Does the demon slayer sword have any advantage over the demon dweller sword? The first 2 swords Asta have are the demon slayer sword and the demon dweller sword. As far as I understand the demon dweller sword can nullify spells like the first sword, and it glows and it seems like it can fire some energy at long range when he makes a slash. How about the first sword? Does the first sword have any advantage over the second sword?

Here are the abililties of demon dweller sword:
• Anti magic
• Magic Absorption
• Ability to store magic from allies and fire it.
• Shoot anti magic slashes ( in the manga ).
And here are the abililties of demon slayer sword:
• Anti Magic
• Magic Deflection
• Ability to transform into black divider
• Ability to fly by manipulating anti magic flow ( in the manga ).
So, advantages are that it can deflect magic, reach a new destructive form, and can be used instead of a broom.
Hope this helps.


Where is Tsunade now? Tsunade is the granddaughter of the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju. She served as the fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf but where is she now in Boruto? Is she dead?

As far as we know, Tsunade is still alive. After the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade retires as the 5th Hokage, and she may have continued her tradition with leaving Konoha after the Second Shinobi World War when she retired as a Shinobi.
While details to Tsunade's whereabouts in the Boruto series have not been fully released, we do know she is still alive during the 5 Kage Summit in Naruto Chapter 700. This 5 Kage Summit occurred 15 years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, which was called by the 7th Hokage

Fifteen years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, another Kage Summit is convened in Konohagakure by the Seventh Hokage.

During this summit, Tsunade reunited with the other retired Kages

Tsunade attends Naruto's marriage to Hinata Hyūga. Yamato runs around prior to the ceremony making final preparations, which Tsunade occasionally offers advice on.
...
New Era
Twelve years later, while a Five Kage Summit was being held in Konoha, Tsunade and the other retired Kage visit the Third Tsuchikage to, as Tsunade puts it, get drunk and complain about things.


How can Madara use Susanoo without any eyes? Something that I am confused about Madara's powers.

When Madara used the Rinne Tensei to bring himself back to life, he did not have his eyes, but he had the First Hokage's face embedded into himself.

Even though he did not have his Sharingan or Rinnegan, he was able to use Susanoo.

Is there any explanation for these two anomalies?

His both eyes were closed at all times, and he had Rinnegan in both his eyes when he was brought back using Edo Tensei. Since his left eye had been destroyed when he was brought back to life using the Rinne Tensei, it is only natural that his right eye too was destroyed.

While there isn't an explanation in Naruto for why a person is able to use Susanoo without his MS or Rinnegan, it has been done in the past.

The only logical conclusion is that after someone uses Susanoo, they can use it again without the Mangekyou Sharingan. The manga never explicitly stated that Susanoo required the usage of the MS. Rather it stated that Susanoo is the third technique MS users obtain after Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.

When incorporating Japanese Mythology into the equation, we can reason that Susanoo does not require any eye techniques (and the below picture was not an accident). This is taken directly from the Susanoo Wikipedia Page:

All three were born from Izanagi, when he washed his face clean of the pollutants of Yomi, the underworld. Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye, and Susanoo from the washing of the nose.

Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu comes from the eyes, whereas Susanoo comes from the nose, so one does not need eyes to use Susanoo.

Source: Ch 577
Note: Itachi doesn't have MS activated. In the Chapter 578, Itachi activates MS when he needs to use it. Thus MS isn't required to use Susanoo. Also, when Madara fights the five Kages and has both Rinnegan, he is also able to use Susanoo.


Was "Death Note" supposed to end at episode 25/chapter 58? A friend told me that the writers of Death Note wanted to end it after L died, but kept on because in Shonen Jump, it's not common that the "evil" guy wins.

Is he right?

I can't speak for the writers, but the decline of the series in general after that point makes it so that the show is simply better in a technical sense without them.

Especially, given how one of the single biggest problems is the ending episodes and the total break from Light's character, who would never have been content with only one backup plan. He was facing people he thought were almost as good as L, and so likely wouldn't have underestimated them by not changing his plans at all to accommodate for the possibility of deception after Mello's appearance.

Given how adaptable he was against L, it seemed contrived for failure to lose because he suddenly didn't adapt.


What are the characteristics and themes present in Gundam characters based on Char Aznable? Across all Gundam universes, there is always at least one character based on Char Aznable from the original Gundam series. (I say "at least one" because sometimes there is a softer character that is less obviously based on Char.)

In Gundam Wing, the obvious Char knockoff would be Zechs Marquise; the tell-tale characteristic is the mask. He was the sister of Releena and the child of the Peacecraft family. This an obvious nod to the fact that Char was really Casval Rem Deikun, son of Zeon Dum Deikun. His sister was Artesia Rem Deikun, who took the alias Sayla and was an active member aboard White Base.
Quatra is the less obvious Char clone, who shares Char's blonde hair and is named after the number 4. (Char in multiple Indian languages means four and his alias in Zeta Gundam was Lt. Quatro.)
In the most recent Gundam Unicorn, Full Frontal is obviously the main Char character (many in the show itself believing him to be the famed Red Comet) while Ensign Ridhe is the softer Char character (indicated by his blonde hair, his family's ancestry, and rivalry with the main character).

The Char character usually has some kind of "cool" nickname; Char's is Red Comet, and Zechs has the name Lightning Count. Additionally, their mobile suit is usually colored red or white. Would this make Athuran Zala also a Char character, with his signature Red mobile suits?

Basically, what I'm wondering is: Is there a defined set of characteristics like the above mentions and their occurrences across all Gundam series (whether they be Universal Century or not)?

It seems that there is always a masked antagonist in the Gundam series, but they vary in how much they resemble the original Char.

In Gundam Seed, it is Rau Le Creuset . Masked, and related by blood to a member of the protagonists camp. IIRC he is also a noble who stands to inherit, but unlike Char Aznable,

   his family is not usurped.

In G-Gundam, it would be Schwarz Bruder. It is a bit tricky to bring him in the equation, though, because G-Gundam is much simpler than the other Gundam series.

Going by these examples and the ones mentioned in the question, the constant features seem to be

The character wears a mask to hide his true identity.
The character fights for the (apparent) enemy.
The character is male.
The character is related by blood or cloning to the protagonist or a close ally.

The features that vary among the Char Aznable knockoffs are

The character has a strong sense of honour and fair-play (IIRC Rau Le Creuset is the exception here).
The character is a noble.
The character bears a secret grudge (Schwarz Bruder would be the exception).
The character has a nickname (again Schwarz Bruder is the exception).

With respect to Quatre in Gundam Wing, I don't think he is a Char-based character. Quatre makes no secret of his identity and doesn't wear a mask. His name is not a clue IMO; almost all characters in the show were named after numbers in French. The role of Char is aptly fulfilled by Zechs Marquise.


How did Asuna and Kirito survive? In the last episode of Aincrad arc of Sword Art Online, how did Asuna survive even though her avatar disintegrated after being attacked by Kayaba? Also Kirito was stabbed by Kayaba as well. How did he survive?

Was it in the novel on how they really survived?

Asuna

Theory 1: Kayaba kept his words to prevent Asuna from comitting suicide

Before the fight, Kirito had requested Kayaba to prevent from Asuna taking her own life if he was to die, as Asuna threatened to commit suicide if that happened. Quite possibly, Kayaba had set thing up to ensure that if Asuna went to kill herself, she wouldn't actually die, confident that he would win (as he was supposed to be the last boss on the 100th floor).

Otherwise, in my answer to the question Mysticial linked to, I explain there is a time delay before the NervGear kills Kirito in the real world. Seeing as Asuna had in a way killed herself, Kayaba at that point might have prevented Asuna from dying in the real world and put her in the holding area where she met with Kirito later. After all, Kayaba was show to have a level of honor and fairness and probably wanted to hold up his end of the deal. Remember that he paralyzed everyone so no one would get in the duel between him and Kirito, yet he was surprised to see that Asuna was still able to move.

Theory 2: Sugou had been keeping Asuna alive

Another possibility is Sugou Nobuyuki. Asuna being in the holding area may have been a stroke of luck, and Kayaba didn't notice that after SAO was cleared, Sugou prevented 300 players from waking up for his experiments. However, this runs off the theory that Asuna was not just one of the 300, and she was targeted to be isolated and trapped separately.

This is slightly backed up by 2 points:

Sugou did say he was keeping Asuna alive, rather than her father who owned the company, and were more likely to use it to look after his daughter
The wiki about RECT Progress's background says

  RECT Progress Inc. had set the 1st main goal of ALfheim Online to reach the top of the World Tree, but was later found to be impossible to complete. It was revealed that the World Tree's actual purpose was to hold the remaining 300 prisoners from SAO as test subjects in inhumane experiments.

This would indicate that since the release of ALO, Sugou was waiting for SAO to be cleared.

Kirito

As for how Kirito survived, please refer to my answer here. (Originally, this question only addressed Asuna, and I have only noticed that it's been edited to address Kirito as well).


How did the events at the end of Cage of Eden occur? In Cage of Eden, near the end, instead of plane crash in the beginning, we learn that the students

   did not crash on an uninhabited island but went into the future. It isn't clear how they actually get to this future.

I am not sure if I just missed the part where they explained a bit how they got there or if it is just not properly explained.

How did the events at the end of Cage of Eden occur?

It is never explained in the manga how they get

   to the future.

When they describe the incident, it looks like a wormhole that caused a big disruption in time.

  In physics, an Einstein-Rosen Bridge (or wormhole) is a hypothetical topological feature of spacetime that would be, fundamentally, a "shortcut" through spacetime.[ref]


Why wouldn't everyone be S rank? In One Punch Man, the Rank 1s of each lettered-rank have the opportunity to move up to the next rank.

After that, everyone in that lettered-rank moves up a rank.

Why wouldn't everyone keep moving up until they're all S-rank?

As you stated, you must be rank 1 to receive a promotion. The current rank 1 in A-Class is the hero Sweet Mask. Sweet mask made a point that the reason he stays rank 1 in A-Class instead of moving up to S-Class is to prevent unworthy heroes from being promoted.

Aside from being rank 1, you must also pass an interview. Ultimately, the decision to move up is not in the hero's hands but is the association's decision. Saitama had already decided that he wanted to move up, but there was still much consultation and discussion of whether or not he should be allowed to move up before he was given the promotion.

From the One-Punch Man Wikia:

  Overhead of the interview, there are several Heroes Association staff observing and discussing about Saitama. They discuss whether or not he is a sham. After a short discussion, Sweet Mask is seen as an advisor on whether or not Saitama should move up. Sweet Mask replies that they do not need him for such as trivial task as promoting someone to B-Class. Sweet Mask additionally states that he only wants a say in promoting people to Class A and higher as they tend to have a strong influence on the association's image.

The fact that Sweet Mask was consulted here instead of the association just promoting Saitama as soon as he asked to be promoted shows there is more to the promotions than just reaching rank 1.


If the Hero Association thinks that King is the strongest man alive, why isn't he ranked higher? King is many times referred to as the strongest man alive and the Hero Association stats give him a ranking of 10 in everything: Stamina, Intelligence, Justice,     Endurance, Power, Popularity, Effectiveness and Fighting Ability. So, if they think he's perfect and the strongest hero, why didn't they rank him higher than #6?

Adding onto @Gary Andrews30, the reason that King wasn't ranked any higher was because of the simply outstanding heroes ahead of him.

.6. Bofoi (aka Metal Knight), he helped create the newer Hero Association and he literally has the skills to manage extremely advanced technology. And as Gary said above, rank isn't determined by strength, they look at other things. King has almost never responded to his hero calls (calls for help by the hero association) and only comes when there are the biggest of crises (ie. Monster Association) and that was only due to Saitama coming along. However, since Bofoi doesn't respond much either, the deciding factor would probably be the contribution to the Hero Association. As mentioned before, Bofoi helped construct the new Hero Association building, while King hasn't done much in that retrospect(This isn't backed by much evidence because Bofoi doesn't have much character time and indications).

.5. Child Emporer, his overall skills include extreme intelligence and technological mastery. He is most likely not as skilled as Metal Knight, but a possible factor could be his willingness to help out the Hero Association and his strategic leadership as shown when he led the S rank heroes into the Monster Association. Therefore, because of his active participation vs King's declination of emergency calls, Child Emporer is ranked higher than King.

.4. Kamikaze (Atomic Samurai), need I explain this one? Although mentioned in the Webcomics that

  Kamikaze believed that King cut the apple (a test of strength) so fast that the molecules rejoined

However, as readers, we obviously know that King if actually faking and doesn't know what he is doing. However, Kamikaze has connections and pupils, which makes him viable and due to his immense prowess in katanas he is considered extremely dangerous and powerful. His pupils that are A rank 2, 3, and 4 (remember, A class high rankings are already considered powerful) contribute with Atomic Samurai and if Atomic Samurai, the proud Samurai he is, happens to dislike something or is displeased with his rank, the Hero Association would most likely lose his pupils along with a great warrior. Not only that but Atomic Samurai also has connections with other sword dojos as shown when they meet up and discover that one of them had been monsterfied with the monster hearts. One of the Masters mentioned "I will mobilize my pupils", so notice the plural of the word "pupils". This means that because Atomic Samurai already carries influence among the top-ranked A heroes and also has other sword dojos backing him up, the Hero Association could not afford to lose someone like him. Compared to King, Atomic Samurai holds to much influence and power/skill to be ranked lower.

.3. Bang (Silver Fang)
Simple, Bang is wise. He recognized Saitama's power right away and even mentions that Saitama is more powerful then him. Bang also has mastered one of the most deadly martial arts techniques, Fist of the Flowing Water Crushing Rock. (Just take Garou as an example). Moreover, Bang always showed up, no matter what happened. For example, at the start of the series when a meteor was falling, only Bang, Genos, and later on Metal Knight and Saitama showed up. Bang calmly, calmly looked at the meteor that could literally destroy him and just chilled. Genos, the Demon Cyborg only came because he was worried about master Saitama being bothered by the meteor. ( I assume that he would've just yeeted outta there if Saitama wasn't there), and Bofoi (Metal Knight) only went to test new technology. So not only does Band cough responds to the calls, no matter how dire they are, but he also uses an extremely powerful martial arts technique that not many people can withstand.

.2. Tatsumaki (Terrible Tornado) Tatsmuaki doesn't really need to be explained. Yes I do realize that she doesn't respond to calls much either, but she is just simply too strong. My theory is that if she can float, how would the "Strongest Man on Earth" even touch her? We have never seen King's feet leave the ground (Just gonna assume that King can't fly or levitate). So based on that, Tatsumaki simply overpowers the "Strongest Man on Earth", not based on physical prowess, but by psychic raw strength.

.1.Blast
Not much is known about Blast even int he Webcomics, but there are many theories that I won't explain because of lack of evidence. However, he has been described as,
"Fubuki mentions that Blast is "the one at the top of all heroes" during her talk with Saitama in his apartment, putting Blast alongside King in terms of power."

Buuuut we all know how powerful King really is right....?
Wait, you're telling me that after spending ~1 hour writing this that King actually is the strongest? WDYM? ~~~~~    ~~~~~~
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:3


is ultra super saiyan a transformation or a state? In the battle of Vegeta vs Trunks, when Trunks goes ultra super saiyan, Vegeta states: "are you still relying on that sluggish transformation?".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc1dfGll0ak

That leads me to think ultra super saiyan is indeed a (useless) transformation and not a state, but now in the manga Wiss states Goku has 5 transformations, 1,2,3 god and blue. Since Goku was also able to go Ultra Super Saiyan, what does this mean, is Ultra Super Saiyan a transformation or not?

The Ultra Super Saiyan transformation, is a forced increase in the power output of the Super Saiyan transformation and is not a new transformation. You could compare it to a Super Saiyan 2 transformation. The only difference would be that the Ultra Saiyan transformation increases muscle mass at the expense of speed.


Parasyte anime 20 years after the manga finished - Why? My question is Why?

Most manga that have anime adaptions get them while they are still on-going (even if the manga ends during the initial anime run.)

Can anyone give/think of a reason why they suddenly made this after 20 years?

Edit: Glad they did though, its might be my favourite anime.

Because they felt like it. Simple as that. Though the Parasyte Live action movies have been in development hell for years, so the anime might have simply been a marketing tool to get people interested in the movies since the Manga is pretty old, and even the reprint edition (from 2006 or so) can be kind of hard to find.


Why did the shinobi become weaker with every generation? I've noticed that the most powerful Ninja seemed to be from older generations.
First came Rikudo Senin, then Hashirama and Madara, then successive Hokages.

But shouldn't skills and techniques improve over time?
I mean to say shouldn't there be at least one person more powerful than Rikudo Senin in the current generation?

One reason that can explain this is the need for 'power' or 'skills' decreased over time. Whenever there was raging destruction and war, powerful shinobi emerged to sustain the survival of their respective clans. After Hashirama and Madara established the leaf village, peace and prosperity spread everywhere, as more peaceful villages emerged. This was explained in one of the recent manga chapters : people took the truce between the most powerful clans as an example and decided to take a break from war. With no raging battles or major wars, the need for highly skilled shinobi declined and people started exploring other professions.

My guess is that Rikudo Senin was born with certain special skills and trained unimaginably hard in his generation to overcome the terror of the ten tails.

This also explains why Naruto and Sasuke have trained so extensively on the way to become the most powerful of their generation. The experiments of Orichimaru in reviving the dead, the Akatsuki's goals and conflicting views of Naruto and Sasuke were indicators of a potential major war coming up!


Does Saitama have enhanced senses? So Saitama jumped and appeared at King's apartment in floor 22th. How did he know King was there? Does Saitama have enhanced vision, hearing or something?

yes he had according to his wikia he possessed the superhuman strength https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Saitama

Immense Senses: Saitama's senses are far beyond the human norm. Nevertheless, Saitama's senses do not have the same degree of 'resolution' as some of Genos' sensors, which can detect and distinguish foes at a greater distance. Even so, he does possess impressively sharp hearing, being able to pick up on various chatter from bystanders a good distance away even while fighting monsters and the like.


Since when Gowther become one of Ten Commandments? I know that Gowther is one of Seven Deadly Sins, but in later manga, it is revealed that he also one of Ten Commandments.

So, since when he is become one of them? Did he join Ten Commandments after or before he join in Seven Deadly Sins?

It has already been 3 thousand years with respect to the current events when the 10 Commandments fought for their race and were defeated and sealed away. Meliodas himself being a demon was definitely involved and witnessed it all. He has been alive all these thousands of years.

The Seven Deadly Sins were formed much more recently. The Seven Deadly Sins were an independent group of knights serving the Kingdom of Liones. So it is obvious that they have been around for a while but only during the time of Liones.

Gowther was recently revealed to be a doll created by a great magician. Meliodas is a demon. King is a fairy. Diane is a Giant and Ban is an immortal. Those explain why they have such long life spans. But the true nature of Escanor and Merlin has not been revealed yet.

Still, the Kingdom of Liones was probably founded much later after the 10 Commandments were defeated. The back stories of some of the characters have been revealed before they joined The Seven Deadly Sins. Ban and Diane for instance. They have been shown to be in their younger years living in pretty much the same timeline as the current one with no demons. So it is safe to assume that The Seven Deadly Sins were created fairly recently as compared the thousands of years.

Gowther is revealed to be "Gowther the Selfless" of the 10 Commandments. He lost his memories because of his selflessness. By the time he joined the Sins, he had no memories of his past. That means he must have been a part of the 10 Commandments before he had joined the Sins.

It is unclear though whether he was part of the 10 Commandments back when they were defeated 3 thousand years ago or became a part of them afterwards like Fraudrin. If Gowther was a part of the 10 commandments back then, then Meliodas probably knows about him and hasn't revealed the truth to anyone thus far.

UPDATE:
Some of Gowther's past was revealed to King and Diane by Gloxinia, the former fairy king and Dolor, the former giant king. Gowther himself was a part of the 10 commandments long before the war between the clans even started. However, he had been imprisoned by the Demon King. The Gowther we know is just a doll created by the real Gowther, released into the real world to be his eyes and ears.


Has Japan stopped producing anime based on western stories? I did some research to see if there exists an anime that was based on western stories and I have found some here (including the only one I can remember, Cinderella Monogatari). I have noticed that all anime there were old, thus, making me wonder if Japan totally stopped creating anime that are based on western stories.

No. There are a number of recent Japanese anime based on Western stories. Some examples:

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, aired in 2004-5.
Romeo × Juliet loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, Romeo and Juliet, along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays aired in 2007.
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland is an erotic, lesbian rendition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, aired in 1995.
Powerpuff Girls Z is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, aired in 2006-7.
Deltora Quest based on the series of children's books of the same name, written by Australian author Emily Rodda, aired in 2007-8.


In "Hunter x Hunter" (2011), does Gyro appear and reborn to a chimera ant? In Hunter x Hunter (2011), does Gyro appear later on the anime as an ant? If so, which character from the ants?

Short Answer- He is a chimera ant but never appears in the Anime.

It is indeed true that Gyro became a Chimera Ant however how and when he was killed is still a mystery. While Gon and Killua were in a town after escaping from Neferpitou, Gyro was also in the same town (Not mentioned in The Anime Though). During the raid at the Royal Palace of East Gorteau both Welfin and Ikalgo identify Gyro's true identity and remember him as their King in their previous life. Welfin believes that Gyro's still alive and is determined to find him. Hence after the culmination of events Welfin, Hina, and Bizeff all depart to Meteor City where according to Welfin they are most likely to find Gyro attempting to establish a new nation. It is believed that he's still trying to rebuild his empire.
 Sources-https://hunterxhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Gyro


What are those petite animals that resemble the main cast? What those petite animals that Ami and Mami find in the Puchimasu spinoff series? Why do they resemble the main cast?

Translated from the Puchimas anime website:

  Puchidols are mysterious cute little living creatures that reside at 765 Productions. They're the kind of organism that shoots beams, warps around (I think this means like teleportation), digs holes, and heals others, but they are still quite mysterious. But don't you get the feeling that they resemble the idols of 765 Productions?

Well, that's the official explanation, but I don't think it actually answers your question. It even reiterates your question of "why do they look like the idols"...


If Star Platinum moves as fast as the speed of light, how could Jotaro be hit by N'Doul' stand Geb? When Jotaro fought N'Doul, he was capable of hitting Jotaro with his stand. But supposedly only Jotaro and Dio' stands can move as fast as the speed of light.
If Star Platinum moves as fast as the speed of light, how could Jotaro be hit by N'Doul' stand Geb?

First of all, the Crusaders are in the desert, in Cairo Egypt, and as we know, Egypt is a desert. A hot desert.
The temperature must've been high, causing at least Heat Edema to occur.
Just a few minutes before, all of the Crusaders (except for Joseph, who wasn't going insane, and Iggy, who wasn't even there at that time) were going insane, and they were still recovering, including Jotaro.
So Jotaro was in a weakened state, causing him to not probably be able to move at the speed of light, and Jotaro moves at speeds of about 833.7 meters when he caught the bullet (figured out by Darthplokoon2, thanks bud.) which was probably decreased due to Jotaro recovering from the heat.
Short Answer: Plot
Long Answer: Recovering from a possible Heat Stroke
How fast does Star Platinum punch?
(^^ Link to the question where I got the speed of SP.)


Who are the 7 Heroines of Bonyari High? I have come across this term and I wonder who exactly the 7 heroines are?

They are mentioned here in chapter 132:

And here:

Can someone give me a list of them?

I know of Chitoge, Kosaki and Marika. Haru seems not to be one of them.

The seven hero(ine)s of Bonyari (凡矢理高校七英雄, bonyari koukou nana eiyuu) were confirmed in a Nisekoi official Fanbook released in August 2015 (ニセコイ　ファンブック　トクレポ). The fan translation by Red Hawks being released more than one year before, the team probably assumed at the time that the seven people in question were girls without any solid proof (but they are seemingly right nonetheless).

Sources:

The actual list of the seven heroines is mentioned on this japanese blog, apparently specializing in Nisekoi trivia. The list is given additional credence by this other blog, which reviews the fanbook extensively and mentions, without expliciting all names though, that 5 of the 7 heroines fell in love with Raku, and that the other 2 didn't appear yet as of the writing of the review. The same list appears on the japanese wikipedia page of Nisekoi as an annotation to the seven heroines entry of the glossary section, and a number of other pages of people who asked the same question.

Trivia:

The seven heroines of Bonyari refer to 7 people of Bonyari High, who possess a unique talent or incredible popularity among other students of Bonyari. Even though she's not a part of it, Haru is mentioned to be a likely candidate for a "future" list of these seven heroines.
The seven heroines of Bonyari seem to be a cute variation of the "7 wonders of school" (学校の七不思議, gakkou no nana fushigi) in Japanese scary urban legends, which is also a relatively common trope in manga.

Onto the actual list:

The golden rose princess [golden rose], Chitoge Kirisaki (黄金の薔薇姫（ゴールデン・ローズ）)
The lovely lily missy [pretty lily], Kosaki Onodera (可憐なる百合嬢（プリティ・リリィ）)
The noble mountain arrowhead [noble amaryllis], Seishirou Tsugumi (気高き山慈姑（ノーブル・アマリリス）)
The beloved marigold [lovely gold], Marika Tachibana (愛の千寿菊（ラブリー・ゴールド）)
The gracious sunrise orchid [grace cattleya], Yui Kanakura (優美なる日出蘭（グレース・カトレア）)
The melody camellia princess [melody camellia], Roxanne Kyouko Gotou  (旋律の椿姫（メロディー・カメリア）)
The innocent turnip girl [innocent turnip], Hikari Saegusa (無邪気な菘娘（イノセント・ターナップ）)

Notes: arrowhead refers to the flower, not an actual arrowhead. Also, brackets denote names written phonetically in english in the original japanese text.

Note that, like the japanese review of the fanbook mentions, Yui was not introduced nor a teacher in Bonyari yet when the seven heroines were mentioned in chapter 132. It can be speculated that someone else occupied her place in the listing at the time, but it is not known who.

As for Roxanne Kyouko Gotou (後藤・ロクサーヌ・響子) and Hikari Saegusa (七草光), they were mentioned by name and both didn't appear yet in any work as of this writing. (Also note that the pronunciation of their names may actually be different than what I wrote. I'm fairly confident about their first names, but their family names, especially, may have a different spelling; I chose to write Gotou and Saegusa because they are common pronunciation for these.)


Where does the Devil Fruit come from? Where does the Devil Fruit come from? I know that the Devil Fruits come from a tree. (Is this only a theory or really confirmed?)

Do all different Devil Fruits come from the same tree or from different trees as usual? And where do these tree/trees grow?

And how come that all Devil Fruits are scattered on so many different places in the One Piece world. How did they get there?

A special example would be the "Fire Devil Fruit".

How and when did this Devil Fruit get on Dressrosa?

There was an early claim that there is some magic tree that grows a Devil Fruit every thousand years or so.  Similarly, there are stories about the "Sea Devil" being the origin of the powers.  There is no real justification for these and they can be taken as in-story myths.  We essentially don't know if they are true or not.

What we do know is that when a Devil Fruit user dies, its ability is transferred to a regular fruit in close proximity. This is shown when the Salamander Fruit eaten by Smiley regenerated into an apple as it died. This regeneration cycle explains why all these fruits are scattered everywhere and how they continue to exist.

This does not explain where the fruits came from however.  It seems from out-of-universe statements by Oda that Vegapunk will soon (if not already I'm not up to date on the manga) explain the origins of the fruit.  This and the existence of artificial Devil Fruits indicate that more in depth knowledge about their origin and nature is known among the scientific elite of the New World.  This information has not, however, been revealed to the reader.

For the specific case of the Fire-Fire Devil Fruit: when Ace died, another piece of fruit of the same kind somewhere near Marine HQ became a Fire-Fire Devil Fruit.  This was eventually obtained by Doflamingo and brought to Dressrosa as a means to flush out Luffy.  As the military was in control of the battleground, I would expect they had fruit available to absorb the powers and gave this one to Doflamingo as part of the plan.  Alternatively Doflamingo or someone else could have carried fruit with them during the battle to collect the powers themselves.


Is Jun openly homosexual? In Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2 - Innocent Sin, after I beat Lisa's Shadow in the Taurus Temple and selected "I'm glad you feel that way", everyone is commenting on Tatsuya's own confession.

After that Lisa comments on not losing to an older woman and mopey boy. This to me seems like Lisa is saying that she won't lose to Maya or Jun in claiming Tatsuya.

Now I have always got the impression Jun is effeminate or something of the like but I never got an impression that he was homosexual. I am wondering then if Jun is homosexual. If not, what is Lisa talking about?

I honestly don't know how much you were paying attention to the game if you didn't figure out Jun is homosexual... He has loved Tatsuya since he was a child; this game is one of few that do not shy away from exposing his orientation.

If you look at the demon contact description he has with Lisa, it says they are rivals in love (over Tatsuya). In his demon contact descriptions with Maya and Tatsuya as well as Lisa and Tatsuya, both are referred to as "love triangles" because he is after Tatsuya as well. He even flirts with Tatsuya, very obviously, and both Eikichi and Lisa acknowledge this. In fact it wouldn't be at all outrageous to suggest Tatsuya returns his affections, given his behaviour in-game and the word of the creators. In any case, Jun is homosexual and Tatsuya is bisexual, they are both explicitly attracted to men.


Why does Trisha Elric have tomatoes? In many episodes where Trisha (the boys’ mother) is seen, she is carrying, tending to, or harvesting tomatoes.

(Trisha in her tomato field; she is carrying tomatoes in her apron.)

Why does she have these tomatoes? Does she home-grow all of their food, or is this just a hobby of hers?

The Village of Resembool is a sheep-farming town in Amestris and is well known because of this

Village of Resembool

If you have watched the anime when Ed and Al go back home there are a lot of farms

So my guess is that she harvested her own vegetables for their food and maybe for trading.


How many episodes of Naruto are there? I have been watching Naruto online, and there are no episodes available to watch after 301, even though I know there is a big war on that episode. Are there any more Naruto episodes? People have been saying there is an episode 700, but is that all manga?

There are 220 episodes in Naruto original anime series, which has been completed. Then Naruto Shippuden, which has 500 episodes in total. The series finished airing on the 23rd of March, 2017.

You can stream and watch anime from anime-planet or some other anime streaming sites. Some of them may charge you, some of them may not. Best way to watch Shippuden is on Crunchy Roll.

There are 700 manga chapters and an extra 10 chapters in the Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet manga, which is set several years ahead of the final chapter (volume 72) of Naruto.

With the conclusion of Naruto, we now have its spin-off/sequel, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. This is currently airing on Crunchy Roll and is 18 canon episodes in as I am writing this. Also the manga is available to read for all the purists.


Where should I start the Tokyo Ghoul manga from? I've finished the 1st and 2nd (√A) seasons and I wanted to start with the manga. So I want to continue it from the part where the anime left off, since I don't want to waste time reading what has been already done in the anime, assuming all the episodes are canon. If they are, which chapter should I start from? Or should I start from the beginning? And one more question, is it a weekly or monthly published manga?

Start from the beginning, they've changed some things in the anime.
(Not to mention that the 2nd season deviated from the manga completely)
It's weekly, and do note that after Tokyo Ghoul, there's Tokyo Ghoul:re.


Who else besides Ichigo has a transformation bankai? I know that in the Seireitei there are many different kinds of bankais and was wondering if Ichigo is the only one that full on transforms when he activates his bankai.

I found Sode no Shirayuki (袖白雪) / Hakka no Togame (白霞罸) to be worthy of being called a full-transformation Bankai.

Depending on argumentation, you could also classify the newly revealed Bankai of Zaraki Kenpachi as a full-transformation Bankai. Even though the specifics are unclear as of now, the artwork suggests it has a similar mechanism like Ichigo's and Rukia's Bankais.

Additionally, there are a few that partly transform the user, as mentioned in Dimitri's answer.


How is the holy grail war from Fate/ Stay night kept a secret? I might have missed the explanation while reading the visual novel but if the magic and all that kinda stuff are kept a secret from the public, then how exactly do you explain the huge glaring flashes of light and the huge amount of noise that comes from the fight between the servants? Is it something to do with the Magic Association/ The Church? I don't actually remember any instances in the the visual novel other than the start of the series with Shirou getting stabbed by Lancer where any witnesses were killed. Not to mention the other shenanigans like Rider summoning his chariot.

From the author Kinoko Nasu himself:

The Holy Grail War is unknown to the general population, but to what extent is it hidden from normal people? Are the Church people (supervisors) manipulating the media and police (or even the governmental level) to cover it up?
A: The Church manipulates information, while the Magic Association handles the media. Also, the Association has the Einzbern cover the cost of any collateral damage.

Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Holy Grail War, p.131
Eyewitnesses can be dealt with by manipulating their memories.


Why can Naruto still use Rasenshuriken? When Naruto first used Rasenshuriken against Kakuzu the effect was massive. He destroyed   two of Kakuzu's hearts, but there were a huge after effect to him. If I'm not mistaken, Tsunade advised Kakashi to ask Naruto never to use the technique again due to the huge risk. So why is Naruto still able to use the technique and have no side effects after that battle? I may have missed out on something.

Naruto only used this jutsu one time in normal form (against Kakuzu, and got many side effects, like you said), the other times he was at Sage mode, at this state he didn't damage himself.

According to Naruto  Wiki:

  Naruto later improved the Rasenshuriken with Sage Mode. This allows
  him to throw it at his opponents, and removes the threat of damaging
  himself with the technique.


Anime with a boy wearing a sun-shaped crown I found the following picture which collect a bunch of characters from many anime: I was curious about the two characters that I put in the red square (just below Ichigo). Which anime are they from?

The character on the left is Wataru Ikusabe from Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru.

The character on the right is Daiichi Haruka from Madou King Granzort.

They are grouped together because both series are directed by Shuji Iuchi. In fact, there is a crossover of Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru in the first episode of Madou King Granzort:


What happened with Iwao Kuroiwa and Yukinori Shinohara after the battle against Yoshimura? After the battle with Yoshimura at the end of the 2nd season of the anime, Iwao Kuroiwa and Yukinori Shinohara were baddly injured. One of the characters said one of the two was in a critical state. What happened with them? Is it mentioned in the manga or something if they survived?

I'm not sure about anime, but in manga, Iwao Kuroiwa

   lost his left arm, which was replaced by prosthesis.

and Yukinori Shinohara

   suffered brain damage due to heavy blood loss, and ended up in vegetable state.

In short, both characters are alive, but battle with Owl led to consequences of varying severity.


What happened to Yamato? Is yamato dead? If not what happened to him. We saw him being taken prisoner by Kabuto and then we never see or hear from him again, even with Kabuto defeated we see no mention of him. So what happened to him?

Yamato was controlled by spiral zetsu (tobi) just before the infinite tsukuyomi. Since Yamato and zetsu both know wood release, their powers combined was enough to stop the Third Hokage with "Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands".

Chapter 677

Episode 426


What does Viktor yell in Yuri On Ice? Is he yelling "kusnav" or like "kusnov"?

What does it even mean ... couldn't find anything on the webs - am I heavily mistyping it?

The only similar-sounding word that I recall hearing in Yuri!!! on Ice is the Russian word vkusno (вкусно), which in the show is sometimes used by characters to mean "tasty". (For instance, it appears in ep. 2 when Victor is introduced to katsudon, and when in ep. 9, Yuri Katsuki tastes the katsudon pirozhki that  Yuri Plisetsky's grandfather made.)

The IPA transcription of вкусно is [ˈfkusnə]: it is then not implausible that a casual listener might miss the initial [f] sound or be confused when transcribing the final schwa, leading to a transcription like kusna or kusno. (When encountering unexpected two consonant combinations, I have sometimes missed the first consonant entirely: for instance, when I first heard the Hebrew song "Hatikvah", I heard "tsofiyah" (צופיה) as "sofiyah," because it was easier for me to process what I heard that way when I was not listening carefully.)


The strongest character in each Dragon Ball series Excluding Zeno because he is the king of everything, who is the strongest character in each Dragon Ball series, like Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Universe, Dragon Ball GT, ...?

I'm looking for fact-based answers, like using logical based such as comparing Ki and lot more.

Each of the series introduces multiple characters of increasing strengths during different arcs so I'm going to answer the question with the strongest character at the end of each series.

Dragon Ball: The strongest character at the end of Dragon Ball was Goku. Piccolo was the next character along with Kami in the race. However, Piccolo addressed Goku as being the only real obstacle that stood in his way and that Kami had neglected too much on his training.

Reasoning: In Episode 148, we see Piccolo and Goku fight where the both of them seemed to be pretty even in strength until Goku finally rung him out. Also, Picollo had wounded Goku to such an extent that he was in a life or death situation and it is obvious that he would've gotten a Zenkai boost after their fight. The only other fighter in the race is Kami but because of Piccolo considering only Goku to be a threat, I think it is fair to assume that he was the strongest.

Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Ball Z saw the introduction of fusions. So the strongest character including fusions would be Vegito which is a Potara fusion between Goku and Vegeta. The strongest unfused character, on the other hand, would be, Ultimate/Mystic Gohan. The other characters in the race would be Super Buu(Who was even stronger with Gohan, Gotenks absorbed), Goku and Gotenks who weren't as strong.

Reasoning: The final antagonist at the end of Dragon Ball Z was Majin Buu and we see multiple iterations of Majin Buu. We know the SSJ3 transformation is a lot superior to the SSJ2 transformation. Majin Buu in his fat form was slightly weaker than Goku in his SSJ3 form who was initially the strongest at the beginning of the series. Then we see Super Buu(The strongest iteration of Buu), who was about the same level as strength as SSJ3 Gotenks (Who was a fused character). Fusions are more powerful. Gohan in his Ultimate Form, was strong enough to Toy around with Super Buu in episode 267. Gohan was also able to hold his own against a Buu with an absorbed SSJ3 character in the following episodes. Finally, we see Potara fused character Vegito, completely Toy around with a Buu who absorbed the strongest unfused character Ultimate Gohan, making him the strongest.

Dragon Ball GT: "Note: This series isn't canon". However, this series also contained fusions hence the strongest character at the end of the series was SSJ4 Gogeta, which is a fusion between Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan 4 transformations. However, the strongest unfused character would be the last villain they had to face, that was Omega Shenron.

Reasoning: This one is fairly easy. Omega Sheron was the last Antagonist of the series. He was strong enough to push back SSJ4 Goku, Vegeta, Majuub, Gohan, Goten and Trunks.It was only after Goku and Vegeta fused into Gogeta, they managed to completely Toy around with Omega Sheron. The last few episodes of the series between 57-63 would indicate the same.

Dragon Ball Super: So this show saw the introduction of Gods/ Angels and took power scaling to a multiversal level. The strongest character in terms of power is the Grand Priest. "Note: The Omni King doesn't have physical strength as stated by Beerus and Whis. He has the ability to erase anything from existence solely out of will which makes him powerful". If I were to consider only mortal's, the strongest character currently is yet to be determined, however will be soon in the next few days between Goku and Jiren.

Reasoning: Unlike in the previous series, this series introduced many characters stronger than the main characters by huge margins, without actually revealing their power in actual combat. We got introduced to Gods of destruction and Angels. Gods of destruction are technically the strongest fighters in every Universe(With the exception of Jiren and maybe even Goku now as of episode 129).

There also exist Angels who are substantially stronger than the Gods of destructions, to a degree that they could take them out without any effort. One such Angel who is friends with the protagonist is Whis. Whis said to Goku in Episode 55 that even he could barely keep up with the Grand Priest in terms of combat. Note Whis himself at that time is strong enough to knock out Goku and even the God of Destruction of his universe Beerus(Who is substantially stronger than Goku at that time) without even trying.

As for the strongest mortal, After Episode 129 and 130, it has to be Goku in his Fully Mastered Ultra Instinct Form with Jiren not Far behind!


Do the lyrics of Madoka Magica's two movie OPs foreshadow Rebellion's ending? To understand the question I'm asking, you will probably do need to watch the three Madoka Magica movies. I'll still try to avoid spoilers.

In order to fully understand the ending of the movie or rather, what happens next, I went back to look at possible clues that foreshadowed Rebellion's ending. The lyrics of Luminous by Claris, the OP for the first two movies, strikes me in particular:

  My faith in saving you becoming clear
  I really hope in the beginning
  To bring your smile back
  Make it a true miracle

  The hope summoned pursued us and surpassed the world
  The feeling to never give up connected our hearts before we knew it
  Instead of crying, let's smile and head for tomorrow
  Even if the oath we decided hurts and falls
  To protect your heart
  I'll be by your side

Now one thing to note is that, if I remember correctly, the song was released before the movie, although not too far apart. So it might be coincidental. However, these parts of the lyrics is interesting to me that this is exactly what Homura is doing by

   taking Madoka's power to recreate the universe in order to protect her ("even if the oath we decided hurts and falls") and release her from her own perceived sufferings ("to bring your smile back").

And that she would do any lengths to protect Madoka because she still thinks she can save her("my faith in saving you..."). The second OP in the third movie has these lyrics:

  You touched my heart and it shined, turning so colorful
  So I'll Take Flight, Riding on Hope
  Your Wishes Are Gathered Beneath the Sky That stretches Infinitely
  and if I CAN go protect Them
  I'll Get over the Memories of That day
  WHEN I made a Promise with you and go from the Past Now
  to the tomorrow that no one knows about

To me, this just described exactly what happened in the ending. In that

   Everyone's memory is wiped out ("no one knows about"), Madoka's wishes to get rid of witches is also presumably granted as well, Homura turned back time for the n^100 times ("g o from the past now"), and Homura now becomes the "protector" instead of Madoka absorbing all the witches suffering ("if I can go protect them").

So does the two songs foreshadowed the ending? To me, I think that the song really did helped me to empathize with Homura despite what she did. There's more to the lyrics in my opinion, but I will keep it focused on just the ending.

They could not be planned to foreshadow Rebelion for a very simple reason: Urobuchi (author of the story) did not plan for Rebelion when writing the series. There are actually quite a few interviews with him that bring some light to his choices about the script, and he never mentioned lyrics.
Short answer then: very unlikely.

Edit: As comments states. This does not apply to the movies' openings.


How do I read this panel? I have just started reading one piece and came across this panel. I think I know the order panels should be read and I know to go from top right to bottom left within the panels, but I found the one above a little confusing. What order should I read the bubbles and who is talking in each box?

The right order to read these is as you stated:

Top right,
Bottom right,
Left.

I believe Nami is the one doing all the talking, but I get why you'd be confused: the speech bubble on the left has a really short tail, and Luffy is closer to it than Nami is. However, judging by context (the bottom right and left statements seem to follow logically) plus the fact that Luffy doesn't have his mouth open, I would say it's fairly reasonable to assume that Nami is doing all the talking.


Was Aqours created to rotate out μ’S? After watching some live shows of Aqours, it seems to me that LL-Sunshine is doing what boy bands do all the time:

Rotate the aging members out and replace them with younger ones.

I came across this interesting piece of news:

2016/02/29
　“μ’S FINAL LOVE LIVE! ～μ’SIC FOREVER♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪”
THE LIVE CONCERT FROM LOVE LIVE!
TO BE STREAMED LIVE IN THEATERS IN ASIA AND OSEANIA[sic]! – UPDATED!

Were Aqours created to replace the aging μ’S?

Okay, so Eri is going to try and answering this.

You do remember that by the end of Love Live anime, μ's disbanded, right? It was because us, the third years graduated from Ootonokizaka. μ's is a 'school idol' idol group. So it would not make sense if the members are not school idol. But if μ's was to keep going, then it would have to recruit new members to replace us the third years. Like Honoka said, and what we all agreed, it would not be μ's if it was not us nine. Therefore, the only option was to disband.

As for Aquors, they are like our sister group. Aquors is like what NMB48 is to AKB48. Although the relationship between μ's and Aquors is not that close since they are they were founded after μ's disbanded. They are a whole different group compared to ours. They are not replacement for μ's. μ's is irreplaceable and will always lives on in our hearts and our fans' hearts.

It's true that they did take some inspiration from μ's, and I can say that we are happy that they did. But, while they too are school idols, they have their own style, and their own music. They worked hard for the sake of their own fans.

Therefore please do support them as well.


What happens when Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi? When Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi is his mind or his spirit inside the Kyuubi?

What happens while he is running? Does he have something like an autopilot?

It's like thinking while running, or making a phone call.

His mind is there, but he's also aware of his surroundings, he's not gazing into space.

Also, it's very likely that these interactions happen much faster than we see them (in the real world), just like thoughts and dreams are experienced by the brain in a flash, while to us it seems as if it took minutes (in reality it took less then a second).


What chapters/episode are the Hore Herb & Horedan Flower in To LOVE-Ru? The Japanese Wikipedia of To LOVE-Ru mentions two out of many types of plants:

Hore Herb (ホレ草)
Horedan Flower (ホレダンの花)

I tried looking in the manga of both the original and sequel To LOVE-Ru Darkness but I can't find it.

What chapter/episode each one of those plants was in?

The Hore Herb (ホレ草) is inferred in To LOVE-Ru volume 5 chapter 40 and the Horedan Flower (ホレダンの花) is from an original scenario on a booklet packaged with The First Edition of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd BD/DVD.

In volume 5 chapter 40 of To LOVE-Ru (凶悪バレンタイン, A Brutal Valentine' Day),

   when Rito asked Mikado-sensei what happened to the students, she replied that she had told Lala to add an aphrodisiac from a plant from Planet Hore in her chocolate.

 御門: 催淫効果のあるホレ星の薬草を入れるように教えちゃったのよね

 (The original panel in Japanese)

Regarding The First Edition of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd BD/DVD, this is the booklet.

However, there's no review/further information about the content of the booklet, aside from the Japanese Wikipedia putting a footnote for the source of Horedan Flower.


Are the moon and the sun alive? In Soul Eater, the sun and the moon seem to have a face and sometimes laugh.
Are they alive or is it just their design?

The Sun and the Moon:

A somewhat theoretical answer:

Living things display the 7 characteristics of life - which are:

Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition

They definetly exhibit movement and respiration

And they are sensitive to conditions of the atmosphere

They do not appear to grow, but this could be because they are adult.

They do not appear to reproduce.

They excrete light onto the world.

The moon may be eating something.

If the sun and moon's reproduction properties are anything like our own, which they are modelled off, they are non-existant. Stars and planets are formed - a non-biological formation without passing on any genetic information

This, combined with the fact that many of the other characteristics are assuming a lot, can bring us to the conclusion that they are not living,

Although, having said that, there are a couple rare articles around the web that claim stars are living. Example

So I guess you can justify it to be either true or false, whichever you would prefer :)


Why does absorbing the Spirit Wave from Genkai involve such a painful process? In the middle of The Dark Tournament, Yusuke Urameshi gets to fully inherit Genkai's power of the Spirit Wave by absorbing a ball of energy from her.

However, this process turns into an excruciating trial for Yusuke, almost killing him, and keeping him doubled over in extreme pain for a long period of time, so much so that his Spirit Animal, Poo, is also in pain and flies to him to try to help.

My question is, why is it such a painful procedure to learn and absorb this power?

Spirit Energy is a part of one's life energy, like an extension of one's soul.  When Genkai transfers her spirit energy into Yusuke to teach him the technique, it is incredibly painful for him to receive such an overwhelming amount of energy/soul at once because his body takes  time to adjust to the new levels of energy.


Why are the other researchers slugs? In Sword Art Online Season 1 in ALfheim, when Asuna escapes from her cage to try and log out, we see 2 researchers who have taken the form of slugs.

Is there a particular reason why their character models are different? Sugou uses a normal fairy character model (though it's Oberon) and considering that the 2 researchers we see are just monitoring the captive SAO players, extra appendages won't be any use for them. Not to mention in a game where you can fly, their slug forms would force them on the ground.

The researchers "virtual space" and the game world of Alfheim Online are (conveniently, I'd say) hosted on the same server, but the researchers are not playing the game, nor are supposed to exit the facility (i.e get at ground level).
Apart from monitoring the SAO players, those two guys are actually experimenting with sensory expansion (as they mention it in their dialogue) and to do so they have a different model because of the mapping of the additional/expanded senses to tentacles and such.
Because of their increased sensitivity they appear easier to harm, as Asuna does after some time.


Have any Zoan types other than Chopper gained the ability to transform into more than three things? Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) with the rumble ball and after the timeskip he can transform into 7 more. But why are there no other Zoan types that have more than three transformations!

Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) with the rumble ball.

You answered your own question right there. He's completely reliant on a drug that he developed in order to make the additional transformations. Before the timeskip he was able to do the original 3 transformations without the rumble ball, and an additional 4 with the rumble ball.

After the timeskip he no longer needs the rumble ball for all 7 original transformations. There is nothing canon that explains why. However with the fact that he is able to transform into Monster Point with only 1 rumble ball now hints that he has developed a permanent effect of some degree that allows this.

It is assumed at this point that Chopper could theoretically develop something for other Zoan-class users assuming the rumble ball didn't already work for them. Suffice to say that at this point no other known scientists have developed anything similar.


For how long were Accelerator and the Sisters doing the Level 6 experiment? He's killed about ten thousand sisters, if he did it at a rate of 8 sisters per day, that would be:

10000 / 8 = 1250 days

Or about 3 years and 5 months.

Could the experiment have been running for that long?

In a nutshell, Accelerator went through almost 10K sisters indoors. As a result of this, he was able to efficiently kill many sisters.

Assuming he "works" for 12 hours, killing a sister every 8 minutes on average, he would go through 9800 sisters in 4 months.

Source: http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Level_6_Shift

  It is unknown how long the experiments went on, however, seeing as Nunotaba Shinobu has talked to a clone wearing a winter uniform, and that Accelerator has killed the first clone who wore a summer uniform, one can assume that the experiments went for several months during the autumnal, winter or spring seasons—at least the preparations of the clones—before being stopped. Furthermore, several experiments have been executed within the premises of research facilities until being moved during May of the contemporary year.
  ...

  In May of the current year, the experiments moved to the outside and empty places. This is because of the requirements of the battlefield, as such experiments 1 to 9802 have been performed inside, while the remaining 10198 experiments would be dealt outside.


How many demon forms does Mirajane have? As what I've known, Mirajane has only 3 forms :

Satan Soul
Halphas
Sitri

I wonder if how many demon forms does Mirajane have (not yet discovered)? Is it three forms only?

According to  Mashima, says that there are 72 demon forms of Mirajane, but It was not yet revealed in manga and anime,

Mashima has went an interesting way with Mira's powers.
Though if you know about demons from the Goetia list or other animes you probably already sort of know.

Lisanna has things like Animal Soul: Rabbit, Animal Soul: Tigress
Elfman has Beast Soul: Weretiger, Beast Soul: Lizardman

Animals and Beasts.
Though in Mira's case of course she'll have demons for her forms, and Mashima has decided to get them from the Ars Goetia list.
So it'd look like for her, Satan Soul: Sitri, Satan Soul: Eligos etc.

Here's the list of demons:

King Baal (bael)
Duke Agares
Prince Vassago
Marquis Samigina
President Barbas
Duke Valefor
Marquis Amon
Duke Barbatos
King Paimon
President Buer
Duke Gusion
Prince Sitri-Shown
King Beleth
Marquis Leraje
Duke Eligos
Duke Zepar
Count/President Botis
Duke Bathin
Duke Sallos
King Purson
Count/President Marax
Count/Prince Ipos
Duke Aim
Marquis Naberius
Count/President Glasya-Labolas
Duke Buné
Marquis/Count Ronové
Duke Berith
Duke Astaroth
Marquis Forneus
President Foras
King Asmodeus
Prince/President Gäap
Count Furfur
Marquis Marchosias
Prince Stolas
Marquis Phenex
Count Halphas
President Malphas
Count Räum
Duke Focalor
Duke Vepar
Marquis Sabnock
Marquis Shax
King/Count Viné
Count Bifrons
Duke Vual
President Häagenti

72 Demons

link to list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demons_in_the_Ars_Goetia#Prince_Sitri


Martial arts show with a character named Metsu The anime was based on the unarmed fighting style. The main protagonist was Metsu. I forgot the first name. it showed three different descendants in the arc. One was the era of the Shinsengumi. And two others, I can't remember.

You are very likely looking for Shura no Toki.

  Legends tell of an invincible martial art known as Mutsu Enmei-Ryu, an unarmed style that allows the user to defeat any number of armed opponents using incredible speed and strength. This is the story of three generations of those who bear the name Mutsu, and their encounters and battles with the strongest fighters of their era.

The AniDB entry is tagged with Shinsengumi.


Why doesn't the Byakugan have a second stage? The Uchiha Clan had the Sharingan which  has a lot  of different stages:

Sharingan (Increases power with age/3 commas = maturity)
Mangekyo Sharingan (Unlock = Kill a close friend/family member) (Blindness over time)
Time Erase (Kasashi's Mangekyo Sharingan)
Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (Perfect vision/Incredible Power)
Amaterasu (Invincible Fire Attack)
Tsukuyomi (Illusion Technique)
Mind Control (Shisui Uchiha 'Mental Genjustu')
Copying Ability (Endless library of techniques) (See opponents techniques/Mimic opponent)
Susano'o (Giant Skeleton/Invincible Sword 'Totsuka Blade'/Invincible Shield 'Yata Mirror')
The Blade and Mirror were found by Itachi, by unknown means - Teleportation
Intangibility (Madara Uchiha)
Izanagi (Dream/Illusion Technique)
Sharingan+Rinnegan Techniques
Mangekyo/Eternal Mangekyo

And it varies for each user in shape and appearances:

Sasuke Uchiha - Six-Sided Star Shape (Mangekyo) Six-Sided Cyclone (Eternal)
Itachi Uchiha - Three-Sided Cyclone
Kakashi Hatake - Bizarre Three-Sided and Curved Cyclone
Madara Uchiha - Izuna Uchiha - Stange Opened Circle with Three Squarish-Openings
Shisui Uchiha - Four Sided Throwing Star

But the Byakugan stays the same and every member has the same one.

So it makes me curious, why doesn't Byakugan have a second stage?

There is a "second stage" of the Byakugan, called Tenseigan. And it has its own Chakra Mode, which is said to be on par with the Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
When the Byakugan is combined with the chakra of an Ōtsutsuki clan member, it evolves into the Tenseigan. The only known wielders are:

Hamura Ōtsutsuki
Toneri Ōtsutsuki

The Tenseigan has abilities similar to the Rinnegan.

The Tenseigan allows the user to control both attractive and repulsive forces, similar to the Rinnegan. Additionally, it also grants the wielder Tenseigan Chakra Mode, which in turn gives the user an increase in speed, power, strength, durability, and reflexes. It also grants its user Truth-Seeking Balls, thus granting the user all five nature transformations and Yin–Yang Release.
source: Naruto Wikia


Who began the war with the Hideauze? I just began watching Suisei no Garugantia and didn't understand why there is that unexplained (at least so far) war against the Hideauze aliens. Who attacked first, and for what reason?

If you just began watching the series, this answer will be a huge spoiler for you. The information here is from episode 9, so I'd advise you to wait for the episode before reading this.

In episode 9, Ledo got hold of some information from the past in which he learnt about the origins of both the Hideauze and the war between them and mankind.

Spoilers from episode 9 from here onward!

Before Earth's fifth ice age, a group of humans underwent heavy genetic modifications, in order to adapt themselves to space environment, so that they could migrate from Earth. These people were called the Evolvers. The human Evolvers are what became the Hideauze.
There were countries that stood by the Evolvers, and countries that stood against them (the Continental Union). The opposition movement against the Evolvers opened fire against them. From there things escalated into a war between "regular" humans and Hideauze (genetically modified humans), because they both wanted to flee from Earth (using a portal being built by the Continental Union), and saw each other as a threat.
Basically, "regular" humans attacked first, because they saw the genetic modifications the Evolvers underwent as a sort of blasphemy (and were, most likely, afraid of them). However, the war only got to what it is now because the Hideauze saw the portal being built as a threat to them (because they'd be stranded on Earth), and decided to take preemptive action against "regular" humans.

Here's a set of pics from episode 9 (click it to enlarge):


What will happen if a wild pokemon is hit by 2 pokeballs of the same strength at the same time? Wild Tauros appears.
Trainer A throws Safari Ball (Ball A).
Trainer B throws a Safari Ball (Ball B).

Now, a rare occurrence happens: both PokeBalls hit Tauros at exactly the same time. What will happen to Tauros? Will it enter Ball A, Ball B, or neither? Since PokeBalls converts Pokemon into energy before storing it, will it split in two and each trainer will have half a Tauros in each ball? Will this kill Tauros in the process? What if one of the balls is of better quality or strength? Like a normal PokeBall vs. a Great Ball?

Updated answer:

Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu introduce support trainers, a second player who aids the first player in battling other trainers and in capturing Pokémon. When the two trainers throw Poké Balls and hit a Pokémon at the same time, the Poké Balls combine and there is a greater chance the Pokémon will be caught.

Speculative answer:

In Pokémon Adventures: Gold and Silver, Kurt explained that Poké Balls work by using a "capture net", which is very similar to a real net. In fact, in the manga, the gym leader Bugsy does use a real net with his Poké Balls. So in the hypothetical case where two Poké Balls hit one Pokémon, the result would be similar to two nets being used. The nets would interfere with each other and neither one would fully encapsulate Taurus. Taurus possibly would be immobilized for a short time before it broke free from both nets. In the anime it would glow red and become energy for a moment.

From Bulbapedia:

  In the manga, Bugsy refers to his "capture net" as being the net that is supposedly inside a Poké Ball, but visible and already deployed. According to Kurt, this invisible net captures and physically stores a Pokémon.

As for better Poké Balls, such as a Great Ball, I would suspect their nets would be bigger and stronger, so they would be able to envelop the other Poké Ball's net and cancel it out. Thus, Taurus would be captured by the Great Ball.


Is the term Otaku derogatory? I know the term is widely used in America as a term for someone who has a love and anime and all things related to it. So in the US it's a term of endearment.

However in Japan the term is known more or less to be used to describe a shut-in / loner. But it actually originated from a few variations. One being the name of a stalker / murderer another just meaning someone with a love for Japanese culture.

So is the term really bad, good or more or less up to the individual to find a meaning?

This is somehow related to my question which has been closed (and I wonder why but I respect the administrator's decision). As far as I know, in Japan, the term otaku isn't positive at all. It means the same as being a geek or nerd or someone who's obsessed with something. And according to TVTropes,

  Otaku come in many flavors, but one thing can be said for each and
  every one of them. They've each staked out their own favorite thing,
  and they obsess over it relentlessly. Regardless of other
  intelligence, an otaku will have an obsessive, unhealthy, and almost
  encyclopedic knowledge of their chosen topic.

  There are almost as many flavors of this type of character as there
  are things under the sun, but a few of the major ones are:

  Anime or Manga Otaku
  Cosplay Otaku
  Gaming Otaku
  Idol Otaku (wota)
  Military Otaku
  Technology Otaku

  Essentially, someone could be an otaku about just about anything:
  politics, sports, history, etc. When otaku is used by itself by a
  Westerner, 99% of the time it will mean "anime/manga otaku".

  Neither geek nor nerd is an adequate translation. However, in modern
  use, both words may carry a shadow of the right connotations of
  obsessive interest and/or social ineptitude. Think of the older, more pejorative senses of geek
  and you're on the right track - the British term anorak is also a
  close translation. In Japan, the term Otaku does not carry a positive
  meaning, at all.

  A semi-related term is hikikomori, which refers to a teenager or young
  adult who withdraws completely from society for an extended period,
  typically isolating themselves within their parents' house and become
  psychologically fixated to particular hobbies; hikikomori in media are
  usually otaku of some sort. Hikikomori are also critically viewed as
  lazy and outright creepy, which doesn't help the perception of otaku
  much. Especially after 1989, when serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki was
  shown to be both an otaku and hikikomori, leading to a moral panic.

So I think the term otaku and being otaku yourself connotes something negative in Japan. Though, there are a lot of anime nowadays that features otaku characters. A major example is Lucky Star so I think they are somehow removing that negative connotations about being an otaku, though not generally.


Why is Index's full name "Index Librorum Prohibitorum"? Index's full name is "Index Librorum Prohibitorum", based on a real book with the same name. It's a list of publications deemed heretical, anti-clerical or lascivious, and banned by the Catholic Church. Source

Does this book also exist in Index's world, and was she named that by the Church deliberately?  Or did the author just get the name because it sounds cool?

It's based of the real life list, "Index Librorum Prohibitorum," which in
English is literally a "list of prohibited books." Index herself is, in other words, a literal embodiment of these books prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Paul IV.

The list was created to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by preventing people from reading of immoral books or works there church thought was heretical. Some of the works even included scientific works by leading astronomers, like Johannes Kepler, whose ideas were controversial at the time. The list basically contained the rules set by the Roman Catholic Church relating to the reading, selling, and censorship of books.


Where exactly does A Certain Scientific Accelerator fit in the timeline? Where exactly does A Certain Scientific Accelerator take place in the timeline? I know it'd some time after Accelerator's gunshot wound by the necklace but that's about it.

If you are wondering about the episode order:

The broadcasted Accelerator S1 arc happens after Index S1, episode 17 and Railgun S, episode 24.

Which means the Accelerator S1 happens before Index S1, episode 18 and Index S2, episode 1, and Index S1 episodes 19-24, and Index S2, episodes 2-5.

Index S2, episodes 2-5, happens before A Certain Magical and Scientific Ensemble, which happens before the Index S2, episodes 6-7, which happens before the Index Miracle of Endymion movie, which happens before Index S2 episodes 8-24, and Index S3.


Why does Ayaka Ohashi have the nickname "Hego-chin"? Ayaka Ohashi is a Japanese voice actress (seiyu). She has nicknames such as "Hasshī" and "Hego-chin".
The word "Hasshī " is thought to be derived from her family name "Ohashi" .
However, there is no character anywhere in her name that could be the source of the sound "Hego-chin".
These days, she's known as "Hego". "Hego" is probably a shortened version of "Hego-chin".

Why does Ayaka Ohashi have the nickname "Hegochin"?

Her Japanese Wiki page tells us the origin of that nickname:

愛称
愛称の一つである「へごちん」は、2013年にweb番組『五十嵐裕美のチャンネルはオープンソースでっ！』にゲスト出演した際、「頭へ ゴチン」を「頭を ヘゴチン」と読み間違えたことが由来。さらに省略されて「へご」とも呼ばれるようになった。

My translation and my explanation in the parentheses:

Nickname
One of her nicknames "Hego-chin" came from an incident that took place in 2013 when Ohashi made a guest appearance in Igarashi Hiromi (another Japanese voice actress)'s web series Igarashi Hiromi's Channel is Open Source! In the show Ohashi misspoke and mistakenly said "hegochin the head" (which is nonsensical) where she should've said "gochin to the head". She has also been called "Hego", a shorter version of "Hego-chin".

「ゴチン」(gochin) is an onomatopoeic word that describes the sound of a large object hitting someone's head. 「頭へゴチン」means to use something to hit the head in the fashion of "gochin". Here 「へ」is a particle indicating direction. The kana is usually pronounced "he" in words, but as a particle it should be pronounced "e". So the correct reading of that phrase was "atama e gochin", but Ohashi thought 「へゴチン」 was all together a word, so she pronounced it as "hegochin". Another tricky thing that led to her mistake was the hiragana 「へ」 and its katakana 「ヘ」 look alike.


What are the names written on the back of Yuri Nazarov's photograph? In episode 6 of Noir, Kirika brings Yuri Nazarov home after he faints and finds a family photograph hidden behind a drawing of a cat. (See link for bigger version of image below.) On the back of the photograph, there is something written in what is probably Russian.

What is written on the back of the photograph? I have at best an extremely poor knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet and the Russian language, so I have not managed to read everything written there. My guesses so far are, going line by line:

Ivanov
Natasha
Yuri
[I can't figure out what the middle two letters are.]
Balkutsk 1951 [This is the line that Kirika reports to Mireille, so it must be correct.]

Your guesses are correct. Some of the Cyrillic letters here are written in a strange way: nobody writes ш ("sh") on the second line in this way. The letter и on the third line  has an underline that doesn't really belong. Abstracting away such gratuitous elements, I think the fourth line is "Миша" (Misha, a masculine name) in which the two middle letters are distorted with extraneous pen strokes. The full text for completeness:

  Иванов
  Наташа
  Юрий
  Миша
  Балкутск 1951

Presumably, the photograph depicts one female (Наташа) and two males (Юрий, Миша), with "Иванов" being their last/family name. (Actually, in Russian the family name would be written in plural form, i.e., "Ивановы"). Балкутск being the town where the photo is taken in 1951.


What measures does the police take to control villains with all sorts of quirks? After All For One pretty much blew up an entire district in his battle against All Might, one may question the police's ability to imprison him (who seems to be alive and led to some sort of iron maiden). On that note, there are probably other notoriously powerful villains with quirks that would make it easy for them to escape from prison.

What measures does the police take to control villains with all sorts of quirks? Perhaps the iron maidens are capable of disabling them?

Another example is when they find Nomu. They just put some handcuffs on him. Hell, the only reason Nomu didn't escape is because it was in a docile state.

These villains were weakened badly and I'm pretty sure All For One was knocked out. They use highly cautious containment procedures. Nomu is controllable by Shigaraki so with Shigaraki not there, Nomu is useless without orders. All For One was weakened and he decided to let himself be taken away because he gave up. If I had to guess what would have happened to Overhaul if he still had arms is that they would use something where he can't touch anything and he would be fed by someone.


Is this Sakura's variable suit? Sakura is a slayer not affiliated to Little Garden. So she does not have a variable suit like Hayato and the others.

But she uses a very peculiar (fanservice-wise) type of suit when she uses her Hundred on live shows:

Is this a variable suit?

Yes. It is her variable suit.

(Source: Anime's official site; ヴァリアブルスーツ = variable suit)


What is the true nature of the Cervello? The last time the Cervello appear in the manga is when

  they give Byakuran the Mare Rings.

After this, they're not shown or mentioned again.  While their true purpose could be inferred from the events in the final arc, I'd like to know if there's any official word on this.

There's nothing official from either the manga or anime.

Anything regarding the Cervello's true nature will only be speculation and can thus be dependent on the viewers' interpretations.

While Shoichi said that the Cervello ended up with the Millefiore at some point (Episode 169: Sky Lion Ver.V (Leone di Cielo Version Vongola), it could be implied that this happened after they gave Byakuran the Mare Rings.

In my opinion, their true nature is similar to that of Kawahira's; they're just administrators. I'd like to assume that since Kawahira gave the Vongola Rings to Giotto, he has somehow given it to the Cervello to administer since he's administering the Arcobaleno pacifiers.


How did Eren lose his memories? We all know by now that Eren

   has the Coordinate power, which means that he should possess memories of everything (origin of titans and such).

How does he not remember everything until much later on?

Historically, the memory inheritance power of Coordinate would only work for the bloodline of the Reiss royal family.

  Nevertheless, it seems that only the Reiss bloodline can activate this ability from the beginning, since Uri and Frieda Reiss showed signs of being aware of that knowledge immediately after obtaining the Coordinate, while Eren was only able to see some vague memories of Frieda after years of having received it.

One of the characteristics of the Coordinate is that its effects are linked to bloodlines.

The memory manipulation didn't work on several bloodlines that were not among the common people in the walls,

  (...) it is known that at least the Ackerman bloodline, the Asian clan, and the noble families are immune to this mental manipulation due to not sharing a common bloodline with the majority race within the walls.

So by not being a Reiss by birth, the coordinate is more or less dormant on Eren.

Source: http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Coordinate


What music is playing in season 3 episode 2, 10 minutes into the episode? It's around the time when they are tasked with going through the forest and start showing of their quirks, starting with Shouji and Jirou saying "where the beasts are."

You're talking about that scene at 09:40

The OST is : Combat Training  (it comes from Season 1)

Here is a link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa9mT_sPkQA


When was the start of the multiple story-line? According to Photokano, Yosuga no Sora and Amagami-SS (series that adapted from Visual Novel) are animated as multiple story-lines in one series. When did this trend begin, and which anime might be earliest version?

Short answer: Amagami SS was probably the first anime of this type.

Long answer: First, let's get some terminology down. Anime in which multiple storylines without shared continuity are released as a single production are typically referred to as "omnibus" anime. Omnibus anime are typically (though not necessarily always) adapted from visual novels or other computer games, which lend themselves well to separate continuities,* and typically have each continuity correspond to the protagonist's relationship with a particular person.

To clarify what "omnibus" means, let me point out some anime that are not considered omnibus by this definition.

Clannad is not an omnibus anime because there is a single continuity. Everything Tomoya (the protagonist) experiences during Kotomi's arc (episodes 10-14) stays with him (and everyone else) from episode 15 onwards.
Amnesia is not an omnibus anime even though the timeline gets reset every few episodes, since the protagonist remembers what happened to her before each reset.

With this definition of "omnibus" in place, the question, then, is: which was the first omnibus anime?

There is strong evidence from the archives of /a/ that the term "omnibus" only began to be used in this sense starting in July 2010. This is the same month that Amagami began airing. A perusal of those discussions strongly suggests that the omnibus format was a novel innovation in anime at the time. Furthermore, I cannot find any references to omnibus-style anime existing prior to Amagami SS. Taken together, all this evidence leads me to believe that Amagami SS was the first omnibus anime.

Aside: as Logan M noted in a comment, omnibus-style manga have existed for a long time. Amagami SS's use of the omnibus format was novel only for its medium, not for Japanese popular media in general or anything like that.

*For example, most visual novels tagged "Multiple Endings" on VNDB (including Amagami) have separate continuities. There's a lot of them.


What is the difference between yuri and shoujo-ai, yaoi and shounen-ai and ecchi and hentai anime genre? Yuri and Shoujo-ai are anime themes which are related to girl-to-girl relationship, while yaoi and shounen-ai are related to boy-to-boy relationships. But what are their distinct difference? When can you call a specific girl-to-girl anime a yuri or shoujo-ai? When can you call a specific boy-to-boy anime a yaoi or shounen-ai?

Plus, what is the distinct difference of ecchi and hentai anime? I just know that they are both for adults only-theme anime. When can you call a specific anime an ecchi or hentai?

For Yuri vs. Shoujo-ai, according to Wikipedia:

Yuri focuses on the sexual or the emotional aspects of the relationship, or both, the latter of which sometimes being called shōjo-ai by western fans.

Also,

In North America, yuri has initially been used to denote only the most explicit end of the spectrum, deemed primarily as a variety of hentai. Following the pattern of shōnen-ai, a term already in use in North America to describe content involving non-sexual relationships between men, western fans coined the term shōjo-ai to describe yuri without explicit sex. In Japan the term shōjo-ai (少女愛?, lit. girl love) is not used with this meaning, and instead tends to denote pedophilia (actual or perceived), with a similar meaning to the term lolicon (Lolita complex). The western use of yuri has broadened in the 2000s, picking up connotations from the Japanese use.

To summarize, the way it is used depends on who you ask. In North America, shoujo-ai is generally less explicit/sexual, while in Japan it generally denotes pedophilia.
Yaoi vs. Shounun-ai:

The terms yaoi and shōnen-ai are sometimes used by Western fans to differentiate between the contents of the genre. In this case, yaoi is used to describe titles that contain largely sex scenes and other sexually explicit themes and shōnen-ai is used to describe titles that focus more on romance and do not include explicit sexual content, although they may include implicit sexual content.

Also,

Shōnen-ai originally connoted ephebophilia or pederasty in Japan, but from the early 1970s to the late 1980s, was used to describe a new genre of shōjo manga, primarily by the Year 24 Group, about beautiful boys in love. Characteristics of shōnen-ai include that they were exotic, often taking place in Europe, and idealistic.

The yaoi vs shounen-ai distinction is similar to the yuri vs shoujo-ai one.
For ecchi

The word is not only common in Japan, it is also used worldwide inside the fandom of Japanese media to describe sexual themes or undertones. While the word ecchi could mean anything from mild to insulting in Japanese language, it is used in Western culture to divide between pornography (hentai) and playful usage of sexualized imagery (ecchi). Works considered as ecchi do not show any sexual intercourse or primary sexual characteristics. Instead, it is up to the imagination of the viewer.

For hentai

[Hentai] is a Japanese word that, in the West, describes sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation—especially those of Japanese origin, such as anime, manga, and eroge.
The English use of hentai is more similar to the way the Japanese use the slang term エッチ (H or ecchi), which refers to any sexually explicit content or behaviour. The Japanese seldom use the term hentai to refer to pornography in Japan.
Adult anime, or hentai anime, is anime that relies primarily on sex. Adult manga, or hentai manga, is manga designed for purely pornographic purposes. Plot is still used to develop character and setting, but most of the time, the ultimate goal is to show scenes of sexuality with few exceptions.

For ecchi vs. hentai, the difference seems to be also mostly dependent on who you ask. In America, hentai and ecchi are generally synonymous, while in Japan, hentai is sexually explicit while ecchi is generally not.


Do Tatara and Hanaoka end up together? I watched the anime because on MAL its written that the anime is romance drama.. Etc. The thing is Tatara seems to like Hanaoka so, is the romance between them? Because I like a romance which starts to grow from the beginning. Not in the mid a new character comes and ruin things up.

To be precise I want to know if Tatara and Hanaoka will end up together or not so I know I should watch and read ballroom e youkoso

And I don't care about the spoilers so feel free to say what you want.

Since the manga isn't over, nothing's set in stone, yet. So, I can only give you my assumptions.

I'm actually quite sure that there is or will never be a romantic vibe between Tatara and Shizuku. As Prasanth has already said, Tatara probably never held any romantic feelings for her, but rather admiration and respect.

Moreover, the main heroine actually is Chinatsu and not Shizuku as many might have assumed while watching the first half of the anime. Chinatsu appears in the second half and henceforth always stays in the foreground with Tatara as his main dance partner (Shizuku and Mako were only temporary ones). She simply didn't show up at the very beginning of the story. That's why I'm very confident to say that the romance tag refers to the relationship between Tatara and Chinatsu.

The story focuses mainly on the character development of and the relationship btw. these two protagonists. "After a difficult start because of their completely different personalities and background, Chinatsu and Tatara slowly find themselves on the same wavelength and steadily grow together as dance partners and reach new heights." That's probably a suitable synopsis of their relationship.

Btw., there has been quite a few hints in the anime that this relationship is slowly progressing in a romantic way. So, if you want to ship Tatara with Shizuku, then you'll most likely be disappointed (Shizuku's romantic relationship also probably revolves around her main dance partner Kiyoharu).

I personally am more than satisfied with the relationship btw. our two protagonists and I really want to encourage you not to give up watching this anime only because you initially shipped Tatara with Shizuku. I'm quite sure that you will change your mind as the story progresses.


How can we convert between a.t.b. and Revolution Year? In the first two seasons of Code Geass, dates are mentioned with "a.t.b.". I took this screenshot from first episode of season one:

However, in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, dates are mentioned as R.Y. (Revolution Year). This is a screenshot from the Akito the Exiled trailer:

So, first question: What does a.t.b. stand for?
And, also: How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.? Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?

What does a.t.b. stand for?

It stands for "Ascension Throne Britannia", named after the "date the first Celtic super-king, Eowyn, was elected by the united British tribes to battle Rome, becoming the first member of the modern Britannian imperial family."{1} 55 B.C. is equivalent to 1 a.t.b.

  How can we convert between a.t.b. and R.Y.?

The Revolution Year system (used by the EU in Code Geass) is based on the French Revolution (start date) of 1789 A.D.{2}{3} Since 55 B.C. is 1 a.t.b., we can figure out the actual conversion formula:

  0 R.Y. = 1789 A.D. = 1845 a.t.b.

If you want a simple conversion between a.t.b. and R.Y., just some simple math:

  R.Y. = a.t.b. - 1845

  Which Revolution Year would 2010 a.t.b. be?

Based on the conversion above, a.t.b. 2010 is equivalent to R.Y 165.


Is Genshiken Second Generation a remake? i recently got this Prinny Bomb from NISA

Prinny Bomb Vol 502

under the Nyaruko Crawling with Love image there's one talking about the pre-order for Genshiken Second Generation.

Now i've been seeing NISA's Prinny Bombs talk about Genshiken airing on Crunchy Roll and have been waiting to see if NISA would release it on DVD however i am wondering if Genshiken Second Generation is a remake for DVD/BluRay or if it is a second season? as i have never seen Genshiken on NISA's store before (and what NISA has on store for anime RightStuf has)

Genshiken Second Generation is actually a direct sequel to the original Genshiken. There's also a manga version which is available in English from Kodansha USA. The story follows the club under Ogiue's presidency after everyone else graduates other than Ogiue, Ohno, and Kuchiki. Susannah moves to Japan and joins, and they also recruit three new candidates: fujoshi Rika Yoshitake and Mirai Yajima, and crossdresser Kenjiro Hato. The other original Genshiken members also appear occasionally. There's a pretty big subplot about Hato and Madarame.

Genshiken 2 on Anime News Network.

The Wikipedia page, which discusses the new characters.


What is the difference between all of the Sharingans? I'm am currently at volume 42 of Naruto and I would like to know the differences between all the Sharingan techniques.

According to Quora, I have heard there are 6, like the Amaterasu-something.

What is the difference between all of the Sharingans and the types?

Sharingan is a dojutsu, and a kekkai genkai that can be accessed (naturally) only by the Uchiha clan when an Uchiha experiences strong emotions. The design of the Sharingan is having 3 tomoe.

Two basic abilites that the Sharingan offers are -

Dōsatsugan - The techniques being copying jutsu, seeing chakra, and advanced eye movement to detect anything.
Saimingan - Genjutsu, taking complete control over a person's body. (Even tailed beasts can be controlled), and also the user of the Sharingan is able to predict an attacker's attacks by careful observation.

The other two powerful and forbidden jutsus are - Izanagi and Izanami. Izanagi allows the user to warp reality and switch between illusion and reality, allowing the user to escape death is certain cases. Izanami traps the victim in an infinite loop of illusion. Each of these leads to the user going completely blind in one eye, each time he uses either of the techniques (Although Madara retained his vision due to him awakening the Rinnegan).

The Sharingan can be evolved into Mangekyō Sharingan by experiencing the trauma of loss, although the repeated use of the Mangekyō will render the user blind. To overcome this, the user can transplant the Mangekyō Sharingan of a sibling into his, thus awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. The design of the Mangekyō is unique and specific to a person, and the Eternal Mangekyō merges the designs of the two Mangekyōs.

In addition to the abilities that the usual Sharingan offers, the Mangekyō also offers a wide range of abilities specific to users, like

the Susanoo (common technique) - gigantic, humanoid avatar made of the user's chakra which surrounds them and fights on their behalf.
Amaterasu in the case of Itachi - black flames that cannot be extinguished at all, and it is the highest form of Katon.
Tsukuyomi, in the case of Itachi - a very powerful genjutsu technique,requires eye contact and traps the target in genjutsu which feels like an eternity for the user but it lasts only a second in the real world.
Kamui, in the case of Obito and Kakashi - a powerful space time technique, allows the user to teleport anywhere (also to the unique Kamui's dimension) and allows the user to be intangible (the user teleporting himself into the dimension partially) and also the Kamui can synchronise with another space–time ninjutsu, granting the user access to the synchronised technique's dimension (in the case of Kaguya and Obito).
And in Uchiha Shishui's case, the Kotoamatsukami, an extremely powerful genjutsu technique, that manipulates the victim's thoughts completely without anyone, including the target, having the slightest idea that they were being controlled.
The Choku tomoe, in the cases of Madara and Sasuke, grants them fluidity in their movements when fighting.
Kagutsuchi, in the case of Sasuke, applies shape transformation to the flames of Ametarasu.

The Sharingan, Mangekyō, and the Eternal Mangekyō can be transplanted to another non-Uchiha, but would not be very efficient as it would demand a great deal of chakra and it could not be deactivated. (Which is why Kakashi wears an eye patch)

Sources -

Naruto Wikia - Sharingan

Naruto Wikia - Mangekyō Sharingan

Myself, a huge Naruto fan.


What games does Faye play when she loses all of her money? Faye is perpetually losing all of her money gambling.  We know she's addicted to gambling in general, but is there anything in specific that we know she tends to love playing (but always loses) at?

It was never explicitly stated in the anime, but in her first appearance, she was playing Blackjack.

Not sure how credible this link is but it does backup what card terms follow her..

  ...Faye is really good at gambling, especially where poker or blackjack is involved because she cheats ...

Also her aliases are Poker Alice and Queen Of Hearts. It can probably be deduced from that with any words she might have used in any games she played in the anime. So its possibly Poker and or Blackjack.


Why did Ash became a child back in Sun Moon Series? I was watching Pokemon Sun Moon and I think its a continuation because he knows about Pokemon from other regions.

But the question is that why did he became a small kid, from a young guy, who challenged Alain in Kalos League Finals?

He nearly won the match so why did he need to go to Pokemon School?

Ash Ketchum has, and will always be, 10 years of age. Sun and Moon has only changed the art style and focus of the anime. Whilst Pokemon of old had some comedy in it, Sun and Moon has made it a priority.

source for age: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash_Ketchum


What is the distribution of nen type users? There are 6 types of nen:

Conjuration
Emitter
Enhancement
Manipulation
Transmutation
Specialization

I'm not sure if all types occur equally, or if all types except specialist occur equally and specialist is less common, or if all of them occur at different rates.

I have attempted to research this question for an RPG I intend to run, however I have not found any information on this topic.

What is the distribution of nen type users? Information from any official source is welcome including all of the anime & manga.

No, this is like DNA, you only know that specialists are the rarest and least common,as they explain in the episode "Desire x and x Promise". But the other categories are random. It is assumed that the enhancers are the most common, but there is nothing that says this with real certainty.


How much of THE iDOLM@STER was based on the games? (In case there is an confusion, I'm talking about the 2011 series, not Xenoglossia)

I think I heard that Ryuuguu Komachi was formed in THE iDOLM@STER 2, but are there any other key events that are from the game(s), or is the TV series mostly original?

The plot in the games does not lend itself to being directly adapted into an anime since it hinges on developing a group of three of the idols at once. As far as the game is concerned, the other idols don't really exist. They pop up on occasion when you have the opportunity to invite others to encores and 5-person songs.

The core concepts and themes for each idol are derived from the games but the precise events are entirely new. Furthermore, the anime is filled with fanbase Easter eggs and references to interactions that the seiyuu have with each other. In fact, many traits of the idols are based on their seiyuu.