Can Logia type Devil Fruit users fight each other? Precisely the question is about fights like:

Portgas D. Ace VS Enel or VS Smoker.

This question isn't about who is stronger, it's rather about how can they fight each other if they meet? How can fire fight electricity or smoke?

I'm still at episode 338 so maybe I'm not aware of some information available in future episodes, but still, I'm getting too curious to wait for the episodes to reveal that for me.

Besides using Haki, some elements seem weak or inferior to other elements, as shown when Ace fought against Smoker and when Ace fought against Akainu.

When Ace fought against Smoker

When Ace fought against Akainu

This fact is also mentioned on One Piece Wikia:

  A Devil Fruit user who normally dominates all other powers can sometimes be brought down by a power considered "weak" in comparison; one such example is the Gomu Gomu no Mi unexpectedly withstanding the Goro Goro no Mi's powers, the Doru Doru no Mi unexpectedly holding back the Doku Doku no Mi's powers and Akainu's Magu Magu no Mi dealing a fatal blow to Ace despite his Mera Mera no Mi due to an order of superiority. Another surprise also came when the Mera Mera no Mi clashed against the Moku Moku no Mi, equalizing with each other, and then later against the Hie Hie no Mi with the same results.


Is there a way for Naruto to get the Rinnegan? Madara was able to get the Rinnegan by mixing Hashirama's meat with his own (i.e. mixing the Indra and Asura chakras) to get the Sage's power. If Naruto did the same by mixing Sasuke's meat with his own, would he get the Rinnegan? Or, if Sasuke mixed Naruto's meat with his own, would he get Rinnegan in both of his eyes?

I guess, if you combine Ashura's and Indra's chakra, you will obtain the ultimate dojutsu (Rinnegan). Since Naruto is a rebirth of Ashura and if he can implant Sasuke's chakra (since  Sasuke is a rebirth of Indra), Naruto probably will obtain the rinnegan.


How Did Krillin Get Stronger After Potential Unlock in DBZ? In Dragon Ball Z ep.54, (this is during the Namek Saga), the Elder Guru unlocks
Krillin's sleeping potential, and so Krillin reaches his full potential, at a power level of 14,000. By the time Krillin fights Goku who was being possessed by Captain Ginyu (ep.71 I believe), he has a power level of 22,000, and by the time the Z fighters fight Android 18 (ep. 135 I believe), Krillin has a power level of 450,000!

If Krillin's true potential was really unlocked way back in the Namek Saga, then how could it have risen, wouldn't that mean that his true potential wasn't really unlocked? His power should have either been as high as it became at the start, or it shouldn't have been able to rise. Is there an in-universe explanation for this?

Well the same could be said about Ultimate Gohan. The Elder Kai basically brought out Gohan's untapped potential. However, the  Ultimate Gohan in the Universal Survival arc is a lot stronger compared to the Ultimate Gohan in the Buu Saga. Even during the course of training, Picollo stated himself that Gohan could get a lot stronger.I believe a good explanation or the way to look at it would be this way. Fighter A is only using 75% of his power X when there is 25% of untapped power. However, the X can be modified by training. A good analogy would be comparing it Cell vs Gohan. Gohan's wasn't using all of his true power while fighting Cell in the start until he tapped into SSJ2. However, SSJ2 wasn't obviously the maximum level of strength Gohan could attain as he grew a lot stronger.


Do we ever get to see any official S-rank missions in action (Naruto series)? According to Narutopedia, Kakashi did 42 S-rank missions, while Minato did 39 of them. Itachi only did 1 for some reason. Many of the other jonins probably did S-rank missions too. Do we get to see or at least know about any of these missions?

Note: Naruto and Sasuke have done 0 official S-rank missions (although it's fair to say that they've done harder things in their lives).

From the Wikia itself

  S-rank - assigned to experienced jōnin and concern state-level confidential matters. Examples are assassinating VIPs, and transporting highly classified documents. The reward for an S-rank mission is more than a million ryō.

  "S-rank" is also a designation given to extremely powerful missing-nin, earning them a place in their village of origin's Bingo Book. The organisation Akatsuki was stated to be comprised mostly of S-rank criminals.

Keeping this in mind we can list down plenty of missions undertaken which would've been classed as S-Rank. Thus off the top of my head the following missions should've been S-Rank even if explicitly not told so.

Retrieval of Gaara: Clearly a S-Rank mission with Team Kakashi and
Team Guy taking on Akatsuki members Diedera and Sasori
The hunt for unnamed Akatsuki - Hidan and Kakuzu. Several squads of
capable Jonin and Chunin were chosen for this S-Rank (not mentioned
explicitly)

   This mission led to death of a Senior Jonin Asuma.

Hunt of Hidan and Kakuzu: Shikamaru's planned mission to kill Hidan
and Kakuzu. Not official, but Tsunade allowed Kakashi to go along.
The hunt for Sasuke: Nearly all the original 12 Genin, kakashi,
Yamato etc. hunt for Sasuke. Sasuke is a S-Rank missing Nin, even if
Leaf doesn't consider it. Again not explicit.

Edit: - Interception of Akatsuki spy may have been S-Rank, but I feel it would most probably be a A-rank. Even though they fought Orochimaru
 - The unofficial S-Rank mission given by Kakashi to Shikamaru, Naruto
   and Sakura (With Pakkun): Follow Sasuke and Stop the Sand Genins. Might've been A-Ranked. Pardon my memory. Putting in the Edit box for now.

Wiki also adds,

  These missions are exclusively assigned to highly skilled jōnin or large squads of ninja
  This is true for almost all these missions.

Source: Narutopedia's link on S-Rank


Is it possible for a Byakugan user to awaken the Rinnegan? Well... the title says it!

I ask this because, supposedly, Hyuuga and Uchiha are descendants of the Rikudou's eldest son (at least I am under that impression). In that way, does the Byakugan have any other special techniques that can be awakened (such as Tsukuyomi, Susano'o and Amaterasu in the Sharingan), and can it (ultimately) awaken the Rinnegan?

So far we have not seen techniques that derive from the Byakugan itself, but rather techniques that are possible because of it: the whole Hyuuga fighting style comes from the use of Byakugan, but it is not related to it in the same way that every Mangekyou technique is related to the Sharingan. They were only able to develop/and use it properly due to them having the Byakugan, but (again) it does not relate to it in the same way the Mangekyou relates to the Sharingan.

To sum up:
Is it possible for a Byakugan user to awaken a Rinnegan?

Unlikely.

While it is true that Kakashi originally said that the Uchiha clan (And the Sharingan) is a branch off the Hyuuga clan (and the Byakugan), it was later revealed that it wasn't the case And even though Kaguya Otsutsuki was said to have the Byakugan, it is currently presumed that the two bloodlines are separate and there's no actual connection between the two eye techniques..

No Byakugan upgrades were ever discussed/revealed, like you said, the Hyuuga specific techniques are only the Byakugan's potential being utilized.

SPOILER!

   Moreover, it was revealed that the way to awaken the Rinnegan would be to combine Indra's and Ashura's chakra, like Madara (who had Indra's chakra) implanted the flesh of Hashirama (who had Ashura's chakra), to bring out the Sage of Six Paths' chakra.

 So theoretically, if Indra were to posses a Hyuuga clan member, and the identity of Ashura would be known, it may be possible. That, however, never happened and is not likely to happen in the future.


Lists of anime in plaintext I'm trying to find lists of anime by genre in plaintext. Basically, the issue is that every anime list I can find online (MAL, ANN, Anime Planet) is stylised in some way, which isn't conducive to copy-pasting. I'd like the lists in plaintext.

I wrote a small script that operates on the Wikipedia page that Arcane provided.

var anime = "";

$('#mw-pages li').each(function(key, value)
{
    anime += ($(this).text() + '\n');
});

// Credit to: http://stackoverflow.com/a/18197341/3571997
function download(filename, text)
{
    var element = document.createElement('a');
    element.setAttribute('href', 'data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(text));
    element.setAttribute('download', filename);

    element.style.display = 'none';
    document.body.appendChild(element);

    element.click();

    document.body.removeChild(element);
}

download($('#firstHeading').text() + '.txt', anime);

How to use:

Start a browser that can inject JavaScript into a page (I will use Google Chrome for this demonstration).
Navigate to a category on the Wikipage (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fantasy_anime_and_manga).
Open the developer console (F12) and click on the console tab.
Copy and paste the script in there and press Enter.
You should now receive a text file with all of the anime of this genre.

Remarks:

It also lists manga, visual novels etc.
Not user friendly.

I shall try to update (and turn it into a userscript) whenever I have more time on my hands.


Why did Akihiko Kayaba make death permanent in Sword Art Online? In Sword Art Online, why did Akihiko Kayaba make the game so as to make death permanent? Don't get me wrong, I know that in episode 1 he claims that he would like to "control this world's fate".  However, in episode 17, when he says that he "wanted to make a world free of laws and restrictions", then why make it so that people must die in real life as well?  Wouldn't that make a real death contrary to his goals?  And if he "forgot" somewhere in the middle of the game (as he claims in episode 14), what is the point in continuing further?  Has he no regard for human life?

Okay, this question raises way to many personal opinions and speculations. It's never explained why perma-death was enabled in Sword Art Online. We'll also never find out since Kayaba Akihiko died.
First, I'd like to note that the perma-death was neither a law nor restriction, it was a rule, and thus Kayaba Akihiko did not go against any rules he set for SAO. Obviously, a game will have rules, so you'll have things like: death, no flying, max health, etc. What Kayaba Akihiko was referring to was a world without the laws and restrictions placed by the society in real life. That's my speculation, but that's all it could truly point to. Naturally, there are no laws or restrictions regarding death in SAO or IRL, but rather it's a fundamental rule.
From Kayaba Akihito's entry on Sword Art Online Wikia:

Kayaba Akihiko had little to no empathy, with no regard for human life
(including his own)
Akihiko seemed to be very sincere and thoughtful, as shown when he told Kirito of his dream about creating a floating castle as the basis for creating Sword Art Online.
In spite of this, Akihiko had a level of honor and fairness. [...]

If you look at those three lines, we can also take something else from this. At the end of Sword Art Online Asuna dies, right? Wrong. Kayaba Akihiko made the promise to Kirito to prevent Asuna from committing suicide before the match was over (episode 13). He made this promise because he is both sincere and fair. Therefore, while Asuna did indeed die in the game, she didn't die in real life because of the promise Kayaba Akihiko made with Kirito. This is also why, as promised at the beginning of the series, all 6147 players were returned to the real world after Kirito completed SAO. Quoted from the anime: (Kayaba Akihiko) "Moments ago, all 6147 remaining players were successfully logged out."
Getting back to the point, everything Kayaba Akihiko did was not contrary to the goals he set and had in mind through out Sword Art Online. Everything fell into place and he didn't violate any of his rules. He fulfilled his dream and simply brought others into it, the idea was that Kayaba Akihiko wanted to replace the real world with virtual reality for himself. This is shown in the anime episode 14 at 18:41, when Kayaba Akihiko said, "I wanted to leave the Earth behind and go to that castle. For a long, long time that was my only desire." Naturally, since he made the game available to everyone, the rules he believed in and set for himself would have to be followed everyone else as well.


Song played in Cardcaptor Sakura episode 54 at around minute 10? What's the song that's played in Cardcaptor Sakura episode 54 at 10:06? The same song is played again in episode 70 13:54.

I know it's not "Heartbreak" or "Tomadai"

The song is unreleased and it's called "Music Box"..

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


Are the clothing/modesty standards in the world of Mahouka Koukou stricter? In the anime, at least, it seems that the girls are much more conscious about showing skin or cleavage than in other anime set in modern times (except for the beach episode).

Especially when you take into account the target audience, it is rather odd.

Do the light novel or other official sources delve deeper into this cultural element of the fictional world of Mahouka?

It is indeed mentioned in the light novel.
(All the excerpt from the light novel quoted onwards are from Baka-Tsuki)
From Volume 2 - Chapter 7, during the scene where Tatsuya was called to the Counseling Room by Ono Haruka (emphasis mine):

[...] Haruka's smile grew a little forced as she crossed her legs.
Beneath the mini-skirt, the derriere wrapped in silk stockings could almost be seen.
[...]
According to modern decorum, it was advisable to keep revealed flesh to a minimum.
Because women usually wore thick stockings that covered everything beneath their dresses, even when exuding maturity, this sight was quite stimulating to the eyes. [...]
Speaking of which, she was also wearing a rather open shirt, where the lines of the undergarments could be seen.
For a faculty member to wear this in front of a student was overly flirtatious.

From Volume 3 - Chapter 1, after the ball game in physical education class, when Tatsuya and Mikihiko made acquaintance with each other and Erika came by to chat:

In 2095 AD, fashion and proper decorum demanded that any trace of exposed flesh be covered in public. Since school was considered a public environment, even if it was in summer, women were still obligated to wear jackets and a colorless, impenetrable pair of tights or leggings beneath their dresses.
That being said, these rules didn't apply to athletic uniforms, so athletic clubs suffered no penalty or criticism for revealing their hands or legs with their uniform, and physical education classes were also not bound by this rule. For example, Tatsuya and the other male students were currently wearing shorts that did not extend to their knees while Mizuki was wearing a fairly long pair of rhythm pants, which was the standard uniform for physical education.
On the other hand, Erika was......
Both of her legs were completely uncovered.
From the thighs down, everything was revealed to the sweltering summer air. Her pants had no length to speak of whatsoever. Finally, the T-shirt she wore barely extended over the pants, giving the impression she was wearing only her underwear.

It is also again mentioned in Volume 3 - Chapter 4, during the scene where Mayumi turned up late in her summer dress and asked Tatsuya of his thought about her appearance.
The characters' consciousness towards the dress code is also shown indirectly through Hattori and Mayumi's expression in the scene slightly after when they are on the bus, where Hattori offered Mayumi a blanket to cover herself up.
And the issue is brought up again a bit later into the same chapter when Tatsuya and Miyuki arrived at the hotel, where they met Erika and Mizuki in "revealing" outfit (according to the standard in Mahouka's world).


Can I use a UK Crunchyroll account on a US PS4 and viceversa? I am planing to start an account on Crunchyroll, but I have some questions and was hoping if someone could help regarding US and UK accounts.

Does it matter if should use an US account or an UK account? Is there any difference between them, in terms of availability and selection?

If I start a US account, would I still be able to use outside US (i.e. overseas)? I live in Europe, but currently I use an US PSN account on my PS4.

Crunchyroll doesn't have regional accounts, they determine what you can watch depending on your current location. Example: you register in the US, then move to - dunno - Azerbaijan, you'll only be able to watch the shows available in Azerbaijan. Source

Crunchyroll also doesn't care about what kind of device is used with what kind of regional PS/Xbox/whatever account to watch their streams. Again, they only care about your current location.


Why didn't Marcel turn into a Titan to avoid being eaten by Ymir? When Marcel was attacked by a Titan who wanted to eat him, he could have turned into a Titan to avoid it or at least try to fight back. But he didn't do it. Also Reiner, Annie, and Bertholdt just ran away instead of transforming and fighting.

Why didn't Marcel turn into a Titan to avoid being eaten by Ymir?

This is how I interpret it based on the events shown in Chapter 95.

During this time,

   Marcel revealed to Reiner that he wasn't supposed to be a warrior in the first place. As expected, this shocked Reiner. He was lost in his thoughts that he did not notice Ymir behind him. He only had time to look back before being shoved away by Marcel.

Notice in the image how Ymir's hand is already reaching towards Marcel, who pushed Reiner out of the way. He had no time to react at all and after being grabbed, what I guess happened was that he couldn't injure himself. Also, notice in this chapter how he kept looking at Reiner and his other comrades with his mouth open, with no time to react at all or even say anything to them, which led me to assume that the events were probably too fast for them to handle. It was probably their first time in that situation and it's understandable they'd give in to fear instead of thinking.

Why would he do this? The most probably cause is panic. Sure, they were trained as soldiers but they were still children. That situation alone would make anyone panic and not think properly. It's also possible that the mixed emotions he had (guilt, for revealing to Reiner that he forced Marley to enlist him in order to save his brother, and his hesitation of the mission) was enough to make him lose his will to continue the mission or forget what he's capable of.

Why didn't Reiner, Annie or Bertolt transform? Bad decisions due to, again, panic and unexpected events. In Chapter 96,

   after they ran away, Annie was telling them that had they not run away, they would have gotten hold of the Jaw Titan back. But seeing both her comrades running, she followed, remarking that she did not know what to do. Reiner was also still in panic and he only calmed down and thought of a plan after the three of them talked. It was also mentioned by Reiner, who after calming down, that they would not have caught the Jaw Titan anyway without Pieck's help since it's faster than all of them. There is also the risk of running into more Titans (they still don't know how many there are and they did not even expect to be attacked since their intel tells them that Titans only reside near the walls) and with only three of them, Reiner mentions that they'll just risk getting exhausted or eaten.


How did Saitama defeat a monster before becoming a hero? Reading the One Punch Man wikia I've read that when a younger Saitama, before being a hero, was able to defeat a monster. How was this possible? Did Saitama have some power before becoming a hero?

In the anime and manga, Saitama starts off as a reasonably fit, unemployed salaryman (he's notably more non-descript in the original webcomic). He's not as cut as he is portrayed in the present time, but certainly not doughy or without definition.

Saitama's fight with Crabante, his first monster fight, is indicative of the mindset that would deliver him unto extreme power: don't stop until it's done, and ignore your limits. He fights through pain and Crabante's superior power to take advantage of Crabante's weak point and saves the day.

In the manga there is a sidestory chapter (Volume 2, Bonus chapter) that takes place around 300 days into his training to be a hero. He still has his full head of hair.  He's in a great deal of pain through the initial part of the story, but near the end an attacking monster hits him while he's out doing his running and knocks out his tooth

   which turns out to be the source of Saitama's pain, as he had an awful toothache in exactly that tooth.

This restores Saitama's focus (and he suffers no other form of damage, despite being launched through a wall), and he quickly one-shots the monster and simply continues on with his running like it was no big deal.

Indeed, there's a second sidestory chapter that takes place during his training days (Volume 3, Bonus Chapter 1).  This one I don't think specifies exactly when it occurs, but he still has his hair.  Saitama's out in the city and really, really needs to pee.  But he can't get inside anywhere to use a bathroom because everyone's hiding from a huge attacking monster (Cicada Nymph).  Saitama runs pee-dance-style trying to find one and one-shots the monster when it gets in his way.  I don't think Saitama really even registered the monster (either as a threat or even existing), being more focused on finding somewhere to pee.

Which is all to say that Saitama does appear to have a meteoric rise in power, but in his fight against Crabante his only extraordinary ability appeared to be his willpower and courage. He does not achieve his ultimate power until he loses all of his hair, but even before he has shown any hair loss (it's not specified if he lost it somewhat gradually, or all-at-once, or what) he is able to take powerful hits with little to no damage, and can one-shot monsters.

Incidentally, the bullying thing you mentioned is in the Volume 1 bonus chapter.


Does Evil Natural Water distinguishes between enemies and allies? In the manga, (spoilers)

   Evil Natural Water attacks the monster who released him from the tank he was in

Does Evil Natural Water distinguishes between enemies and allies?

Evil Natural Water does NOT distinguish between enemies and allies.

ENW is attracted by negative thoughts and fighting intent. It will target and murder anyone in its general vicinity who displays strong negative energy, focusing on the most negative person.

ENW does seem smarter in the manga, as it used the piranhas within its body to attack Child Emperor. Manga!ENW may be smarter and more refined than its webcomic counter-part, but nothing indicates he chooses his targets differently.


How does one become a Jounin? It is said in the wiki that:

  ...there was mention of a Jōnin Exam in the anime's Kurama Clan Arc.

Does anyone here know what are the stages/steps/missions in order to be a Jounin?

I think recommendation to become Jōnin ninja are send by villagers and the hokage has the final decision of a making a one.

I'm not sure about this but I think that the candidate has to create a new jutsu in order to become a Jōnin (like Kakashi with Chidori, Minato with Rasengan).

We don't get any other details other than this. Same for the exam. I think that the created jutsu will be examined.

My answer is based on the anime.


If Inori could destroy the virus by singing why didn't she do it before? In episode 11 Keido releases the Apocalypse Virus, Inori stops the outbreak and cures all of the infected by singing. If she is able to stop the virus by singing, then why can't she save everyone who is already infected?

Inori could only delay the effects of the virus. Exactly how long and to what extent, it is unknown. She has that ability because

   she is the patient zero of the virus, and the vessel for Mana, and that gives her some control over the virus.

Also in this episode, she is not quite herself, because

   Mana's consciousness implanted on Inori is beginning to surface. That is why she kills the students attempting to undress her, and why she stabs Arisa.

But I think maybe you are mistaking ep 11 with the ending, because

   It is Shuu's void power (absorb the problems of the world unto himself) that finally cleanses the world of the virus.

Alas at the very end she goes on and

   by symbolically accepting the "Guilty Crown", Shuu shares his fate with Inori, and then she removes the virus from him, along with the king power and the void powers (see note below). Inori then crystallizes and dies.

Footnote:

   Void powers were created by fragments of Mana inside the teenagers, once they were absorbed by Shuu, no one else had voids.


If heroes cannot die because of the fairies' protection, how did Minowa Gin die? It is overtly stated in the second half of the anime that the Heroe cannot die, since their fairies protect them.

Togo attempted suicide in every way possible to her, even by carbon monoxide asphyxiation and poisioning, and the fairies protected her every time.

Even when battling the Vectors, the worst they get is a bashing against the fairies' shield and powering down.

In the prequel novel there seems to be a character by the name of Minowa Gin that died.

What were the circumstances of her death?

In Gin's era, the Hero System wasn't fully developed yet. The girls didn't have fairies to protect them, so they could and often did get hurt. They also didn't have the sealing ritual or Mankai at first either, so in the early battles they had no way to kill a vertex; the best possible outcome was to drive it off without any of them sustaining any serious injuries, but they weren't always that lucky. Gin died protecting the other two girls after they had both been injured in a battle, but for the full story (which is both heroic and sad) you really should read the light novel - it's a good book, and answers several questions that were left open by the anime. All of the chapters have been fan-translated into English and posted online.


When does Brotherhood and the 2003 series split? So I've watched FMA: Brotherhood and Star of Milos. I want to watch conqueror of Shamballa but it seems like it continues from the  original series.  I don't want to have watch the original series since I know that the earlier portions of the story are the same as Brotherhood . Is there an episode in the original series I can start watching from that's starts to have a different story path from Brotherhood? Or should I just read about the originals ending?

Episode 12 in brotherhood is where the story changes from the original series.

it a bit later in the original series, episode 17 or 18.

The key point is the death of hughes, that's where the story's split.

the original series stretches the backstory a bit compared to brotherhood so its worth watching from the beginning but you wont miss anything important if you start at hughes death.


Are the items featured in Yuru Yuri San Hai! cross review based on real items? At the end of every episode of Yuru Yuri San Hai! (third season of Yuru Yuri), there is a cross-review section (right before the preview of next episode) which features an item used in the main section of the episode. For example, the shirt that Toshinou Kyouko bought that says I am AHO (AHO is Japanese, means stupid).

I can find that shirt being sold in the Internet, though I'm not sure which one comes first, the shirt or the anime. This makes me curious, are the items featured in the cross-review section are actually based on real world items, or this t-shirt is just a coincidence? By coincidence, I mean it just happen to be famous and thus was created or the shirt got featured because when the series creator browse the Internet for idea he/she thought that it is funny.

Most of the cross review items shown in Yuru Yuri are not real. The only things I am able to find is the "I am aho" T-shirt, Akari body pillow, and the candy in episode 9 (it's made by the same company, but it's called 森永ミルクキャラメル、MORINAGA MILK CARAMEL). The books in the cross review might be real, but unfortunately I can not find them, and the other ones like the dog house and lie tester are not real. The volleyball is obviously real, but the volleyball branded Moiken is not. I might be a bit off but hope this helps.


Victims and Sea stone I cannot remember any event where a victim of a fruit user or an object affected by a fruit user came in contact with the sea stone, is there any record until now in one piece?

Question -  if a human turned toy by the hobi-hobi no mi or a homie created by the soru-soru no mi came in contact with the sea stone, would the effect revert? Or does the stone affect the user but not the power?

Exceptions I can think of - Kuzan's ice does not melt or change back to water on the surface of the sea.

Well, there is at least one good example of someone directly on contact with water who were still affected by someong power : the Princess of Fishmen.
If you remember, Shirahoshi-ojou-sama was bullied by the evil Vander Decken IX whose power was allowing him to never miss his target (strongly summarized). His power was still effective as he threw a insane amount of projectiles on Shirahoshi's submarine dungeon. His power enchants boththe weapons thrown and the target, so since the power is not disabled underwater, at least this power is not affected by seastone or sea presence.
We also know that demon power users in contact of sea or seastone can't use their power and that is also the reason prison's cells are made of seastone.

Conclusion :
We can assume that :
- there is no such thing as a DF user able to use his power when he touches sea water or seastone.
- Powers are not affected if the user is not in contact of sea/seastone
- If a DF user is hit by sea/seastone, his victims (hobi-hobi no mi toy's for instace will be freed (for good or until the DF user is not in contact anymore ?).

I think this is a minor plot hole of One Piece because it is never really explained how differents types of fruits's powers work in this kind of situation. Guess we have to decide from each power.

Hope that helps.

  Source : One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 169 (p. 11) and
  Episode 106, Smoker mentions that all Marine Headquarters' prisons are
  made of seastone.


Why does Mustang address Hawkeye informally after dispatching Envy? Awhile ago I was re-watching some of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episodes in French (specifically 54) to reference something else, I noticed that in 54, Mustang uses the "tu" form (the informal "you") when talking to Hawkeye after being persuaded against finishing off Envy, which seems a bit odd. From the episodes/chapters I've read in French, they seem to usually use the "vous" form (the formal "you").

Does this correspond to anything in the Japanese original, and if so, what does it correspond to?

I've seen some other unexpected usages of "tu" elsewhere, but they weren't with characters that I've seen enough of in the French version to be able to see if it was unusual for people to use the "tu" form with them (in the context of the text).

When Mustang comments to Hawkeye that he made her do through something dreadful again, he uses "kimi."

Kimi is the subjective pronoun of "you" and is used informally, typically when talking to close friends, younger siblings, but not to parents, older relatives, superiors, etc.

Normally, they have a typical superior-subordinate relationship (noted by Hawkeye herself that Mustang doesn't call her "Riza" even when they're alone) where they talk to or address one another formally, but here Mustang is being frank with Hawkeye as a close friend rather than a subordinate.


What prizes are awarded during the Daihasei Festival? During the Daihasei Sports Festival (or Daihaseisai), schools from Academy City compete in various competitions such as ball-tossing and bread-eating.

I assume that the final ranking is determined based on which teams win the most events. What are the prizes for the winning schools/teams?

No prizes are officially stated. However Daihaseisai (Grand Champion Star Festival) is a big deal for two reasons. The first reason is to observe large scale interference between espers. The second reason is that the festival is about as popular as the World Cup or the Olympics. If not all than most of the contests are broadcasted world wide for those who were unable to attend to view.

Besides winning your school honor and prestige, they probably give out medals or a cup to the winning schools.


How come a uniform can't be made of 40% to 90% life fibers? I've noticed that on Kill la Kill that Goku Uniforms can only be made from 10%, 20%, and 30% life fibers. But later on, it is revealed that a Kamui is made of 100% life fibers. That seems like a major gap to me. How come a uniform can't be made of 40%-90% life fibers?

No characters we see can wear 40%-90% life fiber uniforms who cannot also wear 100% life fiber uniforms.

The only people who can wear 100% life fibers are not 100% humans (they have life fibers experimentally infused into their bodies).  No pure humans have been shown to be able to wear more than a 3 star uniform.


Conditions to obtain Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan I was reading this answer and it got me thinking, how did Sasuke obtain the EMS if Itachi's eyes were in worse condition than his? Itachi's eyes were losing their light, and they weren't in "good" state to be considered a good replacement. How did they heal when they got transplanted?

Firstly, by attaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan through transplantation of eyes (of a blood relative, ideally a sibling's), the following upgrades are received by the user:

Deteriorating vision is restored.
Their Mangekyō-based abilities are made stronger and they no longer suffer any negative side-effects from the usage.
The user will retain all their previous techniques from their original eyes.
The user will be able to access the Mangekyō abilities of the donor.

So what basically happens is that, the eyes taken from a sibling get a new host and whatever drastic conditions (related to vision) the donor had gone through while they had the eyes, doesn't affect the new host.

In Sasuke's case, his vision was deteriorating, so he decided to transplant his brother's eyes, which were in a similar condition. When the transplantation is completed, he is able to see clearly and moreover, get an increase in his dojutsu skills. This clearly proves that the precious condition of the eyes doesn't reflect to the new owner. There is no other case to prove otherwise.

Reference: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangekyō_Sharingan


How many transformations does Drive Knight have? In the last chapter of the manga, Drive Knight transformed into

   a sort of motorcycle.

In a past chapter of the manga and episode of the anime IIRC, he transformed into a centaur. Does he have more transformations?  How many transformations does Drive Knight have?

Yes, he has more transformations. From the wiki, Drive Knight has 6 Tactical Transformations. These are:

Knight (桂馬, Keima): Drive Knight shapes his lower body into that of a horse, giving him the appearance of a centaur.
Silver (銀, Gin): Drive Knight forms a long sword.
Chariot (香車, Kyōsha): Drive Knight transforms into a sleek motorbike.
Flying Chariot (飛車, Hisha): Drive Knight transforms into a bulky compact projectile with four wings and forms rocket engines that propel him forward.
Bishop (角, Kaku): Drive Knight transforms into a large humanoid robot with a crested helmet.
Gold (金, Kin): Drive Knight adds a layer of armor to his body. His hair turns white and his armor flares between its plates.

All in all, he has a total of six transformations. The ones you saw were the Knight and Chariot transformations. As @AkiTanaka mentioned, these are named after shogi pieces.


Why don't they just upload her brain to the internet? So, in episode 22 of Sword Art Online II...

   We learn that Konno Yuuki has incurable super-AIDS, and that she's terminal. That's no fun.

But we know that there's technology out there that can digitize your brain - that's exactly what Kayaba Akihiko did, and nowadays he goes around haunting VRMMOs (or something).

Why can't they do the same for her and other people faced with the same issue? It's not a great solution, granted, but she's already used to spending oodles of time in full-dive, and I imagine it's preferable to death.

That answer will contain spoilers from Alicization arc, which has not been animated yet.

   Firstly, what Kayaba Akihiko uploaded onto The Seed wasn't his brain, not exactly — it was a copy of his "soul". As explained in the light novel: We have copied the Fluctlight of a number of test subject, and the Fluctlight is what passes through our neurons, so it's basically our soul. However, even though the process of copying somebody's soul is not risky for the real person, it is the case for the copies, because they will just "think" they were the real one and not just a copy. Most of the copies will simply cease to exist as they realize they aren't the original. Kayaba Akihiko's case was an exception, because his real self had already prepared to leave the real world to live in his own creation. So that's the major problem. Once Konno Yuuki realizes that she isn't real but just a copy, she would cease to exist.

 The second problem is that the machine to perform the operation isn't public nor medical, and no one (except Kirito and a few others) knows of its existence, let alone where and how to do it.

In the Alicization arc of the light novels (especially the first two volumes of the arc),  the details are much better explained than what I have here (they actually exaggerate with the explanation of pseudo-science, but well...), so I would recommend you to pick them up if you are into reading, as the Alicization arc is the best up to now in my opinion.


What does G.U stand for? in .hack//ROOTS and .hack//G.U, the guild Raven is actually the CC Copr Organization "Project G.U" who's focus is on AI, partially the AIDA, the Morgana Mode Gone Epitaphs and Aura.

But what does the G.U stand for anyway? i am well aware that in Terminal Disk each "episode" is named using the letters G and U like Graceless Unison and Guide to an Uprising but it it was never stated which one of those (if any) was the G.U used by CC Corp. the only 2 letter Acronym they explain is RA which is Rebirth Aura.

So what does G.U stand for in Project G.U?

From Wikipedia: .hack//G.U.

  Matsuyama has stated that the acronym "G.U." has twelve meanings related to the plot of the games but the central theme is "growing up" in many respects.


Does the Principal ever visit his granddaughter? In episode 26 of Nichijou, it's revealed that the Principal of the school...

   ...is Mr. Shinonome.

However, the relationship between him and

   his supposed granddaughter Hakase

is never elaborated on in the anime.

In the manga, is it ever stated if he at least visits her?

Answering the question directly, there are no occurrences where the headmaster visits Hakase in any media, but they have met once.

In Nichijou no Shousetsu light novel, there's a chapter called "Nichijou no Mukashibanashi" (Everyday's Folklore) telling the story of Momotaro with Nichijou's characters. Hakase acted as Momotaro, while the headmaster's role was the dog. Here's the relevant script:

  さて、さるをお供にしたももたろうが、元気良く鬼が島に歩いて行くと、その途中で、今度は犬が現れました。
  「……!」
  「……!」
  しかも、戦っています。
  しかと、戦っています。
  いぬ役の校長先生が、役をほっぽり出して、しかと戦っています。校長先生、出番ですよー!
  [中略]
  「な、なんでしかと戦っているのー!?」
  このおじさんが校長先生だと知らないももたろうは、あわてるばかり。
  たしかに、街中でいぬとしかが戦っていたら、誰だってびっくりします。

Translation:

  And so, the monkey that befriended Momotaro and the vigorous demon are walking toward the island. On the way, this time they see a dog.
  "......!"
  "......!"
  Moreover, he is fighting.
  He is fighting with a deer.
  The headmaster whose role is the dog abandoned his role and is fighting with the deer. Headmaster, it's your turn now~!
  [...]
  "Wh-, why are you fighting with the deer!?"
  Momotaro, who doesn't know that this old man (ojisan) is the headmaster, is only confused.
  Certainly, everyone will be surprised seeing a dog and deer fighting each other in the middle of a road.

P.S. The headmaster's name was only mentioned in the anime.

Source: Yahoo! Chiebukuro


Why aren't the Nomus' brains attacked? In My Hero Academia, the Nomu are incredibly strong creatures that possess multiple quirks. Even a single one of them proves to be a big threat. Nomu or not, the brain of any creature is very weak and one could die if it doesn't have any kind of protection (usually skull). The Nomu seem to have brains without any kind of protection. They are clearly exposed and visible to everyone around. Considering the fact that the Nomu are strong creatures and the law doesn't restrict to kill them (since Endeavor killed many of them at the Hosu incident and also the high-end one), why don't pro heroes attack the Nomus' brains? (I know it looks gross and all the stuff, but that doesn't change the fact).

First of all, not all Nomu have their so-called brains exposed. Their description hints that they are "mindless" soldiers that  need specific orders to function. Only the High-Tier ones have the capability to think for themselves. On the same note, you could wonder why they don't target the eyes of Nomu.
On one hand, giving that they all have muscle augmentation and others physical quirks, one could reason that the visible "brain" tissue is just a protective layer for the brain itself. On the other hand, it could be that the Nomu are aware of this "flaw" and one can't easily target that area, being direct attack or range attack. Also, most fights in manga/anime don't revolve around the characters targeting the weak spots of the body, meaning that even in BnHA, the Heroes don't go for the head when fighting any other villain to give them a concussion or something like that, the fights are a display of abilities and power.
And finally, my opinion is that it's just a design trait that Horikoshi - the author - liked and incorporated in the making of Nomu.


In what episode does Naruto get linked to all the tailed beasts? Seeing as we finished the arc with Fū, I would like to see her reaction again when she actually meets him. So, in what episode does Naruto get linked to all of the tailed beasts and their jinchūriki?

In Episode 324 ("The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble") of Naruto: Shippuden. But the fight between Naruto and the other Jinchūriki continue till next episode "Jinchūriki vs. Jinchūriki!!". Until they started getting absorbed into the Gedo Statue.


Given how Obito had acquired Bijuu in the past, why would he bother going to war? I don't get this.

Did Obito think that it would be easier to go to war with the whole shinobi world rather than capture the 8-tails and 9-tails Jinchuuriki on the low like how he did with the other ones?  He basically ended up fighting not only both of them but also the entire shinobi world.

Would Obito's plans succeeded if he did not declare war and kept everything under the radar till the end?  I believe he'd have been successful and that he wouldn't have needed to summon Madara at all.

Obito declared war because he knew that the alliance would keep Bee & Naruto at a disclosed location since they had caught on to what the Akatsuki were doing. The war would allow him to draw out Naruto & Bee to complete the plan of bringing back Ten Tails in it's prime state.

He had Kisame gather intel, but then of course Kabuto showed up. Obito's plan was essentially to gather intel on the locations of the last two jinchuuriki, use the zetsu to distract the allied shinobi forces in a war, and lure Naruto/Bee out. It didn't work out like that, but he had a legit plan.


What does it mean to be a poster child of type B blood? In the first episode of Ping Pong the Animation, around 9 minutes in, Peco called Smile a poster child for B type blood. What does this mean, exactly? What significance does this have? How does this relate to his personality?

First lets gather all elements. From this answer:

  Blood type carries a significant weight in Japanese culture, so much so that Japanese are often surprised when people of other origins are not familiar with their blood type. In their culture, they associate every blood type with a certain personality and demeanor.

  Type B

  Independent
  Agressive
  Optimistic
  Friendly and open
  Humble
  Afraid of being alone
  Flexible thinker
  Like to play

What does being a "poster child" means?

  The definition of "poster child" has since been expanded to a person of any age whose attributes or behaviour are emblematic of a known cause, movement, circumstance or ideal. Under this usage, the person in question is labeled as an embodiment or archetype. This signifies that the very identity of the subject is synonymous with the associated ideal; or otherwise representative of its most favorable or least favorable aspects.

About the character

  Yutaka Hoshino/Peco (星野 裕/ペコ Hoshino Yutaka/Peko)
  One of the protagonists and Smile's childhood friend. Peco is loud, cocky, and carefree. He is initially considered one of the best players on the Katase team, but begins questioning himself after a couple of surprising losses. Peco is frequently seen snacking on various junk food items.

So he is saying something in the lines of

"you could put a picture of Peco in the encyclopedia entry for blood type B's personality."
or
"Peco is a living example of a blood type B's personality."


When is Haikyuu season 3 release date? I'm wonna know when will be the release date of the season 3 of Haikyuu. It says that its in this fall or in the later part of this year. But if someone know the date can you share it with me?

Haikyuu should be released as a fall anime. There is still enough content left for the 3rd season. Both manga and anime have been well received.
Haikyuu Season 3 in fall. Not sure if this can be taken as an official confirmation though.

Though content for 4th season might not be enough so they might decide to take some time off and release OVAs.

Manga Volumes for Haikyuu. 1-17 Covered by first two seasons and only 3 Volumes left. Manga spoilers and Season 3 speculation below

   First half of season 3 can be covered with Final match against Ushijima easily. It can be stretched with character development of both teams.
 Nekomas road to National is recently concluded manga arc an can fill the second part of the season.. Or vice versa since the second last episode usually has the epic finale moment.
 What I suspect is both Nekoma and Karasuno will be playing simultaneously and reach the finals together. It'll  give more depth to season instead of the linear storyline


An animated movie set in a post-apocalyptic future where the main girl has to collect a last spirit I remember watching a movie between the years 2007 and 2011. I am pretty sure it was an anime because it was animated.

I remember a futuristic setting with the planet earth in ruins. The main character was a girl and I think I remember deaths (as in people died) :3 but it couldn't have been anything extreme since I was around 11-14 years old and had never watched anime at that point and would have been turned off by that.

I remember something about a last plant or a spirit that the main character had to collect and maybe the earth having radiation or disease that needed her to wear a special suit, and I also remember her having to go through a test when she got back to base which was some ship to test her for this disease or thing.

I also remember a guy failing this test and some people at the end trying to get to a vehicle like a truck with an open top but that is about it.

Thanks in advance.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

  A planet is overrun by a mysterious group of creatures that infect and destroy all life on Earth. Only the determination of a single woman to find a cure will prevent the world from slowly being eaten away. Yet there are those from within who are impatient for results and will do anything to win this war.


Where do the remains of the Sage of the Six Paths lie? After the Sage of the Six Paths died, what happened with his remains? Did he seal himself from somewhere or did his clan bury his body elsewhere? Did those become the Tailed Beasts?

The Sage of Six Paths has passed away and the whereabouts of the remains are unknown. There is actually no substantiating proof that he actually existed, which is why a lot of people also think it is just a myth.

And you can't revive him with Edo Tensei unless you have his DNA.

Of course, it is pretty safe to assume he did exist though. While the shinobi might not believe of his existence, the people reading/watching Naruto have more insight about the history of shinobi.

As for why his remains are unknown, he probably made this intentional so he wouldn't be revived in the future.


In episode 4 of Golden Time is that the same Nana? At 15:27 in episode 4 of Golden Time, is that Nana the same as one of the mains in NANA?

The girl was decked out in a punk rock outfit, lugged around a guitar and gave the characters tickets to a show she's performing at. She called herself Nana. I was wondering if it's supposed to be the same Nana as one of the mains in the NANA series?

Either inspired by or the same character, it seems. Nothing I'm seeing online gives her a name besides "NANA-sempai" in all capitals like the NANA manga.

Note: Romi Park voices the original Nana. The Nana in Golden Time is voiced by Satomi Satou.


Was it really necessary to take such precautions to confine Misa They rendered Misa completely immobile and blindfolded her and kept her like this for  40 days. Physically, she wasn't a threat to anyone and she couldn’t  have possibly broken out of the cell. Even if she could kill with only a face, they could have worn masks to cover their faces whenever they interacted with her in person. I just think It is a little inhume to have someone strapped down for 24 hours a day, for 6 weeks, whislt blindfolded at the same time, espically when it was completely uncessary to take such measures.

They did not know it was unnecessary. At that point in time they did not know how she was able to kill. She might have been able to kill by mere touch for all they knew. So to be safe, they confined her. This does not look too inhumane and standard practise to me, considering the situation. Keep in mind that despite her being a cute idol, she was also a serial killer and had murdered their companion Ukita. L was not going to take any chances losing another human life.

After reading chapter 33 again, it seems like L himself never really explained why he confined her this way, other than

  She's suspected of being the second Killer, so it's only logical to restrain her this way.


Why there was only one episode of Black Clover? I have been following the manga of Black Clover and so far after few months, I came to know that there is an anime adaptation going on for this series.

When the first episode came, I was too excited that it started in anime but after 1 episode it's saying that the status is completed.

So why there was only 1 episode released for Black Clover? Is it true that status is completed? Also, are we expecting any more episodes in future?

Your premise of the question is wrong!

The animated episode is NOT a series, but rather a single "Special Episode" bundled with the 11th Volume of the Manga. This is mentioned as much in MAL page for the episode. Afaik, it adapts the first chapter of the Manga. [Confirmed in Comments]

https://myanimelist.net/anime/33950/Black_Clover

  The Episode "Black Clover" was screened at Jump Festa 2016 on November 27, 2016. The OVA was later bundled with the 11th volume of the manga, released May 2, 2017

In December 2016, there were talks about a TV adaptation of this Anime slated for release in 2017, however since only the OVA has been released, maybe they are testing the waters with the OVA release. The full series adaptation has "no official date yet"
Here is the ANN page for the same - Black Clover by Studio Pierrot - ANN.
Relevant Details.

  While Viz Media's Weekly Shonen Jump Twitter account had originally stated that the anime would air in 2017, the Twitter account later redacted the statement and said the anime "doesn't have a date yet."

Thus, Black Clover's TV adaptation doesn't have a date yet, but should release in late 2017- early 2018.

UPDATE: As predicted Black Clover Season 1 is airing this Fall! Enjoy :)


Will there be a season 4 of High School DxD anime? Will there be a season 4 of anime? Will it come out in 2017?

I am a big fan of the anime. I want to know how it ends. Did he become the Harem King? Should I just read the novels?

Season 4 has been announced: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-22/high-school-dxd-gets-new-tv-anime-series/.107975

"Will it come out in 2017?"
Probably not, if anything it'll be either the winter or spring season next year.

"Should I just read the novels?"
Yes, yes you should.


Anyone know the name of the song in Naruto Shippuden episode 471 min 10:50 Does anyone know the name of the song in Naruto shippuden episode 471? It starts on roughly minute 10:50-11:40.

I believe it's an unreleased track that's commonly known as "Minato Saves Kushina" amongst fans. This one actually seems to come up here rather often! :P

There are some unofficial versions of the song floating around on YouTube, for example, here.


Why is Hiiro a Nora? We know that she has spent a lot of time with Yato (because they've shown to be together since childhood and Hiiro was his first Regalia) and also really cares about him. Yato himself says:

This means that Hiiro does care about Yato and has never done anything which she thought wasn't for the good of Yato. Just before this scene, we also see Hiiro saying that she wouldn't mind dying in the underworld as long as Yato was with her.

So why is it that she is a Nora? Why did she allow other Gods to name her?

She's first named by his father (the "sorcerer" is mentioned as her true master in the wiki so I suppose that means he named her first) as Mizuchi and then his father let Yato name her as Hiiro.

I think she never tainted Yato  because she cares for Yato so much that she never did anything a regalia shouldn't do to taint their master.

I haven't read that far in the manga so I can only suspect that the sorcerer allows her to be named by others for some sinister plan against the heavens.

http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Nora


Title and singer of that english-sounding song in Tokyo Ghoul Root of Aogiri anime? I loved the sound of the song that sounds like English (I can't understand the words but I know most of it are not nihongo) that is usually being played on dramatic scenes in Tokyo Ghoul RA. Can someone tell me its title and its singer?

What I usually do in cases like this is look the show up on AnimeNewsNetwork, where it lists all the insert songs used in the show:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16318

I don't have enough reputation to post more links yet, but it looks like it might be the songs "On My Own" or "Glassy Sky" (both on Youtube). They're both song by Katherine Liner, BTW.


In attack on Titan, what's the point of the shifter Titans becoming soldiers? In attack on Titan, what's the point of the shifter Titans becoming soldiers?

For the most part, it's for stealth and infiltration - if Annie, Reiner and Bertholt had walked into Shiganshina and asked to join the survey corp in Titan form, the first arc would probably have gone a lot differently!

As their main objective was to find and capture the 'coordinate', they had to maintain a low profile and draw as little attention to themselves as possible. Gathering information on the situation inside the walls was made much easier by remaining human.


Why do some anime not have an opening in the first episode? A lot of anime I've seen don't have openings in the first episode, instead the openings start from the second episode. I cannot particularly name any of them besides Boku Dake ga Inai Machi.

Why do some anime not have openings in the first episode?

Several reasons: Production cost, first impression, spoilers.

Theme songs are commonly used to save money on production. Draw that opening once and show 90 seconds of a roughly 22-minute episode every time. And there is also an ending which is a double value :p

When a series is only starting, you might want to make it interesting right away, and not just show the opening that the devoted viewers are already used to, and won't switch the channel if they're not entertained enough by it.

If the opening animated sequence features content that might need at least some introduction and explanation, that is planned to happen in the first episode, it would be good to use those additional 90 seconds for a more natural development.


Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System and Season 3 It has been quite a while since I watched psycho-pass and I haven't touched Sinner of System movies. I was wondering if I should watch them to understand Season 3. Aren't they standalone? Also Is this correct chronological order?

Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case 2
Psycho-Pass 1
Psycho-Pass 2
Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case 3
Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case 1
Psycho-Pass 3

Since no one answered I watched all of the movies myself. The answer is yes. While at first glance the story in the movies might not have anything to do with main story, however, it does set up the events that will lead to season 3 such as returning characters and new characters. The order I mentioned above is chronological order (switch case 1 and 3 though) but I'd recommend everyone who is new to watch it in a release order that is.

Psycho-Pass 1
Psycho-Pass 2
Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case 1
Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case 2
Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case 3
Psycho-Pass 3 <- Currently airing at the time of post

If you want to catch up fast you may skip Psycho-Pass 2 and Case 1 and 2 since they are least important. In my case I haven't watched Season 2. All three movies were hour long so it doesn't take much time to watch them all.


What anime is this brown uniform with a yellow-white ribbon from? I found this costume on the Bodyline website. I want to know what it's from and what character wears it.

This is without a doubt the National Verbena Academy's winter uniform (from the Shuffle anime, with some minor inaccuracies).


What are Tsurime Eyes and Tareme Eyes? Why do the characters have them? What are Tareme and Tsurime eyes?

You can read about them in detail on TVTropes:
Tsurime Eyes:

A particular style of drawing eyes in manga and anime where the outer corners slant upwards, ending in a distinct sharp point, used in contrast to the traditional Moe soft drooping style, Tareme. Tsurime symbolizes strong will, arrogance, or pride in a character. Most noticeable in female designs (since it plays against the stereotype) and is commonly an attribute of Tsunderes, Kuuderes and particularly Badass Action Girls.

Tareme Eyes:

A style in anime and manga of drawing eyes where they droop or sag at the corners. Typically, a Moe character will have those definitive, sympathy-magnet Puppy-Dog Eyes. It generally represents a kind, quiet, sad, fragile or otherwise soft person. Only really notable if there are more than a handful of characters that are drawn without them.

As you can make out, Tsurime eyes are the opposite of Tareme eyes. As for "why" the characters have it, it's a symbolization used to depict their characteristics which is easily understood by a regular anime watcher.


What's happened to the Masamune to make it so evil? in Chrono Cross the Masamune is shown as an evil sword that draws out the wielder's dark desires and generally causes them to kill their allies.

yet in Chrono Trigger this never happened to Glenn or Cyrus and if what was happening with it in Chrono Cross was because of how the Masamune was created from the Red Dagger being used on the Mammon Machine (and thus influenced in some way by Larvos) then the 2 of them should have been feeling the effects already since they wielded the sword before the events of Chrono Cross

So what's happened to the Masamune to make it so evil?

Maybe the cause was the fall of Guardia kingdom and theft  of aformentioned sword.
https://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Fall_of_Guardia.html


Is Toru Hagakure constantly naked? She seemed embarrassed to go barefoot and to be watched when she took her boots and gloves off. Since we can see when she is wearing those pieces of clothing does this mean she is constantly walking around naked?

Well, yes.

We know she can't make anything she has on her - including her clothing - invisible, so if she's totally invisible she's naked. We've seen her taking off her battle uniform (yes, the gloves and the boots) for tactical advantage.


Is there any explanation for Whitebeard's Crescent-shaped mustache? Does Whitebeard's mustache, which looks like the moon, have any meaning?

According to the  wiki,

  Later in his life, he grew the prominent crescent-shaped mustache, which would spawn his epithet, "Whitebeard".

Well, there's no canonical reasoning to it as it seems.
But in mangas and animes the animators and/or mangakas usually make certain characters (especially the important ones) in such a way that they stand out from the rest, to make an impact of that character on the fans/viewers/readers minds.

One more reason I thought of could be that the mangas are made in black and white. So there are no colours to support the uniqueness of the characters. So the mangakas rely on the visually striking exotic characterisation of the characters and that has actually worked! It's a psychological successful experiment to make the colourless pictures worth remembering. The mangakas try making most unique characters without violating the copyrights of other characters' appearance from other animes and without making it look like a cliché! (He is playing with your mind and you don't even realize it!)

It's one of the main reasons that animé characters and animes appear weird to the people who don't watch them because the characters are so unusual and unique!

You can figure it out yourself: think of a character and what comes to your mind first (let's say from One Piece and ignore the coloring of the characters):

Luffy: Straw-Hat, scar below the left eye, round-eyes
Zoro: Bad-assness-overflowing, muscles, three piercings, three swords, bandana wrapped around arm
Nami: Tattoo on left arm, perfect body (well... after timeskip)
Sanji: One eye covered with hair, chivalrous getup, spiral eyebrows
Ussopp: Long-nose, crooked body (before the timeskip)
Shanks: No Left Arm, three scars across left-eye
WhiteBeard: Huge, well-built body, black bandana, his crescent-shaped beard (don't use "moon-shaped" please)

I can go on and on for all characters across all animes but this much might suffice...

You can visit wikiHow if you want to know more about how characters are designed. If you are a real otaku and want to know deeper about how the mangas are made, try Bakuman Anime.

Hope this helps and proves reasonable.


Who are the Witches whom these Magical Girls represent? I found this image a little while ago.

It appears to be fan depictions of the magical girls who end up becoming witches who are fought in the series. I know that:

The 2nd one is Elly due to the the apperance of the screens on her left and the doll thing which is like Elly's Minions
The 3rd is supposed to be Nagisa looking more like Charlotte
The 5th one is Elsa Maria due to the appearance of the Sun above her head

However I don't know which witches the first and fourth girls are supposed to be.

the crests in the background are giving it away from left to right:

1: Gisela

2: Elly

3: Charlotte

4: Gertrud

5: Elsa Maria


How is Jaeger still alive at the end of Valkyria Chronicles? In episode 25 of Valkyria Chronicles, Maximilian shoots (and it is strongly implied that he kills) Jaeger:

Yet during the credits of the final episode (26), Jaeger is clearly seen walking in the background at the train station:

What's the deal here? Did Jaeger not get shot? Or did he get shot but survived? And if so, how in the world did he escape from the rest of the crumbling fortress?

I guess it's kind of a cameo. It really looks like Jaegar was killed and no source can be found that he survived. Because of that, all we can do is speculate - And I think, that it was just a cameo like "Hey, it's over, let us show him again!".


Did Kakashi use genjutsu before the end of the Fourth Shinobi War? When you have the Sharingan, you can perform a genjutsu on a person for example, every Uchiha can use this ability. But what about Kakashi? He is not an Uchiha but can he perform genjutsu? If yes, please list it down.

Note: I'm not referring to after the Fourth Shinobi World War, since we know that after the war, Kakashi doesn't have the Sharingan.

I think you want instances of Kakashi using his Genjutsu, here is one-

During the Bell Test for Team 10 he tricked Sakura by putting her in a Genjutsu


Do Shanks or Buggy know the location of the One Piece? Both Shanks and Buggy were apprentices on Gol D. Roger's ships. I had this doubt that whether they know the location of One Piece, shouldn't they know considering they were on the ship?

As stated on the wiki

  Aside from the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard, before their death, no one actually knows where the great treasure is. source

This would mean both Shanks and Buggy would know the location of the One Piece. According to the information the most likely also know what the one piece is  Sort of a spoiler

  Given the recurring theme of treasure being something of great personal value (for example Luffy's hat), One Piece may simply be an item that Gol D. Roger valued. In Buggy's flashback to his days as a member of the Roger Pirates, he discussed with Shanks the meaning of a treasure, and he found that all the crew shared the same views regarding personal value  Vol. 3 Chapter 19 (p. 8)

As to the location they described

  It is said that it was hidden somewhere deep in the Grand Line, presumably in the last island, Raftel, by its deceased owner, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger


How many SDF-#'s are there? From my understanding, there are three SDFs:

The SDF-1 which was the major focus of the first season.
The SDF-3 which is the flagship of the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF), where Rick Hunter is.
The SDF-2 I wasn't too sure about, as at first I thought it was a separate ship built, but it was apparently destroyed with the SDF-1 in the final episode of the first season. (Not entirely sure if it's a separate ship or the repaired SDF-1.)

However, in Episode 78 ("Ghost Town"), the communications from the REF were coming from the SDF-4, so I'm wondering: How many SDF-#'s are there, and are they all the same as the SDF-1 (minus the aircraft carriers which were just a patch job)?

The Robotech Wikia has a list for SDF-1, SDF-2, SDF-3, SDF-4 and SDF-7. It includes a listing for SDF-M, but I don't think that was in the TV series (it's mentioned in the Robotech comics). Wikipedia also has a list of Robotech vehicles that has a lot of detailed information of 1-4.

SDF-1: Robotech TV series
SDF-2 Megalord: Robotech TV series (starting from episode 26)
SDF-3 Pioneer: First appeared in "Crystal Dreams" promo and in the Robotech II: The Sentinels series
SDF-4 Izumo/Liberator: Last episode of the original series
SDF-7: Robotech II: The Sentinels novels
SDF-M: Invid War: Aftermath comics

The SDF-7 was a Horizon Class T ship, so it's not like SDF-1.


What does SP means in Code Geass? In the second season (R2), they mention this term SP many times but I don't know what it means. Always wondered it's meaning. Does someone know it?

At the beginning of episode 12 of R2, when Rollo is castigating Sayoko for doing a poor job as Lelouch's double, the following conversation occurs:

Rollo: それでもくノ一ですか。
Rollo: And you call yourself a ninja?
Sayoko: 正確にはＳＰです。篠崎流３７代目の―
Sayoko: To be precise, I'm an SP, the 37th of the Shinozaki line―

So what's an SP?
I don't think this is any sort of Code Geass-specific lingo. Given that it's an acronym, there's a lot of things it could stand for, but by far the most likely is security police (yes, Japanese has borrowed the phrase from English: セキュリティポリス sekyuriti porisu). The Japanese "security police" are sort of like the US's Secret Service - they're bodyguards for important people (cf. wikipedia).
Given that the Ashfords are (or at least were) an important family of nobles, it isn't too surprising that they might have a bodyguard on staff, especially given that they're harboring an exiled prince and princess.


Can Gohan transform to Super Saiyan in Mystic form? In DBZ, we see that the Elder Kai fully awakens the dormant power of Gohan. In this state Gohan can match Buu in his unfused form. But after Buu absorbs Piccolo and Gotenks, why doesn't Gohan go Super?

Is there any reason that Gohan couldn't transform to Super Saiyan form after the awakening?

Edit 1: Removed the transformation in GT from consideration because DBZ and GT are seperate canons.

Edit 2: Dragon Ball Super has canon continuity to DBZ and I've heard talks of Ultimate Gohan in it. Has more information been provided on Gohan's transformation in DBS? Please Note: Yet to see DBS beyond the intial movies.

I think I found a possible answer, because I had a similar question.

In Gohan article on Dragon Ball Wiki.

  However, amazed at realizing that
  some of his power really was unlocked, Gohan apologizes to Old Kai,
  and resumes the ritual. After some time, the ritual is finally
  completed and Gohan is told to power up like he does for the Super
  Saiyan transformation; however, when he does, his appearance does not
  change, but his power and strength gain an awesome increase.

So it seems when Gohan got "Mystic Gohan", even though he increased his power, his appearance didn't change. So he couldn't transform in any other Saiyan form than the normal form, but he was still getting stronger.

I'm not sure if he is able to change, but the fact is, there would be no difference. He already got all his power in his normal form, without a change.


Was Roy Mustang ever punished for participating in a genocide? In Episode 30: The Ishvalan War of Extermination (2009 series) lieutenant Riza  Hawkeye says that she and the colonel will  receive later punishment for the war crimes they committed, that justice demands it:

  Hawkeye explains that the Colonel plans to appoint greater democratic
  power to the national assembly and seek the prosecution of war
  criminals like himself. Ed is shocked to hear that Roy is taking such
  a potentially self-destructive path, but Riza declares that it is
  their duty and penance for what they have done.
  (Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki)

but in the last episode of the anime Mustang gets appointed as an officer with a high rank. Does he get a trial in the manga?

I think this may be more a "it's the thought the counts" moment. Yes, Hawkeye mentioned a democratic trial, but after it is mentioned (as you stated in your question), it is not brought up again.

Perhaps in the universe of FMA:B a trial actually went underway, but it happened after the events that were told to the audience, and thus we did not hear about it.

In addition, you have to remember that Mustang was blinded at the end of the series during the climax fight with Father. From the wiki, it states:

  After the battle with Father is over, Roy is treated in a medical center, conversing with Dr. Knox. He informs the doctor of his disability, and states that he will have to retire. He decides to pass the title of Führer over to Grumman. Knox then informs Roy that Dr. Marcoh was looking for him and brings the doctor over to Roy. Marcoh informs Roy that he has a Philosopher's Stone which Roy could use to regain his eyesight. Roy initially refuses, but Marcoh say that he has a plan in which they and the Ishvalans (referring to the souls in the Philosopher's Stone) can work together. Marcoh says he'll hand the stone over on the condition that Roy changes the Ishval policy, allows the Ishvalans to return to their homeland, and allow him (Marcoh) to live in Ishval as a doctor. Roy agrees to Marcoh's demands.

Either Mustang can live with his new disability (blindness), or he can heal and atone for his war crimes by rebuilding the Ishval community he previously uprooted and destroyed. I think that either of these punishments are adequate enough for Mustang's war crimes, and perhaps the writers of the anime/manga felt that these would be enough to avoid an actual trial.


Does the new Dragon Ball Super opening proves that Gohan is going to recover his mystic form? In the new Dragon Ball Super opening (you can see it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN57gmQlmLU)

it's seen Gohan raising his ki in base form and sparking electricity. Is this proof that he recovered his mystic form or can a saiyan or any other race (human, namekian, etc) spark electricity when raising his ki in base form?

I think it indeed is a form that he is coming up with. It may not be a proof of he getting back to his Mystique form, however it sure looks similar to what happened before Goku and Vegeta went Blue for the first time.

I have personally watched that part of the opening quite a few times. Mystique or now, but it sure is a new form.


When does boruto series start? After hearing so many rumours of boruto series I was just wondering when does it actually start if what's been said is true ?

If you are referring to Boruto: Naruto Next Generations then the manga has already been out for a while (May 9, 2016) and is on-going. an anime, as indicated by wikipedia, is scheduled in japan in April

A television adaptation is scheduled to start airing on TV Tokyo in April 2017.

this came from the cited source on Anime News Network which was posted December 17th, 2016.

TV Tokyo opened a website on Saturday to reveal the key visual, cast, and promotional video for the upcoming new Boruto anime series, titled Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. The television anime series will premiere in April.
Crunchyroll is streaming the promotional video on Twitter with English subtitles.


Is Gohan stronger than Vegeta in the DBS manga? So in the last chapter of the manga,

   Gohan and Kefura knocks each other out. A Kefura which is a fusion combining a legendary super saiyan who was able to overpower Golden Freezer and defeat Aniraza, and a fusion who can turn into super legendary saiyan 2 .

In the other hand, I dont remember seeing much from Vegeta in the manga. Is Gohan stronger than Vegeta in the DBS manga?

Characters have been power scaled pretty differently in the manga and anime. Gohan in the manga is stronger than his anime counterpart. I'm personally finding the recent scaling in the Manga to be pretty absurd. We see Master Roshi dodge punches from Jiren/ a being stronger than a God of Destruction (Note: Even if you consider Roshi to be a better martial artist, someone who wasn't even phased by the Timeskip, who is on guard all the time and dodges attacks from UI Omen Goku, is just absur.d).Nevertheless, to answer your question, Gohan from the manga, is definitely not stronger than Vegeta from the manga. Vegeta in the manga scales up to Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Goku. Toppo stated during his fight with Vegeta in Manga Chapter 36, that Vegeta was relative to Goku in terms of sheer power. Hence, Gohan being stronger than Goku would technically make no sense and since Vegeta is as strong as Goku, I think it is still fair to assume the two of them are on the same level.


Why did Kirito's coat change during Christmas? In Episode 2 of Sword Art Online, Kirito obtains the Coat of Midnight having obtained the Last Attack Bonus. This would be a rare item, if not unique, because it was dropped by a Floor Boss.

In Episode 3 after Sachi dies, during Christmas Kirito plans to solo the event to get the rumored resurrection item to bring Sachi back to life. While he is preparing he changes his coat to one that seems warmer.

I am wondering - can armor be customized for different climates or did Kirito get a second Coat of Midnight and if so where?

The layout of the anime is extremely non-linear, and in one episode, the whole storyline jumps 2 years into the future. This was intentional by the producers (obviously), but it does make it very hard to follow. There are always enough subtle references made by the characters in order for us to work out the timeframe of the episode.


When did a Celestial enter Tiz? When the party confronts Ouroboros at the Altar of Darkness when he addresses one of them he assumes their form.

   At one point when he is talking about the Celestial Realm, he addresses Tiz and says that he sense a resident of the Celestial Realm in him.
 After Ouroboros's defeat during the credits Tiz has Egil to go on ahead before he heads to the graveyard and says:
 Tiz: I suppose i should return what i borrowed
 Before a light leaves him. Tiz collapses suggesting that the light is the Celestial leaving him.

In the teaser footage for Bravery Second unlocked after the game, when Magnolia goes to get Tiz out of where ever he is, the way she talks is as if he is talking back to her:

   Magnolia: Relax, There's no need to be suspicious of Me
 pause
 Magnolia: ...Yeh, I think that's fair to say...

   Magnolia: I envy You Tiz
 pause
 Magnolia: Because, you've got the kind of good luck i'll never enjoy...
 pause
 Magnolia: ...You get to live in the same era as me, you lucky dog, you!

   Magnolia: 'Kay, Let's get going.
 Magnolia: ...To Where?
 Magnolia: Mmm... to somewhere nice ♥
 So this would indicate that Tiz only had a Celestial in him, he wasn't one himself which then left his mortal form (if he was he would be unresponsive to Magnolia)

I am wondering when did a Celestial enter Tiz? and did a Celestial enter every other Tizs' in all the worlds linked by Airy or was the Tiz we play as the only one?

The celestial entered Tiz when you started a new game, then left him as the credits were ending.

You are the Celestial occupying Tiz's body.

The Celestial realm that Ouroboros is trying to break into is the real world (the 3DS camera even turns on and blends your face into the background during the final battle after Ouroboros says that he's approaching the Celestial Realm). Ouroboros is also talking directly to you when he asks if pretending to care about the party has alleviated your boredom.

The AR movie at the start is supposed to be Anges briefly breaking into the real world (the Celestial Realm) to beg you to intervene.

The extra movie is a sneak peak of Bravely Second. He wakes up from the coma because the celestial (you) came back to him for the next game.


Manga with supernatural settings and two brothers trying to find their parents' killer It's an older manga and it is completed.
Can't remember the name but it kind of reminded me of Ao no Exorcist the only major difference though is that there were no exorcists.
I believe it begins with a kid and his brother, the brother became a cop to catch their parents' killer?

The one brother does his own kind of investigation into some murders and eventually intersects with his cop brother and I believe the cop bro dies while the other brother gains a portion of the killers powers.
Because of the powers he gains the ability to see demons and other supernatural phenomenon.
The surviving brother eventually becomes a cop and investigates all sorts of supernatural stuff.
One case had something to do with a magical pelt that when worn allows the person to become a werewolf.
Another case had something to do with goblins tearing things apart because they weren't being paid their due.
In order for the Goblins to be useful or helpful had to leave out some kind of candy or they would destroy stuff.

Some additional info, it is set in Europe and his power had something to do with a spear.  I think it was the Spear of Longinus.

Found it through here... Figures I post something and then find a tagline and remember it was mostly based on Irish mythology.  The manga is called AR∀GO.  The spear was Brionac not the Spear of Longinus. Here is the summary for it:

  The story centers around two twins, Arago and Yuan, whose parents were slaughtered by monsters. Years later, the vengeful Arago crosses paths with Yuan, who has since become a police officer, just as blood begins to flow again in the streets of London.


Japanese Scoring System on Public High School Examinations: Quintessential Quintuplets In 5 Toubun no Hanayome, Fuutarou is assigned to help a rich businessman's quintuplet daughters pass their examinations and graduate. Unfortunately, they all suck at academics, or get distracted by other activities and career goals. Fuutarou notices that each one excels at a different subject, so he tries to leverage that fact to everyone's advantage so that each quintuplet can elevate the others in their subject of expertise.
They tend to fail in the first season, regardless, but by S2 E6, they get passing scores, like the image below:

How are passing grades determined in Japanese high schools? In America, marks below 60, or even 70 in some districts, are considered a failing grade, but somehow a 38 in one of the subjects is good enough for an overall passing grade.

In The Quintessential Quintuplets, the passing grade is 30 or above per subject.
This was inferred and stated in the midterm exam's result (chapter 20), when

Yotsuba said that she failed all subjects except National Language with 30.

Miku said that she only passed Social Sciences and failed the rest, even Maths with 29.

Fuutarou was disappointed because the girls failed to get 30 points after studying hard for a short period.

In Japan, the general passing grade is also 30 points, though it may also depend on the school policy:

There are schools with 20, 40, or even 60 passing grade
Some schools use the average score of the subject instead, or half of it

References:

manga-games.com, a Japanese blog for chapter summary

Chapter 49
Volume 3

Yahoo! Chiebukuro - What is the failing grade for tests (in high school)? (Japanese)


Why did Mavis lend Fairy Glitter magic to Cana? Cana got Fairy Glitter from Mavis's tomb in Tenrou Island. Mavis also said in Daimatou Enbu that she lent this magic to Cana.

But I'm still not sure why Mavis lent Fairy Glitter to Cana? Is there any explanation for this?

Explaining further from my comment, Mavis gave Fairy Glitter to Cana twice, on Tenrou Island and on Daimatou Enbu, and both for different reason.

Tenrou Island Arc. Chapter 232 The One Thing I Couldn't Say

This is the first time Mavis gave Fairy Glitter for Cana, Cana first intention is to show her father, Gildart that she can become an S-Class Mage. She tricked Lucy and left her alone. At first, when she reached Mavis's grave, it was sealed and she couldn't touch the grave. But at the end she realized that she only want to protect her friends. So Mavis gave her Fairy Glitter because of her pure heart to protect her friends and the guild.

Grand Magic Tournament Arc. Chapter 285 MPF

This is the second time Mavis gave Fairy Glitter for Cana. As for the reason, it's less complicated than the first time, she did it so Fairy Tail could win the tournament, and show that Fairy Tail is back.


Is Nanachi able to ascend from the 6th layer again safely due to being a narehate? I'm not sure if it's been covered but because Nanachi already has the blessing does that mean that as a narehate they can ascend without dying in a similar fashion to Mitty?

Wiki:
http://madeinabyss.wikia.com/wiki/Nanachi

Nanachi is able to see Curse, so she is able to avoid it. You can also remember that she've established her hideout in zone free from Curse, which may mean she still needs to avoid it.

So, can she ascend from 6th layer again? Probably yes, if she can find zones free from Curse. Is she immune to Curse? Most probably - no, at least there were no apparent facts proving opposite.


Why do Mio and her friends seem to all wear different uniforms? Mio, who is a student at Reiji and Ellen's school, is introduced in episode 20. It quickly becomes apparent that Mio's friends all wear different uniforms. This is most obvious in ep. 22, where we see a photo of Mio with Sanae and Ellen, after which Hirono, Sanae, and Ellen appear.

Why do the female students not have a standardised uniform? I have never seen such an egregious case of this. Other examples of differing uniforms are much easier to explain, and none of the reasons there seem applicable to Phantom.

In Sailor Moon, Rei is a transfer student and wears her old school uniform. She claims to have been unable to find a new one in her size. No one else wears anything different.
In Kare Kano, students do not all wear the same cookie-cutter uniform, but it is explained in the manga that the school offers a variety of styles for students to wear. It is also very clear that ultimately, these uniform combinations can form a coherent image for the school. In contrast, it is hard to imagine that these girls' uniforms from Requiem for the Phantom come from the same school.
In Kill la Kill, everyone except for the student council and Ryuuko seem to wear the same uniform. The student council and Ryuuko have been set apart from the other students, so it is not unreasonable that they should dress differently.

The school may have different uniforms for each class. This seems rather unlikely for the same reason you ruled out reason 2. In Tari Tari for example the girls in the music program have a dress while the other girls have skirt and shirt and tie.

It is possible that the school doesn't mandate a uniform but the girls decide to wear something uniform-like anyway because wearing a uniform at highschool is part of the culture. Out of universe it also helps establish that the setting has moved to japan.


Is it impossible for Sarada to get an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? According to the Naruto wiki:

Their vision can be restored by transplanting the Mangekyō Sharingan of an Uchiha with strong blood ties — ideally a sibling — thus awakening the so-called Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

Since Sarada doesn't have any siblings, this means that the closest relative to her with the Uchiha blood would be her father. Apparently, since this is not ideal, does it mean that Sarada will never obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?

It is definitely not ideal to give Sarada Sasuke's eyes for an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan while he's alive. It is possible that she gains it while Sasuke is about to die (kind of like how Kakashi got the Sharingan from Obito). Another way would be to have a genetic clone (which would satisfy the condition of close blood ties) awaken a Mangekyou Sharingan and transplant it to Sarada. (Although the latter is highly improbable)


How many chapter are stocked by publishers? I was wondering if every mangaka (or prehaps most of them) prepares some chapter beforehand, or if they develop the plot and draw the chapter at a glance, during the week after the last one is released.

I red this question and the answer with lowest score is very nice, but without a link is not possible to define it credible (with respect of the author).

Maybe Shonen Jump (and other magazine) require an amount of chapters beforehand, in order to be "safe" in case of something happens?

As the answer in the previous question said, mangakas are ahead of 3-4 chapters though this figure may vary in some cases. The credible source for this is Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piece manga, answers his fans questions at the SBS Corner, here's what he had said about this in particular:

D: When an artist is drawing for example, Chapter 10, what chapter is
being printed in the newest Weekly Jump?
O: I see. I wondered about
this myself, years ago. So I understand your curiosity. At this EXACT
moment, Issue 46 of Jump is hitting the stands. It contains One Piece
Chapter 60, "Solution". But I have finished the drafts up through
Chapter 63, "I Ain't Gonna Die". So a chapter comes out roughly 3
weeks after I finish it. But that's only my CURRENT schedule. Not all
people drawing weekly serials have the same system. I could change if
need be. There are various cases.Source

And for your other question of how far ahead the mangaka develops the plot, Hiro Mashima, the mangaka of Fairy Tail says:

Q: How far in advance do you create your stories (before they're
published in Shonen Magazine)?
Hiro Mashima: Generally speaking, I tend to think of the next episode
as I'm creating the current one. Sometimes I get writers block.
Sometimes inspiration just comes when you're sitting down at the
toilet. I like to think of that as just an inspiration from heaven.
(laughs)
Source

Other references:

Yahoo answers
Insight on how mangas are created and typical schedule of mangakas


What's the significance of apples in the OP? In the OP for the Denki-gai anime, it seems that apples are the main theme.
Not only is the song called "Kajirikake no Ringo" (A Half-Bitten Apple), but apples are also seen several times:

I don't remember anything apple-related in the manga, so I'm assuming this is no reference to something that has happened there.
What's the significance of the apples?

The lyrics of the song give some clue as to what this could mean. Here are the original lyrics in Japanese. I've cut out all the verses except the choral ones which mention apples. The others are slightly relevant but not necessary.

  あまくて切ない　わたしのココロ
  齧って逃げた子　だーれだ
  ゆらゆら揺れてる　わたしのココロ
  恋する気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎

  傷つきたくない　わたしのココロ
  齧って逃げた子　だーれだ
  ふるふる震える　わたしのココロ
  恋する気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎

  夢を見ていても　空を見てても
  想ってしまうの…君を
  キラキラ　ハジける　2人の季節
  待ってる気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎

  ゆらゆら揺れてる　わたしのココロ
  恋する気持ちは　齧りかけの林檎

Here's an English translation of the above. I've prioritized literal accuracy in the translation, so it isn't particularly poetic and the lines are rearranged a bit to make them flow in English.

  Who was it that took and then fled
  a bite from my sweet, painful heart.
  The feeling of love in my wavering heart
  is like a half-eaten apple.

  Who was it that took and then fled
  a bite from my fragile heart.
  The feeling of love in my trembling heart
  is like a half-eaten apple.

  Whether I'm dreaming, or looking up in the clouds,
  I can't help but think... of you.
  The sparkling, popping feeling of waiting for our season together
  is like a half-eaten apple.

  The feeling of love in my wobbling heart
  is like a half-eaten apple.

From this, it's clear that, in the context of the lyrics of the song, the apple is a metaphor for the singer's heart. It is half-bitten because a piece of it was bit off by someone. Exactly who among the characters the singer is supposed to represent is unclear. The singer is Taketatsu Ayana, who is also the seiyuu of Fu-girl, but it seems like the lyrics could apply equally well to most of the female characters in the series, and indeed based on the animation it seems to be for all of them.

If we take this to apply to the scenes in the OP animation, the fact that the characters find apples seems to symbolize them discovering their love. The OP also features the pairings between Umio and Sensei, Hio and Kantoku, and Fu-girl and Sommelier, which seems to more-or-less reaffirm this interpretation. The apples they have in the OP aren't half-eaten, but I'm not sure there's any reason to read into that very far.

As for why they chose an apple as the object of the metaphor, I don't know. There could be a reference that I'm missing. This is perhaps a large part of the question, so I'm not convinced this answer is complete.


Why Merus didnt fight Moro along with Goku, Vegeta and Buu? So in Dragon Ball Super manga #51 shows that Moro is stronger than a Goku SSJ3. And later in manga #52 he goes with Goku to the time chamber to train, having Goku the intention to train with him to be able to awaken Ultra Instinct again. So if Merus is strong enough as for being a sparring of Goku, why didnt he join Goku, Vegeta and Buu to fight Moro?

Chapter 55 explained that Merus was an angel-in-training, whose laws forbid them from fighting.

As explained by the Grand Minister and Whis, angels are ruled by several laws designed to prevent undue intervention within mortal events. They are to stay as neutral as possible, and are not allowed to use their angel powers as long as they are in training.

Merus acting as a Galactic Patrol agent was allowed as a "grey-area" type of behavior, since he only used standard-issue guns, armors and gadgets to complete his missions (along with his natural fast speed). Likewise, Merus training Goku was allowed as he didn't use his angelic powers and only imparted knowledge upon a mortal.

You can read about these laws and restraints in Dragon Ball Super 55's official release on Mangaplus.


Will Philly the Kid die when he'll have no more skin to be tattooed? Philly the Kid is the main character of the original net anime, Cannon Busters (YouTube trailer), who has tattoos on his body.

Will Philly the Kid die when he'll have no more skin to be tattooed? What will happen then? Will he die permanently?

I don’t think his curse is based off of how much skin he has left to be tattooed, I don’t have a great reason as to why, outside of the fact that he doesn’t really seem to care that his death count nearly doubled in the events of season 1. I know that Philly usually is pretty rash and irresponsible, but I doubt he wouldn’t at least bat an eye if he thought there was a chance he could permanently die soon.

Since it looks like he’s been aging since he first got his immortality, I’d say his best bet at death is dying of old age.


How did Satoru obtain the Revival ability? Satoru Fujinuma has the "Revival" ability, which allows him to go back in time before a life-threatening incident happens. We do know that he is not able to control this power (even if he can somehow help to summon it sometimes), but do we learn at any point how he obtained it ? Or did the author mention anything about this ?

⚠ The answer below contains spoilers.

It is never stated in the anime nor in the manga how he obtained this ability. We know that after the events in the last episode, he loses it and it never occurs again.

As the Boku Dake Wiki says:

  Revival (再上映 (リバイバル), Ribaiburu, lit. "Rerun") is an involuntary special phenomenon exclusive to Satoru that allows him to jump back in time in order to rescue someone from a fatal encounter within his proximity.

  Empirically, Satoru's capable of responding to Revival, as it occurs involuntary and often at random times. Fujinuma described his experience as a deja vu.

http://bokudakegainaimachi.wikia.com/wiki/Revival


Do the Bleach light novels follow the manga plot? I know that there are two Bleach light novels (BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody). Do they follow the Bleach manga plot lines or do they diverge? If they follow the manga, what chapters do they cover? If not, what happens in them?

I found two other light novels that you hadn't mentioned also - Link

  I know that there are two Bleach light novels (BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody). Do they follow the Bleach manga plot lines or do they diverge? If they follow the manga, what chapters do they cover? If not, what happens in them?

The light novels seem to be short stories that the manga/anime doesn't cover, but run concurrently with the plot.

BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry was released November 15, 2006 and Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody on October 31, 2008. So before volumes 25 & 36 respectively (not sure if this helps, don't read bleach myself)

Wikia mentions that letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry was a novelization of some of the earlier chapters

Again Wikia tells us that Honey Dish Rhapsody is set during the week Ichigo and his friends spent in Soul Society following the betrayal of Aizen.

'Spirits Are Forever With You' was released June 4th 2012 and covers the 17 month timeskip between volume 48 and 49. There are two volumes, these novels were written by a separate author from the other 3.

Forum discussion

Another Discussion.

'The Death Save The Strawberry' focuses on the same time period, but has a focus on Rukia and is written by the author of the first two books.

Yet another Forum Discussion

It's arguable if the light novels are canon or not, seeing as they were not written by bleach's mangaka, but there is no evidence to suggest that they are not.


What is the title of the song that plays during the next episode(18) previews of Parasyte -the maxim-? What is the title of the short insert soundtrack that plays at the end of every episode in Parasyte -the maxim-? During the next episode(18) previews (see images), a suspenseful/thriller song is being played as background music instead of the usual vague voice-overs. It really rocks and I want to know because I feel as though I have heard it being used in other anime aside from this one.

Though this one sounds like a dubstep version, I think it's Hypnotik.


Was SAO originally designed to be community-driven? Generally in most MMORPGs1 the role of shopkeepers are assigned to pre-programmed NPCs. However in SAO we see Agil and Lisbeth run their own stores.

Was SAO's community-driven nature (i.e. players assume the roles as shopkeepers) a part of the original specification, or did this only occur because Kayaba trapped everyone?

1: There is one recent MMORPG I am aware of that has a player controlled economy where players have to find their own jobs within the game (i.e. farmer, blacksmith, trainer) but I can't remember the name and it is also the only MMORPG I am aware of that does this.

While MMORPGs do usually have shop NPCs, it is important to note that they usually don't sell the best gear. (Or even good gear)
The best gear is either from bosses, random drops, or, from crafting. It seems that in SAO, good gear was made via crafting, as we see when Kirito asks Liz to make him a sword, and they go hunting for materials.

So it seems like it was intended to be community driven, as you could raise skills, and craft, and as it is fairly obvious that not everybody wants to have a high blacksmith skill, as you could always buy it with money you get otherwise.

And you say Igneel, but I think you mean Agil.