Is Dragon Ball Heroes Super Saiyan Blue Vegito as strong as Dragon Ball Super manga Super Saiyan Blue Vegito? In the Dragon Ball Super manga the kaioshin mentions Super Saiyan Blue Vegito is as strong as Beerus. In some Dragon Ball Heroes animation (which I'm not sure if it is a preview of the anime, or an animation from the videogame) we see Vegito Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken. If this Vegito is as strong as the Dragon Ball Super manga Vegito, that would make him stronger than Beerus and possibly Wiss with the use of the kaioken. Therefore my question is, Is Dragon Ball Heroes Super Saiyan Blue Vegito as strong as Dragon Ball Super manga Super Saiyan Blue Vegito?

With regard to Super Saiyan Blue Vegito being as strong as Beerus, this statement of Shin should be disregarded. Shin isn't aware of the full extent of Beerus's power and also is also very inexperienced and lacks knowledge of certain things such as Ultra Instinct which even the other Kais are aware of. For example,  In Dragon Ball Z, Shin expected Vegeta to have trouble fighting Pui Pui. He also thought Super Saiyan God Goku had the edge on Beerus during the Battle of Gods arc until the Old Kai told him that Beerus was just fooling around. Also, Beerus was easily able to fight multiple Gods of destruction at the same time in the manga and was one of the last 2 standing, hence making him one of the strongest across the multiverse. Hence, it is impossible to conclude as to whether Vegito Blue is stronger than Beerus.Whis at the same time, is on a whole another level. Whis is strong enough to knock out a god of destruction while extremely suppressed, with a single blow. Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku, who surpassed the level of a God of Destruction wasn't able to take out Jiren with a single blow(Note: Before he broke past his limits). Vegito Blue even with Kaioken without a doubt would nowhere come close to the strength of Whis.Finally, the Prison Planet Saga is set after the Universe Survival arc in Dragon Ball Super and after the Dark Empire Saga of Super Dragon Ball Heroes. Disregarding the fact as to whether the given series is canon or not, the Vegito Blue would ideally be a lot stronger in comparison to the Future Trunks Arc since Goku and Vegeta had gotten stronger and might very likely be on the same level as that of a god of destruction.


Future Dragon Ball Super trailer analysis This teaser trailer linked below was in my news feed this morning as I had my coffee.

I instantly spat it out after seeing a cameo from it.

Before reading any further to my actual question please watch the video to avoid spoilers.

https://youtu.be/Vr6e-amqTz0

Now, my question is: since the legendary super Saiyan appears and this is now canon, does that make Broly a canon character??

In my opinion no, Broly can not be placed anywhere in the dbz manga story line, cause it would have been somewhere before the cell games. But yeah her transformation looks a lot like Broly. We should wait for more information, this could be a real "legendary" transformation or just something that resembles it. There is a lot of "fan fiction" that was taken from community response (like Veggetto) so that could be the case with the legendary transformation as well ( because it became iconic)


What is the drawing on Tomoko's shirt? In episode 4, Tomoko is using a shirt with a drawing.

The shirt has a drawing of a face, and すぐる (suguru) written on it.

Since this series makes references to others quite often, I wondered if the shirt is a reference to something.
If not, does the shirt have any significance at all?

http://www.wordsense.eu/Suguru/ seems to define suguru as "male given name".
As far as referencing goes, I think it'd be reasonable to say it's just a picture of a guy's face where an equivalent to "guy" is written underneath.


Did Pitohui have a special nerve gear? In the last few episodes of Gun Gale Online, it was shown that Pito was hyperventilating and should have been ejected from the game, but she wasn't.

It was discussed that she could be using a NerveGear, but this was never elaborated on.

Does the manga or other sources mention if Pito actually did have a NerveGear? Or just a modified version of the new one?

She was using the original Sword Art Online Nerve Gear, which had the capability to kill you.

The difference with the Nerve Gear and the Amusphere are the safety mechanisms put on the Amusphere to prevent the software from killing you by inducing high voltages into your brain. This is also why Pito didn't get auto ejected when hyperventilating.

Yes, Pito using the Nerve Gear could still kill her, but GGO doesn't have the functionality to fry your brain when you die... (duh) like SAO did


Why does Sasuke consider Naruto to be his best friend? I don't remember exactly which episodes they were, but there were several points where Sasuke clearly indicates that he thinks Naruto is his best friend. Why is that? They never really come off as close friends - more as co-workers with a competitive spirit (and eventually straight up enemies). Sasuke always seems to be focused on Itachi rather than Naruto and constantly expresses jealousy for Naruto. I can kind of understand why Naruto would be so fixated on Sasuke (they have similar backgrounds and he is the first boy that Naruto can get to know and have constant interactions with) but Sasuke seems to show this fixation later when Naruto suddenly gets good. At no point does Sasuke ever treat him like a best friend or close person.

Naruto is Sasuke's best friend because he is actually his only real friend. I'm going to cover the initial character development and the final leading upto shippuden and try to explain the crux of the relationship between Sasuke and Naruto. This is going to be a long answer, hence apologies in advance if I go off rails a bit. :)

From his childhood he was as much of a loner as Naruto was. Both had no real kinship to anyone. Naruto's fixation towards Sasuke was a similar hindrance as that of the girls' crush on him. He cares only for strong and it can be seen as his interest in only the strong Genin such as Lee, Neji and Gaara. This changed with Team 7. From their first real mission (Land of Waves Arc), he realized what the "teamwork" could do that Kakashi talked about. Nothing helps forge kinship in a way than facing an adversity together.

If we look at the Land of Waves we see Sasuke's Character development:
1. Disdain for Naruto

2. Realises Teamwork and Synergy: Defeating Zabuza 1st time

3. Training Together: Satisfaction

4. Saving Naruto's life by sacrificing his own (He doesn't know he has plot Armor)

In the first three images, we can see Sasuke has a very similar facial expression, but through the context we can see that his attitude has changed a lot! For the first time in his life he is experiencing the feeling of camaraderie.

The first part of Naruto is Sasuke's journey as much as that of Naruto. We see Sasuke form actual bonds with Team 7 before they deteriorate again. Sasuke had always chased "strength" to defeat and kill Itachi. When he saw Naruto's growth he tried to break his "bonds" by belittling him and trying to undermine his self respect. Naruto however never gave up and followed him even when he left with the Sound Four.

The battle at the valley of the end is actually a realization on Sasuke part.

He finally accepts that Naruto is his friend (Best by being virtue of only because he accepted no one else, even Kakashi or Sakura).
He makes a conscious decision of "breaking" the friendship for fulfilling his self proclaimed destiny of revenge.
He leaves Naruto alive because he didn't want to follow Itachi by killing his "best friend".

From the flashback we know the significance of "friend" for Sasuke and his final decision

It is interesting to note he finally acknowledges Naruto, and faces his own feelings for him as a friend. This brings an end to the first part of Naruto leading upto Shippuden


What happened to Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode? In The Last: Naruto the Movie,

   Naruto appears fighting Toneri using Tailed Beast Mode with Sage Mode. What happened to his stronger form (Six Paths Sage Mode)!? Did he lose it?

There is a theory that Naruto still has the potential to use it but he doesn't, since it needs chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts, which he used up in his battle against Sasuke. The sage said that he was a pseudo-Ten Tails and that the Tailed Beasts could all go into him to speak with each other (this was after he took back his yin and yang seals from Naruto and Sasuke). He may have felt there was no need to, since both halves of the Kyuubi are sealed inside him now.


Why do people disappear? Why do people disappear if they become Angel's friend? Also, why did Otonashi say "we will not disappear, be our friend" (something like that)?

Why did other Angel's "friends" disappear and Otonashi and others didn't?

("Angel" is Kanade)

Haven't watched Angel Beats! for a while but I tried to do the best research I could.

At the ending of episode 13, it is heavily implied that Otonashi

   did pass on. He reincarnates and meets the reincarnated Kanade.

Regarding people disappearing,

   Yui thoroughly explains that they disappear when they have their wishes fulfilled. They are in "purgatory" because they were unable to experience a normal youth before dying.

However, Angel Beats: Another Epilogue could falsify this, depending on how you view it:

   Otonashi has become the new student council president and is helping the students pass on. With this (OVA?), two endings are presented: Otonashi remains in "purgatory" to wait for Kanade like The Programmer (as the reincarnation has not been described to be limited it is possible that he could wait for many hundreds of years for her) or is just an add-on to the original ending, where Otonashi does move on.


Where can I legally download SAO light novel in English? Are there any legal sites where I can download the complete English Sword Art Online light novel?

I can't seem to find translated ones.

A quick google search shows that Barnes and Noble and Amazon have the paperback novels for sale:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sword-art-online-1-reki-kawahara/1116946707
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Art-Online-1-Aincrad/dp/0316371246

These are obviously not downloads, but you can request nook or wait for kindle versions to be released, which would be digital downloads.

These are not free as legal usually means you pay for it unless its so old that the licensing has expired.


Does Super Dragon Ball Heroes Universe creation arc have a manga version? Super Dragon Ball Heroes Prison Planet arc and Universal Conflict arc animes had a manga version of them.
How about Super Dragon Ball Heroes Universe creation arc ?

Does Super Dragon Ball Heroes Universe creation arc have a manga version?

I found.    https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Dragon_Ball_Heroes:_Universe_Mission_(manga)   there and random chapters at other sites. Im not thinking its official, but seems popular


Why didn't anyone in the school notice that Natsume is actually a female? In the early episodes of Tokyo Ravens, Natsume is seen wearing a boy's uniform. It is said that this is due to some customs in their family. As quoted from Wikipedia here:

  As a family tradition, she has to present herself as male in front of other onmyouji families, a tradition that was created to hide the true identity of Yakou's reincarnation.

But why didn't anyone notice that she is actually a girl? Everyone except Touji and Harutora who already knew her, assume that she's a boy.

There are several reasons why no one noticed that Natsume was a girl:

She was dressing as a boy, therefore no one should suspect her.
On the novel, an onmyouji can identify whether you're a girl or boy based on your aura. Boys naturally have yang aura and girls have yin aura.
Normally, when a practitioner has a shikigami, the shikigami's aura should be the opposite so that their compatibility will be in harmony.
However, Natsume's prideful shikigami which is Hokuto have a yin aura, therefore it made conflict in their auras, thus negating the yin aura and making it a yang aura. In result, anyone would assume that Natsume was indeed a boy.
It is rumored that Natsume was Yakou's reincarnation, since she was the next heir of the Tsuchimikado family, they preconceived that she is a boy.


How many chapters does the Toradora! manga have so far? As stated in the title, I'd like to know how many chapters the manga of Toradora! has so far, up to now.

If possible (but unnecessary) I also wouldn't mind knowing what website(s) I could go to for updates on ongoing manga; not the manga itself, but meaning that the website informs about updates to ongoing manga that have new chapters/volumes released.

According to this list: List of Toradora! there are 81 chapters. If you would like better descriptions of each chapter you can try the wikia on this page: Chapters - Toradora! and select the chapter you would like to learn more about.


What did Nezuko to help Tanjiro in his battle against the older brother spider? So in episode 19 of the anime Nezuko is told to wake up and to help Tanjiro. She does something, because some flames appear but it's unclear what happens, what exactly did she do? How did she help Tanjiro exactly?

She uses her Blood Demon Technique - Exploding Blood to ignite her blood that was splattered over Rui's webs. This incinerates the threads that where about to cut Tanjirō and also ignites the blood on Tanjirō's blade which allows him to cut off Rui's head.


Why can't Mirajane fight after Lisanna's death anymore? After Lisanna died in the accident, it is understandable when one sees Elfman's apprehension/fear that he will lose control over his full body takeover again- the reason why Lisanna apparently dies.

I understand Elfman not being able to use magic, but Mirajane? She was an S-class mage. Why does she end up waiting tables at Fairytail? Did her magical prowess diminish after the incident?

Mirajane didn't exactly lose her powers. As Märmîk Šhâh said, Mirajane probably lost the will to fight from being unable to protect her sister despite being S-Class and being there. She probably stopped using magic because of this and thus her powers waned from not being used.

During the final Arc of Season 1, when Freed defeats Elfman, Mirajane's distress over her brother's suffering and being reminded of Lisanna's death causes her to join the fight to avoid seeing her family suffer for the second time. This is when she uses her Satan Soul, probably not as strong as it once was but she was an S-Class Mage and she retained that rank since the accident.


Gunslinger Girl II Teatrino: Anime vs Manga I've heard from a lot of people that season 2 of the Gunslinger Girl anime adaptation is significantly more upbeat and brighter than the original, and loses the feeling of dark, morbid 'beauty', yet apparently, the second season follows the manga a lot closer.

Does the corresponding parts of the manga also have a more cheerful feel? (I only watched the anime, didn't read the manga)

Simple answer is no. I think so, because

   Many gitai (girls) died: Henrietta, Rico, Triela, Angelica, Beatrice, Silvia, ...


Ending of Bloody Monday season 3 I started reading this series around 5 years ago. Finally finished it because the last chapter was finally translated, so I might have forgotten some things along the way.

Can someone explain to me the ending? My guess is that it was Maya in disguised delivering the flowers. The delivery lady also states the bouquet was from a "friend". If it is really Maya's gift, that makes me wonder is it actually a gift or perhaps a bomb / something malicious?

What is the intent and purpose of the flowers?

I just came across this question and just finished the manga myself.

Maya was plotting a revenge against Falcon and Otoya by hiding a gun inside the flower basket.

As you recall during the final moments before the Storyteller's death, Maya's background detailing her childhood days training to be an agent took place. She was contemplating about life after that mission - maybe a housewife etc.

However, looking at the happy faces of the 2 girls she was about to shoot, she could not bear to pull the trigger and left it as it is while leaving behind a relieved Kanou, who saw the letter bidding farewell from Maya.

Hope this clarifies. When I first saw Maya during the wedding, I expected the worst but glad to see a happy ending =)


What is the background music in Your Lie in April that starts from 14:45 min in episode 4? I've searched everywhere but couldn't find this music. It starts from 14:45 min in episode 4.

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

The song in question is track 26 of the first CD, アゲイン — meaning "again," what Kaori says at minute 15:04 to Kousei. You can buy the song individually here.

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


What could be Hashirama's age when they formed village? I've read the Naruto Wiki page for Hashirama but I couldn't find his age. I just want to compare the present Naruto (in the anime not in manga... i.e no sage powers yet..) to Hashirama when he was 17-18 years old...

As suggested many times that both of them have a great chakra reserves but Hashirama points it out that naruto has almost the same amount of chakra as him i.e including Kurama's chakra... So when Naruto would be in his prime, for example, 25 years of age will he be able to rival Hashirama (without using Kurama's power)?

It has been implied that the chakra reservoirs of a ninja increases as they proceed to adulthood. When Hashirama implied that the current Naruto has almost the same amount of chakra (Naruto + Kurama), he was in fact comparing to the chakra reservoirs of Hashirama when he was in his adulthood/most powerful.

Since Naruto has a way more to go to adulthood, it is possible that he might surpass Hashirama's chakra, but only in conjunction with the Tailed Beast's chakra inside of him.

However, Hashirama's chakra is all his and it was never shown that he "borrowed" chakra from the Tailed Beasts. But, Naruto has the power from the Sage of Six Paths. But, in the series it has never been implied that the power received from the Sage increases Naruto's chakra reservoir.

Hence,

Adult Naruto's + Tailed Beast's chakra > Harshirama's chakra in his Adulthood.
Adult Naruto without Tailed Beast's chakra MAY BE (very likely) < Hashirama's chakra in his adulthood.


What is written on the schoolboy's pink shirt on the ending credit? On the ending credit, what is written on the guy's pink shirt which he is trying to show so badly?

The shirt says "Shota Moe", "Shota" as in little boy like "Loli" for little girl. As for why, he probably acts as one of the weirdos that the "heroes" are supposed to defeat in a crappy piece of play.


What is the symbolism behind depicting Kaga Ryosuke as a centaur when he uses his invisible dictionary? In the Boku-H anime, whenever Ryosuke uses his invisible dictionary, he is shown as a centaur.

What is the symbolism behind that figure?

The Centaur, in Greek mythology, is a creature related to both basal instincts and wisdom (lust, or in the context, perverseness). They are connected to the god Dionisius, god of carnal desires (sexual drive) and carousing.

From Monstruous.com:

  The wicked centaurs are the antithesis of the knight and the horseman. Instead of mastering or taming their instincts, these centaurs are ruled by them. They symbolize violent lust, adultery (...)

From Wikipedia article on Centaurs:

  Like the satyrs, centaurs were notorious for being wild and lusty, overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents.

So the first symbolism of the centaur relates to the fact that Ryosuke is unleashing his perverted spirit energy.

The most famous centaur is Chiron, and according to Wikipedia again:

  Chiron, by contrast, was intelligent, civilized and kind (...) A great healer, astrologer, and respected oracle, Chiron was said to be the first among centaurs and highly revered as a teacher and tutor.

This could be connected to the fact that Ryosuke is displaying his great knowledge or wisdom, by assimilating the content of the dictionary.


How did the shipwright Tom get the blueprints to the Pluton? In the anime Tom is the best shipwright there is, but how did he get the blue prints to the Pluton. Did he write them himself, and if so how did he get the information needed to do so?

Franky explains this, before destroying the blueprints. According to him, the best shipwrights of the world created Pluton to counter the ancient weapon "Poseidon".

I don't think any names have been mentioned, but it is safe to assume that the blueprints were handed down to Tom from his master.


Why is there a warning about diseases you can contract in farms at the end of Silver Spoon Season 2? Here's the subject of my question. The last screen of the second season of Silver Spoon show this text. One of the sentences is really disturbing. Translated, it says:

  Visiting the places and facilities used as models can be dangerous
  and may result in contracting diseases from the animals.

Why did they put a such worrying message at the end of this innocent anime that shows the passion of people for farming?

If you read the message translated more literally, it is not quite so scary-sounding:

「劇中に登場する個人名･団体名などはすべて架空のものですが、酪農については、食と命に関わるテーマとして事実に基づいて表現を心がけています。モデルとなった場所や施設を訪問する行為は、動物の疫病を引き起こす等の原因ともなりえる危険な行為です。」
"All personal names and organizations that appear in this program are fictional, however, regarding dairy farms, [we are] committed to representing themes about food and life based on reality. Visiting the location or facilities used as models is a dangerous act which may result in contracting an epidemic [from] animals, among other things."

This is a simple legal disclaimer for the animation company to cover themselves from anyone suing as a result of visiting the location and somehow catching a disease or any other number of "other" things they might do while there.
The model of Silver Spoon's fictional 大蝦夷農業高等学校 (Ooezo Nougyou Koutou Gakkou = Ooezo Agricultural High School) is the real-life Hokkaido University.  This is clear because:

「蝦夷」(ezo, more frequently written in katakana as 「エゾ」) is the traditional word for "Hokkaido". For example, エゾモモンガ　[ezo momonga] is the flying squirrel native to Hokkaido and エゾシカ [ezo shika] is the  deer native to Hokkaido.
Hokkaido University was founded under its prior name of 札幌農学校 (Sapporo Nougakkou = Sapporo Agricultural School), and
The Silver Spoon ending theme shows the characters walking along the ポプラ並木 (Popura Namiki = Poplar Avenue) which is Hokkaido University's most famous attraction.

Hokkaido University is one of the top-ranked national universities of Japan and is one of the main tourist attractions of Hokkaido prefecture. Now the university includes many other majors, but the major in Agricultural Science is still a main feature of the university, and large portions of the campus are covered in farm fields, including cows, sheep, horses, dogs, and plants. The fact that the campus contains lots of farmland and is home to livestock is not a deterrent; rather, tourism is encouraged. Not only do countless Japanese tourists, foreign tourists, and Japanese school groups visit the campus every year for sightseeing, the campus opens its doors to the public throughout the year with 北大際 (HokuDaiSai, the four-day annual school festival), エルムの森 (Erumu no Mori = Elm Forest) cafe (designed more for tourists than for students since students frequent the cheaper cafeterias), and public lectures. In order to view the Poplar Avenue and the bust of Inazo Nitobe statue next to it, it is impossible not to walk past one of the farm areas of campus. Children (and adults!) enjoy watching the sheep grazing just to the right of Poplar Avenue.
Silver Spoon is not discouraging fans from making a pilgrimage to Hokkaido University and is not warning that fans will likely contract a disease from the animals.
Since I lived in the international student dorm of Hokkaido University, I walked through a farm plot every day to get to class. Each time that I flew to the U.S. and went through Immigration, I needed to declare that, yes, "I am bringing soil or have been on a farm/ranch/pasture"  since it is illegal to bring foreign soil into the country, but when I handed in my Declaration Form and mentioned that I was an international student at an agricultural university, I was simply waved on by with no concern by the officials. Walking through the farm areas of campus and seeing the livestock in close proximity is not considered dangerous.
Two asides:

When Sapporo Agricultural School was founded as a three-year college in the early Meiji era, the students entered at around age 14. Although it was a college and they were hired by the government into prestigious official positions directly after graduating, the age at which they undertook their college education parallels the age of high school students nowadays, so Silver Spoon matches the real history in terms of ages of students.

It is not permitted for anyone (students or tourists) to walk along Poplar Avenue in the present day.  We can go look at it and walk a very short stretch of it, but most of it has been fenced off after a typhoon felled some of the trees; poplars are, apparently, not very wind-resistant, so it is no longer considered safe for people to walk alongside or under the trees (just in case of a strong gust of wind!). There are many Japanese who would love to be able to experience walking the Avenue like the early students of Sapporo Agricultural School got to, and the characters in Silver Spoon get to do.


Is there a set date for Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale to be released on DVD? I've looked around but can't seem to find one. Does anyone know when the dvd will be released in the US?

I don't know about an international release, but the movie will be released in Japan on September 26th or 27th, 2017. CDJapan has both the Japanese DVD and Blu-ray versions available for pre-order now. The Japanese copies have been confirmed to have English subtitles.

Japanese source on AnimeAnime.jp

English site using the AnimeAnime.jp site as a source


Is there any anime continuing or inspired by Golden Boy (Kintaro)? Has any anime been produced that continues the 6 episodes of Golden Boy (Kintaro) or is otherwise inspired by it?

The Golden Boy OVA is only 6 episodes. There hasn't been any more adapted from the manga (which is a lot racier than the anime). The closest thing to a continuation is the recent "Golden Boy 2" manga which is outright pornography.

It's hard to say if there's anything that's inspired by Golden Boy. Tatsuya Egawa, Golden Boy's creator, produced lots of other manga and various degrees of pornographic films which you could say might be inspired by his other creations. Kousuke Fujishima, the creator of "Oh My Goddess", used to work for him as an assistant but I don't know of any interviews or sources indicating that he was inspired by Golden Boy.


In One Piece, why is the pirate 'king' above the four 'emperors'? From what I understand, kaizoku ou translates to 'Pirate King', while Yonkou translates to the 'Four Emperors'. And One Piece is the only place where a King is considered above an emperor (I jest)
Can anyone explain the reason for this? Is it simply because Oda had not planned for the Yonkou when OP has begun Serialization?
(Luffy has been saying he was going to become the pirate king from Chapter 1; and the yonkou were first mentioned around the Arlong arc)

Is it simply because Oda had not planned for the Yonkou when OP has begun Serialization?

I don't think this is the case. Knowing how Oda generally works, with all his foreshadowing, I am pretty sure the Yonkou were not an afterthought. (69 chapters between Luffy's 'I will be Pirate King' and Arlong Park is not really a long period of time for OP.)
@Taladris put it well in the comments. Much of it has to do with the fact that the Four Emperors simply are more like literal emperors, controlling large empires and so on. Also important to note the sort of quasi-bureaucratic connotation that the term holds. Not saying that negotiations occur between them, but the Yonkou form one very vital pillar of the Three Great Powers, which has been crucial to the balance of power in the current world (and is something that the heads of the World Government worry much over).
On the other hand, Roger was an absolute wild 'un who surpassed all of his contemporaries through his astounding feats, such as discovering the final island on the Grand Line. There simply wasn't anyone with equal footing (keep in mind, we are not talking about power levels and strength/calibre here, but rather in terms  of accomplishments, which was mostly what permeated to the far corners of the world; there was no one comparable). Moreover, his epithet 'Pirate King' wasn't conferred to him by the World Government or some other authority figure. It was a unanimous recognition of his greatness by the world as a whole and especially among the commonfolk, a vast majority of which all had dreams of their own and were deeply moved and inspired by Roger's adventures. Thus, to the better part of the world Roger was an idol and hero, one who had reached the zenith. There was no question of 'above'.
I don't have evidence but I am pretty sure 'Four Emperors' was propagated not by layfolk but rather by one of the authority figures (Marines?). That's why 'Pirate King' is a much more colloquial and endearing term than 'Four Emperors' which seems to be more bureaucratic, and why 'king' and 'emperor' are not measured on the same scale in this case. 'Four Emperors' does not evoke the same emotions in people's hearts that 'Pirate King (Gol D. Roger)' does!
It was not an issue of deciding who the next Pirate King was--the four did not decide to settle on a collective epithet instead of aiming to be the greatest among themselves, and more importantly, I don't think they gave themselves the title.


What is the significance of the asimov system? The caption for the acronym is "Accuracy System Image Module for Optimum Velocity" which spells out asimov, but I was wondering if the anime producers have revealed if the logo at the bottom was just a homage or if there is any actual significance to the logo itself?

ASIMOV is kind of OS (or program), used by Earth force.

It's main module to control kataphrakt as you seen in the image above. But who develop it, what else it can do, it's still unknown (for now).


Why was Grandpa Gohan never revived with the Dragon Balls? I was recently re-watching DBZ dub episode 171 about how Gohan got his name, tree he crashed through as a kid etc. And a thought came to mind.

Why didn't we ever see Grandpa Gohan in DBZ? I mean there were plenty of scenarios where goku could have found him in other world or the Z-fighters could have revived him with the Dragon Balls.

And in addition to that IIRC, They wished for all the humans killed by the saiyan invasion to be revived, wouldn't that also account Grandpa Gohan since he was accidentally killed by Goku in his oozaru form?

He expressed that he does not want to return to the world of the living ones. Goku fought against his grandfather (masked fighter) at a tournament hosted  by Fortuneteller Baba. After revealing his identity to Goku, Upa (the boy whose father was killed by mercenary Tao and Goku went on a quest to gather the Dragon Balls and revive his father) asked him if he want to be revived instead of his father, but Gohan replied that there are a lot of "babes" in the after world and that he would like to stay there.

The chapter in question is 108 from the original Dragon Ball.


Why did Kabuto heal Hinata? During the third part of the Chūnin exams when Naruto was fighting Neji, Hinata begins coughing up blood. Kabuto, who was masquerading as a member of ANBU, heals her and then, after she has been taken care of, he knocks Kiba out instead of killing him.

Was there any shown reason for this or was it ever explained? If so, what is the reason?

As far as I know, this was never fully explained. But if you think about it, it kind of makes sense.

First, if we look at the plot, healing Hinata is one of the best way for Kabuto to fulfill his mission. Hinata starts coughing, nearly vomiting blood. Let's say Kabuto had not interfere, her condition might have gone really bad. At some point this would have made a fuss in the spectators (imagine Kiba calling out loud "Hey, Hinata is dying !" and so on). This might interrupt the Chunin exam, which is something Kabuto doesn't want. His mission is to wait until Gaara fights Sasuke and then start the attack on the village. Healing Hinata at that moment is a good way to keep the exam going.

Killing Kiba would not help at all. What to do with the body? Furthermore, some ninjas can sense killing intent. So it's in no way a good idea to kill a worthless kid at that moment. Just knocking him is enough. If somebody finds the 2 kids (Hinata and Kiba) laying down but alive, nothing happens. While if you find dead bodies, this might alarm everyone and Kabuto's mission would be a failure.

This is also coherent with the role he is playing (a member of ANBU would have done something, right?).

Now, why did the scenarist include such a scene? It is more difficult to answer to that and what follows is only my own speculation. In my opinion, this is a way to indicate to the reader that Kabuto made it to the arena and is ready for the next part of his mission (last time we saw Kabuto, he was still far away from the arena, just after killing the ANBU agent he replaced).

This is also a way of raising the tension. The reader has more and more indications that something is going to happen soon (other ninjas talking about "the mission", ...). When Kabuto knocks Kiba, this indicates to the reader "uh oh, it's coming soon..."


When was the 23 day rule in Death Note revealed? In episode 34 Near asks Mogi how long you can manipulate a victim before their death. He replies 23 days because the Yotsuba incident proved this? When in the data from the Yotsuba incident was this proved?

It was revealed because of Misa in chapter 48. Higuchi promised to stop killing criminals, so he could marry Misa, the second killer and he did. But because he had written down lots of criminals already, the deaths kept on continuing for 23 days until they stopped. From this they could deduce the killings could only be manipulated until 23 days in the future.


Anime where a boy is transported to a world with a different sun and enrolls in a magic school? I can't think of the anime name but the first episode stars the main character and either his little sister or female childhood friend. The main character can't help but notice that the sun is different (I think he noticed that the sun was black instead of orange or yellow). Then, I think, he is transported, or something similar to transported, to another world or dimension that's the same as earth but with magic. He then decides to enroll in a magic school because of a girl that may or may not have saved him.

I do remember that it is a recently dubbed or at least somewhat recently dubbed anime.

I only saw the first episode and would like to finish it but I can't remember the name.

The show you are looking for is probably Trinity Seven.

Kasuga Arata lived a normal life together with his childhood friend, Hijiri Kasuga, in a small town. However, everything changed on the day of the Black Sun, and a magus (mage) appeared before him. The Black Sun caused the Breakdown Phenomenon which destroyed the town where he lives. Because of this, his normal life was artificially reconstructed by a grimoire that his childhood friend had left. The appearance of the magus led him to a new life in the Royal Biblia Academy and meeting the members of the Trinity Seven.


Why did Nadeko use different names for Araragi? Episode 12, the story about Otorimonogatari, contains the story Nadeko Medusa. Nadeko said this:

Favorite big brother: Koyomi Oniichan
In Love with: Araragi Koyomi

why she said it differently? Does it mean that she consider Araragi as two different person? Because in Monogatari Series Second Season she turn out to be a

 yandere, and want to kill Araragi, the man that she love.

The difference emphasizes the extent of her love towards Araragi: she loves Araragi as a big brother figure as much as she loves Araragi as a man.

  Favorite big brother: Koyomi Oniichan

This is the love of a sister for her big brother. Sibling love.

The honorific onii-chan shows that she holds Araragi very dear and sees him as if he were her real big brother.

  In Love with: Araragi Koyomi

This is the love of a girl for a boy. Boy-girl love.

The absence of honorific, which is a stark contrast to the previous line, shows that she loves Araragi as a member of opposite sex, not just love between sibling.


What happened to OD? After OD fights Berg Katze he meetings up with Rui and hands him his note back covering up the blood coming down his arm. we also see a shot of his back all cut up. after Rui leaves OD's arm begins to bleed profusely before he collapsed.

Now at the end we don't see OD no one makes mention that he died and Joe bled just as much after being beaten by Berg Katze. ao i am wondering, what happened to OD?

If you watch the OVA episode (director's cut of episode 12, released with the BD/DVD box release), you will know that

   OD is alive, since he was healed by Utsutsu.


Why didn't Naruto's Rasengan beat Sasuke's Chidori? According to Kakashi, there are 5 fundamental chakra natures: fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water. Each nature is superior than another, and inferior to a different one.

Focusing on wind and lightning chakras, Naruto's only nature chakra is wind, so the Rasengan must be a wind-type jutsu. Chidori, of course, is lighting. Kakashi said to Naruto that, using wind chakra, he cannot defeat Sasuke's fire abilities, but against lightning, wind can easily beat his lightning jutsus.

This leads me to my question...

In the Naruto series, there are many occurrences where Naruto clashes with Sasuke. Their battles always end with a Rasengan against Chidori blast.

Since Rasengan is generally wind-type and Chidori is lightning, shouldn't Rasengan easily beat Chidori? I can't imagine how a lighting style jutsu can match, even beat a wind-style jutsus. Maybe Kishimoto accidentally forgot about wind's superiority over lightning, but I just want to ask: can someone explain?

The standard Rasengan has no natures associated with it.  It was originally based on the Tailed Beast Ball, which is simply a dense amount of chakra directed at a target.

Eventually, Naruto adds his wind nature to Rasengan, which, in turn, creates several different variations of it.  But neither of these variations are being discussed.

However, this doesn't mean that either Chidori or Rasengan have a direct type-advantage over the other.  At that point, it becomes a matter of the abilities and strengths of the wielder, and as we now understand it...

   ...it ended in what could be seen as a draw, with both Naruto and Sasuke losing the arms in which they perform the jutsu for their final fight.


Why does Chopper hide himself the wrong way? When Chopper wants to spy into a room, he hides the wrong way, so that he is exposed totally. Why does he do that? It can be seen multiple times through the Manga.

It is a Running Gag, which along with his other peculiar actions1, is used for comic relief and to bring out his childish and naive personality.

Chopper as a child was treated very harshly due to his blue nose and isolated from the rest of his herd. This became even worse after he ate the Devil's fruit. I think the gags, besides offering comic relief, also subtly reinforce that Chopper hasn't grown out of childhood mentally due to those experiences.

Another explanation is that although his instinct tells him to hide, he subconsciously sees this as isolating himself, and wants to avoid going out of people's sight, ending up in that comical hiding pose. (This is the most convincing "serious" reason I could think of, don't know if Oda-sensei thought so seriously about it.)

1 Believing Usopp's lies, getting excited about beams, and the cursing dance.


Can't find the name of this anime for the life of me! The anime starts off with the guy in a hotel room, he turned on the TV and got a knock at the door. It turned out to be a girl that at the moment he didn't know but I think she turned out to be his cousin? They almost had sex because she seduced him and he thought she was a random call girl but he realized at the last second who she was I think and he kicked her out wearing no clothes lol.

Then, he started taking a bunch of college entrance exams failing all of them I think... he ran into some beautiful woman who I think went to the Tokyo U, or some kind of prestigious University that he couldn't hope to get into. But he went and took the exam anyway and that's about all I remember.

The art style was older, might have been late 90s early 2000's for all I know. Any leads? MC had longish black hair. I don't think it was a hentai or anything. I tried searching and literally nothing fits that description, so weird lol. Thanks in advance

The anime you're looking for is Sakura Diaries.

  A Keio University (one of the top three colleges in Japan) exam candidate, Touma Inaba, is interupted when a cute young girl, Urara Kasuga, arrives at his hotel room door. She later turns out to be his cousin who he barely remembers from his childhood. Urara, who had felt something special for him (an other-than-cousinly-love), invites Touma to live with her since he has no place to stay other than the hotel room.


In One Punch Man, is King actually weak? In One Punch Man, King seems to be running away from fights. He does not seem to show power but only firmness. I want to know if King was just pretending that he is powerful or if he actually is.

I'm not sure how you missed this if you've read the manga. As mentioned by people in the comments, this will be eventually revealed, specifically starting at Chapter 37.

In this particular chapter,

   instead of helping Genos and Saitama, King went home. It was also depicted how he was afraid and how it was by chance that he was near the locations of defeated villains, resulting to the misconceptions that he is "The Strongest Man on Earth".


How can anime or manga be made so quickly and consistantly? If multiple people are working on a manga or anime, how can the art style be copied so well without any style changes? Like can everyone replicate art styles exactly with no mistakes? In most American cartoons I watch, if multiple people work on an animation, you could definately tell if someone different drew it. Maybe I’m not observing enough or this question is stupid.

In the case of animation, you can actually tell the difference, though usually it's pretty subtle. There are otaku who make the close study of animation to identify particular animators (as well as other very discerning details) their particular hobby. This is known as sakuga.

But also, the way the work is divided encourages consistency, like in the case of manga, they might have an assistant do all the backgrounds while the main artist draws the actual characters. So with manga, it's usually always the same artist drawing the same category of thing, so of course the style will always look the same. In the case of animation, lead animators draw the key frames, and in-betweeners usually fill in the less important frames in between.

Given enough time, really good artists can imitate another artist's style pretty accurately. Only a very discerning eye might notice differences. Many of the drawing inconsistencies you might see in animation are due to not giving the artists enough time to produce really quality work.


Sword Ban is world-wide or universal-wide? The Sword Ban has been enforced after arrival of the Amanto. But is that Ban enforced in the whole universe or can the Samurais use the Swords on other planets? There has not been any seen use of Swords on other planets but neither there has been any declaration that the Swords cannot be used in the whole universe.

I think the real reason is that Sorachi-sensei actually forget about it. Hell, he even forget about Shinpachi and Otae's goal of restoring their family dojo.

But, here is the interesting thing. After loads of episodes where Shinpachi and Otae's goal was forgotten, a new character named Hajime who was supposed to be Otae and Shinpachi's senpai at the dojo returned to Earth.

This Hajime returned to Earth after travelling to universe to learn various sword techniques and challenged sword masters around the universe. By this, we can safely assume that the sword ban was enacted only on Earth. As to whether it was enacted all around the Earth or just Japan we can't say for sure since Gin-san and friends never left Japan's mainland.


Who is the voice actor of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi (The Shape of Voice) movie? As per the title, who is the voice actor/seiyuu of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi the movie? It will be great if the source of the answer is stated too.

Shouya's mother, Miyako's CV is credited as ゆきのさつき/雪野五月 (Yukino Satsuki).


How many Naruto Shippuden dubbed episodes are there? I am watching Naruto and I am currently on episode 164. How many episodes of Shippuden do they have dubbed, and are they still dubbing it?

All 500 episodes have been dubbed since October 7, 2019.

For region 1 (North America), all 500 episodes have been released since June 11, 2019.
For region 2 (UK), all 500 episodes have been released since October 7, 2019.
For region 4 (Australia/New Zealand), all 500 episodes have been released since August 7, 2019.

Source: Wikipedia.


What is Kaworu implying at the end of RoE: 1.01? I've rewatched Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.01: You can (not) advance, and something struck me.
At the very end (so spoiler):

  Kaworu is on the moon, looking at Shinji, and say "You're the third again, Shinji"

Is the "again" a sign that what happened in NGE/EoE in the same continuity? Or does it link with RoE 3/4 (which I've still to see)?

It's up to interpretation and there hasn't been, as of yet, any sort of official take on what a lot of the cryptic stuff that Kaworu says. If you'll recall, he also calls Gendo "Father". The line you're referring to is probably more something like:

   "The third again? You never change. I look forward to meeting you Shinji Ikari."

Not that Shinji is the "3rd" again so much as referring to Shinji as "3rd" and saying he's up to something "again".

Lots of ways to interpret this in light of some of the other things:

Kaworu and Shinji may have met a long time ago, and when Kaworu mentions looking forward to meeting him again, it's in reference to a previous meeting which Shinji may not have either been aware of or remember
Similar to #1, it may have been that Kaworu was a silent observer through a lot of the previous chronology before the start of the first film, enough so to have felt that he has personal ties with the family, thus also referring to Gendo as "father"
Going along the veins of #2, there's also an off-hand mention of a "Pact" with Lilith in the 3rd movie, this could all have tied into how Angels in general play a different role in this continuity than in the original TV series. It's possible that Angels have been interacting with humans well before Sachiel's attack in the first film and that Kaworu may be referring to that interaction.
Venturing in to even more speculation, there is the "Sequel" stuff. Some people interpret Kaworu's language and how he's acts as he's met Shinji before
as evidence that Kaworu is either some sort of time traveller, that the new films are a thematic or chronologic sequel of the original TV series (and for some reason, Kaworu alone remembers the events from the TV series), or there was a world "reset" after instrumentality of the TV series (and again, Kaworu is the only one that remembers those events). Can get even wilder with speculation, but you get the idea.


Why did Vegeta never reach Super Saiyajin 3? Further details:

Gohan also did not reach it.
Goku was able to do it for a short time once, and later a long time.
Gotenks did it but for a short time.

There are actually a lot of ideas about that, and one is that Goku spent a long time training in the heavens, where power is limitless and that is said to have greatly strengthened him. Vegeta on the other hand, never had that chance. As a note, Vegeta did reach Super Saiyajin 4 after gaining power from one of Bulma's machines, then he fused with Goku to beat the One-Star Dragon.


Did Merus lose Ultra Instinct when he lost his inmortality? Merus's life was spared, but they turned him into a mortal. What happened with his powers in this moment? Did his use of Ultra Instinct and strength disappear when this happened, or are those powers unrelated to his former status as angel?

From Dragon Ball Wiki - Merus,

Upon being revived by the Grand Minister, all of Merus' Angel capacities were removed, including his immortality and divine powers, making him mortal [and now] being known as Merus Ikanoichiyabosshi. While nowhere near as strong as his Angel form, Merus is still extremely powerful and capable of using the Autonomous Ultra Instinct ability, being able to even take on the likes of the Transformed Moro thanks to it.


Why do Sanji and Smoker still need nicotine when not in their own bodies? During the Punk Hazard arc, Trafalgar Law swaps Sanji into Nami's body and Smoker into Tashigi's. In spite of them being in bodies not addicted to nicotine, it seems they both still need to smoke. Nami (in Franky's body) even offers Sanji a pack of cigarettes saying something to the effect, "You need them, right?"
When Trafalgar Law swaps everyone, the image shown is some weird heart thing, not swapping their brains. I assume this is some kind of representation of a soul, but if they still need nicotine, maybe I'm wrong. So, what exactly does Law swap? And why do Sanji and Smoker still need to smoke?

If you ask any smoker, he will tell you that most of the addiction comes from the brain as it gives the neuro-signals for pleasure when smoking. Most smokers can't quit not because the body demands nicotine, but because of the apparent relaxating effect that is produced by smoking and the habbit that results from it.
Smoking is a recreational drug in public view and tends to work as such.
Edit: And now on how Law's power work. The swap technique that Law uses looks like he is swaping the "hearts" of people, but because they retain their original thoughts, memories and even habbits (like smoking) makes me believe that it's actually their consciousness that is being transfered since all these reside in the brain and not the heart.
Hope this answers your question.


Soundtrack in Bleach episode 358 at around 8:45? It starts around 8:40, before Ginjo throws the Combat Pass to Ichigo and tells him 'Here. Give it a try'.

I've looked everywhere but I can't find it. This song has been played multiple times in the series, mostly in the latter arcs I think.

Song is caleld 'Mysterious' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=hfHdV5NaIhA .

Took me a while, but if you have the patience to look through this list http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Music?file=Bleach_-_*Asterisk-0 you should find any song, unless unreleased, which you might find googling


Where do the Angels get their names from? The names of the Angels are something to behold, truly. In some cases, the names for these Angels are an understatement for the power that these beasts carry with them to the battlefield. But another thing doesn't make sense to me, where do the names for the Angels come from? (Like Ramiel and Zeruel)

Does it work similarly to Pacific Rim, in the way that Tendo Choi names the Kaiju coming out of the breach? (i.e. "First Seen, First Named"?), or is it more of a religious prophecy tied to the Angel's order of appearance?

Seele has knowledge of when the Angels will appear based on the Dead Sea Scrolls. (That they have knowledge of the order of Angels from the Scrolls is indicated in an ep. 23 conversation. In an earlier episode, there is also an indication that Seele is expecting an Angel to appear at a certain time; I do not have access to the anime right now and cannot find the exact reference.) With this in mind, it is not surprising that the Dead Sea Scrolls also probably contain the names of the Angels.

It is unlikely that Seele was only provided with knowledge of the order of Angels and not their names. Note that Kaworu speaks of the descendants of Lilith in one of his conversations with Shinji. Lilith is the name of one of the first Angels, and as  Kaworu is an Angel, his usage of the name indicates that it probably is not just a name that Seele assigned, but rather, a real one.


Ano Hana's opening mentions "misanga". What exactly is that? In Ano Hana's opening theme "Aoi Shiori", the word misanga was mentioned a few times.

  Ichipeeji mekuru tenohira   kuchibiru de musunda misanga

  Nee kyou mo kawaranai kyou de   ame fureba denwa mo dekiru yo

  Sou yatte ima wa kimi no hou e (itsu no ma ni ka kireta misanga)

  Oshitsukeru boku no yasashisa wo (demo nazeka ienai mama da yo)

  Hontou douka shiteru mitai

which means..

  My hand that turns to the next page, and the misanga I fastened with my lips...

  Hey, today is today, and that won't change; if it rains, we can still talk on the phone.

  In that way, I now push (Before I knew it, the misanga came off,)

  My kindness in your direction. (But for some reason, I can't say it.)

  There really must be something wrong with me.

The translation didn't give the exact meaning of the word "misanga" so I was wondering what it is.

A misanga is a type of handicraft good luck charm, similar in concept to friendship bracelets, they are typically made from knotted embroidery floss, thread, gimp, or similar material. Like friendship bracelets, they are tied together by simple knots.

It is said that if you make a wish when you tie the ends together, your wish will come true when the bracelet falls off from wear.

The etymology of the name seems to come from the Portuguese word for "beads" (miçanga). They were first popularized in 1993 during the beginning of the J-League, the Japan Professional Football League. Ramos Ruy and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa of the Tokyo Verde football club wore these to wish for the victory of their team.

The idea behind it may have changed but it's intended to be a symbol of good luck and friendship.


where can we find and watch ONAs? ONA is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. And from my understanding, it should be like youtube site where you can watch it however you like, with video streaming or download it. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Where can I found ONAs legally, and what should I do to watch it, should I register or pay something?

A lot of ONAs get released either through the Bandai Channel or on Nico Nico Douga. Releases on the Bandai Channel are usually region locked and sometimes, they're re-release them on their Youtube channel (which, sometimes, is also region locked). Nico has an English version of the site which makes it a lot more accessible.

Both sites are free, Nico requires registration to view most videos and there is also a "Premium" member access.


Was the names of the hot springs in ep8 of Gugure! Kokkuri-san a joke/reference to another anime? While searching for the hot spring that can turn him back into male, Kokkuri-san passes several other hot springs. I got the feeling from watching the show that they were giving a shout-out to / parodying other anime shows.

What were those shows?

I noticed these two signs:

To me, that's a clear reference to the classic Ranma 1/2, as that series features a male protagonist who fell into a cursed spring, which made him turn into a woman whenever he got splashed with cold water. His father likewise received the same curse and turned into a panda after falling into a different spring in the same area.


What holiday is "Miss All Sunday" named after? In Baroque works, the strongest 14 male members (including the unluckies) are named after numbers:  Mr. 13, Mr. 12, Mr. 11 ... Mr. 0.

The female counterparts for Mr. 13 through Mr. 8 are named: Miss Friday, Miss Saturday, Miss Thursday, Miss Tuesday, Miss Wednesday, and Miss Monday.

From then on, they are named after holidays: Miss Fathers Day, Miss Mothers Day, Miss Valentine, Miss Merry Christmas, Miss Golden Week, Bon Kurei/Bon Clay (don't ask), and Miss Double Finger (New Years Day).

The final female, however, is Miss All-Sunday who is Nico Robin. What is "All-Sunday" referring to?  Is it a holiday?  If it is just meant to be Sunday, why is the "All" there?

It's not a holiday. In his answer in Vol#18 SBS, Oda-sensei clearly said that "All Sunday" means "All the Sundays". In some English translations, translators add "of the year" but this isn't mentioned in the original Japanese text.

(My translation of said SBS)

Reader:
Hello! Odatchi! I noticed something amazing! It's about Mr. 2
Bon Kurei. It's why only Mr. 2 Bon Kurei has this codename! Numbers
are for males, but Bon Kurei is for a female which means "the end of
Bon" because he is an okama, right?

Oda:
Yes, that's right. Female agents' names are in order of the happiest events, so first:
No. 0 is All Sunday (All the Sundays)
No. 1 is Double Finger (New Year's Day)
No. 2 is Mr. 2 Bon Kurei (End of Bon)
No. 3 is Golden Week (Golden Week)
No. 4 if Christmas (Christmas)

.....something like that. Everyone seems to be puzzled with Double Finger.

Note: There is an illustration of both index fingers raised showing 1 and 1 (1/1 or January 1).

Only the author, Oda-sensei knows what "All Sunday" means, but many Japanese-speaking fans think that it means "everyday is Sunday", while a few others think "all Sundays of the year".


What are the origins of alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist? I noticed that in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, alchemy didn't exist until The Dwarf in the Flask came into existence. I also noticed is that the great teachers of alchemy were Father in the West, and Hohenheim in the East.

So with this information, I think that if The Dwarf in the Flask was never created, then alchemy itself would never have existed. How were they able to obtain The Dwarf in the Flask?

It was never fully explained, when and how alchemy was "invented", but it's known that Xerxes was one of the first countries to know alchemy. It already existed when the dwarf in the flask was created, as he was created using alchemy. The creation of the dwarf in the flask just increased the knowledge because it knew much about alchemy and helped the alchemists gaining knowledge.


What happened to Sakura? In the Visual Novel of Fate Stay Night, both Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes share the same start with Sakura making breakfast for Shirou and Shirou seeing her in the Archery Club.

If Unlimited Blade Works is completed, during these initial days, at one of the times where Sakura is preparing breakfast for Shirou, the player can select to notice a bruise Sakura has, netting the player some of the critical affection points with her to go into the Heaven's Feel Route. (We can assume it was Shinji who gave Sakura that bruise).

In Heaven's Feel, after Rider was defeated early Shinji's tome burned up, later when Blood Fort Andromeda is activated we find out that Sakura is Rider's true Master and Shinji got a second book from Sakura who gave him the books because didn't want to participate in the war (Shinji was begging for Sakura to make another book, and warned her that if she were to participate, she would have to fight Shirou). We also find out about Sakura's connection to the Greater Grail later on in the route.

We know Shinji is killed by Illya and Beserker in Fate, and in the Unlimited Blade Works, he was only defeated and went to Kotomine afterwards. However, I am wondering, what happens to Sakura in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works routes?

I am looking for a canon explanation. I don't believe the events in the Studio DEEN's adaptation of the Fate Route are canon, as the showdown between Rin and Sakura is actually a throw back to Heaven's Feel. Not to mention the whole arc (Caster trying to summon the Grail) is an arc in the Unlimited Blade Works route (in the original Fate Route, Caster appears briefly near the end, but is killed by Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.

Fate/hollow ataraxia is the official sequel to Fate/stay night. It has radically different feeling to it, bringing more comical relief and tongue-in-cheek references, but it's as close to "canon" as we can get. It doesn't follow any particular route from F/SN.

I didn't read F/HA, but here's how TYPE-MOON Wiki references Sakura's development:

  In Fate/hollow ataraxia, Sakura lives a peaceful life in Fuyuki City,
  which Rin has left in Sakura's care while she is at the Mage's
  Association, and Rider comments that Sakura is now the popular new
  captain of the school archery club. Sakura's dark side still exists,
  but appears only for comic relief. Shinji reveals to Shirou that
  Sakura assumed control of the Matou household, and both he and Zouken
  are terrified of her.

  In the eclipse story The backside of Kibisis Rider and Sakura seem to
  work together to seduce Shirou and engage in a threesome with him.
  Actually this is all Rider's doing, trying to get Shirou to pursue
  Sakura more aggressively. Yet in the middle, Shirou realizes the truth
  and reverses her spell on her, in the end revealing to viewers that
  Rider herself has deep feelings for Shirou. Sakura appearing in this
  episode is only a conjecture by Rider's spell, a representation of
  Rider's true intentions of her actions.

There doesn't seem to be any canonical explanation beyond this. Personally, I think it's part of why people like Heaven's Feel so much: the thought of Sakura undergoing torments under Zouken until she dies just doesn't feel right.


Did Morel find back his pipe? I remember Morel and Shaiapouf have a fight and Shaiapouf won the fight and took Morel pipe and threw it somewhere else. *I remember he threw it into the sea if no mistake.

So after the fight did Morel find back his pipe? If he didn't have his pipe that mean he is useless currently right?

Did Morel find back his pipe? As stated in the wiki,

  It is unknown if Morel retrieved or replaced it afterwards.

Given where the manga is now, I doubt we'll see if he retrieved it soon since the focus is currently in the expedition to the Dark Continent and the succession war between the princes of the Kakin empire and as far as I know, he isn't in the expedition nor as one of the guards of the princes, unlike the other hunters.

If he didn't have his pipe, that mean he is useless, currently, right? I wouldn't assume that easily since he has other sets of abilities aside from those that requires the use of his giant pipe. Also, the pipe isn't anything special or that can only be made via certain means so he can easily find a replacement, or find the one who originally made his first pipe, although as to who made his pipe originally is currently also unknown.


What song plays from 7:20 to 8:05 of FMA Brotherhood episode 5? Does anybody know the name of the song that plays at 7:20 - 8:05 on Brotherhood episode 5, or the OST it's on?

The soundtrack you're looking for is Trisha's Lullaby from Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 1 album.

It's the 21st soundtrack in the album with a time duration of 3 minutes and 31 seconds.


What was the source of magic used in Grand Magic Games in Fairy Tail? In the grand magic games arc we saw several team events that use a lot of magic events. Which are "Hidden", "Chariot", "Pandemonium", "Naval Battle" and "Battle Royale" etc.

In the world of magic, we see magic circles being used to create these events. For Example, creating the water sphere in Naval Battle or Peripheral Chariots. These may be comparatively easy, however it would require lots of magic power to create thousands of exact clones (Hidden) or 100 monsters of Pandemonium.

So who/which guild/how was used to create these events since they would require an absurd amount of power.

Considering, How powerful would the user be if he can create a monster which can fight on level footing as an S-Class mage? Thousands of clone which may have same power as that of user(?)

The source of magic power is not explicitly exposed. It is highly unlikely that the source of the magic power was some wizard. If it was a wizard, he must have been an extremely powerful one, one who could easily create phonies that could easily rival an S-class wizard. Having that kind of power is absolutely monstrous. But there was no such presence in the whole city. The city and the palace almost completely got obliterated by Rogue and the dragons and it was all left to the competitor wizards to save the city. The king himself came to request them to save the people. If there was some such wizard who had that kind of power, he should have been with the king and would have joined the battle. No such thing happened.

From all that, the only logical conclusion is that all that magic power is coming from the Eclipse Gate itself. The Eclipse Gate can hold magic power that rivals that of the Etherion. That much magic is simply too much to imagine. Providing a small amount of that power to the magic games each year wouldn't make much of a difference in the immense reservoir of magic.


Who is the guy on the left in this collage poster? And which anime is he from? I saw this guy on a poster with Beyond the Grave and Trigun's main protagonist. But I can't find who he is, nor whether he has his own anime.

The guy is on the left, wielding two crimson swords, with gray hair.

He is Juji Kabane from Gungrave: Overdose - That's the second game, not actually an anime.
The weapons are actually Gunblades, if you look at the hilts of the swords in your image you can kinda see the guns.


Are Free! and Haikyu!! related? I've only watched Free! and Free!: Eternal Summer, but recently a friend recommended I watch Haikyuu!! and looking at images of it, I'm reminded of Free! a great deal.

The characters even look similar and they both contain a plot based around a sports team.

Are they related, or could this just be a coincidence?

Apart from being of the same genre and containing similar enough art style, I don't think the productions are related.

Differences:

The authors are different (Masahiro Yokotani vs Haruichi Furudate)
The production studios are different: Haikyuu!! is produced by Production I.G, Free! by Kyoto Animation
Haikyuu!! is shonen whilst Free! is mostly targeted at women.

Similarities:

Character style (but this could just be that the style of the characters has been found to appeal to their target market and chosen for this reason)
Exclamation marks in their title!! (but so has K-On!! and many other shows)
Sports genre

The similarities between the shows aren't really substantial enough to warrant a link between them, so I doubt they are.

[I thought that Chihayafuru (another sports title) was similar to Haikyuu!! also, but it also doesn't have anything in common, so I think this is just an art style that sports anime have evolved into]


In Epiode 378 of One Piece, what is the first song that Brook played? I know this song was played in other times of the series, but this time it caught my attention.

edit: The time is around 14:30
edit: It's used as background music in most of the comedic parties that the characters have in One Piece.

The song is called Minato Mura.

After some additional searching I found that the piano solo is part of the song called Village Harbour (or Minato Mura in Japanese), which is supposed to be part of the second song of the second OST collection as shown on Youtube

More information:

Youtube
Piano sheet on Everyonepiano


What manga did Natsumi and the others read? In episode 7, Natsumi started to read what looked like a manga magazine, and the others start reading it with her.

Does it come from a real manga? If it does, what manga is that?

This is the Monthly Comic Alive. It is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Media Factory.

Picture from comicvine

This episode here is the July 2013 issue or as a number 201309.

I am pretty sure the mange she is reading here is Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure! (おまえをオタクにしてやるから、俺をリア充にしてくれ！)

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Apr 26, 2012 to ?
Genres: Comedy, Romance, School
Authors: Aoki, Mutsumi (Art), Murakami, Rin (Story)
Serialization: Comic Alive

  Kashiwada Naoki was determined to lead his high school life without
  anyone knowing that he’s an Otaku. However, his classmate Bishoujo,
  Koigasaki Momo, who was rumored among the girls to be a bitch, found
  him out!? Before the despairing Kashiwada, she said something
  undoubtedly surprising.

  “Aren’t you an Otaku? Then, make me into an Otaku!”

  The love story of two individuals bounded by an agreement of Otaku and
  Riajuu starts!!

from MyAnimeList

Scene

The scene you see on the left page of the secound image is in the tenth episode.

Picture from Mangapark


Has a manga series ever affected Jump or similar magazines sales a lot? For example when Naruto started or ended has the sales ever fluctuate?

I've found you an article that show some graphs about Jump sales, and data about their best selling mangas that I think you'll find useful :

source

And some date from best selling mangas to help you evaluate those graphs :

Saint Seiya (1986 - 1990)

Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (1989 - 1996)

Hokuto no Ken (1983 - 1988)

Slam Dunk (1990 - 1996)

YuYu Hakusho (1990 - 1994)


What is Nenesha's Heart of Gaea for? When the party goes after Laude who went into the Moon Culvert with Reisha they come across another Heart of Gaea. Luca then seems to switch to Nenesha with her saying that the Heart of Gaea is her body.

Considering that Nenesha said it was her that would mean this wouldn't be a Heart of Gaea Frelia may have made to create the land of Metafalss, so what is Nenesha's Heart of Gaea for? and why was it even created as in Infel's diary she wrote that the Divine Messenger killed Nenesha

Nenesha's soul was partially transmigrated into a Heart of the Land because despite Metafalica failing, the EXEC part of it was fully executed regardless because Raki just killed her and that didn't keep the song from fully manifesting its effects. (ref: Ar tonelico II Setting Encyclopedia, History section)

And Frelia couldn't even have created a Heart of the Land because her Tower was made by making the particles in the air vibrate to transform them into the materials that make up the Tower, which is an inert land made entirely from metal (ref: Ar tonelico III Setting Encyclopedia, Wave Theory section). A Heart of the Land proper creates a fully living land and requires far more complex processes and facilities for its creation.


What is the role of mangaka assistants? Several mangaka have assistants to help them with producing their manga. Do these assistants perform a standard set of well-defined tasks (similar to a movie's assistant director), or does each mangaka decide what their assistant does?

Mangaka often use assistants to help them complete drawing the manga within schedule. The mangaka decides the number of assistants and their roles in the manga production. The assistants may help the mangaka in a number of ways, such as:

Filling up the artwork details (such as screentones, hair, clothing, special effects) after the mangaka has drawn the basics.
Drawing the time-consuming elements, such as scene backgrounds and crowds, allowing the mangaka to focus more on the plot and character development.
Drawing specific things. For example, Go Nagai mangaka employed an assistant to draw helicopters and military vehicles.
Cleaning up any artwork that goes out of the panels. Mikio Ikemoto helps Masashi Kishimoto with this, among other things, in producing Naruto.
Being the mangaka's sounding board for ideas, but the assistants almost never help with the plot itself.

Some mangaka do not employ any assistants at all choosing to do everything themselves.

References

Mangaka on Virtual Japan
Mangaka Assistants on Wikipedia
Assistants on Bakuman Wiki
Who creates Naruto? on LeafNinja.com


What is the connection between Stands and Ripple Energy? I don't understand how Stands are connected to the Ripple Energy, which is from breathing. The third part does not seem that linked to the first two parts of JoJo.

I’m a third of the way through Part 3, and as far as I can tell, there’s minimal, if any at all, link between Stand and Hamon (Ripple) abilities. Initially, I thought the Stand was an extension of Hamon, since there’s a remark about Jotaro’s ability to fight while unable to breathe in his initial fight with Avdol, which other people on the internet have also noticed, but this doesn’t amount to much.

Discussions I found in a web search attest to this as well:

This Reddit thread and this Quora post discuss the relationship between Stand and Ripple. Posters cite Part 7, in which Hamon is indicated to be a stepping stone to Stand. (I haven’t gotten to Part 7, so I can’t judge for myself on the details.) However, this is seen as a retcon, and for the most part, people seem inclined to say that there’s not much relationship.
The fan wiki article on Stand and this Reddit thread, among other sources, note that Hamon was more or less discarded after Part 2.


Why are there different words for "manga" and "manhwa"? So lately I have been noticing that a lot of people on fora tend to mistake manga and manhwa. And of course, I know that manga stands for comics made in Japan, and manhwa for comics made in Korea.

But what is the reason for the different naming? Or is there even a reason besides them coming from different lands to begin with?

In the end they are both comics with usually (a bit dependent on the artist/writer of course) same art/story building and the like.

Briefly: manhwa is the Korean reading of the word 漫画, while manga is the Japanese reading.1 In their respective languages, both words basically mean the same thing - "comics". In English, we use the Korean reading manhwa to refer to Korean comics, and the Japanese reading manga to refer to Japanese comics.
Why do we have different words for these things? Because manhwa and manga are not the same thing.

To explain what I mean, let me backtrack a bit and talk about why we don't just call manga "comics". I know that these days there's something of a backlash against the idea that "manga" is a distinct thing from "comics", presumably a reaction against '90s-era weeabooism and orientalism that identifies Japanese art as some sort of elevated form that is beyond comparison with the art of the West.
There is a kernel of truth in this backlash, but it's been taken too far. Reasonable people today will probably agree that there isn't anything about manga that makes them inherently superior to Western comics - but it is certainly the case that manga and Western comics are different. In fact, aside from being of the same medium, manga and Western comics (for the most part) have essentially nothing in common! Art styles, typical plots / subject matter, character archetypes, form factors, publication methodologies, etc. all differ between manga and Western comics.
Now, manhwa and manga are more closely related than manga and Western comics, but the same principle still applies - there are salient differences between the two forms, which is why we often talk about them using two different words. Foremost among the differences is the fact that they're largely written by two different groups of people, and thus tend to reflect the interests of two different cultures. (Try telling a Korean person that their culture is basically Japanese, or vice versa - they probably won't be happy!)
In closing, I will reply to this claim of yours:

In the end they are both comics with usually (bit Dependant on the artist/writer off course) same art/story building and the likes.

There's more to art than just medium. Medium matters, but so does content, and it would be a gross oversimplification to claim that content of manga and manhwa are essentially the same.

Notes
1 More or less, anyway, modulo issues of character simplification.


How long can a cursed child live if she does not use her inherent gastrean abilities? This light novel/anime might be years old, but I am still curious about how old a cursed child could get.

How long can a cursed child live if she does not use her inherent Gastrean abilities?

It is never mentioned exactly how long a Cursed Child has to live, however the corrosion rate increases even if a Cursed Child does not explicitly use their Gastrea powers.

The Cursed Children were constantly taking massive doses of corrosion-inhibiting medication to control the Gastrea inside their bodies, but it still only inhibited and did not stop the corrosion completely. Because the girls carried the inhibiting gene, they did not turn into Gastrea immediately like normal people
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (pp. 211-212). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

From the passage above it is clear that Cursed Children are naturally immune to the Gastrea virus' corrosion, however without the help of the corrosion inhibiting medicine it is clear that they would succumb to corrosion even sooner  which is even truer for Initiators who actively use their powers.

At first glance, it seemed like she had just caught a cold, but Initiators were protected from a variety of illnesses in exchange for the corrosion rate that bound their bodies, so of course that was not the case.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 4 (light novel): Vengeance Is Mine (p. 125). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

The Gastrea virus is always active, even when a Cursed Child is not actively using their powers and as such the corrosion rate will continually increase as the virus it "used" in a passive manner (healing wounds, preventing illness, fighting toxins etc.) Beside the passive "usage" it is also clear that the virus works on it's own, so while it is held back by the inhibiting gene and the corrosion prevention medicine the corrosion rate increase never stops completely.

Rentaro picked up the syringe that had fallen in the crack by the dresser. Inside it was cobalt blue medicine in liquid form. Realizing that she hadn’t taken her medicine, he became very sad. Nothing would happen if she skipped it for a day or two, but if she didn’t take it for a while, the corrosion rate of her body would gradually rise.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 95). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

The piece above is after Enju ran away and while she will not be using her powers for fighting it is clear that her corrosion rate will still rise.

She was probably around seven years old, and she peered at Rentaro with a puzzled look on her face. Her eyes glowed red.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 98). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

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Which meant that even Tina must understand that she needed to hide her red eyes.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 3 (light novel): The Destruction of the World by Fire (p. 44). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

From the above it is also clear that hiding red eyes is a skill a Cursed Child must learn, presumably (this is speculation, but probably valid) the cost of hiding red eyes means a slight increase in corrosion rate as the virus probably has to be suppressed in some way to achieve this result.
Now, the only corrosion rate ever mentioned (beside the over 50% for Initiators like Kayo) in the light novels is for Enju. At the start of Black Bullet Enju is 10 years old and she already has a corrosion rate of 42.8%. At this point in time she has known Rentaro for a year

“It’s been almost a year, hasn’t it?” she said. “Since you became a Promoter and met Enju.” “It’s only been a year,” he replied. “We’re still not even halfway to our goal.”
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 33). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

So, to actually answer your question...
Given that the oldest Cursed Children are only 10 years old, from in universe there is no way to know how old a Cursed Child can get, however if we speculate it is fair to say that no Initiator is likely to reach more than 10-12. At the end of Volume 2 Enju is given around 560 days to live (about 1.5 years) which would put her in that range. Cursed Children that are not Initiators are a bit of a wild card, but given that Enju probably started with a corrosion rate of around 30-38% it is fairly save to say that no Cursed Child would survive to be older than about 20. Even with corrosion inhibit medicine, which the non-Initiator children are unlikely to get, it is doubtful that any would survive into their late 20s


Does Gogeta have a new transformation in Dragon Ball Super Broly? This frame from Gogeta is seen in Dragon Ball Super Broly.

As we know several canon and filler transformations have been shown surpassing regular Super Saiyan Blue in the anime / manga

Ultra Instinct Omen
Super Saiyan Blue Evolution
Mastered Super Saiyan Blue
Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Power stressed
Mastered Ultra Instinct

Being Gogeta a fusion of Goku and Vegeta, one would think he should be able to access to some of them, combine them or use a new transformation. Is this state regular super saiyan blue, one of the former super saiyan blue upgrades mentioned above or a new transformation?  Does Gogeta have a new transformation in Dragon Ball Super Broly?

The Dragon Ball Super movie has a completely different art style compared to the anime. This is similar in comparison to what was said about the Super Saiyan Blue forms used by Goku and Vegeta.  There was a lot of speculation that Goku and Vegeta were supposedly using a new version of Super Saiyan Blue, possibly Mastered Super Saiyan Blue against Broly. However, it was just the regular Super Saiyan Blue transformation with a new art style where the hair color seems to look darker.The transformation Gogeta is using here is clearly Super Saiyan Blue. We see this based on the color of his hair. The different art styles and the superior animations in the movie compared to the series, makes it appear that way. Even Xenoverse 2 just put out a trailer with Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta.  Also Note: According to new arc of DBS in the manga, Goku tells Vegeta that he hasn't been able to use Ultra Instinct even once after the tournament of power, plus, MUI has silver hair and UI Omen has the special aura with regular hair and Gogeta clearly has Blue hair here. Secondly, the hair for the SSBE transformation is a lot darker. You can look at this photograph here, of SSJB and SSBE side by side.While the manga had the concept of the "Mastered Super Saiyan Blue" being a unique transformation, the anime doesn't. However, I think it is more or less implied that Goku and Vegeta would have perfected their use of Super Saiyan Blue by now considering the fact that Goku can effortlessly stack Kaioken * 20 on top of it and has even ascended to levels far beyond SSJB. Vegeta too has broken past the limitations of SSJB to unlock a new form. It is more or less implied Goku, Vegeta would have mastered the Super Saiyan transformations by now. However, there is no indication or change in the transformation Nevertheles, there is definitely evidence according to Spoilers that Gogeta fights Broly in Base, SSJ and Super Saiyan Blue. Hence, the form being used here is Super Saiyan Blue.


Who decides the usage of furigana in a manga? Recently I started to seriously read digital manga in Japanese by utilizing their free-reading (立ち読み: read while standing) feature for some first chapters. Then I realized that some serieses use furigana on all kanji, and the rest only on some difficult/rare kanji.

Furigana on all kanji

Air Gear

Attack on Titan

Furigana on some kanji

Kaiji (furigana on itazura)

Mushishi (furigana on igyou and mushi)

So, who decides the usage of furigana in a manga? Is it the author's preference, or is it decided by the publisher?

Note: in this case, it's about furigana used for standard reading, not on its artistic usage/alternative reading/pun.

Ross Ridge's comment is correct:

I believe it's essentially determined by the media the the manga is original published in. Just like how the content of the manga needs to be age appropriate to for the target demographic, so does the use of furigana. Any one not in their teens is going to have difficulty reading manga without it.

Each manga magazine has target audience. It's usually categorized into 6 sections, by ages and gender: 少年 (boys), 少女 (girls), 青年 (youngs), レディース (ladies), 女性 (female), 男性 (male).
Boys and girls are "officially" targeted for elementary school students. Youngs and ladies are for the teen.
For boys or girls category, like Jump, "magazine" or Sunday, they always use furigana. Publisher enforces it and doesn't allow furigana in furigana (example: using kanji 二律背反 as furigana to ジレンマ (dilemma), because the kanji also needs furigana). In your example, Air Gear and Attack on Titan came from "magazine", they always have furigana.
For Youngs category, they use furigana for difficult kanji only or the first time it's used. Kaiji is published in Young Magazine and Mushishi is published in Afternoon and both are ok to not include furigana.


Why do Gargantians call Chamber "Yunboroid" or "Yunboro"? In Suisei no Gargantia's second episode, Gargantians, out of the blue, start referring to Chamber as either "Yunboroid" or "Yunboro".

Where did they get this name from? Was it some type of 'model' name or something that Led told them? Or is it something they came up with?

Either way, what exactly does it mean?

The correct romanization is probably "Yumboroid." The word is probably a portmanteau of "yumbo" and "droid."

Yumbo was a French trademark name of excavators, now used in Japanese to refer to excavators in general (much like dumpsters in America, which was the trademark name for a mobile garbage bin).


Why does the Hero Association ratings have several S-Class Heroes to be more powerful than Tatsumaki? According to the Hero Association ratings, several characters have more power than Tatsumaki. Bang, Atomi Samurai, Flashy Flash and amazingly King are rated to have a power of 10 while Tatsumaki only has 9. But, Tatsumaki was capable of taking a monster who was probably a demon level in one blow. Why does the Hero Association ratings have several S Class Heroes to be more powerful than Tatsumaki?

It's possible that the translation of that stat as "Power" is a (slight) mistranslation.  I have seen it alternatively translated as "Instantaneous Power/Speed".  If we assume that is a more accurate translation, then it means it's a measure of how quickly they can utilize their power/speed. As such Tatsumaki's rating may be lower than max if it takes her a little bit more time to unleash her strength; at least as far as the association thinks/knows anyway.  Martial combatants like Atomic Samurai can use highly trained reflexes to react powerfully with little to no thought, while Tatsumaki, presumably, needs to actively think/concentrate for most situations.  This seems supported by an important plot point later:

   Espers must choose between offense and defense, as they can only use one power at a time.  This creates an exploitable gap where you can land an attack while the Esper is trying to attack. This pops up near the end of the Garou/Monster Association arc.  We are also told during that sequence that her barrier remains up and effective even when she's unconscious (and apparently concussed).  As such it seems to be Tatsumaki's default state to be in defensive mode, and she must consciously and actively switch to an offensive attack.


Manga where a boy plays a virtual reality game and gets a dragon thats terrible but turns out to be good A manga where some boy is convinced to get in this pod where you randomly get a dragon selected for you and his is literally terrible. But it has hidden off the charts abilities? Any help? I gave it away years ago to a school and now can't remember the name of it for the life of me!

I think this is really Dragon Drive.

Dragon Drive is a manga by Kenishi Sakura which finished publishing in the year 2006.

  The story follows a boy named Reiji Oozora who's a total loser at school. One day, his friend takes to hidden place and forces him to play a virtual game called Dragon Drive. When he joins the game, he receives his own dragon. But the worst thing is that his dragon is so small and weak that it can't possibly do anything and so he names it Chibi.

As stated from the wiki:

  As Chibi, he appears to be the weakest dragon, but in his true form, known as Senkoukura, he is the most powerful of all dragons, and worshipped as a deity by some.

Chibi in his original and weak form:

Chibi in his true form, Senkoukura:


Why did the Marleyans go after the Founding Titan if they were aware of King Fritz' warning to organize the rumbling? The Marleyans were clearly after the founding titan to gain control of Paradis Island's resources and to finish off the Eldians for good. But why did they even plan on bothering them, knowing the King's warning of sending thousands of colossal titans to stomp the world? Geologically, fossil fuels could be found at so many places other than Paradis, and most of the Eldians were either prosecuted in Marley or sealed within the walls. Also, the King's will to renounce any sort of war was passed on to each of his generations. With everything going to the Marleyans' advantage, was the entire plan of breaching the walls worth it after all?

I believe Marleyans are in dire situation - theyve created a strong Empire, but other countries learned how to deal with their main weapon - titans :)
But with launching full-scale attack, they would risk the rumbling happening.
So their plans was to send "spies" and retake Founding Titan "quaintly".
About the Founding Titan power itself, it needs royal blood as you mentioned. If someone with Royal Blood inherits Founding Titan, they become pacifist. But Marleyans are probably aware there's an other possibility.
Eren activated Fouding Titan by getting in contact with titan with Royal Blood. So he came to the realization that if Historia would become a Titan, she could be used to activate his Founding Power (apparently human form isnt enough, you need titan with royal blood).
Marleyans have a titan with royal blood. So if they capture Foudning Titan, they can give it to someone without royal blood.
Then Marleyans can use the titans inside the walls and many other assets. That would mean dominating entire world for good.
Anyway, i think that's you're right that breaching the wall was very risky. King Fritz could've start rumbling at this point, but maybe Marleyans assume he wont do it, because it's his last resort.
Also they've been playing it safe, sending mindless titans to Paradis for very long time and King did nothing to stop them. They probably realized King Fritz will try to avoid conflict and won't fight back.
Also lot of time have pass and i believe there's many doubts about what's about Paradis true and what's not.No one have seem an army of colosal titans, so maybe Marleyans started doubting it even exhists?
Its also not so rare for ruling class to do something reckless to keep the status quo x)


Which heroes beaten up by Garou died? Garou has beaten many heroes, but some of them at least in their first beating survived, such as Tank Top Vegetarian. Which heroes beaten up by Garou died?

As far as I know, no hero that Garou defeated ever died in the manga. As noted here:

  Although Garou is a villain and considered evil by most, he possesses a sense of morality: he fights heroes in a way without killing them, but he is okay with others killing heroes.


Why didn't Kenshin's master Hiko Seijuro fight Master Shishio? Why didn't Kenshin's master, Hiko Seijuro, come and fight Master Shishio Makoto in the showdown of the Kyoto Arc?

This is one of the many times that the Meiji government called on Kenshin to solve their problems, even though his master is as skilled as he. (This is especially true before Kenshin learned the final technique.)

Because Master Seijuro wasn't interested! He was, to put it bluntly, an introverted, misanthropic and somewhat lazy martial artist, who thought the world an unredeemable place, felt Kenshin a fool for wanting to improve society, and didn't care in the least to take down Shishio. (See particularly his interactions with Kenshin during episode 41, "The Ultimate Technique of the Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Reunion with a Mentor, Seijuro Hiko".) To quote from the Kenshin wiki page on him:

  Kenshin describes his personality
  as "twisted, brusque and misanthropic" ...
  He dislikes the complications of socialization, and hearing of the
  ills of society, both of which he finds annoying, and to the latter's
  weight, ultimately incessant and depressing. In order to avoid having
  to work with people, he makes his living as a pottery artist alone on
  a mountain (a profession that he is reported to excel at). He also
  comes off as somewhat lazy, professing to have retrained Kenshin to
  save himself the bother of having to deal with Shishio, and later on,
  he complains about having to protect Kenshin's friends, after the
  latter insists him to do so (though he does).

It's only after much cajoling that he agrees to teach Kenshin what he needs to know to defeat Shishio (episode 43, "Between Life and Death: Master the Ultimate Technique, Amakakeru Ryu no Hikameki!"), but beyond that, the most he will agree to do is to (grudgingly) keep an eye on and protect his friends, while Kenshin does the actual hard work of fighting Shishio (episode 53, "The Giant Versus Superman: Like an Arrow Shot at a Time of Despair")!


Manga or manhwa about a guy moving to Korea I remember reading this, but I didn't finish it. I think there was only a few chapters at the time. This is what I remember.

There is a boy who is Japanese. However, he found out from a family member that he had Korean blood and he needed to move to Korea for some reason.

When he got to Korea, I think he shared a taxi with a Korean girl OR the girl came with someone to pick him up from the airport as he was staying with her family.

The both of them didn't like each other. I remember the boy complaining that Koreans are loud, and when they got out the car, I think the girl spat on him.

I might be wrong about his nationality and where he moves to. If so then swap the Korean parts with the Japanese parts.

Thanks a lot! I really want to read this again.

It's Very, Very Sweet!

Or, it is if I recall correctly.

I actually had volume one, but lost it -- and I was looking it up [what you put] on google images and BAM-

the cover!

  The Japanese boy, Tsuyoshi, is a restless troublemaker whose severely strict grandfather has finally been given the reins to crack down on him. His grandfather sends him on a quest to find the roots of their ancestry. The family names' roots brings him to Korea where his taxi driver, a chatty energetic girl named Very (Be-Ri), passes out on him. Despite an ugly first encounter, the two later grow close and learn to respect each other's differences...


Do we ever get to see Bunta race? Throughout Initial D, we watch Bunta Fujiwara coach Takumi indirectly through little pointers here and there, often before Takumi goes out on tofu runs. In later seasons, we eventually see Bunta overtake Takumi using the Impreza, while Takumi was driving the AE86. From these examples throughout the anime, it is apparent that Bunta is a fantastic and experienced driver. However, to the extent of my knowledge, we do not actually get to see him race or learn much about his background.

Is there a point, in the manga or anime (I've only watched the anime), where we learn more about Bunta Fujiwara's driving background or see him race?

Throughout the anime there are a few scenes of Bunta racing solo, and as the other answer stated, there is one scene where Bunta "races" Takumi after getting his WRX, though it wasn't a proper race (more of an impromptu battle), and Takumi didn't know it was Bunta.

As far as I can remember, there were no actual races with Bunta in. I could be wrong, but I don't think there are.


How did Annie know Armin was lying? When Armin approaches Annie in an alley to ask her to help Eren escape, Annie agrees but puts on her ring (with the blade). Armin later realizes that she knew from that moment that he was lying. How?

The answer is in chapter 31.

Annie noticed that Armin is not looking at her like before. Maybe she detected hints of fear on Armin's eyes, which means Armin knows that Annie is the Female Titan.


Which music theme plays at the end of the Naruto vs Sasuke fight? Which music theme is it at the timestamp 1:15:10 in this YouTube Link: Naruto vs Sasuke Full Fight English Dub ?

I couldn't find the exact version of the track during the scene you linked, may have been an unreleased variation of the official track. This is also played during Sasuke's flashback when he's pinned down by Naruto.

The title of the official track is Oh! Student and Teacher Affection (Aa, Shiteiai) and appears on Naruto OST 3, track 9.