten in Japan, and may also be spelt "tacos") or is it something else?

This is an interesting question. I would say it's definitely one out of these 3 possibilities, It refers to the Japanese word Tako, ie "Octopus". This word is also a cheeky way of referring to someone's baldness (Example: Tatsumaki uses this word to insult Saitama in One Punch Man(Where the Main character's baldness is a recurring joke)). Krillin's baldness has been made fun of in the show. So this could possibly be a reason for the same.The Mexican dub of Dragon Ball Z was very popular and considered to be one of the best. So perhaps it could be Toei acknowledging them as a fanbase considering they chose "Tacos" in specific when they could've possibly put anything else on his shirt.Perhaps we are thinking too much of it. Just like in countries like the U.S where we see T-shirts with random Japanese Kanji on it, T-Shirts with random English words are indeed popular in Japan. So it was probably randomly chosen.Personally, I would like to think they gave it some thought and it was perhaps chosen on account of the first reason. However, it could very likely be for absolutely no reason at all and something only the artists know.


Did Naruto and Sasuke receive the Sage of Six Path's chakra or Asura's and Indra's chakra? So Naruto already has Asura's chakra, and Sasuke has Indra's chakra. Did the Sage of Six Paths give them his own chakra? Or did he give Indra's chakra to Naruto and Asura's chakra to Sasuke which fused together to make his own?

The Wiki only states that Hagoromo gave Naruto Six Paths Yang Power and gave Sasuke Six Paths Yin Power. That's not the chakra specifically, but rather a technique. Although there was some chakra transference involved.

Hamura, Hagoromo's brother, only had Six Paths Yin Power and Hagoromo's children didn't have either.
Indra had Yin Release and Asura had Yang release but they didn't have anything like the power given by Hagoromo to Naruto and Sasuke. I know you didn't claim that Asura and Indra had these powers but I'm just stating that these two powers Naruto and Sasuke received aren't in the same context as their reincarnated power. Hagoromo did give these powers to them because they are Asura and Indra reincarnated but the power didn't develop in them because of this, it was given to them whole by Hagoromo.

The "fusing" of chakra you mentioned was only demonstrated in Sasuke's left EMS turning into a Rinnegan, but I'm not sure if was blending of chakra or simply because he received half Hagoromo's power, so he gets half of his eyes turned into Rinnegan. This last part is highly speculative, though.


Why doesn't Ash use his old Pokemon? Why doesn't Ash uses any of the Pokemon he caught in previous regions, apart from Pikachu? We only seem him use Charizard in Best Wishes and a few examples in Diamond & Pearl (only so far though because XY&Z haven't finished). I get how he wants to start fresh with each new region and use new Pokemon to beat the league (to make it more adventurous), but is there a specific reason for why he doesn't use them?

From S05E275 ("Gotta Catch Ya Later!", second to last episode of Master Quest)

Ash: Professor! I've decided to start a new journey too, and only take Pikachu with me. I want it to be just like the first time I left Pallet Town."
Pikachu: Pikan~~
...
Tracy: And you can count on me to take care of your Pokemon for you!
Ash: Really? Thanks a lot, Tracy.

Ash wants to experience the thrill of discovering the wonderful world of Pokemon all over again- a feeling he knows he won't experience if he only relies on his old Pokemon.
He remembers how much he loved the experience of being introduced to a whole new realm, and how he had to work at leveling his Pokemon and growing with them to be able to eventually win the Orange League Championship.
He decides to leave his Pokemon so he is forced to level native Pokemon, knowing he will grow as a person during this process.
He leaves his Pokemon at Professor Oak's Laboratory because he knows they'll be well taken care of.
Throughout the Pokemon series, Ash only ever brings Pikachu with him to each new region, as Pikachu is his best friend and they are inseparable. The are two execptions to this rule: the Johto region, due to behind-the-scenes expectations (Pokemon was originally only going to have Gen I and Gen II), and Diamond & Pearl, where Aipom sneaked aboard the boat Ash took to the Sinnoh region.


Which threat level is Garou? AFAIK , season 2 of One Punch Man is going to have Garou as the main villain. Which threat level is Garou according to the manga?

In Chapter 85, Garou was declared as a Dragon-level threat.


What really happened at the end of Stone Ocean? At the end of Jojo Part 6: Stone Ocean, did Emporio get sent to a parallel universe? Is this the same universe that SBR and JJL then take place in? The wikia says that the universe is reset. What really happened? I'm so confused...

Some years ago I shared your confusion, and I kept thinking and thinking until I found an answer I was satisfied with.
I also wrote this "answer" in an italian forum I was part of at that time.
To be fair, it did not receive very much attention, but I want to translate it because I think it could be of some help (I doubt it to be correct because I believe H. Araki's brain creations are too much for anyone to understand).

Here I go:

Father Pucci makes the universe collapse by means of the powers of his Made in Heaven.
Then, the universe rises again for another cycle of life.
The interesting fact, which H. Araki himself explains to us, is that this new cycle will be exactly the same as the one before except for the fact that all the living beings that are actually alive when the collapse takes place will return in the second cycle of life with full knowledge of their future.
This consciousness of the future is how Father Pucci believes happiness will be achieved by mankind.

The new history of the universe will be written in such a way as to preserve the faith of who was alive before the first collapse operated by Father Pucci through Made in Heaven.
Details will obviusly change, but the main part of their faiths will be unaltered.
As for the deads, something similar happens in the sense that their new lives will be somehow "connected" with the lives of those with whom they were connected in the first cycle, but there will be no clear knowledge of their faith for them.

It is clear that Father Pucci is the only living being which is outside of the "written faith", and he can move arbitrarily in the cycle of the new universe because of the gravitational powers of Made in Heaven.
Since Father Pucci knows that Emporio is alive before the collapse, he decided to close the  situation once and for all, and goes back to the prison (during the second cycle of the universe) in order to kill the little guy.....and this is where Father Pucci makes his big mistake.

Emporio manages to survive Father Pucci's threat precisely because Father Pucci is immune to Made in Heaven powers.
Indeed, we know that the details of the lives of who was alive before the first collapse may change, and this clearly allows Emporio to have some kind of mental and physical freedom with which he is able to think to a plan to kill Father Pucci.
Furthermore, we know that Father Pucci's faith is completely open, there is no predestination for him because it is his will to actively keep using his powers the reason of everyone else's fixed faith.
This means that, even if Father Pucci can litterally decide the faith of the universe, nothing prevents him from dying like the idiot he surely does not want to be.

Then, he dies, of course.

Before dying, Father Pucci decides to accelerate Time again hoping to prevent the result of Emporio's plan (his death) before it actually realizes.
All he succeds to do is to set a third cycle of the universe, a cycle of which he will no longer be part of.
However, Emporio was alive at the time of the second collapse, hence, he will be fully conscious in the third cycle, and thus he tries to reconnect with the group.
He finds Irene and Anakis, the "alter-ego" of Jolyne and Anasui, who, however, do not have Emporio's knowledge of their faith and are not able to remember him (they were dead before the first collapse).

In this third cycle, Father Pucci is no longer there because he died in the end of the second cycle, and thus we may safely assume that there will be again a lot of freedom for everyone.
Accordingly, I believe that SBR takes place in this third cycle, because, if it had took place during the second cycle, there would have been Father Pucci somewhere in the universe, and this would have made the plot of SBR meaningless with respect to the "fixed faith" imposed by Made in Heaven.

Now that I wrote it again, I feel better.
Please, forgive my english and let me know what you think.

Remark
At the time of my writing now (26 January 2019), I have not yet started reading JoJolion (part 8), hence, I do not know what happens there.
The following edit has been suggested by someone who is reading JoJolion, and I thought it could be meaningful to add it because it seems to disprove my "theory" on the end of Stone Ocean.
However, I reserve my right to re-edit this answer once I read JoJolion and I have thought about it, and I warn people who have not read JoJolion that the following suggested edit contains information that may be perceived as spoiler.
End Remark

Peer edit:
In JoJolion (part 8), the theory that the Steel Ball Run universe takes place in a cycle of Made in Heaven was disproven, as the complete Joestar family tree is shown, and there is no Jotaro nor Irene.

This is because the Steel Ball Run universe is a completely different universe. The third cycle of Made in Heaven is its own universe.
The SBR-verse and Ireneverse have no correlation whatsoever.


In Bleach, if a Shinigami transfers their power to a human, where does their zanpakuto come from? So, at the beginning of Bleach Rukia attempts to transfer her power to Ichigo but he ends up taking all of them. My question is, say that worked exactly how Rukia thought it would, would he have gotten his own Zanpakuto or just borrow hers?
I ask because, in later arcs we're introduced to Oetsu Nimaiya, the creator of the Zanpakuto. And according to him, no Shinigami has ever obtained a zanpakuto before being given a asauchi. This pretty much definitively states that a zanpakuto can't be created solely by a person's soul/spirit energy.
So that raises the question, if Rukia's plan had worked at the start, not to mention the other times it must have been done for her to know she could do it, where would the sword come from?

I believe the sword Ichigo used for most of the series was a Quincy manifestation made by the Old Man? The actual Zangetsu is the dual blades Ichigo wields at the very end. I could be mistaken though.


What is the origin of this facial expression with one's tongue sticking out? I've seen this expression probably a dozen times in anime and manga. There are many variants, but they all have the character's tongue sticking up out of the side of their mouth. Their eyes are also typically big and sometimes in the shape of a backwards の character, or sometimes winking. Here are a few examples, though there are many more:

Bakemonogatari:

Clannad:

Tonari no Kashiwagi-san:

What is the origin of these expressions? Are they referring to a particular art style or character?

All of these faces are direct parodies of Fujiya's forever 6 year old mascot, Peko-chan:

Peko-chan was created in the 1950s is probably the most recognized character in the Japanese confectionery world.

In Japan, showing one's tongue can be used to express one's feeling embarrassed at making a mistake. It's often times meant to be childish and regarded as cute. There are no solid references connecting the behavior to Fujiya's mascot, but some believe the behavior is popularized by children imitating Peko-chan.


How was Akatsuki members able to replace their bodies? In Naruto Shippuuden Episode 16,I came across the scene where Akatsuki members were controlled with in another bodies.What kind of jutsu is that?

I assume you are looking for this.
It is called as the Shapeshifting technique used by pain.
According to the Wiki:-

  This technique allows Pain to allocate a portion of an individual's
  chakra and transfers it into a living human sacrifice, allowing the
  original to fight via an elaborate "copy". The appearance of the
  person on whom the Shapeshifting Technique is performed is completely
  identical to the original person. The technique will imitate any
  weapons, tools or kekkei genkai held by the original person, allowing
  the copy to fight with them. The power of the copy is in proportion to
  the volume of allocated chakra, which is decided by Pain.

If you want some more info then you can check Kazekage Rescue Arc on this page and some more about the jutsu.


A manga about two boys originally from an orphanage First, I want to inform that I'm French, so I'm sorry for my bad English...

I'm desperately looking for a manga that I can not manage to find despite all my efforts. On the dozen forums where I was searching, I found nothing. I remember only few scenes of the story:

It talks about two boys in an orphanage who plan to flee when one of them is going to be adopted. But in the end, they are taken together.
Some years later, they are in a kind of army. For a reason that I don't remember anymore, one of the boys escaped from the organization and hid himself among the society, where he attended high school.
But one day, his old friend is ordered to get him.
I read it around 3 years ago. One of the boys has black hair and seemed to be cold with others. And I think the second boy was blond.

Here's all I know, I hope that I've been understood.

Thank you in advance!

Oh, I finally found it! It's Aegis. Someone just told me the title on a forum. I also mixed some parts of the story with another, sorry. Thank you again for your answers.


Which media should I read to continue from where the Re:Zero anime left off? As most of Re:Zero's audience know the anime ended last week, and since there were a lot of people talking about the important part that was left out "Which I still don't know about", I decided I want to read the light novel to see what happened. Here is the problem, I found out that Re:Zero has a light novel, a web novel, and a manga, so what's the difference between them? Do I read all of them? And where should I start from?

In short, you should read light novel from the start.

About the reason:
I’m currently reading light novel, actually in the first time Betelgeuse appears in 5th volume. Yet I’m far from where the anime ended, this first 5 volumes told many things anime didn’t. And some of them are really important, in my opinion.

About the difference:
As far I know, the web novel is the original source, the light novel is a compilated book from that and the manga is anime based. You told you already watch the whole anime, so I don’t see any reason to read the manga. I don’t know if the web novel has an official translation to English but the light novel do — it’s published in North America by Yen Press — since is an official publication you should buy it to support Teppei.

This way you won’t miss anything and support author. It’s a win-win.


Why are titans killing humans? Ok, huge spoilers for Attack on Titan in my questions.

   Does anyone have any ideas or theories about why humans are turning into armored and colossal titans, why those titans want to kill humans, and whether they are doing so intentionally?

Ok can't ask this question without expecting spoilers.

Per Armored/Sentient titans attacking in the show, it was revealed why they're currently attacking (in the manga). Which is basically to get back the controller from Eren/Historia.

As for why the war is even happening and what causes non-sentient Titans to attack, that has not yet been revealed.

**Side note a predominant current theory: It was mentioned the controller used to belong to armored titan's side of the war.  If that is true, non-sentient titans attacking humans on sight maybe a command from previous controllers instead of biological need. Also augmented by instances where titans ignored humans and attacked other titans.


How tall is Vice Admiral Smoker? How tall is Vice Admiral Smoker?

I've used Wikia as a reference. They have the most information out there by a long shot. The heights of various characters are usually shown there.

Another resource that is useful is the SBS, perhaps it's stated on there?

All I found online was a forum thread on Oro Jackson which list the characters with confirmed heights according to the forum's OP. There is no one source for all this: I presume all this info comes from SBS and data books.

Anyway, Smoker is apparently 185 cm. This makes sense if we look at the picture below as Zorro's height is 178 cm before the time skip according to the volume 10 SBS.


Who tattoos the Phantom Troupe? Each spider has a spider tattoo with their member number tattooed somewhere on their body. Shizukus is on her hip, for example.

As they are thiefs, anonymity is a valued good, so I can't imagine them going to a tattoo parlor. At least not without disposing of the entire staff afterwards.

Does one of the members take to tattooing? But how does this happen then:

   All of the spiders are experienced Nen users. When tattooing Hisoka surely the artist would've recognized that they were not tattooing real skin, but rather Texture Surprise. Since Texture Surprise was inspired by a chewing gum wrapper, I wonder if that would even work in the first place, since tattooing paper is probably not very fruitful.

My guess is that kurollo stole someone's nen at some point that allows him to personally place the tattoo on someone's body without actually tattooing them. My understanding of texture surprise is that it resembles the texture and feel of the actual substance not that of a paper and since his nen type is transmutation,he also has strong affinity with the 2 neighboring groups which are conjuring and enhancing. Texture surprise is actually a conjuring ability,he probably conjures a layer of skin like material over a cloth or maybe just transmutes his aura into a skin like material over the cloth and combines it with bungee gum to stick it(It is highly likely to be the former one).

He may have fooled the members because he's skilled enough to do it, Machhi once said that he's so fast that even her eyes couldn't believe it when he applied texture surprise over his scars on his hand after she finished stitching his hand. Kurollo may not have expected anyone to be foolish enough to actually challenge them because of their reputation as a ruthless bandit group and since the entire group was probably there during his "acceptance" into their group he may have let his guard down and not noticed the fake skin.

But other than that, it's anime logic since it's important for the plot development to take place.


How did Kirio regain his memory? In episode 27 of Ushio to Tora (2015-16 version), we come to learn that Hakumen no Mono has used memory-altering hiyou to make almost everybody forget about Ushio and Tora (Jie Mei, Saya, Hyou, and Tokisaka/Tokijun are spared for various reasons).

In particular, in episode 27, we specifically see Kirio having lost his memories of Ushio and Tora. Then, in episode 29 (he doesn't appear in episode 28), we see that he's regained his memories of the two of them.

How did that happen? (The anime seems to be eliding a bunch of details in order to fit the rest of the story into this cour, and this seems like one of those things that would've been cut.)

As seen in a later episode

  Kirio was actually travelling through time with Tokisaka while Hakumen no Mono sent out its minions to remove both Ushio and Tora from the memories of everyone they had contact with.


What exactly is Nanoha's "dead" expression? According to this Wikia page, where it discusses the difference between TV and DVD:

  One of the most notable differences is the change of Nanoha's infamous "dead" expression when casting Crossfire Shoot on Teana in StrikerS to a more disappointed one.

When I bought the DVD Set which had all 3 series and the 2 movies from eBay, I assumed it was the proper Japanese DVDs. However, given how often the subtitles change fonts and how the translation of the names and terminologies changes in later episodes, it's obvious the seller made the copies from fansubs.

That being said, I am unsure if the episode I saw were ones from the DVD release or the Japanese television release.

So I am wondering, what is Nanoha's "dead" expression? How does it compare to her disappointed one? And why would it be changed?

See this image:

The image consists of comparison shots between the TV broadcast (left) and the DVDs (right). Except for the bottom right one, obviously. The rest are legitimate images.

This is the infamous white devil scene from StrikerS, and you shouldn't have much trouble noticing significant differences in the faces, especially in Nanoha's.

The severity of the difference should also suggest why it was changed: they decided Nanoha's reaction and characterization in that scene were inappropriately grim and harsh. In the broadcast, she is mortified into brutality. In the DVDs, she is disappointed but cool and in control.


Does Goku suffer amnesia? So from the new trailer of the upcoming movie Dragon Ball Super Broly we see Goku was more like a kid than a baby when he was sent to Earth and he saw his parents when leaving and he was crying and everything. Does Goku suffer amnesia or he was too young to remember these events later?

He did hit his head as a baby, and that is what turned him from a vicious destroyer to the calm and kind child he became. This could have caused amnesia, though he was still a very young child/baby and maybe didn't even form memories yet, so it would be the natural infant amnesia we all experience.
As a side note, Toriyama himself wrote such a sequence, and it was noted that it contradicted the lore established in the past. However, most of that lore was Anime only, and not Manga only. Most of the lore we know of is from the Bardock movie, The Father of Goku.
From the Wiki

The manga's depiction of Goku greatly contrasts to the TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku. In this story, Goku's age at the time of Planet Vegeta's destruction is different than in other media: he is three years old, in contrast to a few days old. In Minus, Goku is also clothed in Saiyan gear, while in other depictions he isn't.
Presumably this would mean that Dragon Ball Minus is the manga's version of the events leading to Goku being sent to Earth as Bardock encounter with Frieza during the Genocide of the Saiyans only appears in a single panel of the original manga during the Frieza Saga, which was inspired by Bardock's encounter with Frieza in the TV special. Additionally while Bardock has a bad premonition concerning Frieza's order for the Saiyans to return to Planet Vegeta which explains why he decided to send Kakarot off world, there is no indication that this was a result of the foresight he was cursed with by Toolo's Future Punch providing further evidence that the events of Dragon Ball Minus are relegated to the manga storyline.

So most likely, its simply that all we know about baby Goku was a mix of Anime Filler and vague references from offhand comments, and Dragonball Minus is the more official version released about 20 years later. Toriyama himself was involved, though I can't find if he just wrote the cliffnotes, or illustrated the entire manga at the moment.


Why are Eren and Mikasa shown not to be in the Walls in some flashbacks? Why is it that in some flashbacks that it appears that Eren and Mikasa aren't in the walls? and no I'm not talking about the little loop things, on the outer parts of the walls, like where Eren lived.

Standard character, plot, and location spoilers for Season 1 and 2 of Attack on Titan, and corresponding material from the manga. Some things we know about
Mikasa's childhood home & the events that give us insight on its location:

It is a decent-sized wood house located in a rural area, surrounded by trees, at the base of a hill, in a mountain-like region. On the side of the house, they store a hefty pile of wood,  and none of the surrounding trees looked to be cut down so we can assume that the area in question is likely in a forest or near a forest at the base of a mountain  (Manga, Vol. 2, pg 36)
When Mikasa is kidnapped, she is taken to another rural location that shares the same wood-like housing structure, surrounded by trees, and with a mountain very close by in the back drop, and the house looks to be on an incline of some sort (Manga, Vol. 2, pg 42)
Shortly thereafter we get a brief flashback to a childhood memory that confirms the house is at the base of forest, and the house is also a farmland house (Manga, Vol.2, pg 62).
Now, we know that Eren lived at Shiganshina, and there are two forests on either side of this area, either being a plausible location for the location of Mikasa's childhood home. The area to the north east of Shiganshina is where the encounter with the Female titan takes place and so we know there's a forest there. The area to the north west of Shiganshina is where Krista's kidnapping occurs, so we know there's a forest there as well.
But, as mentioned above, the childhood home of Mikasa was located near or within a forest, and the forest was also near a decent-sized mountain range. Cross-referencing with the terrain provided in Volume 2 of the manga, only mountain ranges within any of the walls are north west of Shiganshina. There are no mountain ranges to the north east of Shiganshina (Manga, Vol. 2, pg 38)
Lastly, for the argument that Mikasa lived outside of the walls, remember that the location was close enough to Eren's home in Shiganshina that Eren and his father traveled to Mikasa's house by foot. And, in Attack on Titan, no one goes through titan territory without a horse. So, considering that they traveled to Mikasa's house by foot it would be safe to assume that the location they were traveling to was within Wall Maria but outside of Wall Rose.

That means that the most likely location for Mikasa's childhood home is somewhere near Chlorba, likely south east of it, but still within Wall Maria. At least until further information is released that proves otherwise.


Ciel and Elizabeth after episode 12 of the second season? Do Elizabeth Midford and Ciel Phantomhive stay together even after Ciel turns into a demon in Season 2 episode 12?

At the end of that episode, it was shown that Ciel went to leave his mansion along with Sebastian. Sebastian then jumped off a cliff with Ciel on his arms. Considering this, it is very likely that Ciel didn't stay together with Elizabeth. He left her (dumped her, whatever you call that) to go with Sebastian, possibly to the underworld, considering the settings of the manga and anime.

Ciel left a card saying that he died to all his friends (Prince Soma, Undertaker, Greill Sutcliffe).

He was then seen princess carried by Sebastian in a flowery field and the sound effect suggests that they jumped of the cliff.


Who is first lieutenant Schrödinger? I still can't seem to grasp his abilities and character.

Do we have more information regarding Schrödinger? He's everywhere and nowhere, but how does that work in case his head is blown off?

Could anyone try and shed some light?

According to the Schrödinger page at the Hellsing Wiki, his abilities are:

  Abilities: Can spontaneously appear and disappear at will. Unable to be killed as long as he wills it. Invulnerability. Immortality.

It's not clearly explained what it means for him to "will" it. I guess his head can't be blown off if he doesn't wish it to be or if it happens, he can still will his head back. But I guess like his name and appearance (cat), he's supposed to be a reference to Schrödinger's cat, a paradox, being simultaneously alive and dead. Other tidbits from the article:

  It is confirmed by the Major that Schrödinger only exists for as long as he is aware of himself. He was able to appear in Hellsing's conference room without difficulty, despite the high security of the building at the time. He also appeared inside Zorin Blitz's illusions while Blitz was attempting to attack Seras Victoria's mind, indicating that he can appear in mental realms as well....Even if Schrödinger is fatally wounded, if he believes that he is alive and unscathed, then he would be. This can be seen when Alucard drinks the blood of Rip Van Winkle. He is sitting on the ship with the hand television, while in next scene we can see him standing on the right side of the Major.

So that sort of explains the immortality part. Except at the end of the OVA:

  .. now that he [Schrödinger] is consumed by Alucard and is mixed with millions of other minds, he can no longer recognize himself, and by extension neither can Alucard, the one who has absorbed him. Whilst neither are technically dead, they do not exist in one place because they cannot recognize themselves, and have thus become "No more than a set of imaginary numbers."


What is the piano song from Ep 18 13:12 of parasyte? Does anyone know the title of that piano song. I have searched a lot and still have not found it.

It is the piano version of "I Am", this melody is  included in the album 寄生獣 セイの格率 特典オリジナルサウンドトラック

you can listen to it here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXDbj4L2Y2U&list=RDmXDbj4L2Y2U


Did Naruto stack Sage Mode with Sage of Six Path Mode? Naruto received Sage of Six Path Mode from Hagaromo. At this moment, what was Naruto "final form"?

KCM + Sage Mode(Toad) + Sage of Six Path Mode?
KCM + Sage of Six Path Mode?

If it's the latter, did his Sage Mode(Toad) transformed into Sage of Six Path Mode? Is there any other explanation?

Naruto had already unlocked KCM+Sage Mode before getting extra powers from Hagoromo(when he was fighting Sage-Obito alongside Minato)

Sage of six paths chakra gave him truth seeker orbs,along with a small piece of each tailed beast.

Hope that answers your question.


Is it shown in the Manga the moment when Watari becomes aware of "the lie"? Watari is a big part of the romantic rectangle in the story, but he is also pivotal to "the lie".

In the anime it is only hinted that he is aware of the lie, for example

   when he in a light, teasing tone asks Kousei if he is going to steal "his" Kaori (while climbing the stairs of the hospital, during a visit - one of the last 4 episodes of S-2, i think).

Is this internal conflict of Watari explored in more depth in the manga? Is it shown that he is aware of the lie?

Well, technically the "lie" was

   Kaori liking Watari, so whether Kousei likes Kaori or not wasn't a direct indication.

Even very early on in Chapter 3 page 5:

   Watari half-jokingly boasts about Kaori and implies Kousei has intentions for her. Kousei rejects this suggestion, because "she likes Watari", thus it was "impossible". To which Kousei did give him some form of open competition by telling him only Kaori can decide what's impossible for him.

Also much later on,

   When Watari decides to encourage Kousei to visit Kaori more, he admits that Kaori always turns to Kousei and that Watari himself feels unable to help. This is also shown in the anime. At this point Watari is probably at least subconsciously aware that Kousei is probably as important to Kaori as he is (at least) (This is however my take on it)

The anime is quite filial to the manga, as the events are followed quite closely. Any variation comes from the differences in emphasis between certain scenes but is outside the scope of this question.

In summary, the manga hints as much as the anime about how much Watari knows and it is never clearly stated.

   We can only guess that perhaps that this one time, Watari "lost" a girl he really liked to Kousei, and that he probably didn't want to admit it himself as we see the parting shot where he stares at the picture of him and Kaori on his phone. Or maybe perhaps he knew all along and was lying to himself. There is no confirmation either way.

However, as far as how much Watari suspects, the first real evidence of this is from the manga, Chapter 21, page 31, where they were talking after Watari played some football.

Kaori gave an affirmative to being asked if she "likes" Kousei and Watari even says that he has thought as much, meaning that he actually suspected it then. However, Kaori gave a cop out answer stretching the meaning of "like" and says that she likes everyone.

Thus Kaori never admitted to Watari, so as a technicality, Watari never knew for sure. But surely he had strong suspicions all the way.


Hotel sign horizontally flipped In episode 5, at around 5:13 mark, we see the car driving away from the camera. On the right the "HOTEL" sign is drawn horizontally flipped. Could it be that in real life such sign exists, or is this just a drawing error?

First of all, this scene isn't happening in Japan, it's in Los Angeles, where Kaleido Stage itself is located, so it makes sense the car is on the right side.

While I do not have a definitive answer, there are two likely explanations:

During the production, while creating the scene they realized midway
or after its completion that it isn't in Japan, so they flipped the
background or the whole scene around.
The background was originally meant for cars coming towards the
viewer, not for ones going away from us, so they flipped it around
and didn't notice the sign or didn't have time to correct it.

The actual answer is more likely to be (or to be closer to) the latter, as the cars parking on the right side are actually on the wrong side of the road, their fronts are pointed towards the screen (If you don't have a driving license: in most countries this is considered illegal, including Los Angeles). Also, their driving wheels are on the right side instead of the left, while it's on the correct side in the police car a few seconds earlier. (But of course, this could be a production error too.)


Where did the Dog-people come from? In Dragon-ball there are numerous dog-people, one of which is the king of the world

There were other dog-people in the anime episode Plight of the children.  One of the orphans was a dog person, and one of the police was a dog person.

Where did they all come from?  Did someone, one day, breed with a dog, thus spawning this race of Dog-people?

In Dragon Ball universe Animals are different form our earth animals. Some of then can talk and even walk on two legs.Take Puar and Oolong as an example. Its never explained that why some dogs on Dragon Ball universe act like normal dog and some act as human. Not only for the case of dog, there are other animals too which behave in the same way.

Here is a link for the different species of animal appears in Dragon Ball Universe.

Its my own assumption that they can be alien on Dragon Ball universe from different planet. But there is no official words.

Or it may be a plot hole that some animals talk and some can't.


What's the meaning behind the rarity item's classified in Anime/manga? In anime, i always seen some item rarity that classified like

S (super)
SS (super super (?) ) maybe... i dont know

and many alphabetic words. Why did they add like "S" for super on the classified of rarity item like that ? Why they dont use like "A+","A-","B+" just like score result of an exam ? What is the story behind it ? What's the first anime/literature that used this kind of method ?

Ex. Classified Greed island Card Rarity in Hunter x Hunter

It not generally used in reallife. It is originally come from Japanese Animation & Games, is generally come from games. In real life school ranking mark only A, B, C is credit marks, this will feel not enough for high ranking. In Games, is freely to input A+, A-, B+, B- rank system, but games generally put on SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F, make players feel more happy on their result.

It means Super or Superior or alike surprise. Superlative classification. Super x3, Super x2, is weird to put Sx2, Sx3, so it is SSS, SS.

Some of games you can see R, SR, SSR, UR. R is meaning "Rare", mostly in card games. That means you get a rare card. SR is Super Rare. SSR is Specially Super Rare sometimes. UR is Ultimate Rare.

Rare[R]Super Rare[SR] Card Sample , Ultimate Rare[UR] Card sample

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I remember I learned about this game s-ranking system, but I don't remember who is the author of making this system, sorry. I remember have origin author who make this s-rank, but not remember the name, this is minor title in history.
Such as statement "The atom bomb S-Ranked Hiroshima" from Urban Dictionary: S-Rank. And, SS-Rank is by The early rank system of 1926, insignia of the Schutzstaffel. Early military.

Information is here:
   Giant Bomb: S-Rank,
S-Rank_Japanese


Attack On Titan Location Do you guys know where the AOT location is? I tried using the map from a thread and my best possible solution was Australia or eastern Europe but I can say for sure. note the climate of Australia real doesn't suit the inside of the walls.

Basically, it's the real world map but vertically flipped, (south) africa is Marley and Comoros islands is the paradise island.


Why didn't Dabura attempt to turn Buu to stone? In the DBZ episode Meal Time, why didn't Dabura even try to turn Majin Buu into stone? I'm not saying or implying it would have worked, but it seemed more likely to work than anything else he did.

In the episode Meal Time, Dabura actually did try to turn Buu into stone by using his spit. But when he did, Buu dodged the attack, then turned him into a cookie and ate him.

If Buu was hit by the stone spit from Dabura, he would be able to regenerate after breaking like Piccolo did.

  In desperation, Dabura tries to turn Buu to stone with his spit. Buu
  dodges and turns him into a huge cookie with his Chocolate Beam,
  eating him afterwards.

This is found on the same page that you posted in the question.


What's this song in Code Geass episode 5? There is a song that starts playing at around 13:04 in episode 5 and lasts for about 20 seconds. It doesn't have any lyrics, and it's not "Stories".

I have been trying to track down this song and am slowly going mad. I haven't been able to find it on any of the official OSTs.

According to the video posted, the song seems to loop at 15 seconds.

If you listen to the song carefully, it sounds like it's just a piano playing, and the tune is something similar to C -> A -> B -> G -> A -> F -> G -> E, where it plays one note, then it skips a note and plays the next before going back up to the missed note, and the whole process is repeated.

Now, the song doesn't sound overly complex, so it may have been the reason why it is not included in the OST, regardless of how iconic it is or how many times it's played.

Another possible reason is that this tune has actually been used in some other work outside the anime beforehand. As a result, the production company may have been allowed to use only 15 seconds in the anime as background music, but is forbidden from putting it on soundtracks. My sketchy memory only recalls two other instances where this song is played: when Lelouch is around Nunnaly and when Kallen sees her mother on Refrain. I don't remember the song being any different in those cases, so its exclusion from the OST may have been a licensing issue (allow 15 seconds of the song to be used any number of times, but not allow the song to be reproduced in licensed soundtracks).


Why are there Japanese and English names mixed in the anime series Fairy Tail? In Fairy Tail, there are names like Lucy and Wendy mixed with Japanese names like Nastu and Kagura.  I was wondering if there was a specific reason for this, or if they just wanted that way for no reason.  I've been questioning about this for a while.

Like Hiro Mashima said in his interview with ThoughCo.,

"Q: Are the Fairy Tail characters based on people in real life? Is there a character in Fairy Tail that is most like you?

Hiro Mashima: Definitely Natsu. He's like me in junior high! (laughs) All the other characters are based on my friends, my editors, people I know through work."

So based off of this text, a valid guess or answer could be that the names were based on people he knew. Lucy is a plausible common name for people and as an author of a popular manga before Fairy Tail, Rave Masters, he most likely would've known some people with these names or similar names. For example, there was a Japanese Musician named Masakazu Natsuda. (Pure guesswork here) So Natsu could've very well come from there.

So in conclusion and answering OP's question, the names that were given to the characters were extremely diverse like you said, some Western names, some Japanese names, and even a Russian name! Based on that interview (Little evidence here, please don't blast me), I believe that the names could've come from the people and connections Hiro Mashima had in real life.


What is Aoi referring to when she says "Comaneci"? In episode 4 of Tesagure! Bukatsumono Spin-off Purupurun Sharumu to Asobou, at around 14:16 into the episode, when they are talking about making a new school song, Aoi interjects with an obscure reference "Comaneci!".

A quick search on the Internet point to Nadia Comăneci, who is the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event, among other achievements. However, I can't tell how it connects to the context here.
Below is the translated dialogue leading to the reference above:

Yua: Actually, starting this year, Tosei High School is going to have a new school song, and they're inviting people to submit lyrics, so I thought we would participate, too.
Koharu: Write the lyrics for a school song?
Hina: If the lyrics are used, they'll become a piece of school history.
Aoi: Comaneci!
Yua: All right! But before we actually think of lyrics, let's think about a "new school song."

Can anyone explain this reference and how it connects to the context of the episode here?

コマネチ is indeed Beat Takeshi's running gag from the 80s.  It is in reference Nadia Comaneci's high-leg cut leotard, hence the V-shape motion.  While the gymnast's pose is straight and beuatiful, Beat Takeshi does his motion with his legs apart, adding to the comical effect. Most people today, especially the younger crowd, might know the gag, but probably do not know the origin of the gag or the gymnast herself.  Also note that the gag is consider a bit vulgar and therefore is not common for women to go.

If you know the nature of Tesasure! Bukatsu mono, you would know that it uses a prerecorded voice track method, where the voices are first recorded, then the anime was created to fit the voices.  Most of the anime is ab lib, in other words the lines of the characters are completely up to the voice actresses, minus a few lines to get the ball rolling.  Karin Ogino, the voice of Aoi, tends to spit out whatever is on her mind without much thought.  She also likes vulgar jokes that are unbecoming of her job as an idol, and he has a tendency to repeat running gags. I doubt much thought was put into this line as well, other then perhaps because it is a bit vulgar.

Unfortunately I do not have that season's BD, so I can't check the commentary so see if it brings any new information to the table (Though the other season's commentaries weren't very "informative" either).

Comaneci (gag) reference.


Is there any jutsu that Naruto won't be able to master without the Kyuubi? I'm just curious if there is any jutsu that would be impossible for Naruto to learn or master without the powers of the Kyuubi inside him?

If there is, which is it and why won't he be able to learn/master it without the Kyuubi? If there's none, then I guess Naruto is actually a smart ninja.

Well, here are some of the jutsu Naruto probably can't (or will be near impossible) to learn without Kurama:

Techniques from elements other than Wind - Naruto's natural chakra affinity is towards wind, while he can train in other elements, he probably won't be able to learn some of the other elements. (Actually has nothing to do with the Bijuu, that's kinda what happens to everyone)
The Bijuu Dama - a Bijuu specific technique (the nuclear-warhead like black sphere).
It's possible that using Kurama's Yang element chakra (sealed within Naruto), he'll be able to do something.
Tajuu Kage Bunshin - Even though Naruto naturally has massive chakra reserves, he wouldn't be able to make as much copies without the Kyuubi Chakra Pool.


Are there any characters designed specifically for Norio Wakamoto? Norio Wakamoto is a veteran Japanese voice actor with a long portfolio of characters that he's voiced. His craft is such that he often times gets pigeon-holed into a certain character archetype that fits a particular acting style of his.

This acting style is so prominent that you often have people try to imitate his voice, other voice actors/actresses that try to imitate him for fun, and even competitions at conventions (like at Moe Culture Festival 2012) for imitating him. These characters are usually evil (but not necessarily an antagonist), funny, maybe a little crazy. Characters like Onsokomaru (2x2 Shinobuden), Victoreem (Gash Bell), Garuda (Magical Quiz Academy), Katakuriko Matsudaira (Gintama), Amagumo (Desert Punk), etc.

Are there any characters (whether they fit this archetype or not) that were designed specifically for Wakamoto to play? I know there's Commander Wakamoto from Virgin Fleet, which I didn't find really matching the archetype, but it's hard to imagine that the names were just coincidence. Was Commander Wakamoto designed to be played by Norio Wakamoto?

Norio Wakamoto is not the only (though he is one of the most famous) seiyuu who has been pigeonholed on a certain type of anime character personality (though he is also capable of portraying other roles), to be specific, a villain character, but actually, there are a lot. You can see those people in this list.

About your question (which kind of confuse me so), I'm going to answer it bit by bit.

Are there any characters designed specifically for Norio Wakamoto?

Are there any characters (whether they fit this archetype or not) that were designed specifically for Wakamoto to play?

Yes, there are.

According to this link,

  It's even gotten to the point where, instead of having him "work his
  voice to fit a character", they work the character to fit his voice.

so we may conclude that there are characters that was built to fit his voice, though the link didn't specify which actual anime characters were designed for him. But to answer your question, yes there are.

As for Commander Wakamoto, I can't really find a reliable source to support my thoughts (and I'm not familiar with the anime and the character) but I think, Commander Wakamoto wasn't designed for Norio Wakamoto. First of all, the character wasn't on the list of the villain character Norio voiced on the link above. If Commander Wakamoto was designed for him, then he should be at least listed there and was highlighted to be specifically designed for him. Their names are probably pure coincidence. And based on what you said, the character wasn't matching with the archetype Norio Wakamoto was pigeonholed with. I don't think I'm convincing enough but what's the point of working the character to fit his voice if it's not the archetype he's pigeonholed with?

Well the bottom line is, there are characters that were worked to fit his grandiose villain voice.


Why can't all Level Ds drink blood from blood capsules? In Vampire Knight, some Level Ds, vampires who were turned by other vampires, are unable to metabolize blood created from blood tablets (synthetic blood created by the Night Class). That is said clearly in the story, but is it ever explained?

It could very well be genetic. In the manga, it's shown that Zero has been using Blood Tablets since Rido's destruction, there are 2 things which occurred around the time of Rido's destruction:

He drank Ichiru's blood, thus becoming the "complete" hunter he was supposed to be.
He drank Yuki's blood after she was turned back into a Pure-Blood.

We can rule out the second as Yuki's Blood at that time is Kuran blood, which Zero has had before from Kaname. Also, Yuki's blood as a human must have had some link to Kuran Blood as Rido also wanted it to be resurrected. So all that's left is the fact Zero had a genetic flaw since he was only a half-hunter.

In the anime, it only seems to reference that there are others like Zero, but Zero is the only one that I have seen, and I also have yet to seen anyone else in the manga either.


Was Misa accessible to Light in the way that this proposition assumes? There's this video that proposes how Light could have beaten Near. A critical element of the proposition is that Misa is accessible to Light, but was she? I seem to recall Misa was in the custody of the SPK up until some time just before Light et al are about to leave

She accessible, but not in the way the video assumes.
From the wikia episode plots:

Malice:
Aizawa thinks to himself that the reason this is happening is so that Light can either be exposed or kill Near. As Light accepts, Near lays out some ground rules: all members of the Task Force must be present, as all members of the SPK and Mogi will be there while Misa will go elsewhere. Near then gives the meeting location: an abandoned warehouse he purchased known as the Yellow Box, and also forbids the Task Force from leaving the Death Note behind, thinking to himself that this is what Light would want.
1.28:
The day finally arrives, and as Stephen Gevanni is on his way, Near announces that Misa has been moved to a luxury hotel, essentially freeing her. After Light confirms this, he asks Near to contact Mogi, who is with Lidner on their way, as to unlock the Death Note from a secure safe, each member has to put in a pin number that only each of them know individually.

Misa at that moment is a normal civilian girl, and there was no way for Light to safely get Teru Mikami (x-kira) contact Misa in the luxury hotel Near himself chose to placed her at whithout Near knowing. We can safely assume Near has a bug/tracker on Misa's cell phone (or can get a copy of the data). Or Mikami. Even if Misa is completely cleared, there is no way Mikami is not completely under electronic surveillance by 1.28.
Having Mikami contact Misa would have the same effect as not having his name written on the notepad. Light had very few pieces of DN left, if any by that time. It would be hard to find a piece where all those names could've been written (specially foreign names, with all those scribbly letters). And even if Misa was to text the picture of the names back to Light in 1 hour, it would give Near that much time to check the tracers and shut Misa down before she can forward the picture.
But the real problem was not assuming that Near would not find the DN inside a bank, the video gets that wrong. The unraveling of Light's plan was when

 Mikami broke his character, took the initiative (instead of just doing mechanically what he had always done) and went to the bank out of his schedule to kill Kiyomi. Nobody expected Mikami, a creature of absolute habit, to do something so spontaneous. Had he kept to his schedule, Near would not have found the DN in the bank.

TL.DR: He could have done that, but it would give away proof of his alter ego as Kira to Near all the same.


How did Sanji get his Diable Jambe ability? I was reading through the CP9/Enies Lobby arc, Sanji reveals that he has the ability to heat up his legs to the point that anything he touches with the spontaneously combusts. How is it that he got this ability?

Sanji was Red Leg Zeff's disciple. Red Leg Zeff was famous, as his name suggests, because of his red leg. He was known to kill all his enemies using his leg, which used to be smeared with their blood.

Imitating his master, Sanji created his own set of skills. He created the Diable Jambe, in which he rapidly spins and focuses all his energy into his leg, heating it up and forming a red leg which is so hot that anything in makes contact with, spontaneously combusts. After the time skip, he can use Diable Jambe without spinning to make his leg heat up.

How and when he created this technique has not been revealed and is less likely to be revealed. So as @AbhilashK mentioned in comments, he just didn't meet anyone who is strong enough (and/or made him angry enough) to use it till the Enies Lobby arc.


What was the first manga in color? I know that there are mangas printed in color as opposed to black and white. One example of this is Colorful by Torajirō Kishi, which is the only one that I know of. What was the first manga that was printed entirely in color--as opposed to just cover pages on tankoban being in color?

In the Wikipedia page for "Manga", it says this about the history:

  In 1905 the manga-magazine publishing boom started with the Russo-Japanese War, Tokyo Pakku was created and became a huge hit. After Tokyo Pakku in 1905, a female version of Shōnen Sekai was created and named Shōjo Sekai, considered the first shōjo magazine. Shōnen Pakku was made and is considered the first children's manga magazine. The children's demographic was in an early stage of development in the Meiji period. Shōnen Pakku was influenced from foreign children's magazines such as Puck which an employee of Jitsugyō no Nihon (publisher of the magazine) saw and decided to emulate. In 1924, Kodomo Pakku was launched as another children's manga magazine after Shōnen Pakku. During the boom, Poten (derived from the French "potin") was published in 1908. All the pages were in full color with influences from Tokyo Pakku and Osaka Pakku. It is unknown if there were any more issues besides the first one.

So in 1908, there was a manga called "Poten" that was printed in full color. There's more info about "Poten" here:

  When we look at the history of manga, we see a side which was brought about by war. The Sino-Japanese War kick-started the Giga-Nishikie boom, and the Russo-Japanese War brought about the manga magazine publication boom. In 1905: “Jijimanga Hibijutsu Gaho”* (Kyoto), “Nipponchi”; 1906: “Tokyo Pakku”; 1907: “Osaka Pakku”, “Joto Ponchi”; 1908: “Ehagaki Sekai”, “Warai”, “Shonen Pakku”* and so on. In 1908, “Poten” was published in Kyoto.“Poten” apparently comes from the French word “potin”, meaning “rough-and-tumble”. Unlike other manga, it is 34cm long and 19cm wide, yet it has been strongly influenced by other manga magazines of the time. That the centerfold spread was a large single sheet of topical satire manga and that all the pages were printed in colour were influences from “Tokyo Pakku” and “Osaka Pakku”.Also, on the last page there are four picture postcards which one can cut out and actually use an idea borrowed from Miyatake Gaikotsu's “Ehagaki Sekai”. It is unconfirmed whether there are issues other than the first issue. (Shimizu Isao) (*)...Museum collection


Why is the series named this way? I've been watching the anime since yesterday and couldn't help but wonder why it was called Gokukoku no Brynhildr or Brynhildr in the Darkness. So far I have yet to see any mention of Brynhildr; is this some person later on in the story? Or another name for the protagonist?

Brynhildr in this series is  Kuroha Neko. Brynhildr is mighty female warrior of Germanic mythology and the chief of the Valkyries.

Neko's character almost portray the character of Brynhildr as mentioned in German myth. She is powerful than Valkyrie. She does not have any past memory. She gained her memory and became very powerful at the end in series.

Brynhildr in the Darkness trying to show the Neko in darkness or loss of memory. She only does not have past memory but also lose memory when she keep using her power.


Why is Parasyte spelled with a y in the title? It is my understanding that the word parasite is spelled with an i and not a y. However, the title of the anime and manga, when translated into English, uses a y in the spelling.
However, this only seems to apply to the title, since the species is referred to as "parasites" (at least throughout the wikipedia article) and Uda Mamoru calls his parasite as Parasite in episode 7:

Is there a reason for this misspelling?
Or is there maybe a difference between "parasyte" and "parasite"?

According to Wikipedia user Doceirias who translated the Del Rey version of the manga:

  Essentially, the word kiseiju1 is consistently translated as Parasyte, while the word kiseichu2 is translated literally as parasite. The creatures themselves are referred to either as kiseichu or parasaito. The word kiseiju only appears one time (if memory serves) and is used to refer to human beings. I decided the distinction was an important one, and that the word Parasyte actually referred to mankind.

As with writing byte instead of bite, Parasyte is a deliberate respelling of parasite for distinction purposes.

1 kiseijuu 寄生獣: parasite beasts
2 kiseichuu 寄生虫: parasite bugs


Who is Ruby Rose's father? The Wikia says that Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang's father, first married Summer Rose, Ruby's mother. But why isn't Ruby's name Ruby Xiao Long? This might mean that Ruby isn't the real daughter of Taiyang, probably his adopted daughter.

TaiYang Xiao Long is both Yang & Ruby's father.

Yang's mother is unnamed as of Season 2. Ruby's mother is Summer Rose, who is Yang's step-mother.

I have two theories as to why Ruby is Ruby Rose not Ruby Xiao Long.

Theory 1

Summer Rose was insistent that her name be carried on, and so Ruby was given the surname Rose. As Memor-X has said in the comment, a husband taking a wife's surname isn't all that rare nowadays.

Theory 2

It was a convenient choice for the writers - Ruby and Rose are both very vividly red items, whereas Yang Xiao Long can be translated as Small Dragon of the Sunshine or Little Sun-Dragon, reflecting Yang's powerful, fiery personality & battle ability quite well.

Theming the characters with their colour seems to be quite important in RWBY - For instance, check out their pajamas below - Yang has a fiery heart on her tank top, whilst Ruby has rose-patterned bottoms.

I suspect we may find out more if/when Yang's mother's identity is revealed.


How did Sara from Samurai Champloo know about her son? In Samurai Champloo, how in the world did Sara realize her son was dead while talking to the pinwheel guy?

She had some sort of extrasensory perception, which is proven by the fact that she was blind, but still proficient in fighting. Also, she tells Fuu that she is able to sense things she cannot see, and she can sense Momo hidden in her clothes. When she fights Muugen, she tells him she can sense his anger, meaning she could somehow feel what other people feel and their states of mind.

Given the above, and the fact that she realizes that her son is dead when a pinwheel stops, I can only conclude that the stopping of the pinwheel made her realize some state of mind/feeling coming from the pinwheel merchant (something she was not aware of before), which in turn made her realize her son was dead.

Although this is speculation, it is the only thing that seems plausible to me. However, the stopping of the pinwheel may have some deeper meaning that I am not aware of.


Can humans use god ki? In Dragon Ball Super, Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', gods of destruction, beings belonging to Whiss's race (some sort of angels or angels), supreme kais and super saiyan gods can use "god ki". In DBS and Resurrection 'F' also, others no super saiyan gods saiyans like Vegeta can obtain the power of god ki without transforming into super saiyan god by training (and also becoming super saiyan god super saiyan by transforming) . Can other Dragon Ball races like humans or namekians or  Frost Demons obtain god ki by training too?

Simply yes, not only humans, all mortals could obtain or use god ki via various ways:

Through special rituals, such as Super Saiyan God Ritual. Unfortunately this kind of rituals don't exist throughout human history, but maybe it do exist in other races.
Highly intense training under the supervision of an angel, for example Whis. It's most likely to obtain god ki by entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

(Source)


Who are the characters on the girls' planes in Shirobako? In the intro to Shirobako, the girls are shown flying in fighter jets. Each of them has a design under the cockpit - presumably related to the characters.

I can't figure them all out though.

This is the easiest one, the two toys are delusions of Aoi's that she interacts with often during the show.

Shizuka's plane has the  pig with a plum-shaped nose. This was the character that she got to play in costume during one of the episodes.

Misa's plane has a depiction of a penguin - from the show that inspired her to join the company she was making tires for.

However, I don't know what the final two are referring to.

Did I miss something obvious? Any ideas how these pictures / characters are related to the cast?

Ema's is one of the characters from their Seven Lucky Battle Gods anime.

I'm not sure about the one for Midori, but it might be the guy behind her in the red armour.


Who is Tao Ren's wife? In the original Shaman King, in the ending chapter, grown-up Ren already has a kid, named Men. Who is the mother? As when Lyserg wants to reveal it, because it's obvious from the kid's hair color and name, but Ren doesn't allow him to.

It's implied to be Iron Maiden Jeanne, based on the (silver) hair and (red) eye color.


Why didn't the SSS create powers like Tachibana Kanade (Tenshi) did? I saw Angel Beats a couple of years ago (can't really remember when), and I remember that Tenshi

   created her powers with a software program.

So why didn't the SSS create powers themselves to fight her, if they were later on shown to be able to create weapons out of dirt?

If they remember how to do it, they can create weapons.

Also, at some point they can try to create things they don't remember (for example, the cannon at guild basement).

Probably, one or two people from the guild remember weapons, and they instruct the others.

For creating skills (power, abilities, body weapons), they need to know how to code and have a computer. They can get a computer from the computer room #1, but they also need the Angel Player software and a programmer (and apparently, only Takeyama knows how to do it).

Also, you don't know if the Angel Player is a software from the afterlife, or a software created by Tenshi. Maybe, the software itself is more difficult to create.

Lastly, if I remember correctly, Tenshi is the longest afterlife inhabitant.


Is Sakura, Sarada's biological mother? In the new manga mini-series, Sarada figures out the girl in glasses with Sasuke to whom Sarada seems to look like (the glasses, the face). I was wondering if maybe Sakura isn't her biological mother and that Sarada is a child of Sasuke and the other girl in picture.

Everything in this answer takes place after Shippuden ends and should be considered a spoiler.

In Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Sarada is unsure of who her real mother is after finding a picture of Sasuke with Karin. Since Sarada had never meet her father she follows Naruto to meet Sasuke and find out the truth about her biological mother. When she meets Sasuke he says that its nothing to do with her and leaves it at that.

Later in Orochimaru's hideout Sarada ask Suigetsu about Karin to see if she was there in the hideout or if he knew who her real mother is. Suigetsu did know the answer but remembered that Karin had an umbilical cord in her desk. Suigetsu thought it was from Karin's birth. He then did a mouth swab on Sarada and preformed a DNA test. The test was a positive match. This leave Sarada to think that Karin is he biological mother.

It is later revealed that Karin could not be Sarada's mother because she was the one who delivered her. Karin tells Suigetsui that the umbilical cord he tested was Sakura's and that she was Saradas biological mother.


Why did Rem go crazy when she used her horn at the forest, but not when she was young? In episode 9 and episode 10 of Re:Zero, when Rem uses

 her horn to engage beasts, it seems that she cannot control herself.

In episode 10, she also

 attacks Subaru and Ram. Subaru has to hit her horn to bring her out of the madness.

 Episode 10 at 19:47

However, in episode 11 on the flashback when Ram and Rem were young,

 none of them become crazy when they use their horns.

 Episode 11 at 1:26

 Episode 11 at 2:17

Could anyone explain it to me?

 Is madness the side-effect of using the horn, or are there any other causes? Because as I see, it happened to Rem in the forest with mabeast (demon beast) only.

In that fight, she was overwhelmed and, in fact, was probably going to die because she was too weak to kill all the wolves. She was also hysterical because she had to kill the king wolf who cast a curse on Subaru, and if left to run, its course would have killed him a few hours later.
So under normal use, she would not have her personality affected, but in this case, she was in a hysterical rage to save Subaru and exhausted almost all of her power on the minions before the boss she needed to kill showed itself. However, why her personality changes when she loses control is not explained, and I can only assume it to be a combination of her already unstable mental state, her being drained of power due to the fighting, and possibly a side effect of her Oni transformation that is normally manageable.
The details are taken from the arc 2 synopses of Subaru's Wiki page


Did we ever find out what happened with Nagi between Volumes 36 and 38? Spoilers, obviously, since this concerns the end of the Negima manga.

There were many confusing aspects of the ending of the Negima manga. Many, many confusing aspects. For a series that started out as Harry Potter crossed with Love Hina, it's amazing how many were the confusing aspects of the ending.

Nagi's appearances towards the end were possibly the most confusing. In 334th Period at the end of Volume 36, the group defeats the Averrunci, only to find that their leader, in the black robe, is apparently Nagi. He tells Negi: "Kill me. Then it will all be over…I'll be waiting" (KC USA translation), then disappears.

In Volumes 37 and 38, we go through the wrap-up to miscellaneous other plots, and it seems that no one says anything at all about Nagi, as the focus is mostly on Asuna. Then, in Volume 38, 355th Period, the story skips ahead seven years to the day of the Ala Alba reunion. And there's Nagi, sitting right there drinking tea with Albireo, Rakan, Eishun, and Evangeline. Nodoka, Yue, Makie, and Ku Fei are surprised to see him, but Konoka and Setsuna are just surprised to see him up and about, and make some remarks about his health.

What happened? Is there any supplemental material that explains how we went from the events of 334th Period to what we see in 355th Period? I read a blog saying there was some kind of legal issue going on at the time Akamatsu finished Negima, which may have led him to finish it early. Did that have anything to do with this? The entire story began with Negi wanting to find his father, so it seems pretty odd to go through 37 volumes of material, set up the story where'd he'd finally accomplish this goal, and then totally skip it.

Yes, in the real-world, there was a law set to be passed that would, in principle, give editors and the magazine substantially more control over the individual manga.  In the end not much came of it, but Akamatsu took it pretty seriously at the time and suddenly ended the manga in three chapters, seemingly in part to avoid and protest the perceived legal issues.  He has subsequently said that the ending was nevertheless the ending he had wanted and envisioned.

There is an ongoing sequel of sorts called UQ Holder that may resolve some of the unresolved plot threads.  It's set about 80 years after the end of Negima; Negi and Nagi have made cameo appearances in recent events; and Eva appears fairly regularly (probably about the same as in Negima).  It isn't entirely clear exactly where this fits into the full plot of Negima.  Some fans think this is the timeline Asuna hadn't returned in, and/or that the Eva we see was the one we saw heading off with Chao Lingshen to find someone, or any number of other possibilities.  Exactly which, if any, of these is true hasn't been settled.

As for how Nagi was seen as The Lifemaker (aka The Mage of the Beginning), this is part of a number of events that indicate the Lifemaker is something that cannot be killed in a normal way, and gets "passed on" to anyone who kills the current Lifemaker.  Why this happens is uncertain.  It could be a possessing spirit, with a goal to take over ever more powerful hosts to some unknown end; a sort of parasite (with much the same goal, just not a spirit per se); or maybe the Lifemaker serves some major and important function that those who best it find out about and cannot find any way to resolve other than to take on its mantle for itself.  The latter seems favored to me by what we know of what Nagi did between defeating the Lifemaker and the last time Negi, or anyone else, saw him, and the overall plot themes that are emerging in UQ Holder.  But that's just my opinion.


Mechanics of the Inuyasha love triangle? A large portion of the InuYasha manga and anime series deals with the emotional issues surrounding the primary love triangle of

   Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kikyo, particularly from Kagome's point of view. However, it is revealed that Kagome is, in fact, a reincarnation of Kikyo, so they actually share the same soul, albeit from different time periods!

If that's the case, then this appears to remove all of the tension and underlying conflict, in effect Inuyasha is in love with

   the same person (in two forms, one of which is even a vengeful spirit of the dead who wants to move on the afterlife)!

How exactly was this love triangle supposed to work, narratively? While I can't speak for the mangaka's inner thoughts, perhaps there are cultural nuances or tropes that I'm not aware of at work here?

The mechanics work like this:

Inuyasha is in love with Kikyo. She is the first human since his mother that treats him well. Despite Kikyo killing him and sealing him to the great tree, he still loves her.

Kagome falls in love with Inuyasha at first sight, but he doesn't like her at all. When he firsts revives from death, he thinks it is Kikyo, but once he figures out she is someone different, he doesn't care for her.

Due to framing plot reasons, Kagome and Inuyasha have to work together to save the world. Inuyasha slowly starts to warm up to Kagome over time, as she overcomes the dead Kikyo's shadow. Then Kikyo gets resurrected (as a walking dead corpse). This causes Inuyasha's cooling love for Kikyo to flame strongly again, and causing him to be torn between his first love (Kikyo) and has new growing love (Kagome). However, his loyalties are first to Kikyo, so Kagome always loses out when he must choose between them.

Inuyasha's first loyalty is what prevents Kagome from being able to "seal the deal" with him, and is a hurdle she can never overcome as long as the animated dead Kikyo is around. No matter how close Kagome and Inuyasha become over time (in the main series), he will desert Kagome to run off and save Kikyo if he thinks Kikyo is in danger.


What is a "fangirl moment"? So I found this image highlighting the difference between an Otaku and a Weeaboo.

The 4th point says

  Has "fangirl moments" at anytime, anywhere, and infront of anyone

But what are "fangirl moments"? and what are their origin? (Is it actually from anime)

Fangirls have been around for quite a while. The term having it's first recorded use in 1934 in the novel by humorist A. P. Herbert called Holy Deadlock which is about the struggles of a divorce. The first behavior which now a days is commonly described as Fangirl-moment or Fangirling is also used in this book, effectively making it the origin of the term.

Fangirls are closely related to Fanboys, which is the male edition of fangirls, which has been around since 1919.

A Fangirl-moment or sometimes called fangirling usually occurs when a subject of interest is mentioned, or comes closely related to current topics. There from out they will either

waste endless amounts of time ogling, discussing/arguing, stalking, etc. the object of their "affection"
or
React with shortness of breath, fainting, highpitched noises, shaking, fierce head shaking as if in the midst of a seizure, wet panties, endless blog posts, etc.

All though the terms themselves aren't that old, the behavior it self is. Idolization has been around since the 1590's where rulers, kings and the likes where Idolized and probably had quite some fangirls fangirling as well.


Does Danzo use a curse mark? I totally understand what the Curse Mark is about, but I never knew that Danzo uses them like Orochimaru does. Not until some of the more recent episodes. I didn't even know The Foundation had access to such jutsu.

I always thought that the Curse Mark was something that only Orochimaru uses, and that Danzo used a "Sealing Jutsu" on Foundation Members. So who actually created the Curse Mark?

The curse mark that you are referring to in context to Danzo is the Root Paralysis Juinjutsu which members of the root term it as "curse mark". It does not refer to the same curse mark that Orochimaru uses.

This cursed seal is given to all members of the Anbu subgroup Root by
Danzō Shimura, to ensure no information about Danzō or the
organisation falls into the wrong hands. After Danzō died, the seals
disappeared from all the Root members.
When the wearer of this cursed seal speaks about anything
incriminating related to Danzō or Root, their entire body will be
paralysed, taking away their ability to speak or move. It is applied
to the tongue and takes the shape of three solid lines and two broken
lines from the back of the tongue to the tip.
The seal can also be applied during combat, and can secretly be placed
on the opponent's body. When the user activates it, the curse seal's
marks spread around the opponent's body, paralysing them. However, one
can break free from the seal with a strong enough release of chakra.

Sai had mentioned about it,

Sai said that he could not, as the cursed seal Danzō had placed on
his tongue prevented him from revealing anything about Root. Sakura
remarked it was cruel, but Sai explained that it was for the best
since Root had done a number of questionable things to protect the
village.

Source

The curse mark that Orochimaru uses is called Orochimaru's Juinjutsu.

Orochimaru's Juinjutsu are the cursed seals that were an often-used
technique of Orochimaru in the series.

So as to the question Does Danzo use a curse mark the answer is yes, its called the Root Paralysis Jutsu.
And to the question who actually created the cursed mark the answer is, both Orochimaru and Danzo created their own cursed seals.


Significance of "cross" on cover page? I was just wondering if there was any significance to the cross (like someone has put an 'x' across the picture) on certain manga covers. I noticed it recently with the titles Vampire-chan x Junior-chan, Koi desu ga Koi Janai, and Domestic Girlfriend. I haven't read any of these titles, so I don't know if their stories are similar or something that would give me an idea about why the X is there.

Just a little curious when I saw them in the updated section.

The uses of crosses is purely stylistic for different reasons, except for the right most one. There's no reason to imply that they (the first two at least) have any set or additional meaning beyond artistic flair.

The first one from the left mostly likely pairs symbolism of crosses and vampires. The second one from the left is there to imply a negative.

The title more or less translates to "it's not love, but it's intentional." The cross there likely represents an "X" implying that it's not something but intentionally there.

The third one on the right has a purpose, it's intended to associate to things together like Beauty x Beast. For a more detailed explanation consult this answer.


During the Greed Island arc, are "Sage's Aquamarine" and "Lonely Sapphire" cards contradictory? In Greed Island, one card, "Sage's Aquamarine", gives the user friends for life. Another card, "Lonely Sapphire", gives the user immense wealth but all of his/her friends will forsake him/her and he'll/she'll be lonely.
Are these cards contradictory? If so, what would happen if you used both cards?

Are these cards contradictory? No, they are not. Sage's Aquamarine's effect is the following:

  Its owner will have many intelligent friends and keep those friendships for their entire lives.

while Lonely Sapphire's effect is stated as follows:

  The owner of this sapphire will acquire vast wealth, but in exchange will spend a lifetime alone, forsaken by friends, family, and significant others

From what I understand here, a contradiction would occur if two things are polar inverses of each other. For it to be contradictory, Sage's Aquamarine must have an effect that, instead of acquiring vast wealth, will place you in a huge debt or anything opposite of 'acquiring vast wealth'.

What would happen if you used both cards? Sage's Aquamarine will grant him/her friends 'rich in intelligence' that will get him/her through life. Lonely Sapphire, however, will contradict this effect but in addition, will grant him/her a life of wealth.


Is there a significance of the term "Ribbon Girls"? In the East-West War arc, Nozomi and the chi-kung split personality girl are referred to as "Ribbon Girls".

Does this have any correlation to their ranking in training? Or is it just because they both happened to be wearing ribbons?

I think it's just that they both happen to wear ribbons. There isn't said anything about their ranking in training and ribbons.


Do studios like MAPPA do small animation projects for the right amount of money? Do studios like MAPPA do small animation projects for the right amount of money? It seems that MAPPA only does animation they're paid to do by TV stations, so I am wondering if they would be willing to accept work from a single individual as long as they get paid.

In paper yes (http://mappa.co.jp/mappa_e/contact.html). But, it's more better if you have connection with someone over there or a representative that as one.
You might be actually also be better off contacting an animator directly though if the animation project is like really small. Since most animators are contractors / freelancers.


Did Itachi Uchiha want to be Hokage when he was young? Did Itachi Uchiha want to be Hokage when he was young?

My research:

Hiruzen said that Itachi reasoned like a Hokage at a very young age.

Itachi wanted a Hokage from Uchiha Clan.

  *Itachi Uchiha, age four. After seeing what occurs on the battlefield up close, he makes a certain decision. He decided that he would change the world. The dream that Itachi aimed for. His dream: A Hokage from the Uchiha clan, and a future where those he loved could live in peace. His time in the ninja academy, his meeting with Shisui, becoming a Genin, Chunin, and finally a member of the Anbu… Itachi ran straight down a path of glory, not knowing that a cruel darkness was spreading…This is the story of the glory, frustration, and determination of the ninja called a genius.*

Itachi wanted to be the strongest shinobi in the village.
Itachi developed his version of the definition of Hokage.

 - He wanted to change the ways of the world.

Itachi may have reasoned like a hokage, but he didn't actually want to be Hokage... He would have made an awesome hokage though. Itachi was very intelligent for his age and has the basic ethic to become hokage. I agree with Hirizun on this one. He had the intelligence, logic, curiosity and the will and heart to become hokage.


Where can I legally read HxH manga in English? I'm going on a trip and want to read some manga on the airplane.

So I was wondering if there is a way to legally download manga to a PC?

As mentioned by one of the commenters, you're going to just have to go and buy digital versions if you want to read it offline on your PC legally.

I took a look at Viz Media's Hunter x Hunter web page and found the places where they sell the manga digitally. Of the four sources listed, I found that Amazon and Nook sell Hunter x Hunter at the cheapest price of $4.49 per tankobon volume. Amazon has an actual desktop application for both Windows and Macs, while Nook only has a Windows store application, so I think Amazon might be the better way to go if you do not have Windows 8, 8.1, or 10.


Is Assassination Classroom the Movie 365 Days a continuation of the manga? Like I said in the title, is the movie a continuation of the manga from where it ended?

No, it's a recap movie with a little bit of extra content. (Official site in Japanese; ANN article in English.)


Can a god have more than one blessed vessel? Lord Yato has Yukine (Sekki) as his blessed vessel aka. his exemplar and Lord Bishamonten has Kazuma as her blessed vessel aka. an exemplar.

Can a god have more than one blessed vessel?

Short answer, yes.

I would say that it is possible for a god to have more than one hafuri, because to be a hafuri only means to attempt to sacrifice one's name for their master. I don't believe there is a limitation on that, however as far as I know there can only be one exemplar/guidepost. Exemplars and blessed vessels are different though (as Takemikazuchi reminds us frequently).

In one arc (warning: manga spoiler!),

   Bishamon makes Nana, who was a legendary blessed vessel imprisoned by heaven, her shinki, so it is possible for a god to have more than one hafuri. However, Nana changed and became a hafuri for her original master and not Bishamon, so there is no definite proof.


How many races exist in Nanatsu no Taizai? In Nanatsu No Taizai, at least 5 races are shown a primary role. Giants, humans, demons, fairies and goddesses. But other ones are shown such as Bang's adoptive father, a werewolf. How many races (in the sense of intelligent species) exist in Nanatsu no Taizai?

There are a variety of races in the story although the most prominent are the ones who played a large role in the first holy war 3000 years prior to the story. It is mentioned by Merlin in chapter 182 each of the sins hails from a different tribe and that was interesting since aside from Diane they all mostly appear human. So far in the manga (I've never watched the anime), as of chapter 334 there appear to be:

Humans

The most common race on earth possessing average lifespan, magical prowess, etc. Nothing of note aside from the fact that most of the world is under human control in the story. Escanor is the human member of the sins

Giants

Towering humanoids with an affinity to the earth and can commune with it through dance in a unique magic called Creation, strong like their size would imply and much longer lived than humans, Diane of the sins is one of them

Fairies

Beings whom resemble children with wings for their entire extended lifespans, they possess various magical abilities such as flight, transformation and the ability to sense pure intentions, King (Harlequin) of the sins is their leader

Goddesses

Angelic beings with incredible power whom oppose the demon clan. Can be distinguished by their feathery wings and light/healing magic, they sealed the demon clan away 3000 years ago and renounced their physical forms and thus their ability to affect the world. Elizabeth was a goddess initially but was cursed to reincarnate as a human and die for eternity (she got better)

Demons

Another ancient race of powerful beings who have 7 hearts and... demonic appearances. Opposed the goddess clan until 3000 years ago when they lose the first holy war and are sealed away. They possess the ability to consume souls, use magic with a darkness attribute and can usually fly. Meliodas the leader of the sins is a demon who usually suppresses his nice face tattoos.

Aside from the "5 races" commonly mentioned there exist many races who've been seen in lesser degrees:

Beastmen

Beings who resemble humans with bestial traits although they are discriminated against by humans, apparently there are many kinds but the only ones to hail from this race as I recall are Zhivago, Ban's father figure and Zhivago's son, Therion who are werefoxes (Ch 139). In Zhivago's case he seems to be able to take on human form at will but is faster and stronger in his true form

Vampires

Pale bloodsuckers who draw strength from moonlight, they are not demons but were subservient to them before rebelling prior to the end of the holy war. The demon king ordered Zeldris to exterminate them but Zeldris, unwilling to do so instead seals them away, they awaken 12 year prior to the story (Vampires of Edinburgh) and are mostly killed by the sins. Gelda, Zeldris' love interest is one of their royalty

Celestials

Descendants of the Goddess clan who have the same feathery wings but are not as powerful. They're from the movie (Prisoners of the sky) which I have not seen

Merlin's race

The loli witch of the sins who idolized goddess Elizabeth 3000 years ago and uses transformation magic to not look 10. She hails from Belialuin a place famous for its wizards which did not take sides during the first holy war. She and her father are of a yet unnamed race (if we continue with the 1 sin per race thing) although manga spoilers if not caught up

   the next arc seems like it will feature the currently dead Arthur which will probably also clear up some of the mystery around Merlin

I'm unclear as to what qualifies as an intelligent species since one of the main characters is an enchanted doll and another's race doesn't generally get counted as intelligent, either way a few technicalities

Enchanted doll

Long ago one of the 10 commandments was imprisoned by refusing to fight in the first holy war, this demon, Gowther made an enchanted doll to be his conduit to the world. This doll, also named Gowther outlives his creator and eventually joins the sins, he's basically human unless disenchanted at which point he resembles a mannequin

Immortal

Ban was born and is currently human but during his initial tenure with the sins he had already drank from the fountain of youth and become immortal, most will still consider him human but whoever said 1 sin per race I guess didn't.

(Talking) Pig

Hawk, his brother Wild and his mother share the ability to carry conversation with other sentient beings. Wild states the brothers were born in purgatory (Ch 270) which may or may not explain their ability to speak but as far as the story goes no explanation has been given as to why pigs can talk.


How many volumes of the light novels did Durarara season 1 cover? How many volumes of the light novels did Durarara season 1 utilize? Where should I start reading if I want to continue from after the first season ended? (I know the second season is already being broadcasted). Also, are the light novels still on-going or are they finished?

Wikipedia and Manga Updates say that the anime covers the first three volumes of the light novels.
From Manga Updates:

Status in Country of Origin
13 Volumes (Complete)
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at volume 1
Ends at volume 3

(As per senshin's comment, a sequel light novel series titled Durarara!! SH is underway and has 2 volumes published at the time of writing)
Wikipedia excerpt about the anime adaptation:

An anime adaption of the light novels was announced in the wraparound sleeve of the sixth volume of the light novel. The anime is produced by Brain's Base and started airing on January 7, 2010 on MBS, TBS, and CBC. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime at 480p and 720p within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere. Other users were able see the same episode in standard definition for free one week later. The anime adapted the first three novels, and it was licensed by Beez Entertainment for European release, while at Anime Expo 2010, Aniplex of America confirmed that they have the license to Durarara!!, later producing an English dub for a January 2011 release. The English dub was produced at Bang Zoom! Entertainment. The music for the first season was composed by Makoto Yoshimori, who also wrote the music for Baccano!.


What does Eijiro Kirishima harden his body into? Eijiro Kirishima's rival, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu hardens his body into steel. Eijiro seems to be very similar to him, but I dont remember it was mentioned which does he harden his body into. What is it?

Possibly, just hardened skin (and body as well), but as hard as steel as his quirk is comparable with Tetsutetsu steel body. Here we see his hardening quirk allowed him to hardening his body, but still we see it with skin color

In addition to his hardened skin, his whole body seems to be able to hardened (also changed its shape - see picture) as well, as stated in wiki:

  The ability not only protects Eijiro from physical attacks, but also from heat and shock waves. This Quirk is strong enough to protect its user from several tons of metal falling on him as well as multiple explosions through an extended amount of time


Did they manage to extract any information from Annie Leonhart after she was captured? She was grounded and held underground deep inside the walls, but what about it?
Did they manage to extract any information from her? If no then why? Getting by without saying a word is too good for her!

As far as the story goes, they were not able to abstract any information from Annie yet, because she had covered her whole body in a particularly hard crystal.

This happened back in chapter 34, but was the last we have heard and seen from Annie.