How can I check that a given anime is really over? I have been frustrated recently when I watch the last existing episode of a given anime only to find out that the story is not over yet, and I will have to wait for another season (and who knows when that would be). Examples:

No Game No Life
Ao no Exorcist
Made in Abyss
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

Checking No Game No Life in MyAnimeList, for example, I can see:

  Status: Finished Airing
  No other anime listed as "sequel"

I went to watch it, thinking it would be a full story in those 12 episodes, but guess what? The story is not over at all. Now here I am waiting for another season, that I don't even know when will come, if at all...

I know that whether a next season will be produced or not can't be predicted. The producers might decide it's not worth it for whatever reason. But some animes simply frustratingly end in the middle of the story. I was hoping that there was a place I could search for this information (if the anime is currently completed or "paused/canceled" in the middle of it). For example, I wouldn't have watched No Game No Life if I knew beforehand it was like that.

Since MAL's status of "Status: Finished Airing" is not what I want, how can I check that an anime is really over?

Notes: for my purposes, animes like Code Geass and Steins;Gate are to be considered complete, even though both of them have a new season coming, the already existing story is 100% complete (of course I only know this because I already watched them).

My suggestion would be to look if there is source material. While I am not 100% sure, I think all the anime you list in the first list are based off the manga.

This process would involve a lot of wild speculation as such it may or may not be accurate and as such would only be served to guide.

To start using No Game No Life as an example, look on Wikipedia to see what it's first media form was, in this case

  No Game No Life (Japanese: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ Hepburn: Nōgēmu Nōraifu) is a light novel series by Yū Kamiya.

as such it's very likely it would be following the Light Novels. Next, in the infobox on the right, look for the "Original run". If it's officially finished, it would have listed an end date. In this case, the Light Novel has

  April 25, 2012 – present

However, if possible, see also if you can find another source. Baka Updates Manga has info on the Light Novel and under "Status in Country of Origin" it says

  9 Volumes (Ongoing) + 1 Gaiden

Conclusion: No Game No Life's anime will not be the end of the series as its source material is still ongoing.

However, what happens if the source material is complete? Or you want to know if the anime is up to date with the source material? Well, this is simply looking up to the Anime airing dates to the source material's release dates. While not accurate, since anime takes time to produce and the source material could be coming out while it's being developed, it can help you see how much of the story isn't going to be told.

Using No Game No Life as an example, we see the anime's run-time was

  April 9, 2014 – June 25, 2014

looking at the list of Light Novel Volumes we see that Volume 6 came out April 25, 2014, the only volume to come out in 2014. Since it also came out after the anime started airing, we can assume that there won't be any content of Volume 6 in it.

But can we narrow this down expecting 5 volumes of the light novel? Yes we can. For No Game No Life, Wikipedia has information on the anime

  On July 27, 2013, Monthly Comic Alive announced the anime adaptation for No Game No Life was green lit. It is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and animated by Madhouse. The series premiered on April 9, 2014 on AT-X;

going back to our volume list for the Light Novel, it seems we can rule out Volume 5 as it was released after the announcement of the anime, so now we have 4 volumes.

Conclusion: No Game No Life's anime at most should cover 4 out of 9 volumes that have been released to date.

Keep in mind however that the story content might be less, or it might deviate from the source material (e.g. the 2003 series of Full Metal Alchemist and fillers in long running anime)

Another title you mention in your question is Steins;Gate. It's a bit more complicated because its source material is a Visual Novel with multiple endings and routes. These tend to be a bit more complicated as sometimes an Anime inspired from a Visual Novel with multiple endings will only adapt one.

There are other times the source Visual Novel (or game) is linear, like Tears to Tiara and Utawarerumono. But if there are multiple games, it will only adapt one game, i.e. currently the Tears to Tiara anime only adapts the first game (particularly the PS3 release) and not the second game while there are multiple Utawarerumono anime as there are Utawarerumono games (some of the later games I think were inspired by the more recent anime. However, I'm not 100% sure)

However, sometimes this is made easy like with Fate/Stay Night with each route having been named and the more recently anime being named the same, such as Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works by Ufotable. We can assume it follows the Unlimited Blade Works route of the game while the upcoming Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel movies, also by Ufotable, will follow the Heaven's Feel Route. While this won't tell you which ending they may choose, knowing that there are 3 routes in Fate/Stay Night, you can get a rough guess that each of these is really just 1/3 of the whole story you have in the game.

The above however only works if your anime is based off a source material like a Light Novel, Manga or Game and can still be inaccurate without knowing the content of the source martial and the anime.

You can, however, ask a question here. For instance, I asked if Spice and Wolf followed the manga and learned that it actually follows the Light Novel and it adapts 1,2,3 and 5, skipping Volume 4.

for original anime like Code Geass, you can assume that it has finished. However, there are times where you can ask a question if it does continue but not asking when it'll come out. For Code Geass, while there was no R3 manga, there was Jet Black Renya and Akito of the Exiled manga which, while not R3, did expand on the Code Geass Universe.

In the end, this comes down to doing research on the release, airing and announcement dates, and making assumptions based on these and asking here if you want a definite answer on things like how loyal an anime follows its source material, exactly where it adapts to and which are filler content.


Are the Chunin exams always held in Konoha? I know that all of the villages now hold their Chunin exams together and have since the Third Ninja World War. The only two in-canon Chunin exam that have been seen, however, were held in Konoha. Are all Chunin exams held in Konoha? If not, how is it decided where they are held?

EDITED:
According to www.naruto2.com, no. It can be held in different ninja villages as well. And because of convenience purposes, the village with the most participating ninjas will host the Chuunin Exams.


Is the main character (Kal-el) of The Pilot's Love Song related to Superman? The main character of Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta is named Kal-el. This immediately made me think of Clark Kent's birth name of Kal-el from Superman. Is there any relationship between this work and Superman?

No. His name is a portmanteau of his real first and last name, カール (kaaru) and イール (iiru), respectively. In actuality, he is the first Prince of a certain Empire...


Why don't Asuka and Mari wear headsets? Shinji, Rei and other pilots wear these headsets:

But why don't Asuka and Mari wear those headsets?

They wear them in a different place, and both of them also "accessorize" them:

Asuka wears red ones that double as hair clips:

And Mari wears white ones as part of her hair band:

Both of them are seen pretty much wearing them all the time.

Also, the Interface Headset wiki page says:

  The headsets used by Asuka Langley Soryu, and by Asuka Shikinami Langley for her Eva-03 test, are both more similar to hair clips in form than the default model. Mari Makinami Illustrious also wears a unique model incorporated into a hairband. For both Asuka and Mari, the headset lies against different parts of the brain than the standard model, but whether this has any functional implications isn't known.


Why does Mint have rabbit ears? In Galaxy Angel, it seems Mint and her family all have these droopy rabbit ears above their real ears.

I know that she likes cosplay so are these fake? In all of the anime seasons I don't see her without the rabbit ears and she seems to be able to move them as if they're real. I've read that the BROCCOLI game has some insight into the ears but I've never seen the game or could find any info about it.

It is unknown officially whether they're real or fake. As you mentioned, Mint's father, Darno, has these ears as well:

The reasons why Darno has these do not appear to be stated, nor are they very elaborate for Mint. It is believed that they are fake due to her losing them later in the series. From the Galaxy Angel Wiki:

  She is notable for having a pair of rabbit ears above her human ears, a trait shared by her entire family and the family pet. They can move depending on her emotions and can flap rapidly for flight. Although generally considered real, they were shown to most likely be fake in the third season, after an ordeal with a duck helmet completely removed her hair and rabbit ears, while leaving her real ears attached.

So, while they are considered to be fake for the reason stated above, it has never been officially revealed one way or another.


What is the song that plays when Muramasa charges at Ichigo? I heard several times but can't find the song. It plays in season 13 in episode 253, starting around 9:58, right when Muramasa charges at Ichigo after turning into a hollow.

It's Shadow's Masquerade.

The first usage of the soundtrack is in episode 88 of the Season 4: Bount arc. The music itself is the track #16 from BLEACH Original Soundtrack 2.


How old was Hinata when she had her children? How old were Naruto and Hinata when they had Bolt and later Himawari?

I have just been puzzled by the question and couldn't come to an answer.

Chapter 700 of the manga takes place 15 years after the 4th SWW. During the 4th SWW, Naruto is 17 and Hinata is 16.

So at present, they're 32 and 31 respectively.

Boruto's age is revealed to be 12. There's a confirmed two year age difference between Himawari and Boruto. Therefore Hima is 10 years old.

Since Hinata is 31 years old currently. Therefore, she was 19 when she had Boruto and 21 when she had Himawari.


How old is the snaggletooth trope? A lot of anime contain characters with a snaggletooth - typically a fang-like tooth that is displayed on its own. I found it odd as snaggleteeth (misaligned teeth) are rarely ever shown in any other media. Here are some examples :

[Lucky Star, Oreimo & Slayers Revolution]

I'd like to know how recent this trope is and why it's used so often - does it serve a specific purpose?

Who was the first character to have a snaggletooth?

Who was the first character to have a snaggletooth?

I don't have any source for when historically in anime/manga this was used. But the earliest that I can think of is Lum from the Urusei Yatsura manga and that was published in the late 70's. From Chapter 1:

and also seen, for various circumstances, throughout the run of the manga and anime. So it's possible that Rumiko Takahashi may have popularized it. You can see these snaggletooth in a lot of her later work (Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, etc.)

As for the meaning/purpose, the TV Tropes site has a page for this under "Cute Little Fangs", and this excerpt sums it up pretty well:

  Most often, as suggested by the trope name, the character sports enlarged canine teeth. For maximum cuteness, at least one fang will be visible at all times, even when the character's mouth is closed, and especially if they have a Cat Smile. These indicate, generally, that the character is mischievous, slightly hostile, or a trickster, but not actually "bad."


Does Drachma play any role in FMA beyond being what Briggs defended against? In the parts of FMA when they are at Fort Briggs, they say that Fort Briggs defends against the country of Drachma. As far as I remember, though, that is the only time that Drachma is mentioned. Is it relevant to any other parts of the series, or is it only important as a reason for Fort Briggs to exist?

In-universe, Fort Briggs exists because of Drachma; they are the only line of defense keeping the Drachmans from breaking the non-aggression pact.

Out-of-universe, it's the exact opposite: Drachma was added so that Fort Briggs had a reason to exist and to house one the toughest army around. Considering the allusion to Russia (Drachma shares many similarities), it is likely that it was to be seen as a powerful force. In order to have a powerful Amestrian army which was still isolated from Central, they had to be given their power from an outside, independent source: Drachma.

Drachma does play a further role, though. Starting at the end of episode 42 (Brotherhood), they launch an attack against Fort Briggs.

   Kimblee, doing what he does best, leads the Drachman army into a trap, claiming that Fort Briggs is weakened by the absence of General Armstrong and that he has men inside who will bring down the army from within.  The latter is a lie and the former is not a weakness, and Kimblee knows this; Kimblee, assisting Father indirectly, is creating a blood seal as one of the main components of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle. In this way, Drachma is necessary; the soldiers that die here are crucial for creating the blood seal, just as they were in the other major wartime conflicts that Falman explains to Ed.

Aside from justifying the Briggs fortress and army, and creating this wartime conflict, Drachma has no direct role in the events of Fullmetal Alchemist.


Is Tobi the same as Obito, disguising as Madara? Beginning around episode 140 of Naruto Shippuden, after Itachi's death, Tobi is seen going around a lot, either with Sasuke, or showing his "real?" face to Kisame as the one who is controlling the Mizukage.

It seems that the general consensus from what I've heard is that Tobi is Obito, but Kisame says it is Madara when he seems him, and of course Tobi tells Sasuke that he is Madara, and it seems like Itachi believed Madara was alive so it would seem to add up that he was Madara.

Is the Tobi that was doing all of this Obito, disguising himself as Madara, and for what reason did he need to?

Now first of all, if you want to know whether Tobi is Obito, then there's a youtuber out there called '2spooky' and he has posted a video that clears that part.
Now to why Obito was referring to himself as Madara.
Madara's had the dream of creating the ideal world. But he won't be able to do that at his old age. So, in order to get resurrected with rinne rebirth jutsu, Madara implanted his rinnegan to newborn Nagato. But even so he still needed a successor to him who can persuade Nagato into to using rinne rebirth jutsu. And that successor was Obito.
But Obito didn't have a name for himself in the shinobi world. He is just a kid thought to be dead in the war. If he tried to live with his true name, he could do particularly nothing. But since Madara was a name known far and wide in the shinobi world, he went with that alias. With this alias he could persuade Nagato in turning akatsuki into a rouge ninja association, and he could strike fear into people.
Hope this helped.


When or in what part did Milly Ashford (the school president) admit that she has feelings for Lelouch? I have read from an anime magazine that Milly Ashford, the school president, was described as the daughter of the owner of the school which is obvious because the name is Ashford Academy. However, she was also described as the girl who always pairs up Lelouch and Shirley as couple, despite she herself having feelings for Lelouch. Is there any proof of that? I watched the R1 and R2 anime 5 years ago and I cannot remember a part that could prove it. Or am I missing something?

It has never been show if she has or ever had feelings for Lelouch. However she is very caring as demonstrated in Episode 9 - Refrain when talking to Kallen about her parents.

The Wikia does says she cares deeply for him

  Milly cares deeply about Lelouch, but realizes the need to restore her family's status by marrying a noble. She is aware of Lelouch's identity as a former prince of Britannia, since her family were close supporters of his mother, Empress Marianne. This relationship however, would lead to the family's nobility status being stripped.

"this relationship" refers to supporting Marianne who was a commoner at birth and already looked down upon by members of the royal family (though it was more jealousy that she became a wife despite being a commoner).

I remember reading somewhere (though I don't remember where so don't hold me to it) that Milly spent time with Lelouch and Nunnally as children before Marianne's death which is why despite knowing they are royalty, she can be very forward with them, making her probably the closest person alive to them to date.


How did Shinobu know where Araragi is when he was attacked by Tsubasa? In the other timeline where Shinobu destroys the world, Araragi was killed by Tsubasa. Why didn't she help him in that timeline? In both timelines, he didn't find her so what was the difference?

This answer to another question presents a case that Shinobu slipped into Koyomi's shadow about five minutes into Tsubasa Cat Part 4, when Koyomi went to look for her at the Mister Donuts where Mayoi saw her.

If we accept that, everything else falls into place. In the alternate timeline, with no Mayoi, Koyomi has no idea that Shinobu was at that Mister Donuts. He's panicked by her sudden disappearance and overburdened by the return of Black Hanekawa, so he forgets her love of donuts and never even thinks to check the donut shop. Then, as in the main timeline, Black Hanekawa finds him and offers to help look for Shinobu. Black Hanekawa attacks him when he refuses Tsubasa's love, but unlike the main timeline, Shinobu is not in his shadow, and he is killed. Shinobu later finds out and goes on a rampage, turning everyone into zombies.


Which Japanese animation was the first to be banned and where? Looking around the banned anime list on TVTropes I noticed that there are quiet a lot of Japanese animation banned in countries outside of Japan. Me being curious as usually couldn't help but wonder.

Which country was the first to actually ban a Japanese animation or episode and for what reason it was banned?

Compared to your other question What Japanese animation was the first to be an international success?, I don't think you can really pinpoint to a specific animation for being the first to be banned. All Japanese (or even all international) media was probably banned in several countries for various reasons.

Some countries had such a tight regime that no media could get in (or out) from (or to) whatever country, as mentioned by senshin. If I were better at world history I would have added some examples
Some countries had had a grudge against Japan and had banned all Japanese cultural import all together. For example, South Korea had banned all Japanese media after World War II.


Why did Emilia give Subaru a fake name on the first time they met? On their first encounter on a timeline that was later reset, Emilia told Subaru her name was Satella. We then found out, after the first (or second?) reset, that that is the name of the Jealous Witch, and something of an insult to call someone else — Emilia reacted badly when Subaru called her out by that name after a reset and they hadn't yet met.

So why did Emilia tell Subaru that was her name that first time?

At about 11:00 in Episode 8.

  Beatrice explained the Jealous Witch to Subaru when talking about Subaru's "Witch Smell" in the library. Beatrice says only mad people will pretend to be the Jealous Witch. Suddenly, Subaru figures out the reason why Emilia pretended to be "Satella".

  That is because she didn't want someone else to get involved in the Throne Fight, with her special appearance, pretending to be the Jealous Witch is the fastest way to scare people away.

  But the plan actually failed because Subaru is a man from another world where the tales of the Jealous Witch doesn't exist.


Does Rin's Eclipse scene "Beginners" in Fate/hollow ataraxia follow the UBW route? Is Rin's Eclipse (H-)scene (Beginners) in Fate/hollow ataraxia canon?

I'd like to know if it follows Rin's true ending. Just to make it clear, I'm not asking if FHA follows UBW, I'm asking if that H-scene follows UBW True End (or maybe Good End).

Spoilers regarding the H-scenes ahead

I take it it appears too good to be true for you.
Now, is it canon? Nasu did confirm it as such.

If I had to state my opinion I'd say as a whole Rin's scene does seem very reasonable just like the other eclipse scenes. If something, I'd add that the competition part (they fight to win over who pleasures the other more; Shirou becoming even a bit cruel and unlike himself whe he tells her at the beginning to touch herself while he watches), Rin using her magic to make her weight disappear even when orgasming and the use of apphrodisiacs may be more like fanservice, but then again it is an eroge and since the very beginning Nasu made Shirou unable to give mana but through sex because he has no magical knowledge. You can't get more porn vibes than that.
Think that Rin becoming more feminine, enjoying herself with Shirou and starting to accept her feelings a bit more is what makes sense after the UBW route.

I was the first one to reply this question and now there are 5 other answers (there are 6 counting mine as of now, from кяαzєя, Memor, Lord, Echomateria, Dumpster Player and myself). I don't agree with some statements from  кяαzєя as I showed in my comments to his answer. After reading all the answers I have more reasons to believe it does happen after UBW. Some of the arguments given in other answers are that the eclipse scenes are canon as I had said in my original post, that they don't belong to Fate Hollow's actual game but are instead set up to be a direct continuation of some of the original game endings...
And it's true. They don't belong to the storyline followed by Fate Hollow and it's also true they've been composed to follow Fate Stay Night endings. It does make sense for them to be a continuation as their canonicity has been established by the game authors. Pretty much everyone defend this point of view (Echomateria, Memor, Lord and myself outright defend this point of view).

About Hollow's true ending, which happens outside the time loop, Memor and Dumpster didn't touch this topic as it wasn't asked by the OP. I would completely agree with Echomateria and Lord's answer in that regard though a. As echomateria said in his answer it would be an alternate reality, just like each route is an alternate reality from each other. So basically it would be another route made by Nasu. According to the creators an scenario also exists where it is actually the sequel to Stay Night. This was actually treated in more detail by Lord in his answer.
When Takeuchi was asked whether Hollow is the continution of all 3 routes his conclusion was that the reader should interpret it however he wants, so either way.


Can jutsu be cast across a barrier? Suppose Kabuto was trapped in a barrier created by the Sound Four. Could he make the coffins for Edo Tensei appear outside the barrier?

I don't think it can.
For instance: in the starting Naruto episodes, when Kakashi was trapped in a water ball by Zabuza, he could not get out until Naruto intervened (the first time it was shown that he could use his brain).

So I don't think Jutsu can pass through a Jutsu created barrier, but can break through if its weaker (kind of obvious). In other words, when Jutsu clash, it must be the battle of chakras between the barrier caster(s) and the one trapped.


What did Tsunozaki Taki say? In chapter 86 of Shokugeki no Soma as Yukihira was about to start whipping up some mad beef stew, this happened (roughly went like this):

Soma: You were Tsunozaki Taki senpai... right?
Tsuno: Huh? (What's with this guy?! He just went and talked to me normally!)
Soma: It seems you've been saying lots about me. I'll listen to your complaints, after I finish serving my dish!!!!

I've read through this bit quite a few times, and I still have no clue what Soma is referring to when he says "seems you've been talking smack about me". I didn't even know she existed until that chapter. Maybe I'm missing something crucial?

In ch 85, pg 6- Taki says that,

  "The headband guy comes from a special-of-the-day downtown family restaurant. Moreover, he's only transferred here for only half a year. That's no good"

Soma overhears this and replies in the next chapter that, "I'll listen to your complaints after I finish serving my dish"


Does anyone know the violin song that Toshiya Miike plays after Kousei's performance in episode 13? Does anyone know the violin song that Toshiya Miike (Mikke-kun/-san) plays after Kousei's performance in episode 13? I wish I knew the exact time but I don't. I've searched everywhere trying to see if anyone figured it out or knew what it was but no luck. Help please?

It seems to be:

Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82 Vengerov

Or [エルガー： ヴァイオリン・ソナタ ホ短調 作品82 ヴェンゲーロフ] if in Japanese.

Here is a link to the piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOutOaSMHZ4


How long does Devil Fruit take to re-spawn after the death of user? After the death of Devil Fruit (DF) user, the DF re-spawns. This has been explained. After the death of Ace, Mera Mera no Mi re-spawned as shown in chapter 701.

Marshall D. Teach, user of the Yami Yami no Mi fruit, stole the power of the Gura Gura no Mi from White Beard after he died. It is explained that it does not re-spawn as soon as the user dies.

So how much time does it take to re-spawn and how long does the power of DF remain inside the user after he/she dies?

The only proof we have seen so far, indicates that the ability re-spawns immediately, as can be seen when Smiley died during the Punk Hazard arc.

Marshall D. Teach isn't a good counter-example as he probably didn't use the conventional way to obtain his second devil fruit power. He must have used his powers to obtain the power instead of just eating it. I believe that he used his powers to trap the spirit before it could be reborn. I believe he absorbed the devil, the moment it got out of Whitebeard's body and before it could travel to the nearest fruit in order to be reborn.

The fact that Caeser deliberately put a sack of apples near the location he would kill Salamander indicates that he was aware of the fact that it would re-spawn immediately. If it wouldn't, there wouldn't be any point in putting a bunch of apples in the sleigh near Smiley. And even if it was just a major coincidence that the apples were there, it still shows that the Salamander fruit demon was reborn the instant Smiley died.

I don't think it is a well known fact though. Otherwise the Marines would have put a fruit similar to the fire fruit nearby Marineford to keep that awesome power within the Marines. Or maybe they did and Doflamingo stole the fruit in the end. We can only speculate on how Doflamingo got the Fire fruit, as it hasn't been revealed and I doubt it will be revealed further down the series.


What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 4 episode 12 (or episode 75) at 7:00? Does anyone know what song is playing in My Hero Academia, season 4 episode 75, at approximately 7 minutes into the episode? It's when Nighteye, Eraserhead and Deku catch up to Lemillion and Overhaul.  I think it sounds really cool and I've been searching for it but I can't find it anywhere.

I was wondering the same thing until I did a few google searches and found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jf_Z68c4LQ
It is called "Might + U"