Is Bakuman realistic? Does Bakuman explain the life of a mangaka realistically? Is the way shounen Jack works the exact same as jump?

I'll highlight the main points made in this article by Justin Sevakis:

  Well, the thing is, Bakuman. presents a very romanticized, very clean-cut, idyllic perspective on the "manga industry." And it works in that sense - it's goal, as a manga itself, is to make you care about the dreams of these young Shonen archetypes and hope that they will achieve all their hopes and wishes through hard work and many tough battles - but it is far from a realistic portrayal.

  I'll admit that Bakuman. gets a lot of the specifics right, and it succeeds at presenting an otherwise dry, self-referential premise in an entertaining way, but it is far from realistic.

  And, the other thing is, I dunno how many conventions you've been to recently, but take a good, honest gander anywhere around Artist Alley and you're likely to find several eager young artists proudly hawking their most recent Graphic Novel. Granted you won't see as much of this stuff at anime-focused cons like Otakon or whatever, but if you're ever in the vicinity of any all-purpose Nerd Convention near your home town, you'll be able to walk by dozens of booths rented by local artists promoting their self-published work. Essentially, there are a lot of people out there who are dying to sell their own graphic novels, outside of the manga realm.

Another point made on this matter isSource:

  Jason Thompson referred to Bakuman as "a love letter to the manga industry done in old-school shonen manga style." He felt that while it can be "text-heavy" on the process of making manga, it is ultimately a "heroic story of self-improvement, friendship and striving to succeed."

As for your other question, Shounen Jump is pretty much the same as Shounen Jack and it was only renamed for copyright issues. As mentioned in an interview with Takeshi Obata, the mangaka of BakumanSource:

  Ohba Sensei creates characters who have realistic personalities. When I draw them, I slightly reference real-life people that I’ve seen in this industry and exaggerate their qualities to turn them into manga characters.

  The whole time I was working on Bakuman, I felt like I was drawing about my everyday life


Is Hisoka basically immortal? In "Hisoka vs Chrollo", Hisoka lost the challenge, his legs and hands, and also his life as well. But after a moment, he came back alive and with his other body parts.(regenerate with rubber body)

So my question are:

Does other Nen user have this ability too? (I mean get killed and then retrieved by Nen just like Hisoka. )

Those who have been following the manga into the Dark Continent ark will already know the answer:in Chapter 373, Prince Camilla's nen ability allows her to be revived after death in return for the life of the the attacker.

A related and slightly more interesting discussion might be whether this was plausible given the information we had on nen pre-Camilla. The idea of nen getting stronger after death is introduced in Chapter 120, in the Yorknew Arc. From the wiki

  The most common reason for this phenomenon to occur is the ability of
  the dying user while harboring a strong grudge will cause their Nen to
  seek out the object of their hatred and cling to it

We've been told that post-mortem nen is stronger that usual nen, but that doesn't necessarily mean it can do all the sophisticated things that a nen-user can manage when alive with a functioning brain. However, there's strong evidence to suggest that post-mortem nen can carry out everything the nen-user could pre-program when alive.

On a fairly basic level, the Phantom Troupe were worried about Kurapika's nen going to Chrollo and potentially killing him. There are two ways I can envisage this happening. Firstly, there's also a risk from the nen itself; we learn in Chapter 48 that just sending nen into someone not protected by their own nen is enough to break them into bits. Secondly, the chain around his heart could be activated by the post-mortem nen. However this would mean Kurapika's nen activated without Chrollo necessarily breaking the rules, so the post-mortem nen is not following the original rules (we see in Chapter 352 that this is possible but with a bit of a complicated mess with mixing abilities). So we see Kurapika's hypothetical post-mortem nen doing two things 1) moving to a different location or 2) activating an already implemented ability.

Of these two, its mainly the latter that we see later. In Chapter 307 Pitou's post-mortem nen ability moves Pitou's corpse in order to kill Gon. Note that Pitou had already implemented his ability onto himself and Pitou's ability was already able to move corpses. Now to Chapter 356/357, Hisoka is able to program his post-mortem nen to beat his heart and lungs after death. It's debatable whether he already had the ability to program his bungee gums to activate at certain times without his input, but it's certainly plausible. In either case, it doesn't hurt our argument that post-mortem nen can do everything it's original user could program it to do.

So we've seen that post-mortem nen can be programmed (and we've seen pretty sophisticated programming going into nen abilities - Bomber for example). Now nen can do pretty much anything plausible in universe for the right price. So there are two questions remaining: 1) is coming back to life allowed in the world of HxH? 2) what would the price be?

Just to emphasise that this isn't stupidly obvious from our previous discussion; whether Hisoka actually died in the sense that his brain stopped functioning completely is arguably ambiguous; one can go a fair amount of time with your heart stopped before you die and as this is HxH world, we can assume everyone is a little superhuman.

I think what appears to be an unrelated fact is relevant here: the Chimera ants and the memories of their 'previous life'. Scientifically, I'm fairly certain there is no way that a mushed up mix of brain and genes can retain lifetimes of memories (but I'm no expert here) and Togashi even refers to the soul in Chapter 337 to explain this:

  The soul is probably small, but it has the energy to reincarnate itself

So reincarnation with memories is possible in HxH canon. It doesn't take a big leap to say that revivification is possible, as long as the body is intact, as required.

To summarise, post-mortem nen can do what you program it to, nen can do pretty much anything that is allowed in universe and revivification is plausible. As for the price - who knows - anything goes really when you ask what balances out with bringing somebody back to life, from 'life is priceless' (e.g. FMA) to 'life for a life'. But revivification nen abilities are cool, bring an interesting dimension to nen fights, and HxH is written by Togashi, so perhaps a Prince Camilla type nen ability is to be expected.


What are the revolvers from Trigun called? Do the revolvers that Vash and Knives carry in Trigun have names? Is there anything they are called individually?

The Internet Movie Firearms Database is the go-to source for identifying firearms in movies and other media, including anime. The Trigun page says that the pistol that Vash and Knives carries is

  a fictional double-action, full-sized revolver chambered for .45 Long Colt.

The name is AGL Arms Factory .45 Long Colt.


How did Koro-sensei's body change from humanoid to an octopus-like creature? In his earlier transformation form, Koro-sensei had a humanoid and white-colored body.

But later on, his body had undergone a drastic change and his body became like an octopus with a large smiley face.

Why did his body transform? And could he revert back to his humanoid-tentacle like body?

While in the laboratory, as the experiments were performed his body slowly became almost completely made of tentacle cells. If you look at other tentacle wielding humans like Itona and Kayano, their limbs don't become tentacles normally. This shows that even while still maintaining a mostly human appearance, most of his body was already tentacles just before his escape (Chapter 138)

When he made his escape, his body lost most of his human characteristics and took on the appearance of being full tentacles (still 138), explaining that the tentacles are influenced by the host's emotions. He underwent a grotesque transformation because he felt that he was giving up his humanity and becoming a monster.

Finally, his transformation to yellow occurred after he escaped in 140, underground. This lovable yellow form was because of his emotional change. He desired to be lovable, and he was happy (as demonstrated by the smile and the yellow coloration). He saw himself not as a master assassin human or a killing machine, but as a happy lovable teacher, so the tentacles shifted to accomodate these thoughts,

So, based on what we know about the tentacles, Korosensei's body has the capability to revert to his human appearing form. The tentacles have been shown to simulate a human body before, and they can take any form. However, this transformation is based on an emotional state. That means the user must feel or believe that they are the human they take the appearance of. Korosensei cannot do this because he no longer sees himself as the man that was the world's greatest assassin.


How does the barrier taunt work? In chapter 709 of One Piece, Bartolomeo has been seen blocking Elizabello II's king punch with his barrier, while shouting "Barrier". In the translator's comment it stated that this is a common taunt in Japanese school yards. Now how does this taunt work? How would I use it if I were in a Japanese school yard?

According to 日本語俗語辞書 ("Japanese Slang Dictionary"):

  バリアとは、子供が汚い物や人に触れたときに囃して遊ぶときの言葉。
  Barrier is a word that children say jeeringly when they touch an object or person that is unclean.

According to the explanation further down on the page: children say this to someone who has touched something unclean to stop the uncleanness from "spreading".

As an example, consider a child who has stepped in dog feces. Having done so, the child will try to chase his friends around (and touch them with his hands like in a game of tag, not with his feet to literally get the dog feces on his friends). If, however, all his friends say "barrier" and trace out some sort of pattern with their hands, the child who stepped in the dog feces will have no choice but to abandon the chase (and remain "it", which I suppose is humiliating to any child).

The dictionary seems to think that this was based on people imitating Ultraman. Seems plausible, I guess.

For an example of someone barrier-ing, the interested reader might like to have a look at episode 5 of Oregairu, around the 6:15 mark.

Note: Since I have never been on a Japanese schoolyard, this answer relies entirely on secondhand sources. An answer from someone who has been a kid in Japan would probably be superior.


What is the name of this manga which is featured in the credits page of a manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers? I am looking for the manga in this picture. I already know it is not 7th Period is a Secret, it's just a credits page in this series, but I can't seem to find the manga where the image originally comes from.

The credits page comes from a scanlator group called Serenus Dreamers roughly a year ago. I went looking for it as I recall reading it at least 7 years ago.

It's about a beautiful girl with long black hair and short bangs, and a guy with light hair. I think they met on vacation in an ice ski resort and fall in love as they meet. The artwork is extremely beautiful, close to Miyasaka Kaho's work but it isn't one of her works.

I believe that the manga you are looking for is Kiss And Never Cry.

The Scanlator is Serenus Dreamers
The Story is - Michiru is a happy child who loves to skate.
During her childhood, she meets Leon, a cute innocent boy. They begin
to ice dance together. But as she has a conflict with her mom, she
plans to run away with Leon. Leon, considering the danger, declines
Michiru. Hurt by this, Michiru runs away by herself. Finding out that
Michiru has run away, Leon and others search for her, finding her in
the skating rink. But the Michiru they find standing in the rink no
longer has the smile that the old Michiru had!?
The Credits Page is -

It's the only manga scanlated by Serenus Dreamers with Ice Sports in it.


What chapter of Berserk's manga did the anime Berserk (2017) episode 12 end? I have finished watching Berserk (2017) and would like to continue reading the manga.

On what chapter of Berserk's manga did the anime end?

Anime ends on Chapter 264. You can start reading from chapter 265.

Manga chapter 264, page 21

Anime episode 12, the scene at 23:22

Some of user on reddit said

  Aaaand it's a bad idea. I mean, a really BAD idea. You can't start
  reading from where the anime ended, you will be lost. Important plot
  points (I'm not talking filler here, I'm talking real important plot
  points) were skipped by ANY Berserk anime adaptation. I started
  reading from the end of the 1997 anime, you think I would be safe: I
  wasn't, cause I lost all the explanations given in Black Swordsman Arc
  regarding Apostles and God Hand. Berserk 2016 skips the Demon Baby,
  Berserk 2017 skips the Moonlight boy. And if we are talking about
  "normal" content that's been skipped...you'll lose the Wyald fight,
  Lost Children Arc, and tons of other stuff. READ FROM THE BEGINNING, I
  can't stress this enough. - BerserkGallery

  That don't even matter when the anime won't even tell the same history
  as the manga .... and i'm not talking about adaptations, i'm talking
  about shit like skipping WHOLE major arcs, or just removing completely
  VITAL screens and even characters from the history ....Dracsxd


What's the name of the fusion of Gohan with Trunks? In Dragon Ball Heroes Gohan and Trunks fuse. What's the name of the warrior created by the fusion?

Future Gohanks is the result of Future Gohan successful fusion with Future Trunks while using the fusion dance. This . was originally created in Dragon Ball Heroes and appears in Dragon Ball Fusion due to a collaboration between both the games.
Source


Was Pain born with the rinnegan? After the death of Pain, the fake Madara fights Konan to know the location of Pain's body...During this he mentions that the Rinnegan is his and he wants it back...I couldn't understand this..

Was Pain born with Rinnegan or was it implanted by fake Madara?

Nagato was not born with the Rinnegan. It was implanted into him by the real Uchiha Madara before his (Madara's) death.

Uchiha Madara activated his Rinnegan at an old age, so he made a plan by which he could be revived using the Rinnegan's Rinne Tensei jutsu after Akatsuki captured all the Bijuu into the Gedo Mazo. He could then proceed with the Moon's Eye Plan.

He implanted his Rinnegan into Nagato, without Nagato realising it, and then made Uchiha Obito assume his identity as the fake Madara, so that Obito could both collect the Bijuus using the Akatsuki, and control Nagato to use the Rinne Tensei to revive Madara.

Source: Naruto Manga Chapter 606. I don't want to paste screenshots here, since the entire story is described fully in that single chapter.


What is the meaning of these lines in the opening of Elfen Lied? In the opening of Elfen Lied titled Lilium, there are these lines:

Kyrie, fons bonitatis.

What is the meaning of "fountain of holiness"? Where they dedicating?

Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.

Who is or what is "ignis divine"?

Are these words just air or contain some deep meaning?

To give you some context, this song is sung in Latin and "Kyrie" is the a common prayer in Christian liturgy. "Kyrie eleison" pretty much equates to "lord, have mercy".
If you look at some translations of these lyrics we see the two lines in question roughly translated as:

Lord, spring of goodness.
Lord, heavenly fire, have mercy.

So to answer your question, this prayer is a fixed expression praising the Lord.
In the Christian context, these words are not "just air" and have history and meaning. In the context of Elfen Lied, the connection is more tenuous.


If Leafe is only in living beings, why does the drain of it spread over inanimate objects? In Pretear, Leafe is what makes living things be alive. However, when demons leach it from things, the leaching spreads over not only living things but also inanimate objects like bicycles. How does that work?

It's been far too long since I watched this series, but if you don't mind breaking the first law of anime ("real world physics don't apply to anime"), then this might be a decent explanation.

Bacteria are tiny lifeforms too small to see with the naked eye, and they're everywhere: floating through the air, on every surface you touch, all over your body, all in your body. Anywhere life can exist, bacteria are there. That's probably what the Leafe was flowing through.


Humanoid harem - Kissing makes them stronger So there was this anime I watched but never finished and I forgot the name of it.

The anime was a harem, and the story was about humanoids fighting each other until only 1 survived. All the humanoids were girls and had the power to become stronger if they kissed a person.

A few things I remember:

Humanoids 1-9 (possibly 1-10) were stronger than the rest.
At one point, the main character helps a man and his humanoid escape the city (a forbidden act) which was heavily guarded with a few of the 1-9 humanoids.
The main character's sister had a humanoid that was trying to find it's sister, which turned out to be the main character's humanoid.

I'm sorry if this is confusing but it's probably the most simple way I can put all this down. I'm 99% the girls were some type of humanoid or something but I'm not 100% if the term in the anime was humanoid.

Probably Sekirei.

  the story was about humanoids

Which are called "Sekirei".

  All the humanoids were girls

Most, but not all (Shiina is male; Homura may also be). Equal-opportunity fanservice!

  the main character

Generic McProtagonist-kun.

  helps a man and his humanoid escape the city

Shigi with his Sekirei, Kuno.

  the main character's sister had a humanoid that was trying to find her sister which was the main character's humanoid

sister = Yukari; her Sekirei = Shiina; Shiina's sister = Kusano; Kusano's "master" (Ashikabi) = McProtagonist-kun.


Were the 9 tails statues in Naruto legit? So when Naruto was training to control the 9 tails, killer b took him to those statues where he said that if there was darkness in Naruto's heart, they would cut his head. When Naruto came out he said there was a switch inside and bee said "the statues were only there to scare him"

So were the statues legit? Did they really did the darkness detection, head cutting stuff? Could it be that they didn't detect any darkness in Naruto and let him pull the switch?

Or were they just meant as a horrible prank?

Actually, I think it was a self test for Naruto. Bee was smart, and even though he believed in Naruto (that bump fist thing) he needed to make sure that Naruto wouldn't use that Tailed Beast power for ill purposes. So, he told Naruto to insert his head; if Naruto had hesitated because of those ill-deeds in his mind, Bee would've instantly stopped his training.


What is the true meaning of "I want to eat your pancreas"? Ok, I think that most people have heard of this strange title of the anime movie which is due to come out... I've read the novel and the manga. But I just don't understand what the title actually means. The characters mention it at the start and at the end... I know that it shouldn't be taken literally but can anyone explain me the meaning of the title?

So, this relates to the fact that in Japanese culture, and various other Asian cultures as well, mothers use a phrase along the lines of 'I will eat up your disease X, so that you can get all better...' to their children; the title here refers to the fact that,

  Haruki wants Sakura to get all better from the disease she is suffering, which is some sort of pancreas disease


What is this monster collection anime with a kid that has a hammer-like weapon? I have been trying to remember this TV show I watched as a kid, maybe around year 1998-2000.

It's about this kid who works for this scientist/professor and they collect/battle monsters.

I can't exactly remember the details, but I can tell of an episode where they battle a sphinx who tells the kid a riddle about "what goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening," which is a spinoff from Oedipus. I can also remember the kid having a hammer-like weapon.

You're thinking of Flint the Time Detective.

The series is centered around the adventures of Flint Hammerhead, the "Time Detective", a boy from the prehistoric era who was resurrected from a fossil and became a Time Detective, although his competency as a detective is dubious. Much like Inspector Gadget, much of the heavy thinking is done by Flint's friends, Sarah and Tony Goodman, who accompany him on his adventures. Flint, however, pulled his weight in battle, when he would fight with the aid of his father Rocky Hammerhead, whose partial resurrection left him a sentient, talking rock with a face. Rocky, fashioned into a hammer for Flint, served Flint as both sturdy weapon and adviser, the latter both in and out of battle. Flint's job as a Time Detective was to go back in time and convince time-shifters- cute, collectible creatures - to ally with him to protect the timeline.
In the US, Flint the Time Detective aired from March 5, 2000 until November 5, 2000. The series also aired in the Philippines via GMA 7 and dubbed in Filipino language which rans from late 2000 until mid-2001.


Why wasn't Jiraya able to use Sage mode completely? As shown in Shippuden, Fukasaku, one of the two Great Sage Toads says that Naruto has surpassed his master.

Jiraiya was not able to completely enter into sage mode, and as such only had a partial toad-like appearance.

This is what I read from Naruto Wiki:

  Jiraiya didn't like Sage Mode because it gave him a more toad-like appearance, with longer marks along the sides of his face, a goatee, a larger nose with warts, webbed hands and feet and sharp teeth, all of which made him unappealing to girls. This appearance is due to Jiraiya not having complete mastery over the technique.

But I don't think this was the only reason for not mastering such a great technique.

Even though he was one of the great legendary Sannin, why was he unable to master the Sage mode completely? Any reason other than the above.

The title great Legendary Sannin does not mean theat he was the master of all types of techniques. He has sealing jutsus, summonings, body activation, combination techniques and is a pretty darn awesome Ninja. He did master the Sage techniques, he just couldn't perfect it.

Naruto surpasses Jiraiya as a Sage because of the nature of Sage chakra. It has to be in balance with the other two types of chakra in you. The balance was slightly tending towards Senjutsu chakra for Jiraiya and hence the toad like appearance, doesn't mean he didn't master how to use it.

Naruto mastered it too, but with the balance being perfect. Also, his clone training technique gave him 4 times more practice [exponentially more] than what Jiraiya was able to spare during his missions and travels. So it is possible that's a reason he was able to perfect it. Surpassing his master meant the perfect balance of chakra without any frog features according to sage Fukasaku.

They both were masters of Senjutsu, as they were able to use it without becoming a toad, were able to perform Kawazu kumite [excuse me if that's a typo] and giant rasengans.
HTH.


What is the origin of chibi versions of characters? In anime and manga, there are versions of characters' drawings that are called "chibi" or "super deformed".

What is the history behind this, and when did drawing chibi versions of characters start?

The use of chibis was supposedly started due to Sailor Moon.

  The term Chibi was popularized by the anime Sailor Moon in the character Chibiusa/Chibi-Moon, who is the daughter of Sailor Moon/Usagi ("Chibi-Usa" as in "Chibi Usagi"). An even tinier character in the same anime was named Chibi Chibi (approximately 3 years old). (Modified 23 September 2009; sources: (1) (2))

They also use chibi characters to show smaller children as the actual meaning of the word is "short person" or "small child."

Another reason for chibi drawings could also be for truer expression of the subject's characteristics.

  They sometimes express the true nature of the character. The person may lie, but a chibi may say the truth within the individual's mind. A chibi could also express a nature, like massive anger hiding under a cool, calm exterior. For example; the character Hiei, from the popular anime/manga YuYu Hakusho, is often quite calm, hiding his true bloodlust and love of fighting which show themselves only through his chibi form, as seen in the 7th book of the manga. This is also used in the popular anime Naruto with Sakura's true form. It is an easy way to show sides of a characters personality that might come across as awkward or overly serious without this use of comedy.

Chibi is not always used for these reasons though; think of Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
There, the chibis are used as a curse. This still gives a lot of comedic value and helps with the storyline. However, it's not really used to express the characters' nature or for small children.


Where did they get supplies for 75,000 persons who went aboard the SDF-1 Macross? The SDF-1 Macross was a military spaceship. But by accident they had to accommodate 75,000 civilians. Where did they get supplies like food for 75,000 persons who went aboard the SDF-1 Macross?

They got their supplies from Macross Island (which space-folded with them.)

Wikipedia plot summary for the original Japanese anime explains it better. ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Dimension_Fortress_Macross )

  The people from the Macross salvage everything they can, including the city surrounding the ship and its civilians (who have survived in special safety shelters, which were transported along intact), and attach two aircraft carriers to the ship.


Is there any relation between the two Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto series? In 2003, there was an anime called Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto. In 2008, there another anime called Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora.

I only saw the 2008 one, so I don't really know much about the 2003 one. They both seem to be about young girls who are learning magic, but is there any actual relation between the two series? For example, are there any subtle hints indicating that the 2008 series takes place X years after the original series? Or are there any characters that appear in both series? Or is the only relation that they have similar stories?

(I had to use the English title for the tags since the Japanese title is too long...)

Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies is basically the second season of Someday's dreamers made by another studio (Hal Film Maker) with a different staff. All it shares with the original is the fictional Tokyo backdrop, as as all characters and most of the setting have changed.

You don't need to watch the first one in order to enjoy the second one.


What does the title of first chapter of Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin) mean or signify in the context of manga? To You, 2000 Years From Now (二千年後の君へ Ni-sen nen-go no Kimi e) is the 1st chapter of the 1st volume and the 1st chapter overall of the Attack on Titan manga.

Who is the you?

And what is the significance of bringing up a timeline 2000 years from now?

One thing that is bugging me that the chapter,  volume and manga starts with Eren waking up fro a dream, crying and exclaiming that Mikasa's hair has grown longer?

As put in wiki:

  Meanwhile, Eren Yeager is having a dream about an older version of his close friend, Mikasa, bidding him goodbye. He is promptly woken up by the real Mikasa, who insists that he is been sleeping for a while. As the two return to their village, Eren begins crying, but when Mikasa asks why, he does not give an answer.

This answer contains spoilers.

Please do not read if you are not up to date with the manga (latest chapter being 91).

TL;DR

   The you might be the future inheritor of the 'Attack Titan' power.

Also keep in mind that there is no official answer, thus the correct answer (for now) would be "We don't know".

However, after discussing on some forums and reading some theories, some hints provide a common direction.

   As we know, Eren obtained the power of the Attack Titan with the Coordinate Titan (also known as the Progenitor Titan) from his father, Grisha Jaeger. Ever since, he has been having certain "visions", or "memories" especially while fighting other titans. In the manga chapter 89, this becomes clear.

SPOILERS!! Images from manga chapter 89.

(Picture source: Mangastream Disclaimer: I do not own these pictures. They are only used to answer this question more clearly.)

Leading to Hange asking:

Which brings us to the second hint of this chapter. Eren recalls the time he was able to use the Coordinate Titan's power.

Focus on "everything connected".

Which brings us to the culmination of the chapter (and the 'answer' to your question):

SPOILERS! If you have not read chapters 87 and above, do not read further!

Whose memories are these, I wonder

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION

   There exists a memory-timeline that is outside of our perception of time. That is, Eldians who have obtained (at least) one of the 9 original Titan's power, have access to the memory-timeline of all previous (and possibly future) Eldians who obtained the same power!! In simple terms, Eren has the 'Attack Titan' power and the 'Coordinate Titan' power. He is able to access his father's memories, and either alter them or combine them with his own memories. Thus, the you in the first chapter, might be the future inheritor of the 'Attack Titan' power. As stated above, this is all speculation because nothing is revealed yet.


Is All for One more powerful than All Might? The Ultra Analysis stats give All for One perfect stats in everything, 6/6 S+ for power, speed, intelligence and technique, when All Might only has 6/6 S+ in power and speed, and 6/6 S in intelligence and technique. Is All for One more powerful than All Might?

I think one for all is stronger. Think of it like this: All for one is definitely weaker like all might. Supporting this fact is that he still hasn’t healed, and is wearing a life support mask. When they fought the first time he messed up All Mights stomach really bad. In the second fight, All for one only held him back with his hands. And when class A and class B we’re attacked on the camp site muscular lost to Midoriya with has one for all. When Midoriya passed by Spinner during the attack he claimed that muscular was the second or first strongest in the group. Dabi claims that Tomura was weak for sending a bunch of rookie villains and that Dabi brought a bunch of hard to defeat villians. So there fore I think one for all is stronger.


Where did Danzo get his first Sharingan? In episode 358, Danzo uses Izanagi against Shisui and steals one of his eyes, meaning Danzo had a Sharingan eye prior to having Shisui's Sharingan eye. Nothing is known about how Danzo got his first Sharingan from what I've searched on the web, but we do know that he had one friend named Kagami Uchiha, whom Danzo considered to be one of his true friends.

Ruling out the possibility that Danzo killed Kagami in cold blood, is it possible that Danzo was gifted his first Sharingan from Kagami, possibly in the battlefield? Or could Danzo have gotten the Sharingan from somewhere else?

Its not clearly stated but from Shisui Uchiha article it states that Danzo have stolen an eye. Possibility him killing Kagami is very slim as, Danzo owes Kagami many times his life.

Quote from Naruto Wiki:

  "Later, as Shisui prepared to make his move, Danzō Shimura, believing that simply manipulating the Uchiha's leader wouldn't end the conflict, chose to take Shisui's eyes for himself in the desire to protect the village in his own way. While Shisui effortlessly subdued Danzō at first, the ruthless elder caught Shisui off guard by using the forbidden Izanagi with another Sharingan already in his possession to break free and steal Shisui's right eye. As Danzō and his men surrounded Shisui to take the left eye, Shisui managed to escape."

I would say that Danzo have obtain the eye from somewhere else since in manga there was no shisui and danzo fight scripture. It was more towards fillers in shipudden. We all could only speculate, because in manga we just know that Danzo stole an eye from Shisui and that is the source of Danzo's sharingan when he fought with Sasuke. The part where and how Danzo obtained the eye from Shisui was not explained.


What does it mean when Kenshin says 'oro'? Throughout the series Kenshin has added 'oro' somewhat comedically to his sentences. Is there any actual meaning to this or is this just a speech style/pattern that he has?

In episode 62 he says it several times in a row and Kaoru points this out.

From Urban Dictionary:

  A Japanese expression of confusion. Often used by otaku to indicate confusion/disorientation. People who read/watch "Rurouni Kenshin" may pick up the habit of saying "Oro!" because Himura Kenshin says it often in the manga/anime.

From Wikipedia page on Himura Kenshin:

  Nobuhiro Watsuki added Kenshin's trademark "oro" as a placeholder to be an expression of the English speech disfluency "huh". Watsuki notes that he was surprised at how much it caught on, and how much he ended up having Kenshin use the sound during the series

You can watch a few of his Oro moments here  (and see that he usually uses it when he's confused/disoriented).


Does Koyomi ever get more powerful in the Anime or Light Novels? Looking back on Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari, it seems that

   Koyomi is really weak compared to all of the oddities he faces. Suruga's monkey form easily defeats him (even though his power was temporarily boosted). The snakes in Nadeko snake would have killed him had Kanbaru not intervened, he needed to be saved from Black Hanekawa by Shinobu. In the latest episode he would probably have died if Yozuru had decided to prolong the fight. This is in spite of him getting the largest power-up yet from Shinobu.

Considering that he once told his sisters that

  The first requirement of being a hero is to be strong, and the they're fakes given their lack of strength, it seems odd that Koyomi is so underpowered compared to the oddities he faces.

Does he ever get stronger in later episodes or in the Light Novels?

You are wondering how can he can

   tell his sisters that you have to be strong to be a hero despite being rather weak himself.

But does he ever

   claim to be a hero?

I can't recall that he did. Thus, there is no discrepancy in his words and the story he sees in himself is not invalid.

His sisters, however

   did, quite proudly, claim to be heroes. He only (rightfully in his opinion) pointed out that they can't live up to that standard.

On a meta level: Not every story needs a strong hero - many great pieces (commonly for adults) rather tell about the weaknesses of a person rather than their strengths. I would consider Monogatari well fitting in this light.


Are the ex-parasites in Darling in the FranXX immortal? In the final episode of the anime, Nana and Hachi (who used to be parasites in the past) claim that they're immortal:

  We don't age and we're stuck in the middle, neither adults nor children. We have but one duty: to reach out to humanity's future and continue to watch over it. ~Hachi

But just a few minutes later the conversation between Futoshi and Ikuno seems to contradict it:

  It's all thanks to your research that us ex-parasites' accelerated aging is being kept in check. ~Futoshi

What information have I missed? Are ex-parasites immortal or mortal?

There is a difference between parasites and adults. It's known that adults don't age anymore because of APE. Since Nana and Hachi worked for APE we can conclude that their technology to make people immortal was also used on them.

Consequently, every parasite can become immortal. But in the last episode the ex-parasites decided to stop using magma energy which is necessary for achieving immortality. Since these people, being clones, age faster than humans, Ikuno was desperately trying to find a cure for that accelerated aging.

While not being able to find a complete cure for that condition, she still finally found a way to keep it in check which is more than enough for the affected people to live a normal life.


What is the power of the seventh Witch? What exactly is her power?

Why did Miyamura's sister, Yamada, and the president not get affected by her memory erase?

I understand that perhaps she couldn't erase Yamada's memories, but then how did the other evade the memory erase?

The 7th witches power is the the power to forget everything about the witches.

Miyamura's Sister ran away from her and escaped so was not affected. She's hasn't returned to the school since.

Yamada's power reversed the power and everyone else forgot about him and the witches.

The president was not affected because the student council president is the only student who may be immune to the witches' powers.

There's some fan speculation that the presidents are people who have Yamada's power, or have had.


Why is one of Todoroki's eyes blue? Todoroki was burnt when he was a kid, so that explains the scar and what half of his face looks like, but what about the eye? Why is one of his eyes blue and the other grey? Is that a birth condition or is he supposed to be half blind due to the burning or something? (I understand some blind people have white eyes, but maybe the Japanese wanted to represent him being half blind with a blue eye?)

This is rather straighforward. As his father married his mother so that their children have a super-quirk, Shoto inherits his left, fire side from his father (who has blue eyes), and his right side from his mother, who has darker, greyish eyes.


Who is the singer of "Future Star"? Regarding "Future Star" song:

Is it right that Kuriyama Mirai or Risa Taneda really sing "Future Star" in Kyoukai no Kanata anime by herself (and Nase Mitsuki of course)? Or somebody else did it?
Have they performed the dance in the live show at a concert too?

Yes, it's true. The voice actors (Risa Taneda, Minori Chihara, and Yuri Yamaoka) themselves sing "Future Star". I mean, the voice even matches in the song and the voice acting of anime.

If you're still skeptical, refer the source below:

VGMdb - Beyond the Melodies
Wikia -
Kyoukai no Kanata Original Soundtrack "Beyond the Melodies"
Wikia - Yakusoku no Kizuna

Also, I am pretty sure voice actors weren't the one dancing in the live show concert. They were some cosplay artists.


What is the secret behind Tobi's GPS-like technique? Tobi has displayed the ability to be able to accurately locate and teleport to any other character (He displayed it with Naruto, Sasuke, the sealed Gold and Silver brothers, and more).

How does that work? I don't recall the Sharingan having such a wide range.

That ability is explained in later episodes, so it will be enclosed in spoiler tags.

   When Obito crashed onto Madara's cave, he saved him by attaching a white Zetsu (who is a clone saturated with Hashirama Senju's cells). There are many white Zetsu clones spread across the land, and they can communicate with each other via the roots of trees in the earth. (Avatar: the Last airbender style). The Zetsu attached to Obito is no different. That way he can get immediate intelligence from practically anywhere, including the location of other people.

The teleportation is made using his normal space-time techniques.


Why does the hospital in Another have no fourth floor? In the hospital where Sakakibara was having his checkups and where Sanae worked, the elevator had no 4th floor.

Now, I know in Japanese culture the numbers 4 (四 shi) and 7 (七 shichi) have "shi" in them which is "death" (死 shi) and the Japanese are very superstitious, so they have alternate names for 4 and 7 (yon and nana).

So I'm wondering, is it just in Another, where the theme is death, that the 4th floor (and possibly the 7th floor, never really noticed) is missing, or is it a cultural thing in Japan to label the 4th floor as the 5th floor?

This is true for many East Asian cultures, because, as you pointed out, 4 sounds like "Death". You can read about it here. It's the same as the idea that many western hotels skip the 13th floor and instead label it the 14th floor because 13 is a superstitious number.

Japanese hotels sometimes also skip the 13th floor.


Why was Palm sent on the mission to see the king and his guards? I'm not sure of the etiquette of this site so I'm just going to point out at the beginning here that this post will have spoilers. I'll edit this part out if I am informed that spoiler warnings are unnecessary.

In episode 107, Palm is caught by Pitou's En while on a mission to infiltrate the castle and catch a glimpse of the king and his guards. Her power makes the tactical advantage of accomplishing this mission obvious, but it doesn't make much sense from a planning perspective.

The Hunter association was aware of Pitou's ability to detect intruders at tremendous distances. They also knew that this ability was in use around the castle; evidence being that Knov's comment about the En barrier being unexpectedly lowered, thus allowing him to place portals in the castle.

With this in mind, it seems that there would be zero chance of Palm succeeding in her mission; at best she is made useless by being trapped in the underground compound, and at worst she is captured. The fact that they chose to send her on this mission is baffling to me because the characters in the show usually engage in an extremely detailed risk analysis for important decisions.

The only thing I can think of that would make sense from a planning perspective is that they cynically counted on the team's sympathy for Palm to get them fired up for battle when they discover she has been captured. In other words, a sort of artificial morale booster.

Can someone provide a plausible in-world justification for this mission?

Palm was sent into the compound with some other women to serve as a secretary to Director Bizeff. This as we all know is a farce the idea is that Palm will try to infiltrate the compound further to gain knowledge on the Royal Guard and the King. If you remember that she is an Enhancement Nen user and contains Clairvoyance that pre-ant transformation she could:

  Palm is a clairvoyant. Her ability requires her to feed her own blood to a dried merman corpse carrying a crystal ball. After fulfilling this condition, Palm becomes able to track the location of anyone she has seen with her own eyes.

She was attempting to just catch a glimpse of the King so that she could track him. In a covert operation any information that can be gained can drastically change the outcome. Up to this point no has had any information on the two royal guards and king besides what Colt possibly told them. It may seem illogical to most people but if there is even a chance to gain the upper hand against a powerful opponent most people will take it. We also need to remember that she is a hunter and every hunter knows that going into a job doesn't necessarily mean they will come out alive.

Just imagine if she was able to relay information to the others on the location of the King. Would Komugi have been hurt by the Dragon Dive? Maybe the operation would have changed and they would have bypassed the Royal Guard and ambushed the King directly.

TL:DR - Was basically just a grab for information.


Why do Maeda Jun productions so frequently feature baseball? Things by Maeda Jun feature baseball. A lot.

Episode 1 of Clannad: After Story is a baseball episode, and there's a fair bit of baseball elsewhere in both seasons of Clannad. Episode 4 of Charlotte is a baseball episode. Episode 4 of Angel Beats! is a baseball episode, and the whole Hinata/Yui thing later in the show is also rife with baseball. Little Busters! is brimming with baseball. I'm told that Rewrite (the VN) also has baseball in it. Dunno about Air or Kanon, but I'd be surprised if they were devoid of baseball.

I know baseball is big in Japan, and I know that Maeda's work is formulaic to a degree (ever seen the Maeda Jun bingo board?), but this goes beyond that. Why does Maeda Jun put baseball in so many of his works? (I've heard that Key has some sort of sponsorship deal with a baseball team. Is this true? If so, that'd explain it.)

The two reasons I can come up with is that Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, and therefore is a common troupe in anime and Maeda Jun just uses it a lot, in order to provide a filler and some comedy in a show.

The second reason is advertisement for Yokohama DeNA BayStars, where they collaborate on the baseball episodes, where some characters are based on or named after the DeNA team members. But, I can only be sure for that for Charlotte, not the other anime you have mentioned.

  This entire anime is done in collaboration with DeNA Baystars, which is a baseball team in Yokohama, Japan. The characters are even named after the team members.


Do we ever find out about Ash's dad in Pokemon? When Ash was 10 (and I think he somehow is still 10?), he left his home in Pallet Town to begin his journey. When he leaves home, we meet his Mom, Delia Ketchum, who we see at various points in the anime after Ash leaves. However, Ash's father is rarely mentioned, and we never meet him. Ash has stated that his dad also began his journey as a Pokemon trainer from a young age, but that is about it.

Does anyone know anything about Ash's dad?

No We don't.

According to Wikia,

  From very minor portions of dialogue, it can be assumed that his father started on a journey from Pallet Town much like Ash. Never formally introduced, the identity of his father has always been under heavy speculation. These speculated characters however, have attained no hard evidence that they are in fact related to Ash in any way. In addition to that, during an interview with a storyboard artist for the Anime series, the artist stated that Ash's father is a man who is on his own Pokémon journey as a Trainer's.

Trivia,

  In The Spell of the Unown's commentary, the producers announced that more about him will be revealed in season 5, which eventually turned out to be untrue.


Why are Sharingan users less susceptible to genjutsu? I can't remember where I saw this, but sometime today, I saw something like: "The Sharingan helps the Uchiha counter genjutsu" and i've been thinking about it for a while now. Can anyone explain how the Sharingan helps the Uchiha counter genjutsu?

I understand that users of the Sharingan can easily use genjutsu on others, but how does the Sharingan help them counter the effects of genjutsu?

The Sharingan sees chakra as color, and Genjutsu works off chakra, so it stands to reason that the built in Genjutsu detection is actually chakra detection. If the Genjutsu caster didn't personally add it, an illusion of a person would to a Sharingan look like a hollow puppet. It would be lacking the chakra network all living people must posses to live (recall chakra exhaustion results in death, which is shown twice during Pain's invasion), thus obviously be Genjutsu.

Though, as Islam Elshobokshy says, it does not render you immune to Genjutsu. It only makes it easier to Detect Genjutsu. As Sasuke says in one of the dubs, "My eyes can see through Genjutsu". In Sasuke vs Itachi, we see both of them play along to each others Genjutsu, but also clearly show they knew it was all an illusion in the beginning of the fight. Zetsu commented on how they just stood around not moving. The Tsukuyomi however seemed to fool Sasuke, until he broke through it.


Can Mystic Eyes of Death Perception kill Tiamat? In recent Fate Grand Order anime (2020), in episode 17 it is said that Tiamat is born without knowing the concept of Death. Will the Mystic Eyes still works on her?

Without a concept of death, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are useless. They work on the basis that death is an intrinsic part of life, as a living being is meant to end at some point, the concept of death is already inside them, which is what the MEoDP bring about.

From Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Mystic Eyes of Death Perception [Unusual talent], p.184:

  "(...) Though they are said to see the form of death, strictly speaking it's more accurate to say they're reading the lifespan of a substance – the existential limit determined at the moment of creation(...)"

Tiamat, as a perfect being has no concept of death in herself for the MEoDP to see. You'd have to make her mortal first. For example with a Conceptual Weapon like the Black Barrel which imposes the concept of mortality upon its targets, Gun God uses it against the Types in Notes.


What is Jirobo's last name? What is Jirobo's last name? I must know because I am creating a Naruto website and including the full list of characters.

Until now, the author hasn't given a last name for Jirobo.
(as far as i know)
There are also other characters without a last name.


A shoujo anime about a girl who exorcise demons with the help of 3 guys About 2 years ago, I watched a shoujo anime about a girl who went to an all-girl school. I think her name sounded something like angle.

She had the power to exorcise demons and did so with the help of a few handsome men. One of them had red hair, another had green hair, and the other one had some connection with the school. As for the characters, I don't remember a lot. The male with red hair was energetic and did not warm up to the main character at first. The second male, as I recall, had green hair and met the protagonist under a table (?). He was very "happy-go-lucky", and was warm and friendly to the protagonist.

I'm not sure if this matches entirely your description but since you mentioned "handsome men", "red hair", "all-girl school", "exorcising"... I thought of one thing:

Neo-Angelique Abyss

-Protagonist is a girl coming from an all-girl school
-There's a guy with red hair named Rayne
-Another guy with green hair named Nyx (dark green)
-Then another guy with green hair named JD (light green)
-Then some elf guy (I think) with silver hair

You could try here to see if it really is the anime you're looking for.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, this may not be actually the anime you're looking for.  Because, whoops, I mentioned four guys. I don't remember much the anime, anyway.


What does もっとたゆたゆver. mean in AT-X shows' broadcast information? NSFW Warning: The anime mentioned below is something that I think would qualify as borderline hentai or close to something like hentai.

Anyway, I came across this manga called Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? which I found out just now that it will have an anime adaptation. From here, it says that Tokyo MX, BS11 and AT-X will air it starting on April 07.

Visiting AT-X's site, however, shows this information:

  放送スケジュール
  もっとたゆたゆver.
  2019年4月11日（木）スタート
  毎週（木）21：45
  毎週（土）13：45
  毎週（火）29：45
  【15分×1話】
  ※視聴年齢制限あり※

From what I could understand here from the little knowledge I have of Japanese, 4月11日 would mean April 11 as the start of broadcast, contrary to April 07. The times would be the broadcast schedules on specific days per week and 視聴年齢制限あり seems to be something about age restriction. What's bugging me is the line 'もっとたゆたゆver.' If I understand correctly, it is read as 'motto tayutayu' where 'motto' would mean more. But I can't seem to find anything about what たゆたゆ means.

What does the line もっとたゆたゆver. mean on AT-X shows' broadcast information?

"Tayu-tayu" is an onomatopoeia word. Characteristics of a Japanese onomatopoeia include a two-syllable word in a repeated fashion. Many, if not all of these translated poorly into English. For an example fuwa-fuwa can be used to the fluffy texture of something (tangible or intangible, like a mood or figurative characteristic). They tend to be more sporadic, with little to no clear standard of usage (so they tend to be quite informal, generally), used a bit like pewpew, kaboom, pow, in a loose sense.

"Tayu-tayu" despite being the title of a popularly known explicit hentai anime and manga, it is in no way related to that series. Typically, it can be used to describe the swaying or shaking motion. It's likely derived from "tayuta", which can refer to something tangible like water, or something intangible like anxiety (like fluttering of the heart/mind). As with many things in Japanese, the context is very important to the actual meaning. In this case the AT-X version, is likely referring to the more "uncensored" nature of the broadcast, as for what is doing the "swaying"... you'll have to watch to find out.


Do Japanese manga magazines have ISSNs? I know Viz's Shonen Jump has an ISSN (1545-7818), but that's from North America.

Do any Japanese manga magazines (e.g. Weekly Shonen Jump, Monthly Shonen Gangan, Dengeki Daioh, Comic Yuri Hime, etc.) have ISSNs?

By all indications, no.

There are a few places I checked. First, while Wikipedia gives the ISSN for magazines such as Shonen Jump but doesn't give it for magazines such as Weekly Shonen Jump or LaLa.

Second, I looked at OCLC WorldCat, which similarly gives the ISSN for Shonen Jump but not Weekly Shonen Jump or LaLa. (Those are just some random popular magazines I picked, I checked for others as well, I just don't want to list them all.)

Lastly, I checked the ISSN International Centre, which has Shonen Jump but can't find Weekly Shonen Jump or LaLa. The reason I didn't mention this first is that a lack of search results is not always the best indicator of something not existing, particularly when there are issues across languages, but I did search in both English and Japanese, so I'm fairly certain this means there just aren't ISSNs for them.

Extrapolating out, it can be assumed that Japanese manga magazines don't have ISSNs. However, they do have 雑誌コード (magazine codes) that are used as identification codes for magazines/journals in Japan. The Wikipedia article is in Japanese but if you translate it, it provides a decent explanation. You can also see the magazine code (09206-06) to the left of the barcode in the magazine below.


Did Saori also have feelings for Kyousuke? In Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, almost all the girls confessed their feelings to Kyousuke, and

   even Kanako confessed when Kyousuke came to her concert.

In OreImo season two, when they were discussing (fighting) about who was going to accompany and support Kyousuke on his new apartment, Saori also insisted that she was supposed to do so. Did she also have feelings for him or did she only tease him? Do they explain this in the light novel?

IIRC, in the light novel, Saori never confessed to Kyousuke, nor in the anime. Saori did insisted that she's the best to take care of Kyousuke like you mentioned. But this seems more like she did that so that she stays true to her Saori Bajeena character, rather than a real romantic feelings towards Kyousuke.

The possible reason for this is that at that time, all the other girls insisted on taking care of Kyousuke. It fits Saori Bajeena's cheerful persona more if she were to also join the fray rather than staying quiet.

Another possibility for her behavior was that at that time there were Kuroneko and Kanako competing for the position. Saori surely knows who they are to Kirino. Were Kirino to choose either one, the other is surely to be hurt. Saori proposed herself so that Kirino won't be troubled choosing between the two (three if you count Manami, but Kirino won't choose her anyway).

It should be noted that in the end Kirino chose Ayase instead of Saori. Possibly because Kiririn felt that Saori is also attracted to Kyousuke. This is not likely though, since Ayase actually has a feeling towards Kyousuke and she still chose her.

Source: I read the novel.


Is Yuri as a genre ever referred to to using Katakana or is it only just kanji? I know that the yuri genre is written with kanji and I was wondering, is katakana ever used to write or refer to the genre when used in a discussion. I myself have never seen it, but I wanted to know if anyone who knows japanese has?

EDIT: Rarely. 百合 is more common. The other two seem to be A) part of people's names or B) Lily flowers.

A few searches on google, amazon or any eshop will give you a rough idea.

Just a language note, any word in Hiragana can be written in Katakana. Katakana can be used for emphasis or italics purposes (often loan words but not necessarily).


Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes? Throughout the Naruto series, both original and Shippuden, Sharingan users are shown with the same stages of Sharingan in both of their eyes.

On the Sharingan Wiki page, it contains an image of Sasuke with his Sharingan Eyes when he unlocks them during his fight with Haku. In this instance, Sasuke has two different stages of Sharingan.

(Sasuke with both the primary (right) and secondary (left) stages of the Sharingan)

Do Sharingan users experience its full potential when having mixed stages of eyes? If not, why do the eyes develop differently?

No, the Sharingan users do not experience the full potential of the dojutsu. If that were so, the tomoe system would not be sensible.

From the Wikia article on Sharingan:

  When first awakened each Sharingan usually will have only one tomoe (巴), although in Obito Uchiha's case, as well as Itachi and Indra's in the anime, they immediately gained two tomoe in each of their eyes. Through training and continued use the Sharingan will develop a second tomoe and then, upon full maturation, a third. When Hagoromo awakened Sharingan in the anime, he had all three tomoe immediately. All the Sharingan's abilities are available to the user from its earliest stage, but with greater development comes greater proficiency with those abilities.

So then, why different tomoe in each eye?

Since not much is being disclosed in the series about this, we could conclude an explanation from the given facts.

Sharingan broadly has two main abilities: the Eye of Insight and the Eye of Hypnotism. The evolution of the tomoe in each eye could mean the mastery of the respective abilities.


Could Kana really tell Shinichi's Migi apart from the other Parasytes, or was she just delusional? In episode 12, Kana tells Shinichi that she can tell Migi's emissions apart from the other Parasytes. However, she is shown as being on "cloud nine" for Shinichi - going as far as wrapping his hair around her finger like an engagement ring, and

   near the end of the episode, she mistakes another Parasyte for Shinichi in the ruined building, leading to her death.

Since Migi states that her powers are increasing, it could be possible that she would be able to tell the Parasytes apart in the future. However, her death cut that development short.

Was she really able to tell Shinichi apart from the other Parasytes, or was she just delusional? Does the manga reveal anything about this?

TL;DR: It is possible, though the manga is never conclusive about that.

@senshin I think Migi is able to tell one parasite from another, at least that is the case for a certain parasite. The proof is given on Page 194 in Volume 9 of the manga:

So if Kana can reach the level of Migi in detecting and differentiating the signals emitted by the parasites, then she would probably be able to tell Shinichi and Migi from the other parasites. Kana demonstrated her potential with her incredible sensing ability on Page 75 in Volume 5 of the manga:

And on Pages 115 and 120 in Volume 5 of the manga, we saw that her powers have evolved.

Then there is her dream, in which Shinichi is clearly distinguishable from the other parasites. Conclusion: it does seem promising that Kana might eventually be able to tell Shinichi and Migi from the other parasites had she not rushed to her death at the hands of a parasite when her powers were still immature.


Can armament haki be used when in Logia form When a Logia devil fruit eater alters his shape to his type of fruit (like ace becoming fire) can he cover himself with armament haki?

We know that it can be used on the body and weapons, is it usable on the Logia form itself?

Yes. That kind of haki works independent from devil fruit however if something "generated" by devil fruit you can use enhance it with armament haki.


What is this manga about a male high schooler who just ridiculously excels at everything? I used to follow a manga with the main character a first year high school student who just ridiculously excels at everything, and I mean everything. From math to frog jump and handling bullies.

The character is tall with tidy short hair in formal style (like Sanji but black, no bangs and tidier). He wears glasses that he tends to fix gracefully or stylishly like how smart people usually are portrayed in manga, always dresses very neatly, and can run very fast and possibly almost fly. He doesn't talk much unless necessary, and he shows his thoughts through direct actions which most of the time are unpredictable.

The last part that I remember is that he was treated to be a servant by a bully gang leader of the upper year, but he was serving the bully too well, that the bully ended up looking up to him.

Sounds like you could be talking about Sakamoto desu ga?. Here's the blurb from MAL:

  First year high school student Sakamoto isn't just cool, he's the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone's attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There's even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class!


Why was Hideaki Anno picked to voice Jirou in The Wind Rises? Hideaki Anno is a well-known animator and director. He is not, however, a well-known voice actor. Prior to 2013, he appears to have a total of two voice-acting credits to his name - a minor character in FLCL and a minor character in Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai. There's nothing terribly surprising about either of those - both were created by Gainax while he worked there; I'm sure nobody objected to letting their ace director have some fun in the recording studio.

Then, for some reason, Anno was cast as the adult voice of Jirou Horikoshi, the protagonist of Miyazaki's The Wind Rises. Why?

I know that Miyazaki has never been a fan of hiring from the usual stable of anime voice actors, but you'd think he'd at least want somebody who had some experience in the field...

There was an interview with Anno on Youtube (which has unfortunately been taken down) where he mentions a few relevant things:

He had to audition for the part
Miyazaki joked that he'd give the part to Toshio Suzuki (ex-Ghibli) if Anno didn't get the part

He also said:

  It's my first time voicing a main character, so I figured it wasn't going to be easy. At first Miya-san told me that the character was quiet one and that there aren't lots of lines and I believed that. But after seeing the storyboard, I was surprised. There were ton of lines, songs, French, German. I felt like I was fooled.

In another interview (which was also taken down from Youtube) Miyazaki mentions during a meeting he got the idea of casting Anno and Suzuki seemed on-board with the idea, but the others weren't too keen. He said that when him and Suzuki were bouncing ideas off each other, Anno's name "just came up". It's no secret that Anno and Miyazaki go way back, so when he was asked to come in for an audition, Anno couldn't refused and he turned out to be perfect.

The youtube interviews were both taken down but there's more info:

In this thread
Asahi English article
Nausicaa.net


How does GunBuster become Dix-Neuf? At the risk of going into anime physics, how does GunBuster become Dix-Neuf?

My understanding of the series is that GunBuster, the first Buster Machine ever created, was used in the final battle of GunBuster to drop off its Degeneracy Generator. It then limped back to Earth and appeared 15,000 years later

Then in DieBuster timeline you eventually figure out that Dix-Neuf, a Buster Machine with a number in the teens, has been slowly upgraded and rebuilt over a long period of time and is missing its own Degeneracy Generator. Because of that I assumed that Dix-Neuf and GunBuster are the same.

However, how did GunBuster become Dix-Neuf if GunBuster is still floating in space? What's the connection between the two machines?

I think the short answer is that this is a red herring. Dix-Neuf isn't the original Gunbuster, and the reveal is after the time-skip when the original finally gets back to Earth.

An un-sourced explanation from an /a/ thread says this:

  All the old Buster Machines including Dix-Neuf were built with degeneracy generator, but the former humanity removed it to bury the technology as they branded it to be too powerful. Future generation replaced them with Topless cockpits (Topless being the power-source instead of the generator) and new production of Buster Machines aren't made for the said generators, so only the old generation ones can use them.


Why can't people distinguish Sailor Soldiers from their real selves? When people transform in Sailor Moon, they look physically identical to their human forms.  Even fellow magical beings are unable to tell a person's identity unless they witness the transformation happening.

Is there an in-universe explanation for this?

It's a common trope in a lot of super hero fiction. It's just one of those things that creators ask audiences to suspend disbelief for. Though it's not really meant as an explanation, many characters do poke fun at various scouts' paper-thin disguises in universe, saying things to the effect of "She can't be Sailor Moon; Sailor Moon is too pretty to be that meatball head." (It must be the tiara.)


An anime from the 70's or 80's which had a scene of a large guy gunning down teddy bears The anime was from the 1970's or the very early 1980's. I really don't have much to go on, I'm afraid, but it was Sci-Fi, and I'm pretty sure it had robots in it as well as humanoid characters. They were on a journey/quest, and, this may be the best clue, there was a disturbing scene (remember, I was young!) where a large guy with a beard or mustache was gunning down teddy bears (or cute bears of some kind) in a room with what looked like an M60 machine gun.

This has been driving me NUTS! Please, if anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. :)

It's Space Firebird 2772 (1980). That scene made a big impression on me as a kid too! Great movie, worth re-watching as an adult.

The scene is around 15 minutes into the movie:


Does there exist official material on the story of Laputa before its fall? Is there material (films, written stories, manga, etc) on the story of Laputa from Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky before its fall, that is endorsed by Miyazaki himself or by Studio Ghibli?

Or is the content about Laputa in Castle in the Sky all the content about Laputa that is ever going to be released?

I am not aware of an additional material on the Laputian civilization from Studio Ghibli but Laputa as a civilization is lifted straight out of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laputa).  It is unclear how much the Laputa in Castle in the Sky before its civilization fell apart is meant to match how it is depicted in Gulliver's Travels.

Instead let us look at how Miyzaki depicts ancient civilizations.
Miyzakai is fond of using long gone advanced civilizations in his plots.  Nausicaa and Future Boy Conan explores many of the same themes.  In all three stories, the now gone civilization is almost always depicted as extremely technologically advanced with a complete disregard and disconnect from nature.  Miyzaki was a communist in his youth, and his works almost always portray these long lost civilizations as capitalist and greedy.  In this context, there are many hints in the movie itself that clue us into what Laputa was like:

Laputa was an absolute monarchy led by the royal family who controlled the power of the city through their use of their crystals which only responded to their commands.
Robots were used for both labor and as weapons of war, and directly obey commands from members of the royal family.
Laputa is filled with gold and treasure of all sorts, implying the Laputians were materialistic.
The existence of the excellent architecture, gardens, art, and multitude of treasure all show that Laputians thought of themselves as "upper class" compared to the people on the ground.
Laputa was hidden in a hurricane, showing the Laputians had the power to control the weather.
Muska says the powerful weapons Laputa has once made it a major world power.
Laputa's power derives from a special crystal that can only be mined in the ground.
Very old mines appear throughout Pazu's village and it is stated that the same crystals that power Laputa were once mined there.
Craters are visible across the landscape in many of the flying sequences of the film, especially seen around Pazu's villiage.  Perhaps these craters arose from bombardment by Laputa's weapons.

All of this implies Laputa was an aggressive domineering "hydraulic empire" towards people on the ground that sought to control the mining and supply of crystals that was the source of their power.  Real life civilizations throughout history rely on controlling natural resources to be the source of their power and wealth.  In ancient times this happened through the control of the water supply, and nowadays it happens through the control of oil.


How is 'Mobu' wasei-eigo? Wikipedia is the only place which posits that the main character of Mob Psycho 100, Shigeo Kageyama, has a nickname 'Mob' which is wasei-eigo for 'background character'.
Mobu is not listed in any list of wasei-eigo words.
Can someone break down how Mobu is wasei-eigo?

As mentioned in the comments by F1Krazy already, this information is likely wrong.
The nickname actually originates from his First-name, Shigeo. The Kanji for which can alternatively be read as "Mob" (モブ, Mobu).
This is also confirmed to be the source of his nickname in the Character guidebook as mentioned on the Mob Psycho fandom, a copy of which is included at the bottom of the post.
All though Mobu might not be wasei-eigo for "background character", it does infer such a character. Some more background on this can be found on Japanese.SE's question: Etymology of モブ


How can a Dark Elf's age be determined by looking at them? In Episode 11, Rory determines Yao's age by merely looking at her. Is there a rule on how to determine a Dark Elf's age? Besides her hair color, Yao appears to be somewhere in her twenties.

A translation of the light novel covers this part with:

  At a glance, she seemed to be a Dark Elf female.

  She looked to be roughly 300 years old, but on the surface she resembled a human in her late twenties.

Just like in our world, Westerners might have problems telling Asians apart, the same can be said about humans and elves.

Humans live and grow up looking at other humans. So they learn to tell them apart and categorize them much more easily. Now, this assumes that you can tell elves age from their appearance, it is just that humans don't learn that skill, because they either haven't seen an elf or haven't seen enough to create big enough sample to learn differences due to age.

Rory is over 900 years old and travels a lot. So she must have met quite a few elves in her lifetime. Also, she could have met the same elf multiple times in their lives, noting their changes in appearance.

The second thing that comes to mind is precision of her guess. Us humans are able to tell age with precision of +-5 years. It is safe to assume that elves appearance changes much slowly with age compared to humans, so the precision might be as low as +-50 years. So if Rory estimates Yao's age at 300, she could very well be between 250 to 350 years old. That is huge timespan. It is like saying  an adult 40 year old man "is around age of toddler".


Why All for One never stole One for All? All for One is the most powerful superhuman with the exception of All Might who has the quirk One for All. If All for One has the quirk who makes him able to steal quirks, and All Might is the only person he can't defeat, why All for One doesnt steal One for All and let All Might quirkless to be able to defeat him?

First, What is One For All?

  One For All is the union of two Quirks: A Quirk that stockpiles power, and a Quirk that could be transferred to others. This mutation was caused by the Quirk, All For One.

One For All cannot be stolen by force:

  One For All will not transfer to a new recipient unless its user wishes it, thus One For All cannot be forcibly stolen. For example, the Hero Killer Stain ingested Izuku's blood, but did not inherit One For All because Izuku did not wish it. However, this does not mean One For All cannot be forcibly passed on.

Why All for One doesn't steal One for All and let All Might quirkless to be able to defeat him?

Apart from the reason why can't One For All be stolen, you can see that:

  After One For All is transferred to the recipient, the previous One For All user can still use the "leftover embers" of One For All, and thus can still access One For All's power. However, these leftover embers will not last for long, and the previous One For All will slowly run out of the embers, resulting in the previous user losing One For All completely.

All Might has the "leftovers" of One For All but soon or later he will loose One For All completely, the user with One For All now is Izuku, if the Quirk was to be taken it had to be from Izuku and not All Might.

Source: Wiki


Mecha anime where boy pilots small, somewhat feminine robot that can teleport to him I found one post on this site that might be about the same anime that I'm looking for. It's not answered and already closed.

From that question, https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19036/help-identify-this-mecha-anime:

  It was about a boy who gets involved in some kind of (military? government?) mech program. There are already some other people there piloting mecha. The boy forms some kind of connection with a mecha that is smaller than the rest, and also somewhat feminine-looking. At least, it seemed to have high heels on its feet.

Not sure but I think I watched it the late 1990s.

Now, what I remember is that, that boy also gets another, big yellow robot. Once, when his fraction is under attack and he gets cornered in a corridor, he steps back and surprisingly appears in that yellow robot, it turns on and he starts fighting.

The small robot isn't usual. It's not just standing there and waiting for that boy to drive it. Boy and small robot, they have some kind of spiritual connection. Boy can call him and the robot somehow teleports to him. He also can combine that small and big yellow robot.

And I also remember that scene when that boy is stack in a big spaceship, which is about to explode and he calls that small robot but it's not teleporting.

I think these shows are the same; does anybody know it?

I think this might be Ninja Senshi Tobikage(Ninja Robot)p?

This might be the feminine robot or the one which has the capability to connect with the mind of the protoganist (Joe maya). As for the yellow robot , it maybe Golden lion

just a small figurine version to show the size difference and that they can combine together to form another robot form.IT was aired first in late 1980(1986 to be precise). But many people including me watched it in the late 90's .


Is Kefura super saiyan 2 a regular super saiyan 2 transformation? Kefura super saiyan 2 transformation doesnt look exactly the same than a regular super saiyan 2 transformation. Is it supposed to be the same kind of transformation aside the differences? Besides the different hair color, to me Kefura SSJ2 seems to have more sparks than a regular SSJ2 transformation

Caulifla super saiyan 2

Kefura super saiyan 2

Kefla seems to utilize Kale's powers over Goku. Kale's initial SSJ transformation seems to have a tinge of green just like Kefla's did. Also, Kale in her SSJ state was shown to be on the same level as SSJ2 Caulifla despite the SSJ2 multiplier being a higher one. We know Kale in her mastered LSSJ form was a lot stronger than SSJ2 Caulfila. I believe the two transformations Kefla used aren't exactly the regular SSJ transformations like the one Vegito used in the Buu Saga against Buuhan.Vegito SSJ2 is weaker than SSJG Goku. We know this from the battle of gods arc where Goku stated that he couldn't defeat Beerus even if he were to fuse with Vegeta. Base Kefla was a lot stronger than SSJG Goku. So I would say, the SSJ and SSJ2 transformations used by Kefla are special variations of Kale's LSSJ Transformation which is the reason she seems to be a lot more stronger


Are there conditions to whether Yozuru Kagenui walks on the ground or not? During the Tsukihi Phoenix Arc of Nisemonogatari Yozuru Kagenui is seen not touching the ground. When she first meets Araragi and asks him directions to the cram school, she's standing on benches, and when she goes to leave, she jumps from bench to bench.

When she and Yotsugi Ononoki go to attack Tsukihi at the Araragi's house she is at first standing on the fence. When Tsukihi is seemingly killed by Ononoki she jumps on top of Araragi, pinning him to the ground, but she still stays off of it herself. When she and Ononoki go to leave, she is standing on Ononoki's finger as Ononoki walks away.

But when Araragi and Shinobu fight the two of them in the cram school she is walking on the ground. I am wondering if there is a pattern or condition to when she walks on the ground and when she doesn't?

Slight spoilers for Tsukimonogatari

It is explained that Kagenui (and another character specific to Tsukimonogatari) had a curse put onto them which prevents them from touching the ground. There's little-to-no mention as to what happens if Kagenui ever does touch the ground, but either way, with the amount of dedication she takes to never stepping on it, it seems to be something relatively serious.

If I remember correctly, this curse was put onto her and the other character for their work on bringing Ononoki into being (as in, in the form she is now).

About her walking on the floor of the cram school ruins, I'd say it's probably because it's the floor of a building, not the actual ground. She's able to walk on structures built on the ground, just not the ground itself.


Before the era of Naruto, One Piece and Bleach being published simultaneously, was there ever another well-defined "Holy Trinity" of Manga? I recall a few years ago (around 2011) the phrase "holy trinity" being thrown around to describe the size, magnitude and importance of One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto all running in Shonen Jump.  Now, with two of those specific publications* ending, this so-called "holy" trinity is no more.

However, there would've had to have been three other manga that were considered something like this before, right?  Was there was such a confirmed trinity of manga that ran together?

It doesn't necessarily have to be from Shonen Jump, but the closest unsourced examples from the '90s were Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk!, and Yu Yu Hakusho, which were likely published in a shonen-oriented magazine.

*: This doesn't include Boruto.  That isn't Naruto.

The concept of Big 3 is really vague. Some say it's just a made up word for the current popular manga in the West, which is One Piece, Naruto and Bleach during the early 2000s. At the same time, online streaming is getting popular around that time, mainly Youtube and Crunchyroll for anime, and also the internet is booming at the same time (stocks of dotcoms, Google, Yahoo, etc. I won't go into details about economics and stock market, but all of it are happening during the early 2000s).

Now to answer your question if there are other Big 3 in the past, I would say it's not only 3, there would be a lot. Mainly Case Closed (or Conan), Doraemon, Astro Boy, Dragon Ball and Kochikame.

Also, who told you that the famous 90's anime are Yu Yu Hakusho, Slam Dunk and Dragon Ball? Dragon Ball would be famous, and so is Slam Dunk, but I don't know about Yu Yu Hakusho. There's a lot of famous 90's anime and manga to the point that I can't name them all.

But overall, the Big 3 and what not are just opinions of other people of what's famous or not. There's no solid measure of how famous a manga or anime is. Unless if we are talking about sales and copies then we could make some list. But if we are basing it all on human opinions there would be infinite Big 3.


What does Piccolo telling Gohan to "dodge" mean? I have been seeing some posts on Facebook recently with Piccolo yelling at Gohan to dodge. I do not understand the reference behind it.

What incident is being referred to?

This is a reference Team Four Star's DragonBall Z Abridged series.

In it, Picollo is teaching Gohan to dodge. However, he ends up conditioned to freeze in fear of the word instead. This becomes one of the most popular running gags in the series.


What're the names of the Thunder and Poison Dragons? In Fairy Tail, all the Dragons have names, like the Fire Dragon, Igneel. But I don't remember anyone mentioning the names of the Thunder Dragon or the Poison Dragon in the anime. Does someone know what their names are?

Laxus and Cobra are Second generation Dragon Slayers, so they weren't taught Dragon Slayer Magic by a Dragon. Hence, Thunder and Poison Dragons are never mentioned (moreover, they possibly do not exist at all).

  Those from the second generation of Dragon Slayers have had Dragon Lacrima implanted into their bodies, granting them the ability to use Dragon Slayer Magic. Because they were not taught their abilities by a Dragon, they are considered artificial Dragon Slayers.


Why didn't Kamui kill obito? When Kakashi used Kamui on Deidara, his hand was cut off since it was wrapped to the Kamui dimension.

How is Obito able to warp his body parts in and out of Kamui without dying?

Is there a valid explanation for this? Or is this a plot hole?

After researching in the Naruto wiki I got this explanation that the left eye and right eye have similar but not identical abilities.

  Left Eye

  Kamui
  Obito's left eye is able to utilise a long-range version of Kamui, which can transport targets anywhere in the user's line of sight. The target is surrounded with a barrier space, the location and size of which can be specified at will, and when the user concentrates on the target within, the space at the barrier's centre distorts and draws everything within into another dimension.1 The size of the barrier can be expanded, as Deidara was forced to fly further away in an effort to escape its effects.[13]

  Right Eye

  Tobi Chains
  Obito's right eye uses a short-range version of Kamui, which can only transport targets in close proximity to the user; physical contact with the target is seemingly required.[14] However, this eye can utilise a unique variation of teleportation akin to intangibility. When activated, any part of the user's body that overlaps with another object is seamlessly warped to Kamui's dimension, making it appear as though the user can phase through solid objects.[15] By overlapping their entire body, the user can completely conceal their presence and erase all traces of their chakra. This also allows the user to freely travel through the ground, enabling them to ambush opponents from below.[16] This intangibility can be extended to anything the user is touching at the moment of activation,[17] so long as they are able to maintain physical contact with at least a portion of the desired object.[18] This ability also allows the user to bypass even the strongest barrier ninjutsu.[5]

The Picture that I attached with the question is the ability of the left Kamui eye that Kakashi had. It had the ability to only teleport and hence Diedara's hand was cut off. Here is the link for reference.

Thanks.


Why was Mamimi bullied for her shoes? In the anime (episode 2) it is shown that Mamimi is bullied, and apparently has her shoes taken away from her. I understand she is probably bullied due to being odd, but why did they take her shoes of all things? it seems bizarre to me.

As seen in the anime itself:

In Japanese schools, typically they have set of outdoor street shoes and indoor shoes called "Uwabaki." Inside, there are typically individual shelves or lockers for everyone's shoes. These shelves/lockers will occasionally have a space for students to put and swap their outdoor shoes for their indoor shoes. This is typically done to keep the floor from being marred by outside elements and maintain its polish for a longer period of time.

The general idea (depicted in anime and manga) of bullying is to either steal them (and toss them away or place them in an inconvenient place) or fill them with tacks or garbage (sometimes also defacing them). The purpose is usually humiliate them and/or cause them distress without actual confrontation. The sandals she wears are probably her indoor shoes, and the idea is probably to take enjoyment in humiliating her by making her walk home without shoes or in her indoor shoes. In essence, the idea of this is to shame the bullied victim (who typically react passively), who loses dignity/"face", which elevates the ego/status of the bully or bullies.


Why couldn't Chiaki go to the future to get more time leaps? In the 2006 film "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" by Hosoda Mamoru, the protagonist Makoto accidentally uses up all of the time-leaps her friend Chiaki, who is actually a time traveler from the future. He used his remaining time leap to prevent an accident, and thus was unable to return to the future.

However, this seems to have a key plot hole. If he still had one time leap remaining, he could have gone to the future. It's implied that in the future it's not terribly difficult to get such a time travel device or to recharge one. Once he had a sufficient number of time leaps, he could return to the past and prevent the accident. In fact, there wasn't really anything stopping him from doing so immediately after losing the device.

That may not be feasible, for one reason or another, depending on the time travel paradigm used in the movie. However, with my naive and incomplete understanding of how time travel is supposed to work, it seems like it would solve all the problems. It could also just be that Chiaki never thought of that, but that's a rather boring answer.

Is there any explanation for why Chiaki couldn't just go to the future, get another time travel device, and give himself more time leaps?

I'm literally over a year late, but, why not?

I just watched the movie. As a good engineer (for better or for worse) I needed to know what had happened at the end of the movie. So I went to the internet and looked for answers. At first, as always, I just assumed everything they say is correct, but then the ideas sank in, and I made my own conclusions, which evidently lack complete information, since the film itself doesn't let you see things I'd need to confirm my interpretation. But here it goes:

Here are the theories I'd like to debunk:

Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting.
Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted.
Makoto is the aunt, grown up.
Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future.

To do this, we need some basis. Here are some ideas that many people don't consider.

Chiaki never said he had travelled through time both ways. All he says regarding his leaps is that he knew that the painting had records during the period in which the movie is set. Secondly, he stated clearly that "tomorrow" he would return to the future. Here we have a problem, because this might have two reasons.

The first one is that when the count reaches zero, the leaps end (literally physically end) and the user of the time travel goes back to the first jump, since for all we know he was forced to return until he reached 0.
The second one is that in the future they found out that he revealed the secret of time traveling, and he would be forced to return. It is a wild guess, but completely stopping time and now just jumping, as he saw at the crossroads, doesn't seem something that may be done with the charges. That would have meant that Chiaki had one charge to avoid the crash as well as to stop time, which doesn't sound logical, yet is a possibility.

Some people actually mentioned that Makoto didn't see herself in the past. This means that she can't be the aunt given the fact that the logical conclusion from before is that there can't be two of the same person in one reality.
We get an interesting scene that most commenters overlook, which is the one of the jump at the lake. Makoto went back in time and returned! Even a child screamed that he saw the girl disappear and reappear. (Although circumstantial, it supports the point.) This leads up to the idea that for every time travel you do, as we might relate with the movie Inception, at the end of the physical jump, the traveling ends.

Now to the point.

  "Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting."

This can't be true given that Chiaki can't bend the story. For this to be possible, he would have had to convince Witch to take care of the painting. This means that he went to a time before Makoto and did this. He would then have had to return a few years later to convince Makoto to do this. This implies that he went back, returned, back again, and returned. Finally, if history can't be modified, the moment he returned to his time would have reset whatever he did with the aunt. Therefore, that couldn't have happened.

  "Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted."

At the crossroads we get that he would be forced to return to the future. He would be forced. In practical terms, that gives him an "extra" one-way leap. Why else would he worry so much about his forced return? He actually contradicts himself by stating at the crossroads that we would be gone by tomorrow and, during the same stop, saying that he could no longer go back to his time. Here we have to decide which statement is true since they are mutually exclusive if Chiaki never lied. The way I see it, he could jump to the future. (He would be forced back to the future due to the end of the leaps/count 0.)

  "Chiaki could have gone to the future anytime he wanted."

Same argument as above, except for the final point.

  "Makoto is the aunt, grown up."

Simple and without using a reference to the picture: no double person per reality.

  "Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future."

I bet this is the one every-fucking-one is waiting to read. Feeling romantic? Well, you're lucky. I can't believe so many persons overlooked this tiny little detail: Makoto has all her jumps restored. Well, that sound great, and this is why this is probably true! First of all, jumps all the way before the books fell on her. Let's say we get a 50/50 of having the device giving her the full count again. Second point: Chiaki gives Makoto time-travelling advice. Sounds promising to me.

Now, this is going to get complicated, but try to follow me, even though I might be wrong. The way Chiaki would go to the future would be by going even further into the past. As confusing as it may sound, going back in time would take him back to the future. Follow this thread, backwards now: the end of the movie, the beginning of the movie, the moment Chiaki leapt into the movie's time, Chiaki's original time. Therefore if he jumps back enough to go to the moment before he went back in time, he'd be back in the future! Time traveling actually goes one way here.

Now, if we want to extrapolate, we find that Chiaki used a hell of a ton of jumps to get to the movie's time. He would have needed to jump from the stratosphere to get to that time, as I see it. He jumped bit by bit until he hit the right time. That explains his single leap left at the end. The way we followed the reasoning here, taking the idea that he could time travel and was stuck when his count hit 0, he would have been able to go back enough to get another time-travelling device.

Being still in the same reality, his jump would eventually end and would find Makoto there. If this doesn't sound good enough for you and believe that Chiaki is not evil, he would go back to the future, get leaps, and go back to Makoto on his timeline, while Makoto on her timeline would eventually see his jump's end and find him again.

In the end, the movie might actually be talking about creating parallel realities, which diverge with every jump, as well as there being separate realities for each person who leaps. The way you take these arguments, which I believe are most of the relevant ones, may lead to take different conclusions.

Either way, I believe that Chiaki got scared or something and dropped the device. The whole thing happened and the guy got stuck in time. Having different leap counts for each person, Makoto returned when he still had count 1. She jumped far enough to get her full count, too. Finally, Chiaki is an asshole for jumping back in time knowing he could have seen the painting, movie-time. Apparently he did disappear, but will eventually end his leap and reappear in Makoto's reality. And she will hate him for being a jerk who instead of waiting for the restoration to be finished, preferred to go to his no-river-no-nature-not-many-people-without-blue-sky time.

Sucker.


What's the reason some of the Detective Neuro's manga cover's page are upside down? I have 12 out of 23 volumes of Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro. It's really weird since the first tenth volume of this manga's cover is upside down like you could see in this site.

What's the reason behind it?

There's no particular reason other than "because the mangaka wanted it that way".
It's just one of the many omake/additional fun things about the tankobon (according to Japanese Wikipedia):

The characters on the cover page are upside-down on vol. 1-10, as-is on vol. 11-20, and left-turned on vol. 21-22(23)

Some other trivia:

The name of the criminal of that volume

 is hidden in the background of wall-of-text in the table of contents (except vol. 15, 16, and 23), e.g. vol. 11's criminal name. (Source)

The illustration on the middle cover of vol. 10-19

 uses "Hanging Yako" representing "1", e.g. vol. 18. (Source)

The cover pages for vol. 13-20

 are connected: 13-16 and 17-20. (Source)


Did Saber ever learn Eastern fencing styles before meeting Shiro? I don't play Fate/Stay Night visual novel, but I'm quite a fan of the anime series, mainly because of its historic sense — with those people from the legends and all. However, I've spotted a flaw — albeit not a fatal one — and it bothers me a bit.

In the universe of Fate/Stay Night, Saber is the legendary King Arthur (or rather, Arthuria) Pendragon that comes from Celtic legends. With such a background, I expect her to use a Western fencing style (though the term is not exclusively used in the Western world the way that word means today).

While Arthuria did, in fact, fight with the Western fencing style throughout the anime in all her real battles, I've noticed that, especially in her training with Shiro, she used an Eastern fencing style.

Was it ever explained in the visual novel if she learned the Eastern fencing style before or anything? The age in which she lived in was all but related to the easternmost part of the world.

In the Fate/SN world, heroes learn everything they need to know about about age they were summoned in. Knowledge such as how to operate common machinery, customs, and language are automatically learned during their summoning. As an example, Saber learned how to ride motorcycles in Fate/Zero. Motorcycles did not exist in her age, but she knows how to operate one nevertheless. This is also the reason why there is no language barrier between Saber and Shirou.

As Kendo is a common sport in Japan and a martial art involving swords, Saber could have learned this particular Eastern fencing style as part of the Japanese customs she had to learn from her summoning.


Is 3x3 Eyes based on any real legends? It seems like a familiar trope to have a powerful being in human form take a human as their indestructible guardian.  3x3 Eyes has that relationship between Pai and Yakumo. I'm wondering if it's more than just another expression of this general trope; if it's an adaptation of an actual legend or traditional story.  There's something compelling about an immortal and her companion both wanting to just be human.

So, is 3x3 Eyes based on a real legend or traditional story, or just made up?

The most closely linked legend I can find is Shiva. Shiva is a hindu deity who has three eyes and is worshiped by people in the region that Pai is from.

  Third eye: (Trilochana) Shiva is often depicted with a third eye, with which he burned Desire (Kāma) to ashes,[98] called "Tryambakam" (Sanskrit: त्र्यम्बकम् )(Tamil :நெற்றிக்கண்), which occurs in many scriptural sources.[99] In classical Sanskrit, the word ambaka denotes "an eye", and in the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes translated as "having three eyes".[100] However, in Vedic Sanskrit, the word ambā or ambikā means "mother", and this early meaning of the word is the basis for the translation "three mothers".[101][102] These three mother-goddesses who are collectively called the Ambikās.[103] Other related translations have been based on the idea that the name actually refers to the oblations given to Rudra, which according to some traditions were shared with the goddess Ambikā.[104] It has been mentioned that when Shiva loses his temper badly, his third eye opens which can destroy most of the things to ashes.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva

This is the best three eyed deity of the correct region I could find. I think that 3x3 eyes may have taken part of the legend as inspiration and then ran with it.