Why is harem a common theme in manga/anime? Harem manga and anime are so popular that they have their own category. It's easy to name a few: Girls Wild, High School DxD, Sekirei, The World God Only Knows.

Why is this such a popular theme in both anime/manga? It is odd because in fantasy literature, American cinema, and Western television, harem is not a common theme and would offend most. How is it that they are so extremely prevalent (and seemingly accepted) in anime/manga?

The target audience of "harem" shows is adolescent males - teenage boys. The main character is usually a male high school or cram school student, who is awkward around girls - someone the target audience can relate to, as they are in the same phase of their lives, struggling with love. (Who hasn't?)

Adolescent males have always been a large part of the audience for anime; shows featuring giant robots appeal to the same group. So it's a trope that appeals to the traditional audience.

I'm not sure why we don't seem to have "harem series" in superhero comics, as it could be successful for the same reason. One reason could be that the iconic superheroes like Superman and Batman are already mature, at an age where they are more confident around females, and also expected to behave more maturely than the protagonists of harem series.


Can Kale control her full power when she isnt in berserker mode? Kale in berserker mode was able to take a kamehameha wave from Goku undamaged or almost undamaged. Now most fans didnt like the idea of Kale being as strong as a super saiyan blue and started to argue Kale wasnt as strong or stronger than a super saiyan blue because Goku said "I'm going to use a little more power", what they say it means Goku wasnt using his full power in super saiyan blue. I dont buy this idea for 3 reasons:

If Goku really said "I'm going to use a little more power" (some subtitles translates it as "I'm going to use more power" without the "little", if Goku really said so, he could be refering to him not using kaioken on top of blue. By using Super Saiyan Blue in full power, Goku is still using 5% or 10% of his power (he can use super saiyan blue kaioken x10 or x20 where he increases 10 times or 20 times his power from Blue)
Vegeta mentioned Kale is "a monster". Why would he call a monster someone who isnt as strong or stronger than him.
Jiren didnt bother to fight Goku or Vegeta super saiyan blue, but he bothered to take Kale as a challenge, this actually is a hint than Kale showed more power than Goku and Vegeta at the time, who already fought in Super Saiyan Blue. And by the way, Hit was also around and Jiren didnt bother to fight him, and we know Hit's power is around a Super Saiyan Blue.

Having said all that, later Kale in her controlled stated wasnt able to hurt Goku in super saiyan god, though she could handle an energy blast from Goku in super saiyan god (something Caulifla in SSJ2 couldnt do) . This to me shows Kale's power in her controlled stated is close to a super saiyan god, or at least stronger than a SSJ2, but not equal or stronger than super saiyan god.

Then my question is, are there reasons or arguments to believe Kale can use her full power when she isnt in berserker mode?

You made a lot of incorrect assumpitons

Firstly, You need to note that All of Goku's fights until his fight with Jiren was him just goofing off. He was not fighting anyone seriously. Also you are right about him holding back and he did hold back a significant amount when he hit Kale with the Kamehameha. If goku had gone all power, then he would've used Kaioken which he didn't.Secondly, a monster doesn't imply the other person is stronger. You might perhaps me referring to this based on Freiza's reference to Jiren as a monster. It was just because of her rather vicious nature and aggressive behavior firing ki blasts all around had Vegeta refer to her as a monster. Not because she was stronger than him Jiren didn't fight Kale as a challenge. He did it to just stop the rampage she was on and you see her disturbing the entire tournament and she even knocked one of his teamate out. This is also seen when Universe 2 fire the hearts. Jiren was about to fire a beam attack at Ribrianne but Vegeta did it right before. Does this mean Jiren was interested in fighting Ribrianne? The only fighter Jiren has been interested to fight is Goku because we see him looking at him interested and approaches him for battle. Even hit attacked him and he responded.Finally, Kale's controlled state is just as strong as she was in her Berserker state. Possibly even stronger because she gets to control her power this time. Also, Goku was fighting very seriously when she fought with Kale the second time around, which is why we see Kale trying a little harder. She wasn't injured after deflecting that Ki blastKale LSSJ mastered is just as strong as her using her berserker mode and it's very obvious she's stronger than SSJG and this is why. We see Jiren blocking punches from SSJG goku with a single finger and he had to try a little to block attacks from SSJB Goku. This indicates SSJB is significantly stronger than SSJG. Kefla in her base form was completely dominating SSJG Goku. SSJ2 is nothing compared to SSJ3 and SSJG is a much higher multiplier than SSJ3. Hence Caulifla's power isn't that high. Kale, on the other hand, must be exponentially stronger than SSJG Goku if base kefla is capable of fighting so easily with SSJG Goku. Also based on the title, SSJB Goku is not strong enough to beat Kefla. I think with that we can establish the fact that Kale LSSJ Is > SSJ Goku Also, it has to be noted, that goku was just fooling around against Berserker Kale. Unlike his current fight with Kale and Caulifla where he has been very serious.


Which manga chapter does the season 1 of the anime end on? I just finished watching the first season of Nanatsu no Taizai (Seven Deadly Sins). I would like to continue by reading the manga but I am unsure which chapter to start from.

Also, I read online that there is a lot missing in the anime compared to the manga. Is that true?

I read the manga first and started watching the anime halfway through, but the final episode coincides with chapter 100, as far as I can remember.

As far as the manga goes, it has 3 arcs. The first arc ends with chapter 123. It ends kind of abruptly. So if you want to read the manga, starting from after the anime series ends, you have to start with the chapter "Power of Love". I am sure it's above 101, it could be 102 or 103. So starting at 101 would be your best bet.

The anime almost covers what the manga does. Obviously, the manga might feel much granular and in-depth, but the anime gets most of the important point though. Try reading from chapter 101.


Why is there so much nudity in anime and manga? I have been watching anime & reading manga since 2 years ago. There are so many good anime and manga, but I find it somewhat strange that there is so much nudity in Japanese TV shows, anime, and manga. Why is that? Is this a cultural thing?

Even in kids shows, there are some adult scene. Not proper nudity (like adult thing), but like Crayon Shin-Chan. In India, Crayon Shin-Chan is censored by cutting the adult scene, but when I see the actual (without censoring) Crayon Shin-Chan, I find some adult things.

To start, you're not really going to see full-frontal nudity in anime. If you look at this question, you can read about censorship laws in Japan and about how--through self-censorship as much as through legal restrictions--genitalia and public hair aren't generally shown even in pornography.

There's a fairly vague rule called the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths that is used to restrict access to "harmful material" to people under the age of 18. The relevant part is in a change called Bill 156 which was passed in 2010. From the Wikipedia article:

  After the original bill's defeat, Tokyo governor Shintarō Ishihara announced his intent to submit a new revision later in the year. This revision, informally referred to as Bill 156, was submitted by the government in November 2010. It removed the controversial "non-existent youth" term but still proposed a number of significant changes to the law:

  The Metropolitan government is given the authority to propose controls on internet access for children of different ages, although it is required to consult with the telecommunications industry, parents' representatives and educators.
  The definition of harmful material is expanded to include "any manga, animation, or pictures (but not including real life pictures or footage) that features either sexual or pseudo sexual acts that would be illegal in real life, or sexual or pseudo sexual acts between close relatives whose marriage would be illegal, where such depictions and / or presentations unjustifiably glorify or exaggerate the activity."
  Any publisher who has more than six works declared harmful under the new criteria in a 12-month period can be referred to the relevant industry self-regulation body. If the publisher breaches the criteria again within the next six months, the Governor can publicly identify the offender and comment on the reasons for declaring their work in breach.
  The Metropolitan government is authorized to "encourage the establishment of an environment where child pornography could be eliminated and prevent its creation." The bill specifically mentions "any sexually arousing posing on the behalf of children under the age of 13 wholly or partially naked, or wearing swimwear or only underwear, published in books or featured in film," although as with its other provisions this only applies to drawings and animation, not to photography or film of real children. (Emphasis mine)

However, unlike in a number of other cultures, there is no particular religious or moral opposition to sexuality as a whole. From Wikipedia:

  The gods and goddesses of Shinto are not repositories of morality or perfection; instead, they exist within nature and thus, sexuality is an innate part of life itself. Therefore, religious attitudes are no obstacle to the presence of pornographic material in Japan's secular society, nor is pornography blasphemous in any way, not even when it depicts religious persons (mostly shrine maidens) or mythological beings.

Nudity, sexual implications, and similar things tend to be used as fan service in anime. Debbi Gardner cites this as a cultural difference in comparison to places like America. While sexual or at least sexualized content may be considered inappropriate in the US--likely due to the much more puritanical Christian-based morality system--it isn't, at least not to the same degree in Japan.


Why does Lupin III refer to Inspector Zenigata as To-chan? I have started watching the Lupin III TV series and I am partway through the second series. One thing I am confused about is why Lupin refers to Zenigata as To-chan? I thought "To" meant father and "chan" was a postfix for young girls or women. What does this nickname mean, and why does Lupin use it?

Coming into this super late, but thought I may as well give you an answer.

In fact, Lupin calls Zenigata とっつぁん (tottsan), which is indeed a very rustic variation of お父さん (otou-san). This variation can very aptly be likened to "pops" in English. Just like how one might refer to the grouchy old bartender in the diner as "pops" in English, so too does Lupin (who's all-around uses very "playful" japanese) refer to the grouchy old Zenigata as とっつぁん. If I'm not mistaken, most subs will translate it to "pops" or "old man" (I'm rather partial to the former).

Hope this helps!


Why do the characters in Akatsuki no Yona have Korean names? When I watch the anime and hear the names of the characters (Soo-won, Son Hak), I thought that the manga is written by a Korean and published in Japan - like in the case of Freezing.

I couldn't have been more wrong to assume that. When I check Akatsuki no Yona on mangaupdates, it was written by Kusanagi Mizuho, whose profile suggests that he is a native Japanese.

Foreign names are common in Japanese manga. It's very common to introduce a foreigner (main character or not) to join the rest of the Japanese cast. Apart from those cases, we have stories where the setting is in a land foreign to Japan, or in an alternate universe where the names of the character are made foreign like in the case of Akatsuki no Yona. However, in most of the manga I have read that falls into this category, the names are dominantly Western and I have never seen any other shows with all the characters having Korean names.

Why does the author go to the trouble to use Korean names for the characters? Why not Japanese?

The setting for Akatsuki no Yona is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms of Korea period. The Kouka Kingdom is inspired by the Goguryeo Kingdom. Its neighbor Sei and Xing are based on Baekje and Silla respectively. You can also see that the three kingdoms are located in a peninsula in the manga and that they almost have the same layout as their real-life counterparts.


D.Gray- man Hallow. Remake? Or continuation? I'm not sure if this is a remake of the old D.Gray man or if this is a continuation of where the anime left off. Does anyone know anything about this anime? And maybe have a credible source to link?

as per Hakase's link to wikipedia

  A new TV anime series was announced at Shueisha's 2016 Jump Festa event. The anime will feature a new cast, with Ayumu Murase voicing Allen Walker and Shinnosuke Tachibana voicing Howard Link. Despite the changes, the series creator has stated that the new series will continue from where the first left off, rather than being a reboot. The new series, titled D.Gray-man Hallow, is directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Michiko Yokote, Tatsuto Higuchi and Kenichi Yamashita, featuring character designs by Yosuke Kabashima and music by Kaoru Wada. It will begin airing on July 4, 2016, having a total of 13 episodes.

following Wikipedia's citation and the source on that page to Anime News Network this comes from the D.Gray-man's mangaka Katsura Hoshino on her Instagram account

  Thanks to everyone who went to the D.Gray-man stage today. As was said in the announcement, a new series has been green-lit. Because the staff will be completely different, the story will be a continuation, but I think it will become a completely new D.Gray-man anime. Thank you for everyone who's supported me until now.


How does Naruto's right arm work? Spoiler alert for those who haven't finished the manga or the anime

   After the Naruto and Sasuke fight (in Naruto volume 72: Uzumaki Naruto chapters 694-698), both of them lost one of their arms above the elbow.  After a while, Naruto got a fake arm (I think Sasuke didn't) which was wrapped in bandages (it was shown in the rest of the mangas, The Last: Naruto the Movie, and Boruto: Naruto the Movie).

It was shown in the movies and in the manga that his arm can move and act like his arm used to before he lost it, so he can use it for eating, writing, carrying things, holding things, waving hand signs, releasing jutsus, etc.. But how does it work? I know it was created by Tsunade, and since she's an excellent medical ninja she could have found a way or something, but was it ever mentioned of how it worked or anything? I mean, I know the Naruto Universe evolved over time and stuff, so I guess they found a way to create body part that works like they used to.

From Narutopedia :

  Naruto loses his right arm after the Fourth Shinobi World War, though it is later replaced by a fully maneuverable prosthetic arm made of Hashirama Senju's cells, wrapped completely in bandages

I'm not sure it makes sense that it is prosthetic and made up of Hashirama's cells, since a prosthetic limb is, by definition, artificial. The definition for prosthetic on Merriam-Webster is

  an artificial device that replaces a missing or injured part of the body

Perhaps there are both organic and artificial components.

Well, regardless, Narutopedia states that the arm is fully maneuverable. I could be wrong on this point, but I don't think Naruto has any trouble moving the arm. So with the arm moving the same as a normal arm and with it having organic components (Hashirama's cells), I think it is reasonable to assume it is connected to his nervous system, thus allowing it to function as a normal arm.


Who's inside the third coffin that Orochimaru tried to summon? In the battle between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams, (on the rooftop where the Sound Four sealed them in a barrier) Orochimaru summoned the two previous Kages. He also tried summoning another coffin but Hiruzen successfully stopped it.

Who was inside that third coffin? It can't be the Fourth Hokage right? Because that time, he was still under the Shiki Fuujin Seal.

As can be seen on this image, it was indeed the 4th Hokage that Orochimaru tried to summon.

The kanji that appears in that coffin is 四, which is the kanji for 4.

However, unlike you said in your question, Hiruzen did not stop this coffin. It was the fact that the 4th Hokage was sealed with the Shiki Fuujin that prevented that summoning.


So could Mr.3 from Baroque Works on One Piece be classified as a Paracema or a Logia type? Or somewhat in between? Because he seems like he could be either/or, or in between. Because his body turns into actual wax like a Logia type would turn into their element. So far as I have seen Luffy's body stretches like rubber but not actually turn into rubber.

Mr.3(wax) is a Devil Fruit user classified as Paramecia because his body doesn't become that substance but rather gives them an ability to create and manipulate wax. So Mr.3's body doesn't actually turn into wax, he creates and manipulates wax. He doesn't/can't become intangible like Logia users can

I think the wiki will support it. And why would Mr3 need a wax Armor if he was intangible

Luffy's Paramecia because he has a superhuman ability thats odd and again no intangibility

  Luffy's body is completely rubber but he can't manipulate rubber (Yet!)
He can use gears because his body is that of rubber (Blood Vessels(2), Bones(3), Muscles(4))

Another such user is seen in Impel Down Arc who has a fruit which may seem as Logia first but is in fact Paramecia

   Magellan (Doku-Doku no Mi aka Venom Devil Fruit). He also can't become intangible and Luffy can hit him without Haki. However, his poison can seep through the skin when hit and poison Luffy. Luffy counters this by using Mr.3's wax to go into CHAMPION mode :p (Almost as cool as Nightmare Luffy).

Edit: From the wiki, Trivia

  This fruit (About the Doku-Doku no Mi) is often one of the few Paramecia confused as a Logia-class Devil Fruit, because it seemingly produces an "element". However, it is not a Logia because the user cannot transform into the said element, but rather just control it. Despite this, in the anime, Mr. 3 seems to literally melt due to the intense heat of Level 3 in Impel Down, though it is probably intended as a comic effect to get across how much Mr. 3 dislikes hotter environments.

As I said, Wiki basically says the same thing. Mr.3 is not intangible since he is not made of wax and thus not a logia.
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Doru_Doru_no_Mi


Is there a specific anime category for shows like One Punch Man and My Hero Academia? Anime series/mangas like One Punch Man share many characteristics: they are about heroes, there is an association or group of heroes, there are heroes rankings, heroes have fandoms, their counteparts are villains and monsters, etc. These characteristics make them very similar between them, and though they might be categorized as "superpower", they are different to other shows where superpowers come from spiritual or magical sources such as Dragon Ball or Saint Seiya. Therefore I'd like to know, is there a specific anime category for shows like One Punch Man and My Hero Academia, which would make it easier to find others anime alike, or this is a new trend and there isnt?

I would have to agree with @AkiTanaka with this one. I think these anime can simply be classed as 'superhero' that is like a counterpart to Western superhero comics, like in DC or Marvel. What sets the 'superhero' genre apart is that there is a recurring theme of the 'good side', consisting of people referred by normal citizens as heroes or superheroes dedicated to fighting the 'bad side', consisting of what people would refer to as villains or monsters.

You might argue that since Gatchaman is categorized as superhero, this invalidates @AkiTanaka's point. If I understand correctly, Gatchaman characters do not have any powers comparable to that of Boku no Hero Academia or One Punch Man characters.

But, if you look at the definitions of what is a superhero, characters do not require actual superhuman powers or phenomena to be deemed superheroes. From Wikipedia,

  ...the longstanding Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the definition as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also: an exceptionally skillful or successful person"

Hence the reason why Gatchaman is also classed as 'superhero' and why I think BNHA and OPM can be classed as the same.


Does Hisoka know Gon is Ging's son? I wondered if Hisoka knew if Gon is related to Gin.  Also if it contributes to his rating of Gon?  Do the Zoldycks know who he exactly is?

Yes, in the Hunter Chairman Election arc, it is clear that basically everyone who is a licensed hunter knows that Ging Freecss is Gon's dad, including Hisoka. It is also clear to everyone that Ging and Gon are not emotionally close, per Leorio's outburst in the Hunter Chairman Election. There is no reason to think that the Zoldycks would be in the dark about Ging and Gon being related since they keep tabs on a lot of things, especially where Killua is concerned. However, neither Hisoka nor the Zoldycks express any interest in Ging. Zeno and Silva Zoldyck got involved with Netero in the Chimera Ant arc, but as Ging couldn't be bothered to get involved with it, they have had no reason to have any interaction with or interest in him. Ging is portrayed as liking to play/goof off and being generally disliked by others, so other characters don't have much motivation to care what he does since it is unlikely to affect their agendas. Hisoka has never really evidenced taking personal interest in anyone other than Gon, Killua, Illumi, and Chrollo.


Song that plays during episodes previews of Hunter x Hunter What is the song that plays during episodes previews of Hunter x Hunter? I have had zero luck finding the name of this song and I've looked through playlists.

I know some songs haven't been released and I just hope this one is out there but I'm just bad at looking for it

According to Glass Reflection's review ( https://youtu.be/VgnSAOSo-Tk?t=10m22s ) and a re-listen to the preview music, it is called The World of Adventures, by Yoshihisa Hirano. I found the whole track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOBppjlkXGc


What happens to Kaneki's Kagune? At the end of season 2, when the reaper guy says in the manga "I'm gonna need a new quinque", does that mean in season 3, Kaneki won't have a Kagune anymore?

One thing to note, Ghouls regrow their Kagune sacs. Rize was used to farm them, and made dozens of failed experiments after Kaneki. In the manga, It was Kaneki eating them that triggered his transformation into a Kajuka. It is not confirmed what happens when you loose all of them though, since farming would probably be most efficient if they leave at least one in there to help the others regrow faster. Regardless, there have been no confirmed cases where a ghoul lost all of their Kagune Sacs and was not also dead, usually by the hands of the one who took their last sac.

However, when the CCG make a quinque, its almost always been by harvesting the Kagune sacs from dead ghouls. There is one exception, but I'll get to that in a second.  With that in mind, there are 2 ideas. One, that Kaneki just broke his quinque (which he did) and he needs a new one, which could come from any powerful source, or specifically that he wants Kaneki's Kagune sacs, which would probably be extracted from his corpse, because he is implied dead at the end.

However, since the anime diverged from the manga, Its impossible to say if they will actually make season 3. It is heavily implied that at the end of Season 2, Kaneki is dead. In the last chapters of the Manga, he was all but announced dead, with 2 holes in his head. That is where Tokyo Ghoul ended.

The only hope here, is that they decide to create season 3, and follow the Tokyo Ghoul sequel, Tokyo Ghoul Re:. That story follows Haise Sasaki who is a member of the CCG and (spoiler)

   He has Rize's Kagune, just like Kaneki

If they do season 3 and tell us Haise's story, He does discover the Fate of Kaneki.

If your impacient, there is well over 100 capters of Re to read, Though, you are going to be hard pressed to find a Tokyo ghoul Fan on reddit who would say you read Re having only watched the anime. Many would tell you to start Tokyo Ghoul at chapter 1 first, because a significant amount of both season 1 and 2 are not faithful to the manga.

As for that exception I mentioned earlier, Arima (the reaper guy) in Re: had all his lighting quinque destroyed leaving him with none of his normal weapons, and was forced to pull out his strongest quinque, which was made by a sac he pulled out of one of the Owl's during his fight with them years earlier. I do not recall if they said which Owl he got it from, but both of them have multiple Kagune sacs, as well as Kajuka sacs, so it did them no harm in the long run.


Looking for anime a sword, an axe and a bow activating robots I am looking for an old anime in which there are three people (two male and one female if I remember).
One of them has red robot and activates him with his sword, other one is green and activates it with a bow, and the third one is girl in blue and I think she has an axe. And they fight other robots.
Anyone remembers which anime it was?

I found the answer on some forum. I was looking for Madou King Granzort.

In the future, the moon is a habitable place with atmosphere and gravity and also a famous tourist attraction. There are also stories about a "long ears" creature like rabbits on the moon who can use magic. Haruka Daichi heads off to the moon during a summer holiday alone because he likes to see the long ears creature by himself.
However, he get himself dragged into an acient conflict between two acient moon racess: the "long ears" race and Jado race. Jado race wanted to conquer the universe and resurrect ancient evil powers to seize control of the Earth. Now the "long ears" race and Daichi must seek three warriors who could use magic to release Mado King to fight Jado race and to release "long ears" race`s kingdom, Rabiluna, from Jado race.

The descriptions in the question contain some minor error. According to Wikipedia:

Soon, Daichi, V-Mei and Guri Guri meet two other boys – Gus and Rabi. Gus receives a magic bow that summons Winzart – the Madou King of Wind, while Rabi receives a magic top that summons Aquabeat – the Madou King of Water.


Is this character from an anime series? I saw this character way back on the internet and based a character in my story on his physical appearance. A friend of mine told me that she saw that character from an anime but wasn't sure from where. So, is this character from an anime series or just a fanart?

I believe this is Christopher "Kurisu" Ousaka from Angel's Feather:

  His full name is Christopher. Kurisu is Shou and Kai's cousin, to the fact that his father's brother was the father of Kai and Shou. He is the Crown Prince of Winfield Kingdom. In episode 1, Chris is seen as a roommate with Kai, although it seems that there's more to their relationship. Like his cousins, Chris is white-winged, and later escapes with Sena and Shion from Winfield Kingdom. His birthday is on October 12. [Wikipedia]


In terms of Comiket-related metrics, what are the most popular franchises of all time? (Touhou and...?) I would like to know what the most popular franchises of all time are, when viewed through the lens of Comiket.

By "Comiket-related metrics", I mean things like: number of circles participating; number of distinct doujinshi sold; total number of doujinshi sold; or any other such metric that you think would make sense. I'm not sure which of these metrics have data readily available, so any of them will do, really. I'm looking for data taken in aggregate since Comiket 1 in 1975, or at least as far back as data is available. I'm not looking for information about what was most popular at C87 (the Dec 2014 Comiket) or any other recent Comiket in specific.

Now, that said, I'm fairly confident that the number-one most popular of all time is going to be Touhou - it's been at the top of the Comiket "charts" for a long time now (in the comments, Logan suggests it became really popular in 2002). So what I'm really interested in knowing is what comes in second place on down. I really have no idea what might even be on the list besides Touhou - maybe something long-running like Nanoha or PreCure or Gundam?

There is a small amount of officially-released statistical data in English here.
The "History of Comic Market" section of the "What is Comic Market" PDF shows a chronology chart of the number of participating circles (32 in the first Comiket, up to 550,000 in a recent Comiket), and the following pages of the PDF list more specifics.

In terms of volumes of doujinshi sold and the types of them, I do not beleive that the specific info you seek has been collected.  Comiket is massive and when I sold doujinshi there last year, all of the booths in my area just started closing up shop near the end of the day, without (as far as I know) being required to keep track of how many volumes we sold nor needing to report that number to the organizers of Comiket.

The best way to attempt to measure which series are represented would be to get ahold of the massive phonebook-sized program booklet from each year and count the number of circles that used a particular series as its sole illustration in the book to advertise its work.  For example, how many picked to use Cardcaptor Sakura, how many picked to draw Evangelion, etc. However, this would only give you a general sense, since of course one circle might draw doujinshi for more than one series, and might even not choose as its one illustration entry in the guidebook whichever series that it sells the most volumes of.
From what I saw when I was there, and from looking through the program book of that year, Nanoha, PreCure, and Gundam were not big representations (Nanoha and PreCure are not long-running, anyway, as far as Comiket is concerned - they're pretty new series when you consider everything that's been produced since 1975). The ones I saw represented a lot were more old-school ones like Evangelion and series from that era; this also makes sense since the original otaku of such series would largely be in their 30s and 40s, even early 50s now.  It should be noted that about 90% of the doujinshi I saw for sale was all hentai (not the tasteful, romantic sort, but the explicit sort), so the target demographic would reasonably have some bearing on which types of series are represented (i.e., what kind of series do the people who like hardcore hentai tend to like?). Comiket would not attract many of your average Japanese anime-watching demographics for that reason (I ended up not finding anything to buy). People who like sweet fluff or sci-fi action stories or any number of interesting genres that the realm of anime offers us would not necessarily be interested in the very specific subset of doujinshi that you can find at Comiket. Of newer series, Madoka Magica had some representation.


Does Kale super saiyajin green transformation have a name? Kale aka "female Broly" (unofficial nickname) is shown to have a super saiyan transformation of green color similar in aspect to the transformation of Broly. Does this transformation already have an official name? (from japanese magazines, previews, etc.?)

It seems the transformation name is going to be "Super Saiyan Berserk" because some Dragon Ball Super figurines (toys) of Kale transformed in SSJ appeared, and they are labeled like that. Besides a provisional title for DBS episode 100 appeared, and it is (spoiler)

   Awakening of the Berserk Warrior!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lGKrSJOqlk

Update: 16/07/2017 In the preview of Dragon Ball Super episode 100, the title is "Out of control. The savage Berserker awakens!!" so I guess we can take this as her confirmed name.


Why does Tobi put up a goofball facade initially? This question contains spoilers

Tobi introduced himself as Madara to Nagato and Konan. Zetsu knows his real identity. He showed his real face to Kisame. Itachi at least knows that Tobi is not a goofball (if not his real identity). Why did he have to put up a goofball facade for Sasori, Deidara, Kakuzu and Hidan? There were reasons to keep his real identity hidden, but why did he not introduce himself as Madara to the whole group?

Tobi acted like a goofball to hide his true nature. Pein was the leader of Akatsuki, but

   Tobi was the one pulling the strings behind everything so he had to mask his true identity and seem unworthy of investigation.

Tobi made himself look weak and useless, which is perfect for his disguise.


How would Annie's going underground prove anything? I'm wondering how Annie's going underground (in episode 23) would prove she wasn't the Female Titan? Also, was her reason for not going there only because she knew it was a trap, or did she have another reason as well? It feels like I have missed something..

The problem is that Mikasa was with them. Were it only Armin and Eren, Annie might not be that afraid of going underground. Annie knows that in human combat, Mikasa can match her if not best her. The only way for her to defeat Mikasa and take Eren with her is for her not to go underground. Going underground will prevent her from transforming, not because of the dark, but because if she transform there, she will be trapped in the tunnel, preventing her from moving. Being unable to move will cause not only:

her identity as the female titan be exposed
be captured by the Scouting Legion
failing her mission of capturing Eren alive

that's why.


What are the differences between Anime and Manga? I have often wondered, what are the differences between anime and manga? Furthermore, what are the differences between these two and what would be called "cartoons" to the rest of us?

Is this purely down to where in the world it's made or other cultural differences, or is there more to it?

The following is mostly copied from my answer on Scifi to a very similar question.

Anime and Manga are two different storytelling media. They both originate in Japan, and are closely related, but are ultimately two different things. The confusion between the two arises mostly because it's often the case that the same story will have both an anime and a manga version. The terminology will vary a little bit depending on whether the person you talk to is a Japanese person or a westerner; I'll try to point out where this happens.

Anime (アニメ, a shortened form of アニメーション, which is literally "animation" when written as a loanword in Japanese) are Japanese animated cartoon videos. These air on television or are released to home video. Producing an anime is a large undertaking, and requires the work of an animation studio with a large number of people.

There is some debate as to whether non-Japanese cartoons qualify as anime. A Japanese person would say that any cartoons at all can be included as anime, including western series like Avatar: The Last Airbender or Spongebob Squarepants. The word "anime" in Japanese is almost exactly equivalent to "cartoon" in English. Most people outside Japan use the term solely to refer to Japanese-origin series, or at least those which are inspired significantly by Japanese anime (so Avatar might count, but Spongebob certainly wouldn't).

 An image from the Saint Seiya anime

Manga (漫画, which could be literally read as "whimsical drawings") are Japanese comics. Unlike anime, they're typically black and white. Manga are often used as the basis for anime, but not every anime is from a manga and most manga are never made into anime. Manga usually only require a small number of people to produce, at minimum a mangaka (who is the author, illustrator, and all other major roles) and an editor. Unlike western comic books, most manga are read right-to-left.

As with anime, Japanese fans wouldn't have much problem labeling comics from other countries as manga. In the English-speaking world, it's more complicated. OEL Manga (Original English Language Manga) is now a standard term for comics like Megatokyo which are inspired by manga but produced in English-speaking countries. There's also manhwa (Korean origin comics) and manhua (Chinese origin comics), both of which heavily borrow from manga. Japanese people would usually label all of these as Manga, but English-speakers will usually make the distinction.

 A couple of panels from the Saint Seiya manga

As for what differentiates anime from cartoons, I'd suggest you look at What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?. There's no universal answer, and different people have different approaches for defining anime. Here's a summary of the answers there:

Some people (I suspect most) choose to define anime as just "cartoons originating in Japan" in which case there's no fundamental difference between anime and cartoons. The only differences are in terms of what are more common tropes, plot points, etc. Anime does often tend to be somewhat more mature than western cartoons, if only because there is a significant fraction that is produced for consumption by adults (whereas the vast majority of western animation is not primarily marketed to adults).

However, there are also stylistic differences between most western cartoons and most Japanese anime, and some people like to include non-Japanese works which are strongly inspired by Japanese art styles and storytelling, e.g. the Avatar series. This is a trickier business since it becomes very subjective as to what exactly qualifies as anime, so most professional anime organizations (e.g. Anime News Network) stick to the first definition and prefer to call these works "anime-inspired" or some other similar terms.


Is Kafuka Fuura even in the class? Akagi (An) is in the attendance list in one of the first manga chapters, but it is later revealed that Kafuka Fuura was not actually there in person.  Therefore, she couldn't have been in the class as herself during the attendance check; instead she had to have been possessing one of the girls at the time.  So was the listed person (Akagi An) not really Kafuka?

According to the Wikia, it's unknown (but likely true) whether Kafuka was the same person as Akagi An or not.

In the final chapter of the manga, it is revealed that Kafuka had died prior to the beginning of the series, having her organs donated to a cast of characters that indecently make up the majority of Nozomu's class. However, she was "too optimistic to die", and thus possessed one of the main female characters in every scene of the series. In the bonus chapter of the 30th volume, it was revealed, that Kafuka continues possessing girls to be able to live on with Nozomu as his wife.
However, to let Kafuka be able stay with the teacher, all the girls have to live under one roof and go through a rotation of divorces and marriages (it has to be done to let Kafuka stay teacher's wife all the time), which makes it resemble a harem.

(my applied emphasis)
we do know that Kafuka wasn't in the class during the run of the series, however, we can't conclusively tell if she is the same person as Akagi.
Personally, I believe that she is not Akagi, as Kafuka was supposedly not alive during the series, and there's not much to suggest she is a ghost.
I imagine that during the flashbacks, the students refer to the character as An because that was her actual name. Then she became possessed by Kafuka, and with time the other students started referring to her as Kafuka instead of Akagai An.


Are there 2 saiyans called Panpukin in Dragon Ball? According to the spanish Dragon Ball Wikia, the name of this saiyan is Panpukin (the one who fought Tien, Yamcha, etc.)

and also according to the same Wikia, this another saiyan who was a friend of Bardock is also called Panpukin

is this right or it's a mistake?

First one is called Scarface (パンプキン Panpukin, lit. "Pumpkin") and second one is called Shugesh (パンブーキン, Panbūkin).


Why are cherry blossom so prevalent in anime? A lot of anime I have seen use cherry blossoms, especially when they fall from the sky. Romantic or emotional scenes have cherry blossom in the background. In many anime, there is a childhood scene in which friends see cherry blossoms falling and remember that day forever or they meet their love when the blossoms are falling.

Why is it always cherry blossoms? Does it have a special significance in Japanese culture?

Cherry blossoms are very prominent in Japanese culture. From Wikipedia:

  In Japan, cherry blossoms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often associated with Buddhistic influence, and which is embodied in the concept of mono no aware. The association of the cherry blossom with mono no aware1 dates back to 18th-century scholar Motoori Norinaga. The transience of the blossoms, the extreme beauty and quick death, has often been associated with mortality; for this reason, cherry blossoms are richly symbolic, and have been utilized often in Japanese art, manga, anime, and film, as well as at musical performances for ambient effect. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", and several pop songs. The flower is also represented on all manner of consumer goods in Japan, including kimono, stationery, and dishware.

1 Mono no aware (物の哀れ) [...] is a Japanese term for the awareness of impermanence (無常 mujō), or transience of things, and a gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing.

So yes, they do have a special significance.


What kind of Super Saiyan transformation did Trunks use when fighting Zamasu? According to Dragon Ball Super's manga, Trunks is able to transform to SSJ2 which was used to defeat Dabura and Babidi. When he traveled to the past, he didn't know about Goku's SSJ3.

In the fight against Zamasu and Black, he transformed into a powerful Super Saiyan form, for a moment and could handle a battle with Zamasu, apparently this is not a stronger transformation like SSJGSSJ (Super Saiyan Blue).

Also this transformation has a similar Ki aura of a Super Saiyan Blue, but he keeps hair of a SSJ2. So, what transformation is this?

The Transformation is Super Trunks and is only done by Trunks right now. In short it looks like a half super saiyan god transformation where his body is clad with god ki but only halfway which is why in this transformation he has the "two-tone" aura similar to a kaioken ssb. As shown below

It is very similar to pseudo-super saiyan as described in wiki here wiki link

Here is the link to read about Super Trunks Super Trunks.

Right now there isn't any real evidence of it being a god-level transformation. But it appears to be powered by the hope of humanity.

As quoted by the wiki:

  After gathering the power of light and hope from mankind, Trunks gained a new type of power up in this form, turning his aura completely blue, his body producing blue energy around him.


Could Oonoki's Dust release disintegrate the Amaterasu? The Amaterasu, which is the highest form of fire release (aka Blaze Release) produces black flames at the focal point of the user, and can't be quenched or destroyed by normal means; even if the user dies, the flames can only be put out if the user wills it to or after it has completely burned its target to smitter.

Oonoki's Particle style on the other hand disintegrates everything within the 3-Dimensional object on a molecular level and converts it to dust. This got me wondering what would happen if the amaterasu was used against the Dust release. would the Amaterasu burn the 3 dimensional object which shapes the dust release? or will the Dust release completely disintegrate the "un-extinguishable black flames".

I don’t think so.

Here we see two particle styles/dust release colliding. This means that this jutsu just like other jutsu can be interfered with by strong enough jutsu. Examples being Rinnegan absorption and other Particle styles. Meaning that if a jutsu has sufficient energy it can deflect the Particle style, just like when Rasengan and Chidori clash over and over throughout the entire series.

So I propose that the Dust release and Amaterasu will also collide with each other. Amaterasu is an highly destructive and highly powerful technique I think it has sufficient power in it to interfere with the Particle Style and either A) overcome it like it does here.

Or B) cause a big explosion like every other jutsu collision. Here’s some “new” evidence from Boruto Next Gen.

Sarada’s Fireball and Mitsuki’s lightning is enough to stop a Particle style so yeah, Amatersu should be able to stop it too.


Why is Poyo completely round? The premise of Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki is that it's about a cat who is completely round.

Does the series ever reveal why Poyo is so unusually shaped?

The short answer is no, it is never revealed. The series is more interested in poking fun at the foibles of animals and everyday life in general, than examining the strange physical dimensions of its protagonist(?).

The most likely reasons are for the Moe and the lulz; that round cat design is aesthetically cute, which is sufficient reason for inclusion within a light comedy. Also the roundness gives all sorts of opportunities for rolling away gags. Plus, the shape of the cat probably reminds its viewers about balls, pork buns and rice balls. Any one of these things that are animate would be rather amusing :)


What happened to Maria and Mamoru? I know that Maria and Mamoru

   escaped the village and erased their tracks, making it impossible for even their own friends to locate them. The Bakenezumi (I do not know the canon transliteration) even assisted their escape by preparing fake remains for the villagers to find, so as to convince them of Maria and Mamoru's death.

However, the Bakenezumi are later shown to have possession of

   their daughter.

How is this possible? Could it be that Maria and Mamoru

   were captured by Squealer and forced to have a child?

In fact, the ethics committee later commented that

   the remains they found matched entirely to the DNA records of the village. Does that mean that the remains really belonged to Maria and Mamoru, and they were killed after they were deemed to be of no use?

Does the novel explain this? I apologize if i jump to paranoid conclusions, but this possibility sounds too scary.

Although it was not explicitly stated in the Anime. The following sequence of events was strongly implied and was part of Squealer's master plan.

Squealer helps Maria and Mamoru escape. Furthermore, he lets them stay and live with the colony.
Squealer waits for (or sweet-talks) Maria and Mamoru into having a child.
Once the child is born, Squealer (and/or his fellow rats) kills Maria and Mamoru.
They take the child and raise him/her. ("him" in the Novel, "her" in the Anime)
Squealer then takes the bones of Maria and Mamoru and gives them to the ethics committee.

When Squealer says that he will prepare fake remains for the villagers to find and that it will "take some time". He really means the actual remains of Maria and Mamoru and that it will "take some time" for them to have a child.

The sole purpose of this was to get a human child that could be raised into an Akki* and used against humans in Squealer's pursuit of world domination.

*I use Akki for short. But they really aren't. In reality, the children raised by the rats will believe themselves to be rats, thus attack inhibition and death-feedback will apply to rats instead of humans.


How does Aizen's sword work? In Bleach, Aizen's sword is claimed to be one of the most powerful, as it can control the human senses. As I remember, it was said that if you have seen it once, you've already lost to it. Can someone explain to me exactly what it does?

The special ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is Kanzen Saimin (完全催眠, Complete Hypnosis).

It controls the five senses to the point where it can make the target misinterpret another person's form, shape, mass, feel, and smell to be an enemy's. The initiation condition for the hypnosis is to show the enemy the release of Kyōka Suigetsu. After seeing it just once, this person will completely succumb to the hypnosis. Afterwards, every time it is released, this person will fall under the thrall of the hypnosis. The hypnosis is long lasting; the Visored are still affected by Kyōka Suigetsu even though they were hypnotized at least 110 years ago. Because the spell works when one see the ritual, those who cannot see are consequently immune to the hypnosis.

When Aizen turns off the hypnosis by force of will, the image shown melts away or shatters. The complete hypnosis of Kyōka Suigetsu is absolutely flawless; even if the target is aware of being under the hypnosis, they cannot resist its influence. The hypnotic abilities of Kyōka Suigetsu make it a highly useful tool in combat, for Aizen can create simple or complex illusions to deceive his opponents.

For example, by creating a decoy of himself, or other illusions to distract his opponents, Aizen can hide his own movements and attack with impunity. His opponent will remain focused on the illusion until it is too late to react.While the illusions Kyōka Suigetsu creates are quite powerful, those with considerable power and skill themselves may be able to note slight differences in the illusions compared to the real thing, even if they are not able to determine what exactly is different.

4th Division Captain Retsu Unohana detected something was amiss with Aizen's fake corpse, even though she did not realize what it was until seeing Aizen alive.The Reiatsu of Kyōka Suigetsu gives it away to those keen enough to sense its actual presence past the illusions created by its complete hypnosis.The sole way to escape the ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is to touch the blade itself before complete hypnosis is activated.


In Devil May Cry 5, how does Urizen defeat Dante, Nero, Trish, and Lady in their first battle? In Devil May Cry 5, Urizen defeats Dante, Nero, Trish, and Lady in their first battle. But after the second and third battle with Dante, Urizen is beaten by Dante while he can defeat Nero in their second battle.

It doesn't make any sense because Urizen is half of Vergil, so his power level must be 50% of Vergil's but he manages to defeat heroes in their first battle. Urizen kicks everyone's ass.

How does he defeat the heroes in their first battle?

The answer is found in Nico's reports. She talks about how Urizen bound himself to the Qliphoth, a tree predating the Underworld itself. According to Trish, it was once used by Mundus to conquer the Underworld. Urizen, already boasting Vergil's demonic power, was now bolstered by a primordial power source as well as the Yamato.

Ive found it out from here under file section you can see Nico Enemy Report - Urizen


Why does Yoruichi say, "No one there could have survived a fight against Byakuya," in Bleach chapter 120? In chapter 116 of the Bleach manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower (well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu, and Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off.

However, when Ichigo tries to fight Byakuya, Yoruichi hits him in the stomach, and runs away carrying Ichigo. A little later, in chapter 120, when Ichigo complains about it, she says that he "had no chance of surviving that fight", and that "no one could have survived a fight against Byakuya".

While I have no doubt that Ichigo in his condition was no match for Byakuya, that phrase still confuses me. I can understand why Yoruichi thinks she would not be able to do it, since she has been in cat form for a long time, and mentions that she had "gone a lot weaker". However, Ukitake was on the bridge as well, and since we know he's a kind man, it is safe to assume that he would try to stop Byakuya from killing people (as he did for Ganjyu).

So did Yoruichi imply that Ukitake is also weaker than Byakuya, and had no chance of surviving a fight with him either? Wouldn't that be really debatable?

It was likely a situational fact.

Ichigo had resolved the fight between him and Kenpachi, so he was physically weak.  He wouldn't have been capable of fighting Byakuya in that state.
Yoruichi hadn't been in battle in over a hundred years.  While she (somewhat) maintained her Flash Step, she couldn't have engaged him in a head-on battle.
It was very unlikely for Ukitake to intervene in the fighting, him being a fellow Officer, and while Ukitake would have been interested in protecting his subordinate, he wouldn't have immediately sided with the outsiders against the growing threat to Soul Society.


Why do SMPTE colour bars block part of Ryou's face in episode 13? In the beginning of episode 13 of Anime de Wakaru Shinryounaika, Ryou's face is partially covered by a triangle with the SMPTE colour bars:

At first, Ryou just keeps talking as if everything is as expected. But then he seems to notice this blocking his face, and so he tries to step away from behind this triangle so that he isn't blocked by it, though the triangle follows him around:

In either situation, neither Asuna nor Himeru seem to paid any mind to the triangle with the SMPTE colours.

Then, it simply goes away, and it's as if it never happened. No one makes mention of it again, nor is it explained.

Was this a reference to something else I missed?
What was the meaning of having partially blocked Ryou's face with a triangle with the SMPTE colour bars?

They don't explain this well in the manga either (they are irregularly-shaped panels), but it's assumed to be related to Himeru's social anxiety from the previous episode. It's possible that this is a way for her to cope with speaking to Ryou, by imagining his face to be covered.


Was this really the original American/English-language opening/intro to Sailor Moon? If so, why was it so heavily changed? Original Japanese intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WdSzmL80eE
Swedish intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2tQKejS9Fo
American/English intro (if true): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjlcUw1Wkw
Having never heard or seen the American/English version, I was shocked and in disbelief when I looked up what appears to be the English/American version of the intro.
Not only does it contain a weird intro part not even seen elsewhere, but it announces main characters which only join very late in the series, right away in the intro for the first episode. If this is true, that is. I looked through numerous videos and couldn't find a different "original" intro in English/for the USA audience.
Why did they so heavily change the already perfect intro sequence and opening theme like that? I'm really dying to know.
The Swedish version (which I grew up with and thus included as a reference) only has very minor changes from the Japanese original. For example, when the three girls fly toward the camera as silhouettes, in the original Japanese version, they never get "light" shone on them, but in the Swedish (and American) ones, they "light up" when they get close to the camera. But that's a very minor detail compared to the entire re-cut American/English one, which also has changed the theme song entirely.
Wasn't the point of importing this very Japanese show to the West to keep the look, sound and atmosphere, rather than changing it all around? I mean, wasn't there already a wealth of American-origin animated shows? Why did they have to change around Sailor Moon like this?
This is neither a rant nor really me being "upset". I'm just baffled by this decision and feel as if I'm missing some major understanding about this world since they changed it like this for the American/English-speaking audience. I'm not sure, but I believe that they didn't touch the show itself. (Perhaps they did, though. I can imagine that certain shots where you see the underpants of the girls when they jump around might have been cut away.)
I'd love to hear if there are any interviews or reliable sources discussing what could've justified this decision to so completely change the opening theme and intro cut. Even if the answer is that it had to attract a very different audience who expects things to be a certain way, it still doesn't explain why they would introduce characters from far into the series right away.
I almost wonder if this can really be the original intro, or if it's consistently mislabeled, and this is for season three or something instead?

I'll preface this answer by admitting that I couldn't find any interviews in which DiC (the company responsible for the original English-language dub) explained why they changed the opening so much. I've nonetheless tried to provide the best explanation possible for why it was done.

Was this really the original American/English-language opening/intro to Sailor Moon?

Sure was, and for those who grew up with it, it's arguably just as iconic as (say) the original English-language Pokémon intro.

Why did they so heavily change the already perfect intro sequence and opening theme like that?

Because that was the done thing. Back in the 90s (and in fact, up until quite recently), it was common practice to "Westernise" imported shows as much as possible, to make them more familiar and relatable to Western audiences. This included replacing the Japanese intros and outros with brand new ones - in English, of course.
According to Wikipedia, the Sailor Moon intro was actually unusual for the time in that it kept the melody of the Japanese intro and just changed the lyrics. Most dubbed anime of the time just threw the intros out entirely and made new ones from scratch (see the Pokémon example above, and also Sonic X, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece... basically anything 4Kids got their hands on).

Wasn't the point of importing this very Japanese show to the West to keep the look, sound and atmosphere, rather than changing it all around?

Nope. The point of importing it was that it was insanely popular and it was going to make a lot of money. As noted above, keeping the Japanese atmosphere was not only not the point, it was the complete opposite of what actually happened, not just to Sailor Moon but to pretty much every anime that made its way to the US until about the late 2000s.

I'm not sure, but I believe that they didn't touch the show itself.

I'm afraid they did. Changes included:

Giving everyone American names instead of Japanese ones (Usagi Tsukino -> Serena, Ami Mizuno -> Amy Anderson, Mamoru -> Darien, etc.)
Adding "Sailor Says" segments to the end of every episode in which Serena gives the viewer life advice (example)
The removal of any hints of nudity or violence against children (and yes, probably the pantyshots)
Making Uranus and Neptune cousins and removing any romantic subtext between them
Making Zoicite a woman so their love for Kunzite/Malachite wouldn't be gay

And probably a whole load of others. Mind you, Sailor Moon got off pretty lightly compared to Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (from which the fight scenes in the original Power Rangers were taken; they threw literally everything else out and filmed their own plotlines with Western actors), and the three different anime that were torn apart, mashed together, and re-dubbed to create Robotech.

[Why would they] introduce characters from far into the series right away?

I can't answer that, but spoiler openings are ubiquitous in anime. Even the original Japanese intro(s) contained one or two spoilers.


Why didn't Cell teleport to Earth after his death? After Cell blew up, he said he learned the instant transmission technique from Goku, using which he teleported back to Earth from the King Kai's planet

So once he's killed by Gohan he still could have came back right???

Why didn't he come back???

When Cell was killed by Gohan, he was just that, killed. He was actually dead this time, and was sent to King Yama to be judged. Once you're dead, you can't just teleport back to Earth. You have to either be revived or given temporary rights to be in the physical world. As Cell met neither of these requirements, he had no way to go back to Earth, using Instant Transmission or otherwise, since there is concept of Heaven and Hell in the Otherworld: once a person is sent to Hell, he cannot just come out unless he is purified or the boundaries of Hell itself are broken by other means. Which is why Goku was able to bend the rules of Otherworld but the evil characters could not.


How come Archer was still around? In UBW, Gilgamesh kills Archer. How come he's still around at the ending when he helps Shirou?

Turns out, Gilgamesh doesn't actually kill Archer. Yes, he skewers him with multiple weapons, but that apparently isn't enough to off him. When you see Archer disappear after being skewered, that's him changing to spirit form, rather than him dying and dematerializing altogether.

Kind of an unsatisfying explanation, but it is what it is.


How does Gankutsuou compare to the original book? Gankutsuou is based off the story, The Count of Monte Cristo.

I haven't read the original novel, but I loved Gankutsuou. How close to the original are the plot line and characters?

Was it a faithful rendition or was there some artistic license, because there were several scenes which, to me at least, seemed at odds with a book that would have been written in 1884. (Mostly futuristic elements)

The book doesn't take place in the distant future (5053) and starts in Rome as opposed to the Moon. The focus of the book is on the count and not on Albert and the anime tells the events of the book out of chronological order. Additionally, there's a significant change around episode 18. From this review on Amazon:

  With Edmond's character being key to the story, Edmond only caring about revenge in the anime was the reason behind the change of direction towards the end. In the novel Edmond was persuaded by Mercédès to alter his plans, yet in the anime Edmond turned a deaf ear to her and continued... This one seemingly minor change had a huge impact on how the story progressed beyond that point.

Some other minor differences:

Albert and Franz weren't that close in the book.
Abbé Faria from the book saves Edmond from suicide, is omitted from the anime
The novel doesn't have the same supernatural transformation of Gankutsuou possessing Edmond's body like in the anime.
Edmond and Fernand were originally good friends in the anime, not so much in the book
Fernand is trying to become the president of France in the anime, but not in the book


Which is the song Kanako (Meruru) sings? In Oreimo 2 Episode 15, Meruru sings a song with the line "Red, blue and yellow, magic of many colors". I can't find the title of the song. It sounds amazing! Does anyone know it?

That song seems to be called "Planet ☆ Burst", "Planet ☆ Bust", or "Planet ☆ Buster". Here's the screenshot from the ending credits where I got that name.

The hiragana say "Puranetto ☆ Baasuto". It's not clear to me exactly what the second word is supposed to be. My first thought was either "burst" or "bust", but I found a Reddit thread that refers to the song as "Planet ☆ Buster". This is also the name given on the Youtube video of the song linked by the Reddit thread. However, I would have expected "Planet ☆ Buster" to be written "Puranetto ☆ Basutaa" in hiragana.

Kanako is singing this song in Episode 15 when Kyousuke enters the concert hall, just before she confesses her love to him.


Does a Cubone kill its own mother? It's pretty common knowledge that Cubone wields the skull of it's deceased mother. But how does the mother die? Do Cubone's kill their mother at birth, or do they just die after giving birth?

Can't say for sure but, if Cubones do kill their mothers at birth, I would think it is not intentional—at least from the sad tone of its Pokédex entries.

Always wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and never shows its face. It cries mournfully in the moonlight.

It pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries.

When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries.

Source: Bulbapedia - Cubone

This particular entry seems to have the most detail about the mother's death, but I don't think it is very clear (Generation I):

It lost its mother after its birth. It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face.


Why has nobody been able to summon Exodia before Yugi? In the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yugi manages to assemble all five pieces of Exodia, to which Kaiba says in shock:

  Exodia! It’s not possible! Nobody has ever been able to call him!

https://youtu.be/RfqNH3FoGi0

Why was it so tough to assemble Exodia, to the point where nobody had ever been able to summon him? I mean, we see a Rare Hunter do it in the Battle City arc, without really using the new rules Kaiba created. And given the number of people playing Duel Monsters, I would think somebody would have tried and succeeded before, despite the odds.

So why has nobody been able to summon Exodia before Yugi?

Two reasons: Rarity and plot.

Exodia is supposedly the strongest monster and summoning him means you win. In normal circumstances, summoning Exodia is very hard, and decks that can are hard to pull it off: You draw a starting hand of 5 cards out of a minimum deck of 40 cards. This means you need to draw 5 specific cards in the entire deck, which is roughly 0,00000152 or a 0,000152% chance to pull it off in the starting hand.

Decks that can achieve win safely by turn 1 need to resort in some sort of tutoring and drawing out those 5 pieces. Cards that used to help were Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity, the first drawing 2 cards (a 2:1 ratio) and the second drawing 3 but forcing you to discard 2 (1:1 ratio), yet they were both way too powerful and eventually got banned, forcing Exodia to be a random winning condition for certain rare decks.

And that's only if you actually OWN those 5 pieces. The Rare hunter owns counterfeits, and the other owners of the cards opt for other ways to use them, such as Exodia Necross.

The difficulty alone is why Yugi was most likely the first person in the future world known for summoning Exodia.

The other fact is that it is a plot point. Yugi needs to become notorious in the card game community by being essentially a rising star that is strong enough of a challenge for many. This draws more people towards Yugi, like Seto Kaiba (who was considered the strongest duelist), Pegasus and pretty much everyone else that challenges him in the series.


Who are the wall cultists? In episode 14 of Attack of Titan season 1, there's a man in a white robe whom Eren calls him the wall cultist.

Who is he?

For the people inside the walls, these very walls constitute a wonder. No one knows where they came from, only that they protect the residents from a mortal thread. And the walls did a pretty good job for about 100 years.

Now, when people cannot understand something, often they tend to interpret it as a result of divine intervention, especially in times were science isn't as advanced as today. Wall cultists are those who think of the walls as holy. In the time shown in the anime, they got increased influence over the population.

Additionally:

   Science wasn't exactly encouraged within the walls.


Is there a canon timeline to CLAMP works? I keep reading that alot of CLAMP's works are set in encompassing universe kinda like TYPE-MOON's Nasuverse particularly how Yūko in xxxHolic seems to interact with Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicle and has some sort of relationship with Clow Reed, the sorcerer who created the Clow Cards in Cardcaptor Sakura. also Tsubasa Chronicle seems to cross into X/1999 at one point.

I am wondering, are there canon timelines for watching/reading CLAMP Material? an example from the Nasuverse would be Mahou Tsukai no Yoru -> Fate/Zero -> Tsukihime -> Fate/Stay Night -> Fate/Hollow Ataraxia -> Alliance of Illusionary Eyes -> Kagetsu Tohya -> Melty Blood

To combine them all to be one timeline like the one you shared... I'm not sure, because many cameo appearances indicate they're in the same timeline, and Clamp has many titles... So, for Clamp timeline, I suggest see this Wikipedia: List of Clamp Works. Use the list of Completed Works, read just like how it's ordered there, but:

put Kobato before Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, because there's Kobato characters appear in TRC.
put Gohou Drug between Suki, Dakara Suki and Chobits, because Hina of Suki, Dakara Suki make appearance as cameo in Gohou Drug
put X between Clamp School Detectives and Duklyon, because, when the main characters in Duklyon watch a movie in cinema, the movie they watch is... X.
exclude Clamp no Kiseki (not a manga), Watashi no Suki na Hito (more of an essay), and Shirahime-Syo (manga, but so far it has no relation at all with other series).
nah, for whether to XXXHolic or TRC first... it's very hard because they had parallel storyline. You could see this thread in MAL discuss which one comes first, but actually as far as I know, they're parallel.

Deeper:

Some that I know from reading the manga itself or from source in the bottom, but the problem is that I have bad memory, so I can't give the exact chapter.

x -> y: y comes after x
x <-> y: parallel (same timeline)

Cardcaptor Sakura -> XXXHolic <-> Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle

   Just a you've said, XXXHolic's characters make appearance in TRC, vice versa, but judging from the plot, they're parallel. Why Cardcaptor Sakura first, because it tells Sakura and Syaoran's childhood, while in TRC they were married.

Angelic Layer -> Chobits

   The inventor of Chobits and Angelic Layer is the same, Icchan. Chitose is his wife. Why Angelic Layer first, because in Angelic Layer Icchan lived and he has died at Chobits.

Tokyo Babylon, Clamp Detective School -> X

   Sumeragi and Sakurazuka clan is involved with the end of the world in X. Why Tokyo Babylon first, because it could be said that Tokyo Babylon is the story of Subaru, Hokuto,  and Sakurazukamori when they're younger, and Hokuto's still alive, since in X she has died. Nokoru, Suou, and Akira made appearance in X as cameo, and they're adult there.

20 Mensou ni Onegai!! <-> Clamp School Detectives <-> Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders

   All in the same timeline and set in the same background, Clamp School. Nokoru appears in Duklyon as their commanders (well actually someone with blackglass, but that hair, appearance, position, and personality is undeniably Nokoru), Akira and Utako is the main character of 20 Mensou, and those Duklyon defenders made cameo appearance in Clamp School Detectives.

Many Clamp's work except CCS and XXXHolic -> Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

Many of Clamp's chara appear in TRC, but they appears as their parallel counterpart, thus have nothing to do with the original story, and even if you haven't read it, it's fine.

Source:
TRC Wikia: The list of other series appearance in TRC
Y!A: Clamp manga set in the same universe

CMMIW. To tell the truth, I just shared what I know.


Is "La Tabki Ya Saghiri" an original Digimon Arabic song? There's a Digimon song in Arabic called لا تبكي يا صغيري (La Tabki Ya Saghiri). I'm not sure if it's a Digimon Arabic original song or if it exists in Japanese.

Is this an original song or a dubbed of an existing Digimon song?

This is 3 Primary Colors by Tamers, an insert song of Digimon Tamers and the 10th track of Digimon Tamers: Single Best Parade album.


What's the name of the song that is played at exactly 3:38 of Hunter X Hunter episode 123? At exactly 3:38 of Hunter X Hunter episode 123, there's a bell-like chords and it just sounds so amazing. It is quite short and is only a few seconds but I'm hoping that section is apart of a whole song.

If it is, what's the name of the song?

I get what part you are referring to. I have listened all OSTs and rechecked them before answering this.
I think that bell part is all there is to it.
You can find all OSTs here > https://soundcloud.com/hunter-x-hunter-ost/sets


What are the differences between Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan? As stated in the title, what are the differences between the two?
Are they supposed to be entirely different or is simply the next stage of the previous?

Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, or simply Super Saiyan God SS is the
  result of a Saiyan gaining the power of Super Saiyan God and then
  transforming into a Super Saiyan.

  This form is physically identical to the first Super Saiyan God form, overall body structure being thinner and slightly taller. The only difference being that the hair is similar to the Super Saiyan transformation but in a blue color. The aura; as opposed to the red-orange aura the previous God form had, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan boasts a vibrant, flame-like blue aura. Additionally, electricity discharges around the user, signifying the power increase.

  (Source: dragonball.wikia.com)

So SSGSS is the next stage of SSG.


Why do they censor vomiting in anime? In vomiting scenes, the liquid is censored by rainbow, mosaics or bright light. Why do they censor puke? Blood shedding, killing, fighting, taking alcohol, bad language, nudity (without showing genitals), vandalism, etc are almost never censored. Why is vomiting treated like this?
Examples
Mosaic censor in Gintama.

Rainbow censor from Nichijou.

White light censor from another show.

Old shows (the ones aired before 2010) usually don't censor vomiting.
Golden Boy (1995-1996)

Simply put, nobody wants to see the vomit of anyone as it is so creepy and disgusting that even children will not like it.
There can be many reasons behind this:
1. Gross and disgusting or creepy
According to me, no one wants see any character who is simply vomiting and taking out all his food.
The vomit chain reaction
It's like when one character vomits then those standing near them also start vomiting. Like as shown in this link,

This is Truth in Television, since vomiting has been known to inspire
vomiting, as part of a prehistoric instinct: if someone from your same
tribe vomits because he ate something harmful, chances are you ate the
same thing and therefore it's best if you hurl it too.

And this thing happens in real life. There are many people who really vomit in this situation and there is this link which shows why we vomit when we see something gross. Which perfectly defines that there are some people who don't like watching some vomiting scene and for the safety of viewers they censor it just because they are creepy and disgusting.
2. For comedy
Since it is disgusting, that's why to make it a bit funny or comedic, they add rainbow puke which looks kind of fine.
3. For safety viewers and broadcasting restriction
Also there might be the possibility of broadcasting restrictions as they don't want any unnecessary problem. They might think that vomit scenes might not be good for children, so to make it safe for viewers, they censor it. I am not sure but they may have shown vomiting scenes in late night anime.

Still, there are so many anime which shows characters vomiting, like in:

Before the deployment in Episode 5 of Attack on Titan, soldiers are shown to vomit due to stress.

In the un-edited versions of Dragon Ball Z, Gohan kicks Cell in the stomach so hard he causes him to puke up Android 18, along with lots
of acid.

And there are many more.

As far as killing someone or blood is concerned, then nowadays these things are pretty much common and only few people are afraid of these scenes. And if they start censoring these scenes of blood and killing, then there is no action (until and unless it's not harsh).
If it comes to nudity, then there are some Vanilla series anime which don't censor anything as they are categorized as adult stuff or late night anime (I am also not sure about anything regarding this).  They don't censor late night anime only because no children are watching them at night time.


Can the Soul society exist without the soul king? It was once stated in Bleach manga by Urahara that,

   Urahara details that without the Soul King's existence, Soul Society would be rent asunder. The Soul King is the "linchpin" and if that linchpin is lost, then the world would simply crumble away and that is the way of the world. Wiki

But then afterwards,

   Yhwach completely absorbs the Soul King.Wiki

How does then the Soul society continues to survive into the future?

The Soul King by himself is not the key to Soul Society's survival.

It is true that someone of transcendent power needs to act as the linchpin holding the three dimensions (Earth, Soul Society and Hueco Mundo) together. However, that person needs not to be the Soul King himself.

The requirements to become a Soul King are to possess reiatsu from the two spiritually-attuned species (Shinigami and Hollow) combined with a fragment of the Soul King. Alternatively, possessing an organ of the Soul King may also make one a viable candidate for the title of Soul King, even if that person isn't both shinigami and Hollow.

It should be noted that each and every Fullbringer possesses a fragment of the Soul King ; and that their Fullbringer powers derive from that fragment. Even though it is explained within the manga that Fullbringers gain their powers when their pregnant mother is attacked by a Hollow and survives (as explained in Chapter 433, page 10), that explanation apparently was incorrect. The Hollows attacked the mother BECAUSE their offspring bore a Soul King fragment.

Several characters have been noted (including within the canon-ish Can't Fear Your Own World light novel) to be Soul King candidates :

Yhwach : Since he absorbed the Soul King's entire power, he became a suitable candidate for the very title of Soul King himself.
Ichigo : Notably possesses both Hollow and shinigami reiatsu. He also mastered Fullbring, thus proving he possesses a Soul King fragment.
Kūgo Ginjō : Former shinigami and proficient Fullbring user. Upon stealing Ichigo's Fullbring, he also copied his reiatsu structure, thus gaining Hollow properties, as explained by the Bleach wiki : "Upon absorption of one's Fullbring, he also incorporates their own Reiatsu into the attack, making it virtually identical to the original user." (Chapter 470, page 8)
Jūshirō Ukitake : Was used as a host body by Mimihagi, the Soul King's chopped-off, conscious right hand. By sacrificing himself and unleashing Mimihagi, he could have taken, theoretically, the Soul King's place (although his attempt thwarted by Yhwach).
Hikone Ubuginu : A character exclusively developed within the light novel Can't Fear Your Own World. In short, an artificial individual built from shinigami, Hollow and Soul King fragments to achieve transcendent power and take the place of the Soul King.

The Can't Fear Your Own World light novel implies that a high amount of spiritual pressure is needed to be a Soul King candidate, although since we are lacking an official translation, I cannot vouch for this information's truthfulness. Likewise, this light novel shows that a defeated Yhwach has been sealed and now replaces the Soul King. This information is most likely canonical. If Yhwach had won, it is very strongly implied within the manga (and confirmed in the CFYOW light novel) that Ichigo was to be forced to take the Soul King's place.

TL;DR : The three dimensions' structural integrity can be preserved if a Soul King candidate is sacrificed to become the linchpin in stead of the original Soul King.


What is the significance of Ran's birthday? Ran's birthday is usually seen as something important in the anime and manga and is talked about a lot. Yet, throughout the entire series of 660+ episodes and 70+ volumes, it has never actually happened.

Why is Ran's birthday so important to the plot?

Officially, neither the birthday is revealed, nor has it really played a role in the plot.
However, Aoyama said in an interview, that there is an "obstacle" preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now"
The interview, quoted from Detective Conan World's forum:

蘭の誕生日教えて！→差し支えあるので今は言えない。でもまだ誕生日来ていないので蘭は現在16歳。
Tell me about Ran's birthday! → Since there's an obstacle, I can't tell it for now. But since the birthday hasn't passed, Ran is 16 right now.

I think that a future volume will be about her birthday, so everything else would be wild speculation.


Where did Nanami's Clairvoyance come from? When fighting Shichika in episode 7, Nanami mentioned her Clairvoyance, but she never said anything like that when fighting the Maniwani earlier (in episode 4, I think).

Was her Clairvoyance what allowed her to copy Maniwani's Kempo, and she just didn't name it in earlier episode? Or did she learned Clairvoyance somewhere else after she left the island, and as such she never had it when the Maniwani attacked her? And if it's the latter case, where did she learn it?

Wikipedia article:

  Hidden technique: Migeika (見通し研修) - Nanami Yasuri was born with the eye of gods, with this ability, she is able to see through any technique, any movement, any weaknesses, thus mastering any ability with observation.

The clairvoyance Nanami is mentioning was Migeika, her special technique. Nanami is literally saying that she can "see everything."

Around 8:20 Nanami says, "I can see through any technique, any movement and any weakness." This is the closest in both fight scenes where she mentions any sort of clairvoyance implicitly. However, I didn't see her mention clairvoyance directly at all.

At 11:44 Nanami says, "And I've absorbed all of them. With these eyes." She doesn't say she has clairvoyance (which is a see all: "he supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact." Google Definitions). Think of Migeika as more of an ability to take in every bit of visual information and process all of it and understand all of it as it is. In this sense, she can take in everything in battle, process that information and immediately understand and make use of it.

Through out the show it is explained though that Nanami has this technique, you simply missed it. It's especially mentioned in episode 4 where she fights the Insect Squad of the Maniwani.


What is the source of this animated GIF of a couple slapping each other in play? Does anyone know the manga's name?

Thanks in advance n_n

Note: This is a bit too long for a comment, but I'm not really sure about my answer. If something is egregiously wrong, I'll delete this.

I ran some reverse image searches and noticed that the GIF appeared to be created from this image set:

The Tumblr source links to a now-deleted Pixiv entry by the user ましき　＋　まこる. Given the lack of series-specific tags on both the first Tumblr source I found and this one -- they simply state "Pixiv" and some generic description tags -- I'm inclined to suspect that this might be original work (or at least some sort of doujinshi). However, I can't read the Japanese of the caption of the second source, and so I may be missing something from there. Moreover, since the original Pixiv image appears to have been removed, it's hard to say.


Will the Androids in Universe 7 be disqualified? Hey I was wondering if Androids 17 & 18 will get Universe 7 disqualified because they are not only modified humans but weapons all together. Since Frost was a modified being, he almost got disqualified in the Universe 6 Tournament Arc. 17 & 18 are made to be weapons! They could be erased, killed or replaced. Thoughts?

First your question is wrong as it should be C17, C18 and not C19. The comments answer your question well, but still I will answer. According to Dragon Ball wiki:

Androids (人造人間, Jinzōningen; lit. "Artificial Human") are robotic/cyborg humans, most of which were created by the evil scientist Dr. Gero. Most of the androids are said to have unlimited energy and eternal life .

To be more specific, both 17 and 18 were human-based cyborgs, not purely artificial constructs like 16 and 19 were. In the original Japanese version of the manga and anime, they are referred to as "jinzou-ningen", or "artificial person", which is a catch-all term for cyborgs and androids alike. In English dub it got lost and all 4 got named as Androids.
So Androids in DBZ are actually better characterized as cyborgs, which are human beings enhanced with bio organic components to increase their strength and such. So technically, They are still human, just mechanically enhanced with bio organic components, so technically not weapons, thus giving them the ability to have children. I believe their alternative name in the manga is "C 17/18" meaning "Cyborg 17/18."

As we know Android 18 has a baby with Kuririn which proves she is partial human (humanoid).
Another interesting fact is that Android 17 also has a family of his own and has one kid and two adopted kids.
In an interview:

Interviewer: Where’d Artificial Human No. 17 go after the Cell arc, and what did he do?
Akira Toriyama: He works in the wildlife preserve area of a gigantic royal nature park, as an outstanding guard who doesn’t hold back against poachers.
It’s an ideal job for No. 17, who loves to be on his own and isn’t big on cooperating with others; since he’s so good at his job, he takes in a high salary. He’s married to a zoologist; they have one child and two adopted children, and live happily in an isolated house inside the nature park.

He went and met No. 18 and Kuririn one time, but didn’t talk about what he’d been up to, maybe because he considers such a wholesome lifestyle embarrassing.
Coming to the Frost scenario.
Frost was disqualified because he used a weapon (poisonous nail) which wasn't part of his body.
For Androids, it's just their natural body.
By the way Androids usually count as beings in DBZ.
Also, Mosco The God of Destruction of Universe 3 looks like a robot or android.

Watch the episode on 28/5/17. Everything must be clear now as Universe 3 are getting robots to enter the Tournament Of Power.
Mortals: All beings who don't have a godly status (divine) are mortals.
Furthermore there are 2 type of divine beings:

Born Naturally Divine: e.g. Supreme Kais, Angels, Zen-Oh, etc.
Mortals Turned Divine: e.g. God Of Destructions, Gods of other realms and sections where god is a position granted by capability not birth right.

For example:

Even Dende isn't a mortal, he is a God (Guardian Of Earth).
Don't confuse this with Godly-ki Or God-ki. Both are different, even mortals like Goku and Vegeta can have Godly-ki through training with Whis or SSG ritual.
OR
If Goku becomes a God Of Destruction and Beerus steps down then Goku would be a god and Beerus would again turn to a mortal.

This is from Dragon Ball wika:

The Gods of Destruction (破壊神, Hakaishin; Literal meaning "Destruction God"), also known as Destroyers, are beings who destroy planets, as opposed to the Supreme Kais, the Gods of Creation, who create and fill planets with life, in order to maintain the balance of the universe. Along with the Kais, they rule and oversee the formerly eighteen, currently twelve universes, with each universe having its own destroyer. Unlike the Angels and the Supreme Kais, whom they work alongside and with, and who are all are both and each members of their own species, both being naturally divine, the Gods of Destruction vary widely in species, with none sharing theirs, except for Beerus and Champa, who are twins, and are mortal-turned-divine individuals from naturally mortal species.


Why do light novels tend not to be animated directly? Based on the answer to this question, it seems that light novels that are turned into anime are generally made into manga first (eg Haruhi Suzumiya). There are some exceptions, such as Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions where an ONA was released of it before a full anime and Toaru Hikūshi e no Koiuta where the manga began a month after the anime. A lot of other LNs are never turned into anime at all, including ones that exist in otherwise existing anime canons (eg the light novels set in the Naruto canon).

Are the ones that are made into a manga first done so to determine if they'll be financially successful in visual form, and that's why they're not made directly into anime? Why then would ones that are part of popular series (Naruto, Death Note, etc.) not be made into anime? Is there a reason why we so rarely if ever see light novels turned directly into anime?

I'm not an industry insider but it's not a deliberate matter of testing the market with manga before doing an anime.

It's simply that an anime is a much larger investment for all parties involved with a much longer lead time. As a result, the chances are, by the time a LN has passed through the various investors and producers required to greenlight it it has already been taken up by a mangaka. In the typical case, it's just so much easier to get a manga deal done first. The popularity of the manga itself does not directly affects the anime, the popularity (in some cases just the quality) of the original LN is enough to make a project happen.


Why do only people from the Uzumaki Clan get chosen as the Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tails? Up until now, only people from the Uzumaki clan were shown to host the Nine-Tails:

Mito Uzumaki
Kushina Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki

were all shown as the Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tails.

Why can't people from other clans be hosts of the Nine-Tails?

The answer pretty much lies on the skills and abilities of the Uzumaki Clan.

1st: Members of this clan were very knowledgeable in the art of fūinjutsu, and were both respected, and feared worldwide because of their prodigious skill. Fūinjutsu are a type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object. Fūinjutsu can also be used to unseal objects either from within something or someone.

2nd: The Uzumaki Clan lives in Uzushiogakure. The people of Uzushiogakure were noted to have notoriously long lives, so it gained the epithet "The Village of Longevity". The clan's life force was the reason Kushina survived the extraction of her tailed beast, despite additionally just giving birth only moments before, though she was left severely weakened.

These two (as far as I know) are the reasons why they are a chosen to be jinchuriki.

And another thing, if you analyze the situation, as the parent or member of certain clan that possesses a Kyubi, it is more likely for them to give the Kyubi as an inheritance for the next generation (Ex: Kushina to Naruto: given also the fact that they have the required skill to do that)

Sources:

Uzumaki Clan
Uzushiogakure


What happens to Eureka and Renton at the end of "Eureka seven"? At the end of Eureka Seven, Eureka and Renton came out of the Command Cluster, then Nirvash and some other Corals moved to another dimension to maintain Limit of Life. But Eureka and Renton no longer returned to their home i.e. Bellforest though their names are mentioned in the Thurston family chart along with Maurice, Maeter, and Linck as a part of Thurston family.

What actually happens to them? Did they abandon them?

Also there is no mention of Maurice, Maeter, and Linck in the sequel Eureka Seven AO.

According to Wikia,

  In the original Japanese version, the final scene of the episode revealed a colored picture of Renton and Eureka with Axel and the children, which confirms that they have returned to Bellforest as promised.

which is actually an end card. However, end cards are usually not considered as canon, so just interpret this picture personally.

As for why the children didn't appear in the sequel, most of the staffs who worked on the sequel are different from the original, including Dai Sato (the chief writer for the original). This thus resulting in many plotholes. Some fans, to some extent, also disregard the sequel as canon due to this.


How did Menma fulfill her wish? In Ano Hana, if I understood correctly, Menma's wish was to help Jinta's dying mother fulfill her wish, and that was to make Jinta cry. If it was, then why did Menma start to vanish on the last episode when Jinta cried again for the first time after Menma appeared before him in the episode when he joked that he remembered something (a movie perhaps) to hide the real reason he was crying from Menma?

Would the wish just take effect if Menma clearly remembered what it is? Or making Jinta cry was just put in that way by his mother for the young Menma to understand and what it really meant was for Jinta to generally open himself up again to different emotions like enjoying himself with his friends, to laugh when he's happy, to get angry when he is, to cry when he's lonely, etc?

And the day Menma died, Menma called for the Super Peace Buster to fulfill that wish but unfortunately, due to Yukiatsu and Anaru's plan to tell everyone what Jinta feels about Menma, (which apparently Menma and Tsuruko knew about) it failed and led to Menma's death. How did she plan to fulfill that promise that day?

Was it explained or not? Or is it overlooking on my part?

I don't think it was explained in the series but one of the things most people assume is that Menma returns because she wants her wish fulfilled. This, in turn, could mean that once her wish is fulfilled, she leaves. So the assumption is that she disappears because her wish was fulfilled, but what if her return didn't have anything to do with her wish (or specifically here, the "make Jinta cry since his mother thinks he shouldn’t hold back anymore"). So it's possible either she has returned for some reason unrelated to her wish or she lied about what her wish actually was. Note that these two things are not mutually exclusive.

So the scenarios here are:

Menma lied about her wish, and she returned to have her wish fulfilled and at the end, it was fulfilled and she disappeared. All this time, the audience (and the rest of the cast) doesn't know what the wish is and thus don't know why she returned and why she disappeared.
Menma's wish was actually to make Jintan cry, but that's not why she returned. Thus perhaps even fulfilling the Jintan-cry-wish, she doesn't disappear because the reason for her return is something else, which was completed at the end of the series.
Menma's lied about her wish, but her return was irrelevant to that wish to begin with, leaving her disappearance a mystery. It's possible in this scenario, that the wish facilitated whatever it was that allowed her to leave.

As for what the wish was and why she left, it's probably all speculation. There's a blogpost that speculates about the possibilities of Menma's wish and her reasons for returning. Note that this was written before the ending of the series, but if we are to assume that the final wish (or the reason she came back) isn't what she claims, then a lot of it is still applicable.

It's completely reasonable to assume that the extension of her wish was meant for "Jintan to generally open himself up again to different emotions like enjoying himself with his friends, to laugh when he's happy, to get angry when he is, to cry when he's lonely", and the entire journey of finding what it was the Menma had originally wished for accomplished this. And that sort of mean her original wish wasn't what brought her back and not why she left at the end.

As for how she planned on accomplishing her original wish if she had not died, I don't know.


During the Chunin Exams, whose body did Orochimaru sacrifice to use the reanimation jutsu? Whose body did Orochimaru sacrifice to summon Hashirama and Tobirama?

It was Zaku and Kin from Team Dosu who had both been removed from the Exams following their defeats during the Elimination Round in the Tower of Death (Zaku having had his arms torn up after Shino blocked his palm wind holes. Kin after being knocked out from her head hitting the wall thanks to Shikamaru's Shadow Possession)

No longer inhabited, the First and Second's bodies dissolve, revealing themselves to in actuality be the bodies of Zaku Abumi and Kin Tsuchi, two Genin Orochimaru had entered into the Chunin Exams and had now sacrificed for his means.

Source: Konoha Crush (Arc) > The Third Hokage vs. Orochimaru (6th Paragraph)
on Zaku's and Kin's wikia pages you can see that they were shown after the Hokage's bodies dissolved


Why did the Akatsuki wait for 3 years before resuming their mission of gathering the Tailed Beasts? After Shikamaru's team failed to bring back Sasuke, the Akatsuki members were shown for the first time and they waited for 3 years before resuming their mission. Why did they wait?

They didn't paused there mission and resumed it later but they continued it behind the curtains. They have to capture tailed beast by an order and Naruto falls in last number and then they needed preparation too for sealing beats and location ensuring etc. They also had non-trustable member to deal with and maybe some other background stuff behind the curtains.


Is Tale of Fairy Ice Trail Considered Canon? Well, is that manga considered canon? I heard that Hiro Mashima praised it as being very good, but does he also accepts it as canon?

Edit: The Key of the Starry Sky arc are not in the manga, yet Mashima-sensei considered it as canon. So, considering this fact, does Hiro Mashima consider this series as a canon as well?

I don't think so, I've searched Fairy Tail Wiki and found this:

  Tale of Fairy Tail: Ice Trail (氷の軌跡, アイストレイル, Aisu Toreiru) is a Japanese manga series by Yusuke Shirato and a spin-off of Hiro Mashima's manga series Fairy Tail.

If it's a spin-off I don't think it's canon


What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole? What is the significance of Koizumi noticing Kyon's mole at the end of Lone Island Syndrome?

I don't think there was this ever an explanation made in the anime... was there any context given in the light novel?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYHm7N3EtmQ#t=44s

I don't have any hard evidence to back it up, but I always assumed that it was at that point that Koizumi actually started taking Kyon seriously.  Instead of just looking at what he seems to be at first glance, he started peering into him at greater depth.  And, since it's mostly a comedy series, that greater depth involves a mole.