Why do their nicknames include "Super Duper"? All the students have a nickname, and it always begin with "Super Duper".

Why do they use this as a nickname? Also, is this the correct translation for what it says in Japanese?

The reason they had these nicknames is to emphasize that Hope's Peak Academy is really hard to get into. Hence the students there are extraordinarily talented. It would seem that it's a requirement to have one outstanding feature to qualify for enrolment in the school. Apart from Naegi, who gained entrance through a lottery (and is the Super Duper Highschool Luckster)

Some liberties were taken in the translation much like other releases - for example the directly translated "Super High School Class Good Luck" doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as "Super Duper Highschool Luckster". It conveys the same message, but is perhaps not exact

A couple of the other changes to the titles and the rationale behind them in the fan translation are outlined here, similar reasons would apply to the official releases:
http://danganronpa.wordpress.com/dr1/tl-notes/general/


Can Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul self cannibalize? Would it be possible for Kaneki to eat himself to prevent starvation? Or to keep himself from dying?

In the manga, I cannot recall that Kaneki self-cannibalized to prevent starvation or save himself. However, in Volume 7 Chapter 59 of the first Tokyo Ghoul,

  when Anteiku found out that Kaneki was being held by Aogiri, Yoshimura asked for the help of Shuu Tsukiyama. When Touka asked how he (Shuu) was still alive, Shuu remarked that he just followed Touka's 'advice' and that after he did, he discovered that he 'actually tastes pretty good.' This implies that Shuu self-cannibalized after his battle with Touka. This also presents the possibility that a ghoul can self-cannibalize to heal himself/herself from injuries.

So, to answer your question, then yes, it is possible for Kaneki, and even for other ghouls, to self-cannibalize in order to save himself from starvation or death, as seen in Tsukiyama's case.


How was Kakashi able to increase the amount of times he can use his Sharingan? Since beginning of the anime, when he fought Zabuza, he used his Sharingan, and he was out for around one week due to overuse. However, two years later, he's able to use the Kamui often.

How he was able to master the Sharingan in those two years, when he's had it for about decade?

Besides the fact hat Kakshi is Hailed as a prodigy, because of his great intelligence, skill, and aptitude.

This is due Kakashi training in his area of weaknesses. It is not that he did not already master the Sharingan ( Itachi Uchiha even stated that Kakashi was far more proficient of a eye user then most of the natural eye users)

Kakashi's primary weakness was his average reserves of chakra and stamina, As stated on the wiki the usage of the eye requires allot of chakra.To counter that  Kakashi possesses very refined chakra control, allowing him to use multiple techniques quickly with the minimum necessary chakra and to their highest level. Kakashi's control also allows him to perform various techniques, usually lightning-based, with few to no hand seals.

On the wiki it is also said

  Over the course of the series, his reserves improved considerably to extend his timespan and versatility to fight multiple high-level opponents.

With this information we can conclude that he has increased his chakra pool/ efficieny during combat/training to the point that he can maintain several eye uses and can combat many high level enemys before depleting his chakra pool.

  For a side note. During the war Kakashi also could use near to infinite eye attacks when he had Naruto's bijuu chakra attached to him.


DBGT: Does Goku die of old age when he turns SSJ4 in the future? At the start of Dragon Ball GT, Goku was turned into a kid by Ultimate Shenron when Pilaf accidentally said "I wish you were a kid again!" after stating Goku became way too powerful and he doesn't stand a chance against him now,  but would if he were to be a kid again. (wish granted, goku turns back into a kid)
During his fight with Baby, Goku turned SSJ4 and with it, became so strong that the magic of Ultimate Shenron could not affect him anymore. This was stated in the anime. He was too powerful for Shenron's magic to affect him.

After turning back into his base form, he became a kid again. He didn't go back to being an adult. So Ultimate Shenron's magic reasserted itself when he was no longer SSJ4.

At the very end of GT, we see the future. We see Pan being a very old lady, and a mini-goku and mini-vegeta fighting in the World Martial Arts Tournament. The mini-Goku was implied to be Pan's grandchild. Since we don't see them, we can assume that all of the Z fighters have passed away from old age. Goku is now walking around the tournament grounds, all grown up again in his base form, still having his tail (proving the wish wasn't reversed, because then his tail would have been gone) just before the end-credits come into play.

The question

If the Goku we see at the end turned SSJ4, would he get old and die?

If Goku hadn't become a child and grown up again because of Ultimate Shenron's magic, he presumably would be dead of old age by the time of the finale just like everyone else is. But as we saw before, if he turns SSJ4, Ultimate Shenron's magic wears off and doesn't affect him anymore. So is Ultimate Shenron's magic the only thing keeping him alive? Without it, would he become old and die like he would have if it had never affected him in the first place?

No. The wish was to make Goku a child again. When he grows back into an adult, the wish will not be in effect anymore. The youth he gains would just be a side effect of the wish. The wording of a wish is very important, as can be seen when Shenron granted the wish to revive everyone on Namek killed by Frieza and his henchmen. That wish didn't revive the people Vegeta killed because Vegeta broke off from Frieza.

Supposing the wish is still considered to be in effect, he still wouldn't become an old man when transforming. The reason he becomes an adult is to negate the negative effect of the wish on his power. Once he becomes an adult again, the wish actually has a positive effect because it is keeping him in his prime. During the Saiyain Saga, Shenron told everyone he couldn't use his magic to kill Vegeta and Nappa because they were too strong. At the same time, we don't doubt that Shenron would be able to make the Saiyains immortal if their plans to get the Dragon Balls succeeded. So, it isn't just a case of Shenron's magic not affecting people who are stronger than him. It is also a matter of whether the person wants to be affected. This can be explicitly seen when Porunga is unable to bring Goku back to earth after Namek explodes because Goku refuses.

If you recall, King Piccolo wished to restore his youth, but he was also stronger than Shenron, as evidenced by him being able to destroy the dragon. The wish still worked.

Also, just in case anyone is confused, all the examples I used were from the original Shenron and Porunga, but they should still apply to Ultimate Shenron. The only difference is that Ultimate Shenron is stronger, so it requires more strength (super saiyain 4 level) to overpower his magic.


Who is Hanazawa Hanako? I was rewatching the first season of Oregairu the other day, and something caught my eye on the list of contacts on Hachiman's phone (which we see in episode 5, after Yui adds herself as a contact).

The list here is:

Komachi
Grandpa's
Home
Soubu High School
Takatsu Dentistry
Dad
Barbershop
Hanazawa Hanako (花沢華子)
Mom
✨✨Yui✨✨

So we have Hachiman's relatives; places he goes (school, dentist, barber); and now Yui. But who is Hanazawa Hanako? That's a girl's name - but why would Hachiman have a girl's number in his phone?

Hikigaya asked for a girl's phone number in middle school, as mentioned in his flashback at 6:30 - 7:00 in episode 4. The number probably belongs to her, though he left her anonymous in his story in the anime (I haven't read the early volumes of the LN's). There's no Hanazawa Hanako in Volumes 7-10. For now, she remains in the back-burner of possible characters.


When I use online manga readers, does the mangaka get any income from it? I usually read manga from online readers, specifically MangaPanda.

Am I contributing to a mangaka's income by reading from such websites? Are they licensed to distribute them online?

The short answer is no. Most manga readers you find out there are all third-party aggregators (therefore not licensed to distribute the manga in any form) that take fan made scanlations and host them on their respective sites. They make money from the ad revenue they receive from the traffic other sites. In other words, they take the hard work of others (specifically, the work original authors and artist, along with the volunteer efforts of the scanlators) and profit without doing any work themselves.

There are aggregators out there such as Batoto that maintain a certain quality standard such as not resizing, downsampling, watermarking scanlations, or scrape content from other scanlators or sites. They also respect the wishes of scanlators that don't allow aggregators or have rules on delayed releases. Even in doing so they are not officially licensed to deliver their content, while they do try to maintain a standard of quality, none of this benefits the manga authors.

However, there are various officially licensed distributors for English translated manga. Here are a couple of the more well-known ones:

http://shonenjump.viz.com/wsja
https://www.mangabox.me/reader/en/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga
http://en-renta.papy.co.jp/
https://www.emanga.com/
http://en.mangareborn.jp/

However while this might not directly influence revenue to the manga author. Making the manga more widely accessible to the public can help give some notoriety to a particular series. Hype and notoriety about a particular series can indirectly boost sales of the series. However it comes down to the efforts of scanlators and fans to help boost revenue to a manga author.

For an example, the users of 4chan helped boost the sales of WataMote and save it from the possibility of being canceled. The author personally thanked 4chan on Twitter for their efforts and those of the scanlators.

Even if you read manga from these online aggregates, you can still support the authors by purchasing their manga when they are collected in volume form, from such sites such as Amazon Japan or Honto.jp.


What happened to Barasui ( Ichigo Mashimaro's author )? Ichigo Mashimaro was first published in 2002. There is no information about the author except on Wikipedia. His last published tankobon was on March 2013, 2013, stuck at volume 7 (according to Wikipedia).

Does anyone know what happened to him and his works?

Ichigo Mashimaro is still being published, albeit slowly and irregularly. The author, Barasui, was on hiatus due to a sudden illness on 2015-08-29, but the rest of hiatuses were due to "the author's circumstance" until recently.

Regarding the serialization on Monthly Dengeki Daioh, according to the English Wikipedia, the title is still on-going. It's hinted clearer on the Japanese counterpart since it's included in the 現在連載中の作品 (currently serialized title) category instead of 休載中 (on hiatus).
Regarding the author, Barasui, according to Japanese Wikipedia, there's a remark about his irregular publishing time (or, hiatus) because of his unusually slow writing pace:

He was on hiatus from edition 2009-5 to 2010-2 (10 months)
Even if he did publish it, it was only an average of 5-6 pages including the cover page. However, the illustration was so detailed and each chapter could stand alone, making it a short-story manga
In edition 2015-12, he only published 8 pages compared to his previous usual 18 pages (also, compared to Yotsuba to!'s 28 pages)

Regarding the title itself, according to Japanese Wikipeda about the published date of the tankobon:

Volume 5: 2007-04-27
Volume 6: 2009-02-27 (1 year and 10 months later)
Volume 7: 2013-03-27 (4 years and 1 month later)

(parentheses mine)

However, according to the specialized wiki on atwiki (Japanese),

2017-05-27: Chapter 78 (4 pages) was published in edition 2017-07
2017-06-27: Chapter 78 (12 pages) was published in edition 2017-08, no plan for next chapter's number and announcement
2017-07-27: Barasui is on hiatus to work on the next tankobon
2017-08-10: The 8th volume appeared on Amazon Japan, to be released on 2017-11-27
2017-10-18: The author mentioned the release for the next tankobon on 2017-11-27 (on Barasui's image storehouse (Japanese))


Where did Cecianiah Corabelle come from? The actual name of C.C. or C2 has been a topic on the net because no one besides the author knows it. But for some reason the names "Elizabeth" and "Cecaniah Corabelle" pops up. Now the question is, why Cecaniah Corabelle?

I can understand why "Elizabeth" might be suggested; it was a common name at the time and place in Europe where C.C lived.

But "Cecaniah" is a rather unusual name and I couldn't find it anywhere. So why would she be named Cecaniah Corabelle? Is there anything suggesting such a name?
Where did this theory begin?

I believe her first name is white: Cilla
and 2nd name is snow:
Chan,
Chilali,
Chilam,

The reason I believe so is episode 11 when he says her name 3 times then Kallen comes and he says: "Snow is white white snow is pretty". You hear 2 drops of water  and her famous quote  talks about snow and white.  So my conclusion is her name should have white, snow, pretty (snow  white) (white snow)

And I believe it's white snow because I don't think the author will name her snow white.


Why do the Horsemen attack people? So, in Owari no Seraph, we have these weird monsters called "Horsemen of the Apocalypse" or "Horsemen of John", right?

Why do they attack people? What is their motive? Do they, for example, eat people for nutrition? Are they under the control of the vampires?

No explanation is ever given as to why the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (also know as Horsemen of John) attack humans.

a quote -

  Horsemen only attack humans. Almost as if they were sent to cull the
  world's bloated human population.

Source --Shinoa, Chapter 8, "Mitsuba's Squad

All of them attack humans and only humans, while they ignore every single other entity, they do not attack vampires or animals, with the exception of one Horseman of John, namely -

Spoiler alert -

   The special Horseman of John, summoned by Abaddon to destroy the army of vampires and humans


Where does "Accel World: Infinite burst" fit into the story? I've watched the Accel World anime and have gotten through a couple of the light novels but am not up to date.

Does the new movie follow after the anime? Or should I read the light novels before watching the movie?

the anime covers the first 4 light novels, the movie takes place after light novel 21


Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) and Dragon Ball (DB) Why in dragon ball z (DBZ) does it show bulma flying up to Kame's house, when in dragon ball (DB) Bora says that people have tried flying up there but the fuel tanks would run out not even half way up the tower. It doesn't make sense, doesn't that mean anyone can get up there now or what?

in DB Bulma was a teenager on a summer vacation trying to find the dragon balls. and even though their technology is pretty high at the time I guess they don't have the appropriate  tech to reach there.
But in the early stages of DBZ we see people coming to earth from far away planets and bringing new technology with them. Bulma has grown in to an adult and is now more knowledgeable, and by having access to the space pod she figured out how it works.
Then we see Bulma gaining access to a Namekian space ship and seeing how she changed the language and used the space ship we could say she now has it's technology as well.
So if you can travel to outer space why wouldn't you be able to get to Kami house?
And I don't think anyone can go there now. Kami's house is considered a holy palace and I don't think Bulma would expose it to everyone. So even if she can go there, doesn't mean she will share the tech with everyone.


What is the song that plays when Lelouch sees the memories of C.C. in episode 11? In Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch episode 11, around 16:00 mark, there is a song that starts to play when Lelouch sees the memories of C.C. Again, in the same episode at 19:50, the same song plays for the second time.

I didn't recall hearing this song before episode 11, and episode 13 at 7:35 as well.

I couldn't find the soundtrack from OSTs. What is it?

It's an unreleased piece from the soundtrack called Sins and Astonishment. You can find it here:

Code Geass: Unreleased Album - 07 Sins and Astonishment


Why didn't Nagato give Naruto his Rinnegan? Since Nagato was aware that he was going to die soon why didn't he give Naruto his Rinnegan? His was fully aware of his death and this is shown in episode 172-175 and also on Narutopedia. The Rinnegan isn't a curse but more of great power, Nagato could've easily had his eyes implanted into Naruto and Naruto would've been almost twice as powerful as Nagato and the Six Pains combined. Was there something that was blocking him from doing so such as a curse mark or something such as that?
This has been bugging me for a while, but to reason with my question I would like to explain how he could've implanted them, There are only two canon ways to attain the Rinnegan. (Apart from Ōtsutsuki) These ways are by getting it from someone else or by By Merging Indra’s chakra with Ashura’s. The obvious way he could've gotten it was by getting the Rinnegan from Nagato or stealing it from his corpse. Naruto is not greedy enough to steal it from his corpse but Nagato was definitely able to give him his Rinnigan, but this was the only way of him being able to because of his heratige, Nagato was a part of the Uzumaki clan but not the Ōtsutsuki clan so, therefore, he couldn't just implant them by touch or some sort of Jitsu. He has every reason to give his visual prowess to Naruto.

F.Y.I. Nagato was not mad or angry with Naruto in his final moments

Well if you think about it,

Would Naruto accept the Rinnegan, i doubt it...

Who would train him to use the Rinnegan... (Jiraya's Out Of The Picture :c)

Would the Nine-Tails React So Kindly To Naruto Getting Former Madara's Rinnegan... He's already angry to losing to Naruto, with his hatred with Madara on top i think that would make him think that Naruto is going to become the next Madara... Yeah that won't end well. It also messes up the story as Naruto probably won't be able to build a friendship with the 9 tails later...

Who would revive basically everyone in the Leaf... With Naruto having no clue how to... This messes up the story.

(This is a might 50/50) Saskue wouldn't be too happy with Naruto basically getting a much, much, more advanced Sharingan and he would probably focus his time getting a Rinnegan himself... Which messes up the story...


Is 17 really "slightly stronger" than 18? In Dragon Ball Z , 17 referred to himself as the strongest fighter (before he knew the power of 16, Cell, etc). I don't remember where, but I'm positive that it was mentioned he was slightly stronger than 18. Now with the events of Dragon Ball Super and the Goku vs 17 sparring, is this still a valid assertion or has it been retconned?

17 and 18 have all the same abilities and unlimited energy, but I feel like 17 is probably a lot stronger, because apparently 17 continued training and seems to be close to Goku's level, while 18 became a mother and didn't really continue her training. I may be wrong, but as far as I can tell, this seems to be the case.


What book is Akihito reading in episode 5 of Kyoukai no Kanata? In episode 5 of Kyoukai no Kanata, Akihito is reading a book while he skips school:

What is this book?

Though it's a little bit difficult to read since his fingers are covering the spine, this book looks like Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude (or 二十億光年の孤独), by Shuntarou TANIKAWA.

Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude is a collection of poetry - in fact, Tanikawa's first publication, published in 1952.


What are the steps involved in making a professional manga? I've been watching Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun and I was surprised at the range of different things that were involved in the process of making a manga - like inking and cutting out sparkles to stick on the pages.

Nozaki-kun also has a load of different numbered pens on his desk. I presume at least one of them is a "G-Pen", which I have heard a lot of, but am not entirely sure what it is... and there are things that look like film canisters...

I was hoping A&M could help to explain the steps and tools that mangakas go through when making their manga and ideally, the order of those steps as well.

Note: I'm not asking for how I can do it myself, just the process that they go through on a high level.

Interesting question... I searched it up on different websites. This how I found out!

Choosing the theme

Before anything is done the theme or story is chosen. An idea is needed - What is the genre? What should the Manga tell the reader? etc.

All these things have to be done at first before the drawing is starting. If an existing anime is converted into a manga it will be easier - because this information is already there.

The Plot

If the general idea of the manga is decided on, it is time to think about the plot. At this step it is important to ensure that the manga does not run outside of the theme and the dimension is observed.

The main events and the story flow is created. The plot is written in a simple form like:

  Little Red Riding Hood is visiting her grandmother who's living in another village
  She's courted by a wolf along the way
  The wolf ran and reached the grandma's house before Little Red Riding Hood
  The wolf ate the old lady, he put on her dress and lying on the bed, waiting for Little Red Riding Hood's arrival
  Little Red Riding Hood arrived and was being tricked by the wolf
  Wolf is ready to eat Little Red Riding Hood, a woodcutter passed by and rushed in for rescue
  The end

This is a very simple plot. A plot for a professional manga is a bit longer and contains much more information. But this is not everything - You would also write down some notes about where these events are happening. Also little side notes are made to remember everything.

Mostly mangakas also write a number at the left side of the plot and mark the page where this part is drawn.

Character Design

Yahoo~ This is the fun part! The story is finished and now we can concentrate on the character design.

Now you make some examples of your characters. Not only what they looks like - it is very important to write down the characteristics of you character also. Age, size, maybe favourite colour - everything is important information.

The clothing is also significant. One design is chosen, based on the character, and this design has to go through the whole manga.

(Although sometimes the characteristics and clothing of a character could change in the course of the story)

For this part you only use pencil and a eraser (and your head). Some like mechanical pencils and some like traditional pencils, it depends on the mangaka.

Storyboard

After that, you can start with the pages. What will they look like? At the beginning you just draw a rough sketch on a paper to get a idea of how it will look.

Then, you draw everything on the actual paper. First you draw the panels, mostly with a ruler. Then the panels get filled with the characters, speech bubbles and a background (place).

At this moment it is not important to draw clean or anything. The clean drawing is made later. The borderline is important also called the bleed (the small frame at the outside of the paper). It is need for the print you should not draw on it. It is also a little bit of a margin so the page looks better.

The sketch is also made with pencil and eraser. Sometimes also special rulers like a French curve are used.

Inking

This is a hard and sometimes irritating process. If you make a mistake you have to redraw the the page again from the sketch on.

At this part the sketch gets "redrawn" but with a clean line and with - mostly black - ink. The artist is drawing over the pencil line and at the end he erease the sketch. Also a little bit of shading is done.

The so called G-Pen is a sign spring. With it you are able to control the size of the line by pressing it harder or softer down on the paper. This is one of the most used sign spring for mangakas.

If you have a coloured manga you only draw the outline without the shadows and dark hair. Later you paint it with alcohol markers. One of the most well known markers are copic markers.

Here a little picture from a image that is drawn with such markers (Letraset markers).

from deviantart drawn by Mistiqarts

A thing that for both is used is white out. It is used for highlights. This could be in a pen or in a bottle and you draw with a brush.

Computer Editing

After the page is inked it gets scanned and edited on a pc. The artist cleans it up with a Photo-editing program. This is mostly made with a tablet. Wacom is a good brand for such tablets.

When the page is clean, patterns are added. These patterns are added for shadows and explosions. The pattern could be crossed lines or dots or whatever.

The software that is used depends on what the mangaka like. There are many different ones. I would guess that Photoshop is one of the most used.

Keep in mind that today some mangas are only drawn on computers without the inking stage. But the pencil sketching is mostly still done.

If you only draw on a pc there is other software used like Manga Studio. With that you are able to design the whole page including the layout and panels. It also has awesome functions to be able to draw in a perspective.

This was the first page.

Print

After you have finished all pages. The whole manga gets printed and published. I will stop here because the way of creating a manga is ending here.

Pictures and most information from mangakasjournal blog. More information from the Manga Workshop and HubPages.


What are the differences between the original and the re-cut versions of Psycho-Pass? I know that the original show has 22 episodes and the re-cut version has 11 one hour long episodes. However, I want to know if there are any major differences. What are the differences between the 2012 version and the 2014 version of Psycho-Pass? Did they add new scenes or information?

The new edit version of Psycho-Pass has:

Reanimated Opening and Ending themes
Additional minor scenes (for example in episode 1 there are two new soliloquies not seen in the original). These tend to be placed midway during the episodes to allow for a better transition between the two old episodes.
Redone animation of particular scenes (and some additional CGI in places)
Some music changes in scenes

There's nothing substantially different in the new edit version, so if you have seen the original there's not a huge benefit in watching this version and you should still be able to watch the sequel Psycho-Pass 2 in Fall 2014 without worries.


Who's the girl on the cover of chapter 67? Who's the girl on the cover of the Dragon Ball manga, chapter 67? Is it just random art? It is not featured in the chapter!

She is not known to have any name, nor has she appeared elsewhere besides the cover.

From Dragon Ball Wiki: "The cover of this chapter shows Goku and a young cavewoman riding a dinosaur with a prehistoric-like background."


Why did Haruma Yamazaki become the student council president? In the last episode, Haruma Yamazaki finally allowed Yamada-kun to continue his plan because he wanted to know why he became the student council president. Nevertheless, after the wish was granted, the reason why he became the president is still not clear to me - did I miss anything, or is the reason still unrevealed at this point?

Heads up. Spoiler from the manga.

  Haruma Yamazaki became the president of the student council to save the Supernatural Studies Club from being abolished. Because only he and Leona Miyamura are the members of the club.

Source: Chapter 84


Why did Julia lose her leg? This questions contains spoilers for everyone who hasn't watched Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos yet.

At the end of the FMA-movie The Sacred Star of Milos, Julia tried to heal her brother by using alchemy and lost her left leg, as you would expect from a human transmutation.

However, at that time, Julia still possessed the philosopher's stone and should have been able to use such a transmutation without sacrificing a body-part.

So why did she lose her leg while possessing the stone?

The only explanation that makes sense is that she used up the stone before completing the process of bringing her brother back.

From the FMA Wikia:

  Due to the absolute law of alchemy being equivalent exchange, the stone gives the illusion that someone is able to override that law. Being that it is an illusion, the powers of the stone itself are not unlimited, and only appears to allow an alchemist to bypass equivalent exchange as long as the stone retains its power.

From what can be seen in the movie, virtually as soon as she finishes, she coughs the stone back up and the stone disintegrates. Throughout the show, the stone disintegrating is used as a sign that the stone has run out of power (like with Father Cornelio's stone in the early episodes). This means that the stone ran out of power no later than her finishing her process. It would be incredibly improbably that it would run out perfectly when she finished, especially given the amount of power that she used previously, so that most logical explanation is that she ran out partway through and paid with her leg for the rest.

This is never explained in the movie, so this is only an educated guess based on information from the show and from the movie.


What are the blue downward lines in used to symbolize depression or sadness called? Does anybody have any idea what these are called?

I've only seen them referred to as blue lines so far.

I've seen them represent depression, sadness or disgust before but could someone clarify this also?

TV Tropes lists this as "Blue with Shock." This and other exaggerations originate in Manga where the lack of motion and detail makes it hard to portray a variety of emotions. To overcome this limitation authors use various simple effects to express the same meaning. This is referred to as Manga Iconography.


Do the symbols on Kazuki's shirt mean anything? In Buso Renkin, Kazuki, the protagonist, wears a red shirt with three odd symbols placed on the chest area:

They're not Latin characters and appear too simple to be Japanese or from other Oriental languages. What are these symbols? Do they mean anything in the story (or, if not, real life)?

It's said that the symbols stand for '963' and is probably a callout to his wife and novelist Kaoru Kurosaki, who collaborated with the author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, on the story for the manga.

There are many ways to read these numbers in Japanese, some that makes sense are:

9 → ku, 6 → ro, 3 → san = Kuro-san
9 → ku, 6 → ro, 3 → sa + (ki) ~= Kurosaki

His wife's Twitter handle is @kaworu963.

As a side note, one of the ships in the Alchemist fleet also bears this number:


Is there anyone who got their psychic power through science? On the first episode of To Aru Majutsu No Index, Touma said

  Magic is impossible, psychic powers aren't even rare at this city school. Anyone can invent it with the powers of science.

And Touma himself said that he got his power since he was born.

So, is there anyone in Index and Railgun who become an esper using science?

Note: I haven't finished watching Index, but I've watch Railgun, and I don't think there's anyone able to do this.

Most psychic powers are created by science. Normally, an Esper doesn't have a special ability and only gains it by experiments, special drugs etc. See Power Curriculum Program for more information.

There are some (at the moment 4 known of which only 3 occur in the original works) people who have esper-abilities without being part of the Power Curriculum Program, called Gemstones. The only one that occurred in the anime yet is Himegami Aisa (appeared in Index Episode 7 (Deep Blood Arc)).

Touma himself has no psychic power, his power is of unknown source.

Thanks to Krazer for mentioning the Gemstones in the comments.


Can dark shadow be hurt? Fumikage Tokoyami's quirk is a shadow who can fight for him. Can this shadow be hurt directly or it's impossible because it's a shadow? Does the manga say something about this?

As far as we know, he can only be weakened by light. However, this has never been shown as damage, just his abilities become less powerful and he has less defensive power.

He also can only be outside of Fumikage for so long, after his energy is out he must return.


What are all the marriages and child relationships following the final chapter? In the last chapter of Naruto, some characters got married, and some of them had kids. What is the entire husband-wife-kids set?

Naruto and Hinata - Bolt (Boruto) and Himawari
Sasuke and Sakura - Salad (Sarada)
Shikamaru and Temari - Shikadai
Chouji and Karui - Chouchou
Ino and Sai - Inojin
Kurenai and Asuma - Mirai Sarutobi

Kiba is shown with Tamaki, but we don't even know if there's anything going on between them.

Rock Lee is shown training with a kid that looks like him, and Tenten is shown right after that, so maybe that's their kid, or maybe some kid who emulated Lee like he had emulated Guy before.

Here's an image that summarises all the characters seen in the 700th chapter, including the pairings and their children:

Click to enlarge. Source: reddit


In Master Keaton, is TV news being used as secret code based on real world practice? Vol.8 of Master Keaton starts with the TV broadcasting a news segment about 'a Lion was accidentally trapped inside the cage of leopards in some zoo near River Seine.' This was later explained that it symbolizes a royal family member being in danger overseas, and is used by the British government to secretly notify the related parties (agents?)

Was this based on some real world practice?

It was certainly done during World War II by the BBC as part of Radio Londres. These were radio broadcasts from England to France, where each broadcast began with "personal messages" that were clearly coded messages for the French Resistance. Famously, it informed them of the imminent D-Day invasion.

I haven't come across any verified evidence of this on TV, though there are persistent rumors.


What do we know about Shirou's biological ancestors? (not Kiritsugu) What do we know about Shirou's biological parents/grandparents/etc.? Do we even know anything at all?

This is relevant to e.g. understanding why Shirou can perform magecraft despite presumably having had non-mage parents. (Also, it's just kind of weird that he seems to never say anything about them. He was certainly old enough to remember them when they died in the fire at the end of the fourth grail war.)

The identity of Shirou's biological family was never revealed in the game, the anime or the manga of Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night.
The only thing you know about them is that they died because of the end of the 4th Holy Grail War.

As for the reason why Shirou can perform magecraft, It is caused by the sheath of Excalibur : Avalon, which have been implanted in Shirou's body by Kiritsugu. Even though it is not clearly explained.


What is Nami referring to in this this panel? In chapter 852 (Possible Anime Spoilers ahead)

   when Jinbe saved Nami and Luffy from Book Worlds, Jinbe burn the book to save them. When Nami and Luffy finally escape from the book, Nami said"I get the feeling... We've been this through something like this before..."

What is exactly Nami referring to? I can't remember she ever escaping from a or something.

The situation in this chapter plays out exactly as it had earlier before the time skip in the Little Garden Arc.

Situation:
A: Nami, Zoro and Vivi are captured and stuck in an impossible situation, Mr.3 has put them in his Candle Statue.
B: Luffy and Nami are captured and stuck in an impossible situation, Mont Dór has captured them in his books.

Suggested Resolution: Self Mutiliation
A: Zoro suggests escape by cutting off his legs
B: Luffy tries to escape by tearing off his limbs

Final Resolution: Burn everything down and escape in a blaze of fire
A: Usopp burns the candle stand down after Carue wraps it around with a rope.
B: Jinbe burns down the books freeing all the prisoners.

No wonder Nami knows this has happened before. :)


What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow? The Vampire Knight timeline is kind of confusing and a lot of the backstory is told in relatively fragmented pieces.

What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow?

This answer includes the information from the manga. The anime makes a reference to a couple of key elements which don't get revealed until the 2nd half of the manga which occurs 1 year after the first half (what the anime covers).

Below is the list of events in chronological order from Kaname's birth to Yuuki's "awakening" as a human:

(Note: The [M] indicates information found in the 13th volume of Vampire Knight. In the anime, Juri makes a reference to Rido killing Kaname and awakening Lord Kaname)

Kaname is born in secret
Rido takes him to the coffin beneath the Kuran Estate [M]
Rido sacrifices Kaname to awaken Lord Kaname in hopes to absorb Lord Kaname [M]
Lord Kaname wounds Rido (As Rido woke him up, Rido is Lord Kaname's master and cannot be killed) [M]
Having been woken in an incomplete state, Lord Kaname reverts into an infant to stop the thousands of years worth of hunger which would be sated by him slaughtering the Kuran Family, represses memories so they won't get in the way [M]
Haruka finds Kaname's sheet bloodied, finds Lord Kaname as an infant [M]
Juri finds Haruka, and both take Lord Kaname and raise him as they would have with Kaname [M]
Yuuki is born in secret
Kaname begins to go outside, finds the rose that only blooms every 10 years, returns to tell Yuuki the next time he sees it he'll encase it in resin for her
Rido learns of Yuuki, finds Kuran Residence, accompanied by Vampires from the Senate
Haruka faces Rido, is killed
Juri sacrifices life to turn Yuuki into a human
Kaname faces Rido, mortally wounds Rido but is unable to kill as he is Lord Kaname and Rido was the one who woke him
Kaname escapes with Yuuki (asleep?) to find Cross
Kaname leaves Yuuki in snow to deal with Perusing Vampires [M]
Yuuki awakes, Vampires find Yuuki, Kaname returns and protects Yuuki

In the anime, the fight against Rido at Cross Academy plays out differently, and in the manga, Kaname gathers the Elder Council (The Senate) and kills them before going to attempt to kill Takuma's Father, so if a third season (or second if you think Guilty is still the first season) of the anime comes, it may have differences when it reveals this part.


Why did Kazuki Takahashi stop creating manga after Yu-Gi-Oh? Being a long time fan of Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! series, I tried to look into any manga that he may have produced after the completion of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World, but it seems like he just stopped writing manga after that.

Is there a reason why he stopped?

Mangaka tend to be somewhat reserved about their personal life. Takahashi has said of himself that he is great at postponing, leaving work until the last moment.

As already mentioned, he created a one-shot called Drump in 2013. He continues to oversee the development of the sequels of Yu-Gi-Oh! since he finished the original series in 2004. He has also actively participated in the development of the card game. To date, derivative manga and the card game are still being published, so he must consume part of his time in that.

In February 2015, a new adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh! was run in Japan. This was due to the production of Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions, the most recent film of the franchise that celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the brand, and of which Takahashi is the author.

In short, I have no information for sure, but it seems that he is quite busy with his other activities to create something else.


Can someone help me interpret the end of root A? At the end of root A, all that is shown to us is this at the last scene:

Can someone help me understand what is happening here? Or what do you guys think is happening here if we don't have solid evidence?

In the ending, we can see that Kaneki is carrying injured (almost dead) Hide. Hoji informs Marude about Kaneki's appearance. Marude then asks Yoshitoki how shall they deal with Kaneki considering he's carrying a CCG inspector and is not showing any hostility (it's a sign that Kaneki has given up on fighting and is ready to sacrifice himself for Hide). A few scenes later, we can see Kaneki is smiling whilst looking at Hide (it can be a sign that Hide is still alive).

Then after that, the CCG comes to a conclusion that they will let Arima deal with Kaneki. Kaneki continues his walk and then finds Arima, who is ready to fight him and won't let him go. Arima picks up his Quinque IXA, Kaneki puts down Hide, the stage is set and then suddenly the screen goes blank (you can hear a short clicking sound here though).

   About that sound, you can safely assume that it was the click of Arima's weapon, so it's implied that a fight occurred. It's just now shown in the anime.

After a few scenes later, the picture you have posted in your question is shown. Arima is standing with his Quinque IXA stuck in the ground. This scene depicts that he finished his mission or a fight (if there was any). They removed some details from this picture because they didn't want to spoil anything for the next season.
The original picture is as follows (credits to http://tokyoghoul.wikia.com/):

Summary

   Yes there was a battle between Kaneki and Arima in the end of root A.
 Kaneki gave him a good fight, considering Arima is a Special Class Investigator (and holds many titles including CCG's Reaper, White Reaper, or a mysterious One-Eyed King).
 Arima dealt a serious blow to Kaneki in the start without any warning and then lunged his quinque IXA through the back of Kaneki's skull, which pierced his brain and destroyed his left eye.
 Then during the end of the fight, he finished Kaneki off with a stab through the other eye.

might spoil a bit of next season

   Kaneki still survives in the end, but becomes amnesiac (experiences total or sometimes partial loss of memories). Arima started bringing him books in the prison and his health improved substantially. Since he lost his memories, Arima gave him a new name using his (formerly Ken Kaneki)'s two favorite kanji from the words "coffee" and "world" - Haise.
 Guess that's all to make you excited for the new Season now, the story of Haise Sasaki.


Which is heads and tails? In Hunter x Hunter the Phantom Troupe flip a coin from time to time to make decisions.

On one side is a spider and on the other, a web.

Here is the image of the coin:

Which is heads and which is tails?

From the wiki,

  The coin used is custom-made, the heads side sporting the group's signature twelve-legged spider, and the tails side depicting a spider's web.

An example is seen in Chapter 92, when Feitan and Nobunaga had a slight disagreement on what to do with Gon and Killua and settled it with a coin toss. Nobunaga won with a heads and the coin is then shown where the twelve-legged spider is facing up.


Does Dio or Jotaro have to verbally stop time in order to stop time? In some instances seen in the anime, Jotaro and Dio, stand users who both can stop time can stop time without having to verbally stop time, such as when Jotaro fights Josuke and stops time after Josuke's stand breaks his stand's guard and yet some other times they are seen having to verbally say it in order to stop time, like when Dio attempts to stop time but fails since Jotaro managaes to get his heart working again quick enough.

Does Dio or Jotaro have to verbally stop time in order to stop time?

No, the two of them

three if you count Diego from another universe

don't have to say "The World" whenever they want to stop time.
You can find the reason why they said "The World" to stop time on this question:
What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?
From the answer section, it's stated that,

It's a tradition where it was intended for young audiences to yell the
attack names with the character. The tradition began with Mazinger Z,
which is considered the first Super Robot anime. The producers of the
show felt that if the main character, Kouji Kabuto, shouted out the
attack names each time the mecha did them, then it would give the
target viewers, who were aged around 3 to 10 at the time, the ability
to literally join along in the fun.
The logic behind this is if the kids were to directly interact with a
show they already liked, then they'd like it even more and would stick
with the show in the long run. Needless to say, the strategy worked,
and literally all other mecha anime in the '70s (sans First Gundam in
late, late '79) copied the trend.
Thus, the tradition was born and still anime shows, regardless of
whether they are mecha themed or not, use it, regardless of their
target audience.

From the user's answer, it's stated

Also, It seems that it was also done to make the shows feel more
intense. Something about the characters yelling their attacks just
makes the action better.

From what you said

when Dio attempts to stop time but fails since Jotaro manages to get
his heart working again quick enough.

The reason why JoJo could reach Dio's head even though Dio had verbally said "The World" to stop the time is that JoJo had a new ability to stop time at that time, but not that much, just about milliseconds. To prove that, these are some clips where JoJo tried to move when Dio stop the time.

0:10
2:22

Here are some examples to prove that Dio/Jotaro didn't have to say "The World" to stop time
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

When Polnareff attacks Dio with Silver Chariot at 0:58
When Polnareff met Dio for the first time at 1:39
When Hol Horse tried to kill Dio at 3:44
When the Stardust Crusaders tried to open Dio's coffin at 0:21
Chase scene where Dio tries to beat up Joseph 0:22
Scene 1 0:23
Scene 2 0:51

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable

Jotaro vs Josuke 4:17
Jotaro vs Rat 1 2:35
Jotaro vs Rat 2 3:25


When do the sub-titles ("determination to fist", etc.) for each season of Symphogear get dropped? Each season of Symphogear comes with a rather amusing sub-title.

Season 1: "Meteoroid-falling, burning, and disappear, then..."
Season 2 (G): "In the distance, that day, when the star became music..."
Season 3 (GX): "Believe in justice and hold a determination to fist."

When, if ever, are these lines uttered in-show?

Meteoroid-falling, burning, and disappear, then...

This is just the title of S1E13 - 「流れ星、堕ちて燃えて尽きて、そして―」. This refers to how, after Hibiki/Chris/Tsubasa attacked the chunk of the moon knocked loose by Kadingir, the resulting fragments fell to Earth as shooting stars, i.e. meteors. (Really, the title should probably have "meteoroids" plural. Crunchyroll wisely titles S1E13 as "Meteoroids Falling, Burning, Disappearing, and Then...".)

I'm not aware of this line actually being uttered anywhere in-universe.

  In the distance, that day, when the star became music...

This is a direct translation of 「遥か彼方　星が音楽となった…彼の日」, which is the first line of the second and seventh verses of "Gyakkou no Flugel", the Zwei Wing insert song from S1E01.

Naturally, this line is also part of the lyrics to "Niji-iro no Flugel", the reorchestrated version of "Gyakkou no Flugel" that was used as the ED for S2E13 and S3E13.

  Believe in justice and hold a determination to fist.

This is almost certainly an attempt at translating the title of Hibiki's first insert song from G, 「正義を信じて、握り締めて」 "Seigi wo Shinjite, Nigirishimete". A more natural translation would be something like "Believe in justice and hold it tight". I haven't the slightest idea how "determination to fist" came about, and I'm happy to award a bounty to anyone who comes up with a compelling explanation of how they bumbled their way into this translation.


Song near the end of episode 18 of Parasyte when Uragami asks the detective to tell Izumi to look him in the eyes What is the name of the song played in episode 18 of Parasyte near the end when Uragami asks the detective to tell Izumi to look him in the eyes?

Found it. The song is called Creep.

Its OST number 10 of Special Soundtrack of Parasyte-The Maxim by Ken Arai.

Link to the song-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veuz0fBnn4s


Where did the shining eye trope come from? When an anime character is going to do something cool - or do something with fierce determination (Thank you @Ross Ridge), animators put in a sparkle on their eye usually accompanied by a metallic 'shiing' sound.

It seems like a reflection of sorts, but where did it come from originally? I haven't seen this in other media before.

The shining in the eye trope, as you call it, has been around for decades; I even remember seeing it in some black-and-white anime. It is a way for the animators and mangaka's to show the character's intent, and it has many spin-offs like the glowing glasses, which usually means the wearer of the glasses has a malicious intent.

It has a lot to do with the common saying of a gleam in your eye.  I am sure you have been told this or something like it at least once in your life. Japan has a similar saying, quite possibly adopted from watching US movies and cartoons.

Sorry, the explanation isn't as interesting as "why the Japanese think people are talking behind their back when they sneeze."


From what chapter of the Nisekoi manga should I begin reading to pick up where the anime ends? Finished watching the first 24 episodes of the series, want to continue the story reading the manga, where should i begin?

Bonus question!
What am I missing if I just skip to the chapter from the OP question?

EDIT: at the time of the original posting of this question, it was uncertain if they would continue the anime series. As of the spring/2015 season, Nisekoi was featured, and new episodes will push the story further.

There are some differences between the manga and anime. This is some of the chapters that do not appear in the anime:

Chapter 7: Handmade. This chapter tells about Raku and other girls bake a cake together.
Chapter 19: Visiting the Ill. This chapter tells about Raku that got sick and all the girls went to visit him at home.
Chapter 26: Detour. This chapter tells about Tsugumi that got a love letter.
Chapter 40: Liar. This chapter tells about Tsugumi and her lie detector.
Chapter 41: Stray Dog. This chapter tells about Chitoge found a stray dog.

All of those chapter are just filler. You still be able to follow the story without reading it. The anime, however, ends in Chapter 50: Leading Actor.

So, if you want to continue the story from season 1 of the anime, you should read Chapter 51: From Here on Out. But I suggest you also read chapter 50 to get the right feeling.


How does Sticky Fingers' ability work toward Pesci in Golden Wind? At the final battle of the  Grateful Death arc, we could see Buccellati confronted Pesci and his stand: Beach Boy using Sticky Fingers. At the end of the battle, Buccellati attacked Pesci repeatedly and suddenly Pesci was ripped apart into pieces. How could this happen? I thought that Sticky Fingers ability was to make a zipper in an object and could open and close the zipper so Buccellati could make a hole inside that object.
When he undid Sticky Fingers' ability, the pieces would normally return to the foe's body, without the body getting ripped apart. But in Pesci's case, it seems the torn part didn't return back to his main body parts. This is the scene where Pesci was ripped apart by Sticky Fingers

Bucciarati seperated Mario Zucchero's head earlier in the manga with seemingly no effect on his body ¹
Bucciarati also seperated his own body into parts earlier in the same arc which stopped his blood circulation ²
He chose the second option when he ripped Pesci apart. He also beat him to death (which would explain all the blood). After throwing the parts to the river it is not shown whether the pieces came back or not but Pesci is already dead by then.

1: Chapter 462
2: Chapter 497


Why are the episodes of Ooyasan Wa Shishunki so short? This anime runs incredibly fast, even for some of the shorter, 4-koma series I've seen. The story progression, if you want to call it that, seems to skip forward drastically off screen. When watching this, it seems like the characters voices have actually been sped up to maybe 1.5x speed. The latest episode, episode 3, was just under 2 minutes long.

From the show's MyAnimeList page I was able to find out that it's aired weekly, on Saturday nights at 22:27 JST. Does the time slot it got have something to do with how short this anime is, or is there some other reason?

Sometimes 4komas are adapted into full-time anime episodes and it doesn't look really good because they have to be diluted with filler content (Looking at you, Azumanga). It may not look good, so some studios apparently choose to ignore this "normal" time format and just do what they think it's best in very short episodes.

Also, short formats are common for anime contests, where the quality matters above episode duration. This way both animation studios and directors can show off their skills in adapting or making an original title into animation.

As for airing time slots, anime is usually not earning any money by itself, but rather by ads shown during and around their airing time. A 3-minute episode doesn't work very well for earning money this way, so TV channels usually give it a slot that doesn't earn them too much money anyways.


Who is the strongest hero physically after Saitama? In One Punch Man, taking out Saitama and Tatsumaki (who is very powerful due to her esper powers and not her physical strength), who is the strongest hero physically? Bang and Bomb might be very powerful, but they rely on martial art techniques and hitting vital points, so I'm not sure if all their power could be attributed to their physical strength.

According to Fubuki Fubuki mentions that Blast is "the one at the top of all heroes" during her talk with Saitama in his apartment, putting Blast alongside King in terms of power.[7] She also suggests that he could defeat the whole S-Class alone. Sitch also mentions Blast would only present himself if humanity is in peril.[8]

Blast was able to bring Elder Centipede—a Dragon-level threat strong enough to combat the likes of Bang, Bomb and Genos simultaneously—to the brink of death, although he was smaller and as such presumably weaker when he first fought Blast.[9] Despite this, Psykos believed that Blast could still defeat Elder Centipede even in his current state.

Fubuki speculates in the databook that Blast is stronger than King, with a set of psychic powers, the ability to command trillions of robots, and to shoot lasers from his eyes. She hypothesizes that he could beat the rest of the S-Class all at once.

check here https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Blast

Maybe we didn't see how powerful is blast are but we should wait in the near future


Why are Asura and Indra of Hindu mythology represented opposite in Naruto? In Hindu mythology, Asura are the bad beings. Asuras always try to steal the place of Devas because they didn't get it. Indra is a king of Devas/Suras.

So in short Indra (Deva) is depicted as good being in Hindu mythology and Asura as bad beings and Naruto is inspired from Hinduism/Buddhism, so why is the adaptation of Indra and Asura made opposite to their real self? Have the makers explained it ever?

Like I mentioned in my comment to your question, Asuras are shown to be stronger than normal human beings although they lack intelligence (Like Naruto). Devas on the other hand lack physical strength but are believed to be witty and skillful (Like Sasuke). Your argument that Asuras always try to steal the place of Devas is not entirely true. Example is Prahlada. He is an Asura but still is described as a saintly boy in the Puranas. His name's literal meaning is: filled with joy. (Just like Naruto).


Why is the Boruto manga different than the anime? How come that the manga of Boruto: Naruto Next Generation is different than the anime?

Short answer: the manga is one arc ahead of the anime.

Long answer: Actually that's a little bit more complicated than "the manga and the anime are different". They are actually mixed up and follow different timelines. Also, there isn't one manga or one anime but actually two different mangas, a film and an anime entering his second arc. Let's get right into it :

Note: all release dates are Japanese dates.

The story of Boruto starts on August 4, 2015 with Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, an independent book published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump. Along with this book, a movie called Boruto: Naruto the Movie is released on August 7, 2015.

The character of Boruto is then added to the original manga on October 6, 2015 in the 700th and final chapter of Naruto, when he becomes Hokage.
An OVA of two episodes called The Day Naruto Became Hokage is also released on July 6, 2016.

Then, a whole new series called Boruto: Naruto Next Generations started on  May 9, 2016 for the manga and April 5, 2017 for the anime.

To summarize, we have 1 short book, 1 chapter, 1 manga, 1 anime, 2 OAV episodes and 1 film dedicated to Boruto. That's a lot, isn't it?

So what about the history?

To follow the timeline, it starts with, of course, the 700th chapter of Naruto and the OAV "The Day Naruto Became Hokage" which basically recount the day when Naruto became Hokage and show us the Naruto's main characters' children.

Then, we have the first arc (18 episodes) of "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" the anime. Boruto and his friends are yet applicant ninjas at the Ninja Academy. The anime emphasizes Boruto's journey BEFORE the Chūnin Exam.

Then, we have a special arc dedicated to Uchiha Family with the short book "Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring" and the second arc of "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" the anime.

Finally, comes "Boruto: Naruto the Movie" that takes place DURING the Chūnin Exam and "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" the manga which recounts the film's events but also emphasizes Boruto's life AFTER the Chūnin Exam.

That is a little complicated so I hope it was clear.


Where does the "No highlights on the eyes" trope come from? When a character is unconcious or possessed by some supernatural entity, it often loses their highlights in their eyes.
Here is an example from the Sailor Moon R movie.

Where does this trope originate from?

This trope is called Reflectionless Useless Eyes, and the origin can be found in its parallel/sister trope Mind Control Eyes.
Outside of films and animation, a common "symptom" of hypnotism (a mental state in which somebody is entranced, such as mind control or under a spell) is enlarged/dilated pupils. This condition would generally off an appearance of the individuals eyes being completely black. In some cases, they could also have a completely white appearance indicating their eyes-rolling to the back of their head.
Within films and animation, this is replicated for a visual benefit for the audience. This can be seen in dull-blank eyes, as in your example, or swirling spiraled  pupils.


Gintoki's example: Shy school girl becomes slutty after mysterious summer holiday I want to know the season and the episode number in which the following scene occurs.

Gintoki speaks with some people (maybe with Kaguya-chan and megane-kun). I don't remember the topic of speech but he gives this as a supporting example: There is a very shy and cute school girl. After the summer holiday, she becomes very arrogant and slutty with a lot of make up on her face. Gintoki says that something must have happened in the summer. While Gintoki gives this example, we watch before & after images of the girl on the screen.

It is from Episode 136 (season 1), an episode of Hasegawa looking for a 1LDK room.

The scene is about Gintoki giving a nonsense analogy to Hasegawa explaining that a good room has already been "done" by the time you meet, just like girl xD.

To be exact, the scene starts at minute 17:20. Happy rewatching ^^


Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note? I was reading about the rules of the Death Note on Death Note wiki and I came across this certain rule...

  A person can shorten his/her own life by using the note.

What does this rule mean?
Does it mean that when Light uses the Death Note, he loses some of his life? I find it unlikely since he would have died quite a while ago.

Besides the fact that one can trade half his lifespan for improved usage of the Death Note,

  The human who becomes the owner of the Death Note can, in exchange of half his/her remaining life, get the eyeballs of the god of death which will enable him/her to see a human’s name and remaining life span when looking through them.

A user also can write down their own name in the Death Note. This will cause the user to die early due to their own described causes. Of course the rules of the book still apply, meaning that the user's death as written in the note wont take effect if this occurs after his already stated point of death. Therefore, one can shorten his life using the note.


Has the Naruto Anime deviated from the Manga In anime that were adapted from a manga, if it follows the manga, it would either follow it faithfully (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) or deviate from the manga's plot line (Oran High School Host Club, Original Fullmetal Alchemist). In my experience, anime deviations from manga normally occur because the manga is still ongoing and original filler is not enough.

Given how both the Naruto anime and manga are still ongoing, I am wondering if the anime of Naruto has deviated from the manga to the point where it could break continuity with the manga

For example, the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime breaks continuity:

   at Laboratory 5 or when we learn who Sloth and Wrath are

As far as I can remember and can find on-line the naruto anime does not/barely deviate from the manga. The main differences between the anime and manga is that the anime uses a occasional filler

  They added many small details in the stories which really supports the plot and makes it more interesting. However, like almost all manga-turned-anime series, there are filler episodes, though thankfully not too many, and not all bad.


What is the timeline for the first Season of Maria Watches Over Us? In Episodes 7, 8 and 9 of Maria-sama ga Miteru (Maria Watches Over Us), they are set around Valentines Day. it's stated that at around this time Rosa Chinensis (Yōko Mizuno), Rosa Gigantea (Sei Satō) and Rosa Foetida (Eriko Torii) took their final exams and were waiting on their university selections which Sei got hers first and got her first choice and their graduations approching.

In Episodes 10 and 11 the events are set during Christmas where Sei's and Shiori Kubo relationship is revealed. in one scene Sei's and her petite sœur Shimako Tōdō are talking about Christmas and Sei makes reference to the upcoming exams.

When i saw the preview for Episode 12 it seems to carry on from the last part of Episode 9  with Yumi Fukuzawa and Sachiko Ogasawara are going on their date they had planned after Valentines Day.

I am wondering, what exactly is the timeline?

The episode numbers relate to the order they were broadcast. chronologically speaking in the series Episodes 7, 8 and 9 occur after Episodes 10 and 11 with Episode 12 occurring after 9.

According to the linear notes in the bonus menu of the RightStuf DVD (Disk 3), the Valentines Day Episodes were aired earlier as the initial broadcast date for Episode 7 fell on/around February 14 which is Valentines Day.

Because the 3 Valentines Day Episodes are tightly connected together in terms of plot they couldn't just broadcast episode 7 and be done with it so the 3 episodes was broadcast in sequence and 10 and 11 broadcast after before the conclusion of the first season.


Which threat level was Garou when he defeated Tank Top Master? As far as I understand, Garou got stronger during the series. How strong was he when he fought Tank Top Master? Which threat level was Garou when he defeated him?

He's already at The Dragon threat level as we know in the anime. He fights top tank in human form that means he's already on a dragon threat level.


Is Aang also boosted by the comet? If a Firebender gets boosted by the comet and Aang is also a Firebender, shouldn't his Firebender abilities also be stronger with the sun?

And of course the same with the moon and his waterbender abilities.

As the wiki suggests Aang also effected.

  An Avatar-level firebender can produce fire whips, the most being five
  at once. They are capable of reaching across long distances, displayed
  when Aang used the technique hundreds of feet above Ozai. This may
  have been a result of his firebending being augmented by Sozin's Comet
  or because he was in the Avatar State at the time, or possibly a
  combination of both. Each fire whip is also very wide and moves in a
  similar fashion to squid or octopus tentacles. They have enough
  destructive power to demolish large rock formations.


Which Full Metal Panic novels correlate to which Manga/Anime Series? The original format for Full Metal Panic is novels. But which novels have been translated to manga form, and what chapters/series does each manga correspond to? And of those, which do the Anime series map to? Or is there much correlation at all?

Each manga series is their own retelling of the light novels. Currently there are 6 manga series that each tell their own story. Currently, there is the original, Overload, Comic Mission, Surplus, Sigma, Another, and most recently, Zero.

The original, titled Full Metal Panic! is the first manga of the series, by Retsu Tateo. This covers the first season of the anime. It follows it pretty closely with the anime, but there are some subtle differences. The series ends after the Tuatha de Danaan hijacking is resolved.

Overload does not follow any of the anime at all and was published as a type of side story that is not related to the anime or the light novels. Surplus is basically the (1 volume) sequel to Overload. None of this is canon, it's essentially an officially-published doujinshi.

Comic Mission is more of a light-hearted side story (by the same artist as the original), like Fumoffu, that deviates from the main mecha story. Each chapters is more or less a self contained short story. Certain stories like "Cinderella Panic" are from the light novel's side stories while other are original scenarios.

Sigma is a continuation of the anime, but illustrated by a different artist (Ueda Hiroshi). It begins around the same time as The Second Raid (Volume 4: Ending Day By Day). This manga parallels the light novels and picks up where TSR left off and deals with the events after it. This series is meant to be a continuation of the original manga.

Another is another story in the Full Metal Panic universe, set 11 years after the events in the original FMP series with Sosuke and Kaname, with a new protagonist, new heroine. Lina (short for: Adelina Aleksandrovna Kerenskaya) is an AS pilot for the PMC, known as DOMS (Dana O'Shee Military Service), which seems to be have been created by Tessa and run by Mao. The male protagonist, who looks like Sousuke, is Tatsuya Ichinose, he is the son of a Power Slave (PS) mechanic. PSes are AS made for civilian use, like construction.

The Zero series, scheduled to be released January of 2013, is a retelling of the light novel by Tetsuro Kasahara, the author of Rideback.  This series starts, like the light novel and anime, just before Sousuke gets the mission to guard Kaname. The only thing new (so far) about this series is the art.


In which anime or manga was there a man who admired a fast killing sword technique but was mistaken I do not remember if this character is from a manga or anime. However, I think he was a side-character who told his story to the main character, or at least a character of some importance.

His story goes somewhat like this: He is fascinated by fighting and trains in the sword techniques. One night, he witnesses a man killing someone with sword. Upon closer inspection, it is revealed that the facial expression of the slain man has a calm feeling to it. The character deduces that the killing must have been so swift that the slain man had no time to notice it.

Years after the man has been practicing his sword techniques, he encounters the man whom he has admired since that night. The character succeeds in decapitating the killer almost effortlessly. However, he then realizes that he has been mistaking about the facial expression that night, and that there was no such sword technique.

He then returns to his hometown to learn that the girl who mas madly in love with him has died while waiting for his return. The man regrets his life.

I'm thinking of something along lines of Samurai Champaloo or Rurouni Kenshin. However, there was no mentions on the characters lists for those descriptions. It could be an entirely different show. It could also be from Blood and Steel, Vagabond or other samurai/sword-themed show.

What you saw was an episode of Rurouni Kenshin

Specifically, 63: "The Legend of the Fireflies"

The episode is a perfect match to your description.

In that episode, Kenshin, the protagonist, encountered an old man who told him the exact story that you laid out in your post.

The man was already a hobbyist in swordsmanship, and participated in competitions with a wooden sword.

He saw a robber who killed some people with a technique as "fast as lightning, never eve realizing that it was over for them"

He killed a person, and left his love interest behind because she disapproved of the killing.

He killed more people, and eventually cut down the robber with ease.

When the robber died, the man saw the exact same expression on the robber's face, and he realized that he had surpassed him long ago and that the technique was just imagined, and not even real.

When he got back to his home town, he learned that his love interest was dead.


Where is the fishing scene in My Neighbour Totoro? On the box for the DVD and Blu-ray versions of My Neighbour Totoro, there is a picture of the characters from the film fishing with Mei catching a crab. We love the image but cannot find the scene in the movie. Where does this scene come from?

I may have the answer. It appears that this was never a scene that actually occurred in the movie at all in My Neighbour Totoro (The Movie). It was actually.....

  A promotional art for the movie My Neighbour Totoro

I came to the conclusion when I watched the movie myself three times for clarification and asked some of my friends who helped me research a bit.


Identify girl (brown hair, white dress, pink crisscross lace) I saw someone using this as an avatar somewhere:

Is this character from any series, or is she just art?

This seems to be Hagiwara Yukiho from THE iDOLM@STER, which is originally a video game series with several anime and manga adaptations. The series is about the lives and careers of a number of fictional idols in Japan, mostly working with the fictional studio 765 Productions. Yukiho is a 16 year old girl (17 in more recent versions) who is one of the idols. She's known for her timid personality and fear of dogs and men, which she is able to overcome as an idol.

Here's a higher quality uncropped version of the same picture (click for full size):

I haven't yet tracked down the source of this image.


Does Yuu Otosaka remember everyone at the end of episode 13? At the end of episode 13, Yuu is shown to reunite with Takajo, Yusa, Ayumi, and Nao. Does he actually remember them or did he use one of his abilities to regain his memory?

Sadly, he does not.

From the Charlotte Wikia:

  "Plunder" has a side effect. The more people he loots abilities from, the more memories he loses.

After absorbing tens of thousands of different abilities from people around the world he lost all of his memories.

The only thing he knows is how precious the phrasebook was to him during his journey, thus why he could never get rid of it.

The title of the episode itself, Memories to Come, foreshadows the idea that he will now be living for the memories he's yet to create. At the end of the episode he's reunited with the student council and his sister but is lost for what he should say because he doesn't share the same memories as them.

And with that, the foreshadowing from the episode title is underlined with when Takajou prompts him to be honest and Yuu responds with, "I'm looking forward to what's to come."


What's this music used when Lelouch is giving new orders in ep. 2 of R2? What's the section of the soundtrack used in the second episode of R2 at 8:00, after Kallen defeats a Knightmare and Lelouch gives new orders, called?

I think it's unreleased album, the #9 song Knightmare Assault. Unfortunately I don't have a download link because I haven't found one myself =/.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEK28DBU2_I&index=9&list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf


Tetra's avatar's gender: which one is it? In the anime, Tetra appears feminine at first, but it's later reveled that he is a boy. However, in the anime, it's not clear if they refer to the avatar or just the player.

Is Tetra's avatar's gender female?  The wikia is unclear, making statements that his avatar is female, androgynous, and is defined as a "he" in his "New Adventure Land profile" (no idea what that is).

The wiki makes it obvious that the player is male; I'm asking about the avatar.

It is intentionally ambiguous, which has caused it to be handled differently across the franchise.

What's your avatar's gender?

Official database: "Off-limits"
Light novel: "Tetra-chan", looks female
Anime: "Tetra-chan", looks female
NAL mobile game: "Male", looks female

Why's it important to put baby in a corner?


What happens to a Titan Shifter if they die without being eaten? The question is very vague, so let me clear up some of the confusion and haze.

In the entirety of AoT, it is known that, to inherit the powers of a Titan Shifter, the chosen one must eat the current holder, absorbing their spinal fluid as they do so, as is the curse of Ymir. But what happens to the Titan abilities should the current Titan Shifter be killed in different circumstances, besides being eaten by the Inheritor of said power?

What if the Titan Shifter is killed in combat by being blindsided on the battlefield, for instance? Or dies under mysterious circumstances? Is the power still retained by the holder's corpse, or does the power "drain" away when they die?

The answer to this question can be found in Chapter 88:

Or, to quote the wiki:

   If an individual with the power of the Titans dies before it can be transferred, the power will be passed on to the first Baby among the Subjects of Ymir, who is born directly after the said inheritor's death, regardless of distance or relation to the previous inheritor.

As you can see,

   as long as there are Eldians remaining in the AoT world, the power of the Titans will never vanish.


What would have happened if Brook Died from eating a Second Devil Fruit? I saw a post about "Creating your own Devil Fruit Powers".. Most OP would be having two abilities. Then I remember that eating Two Devil Fruits = your body to explode.

So.. I was thinking, What would have been the Result if Brook (Alive) would have died by eating a second Devil Fruit? Would his Yomi Yomi no Mi powers activate and revive him and if so, he is a person that was able to eat two devil fruit and live which means, two abilities?

From my interpretation of your question I believe that according to what we know about what happens to people who eat two fruits. I will reference a few things as I go about answering your question.
First
The Revive-Revive Fruit that Brook possesses, also called the Yomi Yomi no Mi, is a Paramecia class that can bring the user back to life after death. But later in the series it is declared that the fruit has "further" capabilities and can enable several other things as referenced here. Brook uses these abilities in later episodes after the timeskip. As he found the "true nature of his fruit". Now whether or not that means he awakened his power or not is still up to speculation at this point, but I suspect we will see more at the next arc.
Second
As shown here and here, there are a few special exceptions where a particular person can have more than one fruit, so it is theoretically possible for Brook to have multiple fruits.
Conclusion
Given that most folks can't have more than one Devil Fruit and that Brook's power IS NOT "used up", and referring here I will follow the fact from here:

Myth: When you eat 2 Devil Fruits, the second fruit will replace the first fruit's power.
Fact: Eiichiro Oda stated in one of his SBS that you cannot transfer the fruit's power to another person, if you take one bite of it the fruit becomes normal. This caused fans to think he meant if you eat the second Devil Fruit it will replace the first fruit but in Enies Lobby Arc, Lucci and Blueno said if you eat the second fruit after eating the first one, your body will explode and you will die.
Fact: An exception to the rule stated above is Marshall D. Teach, user of the Yami Yami no Mi fruit, who stole the power of the Gura Gura no Mi fruit through some currently unknown means not related to eating it.

I believe that if Brook ate a second fruit, his body would explode. Upon which the Revive Fruit which is there would try to activate returning his soul to his body, but due to no longer having a body via an explosion his soul would be trapped in the physical world but without a body to be in. Therefore he'd live but without a second ability, body or any method to do anything. He'd be a mass of floating "conscience". That is unless his fruit enables a possession technique of sorts which we have not seen yet. I hope I either answered your question or provided enough to read to help you arrive to a better one.
TLDR Brook would die, revive and not have a body or a second power.


What qualifies one as a Dai-Yokai? In Inuyasha, there seems to be a higher class of Yokai, where Inuyasha's father belonged, called "Dai-Yokai" (or "Great Yokai").

What qualifies you (the average Yokai) to be a Dai-Yokai? Are you born like it? Do you earn the status somehow?

Inuyasha wiki says the following about daiyōkai:

  Most daiyōkai have long lifespans, possibly even longer than those of
  normal yōkai. They tend to remain calm in battle even if the situation
  is dire or their life is threatened. Daiyōkai vary in shape and size,
  just like normal yōkai. Some have, or are able to transform into,
  human-like forms, such as the Inu no Taishō and Sesshōmaru. Others,
  like Ryūkotsusei, are very large in size and don't at all resemble
  humans. Though it is not clear whether this applies to all Daiyōkai,
  it seems that some became feudal rulers over vast territories,
  commanding lesser demons. They sometimes wage war against other yōkai
  and humans alike.

About what qualifies one as such, is more controversial. It may be possible that it's both possible to be born like one, and to become one.

For example,  Inu no Taishō's son from an unnamed demoness, Sesshōmaru, is a daiyōkai, and even Inuyasha, while being half-human, possesses power beyond those of an ordinary yōkai, so "being born with it" is plausible.


What's the song on episode 24 of season 3 of Boku no Hero Academia when the Big Three is entering the class? What's the name of the song at 21:25 on episode 24 of season 3 of Boku no Hero Academia when the Big Three is entering the class?

I can't find it, even uncle Google couldn't help.

The song is called Katsuki and Izuku. Here's the link to it. It is on the 3rd season's OST.


Why did Veldora have so much influence despite being imprisoned in the show Reincarnated as a Slime? When Veldora disappeared, it was said to have a large impact on the surrounding lands. Why would it make such a large difference if he was already imprisoned and unable to use his skills?

Typically in any sort of media that uses some sort of superpower, the characters have some sort of aura. This can be seen initially from Rimuru unknowingly exuding a powerful aura. I believe it was said in the LN that Veldora isn't able to control his aura that well, so regardless of what he's doing his aura is gonna be present.

Your question isn't quite clear to me since your introductory clause doesn't seem to be relevant to what you're asking. So I'm gonna interpret it as: "Why does Veldora still have a large influence even if he is imprisoned?"

Edit: I think I understood the question halfway through writing my answer.

Not edit: VV

Well first of all, assuming the seal initially blocks his aura or even suppresses it, the forest will have a large area that is no longer covered by Veldora's aura, meaning weaker life-forms can now habit the area that it once covered. The disappearance of something so great is bound to have a large effect. Later on, assuming aura/magic propagates through the seal/air, if Veldora stays imprisoned for so long, the area around him will be saturated with magic power from his aura. This can be seen when Rimuru is exploring the cave when he arrives and there is an abundance of rarer materials. Since the surrounding area is full of magic power from Veldora's aura, then if magic follows similar laws as matter does, it will keep spreading to try to keep an equilibrium of magic particles and eventually reach outside the cave, eventually covering another area and preventing weaker life-forms from living there again. The fact that he is still there causes a large influence, even if he is sealed up. When Rimuru devours him, his aura is no longer present, causing everyone that is capable of detecting that his aura isn't there anymore to know. Who wouldn't be nervous if one of the strongest life-forms in your world just disappeared all of a sudden?


What is written inside the ring Yui and Rena share? The ring the sisters share is a central motif of the series, and it shows briefly in the closing credits:

I cannot get the whole inscription. What is written in the inside, and in what language?

"Per aspera ad astra."

A popular Latin phrase meaning "through hardships to the stars."


Why is Mikan's memory going to be erased? In recent chapters (as of Chapter 168) of Gakuen Alice, Mikan's memories of her time at the school are due to be erased because

  she loses her abilities saving Natsume.

However, people outside Gakuen Alice are stated to know about Alices. For example, some people (such as Hotaru) have obtained contracts from companies related to her Alice.

Why, then, do Mikan's memories of the school need to be erased?

It is one of Alice Gakuen's school rules that any student who leaves without graduating from Alice Academy will have their memories erased. Furthermore, because Mikan's case is, according to Narumi, a special one, that she knows so much about the secret organizations regarding the academy, it is best for her memories to be erased instead of being held captive by those organizations. It is the best way to protect her from them.


What does the word "jiken" on young Luffy's shirt mean in Japanese? In One Piece manga, young Luffy wears a shirt containing the word "jiken".

What does "jiken" mean in Japanese?

In this context, jiken (事件) means "incident" or "case".

The full picture indicates tamago jiken which literally means "the egg incident" where a chick is killed due to the egg getting cracked.

There might not be any deeper meaning considering Oda's nature of humor.


Does the Rinnegan have different abilities depending on the user? The pattern of the Rinnegan on Madara and Sasuke are different. Looks like Sasuke's Rinnegan have different abilities compared to Madara's. Likewise, Mangekyou wielders have their own special abilities.

Madara's eyes were the first to awaken the Rinnegan. He then transplanted them into Nagato. Obito took one of the Rinnegan eyes and transplanted into himself.

  The Rinnegan offers a vast array of techniques:

Absorption Soul Technique
Amenotejikara
Animal Path
Asura Attack
Asura Path
Banshō Ten'in
Blocking Technique Absorption Seal
Chakra Receiver Manifestation
Chibaku Tensei
Demonic Statue Chains
Deva Path
Flaming Arrow of Amazing Ability
Genjutsu: Rinnegan
Human Path
Indra's Arrow
Limbo: Border Jail
Naraka Path
Outer Path
Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique
Preta Path
Shinra Tensei
Six Paths Technique
Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal
Six Paths of Pain
Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei
Six Red Yang Formation
Summoning Rinnegan
Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path
Tengai Shinsei

First we look at Nagato's case.

Nagato inherited both the eyes through transplantation. Meaning: those weren't his original eyes. He was capable of using several of the above mentioned techniques.But not all. From Nagato's wiki article (emphasis by me):

  Though he was not the eyes' original owner, being an Uzumaki allowed him to use the Rinnegan to their full potential

Obito took one of Nagato's eyes as a replacement. He was seen using several techniques too. From Obito Uchiha's wiki article (emphasis by me):

  Although he used only one eye and was not its original owner, Obito nevertheless gained a great deal of power from it. He is capable performing all of the Six Paths Techniques with the Rinnegan, but he is only ever seen using abilities of the Outer Path: he can summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, create chakra chains to restrain targets, and use Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive the dead in exchange for his life.

Obito and Nagato were seen to have almost the same set of Rinnegan skills (Rinne-Rebirth, Six Paths of Pain Techniques, etc.), although Nagato was better experienced with their use.
From the above, it is safe to presume that the Rinnegan's abilities don't have different set of Rinnegan-based skills. Since Nagato and Obito aren't the original owner(s) of the eyes, there is a certain degree of extent to which they can use the Rinnegan eyes.

From the Rinnegan wiki article:

  The various abilities of the Rinnegan remain intact upon being transplanted into another individual, but only when both eyes are wielded by the original owner can their full power be accessed.

Hence Madara-

  Because Madara was the eyes' original owner, only he could use them to their fullest power.

This also explains how he was able to use Limbo, as he was the real owner and knows techniques of the Rinnegan better.

Coming to Sasuke's Rinnegan, it is practically the same as the standard Rinnegan .

Conclusion: The Rinnegan abilities don't differ from shinobi to shinobi. It is kinda like, the original owner has the complete mastery over it whereas the ones who borrow it have a piece of the action.

Note: Rinnegan and Rinne-Sharingan are not the same.

Sume-mase's answer is wrong because :

Kaguya and Sasuke's dojutsu aren't the same. Kaguya has the Rinne-Sharingan while Sasuke has a Rinnegan (evolved from a Sharingan).
Sasuke having the tomoe pattern on his Rinnegan has nothing to do with Kaguya. If it had been like that , Madara's Rinnegan would also have the tomoe pattern.


Where did Cobra get his psycho-gun? In Space Adventure Cobra, a campy space opera series, and in its more recent sequels, Cobra, the adventurous main character, has a cybernetic gun embedded in his left forearm that uses mental energy. We know he wasn't born with it, so how did he acquire the psycho-gun?

He had made the blacksmith of "不知火鉄心 (しらぬい てっしん) (Shiranui-Tesshin)" who live on the earth.
thus, I think answer is the earth.


Is there a reason for this broken "Fly"? The picture below is a partial screen cap from time mark 1:44 of episode 24 of Haikyu!!, 2nd Season.

My main question involves Karasuno's team banner, with the calligraphy for Fly.  Several times this season the banner's translation is shown with the word "Fly" broken into two lines.  In each episode, there was obviously room for the "y" to appear on the same line with the rest of the word.

Was splitting it a pure mistake, possibly caused by some production issue?  I can imagine that maybe the translator was rushed and confused, or perhaps somehow could not tell that the entire word "Fly" would have fit on a single line.
Was the split done out of habit?  I've seen that Japanese is sometimes written horizontally and sometimes vertically.  Perhaps the translator just did not realize how odd it would look in English to see a 3-character word split.
Was the split a pure artistic choice?  It seems unlikely, but maybe there is some concept within the Japanese calligraphy that could be expressed in English by splitting the word "Fly".  I can sort of get it -- Fly, by its very nature, is a vertical concept.

Since the same frame contained Aoba Johsai's banner, I might as well ask the opposite question concerning it.  Why did the translators not split the word "Court" from the rest of the slogan so that it would appear below "Rule the"?  This would allow the translation to not overflow the banner, as well as avoid a partial overwrite of a second calligraphic character.

The cinematography of the banners here is interesting. They are intentionally juxtaposed thematically, not as they actually were placed in the stadium. Perhaps the key is not in the individual slogans, but in the viewing them as a set.

This is likely a bug in Crunchyroll's subtitle renderer. Relevant excerpts from the subtitle file for this episode:

[V4+ Styles]
Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
Style: fly,Open Sans Semibold,58,&H00E3E0E1,&H000000FF,&H002D2625,&H005C574B,1,0,0,0,100,100,0,52,1,0,0,9,667,133,69,0

...

[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.41,0:01:45.66,fly,sign,0000,0000,0000,,Fly

Nothing here indicates that the word "Fly" was supposed to be broken across two lines. If it was, there would be a \N newline in the markup like so: Fl\Ny. (I cannot think of any reason why any reasonable person would want to break it as "Fl" + "y" anyway.)

I do not know what technology Crunchyroll uses to render its subtitles, so I cannot speculate any further as to the exact cause of this issue.

As to how I obtained this file in the first place - I could spin you a narrative about how Crunchyroll clearly uses softsubs (since you can turn them off or change languages without Crunchyroll having to re-load a different version of the video), and so the softsubs must be transmitted to your browser, and from that point it just becomes a trivial matter of intercepting the web request that contains the softsubs and going from there. But really, I sailed the seven seas. (Don't worry, I pay for a Crunchyroll subscription.)


In Blend S Episode 7, why were strawberries sold out in every market? This made Maika completely lose her temper, and she got completely out of control.  Why were they sold out?

I watched this particular scene again and it was never elaborated as to why. The only reasons I could see of a fruit going out of stock are:

Unusually high demand from the public, which could be for any reason.
It is not in season. According to this site, Japanese strawberries are in season for half the year, from December to June. It could be that this particular episode was set after these months or when the strawberry season was ending. In which case, the supply of strawberries would, understandably, be low.


What is the title of this song on the Pupa OST? What is the title of the song played around this part? I really wanted to know the title of the piano piece or at least the composer. I tried searching for Pupa OSTs but unfortunately only the OP and ED were released.

Pupa's OST was composed by KONISHI Kayo and KONDO Yukio (who, together, make up the musical unit MOKA☆). Unfortunately, I think that's as good an answer as you're going to get, given that the soundtrack hasn't been (and, I'm guessing, never will be) released.

If you liked the music in Pupa, perhaps you would like to listen to the soundtrack of Elfen Lied, which was also composed by Konishi and Kondo.


Where and when does Franky say that Sanji is one of the strongest guys on the crew? I found this statement in the Wikia,

  Franky acknowledges that Sanji's strength is greater than his own, claiming that Sanji was one of "the strongest guys on the crew".

but I can't find where or when does that (Franky's claim) happens. The Wikia doesn't give any citation there.

Did Franky say that? If so, where and when did he say it?

I'm not sure if Franky himself said this but it is widely accepted that Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are known as the monster trio. They are the three strongest members of the Straw Hats. This would in itself imply that Sanji is stronger than Franky.


Has there ever been an instance of an officially crowd-funded translation of a novel? There's some novels like "From the New World" which are excellent novels and award winner, but never make it over here. They still fall into the "otaku" subculture but appeal to broader audiences, too.

As consumers, has some sort of crowd-funding or the like ever been attempted to get these materials translated? How can consumers express their desire to bring this material overseas?

As of now, yes! Some Visual Novels (these count as novels in my book) have been successfully crowd funded out here.  A few examples of that are mostly done by the Sekai Project.

For example, World End Economica was already funded and has been translated and released. The original KickStarter can be found here. Sekai Project is working on a few others, too. These include:

Clannad (already funded)
Grisaia
WAS
fault Milestone One

So, the answer is a resounding YES now! With Clannad on the horizon, we might see even more of these reach out into the English tongue.


Where can I read the English translation of 诛心之罪 (Sin of Heart) novel/manhua? 诛心之罪 (Sin of Heart) is a Chinese BL novel and manhua.

Where can I read the English translation?

The manhua can be found on WebComics (the app) with the name The Heart-Rending Crime, but unfortunately, it costs money to read.


Which was the wall Titan Eren sealed with a rock? I'm watching the second season of Attack on Titan. I've watched the first season but it was a while ago. I remember that at the begining of the series, Wall Maria was breached and that at some point Eren Titan sealed a hole with a giant rock, but I dont know remember which one it was. Reading an Attack on Titan Wikia http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls , it says both wall Maria and wall Rose were breached five years ago, and that both were sealed by Eren. Is this right? Which wall was the one sealed in the first season of the anime? Because I remember only one being sealed in the first season.

Wall Rose was sealed in the anime. That wiki may contain spoilers from the manga, so read carefully.

From wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Attack_on_Titan_episodes)

Episode 10: "Pyxis asks Eren if he will transform himself to block the gap in Wall Rose to prevent more Titans from getting in."
Episode 13: "With the gate finally sealed, the army eliminates all of the Titans remaining in the Trost District except two".
The Trost district, being, of course, on the edge of Wall Rose.


Ballroom e Youkoso Episode 14 & 19 OST question? I have the OST Soundtrack for Ballroom e Youkoso, but can't find this song.

The OST starts at roughly 7:20 for ep 14 when Chinatsu and Akira are arguing,

and at roughly 12:00 for ep 19 when Akira has the guy apologize. I would really appreciate if someone could find me this song.

Here is a fan-made cover of the song for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXBjv-6pcIo

I was searching for this for a while, looked through the OST, Disc 1,2: Youtube The soundtrack was released on the sixth of December 2017.

BallroomEYoukoso subreddit user "BeKley", said:

  "It’s part of the Ballroom e Youkoso OST which hasn’t been released yet unfortunately.
  However, someone has made really accurate covers of these OSTs and they’ve also done the song you’ve been looking for: https://youtu.be/rXBjv-6pcIo"

I've come to the same conclusion as him, another user in the post "ImDasman" also agreed.
This was 5 months ago, it may have been released since but I doubt it.


Why do Saber and Rin sound disappointed when they see inside Shiro's shed? In the anime (and also in the visual novel when you make the correct choice), Shiro walks out and overhears Rin and Saber talking. They sound disappointed (maybe even angry) about a discovery they make in the shed Shiro practices in when he does reinforcement on stuff.

Is this in relation to his Unlimited Blade Works Reality Marble and how he has been unknowingly been doing something very wrong when he uses Reinforcement/Projection? Or, is there something else in that shed that Kiritsugu left, and never told Shiro about (like the Crest on the floor which activated when summoning Saber)?

Tohsaka is probably disappointed because the shed is like Shirou's workshop. Tohsaka is a professional magus; her workshop probably has magical items and books and scrolls, but Shirou has broken junk.

Maybe, it's the same for Saber (but we do not know if Saber knows what a workshop should be like).