Does Keima's mother know Elsie and/or Haqua's real identity? In TWGOK II episode 8, Haqua shows up claiming to be Katsuragi Keima's father's illegitimate daughter, just like when Elsie shows up in their house. His mother immediately leaves the house on her motorbike without listening to Haqua when she says that was only a joke.

After the ending song, Keima's mother is shown shouting in the phone to supposedly her husband, asking how many illegitimate child her husband has fathered and threatens to divorce him. But later she says that she was only joking, in a tone that suggests that she knows of Haqua's identity.

Does this means that she actually knows Elsie and/or Haqua's true identity?

I'm not aware of any further canon details or Word of God explanations, though I won't guarantee the latter doesn't exist.

There would be a difference between "knows her true identity, ie that she is a spiritual being from Hell", and "knows that she's not really her husband's daughter (but otherwise just assumes she's a human girl with feelings for her son)".

She probably just goes along with it in the end because she's ecstatic that her introverted NEET son is suddenly bringing (real) girls home with him, and she wants to give him some privacy and a chance to break out of his shell so he can establish real relationships with real people.  She is shown at various points worrying about Keima's future, and that he would come home married to a cardboard cutout one day and just go crazy-hobo mode.  As such it's consistent for her to jump at any chance to get Keima interacting regularly with a girl his age.


What is the color of the State alchemist pocket watch? So in my re-reading of the Fullmetal Alchemist series I remember them describing the State Alchemist issue pocket watch as being golden in color. But then in the both of the animes they show the pocket watch as being silver. Why is this different? and what is the true color of the pocket watch?

The correct color of the watch is silver.

A popular fan scanlation of the manga (volume 1, chapter 3, page 19) incorrectly states that the pocket watch is gold in color.

Third panel down on the left: "The president's crest! The hexagram gold watch!"

The correct color is in fact silver, according to the raw version. Here is the same panel, taken from the raw manga (volume 1, page 117).

The same panel as above reads:

  大総統｛だいそうとう｝紋章｛もんしょう｝に六芒星｛ろくぼうせい｝の銀時計｛ぎんとけい｝！！

Specifically here, the term 銀時計｛ぎんとけい｝ (gintokē, lit. "silver watch") refers explicitly to 銀｛ぎん｝ (gin, lit. "silver"); as @Memor-X mentioned, it is similar to 金｛きん｝ (kin, lit. "gold"), which most likely led to the confusion.


Do the events in the last episode violate John Titor's explaination of the Grandfather Paradox? According to "John Titor" in Episode 2, even if you go back in time and kill your own grandfather, you would continue to exist, because the you that killed your grandfather comes from a world line where your grandfather wasn't murdered.

   In the last episode, after they save Kurisu, Suzuha is returned to the future, because in the Steins Gate timeline the time machine is never created, so she can't come to the past. But doesn't this violate her explanation of the Grandfather Paradox? Since according to her explanation, she'd remain in the present, instead of returning to the future.

This is how John Titor sums up the Grandfather Paradox and its effects in the Steins;Gate universe (from the episode 2 English dub):

Someone else: Aren't you worried that by being here you're creating some kind of a paradox?
John Titor: Ah, the so-called "Grandfather Paradox"? It doesn't exist. It's possible to meet your past self. You'll simply change world lines if you do.

The anime doesn't really touch on it; the details of the time machines that John Titor uses are not really revealed. They're touched upon by the mechanics of the show, but never detailed in dialog, which could lead us to assume that this is a plot hole. As someone else put it, "The wrong explanation ... probably makes more sense on the surface than what the truth is."[1]
However, the Steins;Gate visual novel goes a bit more in-depth. Firstly, Titor explains that these events make perfect sense:

 "Cause and effect will be reconfigured. The me sitting here will disappear, since I'd probably be living peacefully in 2036." – Suzuha

Additionally, Okarin determines a bit more about the mechanics of the time travel:

 By the way, about what will happen if I meet the "me" that already returned once-- in other words, the me that stabbed Kurisu to death, I already asked Suzuha beforehand.

 The conclusion is that "we won't meet."

 The world line where I already killed Kurisu is minutely different from where we're time traveling to.

 Meaning time travel slightly changes the world line divergence ratio.

 Though of course, that value is still within the error range of the attractor field, so it can't make any concrete changes.

In my opinion, this explanation is a bit wishy-washy, but it's canon; essentially, he's saying:

 Using the time machine creates a slightly different world line, so there will not be conflicts in repeated time travel attempts. (It "overwrites" the previous attempt.) But then, the two world lines merge within the attractor field again.

In essence, we can more-or-less explain the events (using one last spoiler tag) in the following way:

 Suzuha disappeared because, even though she existed on a slightly separated world line, when she traveled back to the future, the two lines would again merge and her existence would be overwritten by the Steins Gate world line.

I would conclude, then, that the events that took place in the last episode do not violate the Grandfather Paradox. There is sufficient evidence to show that the world line's future has been altered in such a way as to justify the events.


What is the origin of the title "Ghost in the Shell"? The anime series Ghost in the Shell has a Japanese name which can be transliterated as "Mobile Armored Riot Police"; from Wikipedia:

  Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊 Kōkaku Kidōtai?, literally "Mobile Armored Riot Police")

It's clear to me that the English name of "Ghost in the Shell" is far, well, cooler than "Mobile Armored Riot Police". But why was this particular name chosen? What are its origins, and what significance does it have in the series (if any)?

Within the show, the word  "Ghost" is used to refer to someone's consciousness while a "shell" is the cybernetic body, much like the situation with Major Kusanagi. The Wikipedia page Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell has a lot of insightful concepts to add to this:

Referring to the Laughing Man and Puppet Master:

  Yet, as those criminals are revealed to have more depth than was at first apparent, the various protagonists are left with disturbing questions: "What exactly is the definition of 'human' in a society where a mind can be copied and the body replaced with a synthetic form?", "What exactly is the 'ghost' —the essence— in the cybernetic 'shell'?", "Where is the boundary between human and machine when the differences between the two become more philosophical than physical?", etc.

More specifically with the original film, there's this article:

  The director has the main character state “Who am I?” The Major, the Main character, wonders if she is a real person or a program. "Major Motoko Kusanagi barely exist in her original human form, retaining only a small portion of organic grey matter inside an almost totally robotic, titanium body or"shell." (Dan Dinello, page 276, Anime and philosophy) The title of the anime supports this, “Ghost in the Shell” likely refers to the phrase “A shadow of your former self.” The main character has a cybernetic mind and body, which leads her to question her existence, whether or not she is still alive. If one states that the difference between a human and a machine is that the human has a soul, what then, is a cyborg, such as the Major? “

A lot of these concepts and themes are tackled within the manga/anime.

See also, the in universe origins of the terms "Ghost" and "Shell". I don't know if these terms were invented by Masamune Shirow or if he borrowed them from SF tropes.


How does Star Platinum get the same ability as the World? We don't usually see "Stands" with the same ability. How does Jotaro develop a power similar to Dio's in the final battle. And now, everytime he uses his stand, he shouts out "Star platinum the World" as if he adopted Dio's power. What happened in the final fight with Dio?

While Star Platinum has a bad habit of pulling new abilities from underneath his loin cloth (I'm looking at you, Star Finger), I don't think it's the case here.
I think it was implied that Star Platinum had the Time Stop ability the whole time.

When Jotaro confronted Dio, he quickly figured out that their stands were very similar in terms of speed, range, strength, size and what not. And once Kakyoin figured The World's secret ability, it dawned on Jotaro that Star Platinum might have a similar skill.

Of course, he couldn't trigger it easily. At first he was merely able to see glimpses of the stopped time, then he's able to move in it for a moment and only at the very end does he finaly manage to stop time on his own.

Not all stand abilities are known to their users instinctually. Even Dio discovered the Time Stop by accident while training. He also had to train his ability to extend its length and his movement in it.

While never actually explained, the most likely reason their stands are the same type is their macabre family connection. Jotaro shares a bloodline with the body Dio currenlty posesses (through the world's first vampire to human head transplant).

To put it simply:


Is Patema Inverted available in English Dub? I know many people say that subbed anime is better than dubbed, but is Patema Inverted available in English dub? If so, where can I watch it?

The ANN site of the movie has a list of streaming platforms where it is supposed to be available.
I found it on Amazon Prime Video where it is indicated that the audio is in English.


Is Nen related to Haki? I'm watching the Hunter x Hunter series and I'm also a fan of the One Piece anime. I notice that the power that exist in these two anime is somewhat similar.

I notice these similarities:

Ko in Hunter x Hunter is somewhat similar to the Armament Haki in One Piece which enables the part of a body to become much stronger.
Gyo and En is also similar to the Observation Haki in which enables the user to saw life energy, like Usopp saw, and detect/sense people around you within a certain range.
Ren and also En is likely similar to the Conquerors Haki which can knock down an intended opponent. In Hunter x Hunter, Ren and En did break some will of the characters in the series, i.e Killua.

If Nen is related to Haki, then is there a real world explanation for these techniques?

It would depend on your definition of related.

So although the two are similar, there are differences:

Armament Haki is close to Gyo, focusing aura on a certain part of the body. In HxH, characters can see/detect/sense people around them without gyo and en (an example of this would be Gon vs Gido, where Gon 'sensed' the spinning tops around him through concentration), however both techniques are used to detect concealed aura, through zetsu or In.

Conqueror's Haki is a technique used for the purpose of knocking down people by dominating their will. In contrast, malicious intent behind strong aura will scare an enemy, intentional or not, like with bloodlust (Gon was scared of Hisoka's bloodlust in the Hunter exam arc, even though Hisoka was not aware of his presence).

Ren exemplifies aura and with it the effect, and En means the person feels the aura around them, also with a similar effect.

An explanation to their similarities could be that it is simply taking the most logical steps forward.

Life energy like things exist in many different series: aura in Hunter x Hunter, Chi in Dragon Ball, or Tenryoku in Beet the Vandel Buster. This is probably because it is an easy way of showing the strength of characters in a visual way.

If there is life energy, then it would useful in a battle to be able to sense it. If it can be sensed, then there would be a technique to hide it. For dramatic technique, it could be used to manipulate an opponent far away. This results in similar techniques being developed in different series. Therefore, the power in One Piece and the power in Hunter x Hunter are not directly related.

However, some of it could be related to real life:

Human's are incredibly sensitive to other people's gaze. Even if you are not aware of it, you can tell when someone is looking at you, which results in the feeling of 'being watched'. This can lead to belief that one can 'sense' other people's presence. There are lots of tiny factors that can lead to awareness about someone's presence, such as sound from movement, or catching them in the corner of your eye.


How could Amagiri have eggs on him after he teleported with Brita? In episode 24 we see Brita and Amagiri teleport inside PANDORA and steal some clothes from a group of guards.

we know that Amagiri's remuneration/obeisance is to eat boiled eggs. We also know that Brita's ability is:

  Teleportation: Her ability is to teleport herself and anyone she is in
  contact with; however, any clothing, tools, or weapons are left
  behind.

Source: Darker Than Black Wikia

How would it be possible for Amagiri to have eggs on them after they teleported using Brita's ability?

That is one of the eggs he and Amber made together earlier in the episode.  He pulled it out of his pocket after she rewound time to save his life.

So Amber put the egg in his pocket.  That's why he stopped and stared at it.


What's the name of the song in Boku no hero season 3 episode 19 in the minute 19:00 approximately? What's the name of the song in Boku no hero season 3 episode 19 between the minute 18:50 and 19:20 when everyone is helping rescue people?

It's called People Always Reaching for the Top;
It's from the OST of Season 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7WnnBS_aIY


How rare is it to find an anime script from the late 1990s for purchase? I'm interested in buying official Japanese-language anime scripts from Japanese online auctions, Japanese online shops, eBay, and/or American websites. How often are they listed? If I see one, do I need to act immediately because the chance of coming across it again is extremely low? If it's not my favorite episode of the series, should I hold out and wait because other episodes' scripts will likely go up for auction at some point (say, within this year)?  Or is it more likely that the one I see is the only one I'm going to be able to get my hands on?

I'm particularly interested in Sailor Moon scripts which date from the late 1990s. How many copies of these were printed?

Since I posted the question half a year ago, I've been tracking Sailor Moon scripts on Yahoo! Japan Auctions more regularly. If you are looking for a script of a specific episode, you should act when it becomes available, because there are always some scripts up for sale, but not scripts of most of the episodes of such a long series. At a given time, about 10~30 episode scripts are on auction. Scripts from the Sailor Stars season (season 5) rarely go up on auction (I've only seen 2 listed in the past year). The Japanese used (i.e. pre-owned) merchandise store called Mandarake (online shop, plus branches in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, etc.) sells scripts from a variety of series.


Why doesn't stabbing himself in the chest with Rukia's sword hurt Ichigo? In the first episode of Bleach, Ichigo stabs himself in the chest with Rukia's sword to transfer her Shinigami abilities to him. Why does this not hurt him, while people can be hurt by hollows and while he is hurt by zanpakuto later in the show?

A zanpakuto is born out of a Shinigami's soul, and it obeys its master's will. When Rukia stabbed Ichigo with her zanpakuto, it was her will to transfer her powers to Ichigo, and hence Ichigo did not get hurt. If she had instead attacked Ichigo as an enemy, it would have hurt him.

Although this is not canonical, during the zanpakuto rebellion filler arc:

   Ichigo did get hurt when Sode no Shirayuki attacked him.


What is the technical name for the short exaggerated anime scenes? You know, those scenes that typically cut to out of context OTT animations to exaggerate reactions? e.g. when a character is angry the whole screen might be taken over by swirling colours, angry eyes and shouty mouth. There must be a technical name for these scenes amongst animators and storyboarders. What is the term for it?

The term this goes by is Exaggerated emotional iconography or even Manga iconography, which is one of anime's trademark tropes. This is due to anime often being an adaption from manga, where it is harder to convey emotion without the use of screen tones, backgrounds, or some form of over exaggeration.

These effects often find their way into Animes, and is more often referred to under a more catch-all term: Manga effects.

Manga effects is a pretty broad term in this sense, which is in part due to all artists having their own way to convey emotions in their source work. Hence the effects falling under this category can range anywhere from
 Bishie sparkle to face faults and so on.


What drove the hotel cook to start attacking students? In the Another anime most of the students started to kill one another because they wanted to find the dead in order to stop. Even the cook was involved in the killings.

What's the motive behind her killings? Did she kill the manager and start the fire? Any clue?

Well that lady (her name is Keiko Numata by the way) turned into a killer because of her grandson Ikuo Takabayashi who Died boringly by having heart attack. She were emotionally depressed by it and become mentally insane. That why she started killing everyone.


Which is the series "Lost Sheep" of which plush doll Subaru Konoe is fan of? While searching for the answer of my question What do the sheep dolls represent in Mayo Chiki? I found out that the plush doll is from the the popular series "Lost Sheep" as stated in Wikipedia.

  she enjoys instant noodles and is also a fan of the popular "Lost Sheep" series of plush dolls.

When I searched for the series "Lost Sheep" I found about the Parable of the Lost Sheep. I tried to search using different Keyword but the result is same. It leads to the Parable of the Lost Sheep but in different site and presented in different manner.

Is this the series that is stated in Wikipedia Or there is another series?

I believe the '"Lost Sheep" series of plush dolls' is a line of toys that exists only in the Mayo Chiki universe, something like gashapon vending machine toys. (If I recall correctly, the Lost Sheep toys are larger and come from a crane game machine, though.)

Toys like this are fairly common in anime and manga since the characters are often teenagers who spend time in game centers, and they're quite common and ubiquitous in real life as well. From the Wikipedia article on Gashapon:

  Gashapon toys are often licensed from popular characters in Japanese
  manga, video games or anime, or from the American entertainment
  industry. These highly detailed toys have found a large following
  among all generations in Japan, and the trend is filtering to the
  world, especially among adult collectors. It is not uncommon for sets
  marketed specifically for adults to feature risqué female figurines.

(By the way, if you go through to the original article, do not click on the citation for that last sentence unless you are alone in a dark room, preferably about forty miles from the nearest civilization.)


What is the name of song from Code Geass in episode 5 when the Lancelot is saving Jeremiah? What is the name of song from Code Geass in episode 5 when the Lancelot is saving Jeremiah? I can't find it or any covers of it anywhere, it starts at 1:16 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_xS6y1-92s&t=66

It's an unreleased piece from the soundtrack called Knightmare Assault. You can find it here:

Code Geass: Unreleased Album - 09 Knightmare Assault

Prior to this, fans ad dubbed it 'Turning the Tides', so you will find some covers of it under that name:

http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/File:Turning_the_Tide_(Code_Geass_Unreleased_Music)

Source

What's this music used when Lelouch is giving new orders in ep. 2 of R2?


How are Shoya and Maria related? In A Silent Voice, Shoya lives with his mom and a little girl named Maria. He refers to Maria as his little sister, but the two have different skin colors.

How are Shoya and Maria related?

It explain pretty well in manga and anime. She's not his sister, but she's his niece. Her mother is Shoya's sister and her father is a Brazilian. Maria's MAL page also mentioned

  Ishida's young niece who lives with Ishida and his family. Maria is half-Japanese from her mother's side and half-Brazilian from her father's side.

This is her father


What is the difference between "arc", "hen" and "season" when categorizing anime series sub-stories? I always see that different stories in the same anime series are usually called with either "hen", "arc" or "season" as seen in the examples below.

Hen (編)
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Stardust Crusaders - Egypt Hen
Alps no Shoujo Heidi: Alm no Yama Hen
Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Gekitou-hen / Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Junai-hen
Arata naru Sekai: Kako-hen / Arata naru Sekai: Gendai-hen / Arata naru Sekai: Mirai-hen
Arc
One Piece: Arlong Park Arc / One Piece: Sabaody Island Arc
Bleach: Arrancar, The Arrival Arc / Bleach: Arrancar, The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry Arc
Naruto: Chuunin Exam Arc / Naruto: Pain's Assault Arc
Season
Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season
Girls Bravo: First Season
Moonlight Mile 1st Season: Lift Off

I observed these differences:
Hen: Always added at the end of the title. Sometimes it is made suffix with a hyphen.
Arc: Used to logically divide long running series.
Season: Always used with a number starting from 1.

Why do they choose one over another? For example, why don't we say "Moonlight Mile: Lift Off Hen" or "Naruto: Chuunin Exam Season"? Is this only a matter of choice or do they differ in meaning?

Arc is English word and Hen is Japanese. They both indicate storylines (separation by what is happening in story), whereas season is used to split the anime by industry and commercial timeline (commonly by actual seasons: Winter 2015, Fall 2015). Multiple arcs may comprise a single season or multiple seasons maybe needed to finish a single arc.

Take One Piece for example. Season 3 and Season 4 of One Piece anime actually share arcs.


Why is Sanji's Wanted Poster drawn? Unlike any other characters, only Sanji's poster are drawn.

In chapter 436, they ask the photographer, but there's no reply (or at least the answer didn't revealed after).

Did he really forget to take off the lens cap?

How could he forget to take off the lens cap, if he managed to get another picture of the rest Luffy's crew?

If I were to guess, I'd say that there were different photographers, and the one who was supposed to take Sanji's image made the mistake. Some bounty posters were taken during the raid on Enies Lobby (notice the posters of Sogeking, Robin and Franky).

But Sanji was not there to begin with (busy closing the Gates of Justice), Nami was shocking everyone with her Perfect Clima Tact who got closed to her and Chopper was temporarily paralyzed on the ship. Hence only Sanji, Chopper and Nami were left for the bounty photos, Nami's photo was then taken by a magazine reporter (who may or may not be at the party, but can't go to Sanji or Chopper with that excuse), Chopper's photo was definitely taken at the party (notice his expression), however Sanji was busy with keeping up with the food demands during the massive party (can't have a cook's image on the bounty poster).

As for how nothing is mentioned. I would say he was nervous and made an honest mistake.


Did zen-ohs play with real planets? Both zen-ohs were playing with planet-shape balls and they were being destroyed. Are those planets real? If so, why did they do that? They aren't gods of destruction and don't interfere with gods of destructions' job.

Based on the planets we saw during the episode of Super Shenron we can safely asume that those were real planets. The were shaped and coloured similarly.

During Goku's encounter with the future Zen-oh he didn't hestitate to destroy the planet. So it wouldn't surprise me if they simply just created empty planets to play with or maybe they used planets that would be eradicated anyway.

But Zen-oh is almighty and he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants. That's why all the gods are so careful with him with what they say and what they do. They fear him because he is like a child. If Zen-oh doesn't like you or he wants to have fun he will do whatever he wants with a childs mind. The more mature characters do value his creations and therefor they are being afraid of losing it.

A simple example would be uhmm... lets say that you are an artist and you can draw as many pictures as you want and you have drawn billions of pictures, would you then care if a few thousand pictures would be destroyed by you? The way you draw pictures is the same way he created things and that's why he doesn't value it so much. Goku is probably like one of the better drawn picture and therefor he hestitates a bit.

I hope this example cleared up the way he thinks and acts, feel free to ask a question as a reply if it's a bit confusing.


What anime are these keychains from? I really would like to know what this is from if possible? But I might be buying them and I want to know what I'm getting.

The blue one is Aki Hasumi from the otoge visual novel for PS Vita called Root∞REXX.
Link to item

The red one is Kiriya Etou from the Kiniro no Corda anime and manga series.
Link to item


Is there a tradition behind giving people names from English words? There are a number of shows/manga where characters have names that are English words. In Vampire Knight, a character is named Zero. Tokyo Mew Mew has characters with names like Lettuce, Mint, and Berry. Is there a tradition behind this?

There can be numerous reasons justifying the usage of English names. I would divide them into two categories: plot reasons, and non-plot reasons.

The plot reasons are rather obvious, and include (but not limited to, of course)

Some characters were born in non-Japanese-speaking countries, disregarding where the story itself is happening. Note that those are not necessary English-born characters or English names. For example, most names in Code Geass, Hugh Anthony Disward from The Mystic Archives of Dantalian, Victoria Seras from Hellsing, and so on and so forth.
Sometimes the setting is a future world/alternative history/another planet/imaginary fantasy world. This can also justify such names, because the characters were born in a completely different culture that has nothing to do with Japan. For example, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Spice and Wolf, FMA characters.

The non-plot reasons would be:

The name looking/sounding cool or pretentious, for example, Zero.
The name meaning or symbolizing something, like Riza Hawkeye, who is a sniper, which her name suggests.
Some other special cases. For example in Detective Conan the names were changed in the English version to make it more attractive to the audience.


Is it possible for Kakashi to obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? He doesn't have siblings, nor he is an Uchiha, so the answer would be simple, but as we've seen, he reached a high level in the usage of the Sharingan. so, based on our knowledge of how the Mangekyou Sharingan works, could the combination of his and Obito's eye result an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

The answer to your question is yes, Kakashi can obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

But the problem is that his Sharingan consumes a lot of his chakra. At some stages, his overuse of Kamui made him exhausted, too. In this source, it does say that:

  "Repeated use of the technique puts a great deal of strain on the
  user, causing his left eye to bleed if overused"

As a result, using Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan could result in a life-threatening situation for him. And as per the previous answer, you need to transplant a Mangekyou Sharingan, preferably from somebody close, such as a sibling.


Death in SAO before Kayaba announcement I was wondering if in the novel we knew about some deaths occurring before Kayaba announcement. I remember that in the anime, Kirito plays a bit with Cline before realizing that the log off option has disappeared. Then all the people are summoned to the city and learn about the fact that if they die in the game, they also die in real life.

I don't remember any players dying before the announcement in the anime, except for those who are not waking up and their relative pulling off their NerveGear thus causing death, but maybe in the light novel, some guys died without even knowing it just while being defeated by a mob (which seems awful for me).

Do we know about some players dying before that while thinking they are still in a normal game?

So, I read the beginning of the novel, and like Ayase Eri said, Kayaba is fair so he hadn't killed the players before doing an announcement.

This is written on page 71 :

  The first person to get the honor of having his name crossed out
  appeared three hours into the game. The reason for death was not losing to a monster. It was suicide.

  He believed in the theory that "according to the structure of the NerveGear, if a person is cut off from the system they'll automatically regain consciousness." He climbed over the iron fence at the north end of the city, or the edge of Aincrad, and flung himself off.

So, it clearly means that it was after Kayaba did his announcement because he tried to escape the game.

The anime followed that as well and if I remember it right, we see that first death (but I do not remember if it was during the first episode or a flashback that we see it).

The author really kept the characteristics of every character to this point.


How many brothers does Lady Farnese have? It's mentioned earlier on that she was her father's only legitimate child, but then it's shown in chapter 252 that she has 3 more brothers, not including Serpico.

Could anyone clear that up, please?

Note: if it's explained beyond chapter 252, please explicitly mark it with a spoiler warning.

Farnese has

  3 brothers and 1 half-brother.

In Vol. 14 Chapter 96,

   Serpico, his half-brother, was first introduced. His relation to Farnese, however, was only revealed on Vol. 22 Chapter 185.

In Vol. 29 Chapter 251,

   Magnifico, his brother, was first shown arguing with their father, and he would later on join her and Guts' Travelling Party in their journey to Elfheim:

In Vol. 29 Chapter 255,

  his other brothers, Giorgio and Poliziano, was first revealed, and this is the only appearance they have made so far:


Does Ash ever re-encounter his Butterfree after the Butterfree's Goodbye episode? I have not watched the Pokémon anime since Battle Frontier, but I saw a snippet of a much newer episode in a region that is most definitely not Johto, that featured Claire, the Dragon gym leader from the Johto region.

This led me to realize that it's not impossible that the anime producers would bring back characters from the very distant past.

So I was thinking, does Ash ever re-encounter his Butterfree in an episode after Butterfree's Goodbye?

A simple answer is no. We don't see Butterfree and Ash ever meeting again after their farewell in Bye-Bye Butterfree:

                    A scene just before butterfree's departure

As mentioned on the Bulbapedia (and partially in the comments):

  Ash's Butterfree has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, Spurt!, along with his mate, the pink Butterfree.

  However, he has not returned in any episodes since his last appearance. Ash has, however, flashed back to having him several times, such as in The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!, A Trainer and Child Reunion!, and Butterfree and Me!.


Is the anime adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul:re faithful to the manga? I've seen the first 2 episodes of Tokyo Ghoul:re and got confused when Kaneki meets Touka. I dropped the manga a while ago though, so I might be wrong thinking that they have not met this early.

Is the anime following the manga closely, or is it as far off as the Root A was?

Having watched all the anime episodes so far, except maybe the one released today, and all the Re manga chapters, they do match up very closely. There might be some minor events missing, but it seems like everything is being included.

Thus, of the 3 anime seasons of Tokyo Ghoul, it seems Re is the most faithful to the manga. Even season 1 mixed up the order and changed some events, but I have yet to see any such thing in Re.


Why Ban's scar made by Meliodas didnt completely heal? Ban has been many times chopped, he even has been cut in half, but none of those injuries had left a scar. But Meliodas attack on him has left him a permanent scar.  Why is this so? Why Ban's scar made by Meliodas didnt completely heal?

This is due to the technique Meliodas used to inflict the wound: HellBlaze

This abillity nullifies regenerative powers, but also the power of immortality.
Meaning this power could actually kill even the immortal Ban.
As this power also stopped his regenerative power on that spot, the wound never managed to fully heal back in accordance with his immortal regenerative power.
But instead regenerates as a normal wound would have, by scaring.

   Hellblaze is a dark and mysterious power connected to the Demon Clan.
 It allows the user to generate and control black flames that cannot be
 extinguished. In addition to its immensely devastating power, the
 flames also nullify any regenerative abilities including that of an
 immortal.


What anime is this blue-tinted image of a layer of skin/paint peeling off the face of a woman from? What is this image from? I am desperate to find out.

I did Google Image Search. Maybe this is Ghost in the shell (1995).

Ghost in the Shell - Movie 1995

Synopsis

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster. The pursuit will call into question what makes a human and what is the Puppetmaster in a world where the distinction between human and machine is increasingly blurry.


Can anybody/anything be an alchemist? Besides all the talk about the "Philosopher's Stone". Can anybody or anything become an alchemist? Not including homunculus.

TL;DR Yes, every person can be alchemist, with few exceptions.

Now, to answer this question fully, lets look at what alchemy is.

Alchemy relies on concept of world interconnectivity. World consists of numerous elements, most of which have some connections to other elements, forming interconnected systems, and those systems are interconnected as well, etc. Any action towards one object will also impact all objects connected to it; those objects will impact their relative objects etc. This was explained in episode 12 of Brotherhood series, e.g. food chain is example of one of such interconnected subsystems.

This is source of main principle behind transmutations - you can indirectly affect something in this world, if you know how it participates in its subsystem.

This also explains why you need to learn alchemy, and why most alchemists have limited area of powers. To know how to do transmutation, you need to learn about corresponding systems of world.

Now, important thing - human is part of this system as well. And by changing himself, human changes world around him.

"Fullmetal Alchemist" hyperbolizes this idea: alchemy is basically process of relaying some abstract changes inside alchemist into his surroundings, using interconnectivity of world.

So, basically, since people are part of the world, every single of them can be alchemist. But to do so, you need to learn how world works (or at least how certain areas of world structure work). This is kind of same to scientists - everyone can learn quantum physics, but it is hard, and not everyone has knack for it.

But there is also such thing as Gates of Truth. According to all notes above, it makes sense to assume, that Gates are representing connection of person to world. Therefore, if there is no Gate, person is not connected to world, and cannot use alchemy.


Why does Mikoto's Sword of Damocles break every time he uses it? Why does Mikoto's Sword of Damocles break every time he uses it?

The Sword of Damocles is the direct manifestation of the Kings' powers and their state as a King. If they were to lose control of their powers due to personal emotions like Mikoto's rage of Tatara's death, the swords start crumbling. This is due to his Weismann levels raising as his compatibility as the Red King is falling. A similar thing is happening to Reisi Munakata, where due to him killing Mikoto, that burden of killing a king is causing his sword to start crumbling as well.


Name of the song that Conan played in Season 1 Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case What is the name of the song that Conan played in Season 1 Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case at 08:27? Here is the link to the video.

The song is "Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits".


Where can I buy High School DxD English-translated novels? I tend to read the manga if the anime does not cover all of the story bu since High School DxD manga is even less developed than the anime... where can I buy the English translated (or even original not translated) novels?

The novels do not have a official English translation.


Tamaki's reasoning for making Haruhi a host? In the anime series 'Ouran High School Host Club' what's Tamaki's reasoning behind making Haruhi a host?

If she had continued on as an errand boy, the debt would have been paid off eventually... even if it took years.

The hosts don't charge any of their customers, and even if they did... Tamaki tells Haruhi she only needs to get 100 customers for her debt to be erased, and unless they were charging a fortune 100 customers wouldn't even come close to paying off her debt.

So, what's in this deal for Tamaki? At the time of the 100 customer arrangement he's not attracted to her, he still thinks she's a boy. So it can't be that he just wants to keep her around.

Is it a personal challenge for Tamaki to see if he can train the "commoner" well enough to get 100 customers?

What's his reasoning?

The way I see it, Tamaki doesn't care about money at all. He started the host club merely as a form of entertainment for himself. When he noticed how good Haruhi looked (even in "male" form) he decided that adding "him" to the club would only make things even more interesting. While I have found nothing to actually support any of this, it's something that I believe is a very plausible answer.


Did Asako and Souhei end up being together in the end? I have watched the anime and read the manga, but the ending of the manga didn't explain if Natsume Asako and Sasahara Souhei end up together.

Did I miss something, or is it just not mentioned?

On Natsume's work desk, in the manga series credits, there is a picture of her smiling and hugging a guy with a very similar hair-style to Sasahara's (the picture is actually the same on the back cover of the volume 13, after removing the jacket). This suggests that they indeed did develop a further relationship after high school.

At their friends' wedding, they are always seen with each other, though it is not confirmed if they are a couple. So it's up to you to decide, I guess! Personally, I think that they are too great couple to not be together :)


A children's anime with a professor and a polar bear I'm looking for a comedy anime for children with a professor/inventor who has an polar bear as friend. The polar bear can walk on two legs and can perfectly speak and talk with humans, and he is also very crazy and stupid (similar to Spongebob or Goofy). The anime and the episodes have a crazy made-for-children plot [1], similar to Dr. Slump or Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi. The drawing style is also similar to those animes.

[1] The "regular" plot among the episodes is: the professor always invents strange/crazy and funny inventions, and his crazy and stupid polar bear friend always destroys them (similar to "Dexter's Laboratory", where Dexter always comes up with some invention just to be destroyed by his stupid sister). Then the professor gets angry as always.

Other characters in this anime are a nice young blond woman, an nasty old brown-haired woman with glasses.

Another detail which maybe helpful is that I watched this anime in the late '90s in Germany.

Sounds a lot like Cubitus (a.k.a. Wowser). It features an inventor who has a huge white dog (some people mistake him for a polar bear).


Are there differences between Web Novel, Light Novel and Manga of Mushoku Tensei? I'm currently reading manga and I was thinking to switch to LN or WN so I'm wonder to what I should read WN or LN.

I'm current in chapter 15 in manga.

As far as I know, the manga follows the same path as the web novel with much skipped content. I don't know about the light novel but I read somewhere that there are some differences. And according to Wikipedia (link), there exists a whole volume between WN volumes 6 & 7, that covers Rudeus' adventures following Eris' departure.


Why it is called 91 days if there were only 12? So, basically the question in the title. I thought it had something to do with how long it took for Angelo to complete his revenge but I'm not too sure.

The 90 days signify the days left until the opening of the Opera House, which was mentioned in the wedding episode 2 by Frate, who tells them that Don Gallasia decided to attend the opening show. The 91 days refers to the time in which his revenge takes place since arriving.


Has the "It's over 9000!" meme spread back to Japan? Has the "It's over 9000!" meme from DBZ spread back into Japan? Is it referenced in other manga or anime? If it is, do they use 9000 (which is, depending on who you ask, a translation error or an intentional mistranslation) or 8000?

As far as I can tell, it hasn't really spread back very much. However, my method of checking is a bit strange, so it's likely that a native Japanese speaker could answer this better. As you pointed out, the original version has 8000 rather than 9000. What Vegeta says in Japanese is "八千以上だ" which literally translates to "It's over 8000."

I looked on nico nico for any videos with "八千以上だ," but I didn't get any results. Removing "だ" gives some results, but none of them are related to DBZ as far as I can tell. I then tried all variations I could think of, like using "8千," "8000," writing 以上 in hiragana, etc. Still no DBZ videos. Using different versions of 9000 also doesn't get many results. A couple of videos that came up made some references to "9000千以上だ" in the description in such a way that they could be referencing the meme, but the number of these cases was pretty small.

I do get a reasonable number of results by searching "over 9000" on nico. All of these seem to be referencing the English version directly, i.e. they say "It's over 9000" rather than the Japanese version. So it does seem that there is some back-propagation of the meme, but they prefer to keep it in English. Also judging by the number of videos and the number of views on the videos, it seems it never became as popular as it did overseas. That probably shouldn't be surprising, given that DBZ ran from 1989-1996 in Japan and the meme only started in 2006, and mostly spread on English-language websites like 4chan and YTMND.


What is the purple stuff on Doflamingo's strings? In the latest episode, we see a pure purple color at the tips of the string attack. I've never seen this before. What is it?

I didn't think it was Busō-shoku no Haki, because that's black:

it's Busō-shoku no Haki (should be black but Toei since Punk Hazzard have colored the CoA with that color).


What does "life force" mean? The term life force is used a number of times during the series. Does life force simply mean chakra? If so, then do non-ninjas (such as Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen) not have life force? Is there a canonical definition for this term?

The way I see it, Life Force is a completely different energy from chakra.

Chakra can be depleted and restored (even though if you deplete it too much, you die). When Life Force gets used in a technique, the user's vitality usually takes a hit, as well as his life-span. (Nagato was left completely drained, and never recovered from using the Gedo Mazo in battle).
Life Force was seen to be transferred and infused in other individuals to revive them. Both "super healing" and actual bringing back from the dead was seen. Mere "chakra" does not have this property.
Life Force seem to have some sort of connection with the Yang (or physical) energy your body produces, and mixed with Yin to form chakra.

Spoilers:

   Not to mention humans once lived without chakra, and it was given to them by the God Tree, the term "Life Force" indicates that without it there can be no life, hence the two are different.

So what is Life Force?

The term is very hazy, it wasn't explicitly explained or discussed in the series, but from what I get, it's a completely different energy, closely related to the Yang energy, and it determines your vitality and life-span.


What factors contributed to the "golden age" of anime? The anime boom of the 1980s is considered, by many, the beginning of the "golden age" of anime.

What factors contributed to this boom? Where did it all start? Who were the major players?

What led to the end of this boom? How did we get to the so-called "moe-boom" we have today?

The golden age of anime began in the 1980s with Mobile Suit Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato.
According to Wikipedia:

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), the first Real Robot anime, was also initially unsuccessful but was revived as a theatrical film in 1982. The success of the theatrical versions of Yamato and Gundam are seen as the beginning of the anime boom of the 1980s, which many consider the beginning of the "golden age of anime". This anime boom also marked the beginning of "Japanese Cinema's Second Golden Age", which would last until around the beginning of the 2000s.

Mecha animes and space operas began becoming popular after Star Wars was released in 1977. The major players were Mobile Suit Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato in the beginning. Hayao Miyazaki released Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which is considered one of the most influential anime of all time, during that time. His company became Studio Ghibli.
The introduction of the martial arts genre also happened in this time with the release of Dragon Ball in 1984. The anime fandom, filled with people known as otaku, began forming at this time, concentration on magazines such as Animage, which published Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and Newtype. The sports genre also began in the 1980s with the release of Captain Tsubasa.
The beginning of OVA (Origial Video Animation) also happened in the 1980s, bringing anime to the home video market; the first OVA released was Moon Base Dallos.
The fall of the 1980s anime boom had a few causes. The first is that the success of Nausicaä led to an increase in experimental and high budget anime films. Many of these were relatively unsuccessful, not making up the exorbitant amount of money spent to create them. Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise had a budget of ¥800 million and Akira had a budget of $11 million (which, if that is the 1988 budget, was approximately ¥1.408 billion). Neither of these films, along with many other experimental anime films, were box office successes in Japan, though Akira did bring in fans from the West. Because of these failures, many anime production companies began closing. Studio Ghibli was one of the only successful anime production companies at the end of the 1980s with the film Kiki's Delivery Service. These failures, along with the bursting of the economic bubble and the death of Osamu Tezuka, a main player in the experimental anime field, lead to the fall of the 1980s era of anime.
Regarding the moe boom, according to this:

Another theory asserts that its usage stems from 2channel in the 1990s when the word was used to refer to female characters who were “hybrids of the Lolicon (lolita complex) and bishoujo (beautiful girls) genres,” Hotaru Tomoe from Sailor Moon being an early example of a moekko character.
In an article written by Patrick W. Galbraith of Tokyo University, Galibraith explores the origins and meanings behind the term “moe”. He states that the term originated from 2channel in the 1990s in the discussion of young, cute, and innocent girls and their burning passion for them. This term likely picked up because moeru (nominalized as moe) while meaning ‘to bud or sprout,’, is homophonous with the verb ‘to burn.’
The sexualization of underage (or underage-looking) characters in manga goes back to the late ’70s, when underground and adult manga artists such as Disappearance Diary creator Hideo Azuma began to work around censorship laws by drawing characters without pubic hair. This was the beginning of the lolicon (Lolita Complex) trend.


What was the purpose of sending the parasites to Earth? I'm still wondering, as it was not revealed in the anime version, why the parasites were sent to Earth? Was there any purpose to it?

This may not be the real purpose (and as Gao Weiwei commented, there will be more hints), but Hirokawa (the leader of the cabal and mayor of the neighbor town) states during a meeting (in which Reiko Tamura was present at the time, but did not object) that Parasytes were sent to earth as a counter to the environmental damage humans were doing.

Whether this was the real purpose, or whether Horikawa was mistaken, or whether he was just pushing some hidden agenda, is unknown.

But the fact that Reiko (the person one that did the most research on Parasyte's nature) did not object may back that hypothesis.


Is there a single member of the Einzbern family who is a human being? From the information I could find, nearly all known members of the Einzbern family are (female) homunculi (Justeaze, Irisviel, Illyasviel and all the maids), the only exception being Jubstacheit, who is supposed to be an A.I. controlling an array of humanoid golem bodies.

Is there any information on Einzberns who are actually human beings? Are there any alive at all at the time of the events of Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night? If there is not, can the Einzberns actually be considered a "bloodline" in the strict sense of the word, or are they more like an army of self-cloning homunculi?

The Einzberns from the beginning were a factory of homunculi. Per the booklet released alongside the DVD for the Unlimited Blade Works anime:

  • The origins of Einzbern

  A factory originally created by the students of the magician who
  realized the third magic. Began in the year 1 AD.  They attempted to
  reproduce their master’s miracle, but couldn’t do it themselves, so as
  an alternate plan they tried to recreate a specimen identical to their
  master and have it reproduce the magic.

  After nearly 900 years of effort, Justeaze—the homunculus who would
  come to be called the Winter Saint—was forged.  She was a model that
  strayed from what the magi had intended, created completely by
  accident, but her abilities were equal to or above those of their
  master.  The magi should have been elated about Justeaze, but they
  couldn’t be happy. After all, she was a mutation that was born
  regardless of their own techniques or skills.  Even if that specimen
  was to reproduce the third magic, that conclusion would be harder for
  them to bear than 900 years of failure.

  The magi deperately attempted to create a homunculus that excelled
  Justeaze by their own techniques.  The artificial intelligence created
  to act as the castle’s central management—the golem Jubstacheit—was
  the pinnacle of their craft, and became the father of all homunculi
  created at Einzbern.

  Justeaze succeeded at proving the third magic.  However, it was not
  cost-effective. Justeaze’s use of the third magic was like careful
  knitting. It would take several years to save just one person, making
  the salvation of the entire human race virtually unattainable.  In
  addition, while Justeaze herself did not age, her body was so frail it
  would take little to kill her, so she could not leave the castle.
  Since her intelligence and mentality were also unaging, she did not
  develop at all. From an outside perspective, it was as if she was
  repeating a single day for all eternity.  If she were to leave the
  castle she would be freed from this “single day,” but the act of
  leaving the castle signified an easy death for Justeaze.

  In the end, they accepted that humans could create something that
  surpassed humans, but not something that could save humans. … Or
  perhaps they would not have failed if a miracle like Justeaze had not
  occurred.

  The magi despaired the limits of their abilities. Some abandoned the
  castle, while others took their own lives.  The homunculi left at
  Einzbern were abandoned by their creators, but in their purity, they
  continued to operate the factory for the sake of the creators’
  ideology—the salvation of humankind, the reproduction of a miracle.

  From then on, all homunculi created at Einzbern were based off of
  Justeaze.  Jubstacheit created a humanoid terminal unit, and used it
  as the manager of Einzbern. Though by the end he operated even Acht
  (the eighth humanoid terminal), he did not possess a personality.  He
  only included the necessary “humanity” to operate the castle and
  reproduce the third magic into each of his humanoid terminals, and
  made them act like humans.  Jubstacheit is essentially an automaton
  that cannot progress, but continues operating in perpetuity. His way
  of existence is just like an old clock ticking away, being forgotten
  by people before running down.


Is there a manga based on Dragon Ball Heroes? I heard there was a manga based on the game Dragon Ball Heroes. If there is, is it in English, and does it contain the non-canon characters like Beat and SSJ4 Broly?

Yes, there is an spin-off manga called Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission that has been running since October 20, 2012.

Beat appears a lot throughout the story, the only reference I could find on Broly was in chapter 9 when a Super Saiyan 3 Broly card is played. I couldn't find any licensed English translation. However there are some fan-translations.

The story takes place after the events of Dragon Ball GT.


How much was Sawako's guitar worth? In Season 2 Episode 2 English Dub when the Light Music Club gets Sawako's old guitar appraised at the music store the value is $5,000.

I am assuming that originally the price would be in ¥ but because it's the English dub it was changed to $. I had hoped that during the episode I would see a hint as to how much it actually was but the notes Rizu flashes to the club in the cafe all have 1,000 printed on them and the receipt showed only 4 digits where I assume the value of the guitar is.

So I am wondering what the actual value of the guitar?

The item, which appears to be a 60's Gibson SG, sold for 500,000 yen.


Is it possible to understand the One Piece storyline by watching the movies only? According to the Wikipedia, there are 13 One Piece movies.

As a new viewer to the series (haven't watched the anime at all), is watching all the movies enough to understand the storyline, or are there some specific movies that can be enjoyed without knowing the One Piece universe?

If you want to follow the story of One Piece, your only choice is either to watch the anime or to read the manga (you will complete it much faster since you can read a chapter in few minutes). Also a big bonus point for the manga is that there is no filler.

Regarding the movies, most of them are not-canon which means they don't fit in the story of One Piece. You can view them as a spin-off, which takes the existing characters and world setup but tells a totally different story that is in no way connected to the anime/manga.

So, in short, the only way to follow One Piece is either to read the manga or watch the anime.


Where did it become known that Rin's and Len's names have different first letters? According to the answers here and this chat post

  there's one sound in Japanese which is somewhere between L and R, though probably closer to R.

Luffy/Ruffy (One Piece)
Lio/Rio (Kara no Kyoukai)

2 of the Vocaloids are the twins Rin and Len, but given the above, their names could be Rin and Ren, Lin and Len, or even Lin and Ren.

So where did it become known that Rin's and Len's names have different first letters, as opposed to the alternatives that I mentioned?

The earliest archived revision of Crypton's page for the Kagamines that reveals details about them has their names in both Latin script and in Japanese.

That revision is from 3 Dec 2007, which is shortly before they were actually first sold later that same month.

So I guess the answer to your question is that it was known to people pretty much from the very beginning.


How many total BDs and DVDs did The Virgin Witch Maria (Junketsu no Maria) sell? Pretty simple question.  How many total BDs and DVDs did The Virgin Witch Maria (Junketsu no Maria) sell?  I wanted to know how well it sold and I don't really know where to find that kind of information, so I decided to ask it here :D

From SomeAniThing (A Website that takes into account, BR/DVD Sales from Oricon Charts & Amazon): "The Virgin Witch Maria" sold around 3,100 Sales, from all the volumes of BR & DVD.

This is unfortunate sales, for the series. The odds of a sequel is extremely low.

http://www.someanithing.com/3059
You can locate the sales, for exact units. On this link. Just look for "Junketsu No Maria" and total up the sales per volume.


What's inside Hachikuji's bag? In the anime, Hachikuji always carries a large backpack everywhere. What's in the bag? And why she always carrying it? Did she also carry it in the LN?

(I only watched until episode 5 in Monogatari Series: Second Season, so I don't know if there will be any explanation about this.)

Yes, she also has the backpack in the Light Novel. When she decided to visit her mom after a long time, she put memories in there to make her mother happy.

Here's a quote from the Mayoi Snail Arc in the LN (BakaTsuki translation):

  She neatly bound her own hair and filled her favorite backpack full of old memories hoping to delight her mother with them.

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   In the end she died with her backpack on, so she still carries it after her death.


Discrepancies between Kishimoto and the Asura Path? According to the wiki:

  The Asura Path (修羅道, Shuradō) grants the user the ability to augment their own body to summon mechanised armour and various ballistic and mechanical weaponry.

Two questions on this topic.

1) Kishimoto has said there is no technology in the Naruto universe that would defeat the purpose of ninjas, specifically guns and weapons. However, why did he have the Asura Path of Pain equipped with machine guns, rockets, and lasers? Here's a quote from him:

  Masashi Kishimoto: Firstly, projectile weapons such as guns aren't allowed. (The one exception is Inari's bowgun.) Guns aren't suited to ninja. Gunpowder is used in the anime, though I don't think it should be there. And, vehicles such as aeroplanes are not allowed. I try to restrain technology that can be used for war... For example, if missiles were in it, it'd be the end. (laughs)

It turns out when Pain assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, it pretty much was the end! So why did he say these things would not be in the Naruto universe when in fact they were?

2) So all the Rinnegan wielders have access to the Six Paths. Does that mean the highly advanced weapons from the Asura Path of Pain originated from the Sage of the Six Paths himself? In other words, did the Sage of the Six paths have some lesser, technologically inferior form of machine guns, rockets, etc. long ago for his Asura Path powers?

Also, what exactly are the powers for people who've wielded the Rinnegan at some point, like Obito, Madara, and Sasuke, regarding the Asura Path? Can they even use it since it involves constructing your own weapons? Or is there something they do to summon these weapons?

Since your question has two parts, I will do my best to explain them.

(1)

  It turns out when Pain assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, it pretty much was the end! So why did he say these things would not be in the Naruto universe when in fact they were?

Manga and Anime industry are like comics in western culture. Unlike those from DC, Marvel and other publishers, most of Manga artist (Mangaka) decides how the show is going on. I assume on Marvel or DC, they would need to discuss a lot with plotline for comics.

Also you may have heard about Naruto pilot Manga, which is quite different from current implementation of series. What I am going to say is the "Mangaka" is king of the manga and whatever he says is not planned and will do anything as he desire in his manga, without considering things such as plot holes and others.

Plus with "Boruto" and Ootuski clan being from outer space will make these into making things like it is planned from beginning of series.

(2)

  Also, what exactly are the powers for people who've wielded the Rinnegan at some point, like Obito, Madara, and Sasuke, regarding the Asura Path? Can they even use it since it involves constructing your own weapons? Or is there something they do to summon these weapons?

Well for this one, I have some scene from a book I read earlier. A guy asked "DO you know how strong is batman?" and his friend replied "As far as the author wants to". The same could applied here. I rarely doubt Kishimoto would really planned Obito to imitate as Madara at first place. He may have planned for him to be part of an arc, but not this deep.

Back to question, the only Rinnegan user who extensively use Asura path is, for what I believe,Uzumaki Nagato. Other Rinnegan users are listed but I have never seen any of them using such.

For constructing own weapons, I believe is part of Yin and Yang combined release, not from abilities of Asura path. With ongoing "Boruto" series, your questions will be answered in more detail, so just keep patience. (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง


Why did Shisui sacrifice himself? Why did Shisui sacrifice himself? More importantly, why did he crush his eyes?

Is it because he wasn't strong enough to protect them from falling into the wrong hands? What made him think that Itachi could stop the revolt even when he knew he was stronger than Itachi?

I think it was made pretty clear when Itachi explains it to Naruto when he was Edo Tensei.
Itachi and Shisui both new a Civil War was on the cards since Uchiha were plotting a Coup. Both having grown up in the era of great war didn't want it to come to that. Shisui tried to use his Genjutsu prowess on the village elders to stop the anhilation of Uchihas, but Danzo overpowered him and stole his eye. Shisui managed to get away but lost an eye. He didn't want any other power monger to get hold of his other Mangekyo Sharingan and thus entrusted it to Itachi, because he knew he believed in the same ideals. He left the village and faked his death.

Source: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shisui_Uchiha

On a smartphone. So will edit with proper citations of manga chapters later. Please take a look at Wikia. It should explain it more clearly

Edit 1: For those convinced he commited suicide

  Shisui wrote a suicide note telling his clan he cannot follow through with the coup d'etat, but his clan's narrow mindedness made them unable to understand this, believing he would even sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the Uchiha Clan. The contents of the suicide note also made it appear as though he had crushed his eyes when jumping off a cliff into the Naka River to kill himself in order to prevent conflict from arising over his eyes within the clan. He, at the same time, was able to erase his existence, leaving no corpse behind.
  Wiki Source: Chapter 550 pg11. Chapter 520 pg 15

Edit 2: I am not sure whats wrong with people, but they do not want to do their own research but will hold their beliefs and opinions as hard facts. I am open to different interpretations of said facts BUT don't refute the facts. Here is the anime clip of Shisui giving his eye to Itachi (Not that itachi killed him and took his eye)


Why is the anime named "Baccano!"? The question itself is self-explanatory!
What's the meaning of it?
And why is it named so?
How was the anime named so?
I thought the reason would be revealed by the end if the anime but it didn't, and I'm left here wondering...

As the English Wikipedia article states, Baccano [bakˈkaːno] is simply Italian for "ruckus, row, din".

As far as I remember the story is never set in Italy, however the Mafia-like organizations featured in the Anime are likely what makes the connection here and you will probably agree that there is quite a bit of "ruckus" going on,


Does Sasuke really need a new arm? So we all know that Sasuke does not have an arm. And after his fight, Sakura was saying something about making an arm out of Hashirama's cells. Thing is—Sasuke has the Rinnegan, and knows how to use it. So, he can use the Asura Path technique to get a new arm. So what was the need for an arm made of Hashirama's cells anyway? Why did they make one for Sasuke if he can get a new arm himself? And why is Sasuke missing an arm in the first place? He should have had his own new arm by now.

I think it's because sasuke lost a lot of his powers after he sealed kaguya. (Naruto even list his SOSP (sage of six paths) more).
Sasuke only had his rinnegan, ad so, I don't think he can restore his arm using asura path technique


What is the difference between doujinshi and manga? Doujinshi seem to represent usually works of amateurs, but that is a subjective measure. What is the objective difference between both works?

Doujinshi is closer to what we think of as "indie/self-published" comics compared to manga. Professionals can produce doujinshi as well as amateurs, and many mangaka will produce doujinshi on the side when they're otherwise unable to produce a certain work for legal reasons.

Doujinshi are often, but not limited to:

Fanart of pre-existing intellectual properties
Ecchi material
One-shots

The quality of any given doujinshi can vary as a result, since literally anyone can produce a doujinshi without any sort of editorial oversight.


What is the device in the garden in the first episode? What is the device which the white shirted (unnamed) man was working on in his garden in episode 1?

In my opinion, it may be something for communicating with his wife, since they are not able to come close to each other. But I can't make sure of it.

The light novel doesn't give much context about the machine, and just describes it as a 小さな機械 (lit. small machine/apparatus).

One assume by the location ns accessories (hose) that it's for watering the garden. Since the inhabitants of this city are all hikikomori-types, it would make sense for machines to do all the work, life watering the plants.


Who is Luffy's first mate? I just started reading the One Piece manga and am currently on the 5th and I was wondering who Luffy's first mate is.

Zoro joined first, but Usopp was given permission to take over as captain when Luffy couldn't, which is something only the first mate can do.

Who is Luffy's first mate?

Well Mugiwara no ichimi has no first mate but according to One Piece Yellow: Grand Elements, Roronoa Zoro is referred to as being "like the vice captain". Bartolomeo has also referred to Zoro as the first mate of the Straw Hat Pirates, although, by his own admission, that was just an assumption based on his personal views of the crew.

link here https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/First_Mate


What is the song playing in Code Geass R1 episode 24 when the black knights are ready to fire with the heavy cannon? What is the epic song that plays in the 24th episode of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R1 at 8:51, when the black knights are ready to fire with the heavy cannon "Super Electromagnetic Shrapnel Cannon"?

It's Black Knights, the 11th track of Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion O.S.T. 2. (SoundCloud link))


Gekko Moria's whereabouts? Does anyone know exactly what hapened to Gekko Moriah? IIRC he was in the Marineford arc. But I haven't seen anything of him post time-skip?

Did I miss some development or something?

The last we saw of Moriah was

   him attacked by Doflamingo and a group of Pacifista in the backstreets of Marineford. According to Doflaminog this was because Moriah was deemed "too weak"to continue serving as a Shichibukai. When asked by Moriah is Sengoku ordered this, Doflamingo told him that it came from someone higher than him. [Chapter 581/Episode 490]

Perona asks Mihawk about Gekko Moriah

   Mihawk tells her that Moriah was alive at the end of Battle, but he is not sure if he is still alive now. The newspaper reports that Moriah is dead

Doflamingo however later reveals to the Gorosei,

   that Moriah escaped before he could deliver the killer blow, probably using his DF power. He also asserts that Moria was critically injured and die anyways. [Chapter 595/Episode 513]

Thus Moriah's official status is Unknown. Doflamingo believes he is dead, but according to New World Times, Moriah survived and is in hiding somewhere in the New World. This is however based on eyewitness accounts and thus NOT a confirmation.


Have the Mugiwara pirates ever cashed in a Pirate for a bounty reward? Is the "Bounty System" in One Piece really necessary? I mean I have never really seen anyone get the bounty reward after capturing and handing the Pirate to the Marines.

Is there any episode where someone actually claimed the money after catching some pirates? What I know is Zorro's previous occupation was "bounty hunting", but did Zorro ever get the money?

Are there any episodes in One Piece that interpret how the procedure of taking the bounties from Marines work?

Yes, Zorro received money and lived this way though this was not his intention or occupation, he simply wanted to fight strong guys.

The bounties are based on the level of threat that person is for the world government.

Also if you have a bounty on your head and you kill or defeat another wanted pirate probably wouldn't be a good idea to take it to the marine force and ask for the prize cause you're actually turning yourself in.


How does Gintoki's wooden sword get fixed again after getting broken so many times? We've seen Gintoki's sword being broken multiple times and the sword is made of woord, a special kind of wood.

So how does it return back to normal again and again?

It's revealed in the series how his sword is "fixed":

   "Whenever one breaks or is stolen, Gin replaces it by purchasing it through a TV shopping program, asking them to inscribe "Lake Toya" on it prior to delivery" (Source: Gintama Wiki).

Scene where the process described above is shown (spoiler alert): Youtube


Is it possible to transfer Shinigami powers accidentally? In Bleach, Rukia transfers her Shinigami powers to Ichigo by having him stab himself in the chest with her zanpakuto.

If a person is stabbed in the chest by a zanpakuto, can they absorb half of the Shinigami's powers, or does it have to be intentional? If it does have to be intention, is there any reason given for that?

The transfer of powers has to be intentional because otherwise the shinigami won't be able to stab anybody without losing their powers. Ichigo was stabbed by Kenpachi later in the Soul Society arc, and that did not give him the latter's powers.


What happened to Uub? From what I understand once the Majin Buu arc ended Uub became a pupil of Goku and was to become Z-fighter. But in Super so far I haven't seen any mention of him at all.

Does he not exist in Super yet? Or have I missed something crucial?

The final tournament takes place AFTER the events of Dragon Ball Super. DB Super picks up immediately after the defeat of Majin Buu (Kid form).

Thus characters such as Uub, Pan and Bulla are yet to be shown in DB Super.

Dragon Ball Timeline: All Events
This might be an interesting read.

Relevant part:

  DBZAge 774, September 7 : Shenron erases everyone's memories of Majin Buu.
  Dragon Ball Super
    Age 778: Gohan and Videl are married, and Videl becomes pregnant with her and Gohan's daughter, Pan.
    Age 778, August 18: The events of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Battle of Gods Saga take place.
    Age 779: The events of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ and Resurrection ‘F’ Saga take place.
    Pan is born.
    Age 780: The events of the Champa Saga take place. The God of Destruction of the sixth universe, Champa wants to have a tournament between universe seven for their Earth.
    The events of Potaufeu Saga take place.
    The events of the Future Trunks Saga take place.
  DBZ
  Age 784, May 7 : The 28th World Martial Arts Tournament takes place. Goku leaves with Uub to train him


What are the swastikas on the car's navigation supposed to represent? In episode 12 of Himouto! Umaru-chan there appear swastikas on the car's navigation. What are these supposed to represent?

The Nazis did a great job at stigmatizing swastikas but the symbol has been used for other purposes before and still is. You can verify that this isn't particular to the anime by looking at the respective area on Google Maps for example. Or any other major Japanese city for that matter.

Due to it's use in Hinduism, you will likely find it associated with temples and the like. Tofugu has an article on it with a bit more detail. The Wikipedia article also goes into detail of the symbol's usage in asian cultures. Additionally, the version used on the Japanese maps is the clockwise one 卍, while the one used in Nazism is counter-clockwise 卐.

You are however not the only one confused, so to brace for the expected influx of foreign visitors around the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Japan's mapping agency (the GSI) is planning to change some of the symbols to make the maps easier to understand.

These changes are only for the maps aimed at foreigners though, the Japanese ones will apparently remain unchanged, so you can expect anime car navigation to still look like this in 5 years.


In what order were the Servants summoned for the 5th Holy Grail War? I know that Assassin was summoned after Caster, and in most cases, Saber is the last Servant to be summoned. (The exception is in Heaven's Feel if you count True Assassin's appearance as a separate summoning).

However, I am wondering about the order of summoning of all the Servants, and if possible, the approximate times in which they were summoned.

In the visual novel, the date is shown during cutscenes, and I am quite sure that Saber was summoned on the night of 29th of February 2004, as I remember that the date changed from 29/2 into 1/3 after Shirou returned home with Saber. This can be used to approximate when the Servants were summoned.

All of these are explained in the visual novels of Fate/stay night and Fate/hollow ataraxia.

First to be summoned was Berserker, two months before Saber.
Second to be summoned was Caster, one month before Saber.
Rider, Assassin and Lancer are summoned at around the same time, around ten days or so before Saber.
Archer is summoned two days before Saber.

By the way, Saber was summoned during the night between February 2nd and February 3rd.


How did manga as we know it today come to be? While researching my own question How important was the invention of blue towards anime?, I landed relatively quickly on Hokusai. The page states that Hokusai is incorrectly considered the precedent to modern manga.

  The largest of Hokusai's works is the 15-volume collection Hokusai Manga (北斎漫画), a book crammed with nearly 4,000 sketches that was published in 1814. These sketches are often incorrectly considered the precedent to modern manga, as Hokusai's Manga is a collection of sketches (of animals, people, objects, etc.), different from the story-based comic-book style of modern manga.

And considering that the first 'manga' was more art then manga as we know it these days What is the first ever produced anime and manga?

How did manga as we know it these days come to be ?

While the origin of manga dates back to as far as the 12th century. Pre-war manga magazines, like Eshinbun Nipponchi and The Japan Punch were attempted, but their sucesses were mixed, and mostly unsuccessful for a variety of reasons. The hardly resembled manga today, but mores resembled picture books of text, more synonymous with Chinese graphical art of the periods.

The media we refer to as modern manga, was mostly  born though the commercialism of post-war Japanese economy. Western influences particularly American culture played a big role. How it all came about is due a variety of factors, but the wave of commercialism is what helped carry it around the world.

Manga itself is an immersive social environment that encompasses various social aspects, from history, to language, to politics, religion, family, economy, and education, manga reflects Japanese society at its core, the good and the bad. The myths, traditions, beliefs, rituals, taboos, and fantasies of Japanese life are laid bare on pages of paper. The commercial proliferation of the Japanese publishing industry created a channel of expression that allowed the for the mass distribution of both real and fantastical ideas of the time. Manga as a medium is most relatable to people on a personal level because of this. While not always applicable the intimate ideas and subjects covers by the media connect to many on a personal level. While manga tends to depict a microcosm of Japanese Society. It's problem are not limited to Japanese people and society. These joys, sadness and tribulations can be share by all as fellow humans who can empathize.

Manga is a medium of expression for people to other people. People might not see eye to eye all the time, but when they do, the connection they make go beyond the images and words on the page.


Why did Animax Asia stop telecasting Naruto Shippuden in India? Animax Asia suddenly stopped airing new episodes of Naruto Shippuden in India as of January 30th 2014. As I am a Naruto fan, I was upset to see it cancelled. What was the reason it stopped airing?

This answer is based on my opinion and backed up with a few facts. So I can't say I'm sure that this is the reason.

Firstly, it's Animax India and not Animax Asia. It's different from the Animax in different Asian countries but is probably similar to the Animax in Singapore and Pakistan. This is what I understand from the articles on Animax Asia and Animax India on Wikipedia. I believe it is the shows that air on the channel that make all this difference.

Secondly, I believe that this must be a common practice on Animax India. I think so because InuYasha met the same fate. The sequel of the series, InuYasha the Final Act was completely aired a few times but I have never seen them air the series InuYasha completely (that is, from when I have been viewing the channel, probably November of 2009).

Thirdly, I guess you would know why was Animax delisted by DTH connections (excluding DEN, Siti Digital and the likes) in India. It was because Animax couldn't pay carriage fees. Why? The most probable reason is the low viewership. You say Naruto is 'world famous'. Yes, agreed. But how many people do you personally know who watch/like anime, let alone Naruto. Not more that 10, or at most 15, I guess? That's the point. In comparison to the size of the country, the number of viewers is insufficient, if not negligible. So, airing any anime here in India is not practical, or I would say, profitable.

The first point tells you that Animax India is a different entity, the second one tells you that Naruto is not the only case and the third one gives you the (most probable) reason why Animax India discontinued airing new episodes of Naruto Shippuden. To summarize, Animax will air new episodes of Naruto Shippuden if there are enough viewers, which is not the case. Sad, but true. Then again, it's my opinion backed up with some facts. So, I can't be that sure.

P.S.: You are lucky to be able to even watch those limited episodes on Animax. I don't even get Animax here on Dish TV.


Will Sasuke's Kirin work against Obito? In the last chapters, they figure out that only natural energy will work against obito.

Sasuke's Kirin is made out of natural lightning and he only needs a small amount of chakra to control and direct it to his target.

So I wonder if Kirin will work like a sage jutsu against Obito?

We don't have any proof for the moment that it would work or not against Obito.

But I would say that Kirin wouldn't work. It's categorized as a Raiton jutsu. So it's still ninjutsu and Obito should not be damaged.

Also, to use this jutsu, Sasuke needs to use a Katon jutsu to create the clouds. So, when the clouds are charged with thunders, it may still have some energy of the previous, meaning that it's not really natural lightning.


Can Byakugan read mind? In episode 46 of Naruto,from 11:57 to 14:05 minutes
Neji Hyuga went on saying the mental state and thought process of Hinata Hyuga.Although he linked his mind reading with external physical stances,he deduced correctly  the thinking of Hinata.

At 13:29 minutes,Neji even claimed that he can clearly read Hinata's mind.

Is Neji truly reading her mind or is he just logically deducing it?

After that episode,I have never seen any Hyuga reading mind by Byakugan.

Short Answer is: No, Byakugan cannot read anyone's mind. As to the episode that you are referencing, you need to keep few things in mind:

1) Hinata, during the Chunin exams( I think that's what they're called), was very predictible to begin with, and hence any decent ninja would be able to know her next move by looking at her stance.

2) Neji, with his Byakugan, can see Hinata's chakra-flow, and chakra-flow changes depending on the person's physical and mental state.

3) Neji was fighting Hinata, and it is a common tactic to say things to your opponent that will affect their confidence. If you watch the whole fight, once Hinata remembers Naruto and gains confidence, Neji stops bragging about reading her mind.

Also, Byakugan's ability to gain knowledge of person's mental state by reading chakra-flow, is not the same as reading minds because chakra-flow does not indicate anything about one's thoughts.


Why was the first episode of Osumatsu San removed from Crunchyroll? The first episode of Osumatsu San is no longer available on Crunchyroll. Instead, a message on the right of the episode page states:

  Due to a decision by the anime's production committee, episode 1 is no longer available.

What drove the anime production committee to make this decision?

The series has took liberties with the content included in the episode.

The entire first episode is about the sextuplets trying to decide what type of anime they want to be since they really don't think Showa era anime will work anymore. So they change their art style and they go through a number of gags parodying anime from recent years.

Within the first episode we see parodies from Attack On Titan, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, and probably several others I didn't catch.

An example of such:

In Japan, the law sides heavily with the original creator of a work, and provides no legal protection for parody creators:

  The author shall have the right to preserve the integrity of his work and its title against any distortion, mutilation or other modification against his will.

Thus making the parodies shown in episode 1 a liability. Part of the joke of this episode is that they finally figure out what kind of anime they want to be 23 minutes in, when the episode ends, triggering a third animation style change.

Anime News Network has put out an article about the first episode. The episode was pulled from all streaming sites and a new first episode was animated and added to the home video release to replace it.


At the end of the Shaman Warrior manhwa, do Yaki and Horrakan die? In the manhwa Shaman Warrior, does Yaki die in the end? They kinda abruptly cut the fight scene and ended with Yatilla yelling for Yaki years later. But before they cut out her fight, she was kicking butt in full shaman mode.

Also did Horrakan die? He was still alive when he and Nejo fell. Nejo came back alive... what happened with Horrakan? Ending seemed a little abrupt.

Shaman Warrior was abruptly canceled at that point in the story. The story was never finished and as a result, we are left at that eternal cliff hanger without knowing what happens of Yaki and others.

Even though the series had a great story and terrific art, this is the nature of the manhwa business. I have seen more abrupt ends to Manhwa than Manga or Comics.

The author and artist of Shaman Warrior, Park Joong Gi has moved on to another project called: The Arms Peddler, as the main artist. Which is ongoing and published by Square Enix. So if you would like to enjoy his work still, perhaps you should check it out. I personally like it.

Hope this helped and you'll continue to enjoy Manhwa.


What anime is this blond hair girl wearing pink hair ribbons from? I want to cosplay as her. Thanks for answering.

That would be Beatrice from the Re:Zero series


Which S class heroes are left in the Hero Association? In the last chapters of the webcomic is shown some Heroes retired and others moved to the Neo Heroes.

Which S class heroes are left in the Hero Association?

This answer will be spoilers for anyone not mostly caught up to the latest webcomic chapter, of course.  It will be easier to list those who left.

Last warning about them spoilers...

Bang - retired (chapter 110).
Superalloy Darkshine - retired, joined Neo Heroes as a trainer  (chapter 110).
Child Emperor - joined Neo Heroes  (chapter 110)
Metal Bat - joined Neo Heroes (chapter 110)

Honorable mentions: Genos was going to join the Neo Heroes until Saitama rejected the idea of joining them.  We also see two people that HA recruiters were offering S-class positions to if they joined (a sumo wrestler and a leader of a mercenary troupe), but both of them were already set to join the Neo Heroes.  In chapter 107 we learn that several of the Tank Toppers have left the HA (possibly joining the Neo Heroes), including Tank Top Vegetarian (an A-class).

In chapter 110, one of the administrative people with the Neo Heroes, who had previously been with the HA, says they've had many more defections across the rankings and classes of the HA.  But we haven't seen any of them to date.

Given the structural setup of the sequence of events leading up to this point—early in the chapter we have a "wait, they're not the only ones leaving..." from an HA administration person, then it cuts to Metal Bat, Child Emperor, and Darkshine at the Neo Heroes—it is strongly suggested that the above list is currently complete.  There are several other S-class heroes who seem to either be on a short leash or have doubled down on training in the wake of their defeat in the Garou fight, but none of them have clearly left the association or been removed from it to date.


What does the code message Jiraiya wrote on Fukasaku's back mean? What did Jiraiya write on Fukasaku's back? How can we decode this?

  9,31,8
  106,7
  207,15

Answering this question would spoil a key turning point in the anime for you, it makes more sense and would be way more thrilling if you watched the episodes of that arc all the way through.

But if you really, REALLY want to spoil it.
Hover the spoil tag below.... You have been warned!

   The numbers are a code, a code meant only for Naruto to decipher as he is the person closest to him. It's a cipher based off of his book series that he's been working on that gives some critical insight on how Pain works. In his last dying moments he fought like a true shinobi and ensured his enemies demise. The full message reads "The real one's not among them". And to resolve this conflict Naruto must train under the Toads and master sage mode.

Related link:

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Decryption
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:188892


Why does the Shinigami eye deal exist? From Shinigami's perspective, why would they take that deal? As we know they can write a human's name in the notebook and they'll get the remaining lifespan of that human added to theirs. So why would they bother giving away the eyes?

Theory # 1: The entertainment
As It is  known that The shinigami don’t normally drop their deathnote in the human world but living forever is certainly getting old for them. The one’s who do it have some motives and one of them can be entertainment. To make it fair, the “half-Life” rule was made. Instead of giving shinigami eyes away, they might might what a person to become more insane after losing literally a huge portion of their life.
 OR, They want to keep the fun going. Giving a person Shinigami eyes as a last option when their host is against the walls. This wouldn’t be Fun at all without such High stakes.

Theory #2: The Power Struggle
As the name suggest, the shinigami eyes belong to the Shinigami. This wasn’t stated in the series, but it is quite possible that it takes a Toll on Shinigami to give shinigami eyes to their unfortunate friend. After-all they are sharing their own power with someone else. OR, this rule is to stop someone from killing all Humanity. One with the shinigami eyes for so long might kill people at much faster rate than usual. It is easy to lift a weight, but you can only keep it in the air for a limited time. Shinigami might find it difficult to some exent to share their own eyes and it is possible that they can maintain it for a limited number of years. If they take the entire lifespan of a person, they’ll have again find someone else to use the deathnote, which is an unnecessary hassle.

(whenever i do  better theories, i’ll add them Here.)


How could Jiraya use sage mode by holding his hands? So Naruto can enter sage mode in a matter of seconds but he has to be completely still. But Jiraya could use sage mode with only using his hands but it took him a long long time to achieve it..why the difference?

You are not right with that Naruto can enter in sage mode in just matter of seconds, It also take time to gain sage chakra from nature for Naruto.

There are some condition to gain sage chakra from nature.

  In order to gather enough natural energy to initiate the
  transformation into Sage Mode, the user must remain perfectly still.

To overcome this weekness, Jiraya use
Sage Art: Amphibian Technique, where one or more toads fuses with the user's shoulders and gather natural energy for them to use.

Where Naruto Use his shadow clone to gather nature energy and call back his clone to his original self to gain sage chakra. but there is limit of shadow clone he use is 5.

You can find more details here.


Is there a superstition about good anime series having character(s) that run in the ED? At the end of the Carnival Phantasm: HibiChika Special, Kohaku (Koha-Ace ver.) mentions that there is a superstition where good anime all have people running in the ending animation.

Does this superstition actually exist? If so, how true is this superstition? Where did it first start?

I am not sure if there's a superstition in the Japanese culture or just among the animators but according here,

  In a lot of anime, a character (usually the protagonist) will show up
  in the opening or ending credits, running along while remaining on a
  fixed spot on-screen. The character could be running the whole time,
  or start out walking slowly and gradually pick up speed. The
  background is usually of the scrolling kind, but sometimes the
  character actually seems to run through a changing scenery. In any
  case, it's rare for characters to maintain a leisurely speed the whole
  time; usually, this has something to do with either the pace of the
  music, or the animators' need to keep opening and ending themes moving
  fast at all times.

  Side-on running and walking cycles are often created by animators as a
  way to get a feel for the characters, and these cycles will no doubt
  be used at some point in the show.


How and when did Uchiha Madara learn Edo Tensei? During the Fourth Ninja World War, Uchiha Madara manage to escape Edo Tensei by releasing himself and put himself in Edo Tensei again. But how or when did Madara knew about the hand seals of Edo Tensei?

It is not really stated how and when Madara learned to use ET.

But it is possible that during the battles between Senju and Uchiha, Madara had seen Tobirama use it. And since ET is not a bloodline jutsu, and Madara as top Uchiha ninja, he copied it with Sharingan's ability.


Is Dekomori meant to say "desu" or "death"? Watching Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai, I noticed Dekomori has one of those anime character speech patterns. In her case, she ends every sentence with "desu". That I understand, but then I noticed that some subtitles would translate her "desu" to the English word "death".

My question is, is she saying one or the other, or is it just a translator reading into her mannerism/personality too much?

I think it's clear that she's saying both.

On the one hand, her uses of "desu" (the Japanese copula, sort of like English "be") are all as part of syntactically-acceptable sentences. But she uses the word a fair bit more than a typical speaker of Japanese would, often using it in constructions where a typical speaker would more likely omit it or choose a different locution.

On the other hand, the curious way she stresses the word whenever she says it suggests that she's "punning" it with English "death", which is also written "desu" in Japanese. Further, if you look at the lyrics for her character songs ("DoomsDay's Dogma" from "Kagayaki no Fantastic Stage" and "Dark Death Decoration" from "Dark Iris Musical Grammar"), you'll note that her uses of "desu" are written in katakana (デス). The most common use of katakana is to represent loanwords. (I also note that "DoomsDay's Dogma" reveals a strong preoccupation with English words beginning with the letter "D", the most obvious of which [in this context] is "death".)

Obviously, this pun-like-thing doesn't work in English, so if you're subtitling her speech, a generous dollop of "death" in her speech is a reasonable workaround.


How did the sweatdrop originate? I can kind of handwave or fanwank the origin of things like the exasperated faceplant or the vein popping out when a character is comedic-angry, and even the trope of Japanese flag fans coming out when people want to cheer on their comrades, but how did the sweatdrop come to characterize the feeling of sort of embarrassed contrition?

I can't come up with anything logical just based on speculation. Is this an outgrowth of the manzai tradition, with the tsukkomi and boke characters?

There doesn't seem to be any "official" announcement for that, but I think it's safe to say that since Manga and Anime make heavy use of symbols to re-create a concept or a situation, the sweatdrop functions the same way. In other words sweatdrop (see image below) is a reference to the fact that when people feel uneasy or feel similar emotions, they usually get sweaty. You don't get that sweaty in real life, but again, they're symbols.

More symbols that might prove this point:

The cruciform popping veins are a clear reference to the veins that pop out and can be seen pulsating when you're nervous or you're about to lose it.

 Source

The red cheeks when you're embarrassed (blood flowing), the red nose when you're drunk (yes, nose has that tendency sometimes when you get drunk).
The saliva drop when you're hungry. Your mouth does get watery in that situation, because it anticipates the food you're about to eat. Mastication is the first stage of digestion.
The eyes shaped like >.< that indicate nervousness or excitement. (I bet everybody can picture this face expression).

And so on. There is more (as a start) on the Wikipedia page for Manga Iconography.


Midoriya's power level against All Might How much percentage of Full Cowling Midoriya was using when he was fighting against All Might in the practical exam? At the last moment when he grabbed Bakugo and made his escape, I am pretty sure he was using more than 5%.

It should be 8%. Because, during the training with Gran Torino, Midoriya was able to improve his power up to 8%. Midoriyai has different percentage level moves, you can get more knowledge about them by referring the Wiki. He can increase the attack power percentage but it will affect his body and do a lot of damage to himself.


What is the name of the anime this pink-haired girl is from? I saw this picture on facebook and I would like to know what anime she is from

That is Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr. This show is currently airing this season (Spring 2014).


Why didn't Orihime use her powers to reject the creation of the Espada? I finished the Hueco Mundo arc, up to episode 190, and I have a question about Orihime:

If Orihime can reject all things, why didn't she reject Aizen's creation of the Espadas? She can just say "I reject" and then cast at the Espada. POOF, gone.

Because her power is limited.

Rejecting the Espada's creation would mean changing very powerful things, beings with extreme spiritual power would vanish.

She doesn't (yet) have this kind of power. She can't reject events of that magnitude.

She can reject an injury (and even that to some degree, as shown with Ichigo's cero-inflicted wound by Ulquiorra, she couldn't reject such a powerful event), and she can reject incoming attacks (again, to some degree. Yami in his weak form was able to break it with his finger).