What is the definitive Initial D collection box? I've already watched every episode from the series (downloaded from torrent sites), but wanted to buy an official box since I feel bad about not having the original stuff.

I wanted to know if there is a definitive dvd/bluray box edition. I always struggled with finding decent quality video/audio.

Ideally there would be a Blu-ray collection in 720p at least and with 5.1 DTS Japanese audio.

By making a quick search on ebay, I found this one, which is scheduled to release in a few days, but I don't know exactly it's specifications.

Where should I be looking for this stuff? It would obviously be ideal if English subtitles were available, but I guess I'm stuck with Japanese releases if quality is concerned.

Amazon Japan pre-orders for the new two-box "complete" premium BD box set for 31,080 yen each (Amazon price as of this post).

The first BD box set, Vol .1  is scheduled to be released February 21th, 2014 and includes 6 BDs + 3 CDs, featuring:

#Initial D: First Stage (26 eps)
#Initial D: Second Stage (13 eps)
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#CD: Radio Stage Part 1
#CD: EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol. 1 & 2

Notes from CD Japan:

  First Premium Blu-ray Box release including complete first stage (26 episodes), second stage (13 episodes), special CD Vol1 "Initial D Radio Stage Part1", special CD 2 "EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.1&2"(2 discs), special original goods (2 kinds), and special manual book in a deluxe box.

The second BD box set, Vol. 2 is scheduled to be released March 21th and includes 7 BDs + 3 CDs

#Initial D: Third Stage (Movie)
#Initial D: Fourth Stage (24 eps)
#Initial D: Extra Stage (4 eps)
#Initial D: Battle Stage (2 eps)
#Initial D to the Next Stage - Project D e Mukete (1 eps)
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#CD: Radio Stage Part 2
#CD: EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.3 & 4

Notes from CD Japan:

  Second Premium Blu-ray Box release including third stage (movie), fourth stage (24 episodes), extra stage (3 episodes), battle stage (2 episodes), project episode, special CD Vol1 "Initial D Radio Stage Part2", special CD 2 "EXTRA-DRAMA CD Vol.3&4"(2 discs), special original goods (2 kinds), and special manual book in a deluxe box.

NOTE: The discs are region-free and contain NO subtitles.

Currently only the Fifth Stage (14 eps), the upcoming movie (slated for summer 2014) and "Final Stage" (not yet produced) are missing from the collection.


Are there any differences between normal anime compared to Netflix original series's anime? Recently, more and more Netflix original series (anime) pop up in my feed and so far, all of them are of extremely high quality. This goes in audio, visuals and usually story as well. Most of them are fairly unique compared to the mainstream ones.

So what I am curious about is if these are different from normal series. Like, do they have limitations for publication? For example, most series in Japan are for Japan only and are only able to leave the country through shipping DVDs or illegal streaming services. Is a Netflix original basically the same without any limits for publication?

What about production costs? Are those covered by Netflix and is the cast for example appointed by Netflix or does Netflix maybe have their own teams behind the shows?

Normally I wouldn't be bothered by this, but I have noticed a significant difference in quality from the big hits in Japan and Netflix original series. For example, most shows tend to forget about background characters, surround audio etc. In Netflix originals, I have yet to encounter these minor quality flaws. So what is it that makes the major difference between them?

I do am aware that legally the Netflix originals can only be found on Netflix. Does this mean that Netflix might be a new competitor in the anime industry?

There are two differences.

Netflix Original Series are either produced, co-produced or hosted exclusively on Netflix, and when in relation to anime it will almost always be referring to "hosted exclusively". Other anime would be hosted by one or many of any range of other platforms/mediums. Some may go straight to TV, some get bought by multiple platforms, ect... it depends on the series and Netflix Original Series just happen to be hosted by Netflix. - stack reference, wiki reference
Netflix Original Series can be planned and made for Netflix, or the rights can be bought by Netflix after production. Either way, Netflix would be creating/purchasing shows that they believe are marketable to their customer base and this would result in a slight variation in popular themes than other airing anime. Currently, the top countries for Netflix usage are Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, America and Canada (reference) so the shows picked up by Netflix are more likely to have jokes/references/themes/styles that are deemed as popular in these countries. An example of something that would be less likely to pop up a Netflix Original is an anime show featuring lots of Dajare (Japanese Puns) since wordplay in Japanese is structured around the language and difficult to translate for the same popular impact it would have locally. Keep in mind this is not a strict rule for what Netflix can pick up, just a general difference noticed when looking at the platforms shows as a whole.


What is the song playing in Attack on Titan episode 17 when Jean is about to attack the Female titan? In Attack on Titan season 1 episode 17, there's a song playing when Jean is about to attack the Female titan.
What is this song?

I found it, it's Ətˈæk 0N tάɪtn, the first song in the "Attack on Titan" Original Soundtrack album.


What happened to the English dub of Ashita no Joe? I was wondering why there's an Ashita no Joe English dubbed commercial but no dubbed anime since there was a commercial saying it was coming to English dubbed. I'd think there was one, but there isn't.

Why is it still not available? Or if there is one, where can I find it?

Here's the story:

On August 13, 2017, Anime News Network announced that Discotek had licensed, among other things, the 1980 film Ashita no Joe (aka Tomorrow's Joe) and would be releasing it on Blu-ray and DVD in Japanese with English subs and in English. The English dub would be from the 2008 DVD release of the film by Tai Seng.

Somewhat confusingly, the Discotek website doesn't have anything more recent than 2015. However, their FB page talks about the release being on March 27, 2018.

This new release can be found on places like Amazon and Blu-ray.com. As for the Tai Seng version, I can't find any instances of the DVD on the internet, but I admittedly didn't search all that hard. If you're really determined to find that version (of which the quality apparently wasn't great), you can probably find it if you search hard enough.


When an Uchiha member is going to get married with another Uchiha member, are they marrying their cousin? Like my question is asking, are they marrying their own cousin? I'm wondering this because I remember Obito telling Naruto that Sasuke was his relative in volume 71 chapter 683: I Dreamt the Same Dream. I also remember Madara saying the same thing to Sasuke and Obito, which got my attention.

So according to what I've read in the manga they are saying their blood is all connected which, therefore, makes them all relative? So if they are relatives that make them cousins or something like that? If they do end up being cousins, are they marrying their own cousin? Isn't that kind of disturbing to them or am I wrong and in the Uchiha there are still different family members but have the same last name, which makes them all "relatives"?

Yes, they are. They probably know it. And they aren't that closely related, anyway.

It had often been the case, historically, in noble and especially royal families to marry within the family (often to fairly close relatives) - either because marriage to a lower class was too low in status and there just wasn't much of the higher class, or simply to keep the money in the family. (A particularly silly example is the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.)
It even happened in non-noble families too; somewhat famously, the maiden name of Franklin Roosevelt's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, was also Roosevelt (she was Theodore Roosevelt's daughter), though their common ancestor was six generations away.

In the case of the Uchiha clan, it actually makes sense - they want to maximize the chance of their bloodline manifesting in the progeny. And given how large the clan is (or, at least, how large it was before Itachi wrecked it all up), chances are that, in many cases, there are quite a few generations to the nearest common ancestor.
I suspect that the Uchiha elders actually did try to make sure not to marry especially close relatives, to minimize inbreeding problems; given how crazy many of the Uchiha members ended up being... for all we know, they still failed, and the last few Uchihas did suffer from inbreeding in their ancestry.


Old anime with a red-haired protagonist who fights demons I've been trying to find this anime for years, the last time I saw it was in 2002 when I was 4. I remember it was on a VHS that we rented.

It was about a red-haired boy, who I believe fought demons. He would transform in the style of Yugi Muto into a bigger and older-looking self when fighting those demons.

I can only remember one episode where he fought a super fast wolf-looking demon that was actually a young marathon runner possessed by some king of a golden eye if I remember correctly. Anyway, the red-haired boy protagonist would eat that eye when he defeats his opponent and they would return to normal.

That's about all I can remember, and I would appreciate all the info I can get, thanks.

I think you are talking about this character Kurama.

As you will he has red-hair and an older look as you said.
He is fighting demons.
And also it's very old anime (1992)


How many times has Mob reached 100%, and what emotion surfaced each time? When Mob reaches 100%, his esper powers explode and some emotion surfaces.

How many times did he reach 100% (not how many times he exploded)?
What emotion surfaced each time?
Supply chapter / episode reference for each event if possible.

"The emotions so far shown include:

Anger (Chapter 8 and 90)
Sadness (Chapter 18 and 90)
Hostility (Chapter 32)
Rejection (Episode 10)
Gratitude (Chapter 47)
Courage (Chapter 90)
Tenacity
Friendship
Ecstasy (Chapter 90)
Shame (Chapter 90)
Compassion (Chapter 90)
Kindness
Resignation (Chapter 90)

Source: http://mob-psycho-100.wikia.com/wiki/Shigeo_Kageyama


What does the "Dark age" mean in Shin Sekai Yori? I was wondering, in the anime on the 4th episode "Bloody History", they refer to some period of time called the "Dark Age". I was wondering (maybe the people that can read the original Japanese Novel can respond this better) what exactly was meant by the "Dark Age"?

I tried to figure what the Dark age was and while searching for that answer, I approximately transcribed (from the subbed english version) when the False Minoshiro talks about that. In that scene he approximately says:

  The turning point for Japan was when "Boy A" committed a series of crimes.
  He realized he could use his PK powers and open the most difficult of
  locks.  “A” broke into the bedrooms of 19 sleeping women, assaulted
  them and eventually killed them. At this point Saki and her friends
  couldn’t comprehend how a human was capable of killing other humans.
  Even after his arrest people continued to use PK to commit crimes. It
  became a weapon for terrorists. It split society into a complex mix of
  opposing political, humanitarian, and ideological factions… ...and the
  world entered an era of war, unlike any known before. Ironically, the
  constant threat to the lives of PK users led to a dramatic evolution
  of their abilities. Meanwhile, the human population plummeted
  worldwide, until it was less than 2% of what it it’d been at its
  height. These events serve as an overview of the Dark Ages that lasted
  five centuries.

From that, I concluded that around 2011 A.D. society was something very similar to what we have now (with cars, iPhones, airplanes and normal technology). Then people with PK caused a war and for that reason, human population suffered a terrible decrease to 2%. Then this era lead to a war and then to an era where northeastern Asia divided itself into four distinct and irreconcilable units:

1st, Slave Dynasties, Where PK users controlled those without PK capabilities.
2nd, non-PK users who escaped the Dynasties and lived as hunter-gatherers.
3rd, Bandits who used PK to attack other settlements.
4th, a group of those who managed to preserve some remnants of the technological age.

Then we have the present time where Saki and the others live.

My question is, which time period does the "Dark Age" correspond to?

Is the following time scale correct?

Or is the Dark age before the dynasties/division of asia age? Also, what is known about the dark age?

My question is, which time period does the "Dark Age" correspond to?

  Is the following time scale correct?

Your timeline is correct. The Dark Ages correspond to the period following the PK wars during which the slave dynasties held power (in northeastern Asia, anyway). In more detail:

Ismailov conducts his experiments in 2011, leading to the creation of the first psychokinetiker.
Psychokinetikers and ordinary people coexist peacefully, if uneasily, for a short time - perhaps a year or so? The exact duration isn't made explicit.
Boy A and people like him start using PK to commit severe crimes, prompting the formation of powerful anti-PK movements worldwide. In response, PK users band together. Some of the groups of psychokinetikers become heavily radicalized and commit acts of terrorism.
The PK wars begin. The war effort is particularly effective in the US, which almost manages to wipe out all the psychokinetikers within its borders (PK users decline from 0.3% of the population to a mere 0.0004% of the population - a few thousand people at most).
Faced with this grave threat to their existence, the few remaining PK users develop tremendously strong PK in a short period of time. Using their newfound strength, the psychokinetikers topple every standing government on the planet.

The collapse of all governmental structure marked the beginning of the Dark Ages, so named because - like the "original" Dark Ages that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire - little was known about it. The "new" Dark Ages lasted roughly 500 years. During this time, global communication networks collapsed, and so little was known about what was going on elsewhere in the world. The slave dynasties rose and fell, eventually leading to the rise of Saki's society.

  Also, what is known about the dark age?

Unfortunately, there isn't much known, what with it being a Dark Age, and all. In the novel, the false minoshiro does go into more detail about the four groups (and I can update this answer to include that information if you'd like).

That said, our knowledge of the Dark Ages begins and ends with the false minoshiro. The Dark Ages were hundreds of years out of living memory by Saki's time (even for telomere-manipulators like Tomiko), and it seems that all record-keeping was effectively delegated to the libraries - that is, the false minoshiros. It seems very likely that if you were to ask the people of Kamisu 66 about the Dark Ages, they would know virtually nothing about it - perhaps not even that the Dark Ages happened at all.


How is the concept of aura in Hunter x Hunter? I have watched HxH 2011 around 1 year ago.

I still wonder how's the concept of aura in HxH? How many types of aura and what kind of each speciality?

  e.g. Enhancer, Manipulator, Specialist, etc.

Can someone explain it?

The concept of Nen in HxH is comparable to Aura, Chakra, Haki, Mana, Magic, etc. from different series. It directly translates to Mind Energy apparently. In this series, it is life energy of the wielder who can manipulate it in different ways.

You can obtain Nen abilities by being exposed to Nen.  Otherwise it takes years of training.

The most basic Nen can be used by any type of Nen user.  These are:

Ten - put aura around body rather than let it leak out of the body. also protects from other's aura
Zetsu - stop flow of aura (make yourself less detectable)
Ren - generate a large amount of aura around oneself for offense
Hatsu - manifest aura to have special effects

There are other abilities similar the the above which most users can learn to perform but are not "typed": Gyo, In, En, Shu, Ko, Ken, and Ryu are the examples so far.

Some very special users are known as geniuses and learned to use their Nen abilities without mastering the above.  The main examples are the Apraiser and the Fortuneteller.

The form a user's Hatsu takes is controlled by that user.  While in theory any user can master a skill from any of the 5 basic types, they tend to have an affinity for one type and can master it much easier.  Unlike other series, the Nen type is about how you move your aura and not elemental.

Conjurors can turn their Nen into physical objects.  They often has special properties. (summon chains for instance)
Transmutors can change the properties of their Nen and then manipulate that. (turn Nen into electricity and vice versa for instance)
Enhancers apply their Nen to themselves to enhance their own physical abilities. (punch hard for instance)
Emitters push their Nen into projectiles of into other people causing special properties. Sometimes the Nen takes physical shapes such a gorillas, energy balls, mascots, or fists but are still composed of Nen.
Manipulators, finally, put their Nen into other objects and then manipulate that Nen to manipulate that object.

These are grouped so the most similar are near each other.  As Conjuration requires turning you Nen into something else, they find it easier to do Transmutor skills then Manipulator skills, for instance.  Enhancers find it much more difficult to do complex manipulation of Nen in other objects than just emit it as a projectile.

Specialists are special. Their Nen abilities cannot be described as any of the above and are rare.  No other group can learn a Specialist's ability, though a Conjuror or a Manipulator is more likely to become one than any other group.

Finally, very specific Nen abilites are somehow much more powerful than more general use abilities.  Putting restictings on its use, therefore, such as a ritual, target restictions, or delayed activation can make the Nen ability far more powerful.  For this reason, alot of power Nen abilities have complicated rules which must be followed.  Kuripika can only use some abilities on spiders. Gon's attacks have a long charging time and a chant. Chollo has several specific conditions which must be met before he can use his main ability.


Is there any indication that Gon will get his nen back? If he can't that essentially renders the main character useless right. Also if he gets his nen back do you think he'll get a different type since he came back from almost being dead. Is there any chance he'll get a different nen nature.

No.

There have been no blatant indications in the manga or anime to show that he will get his Nen back.

In most other shonen manga's you would expect a protagonist who loses their powers to eventually regain them stronger or in a different way.  This is best seen in Bleach where Ichigo and his allies does this many times. As Hunter x Hunter frequently is designed to subvert expectations, however, there is no reason to presume Gon will get his powers back.


Is Super Saiyan 4 Vegito transformation the same Super Saiyan 4 transformation we know or it's an upgrade? So in Dragon Ball Heroes Vegito appeared after the fusion of Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta. But this Vegito has a Super Saiyan 4 transformation that sparks electricity like the SSJ2 unlike the original Super Saiyan 4 transformation. Is Super Saiyan 4 Vegito transformation the same Super Saiyan 4 transformation we know or it's an upgrade/ a new transformation?

Original SSJ4 transformation

SSJ4 transformation from Dragon Ball Heroes

Both Xeno Goku and Xeno: Vegeta were in their SSJ4 forms before and it was more or less established as their maximum level of power. Hence, Xeno: Vegito here is indeed using the same SSJ4 form.


Which Nomu is more powerful, USJ Nomu or Hood? The Ultra Analysis book only gives stats for Hood Nomu. 6/6 in power 5/6 in speed. Neither the Ultra Analysis book nor the Ultra Archive book gives stats for USJ Nomu, the one who fought All Might.

USJ Nomu had super strenght, super speed, super regeneration and shock absorption.

Hood has Muscle augmentation and stored power to increase his attacks (apparently 2 different quirks) , super speed, super regeneration, storage (it stores several other nomus in his body, apparently up to 9) , mounted jets for flying, and transforming arms which allows him to shapeshift his arms for attacks, it's ranked as high-end which is supposed to be also more intelligent, even though it doesnt seem to have shock absorption.

I'm not aware if there is more information in audio books or anything about them.

Which one is supposed to be more powerful, USJ Nomu or Hood?

There are three categories of Nomu up until now in BnHA:

Low-End Nomu like the ones at Kamino. Low-End Nomu serve as foot soldiers and can overpower minor Pro Heroes. These Nomu are light in color and possess a multitude of Quirks as well as enhanced physical strength.

Mid-End Nomu like the ones at USJ. Mid-End Nomu can contend with the top Pro Heroes. These Nomu are generally black in color and possess the Super Regeneration Quirk and are even stronger than low-end Nomu.

High-End Nomu like Hood. High-End Nomu are intelligent Nomu that completely outclass the other Nomu. They possess abilities that can even overpower the top Pro Heroes, including up to six different Quirks.

So Hood is the strongest Nomu so far...

   And in the latest chapters it is shown that there are other High-End
 Nomu being made.


Why weren't Hikari and Takeru with the 2nd generation Digi-destined in Digimon Tri? In the beginning of episode 1 of Digimon Tri, we see glimpses of the second generation Digi-destined (Davis, Yolei, Cody and Ken; sorry I only know their English dubbed names) being destroyed by what looks like Alphamon.

Hikari and Takeru are technically also 2nd generation Digi-destined, so why weren't they with Davis and the rest when they confronted Alphamon?

Now that the last movie has been released, we learn that

   Daisuke and the second generation DigiDestined discovered Yggdrasil's plans quickly, and were quickly dispatched of at the orders of Himekawa.  As it turns out, Mr. Nishijima placed them in the Digital World at Himekawa's orders.

During the events of the final move, we learn that

   They are in the Digital World, in a life-support chamber room of sorts.  It is not entirely clear if they were on the verge of death, or if they were deliberately hidden there, but it is implied that they did sustain some physical injuries.  They are transmitted back to the real world as a dying act by Nishijima, since the room they were in blew up after they had been transmitted.

Unfortunately, they don't feature much at all during this movie series.


What does the R2 mean in Code Geass? The second season of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is suffixed with R2.  C.C's and V.V's names, while written with the dot between them they are pronounced as C2 and V2.

So I am wondering what the R2 in the title means: is it similar to how C.C's and V.V's names are writen and pronounced and it's supposed to be written as R.R? Does it mean something?

As chocking as it may sound R2 stands for second season.

There is no information that it could mean something else or at least I haven't found anything to back other information such as R2 being things like:

Round 2
Rebirth 2
Rewrite 2
related to the CG power overtaking both eyes
a 3rd element (such as c2 or v2)

If I had to name it, it would be "2nd Rebellion" as a continuation to the 1st season.

While there could be some crucial information provided on the manga that could clear I honestly don't recall any and perhaps some one could reinforce what I am saying.


Does Orochimaru know all his jutsu that he learned after he gave Anko the curse mark and was revived from it? A portion of Orochimaru's consciousness was in Anko's curse mark, so he could see what she saw, but is this linked with his other consciousness? So that if the real Orochimaru thinks he learns a jutsu, does the Orochimaru in Anko learn it too? Is there any canon explanation?

He didn't necessarily know all of the techniques the original had learnt.

But even if he didn't, the moment he absorbed his power back from Kabuto, he relearned everything (since the cells in Kabuto were from the time Sasuke "killed" him).


Where can I find the English version of "Music Box of Memories" series? There is a series of Sono Hanabira Doujinshi called Music Box of Memories which I learned about from Petals Garden. However, when I try and use any of the links I get "Server not found".

My friend has tried contacting the site admin of Eden of Xeno (who made and sold Music Box of Memories) directly with email but got no reply, so I am wondering if there are any other places where I could get Music Box of Memories? I am only interested in the English version.

Also since they were released in an online yuri magazine called Xenocross, I wouldn't mind being able to get that but I am mainly interested in Music Box of Memories.

The only site I found that provides the English version of Music Box of Memories series is Fakku! (Warning: R-18 site!).

Either you can:

subscribe to Fakku! to read each volume

  Based on the long-running yuri franchise A Kiss For The Petals by Fuguriya, Music Box of Memories contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!

purchase the digital version on Fakku! Store

  Based on the long-running yuri franchise A Kiss For The Petals by Fuguriya, Music Box of Memories contains three stories centered on three different character pairs. If you want to learn more about the franchise, check out Petals' Garden!

  This includes all 3 chapters of Music Box of Memories.

Disclaimer: I don't have any affiliation with the site at all.


Can Kakashi use the jutsu he copied without the Sharingan? I'm not talking about Sharingan specific moves like Amaterasu, but the ones he had copied with the Sharingan like Water Dragon Jutsu.

With the sharingan he has copied and can use over a thousand moves.  Lets say he no longer has it (removed), does he retain the skills he had copied?

Does it depend on Sharingan or the skill of the user?

It's a good question you there. Kakashi uses the Sharingan to copy ninjutsu that he has seen from other ninjas like the Water Dragon Jutsu and to continue using them, he has used his memory and experience to remember the seals to perform them. The Sharingan is a tool which he uses it to learn other ninja's ninjutsu the fast way and his brain memorises the ninjutsu so that he can cast it instantly whenever he needs it.

Hope I have answered your question.


Did Goku use kaioken in chapter #39 of the manga? So I'm reading a translated version of the manga and it has this dialogue from the characters

Beerus : Look! Goku's power just shot up.
Wiss : You could say he's getting a power up? Drawing deep from his reserves for a temporary boost, regardless of what damage that might do
Tien: is it the same principle as kaioken?
Krilin: The kaioken? Now, after all this time? will it even work?

What does this dialogue mean? Did Goku use Kaioken or something similar? Does the drawed aura say something about if it's kaioken or not? was it like the aura of kaioken in the original Dragon Ball Z?

With regard to the Aura, it doesn't really say anything. There is no way to know for sure whether it is exactly Kaioken. However, I personally don't think it is the same for the following reasonsIn the conversation which you even posted, Whis stated that "Goku was powering up from his reserves for a temporary power boost". This seems more like Goku and Vegeta powering up in Episode 122 to fight Jiren(Goku at the start and Vegeta before the Final Flash). Kaioken is a power multiplier. Goku would be doubling or multiplying his power X times.Tien and Krillin are obviously aware of Kaioken and would have recognized Goku using the transformation. Tien asked Whis whether it was the same principle which would imply it was something else which seemed similar.Jiren compares Goku's powering up to Kale who was constantly powering up in his Legendary Super Saiyan form. The Kaioken is completely different from the same.However, Goku's comment on it wrecking his body and Krillin's comment might also lead one to believe that Goku was possibly using Kaioken. However, since Kaioken would be a specific figure(Doubles, Triples, Increased his Power 20 times etc), and no mention of the same makes me believe it was just Goku just drawing out more power in his Super Saiyan Blue form.


Do the other universes know that it was Universe 7 that wished them back using Super Dragon Balls? It was Universe 7 that wished other Universes back using Super Dragon Balls.

Maybe Universe 6 & 11 knows it, but what about the other universes?

Well, the answer would be yes! The angels of all the universes indeed witnessed Universe 7 winning the tournament and they would be going back to their respective universes, so it would only make sense for their respective Universe to find out irrespective of whether they knew beforehand. It would be a very obvious question asked by the gods to the angels considering they were revived all of a sudden  and witnessed the Super Dragon Balls being used.


What happened to the Titans after the Survey Corps left the walls? What happened to all the Titans roaming outside the walls when the Survey Corps left the wall and arrived at the ocean? I mean, surely they couldn't not have disappeared into thin air now (Like the Colossal Titan), right? Surely the Survey Corps would have encountered vast amounts of Titans as always when venturing outside the walls.

I know for a fact that the Survey Corps did not install Titan guillotines all over Wall Maria, like it was used in Trost District.

I distinctly remember in one of the chapters, it mentioned that the Survey Corps went along beaten Titan trails outside of the walls, and encountering little to no Titan Resistance. How is this possible? Am I missing something from the Manga/Anime?

It is described in chapter 90 of manga. Using Titan guillotines, survey corps eventually slayed all titans inside wall Maria. And in following expedition to outside the walls, survey corps made conclusion, that most titans were actually inside wall Maria, so close to no titans were left in total.


What music was Kaori "playing" in the roof of the hospital in episode 21? In the scene on the roof of the hospital, in episode 21, Kaori starts mimicking playing a violin (around minute 10):

I tried to find out what music she was playing, but ANN's page on the anime does not list the music (at least yet).

What music is this, and who is its author?

It is "Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction + Rondo Capriccioso". It was also used in Episode 4, when Kousei and Kaori perform together for the first time.

I believe the segment we hear here begins around the time that Kaori starts playing the violin again after stopping for Kousei. If you remember, she encouraged him to start again. We hear a lot of Kaori's and Kousei's thoughts during this time, where she wants to join him in the journey to being a musician. To struggle together no matter how dark the road ahead is. She is most likely trying to bring back Kousei's memory of the struggle they faced together on that stage, and encourage him again to continue.

Here is a version of it on YouTube.


Why didn't Sasuke put Naruto or his Kurama in genjutsu during Naruto vs Sasuke? It only makes sense, he could have won easily that way if Obito can put a Jinchuriki (Yagura) under a Genjutsu, then why can't Sasuke? His eyes clearly surpass Obito's.

Why didn't Sasuke put Naruto or his Kurama in genjutsu during their battle?

To break out of a genjutsu you can disrupt your chakra flow. Although Sasuke's genjutsu is very strong, Naruto and the kyuubi are fully compatible, so the kyuubi can easily break Naruto out of a genjutsu if Sasuke tries to subjugate him.


How does Conan know that something is cut recently? In many episodes, Conan sees a tree branch or a rope and after a quick look, he states that it is recently cut which means it is done by the culprit.

How does he know that?

A cut rope or branch (or any piece of wood) will start to discolor almost immediately.  If you know what a fresh cut and non-recent cut look like it is not difficult to spot anything in between.


What exactly was Tatsuya afraid that Mizuki could discover with her sensitive eyes? When Tatsuya learns of Mizuki's sensitive eyes, he thinks to himself that he has to take care not to let her discover something about him.

Unmarked spoilers below.

What was it that she could discover with her ability?

Possible things:

The seal Miyuki placed on his abilities (since mantaining the seal uses up her magic processor, it is a kind of ongoing effect).
His special abilities. Like she could sense his use of elemental sight.
The fact he was not a born magician (his mother used a magic surgery to implant a processor in his brain).
That she could catch him using flash casting
Something else?

Also, if the source material can be referenced (like the novels or something), all the better.

If my understanding was correct, he was afraid that she would discover his unique constitution (the extremely high psion count he had) which allowed him to use some of his really overpowered and rarely seen spells such as Gram Demolition. Knowing that he has this specific constitution would make him a suspect when spells that require this constitution are cast.

Tatsuya tried (and failed miserably) to keep a low profile and avoid divulging any information about his powers, as some of these were national secrets (due to him being a special member of the JSDF 101 Independent Magic-Equipped Battalion) and the Yotsuba wanted his and Miyuki's identity as members of the family to remain secret.


The colour of Naruto‘s Rasengan In the anime it's clearly said, that every one sees the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox as red/orange, when Naruto uses it. But no matter what chakra Naruto uses for his Rasengan, it's always blue (like normal). Why is this?

Naruto's own chakra color is blue, which contrasts with the Nine-Tails' own chakra color of red.

Interestingly though, despite Naruto using the Nine-Tails' chakra to create larger and larger Rasengan, the color remains the same.  This might be a plot hole; this may be indicative of Naruto himself performing the attack with a larger amount of chakra under his control.


Where did Dark and Krad come from? I've been rereading and rewatching DNAngel, and on thing that I can't remember is where the two of the came from. Did they just appear one day, or did someone create them?

Dark and Krad are two halves of the Hikari work "The Black Wings.".

As for how and why they come to manifest, it was never elaborated upon in the manga or anime.


What did Enel do after being defeated? As shown in the Manga and the Anime, Enel survived along with the Ark.  He then Embarks to Fairy Verth

   The Moon.

In the Manga it shows his adventures on the Moon.  But what happened?  I didn't understand the situation that happened.  What exactly happened on the Moon?

There's an article on One Piece Wiki which describes the mini-series. I've copied the summary below for completeness, but you might prefer to read it there since it has relevant links to other articles.

  While exploring the moon, Enel finds a small robot in a crater and attacks it. The electricity, instead of harming it, recharges it (much to Enel's disappointment). The robot, identified as First Lieutenant Spacey, finds its fallen comrades - Macro, Galaxy and Cosmo - and weeps over them while Enel watches on, impassive. While the Lieutenant is mourning, a fox-like Space Pirate attacks it from behind with an electrocuting spear.
  The Space Pirate, then attempts to attack Enel, who nonchalantly phases through the spear, attacks, and defeats it in retaliation. Enel, then sees a huge explosion in the distance, and is angered by what appears to have destroyed his ark, Maxim. Meanwhile, over at the area of the explosion, three more Space Pirates are converging, planning to excavate the moon for its treasures. Enel soon appears at the excavation site.

  In the meantime, the shocked, but still alive Lieutenant Spacey reminisces about why he and his comrades came to the moon in the first place. An old man named Professor Tsukimi made them on Machine Island, and one day, while watching the moon and eating snacks, a huge explosion happened on it, much like the one that destroyed Enel's ark. The professor, shocked, swallowed his dumpling without chewing, resulting in him suffocating to death.

  After burying the professor, the four Spaceys traveled to the moon (each one with a balloon) to take revenge on the one who caused the explosion that resulted in the accidental death of the professor by suffocation. Upon reaching the moon, they find the same space pirates that destroyed Maxim, and despite overwhelming odds, they fought the captain of the Space Pirates. In the end, however, all four of them were defeated.

  In present time, Enel attacks the Space Pirates and destroys the entire excavation site with his lightning powers. This uncovers a canal that he intends to explore. Before he can do so, however, Lieutenant Spacey (towing his comrades' bodies behind him on a sled) rushes up to him and thanks him for avenging him and his comrades' "father".

  Enel shocks the Lieutenant, and all of his comrades out of sheer annoyance, and goes on to explore the dried-up canal, coming upon a cave. Inside the cave is a huge Mayan-esque city, which he decides to electrocute as well. The resulting surge of electricity awakens not only the city, but a horde of ancient-looking Spaceys as well.

  The entire city, having been activated, all of the ancient Spaceys, as well as the four "new" ones that Enel had just met, rush to thank him, much to his confusion. Enel, then studies a wall painting, and realizes that the original Birkans, his ancestors, one of which is Professor Tsukimi, came from the moon. Looking around, Enel sees endless followers, and an enormous amount of "vearth", and decides that the "Fairy Vearth" was everything that he had wanted.


Will the destruction of future Universe 7 affect other timelines in 20 years? In the Black Goku arc, the future Universe 7 was destroyed by Zeno. Since Beerus said something along the lines of if a god changes an event in a timeline then it changes in all the others, does that mean that in 20 years the current Universe 7 will be destroyed?

In Dragon Ball, when a person travels in time it creates alternative timelines/ realities. So what Beerus destroyed was an alternative timeline/reality, which has no effect in the current timeline of universe 7 therefore the current timeline wont be destroyed in the future.

http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_timeline


Was the first time Zoro experienced haki in Alabasta? Remember when Zoro learned to cut steel in Alabasta and he heard the breath in all things?  Was this swordsmanship or was this his first encounter with Haki?

It's not Haki, but it's similar to Haki. When he heard the rock falling, he did not dodge them, but instead he knew where the rock were gonna fall. Kenbunshoku Haki has something similar, but the user predicts an opponent's moves which makes it much easier for them to evade the attack given enough skill. Zorro was also able to sense where his sword was, while no Haki users are known to have this ability.

Zorro didn't move and he said he was not evading those rock

Haki users can evade attacks.

  Though the power allows the user to predict most attacks, it can be circumvented by various means. It cannot predict inherently random attacks; for example, Luffy managed to bypass Enel's Mantra by bouncing his fists off a nearby wall, to prevent himself and thus Enel from knowing where they would land. (source)

So it was clear that Haki users can't use their Haki power to predict a movement that was not intended. Therefore, Zorro's ability to sense those rocks was not Haki.

Another proof that Zorro couldn't use Haki at that time is that he was able to cut through Daz Bone's metal (which is actually possible with enough skill), but he couldn't cut through Enel's lighting (impossible without using Busoshoku Haki).


When was "Muru Muru's Melodrama" played? I encountered this song (individual track, track as part of entire soundtrack compilation), titled "Muru Muru's Melodrama", in an OST of Mirai Nikki, and I wonder when it was played.  I've tried to listen as carefully as I could, but I couldn't find that BGM anywhere, neither in the original series nor in the OVA.

It appears in a couple of the 'Mur Mur-Sensei's Future Diary Behind the Scenes' short specials that appear at the end of each episode after the credits. In particular, I have noticed this track in this section on episodes 11 and 16.

Depending on what version of Mirai Nikki you are watching, you may or may not get this extra section at the end of the episode, I think that it may only be included in BD versions of the anime.


How strong is Saitama to be able to resist the gravitational pull of a black hole? In the fight between Geryuganshoop and Saitama, Geryuganshoop clearly states that not even Saitama could handle the gravitational pull of a black hole while he was using his telekinetic power manipulating the gravitational field.

Does this mean that he was creating gravitational forces equal to that of a black hole on Saitama? (which literally had no effect)

Does this mean that he was creating gravitational forces equal to that of a black hole on Saitama? According to an interview with the artist, Murata:

  hm~, I'm not sure. Black holes seem too powerful. I won't know for sure without asking ONE.

Take note that his manipulation of gravity only happened in the anime as this was not depicted in the manga. In the manga, specifically in Chapter 34, their fight was swift (he was only able to hurl rocks/pebbles two times before Saitama threw a stone at his head, defeating him). Also, there is the possibility that Geryuganshoop either lied or miscalculated his own strength. I say this because he claimed to be the strongest telekinetic yet was easily defeated by Saitama throwing a pebble at him. He claimed to manipulate gravity and mimic that of a black hole but as seen, Saitama was unaffected. As @kaine mentioned, if that was really a black hole, Earth would've been destroyed.

As a side note, Murata also added that

  ...his ability to control flying object should be above Tatsumaki, because he can eliminate the friction between rocks and air. If Tatsumaki throws rocks like he does, her output will be too powerful, the temperature increase due to friction and pressure, and evaporate the rocks in an instant. Geryuganshoop's psychokinesis can eliminate the friction between objects and air, the rocks will fly at sub-light speed, that's the setting I based my drawing on.

So this means that Saitama can also withstand rocks thrown at sub-light speed, aside from the gravitational force by Geryuganshoop that is supposedly as strong as a black hole's.


What is this anime about a guy with white hair and an infected(?) eye, who often cracks his index finger? Okay, so my friend who I had a falling out with used to watch this anime on her laptop. I'd like to watch it but I don't know the title of the series and I can't ask her for obvious reasons. Here are what I remember:

It's not too old... 2013-2015, maybe
Main character is a guy with white hair and an infected (?) eye, but his eye can actually become a normal eye. He is a cannibal, if I remember correctly
He, along with many other characters, have four red tails coming out of his back, some others have wings. Everyone with tails or wings are cannibals, if I'm not mistaken. All of the cannibals have infected eyes which they can 'turn off' and are stronger than other humans
The art style is pretty good, as in not everyone has oversized eyes
Not too sure about the genre. It's something between horror and science fiction
Hair and eye colors aren't too realistic
I actually remember a scene where he was a fighting a big blonde man in a white suit who is trying to eat him or something like that. He ended up forcing the man to count and then eating him instead
I just remembered, the main character often cracked his index finger. He did this over and over again

I'm sorry if this is too vague, please bear in mind that I only saw two or three episodes in passing. I'd really like to know the name of this anime.

You should make up with your friend (friendship should triumph over quarrels). Then you can enjoy the rest of Tokyo Ghoul together again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhbS4-W-hpg


Was Rem's warning fake? Rem warned Light not to hurt Misa or it would kill Light by writing his name in it's Deathnote, but Ryuk had mentioned in the last episode as well as before that either Ryuk would kill Light or that Light would die after living his natural lifespan. As Ryuk has to kill him, was Rem's warning a bluff?

If so, couldn't Light, being a genius, see through his bluff??

Rem warned Light, but later Misa told Rem not to harm him, that she would rather die first. So Rem, in order to preserve Misa's happiness,couldn't kill him.

Light, being a genius, learned how to take advantage of the situation, and used Rem on his plans, manipulating her like any other.


Why are only some of the characters "color-coded"? Action Heroine Cheer Fruits is one of those shows where the names of the lead characters contain names of colors, and those names match up to some color theme that the character has (in this case, it's the characters' hair colors).

Except... it only does it for some of the main characters, which is weird.

Characters that are "color-coded"

Akagi An (aka = 赤 = "red"); Midorikawa Mana (midori = 緑 = "green"); Aoyama Genki and her sister Aoyama Yuuki (ao = 青 = "blue"); Momoi Hatsuri (momo = 桃 = "pink" / "peach")

Characters that aren't "color-coded"

Shirogane Misaki (shiro, written differently = 白 = "white"); Kuroki Roko (kuro = 黒 = "black"); Kise Mikan (ki = 黄 = "yellow"); Shimura Kanon (shi = 紫 = "purple")

I guess there might not be a deeper answer to my question than "because that's how they decided to write it"; I just can't help wondering if I'm missing out on some next-level punnery or something. (Seeing as we already have nonrealistic green- and blue-haired characters, as well as yellow- and black-haired ones who aren't the characters with those colors in their names, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to add purple- and white-haired characters into the mix.)

Just for a comment;
The relationship between the letters in their names and the color of their hair is an interesting view point.
Super Sentai's world view seems to be included in this work, and as shown in the picture below, the girls wear Super-Sentai like costumes. I think they were designed to match the color of the costumes with the color of their hair.

Also, it seems that when Japanese anime features young and cute voice actresses, they often incorporate their characteristics into the characters they portray. For example, Kize Mikan seems to be similar to Yamazaki Erii.　This could be a sort of the avatar.


Why didn't Shirohige rescue Ace when he was still in Impel Down The news of Ace capture is quite long time before the execution. And surely it will be much easier to save Ace when he was still in Impel Down (or maybe Enies Lobby). Is it because Shirohige is to far away? Can't he ask one of his subordinate or his alliance to save Ace? Where exactly was he at that moment?

Good question and a bit difficult to answer. I think the following things might have influenced White Beard to not save Ace in Impel Down:

The whole Whitebeard crew, including alliance partners, are said to be in New World, not in Grandline. And to come to Marineford, the only way is through Fishmen Island, and mobilizing such large pirate group does take time.
As we now know, the weather of New World is too unpredictable to travel quickly. Although it is not known whether Whitebeard was far away, but weather must have affected his travel time significantly.
Ace was 2 division commander of Whitebeard pirates. So if such a strong character can be captured, then I don't think Whitebeard would risk any more of his family to intercept/rescue Ace in Impel Down or Enies Lobby.
Reaching Impel Down/ Enies Lobby is considered to be difficult as it has natural protection in the form of circular waves which are used exclusively by marine only. Marineford is the remaining area where one can reach easily without going through the circular waves.
Also it is not known but as Kaido tried to block movement of Shanks, a marines tried to stop Whitebeard, so there must be other factors which tried to stop Whitebeard from moving, which stalled Whitebeard from coming quickly.
If he would have been able to save Ace earlier, then there won't be any fight and Ace would be alive right now. And that's not how Oda imagined it to be. ;)


Do any magical girls survive beyond adolescence? Kyubey says that it is the fate of all magical girls to become witches. As far as I can recall, this - or death - is indeed how all magical girls reach their untimely demise throughout the series.

Excluding the events of Rebellion, are there any girls who make a contract (canon or EU, like the mangas) and go on to live until adulthood or beyond?

It probably depends on when you believe a girl is considered an adult or a woman. If we take puberty as that point, since some describe it as the path to adulthood, then this Yahoo Answers Best Answer can give us the approximate age at which a girl has entered adulthood and become a woman.

Growth starts winding down at around age 17, but can continue until your early twenties.
Acne can occur at any age, but it usually starts getting less intense at around age 18.

Let us also consider that the Incubators choose girls because of their varying emotional states that are needed to produce the energy they need for the universe. (Kyubey explains to Madoka in Episode 9 that his kind can't make the energy themselves because they don't feel emotions.) The best time to do this is when a girl enters puberty, as this is when hormones are released into the body with one of the results being the heightened emotional state.
So with this in mind let's say the age range for a "girl" is between 8 and 20.
With this, the closest I can find is one person, Tsubaki Mikoto from Puella Magi Suzune Magica as the Wiki lists her age as "Around 20"
The Wiki also says under "Known Relatives"

Suzune Amano, her adopted daughter; she was also the surrogate mother for the Hinata twins.

If we take the adoption we know Tsubaki is at least 20 or 25 years old depending on the type of adoption Suzune falls under as explained here:

Age Requirements: In special adoptions, prospective adoptive parents must be over 25 years of age. In regular adoptions, prospective adoptive parents must be at least 20 years of age.

Also with the surrogacy we can probably assume that Tsubaki only raised the twins as Matsuri Hinata's page says

Tsubaki Mikoto, her deceased surrogate mother; her father and her deceased mother.
...
Not much is known of Matsuri's home-life. She had a sister, Kagari Hinata, an unnamed father, and a caretaker named Tsubaki Mikoto. Not much is given on how Matsuri relates to her family before the events of Suzune.

So depending on Tsubaki Mikoto's actual age and when our definition for when a girl reaches womanhood, Tsubaki is probably the only Magical Girl (from whom I can find an age) to become an adult.
NOTE: As pointed out on the wiki page:

(Note: As all chapters post-volume 1 are currently only available in Japanese, most of the post-volume 1 info below comes from rough translation and interpretation of events. Thus, some of the information may be incorrect, so please do not treat anything as 100% accurate.)


Is Magi based on religion? I started reading the manga Magi recently and can't help but get the feeling that it is based on Islam.

I couldn't find anything online, and neither do I have enough knowledge about the religion to really confirm this either.

So is the story of Magi based on Islam? Or does it use certain key points from this religion?

The short answer is no. It is not based on the Islamic religion. It is based on a several middle eastern originating stories and historical characters.

The main characters names such as Ali Baba and Cassim are from 1001 Nights also known as the Arabian nights. Sinbad is also a character from a series of arabian stories. Solomon was a real king back in 970BC.

Basically what they have done is pulled in several popular names from Arab stories and literature and Middle Eastern history and mixed it in with their story. I'm too new to link more references, but you get the idea.


Who is this brown-haired witch on a broomstick? I wasn't able to contact the owner of this product, but would anyone be able to tell me who the character is/what they're from? It would be much appreciated! Thank you!!

Sakamaki Laito from "Diabolik Lovers": he is wearing the same suit and the the same look on his face also same hair color and eye color. I couldn't find this keychain anywhere but if you look up his name there is the same image on tumblr (he is a boy and a vampire by the way) this must be a Halloween costume. Anyway here is his image on zerochan :)


Where in the manga does the Berserk (1997) anime end? I have watched the anime Berserk and I want to know from which chapter should I continue reading the manga to pick up where the anime left off.

Are there any differences in the plot in anime and manga that I should know about?

I want to know from which chapter should I continue reading the manga to pick up where the anime left off.

The anime ends with Guts having lost his right eye and Casca being thrown aside after being sexually assaulted by Femto. After a complete blank scene, a new scene showed up where Guts left Godo's house.

   This last part didn't occur in the same fashion as in the manga. One must be baffled and would want to know how Guts actually survived the eclipse and managed to meet Godo again. Besides, considering the last scene with Femto, one should start reading manga from Episode 88: Escape to know how Guts survived.

  Are there any differences in the plot in anime and manga that I should know about?

Yes, there are some.

In episode 1 of the anime, the girl inadvertently rescued by Guts in the bar was an elf in manga, who followed him later almost everywhere in the story.
Certain characters like Skull Knight, Wyald, Apostle Count, Bakiraka Clan et al, were omitted from the anime.
Certain scenes were also omitted from, as well as added into the anime.


Why was Afro's imaginary friend, 'Ninja Ninja', a ninja? Any explanation as to why the imaginary friend of Afro was a ninja even though Afro was a samurai? Or was it just for characterization purpose?

I think it is because he represents the opposite of afro's like the samurai and ninja's in the history, opposites and enemies.Source

Origins of the Ninja:
[...]
Japanese folklore states that the ninja descended from a demon that was half man and half crow. However, it seems more likely that the ninja slowly evolved as an opposing force to their upper-class contemporaries, the samurai, in early feudal Japan.
[...]
Ninjutsu versus Bushido:
Ninjutsu developed as an opposing force to the samurai code of bushido. Samurai valued loyalty and honor above all else. Going into battle, a samurai would select a single opponent, announce his challenge, list his family pedigree, and then attack. Samurai wore bright colors on their armor to announce their clan identity. Ideally, at least, bushido was noble and highly stylized, but it couldn't always get the job done.
That is where ninjutsu came in: the ninja code valued accomplishing a mission by whatever means necessary. Sneak attacks, poison, seduction and spying were all shameful to the samurai, but fair play by the rules of the ninja."


What is the harpsichord music being played at the school? In episode 5 of Flip Flappers, Papika and Cocona end up in what Yayaka later reveals to be a day-long time loop. (This does not come as a surprise: prior to the announcement, we see Papika and Cocona repeat what is implied to the exact same routine every day, and the doll whose head Cocona moves in the evening always faces its original direction in the morning.)

One of the events of this repeated day is a music lesson: Papika and Cocona sit in a circle with some other students around some candles, and two students are playing a keyboard instrument. In the background, harpsichord music starts playing and runs until the bedroom scene. This occurs in each instance of the routine (music, library, tea, embroidery) that we see prior to Yayaka's confrontation with Cocona.

What is the music being played? (If it is an original composition for the anime, is there a track title that someone can point me to? If it isn't, what is the title and composer of the excerpted piece?)

It's Keith Jarret's interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude and Fugue n. 12 in F moll on his album Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch II. The piece is not included on the OST.


Who were the first and second persons to use Mangekyou Sharingan? In episode 132 of Naruto, in the middle of the fight between Naruto and Sasuke, there is a flashback in which Itachi asks Sasuke to obtain Mangekyou Sharingan, and if he is able to obtain it, he will be the third guy to use it.

Who were the first and second persons, as both of his father and Tobi had Mangekyou Sharingan and he himself was using Mangekyou Sharingan?

The first one is Obito, then known as Madara Uchiha.
The second one is Shisui Uchiha, a very good friend of Itachi. Shisui gave one of his eyes to Itachi, the other one was stolen by Danzo.


How was Kakashi Hatake able to survive and become the next Hokage after losing his Sharingan? I hardly read the manga. I watch the anime series, Naruto: Shippuden. In episode 424, Kakashi's Sharingan (previously Obito's Sharingan) is stolen by Madara. Then in episode 425, Naruto uses his new power and give Kakashi's old eye (as far I know and from my view, it is a normal eye).

Kakashi is the Copy Ninja. So how could Kakashi survive in the ninja world and become the next Hokage (I watched The Last: Naruto the Movie) with normal eyes? I'm curious because Kakashi's nickname was given because he used his Sharingan for copying others' jutsu. That was his technique. As I can remember in Naruto series, someone described Kakashi and told that the only jutsu he mastered by himself was the Chidori.

Very soon in anime,

  Obito will say that his gift for Kakashi was not full and will give him both Sharingans. He will manage to use Susanoo and save Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura from Kaguya's attack. I don't know why, but after war he has normal eyes, maybe he can deactivate Sharingan.

UPD.

I've read that chapter again and understood why he has normal eyes.

  Obito says that his present may expire but it's not completely useless.


What's with the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" (and other anime/manga)? I am wondering what the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" means. To clarify: I am also talking about what the "x" means in general as many other anime/manga also have it in their titles.

A quick Google search for this question returns a Yahoo answer result which claims that the "x" is just for style and has no meaning whatsoever. Is this correct? Does this also apply to other anime?

I've done some searching about the names like this, and I wasn't able to find any particular explanation. Some people say it's just for style, other argue that the × is another form of "vs" (which kind of makes some sense), or "and" (like &), or "with". (Not to mention that it might also mean "kisses" like in "xoxo" = "hugs and kisses", but that's most likely irrelevant :P)

It's worth noting that it is not uncommon to find odd letters in anime/manga titles (e.g. Lucky ☆ Star - らき☆すた has a star in the name) and even in character names (e.g. Black☆Star from Soul Eater has a star in his name as well). Also the 'x' in "Hunter × Hunter" is not actually the letter 'x', but rather the symbol ×.

So, considering the above, I would personally say that it's just for style.


What's the difference between Tobi's transportation jutsu and the teleportation jutsu used by the Fourth Hokage? In Naruto Shippuden, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, used the teleportation technique (Hiraishin no Jutsu) . Tobi on the other hand uses the transportation technique (Kamui).

How are the transportation jutsu and the teleportation jutsu different since both involve displacing stuff to other locations?

I assume you are referring to Obito's Kamui and Minato's Flying Thunder God.

The basics of both Jutsu's is kind of similar. In both the Jutsu, the user can transport himself from one place to another (normally known as teleportation).

Let's begin with Minato's Jutsu. According to Flying Thunder God Technique article on the wiki:

  The Flying Thunder God Technique is a technique created by the Second
  Hokage, Tobirama Senju, which allows the user to transport themselves
  to a given marked location instantaneously. To activate this technique,
  the user places a special seal or "technique formula" (術式,
  jutsu-shiki) to mark an intended destination. After this is done, they
  can enter a dimensional void at will that instantaneously transports
  them to the location of the seal.

Now we come to Obito's Jutsu. According to Kamui article on the wiki:

  Kamui allows the user to transfer anything to another dimension. Once
  a target is sent to this dimension, it is unable to escape. This
  technique, when used through Obito's right eye, is also able to make
  the user "intangible" by transporting portions of their body to the
  same pocket dimension.

Differences:

Kamui doesn't need any Mark or special seal for it to work.
Kamui can only be performed if the user is using MangeKyou Sharingan,
whereas Flying Thunder God doesn't need Mangekyou Sharingan.
Kamui creates space in different dimensions where the user can
transfer objects or himself and can stay in that dimension for
as much time as the user wants to, but in Minato's technique, the
user is immediately transported to a marked location.


Was Incursio really weaker than Grand Chariot, or was Wave just delusional? Wave states with great confidence that Incursio is weaker than Grand Chariot, because Incursio was a prototype for Grand Chariot, etc.

The early clashes between Wave and Tatsumi can lead the viewer to such conclusion, but Incursio's has the ability to evolve (from the beast it was made of), while Grand Chariot doesn't.

If you watched to the finale, we can see that

   Tatsumi causes Incursio to evolve so much during the fight against Shikoutazer that it even gains the ability to fly. While it is enough to defeat the emperor, unfortunately not enough to save Tatsumi's life.

Considering this, I don't think that Incursio was the weaker one. Is it so?

Currently there is no actual way of knowing this, especially not in the anime variety as this bends off from the manga's story quite a bit.

Wave states that Incursio is the prototype of Grand Chariot, meaning it was created after Incursio. (ch 18, p 36) (ep 10)
Its full capabilities, however, have yet to be revealed and it is therefore unknown if it is more powerful than its predecessor, Incursio.

But assuming that Incursio's Adaptation & Evolution are limitless, we can most likely state Incursio to be the stronger armor. But as we get to know in the manga (do not believe this is shown in the anime) it also has huge side-effects
spoiler from the manga

 However because Tatsumi forced Incursio to evolve rapidly to increase his strength, Incursio started to manifest in one of Tatsumi's eyes. After being examined by a doctor, he reveals that the armor has started to bond with him. He also states that after a few years Tatsumi could use it without overdoing it like Bulat. Now at the risk of being devoured by Incursio, Tatsumi can only transform 3-4 more times before Incursio consumes Tatsumi.


What are the dimensions of Cathedral Terra? I am trying to model Cathedral Terra from Gurren Lagann in Minecraft, but I need something more than simple artwork to make sure I get it right (with it being a few hundred blocks large and so on).

Is the size of Cathedral Terra (or any kind of blueprint-style image) documented anywhere or is it just "the size of the moon"?

The non-existence of a fact is hard to demonstrate, but I believe this to be the case. I have searched for quite a while and still, the most precise measurement I could find was the mention in Wikia which says:

  The Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann is under half the size of Earth.

It should be possible to calculate a more precise size using the known size of Earth and the visible arc of it in this picture with the relation to Cathedral Terra:


What are Madara Uchiha's weaknesses? At his current state, how could Madara possibly be defeated?

Any physical attack/Taijutsu would be easily deflected by either:

The Susano'o
The Gunbai (war fan, which proved to easily negate a Bijuudama)
Shinra Tensei (which wasn't seen yet, but we have to assume he's capable of it).

   And I'm not even starting to talk about the Rikudo mode.

Any non-physical attack would be easily absorbed by the Preta Rinnegan path. There aren't many ultra-powerful genjutsu ninja who can hope to trap him in a genjutsu for more than 2 seconds. And in the offshoot that something does hurt him, he'd just regenerate. He's a zombie.

What weakness does Madara have that could be exploited to harm him? They'd have to damage him badly to hope for a seal.

It does not seem like any of Madara's new abilities have a counter to sound genjutsu, especially when boosted by Senjutsu / Sage mode.  While sound genjutsu and Senjutsu are both very rare, the manga has shown two examples of different techniques of that type being effective against techniques that Madara has recently gained.

The two Sage Toads' sound genjutsu is effective against the Rinnegan.  When Jiraiya had them use it in his battle with Pain, it was able to easily overcome 3 paths of Pain.

   When Kabuto in Snake Sage mode used Tayuya's flute sound genjutsu, he was able to immobilize both Sasuke and more notably, a Susanoo-wielding Edo Tensei Itachi.  The pair were only able to escape by using Sharingan genjutsu on each other.


Who and why is the woman in Tomoe's arms right before he goes on search of Dragon King's eye? In Kamisama Kiss, who and why is the woman in Tomoe's arms right before he goes on search of Dragon King's eye?

This happens when Nanami first goes in past and sees Tomoe caring for the "beautiful woman".

Is the woman Yukiji? If yes, why does he care for Yukiji as if she is Nanami? Can't he differentiate between the two?

I have only watched the anime and not the manga. Spoilers are fine for me.

As you've said, this happened in the past, 500 or so years before Nanami was even born.  So why should it be odd for him to care for another woman besides Nanami?  It doesn't seem an odd situation to me.

But odd you should ask this question, because the spoiler answer is: Yes, it is Yukiji whom he was carrying for in the past, and actually, no, he can't entirely tell her and Nanami apart. As implied by the fact that the Dragon King's eye was in Nanami's body in the present, Nanami is Yukiji's descendent, and looks quite a bit like her.

But furthermore, further along in the manga, Nanami goes again into Tomoe's past in order to learn about him (for reasons I won't go into here.) After having seen him with Yukiji in the past, she knows that he believed himself in love Yukiji, and so she tries to not interfere with his relationship with Yukiji. It turns out that Yukiji hated youkai, and Nanami ends up saving Tomoe's life when Yukiji refuses. In order to not interfere, Nanami tries to hide herself and tells people to tell Tomoe it was Yukiji that saved him. So, he had in fact fallen in love with Nanami, but due to misdirection, thought it was Yukiji. It's implied on some level he's aware that they are actually different women, as he seems a little confused when they act differently.


Are there multiple realities in Re:Zero, or is it just one reality rewinding? For example, in one timeline Subaru kind of screws up- Rem dies and Ram is furious at him and tries to kill him. He ends his life in that timeline by jumping off the cliff, committing suicide. This left me wondering "how would the people from that life continue to live?" Or rather, does that world continue?

Warning, spoiler-heavy answer.

There is break-down of most chapters of light-novel (numerous spoilers inside). According to summary of Arc 4,

   author gives a hint, that each timeline, where Subaru dies, may exist even after his death, at least, some events in some timelines are described.


Dragonball Z different versions So as I understand there are four versions of Dragonball Z Anime (correct me if I am wrong with this):

Japanese version / Subtitles in English
Funimation version
Ocean Dub
Dragonball Kai

So I am going through rewatching the episodes with my wife for her first time and am watching a version that seems "less censored" than what I remember watching. There is a lot of blood and swearing, which I am actually ok with as it makes it more realistic in my mind but which version would this be? It would not be the one that played on Toonami I am guessing.

My second question is, plot wise are there any major differences between the uncensored one that I am watching vs the more censored one? I just got to the start of the Freiza Saga and noticed that in the Saiyin Saga for example Gohan never mentioned where he wanted to invite Piccolo to his birthday party. This isn't a huge deal in plot but I was wondering if anyone who has watched both versions noticed anything bigger? I would think more or less that the uncensored version = censored version + a bit more.  One thing that really shocked me is that in the uncensored version, Goku finds out that he transformed into the Ape form and killed his grandpa when he was little, whereas the uncensored never mentions this. This seems to be a huge deal of him finding out or not!

I do notice that the music is quite different as well and IMO the uncensored music is better than I remember. It sounds like a full orchestra performing it each episode.

Firstly, there are several more adaptations of the Dragon Ball Z and not just the four you listed. However, the ones. Since that is not the main question, I won't elaborate on that.
To answer your first question, the Japanese version would indeed be the true shonen series and perhaps what Dragon Ball Z is truly intended to be. Being someone who personally dislikes dubbed versions, the Funimation dub is indeed very good and Bruce Faulconer's tracks make it an overall amazing experience. The Funimation dub that aired on Television was obviously heavily censored, however uncensored versions of the dub(Visually) have been released, however in terms of the script, there is censorship.With regard to your second question, DBZ Kai is different from the main version as it tends to remove filler episodes. Although, as far as Plot goes, there isn't any significant difference. With reference to Goku finding about Gohan, it wasn't really Censored. What is censored is mainly nudity, violence,  and random instances like these for example:

The word "HELL" is replaced with "HFIL". Gohan's tears have been removed to make it seem like "Less of a Kidnapping". You can look at a list of censorship in the series here.


Do the words used to transform into a Magical Garment Girl actually mean anything? In Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka (Is This A Zombie?), whenever one wants to transform into a magical girl, he says the following words:

  Nomobuyo, Oshi, Hashitawa, Dokeda, Gunmicha, De, Ribura!

Do those words have any real meaning?

Reading this backwards (in Japanese, so by reversing the morae rather than the romanized letters) gives you "raburii de chaamingu dakedo watashi wa shi wo yobu mono" (ラブリーでチャーミングだけど私は死を呼ぶもの), which means "lovely and charming though I am, I am he who summons death".


Is it possible to have 2 guild marks? The What exactly is a guild mark? question made me wonder about allot of things regarding the guild mark.

One of the things would be: Is it possible to have multiple guild marks from either the same, or even other guilds? Or has it been stated that this is not possible somewhere?

Whether it's possible or not is currently unknown. It has not been revealed in the manga or the anime yet however other guilds will not let any wizard have 2 guild marks at the same time. This will question their devotion to the guild and it will be meaningless to stay in either of them. A guild is a family and you can only have one family.

It is arguable that the guild marks can be hidden under their clothes and nobody would notice. However some guild marks, like Fairy Tail's, is more than just a mark, it is a magic contract too as stated in the link you have given. It has not been shown that other guilds have them but it is possible to corrupt a wizard's magic with 2 different magic contract on their body. Just imagine 2 different natures of magic going on in a wizard's body.


What is this anime that was shown in Akira? What anime is this?

I was watching some random akira videos and I found this easter egg that I never noticed before.  I remember seeing an opening of an 80s or older anime about some old police trio or something like that.Could it be possibly based off of this? Manga Mito Kōmon

It's almost certainly an outright reference to the well-known live-action show Mito Komon.

  The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant from Echigo, he roams the realm with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-san). An episode typically starts with some injustice perpetrated by a corrupt official, wealthy merchant or gangster; the travelers arrive incognito, discover the injustice and quietly investigate it; and the episode concludes with a brawl in which the unarmed, disguised protagonists better a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating with the presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity.

I wasn't aware there was an animated version.  Mito Komon has been around for decades (1969-2011, over 1200 episodes), like their own version of Doctor Who.

Since it's a well-known part of pop-culture, the show is often referenced or outright parodied, like in Samurai Champloo (Mugen, it'll be our little secret....).


Why Zeldris has the power of the demon king? In the manga it's mentioned that Zeldris has the power of the demong king. And I believe in the anime too. What does this mean? Why Zeldris has the power of the demong king?

Demon King is ruler of Purgatory. 3000 years back, during the fighting their bodies were destroyed and in order to retrieve his body. So he grant Zeldris the power of demon king but in reality he is making Zeldris a container for his vessel to grow his body.


Why does Shanks sacrifice his arm to save Luffy? In Luffy's backstory, we saw that when Luffy was drowning and a Sea King attacks him, Shanks jumps in to save him and scares away the Sea King using Haki, losing an arm in the process. Why did he not use Haki to start with to chase away the Sea King, and thus, avoid losing his arm?

Okay, so as you know that Shanks was once a crew mate of Gol D Roger mentioned by Rayleigh himself when Luffy meets him. According to what was shown in flashback, Shanks tells Rayleigh about Luffy when he accidentally meets him on the Sabondy Archipelago.

Shanks had great respect towards Gol D Roger, and hearing the same words from Luffy and with the same enthusiasm, he could see a part of Roger in Luffy. The feeling what Shanks would have got can be proved by what was shown in Loguetown where Luffy said the same thing sitting in the bar. Even Raoul (the man who owns the bar) thought that Gol D Roger was back when he heard those words from Luffy. That could be one of the reasons.

Another reason is that he considered Luffy as a friend and he always said this:

  Listen up… You can pour drinks on me, you can throw food at me… You
  can even spit on me. I’ll just laugh that stuff off. But… Good reason
  or not… Nobody hurts a friend of mine.

So he could not withstand Luffy getting killed in front of his eyes.
This was the answer for your question in the heading.

Now the reason for not using haki was that Luffy is a hammer, hence cannot swim in water. Luffy was already drowning and it would be late if he went and used haki to send the sea king away and then go and save Luffy!


How was Robin able to stand despite being cuffed with Seastone? In chapter 398 we can see how Robin has enough energy to stand straight, walk around, tell a long story and shout across the ravine, despite being handcuffed with Seastone handcuffs.

While in chapter 730 we can see how Luffy becomes completely immobilized after touching the bars of the Colosseum.

Where does Robin get all this energy from? How come her energy isn't completely drained as it was with Luffy's?

Read that chapter (169) more carefully then...

Here, Luffy stands in Crocodile's Kairoseki cage.

Then he states that he has no power. Well, of course, since the cage is made of Seastone.

Then Smoker kicks his ass and nails him down. And I think regardless of Seastone any of us would have problems standing if Smoker pushed his weapon to our chest.

So to answer the question: Robin was in a weak state because of the Seastone handcuffs back then, but she could stand because nobody pushed her down.


What manga chapter does the Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime end on? The Hunter x Hunter anime has concluded after 148 episodes.

However, the manga continues on after this, focusing on new characters and events. If I want to pick up the manga from where the anime left off, what chapter or volume should I start at?

According to the Hunter x Hunter wiki, the corresponding manga chapter for episode 148 is chapter 338 and 339. Some specific plot points to consider:

Gon's friends Killua and Alluka have already departed Gon from the previous episode, 147. This happens in chapter 338.
Gon climbs up the World Tree and meets Ging. This happens in chapter 338.
Ging explains where the Chimera Ants are from, that they're not from this world. This happens in chapter 338.
In chapter 339, in the Zoldyck's estate, Canary and Amane makes a grave for Gotoh.
At the very end of chapter 339, in East Gorteau, Komugi and Meruem are shown holding hands. This corresponds to the end of episode 148.

http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_338

http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_339


Why did Lucy of future not know of the solution she wrote? In the latest episode of Fairy Tail, present Lucy discovered how to stop the prophecy from happening by reading the diary of future Lucy which suggested that by destroying the gate of Eclipse, future Rogue wont be able to come to present time hence stopping everything from happening. While a few episodes back when Natsu and group met future Lucy she told them about the future and said that she apologize because she did not have any solution.

Future Lucy wrote in her diary how to stop everything from happening by destroying the gate of eclipse. If so why did't she knew about it?

There's 3 (two for now) different future, first future is when the 10000 dragons come out from the gate. This future Lucy didn't know about Rogue so she didn't know that they have to destroy the gate so Rogue won't come to the past and prevent all of this to happen. So the diary didn't consist of how to stop the prophecy, but rather she just write what she know that if the gate destroyed, it will make a chain reaction effect. Present Lucy is the one who come up with the conclusion.


Why are some anime and manga unlicensed? Usually, I see that all anime and manga are licensed! But sometimes I see that some anime or manga are not licensed. Why is that so?

Therefore, I am asking what is the difference between licensed and unlicensed anime and manga? And what does that mean for the producers, television stations, websites (and other who "buy" and publish the anime/ manga) and for the anime/ manga fans?

Also how does the process for licensing an anime work?

Could you this explain this through an example like these?

One Piece (licensed anime)
Free!: Eternal Summer (unlicensed anime)
Death Note (licensed manga)
Hetalia (unlicensed manga)

(Preface: this answer mostly uses examples of licensing in North America / the USA because that's what I'm most familiar with. Keep in mind that a show that isn't licensed in North America may still be licensed in other regions of the world, such as Australia, Europe, China, and so forth.)

  Therefore, I am asking what is the difference between licensed and unlicensed anime and manga?

"Licensing" here refers to the process by which a party that is not the original creator/distributor of a piece of content acquires rights to distribute that content, usually with the limitation that they may only distribute the content in a certain country or part of the world.

Since Funimation has licensed One Piece (I believe in North America only), they are authorized to legally distribute One Piece to consumers in the region for which they have licensed it. (I'm not sure who, exactly, the licensor for One Piece is, though I suspect it's the original manga publisher, Shueisha.)

Free! Eternal Summer is not a good example of an unlicensed anime, because it has in fact been licensed for streaming in North America by Crunchyroll, though I'm not sure if it has been licensed for home video.

Consider instead an earlier Kyoto Animation show: Hyouka. As far as I know, nobody has licensed Hyouka anywhere for any purpose (and this makes me very sad). This means that if you want to consume Hyouka through legitimate routes, your only option is to purchase the Japanese BDs/DVDs, or find someone who DVRed it in Japan, or something like that.

  Usually, I see that all anime and manga are licensed! But sometimes I see that some anime or manga are not licensed. Why is that so?

If an anime or manga is unlicensed, it is because no company has bothered to purchase a license to distribute the product in the region where you live.

Note that while the majority of new TV anime produced these days are licensed (at least for streaming in the US), the fraction of manga that are licensed relative to the total amount produced is still very small (though this has been slowly changing with the advent of manga "streaming" services like Crunchyroll Manga). If you usually only run into licensed manga, that just means you're mostly only consuming manga through legitimate, licensed providers outside Japan.

  And what does that mean for the producers, television stations, websites (and other who "buy" and publish the anime/ manga) and for the anime/ manga fans?

If an anime or manga has not been licensed in your region, it means that there is probably no legal way to consume a version of the product that has been adapted for consumers in your region (i.e. by subtitling, dubbing, localizing, 4Kids-ifying, etc.). Of course, this has never stopped anime watchers.

  Also how does the process for licensing an anime work?

This is a complicated topic, and is worth a whole question on its own. (And also, I don't really know the answer beyond vague generalities.)


The song in Naruto ep. 13 when Haku uses Crystal Ice Mirrors There's a song in Naruto episode 13, around 17:11 when Haku uses Crystal Ice Mirrors. It's really somber.

I have been searching for this forever.

What is the title and the OST of the song?

The song you are looking for is Haku's theme

Haku's theme never made it to an OST, and is therefor an unreleased soundtrack. And judging by how long ago it has been used, I am assuming it will not be released as one either.


Was Re:Creators originally planned to feature fictional works that actually exist in the real world? The basic premise of the anime Re:Creators is that when someone writes a book or scriptwrites a video game or something, they create an actual world where the events of the book/game/etc actually happen. Then, at the beginning of the show, some of the characters from those created worlds get transported into the "show world" (the world in which the main character [Souta] lives and in which the created worlds are works of fiction) by a Plot Device (the princess).

All of the created worlds are works of fiction that exist in the show world, but do not exist in the "real world" (the world in which you and I live), like Avalken of Reminiscence and Vogelchevalier and Magical Slayer Mamika.

I have noticed talk of a rumor (see e.g. here) that the created worlds were originally planned to be works of fiction that do exist in the real world, but that this plan fell through for one reason or another.

What is the source of this rumor, and how veracious is it? It sounds very truthy, almost to the point that I have to wonder if the source is some random guy who thought it would be cool if it actually played out that way and so originated the rumor.

As cool as it sounds, I find it highly improbable. Someone might have gotten the idea at the start of the production, but simple thought about it makes it extremely difficult to pull off.

The major hurdle is licensing. Getting licenses to all the shows and characters would be massive undertaking and would take massive amounts of time, effort and money.

Next is getting authors of other works agree to have someone else write official story with their own characters. I'm sure most authors would not be fine having their own characters being written by someone else.

There is also a problem of fitting the characters into the story. Many popular characters have clearly defined personality and fitting that personality into the story might not be easy. And while many characters are clearly influenced or based on other fictional characters, there are none who would fit into the story exactly.

Another thing is fan perception. If characters from existing stories would be used, it would change canon as seen by fans. And it is not something authors of the originals might want. And it might take some twisting of the character's personalities to fit them into the story, resulting in outrage of fans at clearly out-of-character depiction of their favorites.

So no, I don't think this was ever a worthy idea during production of Re:Creators.


Where was Danzo when Pain attacked? When Naruto arrived, he and the toads fought Pain. The only other people of the Hidden Leaf, in my opinion, who were powerful enough to help would be:

Kakashi and other dead people
Guy—not in the village
Tsunade—in a comma
The Uchihas—seemingly defected from the Leaf
Danzo

Where was Danzo? He would not have wanted the Leaf to be destroyed, so I would imagine he would help here and also when Orochimaru attacked the Leaf in part 1.

Is there any hard evidence to support why Danzo didn't help in either attack?

Danzo was in Konoha at the time of Pain's attack, at the Root organization's HQ. He even plays a role in the plot.

He first tells Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado that Tsunade was risking the loss of Fourth Hokage's legacy by recalling Naruto from Myobokuzan to the village. (Occurs in anime only.) He then kills the messenger frog Kosuke, left behind by Fukasaku to prevent the news of Pain's attack from reaching Naruto, so that the Kyuubi doesn't fall in Akatsuki's hands.

He doesn't help the village for political reasons. He knows that using Katsuyu's healing, Tsunade would prevent a total destruction of the village. He could then lie low until Tsunade is removed from power, and then become the Hokage himself. (see images below, taken from Chapter 421 and 424.)

His not helping during Orochimaru's invasion was also presumably for the same reason, that is, to try to remove Hiruzen from power and become Hokage himself. Either that, or Kishimoto had not planned for Danzo at the time.


Why had Portgas D. Ace refused to take his father's surname? Why did Portgas D. Ace refuse to take the Monkey D. name?

What had his father done to him to resent him that much?

First off, his father is Gol D. Roger so his birth name was originally Gol D. Ace. However, he did get adopted by Monkey D. Garp. And before his execution, many assumed that he's Monkey D. Dragon's son.

Moving on to your question as to why he rather chose his mother's name that his father's was that he felt grateful for her mother's willpower and sacrifice just of keeping him in her belly for one year and a few months after just to save him from the Marines of finding out he's Roger's son.

  "Just before passing away, Rouge gave him the name Gol D. Ace. However, Ace, grateful to his mother for her sacrifice, chose to take her name instead." (taken from Wikia)

For your second question, it also has been revealed in the manga that he did not resent Roger that much in fact from the flashbacks, Ace would get violent to anyone who would speak ill of his father. Let's just say Ace was indifferent to the idea of Roger being his father. Because after all, Roger was already dead wen he was born.

Of course, for proof you could check out the wikia page of Ace.