How was Obito able to use Kamui immediately after awakening his MS? In Episode 435 of Naruto Shippuden, Obito awakens his Mangekyo Sharingan and attacks the hidden mist ninja using the MS ability. However, he had no prior knowledge about the MS as Madara never explained it to him at this point.

So, how did Obito know about the Kamui Dimension after he suddenly awakened his MS? Madara never said that it can be a MS ability, nor Zetsu told him anything.
Also, Kakashi figured about the Kamui much later. How did Obito figure out how to use the ability without training?

During the fight against the Hidden Mist ninja after Rin's death, he never teleports his entire body to the Kamui dimension. His intangibility ability is probably activated involuntarily (he never got attacked unless he purposely made himself tangible, like the fight against Minato). Kakashi doesn't have intangibility, so he wouldn't know how his MS worked until he figures out how to use Kamui.


Does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Fullmetal Alchemist 2003's Amestris? in the 2003 anime of Fullmetal Alchemist we see that our world have counterparts to characters in Amestris. in the Conqueror of Shamballa film we see

Officer Hughes (Maes Hughes's Counterpart)
Gracia the Florist (Gracia Hughes's counterpart)
Alfons Heiderich (Alphonse Elric's Counterpart)
Noah (Rose Thomas's Counterpart)
Fritz Lang (King Bradley's Counterpart)
Erik Jan Hanussen (Frank Archer's Counterpart)
unnamed waitress who looks like Lyra
unnamed truck driver who looks like Scar
unnamed passenger with ^ who looks like Lust

and we know that before the movie there was a counterpart of Ed who Ed took over the body of when Dante sent him through The Gate

I've been wondering that since a lot of people we know in Amestris has counterparts in Our World, does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Amestris? particularly the 2003 anime series

I think its Roy Mustang, he wants to be the Führer, and turn Amestris in a "Democracy", but we dont know what is a democracy to Amestrians and what kind of Democracy is it. It can be a "Aristocratic Authoritarian Democracy" like one of Gottfried Feder´s (creator of the National Socialism and the first economist of the Reich, a genius) possible State system planned to Germany, that Would exist an One Party Parliament, and the Candidates for Führer would be selected for capacity and competence (technical evaluation), and the people would vote for the best candidate, and the chosen one would turn into Führer of Germany. Thats an advanced mode of democracy in my vision, and it can be one of the possibilities of "Roy Mustang´s Democracy".
Ok thats only a theory (and a mad one XD), but would be interesthing XD
I know the age of Mustantg and Hitler are not the same, but Some characters dont have the same age, so... whatever, thank you for reading.


Why Light didn't lose memory in ep31 In ep31, Light says he had misa sign off as the notes owner, and hence she loses her memory. In the earlier eps, it was shown that Light used misa's note to keep his memories. But as soon as the book was given away, why didn't he lose his memories?

For the same reason he was able to defeate Yotsuba Kira: When he touches a note that he once owned, he temporarely regains/ keeps his memories.

I don't find a reference just now but some time after the first major climax half way through the manga, Light explains to Ryuk/ us that he keeps physical contact to a note using a corset. As long as he touches a note he once owned (and at some point he owned every last one that became part of the human world at some point), he temporarely holds his memories. And since it is old trickster Light, temporarely happens to be several months.

I will go through the manga again late this week and hope I can find the chepter.


Where can I find Saikawa Sensei's shirts for sale? I'd like to find Saikawa's shirts without printing them myself.

Have these shirts been made available as licensed product?

I was able to find the パン shirt available on Crunchyroll's store as a Crunchyroll exclusive product.

They do not have the other shirts available on their store though.


Who is this third character and what is her connection? I have had this image for a while now

I know the brown hair in the middle is supposed to be Taiga Aisaka from Toradora and the pink hair on the right is Louise de La Vallière from The Familiar of Zero, but who is the third character with the red hair on the left? And is there some sort of connection between all 3 characters who are in different anime to make them almost look identical? (e.g. the light in the hair and the face seems to match perfectly yet the shirt on either side doesn't)

I think she looks like Shana from Shakugan no Shana

All of them has similar trait, small stature, and tsundere. All of them also has same seiyuu, she's Rie Kugimiya. And all of them also produced by J.C. Staff.

The reason of why they look similar probably because (as @LoganM says) J.C. Staff is rather lazy with this kind of thing. They also have similar art and animation style among their series even when they have different Character Designer.


Why didn't anyone question how Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi? In episode 21, Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi with the help of Rem. Why didn't anyone question how she did it? Or did everyone assumed Higuchi did it?

At this point of the anime, L et Light don't know who is Kira, they only know that he is working at Yotsuba.

First of all, when she's passing an interview with the members of Yotsuba, when going at toilets, Rem make Misa touch a piece of the Death Note so Misa can see her and reveals her who is Kira.

So only Misa knows who is Kira at this moment, so there's no reason why they would have placed micros or cameras on Higuchi's car.

Then, Misa decides to make Kira reveal himself. She swaps her clothes with a friend so Mogi can't stop her. The date with Higuchi was not planned by the detective team so they couldn't put recording devices on the car.

In the same episode, when Matsuda says "We should maybe put a micro on her", implying they don't usually do it.

So what's happening in the car is not recorded by L & Light.

At 20m30, we can see that Misa activates recording device :

There's even a little bip noise indicating that it is starting to record.

The only part that is recorded is that

  Higuchi will stop killing people in order to prove that he is Kira so he can marry Misa.

The death of Kaneboshi isn't mentionned. As said earlier in the episode, Kaneboshi was known to be a bad guy. His death isn't unusual and there's no reason why it would have been noted by the detective team.


Why is Furuya's grandfather called "Professor Boil"? In the manga, Darin and later Darin's father (Chief of Zoma) keeps referring to Furuya's grandfather as "Professor Boil". Is there a reason behind his name?

Below are some examples:

Chapter 10 (Darin):

Chapter 31 (Darin's father - Chief of Zoma):

The answer is in the same page of chapter 10 in the original Japanese version.

Furuya's grandfather's full name is 降谷 茹五郎 (Furuya Jogorou), and his nickname "Professor Boil" comes from the character 茹 in his name, since 茹でる means "to boil".


Does "Saint Seiya Omega" series have a prequel? When Saint Seiya Omega starts, there is an evil character named Mars, which seems to be defeated by saints before. But I have never seen him in the previous series. Some of the plot is built on past events about which we are assumed to have a priori knowledge. It is strongly like this series have a prequel.

I have watched these TV series:

Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter OVA - Sanctuary
Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter OVA - Inferno
Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter OVA - Elision
Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas

But still I can't tie up any of them with the currently ongoing Saint Seiya Omega series.

Does "Saint Seiya Omega" have a prequel?

The only thing which comes between Elision and Omega is the movie
Saint Seiya: The Heaven Chapter - Overture. The Lost Canvas is a prequel.

However, according to Wikipedia, it is an anime-original story separate from the original continuity, and you aren't assumed to have watched all the previous series. As far as I know, Mars only appears in Omega, so there are definitely some unexplained points which might get answered in flashbacks or might remain forever unexplained.


Why was Spike looking for beans in “Cowboy Bebop: The Movie”? In Cowboy Bebop: The Movie how did Spike know where to look for the virus? How did he end up in that Moroccan styled market?

Do we see him getting any leads that lead him there?

Rasheed mentions that "you can find anything on Moroccan Street", likely implying the that market may have some back alley that deal with products different sorts.

Perhaps it is a nuance that is lost in translation? What Spike is probably looking for is information. There is a word in Japanese, 豆知識 (まめちしき), which literally means "bean knowledge" and can mean "bits of knowledge", or information. A bean that you can't see.

When he mentioned that he is looking for a bean seller it's possible someone that sells information (the local informant) in general. This is not explicit in the original Japanese language version, but in the English dub only, at around 0h:20m mark, there is an old lady that points and says, "ask for the bean shark, they will know what you mean." This is likely added to the English script for better context to the viewers. In actuality, it likely Spike asking around for sources of information that led him to the market and Rasheed to come out of the works to talk to Spike, since he is said to be well acquainted with the local folk, who likely informed them of a foreign asking for information.

It's probably a coincidence that the bean seller is connected to Vincent and the bioweapon directly. On the outside, Rasheed may seem like a regular bean seller, but it probably is a front or perhaps an informant side business. A bit like asking for a street name of some product so that certain locals can differentiate them from "normal" folk.

He speaks in a very indirect manner, perhaps likely to discern his intent. When he asks what kind of bean he is looking for, he refers to "Calabar beans" and how they can tell if "your wife's cheating", indirectly asking if then he goes on about Pythagoras about fava beans.

The significance of Pythagoras, the fava bean, and his death comes from legends. It is said that he hid and lived inside a cave for some time to hide from a dictator. In some accounts of his death his death was told to be the result of him fleeing attackers, who chased him until a field of flowering fava beans blocked his way, unable to advance any further, his pursuers caught up and he was killed. There are many interpretations of why the chose to stop there, but there his a particular speculation historian that has a bit overlap with the plot of the movie.

It is believed that Pythagoras may have had favism, for those unaware, favism, a genetic disorder that is particularly common in the Mediterranean. The condition, named after the bean, causes people to develop hemolytic anemia from eating favas, or inhaling the pollen from its flowers. Meaning that after consumption or contact, red blood cells start to break down, cause anemia-like symptoms, jaundice, and/or  heart failure. Perhaps it is a bit of ironic foreshadowing or illusion to the bioweapon?

Spike likely didn't catch on to Rasheed's true identity until their second meeting, in which Rasheed spoke when he knew about the Doctor in the third person.

   Spike likely pieces everything together by the end (Rasheed = the Doctor), asking Rasheed to deliver a messaged to the Doctor before he departs, then promptly punching him in the gut.


Does Mob have an automatic/unconscious psychic protection? IIRC in season 1, when he was fighting other psychics, once he was hit someone said he has something like an automatic or unconscious psychic protection that's why he can't get hurt easily even if he's catched offguard. But in season 2 when running he falls and he has his knee bleading and his face bruised. Does Mob have an automatic/unconscious psychic protection?

If you're referring to when Mob was running during the race and fell. He didn't want to use psychic powers to win the race, he most likely just turned it off.


Is the FMA: Brotherhood movie considered canon? I've been watching the FMA: Brotherhood Movie (Sacred Star of Milos), and from what I've read/what I can tell, it's set partway through the show. Is it considered canon, or is it more like the Naruto movies, where it is entirely separate from the storyline?

The script itself was not written by Hiromu Arakawa (nor did she have any staff involvement at all), and she has not endorsed it as part of canon (though she has said that she "[looked] forward to it"). Additionally, it was written after the main series had concluded, and intentionally placed in the timeline so that it would not interfere with the canon story.

Was it difficult to create a story that didn't mess up the plot-line of the show, since the show was already over?
Since the film happened in a country that the characters had never gone to and didn't go back to for the rest of the series, it was difficult to conclude it in a way that didn't affect the rest of the existing story. But, having it in such a locale let us concentrate on the story without worrying about the affects on the rest of the series. Also, I had to be careful with how much Al fell for Julia because it could seriously affect what happens in the future.
Why did you put the story where you did in the timeline?
At this time, Ed has come to the realization that he was certain Al's body existed somewhere, and he was ready to jump on the next train to wherever he could go to make that happen. So, in that time period, it was the best time for them to travel to another location if they could find a clue to the recovery of their bodies.
  — Source: AnimeNewsNetwork Q&A with director Kazuya Murata

Among fans, I've never found any that regard this movie as canon. As it was not the original creator's intent, nor created by her, it really has no reason to exist in canon (except that it's written in a way that doesn't interfere with canon).
Given all this, I think we can safely say that Sacred Star of Milos is not officially part of the Fullmetal Alchemist canon.


Are Watari and Kaori a couple by the time she is hospitalized after missing the gala violin concert? One of the reasons Kousei uses to rationalize never making a move on Kaori (and the real reason being his indecisiveness, in my opition) is that she is Watari's girl/romantic interest.

Watari and Kaori are never shown as a couple, or even having anything between them beyond friendship, when they are together onscreen. Kaori doesn't seem to even give Watari the time of the day.

In episode 17, he tells Kousei "For the woman I love, I would drink even muddy water", while trying to usher him into visiting Kaori. His attempt at pushing Kousei into going there seems a perfectly fine wingman behavior, so I am quite confused.

So, there are a couple unknowns here:

In the fist episode, it is clearly stated that Watari has an interest in Kaori (and it is what starts the whole "Friend A" Kousei's self-demeaning thought train). Did they move forward?

Is Watari really wingmanning Kousei when he tells him to go visit her?

At least judging from the Anime Series, they never have been a couple.
Here is why I believe that:

Just after the group of friends went to visit Kaoris concert for the first time, Watari does notice that Kousei has a thing for Kaori. I mean the dude is a piece of bread but even he noticed.
He does hardcore wingman Kousei to go see Kaori once she's in the hospital.
Apart from the fact they have nothing in common he still seems too interested in all other girls as well, thats how I'd judge him not really bonding with Kaori in the first place. :)


Why is One Punch Man considered a parody anime? I checked the synopsis here and I was wondering about the genre of parody.

I’ve completed the season of One Punch Man and there was no parody of anything in the animé. The only parody animé I’ve experienced before is Gintama and the parody is altogether at another level! Whereas, One Punch Man had relatively none. Am I missing something or is it an error?

TL;DR: One Punch Man is not a parody of a single manga, it is a parody of the whole shonen genre. It makes fun of its codes and therefore can be seen as a parody.

To help understand it, I will compare One Punch Man to Dragon Ball. I will use the anime for comparison, but it is pretty much the same for the manga. This can and should be applied to many shonen series and not only Dragon Ball. Its use is only intended as an example.

Fights

In One Punch Man, the fights are over at the moment Saitama punches an enemy (except the final fight). The moment where the fight is going on is very brief. In Dragon Ball, the fights can last a lot of episodes. As an example, the famous fight between Frieza and Goku took 10 episodes (see How much broadcast time did it take for planet Namek to blow up)

Reason to fight

Saitama fights because he just wants to be a Super Hero. Being a hero is considered a hobby for him. On the other hand, Goku fights because he wants to save his friends and the Earth, while Vegeta fights to become the strongest fighter ever, Gohan wants to save the Earth so he can study peacefully, and so on. One Punch Man is deconstructing the shonen hero goals: by reading/watching it, you have the feeling that anybody can be a hero, it's not that hard. This is going even deeper as C-Class heroes are quite casual people.

Training

As mentionned in this post, compared to the power he acquired, Saitama's training is just ridiculous, and it is even more so if you compare it to the training in other anime.

The hero itself

Saitama is not badass. While this can be viewed as primarily opinion based, there are some elements that can help us to understand that he was not intended as a charismatic character. Even though every enemy and character are well drawn, Saitama is drawn in a quite basic style and leads us to the feeling that Saitama is out of universe. A good example is the transformation of Boros, which is quite similar to Dragon Ball's evolutions (this is not even my final form). While the transformation itself is very well drawn, Saitama's reaction is quite out of universe

And so on...

There are a lot other things that could be mentioned, such as the fact that we see the hero doing casual things (groceries, eating in restaurant alone, ...).


Which character has the most deaths to his/her name? In the Dragon Ball series, we see tons of people dying and being revived by the dragon balls.
This triggered my curiosity to know which character has the most deaths to his/her name in the whole Dragon Ball series. Who is it, and how many times did he/she die?

Krillin died the most number of times. xD

Here's the list (Krillin vs Goku):

Krillin:

Tien Shinhan Saga (Dragon Ball)

Krillin: Killed by Tambourine. After the Tournament, he is killed by Tambourine, who was out to kill all of the greatest martial artists so that King Piccolo would go unchallenged.

Saiyan Saga

Krillin: Killed by Frieza. Frieza lifted him into the air with his mind and blew him up, inducing Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation. He was later revived with the Namekian Dragon Balls. (Note: This was Krillin's second time dying, as he was killed by Tambourine in Dragon Ball). Ep.95

Fusion Saga

Krillin: Turned into chocolate and eaten by Super Buu. Was later revived with the Namekian Dragon Balls.

Super 17 Saga

Krillin: Killed by Android 17, who was brainwashed by his clone created from the depths of Hell. After Krillin tried to help 17 remember how much he hated Dr. Gero, Android 17 shot a Photon Flash through Krillin's chest.

In alternate timeline

Future Krillin: Killed by the androids.

In second alternate timeline

Presumably killed by Goku Black

Goku:

Saiyan Saga

Goku: Killed by Piccolo, though he sacrificed himself. He held Raditz in place so he could not escape, and Piccolo shot a Special Beam Cannon through both of them. Goku was later revived with the Dragon Balls. Ep.5

Cell Games Saga

Goku: Killed when Cell self destructs, after Goku took him to King Kai's planet. He is revived several years later when Old Kai gives him his life.

In alternate timeline

Future Goku: Died of a heart virus.

Hit Arc

Killed by Hit (Dragon Ball Super episode 71)

Second alternate timeline

Killed by Goku Black when he and Zamasu switch bodies.


Who has the most powerful enlarger quirk, Yui Kodai or Mount Lady? According to the My Hero Academia Wikia Mount Lady can enlarge to 20,62 metres. In the other hand, it's shown in the anime Yui Kodai can also enlarge herself. Is it known how much can she enlarge? Who has the most powerful enlarger quirk, Yui Kodai or Mount Lady?

We don't know how much Yui can enlarge herself. However, there are two distinct points that make their quirk different.

Mount Lady only enlarges herself to 2062 cm. That's it. However, Yui can change her size as she wants. If her quirk has no limits (again we don't know) she might overgrow Mount Lady.
Yui also shrinks herself but that's not relevant for the question.


Do anime studios pre-record their voice actors before animation? I read somewhere that anime studios do their animation work followed by voice recording. Whereas, in Western animation, they pre-record the voice before doing animation so as to accurately draw the lip movements of the characters through the voice actors.

I am wondering if it's still true, and if there are anime works which use the Western approach? I heard Natsuyuki Rendezvous pre-recorded their voice work before doing animation.

According to Washi's blog post from 2011 titled "Anime Production – Detailed Guide to How Anime is Made and the Talent Behind it!", all of the voice work and sound recording happens in post production. These processes are compiled from studios like Sunrise, Production I.G., AIC, etc.

I've read about certain productions where some animatics (simplified mock-up animation of storyboards) are used with voice acting. Not sure if they actually do recording there or whether it's used as part of the creative process. However, Wikipedia's Voice Acting in Japan notes that:

  A voice actor's role in anime consists of reading the lines before the production is finished. In Japan, the lines are usually performed before the anime has completed. The artist then draws in every expression to the key of the voice actors reading it off. This is the most common way of prerecording in Japan.

But the passage lacks any citation.

Additionally, voice actors are paid for a chunk of work, regardless of the number of lines or how long the session takes, so it's logistically easier to do it all in one go as opposed to being linked closer to the production of the actual animation. When the animation is (mostly) done, the voice acting and sound engineering can all be done in one go.


What are the Guardian of Earth's tasks in Dragon Ball series? In case the question is not very clear, What I want to know is:

What Dende or Kami must do as the Guardian of Earth?
Do they have to protect human being from evil?
Do they have to create the dragon balls?
Do they have to hear and grant (if appropriate) any humans wish
(as the comment said they referenced as God)?
Do they have to watch over every activity that people on earth do?
If they don't have to create dragon balls, do they have to be from Namek?
Aside from people safety, in what problems they may or must help humans
for fulfilling their job as Guardian of Earth?

Basically, the question is what are their tasks as the Guardian of Earth?

As is mentioned on the wikia site,

Guardian (神様, Kami-sama; lit. "God") is the title given to the individual protectors of planets in the Dragon Ball series.
Despite their names, the Guardians' role is closer to that of an overseer.

As the Guardian of Earth (I will be using GE as an abbreviation), Kami or Dende have to protect the human beings from evil. A few examples being

Kami training Goku during the Piccolo Jr. Saga.
Kami training the other Z Warriors during the Saiyan Saga.

Kami and Mr. Popo spreading the Sacred Water throughout the entire world using the Seven Air Currents located inside Kami's Lookout in order to cure the Earthlings from the effects of Garlic Jr.'s Black Water Mist.

To expand a bit more on their job,

Guardians have an indirect reporting relationship to one of the Kais (in the case of the Guardian of Earth, this is King Kai).
Another way of looking at this is that Guardians are more supervisors than they are managers.
They have many of the powers associated with Gods, including the ability to see and sense events around the world, to travel to and guide souls to Other World, and to be a general protector of the people.

This concludes the tasks of the GE.
Now to answer your other questions,

The GE doesn't necessarily have to be from Namek. The reference being that

Kami was the first Namekian GE.
Kami asks Goku to replace him as the GE after the World Martial Arts Tournament in Piccolo Jr. Saga.

As the GE doesn't have to be Namekian, they don't have to create the dragon balls.
They do grant human wishes if they are appropriate. An example being when he gave a new life to Shenron on Goku's demand after he was destroyed by King Piccolo.

I believe this answers all your questions...


Is Durarara SH a sequel to Durarara x2? Is Durarara SH a sequel to Durarara X2? do I need to read Durarara X2 to understand it?

Yes, Durarara SH is set 1.5 years after the end of Durarara!! A majority of the main cast returns. You probably do /have/ to have read all of Durarara to understand it, but I'd recommend it.


In Revolutionary Girl Utena, what's the power to revolutionize the world? I made this question before but since a single answer won't suffice, I have broke it down into different post as suggested by other users. TL;DR: I'm tring to understand the story, not the analogies.

So, What is the power to bring revolution? Is it actual power (like the type you see in shounen animes) or is it just an analogy about making the world accept behaviors like homosexuality and incest (as seen in events related with Akio & Touga or Akio & Anthy)?

Touga's explanation in the manga
In the third volume of the manga, before their second duel together, Utena asks Touga:

Why do you want it so much? "The power to revolutionize the world" … I've never understood it.

Touga's response to this is:

Oh. That's easy. Tenjou, have you ever felt that you were an outsider? That this place we look down upon … It's like another world, far away from the real one? Our true world exists someplace else. We all want to get that world back so we can finally return to our deepest selves. This world we inhabit — it's like an egg … A small world encased in a hard shell. The chick will die, unborn, if it doesn't break through that shell … Die without ever knowing that it's a bird! If we don't break the world's shell, we'll die without beyond born, without knowing we can fly! And I want to fly. That is why I will revolutionize the world … So that I can be myself!

(Italics are from original text. Some of the punctuation is my own.) This implies that in the Utena manga, this "power to revolutionize the world" is not necessarily about physical power. Rather, it is about being able to make a proper place for oneself in the world.
Can a similar interpretation apply to the anime?
The anime diverges from the manga somewhat in plot, but this interpretation helps clarify the anime's own discussion of the "revolution." We often are shown a sequence where the student council members say:

If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. We are the chick. The world is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being born. Smash the world's shell! For the revolution of the world!

This is very similar to the second half of what Touga says in the manga. There is the same notion of self-realization and overcoming the world here. Furthermore, Mikage's response in the anime after students recount their troubles — "Your only choice is to revolutionize the world." — shares the element of "revolutionizing the world" for personal reasons.
When Nanami substitutes for Touga, she introduces a variant in the sequence:

If it cannot break its egg's shell, a chick will die without being born. The chamber of freedom and the cage of freedom. Without revealing the vastness of the sky, both care for the chick. Smash the world's cage! For the revolution of the world!

The meaning of this is less immediately clear, but it does not seem inconsistent with the interpretations earlier.


What is the OST playing in Naruto Shippuden Ep 42 where Four-tailed Naruto fights Orochimaru I'm interested in finding the OST at the 9:05 minute mark in this particular video
https://youtu.be/t4Tq-w5lYwY?t=548
I've searched on Youtube, but can't find anything.

It sounds like an unreleased variant of Dark Clouds (Shippuuden OST 1 track 20). There's an unofficial version here, titled "Dark Clouds (other Verison)".
(Same as in this answer.)


Why all the "Re" in titles? There have been quite a number of series whose English titles use peculiar forms of Re. I don't mean normal usages like Rebirth or Requiem. Here's some I chose from an alphabetical listing at MAL:

Re Boot
Re-Kan
Re: Cutie Honey
Re:_Hamatora
Re:Creators
RE:Map
Re:Zero (and several spin-off series)
ReLIFE
Rewrite (although normal, seems to conceptually fit here)
Re:Monster
Tokyo Ghoul:re

It is likely that some of these are just using the prefix "re" as often done in English, to mean either "again" or "concerning". What makes these seem odd to me is the variety of ways they use off-kilter orthography. Is it done as a marketing ploy to attract attention?  Or is there some underlying Japanese concept that maps particularly well to English "Re"?

A Japanese student grows up learning three alphabets (two Japanese and the Latin one) plus Kanji. I wonder sometimes if this variety can lead them to think flexibly in how they choose to build titles in English.

For the meaning of the word "Re:" in the title, depends on the Anime

(there seems to be a lot of explanation in the comment section of your answer).

But the reason on why there's an influx of it being used is the fact that it currently sells when used in a light novel, manga, or anime title.

It's like how in gaming after DayZ was out, there was an influx of zombie survival games.
or if you want an Anime comparison, it's like how after Sword Art Online, "Trapped in another world" anime popped up each season (starting the 'isekai' genre craze).

I'm not saying that everything with the word "Re:" in it is a cash grab, it's not; but it's more of a marketing strategy.

The earliest usage (that I can find) of this is in Re: Cutie Honey (2004) and later Re: Hamatora (2014) which is an OVA, and a second season respectively. The most impactful usage of "Re:" though is in Re:Zero.


How is Aika related to Mahiro in zetsuten no tempest? I have watched the anime Zetsuten no Tempest (Blast of Tempest) recently and I am confused about the relationship between Aika and Mahiro.

From the anime it appears that Mahiro was the son of a rich and influential man and at some point he met with Aika who was to become his new sister.

What I don't understand is: was Aika an orphan child who was adopted by Mahiro's family or did his father remarry or something similar? Also, neither Mahiro nor Aika's parents are ever shown in the anime, are they dead? If so, is there any information concerning their deaths?

I have heard that there's also a Manga, so it might be that the anime is missing some information.

According to the wikia, Aika is Mahiro's step-sister through her mother's remarriage to Mahiro's father and both their parents were found dead along with Aika.

http://zetsuennotempest.wikia.com/wiki/Aika_Fuwa


What happened to Fugo in Episode 18 8:35? In Episode 18 at 8:35, while Giorno and Mista were going to Venice, Fugo was in the car at first but then he isn't after the flashback? I reread this part in the manga but Fugo just seems to suddenly disappear there too. What happened to him? Did he split up somewhere to go with Bruno, Narancia, and Trish (I feel like I remember this to be the case...)? If so, could somebody provide the manga chapter and page where that happens?

Nope, there seems to be no explanation in the manga either, given the same thing happens.  After the conclusion of Giorno vs Baby Face, both mention they are 1-2 hours from Venice. In the next chapter, they have arrived at the bridge leading directly to Venice, which then we can infer that a few hours have passed.

Note that previously, the entire team went in one car.  Bucciarati, Abbachio, Trish, and Narancia are inside Coco Jumbo, and Fugo, Mista, and Giorno are sitting in the car with the turtle. The next chapter doesn't show Fugo OR the turtle, so it's safe to assume that within that two hour frame they had gotten off at some point.


How can Goku sense King Kai and Supreme Kai(s), but not Lord Beerus? In the Dragon Ball Super it is mentioned that only a God can sense other God(s). This being true, North Kai and Supreme Kai(s) were able to sense movements of Lord Beerus, but Goku wasn't.

Then how is it possible for Goku to sense North Kai and Supreme Kai(s)?

According to Dragon Ball Wikia, being a God (Divine Being/Non Mortal) and having Godly Ki are two different things. Goku and Vegeta are normal mortals but they still can harness God-Ki because of training with Whis.
Now on to your second question. As I explained above God-Ki can be obtained through training. Currently Goku and Vegeta has both the ki (Normal ki and God-ki). It is totally dependent on the characters which to use, if Goku decides to use only god-ki then his friends like Krillin would never be able to sense his power (ki). He uses both forms of ki. Even Supreme Kai have both ki, that's the reason Goku could sense him. As for proof you can visit Dragon Ball Wikia: http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Ki#Deities.
It states:

Deities use a rare form of ki, known as God Ki (神の気, Kami no Ki), which is referenced as early as the Majin Buu Saga, but fully introduced in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. It has been shown to be far above the normal usage of ki. Despite this type of energy dwelling specifically within gods and other high-level deities, god ki can be obtained by mortals via various means, including special rituals passed down through legends, and highly intense training under the supervision of an angel.
Godly ki is a more powerful version of ki. As seen during the God of Destruction Beerus Saga, Goku is unable to be on par with Beerus until he absorbs the power of Super Saiyan God. Goku is able to briefly fight on the same level after having lost his Super Saiyan God form when his mind was adjusted to Beerus's level of power and speed. However, it is implied to have been a temporary instance. After Goku and Vegeta train with Whis, they are able to use the god power in their base and Super Saiyan forms, making the transformations more powerful at will.
The God of Destruction Beerus, his mentor Whis, their siblings, and Saiyans who obtain the power of a god are able to use this form of ki, all of them vastly surpassing almost everyone else. The Supreme Kais also possess both normal ki and godly ki as they are "Gods of Creation", the opposite of Gods of Destruction, and both Kibito Kai and Old Kai are able to sense Beerus as well. It is implied that, since they possess both normal and godly ki, they lack the strength of those with purely godly ki. Kibito also appears to have godly ki, as Dabura states that neither his or the Eastern Supreme Kai's energy can be used to release Majin Buu from the Sealed Ball.[6]
Several beings who do not possess godly ki are capable of sensing it: Dende possesses the ability to sense godly ki due to the fact he is Guardian of Earth (which would imply that Kami and the other Guardians of Earth also possess the ability to sense it as well when they held the position) and is able to sense Beerus's ki.[7] After greatly powering up to the level of the gods, both Goku and Vegeta also possess the ability to sense godly ki. Objects like scouters are unable to scan the power level of a user of godly ki. In Dragon Ball Super, Frieza gains the ability to sense godly ki after his four months of training as he can sense Super Saiyan Blue Goku's ki and feels that it is less powerful than the normal ki of his Golden Frieza form, certain beings with power or strength that surpassed Super Saiyan God (such as Future Trunks' power increase after his transformation into Super Saiyan Rage, and Frieza's clan members' power increase after achieving their Golden forms) can sense Godly ki.
Due to Goku's body being taken over by the Supreme Kai apprentice of Universe 10, Zamasu, and then engraving Goku's fighting power into his own, Goku Black possess godly ki. Every time Black transforms into his Super Saiyan Rosé form he covers himself with Godly ki.


In Death Note, how far could "sexual" interaction go with a shinigami before it broke rule XXXVI? As the internet knows, in "How To Use" XXXVI, the following rule is stated:
"There are male and female gods of death, but it is neither permitted, nor possible for them to have sexual relations with humans. The gods of death also cannot have sex with each other. "

Now, this rule isn't to prevent romantic interaction, as a shinigami can be in love and act like it, he will only die when he steps in to save his love interest. In other words, love isn't forbidden, purposefully saving lives is. No, the obvious would be that this rule addresses breeding. Nobody wants half-shinigami running around in either worlds. Or at least, the shinigami king doesn't.

But if something is not possible for a shinigami, why is it also forbidden? It's a pretty awkward catch: in humans (and supposedly also in creatures as sophisticated as shinigami, who have a culture and a personality) sexuality goes way beyond reproduction. We guys in the human world have hundreds of ways to spend a steamy hot night without actually doing the deed. So what is "sexual relation" supposed to mean?
Here are the two options that seem obvious to me, but neither feel entirely satisfying.

1) If "sexual relations" are both forbidden AND impossible, can a shinigami behave as lewd as he wants, with humans or peers, since none of it can be called "sexual relationships" (they're impossible) therefore everything sexual he does is by default allowed? (In which case, the interdiction would only exist in case it somehow became possible for shinigami to get laid, I guess?)

2) Or, is the rule twisted/badly worded, and implies that intercourse is not possible but also that all and any sexual behaviour is forbidden, despite being completely feasible? If that was the case, it begs the question why this rule exists in the first place, since it won't cause any offspring. That would also be the first time a Death Note rule is so imprecise and ambiguous.

The whole question could be dismissed by saying that shinigami just won't be interested in it in the first place, but I ruled it out, given how diverse their personalities are and how much some of them like to mess with humans in every way possible out of sheer boredom am I right.

Both solutions seem problematic. Is there any info out there that I missed, or any thinking I got wrong? Thank you a lot for helping me solve this mystery.

I think that some of the meaning of the rule is lost in translation. Trying to translate the rule myself using my limited Japanese based of the wiki image I came down to (feel free to correct me if I am wrong)

  There is a male / female in the god of death,
  Human book point descendants with humans are not allowed or impossible,
  The death god Same as above does not mate.

Which implicates OR rather then AND leaving the ambiguity. But also explicitly states descendants and not specifically sexual relationships.

But lets assume the translators know better what they talk a bout then I do. In that case I would assume that the rule covers the aspect of interaction using genitalia being impossible, but other sexual relationships are also not allowed.

Lets first take a look at the definition of sexual relationships

  Sexual relationships: Interactions involving sexual behavior with another person, or other people including, kissing, petting, humping, making out, sex, anal sex, oral sex, rimming, t bagging, fucking, licking, hickeys, sucking.

Reading through these, lets assume that relations which requiring the genitalia are impossible. All though this never is explicitly stated, the rule does some what insinuate this.

This would leave us with things such as : Kissing, petting, humping, making out, licking etc.

A Shinigami does have a mouth, hands and perhaps a tongue. Quite a few of these sexual relationships remain possible to the Shinigami, without actual intercourse or chance of creating demi-god off-spring.

So if we interpretation it in this way, it would make sense to cover the broader aspect of sexual relationships


Where can I watch Mushiking anime? I would like to know more about the anime called Mushiking. It is a 52-episode anime (according to Wikipedia) which I just can't find.

There are 1-2 segments on YouTube in Japanese, but that is the most that I could find.

Does anyone know what happened to this anime? Or where could I watch it?

Mushiking was pretty much a large advertisement for a game and didn't get a great following - That isn't to say that anime based on games can't be popular (see Pokémon & Yugioh) , but more often than not efforts to make a company's new product the new "thing" end in failure.

It didn't disappear, rather it faded away in time. A thing that happens to all media, unless it is significantly loved by consumers.

That being said, you can still find the DVDs in some places (Japanese):

Wow HD

Amazon Japan (Thanks @senshin)


Where can I find anime dubbed into English with Spanish subtitles? By any chance, is there a website that has anime dubbed into English but with Spanish subtitles?
I think Crunchyroll works, only right now I don't have the money to have an account.
I wanted to see Hunter x Hunter or Death Note not only in Japanese (well, subtitled). But I am not very good with English.

Well, if you really want something that specific, then Crunchyroll is probably the only available legal site for that.


Roronoa Zoro's boasts I'm quite interested in Zoro's personality, especially when he boasts to others about his powers. Can someone list out all or some of Zoro's lines so far in the manga?
I can only remember two:

In Dressrosa arc:

 During his fight with Pica, he said "Only if your Haki is stronger than mine".

In Punk Hazard arc:

 When he and Tashigi are fighting with Monet, I can't remember exactly.

I don't have an exhaustive list of Zoro's quotes, so until someone comes up with such a list, I'll give you the ones I could find googling this problem. Keep in mind that these are translations and he might have said it differently in Japanese. Have fun reading.

His most recent one liner on Dressrosa is:

  Over the 9 mountains and 8 seas... Throughout the world itself... There is nothing I cannot cut.

The quote you were looking for when fighting Monet is:

  You've underestimated me, snow woman. When you thought you couldn't beat me, you should have run. Of course, there are things that I don't wanna cut. But... let me ask you something. Have you ever seen a fierce animal you were sure would never bite? Because I haven't.

You can find 29 quotes on less-real. They don't say when he said them though.

  If I die here, then I'm a man that could only make it this far.
  You need to accept the fact that you're not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face.
  Bring on the hardship. It's preferred in a path of carnage.
  Either in belief or doubt, if I lean to one of these sides, my reaction time will be dulled if my heart thinks the opposite of what I choose.
  I don't care what the society says. I've regretted doing anything. I will survive and do what I want to.
  You want to kill me? You couldn't even kill my boredom!
  You sure can talk the talk, but you're not quite ready to walk the walk. Time's up, it's my turn.
  When the world shoves you around, you just gotta stand up and shove back. It's not like somebody's gonna save you if you start babbling excuses.
  So, are you stupid enough to fall for such a stupid trap that such stupid people set up?
  I'm a pirate hunter.
  A wound that'd make an ordinary man unconscious... I won't lose to it. A wound that would kill an ordinary person... I won't lose to it! To face one who is extraordinary, Hawk Eyes... I can't allow myself to be ordinary!
  There should be a limit to how similar a couple looks like.
  When I decided to follow my dream, I had already discarded my life.
  If you kill yourself, I'll kill you.
  Well, how about this. My "luck" versus this thing's "curse". Wanna see what's stronger..? If I lose, then I'm just that much of a man anyways...
  There is someone that I must meet again. And until that day...not even Death itself can take my life away!
  I don't know. I'm not sure why myself. But if I were to take even one step back, I believe that all those important oaths, promises and many other deals 'til now, will all go to waste and I'll never be able to return before you, ever again.
  So what if you're a girl.
  If I can't even protect my captain's dream, then whatever ambition I have is nothing but talk...
  When you decided to go to the sea, it was your own decision. Whatever happens to you on the sea, it depends on what you've done! Don't blame others!!
  You'll never understand...your swords will never be as heavy as mine!
  If you do anything that would cause me to abandon my ambitions... You will end your own life on my sword!
  Fine! I'd rather be a pirate than die here!
  I am always serious.
  I do things my own way! So don't give me any lip about it!
  I'm going to be the world's greatest swordsman! All I have left is my destiny! My name may be infamous...but it's gonna shake the world!!!
  If you die, I'll kill you!
  Bring on the hardship. It's preferred in a path of carnage.

More quotes can be read on animequotes.

  There is someone that I must meet again. And until that day… not even Death himself can take my life away!
  Well, how about this. My “luck” versus this thing’s “curse”… wanna see what’s stronger…? If I lose, then I’m just that much of a man anyways…

There is also wikiquote, which has a compilation of quotes, phrases, dialogues from One Piece. You could search for Zoro in the page for more dialogue from him, but I'll stick to his single quotes here.

  I will... I will never... LOSE AGAIN! Until I defeat him [Mihawk] and become the world's greatest swordsman, I'll never be defeated by anyone!
  This is the burden of a captain, you can't doubt yourself. In times like these if you lose your confidence, then who can we have faith in?
  When the world shoves you around, you've just gotta stand up and shove back. It isn't like you can do anything just by giving excuses. If I die, then I am just a man who can only make it this far.
  I'll get strong, stronger than she[Kuina] ever was, you hear me! Strong enough that my name reaches up to the heavens! I am going to be the world's greatest swordsman. I promised her... I promised.. I did...

I tried to weed out the doubles, but forgive me if I put the same quote more than once.

You can read more one liners of One Piece on reddit, but they aren't all Zoro's.


How did the Euphorics contract the Euphoria Virus? Saiga and Suitengu both contracted the virus when the Research Lab that Suitengu's team was sent to infiltrate blew up.

Since almost all the other Euphorics wouldn't have had anything to do with the infiltration  mission and Suitengu mentions in episode 2 that the Piano Teacher would get more arms because of supposed deaths from people trying to become Euphorics, indicating that not everyone who came in contact with Kugura had the virus, I am wondering: how did the other Euphorics get the virus?

As you stated they both contracted the disease when the research lab exploded this got covered in Episode 10  "Suitengu Cometh"

Later on in episode 17

  Suitengu listens to the melody of his music box and utters the name "Yui." He begins to reminisce about his childhood with his sister, Yui. On that fateful day, he discovers his parents hung and a man arrives to collect the debt they owe. Yui attempts to pay with money from a child's game, but the man discards the money and takes her captive and sends Suitengu off to army training. Suitengu always keeps his music box and survives the battles for seven years. On his last mission, he is sent to attack a research laboratory, but when the rest of his squad is defeated, he ends up becoming a test subject. He is healed and given an Euphoric power which allows him to defeat the army when they attack again. After arriving in Japan, he saves the lives of Tsujido, Makabe, and Niihari, and they become his followers. Then, he entices Shinsen into his plan for dominance and sets his plan into motion.

With that knowledge there are several possibility that could lead to more power users. The 2 most likely would be

The virus had already been used for testing purposes or militairy purposes
There is more than just 1 laboratory that is developing this virus


Has Luffy ever killed anyone? In One Piece, there is a lot of blood and fights as we saw on the death of

   Ace.

However, did Luffy ever actually kill any person?

No, he never killed anyone. The reason why he never kills anyone is that he is leaving them another chance to achieve their dreams. This was also stated by Oda in SBS vol. 4:

  D: How come Luffy never kills his enemies? Throughout "One Piece" manga so far, he didn't kill Mohji and Helmeppo, but Axe-arm Morgan was killed by Zoro, why is that?

  O: Hmm! That's a very good question. First, I have to announce that Morgan is still alive. He's currently in jail, where he was placed by his former subordinates. Why doesn't Luffy kill his enemies? Because in that era, everyone uses their lives to fight for their dreams. For an enemy, when their dream has been shattered, it is the same as losing a fight, and as painful as death. I believe, for a pirate not to kill an enemy, it's giving them a 2nd chance to fight for their dreams.


Why is Motoko Kusanagi usually the only one with thermoptic camouflage? I'm finally watching Stand Alone Complex and I expected more use of the technology, especially by Section 9 and underground groups who care not about the moral/legal reasons.

Is there a specific reason why these two groups do not use it all the time? Expense? Controlled substance?

Spoilers are ok.

If you are asking in the Stand Alone Complex Universe / series, then no Kusnagi is not the only one who uses it. We see Batou, the Tachikoma tanks, the Narcotics Suppression Squad (NSS), the elite JMSDF Black Ops unit Umibozu and even Togusa uses it in the series. In general, the other Section 9 members also use it indirectly when they are inside the Tachikoma tanks.

Example of Kusnagi, Batou and Togusa using it at around 1:08 (Episode 1 of SAC Season 1),

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAIcWoU117s
Alternative Link: https://streamable.com/aslwo

An example of a Tachkikoma using it,

As for regarding it's usage, legality or possible limitations here's what the wiki says,

  An important technology used in the series is thermo-optical
  camouflage (光学迷彩 kōgaku meisai). Members of Section 9 as well as their
  Tachikoma tanks have the ability to activate a special camouflage
  technology which enables them to blend in with the environment, making
  them near-invisible across all visible spectrum and thermal imaging.
  It is an active stealth system which projects ambient conditions of
  the opposing side, thus rendering the masked object transparent by
  transmission.

  The system is not perfect, as it seems unable to
  compensate for sudden changes and physical impacts and not impervious
  to close observation. It also has difficulty working in rain or if
  walking through shallow water. A faint translucent distortion is shown
  as the limitations of the technology. In the legal landscape of the
  series, usage of the technology without a warrant is heavily
  restricted. The use of this technology by Section 9 is the exception,
  and not the norm - further highlighting their extraordinary legal
  standing.

  In the Stand Alone Complex alternate timeline, however, this
  technology seems to have been perfected and is capable of operating in
  highly illuminated environment, as evidenced in the episode "Android
  and I". The visual distortions are therefore purely for the benefit of
  the viewers.

Finally, in the Stand Alone Complex series, I suspect the reason why it appears that in Section 9 it's usually always only Kusnagi followed by Batou that use it more frequently is because they are usually the ones that are in the "offensive/dangerous part" of the operations or take in the solo offensive/assault operations. And this maybe due to their heavily cyberized / augmented bodies and their extensive military experience than the other members. Not saying that the other Section 9 members don't have their own specialties or quirks. They do and it's used for different purposes.


Why is Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" so prevalent in anime? Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is an important song in Evangelion.

The song is also important to the Read Or Die OVA.

And in the 13th episode of Gunslinger Girl, the girls start watching a meteor shower and want to listen to this particular as background music.

Why is this particular song so prevalent in anime? It may be a well-known piece, but there are lots of other well-known pieces of classical music.

According to Wikipedia, the song is played during Japanese New Year's celebrations. That would explain something, but in none of the above examples was there a New Year's celebration.

So, why does anime feature this particular song more heavily than other classical pieces?

With "Read Or Die", it was part of the plot, since they cloned Beethoven himself. With most of the other instances, it's selected background music, and I'm not sure I'd say it's even that prevalent. Schubert's Ave Maria is used in a lot of shows. Same with Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No.1, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata or Pathetique, Pachelbel's Canon in D, Ravel's Bolero, or what about Handel's Messiah?

Aside from the obvious thematic reasons you'd want to pick a classical piece, especially in shows that are set in a classical setting or at a music school (Nodame Cantabile, La Corda, etc), sometimes the animation/scene/sequence is storyboarded/tailored for a particular piece of music. In Evangelion, you had that super long pause during Ode to Joy. In Legends of the Galactic Heroes "My Conquest of the Sea of Stars", there's is a beyond epic 15+ minute long space battle that is intricately choreographed to the entirety of Ravel's Bolero.

Oddly, while it's said that Vivaldi's Four Seasons is the most played classical piece ever, I don't think it's used in anime all that much.

There's a thread on ANN that lists some of the more common classical pieces that get used in anime.


Can the Death Note manipulate people whose names aren't written in it? For example let's say James wrote: "Bob Schneider gets stabbed at 13:30 by his best friend. Dies of blood loss one hour later."

Would the Death Note control his friend whose name isn't written in the Death Note, or would it result in Bob having a heart attack?

The answer to your question is quite complex and can best be summarized succinctly as -- "maybe".  The death MAY play out exactly as you wrote it, it may play out similarly, but with someone or something else causing the bleeding, or he may die of a heart attack.  Or if certain criteria are met he may not die (but most likely he will!).

Let's dig in.

Rules of the trade

A complete list of rules from the comics and manga is compiled here.

Note, while many share the first 10, there's more rules in the canon than that.  In total there are at least 66 rules that have been compiled from the source material, many of which are found in the thirteenth manga volume, Death Note 13: How to Read.

Some rules that are applicable to this scenario/question include:

Rule VI.1

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

Rule X.2

  Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or
  accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended,
  the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that
  other lives are not influenced.

Rule XXVI.2

  Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it
  influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die,
  the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.

Rule XLII.1

  The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other
  humans' lives or shortens their original life span, even though their
  names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these
  cases, no matter the cause, the god of death sees only the original
  lifespan and not the shortened lifespan.

Rule LV.1

  In occasions where the cause and situation of death is written before
  the victim's name, multiple names can be written as long as they are
  written within 40 seconds and the causes and situations of death are
  not impossible to occur.

Rule LV.2

  In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation
  is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If
  both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die
  of heart attack.

Rule LVIII.1

  By manipulating the death of a human that has influence over another
  human's life, that human's original life span can sometimes be
  lengthened.

Rule LVIII.2

  If a god of death intentionally does the above manipulation to
  effectively lengthen a human's life span, the god of death will die,
  but even if a human does the same, the human will not die.

Rule LIX.1

  A human death caused by Death Note will indirectly lengthen some other
  human's original life even without a specific intention to lengthen a
  particular person's original life span in the human world.

Basic rules precluding death

So let us assume a couple things:

Bob Schneider isn't going to die otherwise within the next 12 minutes
"" hasn't been targeted with a different death scenario from another Death Note.
"" is older than 780 days (~2 years) and is younger than 124 years old.
"" does not own a Death Note.

If any of the above are false, additional rules preventing the death would kick in.

General feasibility w/ example from the source material

Now the Death Note allows people to write in a situation, perhaps even with familiar characters (this aspect is somewhat unclear).  A good example is the death of Matsushiro Nakaokaji, a robber and murderer who is killed by Light who writes that the target bleeds to death at 1:30 p.m.  He was stabbed by a store employee and winds up dying at the prescribed time.

This establishes that, yes, assuming the conditions are feasible (see in particular LV.1-2), you can use the Death Note to manipulate someone other than the victim into killing them.

Death by a best friend stabbing

So what does this mean in practice?

Well, likely Bob's best friend has to have considered stabbing him, which seems fairly likely, based on the lose definition of potential outlined in the rules regarding suicide.  Also, the friend likely has to be physically present and have an accessible knife to ensure feasibility (most homes would meet this criteria as they have knives in the kitchen).

If it is feasible, the next question is whether the attack will somehow result in the friend dying as well.  If so, Rules X.2 and XVI.2 clearly state Bob will instead die of a heart attack, to prevent additional deaths. Note that Rule XLLII.1 state that it's fine to short the characters lifespan (let's say Bob fights back and stabs the friend with a non-life ending injury that nonetheless shortens his life, i.e. laceration of the spleen or kidney).

Now let's assume that it's not feasible for that best friend, either because they're not capable of harboring such thoughts, are physical incapable (maybe they're paralyzed), or would die in the process of the attack.  Then that friend will definitely not commit the attack.

Does Bob have multiple best friends?

If so, likely the above criteria repeats.  If one best friend would die  from the stabbing, perhaps the situation will pass to a friend that meets the feasibility criteria and wouldn't die.  So maybe best friend 1 is a nerd and best friend 2 is a gym rat... the note would likely avoid the nerdy friend who would die of the counterattack, and instead pick the gym rat, who could carry out the deed without dying himself.

Unknowns include which best friend is chosen first and how/why, assuming there's multiple "best friends" of Bob capable of killing him.

Death by someone else stabbing him or some accident causing bleeding

Now if no friends are capable of killing him, than the next question, per LV.1-2 is whether someone else would be capable of stabbing him.  Say he's at the store at 13:30 p.m. and no friends are around, but other people are and one of them has a knife.

Again, assuming no one else but Bob will die as a result of the attack and the attacker has considered stabbing a random stranger (or casual acquaintance if they happen to know Bob), then the stabbing may still occur, just not the written situation.

Or something else will happen to Bob (i.e. a piano falling on his leg) that causes him to bleed out at the specified time.  The requirement of no additional deaths, however, would precluding many accidents that might satisfy this end, though (think massive highway crash, etc., which would likely produce multiple fatalities).

If there's multiple possibilities to fulfill the cause of death, if the situation was deemed infeasible or would lead to additional deaths, it's unclear which would be picked (as with the question of which best friend would kill him if multiple are capable). Perhaps it's random.  Perhaps there's some unknown rule.

Final fall-through: death by heart attack

If there's no way he's going to get stabbed or otherwise maimed in such a way to bleed out (say Bob is in an underground bunker, far from friends and other dangers) -- or if ALL such circumstances would lead to additional deaths -- then he will die from a heart attack at the ascribed time.


How many of Dr Gero's Androids were actually Androids and how many were Cyborgs? We know that Androids 17 and 18 were in fact humans who were enhanced making them Cyborgs rather than Androids (as evident by at least 18 after the Cell Saga) and Dr Gero himself had his own brain in his Android Body which makes him a Cyborg because he is still part biological.

Out of all of the Androids Dr Gero created how many of them were actually Androids and how many of the were Cyborgs?

I only listed the ones which are in the canon or in the movies. I haven't listed the ones in the games.

Android #1-#7: Considered failures and destroyed. We don't know much about about them.

Android #8: According to some guides, it (he?) is a cyborg. But let's consider him a fully artificial android because it's not stated in the canon anywhere (I guess).

Android #9-#12: Same as 1-7, destroyed.

Android #13-#15: Non-canon android appearing in "Super Android 13!". May be fully android considering their construction was started before 16, 17 and 18.

Android #16: Pure android.

Android #17-#18: Everybody knows them. They are cyborgs.

Android #19: Pure robot.

Android #20: Dr. Gero himself. He is a cyborg as you said.

So to answer your question, out of 20 androids made by Dr. Gero, only 3 are cyborgs and the rest are fully android.

I've used the android term as a replacement for robot. But android literally means cyborg.

I guess this answers your question.


Did Paulie own any additional abilities to perform his rope attacks? During Water 7 and Enies Lobby, Galley-La worker Paulie could be seen performing a huge variety of roping attacks and abilities - including the save of almost the entirety of Franky Brothers team when they were attacked at the entrance of the island and saving Luffy, Nami, Zoro and Chopper from the flood, when Aqua Laguna striked on W7.

Needless to say, a lot of these actions need excessive amount of ropes, that a human (even a very, but not supernatually strong one) could barely keep at himself. This led me to the assumption that Paulie had something "extra" - not necessarily Demon Fruit power (since it's extremely unlikely), but something else that may or may not have been explained.

Is there any source regarding this matter?

As mentioned on the Wikia article on Paulie:

The amount of rope he carries is absurd, (which led some to speculate it was the power of a Devil Fruit) measuring hundreds, if not thousands of meters, as he was actually able to make a huge, complex rope-work in a split-second to keep not only himself, but also the entire Franky Family, their Kingbulls, Oimo, and Kashi from falling into the huge pit in Enies Lobby (as seen above). The amount of rope that he uses as a weapon and brings with himself all the time never seems to run out, since he has been known to pull out yards upon yards from time to time.

He seems to pull the ropes out of Hammerspace:

The term hammerspace describes the seemingly invisible place from which fictional characters, such as cartoon characters, pull out very large objects, such as mallets.

As for an in-universe reason/logic behind him being able to pull out so many ropes, there is none. Oda was asked this question in SBS 39:

D: Oda-sensei, hello!! Umm, where does Paulie's rope come from? And where did he come up with the names for moves like Rope Action "Half Knot"? They're not just random, are they? Tell us!
O: Paulie's ropes come shooting out of the bottom of his sleeves. Apparently, there's a whole bunch of rope hidden in the lining of his coat! [...]

Therefore, it's not that he has a Devil Fruit, but that the matter wasn't really paid attention to. It works because Oda wants it to work. There is always a possibility that he may have gotten a Devil Fruit power after the timeskip (although it's unlikely), but even if that were the case, it definitely wouldn't explain the infinite length of rope he had on him before the timeskip. So no, he doesn't have any devil fruit power and/or additional abilities which allow him to store  such a length of rope on him, except for possibly wearing a coat whose lining allows him to pull out such ropes.


Why does Kiritsugu refer to himself as a "mahoutsukai" at the very beginning of F/SN? The very first scene of the F/SN visual novel (even before the prologue from Rin's perspective) has Shirou experiencing the fire that occurred at the end of the Fourth Grail War, blacking out, and then waking up in a hospital with Kiritsugu by his side. There, Kiritsugu identifies himself to Shirou as a mahoutsukai; that is, one who uses mahou (魔法).

Depending on what translation you've seen, mahou is translated as "Sorcery", "Magic", or "True Magic", by contrast with the lesser majutsu, which is "Magic", "Thaumaturgy", or "Magecraft". The point here is that mahou is the greater of the two arts, available to beings like Zelretch, while majutsu is the lesser, and is what is used by "ordinary" people like Kiritsugu, Kotomine, and so forth.

Why does Kiritsugu call himself a mahoutsukai? As far as I know, Kiritsugu never actually attained the ability to perform mahou, what with the whole him destroying the Grail and all of that.

(I apologize for using Japanese terms here, but the utter inability of Nasuverse translators to be consistent with one another about terminology leaves me no choice.)

From what i remember of the Translation of the game Kiritsugu introduced himself as a Sorcerer. to be a Sorcerer recognized by the Magic Association one need to have wielded one of the True Magics.

In Tsukihime, Aoko introduces herself as a Sorceress which she is because she wielded the 5th, however at the time of the original Fate/Stay Night release the Nasuverse wasn't as defined as it was today. While the game explains Thaumaturgy, Magecraft and True Magic (including the difference between Medea's and Rin's Magic) a lot of the information and inner workings of the Nasuverse (along with terminology) comes from the Fate/Complete Works Books, so at the time a Sorcerer/Sorceress was probably just a term to make a Magus seem more important before a majority of the True Magics were defined.

Also, in the wiki on Magecraft it says:

  However, modern Magecraft remains far inferior from that of the past, so much that someone like Medea, who comes from the Age of Gods when Magecraft was much more powerful, would seem like a sorcerer to the eyes of a modern magus, even though what she can do is not really Magic.

Taking that into example, Shirou, a child who knew nothing of Magecraft would see Kiritsugu, who does use it, in the same way a modem Magus would see a Magus from the the Age of Gods.

Also, rather than having to explain the difference between Magic and Magecraft later on Kiritsugu probably figured it be easier if he had just said he was a wizard, since both a sorcerer and a wizard are "users of magic" this probably in japanese would be mahoutsukai either way. This is another reason why Rin disliked how Kiritsugu trained Shirou (even though Kiritsugu didn't actually do anything), because Shirou doesn't know the difference.

Another reason for all of this however as stated by Krazer in the comments is that we see the scene of Shirou though Shirou remembering the events of when he met Kiritsugu (we can tell this though the use of descriptive text of how Shiro feels). Shiro's idealized concept of Kiritsugu may have influence the scene, this would ring true of Shiki in Tsukihime aswell when he first met Aoko and he "remembers" Aoko refer to herself as a Sorceress when they first met when he was a child (and in hospital much like Shirou) while in the Eclipse Ending Shiki makes no mention of Aoko being a Sorceress.


What is the difference between Tachikoma and Fuchikoma? What is the difference between Tachikoma and Fuchikoma? The Tachikoma's design was inspired by the Fuchikoma (stated here), but what are the differences between them? How is a Tachikoma different from a Fuchikoma?

Actually, the Tachikoma was introduced because of license-issues - the Fuchikoma couldn't be used in the SAC.

The main difference is the design: While the Fuchikomas had only one lense, the Tachikomas have 4 independent "eyes". Also, the Tachikomas are a little bit taller than the Fuchikomas.

Also, the AI is a little bit improved, which leads to the fact, that Tachikomas are more human-like and also defend their human partners more. In SAC, it can be seen, that the Tachikomas don't mind risk and are happy most of the time, while the Fuchikomas were more serious.


Does Knights of Sidonia have anything to do with the Muse song by a similar name? The Muse song "Knights of Cydonia" is awfully similar in title to the anime series "Knights of Sidonia".

This seems like a very unlikely coincidence as I haven't ever come across the name Sidonia in a normal context and it seems a made-up name for a location.

Is there more to this seemingly coincidental similarity of names?

Cydonia is actually a region on Mars - the name derives from here and is not actually made up. Sidonia seems to be an alternative spelling for this.

As for the "knights" bit, the region is best known for the face-shaped landmarks that were discovered by the Viking Orbitors, It is very likely the "Knights" refer to these faces, which strike a resemblance to tapestry and stained glass depictions of medieval knights:

  Some commentators, most notably Richard C. Hoagland, believe the "Face on Mars" to be evidence of a long-lost Martian civilization along with other features they believe are present, such as apparent pyramids, which they argue are part of a ruined city.

The region has been featured in more than these two mediums and in fact has inspired episodes of the X-Files, Final Fantasy IV, Invader Zim and more.

There doesn't appear to be a connection to the two works apart from the names, which may have differing spelling to avoid lawyer conflicts, for search engine & catalogue uniqueness, because of mistranslation, or a variety of other reasons.


In which episode were there two Pikachus? While adding GIFs to our awesome Thrills and Spills chatroom, I came across an image of two Pikachus and a Togepi:

At first, I thought it was Ashachu, but it's not—just a Pikachu with bedhead.

Which episode/canon is this shot from?

That's Sparky, Ritchie's Pikachu.

His first appearance was episode 78 of the original anime.


In which Lupin III film did Fujiko Mine get possesssed/brainwashed by a cult? I watched a certain Lupin III film as a kid at my neighbors’ and never got to learn the title. I really enjoyed that movie and wish to see it again.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_to_Nostradamus

This is probably it

After the mishap, Jigen and Goemon arrive in a helicopter and try to help Lupin escape, but Lupin is shot in the arm by Chris and falls into the ocean. The next day, Lupin wakes up on an island and is being nursed back to health by a boy named Sergio and his grandmother. While on the island, he discovers that Fujiko is there as well, but Sergio's grandmother says that she's really a handmaiden of the Nostradamus Sect named Tanya. Lupin follows Fujiko to a cathedral where the sect is located. When he sneaks in, he finds out that Julia is being kept prisoner there and Fujiko has lost her memory. Before he can find out anything else, Lupin is discovered by the sect and they throw them in a cell.


Why are the OADs coming out for Days called the series finale when the manga isn't over? I recently started reading Days manga and was curious about the anime. I began to watch it and got really into it so I wanted to know when the next season would come out.

I found out that they were not going to have a season 2 but instead three OADs, the websites I went on called it the series finale which confused me because the manga is still going on.

Why are the OADs coming out for Days called the series finale when the manga isn't over?

The 3 OADs will conclude the Days anime series, not the series as a whole. Or in other words, there is no planned continuation for the anime after the OADs.

The anime series adapts the manga until the semifinal match of National Championship - Tokyo Preliminaries Block A. The last episode ends just before the start of the final match:

   The credits roll as both Touin and Seiseki take the field. There's a lot of high energy and everyone we've come to love throughout the series is watching the game. But we're not! Because the season has ended and we're left with a massive cliffhanger and one last 'Seiseki Fight!'

 DAYS Episode 24 (Final) Review: I Want to Play More Soccer With This Team

The planned 3 OADs will draw upon the final match of National Championship - Tokyo Preliminaries Block A, ending the arc and serving as the anime's finale.

Or just as Wikipedia stated,

  the television anime's story will end with three original anime DVDs (OADs) in 2018.


Is it known if One for All can't be passed through genes to children? It was stated in the series that the user of One for All has to wish to pass One for All to another person for it to pass, and the receiver has to eat something from him/her to receive his/her DNA. However, I dont remember anything being said in the anime about if children could receive One for All or not. Is it known if One for All can't be passed through genes to children? Or could in the future there be more One for All users and not only one?

Before I answer your question, I will talk a bit  about a villain, Tomura Shigaraki, (His original name was Tenko SHimura); All for ones's favorite prodigy. Tomura Shigaraki is the Grand-Son of the 7th Torch bearer of One for All, (Nana Shimura who passed her quirk to All Might.)

However, from what the anime has showed us, Tomura's quirk is of an entirely different classification, (His quirk decays, which isn't a power type when compared to one for all). Also, Tomura's father did not inherit "One for All". From that alone, I'd say it's not possible for children to be born with one for all. This is mainly because I don't believe any sane parent would want to pass on such a "powerfully catastrophic" quirk to their unborn child. We all know that the "One for all" quirk has negative effects on users whose bodies aren't prepared and capable of containing the backlash of its power.

From the tournament Arc, the dangers of one for all shows itself. We see Midoriya destroy and batter his body (all because he isn't capable of containing the effects of the power at 100%). However, Midoriya had worked very hard for the last year, training his body to be able to withstand the quirk.

Imagine what would happen if a baby unknowingly used "one for All" quirk for the first time, (Ikr, it wont be a good sight at all). The fact is that children who are born with quirks, usually have to develop their quirks to become strong, but One for All is the total opposite of that, the user will firstly have to develop their body, so they could receive and contain a quirk that has already been developed by its previous Torch bearers.

Therefore, before a current torch bearer passes on a quirk. They would usually ensure that whoever they want to pass it on to is worthy of such a quirk, and has also put in the effort (so that when they get it, their bodies will be capable to handling the backlash from using such a powerful quirk.)

So to answer your question, I believe that its actually possible to willingly pass on the quirk to an unborn child who is inside a woman that has "One for All". However, the chances of that happening will forever be very low, because of how dangerous it will be for an unprepared child to wield. Not to mention, the problems that could arise if "All for one" realizes the quirk is wielded by a child.

Also, it seems that your not getting the concept of One for all. There can't be multiple users of One for all at a given time. Once a current torch bearer passes on the quirk to someone else, his embers start to drastically decline.
 (Think of One for All like a torch of flames), So sooner or later the person who passed the quirk on will run out of that spark, and then will no longer have the ability to use one for all. What i mean by this is once you pass on the "One for All quirk" you no longer have the quirk. All thats left is a small portion of the remnants of the quirk that your body has gotten accustomed to, but then you will use up that leftover power and then not be able to do it in time.


Why does the website Anime Planet say that there are only 13 episodes of Natsume's book of friends, when CrunchyRoll has 39 episodes? I'm just a little confused. I just want to make sure I watch everything in the correct order and such. Why does the website Anime Planet say that there are only 13 episodes of Natsume's book of friends, when CrunchyRoll has 39 episodes?

Natsume is divided up into 4 seasons. You can see the rest of them at the bottom of the anime-planet page:

It's similar with Anime News Network.

But Crunchyroll has them grouped together under one listing (but for some shows, the different seasons are listed within the show's page). They do that with a lot of multi-season shows, perhaps in an effort to make the favorites/queues work easier so you don't have to hunt down different listings for different seasons of the same show.


Is Replica part of Yuma Kuga's Black Trigger? Replica can use the powers of Yuma Kuga's Black Trigger. He also seamlessly wraps himself over Yuma's left arm when he activates the Black Trigger.

Also, the Trion soldiers Replica creates (like the Rabbit he gated in to help Osamu in episode 31 "Osamu Mikumo's Determination") can also use Kuga's trigger powers.

Is Replica part of the Black Trigger, or is he an independent component which shares the power?

No

   When Replica is largly destroyed, sent to another dimension, and does not come back for a little while,

Kuma still has his black trigger.  As a damaged trigger body is completely repaired when the user's Trion returns, the above could be reversed merely by having Kuma use his black trigger. Also Replica is frequently summoned without the use of the black trigger. While this is not all outright stated and so could easily be overruled by writers later, having the autonomous Trion soldier and the black trigger be part of the same thing is contradictory to the way triggers behave.

   Note: this does not contradict the idea that Replica could be part of Kuma's original trigger which is always active.


Does the manga continue the story from the anime? I just finished watching Full Moon wo Sagashite. I wished it got 2nd season, but that's not going to happen. So, I decided to read the manga.

However, does the manga continue the story from the anime's ending? If yes, from which chapter?

The short answer is no, and the anime does in fact end (so why would there be a second season?).

The manga and anime are similar, but they diverge and quite significantly at some point so that you might consider them alternate tellings of the same story.

As Aki pointed out, there are a number of differences between the manga and the anime version.

It's been a while since I've seen and read them, but I believe the overall story is more or less the same except for the ending.


What OST is played in episode 2 when Shinichi catches three rocks? I have tried downloading all OSTs of Parasyte -the maxim- but couldn't find it. Although I didn't listen to every song really carefully and just quickly "walked" through them, but still I couldn't find it. To be precise, I am asking about what OST is played in this scene.

The song is called "Kill the Puppets" and the excerpt from your youtube link probably starts about a minute and 10 seconds into the song.


What is going on with the transformations?? SSGSS is not stronger then SS1? What is the significance of a SS.god.SS when brolly as a ss.berserk can make goku and vegeta struggle to keep up?

After all the idea behind the transformations is more power and strength per each new transformation.
As I continue to watch the show, I see during the initial transformation they are "stronger and more powerful" but then later once the character returns back into the transformation, all that has changed was the hair colour, I am now starting to think that a super sayian 1 is just as strong as a SSGodSS,  and goku only uses SSGSS because he likes his hair to look blue,

To prove my point Ill refer to a couple fights that leave me speechless
1. Goku as a SS3 when up against Berus - Goku could even hit Berus infact a flick on the forehead knocked goku out.
- that shows the Power Level difference right there!!

Goku as a SS God (red hair) could not even fight Berus on earth because the shock of energy would destroy earth

this shows how much stronger a SSgod is compared to a regular sayain right?? Like a whole nother level!!!

Goku as a SSGodSS (blue hair) actually scared Berus as goku was able to match Berus"s level

GODLY!!!

With that being said, goku should have no problem as a super sayian blue fighting with brolly, who is one step past SS1 and under a SS2 level, - to me I cannot make sense of this??? Unless dB super is trying to say, brolly is stronger then Berus, ssgss goku and vegeta, and if that is the case, then what's the point of having a SS2, SS3, SSGod, SSGSS, or now Ultra Instinct which I know is not a real SS transformation?

I honestly expect as a SSGSS goku should struggle against real strong enemies, but up against a Lower class sayian transformation goku should be wiping the floor with them.

I like brolly and always have, but there is just no way, he should be able to even see gokus movements when is blue, along with Berus. So I feel like the God transformation is being so undercut it's not funny and is actually making me a bit upset with the series,

To add insult to injury, they gave brolly 3 movies, in which it didn't take the strength of a SSGodSS to defeat him! 3 normal ss took him on, plus some help with the Z fighters team to be live punching bags.

I'm confident that a SSblueSS Kamehameha point blank range at brollys face should leave brolly headless

This is a pretty elaborate question, however , I will try to break down the answer to every sub-question in points.Firstly,  transformations are multipliers. A stronger transformation, multiplies Goku's power to a higher level. The Super Saiyan God transformation, is a higher multiplier than even the Super Saiyan 3 transformation which is very obvious in the Battle of Gods arc. Hence, Super Saiyan 1 is not stronger than Super Saiyan God. However, you have to remember, Base Goku can get substantially stronger. Current Base Goku, is stronger than Super Saiyan 3  Goku from the Buu Saga(Based on Base Vegeta vs SSJ3 Gotenks fight// Goku and Vegeta are relative in strength). So technically, it is possible for Super Saiyan Goku in the future, to be stronger than Super Saiyan God Goku from the past.Beerus was excited about getting an opportunity to fight the Super Saiyan God and was merely toying around. He isn't afraid of Super Saiyan Blue. In the manga, Mastered Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta is taken out by Beerus with a single shot. Beerus is one of the strongest God of destruction across the multiverse. This was established in the fight between all the Gods of destruction in the manga.Before I get into Broly, I would like to talk about Frieza.  He was weaker than Namek Saga Goku who is weaker than Buu Saga Goten and Trunks. However, when he returned in the ROF saga, he was stronger than Super Saiyan Blue Goku and only lost because of the Stamina drain issue.  Now if one were to look at your argument, where these powerful transformations aren't to be rivaled , Freiza ideally would have been one shot by Base Goku and the entire ROF arc/ Movie would've been over in 5 minutes. It is very important to note that Broly is being introduced as a new character. The Broly from the previous 2 movies isn't canon. This character for this Broly is being written by Toriyama himself. Hence, you shouldn't classify Broly's transformation as a lower transformation until you actually see the movie.Broly is the antagonist for the new Dragon Ball movie. Based on your logic, if the main antagonist is weaker than a protagonist in a Dragon Ball Series, there would be no plot, no fights and basically no content. If you want a show where the protagonist one shots every antagonist and the story progresses, I recommend you watch "One Punch Man".The Dragon Ball Series revolves around Goku and the rest of the Z fighters. Hence, we get to see these fighters become stronger and progress in power and achieve certain milestones. We do not see the same with regard to the antagonists. We have no idea how Jiren grew so strong by his own and was able to rival/surpass a God of Destruction. We also don't know how Toppo grew substantially strong enough to be chosen as a candidate to become a God of Destruction. We just have to accept it as some characters are always going to be a lot stronger than what we think, while some are going to be weaker than what we think based on what the plot dictates.If you watch the trailer, Vegeta and Goku do not recognize Broly. Hence, he is being introduced as a new character. Vegeta also mentioned that he was growing stronger during the course of battle. Maybe he can be compared to Goku Black(who was relative to SSJ2 Goku at the start and grew stronger than SSJB Goku easily)? I personally would have a problem only if Broly were to rival or be superior to Mastered Ultra Instinct Goku, considering that is a level above the Gods. I don't see why Broly shouldn't Surpass Super Saiyan Blue considering the fact that there have been characters who have surpassed the same.


In the manga Black god, do Kuro and Keita fall in love? I've looked all over the place for this but I couldn't find anything on the manga just the anime version which was a little annoying after Kuro and Keita got so close. So yeah I was just wondering do they develop a relationship or are they forever just friends?

Kuro has a crush on Keita, proving so in Episode 22, though she never confessed how she felt to Keita . in Black God referred to Anime Version .

This and read this maybe you could find the answer , it has the discussion.(Anime)

In Anime :
No, they do not fall in love .
In Manga :
They do.


How many tallies does Toko Fukawa have on her leg exactly? Here's 2 pictures I have of her showing her tallies!

The answer is: there's no exact number, the tally marks changed from one to other titles.

For reference, this is how the Japanese tally marks work for 1 to 5:

Ignoring the fan arts since there are too many variants,

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Probably 32. It seems she wrote the mark from top-to-bottom (from her POV), thus finishing the first row of 20 (4x5). Continuing to the bottom row, there are 3 visible characters. Assuming she wrote it from left-to-right, the first 2 characters should have finished, making them 10 (2x5). The last character seems to stop at 2.
Danganronpa: The Animation (correspond to DR: Trigger Happy Havoc)

At least 30. The visible tally marks are in form of 2 rows of 3 characters, and all of them are complete, making them 30 (2x3x5).
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

The 3D model only shows 4 characters and in the same pattern with DR1 with the last character stops at 2. Since the rest are probably hidden by her skirt, at least 17 (+ multiple of 5), or possibly 32 (same as DR1).

However, her in-game artwork shows different tally marks. There area 3 rows of 3 characters instead. The bottom-middle character seems to be the last character and stops at 2. It's probably 37 (7x5 + 2).
Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial (correspond to DR: Trigger Happy Havoc)

(Caution: probably NSFW, panty image)

Probably 27 or 37. The visible tally marks are in form of 2 rows of 3 characters, while the last character stops at 2. There might be another pair hidden behind her thigh, making the total to 37.
Divine Gate (collaboration)

Probably 37. The visible tally marks are in form of 2 rows of 4 characters (the first pair is hidden in the shadow), and the last character stops at 2.

Conclusion

The tally marks are between 17-37, with 32 & 37 as possible answers. However, one certain thing is, the last character stops at 2.


Where do devil fruits "grow"? I don't remember, whether or not it was stated in the anime, where devil fruits grow. They always just "appear".

The only thing I know is that they can grow in any weather condition, because when Luffy meets Chopper he already has devil fruit abilities, but he never left the Drum Island in his life.

Devil fruits do not actually grow on trees. They are just normal fruits infused with a Devil fruit power. Based on its wikia page:

  When a Devil Fruit user dies, their ability is reborn into another fruit of the same kind. Instead of growing from a plant, the ability simply regenerates inside another existing fruit, as seen when Smiley "died" and the Sara Sara no Mi, Model: Axolotl transplanted itself into a nearby apple. Another characteristic of a Devil Fruit's growth is that the stem becomes noticeably curlier than it was when the fruit was not endowed with the ability.

As stated, the only time we have seen such a process happen is in Chapter 676:


Why did Suzaku laugh at the end of episode 17 of Code Geass R2? Near the end of episode 17 of Code Geass R2, we see Suzaku suddenly laughing. There's even a meme about that:

I don't quite get it. What made him laugh?

Basically he's losing his s**t.

He was trying to stop terrorism and ended up committing mass genocide for reasons outside of his own control. Imagine if you were trying to save a burning building full of people, but instead caused the fire to spread to other buildings and kill more. Add to that: Suzaku has spent all of his life trying to "better things from within". He has fought and fought to make the world better but no matter what he does things only seem to get worse.

For much of the series, it's noted that the difference between Lelouch and Suzaku is that Lelouch believes results are more important than means, and Suzaku believes the reverse. This very incident shocks him to the core in part because it so strongly mocks his worldview. If you recall that Britannia wanted him to use the FLEIJA "if necessary", it becomes clear that Suzaku did everything "the right way" and wound up becoming a mass murderer. In other words, the proper means led to the deaths of thousands.

TL;DR He killed a lot of people, and as a result perhaps saw how ridiculous his own worldview was. The laugh is him snapping.


Why is Ana embarrassed by her surname? In Ichigo Mashimaro, Ana is embarrassed by her surname "Coppola". It's implied that it has some meaning (or perhaps sounds like something) in Japanese, but I couldn't figure out what. What does Ana's name sound like, and why is it embarrassing to her?

According to the Japanese Wikipedia article for the series:

  Because she has almost completely forgotten how to speak English, she has a complex about her last name "Coppola". When she changed schools, she hid her last name "Coppola" along with the fact that she
  couldn't speak English and could speak Japanese. However, she was
  quickly exposed by Itou and her friends.

So it seems like she's embarrassed because she has a foreign last name but can't speak English.

Also, on an English blog, someone asked the same question, and a Japanese viewer provided their insight via comments (comment #15, don't think there's a way to permalink it):

  Kappore was a joke show in the Japanese feudal age. Coppola has a
  similar pronunciation to Kappore (especially in japanese’sound). now
  almost Japanese don’t know the meaning of Kappore, but we feel funny
  when we listen the word like kappore.

There don't seem to be many English resources on kappore, but you can also search on Youtube for some modern examples.

On the same blog's comments, another Japanese viewer comments (comment #17):

  The reason why koppora sounds weird to the Japanese has something to
  do with the accents of the 19th century peasants in northeastern
  Japan. They used to pronounce “kon-na koto” as “koddara godo”,
  “chotto” as “chokkura”, “bikkuri” as “beggura” and so on, which is not
  considered very elegant among the white-collar class. And, the family
  name Coppola doesn’t sound like British but reminds us of Italian
  immigrants, which further highlights the awkwardness of Ana’s phony
  “British Style.” That’s probably why Miu always mentions “koppora”
  whenever Ana gets a bout of British chauvinism (as in drama CD’s) or
  her facade is wearing off.

So there are three different theories for you. Seems like even the Japanese aren't 100% why it sounds so funny.


Does Inuyasha stop at episode 183? I have been searching for a while but I couldn't find any episode lists, so I tried to look up another episode but nothing really came up.

According to the wiki Inuyasha has a total of 193 episodes. The first series has 167 episodes and the second series called The Final Act has 26 episodes.

  It was adapted into two anime television series produced by Sunrise. The first was broadcast for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV in Japan from October 16, 2000 until September 13, 2004. The second series, called Inuyasha: The Final Act, began airing five years later on October 3, 2009 to cover the rest of the manga series and ended on March 29, 2010 after 26 episodes.

Here is a list of episodes for both series.

Inuyasha

Inuyasha The Final Act


Where can I watch One Punch Man season 2 legally? I have checked Hulu, but it does not have episode 1 of One Punch Man season 2.

Where can I watch episode 1 to current legally?

You are in the United States of America (Texas) according to your profile.  Here, One Punch Man is being shown exclusively on Hulu.

https://www.newsweek.com/one-punch-man-season-2-time-how-watch-1388310

Disregarding legal loopholes, that is the only place you can legally watch this show in the United States. I do not know why you were not able to find it.