Why did Kakashi kill Rin? In episode 345 of Naruto Shippuden (オレは地獄に居る/I'm in hell), when Obito arrives on the battle field, he sees how Kakashi killed Rin. The wiki summarizes this scene as

  On his way to the battle site, Obito has a vision of Rin through his empty eye-socket. He arrives just in time to see Kakashi run his Chidori through Rin's chest. Rin's death awakens both their Mangekyō Sharingan.

In the next scene we see that the Kiri-nin are clearly disappointed by the fact that Kakashi killed Rin, one of them says "Damn it! He did it!", and another replies "After all the trouble we went through to get her!"

But I don't understand why he had to kill her, why they couldn't wait, e.g., for reinforcements to arrive. Is there some good reason why it was better, for her, or for the village, that she dies, rather than to be captured by the Kiri-nin?

When they were on a mission in the Hidden Mist, the Hidden Mist ninja captured Rin and made her into the 3 tails' Jinchuuriki. Their purpose was for Rin to return to the village, where they'll undo the seal, kill Rin and have the 3 tails rampage on the Hidden Leaf.

Knowing that, Rin jumped in front of Kakashi's Chidori as he charged on a hidden Mist ninja to kill herself and foil their plans.

Obito came a second too late and only saw Rin getting impaled, but later on he too learned the whole story.

The Hidden Mist shinobi were manipulated by Madara. He was the one who set that plan up then told Obito so it could have awaken his power. Rin had a curse on her heart placed by Madara.

Source: Naruto Manga - Chapter 675.


Is it true that Luffy's mother has been shown in the series? I've read some article that said Eiichiro Oda has drawn and shown
Luffy's mother in the series. I forgot the source, but is that true or not?

We don't know. The only thing we know as Toshino mentioned in a comment is that Oda had said we would be very pleased with Volume 45 if we were wondering about his parents. Whether he was referring to his father Dragon alone or both his parents is unknown at this point.
From the SBS of Volume 44 chapter

Reader: Oda-sensei!! I have a serious question. Will you ever draw Luffy's parents? P.N. Mr. Uni, Age 16
Oda: His parents? Well, I think you will be pleased with the next volume. Get excited!

Volume 45 consists of the chapters 431, Fist of Love through 440, First Fist vs Blackbeard. Luffy's father was revealed to the crew in chapter 432 and he was shown to the reader in chapter 440. Whether his mother was beside him in the base or somewhere else in those chapters is unconfirmed.


Why are there so many tragic ocean promises? Quite often in a promise is made to go see the ocean. Just as often these promises can not/ no longer be achieved due to some events occurring.

Is there some symbolism at play here? Leading to a character always having to dramatically fail at going to the ocean together? Or something different all together

It has something to do with the term Mother Ocean, the fact that Japanese islands are made of several volcanoes linked together, their work ethics and custom.

Mother Ocean

Mother Ocean is a term used to refer to the fact that all lives on earth starts from the sea/ocean as described in Nagi no Asukara. Even after leaving the sea and becoming land creature, the ocean still provides nourishment and food for them, thus it can be said that Mother Ocean is a symbolics of love. A love that knows no bound even when betrayed and left behind. An eternal love that is ready to accept when one repent and return to it as is the case with Miuna.

Thus, it can be said that a promise to see the ocean is a promise of love. The fact that the promise was broken and in some cases tragically, is a symbolics for a love that would never come true.

Japanese Islands, Work Ethics & Custom

See the following map.

Most of Japanese lands are mountainous terrain. People live on these mountains. In the olden times, these terrain makes traveling hard, thus not many mountain people travel to see the sea. In the modern day this would be due to their tight schedule making them unable to take vacation to the sea. I think it is already a common knowledge that Japan has a crazy tight work schedule. People rarely use their paid visit. That is part of their work ethics. Also, most Japanese visits ocean only during summer. It's an old custom.

Thus, while Japan has plenty of beaches, and given the distance and the availability of public transports it should be relatively easy to access, going to the beach is not something Japanese people easily do unless they already live by the sea. This means that going to the sea can be counted as a luxury for the Japanese.


Why do Kagura and Yomi from Ga-Rei show up in Tokyo ESP? In the beginning of Tokyo ESP, Kagura is waiting for Yomi somewhere.
Is Tokyo ESP a continuation to Ga-Rei?

The comment by josephting got it mostly right. Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are both manga by Segawa Hajime (Ga-Rei: Zero also shares script writer Takayama Katsuhiko with the Tokyo ESP anime). Showing Kagura and Yomi (and later two other characters from Ga:Rei Zero) was likely intended as a throwback reference to Ga-Rei. I guess from a practical standpoint, it would serve to alert people who otherwise weren't paying attention to such things that they're by the same author.

However, Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are pretty clearly not in the same universe. It should be enough that the mangaka has never indicated anything to the contrary, but there are also in-universe reasons why they can't be. For obvious reasons, if it were, it would necessarily happen before Ga-Rei: Zero. But in the Ga-Rei universe, ordinary people weren't aware of all the supernatural phenomena. In fact, in the opening of the first episode, they order a media blackout as per "Section 3B of Form 12". In contrast, in Tokyo ESP, ESP users are generally known to the public well before the first episode (specifically, in chapter 12). In addition, the events of Tokyo ESP simply don't fit on the Ga-Rei timeline, since we know essentially the full backstory of the characters and there's nothing remotely like what happens in Tokyo ESP, nor do any ESP users show up anywhere in Ga-Rei. Barring some major retconning, we can safely say that these aren't the same universe.

In the manga, the scenes with characters from Ga-Rei don't happen. In fact, very little of what happened in episode 1 is in the manga at all. What did happen is in chapters 22 and 23. Kagura and Yomi haven't appeared at all in the manga as far as I've read (chapter 30). However, the series is no stranger to cameos. We'll certainly be seeing some of (spoilers) this guy and likely quite a few others. With that in mind, Ga-Rei cameos aren't particularly out of place here, but they won't be playing any big role.


Why does Saitama have such a simplistic design while others characters are so amazingly detailed? Why is Saitama, the main character of One Punch Man, looking so plain, while everything in his world is so amazingly drawn? I mean even everyday things are so detailed to the point that we can consider it an amazingly painted masterpiece, while his design is like being tutored on how to draw...

Because that's just how it is.

Saitama is SUPPOSED to be boring and silly looking by design as part of the comedy. Instead of a "cool" looking hero like Genos, who in any other work would be a shoe-in for the main character, the story ultimately revolves around Saitama.

Now...Murata's version does give Saitama his due when he's being serious or intense, but generally he's just so bored or disinterested in the fight it's not worth the effort to put out that kind of appearance, so the crude or low quality drawing is simply to emphasis how little effort or attention he's giving to the situation.

In the original verison (with art is done by author himself and is VERY crudely and lazily drawn in most cases), his design never really changes that much and he's always plainly drawn throughout the series, while the other characters are generally given more detail. (the lazy-mode Saitama is a cleaned up version of the original version Saitama).

He's not the only one though...there's another character who occasionally shifts into their original form when Saitama finds them annoying as we see them from his perspective.


A party of 3 women looking for a hero I'm looking for a manga I've read in English in 2009-2010. I bought the first volume of it back then, but I fear I might've lost it somewhere and can't remember the name either.

It's set in a medieval fantasy world, and the protagonists are a man and 3 women: a priestess, a thief, and a warrior.

The priestess has long fair hair and clothes like most other priestesses in manga or anime, and is pretty much like one would expect such a priestess to be.
The thief appears to be the youngest among the girls, is also the shortest of them all, and has shoulder-long hair. She appears to be a good-natured thief, not the cut-throat kind.
The warrior is quite tall and strong, even compared to men. She has dark skin and appears to be very tough. She doesn't behave much like a woman, nor does she try. She often spars with the male protagonist.
The male protagonist is pretty much a standard male protagonist: strong and reliable looking. He is quite a pervert, though.

It begins with the priestess looking for the successor of a legendary hero while the thief and warrior were accompanying her, helping her search. Apparently, and according to the priestess, the hero's successor is supposed to be just like the hero of legend: strong, reliable, chivalrous, etc. In short, he's supposed to be the ideal, perfect hero.

After they find him, they quickly realise the truth: He's nothing like what they expected. He may be strong, and he even looks reliable from time to time, but he's actually an unrefined pervert. The thief and warrior regularly ask the priestess, if she's sure he's the hero, to which she admits — usually in tears — that she has her doubts.

When the priestess reports to the head priestess (the one who gave her the job of finding the hero), she complains about him not being at all what she imagined. The head priestess admits that he sounds exactly like the legendary hero she had been travelling with many years back. Whether the head priestess only admitted it in her head, or the priestess didn't hear/believe her, I don't remember.

I don't remember much else about the story. I do remember, however, that the women treat the hero with a bit of hostility in the beginning, due to him being a shameless pervert. He eventually manages to earn their trust, though. The priestess keeps praying to her God, hoping that she'd got the wrong guy all along.

Although I've only read the first volume, it seemed to be quite funny overall, though I wouldn't exactly call it a comedy.

What's the name of that manga?

That sounds a lot like Mahou Senshi Louie, released in the US as Rune Soldier. I haven't read or watched the series, but from the Wikipedia description:

There's a blonde priestess, Melissa.
A young thief, Merrill
A tall, dark-skinned warrior, Genie
The main character, Louie, is an idiot and a pervert.

From this picture, the cast seems to resemble your description:

The plot description on Wikipedia sounds just like your summary: the three girls are seeking a legendary warrior who turns out to be Louie, to their disappointment, since he's idiotic and perverted. Over the course of the series, they slowly come to respect him.

The manga was published by ADV Manga, which was in operation from 2003 to around 2010, so it's perfectly plausible that you bought it in 2009 or 2010.


Is Gear Second still damaging Luffy? When Luffy first started using Gear Second, it was claimed that this was shortening his lifespan as it requires his body to work more than it normally does. Is this not the case anymore? And if not, why? What changed?
Luffy has been using Gear Second in many fights now and there does not seem to be that worry anymore. Or is this something that will be addressed later in the story?

When Luffy first developed his 2nd Gear, he would pump blood through out the entirety of his body and increase the blood flow, doing so enabled his tissue and organs to access more oxygen and nutrients, hence making him match up with opponents who were stronger than him. The problem however occurred with prolonged use of the technique, due to the fast rate of metabolism from increased blood flow, luffy would burn up nutrients rapidly, and the less nutrients he had, the less energy he had to continue fighting, but since he's stubborn, he'd still continue using it, and at that point the technique hacks away at his life force because his body is being overworked with little nutrients.

Moreover, during the 2 year time skip, luffy trained under Reilegh, and was able to fully master and perfect his 2nd gear, to the point where he only needed to pump blood increasingly through the parts he needed to use for fighting. Although this helped reduced the effects, I believe the 2nd gear becomes more dangerous when he uses it past its limits.

So to finally answer your question, the second gear still negatively affects luffy and chips away at his lifespan, but when compared to the time he first developed the technique, the effects are not that great. The main technique that poses more of a threat to luffy  is his fourth gear, which is a completely different case.


What does Touma say to the "Replica" Sorcerer with the Obsidian Blade? Question for any of you Index/Railgun fans out there.

At the end of A Certain Magical Index I Episode 18 the "Replica" Sorcerer (the one with the Obsidian Blade) asks Touma to make sure he protects Misaka.  When Touma answers, we can only see his lips moving (no sound) and then he smiles.

Misaka is listening from behind one of the iron beams of course.  Normally in Anime it is fairly clear to me what these moments signify, but in this case, both the Sorcerer's and Misaka's response are (in my opinion) ambiguous.

Anyone care to wager what he said?

Manga volume 11, chapter 64, page 15

The full quote was:

  "That’s right, it's a promise. This promise is to protect Misaka Mikoto and the world around her. This is my agreement with a certain nameless person who fell in love with her so quickly."

He explains this to Shirai Kuroko regarding his promise with Etzali from Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 08.

source: Touma's quotes on Toaru Majutsu no Index Wikia


Can multiple people/animal eat a single Devil Fruit? Provided, Chopper eats the Devil Fruit along with the other deers, will they all have the Devil Fruit ability, given that acquiring the ability only requires a single bite?

From the One Piece wiki:

  Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit

So I would say that the answer is no. Only one person/animal gets the ability.


Is there any information regarding Itachi's lover? I was reading Chapter 401: Illusion of Naruto. Page 10:

In the third panel, Obito comments (emphasis mine):

  [Itachi] had killed his lover and his father and his mother...

I found this to be a new piece of information, as I never knew Itachi had a love interest. Was anything else mentioned anywhere in the series about Itachi's lover?

Naruto Manga has ended but there has not been any information about Itachi's lover. Kishimoto Masashi has not disclosed anything about Itachi's lover but some speculation can be made.

As we know Itachi, he entered Anbu at 11 and became captain by age 131. And the massacre of Uchiha clan took place while he was in Anbu. So his lover may be from Anbu and the highest possibility that she is an Uchiha otherwise Itachi would have not kill her.

Mentioning about Itachi's lover, Kishimoto might be trying to show how much Itachi loves his brother and give strong hold to the plot about Itachi's relationship with his brother Sasuke. Killing whole clan and his own love but not his brother does provide strong proof about how much Itachi loves his brother

I would like to mention about fan fiction here, as anime is progressing with lots of filler, within some filler there might appear Itachi's lover. As for the fan fiction her name is Aya Uchiha.


What happens to Tien after the episode - "Tien goes all out"? In the anime TV series of Dragonball Z, what happens to Tien after the attack he does on Nappa? He hasn't been shown after that. Does he die in his attempt to give all his energy into that attack?

Taken from the wiki.

It's just above the "Biography" part. There is also a more descriptive part about it in the "Biography" part.

  During Dragon Ball Z, he is seen striving to become a powerful warrior, and still hopes to surpass Goku one day. He valiantly fights and defeats a Saibaman when the Saiyans arrive, and does battle with Nappa, during which Chiaotzu sacrifices himself in vain, causing Tien to put all his effort into one final attack, which fails. Tien dies a hero's death, but is revived later by Porunga. When the conflict with the Androids comes into full swing, Tien puts his life on the line numerous times when assisting his friends against the mechanical demons, most notably when using his life-force to hold Semi-Perfect Cell at bay, nearly sacrificing his own life to allow Android 16 and Android 18 to escape, thus saving the Earth from certain destruction. After the defeat of Cell, Tien goes off to continue his training. When Super Buu threatens Earth's existence seven years later, he arrives just in time to save Gohan from certain death. However, he is knocked out when Buu's severed legs reanimate and kick him, and later perishes when the Earth is destroyed.


What's this vocal piece in the beginning of episode 18? I'm on episode 18 of Cowboy Bebop, and I noticed vocal background music sung by a male singer that seemed rather classical in style at the beginning, when there is a montage of Faye at a horserace.

What is the title of this piece? Is it something classical music, or is it an original soundtrack-specific composition? The Wikia for the episode doesn't seem to give me anything.

The lyrics are clearly from the song  Adieu (lyric: Brian Richy, singer: Emily Bindiger):

  Been a fool, been a clown
  Lost my way from up and down
  And I know, yes, I know
  And I see in your eyes that you really weren't surprised at me
  At all
  Not at all
  And I know by your smile
  It's you

However the singer in episode 18 is male and I haven't managed to find who he is yet.


What manga is this girl shrinking into a child from? I've found this pretty cute image on the web, and I'm curious as to why the girl turned into a child, and what happens next. I've tried a reverse image search, but it didn't yield any satisfactory results. Does anyone here recognize this image? Could you please tell me where it comes from?

The pages shown in the question comes from the short story Heart no Kusuri in the shoujo manga collection Majo no Lesson by Natsumi Matsumoto.

The two-page spread of Heart no Kusuri one-shot:

And Chinese cover of Majo no Lesson:

Summary:

  Majo no Lesson is a collection of shoujo short stories including the title short about a girl who is always teased by the boy she likes about having long black hair like a witch. She actually is a witch and her hair holds her power, but she almost cuts it when she inadvertently seals the boy's voice away.

If you're wondering how I found the manga, I split the image in your question into two, then I did a Reverse Image Search, which led me to this page. I did an Image Search once again using the cover page. Voila!


Did Saki become Head of the Ethics Committee? When Saki was younger, Tomiko (Head of the Ethics Committee while Saki is growing up) told her that she should become the new Head of the Ethics Committee since she is the most fit for the position in the village. Saki was even already learning the basics of Tomiko's technique to extend her life by studying how to piece together a broken vase with only her juryoku (Cantus or psychic power).

However, at the very end of the series, I wasn't quite sure of Saki's position/job. When she visited the bakenezumi (queerat or monster rat) museum to kill Yakomaru/Squealer, she mentioned that she had already prepared an excuse since such an action was unfit for someone in the Ethics Committee, However I think she also said earlier that the Department of Exospecies Control (or Mutant Management) had been merged with the Ethics Committee. Because/since she had already been working with that department before the attack on the village, it's possible that she is continuing her job related to exospecies while working under the Ethics Committee.

Basically, did Saki replace Tomiko as the Head of the Ethics Committee? Your answer could either be from the novel or something I missed from the show.

According to what she said in last episode

  "The Department of Exospecies Control became a direct subdivision of
  the Ethics Committee and I served as both a member of the Ethics
  Committee  and the Exospecies Department Chief."

She is never mentioned as Ethics Committee head and we can assume because she seemed to focus about queerats at this time and wasn't leading the whole village, while the Ethics Committee head is more likely a leader to the village. But in the future she might be.


What is the target of censorship in Library Wars? What is the target of censorship in the Library Wars (Toshokan Sensō 図書館戦争) franchise? Is it political material, sexual material, or something else?

The premise of Toshokan Sensō involves the Japanese government passing the Media Betterment Act (MBA) as law in 1989 which allows the censorship of any media deemed to be potentially harmful to Japanese society by deploying agents in the Media Betterment Committee (MBC) with the mandate to go after individuals and organizations that are trying to exercise the act of conducting freedom of expression activities in the media. - wikipedia

My interpretation is that the censorship is for everything you mentioned and anything else anyone can think of that would be "harmful to society". Just look at the list of frequently challenged books.

This is the top 10 list for 2012:

Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey.
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.
Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group

Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher.
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group

Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James.
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit

And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson.
Reasons: Homosexuality, unsuited for age group

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.
Reasons: Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit

Looking for Alaska, by John Green.
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group

Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: Unsuited for age group, violence

The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit

Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence


What technique is used to draw the lifelike backgrounds in the movie Ponyo? In the movie Ponyo, the backgrounds (the clouds, pictured below) are not done in a typical anime style. Instead, they are much more lifelike and 3D.

What is the technique used to do this? Is this used in other films or series?

Those are good old hand-drawn backgrounds. Here's a part of an interview with Suzuki Toshio, executive producer and former president of Studio Ghibli (emphasis mine):

  During this decade CG [computer graphics, - singerofthefall] came up and we realized that it enables us to
  make expressions richer when using it as supplement of regular cel [sic!]
  animation. On the other hand a new problem appeared. The progress of
  computing tech is so fast that it isn't easy to catch up. If a movie
  at one point is made by the highest tech, it will become outdated
  soon. There is one more point. We tried CG on Howl’s. For example, the
  legs of the castle were made by CG. However, it didn't seem very
  natural to me and I told Miyazaki that his skill was better than that
  of a computer. He accepted it and quit using CG after that. Hence the
  latter half of Howl’s doesn't include any CG. We now know CG has both
  its plus and minus sides. So the theme of this movie is as the story:
  simple. The visual effects are simple as well, while on the other hand
  it needs very hard working because of the drawing all it by hand.

It is also mentioned here:

  Miyazaki, whose films include "Princess Mononoke," "Howl's Moving
  Castle" and "My Neighbor Totoro," has used computer animation to
  embellish hand-drawn images. But before "Ponyo" went into production,
  he shut down the computer-graphics department at his Studio Ghibli,
  opting to work solely in hand-drawn images.

And finally, from this article:

  He insisted he still uses a pencil to draw his animated characters and
  backgrounds: “Currently computer graphics are used a great deal,” he
  noted, “but it can be excessive. I think [animation] needs the pencil,
  needs man’s hands drawing.”

I would recommend you to check some of Makoto Shinkai's works (if you haven't seen them before) the quality of the animation and backgrounds there is stunning.

Update:
There is an artbook called "The Art of Ponyo", which contains sketches hand-drawn by Miyazaki. I don't own it, but you can take a look at it's reviews here, here and here. The book includes both pencil and watercolor drawings, including characters, backgrounds, etc:

  Usually I use poster paint to create the backgrounds; then I color the
  base in a pale color, adding subtle hues and shading on top of it.
  This time, with Ponyo, I added things like tints or detailed
  expressions with colored pencil on top of what I drew with poster
  paint...


What are these color pages for? If noticed it in several manga now. A extra page added in a fully covered overlay, usually followed by the identical page in either full color or normal colorless.

They tend to be red(ish), blue or green. But I have seen a purple one a while ago as well.

Why are these pages included and where are they coming from?

These pages are using spot coloring:

This type of printing consists of printing with 1 or more pre-mixed colors (generally 1, 2 or 3 colors at once). Spot printing uses a color system of solid, premixed colors known as Pantone colors.

As mentioned on that page, the benefits of spot coloring are:

When using spot printing, colors are more accurate because you have already determined the color by its specific Pantone number. Since the ink is not being mixed, that color will never change from one print run to the next. For example: a Pantone 186 Red will always be 186 Red. Some colors, such as metallics and fluorescents, are only available as spot colors—the same color and effect can’t be achieved using 4-color process.
Spot color is generally more economical if printing is kept to 3 colors or less.

It is nowhere explicitly mentioned why spot coloring is used for manga. However, it can be said that they're used as an eye-catcher. Usually single spot color pages are used to make the publication feel more colorful but not pay the full price of colored pages.
TL;DR:
In Japan, where Manga are published in magazines, such pages serve the purpose of catching the attention of the reader without costing the publisher as much money as it would have cost to publish a full-colored page and nor the artist/mangaka extra time to color each part of the page separately.


Why do Aya and Youko consider going to a ramen shop alone so amazing? Consider the following page from Kiniro Mosaic.

Some context, in case you don't know the series: The three girls are in high school. Karen is the blonde, Aya is the girl with black twin-tails, and Youko is the girl with short light hair. Karen is half-British, has never lived in Japan before, and still has some trouble with the language and culture. That's why she says "It might be something normal for you two Japanese people, but for someone like me, it was a big adventure."

It was shown earlier that Karen is pretty outgoing, but the joke here seems to be that Karen thinks going to a ramen shop is something that's only a big deal to her because she's foreign, and it turns out that it's also a big deal to natives Aya and Youko. But why do Aya and Youko consider this "amazing" and "grown-up"? Youko's line about fast food restaurants suggests there's some cultural reference concerning ramen shops that I'm missing.

Shall I assume that these characters are in high school or younger? In that case, yes, it not so common for high schoolers to hang out at a ramen restaurant compared to a fast food place like McDonald's or a family restaurant like Jonythan's where they can stay for a long time using the drink bar (all-you-can-drink soft drinks/juice/coffee/tea), study there, chat with friends, etc. Ramen restaurants are generally not upscale and, as you can see in the illustration, strangers may sit next to each other at bar-like seating, so this makes it convenient for middle-aged salarymen to eat lunch there alone (again, this is shown in the illustration).  Ramen shops are not very conducive for having conversations, hanging out, and staying past when you empty your bowl. Thus, it's not a place that usually has a family or young people vibe.

If these characters are university students, it is less likely that the Japanese girls would consider Karen fearless, because university students tend to want to eat cheap and quick food, so ramen joints work for that, but it is still that case that many female college students wouldn't go to a ramen shop alone, and possibly wouldn't even go there in a group unless that group includes a male friend, because they will assume that the place will be full of college guys and older men. It's more common for Japanese university girls to eat at regular restaurants and cute cafés.


In what order should I watch Durarara? I only watched the first season of Durarara a few years ago. Since then, Durarara x2 Shou, Durarara x2 Ten and Durarara x2 Ketsu were aired, as well as some specials.

If I want to watch the whole Durarara series from the beginning, in what order should I watch it?

If you want to watch it from the beginning. Watch it according to this order.

Durarara Episode 1-12
Special 1: Heaven's Vengeance
Episode 13-24
Special 2: World at Peace
Durarara x2 Shou 1-4
x2 Shou Special: Watashi no Kokoro wa Nabe Moyou
Shou 5-12
Durarara x2 Ten EP-1
x2 Ten Special: Onoroke Chakapoko
x2 Ten - Remaining
Durarara x2 Ketsu

Sources:

List of Durarara Episodes on Wikipedia

List of Durarara x2 Episodes on Wikipedia

MyAnimeList

TheTVDB


If one could easily use Mangekyou Sharingan even without being an Uchiha why only Kakashi use it? Many people know about power of the Sharingan. Danzo for one had many eyes (11?) but he didn't have the real power of the Uchiha like Susanoo.

Orochimaru, the best scientist in the Ninja world has done a lot of crazy stuff and he was really interested in Uchiha's body so he wanted to take Sasuke as his next host body, but then why didn't he just take the eyes?

The part within your title stating if one could easily use Mangekyou Sharingan even without being an Uchiha is not fully accurate.

While Kakashi does have the [Mangekyou] Sharingan and can use it's abilities, it is not without a cost. Because Kakashi is not an Uchiha, using the Sharingan takes a huge toll on him.

  Because he isn't an Uchiha, he can't deactivate the Sharingan and it rapidly drains his chakra whenever he uses it, leaving him bedridden after extended use
  (emphasis my own)

Orochimaru did not want only the Sharingan - he wanted the full power of the Sharingan. It is for this reason why Orochimaru was interested in an Uchiha's body as a vessel rather than the eyes by themselves. If Orochimaru had only taken Sasuke's eyes, he likely would have experienced similar side affects as Kakashi.

Orochimaru could have done some experiments to give himself the ability to deactivate the Sharingan at will in the same way as an Uchiha. However, due to the lack of Uchiha to harvest DNA, Orochimaru saw taking the entire body as the solution.


Was a scene where Kazuma gets fed up with the party and trades parties with Dust for a bit ever Animated? I recently did a rewatch of KonoSuba with friends, but we remember a scene that doesn't seem to exist in the anime after Kazuma and friends fight the Winter Shogun:
Kazuma gets fed up with the party and trades parties with Dust for a bit.
We remember seeing this at some point but haven't been able to locate it. When I looked it up, it appears to happen in the Light Novel but none of us have read it. The Fandom wiki mentions it was skipped in the anime as well.
Was this ever animated?

No, this scene has never been animated.
You can confirm this by going through the episode summaries for Seasons 1 and 2 and the OVAs that followed each of them on Wikipedia. The movie Crimson Legend doesn't cover this scene either — again, you can confirm with the plot summary on Wikipedia (or note that the movie covers much later events, anyway).
In the light novel, this event (in Volume 2, Chapter 1, Part 7) is the one which introduces Dust's team in detail to us. The anime skips this scene in favour of just dropping a quick line in episode 9  of Season 1, God's Blessings On This Wonderful Shop. While strolling through the streets of Axel, Kazuma comes across a couple of adventurers loitering suspiciously around an alley, and Kazuma('s voice actor) narrates:

These guys are Keith and Dust, two adventurers I got to know recently.


Is Dragon Ball Heroes Goku Ultra Instinct way stronger than Dragon Ball Super Goku Ultra Instinct? In the preview for episode 6 of Dragon Ball Heroes we see Goku UI handling Super Saiyan 3 Cumber.

This is the same Goku who fused with Vegeta fought Cumber before. When Goku was fused with Vegeta, they used kaioken times 50 IIRC. And they were fighting Cumber in base form, which is 50x2x4 = 400 times weaker. This means Cumber SSJ3 is (400x50) 20000 times stronger than Vegito Super Saiyan Blue. And this Cumber SSJ3 was being handled by an unfused Goku Ultra Instinct. Now according to Wiss, fusion multiplies the power of the warriors "tens of times". That's at the very least a times 20 multiplier. Assuming this lower bound for the sake of the math, that makes Super Saiyan Blue Goku to be at the very least 20x20000 = 400000 times weaker than Cumber SSJ3. But then Goku Ultra Instinct was handling Cumber SSJ3, so the multiplier from Super Saiyan Blue to Ultra Instinct in Dragon Ball Heroes has to be at the very least 400,000. And it could be much more. If the fusion multiplies by 50, it would be 1,000,000 . If the fusion multiplies by 100, it would be 2,000,000 . Now, this doesnt look at all as the power boost Goku got in Dragon Ball Super from Super Saiyan Blue to Ultra Instinct. Then my question is, is Dragon Ball Heroes Goku Ultra Instinct way stronger than Dragon Ball Super Goku Ultra Instinct?

I think you're reading too much into this.

First, consider that Dragon Ball Heroes is a non-canon promotional anime. The scenarios within aren't necessarily supposed to be consistent, they're just supposed to be cool and promote the game, Dragon Ball Heroes. Because of this, it makes the most sense for Goku to go through all of his forms before gaining the upper hand on Cumber. This includes all of his Super Saiyan forms, as well as Vegito and Ultra Instinct.

As well, consider that Akira Toriyama has never been totally consistent with the exact strength that the Super Saiyan transformations grant to their users, and he has been inconsistent in general with how strong characters are throughout the series. For example, back when DBZ: Battle of Gods was released, Akira Toriyama stated that in terms of power, Super Saiyan God Goku was a 6, Beerus was a 10, and Whis a 15 (source). If this were still true, SSJ Blue Kaioken x20 Goku should absolutely destroy both Beerus and Whis at the same time. Clearly, this was just a rough idea he had, and it was retconned as Dragon Ball Super continued.

To answer your specific question, I would say that it's impossible to judge the strength of Dragon Ball Heroes Goku relative to Dragon Ball Super Goku. Dragon Ball Heroes is not concerned with coherence and consistency as much as it is cool scenarios, and thus, characters will be as strong or weak as the plot needs them to be.


Are Mu and Kiki Humans? Are this 2 characters from Saint Seiya, regular human beings like Seiya? or are they from another race?

Yes, they are. They just have psychic powers.


How does Orochimaru exist in all of his curse marks Orochimaru gave quite a lot of people curse marks and i'm not sure if this is mentioned in the series but it seems like most of all those curse marks had Orochimaru living in them.

What i mean by this is: Orochimaru was able to come out of Sasuke's curse mark (during Sasuke's battle with Itachi). And also, Sasuke used Anko's curse mark to perform a reverse curse sealing Jutsu to revive Orochimaru.

Does that mean orochimaru kinda did the same thing that Voldermoth did in Harry potter? (Like seal bits of himself into all his curse seals?) but then wouldn't that mean that since he sealed pieces of himself into lots of other people then he should have lost some powers or stuff? However, Orochimaru seemed to be getting weak because his vessels couldnn't contain him. *Was an explanation on how his curse seals work ever given? *

I'm finding it difficult in grasping exactly how the Cursed seals that Orochimaru used work. Especially how he could be revived using any of the cursed seals. Can anyone clarify?

Basically, your Voldemort analogy is right. He is able to put his Chakra into people through the curse mark.  This is basically putting a bit of himself in them.
 You find out later that doing so (as well as other things) has left him weakened. This is why he wants Sasuke's body to regain his full strength.


Name of anime with a character whose wings wrap around his arms when he's not flying? I saw this anime on TV when I was kid. I think there was a space war going on and this guy was trying to bring a message somewhere. He meets a green alien who he befriends. One planet they go to has some round shaped guy that rolls around and electrocutes you on contact.

Does anyone know the name of this anime?

In Galactic Patrol Lensman there's a character called Worsel who has wings that wrap around his arms when not in use.


What is the song played in Operation 11: Fallen Angel Rina? The song that Rina sings in the opening/ending -- is it an existing pop song in Japan or a song created just for the series?

The opening and ending. It looks like it's the theme song

The Opening song, written by Reiji Kitazato, is called "Girls and horny sluts", it's probably most definitely not an existing pop song in Japan. While Reiji Kitazato does music for other (non-hentai) series, like Gankutsuou, this is probably written specifically for this show.


In parasyte the maxim, what is the name of end song and the name of the conflict song in the middle of the show? I am talking about the song that happens whenever shinichi and migi fight a parasyte. In episode 17, the organ song name at 6:35. Thanks

Would you happen to be looking for the track called "Full Moon"?

Click here to listen to it.


Why did Shiro have Rin's pendant, if Rin's pendant was returned to her by Archer? In the prologue to Unlimited Blade Works, we see Rin drop her pendant after saving Shiro's life. She doesn't bother picking it up, and later, Archer returns it to her.

However, in the first "main" episode, we see that Shiro picks up the pendant and takes it home after he is revived, and he doesn't encounter Archer until the next day. So it doesn't seem like Archer could have intercepted him at some point and retrieved the pendant. Moreover as additional support for this, when in episode 12, he topples Rin's jewelry chest, he sees her pendant and notes that it's exactly the same as the one he remembered seeing that night. So it looks like Shiro believes the pendant he finds at Rin's house is different from the one he has.

Is there a contradiction or omission here? It doesn't seem like Rin has more than one pendant, from the narration in the beginning of UBW.

I've only just started the second season, but from a combination of the material here and what I've gleaned from sources like the Wikia, I have something of an answer.

There is no contradiction or omission, in that there isn't only a single pendant involved in the series. In the first episode of the second season, we have this exchange.

[Shiro shows Rin the pendant.]
Rin: Huh? How did you get that?
Shiro: Anyway, you can have it back. I have another pendant like it at my house. After Lancer nearly killed me at school, it was lying next to me. I picked it up, and I've had it ever since.

To this, Rin seems surprised. So barring any weird, supernatural duplication, there must be more than one pendant.
N.B.: it seems that Rin's pendant is unique. Archer tells Rin that she shouldn't lose it again back in the beginning, and that it suits her (and not others). From both my guess and the Wikipedia episode list, it looks like Shiro was returning the pendant from Rin's room, although the English dialogue isn't completely clear on this. (I could not tell if Shiro's explanation for having one of the pendants was supposed to explain why he had the one he was returning. But this is more plausible, and perhaps Shiro didn't realize that the pendant lying next to him after he almost died was necessarily Rin's, even if he remembers her in the hallway.)

However, this doesn't explain where Archer got the pendant he returned to Rin. Now, Archer's true identity is:

 Shiro of an alternate timeline from that of Fate/stay night [...] He is summoned because he still has the jewel pendant that Rin used to save his life after Lancer stabbed his heart. The jewel he owns is the actual catalyst used for his summoning rather than the one that Rin still has at the time of his summoning. (Source: Wikia)

So it must simply be that

 Archer gave Rin his own pendant (which he obtained from her in another timeline in a similar fashion to this one), and implicitly lied about picking it up.

Update: I'm watching the UBW movie now, and Shiro tells Rin when returning the pendant that

I didn't realize [it was yours] until I saw one with the same shape in your home.

So I'm not sure if the conclusion I gleaned from Wikipedia about which pendant was being returned was right. The anime series would suggest that he simply took the pendant out of Rin's chest and is returning that one, but here, it looks like Shiro is returning the pendant that he'd kept after being revived.
Update 2: the visual novel (which I would consider "canon") makes it clear that Shiro is simply returning the pendant he found at Rin's house (i.e. the one Archer "returned"), when he explains to Rin where he found the pendant he's returning:

I found it in your room. Oh . . . You might get surprised when you get home, but I'm sorry. I tipped over your dresser . . . Well, I have the exact same pendant at my house.


Are the Elric brothers half-homunculus? If Hohenheim is a homunculus (I know that he still has a humanoid body, because otherwise he wouldn't even have had children) and he has a family with Trisha, who is human, does this mean that the Elric brothers are half-human and half-homunculus?

Also, just to make sure, the Elric brothers are half-Amestrian and half-Xerxian (i.e. with a background from Xerxes), right? They don't explain that in either series.

Note that Brotherhood and the 2003 series are separate continuities that often differ in their treatment of any plot points and characters that they have in common. Hohenheim is affected by this issue:

In the manga (which Brotherhood roughly adapts), Hohenheim is a living philosopher's stone who was given half of the souls that Father stole from Xerxes.
Per the Wikia, in the 2003 series, like Dante, Hohenheim was able to transfer his soul into another body to avoid death and had taken advantage of this knowledge in the past. However, there is an inherent instability to this procedure that leads to a breakdown of the body. If I am not mistaken, Hohenheim was also reluctant to switch out of his "final" body because of Trisha.

Note then that in neither continuity is Hohenheim a homunculus. Furthermore, there is no reason to think that the Elric brothers are anything but human:

In the manga continuity, Hohenheim is a human who just happens to hold a philosopher's stone of significant size: If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher's Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse?
In the 2003 series, Hohenheim is essentially still a human. All that has happened is that he has been switching his soul into different bodies for a period of time.

Now, let's deal with the issue of whether the Elric brothers are half-Amestrian and half-Xerxian:

Hohenheim was originally from Xerxes in the manga continuity. A description of the Elric brothers as half-Xerxian and half-Amestrian would then be technically correct. However, since Xerxes has long been destroyed, it seems doubtful that the average person in the FMA universe would have "Xerxian" or "half-Xerxian" in his vocabulary.
In the 2003 series, Hohenheim's background is not given in detail, so there is no reason to describe the Elric brothers as anything but "Amestrian".


Could the Cowboy Bebop movie be set a few years after the series? THE DESCRIPTION HAS MANY BIG SPOILERS. You have been warned.

I have read many posts and reviews where it said that the creators of Cowboy Bebop intended the movie to be between sessions 22 and 23. There are a few questions on this site which ask specifically where the movie is placed chronologically with the series and people have placed emphasis on the fact that chronological order is not very important to most of the series…

   …and that the main reason the movie is said to be before 23 is because Ed and Ein are still with the Bebop in the movie, whereas in the series they leave soon after 23.

   Now it is a popular interpretation of the ending that Spike died and I don't want to start that debate (yet), but assuming he lives (and is just sleeping at the end like Watanabe semi-jokingly says in an interview only last year), I believe that the movie could be set after the events of the series, perhaps soon after or a few years, Ed and Ein are back, and Ed seems to return to places a few years after she leaves (as the matron at the orphanage on earth says).

Is there any evidence to back up this view?

   Also I request that anyone answering remember that my crucial assumption here is that Spike lives, so please try not to start that debate as I'm very aware many people believe he does not and often vehemently defend their view. Think of this as a hypothetical "if he lives, could the movie be set a while after the end of the series?"

According to the wiki.

  The later Cowboy Bebop movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door is said to be set between episodes 22 and 23 of the original TV series, but Shinichiro Watanabe will not rule out the idea that the movie is a dream.

So I would say its definitely not after the movie since the creators think it was either a dream or between the old episodes.


Why are anime music videos admitted in anime conventions? Anime music videos have public screenings in several conventions, especially in the USA. How do they solve the problem of copyright?

Some contests forbid the use of dubbed (localized) anime in competitions because of copyright issues. Are there different rules for content in Japanese (usually ripped from airing)? Is there an explicit or implicit agreement between organizers and copyright holders of Japanese works, or it is permitted by the copyright laws?

This is actually a legal gray area. Typically, since nobody's making money of of them, the copyright holders don't usually pursue the claim. But it is ultimately at the whim of the copyright holder. The conventions typically get permission from their sponsors to do AMV screenings, the content show is usually owned by at least one of the sponsors. As they see it, it's free publicity for them at the convention.

Typically AMVs don't qualify as fair use. Though it is highly debated, you will most likely risk getting into legal trouble with copyright infringement if you attempt to use a fair-use defense.

Fair use allows someone to use copyrighted material for certain purposes where its use cannot practically be avoided. For example, if you review a movie, including a few very brief clips of the movie can generally be fair use, because it's difficult to review something without giving the readers a frame of reference. Here the copyrighted material is used to illustrate a concept or idea. This concept can also be applied to content used for educational purposes such as a supplement to lessons being taught in a class. Additionally, protected forms of free speech might unavoidably use or make reference to copyrighted materials, as when a political action group wants to make a point about an undesirable candidate and prepares a parody of his own campaign commercials. Note that most parodies recreate material and don't copy it wholesale.

Ultimately the decision is up to the copyright holders according to the Digital Millennial Copyright Act.

Here's Funimation take on this, from their copyright specialist Evan Flournay:

  "For elements of media that are owned by more than one party, such as the underlying animation, enforcement usually falls upon the party with rights for that territory where such use takes place. Regarding AMV's and fan videos, we don't mind most fan videos, including AMVs. The main reasons for this are that they can often serve a promotional purpose, and legally, they can sometimes constitute Fair Use. The basic thinking going into fan videos is thus: if it whets the audience's appetite, we'll leave it alone. But if it sates the audience's appetite, it needs to come down. Does that make sense?"

Evan Flournay's personal belief is that AMVs should be considered fair use, but that's his legal opinion; and if he decides that a video that includes his intellectual property is not worth taking down, it's within his legal right as the content owner to do so.

Each copyright holder might have their own right view of their legal right, some might turn the other way, others may encourage it (because they are), while some just don't like it at all.


Another question about the 23 day rule Let's say there are two people with Death Notes, John Zeürtö and Bob Schnittlauchkäsebrot.

John Zeürtö writes:

  Bob Schnittlauchkäsebrot dies 23 days after the latter willingly forfeits ownership of the death note.

What would happen? Some guesses:

Bob dies only after 23 days after he gives up the ownership of the death note, if he does or until his lifespan runs out.
Bob gets killed in 23 days.
Bob gives up ownership of his death note and then gets killed in 23 days.
Bob dies of a heart attack.

The Death Note can only operate within 23 days from writing, so since the date would be impossible to fulfill it would be voided as Krazer said.

  But once the victim's name has been written, the individual's death can never be avoided. LXII

Therefore it depends on the cause of death you write down.

  In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack. LV

By combining these rules I would expect Bob to die as soon as it is possible for him to do so according to the written cause of death.

http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note


Why does Vegeta tolerate Android 18? Probably a stupid question but...

I was watching Resurrection 'F' and when 18 appeared on screen this question popped into my head. During the Android saga he was pretty much curb stomped by 18 right? (Memories are a little clouded) And Vegeta being as prideful as he is would he really let 18 live regardless of how "good" he became?

Is it just a plot point that wasn't explored?
Is Vegeta's switch to the good side cause for this? I just find this one a little hard to believe. I'd probably believe it more that since 18 is important to Krillin and he is important to Goku, that Goku had something to do with it.

Again, sorry if this question is dumb.

The primary reason that Vegeta tolerates Android 18 is that he has changed.

He has become more human than a savage who destroyed planets for fun. This change of his is evident and there are many more instances of this in DBS (Dragon Ball Super). For example, in episode 2, he took a day out of his training schedule and went to the amusement park with Bulma and Trunks and the incidents that occur over there also highlight this sea change in his personality.
In fact, he's in touch with his human emotions, an instance being when
he gets angry over Beerus slapping Bulma when she slaps him for
ruining her birthday party and makes up his mind to fight him whereas
till that point he had been swallowing up his pride and acting like a
clown (episode 7).
It can also be said that he now accepts things as they are. He
realized that he isn't the strongest out there, and has shifted his
focus to becoming the best. He also has realized that there is nothing going to be achieved by revenge, so he doesn't seek revenge anymore.

This explains why Vegeta tolerated Android 18.


Parasyte: the Maxim OST episode 13 What is the song played in the beginning of episode 13 of Parasyte: the Maxim at 00:00:29? Please be specific. It's quite close to "Next to You", and has a tune that was played when Kana first saw Shinichi in and got freaked out, in pure piano (synthesizer), but with a different tempo/speed/etc. And I'm sure it's not "Next to You".

I believe that the tune you are looking for is Next to You-Anime Version. This one is different from the Original One in the aspects of being slower and softer, and with a totally different instrument playing it and from the other Anime Version in the same terms.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it in any of the OSTs. It might be an unreleased track for an unreleased OST like Krazer said, but that's anyone's guess.


Who were the original Seven Deadly Sins? In Seven Deadly Sins, Diane is 750 years old, and Ban and Escanor are under 50. 3000 years ago the Ten Commandments were beaten by the Seven Deadly Sins, so my question is, who were the original Seven Deadly Sins? Since Ban, Escanor and Diane weren't alive back then?

There weren't any others, meliodas created the sins and they all just came together I believe, and the SDS were NOT around 3000 years ago, they were made when meliodas became a holy knight. ( I haven't seen SDS in a while, but I finished the manga and I'm almost sure I'm right)


How did Rimuru get the human form? I have not read the manga or light novel of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and I am wondering, how did Rimuru Tempest get his/her human form?

Could it be that he killed and ate the girl who imprisoned Veldora? Because I see that his/her appearance is so similar to her...

Your observation that his human form looks similar to Shizue is spot on. I'm not sure exactly how far the anime has progressed, but based on Wikipedia, they should have just left after meeting the Dwarf King, Gazel Dwargo.

In the coming episodes, we will be introduced to Shizue's character and her backstory. As far as I know she doesn't really have any relation to the imprisonment of Veldora (the wiki doesn't mention anything either). Possible reason for confusion explained at the end.

TL;DR:

   Yes, he absorbs Shizue, and is indirectly the cause for her death. However, it was Shizue's request that he absorb her, and his actions were to save her. So there was no enmity.

Backstory:

   Shizue is also a Japanese, but unlike Rimuru who was reincarnated, she was summoned to this world by the Demon Lord Leon Cromwell. He then proceeds to make her the host for Ifrit, a high ranking flame spirit, in order to let her survive the summoning ordeal. He then proceeds to use her as a tool, a general in his armies. She is later saved by the Hero when Leon Cromwell escapes, and she uses the Anti-Demon Mask to keep Ifrit suppressed.

Meeting with Rimuru:

   Shizue meets Rimuru when she joins a party of adventurers heading to the forest to investigate Veldora's disappearance. This is the same party we see earlier, when Rimuru first escapes the cave as a slime. Rimuru saves them while they are being chased by monsters, and they grow to trust him though he's a monster.

How Rimuru gets the human form:

   Rimuru and Shizue bond a lot over their common nationality, and he shows her visions of how the country has changed since her time. When Shizue whose life force is weakening gets taken over by Ifrit, Rimuru defeats and absorbs Ifrit using the Predator skill, leaving Shizue unharmed. However, with the source of her powers gone, Shizue cannot survive much longer and rapidly ages. She passes on her will to Rimuru, which is to defeat Demon Lord Cromwell who caused her such hardships, and to take care of her regrets - 5 children she was teaching, and 2 individuals. She requests Rimuru to put her to rest within himself, and he absorbs her and takes on a form that is quite similar to her in appearance.

I hope that answers all your questions.

Edit #1:

Veldora indeed mentions that he was trapped by the Yuusha or Hero, who was a pretty girl with snow-white skin and silver black hair in a ponytail. However, this is not Shizue. Shizue is saved by this same hero, as mentioned earlier. I am following the Manga, and no further details have been given about the Hero, but you should be able to find a lot of information on the Wiki.


What's the name of this song from Episode 16 of Shingeki no Kyojin? If possible I'd like to know the YouTube link for this song. It plays during episode 16 of Shingeki no Kyojin when they receive their capes for joining the Survey Corps.

The song is called 'Call Your Name', arranged and composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.
Here's a link to the part that you mentioned, when they receive their capes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApU72YmOcY8
This is an AMV of the song (which I have downloaded myself): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9kKyo40PY

I would recommend downloading an app called Shazam to help with identifying music and song lyrics

Hope this helps!


BTOOOM! Complete plot I recently watched the BTOOOM anime and thought to myself "Oh man, finally a decent anime". But then surprise. The final episode isn't the final of the story and leaves you hanging while you wait for season 2, which from what I've discovered won't be made. Bummer.

So I searched for the manga and found out that it has 26 volumes but because of licensing the final volume won't be published until some time end of 2019. At least how it shows up on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btooom!#Volume_list

I want to know how it ends and how the plot unfolds. Is there some place where I can find the plot of each episode?

Note that I'm not just interested in the ending (one or the other of the versions) but how the plot actually unfolds.

The only way you can know of the ending and how the plot actually unfolds is to read the rest of the chapters you haven't. Since the final volume hasn't been translated and released yet, you either need to buy up to the last translated volume and buy a raw version of the final volume and be able to read Japanese, or ask someone you know who knows Japanese to at least give you a rough idea of what happens. I would not rely on the wikia pages for this manga as they are not updated, which might mean that either contributors to the site only read scanlations or they haven't got the time to update yet.

So far, I can't find sites similar to wikia that actually details what happens per chapter so the only options you have are what I mentioned above. Unless, of course, someone here on the site actually follows the manga, understands Japanese and has read up to the final volume.


Why did Lelouch call it the "United States of Japan"? Lelouch declared the creation of the "United States of Japan". But why did he add "United States"? Japan is not called this in the real world, nor in the series before this moment. Why did he have this change of mind?

I am in the middle of R2 but I will not mind spoilers from manga or further episode if necessary.

TL;DR:

It is used as an artifact to show Lelouch's interest in freedom and democracy and all that stuff we usually associate with the "United States" image. And I am not talking about USA. In our world, there are/were a lot of countries that used the term "United States" in their name.

Long version:

In Code Geass universe, there are no USA (now I am talking about THAT stars and stripes real world nation).

   the duke of Britannia bribed Benjamin Franklin to betray Washington, and the rebellion failed.

Then Britannia loses the british isles, and relocates to the New World.

   in 1807 AD, Elisabeth III is captured by a revolutionary militia and is forced to abdicate. She and her knights move Britannia into the new world.

But Japan has massive sources of Sakuradite, a scarce resource in the west.

   Sakuradite is known since the middle ages, but its too scarce in the west. Marco Polo in his travels learns that Japan has huge deposits, and this knowledge spreads in the west.

So in order to fuel the war machine, it is vital for Britannia to hold unto Japan.

Since Britannia holds (at the time of R2) almost all of the world and it is a monarchic Empire, Lelouch wants to declare at the same time his rejection of the government system of his father, and his intent with building a free nation.


Can an Uchiha remain powerful without embracing hatred? Tobirama Senju stated that hatred births the Sharingan and strengthens it:

Can an Uchiha remain powerful without hatred? If not, does this imply that Itachi was full of hatred?

I don't think hatred is the only feeling that makes an Uchiha powerful, since many strong feelings (e.g. pain) can strengthen him, and this is just a quicker way to gain more power.
If an Uchiha sees their close friend or relative die, they gain Mangekyou Sharingan, but the feeling of hatred is not a necessity (Itachi hated no one when he saw Shisui commiting suicide).
So, I believe the feeling of hatred CAN make an Uchiha powerful, but it's not the power source. In short, a strong feeling is just a trigger, and once you awaken the Mangekyou Sahringan with it, you remain powerful.


What are the answers to the riddles? In Akuma No Riddle, each episode contains one riddle - Usually In the episode title or texted to Azuma.

Haru and Azuma figure some out, but as far as I know, not all the questions are answered.

I might have just overlooked them though...

What is the World is Full of? (Haru answers" forgiveness")
What's in your heart? (Azuma answers "Blood")
What's Red, But Isn't Red?
What Comes Suddenly and Never Leaves?
What do you need in order to let a caged bird free?
Beautiful Flowers Have Their _________?
What Can Never Be Caught Up To?
Which Gatekeeper is the Liar?
What Dwells In Your Heart? (Make-up Test)
Who Is The Queen?
How to Distinguish a Congratulation from a Curse?
Therefore, the World is Full of __________?

What are the answers to the riddles?

To avoid spoilers. As Prix mentioned, there are no definitive answers to the riddles. The answers that Haru and Tokaku come up with are simply "their own answers." The riddles are presented to Tokaku in situations where she fills in the Riddles with answers that have been decided based on her current situation and mental state.

1. What is the World Full of? (Haru answers" forgiveness")
11. Therefore, the World is Full of ______?

One might answer "lies" for the second, while Haru answers "forgiveness" for the first. However both Haru and Tokaku's situation and mental state are drastically different. 1. being a sort of happy/mellow situation with her class mates, 11. being dramatic and sad due to the prior events.


Why does Wei WuXian look like Mo XuanYu? What was the purpose of their bodies looking almost identical to each other? Was it just the animator's decision or was it in the novel?

The top image is Wei Wuxian and the bottom one is him in Mo Xuanyu's body.

I think it was the animator's decision. All we know is when Wei Ying made comments about Mo Xuan Yu's body, he noted that Mo Xuan Yu was shorter than him in his previous life and that he was handsome as well.

There was no note on that in the novel. In the novel, he was extremely surprised when Lan Zhan was able to recognize him, so actually according to the story, they aren't supposed to look alike at all.


One Punch Man After Season 2 I just finished binging One Punch Man Seasons 1 and 2, and I absolutely loved it. But it seems to me that the second season has an incomplete ending, and full of cliffhangers. I want to continue watching the main plot, but there are many confusing titles after the second season, and all of them are named "SPECIALS". So, which one should I continue with?

The specials are set inbetween or after the seasons, so in that sense for something animated it would be advisable to continue with the second season specials, with the chapter

Saitama and Those With Reasonable Abilities
Transcription: Saitama to Sokosoko no Nōryokumono-tachi

but those specials are mostly filler, meaning they add little to the general story and dont resolve cliffhangers. If you want something that resolves cliffhangers you won't find it yet in something animated, and you have to read the manga, or the webcomic, but the manga has become quite different than the webcomic, and it's going to be the manga what probably they use as original source material for the next seasons of the anime.
List of One Punch Man episodes


Is that jutsu really the Edo Tensei? I know the title probably needs to be changed, but I wasn't sure how to put it spoiler-free.
The question follows as a block, for its 'spoilery' nature for anyone who hasn't seen Naruto Shippuden up to episode 290.

   In this episode Kabuto summons several shinobi using Edo Tensei. For this jutsu we know that a living body to act as receptacle and a piece of DNA from the one being revived are needed. The summoner will then use a tag to control the summoned soul's personality.
 Kabuto explains to Naruto and Sakura that the water in the "Hole" is so rich that he was able to create life with those weird snakes embedded with Orochimaru's chakra. I assume this means that the body that comes out of the water is the living body that serves as sacrifice. I assume this because Hidan's eyes look like those of the ones summoned by Edo Tensei. And afterwards Kabuto inserts a tag in this Hidan, to control his personality.
 Considering that Hidan was really summoned by Edo Tensei, however, there is the fact that his body does not look 'complete'. But then again, I don't think we've ever seen a naked Edo Tensei summoned body, so we cannot be sure if this is normal or not.

 So basically:
 Is this some weird jutsu that really looks like Edo Tensei?
 Or should we assume that Hidan as died and this was really Edo Tensei? (It is possible that Hidan is dead, if you take into consideration what is explained in this answer)

The episode you cite is the first one of a saga filler, which means it's original material, present in the Anime only. So there's no Manga canon to answer it, because it doesn't come from there.


Why was Edo Tensei Madara young, when he had died at an old age? From Naruto manga and anime, I know that Uchiha Madara died as an old person after he helped Uchiha Obito.

But it was bit weird for me, when Kabuto summoned Uchiha Madara-sama with Edo Tensei, Madara was a younger person.

Again, when Chiyo was summoned, she was older as when she died.

How can it be possible?

You can read here that:

  The reincarnated can also have their bodies modified and experimented on. While the technique usually reincarnates one as they were upon death, the reincarnated can also have various points from their life combined to get the best possible results as seen with Madara Uchiha, having been brought back "beyond his prime" despite dying a withered old man. In addition to regaining his physical youth with peak health and combat prowess, he also retained the Wood Release and Rinnegan abilities he had in his old age.


How much of a Devil Fruit must be consumed to gain the power? To get the devil fruit power is it necessary to eat the whole devil fruit? What if one person eats half and some other person eats the rest? Will both of them get the devil fruit power?

I am currently on the Dressrosa Arc. So, please try to give a spoiler-free answer.

It is not necessary to eat the entire fruit. A single bite is enough for the consumer to obtain the power. Oda addressed this in Volume 77's SBS corner.

Source: https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_77

During the CP9 arc, Jabra also states that "one bite will leave you with a lifetime of problems", when warning Kalifa and Kaku about Devil Fruits.

If two people split the fruit and share it, the person who takes the first bite will obtain the power. This was illustrated with Ace's story on how he got the Flame-Flame Fruit.


Do both Ikaros and Nymph have ears or just Astrea? I haven't seen the movie yet, but I finished the show multiple times and have never seen either Ikaros' or Nymph's ears. Why is that?

They're almost never seen but Ikaros' ears are behind her hair.

From manga chapter 28

But Nymph probably doesn't have ears

From manga chapter 25


Was there any canonical or production-related reason for the fights in Dragon Ball Z being dragged out? A person and I had a chance to discuss DBZ over this weekend, and they weren't one of the few people that grew up watching it, but were trying to catch up.

However, they were very put off from the length of the fights with major protagonists, and I for one don't blame them.  I can't recall specifically were they were starting, but the phrase "are they still on Namek?" has already reached meme status.

So, I'd like to know if there was any official reason as to why these fights were dragged out as long as they were.  This also includes the fight with Cell and the fight with Majin Buu (although I don't recall watching the end of that one).

I think there's largely two reasons for these fights being so long and dragged out:

There were points when the anime was being released faster than the manga was being published. This is a common issue in the anime industry. When this happens, the producing studio has two choices. They can either add in filler episodes (like DBZ did, also see Naruto), or they can veer from the original plot of the manga (see Fullmetal Alchemist). Thus, when the anime was caught up with the manga and had to release a new episode before the next chapter of the manga was published, they'd simply drag out the plot of the fights or add in other filler content to give the manga some time to get ahead.
It makes the studio more money. This reason probably had less of an effect on the 'dragging out' of episodes as the first reason, but it is still viable. Making fights longer means making more episodes, which in turn makes the producing studio more money. It's more of a secondary reason, or an effect of the anime being released faster than the manga, if you will.


Why do the Z-fighters hide their power? Throughout the Dragon Ball series, the Z-fighters (Goku, Gohan, Krillin, etc) all hide their power. They try to hide their strength from normal individuals and their victories are hidden only for Mr. Satan to claim them. If they show their power it may encourage a form of support from humans like in the Buu saga and there may be other impacts such as the reduction of criminal activities. If the  Z-fighters reveal their power it can be extremely helpful for the Earth as a whole. Why do they hide their power and not show the world what they can do?

Well, there are several reasons for the same:For instance, displaying their powers would result in them getting a lot of attention from the media and people, which is something they particularly would want to avoid. We see Bulma mention this to Vegeta before the Martial Arts tournament in the Buu Saga.The planet as a whole has accepted Mr. Satan as their most powerful elite warrior of the planet, if not the Universe. The People already believe Mr. Satan's true power is comparable to that of the Z fighters if not beyond. Having support from the planet doesn't really make a difference. The only time it sort of mattered was when Goku used the Spirit Bomb against Kid Buu, which Mr. Satan helped power up indirectly.Human beings are more of a liability than support. The Z fighters have a sense of justice and care more about solving the problem and saving the lives of people rather than getting rewarded or acknowledged for the same. If a bunch of journalists and media begin to intervene or come watch the Z fighters fight, it is very likely they would get killed or the antagonist could use them as leverage against the Z fighters.As far as crime is concerned, the Z fighters clearly don't have the time to stop petty theft and crime all over the planet. That said, Krillin is a police officer and uses his strength to an advantage against criminals and he is acknowledged very highly by his colleagues. When Gohan was a student, he spent his time-fighting petty crime as Saiyaman. It is also implied that Videl probably helped him as Saiyagirl after the Buu Saga. Adding to this, even Mr. Satan is several times stronger than an average human and he doesn't get involved in this situation. Even Videl, Chi Chi, and several fighters whose powers are nowhere in comparison to the Z fighters, are still strong enough to beat up petty robbers if they choose to. Hence in summary, the only true benefit which the Z-fighters could possibly gain by exposing their power is probably attention from the media, monetary gain and probably expose Mr.Satan. Even if they did reveal their power, it seems very unlikely that people would believe that they are stronger than Mr. Satan. Also, Mr. Satan could also be considered a part of the Z fighters in a way, considering the fact that he's Gohan's father in law. Also, he's somewhat repaying his debt to them in the form of financial assistance at times, or small other ways in which he can help. The Z-Fighters strength is too significant to deal with petty crime and that is the job of the law enforcement and even them revealing their power, wouldn't really make any difference.In conclusion, apart from the monetary benefit and publicity, there is nothing else to be gained from displaying their power to the world.


How does Kira Yamato survive the Aegis' self-destruct in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed? There are a few places in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed where Kira Yamato faces certain death, is presumed dead by all the other characters, then miraculously reappears in a later episode. I'm curious about one particular incident, for now: His duel with Athrun and the Aegis.

Athrun sets the Aegis to self destruct, attaches it to Kira's suit, and bails out to avoid the explosion. Kira is apparently trapped in the deadly blast, though. Assuming he's not cloned or something like that (which the humans & Coordinators of Seed almost certainly have the technology to do), he somehow managed to survive and escape from that situation.

How did Kira survive when the Aegis self-destructed at point-blank range to his own mobile suit?

This incident is analogous to a similar situation in ZZ Gundam. An important character dies in a situation where their later reappearance seems impossible, everyone angsts, they return and Tomino doesn't bother explaining anything.

First, a short review of the battle. Spoilered, because it is not vital to understanding the answer:

  At dawn, as it passes by an island cluster, the Archangel is attacked by the three surviving Gundam frames. Soon, the flight system is damaged, and a hard landing is made on one of the islands. Meanwhile, Kira has destroyed Duel's leg, forcing Yzak into the water and out of the fight. La Fraga shoots down Buster, and the frame crashes near the Archangel, immobilized and pinned down by one of the ship's turrets; Dearka surrenders. Kira, fighting Athrun away from the ship, receives backup from Tolle, who is promptly shot down. Witnessing his friend's death, Kira enters SEED mode; and so does Athrun. Finally, a severely damaged Aegis clings to the Strike; as the machine powers down, unable to deliver the finishing blow with its cannon, Athrun starts a self destruct sequence, and jetpacks away. The Archangel, detecting a second attacking squad, is forced off the island without the time to start a rescue operation; they send Orb a request to perform the search, and leave as soon as their engines are repaired.

Timeframes have all been taken from the show, side materials may provide more accuracy. Anyway, a review of the facts: This battle takes place around a day after the Archangel leaves Orb (the first attack is right after they leave the neutral territory; the second, on dawn of the next day). The Reverend is shown to live nearby, most likely on the same island. The Aegis' self destruct timer is ten seconds. The Strike's cockpit is open due to damage from the battle:

My theory? Kira escaped as well. He likely acted quickly: from his seat, he could not only see Athrun flying away; he could also see his cockpit opening beforehand. This is the last scene we see where Kira is present, and at this point, he has had two to four seconds to figure things out - he probably fled immediately after (we see him with a look of realization shortly before; he is also in SEED mode, presumably more aware than normal).

The power of the explosion is significant - Athrun, found by Orb either later on the same day, was flung by the blast, incapacitated before landing or due to it, and lightly wounded - and that was even though he employed the best way to escape, starting at the earliest possible moment and with a jetpack.

Kira's wounds are more severe - the next time he is shown, he is lying in bed in one of the colonies. I have no idea how long it would take to transport him there; but unless the Reverend used his priestly powers, it probably took at least a week. His awakening in Lacus' presence is implied to be his first one since he was found - yeah, in comparison to that, Athrun walked away with just a few scratches.

But where did he escape? If he had a jetpack, the answer is clear. Even if he didn't, there's yet one place he could have fled - behind the Strike. You see, when the Aegis latches on Kira's machine, we are shown a shot of both; the Strike is standing. Later, during the rescue operation, the Strike is shown mostly intact - the outside layer of armor is partially melted, as well as the exposed cockpit, but the machine itself is fine. The blast has toppled it over - it is only a question of whether Kira was lucky to be hiding in a place where he would be crushed or not. In any case, the torso and the power pack of the Strike form a neat bomb shelter.

Did he have a jetpack then? Probably - Federation pilot suits seem to come equipped with a retractable unit, just like ZAFT-issued ones.


What happened to Yin' spectre by the end of episode 14 of Darker than Black? Her spectre was captured and used to lure her right? What happened in the end? Does she get her spectre back? Or do I just keep watching to find out? What exactly does capturing a spectre do?

It's returned to her at the end of the episode. to quote Episode 13/14 on the Wikia

   Itzhak tries to make a run for the car, but he gets shot in the back by Huang with a sniper rifle. Huang then aims for Yin, however he notices first that the dying Itzhak has started to glow. Itzhak begins emanating outward all the surveillance spectres that he took in, and they soon cover the sky in a beautiful swirl. In his final words, Itzhak tells Berta that this is the light of the moon, a moon filling in silvery white. Both Hei and Huang are shocked to see Yin crying, and although Huang still takes aim, he can’t pull the trigger.

It's implied that she got her Spectre back as in future episodes we also see Yin's Spectre

   in Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams, and Falling Drunk... Huang has Yin use her spectre to keep an eye on Hei and Shihoko which blows their cover and exposes Shihoko as traitor to Alma's organization.

and

   in The City of Regulations Is Moistened by Tears... Yin's spectre appears in Mao's water dish when Hei, Yin and Huang go to rescue Mao who ended up in Evening Primrose hideout

Also Yin's Spectre makes appearances in Gemini of the Meteor as she tried to reach out to Hei

   however Hei has lost his Contractor Powers to the Meteor Core Suou wears and only Suou sees her evolved specter appear from puddles

As for what capturing a Spectre does the Dolls seem to become "lost" without their Spectre

  he then notices another surveillance spectre - one belonging to Yin - out on the water and tries to suck it up too. His action causes Yin to suddenly fall down in the dark alley where she’s standing ... In a hotel room somewhere, the Contractor whose name is Itzhak tells the fat woman Berta that the Doll he shocked last night is adrift somewhere as if sleepwalking.

there is also the lost of their observational power, however aside from this there is little to go on as most Dolls used for observation are normally kept confined like the ones used by Evening Primrose during their attack on Hell's Gate or the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and all of these seem to be without wills similar to how Sakurai was originally. the only 4 who seem to have "wills" and have Spectres are Yin, July and Ariel and Bernice.


What's the name of the song playing when Mr. 3 uses his Wax Wax Mansion ability on Luffy during the Little Garden Arc? What is the song playing when Mr. 3 uses his Wax Wax Mansion ability on Luffy during the Little Garden arc (I think it's episode 75 ish)? I've been searching for it ever since I heard it, but no luck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32EmX1eO5Xo&ab_channel=MrCyboron
Here is the sound track. Most One Piece official soundtracks will come with at least more than one song. The soundtrack you're looking for will be the second of two soundtracks.
EDIT: The name of the soundtrack is Difficult.


Why Lay is weaker than Kanon if he's his reincarnation? Supposedly Lay is the reincarnation of Kanon. Kanon was supposed to be a match for Anon, or may be even stronger since Anon states Kanon's mastery of root magic surpasses even his own. But when reincarnated Anon defeats Lay with a stick.
Why Lay is weaker than Kanon if he's his reincarnation?

He only reincarnated with 1 source not all 7 he fused the other 6 with the demon emperors to wipe their memories and create a fake demon king Avos so that the humans wouldn’t know the real demon king when he reincarnated that’s also why Melheis has his memory Kanon couldn’t use his last source to change his memory or he wouldn’t be able to come back


Does the title of Bobobo-bo bobo-bo mean anything? Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo (ボボボーボ・ボーボボ) is certainly a strange anime, but does the title mean anything?

The main character's name is also Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo (Bo-Bobo for short - but not Bo).

Some of the other names in the series are jokes - there is someone called Beauty and another called Don Patch (a pun on "donpachi", the Japanese sound of machine gun fire).

Is there some joke in his name (apart from the obvious absurdity)?

Bōbō (ぼうぼう or ボーボー) is a common phenomime (non-auditory onomatopoeia) expressing excessive growth of things such as weed or hair, growing all over the place and unkept. The originally planned title was Hanagēbo Bōbobo (ハナゲーボ・ボーボボ), with hanage being nose hair as you may well know. This was scrapped because although Bo-bobo uses his nose hair extensively, his is not exactly growing "all over the place". But the author wanted to keep the phonomime in the title, and ended up with the final title.


Can Goku and Vegeta attain Super Saiyan Rose? I know that apparently there is no information about this in the Dragon Ball Super series.

But since new information is constantly popping up in manga, magazines, etc. Before the series sometimes, that's why I'm asking.

More data on this, according to Dragon Ball Wikia on Super Saiyan Rosé

  This form is a counterpart to Super Saiyan Blue, and possesses a
  different hair color due to the user already possessing the status as
  a god prior to surpassing Super Saiyan God

So if Goku would turn a god of destruction as when he was offered once (or Vegeta) or Trunks would become a Kaioshin as when he was a Kaioshin apprentice, wouldnt they turn into Super Saiyan Rosé when trying to transform into super saiyan god super saiyan?

I dont think they would be able to achieve it because I think it is partly linked to him being the same kind of race as Gowasu (as in mind)


Comedy anime about an American student going to Japan I'm looking for a short anime (don't remember if it was a single or a few series).

It was about an American student, obsessed with martial arts, who gets an invitation from his Japanese friend to visit her family in Japan. He got a sword from her (I think it was symbol of marriage or something like that).

So they go to Japan, and meet the weird family - I remember there were two undercover chicks with the father, some female agent, and lot's of craziness around.

Lots of nudity too, as I remember, but it was definitely a comedy :)

Couldn't finish it back then, and I can't find it anymore.

The American boy was blonde, I believe. There was an American woman there, with a Jeep?

There are some monsters and sword fights, but in a comedy manner. The monsters were like mechanical scarecrows, controlled by someone.

That sounds a bit like Labyrinth of Flames. (Ignore the plot description on that page; it's absolutely, utterly wrong. I just linked it for the extra picture.)

The main character is a Russian obsessed with samurai who's invited by a Japanese girl to her family estate, which is a big ninja mansion. She gives him a sword to seal their marriage since she wants him to defeat her rich fiancé. Her father is spending time with two sexy women who turn out to be ninjas in disguise trying to steal something from him. There was a blonde American cowgirl in a Jeep who I think was some kind of reporter, although she carried a gun (a revolver, of course).

There was a ton of nudity and barely any plot. It sounds quite a bit like what you're describing.


How can 蛙 be read as あ ("a") in Asui Tsuyu's name? In Japanese, Asui Tsuyu's name is written as 蛙吹 梅雨. Most of the kanji in her name makes sense. 梅雨 is read as つゆ ("tsuyu"), and 吹 is read as すい ("sui"), but from what I know 蛙 is read primarily as かえる ("kaeru"), and can also be read as かわず ("kawazu") or かいる ("kairu"), but I can't find anything about reading it as "a". Moreover, it isn't a jōyō kanji or a jinmeiyō kanji, so I find it unlikely that it's something that happens when the kanji is used in names, as it generally shouldn't be used in names at all. So what's the deal?

蛙 has ア【a】 as one of the on-yomi, and kanji compound is usually read in on-yomi (some also have a reading in kun-yomi, but in general, all of the kanji in the kanji compound are read in either kun-yomi only or on-yomi only, but not mixed).

Some example where 蛙 is read as "a":

  蛙黽 (abou): tree frog (toad)
  蛙鳴 (amei): frog calling
  蛙鳴蝉噪 (ameisensou): annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy

As for Asui, her kanji representation 蛙吹 is read in on-yomi as 蛙（ア） and 吹（スイ）


What OST is played at the beginning of Naruto: Shippuden episode 489 after the OP? I am referring to Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs episode.

I played through the beginning of all the OST from the three albums of Naruto and the three albums of Naruto: Shippuden yet I can't seem to find it.

Is it from a different album or is it a part of an OST? (I haven't listened fully to most of the OST from the six albums).

This is Shikamaru's Lazy Cloud theme song. It was never officially released


A extremely lazy girl that goes to the barber I remember watching a anime not to long ago. I don't remember anything but about what happed in the first episode. So I hope that is enough info.

What I remember of the first episode is it starting of with a girl laying in bed with extremely long hair. And I believe her brother came to the room to tell her not to go out of her room as he had just cleaned.

She decided to go outside for once. She was walking in the town looking for a barber, and she met some random guy here which takes her to a park and cuts her hair there. After which she went home without paying. After telling this to her brother he got pretty mad, saying she shouldn't trust people so easily and that she should go back to pay him for the hair cut.

and I believe her brother said something that pretty much stated you are mine, and mine alone in the end of the first episode.

Hope this is enough been looking around allot to find it again :)

By googling anime hair cut in park I got this:

Kuro to Kin no Hirakanai Kagi

The synopsis seems to match quite well with your description:

  Katagiri Kanade is a hikikomori who spent her days lazing off in her room. Her specialty is her broad imagination which often leads to various wild delusions. One night a weird cowboy guy appeared in her dream, saying that he's her heart's hero. Due to his encouragement, Kanade decided to try and go have a haircut the next day. It was then when she met a mysterious guy who cut her hair in the park, giving her courage to resume her school days.


What exactly the demons gain from their "contracts", and how do they "level up" from executing contracts? It seems that it is an routine after-school endeavour for the Gremory to be summoned through their flyers to do devilish stuff like foot massages and claim the dead as their pawns.

Aside from the summon shown in Ep. 1 (when Rias is summoned to claim her Pawn) and the paiting Azazel gives Issei, there are not shown in the anime what rewards the demons gain. It is mentioned towards the end of the second season that Gaspar makes the most out of contracts than any of them.

What do they get from these demonic contracts? And how exactly does fulfilling contracts help a demon rank up?

Side note: I have only watched the anime, but answers are encouraged to come from all media.

Demon Contract Reward
Quoted from High School DxD novel Volume One.

The job goes like this:
First we are summoned, and then we make a contract with them.
After that, we fulfill their wishes.
As a price, we receive an award fitting for the particular wish they made.
It can be money, an object, and even their life.
Well lately, there aren’t any contractors who would use their life to make a wish. Even if there was a person like that, if the price they gave doesn’t match up to the wish they wish for, then the wish won’t be granted. According to Buchou, “People’s values aren’t equal”.

So what demons gets from a contract differs depending on the contract. They can get anything, depending on the agreement.
Level Up
As for "level up", I'm not sure what kind of level up you mean, but what has been shown in the story so far is that a demon can get recognized as said by Rias (also from Volume One).

Since this only increases the number of servants, it doesn’t increase the number of powerful devils. So the devils added a new rule. Chances or opportunities were given to powerful reincarnated devils, in other words devils that were reincarnated from humans. Reincarnated ones are given peerage as well if they are powerful. Because of that there are lots of devils in human’s society. There are also devils like myself who came to human’s society as well. Ise, you may not have noticed but you probably passed devils a couple of times while walking.”

The exact mechanic behind it is not clear, but what was clear is that Rating Games is one of the methods to "level up" since it is easy to get recognized if you can proof your strength. This is also the method used by Issei.
As for whether doing contract jobs with humans can get a demon recognized and "level up" it is not clear but it probably is possible though might take much longer time.


Instrumental Played in Episode 92 DBS Can anyone tell me about the instrumental played in Episode 92 of Dragon Ball Super after 19:05 minutes.

You're looking for the soundtrack - A Mother's Love, by Norihito Sumitomo, Dragon Ball Super Original Soundtrack Vol.2, DISC 1. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1nbGqkJJgM


Why couldn't Bell "save" Artemis at the end of the movie "Arrow of the Orion"? With the Arrow of Orion and his knife, Bell was able to free Artemis from that shell and we can also see that she was still alive at that point.

So why did he still have to kill her?

She was still connected to that monster and to prevent Antares from being able to use her powers again even if it was defeated


Can Tomura use all All for One quirks? The My Hero Academia wikia lists Tomura as being capable of using 4 of the original All for One quirks.

Super Regeneration
Search
Air cannon
Radio waves

Tomura Shigaraki wikia
What about the others, such as warping, strenght enhancer, impact recoil, multiplier, infrared ray, etc. Can he use all of them too?

I don't know if you are reading the manga of my hero academia, so SPOILER WARNING.
shigaraki gains all for one in ( I think)) chapter 271, later, he uses radio waves on endeavor, which is one of all for one's powers, as chapters go on, we learn the doctor gave shigaraki all for one.


Why did the Einzberns make Illya a master? In both Stay/Night and UBW, Illya is a Grail vessel.

... and she's also a master.

Why did the Einzbern make her a master? If she wins the war, she will become the Lesser Grail because she is the vessel itself, won't she? And if she becomes the Lesser Grail, then there will be literally nobody present to take possession of the Holy Grail (since all other competitors would be dead / defeated).

I believe the plan of the Einzbern's for the 5th Holy Grail War was to obtain the Third Magic on the spot, and not try and relay on a third party to secure it or the Greater Grail (as they did last time, which failed).
My evidence for this is shown in the Heaven's Feel Route, at the very end of the True Ending, Ilya is shown wearing the Dress of Heaven:

The Mystic Code of the Einzbern family, the Dress of Heaven, is the heart that controls the Great Grail that is capable of materializing the soul for several seconds. This allows for the transferal of a soul into another container, such as when Illya places Shirou's soul into a doll in a bad ending.

This is what Ilya uses to materialize Shirou's soul at the end of the Heaven's Feel Route using an incomplete form of the Third Magic, which is later found by Rider and placed in a puppet made by Touko Aozaki. It stems to reason that since the Dress of Heaven is transmuted from the ether that forms Leysritt, Ilya had the Dress of Heaven since the beginning of the war (thus having it in all 3 routes).
Also, Ilya is the strongest Master the Einzbern's could send out. The number of Magic Circuits she has overwhelms that of a typical magus. She has an unlimited supply of mana to supply to Beserker and she also possesses the Mystic Eyes of Binding. After she starts to break down from absorbing Servants, Kinoko Nasu has said in an FAQ that Leysritt and Sella would then aid her:

Q: What is Illya’s capacity as a Grail? Hypothetically, if the Einzbern won the War, Illya absorbed the other 6 Servants besides Berserker, and had some shred of human will left, could she still don the Dress of Heaven and initiate the Grail ritual?
A: That’s what Liz and Sella are for. Ilya can only take up to 4 - I would think that absorbing a fifth Servant wouldn’t allow her to function as a human any longer.

Source: Illyasviel von Einzbern - Citation 6
Now I don't know in what context they mean by "obtained" when referring to Magic in the Nasuverse so I can't think as to what would happen after, but I would assume Sella would play some role in it given that she was to help Ilya wear the Dress of Heaven after Leysritt is sacrificed.
The only other plan the Einzbern's may have had was to either materialize the soul of or extract the current modern time user of the Third Magic, Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern from the Greater Grail.

There is no information on the original practitioners of the Third Magic. If it can be considered to have any user in modern times, it would be Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern, who is the core of the Great Grail. Illyasviel von Einzbern also makes use of it in one of the routes of Fate/stay night, although it is an incomplete usage.

Source: Third Magic - History


What happened to the 98 applicants between episode 5 and 6? At the end of episode 5 the narrator states that 202 candidates have been eliminated from the previous round leaving 148 candidates left. When episode 6 starts they are entering to meet the Gourmet Hunters and Satotz states there are 50 candidates. Are we missing something from them walking through the gate?

The wording of the examiner of the first phase is odd, but he was saying he thought 50 would pass and then corrected his statement to only 10 would pass.
There were still 148 applicants but he was stating 2 numbers of how many he thought would pass.
(also in ep5 the narrator stated 220, but I figured that was a typo)


Were the Jail Scaglietti clones removed from all of The Numbers? At the end of Magical Girl Lyrical StrikerS, it's revealed that all of The Numbers had a clone of Jail Scaglietti in their wombs, so that in the event of his capture or death, as long as one of The Numbers escaped, his clone would be born with all his memories and knowledge, effectively allowing him to reborn.

A number of The Numbers were separated and imprisoned in different locations, while a group (who probably could be released and live normal lives like Subaru and Ginga) were in a separate facility near Ground Forces H.Q.

Were all the Jail Scaglietti clones removed from the wombs of The Numbers? Or only those who would be released, since the others would be imprisoned indefinitely?

The clones are never mentioned again in the series. One possible explanation is that they were supposed to trigger in case of Jail Scaglietti's death; but he is still alive, in a maximum security orbital prison.