How does the English version of Sailor Moon differ from the original? I know that some changes were made to Sailor Moon when it was translated into English, like that Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are changed from lovers to cousins. What other changes were made?

I'm not asking about name changes, only plot and character changes.

Besides the points you made yourself... I do not believe "some" is a word I would use. I actually watched Sailor Moon with Dutch dubs (based on the English version so I got double the misery) and saw the Japanese version after that and got so confused about it. The Japanese and the English version have the same name but that is about the only thing these two have in common. So no, to me "some" does not even come close.

Each episode was different from the original Japanese version: any form of violence, nudity, death, swearing and gay relationships or gay behaviour was taken out.

Even the main theme of love was not as highly present in the English as in the Japanese. The English theme song is a superhero song:

  I'm sorry I'm not straightforward,
  I can say it in my dreams
  My thoughts are about to short circuit,
  I want to see you right now

versus...

  Fighting evil by moonlight,
  Winning love by daylight,
  Never running from a real fight,
  She is the one named Sailor Moon

People actually die in the Japanese version. Something that surprised me even more since I was still used to it being a naive censored version.

You are not the first to ask this and there is a website dedicated to the differences called smuncensored. It has an episode-by-episode color-coded review of all the differences. Looking at episode 1 I stopped counting at 50 differences in plot and story line. Episode 2 was skipped completely... and at episode 46 you can see that a total of 6 episodes got skipped.


Which song is played in Akame ga Kill episode 12 at 20:32? I seriously couldn't find any existence of thing song at all, please help.

It's a song called Jaegers* by Takumi Iwasaki (イェーガーズ by 岩崎工). You can find it on Spotify here.

*Google Translated


Why weren't Kingdom Heart volumes released regularly? Why did Kingdom Hearts manga series release new volumes so far apart from each other?

The game has been out for a long time, so the plot is pretty much predictable.

Plus, why have they stopped KH2 in the middle, and begin with KH358/2?

Initially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the English Kingdom Hearts and Chain of Memories were on a release cycle around 90 days.

However, that changed in 2008, when TOKYOPOP, the English publisher, underwent a major corporate restructuring. Many of their projects, including Kingdom Hearts translations, were delayed following the first Kingdom Hearts II release. This effectively slowed the English releases of Kingdom Hearts II to a halt.

In addition, Shiro Amano (the artist) went on hiatus from Kingdom Hearts II after volume 2 in favor of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, so Japanese versions stopped after volume 2 as well. (I don't believe Amano or the producers had any comment on why he did this.)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days has been completed with 5 volumes, but shortly after Tokyopop's reorganization was finished, they lost the majority of their licenses and effectively shut down, which halted the English Kingdom Hearts series. Thus, those English volumes never saw the light of day.

On a side note: Recently, Yen Press announced that they had purchased the rights to the Kingdom Hearts series. They will be re-releasing some of the old volumes first, then:

  Yen will kick things off with the first volume of the fourth series, "Kingdom Hearts 365/2[sic] days" in November, and it will release the four-volume "Kingdom Hearts" series as two omnibus volumes (dubbed "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix") in May 2013 and the two-volume "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" as a single omnibus in June 2014.


Why does Tsuna lose his clothes when infused with the Dying Will? In Katekyo Hitman Reborn, whenever Tsuna enters "Dying Will Mode", his clothes tear in half (though he seems to have no shortage of replacements), with the exception of his underpants. This is briefly mentioned on the Reborn Wiki:

  The Dying Will Bullet also has the unusual side-effect of destroying all of the person's clothing except their undergarments.

However, I'm not far into the series and really have no idea why this happens (it bugs me every episode). His muscles don't really expand or anything, the clothes just seem to rip and fly off.

Can anyone shed some light on this, or is this a case of "Rule of Funny" as a running gag?

Anime often ignore real world's Physics laws. The losing of clothes on being infused with the Dying Will is used to dramatize the effect it has on Tsuna. It is to make you feel as if Tsuna's body "grows" when he receives the Dying Will, causing his clothes to rip apart.

Also, in a number of cases, receiving the Dying Will causes Tsuna to move from a lying down position to an upright position. This motion may also cause the clothes to rip, since they cannot "keep up" with the Dying Will.

Another explanation is that receiving the Dying Will is so intense that it tears or burns things in his immediate vicinity (which happen to be his clothes). I think this is a case of Rule of Cool in addition to Rule of Funny, and Fanservice could also be another reason.

The underwear remaining intact is for censorship reasons only. See Magic Pants.


What's this Pokemon show called? A Pokemon flew off to the top of Dicoville

Some purple light rays are about to shine over a building.

Some people are seeing it through glass windows.

There are some windmills near the bottom of the rays turning.

This is Destiny Deoxys, which is the 2004 movie where Deoxys was one of the main Pokemon. The basic plot is that Deoxys was in a meteorite that crashed in the North Pole. Four years later, Deoxys takes control of a city, by shutting down all of the machines and taking everyone hostage. Ash and his friends need to save the city.

At least some of the screenshots appear in this trailer.


Hagoromo Otsutsuki reincarnation The question is derived from Suigetsu's dialog to Mitsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations episode 30.

  Boruto is your sun, isn't he?

We both see the sun and the moon has been associated with Hagoromo and Hamura Otsutsuki. They can be reincarnated since both are dead, and Naruto and Sasuke are reincarnations of Indra and Asura respectively.

Is this possible?

Boruto is your sun, isn't he?

This dialogue is a figure of speech. Here Boruto is Mitsuki's sun, meaning, he brightens up Mitsuki's day. Or to put it simply, Boruto brings joy to him. The context of the scene is crucial.
Next, the Otsutsuki brothers do not reincarnate. Indra reincarnated to fulfill his mission of a perfect world, under his reign. Ashura reincarnated to stop Indra and save him from the blindness, with his love. Hagaromo entrusted Ashura with Ninshu, thereby clearing all his goals. Whereas Hamura entrusted his will to his clan. Both had no reasons to be reincarnated.

Here's a much more detailed answer from Reddit (credits to @Wondercricket):

In Naruto Gaiden: The Road Illuminated by the Full Moon we get to see a bit more of Mitsuki's backstory and how he is related to Orochimaru, as well as how he is different from Orochimaru. Orochimaru runs the same test on Mitsuki several times, wiping his memory each time it fails. The test revolves around Mitsuki gaining 2 options, if he chooses either, he fails. He only succeeds upon finding a 3rd option for himself.
When he does this, he is rewarded with information about Boruto. Whom he, at that time, decides that Boruto is his "sun". His "light" in the darkness that will shine a bright future for him if he is to follow him. Hence, he holds respect for Boruto as well as hope.


What was the present that Shouko gave to Ishida? What did Shouko say after that? What was the gift that Shouko gave to Ishida? Based on the manga, it’s for decorating plants, but what exactly is it called?

Could it be a marker for flowerbeds or something? Is it something entirely unknown except to the author?

N.B : Does anyone know what did shouko said in panel 2 ?

Putting my whole answer in spoiler as their purpose is explained in chapter 61.

   Those are indeed flower pot decorations. They don't have any specific name, they're usually called plant pot sticks, flower pot sticks, simply pot sticks or something along these lines depending on the website.


Name of the song in Girls Und Panzer In certain episode of Girls Und Panzer, there is a song with foreign language (more likely Russian because during that time protagonists team battle against with Soviet team). What is the name of that song?

This is a old Russian wartime song called "Katyusha."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=epclAbW1APk&t=45


What's the song that plays in FMA:Brotherhood episode 36 at 4:40? There's a song in episode 36 of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood at 4:40, and it plays many times afterward in that episode.

I listened to almost all of the soundtracks and could not find it.

What is this song?

I believe you are looking for track 18, No Answer, from the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Original Soundtrack 2.


A song that plays in Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 10 on 1:30 What is the song that plays in Tokyo Ghoul:re episode 10 on 1:30?

There isn't an official ost, or at least i dont think so, but this is as close as i can get: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Qxdt0qi6U
hopefully its close enough


Does Conqueror’s Haki have to knock someone out? I know that it’s super rare and basically pitting your will against someone else’s, but would it be possible to do other things with it? (Yes, I’m aware that if your will isn’t strong enough, you won’t KO anyone and that you can fine tune control as well.)

As stated in One Piece Conqueror's Haki (Haoshoku no Haki), whoever possesses it will have the qualities of a king. So you can control and dominate the will power of people and other creatures like sea monsters, who are weaker than the Haki user. By control, it doesn't mean that you can make people to do something. But you can suppress them for a short period of time and someone who can't bear it will get knocked out.
As explained in Usage and Strengths and Drawbacks of Haoshoku no Haki:

The most common usage of it shown in the series so far is using it to exert the user's willpower onto those with weak wills and rendering them unconscious.

One can also use Haoshoku Haki to destroy things as seen by Shanks when he was able to crack a part of Whitebeard's ship using his Haki.

Another advantage is a proficient user like Luffy can use it to tame powerful and dangerous animals, allowing the user to pacify ferocious beasts such as the Kraken or Fighting Bull.

There are very few Haoshoku no Haki users. Only one in several million people have this ability. So, we see someone using Haoshoku no Haki very seldom, usually when fighting with a large number of weaker opponents. Someone with a strong will will not be affected. We might get to see more use of Haoshoku no Haki in future.


Does Minato Namikaze want to do everything on his own? I feel like Minato died because he tried to solo the Nine Tails, which worked, but at the cost of his life.

Hiruzen, the leaf shinobi, as well as the Anbu Black Ops, were all fighting the Nine Tails (and succeeding) until Minato came and teleported the Nine Tails like 10 miles away (in fact, they specifically said ”the Nine Tails is out of the village”) and tried fighting it by himself right after he fought Obito.

To me, this sounds like a "try hard" shinobi. Did Minato want to do everything on his own?

Minato did not want to do everything on his own - he was forced to do everything on his own. During the Konoha attack, Minato was performing his duties as:

A husband/father, who was protecting his family
The Hokage, who was protecting the village

Shortly after Minato teleported the Nine Tails away from the village, he wanted to contact Hiruzen to inform him what had happened, but he was interrupted by Obito before he had the chance. From that moment on, Minato had his hands full with protecting Kushina, fighting Obito, and defending the village.
As shown later in the series, Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique has the capability to teleport others with him.... as long as he provides them his chakra to do so. Had he had the opportunity, Minato probably would taken a few shinobi with him to aid him.
With that said, since the village no longer in immediate danger from the Nine Tails, Hiruzen and a group of shinobi pursed Minato in attempts to aide him. Unfortunately, they finally arrived at Minato location after everything had taken place.

He attempted to reach the Third Hokage so that he could inform him of what happened, but was interrupted by Tobi
[...]
No longer being controlled, the Nine-Tails began retreating from the village, though it continued to attack the Konoha ninja that pursued it
[...]
Seeing the Third Hokage nearby, Minato communicated to him a final request
(Emphasis my own)


What martial art can Misaki use? My question: what martial art can Misaki Ayuzawa use? I couldn't find the answer anywhere. Thank you for your answer.

In chapter 3, it is mentioned that Misaki was learning Aikido.

There are various scenes in the first few chapters that shows Misaki using Aikido moves. For example:

In the middle of chapter 1, Misaki threw a sandbag over her head to clear the way.
At the beginning of chapter 2, Misaki used Aikido on a male student who was half-naked.
In the middle of chapter 3, Misaki used Aikido on the members of the student council who slacked off at the beginning of the chapter.
At the end of chapter 3, Misaki used Aikido on the 2 masochists.


How did Mikoto hold his breath for four minutes? In the 3rd episode, Yousuke asks Mikoto to hold his breath for 3 minutes by indulging his head into a bowl of water to let him join the bicycle club. After one day of training, Mikoto manages to hold his breath for 4 minutes. When Yousuke asks him how he achieved that, Mikoto answers that he replaced the water with soda to be able to do it.

I don't understand how using sode instead of water would help someone to hold his breath longer. What is the explanation for this?

I did not watch this Series, nor could I find a official source stating this. This is just a theory I deduced.
Considering he said "see, because it's harder to drink soda." He most likely figured: If you drink, you hold your breath. If you drink soda it's harder/takes longer. So I can hold my breath longer. Looking at the response of him and the people he says it to I find this to be one of the best explanations.
Then the actual physics behind it for him to actually manage to last longer due to this :

The air we breath is 21% oxygen. By inhaling 100% oxygen for a couple of minutes (enough to washout the nitrogen from the functional residual capacity in your lungs), you can pretty much hold your breath about 4-5 times longer than normal. Anesthesiologists routinely do this before putting patients out as a safety thing (hence the mask when you "go off to sleep") because in an emergency the patient can usually "hold" his or her breath for 5-10 minutes after breathing 100% oxygen. And this works because the patient is already unconscious and can't feel his/her CO2 level rising.
Doing this awake, however, is very difficult as you can feel that CO2 rise and even though your lungs are still full of oxygen your brain will be freaking out and demanding that you take a breath. It is possible to overcome that breath instinct, however, with some training or serious dedication. This is part of the reason that hyperventilation (really rapid deep breathing) before breath holding helps you hold your breath - you drive your CO2 level way down and it takes longer for your brain to reach the freakout point while you're breath-holding. This is also why it's dangerous to do so: while that CO2 level is rising again you may well burn through your oxygen reserve (and since your brain still feels fine with regards to CO2) you can lose consciousness from hypoxia. Fun, right?
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Short Summary:
Due to him getting used to the CO2 level Rising, his brain does not panic him to take a breath. So due to training in CO2 he most likely reduced the point of forcefully needing to breath to 4 minutes. Which is also about the max we can hold in with 21% oxygen.


Who is God meant to be? I apologise for the theological sounding question, but I couldn't phrase it any better.

In Oyasumi PunPun, PunPun can see God whenever he chants 'Dear God, dear God, tinkle-tinkle hoy'

This character always has the same expression and is realistic to a point that it seems it has been copied from a photograph or similar media.

Is God based on the appearance of the mangaka or anyone in particular?

According to Japanese Yahoo! Answers, he is Kumatsuto, Asano's—the mangaka—close friend.

A customer review on Japanese Amazon also mentions Kumatsuto as the god (くまつとさん神様)

He is also mentioned in the manga's credits


Can humans be cut out of all Titans? This question is in regards to the anime. I've watched all of the episodes that are available, so I do not mind spoilers.
Since humans who can turn to Titans at will (I think they're called shifters) can be cut out of the Titan body, can the humans inside other "normal" titans (like the ones who became titans via injection of spinal fluid) be also cut out and saved?

No, it is not possible. During Hange's experiments with Sonny and Bean [chapter number required], she mentioned slicing open the necks of titans in prior experiments. She was never able to find anything inside (in the anime an empty cavity was seen).


Why do characters in One Piece have weird signature suffixes to their lines? I have seen often that characters in One Piece have their weird (read: at times irritating) signatures. Is there any specific reason for them?

For example, in the picture below, Vito has rorero as his signature. These suffixes sometimes kill the entire feel of the scene, which is why I was wondering why were they so important to have in the first place.

In One Piece, many characters are known to laugh in unusual ways by either adding to the typical "haha" or using different syllables entirely. These laughter patterns are often unique to individuals and may be based on their personalities or appearances. Some of the especially weird laughs are different in translated versions; for example, Caesar's "shurororo" becomes "shuhohoho" in the English manga. It should be noted that laughing style of "Fufufufu" or "Ufufufufu" is a common Japanese laughing style used for mature women in anime and manga. In addition, the common phrase "Arara" is not a laugh, but rather the Japanese version of "Oh my, oh my, oh my".

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Where is Nagato's body? When Kabuto asked Tobi for alliance he showed five Akatsuki members' corpses, and one of them is Nagato's. But then Tobi encountered Konan to get information about Nagato's Rinnegan. Why was Tobi looking for Nagato's body when he already has it? Or is there something I'm missing?

The Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation needs only some of the DNA as it says in the wiki:

  Before this technique can be performed, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work.

So Kabuto found some DNA or some bloodstains and he was able to bring back Nagato. It's never explained how he brought all of his summonings.

But Tobi wanted his Rinnengan and to have it he needed to find his real body.

A little summary, about what happened and why Tobi wanted to find Nagato's real body.

  Tobi feels personally betrayed when he learns that Nagato gave his life to revive the villagers of Konoha, believing the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique should have been reserved exclusively for his Eye of the Moon Plan. He is also confused, believing Nagato to have been very firm in his convictions and thus not likely to give up so willingly. He tracks down Naruto not long after Nagato's death and asks him what he could have said to sway Nagato, but is unmoved by Naruto's claim that Nagato truly did desire peace. With Nagato gone, Tobi is forced to seek out his corpse and take his Rinnegan to fulfil his ultimate plans. When he finds Nagato smiling at him, he interprets it as Nagato continuing to mock him even in death.


What language used by Kajiura Yuki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero OST lyric? For example, "Sis Puella Magica!" from Madoka OST. The title itself is Latin but when I read the lyric, it's not! Here's the first part of the song

samia dostia
ari aditida
tori adito madora

estia morita
nari amitia
sori arito asora

Some of the lyric seems like Latin, for example "aditida" or "adito" is bit similar to Latin "aditio" which mean "right of approaching" or "acceptance" in English. It also doesn't seems like Japanese.

And this is the lyric for "Army of the King" from Fate/Zero. The title is English but again, the lyric is not something I can recognize.

esarta mirifo
kontiasa mia

arta mita iya ah
amia sortita
aria

What language is used by Kajiura Yuki here?

Actually it's not from any language. Kajiura Yuki (the composer of this song) is often used a made up language for any of her soundtrack song compositions called "Kajiurago". The word itself doesn't have any meaning and all Kajiurago songs is meant for open interpretation.
From AnimeGiga video interview (link above)

Interviewer: What is ｢Kajiurago｣?
Kajiura: This so-called “Kajiurago” is actually a constructed language I frequently use, meaningless language fabricated by myself. It’s only that I arbitrarily named it “Kajiurago”. It’s entirely meaningless.
Interviewer: Not even a bit of meaning?
Kajiura: Yeah. Fabricated only for its pronunciation. One thing is that when I wrote insert songs and other songs for anime, I had initially used Italian, Latin, and the like before. Even if it were a non-Japanese song, for scenes whose meaning I cannot match, to use lyrics not matching the work, I don’t like that.

The Kajiurago lyrics are usually never officially released unless otherwise specified. Most Kajiurago lyric we can find is something people write from what they hear. But for Madoka OSTs, the lyrics are actually an official release, although it's not happen very often.
Almost every song from Madoka OSTs used Kajiurago, and Kajiurago is used in many of her compositions, not only for Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero but also in several other OST like "A Song of Storm and Fire" from Tsubasa Chronicle.


The Wind Rises English release date? I can not wait to watch "The Wind Rises" Movie, which is Miyazaki's final film. Is there any news about its English release date?

According a press release to Disney dated September 11, 2013:

  The film is slated for limited release in North American theaters on Feb. 21, 2014, and expanded release on Feb. 28, 2014, under the Touchstone Pictures banner. The Wind Rises will also open for Academy Award qualification engagements in New York and Los Angeles Nov. 8-14, 2013, showcasing the original film in Japanese with English subtitles.


What board game is being played in the early episodes of Steins;Gate? In episodes 4 and 5 of Steins;Gate, some of the characters are seen playing a board game, one of which is at a large tournament-style event. It's played on a board composed of blue and yellow squares, and seems to have to do with cards and flipping.

Here are some images of gameplay (sorry about the giant "play" icons):

What is this game called, and are its rules really defined? Does this game exist in the real world, is it based on one, or is it completely made-up?

The game is called "Rai-Net Access Battlers" and here's a detailed description of the game and rules (Japanese). It's a made up game but it's loosely based off of the German game Ghosts! from the 80's. The gameplay is similar. As for it existing in the real world, there seems to be an official version of this game in the real world, it was sold at Comiket.

Reference: Stein's Gate wiki. There's a short description of the gameplay in the wiki that's been translated from the above Japanese link:

  Each player receives 4 Link cards and 4 Virus cards and arranges them as he/she wishes in their setup zone. Those Online cards (Link cards and Virus cards) all look the same from the face, so only you know and can see the alignment of your own Online cards.

[A's Stack Area]
A A A S S A A A (B escapes from A's S)
. . . A A . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . B B . . .
B B B S S B B B (A escapes from B's S)
[B's Stack Area]

  (S stands for Server Port)

  No card is placed in Server Ports or the Stack Area in the setup phase.
  Both players have 4 Terminal cards in their hand at the beginning of the game. Terminal cards from Basic set include LINE BOOST, FIRE WALL, VIRUS CHECKER and 404NOT FOUND.

  Before starting the game, players, the referee, and the audience are encouraged to shout "DUEL ACCESS!".

  Alternate turns. On your turn, you must move exactly one of your Online cards 1 space forward/backward/sideways (never diagonally). If you land on an opposing Online card, you capture it, reveal its Link/Virus alignment and move it to your Stack Area. An Online card in one of the opponent's Server Ports can use its move to escape the board. Escaped cards are stacked to your Stack Area. If an unrevealed Online card escapes, it stays unrevealed in the Stack Area until the end of the game.

  You can use a Terminal card instead of moving an Online card. In other words, you have to consume 1 turn to use a Terminal card.

You win by either:

You stack 4 Link cards in your Stack Area, regardless of whether they are your cards or the opponent's cards.
Your opponent stacks 4 Virus cards in their Stack Area, regardless of whether they are your cards or the opponent's cards.


Why does Goku wear a different Gi in DBGT? I've always wondered why he changed his gi to a blue top, white belt, and yellow pants. Is this perhaps due Akira Toriyama never creating the actual DBGT series? If so, is there an substantial evidence?

He wore this even during the last episodes of dragon ball z when he went off to train with Uub so think it just continued from there.


What is this manga about two students who speak to each other through a window? The manga is about a girl who sits in the bench in classroom near the window and a random student shows up outside at the other side of the window and starts talking to her. Every now and then he shows up and talks to her and she starts to develop feelings for him. One day he stops showing up and she realized he was in the hospital. She goes there to meet him and they hug or something. He was like really ill and he left the hospital every day to see her near the window. They end up together at the end.

I am almost sure it is one-shot manga, definitely shoujo, school-life. I've read it few years ago, It's not really a new manga. The art is really pretty ^^. I know the main girl character has black hair.

I would be so happy if someone can recognize that manga and tell me the name. I'm kind of desperate. Thanks! <3

I have been searching for this manga too and I hope it's the same manga you were searching for.

The name of the manga is Shuu 7. The manga consists of 4 one-shot stories and the story you are looking for is the third one.

  3) Koi no Kajitsu (Fruit of Love)

  Yuzuhara had to quit the track and field team due to an injury and is down because of that...then one day Tooda Shuuhei pops in at the window where she sits and asks her to date him...although shocked Yuzuhara agrees him to see at her window seat for a month until her seat changes...but on the last day before her seat changes Shuuhei doesn't turn up...


Can a Genjutsu awaken Mangekyou Sharingan? It was said that Itachi's genjutsu was so good that both Kakashi and Naruto either felt the after effects of it as if it were reality, or never even realized in the first place that they were in a genjutsu.

So, can a strong enough genjutsu be used on someone to make them witness the "death" of someone close to them and thus make the user under the genjutsu awaken his or her Mangekyou Sharingan?

Not possible, Sasuke didn't awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan after being battered by Itachi's Genjutsu. Itachi kept on replaying how he killed both Sasuke's parents. The Mangekyou can only be awaken when the user suffer from trauma after witnessing the death of someone close to them. With the user normally having to witness or experience this first hand not by Genjutsu. For further details please refer to Mangekyo Sharingan


Is there a reason Yato couldn't summon Nora in the final battle of the first season of Noragami? Nora (a.k.a. Furuhime) retains the mark of her past masters who never officially set her free, so shouldn't she still have Yato's mark on her body, allowing him to summon her at any moment?

If he can, is there any good in-universe reason that he didn't summon her during the final battle (in episode 11) in order to disarm Rabo?  Couldn't Yato have summoned Nora, dropped her onto the ground, and then used Sekki (Yukine) to deal with a weaponless Rabo?

Bishamon is able to have multiple shinki summoned into their non-human form at once, so there is no restriction that you can only have 1 shinki in weapon form at a time.

I assume that once she has been summoned by a god, she cannot be summoned by another god.

Also, while she was in her human form in episode 11, up until Rabo summoned her into his weapon version of her (Reiki), Yato could just as easily have summoned her into his weapon version of her, and if he had done so, Rabo could no longer summon her.

Is this a plot hole: that Yato just didn't think of disarming his opponent when he easily could have done so?

The whole cause of the battle was that Nora wanted Yato to use her again and be the god of calamity; he refused to go back to those times and that led to Nora kidnapping Hiyori.

Even if it would disarm his opponent, it would make him a hypocrite because he wanted to prove that he was no longer a god of calamity.


Does this swordsman pose have any significance? Does this pose of raising your sword with your right hand have any significance? For example, is this a famous pose used by a real life legendary swordsman? Both Zoro of One Piece and Erza of Fairy Tail have used this pose.

I don't think it is reference to anything specific since it's overly common whenever swords are (and sometimes when they aren't) involved in media.

In general:

it looks cool
it's usually a show of triumph by combining display of:

dominance (as other poses that make body "unwrap")
combat impracticality (no one is doing this in the middle of it)

tvtropes call it StabTheSky.


Who do you have to contact to obtain a license to stream manga? I am curious to know who the copyright holder to a manga is: is it the mangaka, or the publisher (such as Kodansha, Shonen Jump, etc)?

Who do you have to contact to obtain a license for streaming it?

As I mentioned in my answer over at How is an anime based on western-literature made?

  Usually if somebody wishes to obtain said rights, they would hire a lawyer, as obtaining the rights, setting the terms and options, and the costs that come with it are surrounded by a lot of legal rump slump

But this depends quite a bit on what your 'end goal' is.

I would advise the above in almost any scenario, as the lawyer can keep you 'save' can help you set up the license, prevent loopholes, etc.

However, if you prefer not to use a lawyer, or find it too much of a hassle/ expensive (in which case you might just stop here, a license does not come cheap) you can use the following steps to obtain it:

Determine the copyright licensing company

LoganM's answer on finding reliable information regarding licenses for anime/manga is a good starting point to determine this.

Call the copyright owner to order the copyrights

Take note that it might take a few calls, as the 'mentioned' authority may not be the authority to give you a license in the country you wish to stream from/live in.

Complete payment, and store your license somewhere safe

Retain paperwork from your copyright licensing in your files to enable you to prove that you purchased a license for the public showing.

For some more 'detailed' insight in these actual steps, you can take a look at the Anime News Network post which covers the above points quite in-depth.


Has the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura ended? Has the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura ended, after Naruto and Sasuke fight? Or will there be new reincarnation of them again, looking for new hosts ?

I thought that through the series it was going to be explain, what happened for the current incarnations Naruto and Sasuke, until the end of the series.

According to Naruto wikia:

  The reincarnation cycle will not start again until both of the current reincarnations have passed away; the brothers would not reincarnate until Madara's death, which would occur decades after Hashirama's.

Also on top of the page, it says: Naruto Uzumaki, the current reincarnation of Asura.

The only thing that differs with Naruto and Sasuke was that they didn't have the same conclusion, as the previous reincarnations:

  Ultimately, Naruto managed to accomplish what all of the previous
  reincarnations had failed to do: end the rift between the two lines of
  the reincarnated brothers. Naruto achieved this after defeating
  Sasuke, who finally accepted Naruto's ideals at the end of their
  fight. This brought about the end of the bitter feud that had lasted
  for centuries. According to Black Zetsu, the reincarnations of Indra
  and Asura were almost always in conflict with each other and rarely
  worked together. Naruto and Sasuke are one of the exceptions, assuming
  other exceptions have existed throughout the centuries.


Is Conqueror's Haki Indiscriminate? Haoshoku Haki/Conquerors Haki by definition is:

  is a rare form of Haki that cannot be attained through training. Only one in several million people have this ability. This type of Haki allows the user to exert their willpower over others. It is said that whoever possesses this type of Haki has the qualities of a king.

As most have seen watching One Piece this form of Haki has a few displays from small scale to large. What I am asking is if it is indiscriminate. When released on a large scale can it spare individuals? I have seen the cases where single individuals can be targeted by this haki. (i.e. Shanks vs Seaking, Rayleigh vs Elephant) I know that it has been shown people withstanding the haki but that seems to be due more to fortitude of the individual than the user sparing those people. So could a conquerors haki user spare his/her crew if they know they are weak willed?

No, it isn't indiscriminate.

It can be used by the user selectively.

As stated in the Wikia:

  This type of Haki grants the user the ability to dominate the wills of others. The most common usage of it shown in the series so far is using it exert the user's willpower onto those with weak wills and rendering them unconscious. Whilst inexperienced users are restricted to merely overpowering the will of one individual or blindly knocking out weak-willed people around them, those with more expertise can pick out weak-willed individuals in a large group and knock them out without affecting the others.

An instance of this is shown when Camie isn't knocked out when Rayleigh uses it for the first time.


Where can I legally read manga online in Germany? Are there any sites like crunchyroll that offer lots of manga that are available in Germany? I don't want German translations, but the crunchyroll stuff is mostly not available in Germany and many manga I read aren't available there.

Some mangas I read:

Aka Akatoretachi no Monogatari
Akame ga Kiru!
Ana Satsujin
Radukai Kishi no Eiyuutan
Dungeon Ni Deai O Motomeru No Wa Machigatte Iru Darou Ka
Freezing
Gokukoku No Brynhildr
Big Order
Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu

All though there are not a lot subscription based sites like Crunchyroll, The following sites do offer a broad variety of digital manga editions, which should have a lot less geo limitations. Which streaming sites like Crunchyroll do tend to have

Bookwalker
Kodanasha
Comicwalker
Viz
Amazon

Considering that breaking the terms of service is not necessarily illegal. You could also buy yourself a VPN, and read the manga from a region where it is available, making it a semi-legal solution as well.


Is the Evangelion Remake a remake or a sequel? OK so the other day I got to a discussion with my mate about the Remake of Evangelion and Evangelion in general. And he seams to be under the impression that the new Evangelion movies are not actually a remake but a sequel.  And he does have good arguments backing it.

The idea being that the "Evengelion 1.0 You are not alone" world is the world that Shinji created at the end of "The End of Evangelion". If you think about it it does fit. One of the biggest hints for this is the same red sea seen with what the "The End of Evangelion" ends and "Evangelion 1.0" begins. More to the point, if you remember the original series, then there the sea was blue and in the remake it's red and if you think about the big differences than it does make seance.

But I just do not know, I kinda am convinced, but at the same time... are they really trolling with us? Kinda hard to believe, I would love to give counter arguments, but can't really think of any, because he is claiming that the world that was created by Shinji was almost identical but with some minor differences.

It's interpretation.

There's nothing official whether there is a sequel or not. Aside from Kaworu saying weird stuff about "next time" or "this time" (and a weird translation of Kaworu's voice actor mentioning something about "looping" in an interview), all of the other instances (including the large chalk outline) of possible "time looping" or "rebooting the universe" have been explained in-universe or through story-boards in a way unrelated to any sort of sequel, "time looping" or "rebooting". This is not to say such images aren't meant to make people think that, or at the very least, as a reference or a nod to the original series.

The seas are red as a result of second impact.
The chalk outline is from an accident before second impact.
The blood stain on the moon, also from second impact
Second impact in this universe occurs chronologically as the same Second impact in the original series (Antarctica expedition, Misato's dad dies, releases of Adam(s))
Kaworu saying stuff about "next time" and "this time", unexplained

Kaworu has always been saying weird stuff, even in the original series, or, perhaps he's the time-travelling wizard in this version of Evangelion. It's up to your interpretation, and there's a lot of ways to interpret things, especially since we've been given such all encompassing world changing events like Instrumentality, of which we know next to nothing when it comes to the details or mechanics.


What are typical numbers for chakra reserves and regeneration times in Naruto? The Naruto franchise has been going on for long enough now that it should be possible to get some actual numerical values on chakra reserves and how much chakra is regenerated over time. Before I start trying to work this out using various incidents from the anime, I'd like to know if there are any pre-existing "studies" or creator statements regarding this subject?

It really depends on the Shinobi, I mean if they strain their chakra reserves by doing a bunch of exercises, in theory their reserves will grow. Regeneration time depends on the time you rest. If you're asleep you have a faster revival rate, but if you just sit still you'll have a slower revival rate, and if you're active (even if you are not using chakra) you'll have an even slower revival rate.


How can Sebastian use "I am a butler and a devil" so casually? To my ears, the Japanese means:

  I am an akuma (demon), and a shitsuji (butler).

I guess it must have a pun meaning, too. On one occasion, a bad guy cried out "a-a-akuma?", but that's the exception: everybody seems cool after hearing it. How can Sebastian say this so casually?

Yeah, it's a pun. When read

  悪魔で執事ですから
  akuma de shitsuji desu kara

It means

  I'm a devil and a butler, you see.

Whereas, when read as the identical-sounding

  飽くまで執事ですから
  aku made shitsuji desu kara

It means

  I'm a butler through and through, you see.

This pun (aku made vs. akuma de) is a relatively common one in Japanese. For an example of a second-order pun of this variety, see the omake at the end of episode 26 of Yowamushi Pedal:

The fellow on the right was transformed from being a sheep to a (human) butler, and so instead of saying aku made shitsuji desu kara "I'm a butler through and through", he says aku made hitsuji desu kara "I'm a sheep through and through" (butler = shitsuji, sheep = hitsuji; cf. What do the sheep dolls represent in Mayo Chiki?).

Additional note: the aku in the two examples are homophones that mean different things. The aku in my first example is 悪, which means "evil". The aku in my second example is 飽く, which is a verb meaning "to grow tired of" (you see its more common synonym 飽きる = akiru more often).

The compound construction aku made (飽くまで) means "until I grow tired of ~" when viewed as two different words, and means "completely" or "thoroughly" when viewed as a fixed idiomatic compound (this latter usage is standard; analyzing it as a verb+まで is not).

The official English translation by Funimation aptly captures the meaning and magnitude of this pun by translating it as "You see, I'm merely one hell of a butler." This reflects both his demonic nature as well as his skills as a servant using a common English expression that has more or less the same meaning.


Why was Sakurai Takahiro recast in Psycho-Pass 2? In Psycho-Pass (season 1), Sakurai Takahiro voiced Makishima Shougo. In Psycho-Pass 2, he voices Hinakawa Shou. I find it strange that the same voice actor would be cast to voice two different important characters in the same show.

Sure, it's common for a voice actor to voice multiple side characters, I guess to reduce the total number of voice actors that need to be hired (e.g. from this season, Fukuyama Jun voices Hunchoceratops and a few side characters in Amagi Brilliant Park; and Kayano Ai voices a number of side characters in Shirobako). But two different main characters? That's weird.

Weirder still, Sakurai is severely playing against type as Hinakawa - soft-spoken roles just aren't what he does, for the most part. Do we know why Sakurai was recast as a different character in Psycho-Pass 2?

I'm not sure if this has been confirmed, but it's most likely that Takahiro Sakurai enjoyed playing Makishima Shogo in Psycho Pass. With all the praise he got, I think he enjoyed the project (Psycho Pass) so much that he wanted to get back in the action even if it was a role he wouldn't normally take on.


Dimension in Naruto where they get stabbed forever I remember this one episode in Naruto when I was a kid, where Naruto's instructor, who had the cloth over one of his eyes throughout most of the series, looked into this one enemy's eyes and got teleported to a dimension where time passed really slowly. The person who he looked into the eyes of was there with tons of clones just repeatedly stabbing him with katanas.

I apologize for my lack of knowledge in the subject concerning names, but I vividly remember this one scene and I'd like to know more about it.

The character who did that was Itachi, Sasuke's brother.

The name of the move was Tsukuyomi.


Why was Natsu called a pervert? In chapter 421, we see Natsu tickle Lucy's feet. Nothing out of the ordinary, yet he gets called a creep/sicko perv. So is tickling someone's feet considered a pervert act in Japan?

Lucy calls the guys perverts a lot. It's sort of her thing.

She calls Natsu a pervert in part because there seems to be a running gag of him coming into her personal space unannounced and unwelcome.

It goes along with the running gag of Gray always taking his clothes off... and getting called a pervert.


Are anime that air before a manga adaptation considered filler anime? In the question Has an anime ever come out before the manga was published? it became quite obvious that there are indeed several animes that air before their manga has been made.
But this also made me wonder about the following: Does this imply that all anime that air before a manga of it exist should be considered fillers?
Fillers are non-canonical material, which usually implies it did not happen in the manga. Or as Urban Dictionary stated it

filler
A segment of anime, whether it be an entire episode or part of one, which does not appear in the manga of the title. Fillers, as the name implies, "fills" an episode with non-canonical material which has been written usually by the same company which animates it.

I feel there's a bit of misconception here.

Fillers == Not canon
Canon == Original material from the original author.

There are episodes in Naruto for example, (like Naruto episode 101) which are canon but were not in the manga.

So the question of whether content being filler or not has nothing to do with it being in one medium or another (although there's usually a correlation). It's about who made it.


What is the source for 50 total episodes of Twin Star Exorcists? So far there are 25 episodes aired. MyAnimeList and Wikipedia claim there are supposed to be 50 episodes. What is the source for that number?

I've searched for a bit and found out the only known source of that information is from a chinese anime streaming company iQIYI on their listing page, as relayed by this Crunchyroll news post.


Will playing "Eyes of Heaven" without reading the manga spoil the player majorly? I have been interested in getting JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven for PS4 but I'm afraid of story spoilers.

Is the story mode of Eyes of Heaven a supplement for the manga, or do I need to read the books first to understand?

The game has a story mode that literally starts at the ending of part 3 and it pretty much spoils all deaths in the JoJo universe.
I also think it has a lot of details (like references, interactions between specific characters, special moves and even specific variations of gameplay) that can be enjoyed and understood only by someone that read the manga and knows about JoJo.
So I suggest you read the manga if you don't want to get some nasty spoilers.


Where do the angels come from? The plot of NGE starts with the first angel "Sachiel". But where do the angels who are attacking the earth come from?

Also where were all angels before they came to Japan/Tokyo? And why do all angels go to Japan?

Purely within what we see in the NGE TV series, the Angels came from "Adam", the first Angel on Earth. They came from something similar to the geofront (the black moon) that they call the "white moon". Episode 21 goes into the history of Nerv and there's some more exposition in episode 23 when Ristuko tells Misato and Shinji and shows them the tank filled with Rei clones.

Basically, the "eggs" and "souls" of the Angels were with Adam in the white moon. Lilith's arrival on the planet was kind of an accident (episode 24: "false successors from the black moon." and "true successors from the lost white moon."). At some point, something happened with Adam and Lilith and Adam ended up getting a lance through the back which put Adam in suspended animation. This yielded the way for Lilith to populate the planet with what resulted in animals and eventually homo sapiens. During the Katsuragi expedition (episode 21), scientists woke up Adam and eventually caused 2nd impact and that started the chain of events which started the Angel attacks.

More info was revealed in an NGE2 special file called the Classified information ("Classified" because within the game, these files were revealed through "hacking" the magi).

Using some of the extra resources, there's some more detailed theories about the Origin of the Angels, but in general, the basic idea is outlined above based on the TV series and EoE. Though the origin theory page contains some possible explanations on where the Angels were between 2nd impact and when Sachiel first appeared in 2015.

  Beyond the question of how the other Angels were created, is the question of how they went from being created by Adam to where they first appeared in the year 2015. If the Angels were present in the "White Moon" of Adam in Antarctica when Second Impact occurred on September 13th, 2000...how did they reach the areas where they were first encountered? Were the embryos or seeds of the Angels "scattered" across the globe from Antarctica in the explosion of Second Impact?

  Sandalphon's first appearance is perhaps the most tantalizing, because Nerv actually discovers it before it starts attacking: Sandalphon is first discovered while in an embryo or cocoon-like immature state...deep inside the magma of an active volcano. Why it would first appear there of all places is unrevealed. Further, this raises the question: were all of the other Angels also hidden in other unaccessible parts of the world (volcanoes, deep ocean floor, etc.) "maturing" in a pupal state, before they attacked in 2015?
  Sahaquiel is the first of two Angels to appear in orbit (the second being Arael). However, it seems unlikely that Second Impact simply blew Sahaquiel's egg into orbit- Sandalphon emerged from its cocoon in Episode 10 at full adult size. Assuming Sahaquiel to be the same, it seems impossible that an object so huge could go undetected in Earth orbit for so long, while Sahaquiel was in a pupal state.
  Since it is never revealed where any of the Angels directly come from (except Sandalphon), Sahaquiel's cocoon was probably somewhere else on the Earth, perhaps in the desolate southern Indian Ocean near Antarctica, over which it was first discovered, and from where it could have launched itself into orbit undetected.
  Tabris, better known by his human name Kaworu Nagisa, represents a special case, and much has been discussed or speculated about his nature. All that is known for certain is that Seele sent Kaworu to Nerv, and that Kaworu serves as a "vessel" for the soul of Adam. How Seele acquired Kaworu is unknown. It has even been theorized that Kaworu was created by Seele (by inserting Adam's soul) and thus the last "naturally occurring" Angel was Armisael (this is of course unconfirmed).

Additionally, in the Evangelion Proposal, a set of documents created in 1993 that contains proposal and promotional material for the TV series.

  Angels were originally meant to be creations of the First Ancestral Race, lying dormant in various secluded locations on Earth and the Moon. Rather than being scattered all over the world by Second Impact, they may have been purposefully hidden deep underground or underwater, escaping detection until they matured and began on their way.

Sachiel is actually designated the 3rd Angel. Adam being the first and also the progenitor of the rest of the Angels, except Lilith who had tne 2nd Angel designation but didn't come from Adam.

Not all the Angels attacked Tokyo-3, Gaghiel attacked the UN fleet out in the Pacific Ocean. And according to the classified info:

  Two Seeds of Life are not needed on one planet, and, therefore, one of them is excluded. As recorded in the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls, Adam-based life took part in a contest of survival, putting the stakes on their own existence. Some of them were trying to access Lilith and reset all life, some of them had nothing in mind, and some were trying to recover their progenitor Adam. The Angels — Adam-based life — became active under their respective tactics for survival and success.

See also: - Angels


Are Erina Nakiri and Sōma Yukihira relatives? In the anime, Nakiri is waiting for Jōichirō Yukihira to come, why is that? Is it possible that Nakiri is related to Soma? Because we don't know anything about their mothers?

It's because Joichiro is like an influence to Erina and he is really dear to her and also he agreed to taste her cooking when she becomes a good chef. And also no, Yukihira Soma and Erina Nakiri are not relatives.


Does the door connects only between 2 worlds or does it connects more? In Isekai Shokudou (Restaurant to Another World) does the door connects only between 2 worlds (let's call it world A and world B), or does it connects to more than 2 worlds?

In other words, does all the other world customer come from the same world, or do they come from many different worlds?

I notice that some do come from the same world, like the Princess Victoria and the Great Mage Artorius. But does Princess Victoria share the same world with Kuro?

So far, all of the customers came from the same world. And all of the characters share some kind of connection. Some met each other in their world, some are from same country, some know about others from books or tales. Most of them also know same language, which allows them to read the menu.

Kuro is easy one, as she lives on the broken moon, which is visible from the ground shots. And she knows Aka, who obviously lives in same world as Aletta, who personally knows Ms. Minced Meat Cutlets, and so on.

One character who is unrelated to most is the Lizard man. But Lizard men and their tribes living in marshes were mentioned by other characters, from what I remember.

   Another reason to believe the door doesn't open to different worlds, is that the door was created and linked by Yomi the Hero, using artifact from that world.  And there would be no reason for her to link it to different worlds, she didn't knew about or cared about.


Is Super Saiyan Rosé Goku Black's version of the Super Saiyan Blue or his version of the original (golden) Super Saiyan? According to the Dragon Ball Wikia "Akira Toriyama's notes for the form seem to indicate that this state is simply the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (blue) state with pink hair."

http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_Ros%C3%A9

but according to this website in spanish, there is a japanese magazine which says "Super Saiyan Rosé is the Super Saiyajin (golden) version of Black Goku"

http://www.dragonballnoticias.com/el-super-saiyajin-rose-es-la-version-super-saiyajin-de-black-goku

None of the sources is an official source. Any other info states which version is the equivalent of Super Saiyan Rosé, Super Saiyan Blue or Super Saiyan (golden) ?

The answer was given recently in manga 20 and it's blue. Rose is Black's version of the super saiyan blue

Source (spanish only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sJzIM8uvcQ


What's the reason why "Shokugeki no Souma" has so many color chapters recently? Does anyone know why all the latest releases (about 5 chapters) of Shokugeki no Souma have all been in color? It's great and all, but it's starting to scare me.

For some reason, it's hard to find copies online, but I read manga on my phone and all the latest chapters are like HD full-on color.

The manga is normally published in the Shonen Jump magazine in black and white format, like the others, but the magazine has a new website called Shonen Jump+ where you can buy the official color chapter to view online.

Only One Piece and Naruto eventually also have chapters in color on the web, and it's because Shokugeki no Souma is quite popular and as an extra for the final arc autumn election.


What are the exactly the powers of Athena? From what I recall from Saint Seiya, Athena is basically a helpless girl kind of feeling the place of damsel in distress which drives the story forward, with the knights protecting or rescuing her.
However she’s also described as a god. I don’t recall any godlike powers or actions coming from her but I saw the anime on the 90s so my memory may be off.
What are her powers? Is she a real god or is she something else?
I seem to recall in some part of the anime (movie or something) they fight Poseidon and he is actually a real adversary, a real god with powers or something.

Athena is a real god in the series, Poseidon is her uncle.
However in Saint Seiya, she is actualy reborn as a mortal every 200 years or so. Her incarnation in the 20th century was taken from the Santuary by Kido Mitsumasa and adopted under the name Kido Saori. The other gods in Saint Seiya aren't reborn, they just posess mortals instead and can use their powers imediately. She is not initially aware of her identity/powers as Athena, but as the series goes on she shows all sorts of abilities, like telporting, healing, bestowing long life, sealing away other gods and fighting using her god cloth, staff and shield.


What determines if someone going to Heaven or Hell? What determines if someone going to Heaven (reincarnate) or Hell (void)?

In episode 6, Harada was sent to void despite him repenting his attempt to kill Mayu. Yet, in episode 2, both Chisato and Shigeru was reincarnated, despite Chisato lying to Shigeru about her identity. Yes, Shigeru knows about her identity, but still she is lying to him.

So, what exactly determines the sentence?

I've been wondering the same myself for some time, and have come to the conclusion that there isn't really a rule as to how to judge the various guests. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases.

Ginti, for instance, cast Harada into the void because he was about to betray Mayu, pushing her to her death. Ginti didn't care that Harada had a change of heart and tried to save her; he would've pushed her in cold blood anyways, had she not decided to jump on her own.

Decim, on the other hand, focused more on the actual result, rather than what might have happened. If we look back to episode 1: Takashi (the husband) was sent for reincarnation, despite him betraying his wife (he eventually played to win, after all). Takashi even tried to attack his own wife, only to be stopped by Decim.

Later on, Decim's (in)actions drastically change his style of judgement. In episode 4, Decim doesn't even try to stop Misaki (the TV show hostess) as she repeatedly smashes Yousuke's (the NEET) skull into the screen, probably because the game was still in progress then.

Finally, we have Tatsumi (the fallen detective) and Shimada (the boy whose sister was raped) during episodes 8 and 9. Like before, Decim stops Shimada from attacking Tatsumi after the game's end. Only this time, he provides Shimada with an opportunity to torture Tatsumi. Had Decim performed his judgement the same way he did in episode 1, Shimada would probably not have been cast into the void.

As for episode 3 (not 2), Mai (aka Chisato) didn't exactly lie to Shigeru; not intentionally, at least. At first she didn't remember who she was and as the game progressed, she remembered Shigeru, Chisato, and Mai. Only, she believed she was Chisato, and it wasn't until after the game had ended, that she remembered who she really was. As soon as she remembered, she tried to tell Shigeru the truth, but he interrupted her, saying he already knew.

In the end, there is no real determining factor to the judgements. Every arbiter judges as he or she pleases, and their judgement can change dramatically over time, as seen with the stark contrast between episode 1 and episode 9.


How is Eva's Magia Erebea incomplete? I get that Eva generally did not have to use the technique as she is already a monstrously powerful vampire. However, in her final "fight" with Negi at the end of Negima, it appears that her Magia Erebea was just as powerful as Negi's.

In what sense was it considered incomplete?

Okay from what I understand so far about the whole Magia Erebea is that it can be a way to become immortal. Now within the manga, UQ Holder, we find out that there are varying degrees of immortality and what is suggested that they are not "Complete" because they still need to eat, they can become injured and, to some degree, die.

Spoilers

Negi, on the other hand, uses a Complete form of Magia Erebea, suggesting that he is a complete immortal, having no need to eat, cannot be injured and cannot die in any event and will continue to always  exist.

Now I'm assuming that everyone knows how we eat is a necessity because that allows our bodies energy to do things.

How Magia Erebea could potentially, and this is only in theory, make someone immortal is to continually "flow life, energy or magic" into the user. Now as explained in Negima!, Magia Erebea is a techniques that allows the user to absorb and take in magic. Now it is possible that the user of Magia Erebea can use the magic to sustain their life and the complete version could do so passively without the need of incantation or commands.

Now looking at Eva, she still needs to eat and feed, like all vampires, on blood or more accurately, explained in Negima!, that she feeds on a person's mana. She can still be injured and there is a possibility that she can still die when the time arises. Due to this, it can be said that the Magia Erebea that Eva wields is incomplete because the Magia Erebea has not granted her "Complete" immortality, also Eva still needs to activate it through commands meaning that it's not passive.

I hope that helps but you probably know all of that by now...


Why is Toradora's ED about oranges? This site has Toradora's second ending theme, Orange (オレンジ), together with lyrics both in Japanese and translated.

First, it's worth noting that the word Orange is ambiguous in English, referring both to a color and a fruit, and it is used to this effect in the song. At one point in the song it talks about a fruit which is turning orange, and at another it talks about an orange. I don't know if we can conclude that these are the same fruit, so if you want to claim that they are actually different fruits feel free to do so.

What is the significance of this fruit, and the story told in the song in general, in the context of the anime? It seems to be symbolic somehow, but I don't know what it's referring to when the singer is talking about an "orange ...[which] was sour, ... [but they] ate it all anyway."

Can anyone decode the meaning of this song, and what the orange is symbolizing, in the context of the anime?

This song, being sung by the 3 main heroines, was especially made for the anime. The song uses the metaphor of an orange, likening the girls to an unripen, not yet matured, orange.
This blog entry offers a much in-depth look into the meaning behind the song. Though the translations may differ between people, the general meaning stays intact. The blog article mostly compares the CoalGuys and the {Words of Songs} fansubs, with the author trusting the {Words of Songs} version over the CoalGuys fansub (though he admits he likes the fansub lyrics better).
One can assume one of two things from the lyrics: the first being that it's Taiga who is the main voice narrating the lyrics, or the second, that everybody is narrating these lyrics. The following explanations will try to look at the lyrics from both perspectives.

“It’s just that I don’t know/My true self.” This line can easily be seen to be Taiga, or any of the characters. I think Toradora is special in the fact that all the characters can fit into this. It implies how all the characters have a hidden side to themselves that even they may not know.
“Into the broad earth, a single seed/Extended its roots/And bore fruit that was still unripe.” The fruit, first of all, probably symbolizes the narrator(s). This “unripe fruit” thing, I’m guessing, is a lack of maturity for the fruit and the person.
“The fruit that wants to turn orange as soon as possible.” An unripe orange is usually green, while a ripe one is... well, orange (big surprise, huh).  Basically, the person(s) want(s) to mature. This may be because if they mature, they may learn more about themselves in the process.
“by basking in your light.” I think that this light is the object of the narrator’s affection. It’s easier to see that when looking at the next reference to light: “I didn’t want to get hurt/So I fled/When I did that, not even light/Would shine upon me.” Because love is known to be painful, the narrator tries to flee from it, but realizes she cannot grow as a person without love.
“I tried to eat/An orange today, too/But it was still sour and I cried/It reminded me of myself, so I couldn’t throw away the rest.” We can see how the person and the fruit are symbols of each other, and their immaturity is also accented. If we look at the fansub version we see that eating the immature/unripe fruit shows that the person is also not mature yet, while it’s a lot harder to use the {Words of Songs} one.


At What Point Does Asuma Sarutobi Find Out About Kurenai? It's an important plot point that Asuma finally understands what the "King" of the Hidden Leaf is. At this point, he also stops smoking.
At first I thought it had something to do with his fight over Sora, and being forced to reckon with the relationship he had with his own father.
But, later on, we find out Kurenai is pregnant.
Is this the reason Asuma comes to understand what the king represents, and why he decides to quit smoking? Did he know she was pregnant before or after this moment of understanding?

As he asks Shikamaru who the "King" is we can conclude that he already knew that Kurenai was pregnant. He wanted Shikamaru to know that so if anything happened to Asuma, Shikamaru would protect the "King" aka Mirai Sarutobi. The "King" as Shikamaru came to realize were the people that he held dear.


What is the song playing in Code Geass Episode 14: Geass vs Geass I have recently started watching Code Geass, and I find the soundtrack absolutely amazing! There is one song in particular that I would like to find the name of.

It starts playing at about 20:14 in the episode "Geass vs Geass" where Lelouch goes to hug Shirley. I think it may be called "Lelouch of the Rebellion", but I am not sure.

The song is Masquerade, which is Track 13 on the first OST according to the metadata on my iPhone/iPod.

  Masquerade
  Vocals: Hitomi
  Lyrics: Kuroishi Hitomi
  Composition: Kuroishi Hitomi

While I can't time the song perfectly to where I believe it starts in the episode, one point that makes me believe they are the same song is at 0:51 of the song which matches the song at 20:54 of the episode (in the link)


Why was Misaka Mikoto chosen as the candidate for the Sister's project when she was just a normal child when they asked for her DNA map? I recently finished all of Toaru Majutsu no Index, and have started watching Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. I'm currently in the second season of Railgun S, where we get more detail about the Sisters project than the first season of Index gave us.

It is shown that Misaka hands over her DNA map to a scientist at a young age because she believe that it will be used to help cure muscular dystrophy. She looks very young here, appearing to be younger than Last Order/20001, placing her pretty firmly in grade school.

Throughout the series, it is repeatedly said that Misaka is someone who got to level 5 through her own hard work, and started out as a level 1 just like many other students in Academy city. Logically, that would mean her ascent to fame and power is a somewhat recent phenomenon, and that she isn't genetically predisposed to become a strong esper.

Thus, the question I have is why the scientists wanted to use her DNA map for the Sisters project, when she should've been decidedly average at a young age, and nothing exemplary like she is during the anime. Surely there would have been better options, like cloning Accelerator himself?

I haven't read the novels, so maybe I was hoping that someone with more in-depth knowledge of the Toaru universe could fill me in.

If I recall correctly, an explanation for this is hinted at by Mugino later on in S, although it is addressed in more detail later on in the novels. In short, Misaka was selected because of something called the Parameter List.

   It turns out some people actually are more predisposed to be espers than others. Academy City maintains a database known as the Parameter List, which seems to contain predictions/projections about how much potential an esper has. (The database is kept top-secret to prevent social unrest). Using the information in this database, the city prioritized development and resources towards the children with a higher potential, because these children would yield a higher return on investment.

 So the researchers took Misaka's DNA map even though she was only a Level 1 at the time because she was projected to attain a high level based on the Parameter List.


Who is Onihime talking about in this scene? Is it a 4th wall joke? In Momokyun Sword episode 3, around 12:50, Enki is in the process of "torturing" her prisoner Karin, in a very special way:

Beginning by running her hands up her thighs, telling Karin "私 は 天国 見せて 上げる" - I'll show you heaven.

Then Onihime tells her to stop:

And Enki promptly stops and apologise, but she is looking straight at the camera angle - probably turning 180° and facing onihime based on their positioning on the shot above.

But who is this "a lot of people" Onihime mention? It couldn't be anyone from the Earth or Celestial realm, because they are really mad at the oni anyway by default.

It seemed to me that she was breaking the 4th wall. Is it so?

The subtitles in the screenshot are not exactly accurate. Onihime warns that 「各方面」(kaku houmen = all sides, from every quarter) will get 「うるさい」 (urusai = noisy, loud, possibly cause a ruckus). It seems that Enki is threatening to rape Karin (from Enki's perspective, it would be heaven, but since Karin is protesting 「いやぁ！やめて！」[iyaa! yamete!], that would constitute as non-consensual). Therefore, Onihime warns that everyone would get noisy if Enki went through with it - meaning that either 1) Karin's 「仲間」(nakama = comrades, friends) will be indignant about it once they find out, 2) viewers will object with a loud complaint, or 3) the hentai viewers will make some other sort of noise... Her next line recommends for Karin to pray that her nakama will arrive soon, so it is very possible that kaku houmen refers to them.

It doesn't look like Enki's eyes are looking directly at the camera in the next shot, but rather at Onihime, so no, she does not break the fourth wall.
In summary, Onihime rather than Enki might break the fourth wall by alluding to viewers, but it is not clear enough that she is not referring to an objection by in-canon characters.


Are the Space-Time Barrier and Flying Thunder God Technique similar to one another? I came across the difference between the Flying Thunder God Technique and Obito's Kamui Technique Transportation Technique, here.

But what I am struck with the fact that Fourth Hokage used a Space-Time Barrier tecnique to teleport Nine-Tail's Tailed Beast Ball. So my questions are:

Is Space-Time Barrier similar to Flying Thunder God Technique?
Is it used to transport things using Teleportation Technique?

a) Jikukan kekkai similar to Flying Thunder God Technique?

Yes, it is derived from "Flying Thunder God Technique", Space–Time Barrier.

  b) Is it used to transport things using Teleportation Technique?

This barrier technique incorporates the use of the "Flying Thunder God" formula as well as a unique set of hand seals to erect a barrier capable of warping away anything which comes in contact with it.


Can shape corrosion of an Initiator's body be reversed, or only contained? Shape corrosion is the term used in Black Bullet to define how much of the host body the Gastrea virus has taken hold. If it gets over 50%, the human turns into a Gastrea monster.

It is specially important for the Initiators, because they are infected at birth, and there is always a risk they turn into Gastrea in the middle of an operation. If an initiator is injected with more virus (by monsters, for example), shape corrosion can increase in a very short time.

During the series we learn that

   Aijara Enju's Shape Corrosion is well over 40%, putting her almost on the death row, should the virus spread more.

There is special medicine all initiators have to take regularly to halt the spread of shape corrosion, but is there any method mentioned in the black bullet manga or anime of reverting this index?

The corrosion rate is not reversible, it can only be inhibited

The Cursed Children were constantly taking massive doses of corrosion-inhibiting medication to control the Gastrea inside their bodies, but it still only inhibited and did not stop the corrosion completely. Because the girls carried the inhibiting gene, they did not turn into Gastrea immediately like normal people, but if they suddenly used a lot of their power, or if Gastrea bodily fluids got inside them, then their corrosion rate would slowly increase. And then, like a normal person, if their corrosion rate went above fifty percent, then the corrosion would start, and they would not be able to keep their human form any longer. There was nothing that current medical technologies could do to change that limit.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (pp. 211-212). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

It is also the reason why Rentaro shot Kayo

Kayo Senju could not be saved. She had to die right here, right now.
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 1: Those Who Would Be Gods (p. 212). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.

In a conversation between Sumire and Rentaro it is also mentioned that the Cursed Children cannot be freed from the shackles that is their corrosion rate

Rentaro shook his head slowly. "That’s impossible, Doc. I can’t think of a life without Enju and Tina anymore." "But they will fall like leaves one day. Rentaro, don’t chase after falling leaves. The lifespan of Cursed Children is bound by the shackles of the corrosion rate of their body, which they cannot be freed from."
Kanzaki, Shiden. Black Bullet, Vol. 3 (light novel): The Destruction of the World by Fire (p. 81). Yen Press. Kindle Edition.


Why/How does Eren remember how to activate his Titan power? Eren's father injects him with the Titan serum years before he first uses it.  So how is it that he remembers how to activate it?

I don't know how far the anime is yet, so I'll put it into a spoiler.

   The shift between human is triggered by any injury that causes blood loss. The first shift is triggered when Eren gets eaten by one of the titans and hurts his arm. To trigger the next one, he bites himself to protect Mikasa and Armin. Apparently, also the will to accomplish something is needed to become a titan (kill the titans, save his friends)


What is the name of the fast organ song in Parasyte -the maxim- ep17 at 6:35? The song is found in episode 17 of Parasyte -the maxim- at 6:35 when a homicidal parasyte says 'one of us has died'.

The song is also found in episode 16 of Parasyte -the maxim- at 10:54 when Migi says 'shit' and Shinichi says 'no way'.

Thank you for your answer.

The song you are looking for would be Full Moon

As Pratyush mentions in the comments, it is available on special track cd.


Are Vegito and Gogeta canon? http://fictionalomniverse.forumotion.com/t845-vegito-vs-gogeta

This post basically stated
Vegito is 100% Canon and that Gogeta is semi-canon?

Vegito is canon because he exists in the Manga (main canon of Dragon Ball). Gogeta doesn't exist in the Manga and only exists in the Anime and Movies which are considered alternate versions of Dragon Ball from the Manga therefore not canon.


Is blood necessary to perform the summoning jutsu? I always thought that blood is necessary to perform the summoning jutsu. However, I saw the second Mizukage and Madara performing it while being Edo Tensei, so is it really possible?

Technically, yes.

Why do you need blood?

Well this answer states that:

  the blood serves as a means of identifying the summoner for the summoned and also acts as a price (sacrifice) for calling them.

So you need a "sacrifice" (in this case blood) to summon.

But, according to the Wikia, Nagato can summon without this sacrifice:

  While most summoners have only been shown capable of summoning one type of creature, Nagato (through the Animal Path) was able to summon several different animals and even people, and seemingly did not require a blood offering when performing this technique.

I suppose since the Animal Path was a dead person, then it didn't need blood. Same goes for the Second Mizukage and Madara.

Reanimations can't bleed because

  Any damage they receive will regenerate in time and, assuming the damage is not too debilitating, they can continue attacking even before their body recovers.

  - wikia


Why are romantic events sometimes called "flags"? Anyone familiar with dating sims and romance visual novels will recognize the term "flag" in that context. In these games, when you are presented with choices which affect how the other characters view you and potentially change which route you go on, it's called a flag. "Raising a character's flags" essentially means that you make choices that improve your standing with that character and which are more likely to put you on his/her route.

This terminology is quite common even outside of visual novels in anime. For instance, the manga The World God Only Knows (a parody of the dating sim genre of games) uses the term frequently, and the manga chapters are numbered as flags (e.g "flag 53"). I've seen it in many other anime and manga as well, both in Japanese and translated into English. I was not able to find any reference for the term used in this way in either English or Japanese.

The term "flag" doesn't seem particularly romantic or descriptive in this context. There are other terms, like "affection points" (a slightly different system) which are easy to understand, but "flags" is at least as common as any of those. What is the reasoning behind the terminology "flag" in this context and where does it originate?

The terminology probably comes from programming. With most visual novel games the terminology "flag" and "counter" go hand-in-hand.

In the background of a game, there are various variables, the most notable ones are the "global" and "local" variables. These variables usually what counters and flags consists of.

Local variables are usually a point counter that resets every time you start a new game. So let's say you have this character, Y. If you give Y a present, Y's  "affection" counter will increase with 2 points. By the end of the game, if this counter totals 12 points or more point, you will get that character's "good" end.

Global variable are typically flags created by the game to remember certain things. So if in a game if you chose to leave your house without checking the stove, you active the "unchecked stove" flag. Later in the game, the flag is checked and if has been activated, if will trigger the event where your house has burns down and you have to move in with a friend.

A global variable flags are persistent, so when you start a new game they are not reset like local variables. They typically are used as bookmarks to mark progress and be used as save points, so you don't have to replay though everything again.

Let's say that there is this other character named Z. If you get one of Y's good end, you'll active the Y's good end global variable flag. During your next playthrough at some point dring the game, the game checks for this flag has been activated and if has, you get a new choice that allows you to access Z's route. This is typically done to control player progress in the game as Z's route might spoil story elements in Y's route.


How does Rin's "Demon Fire" work? He can use it to hurt people sometimes but, conveniently it doesn't hurt people when he does it on accident. Do they explain how this works at all?

Rin can control the fire at will. He has used it multiple times throughout the series at will, burning only the things he wants and not burning the things he doesn't. If I remember correctly, it was shown both in anime and in the manga that Shura started training Rin to control his fire. The training was that he was given three candles and he was supposed to burn only the middle one. Rin continuously trained with the candles and eventually learned to control his fire.

After undergoing this training, I believe it was in chapter 26 of the manga when his fire was shown to be completely under his control in the Impure King Arc. This arc was not included in the anime.

Simply put, after some training, Rin can choose what he wants to burn with his fire and what he doesn't.


Does using Devil Fruit powers drain the user's stamina? In many cases we see that devil fruit users go easy on their powers.

For example, why didn't Whitebeard spam his Gura Gura powers during the war?
couldn't he just have destroyed the entire island? or simply from a distance cause massive sea waves on the island before even starting the war?

There was a scene when the three admirals had to block his attack, why didn't he try it again, and again?

Luffy doesn't seem to get tired of using his Gomu Gomu powers, he basically gets tired of punching, running, or fighting..etc

So what's the deal with how Devil Fruit users use their powers?

It depends on which Devil Fruit. Some fruits drain their user's stamina when its powers are being used, while some don't.

Example: Luffy's Devil Fruit permantly turns his body into rubber. The fruit's power is active at all times, but Luffy doesn't need to use any stamina to remain in his rubbery state. Luffy's stamina doesn't drain simply by existing.

On the flipside, Law's fruit, the Ope Ope no Mi, does drain his stamina when he uses it. He confirms this himself.

So the conclusion is, it depends on the fruit.


Does the chunin exam ends with only one winner? In the anime, they had a sheet where the participants' names were written for the finals of the chunin exam.

If Orochimaru along with the sand and Sound ninjas, had not attacked Konoha during the chunin finals, would the exam finish with one winner by having 2 semi finals and a final after the Gaara vs Sasuke match?

It is explained by Sandaime Hokage that, though there is one winner of the tournament, it doesn't guarantee that he will become a chunin.

He also explained that there can be more than one chunin from an exam and there can be none too.

If there was only one chunin per exam, it would have been impossible for all  of Naruto's friends to become chunin after his 3 years of training with Jiraiya.


What is the reference behind "...Gold Sakaki or a Silver Sakaki" that Io mentions? In episode 6, Io asks everyone the following question:

  Was the Sakaki you dropped in this pool a Gold Sakaki, or a Silver Sakaki?

What is this in reference to?

This is in reference to one of Aesop's Fables, "The Honest Woodman."

  The Greek version of the story tells of a woodcutter who accidentally dropped his axe into a river and, because this was his only means of livelihood, sat down and wept. Taking pity on him, the god Hermes (also known as Mercury) dived into the water and returned with a golden axe. "Was this what you had lost?", Hermes asked, but the woodcutter said it was not, and returned the same answer when a silver axe was brought to the surface. Only when his own tool is produced does he claim it. Impressed by his honesty, the god allows him to keep all three. Hearing of the man's good fortune, an envious neighbor threw his own axe into the river and wailed for its return. When Hermes appeared and offered him a golden axe, the man greedily claimed it but was denied both that and the return of his own axe.


Where did the other survivors come from? In the TV series Future Boy Conan, a massive war left the Earth in shambles and humans tried to flee the planet on space ships, except they all failed except for one that managed to crash on an island that somehow survived the destruction. All of the survivors eventually died except for Conan, who was born after the space ship crashed, and his grandfather.

Then a girl named Lana washes up on shore and talks about this entire country of people. If the Earth was destroyed and all the other space ships didn't make it, where did these people come from?

The war involved WMDs which destabilised the earth's magnetic core leading to massive earthquakes and tsunamis which led to the sinking of most major land masses and general planetary destruction. Some small islands (islets) did survive and survivors flocked to them.

The two belligerents of the war were the Peace Union and the West with the former being the aggressive warmongers who used said WMDs and the latter the more peaceful bunch. Industria and High Harbour are the respective post-apocalyptic remnants of these two powers which retain their ideologies.

The anime is based on Alexander Key's 1970 novel, The Incredible Tide. The linked wiki page has a decent synopsis of the story.


Did Moriko Morioka quit her job or was she fired? Throughout the anime, especially in the first few episodes, Moriko Morioka makes reference to being a NEET on purpose.  At the beginning of the anime, she walks home with some flowers.  Later on in the anime, there are comments and innuendo suggesting she did not quit, but was fired.  At least, she is embarrassed the same way someone who was fired would be.

Did she purposefully quit her job, or was she let go for some reason?

She quit on her own.

While Moriko's introduction in the beginning of the story in the original source (web manga, Japanese) doesn't explicitly state that she quit,

  高校卒業から名前の通りモリモリ働いて説サラニートになった。
  After graduating from high school, as her name suggests, she worked hard (morimori), then became a rumored "salary(woman) NEET".

  その辺の無職とは格が違う。自らその道を歩んだのだ。
  The unemployment is different from the usual. She chose that path on her own.

  (Emphasis mine)

her character profile in the anime's official site (Japanese) does, instead of "fired" or other reasons.

  高卒から働いた会社を辞め、ニートになった30歳、独身。
  Single, 30-year-old NEET, left a company she worked at after graduating from high school.

  (Emphasis mine)


Why does Seki-kun need a voice actor? I've watched most of Tonari no Seki-kun, and all I can hear from his voice actor are grunts and groans, and a few other occasional sounds of panic or excitement.

Why does this require a voice actor at all?

I mention this because, in Non Non Biyori, the only male character didn't have any sounds associated with him.

Am I perhaps conflating the two character types together (one with an obvious role, and another with an obvious non-role)?

Well, somebody has to do the grunting.

It may sound like I'm joking, but I'm really not. I don't know if canned grunts or grunt SFX packages exist, but I don't think the producers would want to use them - Seki has to grunt in a number of different ways and in a number of different contexts, and when you get down to it, Seki's grunts can really be quite emotive.

You could, in principle, have Seki be completely soundless, but that would be unrealistic - unlike the dude from Non Non Biyori, he does interact with the other characters to a substantive degree, and if he didn't make a single noise, it would be kind of weird.

For illustrative purposes, I have compiled a collection of Seki grunts and related noises from episodes 1 and 2 (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0PuflktAAbw; do forgive the shoddy editing). I hope you will agree that this stunning performance on Shimono Hiro's part is reason enough to have a voice actor for Seki. For an even better illustration, watch episode 16 from roughly 4:20 until the ending credits (the part where Yokoi is messing with him) - he vocalizes a lot there.


Why the Colossus Titan and the armored Titan werent worried about being attacked by mindless Titan the first time they attacked? In Attack on Titan season 2 episode 9 (spoilers)

   After capturing Eren and Ymir, Bertolt and Reiner are worried than if they try to escape from the woods they were resting in Titan form, mindless Titans would attack them and kill them. Why werent they worried about this the first time they breached wall Maria and all the mindless titan come inside the walls?

They were always cautious about the surroundings. However, the situation is different in season 2.

   As the Colossal Titan, mindless titans are not a problem due to the Colossal's size. However while Berthold and Reiner captured Ymir and Eren, they had to run fast, which means they could not rely on the Colossal Titan. This means that both Berthold and Reiner had to rely on Reiner's Armored Titan to quickly escape the walls. Keep in mind that both of them are trying to run fast because the Survey Corps are after them.

In the first episode,

   Reiner only transforms to create a hole in wall Maria, so it is assumed that as soon as the wall was breached, he transformed back into a human.


What's so important about "Comptiq, october issue"? Shinichi jumps into a burning building in Episode 12 to save a copy of this "rare" issue. He also mentions it in the classroom before it burns down. Given this is a show with parody and otaku historical moments, what event is this referring to?

This year's October issue of Comptiq magazine was in extremely high demand because it came with a bonus artbook for Kantai Collection, a web game featuring naval vessels as cute girls,1 which is the latest mega-craze among otaku in Japan.2 Apparently, tons of people were hoarding this issue in order to get multiple copies of the artbook.3 The character on the right side of the cover is a parody of Kongou, a popular character from Kantai Collection.
Quite a timely joke, really.

Addendum: here are the covers of the parody of Comptiq ("Comptiqle"?) shown in the show and the actual Oct 2013 issue of Comptiq. (Click to view full-size.)

Notes
1 Not to be confused with the other thing featuring naval vessels as cute girls, Arpeggio of Blue Steel.
2 It's getting an anime soon.
3 See, for example, this piece: Havoc Ensues Over Battleship Bishoujos (warning: SeventhStyle; NSFW). Because SeventhStyle is awful (but unfortunately the only English-language commentator on this I can find), here is some episodic commentary that mentions the joke (in Japanese): some blog; some other blog.


During the Substitute Shinigami arc, it is mentioned that Ichigo and Ginjo are Substitute Shinigami. What does this mean? During the Substitute Shinigami arc, it is covered that both Ichigo and Ginjo are Substitute Shinigami (Ginjo being and ex-Substitute Shinigami). How does one become a Substitute Shinigami, what does this title bring with it, and why is Ginjo no logger a holder of said title?

According to the Bleach Wiki:

  A Substitute Shinigami (死神代行, shinigami daikō) is someone who became Shinigami by obtaining another Shinigami's power, or by going through a much harder and riskier process to transform him/herself into one.

Ginjo was the first Substitute Shinigami that was recognized as such by the Gotei 13. The origin of his powers is unknown but according to Captain Soi-Fong he murdered many shinigami to get his powers.

Ichigo, on the other hand, received his powers from Rukia Kuchiki when she gave him a portion of her power by the method of endowing her zanpakuto with said power and stabbing Ichigo with it, in order to protect his family.

  If a Substitute Shinigami appears, Soul Society gives that Shinigami a special badge which they use to monitor and restrict the Substitute. However, the Substitute is told that it is a license which is given to Substitutes that prove beneficial to Soul Society to allow them to do their work and identify them as a Substitute. The badge alerts the user if Hollows are nearby via an alarm sound which can only be heard by the owner and the item itself is only visible to other spiritually aware beings. The Badge can also allow the soul to leave the body.

Ichigo received his badge after he went to SPOILER invade the Seireitei to rescue Rukia from being murdered on account of her giving power to a Human. The Gotei 13 saw the sheer power Ichigo possessed and recognized him as a Substitute Shinigami so they make keep an eye on him and call on him in times in need (Personal opinion which preceded to be the spine of the rest of the series's plot).

Ginjo received his badge for a similar reason, so that the Gotei 13 could watch his actions (specifically so he would not murder more Shinigami to gain power) and to call on him in times of need.SPOILER In time he realized the real purpose of the badge and feeling betrayed he disappeared from the Gotei 13's radar without a trace.

Source:Bleach Wikia


How does one become a Wizard Saint? Being a Wizard Saint means that you not only hold great power, but are also highly respected and well known, like Makarov. Also you get a cool looking badge too as seen below:

But what factors does the chairman of the magic council take into account when deciding whether one is "worthy" to become part of the Ten Wizard Saints?

As far as we know it's not (or not necessarily) the chairman of the Magic Council who decides who becomes a Wizard Saint. In Erza's vision about her funeral it was stated that the vote of the entire council decided that she should be a Wizard Saint. Later Jura also states that it is the Council who appoints the members.

With that in mind, I'm pretty sure that the Council takes whatever factors they want to take into consideration when pointing out Wizard Saints. Which means there is not a single score sheet, and if you score 5 points in magical power and 4 points in teamwork then you can become a Wizard Saint.

Strength however is one factor that they definitely consider, but that' not an ultimate factor for the decision as Jellal, for example, being a Wizard Saint was defeated by Natsu and that didn't make Natsu a Wizard Saint.


Where can I buy the English translated of Monogatari light novels? After finishing the Hanamonogatari anime, I'm interested reading the light novel. I heard that there is the English translation of the Monogatari series light novel, so where can I buy them?

For North America, I believe Monogatari series novels are released by Vertical. For example, Kizumonogatari was released in December 2015.

Amazon appears to also have Monogatari series novels.

As for the rest, I'm not sure for legitimate sources.


How can Kurumi Tokisaki's clone be killed twice? In the anime series Date A Live to Date A Live II, there was this clone of Kurumi that had feelings for Shido. In seasons 1-2, the same clone was killed twice by Kurumi. The first was on the school rooftop and the second was in the festival. I finished the anime a while ago and there was some question that is bugging me.

How can the same clone be killed twice? Had the first death didn't kill her fully? If the first death killed her fully, then how did she manage to come back to meet Shido? And is it possible that the same clone will come back again?

Yes, the same clone can be killed twice. This is based from her ability, the eight bullet: Het, which creates a clone of a target object or subject. The clones she makes from herself are her past selves. As said from the wiki:

  Combined with the power of the 8th bullet, she can create a clone that has all her experiences, memories, abilities, etc. These clones can take the form of long white hands with red outlining when they are in Kurumi's shadows. However, as these are her past selves, they sometimes may contain feelings which the current Kurumi no longer possesses and as such, Kurumi will not hesitate to kill these clones if they choose to disobey her.

The very concept of her abilities are not very specific in my opinion. But, so far, this is what I've observed based from the show, and from those who've read the light novels.

You can check out her full set of abilities here if you have any doubts:

Kurumi's Powers and Abilities


How/when was Aladdin captured? In the Morgiana Arc, how was Aladdin captured or when was he captured?

It's never shown, last time you see Aladdin he's planning on joining a caravan that's headed in the same direction as him, and then he's not seen again until Morgiana finds him captured.

He explains that some rocks fell on the caravans, he blacked out and when he woke up him and his friends were captured. Presumably the bandits just dragged his unconscious body away and cuffed him.

He didn't seem particularly stressed about the situation, and was probably waiting for an opportunity to escape.


Why were no Naruto movies released in India? I am a big fan of Naruto. I recently found that numbers of Naruto movies were released in Japan as well as in the USA, but not a single one was released in India. What's the reason for this?

Not only India, but they are not released in many other countries, too. You can also compare in IMDb: for The Last: Naruto the Movie, it was not released in UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, etc, but Western animation does cover those countries as well.

Anime are not as popular as American animations globally, not everybody knows about it.

For the case of Naruto, even its anime series is not regular in India. They come in India with a good delay time. On the other hand, American animated series come on time in India and few even come with regional languages, too, such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, etc. Anime like Dragon Ball and Naruto are few of the most famous anime in India, but still their telecast order is not comfortable. They always stop telecasting in middle without any future release news.

So releasing Naruto films in India will be a big risk, as people might not even be up-to-date with Naruto universe. Even manga is not much popular in India, I have not even seen any famous manga in popular book stores.

This even raises the use of illegal means of entertainment, too. And illegal site brought the anime and manga sooner than regular release.

So as a whole, I will say India has not been considered as a big anime market yet, that's why famous anime movies never make into big release in India. At best they get television broadcast few years later and sometimes not even make into India.