How Yami Bakura could summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra" without be in "sphere mode" and neither pronouncing the chanting? I was watching this Yu-Gi-Oh! AMV about the duel between Yami Marik and Yami Bakura.

In the duel, Yami Bakura activates the spell card "Dark Designator" for declare a card in Yami Marik's deck and then use "Exchange" for get from Yami Marik's hand to Yami Bakura's hand.

In the 4:28 of the linked AMV video, Yami Bakura achieves summon The Winged Dragon of Ra, but I wonder:

Why Yami Bakura could summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra" without been in "sphere mode"? - as happened when Mai Valentine summons him in previous episodes.
Why Yami Bakura could summon "The Winged Dragon of Ra" without pronouncing the chanting? - as Yami Yugi/Atem did in next episodes?

Its probably skipped for brevity.

In episode 97 of season 2, Bakura offers three monsters as a tribute to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra, just like any other monster he instantly appears. Sphere Mode, as well as the cinematic appearance of the summoning, was probably just skipped because after Joyful Doom's effect a Ra with 0 ATK is not a spectacular sight and would cost precious animation time they could use to explain what Pot of Greed does for the hundredths time (however I couldn't find the Japanese original to check if it's missing there too).

Shown on screen or not, Bakura and Marik's Soul both were capable of summoning the Winged Dragon because of their ancient Egypt heritage and Marik's knowledge of the card's text (both are additional requirements in the Yu-Gi-Oh Universe, although in GX! an Yu-Gi imposter manages to summon Ra despite that).

As far as I remember in later episodes the chanting and sphere mode were also skipped some times, probably to get more story into the limited time of an episode.

In-Universe the explanation could be similar, since Ra was summoned with no ATK, the Duel Disk Device could have seen Sphere Mode as not necessary although one can only guess or maybe it was enough that Marik (or his Soul) already successfully summoned Ra once and proved worthy to control him. Also the God Cards seem to be special in the way that they seem to have a will on their own, which is indicated in several episodes and maybe Ra didn't feel like it.

One should note that Winged Dragon of Ra wasn't an actual playable card at that time and had no official effects and writers often bended or completely changed the rules of the game or single cards to fit the narrative. Only much later the Winged Dragon of Ra got an official effect and an actual Sphere Mode as well as the dreaded Phoenix Mode. And even in the Manga cards have different effects than in the actual TCG although the God Card's effects were more defined in the original Manga.


Where I can buy/rent digital versions of Studio Ghibli films? To be honest, I’m mostly interested in Hayao Miyazaki’s films (My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo). They aren’t available on Netflix, iTunes, the PS3 or Xbox VOD services despite other Disney-owned movies (Pixar movies for example) being available there. Has Disney ever put any of Ghibli's films in any digital distribution service?

For whatever reason, Disney seems to prefer more traditional distribution methods. Going to Disney's Studio Ghibli page, I could not find any information on purchasing these in any digital format. All of the links they had were to purchase physical DVDs or Blu-rays. If they were selling it in a digital format officially, I imagine they would have included that on the website.

As for streaming services, you've listed most of the relevant ones, which probably means it isn't being streamed anywhere legally. I know for a fact that Ponyo was available at one point for streaming through Netflix, but what movies these services offer can vary on a day-to-day basis. I can't tell if any of them are available for streaming at the moment, but even if they are, it would likely change in the near future anyway, so your best bet is just to check with whatever services you do use and see if they have it. If not, your only legal option (at the moment) is to buy the DVD/Blu-ray.


When was the Day of Severance? We know that the Day of Severance had to have happened some time after Kureha was born. Indeed, it must have occurred sometime after Ginko and Kureha became friends (i.e. after they met on the snowy battlefield past the Door to Friendship), since they could not have become friends in the first place had Severance already occurred.

We also know that the Day of Severance happened before episode 1 of the show, because, of course, that's how the narrative begins in the first place. I'm pretty sure that Severance was also before Ginko and Lulu met.

Can we pinpoint when the Day of Severance happened any more accurately (relative to other events in the story)? In particular, it's not clear to me whether the Day of Severance was before or after the day on which Reia sent Ginko back across the Door to Friendship.

(Or maybe I've got this all wrong? In episode 11, the way Kureha's classmates harass her about her friendship with bear-Ginko [during a flashback] seems to suggest that the Day of Severance had already happened - so does that mean that the Day of Severance even precedes the day on which Kureha went across the Door to Friendship to fetch Kureha from the snowy battlefield?)

I believe the Day of Severance is the day Ginko is sent out into the battlefield . Before this, tensions were rising at each side of the Wall - The young bears were brainwashed into thinking fighting in this battle would gain Kumalia's love, And you can see the human's disdain for bears when Kureha is picked on as a child for being a 'bear-lover'.

The Wall of Severance was erected after the battle (hence the Day of Severance) to separate the two worlds.

There seems to be an oversight in the plot in regards to the Door of Friendship and when it was built, which is what I personally found confusing. It appears that the door of friendship was built prior to the day of severance, but only discovered in the midst of the battle. It does seem a little odd how this portal was overlooked for so long if it already existed, and what use it served without the wall in place.

Neither world seems to know much about the portal, it seems to be a only known about by Ginko, Kureha, Reia and Lulu. One theory is it could have been built by Kumalia, another is that it's a plothole.


Are these people in fantasy costumes from an anime, and if so, what anime? Who are the people in this picture cosplaying as? Which anime do they belong to?

Well after looking through various useless websites which did not bother to add tags, describe who the ladies were cosplaying in the picture or say anything new about it besides saying numerous times "2010 ChinaJoy Business Cooperation Launched" and "Chinajoy Cosplay Carnival 2009 in Beijing" whilst using imageraider, which proved far more useful than Google Image Search but useless at the same time I found out from a particular site that is linked here which has a discription under the same image saying this:

  A young disguised as cartoon characters pose for photographers during the celebration of Carnival "Chinajoy Cosplay 2009" in Beijing, China. The "cosplay" phenomenon, whose name consists of the English words "costume" ("costume") and "play" ("game"), has its origin in the comics "manga" Japanese and became popular in the 90s. In this particular "costume play", participants not only dress up as their favorite characters (real or imagined), but try to act like them. This hobby is growing significantly in China, as evidenced by the "China Cosplay", which this year celebrates its sixth edition.

From sourcing through lots of websites that I found using this reverse image tool + Google Image Search (again) I don't think this is from an actual anime, but rather made up. If it was from an actual anime I think it would have been tagged/added or mentioned in the description of the image at least on one site. Also I think at least even Google would have found a match too.

Also judging from the description, it seems that you can cos-play as anything. It is also good to note that this is a chinese thing and I am not sure whether anime cosplaying or Japanese anime cosplaying is common in China although I have heard that cosplaying did originate possibly from them.

Another thing is if you just google search "china joy carnival" and watch some YouTube videos it seems they cos-play in almost anything leading to the likelyhood that this cosplay could actually just be imaginative rather than from an actual cosplay of an Japanese anime series.

Finally it says "in this particular costume play". I am pretty sure the translation is correct since the website was in another language (Spanish) and then I translated it with Google Chrome and then double checked with Bing Translator which I think it is pretty accurate as well.

Here is the untranslated text just if you want to check yourself on another translation website. The only translation thats a bit different is google translates the first couple words as they are a bit differently to Bing though.

  Unas jóvenes disfrazadas de personajes de dibujos animados posan para los fotógrafos durante la celebración del carnaval "Chinajoy Cosplay 2009" en Pekín, China. El fenómeno "cosplay", cuyo nombre está formado por los vocablos ingleses "costume" ("disfraz") y "play" ("juego"), tiene su origen en los cómic "manga" japoneses y se popularizó en los años 90. En este particular "juego de disfraces", los participantes no sólo se disfrazan como sus personajes favoritos (reales o imaginarios), sino que intentan actuar como ellos. Esta afición está creciendo de manera significativa en China, como lo demuestra el "China Cosplay", que este año celebra su sexta edición.

I am fairly, 100% certain that this is not a cosplay of an anime based on my scouring of useless websites. xD


What does it mean when an anime character has small eyes? As we know, the Japanese have smaller eyes than western people, apparently as the result of an evolutionary adaptation against snow-blindness. But in anime, the Japanese draw everyone with big eyes. If an American cartoon were to draw a character with small eyes, it probably would mean they're Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc. Though sometimes, anime have characters with small eyes.

What does it mean for them? Does it mean the character is from a specific area, or that they're old?

According to TV Tropes the physical trait of "eyes always shut" is commonly used for the "wise guy" character type, in which case they'd be referred to as "kitsune No me," or in English, "fox eyes"/ "shifty eyes."
Depending on the way they are drawn the eyes can represent anything from serenity, dignity, smugness, humor, indifference or even someone trying to fake any of those.


Are things like huge drops of sweat or flashes of light in anime and manga diegetic in any possible way? So I'm used to the fact that symbolic things like huge drops of sweat, huge aneurystic veins, etc. are more or less abstract exaggerations of intense emotions rather than literal drops of sweat or veins. But now I'm drawing a character with a big drop of sweat looking at themself in a mirror, and I'm not sure what to do. If the drop of sweat is non-diegetic and purely symbolic, it doesn't make sense that it gets reflected in the mirror, because reflection would imply that that drop of sweat is literal, physical, and exists in the world (aka, diegetic). So is there any cases where an anime/manga character having their sweat reflected in a mirror as if it were diegetic?

It would depend on the medium and tropes at play within the particular series. Such as comedies breaking a 4th wall.

Generally. I would say no. The reading or viewer of a particular series is an extra-diegetic spectator. The narrative present are convey some sort of atmosphere to the spectator (perhaps for amusement). The emotive transformation tropes is intended as a means of distanciation, as the apparent "reality" of the on-screen world is undermined by such an occurrence.

While this is a performative metamorphosis, regardless of what is reflected upon a the scene or upon an object, the character retains their so-called "diegetic integrity", since these emotive transformations are not overtly acknowledged within the story's world, as other on-screen characters do not generally react to the emotive transformation of a character (e.g., what's up with that sweat drop; why do you have that angry knot on your head if you're not angry).

They are aimed at the extra-diegetic spectator audience. Much like how a third person narrative is understood to be outside the a diegetic action, at least in regards whether the narrator and audience are aware of of the character, but the characters are not aware of them. Much like how in a work of literature the narrative voice is bound to the presentation of its characters.

In short, while the characters remain as they are, oblivious to any scrutiny from the audience, their existence is tied to (inextricably) to communicating with extra-diegetic spectator of an audience. These emotive transformations serves as emphasis to an external emphasis of internal expression.


What's the song that is played in episode 11 of One Piece at 21:54? What's the song that is played in episode 11 of One Piece at 21:54?

I have been dying to find out the name to the song, and I really like it.

The song is Overtaken (Japanese title: 追いつめられた), and it is recorded as track 13 in ONE PIECE MUSIC & SONG Collection 2.

You can listen to it on YouTube or a sample of the song on Amazon.


How can CP9 members and Sanji run in the air? How can CP9 members and Sanji(post-timeskip) run and stand in the air? Do they use something like Haki? If not, what kind of techniques do they use? If it is Haki, can Luffy and Zoro run and stand like they do?

Actually this technique that Sanji uses is called
Sky Walk   it doe not use any haki, he just learned it by training while running everyday increasing his speed making him run in the air.

Wiki states:

  This is the aerial version of Blue Walk. Sanji kicks the air to jump higher, giving the appearance of flight. Sanji created this technique during his ordeal in "hell" to escape from the okamas. It was first seen used to escape after being surrounded by the Sea Urchin-Armor Spine Squad, making them hurt themselves. (Vol. 64 Chapter 635 and Episode 555)

As you can see he developed and learned this technique because of his ordeal during the time skip while training in Kamabakka Kingdom. giving him immense speed.


Is there a complete physical archive of Weekly Shounen Jump (or Shounen Sunday or Shounen Magazine)? Considering that Weekly Shounen Jump (or Sunday or Magazine) have given rise to many franchises of great cultural significance, is there a library, museum, or some place that has a complete physical archive of these periodicals, in Japan or anywhere else? If there is any such archive, I would think that'd be an interesting place to visit.

At least, It should be in National Diet Library.

Under Japan's law, all publishers need to submit 1 copy of all of their books and magazines to that library.

Some people succeed to read Jump in there, but it's not a normal library. You may need pre-reservation and require security to enter, but you can search their item from their official website.


Do we know of any of Roronoa Zoro's family? I was watching some AMVs on youtube and one of them mentioned the tragic familial backstory each character has: for Luffy it was Ace, Sabo, Dragon, Garp, and Shanks; for Usopp it was Yasopp, Banchina, and Kaya; and for Nami it was Bell-mère and Nojiko. Zoro is the only member of the Pre-Grandline crew that we know nothing (to my knowledge) of his family except for Koshiro and Kuina (they were the only thing close that I could think of).

Was there ever anything mentioned about Zoro's family?

Nothing has ever been shown of Zoro's family, and he has never mentioned them. We know from his flashback that he trained in Kuina's father's dojo from a reasonably young age, and that even before that he traveled around as a reasonably good swordsman.

There's a chance he might have family on Wano Kuni, but I think it's unlikely. We don't know if he knows his family, or if he grew up as an orphan, but he has been without a family for a long time now.


What are the colours of the Magical Girl's Rings? I always thought the colour of the ring matched the Soul Gem. However after deciphering the runs on the ring I got with a Mami Soul Gem Necklace which said HOMURA, I looked up on the wiki and saw that Mami's is actually purple not yellow like her soul gem.

So I am wondering what are the colors of the rings for each of the magical girls?

EXTRA: I actually brought 6 Ring/Soul Gem Necklace with the 6th set having Homura's Soul Gem and a Green Ring.

EDIT: my mistake, it's a Green Soul Gem and Pink Ring

According to the list at the Madoka wiki:

Madoka Kaname (pink) -
Homura Akemi (purple) -
Mami Tomoe (yellow) -
Sayaka Miki (blue) -
Kyoko Sakura (magenta) -

You can see in each of the images the name on the back corresponds with the name in the image (which I translated from this online translator). So it seems the colors are the same as the color of their soul gems. It seems the green soul gem also belonged to Madoka Kaname.

The list can also be seen in this Crunchyroll news post.


Is there other media belong to the Sono Hanabira series besides the Visual Novels I know of the following

12 Visual Novels featuring the couples from the Saint Michael’s School for Girls
1 Visual Novel set in a nursing school with a different couple
An All Ages visual Novel (Hanahira!) which focuses on the juniors of Saint Michael’s
An OVA which is an adaptation of the 3rd Visual Novel with Reo and Mai (Difference is that Reo gets sick and Mai visits her rather than the other way around, then Mai gets sick after catching it from Reo)

Now a while back when i was looking where to get the Visual Novels i saw an image of a manga and it had Yuuna Matsubara in it but i wasn't sure if it was fan made or an official manga (i don't have the image on me, i didn't download it but i think i saw it in with Petals' Garden or Yuri Project), so i am wondering what other media belong to the Sono Hanabira series aside from the Visual Novels (and the OVA i listed)?

Please note anything which may be NSFW (Not Safe For Work)

The illustrator Peko, along with the other staffs who created the visual novels, published several dojinshis (not safe for work) that contained novels and illustrations (one copy of which I have). These might be considered official adaptation. Note that the visual novels themselves used to be distributed much like dojinshis (e.g., at comiket), and not like typical commercial VNs.


Why are some panels just sketches? I have been reading some Boku no Hero Academia and in some chapters (only very few) there have been panels, which looked like sketches and not like the rest of the manga. Since it were only single panels, I didn't think much of it. But while reading chapter 182, there have been whole pages like that (s. picture below).

Did the artists run out of time and so, they weren't able to complete all pages? Or is there a different reason for this?

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Thanks to the explanations in the comments.

As expected, the "unfinished" look is most likely caused by a lack of time on the side of the artists.

I am surprised to hear, that it seems common enough.


What happened at the end of Tokyo Ghoul? I am a bit confused by Tokyo Ghoul season 2's ending. Why was Hide bitten, and by who or what? Was it in that "war"? Or did Kaneki bite him?

And why did Yomo stop Touka when she was running to Kaneki (it was at the moment when he was carrying Hide)? Was it just because he did not wanted to let her be killed? Or was it something deeper?

Sadly, anime sacrifices a lots of plot details from manga in sake of 12ep seasons, so numerous things are just not explained. I've abandoned anime at around half of first season, so I will reference manga as explanation.

In a nutshell, main reason why Yomo stopped Touka was because he didn't wanted her to be killed indeed. He referenced this as "his last job in Anteiku". From all the talking of Yomo in manga Ch. 130, I assume, that main reason for Touka to say alive is that she can keep helping ghouls, who has lost their way in life, just like Anteiku crew were doing before.

Regarding Hide, it was heavily implied in chapters 136-137 of original manga, that Kaneki ate him. But Hide offered this by himself, since he knew that Arima is awaiting for Kaneki (and Kaneki was unable to resist his hunger, since he was in half-kakuja form). Maybe, in anime adaptation, events are slightly different, but outcome is same - Hide sacrificed his life to feed Kaneki, so Kaneki can heal his wounds and restore his power.


Why do anime discs cost so much in Japan compared to other countries? Buying DVD and BD from Japan seems to be a lot more expensive in Japan than overseas in a country like the US.

It might cost someone in the ballpark (these are just estimates, actual prices may be more dramatic) of $70 for 2 episodes are in a DVD for a new series in Japan. While in the US, $45 for 4 episodes for the same series...

Even if we compare Western release to Japanese ones in the same market. The domestic Japanese version come at a higher price per disc/length than western releases:

The four-disc 146-min Harry Potter Special Edition, is ¥3500.
Compare it the two-disc 60-min Madoka Magika Vol. 1 Special Edition, which is ¥5500.

Why is the cost so high? Although it's nice to see your favorite shows in 1080p with less compression, that alone can't be worth the price tag...

From what I could gather from this ANN article (from the "The High Prices... Explained!" part), the high price is due to rental pricing. Basically the home video industry was originally "set-up" so that only a few thousand sales were made for niche releases, and these were made to video rental shops. The prices were around $89.95 (in America, which also used this model), but it worked well because with just a few thousand sales one could make over a million dollars in revenue, and the video shops also benefited because they had a semi-exclusive item (since it was too expensive for "normal" people to buy).

Initially, video industry people didn't think there was much of a market in selling to collectors.
But the fans proved them wrong. Otaku of all kinds (not just anime fans) started buying the videotapes and laserdiscs, and they bought them at those high prices that were intended just for video stores. There was no reason to lower it. In fact, there were a few experiments to drop the price to a more affordable amount, but that usually resulted in a slight increase in sales -- not enough to make up for the drop in revenue.

(emphasis by me)
The article goes on to say that since we are talking about a specialty market (since only the hardcore fans really want to own the products), and not a mass-market, the prices stayed astronomically high.
Basically, a few thousand fans buying a certain anime are enough to nearly support the whole budget of a show, and disc sales are basically the only way in which a show can make profit.
For these reasons, even as the rest of the home video industry lowered their prices, the anime industry stayed at the same high prices (they basically had no reasons no lower them).


What order are couplings like 'CharAxCharB' in? In doujins coupling characters from a show off, the characters are usually referred to in the title as "Character A x Character B"

(I feel this snippet from hanagai! explains it better)

Is there any meaning to the order of the 'multiplying'?

Is the first character mentioned the main character, more dominant, alphabetically first, randomly chosen or something else?

The first one is the dominant one a.k.a. seme while the second one is the receiver a.k.a. uke. For example in doujinshi Puella Magi Madoka Magica Doujinshi Homura x Madoka (available online in online manga sites), Homura will be the seme, while Madoka is the uke.


Who are the sibling groups in this picture? The picture:

It looks like fanart, but I'm pretty sure the characters are all from something and not original characters, since I recognize Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge on the far left, and the Araragi siblings Karen-chan, Koyomi, and Tsukihi-chan at the center. Who are the other characters? Answers identifying any or all are appreciated.

I answered my own question partway through writing it with a visit to http://iqdb.com. Rather than delete the question, I made it a shill for iqdb (brought to my attention by Logan M. in this question's answer.) iqdb led me to this page that lists all the series and characters in this picture.

The far left pair is Lelouch and Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass.

Next to Lelouch and Nunnally are Izaya Orihara and his younger twin sisters Mairu and Kururi, from Durarara!!.

Next are Hiromi Souma and Aoi Yamada from Working!!. They're not actually siblings, but Aoi tries to make Hiromi into her big brother.

Then we have the Araragi siblings from the Monogatari series. (The reason I found this picture.)

Next to them are Shouma and Himari Takakura from Mawaru Penguindrum.

The pair on the far right is twin brothers Yuuta and Yuuki Asaba from Kimi to Boku.


Did Rock Lee learn the Leaf Dragon God? It seemed that Master Chen refused to teach Lee the Leaf Dragon God.

Later on in the series, it appears that Lee was able to use the move anyway. How is this possible? Did he learn it from somewhere else? And is this move part of Lee's cannon? Or is just me getting filler mixed up with cannon?

Its a filler episode.

From here you can see that it is present in the anime only, with no reference in the manga. Also can you specify in which episode of naruto/boruto Lee used that move. Apart from the filler there is no mention of that move in any other episodes.

Also check here to see which episodes are filler and which are not.


Why does Brad Pitt cameo in these manga? I noticed in some of the manga that I've been reading that Brad Pitt is appearing in them.

He appears in Yakitate Japan under the name Brad Kidd, showing up several times during the series (both anime & manga) , mostly related to the Pierrot.

And in Arakawa Under The Bridge, it's said that he could be their neighbour on Venus

I know it's not unheard of for hollywood movie stars to show up in shows, but he appears noticeably enough in Yakitate Japan and the second occurrence made me think there might be more to it.

Is there anything behind the choice of western actor? I mean, they could have chosen Tom Cruise or someone else.

Does he cameo in any other shows?

According here, cameo/cross-over/parody of a anime character from another anime or a real celebrity is done for several reasons..

  Sometimes a character's entire shtick will be that he or she is a
  thinly disguised imitation of some celebrity somewhere. The more
  blatant examples will often have a parody of that celebrity's name.
  This can be done for various reasons, such as to serve as a homage
  and/or parody, to make a point using the character, or simply because the writers think that it would be cool.
  Though some consider it done because the writers are out of ideas.

The reasons mentioned above can be the reason why Brad Pitt appeared as a cameo in both Yakitate Japan! and Arakawa Under the Bridge. Actually, Brad Pitt isn't the only celebrity/character parodied in Yakitate, as stated in the link given above.

Michael Schumacher doing an Initial D before going to Formula One.
Azuma mistaking Lake Iglesia with Julio Iglesias.
Kaiser's fans behaving like the Detroit Tigers fans?
One of Kuroyanagi's overblown pun-based reactions to tasting a turtle-shaped dessert has him turning into Gamera, the giant, flying, fire-breathing turtle kaiju.
Episode 68 appears to be a Lord of the Rings parody... with cooking.
One of the earlier episodes has the manager Matsushiro pulling a Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star) on Kawachi. Matsushiro Ken -> Kenshiro? It makes sense! 'Omae mo hatsuga suru' note
The Black Tri-Stars from Mobile Suit Gundam show up as three expert bakers from St. Pierre's Kyūshū branch. They tasted Kazuma's Black Ja-pan and had a reaction where they fought the Nobel Gundam from G Gundam which was piloted by Yukino (and had a caption reminding people they were still watching Yakitate!! Japan. ) They quit after the reaction.
In one episode, Pierrot eats "Alexandria" Egyptian Bread, with Kodaimai Miso flavoring and turns into Detective Conan.
In another episode, Kuroyanagi turns into Super Kuroyanagi (a parody of Super Sayain) by eating Takumi Tsubodzuka's Super Toro Aburi. He fights Kawachi in a DBZ-style fight. He turns into Super Kuroyanagi 2 (a parody of Super Sayain 2) and Super Kuroyanagi 3 (a parody of Super Sayain 3) as a result of eating Urchin-roe Chawanmushi bread.
In another episode, Kuroynagi turns into a parody of Monkey D. Luffy by eating Kazuma Azuma's Ōkuchi Wafuu (Japanese-style) Ja-pan Man.
Kawachi Kyousuke tries some kelp marinated in soda and turns into Pepmiman, a parody of Pepsiman. He rescues a girl from drowning at sea. He also beats two sharks that tried to eat the girl.
And there was yet another sequence involving Kawachi as a blond ninja in bright orange clothes.
Then there's this, done in the style of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which gets several other shout-outs, to the point where it is hard to believe the manga-ka isn't a fan.
When Meister Kirisaki decides to train Kawaichi, he talks about making him an iron man, complete with images of Kawaichi dressed as Gigantor

I'm not that familiar however with regards to Arakawa so I can't give examples. But the bottomline is, the reasons stated above might be the reason for having Brad Pitt cameo in Yakitate Japan and Arakawa Under the Bridge.


What happened to the X's? Is their friendship over? During the whole of the Alabasta arc, the Straw Hat Pirates had wraps on their arms concealing that they all had a black "X" underneath for means for making sure that they could tell the real Straw Hat from the fake made by Mr. 2's devil fruit the Mane Mane no Mi. The "X"s were revealed right at the climax of the arc, when the crew was saying goodbye to Vivi, as a sign that they were still friends even though they couldn't say it out loud.

Well, as I was watching the anime, I noticed that it was not long after that the "X" disappeared off of the arms of the Straw Hat Crew. Is this just that time went on and they wore off or is there supposed to be some deeper meaning to it?

Just because the Xs disappeared doesn't mean their friendship is over. The Xs probably simply vanished naturally; ink doesn't stay on forever, especially with how many battles the Straw Hats go through. Plus, Vivi is still keeping a close eye on what the Straw Hats are doing, which obviously means they're still friends.


Why didn't Syaoran lose his memory? At the end of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card..

  As the sealed card appears to go to Sakura, it chooses Syaoran as the one who will lose their most important feelings because Sakura used too many cards at one time.

However..

  Crying and believing it's too late, but encouraged by the Hope Card, Sakura still confesses to Syaoran that she loves him and that he is her most important person. To her surprise, he gently replies that he loves her too, and Sakura realizes he didn't lose his feelings for her after all.

How was this possible? Was it because of the Hope Card?  I just need some explanation for clarification.

Before the Sealed Card was able to attack and gather Syaoran's most important feeling, the Hope Card negated it.

To explain it more clearly, it was because the nameless card nullified the power of the sealed card to obtain Syaoran's feelings. With regard to this, Sakura's powerful emotions towards Li made that happen. The Sealed card and the nameless card merged in the process, creating the Hope Card. That is why the Hope Card or the Love Card (which was called in the english dub) was the card who doesn't have a clow card counterpart, meaning it only exist as a Sakura Card because it was created by Sakura's feelings towards Li Syaoran.


Why did the men and women in Vandread split up to begin with? I don't know if I'm just misremembering what I saw in the anime, or if there really was no good explanation ever given, but I am unclear on the real reason why the original men and women in the space colony in Vandread split up into two separate colonies in the first place.

So, do we ever get a real explanation as to why they split by gender, or is it just something we're supposed to take for granted?

Once upon a time, in the future (roughly two thousand years from now), a colonist ship departed Earth, heading for the stars on it's journey to discover a new world to populate for the human race. This journey proved successful with the discovery of not one but two neighbouring planets suitable of colonisation. However, the colonists grew into conflict with each other - A conflict that divided the crew by gender! The men settled on one planet, which was dubbed Taraaku while the woman settled for the neighbouring planet, Mejarru.

I couldn't find much to support this but it sounds like something that fits the anime.

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How does Obito use Kamui to move from one place to another How do Obito use kamui to move from one place to another? We have already seen that inside the kamui space, there are big square stepping stones and nothing else. So, how can he move absorbed himself into the kamui space, and materialize again in different place in the real world?

Obito doesn't need to move inside Kamui space to move in the "real" dimension. If he wishes to move in his "current" dimension (Kamui or real) then there are two ways: either he physically moves inside that dimension or he goes into the other dimension, and while coming back, he returns at a different place.

However, while using his ability to let things pass through him, the things stay in the same place in Kamui space and return to the same place in the real dimension as well (cause it'd hurt terribly if your stomach was to be taken out and placed over your head).


How does Gilgamesh have a futuristic fighter plane? In the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden fighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds, supposedly by harnessing some "strange green power" (see the opening wings and glow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate of Babylon is supposed to contain Gilgamesh's treasures of his time, so how did such a futuristic contraption come into his possession?

This "airplane" is the Vimana. It is recorded in several epic Hindu texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In fact, in the original Sanskrit works, there is more than one vimana, but in any case it is a flying contraption that gods would ride. There is no record of them in Babylonian literature as far as I know, but of course Gilgamesh owns the prototypes for all of the technology that appeared in later cultures, which presumably includes this.


What does vegeta call goku black in dragon ball super? So I just realized the conundrum of Goku Black and Vegetas stubborn namming sense. Since the arc is a while away from being dubbed, I don't want to binge the entire arc again just to find any instance of Vegeta saying Goku Blacks name. So what does he call Goku Black? And does he call him something different after it's revealed who he really is?

This is a really interesting question. Vegeta has never called his name out in person but whenever he refers to him to the others, he calls him Black.


Can Genos do something to increase his power other than changing his parts? So Genos follows Saitama as master and Saitama the only thing that knows for increasing a hero power is training. Can Genos do any kind of training to increase his power? Or he just can increase his power when he changes his parts?

That would depend on how much modification is done on his body. From here, it says that

  Genos has an entirely mechanical body in the model of a handsome young man. His face and ears look like that of a normal human, made of an artificial skin material...

If this is true, then yes, one of his only possible options is to upgrade parts only since his body is already purely mechanical. Doing Saitama's routine would not improve his already-mechanical body.

However, he has a capacity to learn and acquire knowledge. Whatever limits him due to his mechanical body can be supplemented by a constant experience and knowledge. As they say, knowledge itself is power. Power alone is useless if used without knowledge and most of the time, enemies cannot be defeated without thinking and analyzing the situation first.


Does the word "chuunibyou" originate from the anime "Chuunibyou"? I was reading Black Lagoon and realized that Lotton is a bit like a chuunibyou. He called himself "The Wizard" and he always wanted to make a cool entrance before a fight but usually got his ass kicked quickly. In my opinion, he's a chuuninbyou. But no one ever mention that he's chuunibyou.

(Or probably he's not chuunibyou after all, but keep that for another question.)

Being the earlier anime (Black Lagoon was aired in 2006 while Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! was aired in 2012) it got me thinking about whether the word "chuunibyou" actually originated from this anime. Or probably it was not just as popular as now.

No, the word "chuunibyou" was not coined by the anime Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! (nor by Black Lagoon). The term is attested back to 1999. (For further reading, the TVTropes article linked in Aki Tanaka's comment seems good.)

Data from Google Trends seem to indicate that searches for this word were low but slowly rising until October 2012, when searches spiked (because that's when Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! premiered). Search volume for "chuunibyou" has since fallen off, but is somewhat higher than it was just before October 2012, even after you subtract out searches specifically for Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!. My point here is that in 2006 (unlike now), the word "chuunibyou" had very limited purchase and it is hence unsurprising that it would not be used in Black Lagoon.


Why have Soul and Maka got 0 souls in chapter 001a? In the intro chapter 000-1 of Soul Eater, it's stated that Maka has fed 99 human souls to Soul (the character), that's why they have gone after Blair (a seems-to-be witch) to collect the final soul for Soul (the character).

In chapter 1 on page 20, they were forced to take extra lessons with Black☆Star because both of them didn't collect a single soul. Additionally, you can see Blair from the intro in the first few pages.

So my question is, why are Soul and Maka punished for not collecting a soul, when in the intro it's stated that they have collected all their 99 souls already?

There are quite certain conditions that need to be met in order for a weapon to become the Death Scythe. As looper mentioned in his answer, they need to collect exactly 99 souls + one witch soul. However, "human souls" is not a quite correct definition for those 99 souls. They are, of course, never encouraged to take innocent humans' souls, but rather 99 souls "that are on Shinigami-sama's list" (in manga), or 99 souls that are "on the way to becoming the Kishin" (in anime). So basically, those have to be "bad" souls.

After that, just one soul of a witch is needed to complete the transformation. Usually the witch's soul is collected last, but if it's collected before the 99 other souls, it's kept within Shibusen until the 99 souls are gathered, and then gets taken out and consumed.

Now, if any other soul other than a witch's soul is eaten last, then all the souls that were eaten before it are lost, and the quests starts over again. In this case it doesn't matter at all that Blair

   was a cat, or anything else. The only thing that matters is that she was not a witch.

That's why the 99 souls are reset.

Source: Death Scythe (Weapon)


Song identification request, likely from Touhou I was recently watching a stream of one of my favourite League of Legends streamers, and he had a really good song in the background which sounded like it was from Touhou game.

Here's a link to the stream at the time the song is playing (~29:20).

What is the name of this song?

It's "Plain Asia" in Touhou Eiyashou.

But I think this is not original version.
I'm not sure which arrange version it is.


Symbol identification: eye on hand (image included) I saw this at a con recently and was wondering what the eye/hand/eye symbol appeared in. It looks familiar but I can't remember where from.

Thanks.

That's from 20th Century boys, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa (who also created "Monster"). And the man in the picture is referred to as "Friend".

Though the symbol originated from:

   comic books that the children read when they were kids that indicated a page turn.


Is Black Rock Shooter the only anime soundtrack that features vocaloid singers? Black Rock Shooter's opening theme is sung by Miku Hatsune.

Are there any other anime soundtracks that incorporate a vocaloid singer (or a similar synthesized voice program) such as Miku?

It's probably going to be pretty rare for anime soundtracks to be featured with a Vocaloid singer, since the talent tie-ins and money for making anime want to promote their in-house talent so they want to use their own (live) singers. You can see a lot of famous vocaloid producers get hired for their music but instead of the vocaloid voice track, they use in-house talent for the voice:

ryo(supercell) gets hired by Sony Music to make Bakemonogatari's ED, "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", but sung by Yanagi Nagi
kz(livetunes) gets hired by Sony Music to produce the song "Irony" for Oreimo, but sung by ClariS
Toku-P had one of his existing Vocaloid songs "Color" used for the Freezing OP, but sung by MARiA
40mP also had one of his Vocaloid songs "Evidence" used for one of the Fairy Tail OPs, but sung by DaisyxDaisy

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Do I have to watch Naruto before Naruto Shippuden? I recently started watching Naruto (I'm only 51 episodes in), and I was wondering if I had to watch Naruto before watching Shippuden. Ninja-themed anime isn't really my favorite, but Shippuden really appealed to me for some reason, and so I started watching Naruto because it seemed natural to watch before Shippuden.

However, I have seen a few of the Naruto movies, and I've seen clips from Shippuden, and it seems like I could just skip Naruto and watch Shippuden because of the many flashbacks that they use.

I might just watch Naruto before Shippuden anyway, but I was just curious. Do I have to watch Naruto before Naruto Shippuden?

You don't really have to watch the first part of Naruto before the Shippuden part, but I strongly recommend you to watch it.

There are several reasons of why you should watch the first part (or at least read the manga):

- Character development:

You will start by following the characters since their first days in the academy, and you will start to watch them grow every episode, you will know their life, their personalities, love some, and hate some, you will understand them and how they feel toward each other, and witness every single piece of event that made them arrive to what they are in the Shipudden part.

- Grow in strength:

Starting by the first Naruto part will make you start by seeing the beginners ninja techniques, you will start by seeing that creating a clone is a huge achievement ! And after long episodes and long days of training/fighting, you will start to see the development of each ones techniques and feel the value of it even if it's still small, and that's the most important part in every anime: character development, precisely for this part: the growth in strength (physical and mental). By starting with Shippuden you will start already by large techniques, strong characters, big fights.. and that's not that cool as a start.

- The Story:

Of course if you skip a part of the anime, you will skip a part of the story, precisely the childhood of the famous characters (and it was the fun part of the story, since Shippuden is a part of war).

There are several other points that you can miss by skipping the first part, but as I said first, it's not that you can't watch Shippuden directly, it's that it's better for you to grow with the characters since their first days.

There are many people who wish to lose their Naruto-memory so they can watch it again, you still didn't watch it ! don't waste this chance : )


Two different titles of Noragami manga, which one should I start? I have seen only the anime. I heard that the manga is still ongoing and that Fujisaka was exposed in it but I was in dilemma when I saw two mangas: one with the name Shuuishuu.

They are both still ongoing and seem original. Which one should I start?

From Wikipedia:

  Extra chapters of [Noragami]... have been compiled into one volume under the title Noragami Shūishū (ノラガミ拾遺集). Both the main series and spin-off series have been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, under the title Noragami: Stray God and Noragami: Stray Stories respectively.

Noragami: Stray God (or simply Noragami) is the main series. Noragami: Stray Stories is a spinoff from the same author, Adachitoka.


What was Balalaika doing with the porn videos? In Episode 7 of Black Lagoon, Rock and Revy drop in on Balalaika as part of their errands, and find her watching a series of porn videos, which she's either repeatedly rewinding or fast-forwarding through (I can't tell which).
Balalaika doesn't mention why she's sitting through all these pornos, only that she has "15 more to go". It's clearly for work-related reasons, as she takes no pleasure from viewing them and even mutters "Someone shoot me" as Rock and Revy leave, but I'm really not sure what kind of Russian mafia work would involve watching dozens of hours of porn.
What on earth was Balalaika up to? Is it explained in the manga, perhaps? I know it's probably unimportant in the grand scheme of things, but it's really puzzling me.

The scene in the manga (ch 9 pg 6-7) this is referencing is only a page and a half long and unless the translation I read was wonky the setup is different than the anime. In the anime as you saw Balalaika is using some sort of playback equipment and fiddling with a porn video and she comments about how she has "15 more to do" and she "should've gotten an intern to do it" which makes it seem as though she's editing the videos, that she's kind of a workaholic and didn't outsource this rather tacky job, kind of a weird scene but whatever, there isn't anything deeper going on. In the manga the scene is simpler and I think it makes more sense, Balalaika is actually just watching porn while the Black Lagoon cronies relay their message, there's no editing equipment, just a TV and then either Rock or Revy says that they have 15 errands to do (not Balalaika). There isn't anything deeper going on here either but it does give some fun characterization to Balalaika who is spending her free time watching porn, full deadpan and can't be bothered to pause it when conversing work with the Black Lagoonies


Which chapter of the manga version of Hyouka corresponds to the last episode of anime? Is Hyouka manga still ongoing? Which chapter of the manga version of Hyouka corresponds to the last episode of anime?

As of 26 October 2017, the manga consisted of 11 volumes and was still on-going.

Regarding the corresponding chapter to the last episode of the anime (episode 22: "The Hina Doll that Took a Detour"), as of February 2018, the answer is not yet, but possibly will be in volume 12.

As a matter of fact, Hyouka is originally a light novel series. Both the anime and the manga were based on it.

For reference, these are the current 6 volumes of the light novel (from Wikipedia):

Hyōka
Closing Credits of the Fool
The Order of Kudryavka
The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (compilation of short stories)
The Approximation of the Distance of Two
Even Though I'm Told I Now Have Wings (compilation of short stories)

The anime's order (from Japanese Wikipedia):

Episode 1:

Part A: Hyōka (1)
Part B: The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)

Episode 2-5: Hyōka (1)
Episode 6-7: The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)
Episode 8-11: Closing Credits of the Fool (2)
Episode 11.5 (OVA): anime original story
Episode 12-17: The Order of Kudryavka (3)
Episode 18: Even Though I'm Told I Now Have Wings (6)
Episode 19-22: The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)

And for the manga (from Japanese Wikipedia):

Volume 1: Hyōka (1), The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)
Volume 2: Hyōka (1), The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)
Volume 3: Hyōka (1), The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4), Closing Credits of the Fool (2)
Volume 4-5: Closing Credits of the Fool (2)
Volume 6: Anime ch. 11.5 (OVA), The Order of Kudryavka (3)
Volume 7-9: The Order of Kudryavka (3)
Volume 10: The Order of Kudryavka (3), Even Though I'm Told I Now Have Wings (6), The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)
Volume 11: The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (4)

For comparison, volume 11 consists of:

Chapter 43: Christmas in the Box
Chapter 44: Sappy New Year (1)
Chapter 45: Sappy New Year (2)
Chapter 46: The Homemade Chocolates Case

and the last 4 episodes (from Wikipedia) are:

Episode 19: Anyone Who Knows
Episode 20: Sappy New Year
Episode 21: The Homemade Chocolates Case
Episode 22: The Hina Doll that Took a Detour


Is Togusa a cyborg in GITS:Arise? In the other anime movies and series, it is often mentioned that Togusa is 'natural' and that he is not a cyborg. However, in the last episode of Arise, he obviously got ghost-hacked.

Did I miss something, or is Arise inconsistent with the rest of the anime? What would be the point of having him on the team if he is just as prone to hacking as the other members?

He's got a "walkie-talkie" in his brain. I'm not sure, but I suspect his brain is fully cyberized as part of his job's requirements. You would certainly not want to be that one idiot shouting tactical information out loud while the rest are communicating almost instantly via a secured wireless connection.

In the GITS:SAC series when he's in court, his teammates find out they can't communicate with Togusa because he turned off that module, which means he already had it at that time. SAC happens later than Arise on the GITS timeline, so he probably got it installed somewhere at the start of his career as a cop.


What's the significance of Kanon becoming "invisible"? In Kami-nomi, Kanon (the idol girl) becomes "transparent" several times throughout her Arc. (eps 5 - 7)

What is the significance of this?
What does it mean?
Does it symbolize something?

looper's answer is correct but not quite complete. This answer will be based on the manga, mostly because I don't immediately have access to the anime, but also because I'm not sure how much of this is explained in the anime. Kanon's arc is flags (aka chapters) 7-10 in the manga.

As the other answer points out, Kanon's idol career made her fear failure, which in idol terms is not being seen by enough people to be successful. That is to say, she is afraid of social invisibility. Her fears manifested themselves physically, making her actually invisible, or at least transparent. That's why she disappears primarily when someone isn't paying attention to her, and reappears once someone acknowledges her. However, at the end of her arc, she doesn't stop being transparent until her self-confidence returns, which is the only way she could successfully perform at a large concert without being afraid of failure.

What that answer misses is how she becomes invisible, or at least transparent, since clearly it isn't something a normal person can do. The answer to this is implied in the arc:

This is an ability of especially powerful katetama (駆け魂, above translated as "runaway spirit"). It isn't really symbolism; rather, it's a very real illustration of in-universe mechanics that don't get a full explanation until much later. We get a better understanding of how this works in two future arcs (flags 81-89 and 90-101; feel free to point out if I missed any earlier arcs where something similar occurs):

  These are Yui and Hinoki's arcs. In each of the arcs, the kaketama uses its abilities to widen the gap in their hearts. Yui's arc isn't the best parallel, but we do confirm that sufficiently powerful runaway spirits have the ability to somewhat affect their host's physical condition, in this case switching her body with Keima's. In Hinoki's arc, it's also confirmed that the kaketama generally use this power to widen the gap in their host's hearts (in Yui's arc this was a bit ambiguous). In her case, her problem was that the world was too small, and the kaketama worsened this problem by making her body larger, so that the world would seem even smaller to her. That is very similar to Kanon's invisibility problem, except much more powerful because Hinoki's kaketama was rather powerful.

So, a sufficiently powerful runaway spirit, whose host is saddled with some sort of issue, generally has some abilities related to that issue, which can affect things even beyond the host's mental state. These abilities are used to make things worse, widening the gap in their heart. It's a sort of self-preservation mechanism for kaketama. Of course, we already knew from the beginning that the kaketama could affect the host's mental state, but these arcs confirm that they can also have physical effects that would otherwise be impossible without some sort of magic. This is very likely what happened in Kanon's case. It's the only thing that is hinted at in her arc, and no other in-universe mechanic as of flag 200 or so could really explain this in any other way as far as I can tell.

Some people might point out an issue with this theory based on the events of flag 114 (within the "Goddess" arc). However, later events (flag 142) can at least somewhat explain this.

   In flag 114 it's revealed that Kanon is actually the host of the goddess Apollo, in the same way that Tenri hosts Diana. Based on Diana's initial conversation with Katsuragi, while the other goddesses should also have hosted kaketama, these were essentially a way of disguising themselves. So one would expect that Kanon's kaketama was rather weak, not strong enough to have effects like this. However, Yui is also hosting a goddess (Mars), and her kaketama was undeniably strong, even stronger than Kanon's, so it seems that Diana may have been at least somewhat wrong about that. Both Mars and Apollo were dormant during each of their hosts' arcs, which might explain why the kaketama were able to become more powerful.


What classical pieces of music were adapted for the soundtrack of G-senjou no Maou? The soundtrack of G-senjou no Maou ("The Devil on G-string") is mostly comprised of adaptations of classical music pieces. However, the tracklists I have found do not acknowledge the original source compositions, only the track names.

Which of the tracks are based on classical compositions, and what are the names of the original pieces of music?

I managed to get a hold of a copy of the tracklist from the OST. The soundtrack has 76 songs on it. This includes the 67 songs which appear in "Sound Mode" in the visual novel as well as several others. I have made no attempt to distinguish which of these are present in the visual novel and which were added. The OST track titles are in romaji, but the original inspiration pieces are listed in English.

A few of the pieces are original, namely Answer, Sayounara, Close Your Eyes, and Yuki no Hane Toki no Kaze. There are a few more pieces based on these, but everything else is based on some preexisting piece. A couple of the tracks would be better characterized as arrangements rather than adaptations. Valkyrie no Kikou, Wa ga Haha no Oshietamaishi Uta, and the various versions of G-Senjou no Aria fall into this category, but I have made no attempt to locate all such cases.

Disc 1

G-Senjou no Aria #1 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]
Aizou no Nare no Hate [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]
Katakiri Rekka – Answer
Uraraka [E. Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1/Morning Mood]
Asa no Aisatsu [J. Pachelbel - Canon in D]
Hiru no Asobi [L. Beethoven - Symphony No. 9/Ode to Joy]
Ima, Saikou ka [J. Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld]
Sora no Seki [E. Satie - First Gymnopedie]
Byakuya [C. Debussy - Suite Bergamesque/Clair de lune]
Byakuya no Mae [C. Debussy - Suite Bergamesque/Clair de lune]
Hansuberi [A. Khachaturian - Gayane/Sabre Dance]
Giwaku [F. Chopin - The Revolutionary Etude]
Ginen [F. Chopin - The Revolutionary Etude]
Gimon [F. Chopin - The Revolutionary Etude]
Shinjitsu [F. Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto/1st Movement]
Shinjitsu no Ato [F. Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto/1st Movement]
Houyou [G. Handel - Rinaldo/Lascia ch'io pianga]
Tousou [M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Promenade]
Tousou no Tsudzuki [M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Promenade]
Satori [M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition/Promenade]
Ai [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 Pathetique/2nd Movement]
Sayounara
Saikai no Hi [A. Dvorak - Humoresque No.7]
Yasuragi no Yoru [J. Brahms - Violin Concerto in D/3rd Movement]
Taiketsu [R. Wagner - The Valkyrie]
Otoko no Hanamichi [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]
Aishita Onna [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]
Michi ha Hyouga Nari [Katakiri Rekka - Answer]
G-Senjou no Aria #2 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]

Disc 2

Wa ga Haha no Oshietamaishi Uta [A. Dvorak - Songs My Mother Taught Me]
Hitomi wo Tojite #1 [Ayane - Close Your Eyes]
Ayane - Close Your Eyes
G-Senjou no Aria #3 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]
Yuki #1 [J. Newton - Amazing Grace]
Yuki #2 [J. Newton - Amazing Grace]
Yuki #3 [J. Newton - Amazing Grace]
Kyoukou [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]
Kachiku no Mure [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]
Shinigami [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]
Kage no Sasoi [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
Yami no Tsukai [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
Fushoku [C. Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals/Aquarium]
Rakujitsu [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
Nigeba Nashi [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 Appassionata/3rd Movement]
The Devil [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
The Devil #2 [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
Wa ga Haha ha Kakukatarishi [J. Pachelbel - Canon in D]
Hitomi wo Tojite #2 [Ayane - Close Your Eyes]
Hitomi wo Tojite #3 [Ayane - Close Your Eyes]
G-Senjou no Aria #4 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]

Disc 3

G-Senjou no Aria #5 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]
Kyoushuu [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata/3rd Movement]
Kousaku [J.S. Bach - Little Fugue in G Minor BWV 578]
Deochi [P. Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker/Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy]
Hitoyasumi [S. Joplin - The Entertainer]
Tsuikyuu [C. Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals/Those With Long Ears]
Shundou [E. Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1/In the Hall of the Mountain King]
Shinsou [C. Saint-Saens - The Carnival of the Animals/Hens and Roosters]
Asai Gonzou [P. Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave]
Chijou ni Arawareshi Jigoku [C. Orff - Carmina Burana/O Fortuna]
Jigoku no Tsudzuki [C. Orff - Carmina Burana/O Fortuna]
Yamiyo Kouro [C. Orff - Carmina Burana/O Fortuna]
Shiyuu [L. Beethoven - Fur Elise]
Kecchaku [L. Beethoven - Fur Elise]
Valkyrie no Kikou [R. Wagner - The Valkyrie]
Picaresque [G. Bizet - The Girl From Arles]
G-Senjou no Aria #6 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]
Barbarian on the Groove feat. Chata - Yuki no Hane Toki no Kaze
Kyoufu [J. S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor]
Dark [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
Maou 3 [F. Schubert - The Erlking]
Ko-Fugue [J.S. Bach - Little Fugue in G Minor BWV 578]
Gnossienne [E. Satie - Gnossiene No.1]
Gekkou #1 ~3rd Movement [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata/3rd Movement]
Gekkou #2 ~3rd Movement [L. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata/3rd Movement]
G-Senjou no Aria #7 [J.S. Bach - Aria on the G-String]


Why does Orochimaru's Laboratory have this item to hand? During episode 22, we see a test between Sarada's DNA and Karin's preserved umbilical cord. I can understand Orochimaru being the type of person to keep DNA on all his staff, but is there any symbolism, cultural significance or plot reason why in particular an umbilical cord?

I don't think there is, my guess is that it's just a real life reference to the medical field where umbilical cords are kept, as they have stem cells that are helpful to treat some conditions.

Those cells can differentiate into different types of cells, which would give some scientific base to some actions he has done, as injecting Hashirama's cells.


Information about Spice and Wolf Manga So I completed the Spice and Wolf anime, seasons yesterday. And found the ending unsatisfying, so incomplete.

Now I want to complete the story, so I tried looking for the manga on some websites online but I could only find the manga up till Volume 6, which is part of season 1 of the anime.

I did find out that the light novel is way ahead with 15 volumes (anime completed at 5th excluding 4th volume) but I don't like reading light novels.

Later I did find  something on amazon
It claims its volume 13th of the manga, but I am not sure it really is.

Now I want to buy the manga, but where can I buy them? And does the manga really extend beyond the 6th volume I already managed to find?

And does the manga really extend beyond the 6th volume I already managed to find?

yes. according to Wikipedia in the Manga part of the Info Box

  Manga
  Written by: Isuna Hasekura
  Illustrated by: Keito Koume
  Published by:   ASCII Media Works
  English publisher:
   - NA: Yen Press
  Demographic:    Seinen
  Magazine:   Dengeki Maoh
  Original run:   September 27, 2007 – December 27, 2017
  Volumes:  16

and while incomplete (as of 12/01/2018) the list of Manga Chapters shows 15 volumes. you can also see a list of volumes and where you can buy them on Yen Press's Website (if you are looking for the English release)


Does Luffy use Life Return subconsciously? Especially in the Whole Cake Island arc, we see Luffy recover quickly after eating/drinking and I remember in Impel Down, he did something that even looked like Life Return after recovering from Magellan's poison. Is it possible he is subconsciously using Life Return?

That's a good point!

Luffy also used conqueror haki for the first (few) time(s) subconsciously: shortly before the episode you describe, in Impel Down, to get rid of the wolves attacking Bon (chapter 536) and again shortly after, while trying to save Ace on the execution platform (chapter 569).

A while later, he also subconsciously uses goken to free boss Hyogoro and himself from the beheading necklace (chapter 946).

So that could very well be Life Return.


How does Magane's power work? I'm watching Re:Creators but even after 9 episodes of the anime, I still don't understand how Magane's powers work. So, the question is, how does it work?

Wikipedia states this but I still don't understand it.

  She possesses an ability called "Infinite Deception of Words" that allows her to bend reality through lies and deception; by telling a lie and manipulating somebody into rejecting that claim it creates a "lie of a lie" which by proxy makes the initial claim become real.

This is a bit of a logic puzzle which kind of pays homage to the smart-villain trope. (Death note, Code Geass, Future Diary, etc).

To put things simply think of the analogy "two wrongs don't make a right".

In short, if you do something wrong, doing something wrong in return doesn't make it ok.

Well, her power takes a similar approach but to an extreme measure. If she can generate a lie and get a person to reject an obvious lie, then it generates truth. How? Because False + False = True. How? Because that's just how her power works - it's a play on boolean logic.

It's impressive but can be equally powerless, because if you don't reply to her statements it has no power. It requires a person to hear what she says and believe the opposite.

For example if she says "It will rain and you will die in a tornado" And I say "No way". What happens?


What happen in episode 13.5? After the last episode (ep 13),

   Everyone graduate except Otonashi and all the NPC disappear, but there's episode 13.5 where Otonashi become student council president replacing Kanade place, and all NPC and one regular student (non-NPC) appear again. Did they reset the after life world?

What exactly happen here?

The so-called "episode 13.5," titled "Another Epilogue" was released as an extra on the BD/DVD exclusive. Depicted is an short alternate ending where Otonashi remains in the school and becomes the new student council president, in order to help other students (like how Tenshi did) to pass on. It's really a "what-if" scenario rather than an actual epilogue.


What episode does this particular scene with a Takoyaki "song" occur? I'm looking for the scene where Luffy, Usopp and Chopper (maybe someone else too, I don't remember) are singing 'Ta-ko-ya-ki, Tak-ko-ya-ki" and so on, and so on.

I thought it was around the time Hachi was kidnapped by the Flying Fish Riders but Google doesn't give me any relevant results. I do remember that there was another scene about Takoyaki, back in Going Merry times, but I don't know anything more specific about that part.

If someone would be able to tell me what episode this scene is from I would be so happy :-)

Thanks in advance!

I think you are referring to this short gag in Episode 386 when Luffy & Co. decide to save Hatchan so that they can get free Takoyaki.


In Attack on Titan, why does Zeke tell Eren that someday he will save him? Please note, there are massive spoilers within this question so I've hidden them. If you haven't read at least Chapter 83, and later in this question 94, this question will spoil the events that occur in 83-94.

In Volume 21, Chapter 83, Pages 14-19 of the Attack on Titan manga

  Zeke meets Eren for the first time, their conversation is cut short but as he turns to leave, he addresses Eren and says the following:

I have been trying to understand what Zeke means by this statement. So far, what I've gathered is that

  Zeke and Eren share the same biological father but Zeke refers to their father as strictly Eren's father. Zeke believes that "Eren's father" brainwashed the two of them and Zeke made it clear that he understood what Eren was currently going through.

However, given that

  anyone fighting in the Eldia vs Marley conflict seems to have a very biased view of historical events,

I can't tell the extent of the truth in Zeke's statements. Later in Chapter 94, Zeke makes some statements about

  the value of titans when human technology was about to, or already is, surpassing them. And he expressed his concern for the survival of Eldians should they no longer be useful to the world.

So, how is it that Zeke thinks he is going to someday save Eren if

  Zeke is working for the one nation that seems most interested in getting rid of the titans should they prove to have little or no military value?

Is the statement Zeke makes to Eren in Chapter 83, page 19 referring to something less obvious than what is mentioned on pages 14-18?

This is a great question, and Isayama is a master of hinting.

The official answer is we don't really know, but we can bring forth some conclusions based on what information we have so far.

1) While it is true that Zeke

   has been a loyal Marleyan soldier, is referred to as "The Wonder Child", and has brought Marley many victories, it is shown in recent chapters that Zeke does not fully trust the Marleyan government. He has not told them about his Royal Blood (his mother, Dina Fritz), and even the Titan Scientific Society cannot explain his Titan powers.

2) In the last three chapters (93-95)

   Zeke acknowledges the decline in Marley's need of Eldian Titan powers, however he calmly and wisely suggests to return back to Paradis Island and gain control of the Founding Titan. He even mentioned Colt about Zeke's secret, and planned a meeting with all Titan shifters without Marleyian presence. This is showing us Zeke's urge of going back to the island and complete his final wish.

3) Currently (Chapter 95), Zeke has

   one year left as a Titan Shifter. This is the time to finally reveal his true intentions.

4) Being a "Wonder Child", a great war strategist,

   we can safely say that Zeke has noticed that Eldians are not treated well within Marley.

Having mention all the above, we know that Zeke

   is currently planning his return on Paradis Island. He is being very careful about the arguments he uses with Marleyans, and he is also trying to get all Titan Shifters with him to Paradis Island.

As you mentioned, both Zeke and Eren

   have been brainwashed by Grisha, and turned into killing machines, and this is the reason why Zeke feels he is the only one that can understand Eren the most. Zeke is a product of war, and a master of it. Eren is the only family he has left, and perhaps he does not want Eren to walk the same path as Zeke.

Again, these are all speculations. No one knows what Isayama has been up to. But in this Manga masterpiece, we have watched both protagonists and antagonists reveal their lives, we have sympathized friends and foes, and maybe the ending will be about bringing closer the two sides of the story.

To quote Bertrand Russell: war does not determine who is right - only who is left.


Who is stronger, Yami or Fuegoleon? My question is simple, I want to know who is the strongest Yami or Fuegoleon and why ?
I know that Yami uses dark magic but is that enough to beat the salamandar of fire

According to the official stats, Yami is physically stronger, but Fuegoleon has better stats overall, more magic and better control of his magic, that aside counting with Salamander.
Yami Yukehiro
Fuegoleon Vermillion


Why didn't wizards get magic deficiency syndrome in Edolas? During the Tartaros arc, they say that Face could clear all traces of magic from the continent which would give all wizards magic deficiency syndrome (ep 238). But in Edolas, Natsu has no magic and there doesn't appear to be any magic in the atmosphere.

So, why don't they get magic deficiency syndrome from a lack of magic?

A proper answer doesn't seem to have been given in the series (even in the Manga), so the following is speculation based on what we know.

Edolas was the parallel universe where people could not use magic directly, but magic still existed in the form of Lacrimas. While Mystogan reversing the Anima at the end of that arc rendered it completely devoid of magic, it could be that the environment earlier did have enough Ethernano to not trigger the disease.

There are a couple of points in favor of this. First, Exceeds could stay there safely, despite having magic in their bodies. Secondly, the Fairy Tail mages from Earth Land could use their powers on taking the red 'X-Balls' from Mystogan. While we don't know much about them, it's much more likely that the pills allowed them to absorb Ethernano from the Edolas environment, than having enough Ethernano inside them to power all their magic use for the entire arc.

If the description of Face's effects is taken to be accurate, Edolas should currently be inhabitable for mages, much like Fiore would become if they are successfully activated.


What is the laws of cause and effect in Mirai Nikki? I was reading over Deus on the Mirai Nikki wiki. I was reading the following sentence here but I do not understand what it is meant by "cause and effect". Heres an extract of that sentence:

  Deus Ex Machina is the God of Time and Space and a major character of Future Diary manga and anime...... Able to manipulate time, space, and the laws of cause and effect, Deus is the most powerful character in the series and acts as the judge of the survival game.

However I do not understand what the laws of cause and effect are? What does this mean? Does it mean that he can influence others destinys or lives? Change the outcome?

What are the laws of cause and effect? I cannot remember them being mentioned before. So to summarise I am asking....

What is the laws of cause and effect. E.g. they are....
What are they. E.g. One cannot do this.... you can do that....

Does anyone know?

I think it's just refer to the general Causality concept.

From Causality's Wiki page

  Causality (also referred to as causation) is the relation between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first.

There's also Causation Wiki page

From God and the Laws of Science: The Law of Causality

  “the principle that nothing can happen without being caused” (“Causality,” 2009).
  “the principle that everything has a cause” (“Causality,” 2008).

and The Principle of Causality

  Nowhere in the world can there be any phenomena that do not give rise to certain consequences and have not been caused by other phenomena.

And according to the link you gave, even the room where Deus located is called Cathedral of Causality

Hope those above answer the first question.

For the second question, I guess you refer to the content of the law? As far as I know and understand, it's simply the same as its definition:

  “...nothing can happen without being caused” (“Causality,” 2009).

Hope this helps, and sorry if I'm out of topic or get your question wrongly.


How do LN publishers assign the illustrator for a light novel? It all begins when my friend asked me, "Would Saekano be as popular if the illustrator weren't Misaki Kurehito?"

As we may have known, a light novel's illustrations are the main 'bait' to catch the attention of new buyers, but I still haven't figured out how those LN publishers usually assign the illustrator to work on a light novel.

Thus my question:

How do LN publishers assign the illustrator for a light novel?

According to the Japanese Wikipedia, for the earliest light novels, artists were selected by the publishing company EITHER for their work in 油絵 (abura-e = oil painting) and 水彩画 (suisaiga = watercolor) OR for their work in manga-style art, such as PC games. In 1987, the 少女文学 (shoujo bungaku = girl's literature) or 少女小説 (shoujo shosetsu = girl's novels) genre began, and for the first time shoujo manga style was used, which helped set the trend of manga-style art as the standard for light novels from the 1990s.

According to 『ライトノベル「超」入門』 (Raito Noberu "Chou" Nyuumon = Ultra-Initiation to Light Novels) by 新城カズマ (Shinjou Kazuma）pages 105-116, the increasing demand for anime-style artists available for light novel illustrations grew so large that it was necessary to develop a system for the industry to produce a large number of illustrations in a short time period (this time demand was partly off-set by the introduction of illustration software, allowing artists to complete illustrations in a shorter time frame).

Currently, it is standard practice that each artist is associated with a particular publisher. This means that they can switch between manga and light novel magazines, but they only switch between magazines all owned by the same publisher. For example, Obana Miho is a mangaka under 株式会社集英社 (Kabushikigaisha Shuueisha), so her earlier works like 『こどものおもちゃ』 (Kodomo no Omocha = Children's Toy) and  『パートナー』 (Partner) were published in Shuueisha's 「りぼん」(Ribon) magazine, her 『ハニービター』 (Honey Bitter) is published in its 「Cookie」magazine, and her 『あるようでない男』(Aru You de Nai Otoko = Not That Kind of Guy) was published as a one-shot in its 『りぼんオリジナル』 (Ribon Original) magazine and then serialized in its 「コーラス」 (Chorus) magazine.  Her novelizations of 『この手をはなさない』 (Kono Te wo Hanasanai = I Won't Let Go of This Hand) and 『こどものおもちゃ ガールズ バトルコメディ』(Kodomo no Omocha Girl's Battle Comedy) were published under Shuueisha's コバルト文庫 (Cobalt Bunko = Cobalt Library) line of light novels.
Thus, to select the artist for a light novel, any of the artists associated with that publishing house are fair game; it partly depends on how busy they are on other projects, what connotations their art is associated with, and their fanbase.

However, there are some rare exceptions to the rule. Takeuchi Naoko was associated with 株式会社講談社 (Kabushikigaisha Koudansha), which published her 『美少女戦士セーラームーン』 Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon = Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon) in 「なかよし」 (Nakayoshi) magazine and Codename ha Sailor V in its 「るんるん」 (RunRun) magazine. She illustrated all the light novels authored by Koizumi Marie up through the  『マーメイド・ぱにっく』 (Mermaid Panic) series: 『ま・り・あ 』(Maria), 『あたしのわがままを聞いて…』 (Atashi no Wagamama wo Kiite… = Listen to My Selfishness...), and 『絶対、彼を奪ってみせる! 』(Zettai, Kare wo Ubatte Miseru! = I'm Definitely Gonna Steal Him!). However, after Kodansha lost some pages of her 『PQ Angels』 manga manuscript before it made it into print in late 1997/early 1998, Takeuchi abadoned that series and was recruited by rival company Shuueisha, which published her Punch series in its 「Young You」 magazine in 1998. After Takeuchi left Kodansha, illustrations for Koizumi Marie's novels were assigned to Ogura Masora whose style is shoujo but otherwise not particularly-related to Takeuchi's. After publishing many Koizumi/Ogura novels, Koizumi's work was consistently illustrated by Kitagawa Miyuki, who is best known for her manga series 『あのこに1000%』 (Ano Ko ni 1000% = That Girl Goes to 1000%) and 『東京ジュリエット』 (Tokyo Juliet), then by Takada Tami, and Koizumi's most recent novels have been illustrated by a variety of artists. Five years after Takeuchi's departure from Kodansha, Takeuchi returned to Kodansha to publish her 『ラブ・ウィッチ』(Love Witch) manga.

Some light novel authors have the talent and skills to illustrate their own light novels (or, as the case may be, get accused of plagiarism for re-working other's artwork).  Some light novels are self-published online and have no ties to publishing companies, so they are completely free to choose their illustrator.

『このライトノベルがすごい!』 (Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi! = This Light Novel is Amazing!) published annually in November and 『ライトノベル・データブック』 (Light Novel・Data Book)  explain the history of light novels and project an overview of upcoming trends in the industry.


What's the design on their aprons? On the aprons (at least I think they're aprons) of the people that work on the Horse's Bone, a weird design can be seen:

Is this supposed to be a (weird) horse or something like that, which alludes to the shop's name?
Or is it something else?

It's a horse's head eating a carrot, with crossbone in the background.

"Uma no Hone" (Horse's Bone) is a parody of the popular real-life chain of doujin shops under the "Tora no Ana" ("Tiger's Den") name. ("Mikan Books" is a parody of "Melon Books")


Can Naruto SO6P heal Gai completely? We saw Naruto in form of having sage of the six path powers and mentioned he could do almost everything.
He did save Gai's from near death,
He heal Kakashi's eye
He slowed the process of Obito gettin rot.
With these facts, I believe SO6P Naruto could heal him, but I'm still not sure.

He could not fully heal Guy. Naruto even said this himself once he was talking to Kakashi. He said that Guy was too far gone to be healed fully. To support this, he couldn't fully heal Obito either. He just delayed his death.


How many characters in Dragon Ball can fire Kienzan-like discs? So far I remember 6 characters in Dragon Ball firing Kienzan-like discs. Who are all the characters who can fire them?

Based on the Dragon Ball Wikia, these characters have used this or similar technique:

Krillin
Vegeta
Frieza
Amond (Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might)
Goku
Cell
Cell Juniors
Android 18
Baby Vegeta (Dragon Ball GT)
Super Buu (The result of Evil Buu eating Good Buu in a chocolate form)
Master Roshi (Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokū Wārudo)
Future Warrior (Dragon Ball Xenoverse Game)


Why does Gray have to kill END? In the recent manga chapters, Natsu is seen fighting Gray, from Natsu's side, he just wants to move forward to beat FT's enemies, and I understand that Gray received his magic to kill END, but exactly why does he have to kill END? Did they explain this and I missed the chapter?

The premise of your question is wrong. He doesn't have to. He wanted to. He wanted to kill END, but he actually doesn't have to kill END.

Okay, let me explain what I mean by the statement above. Gray figured that Natsu is END. Does he have to kill Natsu? No. Natsu was perfectly human at that time, and as long as he is human and have control of himself, there would be no reason for him to kill Natsu. Besides, at that time the Spriggan 12 is yet to be eliminated. Obviously Spriggan 12 is a bigger threat than END that is clearly on his side. So, once again, he doesn't have to kill END (at least not at that time) and he certainly shouldn't either.

But, Gray wanted to kill END. This is the difference. He wanted to kill END, because END is one of the Demons of the Book of Zeref. Gray is obsessed with killing all of Zeref's demons (and eventually Zeref himself) because Deliora has killed his family and later his master, Ur. He is motivated by vengeance, and this desires blinded him about the fact that END is a nakama. This is proved by Erza managing to stop him by making him remember that no matter what, Natsu is still Natsu.


Which one of "Crows", "Crows Zero" and "Worst" takes place first? I only watched Crows Zero and Crows Zero 2 (both are live-action) and I found there are the related manga Crows and Worst.

I want to know which of these manga takes place first, and what the chronological order of these three is.

As far as story progression goes (in chronological order), it is Crows Zero, Crows, Worst.

However, Crows was the first series that was published (1990-1998) and then Worst was the second to be published (2001-2013). Crows Zero began after Worst (2008-).

There are also other manga series too:

Crows Gaiden (1995-1998)
Sono Go no Crows (2001)
Crows Zero 2 (2012-)

Each different series follows a different set of characters.

Keep in mind that Crows and Worst are the main stories. The other series are all series based on the side characters of the main story.


Did Naruto REALLY fall in love with Hinata in The Last: Naruto the Movie? So we know that throughout the whole Naruto series Hinata is in love with Naruto, and Naruto is oblivious to it. We also know that Naruto like Sakura, somehow. Later on two years after the war, Hinata is still in love with him.

Spoiler below about The Last: Naruto the Movie

   Hinata, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Shikamaru are sent on a mission to rescue Hinata's sister. At one moment they had to go through something to get to this one place (sorry I can't recall what it was.) When they went through there they fell in a Genjutsu without knowing. In that Genjutsu Naruto is seeing a flashback of Hinata and him, but mostly Hinata. Naruto starts seeing some moments where Hinata as a kid wrote his name on a piece of paper and started to get happy, then after he fought Kiba she gave Naruto that healing cream, when he was on the ground when he was fighting Pain she protected him and confessed her love for him, Hinata talking to Sakura about Naruto, etc. After seeing all that, Sakura is able to break the Genjutsu on him and he is able to wake up. After that, they continue to look for Hinata's sister. Hinata and Naruto have to share one of Sai's painted birds to fly on. Naruto starts to look at Hinata different. Is it because he feels sorry for being oblivious of her love for him? Then after feeling sorry, did he start feeling something for her as well or what because after that guy (sorry I forgot his name) took Hinata with him, Naruto tried to get her back. He ended up losing and getting so hurt he kinda fell in a comma. After he woke up Sai and Shikamaru told him that Sakura was all awake day and night trying to bring him back and that he was saying Hinata's name over and over. He went to see Sakura because Shikamaru and Sai said she was really bad. When he was with her she said, "So you finally noticed", or something like that. Then at the end of the movie, he takes Hinata and starts blasting his Rasengan like that they can move faster. They end up really high in the sky, then he kisses her. When the credits are on we see that they got married, then after that, there is a short scene that shows her knitting a scarf and his training outside in the snow. A couple of seconds later their two kids are shown, then they all start a snow fight.

So my question is if Naruto did quickly fall in love with Hinata after the Genjutsu in the movie, or did he slowly start to feel something for her after it?

Also, in between that blank timeline of those two years, did Naruto figure out that Sakura was never going to fall in love with him and stopped liking her or did he stop liking her after being in that Genjutsu?

Here is a very good post by chennyyeo that may answer your question about The Last - Naruto The Movie.

Her theories and explanations

proves that the movie does not contradict the manga (and it is actually a canon material) and
to explain Naruto’s feelings (that he DID NOT fall for Hinata in the movie, rather, he realized his romantic feelings for her)

  Hinata as a kid wrote his (Naruto) name on a piece of paper and started to get happy

In this scene in the movie: (spoiler)

   '  Iruka Umino tells his students to write down the name of a
 person they would want to be with if the world was to end that day. Though
 Naruto tries to act tough towards Sakura Haruno, she ignores him for Sasuke.
 While Hinata is unsure who's name to write, she sees Naruto making a paper
 plane with his paper, which leads him to be scolded by Iruka. Naruto goes on
 to state that he has no friends nor family, and that the world isn't going to
 end. Seeing this, Hinata happily writes Naruto's name on her paper.'

To answer the question, Did Naruto really fall in love with Hinata
[chennyyeo][2] explained this as:

  Naruto turned 6-tails after Pain attacked Hinata. Hence, Hinata is the trigger of the transformation (as what Naruto confirmed in chapter. 490)

  Remember, when Gaara died, he just turned 2 tails. When Jiraiya and Kakashi died, he did not even transform. Antis may argue… “Maybe he transformed because of the shock that his friend attacked right in front of him” or “the seal is weakening”

  Hinata triggered the worst feelings that Naruto ever felt. Even though the seal is weak, it still needs enough force/level of rage for Naruto to transform.

  The situation clearly shows that Naruto have strong connection (love) for Hinata. Pain even said that love breeds hate. No, he’s not talking about Hinata’s feelings, he's talking about Naruto's. Pain assumed that the girl he attacked was special to Naruto. That’s why he said “Do you hate me now?”

  The movie guidebook also confirms this moment. “Naruto reads feeling of weakness reflected in Hinata’s eyes…. The two were connected so strongly that they could communicate in their eyes”

  In chapter 615, Naruto held Hinata’s hand. That only means one thing.

  Naruto did all these romantic moments with Hinata subconsciously.
  He’s just stupid or dense that’s why he didn't know it was romantic love, and The Last movie explained this (that he cannot distinguish the difference between love of ramen and loving a person).

About your question here:

  So my question is if Naruto did quickly fall in love with Hinata after the Genjutsu in the movie or did he slowly start to feel something for her after it.

And to much elaborate the Movie

    One of the many complains in the movie is the pacing. For just a day or so… the relationship between Naruto and Hinata changed. Let’s look
    closely.

  Mission timeline: Day 1: The team goes to a snowy place, goes to the
  genjutsu lake, Toneri ask Hinata’s hand, Naruto became bashful,
  and Naruto saw Hinata knitting the scarf.

  Day 2: Naruto did not wear Kushina’s scarf, Naruto and Hinata
  flirting, Otsutsuki monument, and Hinata request Naruto to leave her alone
  for a moment.

  Day 3: Hinata tries to stay away from Naruto, then in the night Naruto
  confessed, then Hinata goes to Toneri.

  Yes… Within 3 days… I want to focus on day 1 and 2. This is when
  Naruto knows his own feelings.

  So quickly, he acted different towards Hinata. What reason? The answer
  is of course love.

  But is it possible to fall in love within days? The answer is, no.
  Because love is not an instant thing.

  Does that mean the relationship between Naruto and Hinata is forced in the
  movie? No. Why? Because Naruto did not fall for Hinata in the movie.
  he just realized he loved HER ALL ALONG.

  Remember, he did not know the meaning of loving someone until the
  Genjutsu trap. This gave him a context of Hinata’s feelings. After
  that, he examined his own feeling. Actually, this is elaborated in the
  last light novel.

  Thanks animecontinuum for the translation:

    “So if that is a Genjutsu… Then, what are those things I saw about
     Hinata? Were all those part of my memories? No, I don’t think those
     are just ordinary memories. It’s more like my dreams and memories were
    mixed together. And so about Hinata, does that mean that I also…”
    Naruto blushed involuntarily and for an instant, he looked at Hinata.

  Clearly, the trap does not forced Naruto to love Hinata.

  It just triggered something within Naruto’s heart.

  Just think about it. When a person confessed to you. You would not fall
  for him/her instantly. Unless, you also have feelings for him/her all
  along.

  And another thing… Why do you thing Sakura encourage Hinata in the
  first place. If she thinks that Hinata will just get rejected? (as
  what UgamyRain said before)

  While Naruto was unconscious and Sakura’s healing him.. She said “you
  finally got it. Blockhead” (cause Naruto repeatedly said “Hinata”)

  This only means one thing: Sakura knew that Naruto loved Hinata all
  along.

  Sakura’s statement not only meant that Naruto finally understands
  Hinata’s feelings. Also, he understands his own feelings. (Actually, the
  latter is more appropriate because of the context of the scene.
  Remember, Naruto kept repeating Hinata’s name, before Sakura said he
  finally got it)

  When/how did Naruto fall for Hinata? Well it is in the manga. I
  already explained that.

  Conclusion: the movie does not contradict the manga. It actually
  supported our theory before: Naruto had feelings for Hinata all along.

Also In the last part of your question...

  Did Naruto figure out that Sakura was never going to fall in love with him and stopped liking her or did he stop liking her after being in that Genjutsu.

In "Naruto: the Last" there's a scene where Sakura explains this to Naruto. Sakura also helped Naruto to understand that he actually loves Hinata , not her.


Why don't Ikaros & Tomoki use more the Transport Cards to solve their problems? Even thought in the first episode, Ikaros used her cards to accord every single desire of Tomoki, bringing to what looks like the end of the world, then the use of those is reduced to 2 times (I may have forgotten one or two occurrence(s)).

Episode 2 : Not intentionnaly when Tomoki wishes to make Sohara's underwears fly away unless it is the underwear Tomoki wants;

Episode 4 : Sohara borrows a card from Ikaros to bring all the panties in Tomoki's house to explode, Tomoki should look at them or touch them.

Why didn't Tomoki use more those cards to grant him what he wished?
Even if you take apart the opportunity of destroying/neutralizing Chaos by a single wish, he could have used it in some similar issues of the one mentionned above. Just as an example :

In episode 9, Tomoki spots an erotic DVD at a booth, but cannot afford it because Ikaros broke some other item.

It would be logical from Tomoki to use a card to get this DVD.

Well, I think many can agree that SoraOto is a series which displays a comedy side and a serious side, and sometimes (many times actually) the comedic parts, like the first episode for example, serves, in the best case, for character development and, in the worst case, just for laughs. Most of the information thrown at us in the comedy parts aren't really used on the serious parts, especially when it comes to plot solving. I personally think it is just the author's decision NOT to do this.

Also, I think that at the end of episode one, Tomoki learned that he shouldn't use the cards for trivial stuff, especially after everything that happened in that first episode. Maybe that was actually the author stating why everything shouldn't be solved by a deus ex machina-like device.


How is Goku able to survive in Space? In Dragon Ball Super episode 13 after losing the Super Saiyan God power, how is Goku able to breathe and survive in space.
As we all know that Saiyans can't breathe in Space then how is he able to continue fighting with Beerus in Space in SSJ2 form?

This is just speculation but I believe Saiyans are capable of breathing in space for short periods of time unlike Freeza who can live without oxygen indefinitely.

Also assuming Super follows The battle of gods movie, Goku could still be within/close to the earth's atmosphere.

Bardock has also been seen flying through space in his special although that was technically filler.

The most likely answer is that it is simply a retcon, Akira Toriyama is known to have a bad memory when it comes to the Dragon Ball universe and so it is likely that he just simply forgot that Saiyans were incapable of doing so.


Manga/anime about a woman who can turn into a monster The one that I remember is from a manga, but I know there's an anime adaptation from this manga. Here are some details from the manga I read:

I read it about 2-3 years ago, and it already has more than 50 chapters.
It's seinen.
The genre is action, and it has some explicit content with a lot of blood.
The main character is a woman with short white hair who has a sword.
This woman is a monster slayer, wandering between cities to slay a monster, and the citizens pay her. But she's a monster herself.
At the beginning, a boy decides to follow her, for a reason I don't really remember, perhaps to revenge his parents death.
One chapter reveals that she has a friend who is the same type of monster slayer as her, but she has to kill her, because her friend has been consumed by the monster inside her, and has turned into a monster.

That's all that I can remember, I hope these details are enough.

That would be Claymore

it's set in a fictional medieval island where humans are plagued by Youma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A group known as The Organization, creates human-Youma hybrids to kill Youma for a fee. These female warriors wear armored uniforms with white body suits. The public refer to them as "Claymores" alluding to their Claymore swords, or "Silver-eyed Witches," due to their silver eyes and how they have powers beyond humans.

Evidence

  it already has more than 50 chapter

According to Wikipedia the manga has 143 chapters and is still ongoing

  The genre is action, and have some explicit content with lot of blood

I've only seen the anime but i believe it's action and quite bloody however the explicit content in the anime also has a bit on nudity in it, there's a scene of cannibalism and one of the characters almost allows herself to be raped

  The main character is a woman, short hair, white hair, and have sword

That would be Clare (Pictured Above)

  This woman is a monster slayer, wandering between cities to slay a monster, and the citizen pays her. But she's a monster herself.

Claymores go from City to City, town to town killing Yoma , they leave but before doing so notifies the people that a representative of The Organization will appear to collect the fee. all Claymores are Part Yoma , Clare herself is part Claymore because she was infused with a Claymore's Head (the woman who raise her)

  At the beginning, a boy decide to follow her, for what reason I don't really remember, perhaps to revenge his parents death.

this boy is Raki who she saved, he at first begins to follow her but then Clare decides to take him along seeing herself in him when she was saved by Teresa, the Claymore who saved her from Yoma

  One chapter reveal that she has a friend who also the same monster slayer like her, but she has to kill her, because her friend has been consume by the monster inside her, and turn into a monster.

As said above Claymores are half Yoma, their powers and strength come from using this side of them by using demonic energy know as their Yoki Aura, if they use too much they "Awaken" and becomes extremely power Youma known as Awakened Being. it's explained that awakening is likened to the feeling of sexual climax and Women was shown to resists this more than Men so it's the reason why Claymores are women, however later in the series Clare learns of the Male Claymores having existed however it's assumed they are all Awakened Beings now, Claymore tend to hunt each other down in order to prevent them becoming Awakened Beings.

Contradictions

  It's seinen

Wikipedia says the demographic is Shōnen


When did Shinobu enter Araragi's shadow in Tsubasa Cat? At the beginning of Tsubasa Cat in Bakemonogatari, Mayoi tells Araragi that she saw Shinobu at Mister Doughnut. Araragi doesn't seem to be all that worried though, as Shinobu can't be too far away from him.

When Black Hanekawa is about to kill Araragi, he calls Shinobu for help, where she appears from his shadow and attacks Black Hanekawa. At the end of the last episode, when Araragi is riding on the bike with Senjōgahara, he notes that Shinobu now lives in his shadow.

Between when Mayoi told Araragi where she saw Shinobu and when Shinobu attacked Black Hanekawa, Araragi didn't see Shinobu or even came across her. I am wondering: When did she start to live in his shadow? From the way things played out, she must have been living there the entire time while he was looking for her.

Araragi did go check out Mister Doughnut store Mayoi was talking about, about five minutes into Tsubasa Cat Part 4.

He didn't find her, but this seems like the most plausible time for her to sneak into his shadow without him knowing.

In case of the alternate timeline, Araragi didn't know about that Mister Doughnut, didn't go there and didn't get Shinobu into his shadow.