Why is it that Volunteer Army Necklace consists of two tags? In Hai to Gensou no Grimgar the volunteer army necklace has two tags. During the fight between Mary's former party and Death Spot, and later during the fight between Death Spot and Haruhiko, all of them pulled one of the tags off from the necklace and let it fall to the dungeon's floor. Why is that? What's the point in leaving the tag there? Does the light novel, the anime is based on, explains why they do such thing? Considering that the tags doesn't come cheaply.

I believe that the volunteer army necklace can be likened to the Dog tags of our world, as a proof of identity in case of death.

In our world, dog tags are used to identify who the corpse belonged to and we receive two sets of these things. Two plates hang on our necks and 1 plate each on our ankles. In the scenario that we are unable to get our corpse back to our families, we were ordered to rip off one of the tags on our necks and hand them to our comrades if necessary. It is also used to identify mutilated corpses.

In the case of Grimgar, it most likely has the same effect. Since when they die, they become zombies, they would need to use other methods to notify their team mates they are dead. Simply leaving one of the tags there seem to be the method they opted for. Another reason is most likely to tell them who the zombies they encounter are and if possible, please get them purifed.


What does it mean by "Hikigaya Hachiman’s desired genuine thing"? In Oregairu volume 9 chapter 6, there's a phrase,

  Yukinoshita Yukino’s held beliefs. Yuigahama Yui’s sought relationship. Hikigaya Hachiman’s desired genuine thing.

Really, I do not understand the meaning of this phrase.

What is it that they are looking for and can not explain?

To put it briefly, he just wants them to have an open and honest relationship, hence genuine.

The longer version :

Hachiman is basically fed up with the facades that happens in Service Club to maintain their "friendship" that became more fragile in the time since Tobe's confession request, Iroha's election, and Christmas event.

After Tobe's request, the relationship between all of Service Club's members becoming more distant, but they are still trying to be together because they all want to cling to this "friendship". The reason for maintaining this status quo is because they've never had relationships this close with other people before. Having a taste of what it could've felt like, makes them hesitant to let it go, just like Hayama's group.

During Iroha's election, Yukino thought that she would be suitable for student council president such that Iroha would lose with dignity. Everyone knows that if she did, the club will end. So Hachiman forced Iroha to win and hoping with that their "friendship" would still be intact. Though this makes things even more tense.

After that Iroha come again with Christmas request, seeing as how bad things already were, Hachiman didn't want this request to involve the rest of the service club and decided to take matters into his own hands. Even though he did this to save their fraying relationship, both Yui and especially Yukino find it even sadder because they know on why he did it.

When Hachiman realized his methods were wrong, he's tries to request for help from both of them. A bit fed up, Yukino rejected him. After some back and forth between them, Hachiman can't take it anymore and basically admits that he just wants a relationship where they are being honest towards each other and actually become "genuine" friends instead of "playing" friends. Although he worded it in the most vague way possible.

Next description will go a bit further than this genuine monologue, but will provide more context

After they finished Iroha's Christmas request, they sat down together, Yui and Yukino said that Hachiman's request is still not fully completed yet (the part when he said about genuine relationship), but Hachiman didn't get it during this particular time. Yui and Yukino were talking about how they will confess their feeling to Hachiman instead of maintaining status quo. That's because they want to make their friendship genuine now.


Where did Tobi get his left eye from? Thinking back about Tobi's battle with Konan, he used Izanagi to escape from Konan's ultimate technique!
I searched through blogs and Narutopedia but couldn't get the source of his left eye, that he used to overcome Konan's ultimate technique.

Although it is not explicitly stated as such, he supposedly gathered several Sharingans during the Uchiha incident.

This "cupboard" in the room where he operated on Sasuke is probably where he preserves his "collection". He has been showed standing next to it on one or two other occasions.


What position does the village chief have when he's not a kappa? The man with the village chief's voice is only seen twice in both seasons. In the first instance, he was protecting Arakawa by stopping Rec's father's plan to develop the area by influencing a senator. The second time is when he sneaked up on Shimazaki while she was digging up info on Nino, where he threatened to kill her if she continued.

Given how he was able to influence a senator to stop the Arakawa Development Project even with Rec's Father's influence with his own company (which was seen when the contractor that Rec hired pulled out as he learned who Rec's competitor company was), just what is the village chief's real position in society? (By the way, that was one of the rare moments when he was seen outside his kappa suit. He seemed to be wearing more traditional Japanese robes and not a business suit).

This is purely a prediction on my part. I did not read the books nor comic if the true identity was revealed, though I believe many of the mysteries in the series is best to be left unexplained.

First, an analysis.

Village Chief is someone of great influence, able to influence the Minister of Development against the biggest developing firm, Ichinomiya. He has access to high quality and bizarre items (his fanned suit) and great wealth (enough to compensate for whatever the Ichinomiya group was chipping in for the minister), but he somehow chose to seclude himself from the society.

He does not have a particular tone besides random kappa related statements, seems not to have been raised in a particular way, and is well accustomed to the society when required to. He is well respected in the under bridge and regarded by everyone, especially sister, as a dependable person. The two times we've seen him in his usual self, however, he seemed particularly skillful in infiltration (coming in behind Shimazaki in a supposedly off limit office without her realising) and intimidation (threatened to kill). Threaten to kill is a peculiar trait as it is vastly different from Ichinomiya's way of intimidation via social and financial impact. It shows that he does things differently from politicians and businessmen. At final speech of Minister of Development, when asked by his subordinate who is he, he answered, "It's better for you not to know". Of both the time he appears, he wears a kimono. During season 2, we also gain insight that he is about the same age group (middle age) as Shiro (discussion about health and argument) and he is bad with group work (refuse to stay a week with the team, not a team player, more of leader or someone who simply gives orders rather than receiving them).

So there, Village Chief is/was a wealthy, influential person. He has great leadership, is mostly a lone wolf and does not shy away from intimidation by death. He also does not have speech traits, is well accustomed to society and wears mostly a kimono.

Remember Jacqueline when Billy did not come for their anniversary? She changed into a kimono when decided to head back and kill the head of the bird gang leader if something were to come to Billy. Kimono is something that Japanese mafia are obsessed with.

If I am to guess, he is/was the head of a big, dangerous mafia gang which has lots of financial background and ties on different background. Its influence and financial ground is at least on par with Ichinomiya group. I couldn't predict why he left, there is just too many possibilities without any ground to go on. He could be retired, betrayed, still on a relatively hands-off business with the gang, mafia dissolved, etc etc....


Why does Yuno fall for Yuki in the first place? It occurred to me that in the whole anime, there is never any reason mentioned for why she falls in love with Yuki. I mean, the first Yuno from the first dimension loved him as much as the Yuno from the second dimension and so on the third (probably). But there was never any explanation for why that made her like him so much. Is there anything that explain that in the manga? or somewhere else?

Darjeeling's answer is right about the things that made Yuno falls for Yuki, but as far as I remember, there's deeper truth behind that:

 Yuki wanted to go stargazing with his family, but his parent got divorced. So Yuno answered that she will be his bride, his family, so that Yuki's wish might come true. And to Yuno's answer, Yuki replied that they had to become adult first. The important thing was, later it was told that, at that time, Yuno's parents HAD already dies. She might seem OK, but she had actually fallen deep into despair, thinking that there's no future for her. And that was where the stargazing conversation happened, in which Yuki (kinda) promised to take her as his bride. Thus, that event gave her a new hope, a future as Yuki's wife.

So, without Yuki himself realizing, at that time, he saved Yuno with his words, and that event became a life support for Yuno.
I forgot the chapter of manga where that complete reason is revealed, but for sure it's not an early chapters, since a big, big secret

 The story about how Yuno's parents death

has to be revealed first. Though I remember that when it was revealed, Yuki himself realized that

 "So I've became her only moral support..." or something along that line


Why did Naruto and Sasuke hit Tobi with Rasenshuriken directly? When Naruto first mastered Rasenshuriken and used it against Kakuzu, his arm was also injured due to multiple wind blades that also damage the user and had to recover for a while.

But in a recent chapter, combined with Sasuke's Amaterasu, both of them were holding the Rasenshuriken and they hit Tobi without throwing it. So how come it seems like they did not take any damage when they hit Tobi without throwing it?

The first time Naruto was shown using the Rasenshuriken, it was during the fight with Kakuzu. At the time, Naruto had not mastered the Rasen Shuriken completely. He had to hit the target in point blank range. Since he was in the blast range of the jutsu he was heavily impacted by the corrosive power of the jutsu.

But during his training in Mount Myoboku he mastered the Rasen Shuriken in a secretive manner, enabling him to throw the Rasen Shuriken over a distance. This allowed Naruto to stay off the blast range and also control the area covered by the blast from the Rasen Shuriken. But, even in his Sage mode, Naruto could use only two Rasen Shurikens, but he no longer sustained damage from his own jutsu.

Later, when he took control of the Kyuubi he had access to a huge amount of chakra previously unavailable to him, giving him the capability to use Rasen Shurikens more than two times.

Sasuke's Amaterasu is a fire technique, and Naruto's Rasenshuriken is a Wind technique, it is known that wind techniques increase the effectiveness of a fire technique. Thus Naruto and Sasuke combined their jutsus to make a far powerful jutsu. And since both of them were out of the blast radius, none of them were hurt from it.

Image taken from Manga chapter 634.

Regarding the recent usage of the combination of Rasenshuriken and Amaterasu, I can only assume as to why it did not affect Naruto and Sasuke. The second hokage swapped Minato and Obito just before the attack landed, so similarly with the same jutsu he may redirect the aftershock of the attack away from Naruto and Sasuke.

The second possibility is, since Naruto can himself control the area of effect of the Rasen Shuriken, as we have seen him perform earlier (mainly during the fight with Pain where he increases the area covered by the rasen shuriken as Pain was escaping). Due to which he himself may be able to minimize the are of impact of the jutsu and concentrate it only on Obito thereby saving both sasuke and himself.


What song played right after the OP of Parasyte Episode 10? Does anyone know the song played as soon as the OP ends in the beginning of episode 10? It's not listed in the soundtrack and I can't find it anywhere.

Parasyte has some OSTs which were not released in the Vol.1
They were expected to be released in a special edition but idk what happened.

Here is the OST I think you're talking about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvj46wuhM3o


How did the angry symbol originate? We've all seen it many times... When someone gets angry or annoyed, the angry symbol (shown below) shows up one or more times in and around the person's head.

Where did it come from?
How did it get popularized?
Is there a proper term for it?

TVTropes calls it the "Cross-Popping Veins", and Wikipedia as well as other blogs and sources seem to be comfortable backing up that term. Other terms include "Bulging Vein" or "# Mark".
As their name suggests, they were inspired by a physiological effect many people have; when they become excessively angry or tense, their blood pressure rises and muscle tension builds, forcing veins to the surface.

Angry characters may exhibit a "vein" or "stress mark" effect, where lines representing bulging veins will appear on their forehead. (Wikipedia)
In real life, bulging veins are usually a sign of physiological changes, such as aging or diseases. Strong emotion pumps blood faster, thus making it more protrudent. (TVTropes)

Obviously, the cross- or Y-shaped markings are oversimplified and cartoon-like versions of these veins, but are still representative of this reaction.
The first use of this icon does not seem to be recorded, nor why it seems to have become popular enough as a symbol of anime that even anime knockoffs will use it. The tropes article I mentioned has a documented list of where it's appeared over the years; however, it does remain possible that even the most dated entry in that list is not the original usage of the icon.


What is the significance behind the apples and boxes? In the show, the box and apple motifs reoccur throughout Mawaru Penguindrum.

What are the significance the two? Does it tie into the plot in any way?

I haven't seen it myself, but apples can often symbolize sexuality, temptation ("forbidden fruit") , fertility ("bearing fruit" as in your screenshot).

Connections can also be made to the stories of Adam & Eve and Sleeping Beauty.

The circular shape of an apple can also be a depiction of loops, or eternity - which is what it appears to be in Penguindrum:

   It is revealed in the finale that the apple is a metaphor for the Penguindrum, which seems to be Kanba's life, shared between the three siblings

(TVTropes)

This article is more indepth about the apples in Penguindrum


Plot hole: Why couldn't Rukia and co. visit Ichigo with a gigai? After the Hueco Mundo arc:

   Ichigo has used up all of his shinigami powers to defeat Aizen so he will no longer be able to see spirits, including his shinigami friends.

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   They share a heartfelt goodbye thinking that they will never see each other again.

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But couldn't the shinigami come visit in gigai easily? I'm pretty sure Rukia had a thing for Ichigo, so it's kind of weird that she wouldn't come visit at all during the 18 months before Ichigo

   gets his powers back (duh).

What is Rukia? A shinigami. Renji? A shinigami. I'll exclude the other Shinigami stince they are not that close with Ichigo.

Now, what is Ichigo? He was a Shinigami (Substitute), but after losing his power he is just a normal human.

Does normal human communicate with Shinigami? No, they are not supposed to. Since Ichigo is a normal human after losing his power, he and Rukia are not supposed to communicate with one another. Sure they can communicate if Rukia wears a gigai, but being a Shinigami and a Kuchiki, Rukia chose not to. Renji is a Vice-Captain, so him using a gigai to visit Ichigo every now and then would set a bad example for other Shinigami. This is the first reason, Shinigami and human are not supposed to be communicating with one another.

Another reason is that a that time, the great crisis Aizen "God" Sousuke was overcame mainly due to Ichigo's contribution. He was the one who weakened Aizen enough for the sealing kido created by Urahara to work. He has contributed more than enough in this battle. So, as a veteran, now that he lost his power and considering that he was only 17 at that time, it is perfectly understandable that the Shinigami would want Ichigo to finally have a peaceful life befitting of a human.

With those two reasons, it is perfectly understandable that Rukia and Ichigo parted ways there.

Also, do not forget that normally those assigned to the human world are non-seated Shinigami. Renji is a seated officer. Rukia was not but she got promoted soon after. For seated officers to visit the human world, they would need to pass a certain gate where they would have a seal applied to them which would restrict their power. This procedure requires them to fill a paperwork beforehand. If they were to use this for personal reason (visiting a friend), people would have a bad impression of them, thinking that they are using their position for their own personal needs (nepotism).


What happens to the pregnant woman's baby in the first episode of Death Parade? In the first episode of Death Parade, after the first game, the woman's soul is voided, and the man gets reincarnated.

During the darts game, the woman tells the man that she is pregnant. Does this mean that the baby's soul is also voided? This would be weird knowing that the baby probably was reincarnated not so long ago and had no impact on what his or her mother would do.

I imagine that in the Death Parade universe this happens often enough to have a specific arbiter rule about it. Any details of such a rule haven't been revealed yet however.

It is the woman and the man's souls that are being judged in that trial, so I presume the baby either

Has a separate case for review, possibly not present in the woman's body in body/soul during the woman's trial
Is not eligible for trial due to not having enough life experience.

The Rebirth/Void concept that Death Parade uses is based on Buddhist concepts, which means that an opinion-based answer could be highly debatable as it would be based on theological concepts such as the possibility of humans being born malicious, or becoming malicious through life's influence.

References if you want to decide by yourself:

Reincarnation: The Process of Rebirth

Forum Debate


What is it called when anime is drawn with nonblack borders? In No Game No life, the borders of the characters and man objects are red lines.  In Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta, the borders of the characters and objects in the game world are blue.  Almost all other anime have black lines around the characters and objects.

What is this phenomenon called?

No Game No Life:

Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta

According to the book 『アニメーションの基礎知識大百科』(Encyclopedia of animation basics) by Kamimura Sachiko, the Japanese term for this is 「色トレス」（iro toresu, meaning "colored trace", see p.99）. In some cases of iro toresu the borderline (trace) is given the same hue as the area it surrounds, making the borderline essentially invisible, and this is referred to as 「T.P同色」（T = trace, P = paint, and 同色 means "same color", see p.84）. The examples you gave fall under the opposite term 「T.P別色」, meaning that the trace and the paint have different colors.


Why didn't the two mages who joined Fairy Tail retain their S-rank status? Contains spoilers for early manga readers or anime viewers

After the Phantom Lord arc, two mages

   Juvia Lockser and Gajeel Redfox

who were the S-rank members of their previous guild who had joined Fairy Tail. Why did they not retain their S-rank status?

Each guild follows its own criteria to promote its members as S-rank mages.

Fairy Tail's criteria for being promoted to S-rank mage are more stringent that those of Phantom Lord. Master Makarov mentioned that he selected the participants for the S-rank exam by watching their strength, heart and soul. From Master Jose's personality and his obsession with making Phantom Lord as the strongest guild, we can be certain he uses only fighting strength as the criteria, and doesn't care about things like heart and soul.

Moreover, although the S-rank mages were the strongest Phantom Lord's mages, one could not be certain where they stand in comparison to Fairy Tail's members. To determine that, they too would need to go through the S-rank exam.

Also, it is a Fairy Tail tradition to conduct an S-rank exam every year. It could also be part of the tradition that the only way to get promoted to S-rank is to pass the exam, and there are no direct appointments.


Can a person kill another person even if that person does not possess the Death Note? In "Death Note: How to use it VIII", it states that

  "Even if you do not actually possess the Death Note, the effect will be the same if you can recognize the person and his/her name to place in the blank."

Is It possible to kill a person even if you don't have a Death Note?

Or am I just confused with the words?

Yes you can kill someone with the Death Note, without actually possessing one.

That specific rule was probably referring to the Ray Penber accident. What they mean is that despite Ray Penber not possessing a Death Note himself, he could still manipulate his colleagues through the Death Note by filling in the names in the blanks.

The second rule should be read in combination with the first (see below), saying that the effects of the first part of the rule would not only take affect when the owner writes the names in the blanks, but also when some other person does so.

I think you might have been confused on the words "possessing a Death Note", which is more than just "holding a Death Note", I suppose.

VIII

  You may also write the cause and/or details of death prior to filling in the name of the individual. Be sure to insert the name in front of the written cause of death. You have about 19 days according to the human calendar in order to fill in a name.
  Even if you do not actually possess the Death Note, the effect will be the same if you can recognize the person and his/her name to place in the blank.


What was the screen that appeared of Senjougahara during her phone conversation with Kaiki? In episode 24 of Monogatari Series Second Season, while Kaiki is on the phone with Senjougahara, an image of her outside his window appears. During their conversation there are several other similar images.

What is this image supposed to represent?

The first thing to note is that this is a clear reference to Blade Runner, the American scifi classic movie. In fact, it's the same reference as was made in Uchouten Kazoku (see Is the "wakakusa" ad a references to something?), namely to the famous geisha ads in Blade Runner which play several times throughout the movie. These ads are for the gastrointestinal drug "Strong Wakamoto", which is a real product that is quite popular in Japan, but essentially only known in the West through its connection to Blade Runner. It's not unusual that this scene would get referenced many times in different works, since it's one of the most memorable scenes in the movie and plays several times.

Here, the visible text from the OP above is 「．．．力わかも．．．」, which could easily be completed to 「強力わかもと」("kyouryoku wakamoto") which is exactly what the original Blade Runner ads said and also the name of the product. There's also the iconic pill swallowing animation a little bit later, which again is a very strong reference to the original ad:

Click for large animated GIF

As for why exactly the ad plays here, it's impossible to be sure, but there are several possible reasons. Of course, Monogatari tends to throw lots of references out just to keep viewers on their toes, and this is probably one of them. On a deeper level, it could be used in much the same way as the original ad, to disorient and slightly confuse viewers. Of course, given that the geisha is supposed to be attractive, a third possibility is that this is a metaphor to show that Kaiki has some attraction towards Senjougahara (there are some other hints of this as well in Koimonogatari).


An old anime with a red haired female main character and a guy with an invisible sword This is an old anime where the main character is a girl with red hair.

She is able to use fire but quite clumsily I think
Her sidekick is a blonde guy who uses an invisible sword
They were collecting some crystal balls or runes that can be put into a sword to manifest the power
The setting is in the middle ages?
They usually wear black armor with the girl wearing a red shirt underneath and the guy a blue shirt

Sorry if it's very vague, I can't remember much
thanks

It could be Slayers (1995 anime series)

  Lina Inverse, a wandering sorceress and bandit-killer, joins forces with roving swordsman Gourry Gabriev in what's supposed to be a quick union of convenience. Instead, an artifact Lina "liberated" from a gang of thieves turns out to be the key to the resurrection of the demon lord Shabranigdo. Urged on by the mysterious Red Priest Rezo, the pair has no choice but to fight the dark lord and his servants, accumulating new allies and enemies along the way.

The red haired girl could be Lina Inverse who is a sorceress, while the blonde guy could be Gourry Gabriev a wandering swordsman, wielding his family's magical blade, the Sword of Light.


Why most of the heroes have close range physical quirks? Most of pro-heroes and most of students have some reasonably straight-forward close range physical quirks (explosions, fire/ice, become a rock, anti-gravity and so on).

There are very few heroes who have mental abilities: eraser head and Hitoshi Shinso.
And there are few who has anything long distance (as example Kurogiri).

I believe it's mentioned that it's rare. However, it feels like these kind of abilities should be way-way more effective than close range physical abilities.

It feels like in MFA world, people who has such type of unusual abilities should bubble up to the top (specifically to fight villains). This is especially true, taking into account that gadgets can easily suppliment they physical abilities.

This is just my personal opinion:

In the anime, it was only mentioned for Kurogiri that it is rare for someone to have warping abilities.

Besides that, I believe one of the reason that people with unusual ability, such as Eraserhead, are not able to easily bubble to the top is because in order to use their quirks, they have to pay relatively higher cost (regardless the nature of the cost) than others, like Eraser head have

   eye issues, which is now affecting his daily life

and also for Shinso, he

   cannot activate his quirk by himself, and at least as of now, he cannot use his quirk freely as he please due to the stress it places on himself

Furthermore, since we know these are unusual quirks, it wouldn't be a surprise if people gang up on them to bring them down, just like

   How the league of villians took down Eraserhead, though there were obviously handicaps that caused him to lose, but the fact remains is that, under certain conditions, he will lose

However, in All Might's case, people have tried to bring him down since forever. A good example is once again, the

   league of villians. IMO, the only reason why he lost is because of his injuries from All For One. If it wasn't, he would definitely beat them - Which implies directly that he is just that overwhelming in terms of "Close range physical attack"

Therefore, they don't become top heroes, though they are definitely way above average.

EDIT:

   The strength that Midoriya exerted even while wearing the support equipment broke, as it cannot withstand the pressure. Which means, at least as far as the science advancement in the show is concern, gadgets still cannot fully overtake physical quirks. However, this is obviously far-stretched, since One For All is literally the strongest quirk. However, in the general case. True, gadgets can easy supplement their physical abilities, but they would have to wield it to use it, and I'm sure it'd be much easier to break their gadgets. (IMO)


Is Natsu Dragneel "END" in the Fairy Tail anime adaptation? So I've heard/read that Natsu is END (Etherious Natsu Dragneel), but in the anime END doesn't get activated. In the manga we see that Zeref's reveals who he/it is, but not in the anime.

Is Zeref going to come back and awaken END (Because I'm sticking with the anime, not the manga)? Or is Natsu END even in the anime? (It could just be Hiiro not sticking with the manga?)

As was pointed out in the comments, they jumped ahead a bit on the reveal of Natsu's identity. Towards the end of the episode where Fairy Tail was disbanded, while Natsu is wandering off to go training...we cut over to Zeref telling Natsu to surpass him, and addresses him by his full name: Etherius Natsu Dragneel.

Per the Manga, We discover that Natsu is (probably) E.N.D. in Chapter 416, but it is fully and completely confirmed a few chapters later.

The anime went on hiatus as of Episode 277, which is adapted from Chapters 417 and 419...so if they followed the manga strictly, we wouldn't know yet. But, obviously, they wanted to pull that reveal before the series went on hiatus again.

So yes. Natsu is E.N.D.


Who was Sunako turned by? When Sunako told her story, she mentioned that "him" was the one who turned her into a shiki.

Was it Seishirou? Is there any mention of this in the novel?

She was turned by an unnamed jinrou (werewolf).

According to her backstory in episode 16, when she was still a normal human, her father's friend brought a guess to visit her house. He was a foreigner/westerner and turns out to be a jinrou. In the end, she was bitten and her blood was sucked by him and she died. However, after she was put into a coffin and buried, she woke up and came back to life, as a shiki.

Researching further about her attacker, there's no more insight other than "a
westerner jinrou", as shown on Wikia:

Sunako Kirishiki

  He was a Jinrou.

Jinrou

  There are of course jinrou overseas as well, such as the one that turned Sunako.

and other sources:

pixiv dictionary (Japanese)

  その正体は幼少期に西洋人の人狼に襲われ、蘇生した起き上がり。

  Her real form is that she came back to life after she was attacked by a westerner jinrou when she was in her early childhood.

Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese), asking the difference between the novel, manga and anime:

  沙子は元々は人間で、（おそらく明治、大正時代と思われる）必ずしも火葬されない時代に異国から来た人狼に襲われ屍鬼になりました。

  Sunako was originally a human (probably since Meiji, Taisho period), certainly not from an era with cremation, and was turned into shiki by a jinrou coming from a foreign country.

However, it's certainly not Seishirou because he is a human, even though the attacker looks really similar to him, as noted in antiotaku's review:

  The vampire who killed Sunako all those years ago bears a striking resemblance to Seishirou Kirishiki. They even dress alike. I'm guessing this isn't a coincidence.


Did the events of The Different Story Volume 1 occur in all timelines? Volume 1 of the manga series The Different Story tells a story about Mami and Kyouko before the timeframe of the anime series, when they were partners and Kyouko regarded Mami as a big sister.

(Makes me wish KyoMami was a more popular pairing.)

From the events of Volumes 2 and 3, we can infer that The Different Story is one of the hundred or so timelines that Homura experienced as she was trying to fulfil Madoka's last request, as seen in Episode 10 of the series. But the events of Volume 1 take place before Homura started going back in time. Does that mean that this partnership between Kyouko and Mami happened in every timeline, including the main anime timeline that ends with Madoka becoming Ultimate Madoka?

According to the drama CD that the first volume of Different Story is based on, it is in fact canon to all timelines that Mami and Kyoko met. To quote the wiki,

  The timelines diverge on the day when Homura wakes up in the hospital, so events prior to that are unaffected by her resets.

While we don't know the exact date that Mami and Kyoko met (we do know Homura wakes up on the 16th of March), the drama CD does go into detail about the events that lead to Kyoko's father killing the rest of her family before killing himself.

Also, at the end of Episode 4 when talking to Kyubey, Kyoko refers to Mami by her first name only, and according to the wiki,

  This was considered a sign that Kyoko and Mami had known each other previously.


Can I play Persona 5 without playing the previous games? I'm new to the Persona series, so I wanted to know if the Persona video games have any relationship to the previous games. I went to other sites but they didn't give me a clear answer.

Can I play Persona 5 without playing the previous games?

Yes, you can!

Although Persona is a franchise, the games do not depend on each other being totally independent.

This is because even if all games in the franchise have the same essence, each game has a way of addressing this different essence based on its theme.

Already in the introduction, the game already explains everything you need to know about the basics of Shin Megami Tensei and how it will affect the functioning of Persona 5.

Note: My boyfriend is playing Persona 5 without having played the other games and is not having the slightest difficulty to understand the story.


Why don't they complete all anime episode before airing? In Shirobako (an anime about making anime), they only make some first episodes and then continue to finish the other while the anime is airing. This cause some problem when they can't catch up the deadline, and also may affect the quality of an episode too.

In real life, there are some anime that do have this kind of trouble like Kekkai Sensen or God Eater in the last season.

So why they don't just finish all episodes before airing, at least for short range anime (~12 eps).

As Justin Sevakis mentions in his article on The Anime Economy:

Anime production is an extremely labor-intensive proposition, employing the services of up to 2,000 people per episode around the world. Most of the grunt work is now done in third world countries across Asia, and the use of digital technology has reduced costs across the board. Anime production is now as efficient as it's ever been.
That said, a single anime episode costs about US$100,000-300,000 per episode, according to various producers we've talked to. That might seem like a lot, but in reality it's pretty cheap, about on par with an American deep-cable TV show. (An American prime-time TV show can cost well into the millions.) But multiplied across 13 episodes, that nonetheless turns into a total budget of US$2-4 million.
That's a lot of money. Few companies are rich enough to invest that much in a single show. If it tanked and they lost all that money, most would never be able to recover.

What we understand from this is:

The production of each episode of anime is costly and most often, the studios cannot afford to produce a whole season before they air it.

The truth is, producing an anime is a herculean task: a gigantic amount of money and manpower get poured into every production well behind the scenes, before a single drawing is even created. The stakes are huge for every company involved, and every season will have a number of winners and losers.

They cannot afford to "risk it all" on an anime without airing it and noticing how it is received by the public. This doesn't mean that they can air a special episode before airing the main anime to decide whether the anime has a potential to be popular on not. There are many anime and shows which lose viewership during the course of the anime and all this has to be taken into account while making another episode. As Ross mentions in the comments, "Also, if the show gets cancelled or its run shortened they don't waste money on episodes that will never air."

As mentioned in this article:

While many people describe studios as being cheap, only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio, with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies.
Once things get going, the producer has two basic responsibilities: make sure that the show is made well, and recover all the millions of dollars that the Production Committee spent in the first place.

They need to maintain a flow of money to tackle the loan they've taken and to arrange for the remaining budget of the show.

Note: This answer has been compiled assuming that the adaptation material for the manga is sufficient for the anime in question.

TL;DR: The main reasons that anime production does not involve finishing the production of the entire anime before airing it are:

Anime production needs as many as 2,000 people for the production of a single episode with the price ranging from US$100,000-300,000 per episode. In most of the cases, the studios cannot afford to produce a whole season before airing it because even a 12-13 episode series takes as much as US$2-4 million.

The stakes are huge for every company involved and every season will have a number of winners and losers. Hence, they cannot afford to "risk it all" on an anime without reviewing the reception of the anime by the fans and it's popularity. If the show gets cancelled or it's run shortened, they can avoid wasting money on episodes that will never air.

Only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies. Hence, it's the producer's job to ensure that the show is well received and to recover the millions of dollars that Production Committee spent in the first place. Hence, they need to maintain a flow of money to tackle the loan they've taken/to arrange for the remaining budget of the show.

I've also contacted Justin Sevakis asking him this very question, since he seems to be an expert on these matters and his answers cover almost all points. If he writes back, I'll update this answer to mention the highlights of what he writes as an answer.


Did Bartholomew Kuma intend to send the crew to different places or was it by chance? Did Bartholomew Kuma plan to send all of the crew members to different places or is it just a coincidence that he helped all of them in different ways?

Kuma definitively knew what he did. Otherwise Zoro wouldn't have landed on Mihawk's island.
Also, I found this:

Sentomaru reveals that Kuma has the ability to make people fly through the sky to far away places. A Monster Chopper runs wild, trying to attack Sentomaru. Rayleigh is still seen dueling Kizaru, using swords while Nami reflects on Kuma's ability, where it was first shown at Thriller Bark.
Kuma Attacking Pacifista
Kuma intercepting a Pacifista.
She remembers that Perona mysteriously vanished. Luffy asks Sentomaru where Zoro could have gone, and Sentomaru says that anyone that gets touched by Kuma's paws would sail through three days and three nights and the destination would only be known by Kuma. An outraged Sanji gets ready to battle Kuma, while PX-1 tries to attack Usopp from behind, using a beam attack. Kuma then uses his Devil Fruit ability to send PX-1 away, which enraged Sentomaru.

source: One Piece Wikia


Why was the Fifth Holy Grail War so early? I'm watching Fate/Zero, and it talks about how the Holy Grail Wars are supposed to be every 60 years. However, it's set in the 1990s, and the Fifth Holy Grail War takes place in the 2000s. Why were there only 10 years(ish) in between instead of 60? Is this explained in Fate/Stay Night or any of the other Fate stories?

As i explained in this answer (Under Kiritsugu's Plan), it was because there was a build up of Prana in the Greater Grail.
Normal Procedure would be that by the end of a War the Prana (particularly Mana) in the Greater Grail would have been spent and thus take 60 years to naturally replenish. Under Fuyuki - Procedure

The Great Grail requires sixty years in order to amass enough mana to summon Servants, making the planning period span over generations. If the Grail is unable to utilize its energy, that which is leftover can reduce the time to as little as a decade, such as in the case of the period between the Fourth and Fifth Wars.

As for where it was mentioned, the citation reference of the section on the Wikia Pages points to Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu

Q: Even though it should only happen every 60 years, was the 10 year gap between the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars as short as it was because the Lesser Grail was destroyed before the Greater Grail could direct the accumulated mana to establish its pathway trapped some unused mana in the Grail?
A: That’s true. In fact, you could say that the function of the Greater Grail was already muddled when when it was impregnated with Avenger in the Third War.

So from this there are 2 causes for the Mana not having been spent.

Lesser Grail was destroyed before the Greater Grail could direct the accumulated mana
Avenger, possibly self-aware, perverting the system by withholding Mana as there was still a 60 year gap between the 3rd and 4th Wars (as Avenger was killed early in the 3rd war)


Which characters Midoriya inspired his techniques from? In the anime, mainly in the 3rd season, Midoriya mentions some characters he inspired his techniques from,

The punching style of attacking he copied it from All Might, this is mentioned by All Might himself.
He tells he developed full cowling inspired in Gran Torino and Kacchan attacks.
He asked Iida for help to develop his kicking technique.

As we know Midoriya analizes all the heroes and he writes notes about them. Is there any other characters he inspired his techniques and attacks from?

Well, I would like to add more on that list but that's all. It's true that he observes and takes note but as for now he is still trying to improve Full Cowling.


What does the phrase "Rokkon Shojo" mean? In one of the most popular anime of this season, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri,  before, in the middle or after a battle, the human combatants yell "Rokkon Shojo" or  the Princess says it after a battle.
I researched a bit and apparently it means “purification of the six roots of perception” (which is quite ambiguous) .

My questions are:

It has any other meaning other than the one stated above?
What is its purpose and why is it used in a  situation which involves fighting?

Rokkon shojo does indeed mean purification of the six roots of perception. By my current knowledge there is no other meaning to it.

The usage however that is most known to people is during mountain climbing, or as haikugirl.me phrases it

  ‘rokkon shojo’ is a common expression often repeated while climbing a mountain, especially Mount Fuji. ‘Rokkon’ (六根) means ‘six senses’ (i.e. seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and conciousness). ‘Shojo’ (清浄) means ‘purification’. So, the phrase refers to purifying your heart of all the bad stuff (desire, anger, fear, depression, etc.) that comes from what we take in via the six senses.

However this would not make a lot of sense in koutetsujou-no-kabaneri. The way ja.wikipedia describes it.

  そのため執着を断ち、心を清らかな状態にすることを言う。そのため不浄なものを見ない、聞かない、嗅がない、味わわない、触れない、感じないために俗世との接触を絶つことが行なわれた（山ごもりなど）。

This is a phrase as referred to in Buddhism. Which would roughly translate to something like

  Cut of your obsessions, refer to your heart in a pure state. Do not see what is unclean, do not ask, smell, taste or touch. Cut off your contact with the world in order not to feel.

This does fit the series a bit better. By killing of your emotions, it will make it easier to kill. This is something used in the modern day military as wel.

It also fits into the series given that

   a monster cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced.

making refer to your heart in a pure state which I believe can also be interpreted as cutting of ones heart (please correct me if I am wrong) a fair pun of sorts.


On what chapter season 4 of Seven Deadly Sins ends? From what chapter should I start reading the manga after the end of season 4 of 7 Deadly Sins?

You can start from Chapter 268 (Volume 33). That is where Meliodas is inside the black cocoon and Ban is inside Purgatory.


What is this Geis from? On the Type-Moon Wikia entry for Geis it says this:

  Contract used by Kiritsugu Emiya
  Binding magecraft: Target – Kiritsugu Emiya
  The Crests of the Emiya family hereby command: Provided that the following conditions are met, this oath shall become a commandment and bind the target without exception.

  Oath:
  To the fifth head of the Emiya house, Kiritsugu, son of Noritaka: regarding both Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi and Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri, all intentions and actions to kill and harm shall be forbidden for all eternity.

  Conditions:
  Use up all the Command Seals, and let the Servant finish himself.

Now I've only seen up to Episode 10 but from how this reads it seems to have been in place before even the first fight between Saber and Lancer since by episode 10

   Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri is Lancer's Master and probably doesn't care about Kayneth since she loves Lancer

However, Kiritsugu had tried to kill Kayneth on more than one occasion and there seems to be nothing that tries to stop him from breaking this Geis. in Fate/Stay Night in one of Heaven's Feel's bad endings, it's shown what happens when Shirou goes against the Geis he forms with Rin

   Once he plans on going against Rin's wishes of killing Sakura Matou, he finds that he cannot move his body at all to stop her. He is immediately freed upon Sakura's death, as there is no longer any reason to bind him.

and in Cú Chulainn's legend, his demise was caused when he was put in a situation where he had to break a Geis

Never refuse a meal offered by a woman
Never eat dog meat

He was offered a meal of dog meat by a woman and as such he had to break one Geis.

So while I may be jumping the gun here and asking this before watching the entire series, where does this Geis with Kiritsugu and Kayneth appear? If it was before the first fight between Saber and Lancer, how come there was nothing enforcing the Geis as there was with Shirou?

Spoilers for the second half of Fate/Zero:

   After the defeat of Caster in episode 15, Kayneth goes to the church (in episode 16) and asks Kirei's dad for a Command Spell as a reward for having helped defeat Caster (not that he did a damn thing; that was all Lancer). Kirei's dad agrees and gives him a Command Spell. At more or less the same time, Maiya abducts Sola-Ui and also cuts off her arm with the Command Spells. Lancer returns to Kayneth at this point, no longer able to locate Sola-Ui now that her Command Spells have been severed.

 Saber (with Irisviel) happens upon Lancer at this point and they start dueling. Meanwhile, a bit away from the duel, Kiritsugu shows up with Sola-Ui's body and proposes a geis to Kayneth - Kiritsugu will leave Sola-Ui with Kayneth and shall nevermore harm either of them, provided that Kayneth uses up all his Command Spells and orders Lancer to commit suicide. Kayneth agrees, since that appears to be the only way out of the situation, and compels Lancer to kill himself. Kayneth breathes a sigh of relief, since he and Sola-Ui are now safe from Kiritsugu and Saber.

 Of course, Maiya is lying in wait with a sniper rifle, and kills Kayneth and Sola-Ui immediately thereafter. She wasn't bound by the geis, after all. Sucks to be Kayneth.

 In any case, only a few minutes at most pass between the geis taking effect and Kayneth/Sola-Ui being assassinated by Maiya (which renders the geis moot). The geis emphatically was not in effect at any time before that, and as such did not impact Kiritsugu/Saber's previous fights with Kayneth/Lancer.


How much of the manga did the Sankarea anime cover? I just recently finished Sankarea anime and want to start the manga. How much of the manga did it cover?

The anime seemed to jump around a bit, especially the 12th episode of the anime.

However, till the 11th episode, the anime mainly covers the manga till Chapter 9, so you might want to start reading from Chapter 10.


Why does Sailor Moon Crystal not air weekly? Sailor Moon Crystal is "airing" (online) every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Not only is this not every week, but not every other week.

Why is this?

Sailor Moon Crystal is not expected to make money among the Japanese (its main hope to turn a profit is to make it available to viewers outside of Japan, such as by selling a license to stream it). (Please also see my answer to a similar question, which Toshinou Kyouko linked in the comments, for details on why.)

Airing episodes weekly would mean that either 1) the series ends after only 26 weeks, or 2) that the animation company would need to animate 2 to 3 times as many episodes to run for the same number of weeks.  Since it is not necessarily profitable to produce the series, animating more episodes would be too costly.

Only the first 2 episodes were made available to view for free on NicoNico Douga in Japan; to see all subsequent episodes, Japanese are required to buy a subscription to NicoNico. Spreading out the episodes more sparsely over time forces the fans who buy a subscription for the sole sake of watching Sailor Moon Crystal to pay for about a year's worth of subscription, rather than only 26 weeks' worth. The number of such fans is probably low, but the company needs to milk the amount of money it can get from them. Stretching it out also can provide a longer time frame in which said fans could decide to buy some collectible merchandise before it ends and they move on to avidly watching another series.


What song is playing when Kakashi explains the terms of the bell test in episode 2? I have heard it in numerous episodes, including Naruto Shippuden episode 2 when Kakashi explains the terms of the bell test, and in one of the filler episodes in the war arc where Kakashi and Gai fight 2 of the swordsmen of the mist

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJsqHazKzmc

This is the very first track of the Shippuden OST. The title of the track is Shippuden, found on OST 1


Was Sekai in School Days anime really pregnant? In the final episode of School Days anime, Sekai said that she was pregnant. Her behavior seemed like she was telling the truth.

However, when Kotonoha offered Sekai to consult at the hospital, she refused to go. This made Kotonoha suspect that Sekai was lying. And when Kotonoha stabbed and dissected Sekai, Kotonoha confirmed her suspicion.

But even before her death, Sekai stated clearly that she was pregnant, though she didn't have to lie to Kotonoha anymore as Makoto was already dead.

So was Sekai really pregnant or not?

It's not definite, and you'll hear differing opinions based on who's talking about it:

She was pregnant:

She had morning sickness
Kotonaha's attempt at searching inside Sekai is of course fruitless, as the baby would not have had enough time to develop. Maybe after several weeks something would be visible. Also it's a very crude way of doing it, so it's not surprising she wouldnt see anything, not being a trained professional
She didn't want to go to the hospital understandably, it would be a frightening and stressful experience.
She had no motive, she was clearly worried by the experience.

She was not pregnant:

Morning sickness started occuring too early
There have been several instances of fake pregnancies, where the body emulates all the symptoms of pregnancy (sickness, missed periods, etc) because of stress / belief that they are pregnant
She was scared that her lie would be revealed if she went to the doctor
Her motive could have been that a baby would tie Makoto strongly to her.

Sekai Wikia page

I doubt you'll find a conclusive answer, as many posts out there have already made up their mind. But one thing I think we can gather is at least she thought she was pregnant, regardless of if she was or not.


What's Goku's and Vegeta's green aura in Dragon Ball Super Broly? In Dragon Ball Super Broly, both Goku and Vegeta displayed a green aura for a couple of seconds. Vegeta did it when he switched from super saiyan to super saiyan god, and Goku did it when he switched from super saiyan god to super saiyan blue (Goku also displayed a white mastered ultra instinct aura for a couple of seconds too). What does this mean? What's Goku's and Vegeta's green aura in Dragon Ball Super Broly?

There are a lot of fan theories claiming that Vegeta's green hair transformation was possibly foreshadowing a new form as we also see Goku display a transformation similar to Mastered Ultra Instinct while transforming to Super Saiyan Blue. However, there aren't any statements or actual facts from the writers, Toriyama or anyone related to the movie. Hence, I think it is fair to assume that these are just animation choices from the animators to simply make the transformation sequences more dramatic.Evidence to support this is Goku's transformation to Super Saiyan Blue. We have seen Goku effortlessly tap into the form so many times. However, he has a very dramatic transformation sequence when he taps into Super Saiyan Blue to fight Broly.Note: This is my personal opinion and it might not necessarily be true. I believe the animations were done on purpose to indicate some form of similarity in the Super Saiyan transformations between Goku/ Vegeta and Broly, mainly for the new fans who are unaware of the franchise.


Can't remember name of anime movie I remember bits of this movie and I liked it.

The mushroom shaped towers were very big, and the cybernetic being had tentacles or cords infused into its body. Just like in the pictures below...

I thought the name was willow or wind. Any help?

Oh and this was around 20 years ago.

This is a really long shot based on the similarity to the Ghibli aesthetic mentioned above:

Could it be Tree of Palme?

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=928

It's from 2002, so it's a little earlier than you specified, and I would be amazed if this was ever shown on broadcast TV. It did get a dub and a DVD release though, so who knows?

Mushroom structures - check (sorry for the angle - I couldn't find much on google images)

Girl with cables everywhere - check

woman AND boy who merge, transform into a monster and are engulfed by tentacles (it's complicated) - check

So, do any of these characters ring any bells?


What is the relation between Ergo Proxy and Vincent Law? I understand that one of them is actually the other. At first we are led to believe that Vincent is Ergo. But toward the end of the series, we discover something but I am not sure what it means: Ergo created Vincent to run away from himself. Also, in the beginning, when Vincent turns into Ergo, he loses control and doesn't remember any of it. Later on he starts to control Ergo, but at the same time he can talk with him.

So, basically, I don't understand which 'came first':
Is Vincent Law Ergo Proxy? Or is it the other way around? Or are they actually two different 'selves' that 'reside in the same body'?

From what I understand, Proxy 1 and Ergo Proxy are two separate entities. A miss conception, thanks to the English translation, is proxy 1 created Romdeau; this is not the case as Romdeau is described a flawed Dome in the same way as its creator, Ergo Proxy, is a clone on Proxy 1 and hence a flawed proxy (also shown by the fact he can survive UV rays).

This is further backed up by the relationship between Ergo and Monad. Monad we are told loved Ergo proxy due to their opposing natures of life and death, thus she comes to Vincent AKA Ergos aid at the end of the series rather than to help forefill Proxy 1's ambitions for Ergo to destroy humanities chance for a future on earth.

Vincent is therefore the human name of the being Ergo proxy while he has amnesia due to the removal of his own memories to prevent him from becoming the literal grim reaper on earth. Ergo Proxy was created a long time prior to the series by Proxy 1 as a means of revenge on humanity.

Of coarse I could be completely wrong but it doesn't really matter as the main focus of the anime isn't the plot but the moral and theological questions which arise from the setting and premise of the series. In short its a fantastic anime whether the ending is ambiguous or not :)


How did Piccolo meet his bird partner? After Goku attended his second World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin been killed.

When Piccolo then appears on screen, he has a partner (a bird) with him on the ship.
How did Piccolo meet him?

Piano was the first son of King Piccolo. A Mutated Namek Piccolo created by spitting an egg.


How could Makoto Shishio break Sanosuke's futae no kiwami? Sanosuke with his futae no kiwami used to punch holes in the walls, break doors, etc. But Makoto Shishio just with his head not only could take it but he broke Sanosuke's hand. Shishio said something to Sanosuke that before he attacked he should have watched and learnt what to do, or something like that. How did Shishio to break futae no kiwami attack?

Well as it was stated in the anime and manga, Shishio has the unique ability to neutralize any and all techniques he's seen before. So having witnessed Monk Anji multiple times over the course of his servitude use the many variations of the Futae No Kiwami, it would stand to reason he knew how to counter the technique.


Is Obi in love with Shirayuki? Obi, the former thief / former hired thug / now the prince's messenger charged with guarding the beautiful red-haired herbalist, at times seems out of his game when gazing at the damsel.

It is hinted in the anime that he is in love with Shirayuki. I was wondering if more solid evidence is available from the printed story.

Is Obi in love with / does he have a crush on the Snow White with the red hair?

Obi has told Zen in the manga that he "likes" Shirayuki. Combine this with all the moments they have together and all the hints we've been getting over the anime and manga (they end up living with just one another and other herbalists for like 2+ years straight), and it's pretty clear that he's in love with her.


Is Akaza Akari the same grade as Toshinou Kyouko and Funami Yui? The wikia page stated that Toshinou Kyouko is 14 years old, Funami Yui is 14, Akaza Akari is 13 and Chinatsu is 13. Chinatsu added the honorific senpai when she called Kyouko and Yui's name. However Akari who is of the same age as her did not.

Is this because Akari is close enough to Kyouko and Yui that she dropped the honorific despite being the kouhai (junior)? Or is she actually the same grade as Kyouko and Yui despite being one year younger?

I belive they are different years as on the Wikia there are 2 categories for First Year and Second Year Students

you'll notice that Akari, Chinatsu, Himawari and Sakurako are all first year students with Akari's profile on Wikiapedia saying that...

  Chinatsu, Sakurako and Himawari are her classmates.

For Second Year Students we Ayano and Chitose however we don't see Yui or Kyoko on there but their character songs, but in the first years category Akari's and Chinatsu's character songs appeared here aswell.

Also in Yui's trivia section it says

  Although she is arguably the most mature, she is the youngest of the Second-Year students.

While Kyoko is 25 days older

  Oddly enough, as well as being best friends with Yui since they were very little, they were also born only 25 days apart.

also in this My Anime List forum post

  Well, you know, I guess this is may be because of the difference of school cultures between Japan and Western countries, it seems translaters changed and translated from 'top in her grade' to 'top in her class'.
  But actually, 'gakunen top' meant 'She always wins the top in her second grade'
  Well, at any rate, just studying one night and getting such a high grade every time is so amazing.

while further down

  In the US at least class generally refers to your grade level. When you refer to top of the class, that would be the top student of your year. Saying top of your grade is pretty much never used (I've never heard anyone use it personally). So that's a logical translation, it still means the same thing but is phrased appropriately for the US, which is CrunchyRoll's main target audience.

these are talking about what happened in Season 1 - Episode 2: The Student Council Meeting

  Ayano, as Kyouko's rival, is upset that Kyouko beat her in the placement test. Ayano bursts into the Amusement Club room, followed by Chitose. Ayano is annoyed at Kyouko because although she hardy studies, she always gains top of the class.

Logically it would not make sense for Ayano, a Second Year, to be beaten by Kyoko if she was a first year.

Thus all this seems to indicate that Kyoko is a Second Year with Yui.

As for Akari not using -senpai to address Yui and Kyoko like what Chinatsu does this is probably as you suggest due to their closeness as later in the series

   we see Akari, Yui and Kyoko as children when they were young with Kyoko being bullied by a young Chinatsu (who they don't recognize when they are older) and Akari standing up for Kyoko


Why was Mustang's vision restored, when Izumi Curtis didn't get her organs back? When Van Hohenheim met Izumi the second time, he heard that she had opened the gate of Truth and lost some internal organs. Instead of giving her back her organs he rearranged them to improve her blood flow, and said

  I can't give them back because they are a token of your sin

Dr. Marcoh at the end of the series volunteers to restore Colonel's vision. So does that means it was Hohenheim's choice not to give Izumi her organs back back so that she doesn't forget her punishment? Or they can't be returned since they were taken by Truth ?

Let's take a look at the events at the end of FMA - I'm using the manga.

Hohenheim offers to use himself to get Alphonse back, out of paternal duty. Ed refuses because what happened to him and Alphonse was their own responsibility. Notice that in FMA, there's this sort of emphasis on personal responsibility for one's actions (e.g. Riza's comments about Ishbal, Ed's comments here, etc.). Consequently, it's possible to read Hohenheim's comments to Izumi Curtis as implying that he shouldn't - morally speaking - just give back to her everything she lost, given her own culpability. If I'm not mistaken, Ed has a similar attitude towards his automail leg at the end of the manga.
Ling also offers the philosopher's stone he has for the same purpose, but since Ed promised Al they wouldn't use it to get their bodies back, Ed refuses. This and Hohenheim's comments seem to imply that it is possible to recover what's lost from Truth if the appropriate toll is paid and what you're trying to recover actually exists.
Marcoh asks Mustang if he can use his philosopher's stone as payment in exchange for his sight, on the condition that the policies on Ishval are revised. It's not clear if Marcoh knows about Mustang having been forced to open the gate, but it is clear that Ishval is one of his motivations for putting forth this offer.

Given that it seems to be implied that Alphonse could have been retrieved with means other than Edward giving up alchemy, this seeming inconsistency is probably best interpreted as Hohenheim choosing not to completely restore Izumi Curtis in accordance with themes and ideas about personal responsibility in the series (since the state of Alphonse and Edward is also a result of their own actions).

While Hohenheim's offer to use himself to get Alphonse back may seem out of touch with his comments to Izumi, it's honestly not that inconsistent, particularly when he feels some responsibility for his sons' attempt at human transmutation and when this is an egregiously life-or-death scenario compared to Izumi Curtis'.

Moreover, just because there's some sort of emphasis on personal responsibility (and, at least judging from Riza's comments about Ishval, or those in the last episode of Brotherhood, the impossibility of atonement) in FMA doesn't mean that the characters don't try to improve on their own situation or that of others (e.g. Hohenheim's improvement of Izumi's blood flow, Ed and Al's pursuit of a means to get their bodies back, etc.). Rather, it seems more like a rejection of the attitude of "if I do X, I can make up for Y and forget about it". As thus, in the case of Roy, we should also note that Marcoh seems to have had fairly specific motives apart from restoring his sight in giving him the philosopher's stone.


How was it SHIKI saved Shiki? In Kara no Kyoukai 4: The Hollow Shrine when Ryougi Shiki is in a coma after throwing herself in front of a truck, her other persona, SHIKI, seems to trade places with Shiki as she's falling. It's later revealed by Touko that SHIKI gave his life to save Shiki.

So how was it SHIKI saved Shiki while she was in a coma? What was happening to Shiki that would allow SHIKI to trade places and cease to exist?

From the novel, the doctor said that Shiki jumped the instant before the collision, so there wasn't much physical injury. The head experienced some collision thus put her into a coma. Aozaki also states later that SHIKI died spiritually.

From the narrative it seemed that SHIKI died during the collision.

At the end of the chapter, Shiki herself states that SHIKI probably died in a suicidal sense, because he wanted to avoid himself harming Kokutō.


Where does Blue Exorcist anime cut off in the manga? I have finished Blue Exorcist and now I want to read the manga.

Where does the anime cut off in the manga?

According to MangaUpdates,

  Season 1 ended at Vol. 4 Chapter 14 with an alternate ending and Season 2 at Vol. 9 Chapter 34.


Are there persons born with more than one quirk aside artificially made creatures? In My hero academia, Nomu had more than one quirk, but he was made artificially. Are there persons born with  more than one quirk in My Hero Academia or only those who are artificially created can have more than one?

It's strongly suggested that many of the holders of One For All had a Quirk of their own, with Deku being an exception rather than the norm, but that's a similar process to the one that created Nomu so I don't know if you'd count that.

Other than that, the show doesn't really suggest that having more than one Quirk is something that normally happens, although a single Quirk may have multiple facets (e.g. Todoroki having both ice and fire powers, or the fact that many people have unusual bodies in addition to their Quirks).


What does Midorima Shintarou's "-nanodayou" mean? Midorima says "-nanodayou" a lot in the anime and the subs just put it as "-nanodayou" but what does it actually mean ? Does it have anything to do with Oha-Asa ?

Nanodayo (なのだよ) is about the English equivalent of " 's-n-such "
So a sentence of "Orenji o hirou nanodayo" would translate to "Pick up the oranges'-n-such".

"N-stuff" is also a good equivalent. Like "I have to go to school-n-stuff."

It could also mean "and so forth" .

Source


Is it possible to duplicate eyes? This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga viewers.

   When Nagato was revived with Edo Tensei, he had Madara's eyes. When Madara was revived, he had his original eyes too (Rinnegan, much like Nagato).

Is this exploitable? Can I repeat this cycle of transplant and revive to duplicate strong eyes? How does that work really?

Although never explicitly stated (till now), it seems Kabuto's upgraded Edo Tensei allows him to revive a shinobi with a mix of attributes from different portions of their lifetime. Shortly after showing the last coffin to Tobi, Kabuto exclaims that he had surpassed the Second Hokage and Orochimaru. It is very likely this is what he was referring to.

It is possible to have multiple copies, and this has already been exploited with Itachi's Sharingan and Madara's Rinnegan.

Both Itachi and Sasuke had Itachi's Sharingan at the same time. The revived Nagato and Tobi both have Madara's Rinnegan. If Itachi had not sealed Nagato, there would indeed be three copies of Madara's Rinnegan active at the same time.

The Madara's Rinnegan case shows how it could be exploited multiple times. If Obito dies and is revived, while his Rinnegan is transplanted to someone else, you could then have four Rinnegan, which are all really Madara's Rinnegan.


Exactly when did Madara come back to life after his defeat by Hashirama? I know that Madara used Transcription Seal: Izanagi to fake his death and came back to life after a while. What was the trigger for this jutsu (Izanagi)? If it was his death, immediately he would've come back to life after death and Hashirama would've noticed it.

It is mentioned that he had used this jutsu on his own right eye. How come a dead person's eye is a trigger for his own revival? As I understand, there won't be any movement/thought from a dead person.

Izanagi is a technique which is able to rewrite history. You take an event that wasn't favorable to you and make it into nothing more than a dream.

He set up Izanagi beforehand to be trigger a few hours after his death. Even though he was already dead, the technique still activated (Much like Itachi sealed his own Amaterasu into Sasuke's eye, and it activated even though Itachi already died).

Once Izanagi was activated, Madara's death was cancelled.


If Naruto loses the ability he used on Kakashi and Guy after Kaguya's seal, what did Sasuke lose? In the episode of Naruto Shippuden where Naruto received the power from the Sage of the Six Paths, he did a lot of things, like saving Guy from the Eight Gates aftereffects, restoring Kakashi's eye, and extending the lifespan of Obito. He also mentioned to Sakura that he feels like he can do everything as of now.
Sasuke, I believe, received special Rinnegan.
After sealing Kaguya, the marks on both of their palms were gone. The same goes for Naruto's ability to do those things. I believe they should/must be equal in terms of power, so I came up with a question: what did Sasuke lose after Kaguya's seal?

I'm up with an assumption. It's not really clear if Naruto lost his six paths ability, but if so, Sasuke also has some limitations on the usage of his rinnegan. His rinnegan has tomoes, and some state that it's a representation of it's charge. It doesn't seem to lose it's charge until he wields a no tomoe rinnegan in boruto series. So, his rinnegan must have lost it's ability to maintain it's charge.


Could Haise Sasaki regain his memories if he accepted his ghoul side? Haise Sasaki is an amnesiac and remembers nothing of his true identity, but if he accepted his ghoul side, wouldn't he regain his memories, his original identity, and his full power? That would make sense, considering that his Rize was his original personality, which appeared to him during a battle with the S ranked ghoul Orochi, and asking him to accept his true identity as a ghoul. If you know his true identity, good for you don't spoil it for those who don't know. They probably don't want spoilers. If you don't know who he is, read the manga or watch the anime. Tokyo ghoul season 3 just came out. you'll find out in Tokyo ghoul Re:

I waited for someone else to answer this question and no one did. As I said earlier, the answer will be opinion based as there is no evidence we could provide from the anime/manga. However, I will try to answer it best to my knowledge (my opinion of course)

Haise Sasaki, the protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul:re, is a First Class Ghoul Investigator, the mentor of the Quinx Squad and a member of Team Mado. You can predict (from Season 3's first episode or if you've read the manga) that he is self-contained, good-natured individual. As a Ghoul Investigator, he comes off as trustworthy, loyal and devoted. While he portrays a serious demeanour toward his work, Haise is also merciful to some extent, as he believes that an Investigator should not annihilate ghouls unnecessarily.

  Haise Sasaki is an amnesiac and remembers nothing of his true identity

Just for your information that if you think Haise doesn't remember that he was a ghoul before, you are wrong! He experiences memory loss yet he is aware of his ghoul side to some extent.

But, unlike Kaneki who accepted his ghoul side, Haise rejects it and seem to be disgusted by his ghoul side as when it tried to convince him to accept it, he ignored it and thought of his mentors (Akira and Arima) to give him courage.

Thus if he accepts his true identity (which seems to be very unexpected for now) and meets up with his former ghoul friends, he might regain his memories and full power.


Are there resources for original recipes in Shokugeki no Soma? Shokugeki no Soma has hell ton of dishes, and in the anime at least, they all look freaking tasty. Now I understand that there is a difference between anime and reality and due to which, taste and look differs. I also found on internet, that the mangaka of Shokugeki no Soma uses assistance of a pro chef while writing stories.

There are tons of videos on YouTube trying to replicate the dishes, but most of them change the recipe or something while cooking the dish.

Are there videos or pages on the internet where they have exact recipe and same method used in the anime/manga?

I believe the manga has recipe pages after each section - however I don't think there is anywhere they are all compiled, as a recipe book.

Disclaimer: I don't read the series, I've just seen pages like this on Pinterest. It may be they are only in the serialization comics.

Example:

This is a reasonably common practice with cooking manga, I definetly have a few different books at home that have recipes from the story in them :)


Doesn't Female Titan and Beast Titan have the Coordinate ability? It seems like most titans have the Coordinate ability. Beast Titan was directly telling other titans what to do. Female was calling and leading them.

Whats the difference in Eren's Coordinate ability? They look the same to me. Or is it the same power like regeneration but only some titans have it?

TL;DR (or avoiding spoilers)
The Beast Titan and Female Titan have shown some control over the titans, but they have limitations and do not provide they same control over the Titans as The Coordinate does.
Titans submit to the will of the user with The Coordinate. The Beast Titan requires verbal commands and the Female Titan can only attract through her screams

Beast Titan

 Zeke's Beast Titan is able to exercise some control over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability. Through vocal commands, the Beast Titan is able to direct the actions of mindless Titans and can command them to refrain from eating humans and stay in place if necessary. Titans under Zeke's control are even able to function using only moonlight without falling into fatigue. However, this ability is evidently imperfect in comparison to the Founding Titan. Titans under the control of the Beast Titan either seem to be capable of ignoring orders or occasionally do not receive or comprehend orders given. Furthermore, Titans under the Beast Titan's control cannot act upon the unspoken will of the Beast's user, unlike the Founding Titan, and must be given some sort of direct verbal signal before taking action.

Female Titan

Like the Founding Titan and the Beast Titan, the Female Titan is able to exercise some influence over mindless Titans through a scream-based ability; it possesses the ability to attract mindless Titans over long distances. It has been theorized that this ability was used by Annie Leonhart to gather all the Titans on the island of Paradis to the Walls during the fall of Wall Maria.

The Coordinate

 The Founding Titan, also translated as Progenitor Titan) is the first of the Nine Titans, granting its user the unique ability to control the actions of the Titans, modify the memories of others in the majority bloodline of the Walls, and inherit the memories of those who previously possessed the ability. It is commonly known to the Marley military as the "Coordinate", the point where the "paths" of all the subjects of Ymir, including Titans, converge


Do the Pokemon movies occur in the series timeline? In some anime, though there's logical placement for the movies to happen, it does not necessarily mean that the story of the movie really happened in the series timeline; an example is that for Naruto's movies, some of them clearly didn't happened in the anime timeline, though there's clearly some place to put it (due spoilers, events and stuff). Is it the same case with Pokemon?

The answer is - Yes, the Pokemon movies do occur in the series timeline, and there's clear evidence for some of the movies in the series.
[NOTE: contains major spoilers; only for those who watched most of the Pokemon anime and movies]
1st Movie - Mewtwo strikes back
This movie not only has a direct connection to the series timeline, but it seems that the studio meant to create this story only in the form of a movie after being shadowed in the anime.
Let's start with ep63, where Gary battles with Giovanni. Giovanni chooses to fight with Mewtwo, though it wasn't revealed at the time, only in the movie you realise that. It seems clearly that the studio wanted you to ask - "Who's that Pokemon?"; the answer for that is only in the movie.

In the battle against Gary
And it continues for a couple of episodes after that in ep65, with Team Rocket seeing their HQ destroyed by a mysterious force, aka Mewtwo as revealed in the movie, as the movie takes place after the events in this episode.

Blasting off in the Anime

Blasting off in the Movie
You can see clearly in that episode that the anime were foreshadowing not only Mewtwo, but his relationship with Giovanni, that being revealed only in the movie after the anime made hints to it. So the movie clearly takes place in the timeline of the anime.

Some may come and say - the 1st movie was exceptional, first movie and all. Here's more evidences.
The Power Of One
This one actually have direct reference in the Anime. in ep222 (Japanese count. 220 in the international count) where Team Rocket and Ash are seeing Lugia, they are declaring that they saw one on the Orange Islands, in other words, in the movie.

Destiny Deoxys
This one was actually pretty hard to find, but with kinda simple observation, this is clearly a reference to the movie.
The movie takes place in a city called LaRousse city, where Deoxys starts attacking it. In the Battle Frontier season ep448 (444 in international count) Solana is telling the gang about Deoxys appearing in the past in LaRousse city, clearly referring to the movie.

Movie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anime
There's actually another referring to the movie - mentioning Prof. Lund, which is another addition for this evidence.
This is actually my most hard evidence that though the movies are offering big and mighty events, they won't be mentioned in the anime. Probably from the obvious reason that though the movie occurring in the anime storyline, they are still considered extra, and besides the 1st movie that actually have strong basis in the anime, the other movies are not must-see, and those who haven't watched them will probably get confused, especially new audience.
And that actually will answer the immediate question that burst once claiming the movies taking place in the anime storyline, that it seems that the characters not remembering events from the movies such as legendaries encounters, like in the above example.
But it's quite clearly as we saw, on one occasion or another, that there's some references to the movies, and might be even more references to them in the anime that I haven't observed yet and may help this answer.
With that being say, it is still possible that not all movies took place, so if there's more references and evidences it might help this answer to say that indeed all movies taking place in the series timeline. But since I haven't saw in the anime some contradictions to the movies I believe that those evidences took the point.
Linked: When do the Pokemon Movies occur chronologically to the plot?


What race are the humans in Attack on Titan? What language do they speak? The majority of characters in Attack on Titan have German names. Does this mean they are Europeans? We know Mikasa Ackerman is Oriental. Did the writers avoid describing her as Asian because in the universe they have created, Asia doesn't exist? (The use of word Oriental may be a direct translation, but I'm not sure.)

Obviously the anime is in Japanese, but this surely doesn't mean the characters speak Japanese?
Are characters in Attack on Titan (or any anime) self-aware about the language they speak, or their own race?
How do anime/manga creators explain race and language in their art? Is this a detail that is left out because it has no explanation, or is it an answer of "It's just that way"? Maybe anime are created in a fictional bubble with their own set of rules, and viewers are supposed to suspend disbelief.

I know this maybe a silly and or odd question, but I simply can't wrap my ahead around it.

The Germanic names (Jaeger, Armin, and so on) lead me to believe that the remaining humans, that we've seen so far, are descendants of Germans or at least close enough to them to receive a great Germanic influence.
As for Mikasa, her mother was the next-to-last of their Oriental clan, and her father was of a more Western heritage (having the German name Ackerman). The name "Mikasa" has origins in both Malagasy (of Madagascar) and Japanese (the Mikasa battleship, Mount Mikasa, or the Mikasa-no-miya[nt. 1][ref]). Given that she is simply said to be "Oriental"[nt. 2], we can assume the latter, and she is actually Japanese.
As for the language, it's not uncommon for countries and people who would speak little or no Japanese to be native Japanese speakers in fiction (same with English for Western movies and shows). This is generally labelled (in trope-ville) as Aliens Speaking English (which can also be true for human foreigners) or Common Tongue, essentially saying, "It's easier for the target audience to understand it if everyone is natively speaking the same language." It explains why Russians exclusively speak English in video games, for example.
To make it succinct and clear: It appears that the vast majority of characters are descendants of Germans or similar races, and that they speak Japanese simply because that's the language in which the writer/creator spoke and wished to market it.

Footnotes

Note 1: Part of the Imperial House

Note 2: 東洋人【とう.よう.じん】 tōyōjin, lit. "Asian people, Orientals"


What makes Seras Victoria special? I've only watched Hellsing Ultimate. The Major recognizes Seras as a real threat when he warns Zorin before attacking Hellsing's manor. He calls her a miracle of sorts.

Sure enough, she's clearly stronger than most other vampires. But why? Was it simply the fact that Alucard himself transformed her? What made her special if she didn't even consume Alucard's blood? Why does the Major think so highly of her?

Here is what makes her special.
Unlike other vampire who run around just killing random people and do what the want, Seras works for Hellsing, they have a reputation for dealing with stuff like the supernatural. Not to mention (as far as we know) She was the first person to be turned by Alucard(if any other people have been turned they were never mention nor brought up in Hellsing's brief run).
He considers her a miracle cause she is most likely the only person who Alucard has never killed(via bites anyway). Or transformed, everyone else is good as dead.

She is special cause she is Alucard's pet, his side kick and almost as dangerous as he is.


Is it possible for a Bijuu to die? I've been surfing on a page, and I found a comment which appears weird to me:

  If you KILL the Jinchuuriki, the demon fox will die too...

It's hard to believe that this one is real, but then it just popped up in me that is there some way for a Bijuu to die?

Note that all of the Akatsuki members were ordered to weaken/exhaust their target Jinchuuriki, but stay vigilant not to kill him. That should give some base to the theory that they can be killed.

A bijuu can indeed die, in a way.

A bijuu is purely made up of chakra, some times the are even referenced to as Chakra Monsters. The same rules apply to the bijuu as to all the normal humans in the world. If your chakra runs out, you die.

  quoted in naruto episode 50-60, or when ever it was that the chunin exams went on and the sand attacked the leaf, sasuke and kakashi were off training when kakashi told sasuke "well your about good for 2 blast", refering to chidori. then sasuke said, "what would happen if i tried a third?" kakashi then said "in the turn that you try to force a jutsu, not only will it not work, you use up all your chakra, worst case scenerio, you die" so if you do lose all your chakra, you do die. as quoted from

This means that if a bijuu runs out of chakra he dies. If the jinchuuriki dies with the bijuu still inside of him the bijuu will die.

in this last case there has also been stated that if the jinchuuriki die's with the bijuu inside of him he we revive

  in chapter 503. On page 14 Kushina tells Minato her plan to reseal the Kyuubi within herself and then commit suicide. That was she says that the Kyuubi's resurrection will be delayed.

so upon the death of the jinchuuriki the tailed beast will disappear for a while. But it'll reappear again after some time. It is also said that this reappearance is on a random location. If the bijuu retains his original memory is also not known.


Why was season 4 episode 4 of My Hero Academia delayed? Season 4 episode 4 of My Hero Academia isn’t out, and people on the internet are saying it's been delayed, but no one seems to know the reason why.

Why was season 4 episode 4 of My Hero Academia delayed?

The planned broadcast on 2 November 2019 for season 4 episode 4 of My Hero Academia  was delayed due to the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

2 November 2019 is the final match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is hosted in Japan and broadcasted nation-wide.

The official announcement on the Twitter:

  [お知らせ]
  今日11月2日(土)のTVアニメ『僕のヒーローアカデミア』第4期の放送は、ラグビーワールドカップ決勝放送のためお休みです。次回4期4話(通算第67話)「抗う運命」は11月9日(土)放送になります。あと1週間、お待ちください!


Who is the man with the sign in Episode 10 of Miss Monochrome? In episode 10 of Miss Monochrome, about an android who wants to be an idol, Miss Monochrome decides to do a handshaking event like other idols are doing and it ends with a sequence starting with Silvester Stallone shaking her hand, which leads to an arm wrestling competition where she wins. In the audience was Mike Tyson, who sees her with approval, and it leads to a boxing match where she wins again.  In the audience was Hulk Hogan, who sees her with approval, and it leads to a wrestling match where she wins the belt. In the audience is this man, who also shows his approval, and it leads to a weightlifting competition, where she of course wins again.

Who is this man that leads to the weightlifting?

I believe it's former IOC President, Jacques Rogge.


Why can Najenda have two Teigu? As far we know in Akame ga Kill!, the former user of Pumpkin is Najenda, the head of Night Raid. This weapon now used by Mine. As far I know:

Only one Teigu for one user.
Najenda gets Susanoo as her Teigu.

Is there any information why Najenda can be the user of two Teigu?

Septian, you have a misconception there.

My answer is based on the manga so read at your own discretion

  Firstly, Najenda does not have 2 Teigu's. Even though, yes she used to use Pumpkin but that was before she lost both her right eye and arm while trying to run away from Esdeath. It was mentioned, that due to such injuries Najenda only retains 40% of her original ability causing her to lose the power to wield Pumpkin any longer and has passed it on to Mine.

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  Secondly, she can use Susanoo even though she is weak mainly because of the type of Teigu that it is. An organic/biological type of Teigu. It has lesser stress on the user, hence allowing even the weaken Najenda to use it.


What is the song in episode 13 when Levi shows up after Eren seals the breached gate? What's the song that plays on Attack on Titan season 1 episode 13, when Levi shows up to save the remainder of the elite force after Eren seals the breached gate?

It’s “巨♀~9地区” in Japanese. It means “Female Titan Extermination” (YouTube) and in English it’s “Titan♀-9chiku” (Apple Music).

I used the AHA Music Chrome extension to identify it.


Did Saitama have some level of superhuman strength before training? In his encounter with Crablante before he started training, Saitama is hit by him and thrown away like 30 meters or more, and then hit again 2 more times with those gigantic claws Crablante has. If Saitama was a regular human, how could he support this beating and still stand like it was nothing and fight back?

Seems like Saitama doesn't really know he has it before then. From what I remember, Genos said when he was train fighting with Saitama that he wanted to show or let know what Saitama's power really is, something like that.


A school-life manga where everyone is given a word, which becomes their power to survive against monsters I'm looking for a manga I read about 4-5 months ago. I can't remember the names of the characters. These are what I can remember:

It is about a school which only accepts students who can see an island in the sky.
On the first day, everyone was given a word which turned out to be some kind of power. The main character got the word which allowed him to change his appearance to that of other people.
Most of the student were killed in the first day by some kind of monster, and there were monsters appearing everyday (except for rainy days).
There was one student who got the word which made him immortal. Another one got the word which gave him the ability to steal anything (heart, brain, etc.)

Sounds like you're looking for Aphorism

It is about a school which only accepts students who can see an island in the sky:

  Welcome to Naraka High School, where every graduate is guaranteed a bright future. Seriously. Just by graduating, your status will be greatly raised, and can even become a bureaucrat without ever needing to go to college. Entry requirements? If you can see the floating island, you’re accepted.

On the first day, everyone was given a word which turned out to be some kind of power. The main character got the word which allowed him to change his appearance to that of other people.

  Rokudou Momiji is a kid who does not matter, an absolute nobody. He has never been smart enough, or fast enough, or even tall enough, and he wants to change that, since he’s going to high school, and especially since he’s met a girl he wants to impress. So on the first day of high school, when the students are tasked with writing down “a character (kanji) that they will need for the future”, he writes down the kanji for “change”.

Most of the student were killed in the first day by some kind of monster, and there were monsters appearing everyday (except for rainy days).

  Monsters start oozing out from the ground, and all the students are forced to start fighting for their lives. ... When it’s over, more than half of the student population has been killed, and there's more: every time the floating island aligns with the sun, something like this will happen, and every time it happens, students will be expected to fight for their survival.


When will the Naruto: Shippuden English dubbed version resume production? My question is, when will the English dubbed versions of Naruto: Shippuden episodes 313 through 432 be released, and where will they be available to watch? I love the series, and cannot wait to finish!

Excellent question. I was wondering the same thing for a long time. I searched on Wikipedia for the list of Shippuden episodes and saw that all episodes after Episode 312 are to be released on January 26, 2016 on DVD, which will eventually go online. Still, I love the series, too. I've been a fan of the original since I was a kid and Shippuden is great. I only watch it in English dub, but your guess is as good as mine when they'll come out on a good site. Possibly because the new episodes still need to be voiced.


Did Teiichi Niiya die at the end of the Dusk Maiden of Amnesia manga? I'm sure that he didn't die in the anime, but at the end of the manga, it is implied that Yuuko took him with her to the other realm. (Meaning that he died?)

....just read the epilogue, in case you don't want to...

It's just basically what happened in the anime, Yuuko is back with him and she is now able to go everywhere, France, Italy, the MC house, the MC bathroom, etc...


What is the significance of the flowers that are placed on a student's desk after they leave Black class? So far on the series, every time a student is transferred out from Black class, different flowers are put on that student's desk the next morning.

Are these all flowers that really exist?
If so, what are their names and their significance?
And if not, what are they supposed to imply about each character?
What is the significance of each different kind of flower for each of the girls?

Yes, they are actual flowers. And according to this tweet from the anime's
official Twitter account, the hanakotoba (花言葉, literally "flower
words") that are hidden behind each flower have some relevance to each
character.

  See also:
  What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in ED sequence of Photokano?

So far, the names of the flowers and their implied meanings have been stated
in the manga or by the anime staff in response to viewer questions.

Otoya Takechi

ヤマユリ (yamayuri, lit. "mountain lily") / 「人生の楽しみ」
(pleasure of life) 1

Photo by Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI /
CC BY-SA 3.0

Kouko Kaminaga

彼岸花1 2 (red spider lily)

「また会う日を楽しみに」1 2 (looking forward to
seeing you again)
「悲しい思い出」2 (sad memories)

Photo by Flickr user kenji mori / CC BY 2.0

Haruki Sagae

バーベナ (verbena) / 「家族の愛」 (family's love) 3

Photo by Flickr user TANAKA Juuyoh / CC BY 2.0

Shiena Kenmochi

アザミ (thistle) / 「復讐」 (revenge) 4

Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Qwert1234 /
CC BY-SA 3.0

Chitaru Namatame

赤バラ (red rose) / 「愛情」 (love) 4

Hitsugi Kirigaya

白バラ (white rose) / 「無邪気」 (innocent [childlike]) 4

Suzu Shutou

赤いチューリップ (red tulip) / 「恋の宣言」 (declaration of love)
5

Mahiru/Shinya Banba

ヒルガオ (hirugao, Japanese bindweed) / 「絆」 (bond
[human ties]) 6

Photo by Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI /
CC BY-SA 3.0
ヨルガオ (yorugao, moonflower) / 「妖艶」 (seductive) 6

Photo by Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI /
CC BY-SA 3.0

Isuke Inukai

赤いカーネーション (red carnation) / 「愛を信じる」 (believe in
love) 6

Sumireko Hanabusa

アイスランドポピー (Iceland poppy) / 「慰め」 (comfort
[consolation]) 7

Photo by Wikimedia Commons user David.Monniaux /
CC BY-SA 3.0

References

1. 悪魔のリドル (2), ISBN 978-4-04-121056-7
2. https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/460430373109788672 from
the Q&A after episode 4
3. https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/462962907437735936 from
the Q&A after episode 5
4. https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/468363714454773761 from
the Q&A after episode 7
5. https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/470574398374551552 from
the Q&A after episode 8
6. https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/475654677640384512 from
the Q&A after episode 10
7. https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/478499435496747008 from
the Q&A after episode 11


Was Grimiore Heart aware that Zeref was still alive? I was recently reading an article on Fairy Tail on the Tower of Heaven when I remembered some events that transpired during the Tenrou Tree Arc that was...

  It was revealed that Zeref was still alive

And the purpose for Grimiore Heart working on the Tower of Heaven was...

  To restore life to someone who is deceased at the cost of someone else's life or in this case to sacrifice Erzas life for Zerefs as what was revealed in the anime

Based on this information, does this mean that Grimiore Heart was unaware of that Zeref was still alive and if they were what would have been the most obvious motive for using the Tower of Heaven which on the Fairy Tail wikia is described as:

  The Tower of Heaven (楽園の塔 Rakuen no Tō), also known as the R-System, is a taboo Magic Item that can be used to restore life to a deceased person.

I would prefer an in cannon answer preferably from reliable sources. An answer would be appreciated. :)

Ultear controlled Jellal to build the R-System, so the Magic Council focuses on him and not on the Grimoire Heart, who could then move in the shadows to continue their search for Zeref. (Tower of Heaven Arc)

So to answer your question, Yes, Grimoire was aware Zeref was alive and used Jellal as a decoy to search for him. After finding him launching an attack on Tenrou Island (Tenrou Arc)


Does Naruto still have Six Paths Sage Mode? Yeah, I know there are lots of questions about this topic but not quite enough.
Can anyone tell me What happened to Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode?
Does he still have Six Paths Sage Mode?
Somewhere, I don't remember where, I read that they sealed it. Is that true?

He does have sage mode afterwards, because he uses it in the final fight in Boruto: The Movie. Here's what Narutopedia has to say about it:

  The one consistent hallmark of Six Paths Sage Mode are Naruto's eyes: his eyes are yellow, his pupils are a cross of vertical fox-slits with horizontal toad-slats, and there is no pigmentation around his eyes that would otherwise signify standard Sage Mode.

The confusion arises from the different types and inconsistencies. There are different modes of sage of six paths: non-cloak, cloak, and ashura kurama mode.

And the way he looks in Shippuden and the Boruto movie are different. For example, in Boruto, he doesn't seem to possess truth seeking balls.