What is the complete story of King Artoria in Fate? The story of King Artoria differs from the real world story of King Arthur, although even the latter have a lot of variations. In the Fate series, there are bits and pieces of Artoria's life being revealed in each iteration of the game. But is there a complete story of the King Arthur story in Fate from beginning to end? Is her story even interconnected in each of the Fate works?

I have decided to edit this question to remove the huge quote text from the Wikia and sum it up in my own words. you can read up on the original from of this answer here

Artoria (or Arturia as the common mis-translation) was born during the war-torn Dark Ages after Britannia lost it's protection from the Roman Empire. During this time Uther Pendragon was the King of Britain and he had already fathered a daughter (Morgan le Fay) with the wife of the wife of the Duke of Cornwall, Igraine.

Merlin, an Human/Incubus Hyrbid and a powerful Magus, had prophesied that their next child would be Uther's successor as king and Uther believed this. However when Arturia was born Uther despaired as she was born a girl, not a boy. in those times a King could not make a child that was not male his successor even if she was fated to one day become a king. Merlin was delighted because the sex of the child had never mattered and he was confident that if Arturia was separated from the castle until the day of prophecy it would be proof that she would become king.

At the age of five, Arturia was entrusted to one of the king's vassals, Sir Ector, who while he did not believe in the prophecy he did feel the same air from the young Arturia as he did his king. Arturia was then adopted and raised with Ector's own son Kay training them both as simple knight apprentices.

Kay could tell that Arturia would grow up to be a beauty woman but his father told him to guide her like she was his brother and decided to treat her in that manner, though he did not believe it would be kept secret. Initially Arturia was raised under the belief that she and Kay were related by blood, but she was later told the truth while growing up. Despite this their relationship did not diminish from the truth, and they still felt they were true siblings.

Arturia acted as Kay's squire and received training from him while also doing other chores such as pulling along his horse. During their sparring Arturia was the greater in terms of swordsmanship however Kay would use "warped reasoning just on the verge of being correct" to make her feel like she had lost despite winning, reasoning like

"You lose since you threw away your sheath!"
"I'm still alive so don't act like you won!"

During one rainy day while Artoria was sick, Kay's mother had to leave so only he was available to tend to her. Telling Arturia "it would be troublesome for me if you were to die now", he promised to do anything she requested in exchange for getting well quickly. Being very persistent in having her request something Arturia said she wanted to "dream of a lion running across plains." To fulfill this Kay carved a wooden lion. The carving was poor as Kay was hoping to make an old, dying lion unable to hurt a mouse so as to not have it harm her in her dreams and Arturia compared it to a cross between a dog and a cat, but she appreciated it and was able to see the dream.

While being raised by Ector Merlin also visited teaching Arturia and acting as a sort of foster father figure to her. he also also revealed Arturia's gender to Kay making him swear to secrecy.

When Arturia was 15 the day of prophecy arrived and Merlin prepared Caliburn for the selection of the next king. when the Knights and Lords gathered for the selection of the next king they expected the selection  to be through jousting to select the most superior one to become a king, but they were presented with Caliburn stuck in a stone with the inscription on the hilt reading

  Whosoe'er pulleth out this sword of this stone is rightwise king born of England.

While many knights grabbed the sword trying to follow the command, none were able to pull it out. With no successful attempts they began the expected jousting to make the selection. at this time Arturia was still an apprentice and thus not qualified to joust. she neared the now deserted stone and reached out for the sword without hesitation.

Before grabbing it, Merlin appeared before her to tell her to think things over before taking it. He told her she would no longer be human upon taking the sword, but she had been prepared for the fact that "becoming a king means no longer being human" ever since she was born knowing that a king is someone who kills everyone to protect everyone, having thought about it every night and shuddered until morning came with not a day passing where she did not fear that fact. to Merlin her response was a nod saying that the fear she has felt would end then

Arturia pulled the sword out effortlessly as per her fate and in that instant She became something not human. to everyone else there so long as she acted like a good king no would care for her appearance of gender. Taking the sword also had an effect on her body stopping her from aging as such from then on the King would have a body of a 15 year old.

After that Arturia, Merlin and Kay went through various adventures while training eventually calling herself the rightful King of the country while reclaiming the country and the 3 of them formed the original Round Table but later was joined bu Bedivere and Gawain who along with Kay becomes the most senior knights.

At some point during their adventures Arturia came to care for a lion cub for a month. While she claims that it wasn't because she liked them (most probably due to the carved lion she was given by her beloved brother) she formed a bond with the young cub who had become attached to her. the lion cub was very energetic, often biting or scratching, but experiencing the happiness she felt from this she wished to be able to stay with the sub until the end. while it's not documented on when this occurred given the images we have seen of Arturia as King and in battle where she wears the same blue attire under her armor i suspect it was during this adventures due to what she is wearing in a flashback image in the Visual Novel

Morgan le Fay, who was born as the proper, recognized daughter of King Uther and Arturia's older sister of the same status, in her eyes believed Arturia received the love and hopes of their father that should have been hers, became witch queen who craved for vengeance. during their adventures Morgan executed a trap which saw Arturia loose Caliburn to which afterwords Arturia goes to Vivian, the Lady of the Lake (and Morgan's polar opposite).

After the final battle against her uncle Vortigern, Arturia claimed her kingdom Camelot and spent ten years in peace. during this time Arturia had to deal with the problem of being able to produce an heir. to "help" Merlin used his magecraft to make Arturia into a pseudo-male capable of producing sperm for an unknown duration of time. during this time however Morgan le Fay got her sister drunk used her magic to enchant her sister to take some of Arturia's sperm. using her own ovaries Morgan developed the sperm and have birth to a homunculus clone of her sister. this was Mordred.

Arturia met the daughter of King Leodegrance, Guinevere, and the 2 wedded to make an outward appearance of a "kingdom" in Britain. They even held a grand wedding ceremony that lasted close to seven days and was celebrated throughout the land. However it was marriage out of necessity rather than love, where Arturia, the "husband" was not a man and the marriage would never be consummated.

During this time Mordred was raised by Morgan to believe it was her right defeat the King and inherit the throne. Through her mother's recommendations and a presentation of her own swordsmanship, was able to be counted as one of the Knights of the Round Table. despite her mother's obsessive hatred for Arturia Mordred never hated Arturia yet idealized her as the perfect king. she later learned of her heritage of being Arturia's "son" and was happy in learning that she shared the same blood as the king she idolized, however Mordred also felt ashamed of her twisted birth.

As Arturia continued to be king she kept to the oath that a king is not human and that one cannot protect the people with human emotions. never narrowing her eyes in grief while on the throne and settling every problem while working hard in government affairs, Arturia managed to balance the country without any deviations, and punished people without a single mistake. this however lead one of her Knight, Sir Tristan to leave Camelot saying

  The King does not understand how others feel

hearing this Lancelot wished to lessen the burden for his King, a wish that Guinevere also held. While they conversed with each other they came to recognize each other as friends and rely on one another and it was then that Lancelot began to fall for Guinevere. it was though Guinevere that he learned of Arturia being a woman and the true meaning to Guinevere's marriage to her.

At some point in time Mordred approached Arturia about her identity and her "son" but rather getting the acceptance she had hoped for Arturia rejected her stating that while Mordren was her child born from her and Morgan's plotting she could not recognize Mordred as her "son" or give her the Throne. Mordred believed this however was because Arturia hated Morgan and no matter what she did, the moment she was born from Morgan she was a dirtied child and the shame of her birth began to become hatred.

Lancelot and Guinevere began to have an affair and this was discovered by Agravain, one of Arturia's Knights and an assassin hired by Morgan who he hated. Agravain was loyal to the King however he hated women due to Morgan and when he uncovered the affair he also learned of Arturia's true gender. he tried to threaten Guinevere with the fact of her affair but failed. before his death and seeing Mordred's growing hatred (while probably not knowing Mordred was a woman as well) he revealed the affair to her who used it to sow mistrust in the Knights of the Round Table and destroying the prestige of the King in the eyes of the people.

When Arturia learned of the affair she did not blame anyone but rather understood knowing Guinevere's and Lancelot's sacafrice. however still acting in the capacity of a king and this times adultery was a serious crime, Arturia discarded her emotions and had Guinevere executed. Lancelot tried to stop to save her, killing several of his fellow knights including Gawain's brothers, Gareth and Gaheris but ultimately failed and fled back to his homeland of France.

When Arturia left for the Rome expedition Mordred became the leader of the rebellion representing the national discontent towards the King. when Arturia returned Mordred raged and proclaiming her hatred of the king and that only she was fit for the throne. the truth was that she only wanted to be accepted by Arturia as her "son". this sparked the civil war that would later claim their lives.

shortly before the final battle of Camlann Avalon, the sheath to Excalibur that gave Arturia immortality, was stolen due to the machinations of Morgan le Fay. Lancelot, even after being excommunicated, wanted to participate in the Battle of Camlann to serve his King but Gawain hostilely rejected him due to his hatred.

Merlin left Arturia before the final battle because of his own love affair problems claiming that an evil witch (Morgan?) tried to murder him so he fled to the Reverse Side of the World and thus the land of Avalon where he thought the witch wouldn't reach him, however the gate he encountered was a trap which created a sealing "tower" called the Garden of Avalon and having transcended death, is trapped for all eternity and thus can never enter the Throne of Heroes.

During their final battle Mordred hated the "Son of Morgan" but Arturia replied

  Not once did I despise you. There was only one reason I would not give you the throne. You didn't have the capacity of a King.

In their battle Mordred was fatally wounded by Rhongomyniad but because of a curse on her, after death still swung her sword and fatally wounded Arturia.

Arturia's dying body was escorted to a holy isle by Sir Bedivere where she ordered a grieving knight to dispose of Excalibur by throwing it back to the Lady of the Lake, an order he failed twice beliving that the moment Excalibur was returned to Vivian Arturia would die.

In Bedivere's absence, she reflected on her personal failures, regretting her life as king. Before her last breath, she appealed to the world; in exchange for services as a Heroic Spirit, she asked to be given an opportunity seek the Holy Grail to save her country.

i emphasize the last bit as after this is when Arturia made her contract with the world and started to be summoned to the Holy Grail Wars. unlike the other Heroic Spirits who are effectively clones of their real selves in the Throne of Heroes, Arturia never made it there which is why she can retain her memories of previous times she has been summoned.

after the events of Fate/Stay Night, depending on the route Arturia' fate different. i summarize it in this answer but to sum that up

   - In Fate we see Arturia accept things when Sir Bedivere returns for the final time
  - In -Last Episode- because Arturia terminated her contract with the World by destroying the Holy Grail by her own will she goes to Avalon in the Reverse Side of the World, waiting for Shirou who eventually reunites with her as apart of a miracle Merlin talks about

   - In Unlimited Blade Works:
   - In the Good End she remains with Rin as her Servant
   - In the True Ending Arturia fades away however we don't know if her contract was terminated or not and if it was if she ended up in Avalon aswell

   - in Heaven's Feel, regardless of the ending Arturia is corrupted by Angra Mainyu and is killed by Shirou close to the final battle. we don't know of her fate after this

   - in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia she is summoned for Angra Mainyu false Holy Grail War. because Angra Mainyu was trying to recreate the 3rd war Arturia is summoned as if she was summoned by the Edelfelt sisters who used their sorcery trait to summon 2 Sabers (2 sides of the same Hero) Arturia is summoned with the ability to swap with her Alter personality (the Arturia corrupted by Angra Mainyu)

Also while we do not know when about in Arturia's own timeline this occured

in Fate/Labyrinth she is summoned as Norma Goodfellow's/Manaka Sajyou's Servant during the Subcategory Holy Grail in Caubac Alcatraz's labyrinth. she forms a party with 3 other Servants, Archer (Robin Hood from Fate/Extra), Caster (Medea from Fate/Stay Night) and Assassin (Hassan-i-Sabbah from Fate/Stay Night). because of a fading contract with Norma/Manaka and the uses of her Nobel Phantasm during one battle Arturia fades away but not before saying her goodbyes to the other 3 Servants and entrusting them to give Norma/Manaka a Mystic Code she found

i would also add that at some point Arturia's Bloodline survived somehow as in other Type-Moon Works Lord El-Melloi II (Waver Velvet's name after the 4th Holy Grail War) meets with Gray who becomes his assistant. aside from her appearance being like that of Arturia which bring up unpleasant memories of the 4th Holy Grail War for Lord El-Melloi II Gray also can wield Rhongomyniad.

while not something special in itself Rhongomyniad is passed down through the generations with it's mystery preserved similar manner to the Tradition Carrier trait held by the Fraga family (Bazett Fraga McRemitz) which is passed down to a single successor from generation to generation through a pathogen in the Fraga bloodline. (similar manner as it's not know if there is a pathogen in Arturia's bloodline like that of the Fraga).

currently all we know is that Gray was born in a cemetery. we don't know from who she descends from or if the bloodline tied to Rhongomyniad starts from Arturia or from Uther (in which the bloodline could continue with Morgan who in the Nasuverse (according to the wikia) is Uther's daughter not the Duke of Cornwall unlike in other Arthurian Legends)

Sources (all the Type-Moon Wikia)

Saber (Fate/Stay Night)
Guinevere
Berserker (Fate/Zero)
Archer (Fate/Grand Order - Tristan)
Avalon
Kay
Caster (Fate/Grand Order - Merlin)
Morgan le Fay
Rhongomyniad
Gray
Vortigern
Agravain
Fragarach
Saber of Red
List of minor character - Vivian


What is the song played at 6:54 in the 5 episode of Parasyte - the Maxim? Did anyone know? It's the scene when Kana looks into the eye of Shinishi, I really love this song, and it's not in the OST.


Can Sarada Uchiha activate the rinnegan? Sarada Uchiha is the daughter of Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke has Karin's Chakra (through Uzumaki blood line, being the descendants of Asura Ōtsutsuki) too, since he had used her ability to heal himself by drinking her blood.

The fact that Karin wore glasses and the fact that Sarada needs to wear glasses, may be a hints to this.

My question is, if Sarada possess Indra's and Asura's Chakra, can she awaken the Rinnegan, as the way Sasuke had did?

Sasuke has Karin's Chakra (through Uzumaki blood line, being the descendants of Asura Ōtsutsuki) too, since he had used her ability to heal himself by drinking her blood.

First of all I would like to correct this misconception. Sasuke obtained his rinnegan powers After receiving half of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's chakra, not by drinking the blood of karin.

Ninjutsu haven't been shown to have any form of lingering chakra effects, making it highly unlikely this one would have had. The chakra would likely be used up immediately to heal said critical wounds.

Now coming back to your original question

  My question is, if Sarada possess Indra's and Asura's Chakra, can she awaken the Rinnegan, as the way Sasuke had did?

Yes, if she has both types of chakra, which is highly likely due to Sasuke having both, she could. But not in the same way as Sasuke did, as this would require Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's to sacrfice his chakra to her.

However the likelihood she will active the rinnegan is close to non, as this would require larger amounts of Asura and Indra's chakra. Which even took Madara decades while actively producing the chakra through DNA infusion.


Naruto and Sasuke's arms After the Naruto-Sasuke showdown and they blew their arms up, why didn't Sasuke get his arm repaired like Naruto had? Well, even with the bandages and all. I don't really know what's within the bandages.

He basically said he needed time to atone for his sins and that is why he went off on his own.  It is almost like he is telling himself that he deserved that. Inside Naruto's bandages are cells from Hashirama that are meant to regenerate his arm.  I am assuming in the future when it is fully finished, the bandages will probably come off.  It is also possible Sasuke will take the same treatment some day.


Is the Ship Spirit (klabautermann) based on any real legend? In One Piece Chapter 254, Usopp saw someone that fix Going Merry, later in chapter 351, Franky told him that it actually a manifestation of a ship's soul.

Is this based on any real legend?

Yes it is, Klabautermann in One Piece world described as a marine holding an hammer, the real story about Klabautermann is a small sailor in yellow with a tobacco pipe and woolen sailor's cap, and often wearing a caulking hammer. (source)

Klabautermann from German folklore (left) and Klabautermann from One Piece world (right)

  A Klabautermann often assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic and North Sea in their duties, and he is known to be an expert of understanding most watercraft.

When Usopp first meeting with Klabautermann, he was fixing Going Merry and revert it to its original shape, not to the flying model when Going Merry got damaged.

  Despite the positive attributes, there is one omen associated with his presence: no member of a ship blessed by his presence shall ever set eyes on him. He only ever becomes visible to the crew of a doomed ship.

Usopp saw Merry's spirit when it was already heavily damage, and the boat was beyond repair.

  Soon enough, the boat sinking, and the spirit say goodbye to Luffy's crew.


Which characters is the cast of Youkai Shoujo - Monsuga cosplaying as in the chapter 31 color cover? Below is the color cover for chapter 31 of Youkai Shoujo - Monsuga.

The characters here are very clearly cosplaying as characters from other works; which characters are they cosplaying as?

Unfortunately, I do not recognize the child in what appears to be a kiwi costume, but here's a list of all the other characters.

From front to back (closest to farthest):

Mutsu from Kantai Collection

Tomoe Mami from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Yazawa Nico from Love Live!

Makise Kurisu from Steins;Gate

Kasugano Sakura from Street Fighter

Unknown kiwi child...

A Terraformar from Terra Formars

Ada Wong from Resident Evil

Azrael from BlazBlue

On screen in the background:
Kappa as him-/herself.


What is the (historical) significance of the name Kazamatsuri? In the manga Sengoku Youko (same author of Hoshi no Samidare) a character is asked by Hisahide Matsunaga if he's considered changing his last name to Kazamatsuri, and there's a couple historical easter eggs lurking about. I don't know if there's any (additional) significance to this last name.

Because Hisahide in the manga is rather whimsical and has some perception of the flow of time, I feel there's something more lurking about.

There is no historical significance in the names.

The names such as Enra, Kazamatsuri, and Arabuki are references to his older work, in this case Sanjin Sadou and his "Monster Town" oneshot series (see his Mizukami Satoshi Tanpenshuu compilation). Some mechanics are reused, such as the Fairy Eye. In the latter oneshot series, there are the Raidou and Kazamatsuri clans, who have passed down their magic swords and stuff to modern times with the two families taking care of the town's various demons and their hijinx.

All this probably implies that Sengoku Youko is in the same continuity with Sanjin Sadou and the oneshot series.


What type of government do the countries in Naruto have? I can't find an exact answer since all I have found are people presuming what it could be. Has Masashi-sensei ever said what government is set up or has at least given us a hint?

Since you asked for the author's comments on the government, I'll share what an interview with Masashi Kishimoto where this is brought up. It comes from the May and June 2006 issues of Shonen Jump (the monthly version published in America). Unfortunately, I didn't have those particular issues, so I couldn't confirm the interview's credibility myself, but I did find it in several places on the internet. Here is the relevant excerpt:

  Shonen Jump: We want to know more about the rest of the Naruto world---what are the normal people like, what are the governments like, is this the whole world?
  Masashi Kishimoto: The world outside of the ninja is pretty normal. People make their living by running businesses, et cetera. Konohagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is the military part of the country. Hinokuni, or the Land of the Fire, provides Konohagakure a place to live, and in return, the resident ninja protect the country as a whole, similar to a military force.
  As for the government, the daimyo, or warlords, govern the lands and run the political system and the bureaucracy.
  Each country has warlords at the top, and its military has its own leaders. In America, you have a president at the top, but you also have the military general at the top of the military. The states have more power than the ninja, but since the daimyo don't cooperate with each other, I guess coup d'etats happen rather frequently. The world is not yet solid [laughs], but what you see in the story is not everything in the world of Naruto.

Link to full interview: http://narutohq.com/masashi-kishimoto-interview.php

So, what do we know about the governments in the ninja world?

Government in the Land of Fire

The Land of Fire has the Fire Daimyo as its ruler. We see him along with the other great land's daimyo during the Fourth Great Ninja War. There are other lords besides the Daimyo, but I don't believe it is clear how power is distributed among them. The Daimyo could hold most of the power or he could be a figurehead. I expect one of these classifications of government may be appropriate: aristocracy, monarchy, or oligarchy.

Government in the Hidden Leaf Village

The government of the Hidden Leaf Village is made up of the Hokage, the village elders, an advisor, and the Jonin Council. The Jonin Council, elders, and Daimyo all have a part in choosing the Hokage. The Hokage holds most of the decision making power, but his/her advisors and the elders will give counsel. I would classify the Hidden Leaf Village's government as an oligarchy.

Government in the Hidden Rain Village

The Hidden Rain Village's government (under Pain's rule) is a more interesting example. Pain is the sole ruler of this village and he is revered as a deity. He's never seen by the people of the village, and Konan is the one who gives messages. Konan is also revered and is called an angel. This government is a mix of theocracy and autocracy.


Is Psykos-Orochi fusion god level threat? In the last chapters of the manga,

 The fusion of Psykos and Orochi with god given extra powers was able to create Earth-scale Tsunamis and energy attacks . Other monster-alien we've seen to do something in planetary scale was Boros, who was god level threat

Does this make her/him a god level threat by default?

Unknown (but probably not)
No one who we can trust to provide ratings has provided a ranking for the fusion.  Nor has there been any omniscient-narrator provided rankings, such as a text box which simply asserts their threat level without being dialogue.
There are two things that might weigh against being a God level threat:

Not quite world-affecting.  While it can impact a geographically large area, it still seems limited to at most continental level impacts, and most of that just seems to be exploiting the physics of wave propagation, and is largely minor over most of that area.  She hasn't done or affected much more than what we'd expect of a strong earthquake.
Tatsumaki can handle it thus far.  Blast is the God-level threat insurance plan, while Tatsumaki is the everything-else insurance plan.  Tatsumaki has thus far shown no signs of feeling overwhelmed or out of her league, even when she's out of the sight of others and no longer in need of maintaining her image.  And Fubuki continues to undergo a mental breakdown over the absurd level of power, without really fearing for her sister's well-being. Tatsumaki is also able to neutralize the tsunami by simply carving out a massive trench ahead of it. And then hurling what she carved out at Psykos-Orochi in a massive barrage, all while showing no signs of exertion or stress whatsoever.

So Psykos-Orochi doesn't seem to be generating any threat more extensive or powerful than Tatsumaki herself can generate (with apparent ease).  So unless we accept that Tatsumaki is herself at God-level, even given that she respects Blast and seems to acknowledge him as the greater power, it seems safe to reject the idea of Psykos-Orochi being a God-level threat.
The main reason for thinking she might be one seems to be that the power range on Dragon level threats would appear to be gargantuan otherwise.  But as we've already seen it acknowledged that the threat rankings are a flawed system, and in fact has undergone revisions before to account for the emergence of even more powerful monsters, this may simply be a deficiency and shortsightedness of the system.  And, indeed, the scale difference between "city-wide threat" for Dragon (such as the meteor) versus even just a country-sized  effect is itself gargantuan.  The City of Los Angeles is about 501 square miles, whereas the area of, say, France is just short of 250,000 square miles.  That's about 500 times larger by area.  And LA is a very large city: Paris, France is only a hair under 41 square miles, less than a tenth the size of LA and less than 1/5000-th the size of France.
As such the apparent power range on Dragon threats may be an example of the "Writers have no sense of scale" trope in action, resulting from a failure to grasp just how large the scale differences between city/country/continent/world are.  Alternatively, it may be an intentionally logarithmic scale, like the Kardashev scale for galactic civilizations: Type 1 is "society uses an amount of energy equal to the solar energy incident upon Earth" which is already about 10000 times what our modern day society uses, while Type 2 is "uses an amount of energy equal to the sun's entire output" and is many orders of magnitude larger, and Type 3 is many orders of magnitude beyond that.  Thus the massive range in power for Dragon level threats may be an intentional design feature, reflecting how the next meaningful scale beyond it is massively larger.


How much time passed in Dragon Ball Super between the Resurrection of F saga and the Universal Tournament saga? In Dragon Ball Super we see a huge boost in power of Piccolo, who jumped from

   Being weaker than Super Saiyan Gohan in the Resurrection of F saga, to be stronger than SSJ2 Gohan in the Universal Tournament saga.

This doesn't make much sense unless a decent amount of time passed between the arcs and he did some special training or something. Therefore, my question is, how much time passed in Dragon Ball Super between the Resurrection of F saga and the Universal Tournament saga?

Roughly a year.

According to http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Timeline

Resurrection F happens in Aug 779, and Tournament of power occurs in December 780


How many times was the moon destroyed? In the original Dragon Ball series, Master Roshi (Kame-sennin) realizes that Goku turned into a rampaging ape due to the effects of the full moon, and comes up with a characteristically Dragon Ball solution—just blow the stupid thing up! After all, who needs it?

After this, the moon is restored by the Dragon Balls, if I recall correctly. Later, Piccolo blows it up again to stop Gohan's rampage during their training.

It's become sort of a stereotype of Dragon Ball that people are constantly blowing up the moon, and that sometimes when they do it, the moon has already been blown up and yet mysteriously reappears just to be blown up again. My question is, just how many times was the moon blown up? And how many of those instances were plot holes, if any?

This forum thread makes some unsourced claims about the answer to this question. I wasn't exactly filled with confidence in its accuracy, though.

Answers covering any of the available material (the manga, the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime, the movies, and the Dragon Ball GT anime) are appreciated.

The moon was destroyed twice and recreated twice.
The first time, it was destroyed by Jackie Chun, by using a MAX Power Kamehameha in the 21st Tenkaichi Tournament.
It was later recreated during Goku's training with Kami, after Kami removed Goku's tail. This was revealed during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.
It was then destroyed by Piccolo during his training with Gohan.
From Dragon Ball Wikia

After this, the Earth's moon was never shown again until the Trunks Saga.

Now moving on to the questions from the forum:

that one guy(his name escapes me at the moment) who looked like Goku blew it up in DBZ the movie the Tree of Might

The "one guy" mentioned here is Turles.  And what he blew up was not the moon, but a Power Ball. He had created the Power Ball to make Gohan transform into his Great Ape form. He then destroys the Power Ball to prevent himself from turning into a Great Ape, as he claims that he would lose his wits if he does.

and didnt it get destroyed in DBGT when Baby come to earth?

Highly unlikely, because I recall in the fight between Goku and Baby on New Planet, Goku transforms into the Golden Great Ape due the reflection of the Earth and

the people present for the battle questioned where the moon was, including a brainwashed Bulma and Baby himself, giving an elusion to the moon whereabouts.
source: Dragon Ball Wikia

But from the Wikia itself,

In Dragon Ball Z episode 118, "Frieza's Counterattack", the moon can be seen while the Earth is briefly shown from King Cold's spaceship. The moon also appears in the sky in one scene of the movie Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon. It is possible the moon was restored when it became clear that there would no longer be threats from evil Saiyans/Great Apes

This reminds me of Dragon Ball GT's inconsistencies. Nevertheless, the official number of times it was destroyed was 2.


What does "crossing one's palm with fingers and gulping" signify? I have seen in some anime where the character become nervous, sweats profusely and makes this action. For ex - Tadokoro Megumin from Food Wars:

I have also seen Minoru Mineta from BNHA doing that. What does this action signify? Is there any cultural significance to it?

This action that Megumi is doing signifies anxiety and stress. It is a nervous habit, as explained in the show and manga. From the wiki:

She has a habit of tracing the kanji for "person" (人) on her hand then motioning, as if to eat it, whenever she is stressed.

I'm not familiar with the culture of Japan on this matter, but according to this article on the University of Southern California's site, it is part of the culture. Here's a quote:

In Japan, students nervous for a presentation are often told to draw the Chinese character for “person,” 「人」three times on their hand. They are then supposed to pretend to eat those “people” by putting their hand in front of their mouth, in the belief that this will ease their anxiety.

Furthermore, according to the same article, the rationale is:

The idea was that those three 「人」characters represented the audience in the palm of her hand, and eating them made them seem irrelevant, undeserving of her anxiety

I'm not familiar with Minoru Mineta doing this, but if it's really the same action, then everything still applies. And I'm fairly certain I've seen similar things done in other manga and anime, but I'm drawing a blank right now. I'll update if I remember any.


Do Claymore manga and anime have different endings? I am reading the Claymore manga. There are around 5 chapters left before I finish it. In chapter 150 of the manga, I see that Teresa is alive, but I am pretty sure that in the anime, she was killed by Priscilla, and Priscilla was defeated by Clare at the end of the anime.

The difference in the endings of the storylines of the manga and the anime has confused me. Can you tell me what's going on here? Or does this simply mean that the anime's storyline is different from that of the manga?

Disclaimer: although strictly not spoiler info (they're all details that were mentioned before), reading the answers kind of spoils the excitement and all the built-ups that lead to the grand conclusion. I advise you to just continue reading chapter 151, which would clear your confusion.

The Claymore anime storyline is indeed different from that in the Claymore manga, albeit only substantially different for the ending. As the manga was still ongoing, the anime had to end at the conclusion of the Northern Campaign arc, but they somehow made the ending different.

Before the final chapters in the manga, Priscilla remained undefeated since she slew Teresa. What's more, she never met Clare and her comrades in the Northern Campaign arc, and would not have been defeated by Clare were she to meet her at that time. This was different in the anime, as you said, Priscilla was defeated by Clare, and seemingly more by her desire for revenge than by Teresa's flesh and soul, and therefore talent and power, that resided within Clare.

Teresa was killed for sure, in both the anime and the manga, but she still lived within Clare because Clare took up her flesh and blood (from her severed head) to become an unusual Claymore who is 1/4 yoma and 3/4 human. The Teresa that appears in chapter 150 is Clare's awakened form.


Is Master Roshi really bald? This question arose when I was watching Krillin vs Jackie Chun who is Master Roshi. When Yamcha pulls the hair thinking it is a wig, but it won't come off, then he thinks it is real hair and asks that then the bald one should be a wig? Please, could anyone explain?

Yes, Master Roshi is really bald. He mentions it himself in Chapter 25:

In the first tournament, he used a special glue to attach his hair. He mentions it when revealing his identity to Nam, who was just defeated by Goku (Chapter 46):


What's going on at the beginning of the story? I didn't quite get from the first episode what happened to Ohana's family and why her parents had to "run away" somewhere, sending Ohana to live in her grandmother's hotel. Why did this happen? Where are her parents now?

Ohana's biological father - Matsumae Ayato - died when Ohana was still a baby, of unspecified causes (probably a Japanese cold or something). I believe this is only alluded to in the show, but if you watch the movie, you actually get to see that stage of Ohana's life.

After that, Ohana's mother (Satsuki) gets in relationships with various boyfriends, the latest of which is the guy you see in episode 1. The dude apparently is in a lot of debt - Satsuki has poor taste in men. Worse still, when his creditors asked him for his address, the dude seems to have given them the address of Ohana's apartment.

Rather than dealing with his debts like a reasonable person, he and Satsuki decide to abandon the apartment and run away together so as to get the creditors off their trail. To them, this doubles as a romantic getaway, and thus, they don't want to take Ohana along with them. Satsuki decides to ship Ohana off to Kissui, and thus the show begins.

Basically, it all boils down to Satsuki being a godawful excuse for a parent.


How can Temari live with Shikamaru? Currently, I was watching the "Boruto: Naruto Next generation" series and I saw the scene where Temari and Shikamaru were talking to each other now that they are married. Now, it kind of got me wondering: don't all the village (Hidden Sand, Hidden Leaf, Hidden Mist, etc.) strictly forbid villager from coming out of their village, just so they can keep the village's secret?

While the Sand Village and Leaf Village were in different nations, Shinobi are able leave and go to different villages as long as they do not abandon their duties in their previous village. Otherwise, they would be considered Missing-Nin

After the 2nd Great Ninja War, Tsunade retired from the Shinobi life and left Konoha.

  Leaving the village does not necessarily automatically make one a missing-nin. Tsunade withdraws from life as a ninja and departs from Konoha following the Second Shinobi World War

Temari and Shikamaru is not the first time we see Shinobi marriages from different villages. Naruto's Mother, Kushina, was originally from Uzushiogakure (Land Hidden in the Whirling Tides)

  Kushina Uzumaki was a Konohagakure kunoichi who originated from Uzushiogakure's
  Uzumaki clan

  ...

  Born into the famed Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure, Kushina lived most of her youth being caught up in war, making her seek for a daily peace. At a young age she was sent to Konoha and enrolled in the Academy

However Uzushiogakure was also apart of the Land of Fire, they were different villages.

Also, we have see other instances where Shinobi immigrated into other nations. One example is when Jiraiya first used Rasengan against some gansters

  The boss use to be a Chūnin from Hidden Village of the Stone

The Hidden Village of the Stone resides in the Land of Earth


Why can only Luffy and some few characters can use Emperor's Haki? Is there any link between being a D and emperor's haki?

Conqueror's Haki is very rare ability that only 1 in a million can get.
Unlike Armament and Observation which can be gained through training, Conqueror's Haki cannot. You must be born with it.

Those with Conqueror's Haki are said to have a qualities of a King (or Queen if female). Which the show has shown with Roger (Pirate King), The YONKOs (Emperors), Hancock (Empress), and Doflamingo (Celestial Dragon).


At what chapter of the manga does the first season of DanMachi conclude? DanMachi, originally a LN has been adapted into a manga and an anime. The anime (S1) ends with Hermes declaring Bell to be Zeus' grandson.

I wanted to pick up the manga. What chapter continues the story?

For the light novel: The first season of DanMachi represents volume 1 to 5 of the light novel. If you want to continue where the anime left off, start with volume 6.

For the manga: The anime ended in volume 8 ch. 34.

In my opinion, reading volume 1 to 5 of the light novel still has value, since not everything in the light novel is covered in the anime. Some parts of the story go deeper in the light novels. As compared with Sword Art Online light novel which is exactly like the anime.


What was the background music in episode 14 of Your Lie In April, starting from 08:52? What was the background music in episode 14 of Your Lie In April, starting from 08:52? I can't find it in the OST album. Can anybody help?

The song is called 'Again' - It's Track 26 of Soundtrack CD1, if I recall correctly.

Here is the link to an youtube video of the song, should you need one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeI8eYtWyQ


Why can Korra bend 3 elements from the beginning? In the beginning of Avatar: The Legend of Korra, we see Korra, as a child, bending water, earth and fire, without training to do that. She was born in the Water Tribe, so isn't she supposed to know only how to bend water? Like Aang, who knew only wind and trained a lot to master the other three elements?

The key I think is 'to master'. Both Aang and Korra knew how to bend all four basic elements from since they were born, but required training to get control over such powers (that's why they are avatars; they know how to bend all elements).

  She was born in the water tribe, so, isn't she supposed to know only how to bend water?

So, I would answer no to that. She, just like Aang knows how to bend all the four basic elements.

One possible 'proof' is that Aang used his water bending skills (although never being trained by any water bender) when he got lost in the storm and that was how he got into the iceberg in episode 1 in the first place.

As for why Korra has greater mastery over bending than Aang, there was no specific reason mentioned as far as I remember, but I would say that it's just a talent, just like it can be a talent for someone to know how to play piano without actually getting someone teach them while one can say that other people need a push so they can develop certain skills.


Who is "Miyuki-senpai"? When Mutsumi and Serinuma are at the shrine in episode 12, Mutsumi asks Serinuma what she wished for. She replies that she wished:

for the Lord and Akane to live happily ever after
for Shion to come back to life
for Captain Levi to be more dere
for "Miyuki-senpai" to notice [someone]'s true feelings

The first two are from shows-within-the-show "Kachu Rabu" and "Mirage Saga". The third one is Attack on Titan (which has been referenced weirdly often). What's the fourth one from?

Miyuki-senpai is from Daiya no Ace. The anime is centered around Sawamura (MC) and Miyuki's relationships as pitcher-catcher (the author said so). Sawamura wants Miyuki to acknowledge him as a capable pitcher, yet his rival on the same team, Furuya, as the ace, made Miyuki pay attention to him more. Sawamura struggled to make the best battery with Miyuki, hence 'notice me senpai'.


How much does a typical anime episode or series cost to make? While it's pretty easy to find what is the budget for most anime feature films like those from Studio Ghibli, the average cost for making an anime series, much less an episode, is not readily available.

How much does an anime episode or series cost to make these days? Where does the money come from?

What is the breakdown of all the cost (to what part [e.g., script, sounds, edition, etc.] go how much of the budget)?

This is going to vary a lot depending on the budget of the series. The difference between high budget and low budget series is big enough that applying this to any individual anime is probably not a very good approximation. As an aside, this is essentially a rehash of my answer here, though the question is different enough that I don't think it's a duplicate.
A single episode of a typical anime today costs roughly 10 million yen. This Cruncyroll article from 2011 lists the following breakdown of costs for one single 30 minute episode of a 2011 anime had the following breakdown of costs:

Original work - 50,000 yen ($660)
Script - 200,000 yen ($2,640)
Episode Direction - 500,000 yen ($6,600)
Production - 2 million yen ($26,402)
Key Animation Supervision - 250,000 yen ($3,300)
Key Animation - 1.5 million yen ($19,801)
In-betweening - 1.1 million yen ($14,521)
Finishing - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)
Art (backgrounds) - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)
Photography - 700,000 yen ($9,240)
Sound - 1.2 million yen ($15,841)
Materials - 400,000 yen ($5,280)
Editing - 200,000 yen ($2,640)
Printing - 500,000 yen ($6,600)

for a total of about 11 million yen.
This image (in Japanese) is a breakdown of the costs of a single episode of the series Bamboo Blade. As you can see, the price comes in at just under 10 million yen. This site has some more info, as does this list (though not everything there is anime and most is old). But the bottom line is that the market price is roughly 10 million yen per episode, which comes out to 230 yen per frame. Some of that goes to things other than animation, but the bulk is for art and animation costs.
As for the source, the production company typically self-funds its own original anime. For example, Puella Magi Madoka Magica was funded by Aniplex. For adaptations, the publishing company typically provides some or all of the funding, as it serves as a form of advertising for the original. The details on these arrangements are very secret and can vary a lot.
Note that the production company also has to pay for the TV run in most cases, since late-night TV slots are purchased by production companies as a form of advertising for their final product e.g. DVDs (see Why does anime usually air at night in Japan? for more information on this). According to this blog post, for a 52-episode series airing on 5-7 stations, this would be in the ballpark of 50 million yen, or about 1 million yen per episode. They typically only make back their money at the point of DVD sales, which is why studios never know exactly how much money they're able to invest on a new series.


Is there a limit to how many times Twice can copy himself? In chapter 230 of the manga,

   Twice multiplied himself thousands of times

Is there a limit to how many times Twice can copy himself?

The short answer is no theoretical limit, but the quirk isn't insanely overpowered due to well designed limits.

This was the description of his quirk 'Double' at the start of Chapter 230,

As per the wiki page: (emphasis mine)

  Jin has a limit of creating only two clones at a time. However, because Jin is able to copy himself and his copies also have access to Double, he is theoretically capable of producing infinite replicas of himself by letting his clones duplicate themselves further. This gives Jin the manpower to realize a large task easily or several smaller ones at once, provided that his clones cooperate with him. Tomoyasu Chikazoku claims that Double can replicate even dead people.

From what I see there are 2 limitations to the quirk:

The durability of the clones. Twice mentions that an injury equivalent to a broken bone will dissolve a clone, while the second copy is usually weaker.
The clones are autonomous. He can't really control them, only create them and detect their deaths. This possibly prevents him from cloning any heroes or even villains who are much more powerful than himself. After all, he was deeply traumatized by his own clones almost killing him, and even after the current developments, I doubt he will be using the "Infinite Doubles" move as anything but a last resort.

Also an interesting observation, while I couldn't find any confirmation for it. The infinite limit seems to indicate that all of his clones (even those created by the clones) will have durability proportional to the original. I initially thought it would be based on the clone which uses the ability, in which case the compounded penalties would force a mathematical limit after which the clones are way too easy to kill.


Where did character popularity polls originate? I know that manga publishers such as Weekly Shonen Jump hold character popularity contests for mangas such as Naruto and Bleach. Where did this originate and why is it done?

This is such a common marketing strategy that I doubt it has an origin, but as for why it is done, it is to cater to the audience.

In the manga Bakuman, a popularity poll placed a side character named Kazuya Hiramaru in fourth place, immediately afterwards several chapters were devoted to him, which were very popular.

This implies that this practice is equally beneficial, and probably smiled upon by both readers and editors alike.


How can Naruto talk to the tailed beasts? How could Naruto talk to the tailed beasts while fighting Tobi? Was it because he was friends with Kurama now? If yes, then how could he talk to 4 tails? Because at that time he hadn't befriended Kurama..

All jinchuriki have a inner sanctum and it's like telepathy. When the tailed beast acknowledge Naruto as an ally and kind hearted person the share their chakra with him


What hints were shown during the series to who was the extra person in the classroom? In Another, the extra person was

   the assistant teacher, Reiko Mikami, who is Kouichi's aunt.

I think some hints were dropped during the series that pointed to that person, like

   Kouichi's grandpa complaining about going to too many funerals, and the protagonist's confusion afterwards

and

   the phone call from Kouichi's father, when he mentions that he was back in town 1.5 years ago.

Were there other hints to who the extra was?

Aside from the hints mentioned in the question about Kōichi having returned to the town one and a half years ago but not having a memory of it, there are other hints most of which appeared earlier chronologically, but are purposely left to the end in the anime series.

Hint 1

It's revealed afterwards that the extra desk that Countermeasures tried to account for and prevented in the classroom at the beginning

   was actually in the Teacher's Lounge,

and previous incidents seemed to imply the Extra was always a student attending the class, so no one thought to check there.

Hint 2

Near the final revelation on who the Extra was, we see the continuation of a conversation Reiko had with Kōichi earlier in the anime which was cut off when it was initially shown,

   where Reiko reminded Kōichi that she was the assistant teacher/deputy homeroom teacher of Kōichi's class and told Kōichi to refer to her by her proper name Ms. Mikami (Mikami-sensei) at school.

Along with the first hint, we see her connection with class 3-3.

Hint 3

We learn that Kōichi's mother, Ritsuko, was in class 3-3 with Misaki Yomiyama, the first Extra which sparked the Calamity. We also learn that

   Reiko was in class 3-3 in 1983 when Ritsuko, being Reiko's sister, was a victim of the Calamity, and Reiko was class 3-3's homeroom teacher in 1996 when she died. We also know that victims of the Calamity can also be teachers, given how the current Class 3-3's homeroom teacher Mr. Kubodera is listed as one of the "Deaths of July".

 Source: Characters - Yomiyama North Middle School - Faculty

There is one hint however which can easily be missed thoughout the series and this in regards to the Mikami Family Pet, Rei.

Rei is effectively a parrot who repeates phrases said around him, the 3 most common ones are

"Good morning Rei!"
"Poor Reiko, poor Ritsuko"
"Why, Rei, why?"

   We later learn that Rei was purchased after Reiko's death and thus 2 lines match up to that of grieving in the house. the 3rd line is probably the grieving questioning of Reiko's death and the point to it (as she was stabbed which lead to her drowning). the 2nd line however can be a hint to that Reiko is the Extra due to the fact it is a repeated line showing sympathy to Reiko in the same manner as Ritsuko who was already dead and there doesn't seem to be a relative to them who died before hand who Reiko and Ritsuko may have been devastated by.

This next part is speculation but whenever Rei starts talking Reiko begins to have headaches

   since Rei is just parroting lines and probably doesn't understand what it is saying the Calamity's Memory Altering effects are probably not applied to Rei whoever Reiko's headaches may be her starting to become self aware she is the Extra by understanding Rei's lines however weather by an effect by the Calamity or by her nature as the Extra Reiko headaches flare up and she seems to want to sleep them off thus stopping the process

The Calamity is designed so that it's near impossible to discover who the Extra was until after everything is over, as people's memories and official records are altered. The only difference that the current year had over all the previous years was that Mei Misaki had the power to see the Colour of Death.

During the anime, she demonstrated this power with the photos where the Extra was known. Mei could see the colour of death around the Extra, and as such she could identify the Extra, which she did at the very end to confirm to Kōichi.

Oddly enough, however, Mei had never encountered the Extra given the Extra's position in the cast, with the exceptions to when the students went insane at Sakitani Kinenkan and prepared to kill Mei (Mei saw the Extra before the final confrontation however given the deteriorating situation she would've been unable to confront the Extra or speak to Kōichi). Also, the Countermeasures was never made aware of Mei's power even after she was allowed to exist.

There is also another aberration. The Calamity normally alters memories; however, Kōichi's grandfather's memory is not altered due to him suffering from dementia.

  He is the only character who lives in Yomiyama but still remember [the Extra's] death. This is due to his dementia conflicting with his Curse-altered memories.

Source: Ryouhei Mikami - Trivia

Due to the fact that

   Ritsuko and Reiko sound similar, Kōichi could have passed it off as Ryouhei's dementia making him confuse between Ritsuko and Reiko.

For those who believed in the Calamity, particularly those in Countermeasures, this might have been a clue. However, since Kōichi had only just enrolled, the Countermeasures didn't have proper time to interview and prepare him, and thus Kōichi didn't learn about the Calamity until much later. Furthermore, the Countermeasures had already prepared the correct number of seats and had Mei play the role of "the one that does not exist" well before Kōichi's enrollment into the school.


Why did Seto Kaiba nearly kill himself to win against Yugi in Season 1? In season 1 Seto Kaiba went to the edge of the roof so if Yugi's monsters attacked he would fall and die. Why would he would risk his life to win?

A bit of context:

A short while before that duel, Kaiba had woken up from his coma induced by Yugi (Yugi had broken Kaiba's mind at the end of the "Exodia game". Yugi had told Kaiba to reconstruct the puzzle of his mind, to remind himself of what was important to him).

When Kaiba succeeded in reconstructing the puzzle of his mind, he realized that his brother Mokuba was the only family he had ever had, and that Mokuba was basically his sole reason to live.

However, Kaiba learned shortly after waking up that Mokuba had been kidnapped by Pegasus, and that Pegasus' duelists' island games were already underway. So he set out for Pegasus' island in order to save his brother.

Now back to the duel where Kaiba put his life on the line:

At that point, Kaiba knew that to enter Pegasus' castle, he needed to get the necessary amount of stars, like any other duelist. However, he also knew that the time limit to acquire stars was nearing its end: he would not have enough time to do other duels. That's why he challenged Yugi.
Since losing this duel amounted to the same as not being able to save his brother Mokuba, his sole reason to live, Kaiba was able to give an ultimatum to Yugi: to kill him (and Mokuba), or to lose and give Kaiba a chance to save his brother.

Of course, if Kaiba was able to win fairly his duel, it would have been nice in itself, but the way he did it, Kaiba put all he had in this battle.


Did Ranma lose his (her?) virginity in the Ranma 1/2 anime series? Remembering old anime series we happened to talk about Ranma 1/2 and the amount of sexual jokes it had. I then remembered that the show was emitted in Spain with a lot of controversy, and then I came across an article from the 90s, published in a major newspaper, that charged against the show and the channel emitting it.

In the article (in Spanish) you can read the following (my translation):

  In the episode in which Ranma loses his virginity in the showers (the kid comes out tripping over, in shock), [...].

I sincerely cannot remember such moment. I am almost sure that the person who wrote the article just saw something that nobody else saw. I know that some years later, when Karekano was emitted in Japan, there was a lot of controversy and debate about the scene where it is poetically suggested that the two main characters lose their virginities with each other, I supposed because that was the first time that such thing was depicted in an anime series with teenagers as main characters. So I doubt that a similar scene really happened in Ranma 1/2.

But as I haven't watched the complete anime series, I ask: did Ranma Saotome lose his (or her) virginity in any episode of the series or any of the movies? Or at least is there any scene that can be misinterpreted as stated by the article?

There certainly is no virginity losing that I have noticed in Ranma 1/2. Neither the Manga, nor the Anime have anything of the sort.

That said, there are numerous bath and shower scenes. Doing a google translate of the page, extends the next line after what you have noted.

  the master Chen is about to suffer a collapse when stumbling over a mountain of intimate clothes.

Judging by their description, I would assume "Chen" to be Happosai, the lecherous teacher of Ranma and Akane's fathers.

This leads me to believe that the scene in question, using memory offhand, is from one of two or three episodes.

Bathhouse Battle! We're in Some Hot Water Now

   In this episode, the Tendo's bath is on the fritz, and so everyone must use a public bathhouse. Ranma is stuck with keeping Happosai out of trouble, which proves difficult.
 This episode also has a part in which Ranma is knocked unconscious, which could explain the stumbling in a trance.

Rub-a-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub

   This episode is less likely to be the answer, but it does cover the theme of Happosai and Ranma at some sort of bath. Akane goes on a hot springs trip with some friends. This hot spring, as it turns out, is the hiding spot for Happosai's ultimate technique. Of course fighting between the two occurs, and Ranma, in female form, ends up inside the hot spring (thus returning to male form), surrounded by girls, which is a scene that they could be misinterpreting.

The Mixed-Bath Horror!

   This episode, also seems unlikely to me, but the Tendo Family, the Saotome's, and Happosai got to a hot springs resort. Once again, Ranma and Happosai have a battle in the baths, with Ranma being transformed into a girl, and chasing Happosai around.

Those are what I can think of off hand, but honestly the article reads more to me like someone who happened to catch a few episodes of the show, and didn't like the themes therein, and so wrote an article with a bit of embellishment.

It's more up to interpretation. If someone has more traditionally wholesome views, they will tend to see minor lewdness as something much worse. The same with people who aren't bothered by lewd act, only in the opposite direction.

I would check around a few of the episode I've offered, and maybe kick around the wiki a bit, if you're interested in finding more information.


Who was watching Mary in her childhood? After the credits there is a final flashback of Mary and Charlotte when they were children , they talk about the Shadow Builder and how he hates humans because "when God said 'Let there be light' he went away", Charlotte worries about the existence of the Shadow Builder for Mary's safety, yet Mary reaffirms that she'll be ok and will protect Charlotte saying that since that the Shadow Builder can understand her because he listen to god.

At the end of the scene, Charlotte notices in Mary's shadow a red eye, the same kind of eye which is depicted though the entire story being associated with Sharnoth, this eye however is just watching and it has no red tear.

I am wondering who this eye represented and what reason did they have as she did not have her Golden Eye at this time.

The eye was James. Hence the part where it says the "red eye warped/as if looking at something bright" hearkening back to the many times it mentions James doing the same.


S1 EP20: How did Mikasa know Armin said Eren might be in the rear of the centre rank of the formation? In season 1 episode 20, Armin figured out that Eren might be in the rear of the centre rank after the fight with the female titan. After that, he and Mikasa never met up.

However, about 15 minutes into the episode, Mikasa was thinking about something in the forest and recalled that Armin mentioned that Eren would be in the rear centre rank. But that makes no sense given they never met up after Armin figured it out and so Armin could never have told her.

So how could Mikasa know that Armin figured out that Eren was in the rear centre rank?

Well most probably because they could have noticed that the flank formation they both received had no location marked for Eren, and Armin could have figured it out before they went for the expedition.

As such, there is no such mention in the manga, so we can only speculate what might have happened.


Why is she throwing water on the ground? So if seen this happen in a few anime's before, but never really understood why it happens.

A character with a wooden spoon like object and a bucket of water throws water on the ground during summer.  Why are they doing this?

This is called Uchimizu.

People do this to cool the street and as an effect - cools the surrounding area and reduces the amount of dust that flies around.

In recent times there has been a push for people to use recycled water instead to reduce waste.

The ladle and bucket are traditional, and can be replaced by hoses, buckets or any handy implement. Ladles and buckets are used exclusively at Uchimizu festivals though.

Uchimizu.jp provides a handy how-to guide for the activity:

Further reading :)


Help identifying an OLD anime - a scene where a kid is in a printing press picking metal block letters? I watched it in the early 90s, there is only one scene that I remember and was fascinated by.  A young boy was working at a printing press, picking out individual metal stamps and filling up a tray to prepare for each page to be printed.

For a better understanding of what I mean, it is also known as "movable type" or in Japanese "活版印刷機".

Thank you very much in advance!

Night on the Galactic Railroad is a classic Japanese novel from the 1920s that got an anime adaption in 1985 which has such a scene:

The only thing that makes me doubt whether it's correct is that the protagonist is in fact a cat (as are all other characters).


Did Taiga come back to stay or was she just visiting? In the very last episode of Toradora, after the credits, Taiga comes back. Did she come back to stay or was she just visiting?

It's unspecific what happens afterwards in the anime.  Given that this is Ryuuji's graduation, and he and Taiga were in the same class year, it'd be implied that they're both graduating high school at this point.  If she were to "stay", that would imply that they're either moving in together or something else, which is also unspecified.
If nothing else, what we can say is that she is definitely visiting, but even the length of her visit is not specified.


Is "The Best Meat Buns" a double entendre in Japanese? Here is a shot from Baby Steps, episode 20 at time mark 16:46:

I think "The Best Meat Buns" is the English translation of the sign Nat-chan is wearing on her back. She is considered one of the prettiest and most popular girls in her high school. She is wearing a maid-cafe outfit for the cultural festival, and her group is selling meat buns. In English the sign is an obvious double entendre. What is the literal translation of the sign? Would Japanese folks see it as a double entendre too?  (Maybe in Japan, "buns" just means buns.)

I think if it is a Japanese double entendre, Nat-chan would be in on the joke. She is not portrayed as just a clueless girl.

You might be overthinking this.

Remember that this is at a cultural festival. Natsu with the ad on her back, wearing a China dress, is more likely out there to be a poster girl of sorts to advertise her class's themed cafe,inside the building.

If a double entendre was intended it would make more sense to put the ad on the front versus the back, below the actual goods. Even if this were true, why advertise the class when the advertised product is right there?


Does Shiba Tatsuya have two Magic Calculation Areas? The Wikia page (as reliable as it can be) on Tatsuya says his original Magic Calculation Area is completely taken by his Decomposition and Regrowth magic.

  Tatsuya can only freely wield two types of active magic, based on his innate ability of directly interfering with structural information; Decomposition and Regrowth. [...]. Owing to this circumstance, his natural Magic Calculation Area is dominated by these two powerful abilities, making him unable to wield other magic.

It also says that the magical surgery performed by his mother implanted another Magic Calculation Area in his limbic system (part of the conscious mind).

  In order to allow him to use Systematic Magic, instead of merely his two natural "powers," his mother and her twin sister operated on Tatsuya when he was 6 years old, installing another Magic Calculation Area or Magic Processor (resulting in him having two) in his mind which allows him to use magic.

My question is, do the light novels really state that he has two Magic Calculation Areas?

Yes he does, and yes it is - an experiment performed on the 6-year-old Tatsuya replaced his emotions with another Magic Calculation Area, which means he has two when combined with the one he was born with. This is confirmed in the light novels:

While visiting FLT to deliver the newly developed flying magic, Tatsuya and Miyuki run into their father, Shiba Tatsurou, and a butler, Aoki. After a confrontation between Tatsuya and Aoki, a segment of writing briefly covers the experiment that gave him his second calculation area:

  [Shiba Miya] used the forbidden Non-Systematic Magic 'Mental Design
  Interference', forcibly altering the area in the consciousness, most
  likely to create strong emotions called the limbic system by inputting a
  Magic Calculation Model, creating an artificial Magician. The one
  who designed this experiment was Yotsuba Maya [...] while the one who
  conducted this experiment on her six year old son that had no magic
  skills was Shiba Miya.

   Volume 3 - Nine Schools Competition I, Chapter 2

The detail on the experiment here is limited to this, and instead more emphasis is put on the fact that the inclusion of an additional Magic Calculation Area replaced his strong emotions:

  Tatsuya's heart did not possess the ability to "hate".
  He could not feel any strong emotions like fury, despair, envy, hatred,
  disgust, gluttony, lust, sloth, and...... love.

   Volume 3 - Nine Schools Competition I, Chapter 2

While this meeting at FLT is shown in episode 9 of the anime, it skimps on the details on Tatsuya's background, and instead just focuses on the interactions between the four people present.

Additionally, this is also covered in chapter 4 of the NSC arc manga (Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei - Kyuukousenhen), where visual proof of a second Magic Calculation Area is provided:

Manga Page http://2.p.mpcdn.net/25603/440080/32.jpg


What was the meaning of the scene of Albedo at the end of Overlord season 2 episode 10 At the very end of Season 2, Episode 10 of Overlord, Albedo is spending time with her Ainz dolls, when Ainz orders her to prepare for a raid to save a human.

Most importantly, the camera panned over to where she was looking, a banner of what I believe is the Guild symbol torn off the wall and thrown on the ground, then a banner in the background behind her, and Albedo is showing disgust towards her orders. There seems to be a lot of emphasis on those banners, so what exactly was going on in that scene.

She's showing contempt over the Ainz Ooal Gown banner, and worshipping Momonga's personal banner. She was made to love Momonga through her settings, so she's not really happy with him dismissing that name. She wants him to be Momonga, not Ainz. Another factor of her discontent is the fact that the rest of the NPCs of Nazarick would obey their creators orders before Ainz' (she questions them about this), so aside from Pandora's Actor, she's the only other one that would place Ainz above any other of the 41 Supreme Beings. Ainz taking over that name was done to raise awareness of the name to lure any potential comrade that might have been transported to that world, a prospect that Albedo seems to not be too fond of since it would lower Ainz authority in her eyes.

Let's say for example Peroroncino ends up being in the new world and joins Nazarick. If he were to order something to Shalltear that would conflict with an order from Ainz, Shalltear would comply with Peroroncino's order. This is not acceptable for Albedo. Momonga's authority should be unshakable in her eyes.


Is there any meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie? What is the meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie? Does it have any significance in the story, or is it a symbolic reference to something? Or did the author simply like the design so much he decided to include it?

I'm just curious about it, because while it was not given much attention in the anime, it did appear in most of the episodes.

I believe the octopus plushie wasn't in the novels, so I don't think it has much significance. It seems to be something that was added as a visual leitmotif for Kirino in the anime, like her whale slippers, which were often used to identify Kirino in shots focusing on the feet. (Apparently she likes sea creatures.) When you see that octopus plushie, you know the scene is taking place in Kirino's room, just like when you see those whale slippers, you know those legs are Kirino's legs. The plushie is used like this in the opening animation a few times too.
In-universe, the novel describes Kirino's room like this:

The interior wasn't much different from my [Kyousuke's] room, except with a more reddish coloring.
However, the big difference is that it has a computer desk.
It suits my image of Kirino well, not being the individualist, but quite modern.

It sounds extremely boring, and that's probably the point—all of Kirino's unique possessions are hidden in her otaku closet. But since so many scenes of the anime take place in her room, the animators probably wanted to decorate it a little, while keeping the decorations consistent with Kirino's character. Many teenage girls have stuffed animals, so it makes sense that Kirino would have some, since she tries to portray herself as normal except better. Having them lets her keep "not being the individualist" because they keep the room from looking abnormally dull while she keeps the dangerous stuff sealed in the otaku closet.
As for why the animators chose that very specific-looking octopus design (or those very specific-looking whale slippers), they probably just wanted a unique-looking design that would fit with the image they built of Kirino's aesthetic tastes.


Who was piloting the White Knight Infinite Stratos? As the question states, is it ever revealed who the pilot was? Since Byakushiki contains Core number 001 which is the same one that powered the white knight, can we assume that the pilot was Shinonono Tabane?

No.

  The White Knight's pilot was Chifuyu Orimura, as confirmed in the light novels, and heavily implied during the anime.

Source: http://infinite-stratos.wikia.com/wiki/White_Knight


Why does Kimura Kaere always threaten to sue people? At the beginning of her first appearance, Itoshiki Sensei explains about how foreigners always threaten to sue other people over the tiniest thing. And in a later episode Kimura Kaere often says she'll sue surrounding people after accidentally(?) flashing her panties, or anything that can be considered sexual harassment. Is this something like a parody about how Japanese see a foreigner? Or is this just simply her character?

I'm pretty sure it's a foreign stereotype (mostly of the U.S.), that people over there will sue over anything.

From ANN:

  Kaere Kimura, a half-Japanese, half-foreign girl from abroad, who embodies all stereotypes about foreigners.

She also has other stereotypical traits of foreigners and continually talks about how things are done in her country, which seem to get stranger and stranger as the show goes on. It's never revealed which country she is from though (and this is a running gag).

Her boisterous personality is also designed to contrast with the other side of her split personality, who is shy and quiet.


Assassination-Classroom Ost ep19 season 2 In the episode 41 of assassination classroom (season 2 episode 19) at 4:05 of the episode there a music played, if anyone know the name of the song ?

Assassination Classroom 2nd Season Ost - 02. 解き明かされる謎 [Tokiakasa Reru Nazo]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHYF3Dsg2ck


How are the themes and songs picked for a particular series? Are the opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music created specifically for the series they represent, or are they just picked by the producers/production committee based on how well they would fit their series?

What typically happens? What exceptions are there? How much have things changed now compared to the past?

Are the opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music created specifically for the series they represent, or are they just picked by the producers/production committee based on how well they would fit their series? What typically happens?

In most cases, opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music are created specifically for the series they represent. Though, it can also be picked based on it's popularity. After all, the main objective is to promote both the series and the theme songs.

  What exceptions are there?

About exceptions, which I think can only be applicable when picking a song depends on the deal between the companies (anime production/company and music company) whether they will allow a song to be used as an anime theme song. Well, anime can be a good promoter of a theme song and vice versa so it's a win-win deal for the companies, so exceptions I guess will be all inside their agreement.

  How much have things changed now compared to the past?

I think the only thing that has changed pertaining anime theme songs are the popularity. Anime are more popular now than before globally so there is more opportunity of a theme song to have a different versions of languages (which involves purposely creating theme songs for the anime itself).

My basis is here,

  The theme music for most anime tends to be catchy songs deliberately written for release to the pop/rock music market, if they aren't
  already actual pop/rock songs.

  One reason is simply that anime
  provides an easy way for both hit and entry J-pop/J-rock artists to
  get more exposure and good lateral promotion. Platinum J-rock bands
  like L'Arc~en~Ciel and Orange Range frequently release their new songs
  along as themes in anime that are on the air at the same period as
  their respective singles or albums.

  Another reason this is done is because many anime voice actors are
  also singers, often the more successful ones. (At least one such
  performer, Megumi Hayashibara, is both a formidable presence on
  Japanese pop charts and an internationally-known talent, as well as
  the recipient of more star and featured anime roles than any one
  person ought to have.) It's not unknown for production companies to
  organize some of their principal cast members into groups for
  recording CDs — the "Goddess Family Club" (Ah! My Goddess), DoCo
  (Ranma 1/2), the Maho-Dou (Ojamajo Doremi) and the Spirit Singers
  (Digimon Frontier) all come to mind. Either way, it's usually to a
  voice actor's advantage — they perform theme songs (as well as
  additional "character" songs), receiving a double benefit from
  exposure in two different markets (and the additional profit).

  A third reason is that TV theme songs are the pinnacle of Japanese
  musical success. If a Japanese artist/group makes a hit album, the
  studio takes almost all of the profits. If the same group makes an
  album as a TV tie-in, the musicians themselves receive a much larger
  cut.


Why do the Marleyans turn Eldians into titans when exiling? So I understand they're really racist, but when exiling, why not just throw people off into the desert?  Why make them titans too?

They used to turn eldians into pure titans and release them in the island to serve as both punishment and to ENSURE no eldian would leave the island.


Is there a difference between BFB and Basquash? In Basquash!, there is a sport called Big Foot Basketball (BFB), and one called Basquash, both of which seem to be derivatives of basketball played using mechas.

Is there any difference between BFB and Basquash, or are they simply two names for the same thing?

BFB seems to be the professional mecha-basketball sport, where as Basquash is a 'street' version of the game.

Basquash is the unofficial name for  Big Foot Streetball and comes from 'baka' and 'sukasu', explained below

Ref

  Big Foot Basketball (BFB)
  A popular professional sports league on Earthdash. As its name suggests, it involves playing basketball with Big Foots. Its popularity dwindled however when Dunk Mask hijacked a game, resulting in the destruction of the Rollingtown stadium.

  Basquash & Open City Basketball (OCB)
  Open City Basketball, unofficially named Basquash by Dan and known earlier in the series as Big Foot Streetball. It is a new sport that involves playing streetball in a wide cityscape using Big Foots.

  Prior to becoming an official sports league, Big Foot Streetball was outlawed due to the destruction it caused. Many of Dunk Mask's ardent fans prefer the name "Basquash" over the official name of the sport. Basquash is actually not the combination of the terms basketball and squash, but rather a pun in Japanese from the terms "baka" meaning "idiotic" and "sukasu" meaning "unintentional acts".

  Dan uses the phrase against the The Worst leader, then in a flash of brilliance while chanting "baka" and "suka", starts saying "bakasuka". "bakasuka" is a word that means many, tons, or barrage of.

  Basically Dan is jumping from word to word, punning his way, until he screams "Basquash" when he does the final squash serve-like attack, Basquash.

So, the sports are very similar, they're just slightly different.


Does super saiyan blue evolution exist in Dragon Ball Heroes? As we know, super saiyan blue evolution was a Dragon Ball Super anime-only creation. It didnt appear in the Dragon Ball Super manga or in the Dragon Ball Super Broly movie. But what about Dragon Ball Heroes? In Dragon Ball Heroes exists other Dragon Ball Super anime-only creations such as the super saiyan blue kaioken. Does the super saiyan blue evolution transformation exist in any of the versions of Dragon Ball Heroes?

Yes. The form makes an appearence and is named in Dragon Ball Heroes, Universe Mission 1 (UM1)


Why didn't Danzo give Kabuto a curse mark? Did Danzo neglect to place his curse mark on Kabuto's tongue?  It seems even more important considering he was Danzo's spy and could have been captured and tortured for information.  As far as I'm aware, all other members of "Root" had the curse mark except maybe Orochimaru, so perhaps Danzo didn't have curse mark jutsu at that point in time, but I thought I'd ask in case one of you fine manga readers had the answer.

You are right, it was negligence from Danzo's side, not having cursed Kabuto. That's why he brainwashes Nonō and sends her to kill him. When she fails, Orochimaru was sent to finish him off.


Hindi Poster Underneath a Bench in Anohana I'm re-watching Ano Hana. On the first episode (22:44.438) I noticed a poster underneath a bench.

I recognized it was written in Hindi although I can't read Hindi.
So, was wondering what's written there and what could be it's purpose (the visual detail).

Questions:

What was the Hindi text and what it means?
I hope someone can share some thoughts about why this much details was added into a scene. What could be the creator's intention?

Update

The poster can be overlooked because it's underneath. So I've added another picture with more exposure

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I'm not sure if it is supposed to be Hindi or Sanskrit(because both use devagiri script and the word is there in both the languages), The word is 'Dharmayug', which means the age of righteousness or somewhere along that.

Also the word is another word for Satyayug which is one of the 4 ages of the Hindu Mythology. More specifcally the first age. Age of truth.

Not sure as to why the creator put it though.


Are Doflamingo's Fakes waterproof? What would happen if Doflamingo's Fakes touches water? Are they proofed against water?

In the Chapter 752, Doflamingo appears as a "Fake" Doflamingo

Would Doflamingo lose his power?
Would the fake Doflamingo lose his power or is he immune against water?

At least for Paramacia the sea only affects the user and not the effects of the fruit.  Example: Luffy's neck was still stretchable after being submerged in water during the Arlong Arc, while Luffy himself was not able to move. Vander Decken IX's tracking ability worked even while it went underwater, as well as Whitebeard's earthquake fruit got transmuted through the sea to the ocean floor.

So as long as Doflamingo's not in the water himself his powers or extension thereof shouldnt be affected.

@Rajven What is the basis for this? His clone could have ended due to the attack it sustained from the other revolters.


What is this strange symbol that is shown when Kagami says "un"? In Tokyo Ravens, when Kagami Reiji is dealing with the Nue when he makes his first appearance, he utters the syllable "un" (ウン), which harms the Nue in some way. In the manga, this is displayed as follows:

On the right we have furigana that read "un" (ウン), but the symbol on the left is clearly not Japanese. What's going on here?

In Shingon Buddhism, there is a concept known as shuji (種字・種子; Sanskrit bīja or bījākṣara), which means "seed syllable". These are monosyllabic Sanskrit-derived incantations (i.e. mantras) which are taken to hold mystical power in and of themselves, and which symbolize a particular revered figure (e.g. a Buddha or bodhisattva).

The symbol that Kagami is shown uttering appears to be a stylized version of the seed syllable "हुं", transliterated as "hum", which finds its way into Japanese as "un". This particular one symbolizes Kundali (軍荼利明王 gundari myouou), who is one of the five Wisdom Kings.


Did Hana Hana no Mi give the user superhuman strength? Hana Hana no Mi is eaten by Nico Robin, as we know that she can grow parts of her body.
She usually grow her hands to attack, or to defend her. She also can swing or lift her or other people with her growing hands.
She can easily break the bones of her opponents, just like when she used clutch or twist.

I know that if her body parts are hurts, she also feels the pain. But is that mean when she used clutch or twist, she used her "normal" human strength?
Because she doesn't seems no trouble when do that to her opponents. Or it's because the Hana Hana no Mi that also give her superhuman strength?

If you are asking whether Robin was given superhuman strength by the fruit's powers, the answer is no. The duplicated limbs she creates are no stronger individually than her normal limbs.

To quote the One Piece wiki's page on the Hana Hana no Mi:

  The strength of the user is also still limited to their individual strength, meaning that the individual strength in the replicating appendages is no different to that of Robin's actual corresponding limbs.

However, she can get around that by creating multiple limbs so as to subdue larger people or move heavier objects, as she demonstrated during her fights against Yama and Oars, among others, but even then she has her limits, as she noted how heavy Yama was during her fight with him. The fruit itself doesn't make her any physically stronger, she just uses her powers creatively to make up for her weaknesses.


What happen after Enel finished his business in moon? At the end of Enel's Great Space Operations, he seems to be satisfied with how things goes on the moon.

  Looking around, Enel sees endless followers, and an enormous amount of "vearth", and decides that the "Fairy Vearth" was everything that he had wanted.

But what happen after that? Did he goes back to earth?

Enel becomes the ruler of the moon according the wikia
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel

  Originally, Enel met a few more recent ones who came from the planet
  below to avenge their fallen creator on Machine Island. First
  Lieutenant Spacey was the first automaton that Enel encountered on the
  moon. He survived his encounter with the Space Pirates who came there
  to dig up the ancient city located on the moon. After meeting Enel, he
  considered him his savior. After finding his true roots, Enel
  established a new empire on the moon with the automata as his
  followers.

He stays on the moon.


Why does magic take the form of weapons? In Mahouka Koukou it seems apparent that magic seems to take the form of Guns or Snipers for some reason.

Does magic actually have a form or is this yet to come further on in the series since so far the latest episode which was number 3 only came out a couple days ago.

Also how was it that they turned/synthesised magic into an actual form of technology?

FatalSleep's answer is right in saying that magic doesn't take the form of weapons, and is just thought particles called Psions. Magic sequences are only processed through CADs shaped like weapons. Why they are that shape is covered below:
First, it's important to understand the difference between a general and specialised CAD. This excerpt from the light novel covers it nicely:

"The two types of CAD are general and specialized. The general type placing a larger burden on the user but capable of a wide range of up to 99 activation sequences, while the specialized type is only able to contain up to nine activation sequences but possesses subsystems able to reduce the load on the user, making it possible to invoke magic faster."
Volume 1 - Enrollment I, Chapter 2

To add to those points, there's also a brief description of why certain specialised CADs take the shape of weaponry such as handguns and sniper rifles:

"By its nature, aggressive combat type magic sequences are generally stored in specialized CAD. [...] Specialized CAD are often shaped in the form of guns because using the auxiliary aiming systems incorporated in the area corresponding to the barrel, coordinate data is input at the moment the activation sequence is initiated"
Volume 1 - Enrollment I, Chapter 2

Put simply, the shape makes targeting easier - aiming the CAD helps determine the location of the desired target, rather than the Magic Technician having to supply all the coordinate data manually.
This is why it's some combat specialised CADs that take the form of guns - the majority of spells will be cast towards an opponent, which requires precise aiming. Such examples would be Tatsuya's Silverhorn Trident, Ichijou Masaki's CAD, and the CAD used by Saegusa Mayumi (below) in the Speed Shooting tournament at the NSC.


Where were the scouts when the titans attacked in the beginning? Where were Levi and the scouts during the original attack in episode 1 when the titans first broke through the wall?

The scouting regiment was wiped out by the colossal titan before the attack on Wall Maria and those who were not eaten were too injured to fight, so they could not fight the titan invasion. During the fall of Trost, and the battle for Trost, the Levi squad and the Survey Corps were gone on an expedition outside of Wall Rose, finally returning just in time to save the remnants of the soldiers sent to help get Trost back from the titans.


How many LN is covered in one manga vol? I recently watched season 2 of Konosuba and now I want to carry on the story by reading. I was wondering how many LN vol 1 of the manga covered and if the manga is up to date with the anime. Should I read the light novel or buy the manga?

Currently, the light novel has 4 translated volumes (the fifth is slated for release on April 24th) and the manga has 5 (May 22nd for the sixth). The anime (two seasons) covers the first four volumes of the light novel and the first six of the manga-- so the anime has covered all translated material.

If you want to continue the story immediately, you can search for fan translations of the LN, although most translating groups don't do licensed content. Otherwise, you can wait for vol. 5 of the LN, or wait until fall when vol. 7 of the manga is released.

I would recommended starting over from the beginning with the LN, as the anime does skip some parts and you'll likely have to wait some time before reading new content either way.


Why did Luffy react to Nami's body, but not to Hancock's? When Luffy saw Nami's naked body thanks to Mr. 2 and later in chapter 213 due to her happiness punch, he reacted and got excited. But on the other hand, when Luffy saw Boa Hancock naked it did not affect him in any way. Why was Luffy affected by Nami's body, but not by Hancock's body?

A different reader had the same question and according to Oda, it was all because of Usopp's bad influence. Luffy and Usopp are of the same age, so  when they are together it would be like kids going on a school trip: their bad side comes out!
From SBS of Volume 54, chapter 523:

Reader: Hey, Oda. In volume 53, chapter 518, Hancock's "Mero Mero Mellow" had no effect on Luffy at all, but in volume 23, chapter 213, it looked like he had a reaction to Nami's "Happiness Punch". Why did he respond to Nami's naked body but no to Hancock's? Is Nami's body just that amazing? -Kazu
Oda: Wow, I got a lot of questions about this. Is this what you guys are paying attention to? Don't just read manga all day, go study some more!! Okay? Well, I say that, but I do nothing but draw manga. I noticed this when we were drawing it, but if Luffy had a nosebleed when he saw Hancock's body, I think you would all be like "Ehh!?". That's not the Luffy we know. I believe that Luffy reacted to Nami's naked body twice, in volumes 18 and 23, and both times it happened, Usopp was with him! He's the suspicious one! In other words, when Luffy is alone, his reaction is what it was with Hancock. He's interested, but he's not entranced by her. But when he's with Usopp, who's the same age, it's like a kid on a school trip: his bad side comes out!! Yeah, both sides of Luffy feel right to me, so the culprit is definitely Usopp!!


Why are there dinosaurs and prehistoric animals in the opening of season 2? In the opening of season 2, there are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals there. Why?

I strongly suggest Rule of Cool. There are no dinosaurs or other prehistoric animals in the story, neither anime nor manga. But dinosaurs are damn cool.

If I have to try to find a connection to the series, the theme would be extinction. If all walls would be breached, then humanity would face extinction through titans, right?

Manga spoiler (don't read for more enjoyment of the series): With further manga knowledge, I would reformulate the above answer to

   Humanity inside the walls could face extinction in the near future.


What is the song that Drocell sings? In Kuroshitsuji, they often sing a song that ends on "my fair lady," see here.

It sounded really familiar to a song that I've heard before in several other languages, but I can't find the name or the origin of this song.

What is the name of this song?

That song is the nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down," or simply "My Fair Lady."

This version that is sung seems to be a variation on the one quoted by Iona and Peter Opie in 1951.

  London ba shi o chi ru, o chi ru, o chi ru
  London ba shi o chi ru, My Fair Lady
  (London Bridge is falling down / Falling down, Falling down. / London Bridge is falling down / My fair lady.)

  Tetsu to hagane de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.
  Tetsu to hagane de tsukure, My Fair Lady
  (Build it up with iron and steel, / Iron and steel, iron and steel, / Build it up with iron and steel, / My fair lady.)

  Tetsu to hagane ja magaru, magaru, magaru.
  Tetsu to hagane ja magaru, My Fair Lady
  (Iron and steel will bend and bow, / Bend and bow, bend and bow, / Iron and steel will bend and bow, / My fair lady.)

  Kin to gin de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.
  Kin to gin de tsukure, My Fair Lady
  (Build it up with silver and gold, / Silver and gold, silver and gold, / Build it up with silver and gold, / My fair lady.)

  Kin to gin ja nusumareru, nusumareru, nusumareru.
  Kin to gin ja nusumareru, My Fair Lady
  (Silver and gold will be stolen away, / Stolen away, stolen away, / Silver and gold will be stolen away, / My fair lady.)

  Rou to ishi de tsukure, tsukure, tsukure.
  Rou to ishi de tsukure, My Fair Lady.
  (Build it up with bricks and mortar, / Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, / Build it up with bricks and mortar, / My fair lady.)

  Rou to ishi ja kuchihateru, kuchihateru, kuchihateru.
  Rou to ishi ja kuchihateru, My Fair Lady.
  (Bricks and mortar will not stay, / Will not stay, will not stay, / Bricks and mortar will not stay, / My fair lady.)


What story are the two new admirals based off of? Oda-sensei likes to create important characters that are based off real-life people and/or folklore. The three old Admirals are based off characters from tale of Momotaro.

I'm curious to know if there is any in Japanese folklore on the two new Admirals:
 - Issho (or Isshou) is aka Fujitora (purple tiger)
 - "Green Bull," which Doflamingo talks about in Chapter 713.

I tried googling but I got nothing except for Metamorphic Force.

Does anyone have a clue or something about what animals (and story) these two new admirals are based off of?

Fujitora is clearly based off of Zatoichi.

  Zatoichi at first seems a harmless blind anma (masseur) and bakuto (gambler) who roams around the country, making his living by chō-han (playing dice) as well as giving massages, performing acupuncture and on occasion, singing and playing music; however, secretly, he is also very highly skilled in swordsmanship, specifically Muraku-school kenjutsu and iaido and is equally skilled in the more general sword skills of Japan, as well as Sumo wrestling and kyujutsu

Nothing has been revealed about "Ryokugyu" as of this post.


Is there another anime series aside Gundam which created real scale giant robots? I was taking a look at the amazing real scale Gundam projects in Youtube. They arent real merchandising today but everything makes one think someday in the future they will be extremely expensive merchandising for billionaries or millionaries depending on if they are just statues or the real moving ones

Is there another anime series aside Gundam which created real scale giant robots?

You could count Tetsujin 28-go, or Gigantor as it was known in the west.

This one was erected in Wakamatsu Park, Kobe, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. The idea was to rejuvenate the area with tourism.
As far as I know, this is full-scale, at 18m (59ft) tall.


Why is Akame the center of attention? Akame is just an ordinary member of Night Raid. She doesn't have an integral role in the plot, and she is not an essential character: her absence wouldn't had changed the framework of the story significantly.

Though she did fight an amazing battle, this doesn't seem like it should differentiate her from the others, because all the other members did the same thing. The only difference is that

  she fought Esdeath, the primary antagonist, and ultimately survived.

However, on the other hand, the show is named after her. In addition, the opening and ending is full of portrayals of her. She takes most of the attention, but she doesn't seem to display a leading role.

Why is she emphasized so much, especially over the other characters?

Very late to the party here, but as a writer, I can say that the "POV" and the "protagonist" are not the same thing, even though ~99% of the time in stories, shows, or films the POV character is in fact the protagonist.

It's hard to say for certain if it was intentional, but this makes it even more emotionally impactful when Tatsumi dies.

Gave this show additional rewatch value for me knowing that Akame is, in fact, the main character. Besides Tatsumi, she has the most character growth.