Where are the remaining Angels? We know in one of the episodes while Goku, Vegeta, Whis and Beerus sat down to eat, Whis stated that there were 18 Universes before and Zeno erased 6 Universes while he was in a bad mood.

After the Zen Exhibition match, we know for a fact that if Zeno were to erase a universe, even the gods, The kaioshin and hakaishin would also be erased. We also know that the angels are not related to the universe and their duty is to only serve the god of destruction, which is again mentioned by Whis when Beerus questioned as to why he wouldn't get erased.

It was also mentioned by Shin during the Future Trunks arc that if Beerus were to die, Whis were to leave the universe as his sole duty is to only serve Beerus.

Based on these events, shouldn't there exist 6 more angels of the erased Universes? Why aren't they watching the tournament of power (When the exempted universes are watching the same)? We know these angels don't cease to exist once their universe is erased as we see some of the angels of the erased universes seated and watching the tournament of power.

What are your thoughts on the same?

I am going to present my personal viewpoint regarding this question.

Firstly, there is a common assumption that just like Whis serves Beerus, Daishinkan also serves Zeno and therefore by this analogy, just like Whis is stronger than Beerus, Daishinkan "could" be stronger than Zeno. The problem with this analogy is it doesn't consider the differences regarding the services provided by the Angels and the Grand Priest.

Whis serves as a mentor trains Beerus in combat. But Zeno is not a fighter. So there is no need for Daishinkan to train Zeno. Thus Daishinkan plays a role which could be considered akin to a secretary/butler/advisor/minister to Zeno.

Now since Daishinkan is Whis's father and much much stronger than Whis, the question is Why would Daishinkan serve the Omni-king if not to train him?

The only plausible explaination then would be that he was created to serve Zeno in an advisory role (that is the Grand Priest's purpose).

Secondly, nowhere in Dragonball Super it is mentioned that the Angels are indestructible or free from Zeno's wrath. It is only mentioned that the angels will not be wiped out after the TOP.

Why?

Maybe because, Zeno didn't feel like it.

Or maybe Daishinkan talked him out of it.

Maybe the other angels are also related to Daishinkan and he doesn't want to see his kin erased like the previous 6 universes, so he persuades Zeno.

Maybe the angels have been kept alive because there is a chance Zeno might ressurect all the wiped universes.

We don't know. We only know that there are too many maybe's here and no definite answer. The only safe option here is to assume that the previous angels were also probably erased along with the previous 6 out of 18 universes but this time the remaining angels have been spared this fate.


Could Amaterasu be used without a sharingan by sealing it like Jiraiya did? This question made me wonder: if you happened to have a scroll with Amaterasu sealed inside, could the seal on this scroll be released thus allowing you to use or spread Amaterasu without having a sharingan?

Such a technique was never used in both anime and manga. However, judging from the way the sealing technique works, I suppose it can be used that way. The evidence for this is Tenten's usage of weaponries.

Tenten stores her weapons in a scroll by putting the said weapons on the open scroll and use a jutsu to seal it into the scroll.

Jiraiya stores the Amaterasu into a scroll too as shown in the question you mentioned.

Thus, as long as you use it within 7 days after its sealing, you can use it as a weapon. Although, to be on the safe side, you better throw the scroll away from you before you release it.

It is not clear whether time passes when being sealed in a paper scroll, thus it is not guaranteed that the scroll will work after the 7 days expiration time of Amaterasu.


How did Kamui's last act save the world? At the end of the Anime Series of X (X/1999). Kamui dies, so the Dragons of Earth would've won, thus allowing the destruction of the world.  However, Kamui creates a world wide barrier which prevents it.

From what I understand of the Barriers the Dragons of Heaven use, they allow damage caused within the barrier to not be carried into the real world, and the Barrier disappears when the caster dies. I think thta Kamui's final act in creating a world wide barrier has 2 flaws:

The destruction of the world had already started before the barrier was created.
Kamui died so the barrier shouldn't have been able to last.

So I am wondering, just how did Kamui's barrier save the world?

It is possible that he gave his all to the barrier so that it would be powerful and save the planet. A dying wish or something like that... It looked like that to me.


Why did Haru put her arm into Legoshi's mouth in episode 11? In the episode 11 of Beastars, Haru (the rabbit girl) put her arm into Legoshi's (the wolf boy) mouth in the hotel when they were going to have [...] and the explanation was that it was her instinct as a herbivore to do so. But as far as goes my knowledge, animals mostly tend to flee when they are in danger or any other unconfortable situation and do not try to be eaten.

Was that explanation right or maybe it is a mistranslation of the fansub? It's the same in the manga? If yes, is that behavior right according to the reallity or did the author make up that? And why?

Tl;Dr at bottom

As a heads up I have not read the Manga so take my answer as what you will.

Through out the majority of the season we've seen Legoshi come to terms about how he feels about Haru and how his mind and body conflict at times. Legoshi went from Haru is food, Haru is not food, Love Haru, Haru is prey, essentially figuring whether he felt the way he did because he either liked her or wanted to eat her. He however reached his conclusion that he liked her.

Haru I would say has not yet gone through all this development and is either only just starting to or is in the midst of it. She has only really accepted that somebody likes her for herself without pitying her and just thought that that is enough, when reality her body is screaming that something terriby wrong.

Conclusion, while I don't necessarily believe that the action of putting her arm in his mouth is intrinsically a defensive mechanism, its more of a manifestation of the conflict that she has yet to/currently going though.

Tl;Dr:
Body: want to run,
Mind: I like him though,
Body: PANIC DO SOMETHING WERE GONNA BE Eaten,
Mind: hells ye we are ;),
Body: SMURGAFLEEEUR ARM TAKE, THEN LEEEAVE


Was there an early preview of Kagamigami or a similar series in Shonen Jump? Alright, so this is driving me crazy but I recently read the first issue of Kagamigami that came out in Shonen Jump (I'm a few weeks behind). I remember reading another manga that felt almost the exact same as Kagamigami. In the manga I read, the crime takes place in a tunnel, not in front of stairs like in the recent issue. The evil Shikigami also wasn't called the "Ripper" I believe, and the main character didn't have a detailed discussion with the culprit like she does in this one.

The premise is almost the exact same: girl with power to trace objects becomes detective. The Shikigami that the boy uses are almost the exact same as the manga I remember reading. Besides re-downloading every issue of Shonen Jump, does anyone have an idea of what this might have been?

I suspect you may have read Shikigami Twilight Days (式神トワイライトデイズ), published in 2014 vol. 28, which is the one-shot predecessor to Kagamigami.

In case you're interested, I found this by using this nifty Shounen Jump database and searching for the author (Iwashiro Toshiaki / 岩代俊明) in the oneshots (読み切り) section at the bottom.

Kagamigami's dic.pixiv page verifies that Shikigami Twilight Days was the one-shot version of Kagamigami.


What does W.I.S.E. stand for in Psyren? I may have missed this in the manga somewhere, but what does W.I.S.E. stand for in Psyren?

The organization's name W.I.S.E is not an acronym. It is simply called WISE (ワイズ) in original Japanese.

Note the missing dot at the end, suggesting that the dots between the letters are only used for decoration.

Note: I have researched on English sites (Wikipedia & Wikia), and also Japanese sites (Wikipedia, atwiki, NicoNicoPedia), and no sites mention the full form of W.I.S.E


Did Goten and Trunks ever fused using the Potara earrings? We've seen Goten and Trunks fusing several times using the metamor fusion. But have they ever fused using the Potara earrings? How about in Dragon Ball Heroes? If so, what's the name of the warrior when fusing using Potaras?

No.

There is no need for them to fuse with the Potara earrings since Goten is irrelevant to the franchise. Goten exist just for the purpose of Gotenks. That is all.


Can someone own multiple death notes? I know from this question that a death note could only belong to one person at a time, but I was wondering if the opposite was true--that one person could own multiple death notes. Could, say, that person go around killing the owners of death notes and stealing them in an effort to do something like own all of the death notes?

Apparently yes, there are rules about how the Death Note works if someone has more than 1. These rules are stated in How to Use: XXIII

  Whenever an individual with ownership of more than two Death Notes loses possession to one of the Death Notes, he will not be able to recognize that Death Note's god of death's appearance or voice anymore. The god of death himself will leave, but all the memory involving that Death Note will remain as long as he maintains ownership of at least one other Death Note.

And in How to Use: XXXII

  If someone possesses more than one Death Note, by visualizing the victim, then writing down the name in one of the Death Notes and the cause of death in the other, it will take effect. The order however, is unimportant, if you write down the cause of death in one Death Note and afterwards, write the name in the other, it will take effect.

We also see Light owning 2 Death Notes in Episode 25 - Silence and in Chapter 58 - Feelings Within. while the scenes play out differently in both Light becomes the owner of Rem's Death Note after she has died. in Death Note: The Last Name we however never see this as Rem destroys her Death Note in the equivalent scene.

There is however a limit of 6 Death Notes that a single persona can own. This is because only 6 death Notes can be active as it is stated in How to Use: LII, Point 1

  In the event that there are more than 6 Death Notes in the human world, only the first 6 Death Notes that have been delivered to humans will have effect.

One can assume "ownership" will not work unless the Death Note is active, so the 7th Death Note can probably be passed around. But when one of the currently active 6 is removed (destroyed or taken back to the Shinigami Realm), the person currently holding the 7th will become the owner.


Which episode has Onizuka getting the kanji wrong? I saw GTO a while ago, and now I need to find out in which episode of the anime he writes a kanji wrong (辛, spicy, instead of 幸, happiness).

I know that in the manga there is an episode in Lesson 51 / 52 where he writes like "tax sex" instead of "best of Japan" after scoring top grade in the public tests, which should be around episode 15 - 16 in the anime, but the scene got deleted and anyway the setting I remember is quite different.

I think the scene I remember takes place on the school roof, with the boys correcting him. I have nothing more than this, besides a few hypothesis. Can you help me?

This is from episode 23, "Superstition". The summary from Wikipedia:

  Eikichi receives a cursed chain letter, but he dismisses it as superstition. After a series of misfortunes, he begins to believe in the letter and does whatever he can (including suggestions from Kanzaki to write spells all over himself) to dispel the curse.

In Japan, the "cursed chain letter" is infamously known as 不幸の手紙 (fukou no tegami, misfortune letter), usually begins with

  これは不幸の手紙です。
  This is a misfortune letter.

However, in this episode, Onizuka instead wrote

  これは不辛の手紙です。
  This is a non-spicy letter.

The setting was actually inside the classroom, not on the school roof, and the boys (and girls too) were mocking Onizuka.


Music of Kaneki vs Arima? I'd like to know the song name when Arima and Kaneki were fighting in Tokyo Ghoul: Re. The song I wish to know was the one that plays right when Arima uses his Sword to stick a spike(idk what it called) into the ground then back off, for it to later come out of the ground and pierce Kaneki in the chest. Sending him upwards. If anyone knows pls lmk.

If I'm not wrong is this one:

Glassy Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvvvcpwFw5o


How many classes of dangerous beast are there in Akame ga Kill? There are many dangerous beasts in Akame ga Kill, and the strongest class is Ultra class dangerous beast, this is one of them:

Is there any other class beside Ultra and Normal class?

The less dangerous to the more dangerous

Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Supreme level
Ultra level

I put here an image from the french manga :


Is it true that there's an eraser for the Death Note that can bring people back to life? While it was only mentioned one time in the pilot of the manga, one interesting detail about Death Note is that there was originally a way for the user of the note to reverse any of the deaths they carried out. Just as writing a name in the Death Note notebook would eventually kill a person, a special eraser existed that could not only physically get rid of the name written in the book, but even restore the life that was taken as well.

The Death Eraser appeared exclusively in the Death Note Pilot chapter, which isn't canon.

If the pilot chapter was considered canon several things would contradict themselves, like how the Rules of the Death Note contain that there are infinite number of pages in the Death Note, while in the pilot version it is stated that it has 60 pages with 38 lines per page.


What is the actual meaning of "denpa"? After watching a lot of "Ryuusei no Rockman", I've come to know the word "denpa" as meaning "wave", or "EM wave". Though I have heard it used in Katekyo Hitman Reborn as well. Is the rough translation of "wave" accurate?

Japanese is a highly contextual language. Often times common words have uncommon alternate meanings. It's best if you cite examples for your Reborn context.

In the case of Megaman StarForce, it is what it literally means. 電波 literally means "electromagnetic/radio waves." The former character 電 means electricity. The latter character 波, means wave, as in billows upon some medium.

電波 has some slang usage as well; by itself it can be used to describe nonsense or something pointless, in other words, noise.

電波系 (denpa-kei) can be used to describe someone crazy, typically one with irregular or wild fantasies or delusions, such as hearing voices. This may have some bearing on your Reborn question, but without sufficient context, it's hard to tell.


What technique did Minato use to separate the Kyuubi into two parts? When the Kyuubi attacked the Leaf Village after being hypnotized by Tobi, Minato as a last resort separated the Kyuubi into two parts. Recently in the latest chapters of the manga, it looks like the Kyuubi was separated into Black and White, as in Evil and Good, or Yin and Yang.

What technique did he use? Did he really split the Kyuubi into good and evil halves? Or is it just something made up for the split?

Minato used the Death Reaper Seal to seal the Yin half the Kyuubi in him, then he used the Eight Trigram Seal combined with the 4 Element Seal to seal the Yang Half of the Kyuubi in Naruto.

From Naruto Wiki

  During its attack on Konoha, Minato Namikaze sacrificed his life by
  splitting the fox's chakra into two: sealing the Yang half within his
  son and sealing the Yin half within himself.

Lower down in the page:

  Since Kurama's chakra was too immense to be sealed within an infant
  like Naruto, Minato first used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to
  separate and seal its Yin half within himself and then prepared the
  Eight Trigrams Seal to imprison the Yang half within Naruto

The 4 Element Seal was used so that the chakra of the Nine Tailed Fox would slowly leak out from the Eight Trigrams Seal and merge with Naruto's own chakra.


Why do lots of anime titles have ☆ in them? ☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃

Why do some shows have the star ☆ in them? I understand it makes it look cool, but it seems to be the only non-standard character that's used in titles?

For example - you don't see Christmas specials with a unicode snowman in them ☃

Some examples of shows using ☆:

Lucky☆Star
Rolling☆Girls
Space☆Dandy
Puni Puni☆Poemy
Fuuun Ishin Dai☆Shogun
Miami☆Guns

☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃☆☃

TVTropes calls adding non-pronounceable characters to a works title a "Lucky Charms Title" and as you can see from the example list, it is not a purely Japanese phenomenon. However, the Japanese are generally more adventurous with this. An explanation could be that because of the huge amount of Kanji the Japanese written language contains, being suddenly confronted with a character you can not immediately identify is not as jarring for a Japanese reader as it is for a Western reader.

Why is the Unicode character WHITE STAR (☆) so popular? Because it is a natural eye-catcher. When looking at a list of works, like a TV program for example, the ☆ character immediately stands out, even among the huge number of characters the Japanese language is using.

By the way: Official releases in English often drop the lucky charms from the title. Amazon sells Lucky☆Star and Puni Puni☆Poemy sans ☆'s (although the star usually still appears as a decorative element in the lettering on the cover to reproduce the original typography as faithfully as possible).


How does Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma connect to the Fate universe? I want to know how this anime is connected to the Fate universe. I see Rin in a few trailers of the show. Also is it up to expectations with Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero?

Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA is an alternate timeline to Fate/Stay Night

  The series takes place in Fuyuki City in an alternate timeline of Fate/stay night. Kiritsugu and Irisviel helped end the Holy Grail War ritual before it could start, sealing Ilya's memories away and allowing her to grow up as a normal girl. Shirou and Ilya live a peaceful life as brother and sister, without knowledge of magic, under the care of Sella and Leysritt, while their parents are abroad.

Source: Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA - STory - Setting (First Paragraph)

however it may be apart of a different timeline to that in which Fate/Zero occurred because of Shirou's background

  It is unknown what happened to his biological parents, as the Great Fire had never occurred, but he was still adopted by Kiritsugu about ten years ago, similar to his Fate/stay night origins.

Source: Shirou Emiya (Fate/kaleid - Illya's brother) - Profile - Background

however multiple timelines that are still connected is possible in the Nasuverse as Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg wield the Second Magic which is the Operation of Parallel worlds. he was also present when the Makiri, Tohsaka and Einzbern Family began the ritual that would later be known as the Holy Grail Wars

In the image above we can see Zelretch reading a book and Lord El-Melloi II, AKA, Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero and like Shirou how he got the title of Lord El-Melloi II in this world is unknown as it was during Fate/Zero in which Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald was killed and Waver helped restore the House's name to which his new name was award to him and where he "serves" Reines El-Melloi Archisorte

  While it was on the brink of collapse, Waver Velvet's actions helped to revive the Archibald house, and he was then named as "Lord El-Melloi II" as a form of gratitude. At the bottom of the family's hierarchy at the time, she "blamed" him for causing the situation and claimed "you better serve me for your entire life," much to the former's chagrin.

Source: Reines El-Melloi Archisorte - Profile - Background

so if Irisviel and Kiritsugu stopped the 4th War then the Archibald house wouldn't be in a state of collapse because of Kayneth's death and Shirou wouldn't have been adopted because the corrupted Holy Grail wouldn't have started the great fire which claimed his family

However some titles in the Nausverse do extend from other branches in it's history that aren't covered in other Fate titles, such as with Fate/Apocrypha which occurs in a separate timeline caused by the Einzbern Family summoning Ruler during the 3rd Holy Grail War instead of Avenger or in Fate/Extra in which a certain Magic Incident (assumed to be a premature Aylesbury Valesti) cause the world's Mana to dry up in the 1970's, years before the forth Holy Grail War in the 1990's (and thus the Greater Grail would take longer to build up Mana for the 4th war if it even occurred)

with that being said the point in the history of the Nasuverse in which could allow for the alterations to Shirou's and Waver's history in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA without the 4th war occurring is currently unknown.

NOTE: apologies for the lack on anchor links however Wikia's Ad overload has made the site impossible for me to browse with javascript enabled


Code Geass R2 episode 7,there is a song playing at 6:40 In Code Geass season 2 episode 7, there is a song playing at 6:40.This is about the time when Lelouch breaks his phone and throws it away when Kallen calls him. I can't find the song in the OST and I'm pretty sure it has been featured elsewhere in the series as well.

EDIT: I also noticed it play in episode 8 at 12:27.Corrected season number.

Found a playlist on YouTube that includes all the tracks excluded from the OST.

The track you are looking for is "Path of Decisions". It is the 30th video in the playlist I mentioned before.


What can energybending do? Aside from taking away someone's bending, as seen against Firelord Ozai, is there anything more to the energybending?

Do we know any details on the technique other than what was told in the series itself?

Not much is known about Energybending. Before the four elements and the avatar were created, Energybending was the only bending-art in the world. Out of this, the four bending-arts were created (Airbending, Waterbending, Earthbending and Firebending), so these are based on Energybending. Energybending is the base of all arts. While the for bending-arts are based on the Chi, Energybending works a little bit different: It bends the energy in general and not the Chi.

With that, Energybending can be used to take and restore bending-power and knowledge (nothing more is shown, but I guess that much more is possible):

Avatar Aang uses the ability to take bending-power from Ozai in the last episode of Avatar: The last Airbender. This is a dangerous technique, as the soul of the user must be completely clean; otherwise, it can happen that the victim takes over the user.
Both the lion turtle (in Avatar: The last Airbender) and Aangs Spirit (in The Legend of Korra) use Energybending to transfer knowledge to other people. I guess it's possible to take memories, too, but that's nowhere proven.
Korra uses the ability to restore bending-powers to help some victims of Amon. The spirit of Aang uses that ability to restore Korras powers.

Also, Energybending is the only bending-power that can be used by a spirit without a medium (as shown when Aangs spirit teaches Energybending to Korra).


Does Erza die in episode 10, 2014? Massive, massive spoilers. Do not read the answers that may pop up!!!!

In Fairy Tail (2014), Episode 10, Kagura unsheathes her sword and it apparently looks like she  killed Erza. I have not been reading the manga lately and haven't read the latest chapter of fairy tail.

So does Erza die?

Screenshots:

If you didn't understand from the screenshots, Kagura finds out that Simon died because of Erza's weakness. Kagura draws her sword, Erza says "sorry", and we hear her slash her sword and see the next scene where there is blood.

No, she still alive, it's Erza after all

I'll try to keep the spoiler to minimum so if you really want to now what happen next you can read it on your own, or wait for next episode, this is a next chapter from manga after that episode

Chapter 315: Rosemary


What's the meaning of "collection of unpaid tabs" in Tsukimonogatari episode 3? In episode 3 of Tsukimonogatari, Araragi said "It's not that uncommon for the collection of unpaid tabs to all come at once lately."
I checked another set of subtitles, and found that those gave "Lately, it isn't so strange that a bunch of unpaid tabs come knocking all at once though."

Honestly, I'm confused and not sure "unpaid tabs" means. Is it a joke of some kind or what?
I'd like some help and explanation, thanks.

At a bar, you can put something 'on your tab', which is a way of saying you'll pay it later (usually next time you come to the bar) which when you do pay later, can be known as 'collecting a tab'

What Araragi is saying is that all the things he has been putting off have come back looking for resolution at the same time.


What was the Chant Emiya Shirou used to Enter the Reality Marble World? In Fate/Stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season Episode 12, What was the original Chant Shirou used to  enter the Reality Marble World? I think there were some normal dialogues between his original Chant which had me confused so can anyone who can clear this mistake?

actually the one posted by RNGesus.exe is the wrong one. while i have not seen the ufotable series, looking at the wikia on it you see it's Heroic Spirit EMIYA's chant as it's the one that ends with him saying "So as I pray".

since the question asks for Emiya Shirou, his is

 I am the bone of my sword.
 Steel is my body and fire is my blood.
 I have created over a thousand blades.
 Unaware of loss,
 Nor aware of gain.
 Withstood pain to create weapons, waiting for one’s arrival.
 I have no regrets. This is the only path.
 My whole life was Unlimited Blade Works.

the wikia links above also show there are different chants for EMIYA depending on the dub (Bang Zoom and Animax) and a different from for Shirou in PRISMA☆ILLYA (there is also a link to EMIYA Alter's version from Fate Grand/Order)


Why does Urano Metria take double her magic the second time The first time Lucy casts Urano Metria she used her own power to defeat Angel with no problem. But the next time, when she uses it in The Grand Magic Games she has to combine her power with Gemini to cast it and says it was still weaker than the first time and since this was after her second origin was unlocked she would have at least 3 time as much magic energy (her origin would double it and gemini would double that) So what makes her first casting so strong.

The first time she casted Urano Metria, she received the spell from Hibiki of Blue Pegasus. He gave her one chance to cast the spell which she successfully did but the spell wasn't her's. Hibiki's power is "Archive" : he is able to transform a lot of things in datas that he can transfers to people. Thanks to this power, Hibiki has been able to give Lucy his knowledge about the spell and all his magic power (he gave her so much of his power that he fainted instantly right after).

After casting it, she couldn't remember anything and she had to learn the spell all by herself. The trick she found to overcome the difficulty of the spell was to combine her magic power with Gemini's, like Naruto mastered Rasengan thank to his clones.

Hope that helps

  Sources :

  Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 144, Pages 14-20
  Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter    385, Pages 14-17


How strong is the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps During Tanjiro's trial, the leader, also known as "Oyakata-Sama" was introduced and despite his weak appearance, I was quite surprised at how much respect he was able to command from all the pillars and this  got me wandering how strong he is (or must've been  in his prime).

He mentioned that the Hashiras only acknowledged strength. So this leads to my question, how powerful is "oyakata sama" comparatively to the upper Moons and how did he get the "Byakugan-like" curse on his face.

  Also (just in case he was never a force to be reckoned with), why would someone so weak be chosen to be the head of such a powerful organization? and how was he able  to tame the Hashiras.

A simple answer would be: He isn't all that strong. Any more would be a major spoiler so proceed with caution.

  Not only is he "not that strong" he is pitifully weak. The reason he leads the demon slayer corps is because they follow him. Here's a bit on the history and powers of his family:

His lineage goes back to the time when the first demon was born. Muzan came from the same family and him becoming a demon cursed their bloodline, any child born into their family would not survive for long. They needed to kill the demon born in their family to lift the curse. They were given brides from the temple and it allowed their children to at least live till their twenties. Since then their family has been raising the demon slayer corps. The only benefit they got from all this has been an heightened intuition, one that was almost clairvoyant. Through that they have evaded countless disasters, amassed great wealth and made critical guesses on situations that would be otheriwse impossible(such that Muzan can't be killed with demon slayer swords)

 Their family has been doing this for countless years all to defeat Muzan, and demon slayers have been following them.

Coming to the other part of your question:

   Hashiras do value strength and they are eccentric weirdos but they aren't brainless brutes. All of them are plenty smart. They realise that Ubuyashiki Kagaya (Oyakata-Sama) is a man worthy to be thier lord. Ubuyashiki is a man who truly cares for all demon slayers, if giving away his life would be any useful, then he would happily do so. He's tactful and wise at the same time humble and kind. He is saddened whenever a slayer dies and remembers the name and background of each demon slayer in the corps. His eyes have gone blind, skin is rotting and his end is not far, but regardless the only aim of his life is to slay muzan. He demands no respect or submission from pillars and they all follow him on their own accord.

 There are demon slayers who want to climb ranks to earn money and fame, but we haven't seen any of them go far. It has been mentioned by Gyomei (Stone Pillar) that the most promising and hardworking demon slayers come from families destoyed by demons and from households who have been slaying demons thourgh generations. That might be one reason why all hashiras have turned out like this (not to mention if the top tiers are like this the lower ranked slayers will naturally follow them)


How was Homura able to lure all of the magical girls into her labyrinth in Rebellion? Homura's witch's labyrinth was inside of her soul gem, and didn't actually occupy and physical space. How, then, were all of the magical girls and everybody else brought into her soul gem? How did everybody that was shown in her labyrinth get into it in the first place? Wouldn't they have to physically go there and get into her soul gem somehow? Were they just teleported there by Homura since she "willed them to be there"?

It's implied that Homura wished for them

  When Homura questions how people came to be trapped inside the barrier, Kyubey explains they made an adjustment that allowed things to be "invited" inside. Images of the familiars appearing in the real world behind Mami, Kyoko, Hitomi, and Kyosuke are shown, implying they abducted the victims and pulled them into the barrier. Kyubey explains that the people trapped in Homura's barrier are people that Homura subconsciously wished for. Futhermore her barrier could also invite the Law of Cycles itself, which would allow the incubators to observe what causes the disappearance of magical girls when they run out of magic.

Source: Rebellion/Synopsis - Part D (2nd Paragraph)

What i do not understand however is why Episode 4 is linked. I suspect that because in Episode 4 we see Hitomi being controlled with a Witch's Kiss to where the Witch Elly and her Labyrinth was this could imply that Homura as a Witch wished for others to be with her by sending "invites" in the form of Witch Kisses (to put them in a tranced state similar to Hitomi and Elly's other victims) and her Familiars tracked them down while the Incubators allowed them to enter Homura's Barrier.

The Isolation Field is meant to isolate Homura's Soul Gem from external influences but it still allows her to call out to the Law of Cycles which is what the Incubators were after, seeing what happens to a Soul Gem in a controlled environment (and they only learned about the Law of Cycles after confirming the existence of Witches by isolating a Soul Gem turning black) so with that said i do not not how the Familiars were getting out but it's possible the Incubators were allowing only them to leave


Was Blackbeard strong before eating the Yami Yami no Mi? He gave Shanks a brutal scar, years before he found the Yami fruit. This instantly makes me think he is strong as hell, with or without a Devil Fruit.

He almost broke Ace's neck during their battle. Breaking someone's neck just by chopping, especially when it was a quick jab-like chop, which didn't have much effort put into it, makes me believe he is pretty strong.

So why does he act like a coward when he is in battle? With his Devil Fruit abilities plus his personal talents, he should be a little more secure.

The only thing we really know about Blackbeard from before he ate the Dark fruit is that he cut Shanks and killed Thatch. The problem is that we don't know how these fights went down. The fight with Shanks was over 12 years ago, so we don't know the extent of Shanks' power at that time. After reading wayzz's comment, I reread the conversation between Whitebeard and Shanks, and it gives a pretty good idea of Blackbeard's power. If any, you should read chapter 434 again, to get a grasp of his power.

It was mentioned by Hawkeye and later by Whitebeard that, Shanks and Hawkeye used to fight many times. Despite fighting many times, there was never a clear winner, so we can deduce that Shanks' strength must have been similar to that of Hawkeye's. Now getting back to the fight between Blackbeard and Shanks, Shanks mentioned that he wasn't being careless and despite that, BB could give him the scar on his left eye. He mentions that

  Shanks: Blackbeard was waiting patiently for an opportunity... He didn't take the position of captain, nor did he become renown (by taking the position of division commander). He hid himself behind a large shadow called Whitebeard!

So being in the Whitebeard Pirates for many years, being able to scar Shanks in a real fight, being able to take down the fourth (Thatch) and second (Ace) division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates makes him a worthy opponent. Don't forget that two of the Yonkou got nervous about Ace fighting him. Both Whitebeard and Shanks wanted to stop Ace from pursuing him, because they felt like this was not going to end well, and it didn't. So it is safe to say that he didn't become the new Yonkou based just on his Devil Fruit powers alone.

I think Blackbeard's seemingly cowardly appearance might have something to do with his Dark fruit. The Dark fruit increases the amount of pain received by Blackbeard. So he might not be scared of losing the fight, but he might be scared of the pain that follows a single blow. His Dark fruit absorbs the punch even more than a regular person would, making it hurt much more. It hasn't been confirmed, but this might be the reason why he seems scared. Unless if you were talking about the Marineford Arc. At that time, I think he was honestly worried about losing, or at least getting his crew hurt or captured, because he would have never been able to fight both the Marine Admirals and one of the Yonkou at full strength. At that time, he chose wisely to retreat. This would give him more time to really master his newly absorbed Devil Fruit powers.


What is Lindel's song from Ancient Magus Bride based on? The song currently has no official title. But the first two words are "Iruna Etelero", thought it is often called "Flower Song". Some have theorized it's Finnish.

Is it just random syllables?

(Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLky9RjDXoY)

I just looked up info for the soundtrack for Season 2 and CDJapan has it on preorder to be released on March 28th. I also looked around at other sites and all of them say the 28th, so I am going to say unless we hear otherwise, this should be the official release date.

Also, pertaining to the lyrics, I ran them through Google Translate and it tagged them as Finnish, but the only words that were translated to English were Satoa (Harvest) and Toimessez (Actress)

However, I am running each word (Japanese) through to see if I get anything. Here is what it gave me

  Iruna (Bengali) eteruro (Japanese)
    Please obtain

  Iruna eteruro
  Please obtain

  Nadia, ēzeruvu~ōte (Swahili)
  Nadia, wisely ~ ok

  Reizeruko, (Swahili) mikemesuta (Igbo)
  Resurrection, lightning

  Iruna eteruro
  Please obtain

  Iruna eteruro
  Please obtain

  Sātoa, (Swahili) aimeltewa (Swahili)
  Offer, beautifully

  Reizeruko, mikemesuta
  Resurrection, lightning

  Āmeru, mikerumo (Igbo)
  Eat, slide

  Toimesesu, (Latvian) mikerumo (Igbo)
  For the better, slide

  Maseri, (Swahili) īmekuu~ōze (Latvian)
  Masters, you know

  Tōwa~ana, (Igbo) Mizaimesuta (Latvian)
  Drums, peeling

  Kesera, (Swahili) Kesera (Swahili)
  The trial, the trial

  Kesera, (Swahili) Setoru (Japanese)
  The trial, settle

  Āmeruvu~a, (Igbo) Eterurovu~o (Japanese)
  Activate ~ a, Get it now ~

  Mītetevu~a, (Swahili) Maria, (Latin) Ezeruvu~ōte, (Swahili)
  Defense, Maria, Wisdom ~ Oto

  Reizeruko, mikemesuta
  Resurrection, lightning

So yeah, it makes some sort of sense, but who knows if that is what it actually is saying.


Can reanimated Chiyo use One's Own Life Reincarnation technique? Edo Tensei render a Shinobi immortal with endless supply of chakra, but can Edo Tensei Chiyo use her Reincarnation Technique to someone and do it many times (since she is immortal)?

The answer to your title question is yes, Chiyo can use her reincarnation technique.

I am not sure if she can do it infinitely, because she is supposed to give up all her life and energy for it. However, you can find an alternate way to infinitely revive people: she resurrects one person, and then repeatedly Edo Tensei Chiyo again.

In regards to your comment on the other post, we can compare Chiyo's technique with Pain's. Pain has never actually mastered the outerpath, which is why he has to give up his life to use it and revive people. In this case, Chiyo is the same; she has give up her life to revive one person. Since Edo Tensei Pain was expected to use his outerpath to revive people, we can also expect Chiyo to be able to do the same with her technique.

From Kishimoto's perspective, this is a really inefficient way to bring back people. That is why there are two other methods, Edo Tensei and the Rinnegan's outerpath. In case masses of people die, he can bring them back in masses. Or in other words, in case Kishimoto kills off too many Shinobi, then realizes he made a mistake by killing them, he can easily undo his error with one skill.


Anime about the cameraman from a television show I'm trying to remember the title of an anime I watched a while back. I watched this anime sometime in 2007. Judging by what little I remember of the art style the anime was probably made sometime between 2000 and 2005. The episodes were 10-15 minutes each and there were about 10 of them. The show had a lot of nudity and was pretty explicit, but I'm sure it wasn't hentai. I somehow remember the plot very vividly despite forgetting the name. It wasn't a very good show, but I'd still like to know what it was.

The anime was about producing some sort of hero/sentai television show. In that fictional television show there were several girls (probably 5) who were able to transform into different outfits and gain different abilities depending on their outfit. The main character is a high school boy who is the camera man for the show who is secretly also the writer of the show. He's also pretty perverted, and a lot of the show is just him falling into erotic delusions.

The actresses playing the characters in the sentai show realize that he is actually the writer, though they keep this a secret from him. Somehow they all go to his school (I think), even though I'm pretty sure some of them were elementary- or middle-schoolers. In order to try to increase their screen-time, they all start trying to seduce him by getting into compromising situations, like "accidentally" running into him naked or showing him their underwear. The first half (maybe more) of the series is just random fanservice in that vein.

Later on, he figures out that they know that he is the writer and that they've been seducing him, and decides to punish them by putting them into even more embarrassing situations, causing wardrobe malfunctions on-stage and doing all sorts of other abuses of power. The series takes a sort of darker turn at this point, though there's still plenty of fanservice. However, the plan backfires on him. Some sort of controversy causes him to be taken off the project, and I think the show was even cancelled. Yet somehow there was a happy ending where all the actresses were still friendly with him and the show gets restarted, and he might end up in a relationship with one of the girls. The only thing I remember about the ending is that it was rather implausible, so I don't know how that happened.

Does anyone have any idea what this anime could be?

You're looking for the show LOVE♥LOVE?.

  Naoto Ohizumi is the screenwriter for the all-female Super Sentai TV show, The Super Transforming Cosmopolitan Prayers ("Cosplayers"), although this is only known by the show's producer. Naoto has a crush on one of the show's stars, Natsumi Yagami. As the show proceeds so does their relationship, with many twists and turns along the way. Many of the other actresses are also in love with Naoto, creating various situations throughout the anime.


Is "Bakabon" written in English and translated to Japanese? The The Genius Bakabon has jokes like (after Bakabon is mistaken for a bear by a nearsighted hunter)

  Don't make that mistake again- I couldn't bear it.
  気をつけてくれないクマっちゃうな～～～と

And many many other puns, which I doubt work in Japanese.

There is also an entire plotline where if he makes a pun then his boss won't fire him- e.g. After an overly long lunch Bakabon says

  Don't wring my neck we'll iron this out. (It's a laundry)
  ま　ま！　せんたく屋さん　しぼらないで　みずにながしっちょだい！

Plus,

  I wish you could forgive me.

And when sprayed by the boss's wife's perfume

  Whoa! you mist!

Is Bakabon written in English and translated to Japanese?

It's really not uncommon for anime which appear in English to have puns "translated" from Japanese.

One example that comes to mind is Persona (ペルソナ Perusona), which, when translated to English, ended up with the pun "Bear-sona!" said by the character Teddie (yes, like teddy bear), whose original Japanese name was Kuma (literally "bear" in Japanese), clearly not having such a pun.

Another rather complex example is this tongue twister, which is a very complex pun in both Japanese and English, using completely different bodies of text.

The studios which produced Tensai Bakabon were TMS Entertainment and Pierrot, both of which are rooted in Japan and produced the anime in Japanese. The original manga was written by Fujio Akatsuka (a native Japanese) and published in various Japanese shounen magazines by Kodansha and Shogakukan, both Japanese publishers.


What caused the shift in the world after the climax of the show? At the end of the show, it was implied that…

   …the world was pretty much destroyed and recreated, with only a few select people remembering the changes and what happened. The currency of Japan also shifted from the Japanese Yen to the US Dollar.

What could possibly cause the shift in currency? Was anything revealed about the motives of Masakaki and/or the Midas bank?

It seems doubtful that the two had the best interests of the human economy in mind...

Was there some higher power (or deeper conspiracy) at play masterminding almost everything surrounding the Financial Districts, and simply playing along with the decisions made by the Entres?

What could possibly cause the shift in currency?

During Kimimaro and Mikuni duel Takedasaki spreads rumors to cause the Japanese Yen to become useless thus is's exchange rate with Midas money shrink, this causes the Midas money to appear in Japan to everyone, even some of the bills are half Midas. This was done to weaken Mikuni in his Deals.

The Bank of Midas closes as Japan's Yen has no worth so it can't continue trading, C passes though Japan as it has no worth and allowing Kimimaro to deal the final punch to win the Deal and reverse the Printing Press, returning all the Midas Money back to the bank and getting Japan and it's people's future back.

Japan's economy is rebuilt as since the Yen is useless it adopts the US Dollar, it's believed that also reality has shifted like always to make it so that everything that transpired (C, the falling value of the Yen, discovery of the Midas Money in the Yen) never occurred, this is different from Singapore as it just went bankrupt because it had no mney left while Japan had money, it just was useless. This occurs while Kimimaro is speaking to Midas himself.

Was anything revealed about the motives of Masakaki and/or the Midas bank?

The Masakaki's motives are the protection of their financial districts which is why the Japanese one gets annoyed when the US is able to push C back to Japan.

When Kimimaro wakes up in reality he notices the changes, include where he and Hanabi are total strangers now. The Japanese Masakaki appears apologizing about Hanabi and presents him with a card from the Bank of Midas telling him that the Financial District will always exist, as long as there are futures left to take and if he wants to use the card he can revive the Japanese Final District by calling for Masakaki.

Midas on the other hand, he seems to just put the financial districts out there, allowing people to use them however they see fit well making sure they knew the price was to gain all this money which can be used for anything

As for your question about some grand mastermind, unless there was some group behind C actually occurring there is none, The Starling Guild know about the first instance of C and the effects the Bank of Midas had on reality and was trying to mitigate the damage done, in a sense they were masterminding mostly every Deal to reduce damage, however when C started Mikuni got to rash and was about to do the exact opposite of what he had started the Starling Guild to do.

As for C itself, it seems to be a financial collapse which can ripple though global markets, it's more something that ca occur in reality normally but it's effects are more devastating because C originates and affects the financial districts which in turn affect reality


How did Shinigami come into existence? How is it that Shinigami come into being? If there was no way for them to come into existence(in the human world), would they just slowly die away when any of them kill for love? Also, can Shinigami die of old age?

Shinigami, or death gods, rule the world of Death Note. A shinigami's purpose in life is to kill humans to extend their own lifespan, through the use of a death note.

Well, as you have already noticed, there are many different definitions of shinigami. The word is usually translated as "god of death", so you can think of them like grim reapers. And since the word "grim reaper" is also used for a variety of things, you can see how this can get interesting. There is no set definition for what a shinigami is, so the writers of different shows can just make things up. For your story, you get to decide whether you have to die to become a shinigami, and you get to decide whether certain people become shinigami.

In Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, the word Shinigami is used to refer to a character whose friends and family kept dying. It's a really loose word.

But if you're asking specifically about Death Note.... In Death Note, the shinigami do not have to die and they are not people who have become shinigami. The manga doesn't really go into the history of the shinigami, but it is implied that they have been shinigami for the entirety of their existence.

One of many stories about Shinigami coming to existence is :

    The Shinigamis become how they are because they commited suicide and as punishment they have to collect souls.
    If a shinigami fully remembers his or her past life before becoming a full shinigami, he or she disappears and becomes a ghost. They become full shinigamis by collecting their first soul.
    Personally, I think this is more easy to understand.


Are background and foreground delegated separately in anime production? When watching anime, I often believe to notice a relative movement of foreground (e.g. characters, props) to the background (e.g. landscapes, 2nd plan). I of course focus on the foreground, and only "register" the background. I somewhat recollect that in films, finding places to shoot a scene is a "lesser" task delegated to younger, less expensive, less creative people. Then the creative person would evaluate 3-4 options that are presented, and choose one venue which would then be used to shoot the scene. I thus wondered, if drawing the background in anime is done in a similar way, that it is delegated to a certain responsible person, and that the foreground is drawn by the primary artistic responsible - or - are they both done by the same person - or - is there some other delegation of drawing among different people?

Backgrounds and characters are usually made by different people and companies for movies and series, but there's no activity less creative than another as your answer may suggests.

For example, Kusanagi is a company specialized in backgrounds for many anime produced by different studios like Waiting in the Summer (J.C. Staff) and Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Sunrise). The ANN article about Waiting in the Summer show companies and people involved in the process, the Art director is from Kusanagi (backgrounds) and not from J.C. Staff (animation production).

Changing the perspective from companies to authors, this interview by NHK shows how Makoto Shinkai and his staff make backgrounds and storyboard (12:09~13:40). He shoot a scene using a camera and then pass this material to his assistants. In this case this task is taken by the director itself, leaving the team working on the material he provided according to the storyboard.

However, Makoto Shinkai started his career as independent animator with Hoshi no Koe, where he do animation, backgrounds and characters alone, so this rule doesn't necessarily apply to independent productions where staff is limited.

In this answer covering all key roles of an animation production, inbetweening is cited as a "relatively non-creative" job, so when you ask about a (relatively) non-creative job there is no foreground-background (as viewer) dichotomy but a creative-repetitive (as job) dichotomy.


Is there a way to tell the difference between an Arc and a Season? With Sword Art Online Season 1, there are 25 episode split into 2 Arcs, the first Arc, Sword Art Online ends with episode 14 while the rest of the season is the second Arc which is Alfheim Online.

In original Rozen Maiden series there are 2 seasons, season 1 end on episode 12 while the second season known as Träumend ends at Episode 25, likewise with Spice and World, both seasons have about 12 episode.

Now i am wondering, is there a way to tell the difference between Arcs and Seasons, i know i can't relay on openings as Sword Art Online has different openings for it's 2 arcs likewise with Spice and Wolf and Rozen Maiden which had different openings for it's different seasons.

Seasons has to do with the broadcast of a show, it doesn't necessarily always equate to 12 episode per season, sometimes a show can only be 10 episodes. See: What defines one "season" of anime?

Arcs has to do with the story. Wikipedia defines a story arc as:

  A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story arc is much more common in dramas than in comedies, especially in soap operas. Webcomics are more likely to use story arcs than newspaper comics, as most web comics have readable archives online that a newcomer to the strip can read in order to understand what is going on. Although story arcs have existed for decades, the term "story arc" was coined in 1988 in relation to the television series Wiseguy, and was quickly adapted for other uses.

The way to tell the difference between the two is how they are broadcast and how the story continuity flows from episode to episode. There could be many story arcs in a single season of an anime, or there could be many seasons in an anime that only has one overarching story arc.


Are the female appearing ants female? By my understanding, the chimera ant "sexs" are as follows:

A Queen can eat any animal (plants seem to be excluded) and produce
children without mating.
A King can mate in order to produce a Queen.
All others are generally non-reproductive.  If the Queen or King
another ant is loyal to dies, however, they can go off to mate as the
King does to produce a Queen.

A generally non-reproductive ant can have a traditionally male or female identy and appearance but this can likely be due to the food source.  The original Queen does not have human female characteristics (as opposed to human male) besides those one would consider maternal.

Is there anything to indicate that the female appearing chimera ants any different from this pattern?  The wiki does not know. The only female besides the queen to "reproduce" was Zazan who used a non-tradition means of reproduction which seems at least partially to be her Nen ability as opposed to something the other "female" ants could do.

I remember one other ant saying she was going to run off and become a queen but I don't think any details were given. The male appearing ones greatly out number the females but this seems consistent with the show as a whole.

“Sex” and “gender” bear disparate meanings but many people accidentally conflate these words. In the technical distinction, “sex” is a neutral word referring solely to physiology including differences in brain chemistry and hormones, whereas “gender” refers to cultural constructions/assumptions about what personality traits best suit (or are innately connected to) a particular biological anatomy. The female Ants all seem to identify as female, meaning their gender is female, regardless of 1) whether or not they can reproduce and 2) whether or not they have any interest in reproduction of any sort. It is not clear whether or not they subscribe to a belief in gender essentialism and, even if they did, whether their brand of gender essentialism would include reproduction as the main, or even as a main, component of what "female" means to them.

The Queen and the other feminine Ants were all given female seiyuu (voice actors) and they speak in feminine Japanese. The Queen especially speaks in a very motherly, or perhaps, grandmotherly, fashion.

Hina (formerly known as Hirin) has a nen ability to remove curses that gives her the appearance of being pregnant. She does not comment on this visual appearance in regard to human pregnancy, but only to complain about her figure.

(As an aside, the feminine Ants do seem to roughly align with modern Western gender norms for females, but Japanese gender norms have historically differed significantly from Western ones. For example, the 11th century Heian era ideal man was a master of concocting perfume, wearing make-up, and penning love poetry, and in the present day you can often see young straight men styling each others’ hair in public, wearing numerous plushie Disney key chains dangling from their man purses, and dressed in pink and lavender — none of these practices are non-masculine in contemporary Japanese culture — whereas the culture does maintain extremely strict gender norms, copious self-segregation by gender, and rampant sexism.)

The fact that a Chimera Ant is female is not dependent on the prior human and/or animal who was/were eaten by the Queen also having been female. Many of them are an amalgamation from a number of humans/animals who were killed, which were likely a mix of males and females. The main illustration of this is Kite, who was a human male, was killed and apparently at least some part of him was eaten by the Queen (though much of his body was not eaten in order for Pitou to make her puppet), then was birthed prematurely as a female Ant, and insisted that her name was Kite from a young age. The characters specifically mention that the Ant Kite is a girl. Her appearance came from a random female villager killed by Koala, meaning it is likely that that girl's entire body was eaten by the Queen, but the resulting Ant retains the memories of Kite instead, even though only a small portion of Kite's body was eaten.


What did the girls from Usagi Team watch on Final Eve? At the night before Final Battle against Kuromorimine Girls High School on episode 10, all girls from Usagi Team are seen watching a movie, and it looks like a movie about tank.

What movie was it?

They were watching Kelly's Heroes.  It's an old war movie in 1970 about a group of American soldier who tried to rob a bank far behind enemy line.

While the original poster looks different, it match with Japanese poster for the movie

The scene they were watching is around 1:56:00 when Oddball and Kelly, the main character, shoot down a Tiger, the same tank with Kuromorimine's tank.

Notes:

The girls seems to use the same tactic against Elefant, they manages to outmaneuver Elefant, and shoot it down from behind in a narrow road. Initially, they shouted, "Operation: Kelly's Heroes".
When Yukari infiltrated Saunders, she called herself "Sgt. Oddball, third class" from the "6th Armored Division." Which I believe came from Oddball from Kelly's Heroes


Can anyone in the unlimited blade works use the weapons there? When Shiro summons the unlimited blade works if he brings another person along with him could they wield his projections?

The weapons in UBW exist there physically, so technically anyone could pick them up and use them. BUT, a Noble Phantasm, as the crystallization of a legend, can't be wielded freely by anyone other than the original owner. When Shirou Traces Caliburn in the Fate route, he couldn't unleash its power until Artoria wielded it along himself. Projection Magic can trace the memories of the weapon so a proficient user (which Shirou isn't in said route) would get some proficiency with the weapon

   Like in HF, when Shirou traces Heracles' stone sword and uses Nine Lives Blade Works

But normally, unless you had an NP like Lancelot's Knight of Owner, which allows him to use anything he recognizes as a weapon as his NP, you wouldn't be able to use another's NP properly.

There's special cases like Astolfo using Akhilleus Cosmos in Apocrypha, but that's because Achilles has himself lending away his arms and armor as part of his legend and Astolfo receiving weapons from others as part of his.


What are the real names of the members of Organisation XIII? In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days we see how Roxas is actually an anagram of Sora with an X in it and Axel's original names is Lea, as mentioned by Saix. I also remember reading somewhere that Xemnas's name is anagram of Ansam.

So I am wondering, what are the original names for all the Organisation XIII members?

I. Xemnas = Ansem Xehanort
II. Xigbar = Braig (Bleig, in the NA version of KH2)
III. Xaldin = Dilan (Dilin; Ibid)
IV. Vexen = Even
V. Lexaeus = Aeleus (Eleus; Ibid)
VI. Zexion = Ienzo
VII. Saïx = Isa
VIII. Axel = Lea
IX. Demyx = ???
X. Luxord = ???
XI. Marluxia = Lauriam
XII. Larxene = Elrena
XIII. Roxas = Sora

   XIV. Xion = "nobody," Sora's (imperfect) replica with Kairi's memories.
 From the Tomoko Tanemaki, one of the scenario writers and writer of the KH novel: Xion's name contains the Japanese words for "tide" (潮, shio), fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi, Naminé, and Aster tataricus (紫苑, shion), which according to Japanese floriography, means "I won't forget you" or "remembrance."


What's the correct pronunciation for Luffy or Rufi? What's the correct pronunciation of his name? Luffy or Rufi?

At the One Piece wikia, it says "Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー･D･ルフィ Monkī D. Rufi)".

This answer needs a premise.

You see, Japanese don't distinguish between the L and R sounds. The L doesn't really exist and the R is not pronounced like in English. It's more similar to the Italian/Spanish R but it's not rolled. Also, FI doesn't belong to the standard Kana — ha, hi, hu (fu), he, ho — but it's constructed.

Based on this, you could say both (and probably for Japanese there really isn't a difference like for us). But apparently Oda meant the name to be Luffy (can't find a source yet), and since the Japanese language cannot faithfully represent this name it became Rufi, being the closest match to the actual name.


Are half-blooded Saiyans stronger than pure-blooded Saiyans? I'm wondering if half-blooded Saiyans are stronger than pure-blooded Super Saiyans? Like how half-blooded vampires are stronger than pure-blooded vampires.

According to Wikia

The offspring generally possesses the strength of the Saiyans and develops abilities far more easily than Earthlings.
Hybrid Saiyans possess the potential to become Super Saiyans but it is unclear how many generations can separate a hybrid  from their Saiyan ancestor before the transformation becomes impossible.
It is unclear if these hybrids possess a naturally greater potential than their Saiyan parents. Gohan repeatedly demonstrated a hidden power that, when harnessed, made him more powerful than even Goku or Vegeta, and when he and Goku trained to battle Cell.
It is unclear if Hybrid Saiyans may become Super Saiyan faster than pure-blooded Saiyans. Gohan become Super Saiyan at  the age of 11 (9 in the manga). Trunks and Goten were able to make the transformation to Super Saiyan at a far younger age than their fathers, at the age of 8 and 7 respectively.
Further, it is unknown if quarter Saiyans, such as Pan, have a lesser potential than half Saiyans or pure-blooded Saiyans. Most importantly, Pan doesn't transform into Super Saiyan, or it's simply because it is harder to transform for females.

According to my knowledge

In the series, either Goku, Gohan or Future Trunks said that half-blooded Saiyans can transform into Super Saiyan earlier than pure-blooded Saiyans because they possess the Earthling's rich emotions and feelings. Since turning into Super Saiyan requires to be highly emotional, this makes half-blooded Saiyans transform at a very young age.
I don't think it's because half-blooded, so it's weaker than pure-blooded. For example, Goku passes down his ascendant gene to Gohan, so Gohan has the potential to surpass Goku. It takes training. In Cell Game Saga, Gohan trains in Hyperbolic Time Chamber together with Goku, and he ultimately surpasses Goku. If he trained non-stop like Goku, he might have become Super Saiyan God.
Obviously, the more generations, the lesser the Saiyan's blood in their body. I don't know if that works with Saiyans, but in real life it does. In the 10th generation, or roughly 300 years later, the Hybrid Saiyans will become 1/1024 Saiyan-1023/1024 Human. As you can see, Hybrid Saiyans are not likely to transform into Super Saiyan, but they still possess enhanced strength.
Maybe someday either Bulma or Bulla invents a device that can release the hidden potential, making it easier to turn into Super Saiyan.


Why do many anime not follow the manga? Why are they usually made shorter? Many anime do not follow the manga history and are made shorter. However there are a few that do follow it or try to finish the history with the manga like the big three (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece), Death Note, and FMA Brotherhood. But others finish the anime without the real ending like FMA, Ouran High School, Pandora Hearts, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Why is this so? Is it because of the high cost? Or the lack of popularity?

The television broadcaster allots a specific number of seasons for the anime, depending on commercial considerations, such as popularity of the source material (manga), target audience, timeslots available, etc. If the manga would not conclude by the time their allotted season ends, they usually create an alternate ending, so that the audience does not feel like they abandoned the series.

The more popular series such as Naruto or One Piece can reasonably expect that they would get several seasons, till the manga ends and hence can follow the manga closely. However, such anime could also end somewhat abruptly, if the broadcaster decides to not allot them any more seasons at some point, as it happened with Bleach after the Fullbring arc, for example.

In some cases, when the anime production company works closely with the mangaka, they can keep their ending consistent with the manga, even though the manga has not been published, but this is rare.


Movie about an old woman telling her life story to a film crew Way back in 2003-4 my girlfriend at the time was watching an anime with her family.

The things I remember about it are that it kind of gave me a Titanic vibe with the lady re-telling her life story. However, when she told her stories, it transported the film crew (metaphorically?) into the past to record her life story.

I'd love to watch this film again, this time with my wife.

You are referring to the 2001 film "Millennium Actress" (Sennen Joyû) by director Satoshi Kon.

  A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who has been a recluse since she left acting some 30 years ago. Tachibana delivers a key to her, and it causes her to reflect on her career; as she's telling the story, Tachibana and his long-suffering cameraman are drawn in.


Why do characters from Jujutsu-Kaisen making so many references of Narutoverse? As I was watching Jujutsu-Kaisen, I have notices several reference from Naruto. Some of them are:

They referred the martial arts as taijutsu. With that, the Wikipedia article writes:

Taijutsu is a synonym for Jujutsu (method of unarmed or with minor weapons close combat).The words jujutsu and taijutsu and yawara can be
used instead of each other. The term is commonly used when referring
to a traditional Japanese martial art but has also been used in the
naming of modern martial arts such as Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.

The characters can stand on water (is that a reference?)
When confronted by Gojo Sensei that Itadori can't use cursed techniques, this is what he said:

I want to pull off a Spirit Gun or Bankai, or Rasengan, or Dodon Ray.

In episode 9, the villain makes a mention of Nine-tailed fox (Kyuubi).
Many hand signs are similar to what was shown in Naruto.

So, why are characters of Jujutsu Kaisen making references of Naruto anime? Is it because, since both shows are Shonen type, making references is easier and looks more impressive? Or is there any relation with the studios(the studios are different) or illustrators etc.?

For what I have learnt from Jujutsu Kaisen is that it is taken into account that the Author was influenced to create these characters based on that of Naruto-verse because he was inspired by that series. To support the fact that the author mentioned this is shown in this link.


Did the Hayate no Gotoku anime adapt the manga closely? I'm gonna start watching Hayate no Gotoku anime and I haven't read the manga so I need to know whether the anime adapted the manga closely. I am referring to all of the anime seasons and movies .

As nhahtdh pointed out, the first season has a lot of original content of the manga, but the time scale is completely different. Inside the anime, the first season was equivalent to more than a year, however in manga only 9 to 10 months have passed till then.

The second season completely sticks to the manga. So it does not seem like a continuation of first season.

The story of the movie: HnG Heaven is a place on Earth is not at all related to manga and so is the third season. However, the story of the third season was written by Hata Kenjirou (the Mangaka of HnG).

The new characters introduced in third season are present in manga, but the story is completely different. The fourth season HnG Cuties is a series of 12 episodes. The first 10 episodes are based on discrete chapters of manga. Each dedicated to some character(s). The last two episodes are not in manga.

Overall, you should give it a try!


How can non-Japanese fans encourage continued anime or sequels? What steps can non-Japanese fans take to support their favorite anime and encourage the studios to keep making the title (or make a sequel), assuming that there is more manga or light novel source material available?

I've heard it said that Blu-Rays are highly profitable, but I think it takes more than just profit to encourage sequels, follow-ups, additional cours, OVAs, etc.

For example, if I want there to be more Goblin Slayer, KonoSuba, Full Metal Panic, Log Horizon, etc. what could I buy or who could I write to ask for more?

I am not entirely sure that there is much we can do. One of the largest deteriminants is likely continued interest in the series, and if japanese viewership dwindles then the show might be canceled irrespective of what the western fanbase thinks, because japanese television networks need to satisfy their sponsors.

However, there are a few things we can try:

Buying Original Media

First of all, most anime is adapted from a different medium: there are visual novels such as Clannad and Fate/Stay Night, light novels like Slayers or Sword Art Online, and perhaps most significantly manga, like Sailor Moon, Dragonball z or Chobits. If the source material runs dry, the animated series might go alongside it, so you might want to take an interest in it. However, even  an ongoing series might come to an end if the source material runs dry before the start of the next season. This is what happened with the original Fruits Basket anime for instance.

Secondly, if you can, purchasing Original Video Animation releases might help safeguard against a premature ending at studio whims, since those can allow a company to operate independently from television stations, and are often used as a way to continue producing shows that have stopped broadcast, as noted in The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition: A century of Japanese Animation by Jonathan Clements and Helan Mcarthy:

  The anime historian Yoshiharu Tokugi suggests a slight semantic distinction between O.A.V. and O.V.A., in the sense that the former is a new work made specifically for video, while the latter may also refer to a continuation on video of a pre-existing TV show or movie franchise—such spin-offs were also known in Japanese in the 1990s as after-mono

This will be easier for people who share Blu Ray Region A with Japan, such as people in North America, since they can purchase blu-ray discs directly from Japan through importation services such as jbox, although it should be noted that anime is more expensive in Japan due to a different retailing structure.

Take Surveys

Another is to take customer participation surveys. One of the questions they often ask is "What your favorite series?". These can be from a checklist, or a write in option. Writing in the series you want to see most demonstrates interest that directs what the company decides to license next, and it seems likely that feedback regarding which type of shows a distributor would like to publish.

Sometimes these are available online, such as the Fall 2012 Funimation Survey. Other times you might find them in a postcard bundled with the physical video. Here are a couple of survey cards from A.D.V. and Sentai Filmworks.

The A.D.V. card came packaged with Noir Volume 5: Rage of Angels (I.S.B.N. 1578132703), and two of the questions on it are "What are your favorite manga?" and "What are your favorite anime?", and most other such surveys have similar questions. However, you might not always see such a survey in the package: My copy of The Disapearance of Haruhi Suzumya from Funimation  didn't come with one for instance, and even if you do get one the exact questions might vary. The Sentai Filmworks one only asks what you purchased for instance, and sometimes these are offered in the form of checklists that list the shows the company offers.

I suppose the reason they are there is to help distributors decide what to license next, or relicense, and perhaps if a series is known to be in especially high demand, it might come up during negotiations with the japanese animation studios and manga publishers.  When you see such a survey, it will usually be like a postcard, with a marked place to put a postage stamp and a preprinted mailing address on the other side of it.

Show ongoing interest

Another thing you might try is to watching licensed streams, even if you own the video in other static format. This allows you to be counted as a viewer multiple times, and demonstrates a continuing interest in the series. This adds to the number of people who are known to have watched a series from the first episode in a season through to the last, which may merit creating another season, if possible.

Besides having a pecuniary interest in showing their customers more of what they want, I think much of the unique appeal of this particular profession is showing the public something worth seeing or sending a message. When Miyazaki made his adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle, he did so with the intention of sending the public an anti-war message, and naturally trying to send a message is something you only do in anticipation of somebody receiving it. The wider the authors perceives the audience they are reaching to be, the more inspired they will be to create works for them.

Moreover, a series that does not fade from memory is one that is more likely to get a continuation even after being long dormant. Slayers Try and Slayer Next come to mind, and Dragonball Super does too.

An Aside on Merchandising

Merchandising can also play a rather significant role. In the Global History of Anime Rightstuf notes that in 2006 the market was oversaturated with anime, and that while series that had merchandising as an alternative revenue streams did fine, those that relied on video sales suffered as a result. I vaguely remember that Geneon U.S.A. went out of business at around that time.

In terms of other merchandising you can purchase, I would probably recommend buying premium merchandising, since that might engender an impression that you have deeper and more sincere appreciation for the subject matter than somebody who buys more cheap stuff on impulse, even if you are spending the same dollar value. Major majufacturers of figurines such as Good Smile Company and kotobukiya make some nice stuff, and Aniplex U.S.A. also sells premium goods such as canvas art.

You might also want to take interest in why an artist decided to start a series in the first place and see if there are any goods related to that. Touhou isn't quite anime, per se, but it is a closely related niche game series and Zun actually started the series as a way to start making music. It isn't unreasonable to suppose that he might value soundtrack sales more than game sales.


What are the reasons for producing short-form anime? Short-form anime (or tanpen anime, see Is there official terminology for anime series that run less than the standard length?) are relatively common, with at least a few each season.

It seems strange to me that this would be a worthwhile investment for studios. Sure, the production costs will be lower, but there are certain overheads that aren't going to scale with cost, and their DVD sales will surely be lower. So it seems like a losing deal for studios.

Why, from a production standpoint, would studios decide to produce short-form anime over a full-length TV series?

Most of the short-form Anime that I've seen are comedies that have little to no character development. So it would be quite difficult to find enough content to "fill up" an entire full-length episode. It's the sort of thing where you sit down laugh for a few minutes and leave.

From another angle, the cost reduction of producing short form Anime is probably even lower than you'd expect.

A lot of short form Anime retain the standard 90-second OP and ED. Since each episode is already short to begin with, 3 minutes becomes a significant portion of the episode to get "for free" - thus even less content needs to be produced.


Why does Nana have to eat bananas with their skins on as a condition to use her powers? In the series, it's mentioned that as a condition of her powers, Nana has to eat a banana with the peel on every day, plus an extra one for every time she uses her power.

Did they ever explain the reasoning behind why she had to do this?

Every character in Banana no Nana has a "Risk", some kind of condition they have to fulfill in order to keep using their powers. (Most of which, by some odd coincidence, seem to involve fan service.) Nana's is to eat bananas with the skin on. Her friend Ringo, the one forcefeeding her the banana in the above scene, has to wear a miniskirt in order to keep her leg powers. (This allows us and Nana to see her panties every time she uses her kicking attacks.) The first chapter's villain, in exchange for water powers, has to stay in the bath almost all the time, so she has a pair of thugs who carry her around in a bathtub when she goes out.

The only explanation up to the point I've reached is that these conditions are imposed by God in return for the powers. God also puts limits on the strength of powers, but some people, including Ringo, can break these limits under certain conditions. (Ringo's is getting angry.)


Is there a reference to Zenki in Japanese mythology? Or did Shaman King intentionally reference Zenki (anime/manga)? In the Shaman King series, Hao (and later Anna) used to take control of two beasts named Zenki and Goki (or Kouki), which look like this:

This immediately reminded me of Zenki and Goki from "Zenki":

So: Is there a relation between both series? (perhaps authors were friends...) Or is Zenki a japanese mythology character? Or... what's the reason behind the reference?

I have no prior knowledge here, so I'm mostly summarizing Japanese articles here. (English information on these beings exists, but is difficult to find because it's mostly swamped by Shaman King-related websites.)

Zenki and Goki are, respectively, a male oni and a female oni ("ogres", if you will) who are married to one another. Their names mean, respectively, "oni of the fore" and "oni of the rear".

They are said to have been attendants to En-no-Ozuno, who is the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic derivative of Buddhism that is indigenous to Japan. Depictions of En-no-Ozuno very commonly feature these two oni flanking him. See, for example, the piece "En no Gyōja, Eight Boy Attendants
& Two Demon Attendants (Zenki & Goki)" shown in this article on Shugendō (by the way, that website is incredibly fascinating if you're interested in Buddhist symbology and art, and is a true wonder of the internet) - Zenki appears to the immediate bottom left of the central figure, and Goki to the immediate bottom right. The linked article also includes some narratives about these figures. See the section titled "Two Demon Attendants / Servants of Enno Gyōja".

I know nothing about Shaman King or Kishin Dōji Zenki; anyone who does should feel free to write an answer pointing out any pertinent details about how either of those things relates to the mythological Zenki and Goki.


Who is the 9th Titan shifter? SPOILERS

Read only if you are caught up to date with the latest manga chapter (93 in this case).

Before chapter 93 we knew

   that the 9 titan shifters are :
 1) Progenitor Titan aka Founding Titan -> Currently Eren Jaeger
 2) Attack Titan aka Assault Titan -> Currently Eren Jaeger
 3) Colossal Titan -> Currently Armin Arlert
 4) Female Titan -> Currently Annie Leonheart
 5) Armored Titan -> Currently Reiner Braun
 6) Beast Titan -> Currently Zeke Jaeger
 7) Cart Titan aka Mule Titan aka Quadrupedal Titan -> Peak
 8) Dancing Titan -> Ymir
 9) Jaw Titan -> Galliard

After reading chapter 93, interestingly we have:

   that the 9 titan shifters are :
 1) Progenitor Titan aka Founding Titan -> Currently Eren Jaeger
 2) Attack Titan aka Assault Titan -> Currently Eren Jaeger
 3) Colossal Titan -> Currently Armin Arlert
 4) Female Titan -> Currently Annie Leonheart
 5) Armored Titan -> Currently Reiner Braun
 6) Beast Titan -> Currently Zeke Jaeger
 7) Cart Titan aka Mule Titan aka Quadrupedal Titan -> Peak
 8) Dancing Titan aka Jaw Titan (are the same!!) -> Currently Galliard
 9) ?????????

Are there any hints so far?

In Attack on Titan, Chapter 95, pages 16-17 we find out that the 9th Titan-Shifter is the

  War Hammer Titan, which is currently in possession of the Tybur family who currently resides in Marley. We also find out that the War Hammer titan is not used for warfare and has never been used against any enemy state (of Marley). It is important to note that the Tybur family was the first family of titan-shifters to rebel against King Fritz in the Great Titan War and they carry a lot of political clout.

In Chapter 101, the identity of the 9th Titan-Shifter was revealed to be

  Willy Tybur's sister.


Why does Paragus look younger in DBZ Legendary SSJ compared to DBS Broly Like if you watched the old Broly (the first one) He looked way younger, and in the DBS version he looks very old. So does that mean Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo and Trunks minds where whipped clean?

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/10/17550980/broly-canon-dragon-ball-super-z-movie-legendary-super-saiyan

  Because of his limited appearances, fans have debated if Broly can be considered part of the larger Dragon Ball canon for years. But in a note on the Dragon Ball Super: Broly website, series creator Akira Toriyama said he worked to fit Broly into the Dragon Ball universe.

Hopefully that links confirms that Broly is canon now. The movie basically retcons Broly's origin. That's why his father looks older and different than in the DBZ Movie.


Is there a re-encounter with the sea monster that ate Shanks's arm? Just of out curiosity, do we ever get to see the same sea monster that ate Shanks's arm way back in the beginning of One Piece?

I have only kept up with the series until Impel Down, so please no spoilers beyond a "yes/no they did/did not re-encounter the sea monster"

Yes, Luffy did. It isn't shown in the anime, but Luffy reencounters this Sea King, the Lord of the Coast, later in chapter one of the manga. Immediately after setting out from Foosha village Luffy is attacked by the Sea King, and is pleased to have a chance to show it what he has learned in the ten years since their last encounter.


Does the rinnegan give perfect chakra control to its true wielder Does the rinnegan give their original/true wielder perfect chakra control?

Lets say Nagato was born with his rinnegan, would he automatically have perfect control over his chakra?

Amongst the abilities of Rinnegan, it is shown,

  One who possesses the Rinnegan can easily master any jutsu as well as all five nature transformations

Mastering any jutsu or nature transformation would only be possible with the precise chakra control. It is unclear what you're asking about, i.e. Definition of perfect.


Do ninja clans have to keep relations only within the clan to ensure the inheritance of abilities? Are there any references to arranged marriages or forbidden relationships in the history of clans being used to avoid the clan abilities from being lost?

As mentioned in the series, the clans usually do not want their "powers" to fall into someone else's hand. As these could be used for research against this power or getting even greater power for the clan that obtains it. Therefore they try to keep relations within clans. Then again  relationships with different clans do exist. Naruto's parents would be a good example for this  as Minato Namikaze married himself into the Uzumaki clan with Kushina Uzumaki

  Membership in a clan is usually determined by blood relations and
  genetics, which is vital in the usage of Kekkei Genkai and secret
  techniques. These attributes and abilities made many clans feared and
  renowned throughout many villages. While clans may be composed of many
  individuals and extended families, many clans mentioned and seen in
  the series were somewhat limited to a nuclear family. Wikia

Also this part of the wiki states that family's (clans) can be composed of many families.

As for forbidden relationships, yes they existed (not always in a romantic way ) Look at the first Hokage and Madara Uchiha. They were best of friends yet their family's did not accept their friendship. So if I were to guess I would say that there is a high probability that there are also forbidden relationships

I couldn't find any specific information about forced marriage´s so far. But if I do find some information on this I'll add it here later.


Why in World Trigger do the characters have times when their faces get blank during dialog? Why is it that the characters' faces do this at various points in the dialog and what is it meant to convey? I wonder if perhaps this is a Japanese culture or anime culture expression that I have not seen before?

This is a stylized squint.  It is not specific to World Trigger or Yuma's personality.

This stylized squint is a variation on using horizontal lines to indicate eyelashes. This was popularized in shoujo manga, where the eyelashes were originally very thick.

Over time, eyelashes have generally become thinner.

And over time, increasingly abstract versions, such as a sketch of horizontal lines, have emerged.

Yuma's 3 horizontal lines is an abstraction of the standard horizontal-line eyelashes, which in this case conveys acting like one is trying to understand or agree: squinting indicates thinking so hard that you end up squinting from the strain on brain power and/or on account of focusing by shutting out your surroundings. Sometimes it is used when a character is thinking 「なるほど」 (naruhodo = "Oh, I see..." or "Oh, so that's what that means") whether or not he or she actually understands what happened/what was said. Here you can see Teruo from Ore Monogatari!! doing the same thing with an abstraction of 1 horizontal line.

Sometimes it is used for squinting for vision purposes, such as when a character takes his/her glasses off and cannot see clearly. This is based on real Japanese people imagining that squinting improves long-distance vision when they do not feel like wearing their glasses or if their glasses prescription is too low (a very frequent occurrence in the Japanese school classroom). The 3-shaped abstraction is a development in which the horizontal lines become a very stylized scribble (the artist does not pick up the pen between each horizontal line, so the squint is connected into a single line).

Sometimes it is used to indicate sleeping with closed eyes.


How Akeno has both devil wings? In Highschool DxD new Episode 10, Akeno showed her wings to Issei and told that she have both Devil and Fallen Angel wings. But when I was watching Highschool DxD Born then in Episode 1 during one fight it showed that she has both Devil wings.

So is it possible that it is some kind of mistake or there is any explanation behind this event ? I am not sure but there are few other events too which shows that she has both devil wings in previous episodes too. But how it is possible ?

Spoiler alert

Quoting Volume 4 of the light novel,

  different from the usual two wings of devils, one wing was of a devil and the other one was the black wing of a fallen angel.

This is the basis for the scene you saw in High School DxD New.

Now, the background story of Akeno is that she originally possess only fallen angel wings. She was born of a Miko and a fallen angel. However, due to persecution from her mother's family, she ran away and then met Rias, who turned her into a devil, causing her to own both devil wings and fallen angel wings.

The cover of the novel shows her with demon wings. DxD BorN also shows her with devil wings.

So, a logical conclusion that we can draw is that

Akeno has both a pair of devil wings.
She can make a pair of both. For example left wing is that of a devil and right is that of a fallen angel or vice versa.


Why does Shinnosuke ask people if they like peppers? I sometimes watch this anime called Crayon Shin-chan in Portuguese (in which it is simply called Shin-chan). Flirty as he is, Shinnosuke (its main character) is often inconveniently messing around with women. Sometimes he walks up to them and, as if to break the ice, asks them "Do you like peppers?". After this either the women get very embarrassed or his mother knocks him in the head (or both).
Also, in one opening theme he sings that "pepper tastes so bad".

Is this something specific to the Portuguese version of the anime?
Is its only significance related to his childishness (him being a five-year-old child)?
Or is it supposed to mean anything other than that (and makes more sense in Japanese)?

The progression of the phrase goes like this:

  ピーマン好き (Do you like [green] peppers)？ ニンジン食べれる (Do you like to eat carrots)？ 納豆にはネギ入れる方？ (The method of sticking negi [spring onion] into natto [fermented soybeans] "Are you the type who puts spring onions in their natto?")?

This phrase doesn't translate very well, but it's an equivalent to South Park "fish sticks" gag:

  Do you like to put fish sticks in your mouth?


Where did Naruto get his money from? Well, I know this is kind of a weird question.

In episode 176 of Naruto Shippuden, when the village's history is shown, we see that everyone hated Naruto, and even his homeroom teacher (Iruka) didn't understood him.

He was upset, and Teuchi of Ichiraku Ramen asked him to have some ramen, but he said "I didn't have money for it".

I thought a lot and was unable to figure out where he got his money from? He didn't have his missions at that time.

TL;DR The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, looked after Naruto, in accordance with the Fourth Hokage's wish to have the village see Naruto as a hero.

Early in the series, Sarutobi mentions how the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi inside Naruto, and died wishing that the village would treat Naruto as a hero. Much later, it is also revealed that:

   Sarutobi personally witnessed the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, use the Shiki Fuijin technique to assist in sealing the Kyuubi inside Naruto. Sarutobi remarks about Minato making his own son a Jinchuriki to save the village. In the process, Naruto also became an orphan minutes after he was born. (Chapter 504)

Sarutobi saw the Fourth Hokage's deed as a heroic sacrifice (especially in the light of the spoiler-text above), and took up the responsibility of fulfilling the Fourth Hokage's wish. Naturally, that includes paying for the orphan child's expenses until he is old enough.

Along the same lines, it was also mentioned that Sarutobi banned any discussion of the Kyuubi incident and severely punished anyone who disobeyed. Most other people either hated Naruto or were indifferent towards him, as he remarks multiple times later on during the series. Thus, nobody besides Sarutobi could possibly care to pay for Naruto's expenses.1

Hence, although nobody explicitly stated that the Third Hokage looked after Naruto's expenses (room rent, food, clothes, etc.), it is obvious that this is what happened.

1 This also leads to one of the many plotholes in Naruto's childhood story: Naruto has said a few times that Iruka-sensei was the first person who cared for him, and before then, his life was a hell of loneliness. Why didn't Sarutobi treat him with a bit more warmth from the beginning, especially when he knew who Naruto's parents were?


Why isn't Gildarts one of the Ten Wizard Saints? He clearly is powerful. Makarov even said that Jura's (One of the 10 Wizard Saints) power was close to Gildarts, which means that Gildarts is more powerful than Jura.

So why isn't he a wizard saint?  Does he have to do something magnificent?  Or is he just not popular enough?

The Chairman of the Magic Council appoints the wizards to the Ten Wizard Saints. The Magic Council's decisions are not always objectively taken, and sometimes blatantly politically motivated. Many of the Magic Council members have a strong dislike for the Fairy Tail guild. It is likely they did not appoint Gildarts because they did not want two Fairy Tail wizards to hold that title.

Another reason is that Gildarts travels a lot going on long missions, and rarely stays at his own guild for long, while the Magic Council probably did not want such a "nomadic" member on that elite group. Moreover, even if the Magic Council made him that offer, Gildarts himself may have turned it down, seeing how he returned the Fairy Tail guild Master's title saying that he is not suited for it.


Is the timeline messed up in episode 27 of FMA: Brotherhood? In Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood episode 27 "Interlude Party", Hohenheim is seen talking to a very young Pinako Rockbell, much younger than she ever was when Ed and Al are around. And still, she talks about them not only as if she knows them, but also as if they have already committed the taboo.

Did she age from that beauty to a grandma in 4 years?

"Interlude Party" is a recap/clip episode designed to catch up viewers who may have missed the preceding episodes.

The episode is structured as a dream Hohenheim has in his travels, where he revisits past timeline events through interaction with a very old friend of his (Pinako). He knew her when she was much younger, so it is not unreasonable that, in a dream, he would see her as her younger self.

Nothing about the timeline is messed up; dreams, in both fiction and reality, don't necessarily maintain temporal consistency, and the same is true here. Hohenheim knew Pinako as a young woman, and he knows what his sons have done. Therefore, in a dream, a young Pinako can indeed talk about events that occur when she is an old woman, with no damage whatsoever to the timeline of the waking world's timeline.

The dream nature of the events are made clear several times throughout the episode (characters abruptly changing age, or knowing things that would not yet have come to pass at their depicted ages); furthermore, it is emphasized at the end, when Hohenheim wakes up.


Did Saber recognize Illyasviel in Fate/Stay Night? In Fate Zero, Saber doesn't exactly meet Illyasviel, but she does see her, which is hard to forget because she looks pretty much exactly as her mother Irisviel, who was a good friend of Saber's.

In Fate Stay Night, Saber runs into Illyasviel multiple times, and eventually Illyasviel ends up living with her in Shirou's house. But, as far as I'm concerned, Saber doesn't seem to "react" at all. By this I mean something like:

"Oh boy, that's Illyasviel, damned Kiritusugu's daughter"
"Whoa, she looks exactly like my good old friend Irisviel"
"von Einzbern? That rings a bell"

But it doesn't seem (to me) that Saber actually realizes this.

Does Saber recognize Illyasviel? If yes, why doesn't she bring it up?

Yes, Saber's (Arthuria) situation as a Servant is unique. She is not a true heroic spirit, but rather an incomplete one (See: Fate/Zero novel, Vol. 2, Act 5, Part 1):

  As Saber - that is, Arturia - is an incomplete Heroic Spirit, she would not possess the knowledge that surpasses time and space one gains when one has reached the Throne of Heroes.

According to the Type Moon Wiki:

  Heroic Spirits are those who have been removed from the time axis and placed on the Throne of Heroes, while Saber can still be considered living. The hero known as King Arthur is not currently classified as a Heroic Spirit, so she cannot be called a complete Servant. She made a pact with the World as she was on the verge of death after the Battle of Camlann that will require her to become a Counter Guardian, a subcategory of a Heroic Spirit at the service of the World, after her death. These pacts are normally done by those requiring the power beyond ordinary humans to become heroes during their lifetimes, but her wish instead came at the time of her death because King Arthur did not require support to become a hero.

Having technically not died yet, Saber cannot take on Spirit Form like most other servants because she's technically still considered alive. This allows her to keep all memories of her search for the Grail, unlike Heroic Spirits don't keep their memories in order to prevent inconsistencies.

With that being said she most likely realizes the positions she is in and the recurring characters, but does not act upon it would complicate matters (singling her out as an irregularity, raise unnecessarily questions that may distract her master).