Does Enju have precognitive abilities? Cursed children are shown through the series to have many superhuman abilities: enhaced speed, force, healing, vision etc. There is an episode where Enju had "a bad feeling" and inmediately a shot by Tina Sprout is shown to almost kill Seinteshi. How did she know this? Does Enju have precognitive abilities?

Cursed Children's abilities comes from two things, firstly the Gastrea virus which grants them enhanced strength, agility and their healing ability

Superhuman powers of healing. That was one of the benefits they had as Initiators—girls who could control the Gastrea virus under certain conditions. The extraordinary muscular strength and agility they possessed also fell into that category.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 26). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

Secondly from the animal factor from which they gain their other abilities

Enju seemed to realize something and looked worriedly at Rentaro, but she finally faced forward and said, “I’ll defeat him in ten seconds!” and dashed off in a blast with the superfast acceleration that could be called a distinguishing trait of Model Rabbits.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 173). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.
Kohina kept her face down and grumbled softly to herself. “Enju, Enju, Enju… All right, I’ll remember. I am Model Mantis, Kohina Hiruko. In close combat, I am invincible.”
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 90). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

It is never mentioned that the Gastrea virus grants precognition and as no animal has precognition it is fairly safe to assume that no Cursed Child posses this ability either. Neither Enju, nor any other Curse Child ever shows any signs of being able to perceive the future otherwise they would have been absolutely unbeatable in combat (and Enju gets beaten up fairly often). The following excerpt rather clearly shows that she did not expect the attack.

At that moment, Rentaro glanced sharply at the glowing, slimy green strands, completely unlike a normal spider’s silk. It was the same as the stuff he had seen in the victim Sumiaki Okajima’s house. “Get down, Enju!” “Huh?” The girl couldn’t react to the quick order. Her frail body was thrown to the side, and she flew almost twenty meters, scraping the ground so violently that she left a mark.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 22). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

Most likely the reason Enju said this is due to a regular "gut feeling" that something bad was going to happen and nothing more.


What is the Giant Straw hat in episode 885? One of the world leaders walks up to a giant straw hat in the episode in one of the major world government institutions. What is it and how is it related to Luffy.

There is no answer to this question right now, you can only guess what it means and you will find plenty of theories on the Internet.

My favourite theory is that this room contains an item which morphs into the greatest threat for the Tenryuubito. Why do I think there is something that is changing shape according to the threat? Why would the Government (World Leaders - I guess the black silhouette is one of them) contain a bloody straw hat? It only makes sense for me at this point that something is showing the Tenryuubito greatest fear.

I also think it is working like Shirley's predictions: no one knows if its a good or bad omen.

But there are plenty of theories on the Internet.


What does chakra physically act like? Chakra sometimes appears physically, as opposed to just being used as the power source for jutsus. Some examples of this are when the Hyuugas are using the Gentle Fist technique or when Naruto is using the Kyuubi chakra. In the first example, the chakra is sometimes used to block things, such as in Neji's Rotation jutsu, while Naruto's chakra has the appearance of fire and has at least once actually burned Sakura. Is there any set rule to how chakra acts physically or what it can or cannot do when not being used as the energy source for a specific jutsu?

Normaly ninja's should only be able to use their chakra to cast jutsu, there is practicly no limit to what they can do with this

  Normal chakra is a form of energy all living individuals naturally produce to some degree. Contained in the "chakra coils" that mainly surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the "chakra circulatory system" (similar to the cardiovascular system)

It seems only highly trained people can use chakra so that it is visible .

  Certain groups, such as ninja, have learned to generate more chakra and release it outside their bodies through their "chakra points" (tenketsu) in order to perform special techniques (jutsu). Chakra is not normally visible to the human eye, though chakra can be seen in situations where a person releases as much of their chakra as possible. This is rarely seen due to the restrictions of certain chakra points (Eight Gates), limiting the amount of chakra an individual can release at a single given time. Chakra can also be visible when doing specific techniques (such as the Rasengan) which take a high degree of chakra control to perform.

For a pretty detaild explaination about chakra you can check the naruto wiki right here


What stats are in KonoSuba world and what do they do? In KonoSuba's first episode, Aqua is said to have extremely high stats on all stats but below average intelligence and worst luck. Then, she was told that she can be anything but Arch Wizard since it requires intelligence. Arch Wizard, being a Wizard, and as we can see from Megumin, is a class that uses magic to attack. Aqua's low intelligence prevents her from becoming a Arch Wizard, means that magic is related to intelligence.

When they checked Megumin's adventurer card, both Kazuma and Aqua mentioned that Megumin, being from the Crimson Demon clan, has a very high intelligence and is an Arch Wizard. It was also shown that Megumin can cast advanced spell, Explosion although only once a day due to her limited mana.

However, during the fight with Dullahan, Aqua cast Sacred Create Water on a level where it destroyed the gate of the city, causing damage on the level of Megumin's Explosion if not higher.

My question is, since Aqua can't be Arch Wizard due to her low intelligence, while she shows that she can do magic on the level that of Megumin, then what does the intelligence stats do in KonoSuba world? While at it, what are the other stats in KonoSuba and what do they do?

Firstly, Stats are required for Adventurers to join a Class (of fulfilled requirements), which is somewhat important in the Konosuba universe as picking up an advanced Class as soon as possible reduces the skill-point cost of their Class' Skills. Also, upgrading to an advanced Class rewards adventurers with bonus skill points and makes their Class' Skills readily available without requiring a demonstration.

On the wiki, it was said that:

  Kazuma, the main character of the show, has average stats, except in:

  Luck: He has extraordinary high luck, so high that even Luna was surprised though she claims its numerical value isn't really essential to an adventurer.

  Due to his high LUCK, Kazuma's "Steal" is very effective in stealing either his intended target item or the most treasured item of the victim. When he used "Steal" on girls, he gets their panties at absurdly high chance, but it is not entirely clear whether Kazuma strongly wishes for those or the girls treasure their panties the most.

Demonstrated a few times, Spells can gain bonuses from the user's raw stats. Another example is Create Water, where the effect scales proportional to the amount of mana spent; Aqua can use "Sacred Create Water" which flooded the entire area and destroyed one of Axel town gates, causing 340+ million Eris in damage.

Apparently the Stats on the Adventurer's Cards shown in the Anime series could be deciphered. They would be:

Strength
Health
Magic-pow
Dexterity
Agility
Luck

While not every stat type is explored, they seem to be self-explanatory (Megumin with high "magic power" could use the strongest Explosion magic) as attributed of the characters. It would be safe to assume that the Stats make up who they are as intel than as assets.


Why do the stronger enemies in anime/manga tend to look more human? So if the question sounded a bit confusing, allow me to explain.

In media that feature a lot of non-human characters, such as many video games, anime, manga, or movies, the low-level enemies always tend to look blatantly non-human, ie generic monster.

However, as you encounter more enemies, you start to notice that the more powerful the enemy, the more human they look. They might still retain some monstrous features, such as horns, tentacles, claws, etc, but their overall figure is very clearly humanoid.

Let me use some examples to illustrate this observation.

Dragon Ball: Cell has various forms that he transforms into. However, his most powerful form looks the most human.

One Punch Man: The final villain of the first anime season is Boros, an extraterrestrial. Most of his subordinates look very alien-like, such as Geryuganshoop, with the big eyes and tentacles. However, Boros himself looks very human-like, save for the single eye. His hands even have 5 fingers.

Gantz: In the Osaka Arc, the final villain was an alien called Nurarihyon, who just looks like an old man.. His human-like appearance even caused some of the characters to doubt his status. However, his two subordinates look viciously demon-like, and all the other lower-ranked aliens also look very monstrous. Nurarihyon is the strongest of them all, but resembles a human the most. Also, in the final arc, the final alien antagonists are almost identical to humans in appearance, behavior, and civilization. They serve as the final villains since they're the most powerful aliens our humans characters have had to face.

Bleach: The Hollows all look like your average monsters, and are usually not that strong. However, the Arrancar, which are basically Hollows that have ascended and gained new powers, all look like humans, save for a few features. The Arrancar are exponentially stronger than regular Hollows, and serve as the antagonists for a major story arc.

There's a lot more series that implement this trope, and it extends far beyond just anime and manga. I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind it.

Is there some kind of physics-based reason for why stronger enemies tend to be humanoid? Is the humanoid form factor the most optimal one for combat?

Or is this some kind of literary technique that I'm not familiar with? Clearly these creators all have this type of design philosophy in common.

I am pretty sure this is something that originates from the intention of the medium (film, novel, game) to tell a story.
Weak enemies that are quickly dealt with don't need a fleshed out personality. But strong enemies are often your main antagonists and therefore need a personality, motivations and so on.
In order for us to understand these motivations the antagonists thought pattern needs to be somewhat human. The more human the physique of a character is the more intuitive it is for that character to also have human thought patterns. This results in the general trend of fictional characters to be more human/anthropomorphised the more important to the story they are.

You might also want to consider that weaker enemies often come in bulk and that killing something is less morally taxing if it dosen't look human.

other observations to back this up:

Cartoons for kids often feature anthropomorphised animals instead of normal animals even if the story doesn't involve combat
Video games with less focus on story and more focus on gamplay don't follow this "trope"


Is there a ranked order for the Phantom 4? Previously the Element 4 was a group of four S-Class Mages who were the most strongest in the Phantom Lord Guild. However was there ever a ranking/official ranking in terms of who was stronger?

The only information I can gather is the Aria was the strongest out of the Element 4. Was there any information that gave insight into the ranking on strength? It may have been already revealed in the anime, however I have forgotten if it was mentioned.

Answers are appreciated. :)

On Aria's Fairy Tail Wikipedia page it states that "he is considered the strongest member of the group".

This by no means concrete evidence that he is indeed the strongest, but he did manage to sneak upon Makarov and disable him for a short time. So as for official order there really is none, they were all S-Class mages so in terms of strength they were at least on the same playing field. So an example "ranking" could be:

Aria
Juvia
Sol
Totomaru

This is by no means the correct way to rank them and it really depends on your personal opinion.


Why do Japanese names change within a manga to have various forms at different times? So after reading some manga, I came to realize that many names change over the course of the story.

For example:

One Piece:

The princess of Alabasta had her name written as

Bebe
BB
vv
And concluded with Vivi

Attack on Titan Before the fall

Darius's son had his name as

Chabi
Xavi

His sister:

Charle
Sharle

So I'm guessing Xenophon could have also been:

Chenofon or something like that (That's just a guess)

Detective Conan

The "Famous Detective"

Kogoro
And Togo (in some parts)

What is the reason for that?

Overview

Most of your examples have to do with the fact that converting a "Western" name into the Japanese syllabary is a lossy operation, meaning that it's not always possible to reverse-engineer out the original "Western" name just by looking at how it's written in Japanese.1

It's not that the names are changing over the course of the story, it's that the translators are translating the same name in different ways at different points in time.

Examples

  The princess of Alabasta had her name written as

Her name in Japanese is written ビビ, which is romanized bibi. So you can see how one might think this is from "BB". But one could also plausibly think that it's supposed to be "Bebe" with a long "e" /i/.

The other problem is that historically, Japanese did not have the "v" sound /v/, and used /b/ in its place, so you can see how one might come up with "VV" or "Vivi" too. (My impression is that Japanese is in the process of developing /v/ on account of loanwords; cf. https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24498/.)

  Darius's son had his name as

His name in Japanese is written シャビィ, which is romanize shabii. In English, there are many ways of representing the "sh" /ʃ/ sound. Think of words like shingle or chute. In other languages that use a Latin-derived alphabet, there are still other ways. Consider, for example, the Spanish footballer Xavi - whose name in Japanese is spelt シャビ shabi, which only differs in vowel length. I suspect that whoever romanized it as "Xavi" was taking inspiration from Spanish.

(And again, the "b"/"v" thing from before still applies.)

  His sister

Her name is written シャルル, which is romanized sharuru. This is the standard Japanese spelling of the English name "Charles", but since the character is a woman and "Charles" is almost exclusively masculine, I'm guessing the translators were forced to pick a similar-sounding approximation instead. The above comments about how "sh" is written apply here too.

  So I'm guessing Xenophon could have also been

This character's name is written ゼノフォン zenofon. A reasonable translator would immediately jump to "Xenophon" for this because "Xenophon" is a real name, while theoretically-plausible alternatives like "Xennofaun" and "Zen O'Fon" are not. But you're correct - there are other English spellings that could have been written in Japanese as zenofon.

  The "Famous Detective"

I don't know what's going on here - the character's name is plain old Japanese 毛利小五郎 Mōri Kogorō, and I don't know why anybody would read his personal name as "Togo". However, I don't read Detective Conan, so if there's a plot reason for this (maybe he goes by an alias or something at one point), I wouldn't know.

Discussion

This is a recurring problem that plagues translations of all anime and manga that feature characters with names that aren't either Chinese or Japanese. (Chinese typically can be reverse-engineered correctly because the names will be written in kanji, meaning you can just read off the modern Mandarin pronunciations for the characters. Note, though, that other issues sometimes occur when romanizing Chinese names in Japanese media.)

Sometimes, official guidance about English spellings will be provided by the author or publisher, in which case you can just go with those. (Though, be warned, sometimes they pick objectively terrible spellings. I distinctly recall Heavy Object being particularly ludicrous here.)

Absent official guidance, translators have to take their best guess. This gets difficult when the names of the characters in a given anime/manga are names that are either extremely rare or outright do not exist in the real world - at that point, you're basically pulling guesses out of your nether regions. This was a huge issue for Akame ga Kill - see the table below, where "unofficial" means what the fan translations thought the name was before official guidance was provided. (This isn't even an exhaustive list!)

╔══════════╦══════════════╦════════════╦══════════╗
║ Japanese ║ Romanization ║ Unofficial ║ Official ║
╠══════════╬══════════════╬════════════╬══════════╣
║ マイン   ║ main         ║ Mein       ║ Mine     ║
║ ブラート ║ buraato      ║ Burat      ║ Bulat    ║
║ ラバック ║ rabakku      ║ Rabac      ║ Lubbock  ║
║ シェーレ ║ sheere       ║ Schere     ║ Sheele   ║
║ エスデス ║ esudesu      ║ Esdese     ║ Esdeath  ║
║ ラン     ║ ran          ║ Ran        ║ Run      ║
╚══════════╩══════════════╩════════════╩══════════╝

Notes

1 By contrast, we can almost always determine the correct Japanese spelling of a name by reading a Nihon-shiki romanization of the name, though we can't determine which kanji were used to write it. This is partly to do with the relative phonological richness of English as compared to Japanese, and partly to do with the fact that the Japanese "alphabet" is a syllabary (making transliteration difficult), whereas the English alphabet is indeed an alphabet, and a highly non-phonetic one at that.


Shouldn't Naruto be able to regain Kurama's chakra, and Sasuke, his Rinnegan? The following contains spoilers about recent Boruto chapters. Markdowns will still be added.

 As of Chapter 53, Boruto was controlled by Momoshiki via Kāma, then proceeds to stab Sasuke's left eye which possesses a Rinnegan in order to block him of Amenotejikara, his Space-Time ability. And also, of Chapter 55 of the Boruto manga, Kurama dies after the use of "Baryon Mode" which combined Naruto and Kurama's chakra.

I will be breaking this question down as to why I feel Naruto and Sasuke should be able regain these powers, starting with Naruto.
According to the wiki:

The Ten-Tailed Beast (十尾, Jūbi) is the original, primordial demon of the Naruto universe. All nine of the tailed beasts are but portions of chakra divided from the Ten-Tails.

Considering the Ten Tailed Beast (Juubi) is the combination of all nine Biju's (Tailed Beast) Chakra, this should mean logically that Kurama's chakra is the mixture of all Tailed Beasts from one to eight tails. Considering this, the Bijuu should be able to reform Kurama's chakra by mixing theirs, and give it to Naruto so he can get some Nine-Tails chakra back. Should or shouldn't this work?
Now, to the second part of the question.
According to a Reddit page I found:

Sasuke already possessed the chakra of Indra when he receives half of Hagoromo's chakra, so he is able to awaken the Rinnegan! ... Sasuke literally got Chakra from the sage of six paths thus also getting a rinnegan because you could say that he has both indra and ashura's Chakra because he has sage of six paths Chakra.

Sasuke awakened a Rinnegan because Hagoromo's Six Paths chakra synced with his left eye's EMS, thus forming a Tomoe-Rinnegan. Considering Sasuke still possesses Six Paths Chakra (as to why his Chidori is sometimes purple, he adds Six Paths Chakra to it)

 Shouldn't he be able to awaken a new Rinnegan in his left eye if he replaces it, due to the Six Paths Chakra once again syncing with his left EMS?

Well based on the above facts I could say maybe since most of the time the sharingan users are bound to control a power based on emotions. On his case, true he has the power of Six paths Chakra but when he uses the rinnegan you can witness that he needs to charge it to it's full capacity which is why you could see the Tomoe those dots represents the charged state. So I guess he can bring out the rinnegan in his left eye but will he be able to use it for that I would say it might take time.


In Naruto, does the previous host die after Orochimaru changes hosts? If so, why are there some who are eager to be the next "container"?

  And in Boruto why haven't they stopped Orochimaru from taking new hosts?

To answer your first question,Yes. Much like shedding skin of a snake.

They haven't stopped him in Boruto because he is much more useful to them alive.

They know Orochimaru has huge amount of Intel, which would be useful to them in the future. This proved to be true in the Shin Uchiha arc, when he told them who Shin was.

Also, they know that now that Naruto and Sasuke are so much powerful (too OP), Orochimaru wouldn't be a big problem to them.

But to prevent any mishap, they still have put surveillance on him. Captain Yamato was seen keeping an eye on Orochimaru in the Shin Uchiha arc in the anime.


In sub Akame ga Kill, why do the characters reference "leveling up"? The anime talks about the characters leveling up, as if they somehow know that they aren't real. If you or I gained more skilled, we'd say we became more advanced in X skill, or were more skillful that we were previously. Or is this something that is in the manga's backstory that isn't fully explained in the anime?

Well in the dub for anime some one has to come up with the words for the script to the best of their ability.So it's just their choice in words.


Why does Moa's 3D/mini form look different from her 2D/full-size form? In Show By Rock!!, most of the characters look pretty similar between their full-size 2D-animated versions and their miniature 3D-animated versions. However, Moa is weird. In 2D, she looks like this:

And in 3D, she looks like this:

For some reason, she's black-colored in 3D-mode but not in 2D-mode. I get that her animal is a sheep, and that black sheep are a thing, but why is there this disparity between the two depictions of her?

This might be just a speculation.

Moa's myumon form came first. It was part of original Show By Rock mobile game. As you point out, it is based on black-skinned sheep. As the art style is heavily stylized and the sprites are mostly static in game, it doesn't feel wrong.

But then, Show By Rock anime happens and Plasmagica becomes main cast. And for that the characters get standard anime style. But in that style, black skin like that would look jarring and most people would probably dislike it. So the producers decided to just go with plain anime girl with pink hair. But because the 3D is primarilly based on original myumon forms, they had to keep her black skin there.

Actually, all characters loose their animal traits when moving from myumon style to anime style. Cyan, Retoree and Chuchu all have animal-snouted faces as myumons but "human" faces in anime. Same with ShinganCrimsonz.

Also, did you notice producer Maple is NOT an egg in human form? Shocking, right?


How long did it take Meowth to learn to speak? I watched the episode where Meowth is telling his story. Aside from that, I read several threads where it was stated that he cannot learn any moves and he might be level 100 but is weak due to not fighting when he should have been.

The question is: how long it did it take him to learn to speak the human language? Is this possible to answer?

As far as I am aware of, there is no evidence on the internet that tells exactly how long it took for Meowth to learn how to talk. But based on the episode (70) as he was learning how to talk, the window showed changes in the season. It changed four times so it can be concluded that it took him at least a year. After he learned how to talk and walk, he went over to the Madonna (the female Meowth that he likes) to tell her that he is now like a human. But Madonna recognizes her straight away. Therefore, it was at least 1 year, but only a bit over a year because she took no time to think about who he was.


What is the song at the end of episode 6 of "Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple"? Which song plays in episode 6 of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple at around the 21:40 mark? It's before the actual ending credits. It sounded a bit like the opening but changed up. But I don't think that's it.

I think that they used the instrumental song : Koike Joanna - Catch your dreams (Karaoke Version)

And they added the lyrics on a little part of that Karaoke Version, that they repeated.

You can find it here : http://www.ost-center.com/ost/anime/shijou-saikyou-no-deshi-kenichi-ed2-single-catch-your-dream-ost-7262.html


Why did Nibutani Shinka changed her hair color? Why did Nibutani Shinka returned her hair color to light brown after dyeing it black in the first episode of Chu2byou! Ren (2nd season of Chu2byou anime)? Was it explained anywhere?

It wasn't mentioned anywhere in the anime, I think. I just chalked that up to "trying to live a normal life, devoid of delusions and thus avoiding encounters with other Chuuni practitioners" by changing her image, like creating a new self - so to say. In addition to that she also arranged her hair in a more lady-like manner, adapted a long skirt and changed her normal black socks to white (gasp!), truly sporting an image change.

It sounds superstitious of Shinka and if you ask me, it was still actually a bit of a Chuuni thing, what she did. And it turns out I was mostly right, it says in the Wikia  that:

  In the second season, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren, first episode, Shinka dyes her hair black as she doesn't want to be recognized by other students.

EDIT: Sorry about that, I didn't what I was writing. It wasn't explained in the anime, as far as I can recall (maybe in the LN, but they're stories are too different anyway). Again this is pure speculation in my part, but I guess after realizing her futile attempt at it and the fact that she's already attached to the other characters in one way or the other, she just changed it back.


Why does Yamada always say her name? In Wagnaria AKA Working!! Yamada always says her name when she refers to herself (according to NISA's subtitles) ie.

  Everyone is spoiling the lost girl, Yamada wants to be spoiled too!

this seems different from when characters refer to each other as "you" or "her" in the subtitles but we can hear them say the person's name. I am wondering why does Yamada keep saying her name?

In Japanese culture, children often refer to themselves in the third person (see this question from Japanese Language Stack Exchange, and also the Wikipedia article on Illeism, which is the technical term for referring to yourself in the third person. This JLSE question also gives more of the nuances of using illeism in Japanese.) A Western example of this would be Elmo, the Sesame Street character, although in the West, illeism usually makes someone look big-headed rather than cute, like former WWE superstar The Rock, who always referred to himself in the third person as "The Rock".

In anime, older characters with childish personalities often also use the third person; for example, Bakemonogatari's Nadeko always refers to herself as "Nadeko". (If you see "I" or "me" in the subtitles, it was added by the translators.) Yamada claims to be sixteen if I recall correctly, so she should be too old for this (though the second comment on this JLSE answer claims that even women in their twenties will do this in real life), but she spends most of her time acting like she's much younger than she really is, trying to be cute and make people like her and praise her and overlook her mistakes. She tries to adopt a "poor orphan in search of a loving family" kind of persona and get people like Otou, Yachiyo, and Hiromi to feel sorry for her and join her ideal family. I think her use of her own name is meant to play up her assumed role as the cute, spoiled youngest child of her imaginary family.

You're right that this is different from other times when the subtitles translate a name as "you" or "her"; that usage is more in line with what's described in this Japanese Language Stack Exchange question, where you address someone by name instead of using a second-person or third-person pronoun, as a matter of respect. Going by Yamada's personality, I think it's a childish affectation.


What were the hidden hints pointing at the identity of experimental subject 1 in ReLife? Now that the identity of experimental subject 1 is known, I am sure that the author placed some hints in the first chapters of the manga.

One of them, I believe is

   When Arata hurts his knee, she asks if that is how a teenager wound should heal.

What were most/all oof them?

I noticed a significant hint in episode 5 while rewatching in dub form at Funimation.  I did not catch it during my first viewing of the sub at Crunchyroll.

   Begin at about time mark 11:30.  Kaizaki has been speaking with Hishiro concerning why her backpack had been taken. She doesn't understand why Rena would hate or be jealous of her. Kaizaki realizes how socially awkward Hishiro is, and comments that she wouldn't get it.  She already knows about her awkwardness, and the bald statement hurts a little. This was indicated by the cartoon lightning the show occasionally uses for an unintentional word "attack".
 //
 Immediately Hishiro has a short flashback to someone else telling her the same, about her inability to "get it".  What can be discerned in the dub, but was not obvious to me in first viewing the sub, is that an adult woman is speaking to her with disdain.  Also I had assumed that the person shown (from their back) was the speaker.  With 20:20 hindsight, it is clear that instead this was Hishiro herself as an adult.

I have noticed other minor hints, but I don't remember what they were or what episode.  This was the only one, though, that made me think, "Geez, I missed that?!?".

Adding another hint (4 days after first answering).  As I started watching episode 9, pre-opening credits:

   Honoka and Hishiro talk about going to lunch at the end of class. Chizuru wonders about Rena, and Honoka states she isn't here today. The two go off to lunch together.  The whole time Ryo was sitting next to Hishiro, and as they leave it is clear he was intently observing the two. I am guessing he is pleased to see Hishiro showing concern for a friend.
 //
 Another occurs near the middle of episode. An and Ryo are talking in their office, and An casually says "our subjects". The first time viewer will think generally, as in the subjects of ReLife Corporation. But now it is clear she meant Kaizaki and Hishro specifically.


Which chapters of the manga do the season 1 and 2 of the Mob Psycho 100 anime cover? I'm currently watching Mob Psycho 100, the last episode of season 2 was Mob fighting Keiji Mogami. Which chapters of the manga do the season 1 and 2 of the Mob Psycho 100 anime cover?

Season 1 covers Volume 1 through 6. Season 2 will most likely cover Volume 6 through 13.

Season One ends on Chapter 50 ("No Changes") but also includes an omake chapter ("Romance and Impulse".) at the end of the episode.**

Season Two has covered Chapter 51 through 91.


Anime reviewers refer to "art" and "animation" separately. What does each one refer to? I've read and listened to anime reviewers rate the art and animation of a given title, and I'm not clear which is which, nor specifically what they refer to.

I imagine they're referring to the quality of the visuals, but I'm not sure if the backgrounds are the art, the characters the animation, vice versa, or if I've got it completely discombobulated. Is there more to the visuals than the characters and the backgrounds? Conversely, am I oversimplifying it?

Searching DDG yielded a mess since the terms were too generic.

Anime reviewers refer to “art” and “animation” separately. What does each one refer to?

While I imagine there's variance in how reviewers use words, I would think that most would choose to describe "art" as being still imagery (backgrounds, clothing design, static pans, color choices, etc.) and "animation" as being, well, animated imagery (character animation, CG, combat scenes, sakuga, and so forth).

  Is there more to the visuals than the characters and the backgrounds? Conversely, am I oversimplifying it?

Dividing the visuals of an anime into "characters" and "backgrounds" is not all that wrong (though it raises the question of how one ought to characterize things like mechas and non-static background elements). But it's a fairly artificial distinction, and one that isn't too useful as part of a critique of an anime. There are still shots of characters (for example, when the camera pans over a character), and there are animated shots of characters (facial animation, walking motion, etc). Likewise, there are still shots of background details... but some backgrounds are animated, too. Take, for example, this segment from Nichijou.

The distinction between "art" and "animation", on the other hand, is, in some cases, a useful dichotomy: it is frequently the case that the people who do the animation for a show (keyframers, tweeners, and so forth) are different from the people who do static art assets like backgrounds (background artists, 3D modellers, etc.). As such, I think it makes some sense to evaluate the two separately.

It is probably often the case that the perceived "quality" of the art and animation of a given show are fairly well-correlated - a studio that hires or contracts skilled background artists will probably do the same with their keyframers, and a studio that hires bottom-barrel animators will probably hire bottom-barrel painters.

But sometimes, reviewers will observe a marked difference in the quality of the art vs the animation. Consider, as an example, Bakemonogatari (not the whole series; just Bakemonogatari itself). The animation in Bakemonogatari is frequently very limited (or, in the TV airing, absent altogether, replaced by screens of text instead). But the art is often remarkably elaborate.

And going the other way, The Tatami Galaxy has fairly mundane-looking art. But when you see it in motion, you might find that still screencaptures of the show don't suffice to convey how fluidly the show is animated in many of its shots. (The "mundane" art of The Tatami Galaxy is clearly an intentional artistic choice, unlike the limited animation of Bakemonogatari, which probably isn't. I've used it as an example anyway since I can't think of anything better off the top of my head.)

Bundling "art" and "animation" into a single category called, say, "visuals" loses some of the granularity that would allow a reviewer to discuss the ways in which Bakemonogatari succeeds with its art whereas The Tatami Galaxy fails, and vice versa regarding animation. So I guess that might be why critiquers of anime would choose to evaluate "art" and "animation" separately.


What is the battle music for Ace vs Aokiji? I want to know what is battle music that plays during the Ace and Aokiji clash. Can anyone provide me a link to the OST?

Is the OST From Movie 7: Karakuri's Castle's Mecha Giant Soldier
the Duel of Zoro VS General Maji.
Here's the YouTube Link:
Movie 7 OST


What is the soundtrack used when Yami and Asta are against Dante in Black Clover episode 167? In Black Clover episode 167, a soundtrack starts out in the 12th minute when Yami and Asta are against Dante. I wasn't able to find it anywhere.
What is this soundtrack?

I did a search and found two SoundTracks but they seem to be similar
(Black Clover Ost II - 05 - Clash) Or
(Black Clover Ost II - 20 - Defeat)
I Hope this was Helpful


Anime where the protagonist has a long lost friend who loves him It's about a kid that looks and sounds around about 10 years old. He is special for some reason, and has to go through challenges or something. Also he has this long lost childhood friend that loves him. She is pale with white hair and wears like a white jump suit and like red mitts on her hands. She's super powerful and is always protecting him even when he doesn't realize it. The anime is also pretty bloody (so gore possibly). He is also shown never to believe in himself but people around him do.

Does anyone know the name of this anime?

From what I read here, this is probably Deadman Wonderland

Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets worse.
At Deadman Wonderland, convicts are forced into brutal deathmatches for the amusement of the masses, the cheers of the crowd drowning out the screams of the dismembered. Even when Ganta befriends Shiro, an unusual female inmate, his dark fate crushes all hope —until he discovers the strange ability to wield his spilled blood as a weapon. Ganta learns his new skill might be related to the murderous man in red and uncovers disturbing secrets that could expose those who stole his freedom. He's determined to see justice served —but first he'll have to fight for his life in a prison that holds a million ways to die.

From MyAnimeList


How does someone obtain spiritual powers? Ichigo (obviously) has them, like his father. But it does not seem something that someone just inherits from their parent(s)? One of Ichigos his sisters has little and the other none.

Does one need to (accidentally) come into contact in order to obtain spiritual powers? Although Ichigo always seem to have had them.

Or is it just (dumb) 'luck' and one has them or not?

Everybody has Reiyoku, or spiritual energy. According to bleach.wikia.com:

  Every spiritual being and every Human has a certain amount of Reiryoku. If this amount is higher than a certain degree, it grants the person superhuman abilities. Those with such an above-average level of Spiritual Energy are very rare among living humans. It seems to be that the most basic ability that humans with a higher level of Reiryoku have is the ability to see ghosts: Pluses, Shinigami and Hollow alike. Shinigami are essentially departed souls in Soul Society with very high levels of Reiryoku who receive special training to utilize their powers.

For the Quincies, it appears to be hereditary, as shown by the fact that both Uryu and his father have strong powers.

For Yasutora Sado (Chad) according to bleach.wikia.com:

  Originally it was thought that by encountering the spiritual form of Ichigo Kurosaki constantly, Sado's natural spiritual powers were pulled from the depths of his soul. This power is actually a product of Fullbring.

For Fullbringers according to bleach.wikia.com:

  they each have a parent who survived a Hollow attack before they were born. As a result, traces of the Hollows’ power remained in their mothers’ bodies, which were then passed onto them at the moment of their birth.

For other characters, it sometimes isn't completely clear or explained why they have their abilities, other than that they intrinsically have a high level of Reiyoku.

To summarize, there are a number of different ways that humans become able to see ghosts and Hollows and interact with them (as Chad, Orihime, etc. do).


Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person kills himself with the Death Note? If I write: John Zeürtö kills himself by writing his name in the Death Note. Would he do so? (In this example, John also owns a Death Note)

Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person writes his own name in the Death Note?
Yes, you could and that person will do so if he is physically capable of writing a name in a Death Note, but it wouldn't really matter what kind of notebook it would be. Nothing would really happen when he writes his own name, because of How to Use: XV

When the same name is written on more than two Death Notes, the note which was first filled in will take effect, regardless of the time of death.

Can you manipulate John Zeürtö to kill himself by writing his name in the Death Note, by using a Death Note?
No you can't. If you do so, his name would already have been written in the Death Note, so any further name writing, would have no effect, as mentioned earlier. Therefore he wouldn't be able to kill himself. This would lead to How to Use: VI and he would die of a heart attack, since no other cause was specified.

The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.


How do Mirai Nikki Mosaic, Paradox, and Redial relate to the main series? Apparently, the manga has three more series which are Mirai Nikki Mosaic, Mirai Nikki Paradox, and Mirai Nikki Redial. How do those three relate to the main series?

The three series are spin-offs to the main series. All of them are assumed to be canon.

Mirai Nikki: Paradox follows Aru Akise as the main character along with murmur, and takes place in an alternative timeline to the main series.

Read more about the plot here

Future Diary: Mosaic features Minene Uryu (the 9th Diary Holder) as the main character and includes five chapters, each of them focusing on several arcs of the story under Minene's point of view. Some plot points are revealed that were not disclosed in the main story.

Future Diary Wikipedia Page

Future Diary: Redial is different from the first two as it is the only one that was animated (as an OVA). Redial covers the events in the Third World leading up to—and then slightly past—the final scene of the series. It follows the Yuno of the Third World.

Review of the OVA


What is the song playing in My Hero Academia season 4 episode 12? Can someone please help me find the song used in the newest episode (12) of season 4. It starts at the 15:50 mark in, when Mirio and Deku finally realize what happened to Nighteye. I can't seem to find it on any of the soundtrack lists for the season. I love the music of it and would love to know what song it is.

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

It is an edited version of AFO's theme.
You can't get anything but the complete version, sadly :c
I hope this helps anyways!


The song in season 3 episode 4 when Deku starts up his 1000000% punch against Muscular In season 3, episode 4 of My Hero Academia, the song starts playing at around 20:22 when Deku starts up his 1,000,000% punch against Muscular.

I've been searching around but I can't find it anywhere.

What's the name of the song?

The song you're looking for is from the soundtrack of Boku no Hero Academia season 2 OST, by Yuuki Hayashi.

The name of the track is Koutekishu to Kaite 'Tomo' to Yomu.
It is the 14th track on Disc 1 of the OST.

My Hero Academia 2nd Original Soundtrack


Is there a succinct list anywhere of all the general genres of anime? If not can we make one here? It'd help a lot of people who ask "What anime should I watch if I like this?"

Anime-Planet have this really nice list. The list contain all genre on their database. They have it on alphabetic order or number of likes order. If you want to find popular genre you can sort it by likes count. If you click on the genre you will find all anime with that genre. You can sort it by name or rating.


What is this song played on Hunter x Hunter (2011) Ep.20 around 13:43? It's the background music played when Illumi is ordering Killua to leave the hunter exam. It sounds like a piano mixed with some other instruments. Does anyone know what song it is?

The song playing around the time that illumi is talking to kilua at the timestamp 13:43 is 銀髪の少年 by Yoshihisa Hirano and is on the Hunter x Hunter 2011 Original Soundtrack as well as Spotify at the time of writing this


What is the full timeline for the invasion of Japan? In Code Geass, the invasion of Japan in its full extent is told through bits and pieces over a lot of episodes, which makes it hard to piece together what was the actual timeline from the decision being made in Britannia to the conclusion of the invasion. What were the steps (at least the major ones) between those two points?

With lots of quoting from  World history code geass

Note:
the world history of code geass mainly resolves around big changes such as wars and arrival of mysterious things such as C.C.
a.t.b stands for  "Ascension Throne Britannia"

  55 B.C. or 1 a.t.b.
      Julius Caesar attempts to invade Britain, but is met with strong resistance from the local tribes, who elect a super-leader: the Celtic King Eowyn, who summarily becomes the first member of the Britannian Imperial Family. The Julian Calendar is devised ten years later and the Anno Domini Calendar 470 years later. Either the two might be used by other countries aside from Britannia and its colonies.

  Unknown years - Middle Ages
  Sakuradite (known as the "Philosopher's Stone" at the time) is discovered near Stonehenge. The scarcity of sakuradite impedes the research to turn it into a viable energy source. However, in his travels, Marco Polo journeys further into the East, reaching Japan and discovering the nation's large deposit of sakuradite.

  17th Century a.t.b.
  Elizabeth I, who remained single throughout her life, bears a son, Henry IX. The potential fathers — Sir Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester; Sir Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; and Sir Carl, Duke of Britannia — gain influence and power with this knowledge.
      Henry IX ascends to the throne after the death of his mother in 1603 A.D. or 1657 a.t.b., starting the Golden Age of the Tudor Dynasty.

  1820s a.t.b. / 1760s - 70s A.D. The American Revolution (also known as Washington's Rebellion) occurs. The Duke of Britannia bribes Benjamin Franklin with promises of titles and territories in the colonies, who was charged with appealing to Louis XVI for assistance in the American colonies' war for independence.
      Thereafter, Benjamin Franklin is given the title of Earl. As a result, the Continental Army suffers a decisive defeat during the Siege of Yorktown with the death of George Washington, marking a severe blow to the American movement for independence.

  Middle of the 19th Century a.t.b.    The western world enters the Age of Revolution, with numerous national revolutions taking place, except in the British Isles, under the rule of King Henry X, who continues to hold absolute monarchy. This leads to the formation of the European Union.
      After French revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte emerges, he wins the Battle of Trafalgar, invades Great Britain, and occupies London. The British Isles are conquered and become a part of the E.U.
      In 1807 A.D./ 1861 a.t.b., Queen Elizabeth III retreats to Edinburgh, where a revolutionary militia arrests her and forces her to abdicate, ending the monarchy. This event becomes known as The Humiliation of Edinburgh. However, Sir Ricardo von Britannia, Duke of Britannia, and his friend and subordinate, Sir Richard Hector, Knight of One, bring Elizabeth III and her followers to the New World and establish a capital on the east coast of North America. The British Isles is now under control of the EU and a new government established.

  1867 a.t.b. / 1812 A.D.    Elizabeth III nominates her lover, Sir Ricardo von Britannia, as her successor upon her death. She ends her reign for being "the Queen who loved throughout her stormy life". The Britannian calendar, Ascension Throne Britannia (a.t.b.), is established, with the origin year set to the ascendancy of the first Celtic king, though the calendar's months and days are adopted from the Gregorian Calendar.

  1874 a.t.b. / 1819 A.D.    Napoleon Bonaparte dies on his way back to France, after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo; although it was never proven, it is rumored that assassins poisoned his food in accordance to Elizabeth III's will. Her last words included the famous line, "I do not forget slights to my honour."

  Unknown years - Late 19th to Early 20th Century a.t.b. A war featuring tanks and trenches is fought as seen in C.C.'s flashbacks in Episode 25 of R1, which was probably fought in the EU. Also in the flashback, C.C. was shot by possibly a German soldier (considering the silhouette).

  1944 a.t.b. / 1889 A.D.    Japan loses a major war (described in 2010 a.t.b as having taken place 65 years earlier) embracing democracy as a result (Mamoru Iwasa, Code Geass Stage-0-Entrance Light Novel, p.120-121).

  1984 a.t.b. / 1929 A.D.    1st Prince Odysseus eu Britannia is born.

  1986 a.t.b. / 1931 A.D.    1st Princess Guinevere su Britannia is born.

  1990 a.t.b. / 1935 A.D.    2nd Prince Schneizel el Britannia is born.

  1991 a.t.b. / 1936 A.D.    2nd Princess Cornelia li Britannia is born.

  1992 a.t.b. / 1937 A.D.    3rd Prince Clovis la Britannia is born.

  1998 a.t.b. / 1943 A.D.    The 97th Emperor of Britannia is overthrown, and Charles zi Britannia ascends to the Britannian throne. Charles also marries Marianne vi Britannia. With V.V. they plan to build a weapon to destroy the Gods.

  2000 a.t.b. / 1945 A.D.    11th Prince Lelouch vi Britannia is born Suzaku Kururugi, son of Japanese Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi and future Knight of Seven, Knight of Zero, and second Zero, is born.

  2001 a.t.b. / 1946 A.D.    3rd Princess Euphemia li Britannia is born.

  2003 a.t.b. / 1948 A.D.    4th Princess Nunnally vi Britannia is born.    5th Princess Carine ne Britannia is born.

  2009 a.t.b. / 1954 A.D.    Marianne vi Britannia is killed by V.V. Her children, Lelouch vi Britannia and Nunnally vi Britannia, are sent to Japan as political hostages.

  2010 a.t.b / 1955 A.D.    After the Indochinese Peninsula was conquered by Britannia and named Area 10, Japan, which was originally neutral, decided to align its policy with Chinese Federation and EU's politics and apply economic pressure upon Britannia -- an event referred to as the Oriental Incident. Both the Chinese Federation, the EU and their allies blockade the ports of Britannia in an effort to come to negotiations.

  August 10th, 2010 a.t.b / 1955 A.D.    The Second Pacific War erupts; the one-month war results in the conquering of Japan by Britannia. The end of the war signifies Japan as a formal colony of Britannia, renamed Area 11 and its citizens "Elevens".

  2017 a.t.b. / 1962 A.D.    Viceroy and Third Prince Clovis la Britannia is killed by Zero.  Second Princess Cornelia li Britannia is appointed Viceroy of Area 11, naming Third Princess Euphemia li Britannia as sub-viceroy. Cornelia immediately begins her campaign to bring Zero to justice.
      Zero forms the Order of the Black Knights. Its membership expands with each victory. All attempts to destroy the Black Knights end in failure.
      Using her power, Euphemia li Britannia tries to create a Special Administrative Zone of Japan. It is "revealed" to be a plot to massacre the Elevens, and she is killed by Zero.
      The Black Rebellion breaks out. The Black Knights ignite riots across the country as they continue to push towards the Area 11 Viceroy Palace. The rebellion is eventually pushed back and crushed, with most of the Black Knights killed or captured. Area 11 is demoted to a correctional sub-area.
      Second Princess Cornelia li Britannia is gone missing during the Black Rebellion. Her position as Viceroy of Area 11 later is taken by Calares.

  2018 a.t.b. / 1963 A.D.    The remaining members of the Black Knights incite riots in Babel Tower which kill Calares.
      Within the Chinese Federation Consulate of Area 11, Zero reappears and redeclares the United States of Japan.
      The former Knight of Princess Cornelia, Gilbert G. P. Guilford, declares himself as new Viceroy. He then announces to execute Black Knights' members, although it's failed thanks to Zero's crafty strategy.
      Princess Nunnally vi Britannia becomes Viceroy of Area 11, and reestablishes the Special Administration Zone of Japan. Zero gives his support on the condition that he be exiled. Zero, along with over a million of his supporters dressed like him, are exiled from Area 11 and seek asylum on Penglai Island located within the political borders of the Chinese Federation.
      Li Xingke and Zero disrupt the arranged political wedding between First Prince Odysseus eu Britannia and Empress Tianzi of the Chinese Federation.
      The High Eunuchs are summarily executed for lèse majesté against the Empress. An alliance between the Black Knights and the Chinese Federation is forged.
      After the fragmentation of the Chinese Federation, Second Prince Schneizel el Britannia prepares to annex many of its territories through a combination of diplomatic means, which results in failure.
      Ratification of United Federation of Nations is completed, with the Order of the Black Knights to serve as its chief military branch. Its first resolution is to take action against the occupying Britannian forces in Japan, which leads to a declaration of war between the U.F.N. and the Holy Britannian Empire.
      The U.F.N. initiates the Second Battle of Tokyo to reclaim Area 11. The first use of F.L.E.I.J.A. by the Britannians results in massive damages to the concession area of the Tokyo Settlement.
      Zero is reported to be killed during the Second Battle of Tokyo. However, there are rumors that this is falsified information for reasons unknown. In light of the alleged death of Zero, a truce is negotiated between U.F.N. and Britannia, with a peace treaty being drafted. The treaty results in the neutrality of Japan.
      A coup d'etat is enacted by Second Prince Schneizel and the Knight of Seven, Suzaku Kururugi. Meanwhile, Lelouch vi Britannia instigates his own rebellion, forcing his followers to his will with the power of Geass.
      98th Emperor, Charles zi Britannia is killed by Lelouch, the former 11th Prince.
      One month after the Second Battle of Tokyo, Lelouch vi Britannia coronates himself as the 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and appoints the title of "Knight of Zero" to Suzaku Kururugi (heretofore the Knight of Seven). With his ascension come many changes in Britannian policies, including the destruction of the Imperial Mausoleum and the abolishment of privileges to nobles. This leads to many attempts of rebellion (one of which is led by the Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein), each of them futile against the "Emperor of Justice".
      Britannia attempts to join the U.F.N., and negotiation takes place in Japan, now a neutral zone. However, the leaders of the U.F.N. and the Black Knights attempt to convince Emperor Lelouch to lower Britannia's voting rights as a balance for the U.F.N.. The attempt fails, and in response Britannia launches an invasion against Japan, capturing the leadership of the U.F.N..
      F.L.E.I.J.A. bomb is dropped on the Britannian capital of Pendragon from the Aerial Fortress Damocles, created by the Toromo institute, by Former 2nd Prince Schneizel resulting in the complete decimation of the capital.
      The battle of Mount Fuji begins. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but eventually Emperor Lelouch is able to take control of Damocles and ends the battle, as well as the war between Britannia and the U.F.N., with a display of power from the Damocles.
      Two months after the battle, using U.F.N. as political tool for forcing E.U. to raficate, Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia declares himself world leader. During a supervision of executions of the Black Knights and U.F.N. leaders, Zero reappears and assassinates Lelouch to complete the Zero Requiem.
      Nunnally vi Britannia succeeds her elder brother as the 100th Empress of Britannia and begins to work in cooperation with the U.F.N. to achieve peace.


Haki vs.Venom Venom Fruit Knowledge:

Busoushoku Haki:

This Haki can be used as armor against strong attacks or devil powers.

  This type of Haki also has the ability to bypass the powers of a Devil
  Fruit user, touching the "substantial body" beneath whatever
  protection the fruit provides, such as the case of body-altering Devil
  Fruits such as Logia or Paramecia users.

Venom Venom Fruit:

  The Doku Doku no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that grants the
  user the ability to produce and control different types of poison
  [...]
  any person who touches the user will be poisoned.

So everything Magellan touches gets poisoned...

So if Luffy could have used haki, would that have prevent him from getting poisoned?

No, Haki wouldn't help him.  It was established that many prisoners knew how to use Haki and that Magellan was the only one capable of keeping them in line.  Furthermore Blackbeard and his crew are potent haki users, he definitely got his butt handed to him only to be saved with the antidote from Shiryu.

Its good to note that while haki lets you hit the body of users, it doesn't negate powers like the sea, or yami yami fruit.  While the Haki user can hit Magellan which was never an issue for Luffy, it poisons anyone who has contact with it.

Similar issues are present with some other paramacia users like Sugar in the Donquixote Pirates where contact with her turns even haki users to toys.


Was "archaic Japanese" used to narrate historical anime series? By historical anime series, I mean shows that portrayed important historical characters and has a storyline set during monarchial and feudal period of Japan.

Japanese language has undergone a vast transformation. The order was somewhat like:
Old Japanese -> Early Middle Japanese -> Late middle Japanese -> Early modern Japanese -> Modern Japanese
The Japanese spoken today differs from that spken during those times. I am assuming that the old Japanese is considered archaic and obsolete (just like Shakesperean English is obsolete today). So, did anime series whose story is set during those times used a different kind of Japanese? Did VAs used "archaic Japanese" for such roles or went with normal Japanese? Or did they worked with dialects*?

*FWIW, I found this piece of information:

Modern Japanese is considered to begin with the Edo period, which lasted between 1603 and 1868. Since Old Japanese, the de facto standard Japanese had been the Kansai dialect, especially that of Kyoto. However, during the Edo period, Edo (now Tokyo) developed into the largest city in Japan, and the Edo-area >dialect became standard Japanese.

So, since Kansai dialect was the standard Japanese during those times, VAs who know Kansai dialect might be suitable for such roles and story. Did historical anime used heavy dialects to give an impression of "archaic Japanese"?

Unlikely.
Probably not the answer you're looking for but I also haven't watched every single historic feudal Japan anime so I can not definitely say for certain it doesn't exist.
Authors and script writers write for a modern audience who understand best a modern, living language. So it's rather unlikely that the majority of a work be entirely or heavily in an archaic language. Even for English, how many modern TVs or cartoons can you find that make heavy use of Modern English or better, Old English? I certainly cannot think of any aside from works inspired directly from classic works (Shakespeare, as mentioned, is a prime example).
There's a limit to how much archaic dialogue you give your characters. At best, characters are given occasional language quarks to remind the viewer of the setting but any more and you would lose the audience (or at least transform a light easily readable manga into a in depth literature analysis).
While I agree it would totally cool if there existed historical correct voice acting in anime or even manga written in ancient scripts, the appeal of these works is quite limited (think of the translation work for even the native speakers !)
I would also like to point out even within modern Japanese, people of different ages and regions speak very differently (not representative of voice actors in anime). While Kyoto used to be the capital of Japan, not Edo, even the current Kansai dialect differs from a historic accent. According to a few native Kansai, anime has poorly or inaccurately represented even their accents.


Why nine tails's power could not help Naruto beat Pain? I saw that Naruto got very angry and unconscious when Hinata was hit by Pain. This made him lose control and Nine Tails took over. Still Pain looked happy as if he wanted that to happen. Naruto on the other hand has to get back control in order to defeat Pain.

Well, it all depends on who is in control and what their objective was.

When Hinata was stabbed in front of Naruto, he became angry and due to his anger, he went out of control. He was in need of power to save Hinata and would have done anything to get it. Which is the very reason why he gave up the control of his body to Kurama.

When Kurama took control of Naruto's body, Kurama was not trying to defeat pain. Rather he was trying to break out of Naruto's body. Which is generally the trend to any tailed beast and Pain knew that. Since the beast will be busy breaking out, capturing the beast would be much easier. Which is why he pushed Naruto to go berserk.

That is why Minato stopping Kurama's seal to be broken at the end and giving him the control of the body back to Naruto was that important. Because by that time Pain had exhausted a large amount of Chakra doing his planetary devastation attack. So it was the ideal time for Naruto to take the counterattack before Pain could regain his complete power.


Where does the anime Hajime no Ippo: Rising leave off in the manga? I recently finished all three seasons of Hajime no Ippo and I wanted to know where the last season left off in the manga. Also, I wanted to know if the anime follows the manga storyline or if there are things changed, so as to know if I have to start the manga from chapter 1 or not.

Rising ends with a four-episode arc focused on Kamogawa and Nekota in their younger years. Though the anime places this arc after Takamura's victory against David Eagle, it originally came after Takamura's first match against Bryan Hawk in the manga, so you'd want to pick up from the end of Takamura's fight against Eagle, which ends on Chapter/Fight 556 in the manga.

Most people seem to agree that while the anime made some cuts for the sake of time, important scenes have been retained, and that cut scenes generally would have added depth of background, humor, or added characterization that the series had no time for or that would have disturbed the flow of the plot. According to the first link, a fight between Hayami and Kobashi that originally took place in Chapter 290 of the manga was cut, but it was relatively short and likely had little bearing on the main plot.

I haven't actually watched it, so I can't say for certain, but from what I've read, the anime should be a pretty faithful adaptation of the manga. If you really wanted to, you could start from Chapter 1 anyway to pick up the minor details that were cut. You may end up enjoying the series more, or it might not make much of a difference.


What is this Zabieru Tanegashima character a reference to? In chapter 17 of Denki-gai no Hon'ya-san, page 9, a figure of a character called Zabieru Tanegashima appears:

Is this character fictional — as in a character existing only in-universe — or is it based on/a reference to some other series' character?
Or is it some other reference to something not anime related?

As was suggested by senshin in the comments, this is a moefied version of the missionary Francis Xavier, the first Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan (in 1549), as well as the island Tanegashima. It is a source of some debate among historians as to whether Xavier ever actually went to Tanegashima (see for instance this article) but in any case Tanegashima is the first known point of contact between the Japanese and the Europeans, by a Portuguese ship blown off-course en route to China in 1543, and is thus associated with the introduction of European culture to Japan and indirectly (but strongly) to Xavier.

Moe versions of historical figures and other classic works are nothing new. The most famous examples are probably people from the Sengoku Period (a time period that Xavier's arrival conveniently falls in), though the Three Kingdoms era is also pretty common. Some examples of this are Sengoku Collection, Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox, Oda Nobuna no Yabou, and Hyakka Ryouran. This moefication of historical figures has also been parodied in some other works, like Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Princess Jellyfish. This appears to be another parody in a similar vein.

For obvious reasons, Xavier is associated with Christianity in Japan. This explains the large cross wielded by the character and the head ornament, both of which are significant Christian symbols and which are the most prominent features of the character design.

After reading the chapter myself, I don't think there's anything more to the reference than that.


What did the Sailor Moon reference mean? In episode 5 - Ami Kawashima, after Taiga's encounter with Ami after school, Ryuji goes into Taiga's apartment later that evening to find out why she hasn't come down to have tea. He finds Taiga curled up in her blankets complaining about being short.

At one point she talks about Sailor Mercury's name but I don't really understand this. It could be because I grew up with the American English dub of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury's real name was Amy in that.

So I am wondering, what is Taiga talking about Sailor Mercury's and Ami's names and why is it a good thing they're similar? (In comparison to her other advantages mentioned, being taller and Kitamura's childhood friend.)

Kawashima Ami, introduced in the 5th episode of Toradora!, has the same given name (first name) as Sailor Mercury's civilian form; not only is the name the same pronunciation, but they share the same kanji (Chinese characters).

川嶋 亜美 (Kawashima Ami)

水野 亜美 (Mizuno Ami)

「川嶋」means "river" + "island," and「水野」means "water" + "field," so both have a water theme and sound refreshing.
「亜美」is harder to translate, since「亜」is never used alone (it can have a meaning of "sub-" but that is not the intended meaning here). 「美」means beautiful, so it is a very well-liked kanji for girls' names and is highly-respected.

逢坂 大河 (Aisaka Taiga), in contrast, does not connote lovely images in the same way.「逢」means "meeting" or "rendezvous" and 「坂」 means "slope" or "hill." 「大河」does have a water image, since it means "large river," but it also has general associations in Japanse culture which do not conjure up the image of refreshing water, such as 「大河ドラマ」(taiga dorama), which are dramatic TV series set in a historical period, and the phrase「大河小説」(taiga shosetsu), meaning a sequence of novels that carry over a theme, a.k.a. roman-fleuve. 「大」is not a terribly common kanji for girls' names since it means "big" or "large" (it does have positive meanings, like in combinations for "great" or "serious"). Although the main Japanese word for "tiger" is 「トラ」(tora),「タイガー」(taigaa) is also possible (especially for names of sports teams such as the 「阪神タイガース」 [Hanshin Taigaasu]), so her nickname may be a play on words.

Mizuno Ami and Sailor Mercury (ranked separately) have consistently placed high in character popularity polls. She beat all other female anime characters for the #1 spot in Animage magazine's May 1993 poll, so she is well-known for being intelligent (with a genius IQ), enduringly popular with male otaku, and generally well-liked. She is not considered tall (among the original five sailor soldiers, Sailor Jupiter is known as being the tall one, but she is later shorter comparatively to some of the outer solar system soldiers and Starlights).


When is Kirino Kousaka's birthday? I'm just curious because Ruri's birthday was mentioned. Kirino's birthday might probably mentioned in some part of the light novel or manga.

Her birthday is April 8. It can be seen in this birthday plate that was revealed during Tsukasa Fushimi's 10th anniversary live streaming event.


What happened to Kakashi's Sharingan? After Madara warped out of the Kamui dimension, what happened to Kakashi's sharingan? Did Madara destroy it?

No, it was implanted back to Obito, it's seen when they warp back out, Obito's left eye is back to be his Mangekyo (the eye the Black Zetsu part of him has).


Why didn't the Saiyajins raise up their power energy? A Saiyajin can multiply his power if he takes great damage or is near death and is able to heal himself afterwards.

With that ability alone, they could rinse and repeat countless times before the first encounter with the Androids (you can't be too safe).

Goku and Vegeta have their pride and all, I get that. But Trunks and Gohan are much more rational (especially Future Trunks). So why didn't they do what Vegeta did on Namek with Dende for example?

There are multiple things against this.

It needs a close death experience to gain power and they need to be healed afterwards, as Dende wasn't on earth at this time and they surely don't want to eat all the beans. It would take a lot of time to regain their full strength and they could die trying of course.
Vegeta and Goku would never use something like that to gain power because of their pride.
They might have underestimated the cyborgs
Future Trunks was not in this timeline on that time
Gohan was a kid at this time and he "had to study". His mother would have never allowed him to be beaten half dead and recovered just to increase power.

   6. Future Trunks might not be aware of this fact, since when he lived Goku and Vegeta were already dead and Gohan might never told him that.

As Exception from 2:

   Vegeta did this on Namek cause he hated Frieza, he destroyed the planet Vegeta and killed nearly all the Sajyans. (As exception of 2.)

Those are the reasons against, it in my opinion. There might be more, and some might not be right, but I hope you can use this answer.


Gintama Sex-Change Seiyuu Change Why is it that during the Dekoboko Arc (Anime episode 275-277) the seiyuu for Sakata Gintoki, Kagura, Okita Sougo, Kondo Isao, Sarutobi Ayame, and Tsukuyo changed?

Sakata Gintoki : Sugita Tomokazu -> Tomatsu Haruka

Kagura : Kugimiya Rie -> Ishii Kouji

Kondo Isao : Susumu Chiba -> Takahashi Chiaki

Okita Sougo : Kenichi Suzumura -> Itou Shizuka

Sarutobi Ayame : Kobayashi Yuu -> Okitsu Kazuyuki

Tsukuyo : Kaida Yuuko -> Hoshino Takanori

Yet, the seiyuu for Hijikata Toshirou was not changed. Why is that? If it was to keep cost low, then why not have everyone voiced by the usual seiyuu?

I'm not aware whether such sex change has happened before in other anime. If yes, then please state what anime and what kind of approach they were using and the reason for such approach for comparison.

It was done in jest; Hijikata's female form was depicted as ugly and swinelike, so they decided to keep his original male voice actor to make it even funnier. This is the most likely explanation, although there could have been some other reason like casting issues.


Who is the blond woman in Blame? I haven't been able to figure out who this character is; I don't think they mention her name during the movie at all.  I find it kinda strange because she is a pretty prominent character.  Does she appear in the manga?  I haven't read any of it.

According to this site (https://www.anisearch.com/anime/10968,blame/characters) her name is Fuku. Is the only info I found about her.
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What happened to Hierophant Green's painting power? In episode two of Stardust Crusaders, Kakyoin paints red paint on a horribly drawn painting of Jotaro, specifically, on his leg. Jotaro gets a cut on his leg somehow. But Kakyoin never does it again. Why didn't he use it in more battles?

Because he never had such an ability.
The painting was just a prop. As soon as Kakyoin stroke the canvas, he had Hierophant cut Jotaro. While this is not stated, it's heavily implied because as soon as he painted Jotaro, he threw the painting into a tree, signifying its unimportance, instead of using it again when he confronted Jotaro.


Why didn't Hashirama break free from Edo Tensei in the Chuunnin exams? Spoiler Alert: For those who haven't seen episode 366 of Naruto Shippuuden.

As shown in episode 366 of Naruto Shippuuden, Orochimaru was able to restrict the movements of nidaime hokage Tobirama. But he mentions that Hashirama could have undone his binding at any time.

My question is why didn't Hashirama undo the binding during his reanimation at Chunnin exams?

You will note that Tobirama, in the same scene tells Orochimaru that achieving better fidelity/accuracy/efficacy with edo tensei will be the cause of his downfall, since this time they have been revived with nearly their full power.

This strongly suggests that Orochimaru did not perfect edo tensei at the time of the Chunnin exams and that Hashirama was not at full strength and capacity.

Which explains why he did undo the binding at the time of the Chunnin exams - he couldn't.

You will also note that Hashirama doesn't seem to recall Orochimaru, further suggesting that he was not fully revived at the time, though that could simply be his personality...


How did the pact affect the Sand Village in a way they wanted to attack the Hidden Leaf? I just watched episode 57 when they explained it, but it's unclear to me. The Sand Village joins the Sound Village secretly, and planned to attack the Leaf Village. Because ever since the Leaf & Sand Village created the pact it affected their village (sand) somehow. How did it affect them?

From the naruto wiki

   For years, Sunagakure suffered a series of budget cuts by the daimyō of the Land of Wind, weakening the village and thus re-routing ninja missions to Konoha. One day, Orochimaru, a missing-nin from Konoha who founded Otogakure, approached the Fourth Kazekage with the proposition of a joint invasion using the Chūnin Exams hosted in Konoha as a cover to attack

Hope this explains it better.


Why are there so many references in Durarara? I have currently watched nine episodes of Durarara!! and I am surprised about how many references there are. Some are quite obvious (they even talk about Accel World or Spice and Wolf sometimes):

Some others not so obvious:

(It's the Baccano-screen.)

I can understand these, as all three are published by Dengeki Bunko, but why are there so many? Also, I don't understand why they included Yozakura Quartet, since it's a manga and no Light Novel?

ASCII Media Works is the parent company for Durarara's publisher (a brand company of Kadokawa), Dengeki Bunko amongst other things. This is why most of these references to shows are referenced by their light novels instead of manga.

Durarara!! and Baccano! were written by the same person, Ryohgo Narita. The same studio (JC Staff) did the animation.

Suzuhito Yasuda is the illustrator on Ryohgo Narita's Durarara!! light novels and also the author of the Yozakura Quartet manga.

The Durarara!! and Kuroshitsuji manga are published by Square-Enix. JC Staff likes to include these sort of references in thier shows.


Where is the translation of "Dona Dona" from? In episode 16, what appears to be a Japanese translation of "Dona Dona" plays twice -- once where Nanami has a dream where she, like the calf in the song, is sent away to her death, and once right after Utena removes the cowbell.

I know that there are translations of this song (which seems to originally have been in Yiddish) -- there's a recording of Joan Baez singing it in English on YouTube, and Wikipedia lists a bunch of other languages.

Given that I doubt Japan has a particularly large Jewish presence compared to the other countries indicated by the languages listed on Wikipedia, I'm wondering about the Japanese translation: who did the translation, and when did a translated version of the song first appear? Did a translation exist before Utena?

Somewhat belatedly, from the research I did for the blog post you mention, this is what I understand the sequence of events to be:

Song is written in Yiddish, fails to gain mainstream popularity even when the songwriter produces an English version, sinks into obscurity.
Teddi Schwartz and Arthur Kevess dig it up in the 1950s and translate it into English; this version gains moderate popularity in the United States.
In the 1960s, Joan Baez and some other mainstream popular artists record versions. It becomes very popular in the United States, and translated versions start popping up in other countries, including Japan.
The original Japanese translation, as you note, is by the Peanuts and may have played a role in popularizing the song there, but their version becomes pretty thoroughly overshadowed by the 1966 Yasui Kazumi translation, which passes into the general cultural consciousness. For some reason it remains one of those bits of common knowledge/things you can reference and expect pretty much everyone to understand in Japan even when that's no longer the case in its home country. (At least, I grew up listening to folk music and had not actually heard the song before Utena.)
Some thirty years later, when planning the cow episode, one of the creators of Utena remarks that it seems like a "Dona Dona" kind of situation. (This is from a translated interview that I don't remember where I found, sorry.) Everyone else goes "hey, that's a good idea, actually," and they decide to use the song (with the well-known 1966 translation) in the show. (They probably didn't sit down and go "Hmm, which translation should we use? Or should we do our own?" and eventually settle on that one; as far as I understand, that's just the version of the song that most people will automatically think of when you mention it.)


Which Melty Blood games are relevant, plotwise? Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a pretty expansive work - a main visual novel, the Kagetsu Tohya supplement, and the Melty Blood games. The last bit, Melty Blood, is especially jarring to a Type-Moon fan who is late to the party - there are many versions, and the format itself is very different from what is normal for Nasu works: a fighting game.

What are the different versions, and how do they differ? What should be played and what skipped, and in what order, if one is playing for the story aspect?

Melty Blood is the original game. The story supposedly follows Satsuki's route, which was never released with any of TM's games, which takes place one year after Tsukihime. The story and plot doesn't change with the subsequent expansion, but a lot of side stories are added (more Neco Arcs!). In the original Melty Blood, only six of 14 characters were available to be played, the other 8 had to be unlocked through playing Story Mode. This was later changed in an update for the game (aka the "Nero" patch), which unlocked all the characters from the start.

Sion is the main character of Melty Blood. She originally came to Shiki's town in order to find the cure for vampireism and defeat the Night of Walachia once and for all.

   In Actress Again, she is responsible for the reenactment of Walachia.

Although this is supposedly Satsuki's route...

   She never appears. She is only mentioned a total of three times in the full story, until ReACT. However, if you read into the game's story, her appearance could might as well been a fake created by Wallachia or White Len...

Melty Blood ReACT is an expansion for the original game (like Burning Crusade was to World of Warcraft). This expansion added 2 playable characters and 4 non-playable ones. I believe ReACT also adds an Arcade mode, which is a continuation of sorts of what happens in the Story Mode played out in fighting game style instead of visual novel style. Start with this game if you are just starting out with Melty Blood series and want the whole story (original Story Mode + Arcade Mode).

Melty Blood Act Cadenza is a further expansion of ReACT. This added 4 additional playable characters and various graphical and gameplay changes. Note that this version does NOT have a Story Mode.

Melty Blood Actress Again is a sequel to the previous game. It features many drasticly new mechanics, two new characters, and 3 different fighting styles for all known characters. Several secondary characters have had their storylines expanded upon to include what happened to them after the main storyline.


What happens to the Meister when they complete a Death Scythe? The Soul Eater anime only mentions one Meister who created a Death Scythe, and that was Maka's mother with Spirit Albarn being the Death Scythe she created.

When the other Death Weapons arrived in Death City after Asura's release, we did find out that the Death Scythes were stationed around the world. However, the anime didn't reveal who their Meisters were, or even what happened to them.

So I am wondering: What happens to a Meister when their Weapon Partner becomes a Death Scythe? Would the process be different with Kid and the Thompson Sisters? (Kid stated that he would rather use a Death Scythe he made than one of his father's)

In the anime, Maka's mom is referenced many times by Maka, who says that she occasionally gets postcards from places her mother has been to. Therefore, I'm assuming that after a Meister makes a Death Scythe, they take on a job like any other person would, or maybe some special mission from Lord Death himself. After all, after the Weapons become Scythes, they go around the world protecting different parts of the world.

This is just a theory. The answer may have been revealed in the manga, but I don't know for certain. I hope this helped a little bit.


How can people perform some Earth Release jutsu without having Earth Release as their chakra nature? As I remember during Fourth Shinobi war, when Ten-Tails attack the shinobi with Biju-dama,
Shikamaru had some idea to block it with some weak Earth Release that create wall (I don't remember the name of this technique).

So he asked Ino to connect him with some Iwagakure shinobi, (also forgot his name) to teach all of them to use the technique.
After the shinobi teaches them how to perform the technique, all the shinobi use this technique to block the Ten-Tail's Biju-dama.

But how were shinobi who never seemed to have Earth Release able to perform this technique?
Just like Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, who I've never seen use Earth Release technique before, were able to perform this Earth Release technique.

How can people perform some Earth Release without having Earth Release as their chakra nature?

Because  Earth Chakra Affinity is not the requirement to do the earth release technique but it gives you edge if you have the respective Affinity.

So if paper test prove you to be have Affinity to Wind Release that doesn't means you can't do non wind released Jutsu.

From naruto.wikia.com

  Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control chakra
  natures that match their affinity, although even then it may take any
  number of years. Shinobi are not limited to the nature they have an
  affinity for, and it is in fact common for jōnin to have mastered two
  natures. Although it is technically possible to master all five
  natures, it is very rare because of how much of training is involved;
  Madara Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju,
  Mū, Kakashi Hatake, and Orochimaru are the only shinobi known to have
  done so via normal means.


Does Issei actually sacrifice his arm In High school DxD, Issei "sacrifices" his arm to get the balance breaker form. But what does sacrifice mean here? He still has his arm and he can still control it.

Basically what happens is that as you said, Issei gives his arm to the dragon in return he get balance breaker. the arm that he traded is now belowing to the dragon, no longer a demon, that is why he was able to hold the cross or the holy water without being hurt in the fight between him and the phoenix.afterwards, the dragon power starts to take over his arms which stops him from having his normal arm and akeno had to suck out the dragon energy for issei could do whatever and not expose that he is a demon.

long story short, he has control over his arm but if akeno wasn't there, his arm would literally be the arm of the dragon
Hope this helps


What happens when you perform Izanagi/Izanami with Rinnegan? When Madara used the Izanagi before Hashirama killed him, he survived at the cost of one of his eyes. But when he activated his Rinnegan decades later, his eye was restored.

So if you have Rinnegan and you perform Izanagi/Izanami, does that mean that there are no drawbacks? If that's true, then that would be invincible, since someone like Madara can use it endlessly and never lose in a battle.

I don't think you can perform those Kinjutsu using Rinnegan. They are unique to Sharingan. As for his eye that Madara got after decades, it was by using the Hashirama cells.
He collected those cells during his fight with Hashirama and cultivated them during his time with Black Zetsu.

So to answer your question, NO you can't perform Izanagi/Izanami using Rinnegan.


What is this old Anime set in prehistoric times? I watched it as a kid in the early 90's but the style was a bit older. It was on VHS.

The title was something like: Ray/Rei the hero? of the jungle? but it was a dubbed version so I'm not sure.
The protagonist is Ray? a young man. He has black hair and wears yellow furs. I don't remember the plot but he travels with his friends in a prehistoric world.

I remember two scenes:

Somewhere in the middle of the movie - they are on a raft on a lake and under them is a ginormous dinosaur. I guess it emerges from the water causing them to ride the wave and scream.

Towards the very end - there is a village where a volcano is about to erupt so they want to sacrifice a girl to it: that would be the friend of the protagonist and the granddaughter of the old woman who wants to sacrifice her.

Beware Spoilers!

   Volcano erupts, girl gets killed somehow I think in a fight, someone lays the girl down on the ground with the volcano with flowing lava in the background, old woman is praying to the volcano. And my friend's mom turned off the TV saying "you shouldn't watch films like this" (well, too late) and I never knew the end.

The old woman had long white hair & purple robes?, girl had long brown hair.

Please tell me what this is, I cannot find it anywhere.

I believe it is Ryu the Primitive Boy

Plot summary from ANN:

  Set in primitive times, a baby with white skin is born into the world. As his skin color is different from the rest of the children around him, the baby is immediately disliked and alienated from the others. Deserted and left on his own, the baby is eventually picked up by an ape called Kitty and raised as her child. The baby, Ryuu, grows up to be a good man but at this moment, his mother is attacked and killed by Tirano. In order to defeat Tirano and also find his real mother, Ryuu decides to set off on his own journey. In the midst of his travels, he meets the siblings Ran and Don. With his new-found companions, Ryuu begins his battle against hardships and obstacles.


Can a death note have multiple owners? In episode 23/24, Light killed Higuchi to become the owner of his Death Note. It was important that he hold the Death Note so that he wouldn't lose his memory again. After he killed Higuchi, he became the new owner of the Death Note, because he touched the Death Note in the moment Higuchi died.

Now, here's my question. If Light and L both touched the Death Note at the same time Higuchi died, would this notebook have two owners (in this case both Light and L)?

No.

Firstly How to Use: IV Point 1 says

  The person in possession of the Death Note is possessed by a god of death, its original owner, until they die.

This ties with the numerous references of a Shinigami following the owner. This also ties to Light's original fear about being identified by Misa (the second Kira) in Episode 13 - Confessions (or it may have been the episode before).

In the episode, Light found out that Ryuk would always tail him, which led him to question if Misa's Shinigami could see him and possibly tell Misa who Ryuk was following. So when Light and Matsuda went to try and intercept the meeting between the 2 Kira's, Light brought a bunch of his friends so Ryuk was hoving above all of them (we later learn Misa found Light because of her Shinigami Eyes).

   In the Manga, Near smiled to himself when he saw Ryuk at the end because he touched the Death Note, confirming that Light was Kira

In How to Use: XIII, it talks about lending a Death Note and how a lender will not be followed. Since a Shinigami follows the owner, this will be problematic if the 2 owners are quite some distance apart, i.e. when Mikami has the Death Note.

Finally, you seem to be confused with what Light was actually doing when he was holding onto the Death Note. The real reason why he was holding onto it was because when Higuchi would die, whoever holds the Death Note next would become its next owner. Remember that you don't have to be the owner to regain your memories, as Light regain his while Higuchi was still the owner.

Since the Death Note was discovered, there was really no risk to Light if Higuchi lived and blabbed about it's usage, since Higuchi was following the fake rules too (the only risk would be if he could kill Higuchi after 13 days from the last name). This is why Light killed him with the scarp of the Death Note in his watch and held onto the Death Note, to make sure that no one else became the next owner.

This ties into How to Use: XIV, Point 2

  If the Death Note is stolen and the owner is killed by the thief, its ownership will automatically be transferred to the thief.

Technically, Light stole the Death Note from Higuchi, so when Higuchi died, Light became the new owner.

This next part is speculation as I don't have too much to base this on. Since it is a what if scenario but in the situation where both Light and L were holding onto it, I dare say either of these scenarios would occur:

Whoever is the last person touching the Death Note becomes the owner, though this would be a problem for Light, had L insisted he confiscate the Death Note as evidence and it ended up as a stand off. (This book seemed to the the key to Kira's killing ability, so why is Light is insistent that L to be the one to let go first, unless he knows what this book is which would make him more likely to be the original Kira)
Whoever first physically touched the Death Note is the owner, probably measured in milliseconds, and if we can count on the preciseness of the Times of Death (much more likely).


How are Rikka's and Shichimiya's powers being affected? In the second season of "Love, Chunibyou and and other Delusions", Rikka's powers start weakening in the 9th episode. I don't get what's going on. Their powers are supposed to be imaginary. Then how is it possible for something imaginary to weaken unless the person imagines them to be weakening themselves. Rikka doesn't really have any reason to imagine that and apparently, from her reactions, she doesn't like it. Then what's causing it and why is it happening?

Furthermore, Shichimiya also tells Rikka about what once happened to her and that she decided to keep her powers and remain the magical devil girl. Does that mean that if she had fallen in love with Yuuta back then, her powers would have disappeared?

What do their powers have to do with Yuuta?

Rikka's imaginary "powers" are a reflection of how she perceives herself. The events of the series had begun to make her question whether it was time for her to "grow up" and give up on chuuni games; this internal doubt "manifested" itself as "weakened" powers.


What are model sheets and why do animators use them? Model sheets depict characters in their front view, side view, behind, and facial expressions, etc. In anime production animators use these, but what does it contribute in trying to animate?

Like I already guessed in the comments, model sheets are used to guarantee consistency in character design.

They are a concept art to define the character design. In big teams, you have the problem that everyone sees the character a bit different, so they try to standardize the design by creating a model.

Wikipedia

Another site


In which chapter did the Genei Ryodan fight the chimera ants? In the manga, when did the Genei Ryodan fight the chimera ants?

The Spiders first make their appearance in Chapter 224 of the manga. Needless to say a fight follows shortly after (next chapter).


Can Goku activate Mastered Ultra Instinct at will? So Goku trained with the Grand Priest and he shows he can active Ultra Instinct Omen at will. But now he's being beaten and he didnt activate Mastered Ultra Instinct. Before, he showed he could activate Mastered Ultra Instinct when stressed. Can Goku activate Mastered Ultra Instinct at will? Does the manga show something about it?

As far as Dragon Ball Super goes, he clearly mentions it at the end of  Super to Vegeta, after the T.O.P, that he cannot tap into UI and also tells Vegeta that he hasn't been able to tap into it after the T.O.P, in the new manga chapterAs far as Dragon Ball Heroes is concerned, we don't know whether Goku trained with the Grand Priest. We only know that the Grand Priest gave Goku a new set of clothes and Healed him.He most likely figured out how to tap into the Defensive part of UI on his own as he utilizes it to save Trunks.Hearts comments on the fact that Goku hasn't still mastered the form. Whis clearly stated that the attack version of Ultra Instinct is significantly harder to master compared to the defensive portion. If Goku did have the attack version, he would've used it against KamiOren or to destroy the glass as Goku attacks are significantly more powerful in this state.Hence, I think it is safe to say, Goku is yet to master the ability to tap into the Completed Ultra Instinct form whenever he wants to.


How did Orochimaru turn Jugo's ability into the curse mark? I know that Jugo is the original bearer of the curse mark, and that Orochimaru used that to create the curse marks (such as the one on Sasuke), but I haven't, not yet being done with the arc of Sasuke collecting team members, seen an explanation of how he did that. Did he draw blood from Jugo and inject it in people, like when he bit Sasuke to give him the curse mark, or was it done a different way?

Jugo is not the original bearer of the curse mark. He's the source from whom that jutsu was created. Jugo's clan had a special body which could absorb the force of nature and transform into various forms and had immense urge to kill.

Like said on Chapter 349, page 9, Orochimaru used Jugo's blood to create an enzyme that caused similar transformations and gave immense power to the bearer. Orochimaru just injected the enzyme into his subjects.


Did Naruto's children inherit Kurama's chakra? I'm just wondering: how did Boruto and Himawari obtain the Kurama's chakra?

Did they inherit Kurama's chakra? Or did they obtain it in a way like the Gold and Silver Brothers did, by eating a piece of Kurama's chakra?

It's hard to know, really. So far Kishimoto hasn't really shown anything aside from them inheriting Naruto's whisker marks, which he had most likely got from Kurama being sealed in Kushina when she was pregnant (if you look closely at Kurama, he has the same exact whisker marks on his cheeks though wilder looking). So they might have inherited some influence from him through genetics, but not a lot since Hinata was the one carrying them.

Mostly I think they more inherited the Uzumaki genes (and clearly Hyuga) and maybe a diluted bit of Kurama's chakra since the Double Tetragram Seal was supposed to steadily siphon it into Naruto's system, but I don't know if that's still the case after the war and Rikudou Sennin's interference.

So the effect might have just been larger reserves, which would be hard to tell when Uzumaki have inherently huge reserves.

(Though on another note, it would be cool if that meant Himawari could use the chakra chains like Kushina and Karin, since it seems to be a female trait).


Are cursed children vulnerable to varanium? In Black Bullet all cursed children carry the Gastrea virus, basically making them Human/Gastrea hybrids. It is shown that Varanium harm the Gastrea.
Now, the question is are cursed children vulnerable to Varanium, or does their human side grant them immunity?

So after reading the light novel, I can now answer my own question. Cursed Children are in fact vulnerable to Varanium.

  "But something seems strange...," said Enju. "Ever since coming here, I've been feeling excited for some reason." Enju opened and closed her hands curiously. Of course you would, agreed Rentaro silently. The Varanium that Gastrea so hated also had an effect on Enju and the other girls, who were all infected with small amounts of the virus. Most Initiators, when they went outside the Monoliths, felt temporarily better, or even high. Their wounds also healed faster.

So clearly while inside the Monoliths the Cursed Children feel their effect. While it is clearly not deadly to them it does have an effect on them. It is also possible for Gastrea to survive inside of the Monoliths, though it seems impossible for them to pass between them. The difference is probably that Cursed Children only carry a small amount of the Gastrea virus inside them while a regular Gastrea carries a large amount.

The following passage shows that Varanium bullets have the same effect on Cursed Children as they do on Gastrea

  Enju's wound showed no sign of healing and was still oozing blood. Varanium bullets prevented a Gastrea from regenerating after being wounded, and it was no different for Initiators who were able to regenerate thanks to the Gastrea virus. Facing Varanium weapons, the was as vulnerable as a regular human being.