Who is the old man at the end of Nijigahara Holograph? At the end of Nijigahara Holograph (Rainbow Field Holograph), Amahiko meets an old man at the hospital who gives him the box he carried around for the whole manga containing "a spell". The old man then asks Amahiko what his name is and tells him he is called Amahiko too, just before turning into a butterfly (or so it seems from the last scene):

However in the whole story there isn't any other character named Amahiko so I'm confused about who the old man is, also because I've read various theories on different websites.

The old man and Amahiko could be the same person, however this would create a loop since  Amahiko (old version) would give the magic box to himself (young version) and wouldn't really explain why does he seem to turn into a butterfly.

Another interesting theory is that the old man is God (or some kind of supernatural being) who came on earth to encourage Amahiko who was kind of depressed and didn't want to stand up and recover from the fall, this is supported by the fact that he seems to know a lot about Amahiko (however this is also a good point for the first theory), his face is never shown clearly and he just disappears/turns into a butterfly (and the butterflies have a lot of supernatural meanings in this manga).

There's also the possibility that Amahiko, being lost in his own world, imagined the old man, but he is shown talking to another character at the beginning of the manga so I don't think this is the case.

So, my question is, who is this old man? And whoever he is, what does this character mean/represent? What does the magic box represent since it isn't actually opened by Amahiko?

I really like this manga, but there are so many details I need to clear up a bit!

Basically as ʞɹɐzǝɹ has mentioned in the comments, the old man is the older version of himself.

There's actually some really detailed discussion here.
Here are some quotes from that discussion that references Suzuki Amahiko as the old man.

Noting the old man turns into a butterfly but calls him Suzuki:

  Yeah, that's a great point about the same thing happening with Suzuki (and note that Suzuki Amahiko the old guy turns into a butterfly at the    end)!

A reply to monkey-boy detailing Suzuki meeting his past selves:

    Quote from monkey-boy

      p237: I take it that this is the butterfly saying goodbye, not K; which is to say that it is momma talking. It was also the butterfly talking, then, when K found Amahiko in the snow and said "but here you are, still alive" (p206); note that old-Amahiko also comes in the form of a butterfly (see p292) when he says essentially the same thing, "yet, in the end, you always wake up, and it's just you" (p008).

A deeper analysis of its meaning was also written, here referencing Suzuki:

  He is an old man who speaks to himself as a child, a child who hands the box to himself as an adult, an adult who sees himself as an old man, and a butterfly who appears before his myriad human selves.

And a summary of events here, which lists the events in order, explicitly stating that he was the older version of Suzuki Amahiko.

  At the same time Suzuki jumps off the roof of his school, Arie is pushed down the well by her classmates.
  In the hospital he is given the tin box by an older version of himself. He is then transferred.
  On Suzuki's first day there aare two empty desks. The he goes to first would be Arie's desk.

If you still are unsure you can read the discussion there.


Can the Tenseigan be transplanted? Is the Tenseigan able to get transplanted? I've tried Googling it but it did not give me the results I was looking for.

Logically speaking, the Tenseigan should NOT be able to get transplanted, as long as the receiver isn't of the Otsutsuki.
According to a Quora page I found:

The Tenseigan is a dojutsu that can be awakened by a combination of a Byakugan and the Chakra of an Otsusuki clan member. The Tenseigan is a dojutsu that can be awakened by a combination of a Byakugan and the Chakra of an Otsusuki clan member.

Considering the fact that Tenseigan can only be awakened when a Byakugan is tied to the chakra of an Otsutsuki Clan member, it should not be able to get transplanted because once taken out of the eyes, it is no longer tied to Otsutsuki chakra of any sort. This is assuming the receiver of the Tenseigan isn't Otsutsuki themselves.
For more information on the Tenseigan, please check out this link.


How to tell apart Japanese and non-Japanese characters in-universe and out-of-universe? Anime characters are almost always drawn with... "anime" facial features. Eyes are big and round, every color is allowed for eyes and hair (not to mention hairstyle), etc.

Since there are anime series starring both Japanese and non-Japanese characters, how can one distinguish them? I'm asking both in-universe and out-of-universe.

Comments and answers to this question claim that Western characters tend to be drawn with big noses, square jaws, blond hair, wide mouth, etc. But to me it seems not always the case! For example, in Yu-Gi-Oh, Bandit Keith has some of these features, but Pegasus Crawford has not, and they are both supposed to be American. Naruto, Jonouchi etc are blond and Japanese. Most characters in Escaflowne have a long nose regardless of their origin.

For even more blatant examples, let's compare Lelouch Lamperouge and Suzaku Kururugi from Code Geass:

or Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa and Kaname Chidori from Full Metal Panic:

Same big round eyes. Same pointy chin. Very similar noses. And, for the two girls, crazy hair color. (Similar comparsions can be done for Light Yagami an L from Death Note, and for many others).

I'd say that, at least out-of-universe, the viewer is expected to tell them apart only from their names (or, in case of biracial characters, from the double surname, e.g. Asuka Langley-Sohryu, Kallen Stadtfeld-Kozuki) and from dialogue (e.g. a character declare his/her origin). But I wonder: am I missing something? Are there subtle physical traits that the viewer is supposed to use to get their origin before they declare it?

Theoretically, there shouln't be the need to tell them apart: a character (like a real person) is defined by his/her actions, not from his/her ethnicity. But in-universe, characters seem to always recognize at a glance if another character is Japanese or not. For example, in an episode of Full Metal Panic, Sosuke asks to free first the Japanese girl (Kaname), then the Western one (Tessa), as it is obvious to everyone who is who. In Code Geass, the distinction beween Britannians and Japanese is an important plot point, and people doesn't seem to need to know the name of a character to tell if he/she is Britannian or Japanese.

So is there some kind of artistic convention? A physical equivalent to a translation convention? E.g. when we audience know that Suzaku is Japanese and Lelouch isn't, should we assume that in-universe they HAVE different facial traits? (or, in the case of Kallen: after she says that she is half-Britannian half-Japanese, are we supposed to imagine her with some "mix" of features so that other characters can identify her as both Britannian and Japanese?)

You can't really. It's up to the character designer / artist if they want to give the characters visually distinct race traits, but they're not obligated to and many times they don't, as you noted with Code Geass. The most reliable way to tell if a character is Japanese (without being explicitly told they are) is their name.

It's best to take things on a case by case basis and use common sense to parse the information the show gives you. If a show is set in Japan, you can safely infer most of the cast will be Japanese regardless of what they look like. If you notice most of the cast look how Japanese people in real life typically look, you can infer that when a blond haired blue eyed character appears, they aren't Japanese. Again, these are assumptions you make based on the context of the show, not universal rules.

The only universal assumption to make is that visuals in anime are arbitrary and are not obligated to obey any general rules set up for interpreting them.


Why would Warp go to the enemy headquarters? In episode 8, Warp visits the headquarters for Issoudan in order to view Mantle's collection of clones. It seems very strange that Warp would willingly go into the Issoudan headquarters, since this is his enemy's base, especially since this fill-in Warp was not an inheritor of Warp's powers. Why would he willingly walk into enemy territory?

Pretty early on we find out that Dada, the leader of Issoudan, is actually three different clones of Warp. These clones are failed attempts at recreating Warp, and thus they do not have Warp's powers.

It seems like it would be really dangerous to walk into your enemy's base, especially without any kind of special powers or defense. However, Warp was not worried about this because this fill-in Warp was actually working with Dada to secure heaven. He didn't feel any danger because he was working with the very leaders of the organization he was marching into!

We find out that Dada is working with this fill-in Warp clone in episode 11, when it is revealed that the fill-in Warp was not killed by Dada.

Finally, Warp did not have fear of Mantle, the collector, but why?

Warp was arrogant and originally was going to kill Mantle after finding out what he had in his collection. However, even though his plan failed, Mantle did not kill Warp. The reason behind this is simple: Mantle did not want to rule. This was the case throughout. Mantle merely wanted a slice of the rewards, not to actually rule.

I've drawn this conclusion off of two events, one in episode 8, and one in episode 11.

In episode 8, Mantle says:

  Don't you want this body? I want to be your helper. I can transfer your memories to this body. Once you're in this body, you'll be the true king.

We can see some more proof of this in episode 11 when Mantle has the opportunity to kill everyone but only attacks Popo and then asks Dada to make him a regent.


What is this promotioner giving out all year round? In the episode 20 of the first season of Bakuman, there's a promotioner lady giving out something (somewhat iPhone shaped), but the surroundings are static and it doesn't look like anyone is taking whatever she has.

Considering the anime is about manga production, I suppose the square where this lady is standing might be close to the Yuueisha building, or even the promotion is directly affiliated with the company, but I have no idea what this item could be.

Although I agree with you based on the size of the item in her palm that it looks like the size of a smartphone, it makes most sense to assume this is supposed to be a packet of white tissues (which should be drawn slightly smaller than it is in the close-up shots) because 1) tissues are the most common of such items to be handed out in public places throughout Japan, 2) many Japanese blatantly ignore and walk past the people giving out tissues without taking them, 3) they are often carried in a small plastic basket (though her basket visually looks like it might be wicker or some other material I've never seen one of these workers use in real life), and 4) they are given out year-round. I have on a couple of occasions seen clear files or lotion samples given out, and of course flyers without a take-home goodie, but I have never seen something on offer that looked like a white cell phone slightly larger than a packet of tissue.


What is the meaning behind Re-l's name? In one episode we see Re-l's name on a computer terminal. However where the "-" is, we see it's actually supposed to be an "A" as the rest of the letter is just visible. This means her name may have been supposed to be Real.

I am wondering: if there is some sort of meaning behind Re-l's name having originally been Real but being recognised as Re-l?

Her name is written in katakana as リル・メイヤ (Riru Meiya), leaves her romanized name up to interpretation... but it's speculated that there seems to be a some parallel between the her ID number (124C41+) and the episode title: リル124C41+/RE-l124c41+ and Re-L as a character. The code is based off of a sci-fi novel by Hugo Gernsback, titled Ralph 124C 41+. The title in itself, is a play on words meaning "one to foresee for one another (1 2 4C 4 1 +)".

It's assumed that the significance of her name is based on the protagonist of the book, who saves the heroine by directing energy at an avalanche, and then continues to do on about about modern technology and the wonders which actually proved as successful predictions in regards of the technology we have today. E.g., solar power, transcontinental air travel, synthetic foods, tape recorders, etc.

I assume that like most (if not all) of the characters in the series, she's named after historical figures, philosophers, and/or fictional characters.

There's speculation in the fan community that Re-L may be an imperfect clone of Monad Proxy and her name is a reflection on that.


Why is Law unable to use Shambles against Doflamingo and simply drown him in the ocean? He could've simply replaced a fish in the ocean for Doflamingo. Unless I've missed something.

If I am not wrong, Shambles is nothing but a technique which interchanges positions of two objects! DF can operate on almost anything in the world, but as we know its weakness is sea and sea related things like Sea Stone. Your power becomes null when you interact with the sea. Pushing Doflamingo into the sea will require pulling out some sea water and exchanging its position with Doffy, which clearly is not possible. Think about it: the guy Señor Pink has the ability to swim anywhere and the irony is he can't swim in the sea.


Girls dead monster songs? I can't find any girlsdemo songs with English sub they are the band from angel beats. Does anyone know a place I can find videos of all the girls dead monster songs with English subtitles?

This site is a great for anime lyrics from pretty much any show you can think of.
Youtube is also a great source. I got a ton of results just by searching "girls dead monster english sub"
I'm not sure that you'll be able to find all of them, but stuff like This is all over youtube.


Naruto shippuden episodes Are there any dubbed episodes of Naruto Shippuden after episode 388? And if so are they continuing dubbing episodes?

I have looked everywhere and couldn't find anything.

Looks like the dubs are lagging a bit behind the subs, which is to be expected.  Given the rate of release, you can expect another handful of these dubs to be released every three or so months.


How did Ryuk trick the King of Death Gods? In chapter 27, Misa says

  Ryuuku tricked the king of the gods of death to get the second death note that kira is using.

Does anybody know how Ryuk tricked the king of Gods and got his Death Note?

It looks like Ryuk tricked the king of Gods by pretending he had lost his Death Note.
Chapter 60
Sidoh appears for the first time. Sidoh says that he thinks it is about time to kill a human or two. This happens in 2009, 6 years after Ryuk had dropped his/Sidoh's Death Note on earth. From this we can see that Sidoh is a lazy and clumsy Death God, who did not realize he was missing his Death Note for at least 6 years. Which explains how Ryuk became the owner of this Death note. According to How to Use: XII, you lose ownership when the Death Note is stolen, unless it is retrieved within 490 days, which it wasn't.

If you lose the Death Note or have it stolen, you will lose its ownership unless you retrieve it within 490 days.

Chapter 65
Sidoh appears again. This time he realized he had lost his Death Note and had asked the King of Gods, whether he had seen his Death Note. At which the King replies that Ryuk had already taken that Death Note, pretending it to be his.

When I told the King of Kings what it looked like, he said, "Oh Ryuuk said it was the one he'd lost, and took it with him"

Conclusion
Ryuk was bored and didn't feel alive in the Death God world. But according to How to Use: XXIV, Death Gods are not allowed to stay in the human world for long periods of time. Therefore when Ryuk found Sidoh's Death Note, he saw a once in a lifetime opportunity to have some fun. He pretended to the Death God that the Death Note was his, so he could obtain ownership after 490 days and at that time the story starts.

The god of death must not stay in the human world without a particular reason. Conditions to stay in the human world are as follows:

When the god of death’s Death Note is handed to a human.


Why didn't Kayaba Akihiko notice that not all of the players were logged out? At the end of the first arc, Kayaba says that all the remaining players are safely logged out.  In the next episode, we find out that isn't the case.

Why didn't Kayaba notice that a good number of players were still logged in via their Nervegears?

He clearly had admin access to not only the game, but the servers; was intimately familiar with the source code, the design of the Nerve Gear, etc.

   Kayaba should have been able to notice anyone mucking about in the servers to prepare for such an event as to shuttle users from one VRMMORPG to another, especially because it was only him and Cardinal running the servers.

Because it's assumed his physical body died

  In the aftermath of the death game, Akihiko proceeded with his desire to die along with the collapse of the game, as he had decided before Sword Art Online even began. He thus used a remodeled FullDive machine to perform a super high-powered scan of his brain to transfer his consciousness into the virtual world permanently. This scan led to his brain cells burning out, killing his body.

Source: Akihiko Kayaba > Chronology > Aincrad Arc (last paragraph)

now it's up to debate whether Kayaba's consciousness still lives but even if he lived on there's the fact he proably didn't care too much

  Kayaba Akihiko had little to no empathy, with a complete disregard for human life, including his own, and instead was completely taken in by the virtual world. When he accidentally struck Asuna, which caused her apparent in-game death, he showed no remorse, and instead seemed rather amused, even though it caused Kirito an incredible amount of grief at the time. He chose to fulfill his dream by making a death game which cost thousands of lives, and simply noted that their minds were gone from both worlds. His fascination with computers was very much like Kirito's, with the major difference being Akihiko having no regard for the lives of others, and Kirito doing everything he can to protect them.

Source: Kayaba Akihiko > Personality (3rd paragraph

there's also the fact that Sugou knows the SAO systems because ALO is uses SAO's code base. also

  Once «Sword Art Online» (SAO) was cleared, thus disabling the security of the SAO servers, he was able to hack into the SAO server via router and reroute the minds of three hundred SAO players including Asuna, to ALfheim Online.

Source: Sugou Nobuyuki > Background

i would assume Sugou would know to reroute the minds without drawing suspicion to or linking it back to the ALO servers or himself so even is Kayaba could do anything, it would proably be mitigating the damage (ie. less players get transfered). also Hollow Fragment would suggest that Sugou had Admin permissions in SAO as well so assuming Kayaba didn't have Super Admin anything Kayaba could do to stop Sugou he could just undo


Meaning of AE3803’s Name In the anime Cells at Work (Hataraku Saibou) that is currently airing, AE3803 is a Red Blood Cell who does not have a sense of direction while delivering packages to different parts of the human body. What does “AE” stand for?

There's no official statement for the production, but it seems the AE3803 is hexcode for a shade of red.


Does Tyria have Maid Droids too? Both Shurelia and Frelia have similar looking Maid Droids like Meimei and Kanade (AKA Child of Light) for Shurelia and has Riki and Reki for Frelia.

But looking at Tyria who is the third Reyvateil Origin i don't recall see a pair of Maid Droids for her. Who are her Maid Droids? or if she doesn't have any, why doesn't she when the other 2 do?

The Third Tower has no maintenance droids, as they were rendered obsolete with the creation and deployment of the two Harvestasya AIs, as they do the same functions that the maintenance droids do in the other Towers.


Why did the stand "Notorious B.I.G" change to "Notorius Chase" in the anime? In episode 24 Jojo Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, there is a scene where a new stand named Notorius B.I.G appears, but on the wall it's called "Notorius Chase." Why is there this difference? Is it just some mistake in the voice-acting or key animation ? The wiki page also states that the stand Name is officially Notorious B.I.G, not "Notorius Chase."

I haven't gotten to that part of JJBA yet, so this is an educated guess.

Like a number of other characters in the franchise, such as ACDC, Pet Shop, and Jean Pierre Polnareff, Notorious B.I.G. is named after a real-life musician. In a number of cases, these character names are modified in localizations presumably to avoid potential trademark issues. For instance, Steely Dan becomes Dan of Steel, Terence D'Arby is D'Arby the Younger, Kenny G is Billie Jean, etc.

I can only assume that something similar happened here. I don't have access to the episode right now, but this Reddit user suggests the same thing and reports that some of the animation was changed.


Why didn't Naruto's arm grow by itself like Madara or Kaguya? Naruto recovered from a pretty big hole in his shoulder while fighting with Sasuke. Madara was cut in half and could still fly, and Naruto flies, so it would stand to reason that he can recover at least somewhat like Madara. Not to mention how he kind of copied Kakashi's eye, saved Guy-sensei, and tried to save Obito even just before he died.

If Naruto has mastered Senjutsu like Madara and Kaguya, and he has aptitude for recovery, why didn't his arm grow by itself?

Naruto lost his Sage of Six Paths (SOSP) power after his fight with Sasuke. It was mainly due to the fact that he lost the chakras of all the bijuus (tailed beasts) that he had. So, as a result of losing the power of SOSP, he also lost the ability to heal.

Naruto actually 'lost' his SOSP after using a tremendous amount of chakra to seal away kaguya. So after the fight with Sasuke, he must almost have depleted it.

Coming back to the point, while fighting Madara Uchiha and Kaguya, he still had his powers and abilities (levitation, the truth orbs, healing, etc.) It was when he actually sealed Kaguya with the help of Sasuke, did he use up his SOSP powers/chakra. So, he lost the truth orbs, the SOSP cloak, ability to heal, etc.

Now, why did Sasuke not lose his rinnegan? That was because, Indra's chakra is needed to only awaken the rinnegan, and not to maintain it.

So, the reason why Naruto could not heal his own arm was because he lost his
powers when he sealed Kaguya, but could use levitation , etc. before sealing Kaguya, that is, while facing her and Madara.


Will Recca become the 9th flame dragon? Resshin, the 8th flame dragon was revealed as Recca's & Kurei's father, Oka. Does that mean that all flame masters will eventually become a flame dragon after they die? Or does this only apply when a flame master died with regret like stated here?

  When Oka died with regret in his heart, he became the eighth dragon,
  and took the name of Resshin. Because his flame had an inner shape, he
  was able to retain his natural power and did not become a useless
  dragon.

Was there any official explanation about this? I haven't read the manga so I don't know if the answer was explained there.

It was revealed later that Recca was not a flame master like the others, he had inherited the former flame dragons, but he himself had no unique flame ability. Therefore, when he dies, he might become a flame dragon, but he'd be a useless one.

From Volume 16 - Chapter 153:


References to other Anime, TV shows, movies and fictional works on Steins;Gate I noticed references to TV shows like Dr.Who in the Dub.

Also to other references to other anime like The mail which leapt through time.

I'd like to know all known references to other works of fiction.

Dr.Who Reference by Kurisu Makise (牧瀬 紅莉栖) in the Dubbed version.

  Makise Kurisu: Safe to say String theory doesn't jive with the notion of bouncing around through time in a blue police box.

The past-altering D-mail is shortened from "Delorean Mail". Delorean is the name of the time-travelling car from the Back to the Future series. The series is mentioned by Kurisu Makise and Itaru Hashida in the game.

Various Nordic mythological terms were used as "operation names" by Rintarou Okabe.


Does Haki also eliminate Devil Fruit users' weakness against water? If Luffy covers his arm with Haki and puts it in the water, will he lose his power or does the Haki cancel the effect of the water?

I thought about it because of this image.

When Luffy used his "Red Hawk" against Hody, the water had no effect on his power. Is this because of the Haki he used for Red Hawk (which was not well drawn in the anime) or is there another reason?

Luffy would lose his power, because Haki does not seem to negate the power of the sea at all. In chapter 603, we could see how Luffy put his hand into the ocean without coating it in Haki. He said to be powerless in the ocean, yet he was able to draw Sanji back to the boat. This would make it seem that due to his training during the time-skip, he has become able to withstand the power of the sea for a short while.

Then, in chapter 605, we could see how Luffy put his hand back into the ocean, but this time he coated it in Haki. Despite being fully coated, he still lost his power at the same rate. Luffy got a lot stronger during the time-skip and it might even be that, since he has more power to drain, it might take a bit longer, but it is safe to say that coating yourself in Haki does not negate the effects of the sea.


What would've happened if Obito didn't accept Kabuto's help? If they weren't allies, how could Obito just think about capturing both the eight and nine-tails, and win a war in which he was challenging the 5 great nations?

His only weapons were the clones of the white Zetsu, which, regardless of their "copy ability", were such a big failure, and the Gedo statue, which was his trump card. In that way, Obito would stand against an Allied Shinobi Nation, who weren't weakened by the Edo Tensei reanimations, but obviously, he wasn't expecting that Kabuto would search for him and offer a helping hand, so I think that Obito was overestimated by Madara to think that he could manage a plan with such a great magnitude.

And as second thought, what were his plans for resurrecting Madara? Losing Nagato's 7th path, I'm curious how he would've managed this part of their plan. It's kind of luck for both Obito and Madara, that the events turned out as they are right now in the anime...

I guess Obito will lose the war.

Obito seems to have underestimated the 5 nations. Maybe because he thought that he can take advantage of their previous wars and conflicts and never expected that the alliance will truly go in war as one allied shinobi rather than fighting for their own nation.

As for plans on resurrecting Madara, I don't think he still plans to do so since he said that he wants Nagato to use the 7th path on him and his current actions shows that he wants to be the Juubi's jinchuriki himself and the one to cast infinite tsukoyomi and I think he underestimated Madara on that one too.


Manga about 3 school friends who have to play games to survive I am having a tough time trying to remember the name of this manga. It had three high school friends and they woke up in an alternate reality where people play games to survive. The games difficulty is determined by a something and can determine the difficulty by a deck of cards.

The first game was something like 2 of diamonds and they had to get fortune cookies and survive a bunch of flaming arrows (Which they did). One of the group guys is smart while the other of the group guys is really brave then they have a 3rd member who is worthless it seems.

Imawa no Kuni no Alice (English title: Alice in Borderland) is most likely what you are looking for. It is adapted into an OVA series, which has 3 episodes at the time of writing.

  Alice Ryouhei will leave high school soon, but he's trying to avoid thinking about his future. Late one night, when he's hanging out with his tough friend Karube and his silly, girl-crazy friend Chota, they see fireworks. After one blindingly bright explosion, they find themselves waking up in a different world. In this 'Borderland,' people are forced to either participate in potentially deadly games or simply die. Will Chota, Karube, and Ryouhei be able to survive this dangerous new world, and is there a way they can get back to their original lives?

Here is a page from chapter 2 showing their first game, in which whoever answers the small problem on the omikuji incorrectly will be shot as many flame arrows as the difference between the wrong and right answer. Normally, omikuji is a piece of paper with fortune written on it, but in this story, it contains a problem plus some hint to clear the game.


Why does Piccolo bleed two colours? In the above pictures, his blood is of two colours.
Before Dragon Ball Z, his  blood was red but later on in the series it became purple.

What is the reason behind this?

This has been an item of discussion between Dragon Ball fans for a long time. Most of the information I've come across concludes that this is simply an animation consistency failure.

From Dragon Ball Neoseeker Wiki:

The vast majority of the manga was produce in black and white, with a few chapters being colored minimally. There were also an even smaller number of chapters in full color.

Since Dragon Ball was originally black and white, the animation studios likely did not know that Piccolo's blood was supposed to be purple until much later.
In fact, this Reddit comment points out that it happens with Frieza's blood too, discoloring it from blue to red.
While some arguments have been made wondering if this could be censorship, the blood changes were in both international and Japanese versions of the show. There are several cases of censorship that involve the Dragon Ball Z anime but I do not believe this is one of them.
However, there was some censorship on some international releases of Dragon Ball Z involving Piccolo's blood. These changes turned Piccolo's blood green.
A fact that points towards this color change being a blunder is that Piccolo's blood is recolored to purple in the first episode of Dragon Ball Kai, during the recap of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai. This screenshot is from Piccolo's reaction when Goku headbutts him. Interestingly enough, this scene also receives some censorship in international releases, recoloring the blood yet again to white.

As an aside, it is likely that not even Akira Toriyama really knew what color Piccolo's blood was supposed to be. In an interview with Toriyama, he states that he was originally unsure that Piccolo would even be an alien; he originally just created Piccolo to be demon-like.

Q: Speaking of Piccolo, did you think from the beginning of his background as a Namekian alien?
A: Of course, I didn’t think that at all (laughs). The Saiyans were like that as well. When I thought up Goku’s tail and the Ōzaru, I didn’t think Goku was an alien or anything. Piccolo either. Because I thought that up when God came out.
Mostly afterwards, I thought it through so that it would be consistent. For example, there’s the chair that Planet Namek’s Eldest sat in. That was mostly the same as the chair that Piccolo Daimaō had sat in when he first appeared. It was just missing the skulls.


Need help identifying this anime from about 18 years ago I remember watching this when I was a little kid, but I barely remember anything at all. The main character was a man with a "demon arm" that he always keeps hidden with a glove, the moment he takes off the glove his hand activates granting him great power. The episode that I remember watching had a little girl singing in a black, dream-ish environment.

If I recall, I watched one episode in Spanish dub and the girl sang this song as she played: "dos y dos son cuatro cuatro y dos son seis". I know it's not a lot of information, but it's always been bugging me.

The premise sounds like Jigoku Sensei Nube.

  Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil spirits with his monster hand, proving to be very powerful.


What do "sama" and "kun" mean? Are they related to the shinobi rank? In Naruto, Yamato called Kakashi as Kakashi-sama, whereas Naruto as Naruto-kun.

Previously, I thought that sama was for equal or higher rank shinobis while kun was for junior rank shinobis. But I noticed that I might be wrong as Hinata too called Naruto as Naruto-kun.

I found some general answers on Yahoo! Answers, but is there a specific reason why they did that in Naruto? What's the actual meaning of sama and kun?

Both terms are Japanese honorifics.

Sama (様) is the formal version of "san", used for persons in higher positions (inferiors to superiors). On the other hand, kun (君) is informal and mostly used for males, such as boys or juniors. It is used by superiors to inferiors, by males of the same age and status to each other. In schools, teachers address male students as "kun" while girls as "san" or "chan".

As for anime Naruto, Yamato called Kakashi as Kakashi-sama simply because of respect for the higher position. Kakashi is a lot experienced than him. Meanwhile, Hinata called Naruto with "kun" as an informal honorific for a boy with the same age, that applies too for kun.


What are the differences between visual novel, eroge, gal game, and a dating sim? In The World God Only Knows, games in which you conquer girls are defined as dating sims. But in Oreimo, it is called eroge. Some forums seem to use the term visual novel a lot, even though I thought they're all similar.

What is the actual difference between each of these?

All of these are closely related and many games would fall into more than one category. However, which word you choose places the emphasis on different aspects of the game. In any case, when it isn't important to be precise, these terms are often used interchangeably.

Eroge (エロゲ) is a Japanese shortening of "erotic game". These can also be called H-games. Native Japanese speakers sometimes use the term to describe games without any sexual content (e.g. Clannad), but in English this isn't really a correct use of the term. Eroge can be any game with sex scenes (also called H-scenes). This includes some games that are not traditionally included as visual novels or dating sims. For example, Kamidori Alchemy Meister is an example of a game without a great deal of visual novel content but which still qualifies as an eroge.

Visual Novel (ビジュアルノベル), often shortened to VN, is a general type of game with a lot of dialogue and minimal gameplay (usually the gameplay is reduced to just making choices at a few plot points to determine what route one enters). It may or may not involve any romance or sexual encounters. For example, Danganronpa could qualify as a visual novel, but probably not for any of the other categories here. A more canonical example would be Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, though purists will sometimes insist on calling it a "Sound Novel" as this is the official description. More on this in the related terms section. Calling something a visual novel emphasizes the "novel" aspect and suggests that there is at least some semblance of a story. It would not usually be used to describe eroge which are solely sex scenes.

Visual novel can also be used in a more technical way to describe games where the text is overlayed over the background as opposed to being presented in dialogue boxes. This distinction is more common among Japanese speakers than English speakers. In English usually people will abbreviate this as NVL, and games where the dialogue is in a box at the bottom of the screen are called ADV. Fate/Stay Night is an example of this style.

Dating Sims are a different category of game from Visual Novels. These games do feature gameplay, but the object of the gameplay is to get into a romantic relationship with a character from the game. The most familiar example is probably the Tokimeki Memorial series, though there are many other highly successful examples such as Love Plus. Unlike visual novels, the gameplay here can be fairly complex.

A galge (ギャルゲーム) or bishoujo game (美少女ゲーム, lit. "beautiful girl game") can be used to describe any game where a major part of the game is getting into and being in a relationship with one or more of the female characters (usually not at the same time). These are marketed at heterosexual males. It includes a lot of games that would be classified as dating simulators and a lot that would be classified as visual novels. Most games that would fit into this category would also fit into one of the other categories, though there are examples like Gal*Gun which probably can only fit as galge.

There are a lot of other closely related terms that could be used to describe these kinds of games. I'll describe these briefly here:

A Sound Novel is a type of visual novel. The term is a trademark by Chunsoft and emphasizes the sound aspects as opposed to visual aspects. Sound novels are actually older than visual novels but because of the trademark the term "visual novel" is the one that's stuck in the long term. For older games the distinction between the two is somewhat notable, but for most modern games there's basically no difference between the meaning of the two terms.
A Kinetic Novel is a type of visual novel without any gameplay at all. That includes things like making decisions for the protagonist. Because of the lack of any player input, the story is entirely preset and the player just reads through it without any input. These are quite close to ordinary novels with added graphics, sound, and typically more focus on dialogue. Planetarian would be an example of such a game. Kinetic novels are usually shorter than other visual novels, though there are exceptions to this like Higurashi.
An Otome Game (乙女ゲーム) is a game marketed to females. It is roughly synonymous with the term Bishounen game (美少年ゲーム), which is of course directly analagous to bishoujo game except now the characters are males rather than females. A well-known example is Hakuoki.
A nakige (泣きゲー, literally "crying game") is a type of visual novel where the story is designed to have an emotional impact on the player. Most games by studio Key are nakige (e.g. Clannad). A related but distinct term is utsuge (鬱ゲー, literally "depressing game"). Unlike nakige, which usually have happy endings (though they may be only after significant hardships), utsuge are usually not as positive. The distinction is difficult to explain, but after playing a couple of games in each genre you'll definitely know. Some notable examples of utsuge would be Saya's Song or recent Key work Rewrite.
A nukige (抜きゲー, literally "masturbation game") is a type of eroge which is almost solely focused on sexual content. As the name suggests, they're intended as pornographic material. It would be unusual to describe such games as visual novels.  These are the large majority of all eroge produced because they're easy to produce and still tend to sell well.

There are other terms but these are the ones that everyone should know when it comes to categorizing these sorts of games.


Did the girl who died 26 years ago exist in the same way as the extras? The calamity is caused when someone who has died is added to class 3, everyone's memories and records regarding the extra are altered by some unseen force and the extra has a physical body allowing the rest of the class to interact with him/her.

However, when describing what may have caused the calamity to exists, when class 3, 26 years prior refused to accept the girl's death and started to act as if she still existed leading to her being in the graduation photo, it starts off with one student refusing to accept her death and was at first thought to be seeing things until later more students confirmed and the teacher allowed the dead girl to remain in the class.

Did the girl who died 26 years prior obtain a physical existence like how the extra does or did the class just see her ghost?

It's a good question.

I think the class just see her ghost. In fact, the ghost of Misaki felt herself loved and so she stayed all the schoolar year. But this fact created a curse, death people (extras) came to the class the next years to feel like Misaki and when the natural numerical balance of student broke, people started to dying.

That's what I understood when I saw the anime.


Who is the man in the suit in the Fullmetal Alchemist series? Does anyone have any clues on the man in the suit? He appears in both FMA and FMA:B.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Separate Destinations (episode 10)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms (episode 16)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Advance of the Fool (episode 21)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Backs in the Distance (episode 22)

After searching everywhere for the day looking this up before someone else finds the answer, he appears to be Mobuta Mobuo. He is actually a background character that was actually placed in their as a joke as said in an interview with Arakawa Hiromu in the Perfect Guidebook (Hagaren Kenkyujo DX). He was also a gag character in the Mangas and hardly anyone seemed to notice him.

I am absolutely sure this is him.

Bibliography for reference

http://www.roy-mustang.net/arakawa/about_interview1.html

Included for reference to my answer, to verify that this information is correct and to allow you to compare this information with other information to see if this is correct.


How can Kyros run so fast? I know that Kyros is a legendary gladiator from Corrida Colosseum who was turned into a toy by Sugar. He cuts his left foot off to save King Riku (if I'm not mistaken). But, how can he run so fast with only one foot? Even when he is a toy, he can run quite as fast and in a human body, he can take the stairs to Flower Hill faster than Luffy. How can it happen? Is he using something like Sanji's Sky Walk or CP9's Geppo?

The physics behind walking/running is:

Kyros has a much sturdier and bigger body as compared to luffy and hence the action and consequently the reaction force on him increases. Instead of running, he is actually leaping, and his leaps are consequently bigger, which makes up for the loss of his leg.

Even if people are of comparable sizes, I believe that a one legged person can run just as fast as (or only a tad bit slower than) a two legged person. The main problem that we have when trying to run on one leg is keeping our balance. Kyros has been 1 legged for a long time and hence, clearly doesn't have a balancing problem. This may also be a factor contributing to his fast speed.


What is the Gol D. Roger's ability 'To hear the voice of all Things' that Rayleigh is talking about? In Chapter 507, Rayleigh was talking about the power 'To hear the voice of all things' that Gold D. Roger has. It seems to explain how he was able to write in the ancient language on the Sky Island's Poneglyph. What is that phenomenon?

As we have seen Luffy being considered as successor of Pirate King. One of the most important fact that support it is the voice of all things. Though in case of Luffy this ability is somewhat incomparable with Gold D. Roger, it allows Luffy mainly to interact with ancient beings.
The instances where Luffy was able to used this power was:

Understanding Ryuuji(Green millennial dragon from east blue)
Understanding the sea kings from fishman island
Hearing from Zunisha in Zoe island

Although Roger was able to interact with poneglyph Luffy has not shown this power so far.

From above instances, this power is somewhat like voice of heart and seems to be used by fated ones.

Though  Momonosuke talked with Zunisha it is only limited to it and not more.

So, sit back and wait for history of world to unfold then only we will be able to know what exactly it is. As of now it is highly related to successor of the kingdom of D. (who is fated of course) for controlling the treasures and weapons of the kingdom of D.


Does Chika have a side effect? I recently started World Trigger and I was wondering if Chika Amatori has a side effect. It seems that she is able to sense the presence of Neighbors before they come through a portal. Does this count as a side effect or is it just something that people with high amounts of Trion already have?

Yes, at least in the anime Chika Amatori has a side effect.  This is shown is episode 6 which was called "Chika Amatori's Side Effect".  Her side effect appears to be at least the ability to sense neighbors searching for her with hostel intent. Note: all sensory improvements due to high amounts of Trion are called side effects and no one so far seems to have the same ones.


Why did Tsukasa say that if he and Senku would have met 3700 years ago they would be friends? Tsukasa said that if he and Senku would have met 3700 years ago they would be friends. How does this make sense? Tsukasa faces Senku because he wants to turn the stone world into a modern world through science. But if he would have lived 3700 years ago he would be friend with Senku and according to his imagination scenes, he would help Senku with his science. Which is the reason he opposes Senku now.

Why did Tsukasa say that if he and Senku would have met 3700 years ago they would be friends?

3700 years ago they were normal people without any possibility of changing the grand scheme of things. But now in this stone world, they both have the opportunity and will to shape how society will develop and they ended up with conflicting views. Senku wants to restore things to how they were and Tsukasa want to create a world without materialistic values. Senku wants to revive everyone while Tsukasa only wants those he considers good people.

So what Tsukasa is saying is that he likes Senku as a person, but that because he now as ambitions to live for he will have to get rid of anyone standing in the way (i.e. Senku) even though it pains him.


Has Kaido eaten a devil fruit? If so, what is its power? Kaido is called the strongest creature in the One Piece world. Hence, he must be immensely powerful.

My question is: What is his power? Is he a devil fruit user?

SPOILERS AHEAD

It has been confirmed in Chapter 921 of One Piece, that Kaido has a Zoan Devil Fruit ability (mostly Mythical). His Devil Fruit lets him change into a huge

   Dragon

Reference:


How are transmutation circles built? I've seen Is each transmutation circle unique? (SciFi.SE) where the flame alchemy circle is explained.

Is there any rule to build the transmutation circles? Are there other symbols? What do squares, pentagons, pentagrams, hexagons, hexagrams, etc. mean?

Almost every symbol, transmutation circle, and array in FmA;B have meanings behind them, even the ones who only appear on screen for a few seconds, like Riza's tattoo (here's a link to a really good analysis of it and here's a video where I talk a bit more about it). All the gates shown also have personal meanings to the characters (I also talk about that a bit in the video). Most of the symbols are based on basic alchemy and I found out a lot of things by simply googeling "alchemy symbols"; so yes, I would say that it is totally possible to make your own circles by combining the diffrent symbols.


Is there a real version of "Understanding People's Feelings" series (the book series Sai reads)? The character Sai, reads a book which has stuff like

  The bond between 2 people increases when you give them a nickname.

And

  When a woman feeds you, it is a clear sign that she likes you.

I want to read this book if it has a real version, or something close to it.

No, the book Sai reads is to make the fact that he doesn't know anything about human emotions more pronounced. It's to also show the fact that he takes his position as being an information gatherer into play. He tests them on the field, and treats finding his emotions like a mission.


Different Eden of the East series? So about 6-8 months ago I watched Eden of the east on Netflix and I really enjoyed it. It felt really original and I was totally hooked. I soon after watched the movies.

So today on "Source Fed nerd - Anime Club" they reviewed the anime and one of the hosts (Meg Turney) said something about that Eden of the East had different series.

I've watched:

Eden of the East (11 episodes)(Higashi no Eden)
Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden (Higashi no Eden Gekijoban I: The King of Eden)
Eden of the East: Paradise Lost (Higashi no Eden Gekijôban II: Paradise Lost)

So the question is, what different Eden of the East, Seasons / Series / Movies are there?

That's basically all of it - the 11-episode TV series, and then the two movies. There's also a recap movie for the TV series called Air Communication, but there's no sense in watching it if you already watched the TV series.

In general, when you have questions about what anime exist for a given franchise, a good approach is to search for one of the anime on AniDB (e.g. AniDB's page for Eden of the East), and look at the "relation graph" for that anime (here's the one for Eden of the East). This shows all anime that are related in some way or another to the anime you were looking at. The relation graphs get kind of messy for huge universes like Gundam (see graph), but for most franchises, the relation graphs are quite useful.


What are the characteristics of the Geass power? When I recalled every type of Geass in the two seasons, I was asking myself what the characteristics of Geass are. For instance, I was wondering if every Geass power needs someone other than the Geass user (examples are Lelouch's Geass and Mao's Geass), but there were some people in the second season to whom the rule doesn't apply. (I don't know how much I can say without giving spoilers.) The effects of the Geass vary a lot, so I think I cannot find any attributes that are common for Geass-effects.

But are there some characteristics/rules/etc., which are the same for every Geass-power?

There are some basic characteristics/rules/constraints that are common in all canon Geass Users

Their power can not affect Code Barer: We see with with C.C when Lelouch tries to command her and Mao's obsession for C.C was given birth from the fact that her mind was the only one he could not read. Also Charles blocked Lelouch's order when his Code became active
Each use increases power: Mao, Lelouch and C.C before she got the Code, use of their powers increased it's strength and thus they were unable to control it. Rolo while he was always in control of his power the same power stopped his heart. as the power got stronger we can assume that the strain on his heart got worse aswell, dying before it fully went out of control. the children
The Sigil manifests within the eye(s) when the power activates: with all characters the Sigils appear in the eye(s) when the is used and remains in the eye(s) when the user no longer as control. Lelouch's sigil disappears when he lost control due to the Contacts he wore. C.C's uncontrolled Geass was lost when she received the Code. Bismark's power wasn't active all the time because he had his eye sown shut and the wiki seem to indicate he couldn't turn it off.
A user surrenders their powers when they obtain The Code: When C.C gained the Code she was no longer able to user her power while Charles didn't use his power after the Code resurrected him. it's unsure if the Code being inactive or not causes a user to surrender their powers as when Lelouch was being careful not to be affected by Charles's power a second time however didn't know he had an inactive Code
A User's Power will isolate them: if we look at all the user's powers, consent use would isolate them for society. Lelouch being able to get anyone to do anything he wants, Mao being able to always being able to read someone's true thoughts. the love C.C revived was always false love induced from her Geass and Code Barers being immortal. every power has the possibility of isolating someone from the rest of the world as we have seen in other fiction how disenchanted with the world one becomes if they could always see someones true thoughts, see the future or never receive unforced love.

This last point may or may not be true because of the Geass Order

Powers are unique: we have seen that every character had a unique power. this however there are some contradictions to this,

The children of the Geass Order - they force a Black Knight Pilot to attack his allies, the Wiki notes that it may be more puppetry
Shin Hyuga Shaingu - it's speculated that it works the same way as Lelouch's from the limited observations in Akito of the exiled

In these cases we are unsure who the Contractor (Code Barers) is. the only Code Barers who were in Britannia were all affiliated with the Geass Order (C.C and V.V were directors, Charles probably became defacto director after V.V's death) and because of the nature of the Order's research these power may have in fact be fabricated. this is plausible because of Julius Kingsley as if he is Lelouch then Lelouch was not at Ashford the entire time in the 1 year gap and the fact that the emperor sent him with Suzaku (who too knew of Geass and possible the Order having been shown the Sword of Akasha) it is pleasurable that The Order could have studied Lelouch (the only exception to this if Julius is Lelouch's Twin Brother).

As for your comment

  I was wondering if every Geass power needs someone other than the Geass user

If by this you mean "can Geass only affect another person who has does not have Geass or under the effects of someone else's Geass" then no. in the First Season Lelouch uses a mirror to cast Geass on himself to make him forget about the plan to save Nunnally from Mao, this way Mao could not read his mind and detonate the bomb. Also Mao uses his power to read Lelouch's mind numerous times to see every move he would think up when they play chess and to discover he was Zero to break Shirley (though Mao had to focus hard in order to target Lelouch and not everyone else).

In the Second Season, Rolo uses his Geass on Lelouch in the OSS H.Q which is when Lelouch figured out that Rolo's Geass affect one's perception of time because Lelouch was counting the second on the clock before hand.

Bismarck Waldstein's power is to "see the future" however we only uses this in combat when he uses it on Suzaku while he mentioned to have used it on Marianne. his powers isn't fully explained however we can assume he sees the future of "Cause and Effect" so when he uses it on Suzaku he sees the Before Images of Suzaku's piloting of the Lancelot. Suzaku use the Geass put on him to "Live" to overpower Bismarck's power.

And of cause there is Charles who wiped Lelouch's memories after the first season with his Geass and Lelouch was able to order him to kill himself at the Sword of Akasha (before hte Code Activated). there is also suspicion that non human entities can be affected like when Lelouch orders "God" however i have speculation on just what happened here.


What's this anime on the DVD cover in part of this photo? A friend of mine linked me a following meme picture:

I would like to know what's the name of the DVD he's holding in his hands.

I think I've once seen that DVD cover he is holding in his hands but for the life of me can't recall anything from it. No name, nothing.

For some reason this thing started to bother me and so I'm wondering does anyone recognize the anime he's holding in his hands. But to be honest not sure if it's even an anime. I believe it was some kind of OVA but am not sure.

After searching for it for sometime I couldn't find anything. Hopefully someone knows better than me.

Thank you in advance.

Searching for the image resulted in this title 影のセクハリスト ～孕ませ王位継承騒動～, which roughly translates to Sexual Harasser of the Dark ~ The Impregnation Mayhem for Throne Succession ~

Here is a clearer version of the cover (NSFW).

Here is the link to official website (NSFW) and its entry on vndb.

It seems to be a eroge, not an anime, though.

The site describes it as a "magic school slapstick love comedy".


Does the English version of Btooom! end at Chapter 88? Does the English version of the Btooom! Manga end at Chapter 88?

No. the reason you think so is because you're looking at the Scanlation.

the reason why i suspect this is because looking at Manga Update's entry on  Btooom! shows that the scanlation by S2scans & JazzWay Team stops at Chapter 88 which is Volume 18

However the same page also indicates that Btooom! has been lienced by Yen press who have only released up to Volume 16 with Volume 17 due to be released near the end of May 2017 in the US

while Yen Press only lists up to Volume 18 (as of 21/03/2017) Manga Updates indicates there are 22 Volumes and is on-going, confirmed on Wikipedia with Volume 22 having been release January 7th 2017 in Japan

No. |   Japanese release date   |   Japanese ISBN
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22  |   January 7, 2017         |   ISBN 978-4-10-771949-2

So to summarize, the localized and licenced version of Btooom currently (as of 21/03/2017) ends at Volume 16 which stops at Chapter 81 however release by Yen press is on-going and more volumes are expected to be released. any release after this outside Yen press currently is not an official copy.

UPDATE: as of the 17/8/2017, Wikipedia lists that the english version of Volume 19 is due November 14, 2017. this can further be confirmed on Yen Press's Website for Volume 19. also looking at the series in general on their website they have up to Volume 21, however Volume 21 doesn't have any Paperback or Eletronic links so looking at Volume 20 it's expected to be out February 20th, 2018.

As such this is more or less confirmation that the english version of Btooom! will not end at Chapter 88 as Chapter 88, as explained above, is in Volume 18


How can Madara summon Kurama? According to the wiki trivia:

  "Among the tailed beasts, only Kurama has been shown to be subject to the Summoning Technique."

But how can this possible? Controlling a tailed beast doesn't mean that it can be subject to Summoning Technique. Did Madara sign a contract (form of a scroll) with Kurama?

Excerpts taken from Naruto Manga Chapter 501-503

Lets look at the following images from the manga,

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From image 1> We see Madara* (Who was later shown to be Obito) extracting the kyubi from Kushina's body.

2> This is where he summons the kyubi into the village

3> In the conversation between Madara and Minato, Madara says, A contract seal...

4> Finishes off the fight between the two.

Now, based on these images we can deduce that it is not always a scroll that is needed to create a summoning contract. A scroll may be one of the ways in which such a contract be created. The sign that is done in the scroll is a "seal" that seals the contract.

So, considering what Madara said about Minato trying to place a contract seal we can deduce that there are other ways to seal a contract. Now when did Madara do it? That must have been done after Madara had the kyubi under genjutsu and before Minato came back for the final showdown between the two.

Now coming back to your question, there are two stages to controlling a beast or summoning animal. The first is where you put the target under genjutsu and manipulate them, the other is to put them under a contract. It seems that Madara has first put the kyubi under genjutsu and then he sealed a contract with the kyubi using some sort of contract seal.

*I am referring to Obito as Madara here because at that point of the manga the character was known to be Madara himself. Which was changed as the plot progressed.


Which years/chapters of the manga is based the Gintama anime series? AFAIK, the Gintama manga series is been done for 15 years, when there is only 4 years of anime (though many of those manga volumes were made after the anime series, so it's impossible the anime is based on them). Which years/chapters of the manga is based the Gintama anime series?

My apologies, after being sought out I believe I didn't answer or read your question to the fullest.

You asked if any of the managa for Gintama was based on the anime. As I had to re-read your question, the answer to your question is none of it as far as I have read. You said the anime has been done for 15 years is false, the anime(assume your taking about the first to third season of said anime) started in 2006 then ended in 2009.

The manga that show is based on only came out about two years prior in it's initial Japanese release. The manga to anime followed this trend for awhile, with some arcs being dropped or switched out.

More episodes of the anime have came out in recent years with Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen having aired in January.

So re-state what i am trying to say in less words.
1. the anime has not been done for 15 years, it has continued with the latest airing of a new anime being in January.
2. the anime and manga have taken a break or two over the years due to various factors (artist health being one of them.)
3. None of the manga has been based on the anime, considering the manga chapter the anime is based on dropped two years prior to the anime episode being released.


Soundtrack for Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo TV anime Does anyone know who composed the original soundtrack for the TV anime "Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo"?

It doesn't look like it has been released on CD yet, I can't seem to find it anywhere. Can anyone tell me if there is a plan for it to be released? If so, when?

CDJapan seems to have the cd in stock - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/MBR-30S

According to the webpage it was released in June.

The composer is Masaru Yokoyama who has done songs for several anime series, including Freezing and Your Lie in April


What does Shoko say to Yuzuru in chapter 12? In chapter 12 of A Silent Voice, collected in volume 2, Shoko has a fight with her sister Yuzuru, angry with her for getting Shoya in trouble when he helped her. Yuzuru's lines are spoken, but Shoko signs with no translation given. The chapter features four panels of Shoko signing across two pages; her words in the last are harsh enough that Yuzuru breaks down crying and runs away.

(I recognize that it may not be possible to recognize full sentences from a single manga panel each.)

Panel 3 (Not sure about this one)

Sign: Me (eye) - you - heart
Meaning: What's with that look? What are you thinking?

Or,

Sign: You - money - receive
Meaning: Did you receive money?

Panel 4

Sign: He - sorry
Meaning: Apologize to him (Shoya)

Panel 5

Sign: Can't be helped - together -
 apologize
Meaning: Can't be helped, let's go apologize together

Panel 7

   Sign: I - leave it alone - you
 Meaning: I don't need you, do what you want!

References: item777's blog (Japanese), los-endos' blog (Japanese).


Why does Frieza want to kill Goku? I watched Dragon Ball Z and want to know why Frieza wanted to kill Goku in the first place.

There are a few reasons to answer your question.

As Shaymin Gratitude correctly said, Frieza wanted to kill all the Saiyans. The reason being that the Saiyans are a warrior race. They grow stronger after every fight (Zenkai boost). He knew this. He also knew about the legend of a Super Saiyan. He feared that someday, a Super Saiyan will emerge and defeat him. This led him to destroy planet Vegeta and drive the race to the verge of extinction.
When he was at Namek, he was looking for the dragon balls. He wanted to wish for eternal life. As Goku was also looking for them, they crossed paths, fought and eventually he lost his wish and suffered a defeat at the hands of Goku.
After his humiliating defeat on Namek, he swore that he will have his revenge on Goku.

This is precisely why Frieza is always trying to kill Goku.


How can Doru Doru work against seastone We have twice seen Mr.3 open seastone cage/cuffs with his wax powers, once in Alabasta and once in the war of the summit. How can his wax key not melt once inside the keyhole?

As stated in seastome wikia

  Seastone only works upon direct and constant contact.

Which means it works only on devil fruit user not on the power or material they produce using power.

  It has been shown that although a Devil Fruit user loses his/her powers when in contact with the Seastone, said powers can still be used on and affect the Seastone. Example is when Mr. 3's candle wax key could open Seastone cuffs and cell doors, though this may be because the locks themselves are not made of Seastone or because the wax has no Devil Fruit powers inside it, as shown when he unlocked Ace's Seastone handcuffs. Another example is when Shiki levitated battleships in Marineford, despite the hulls being lined with Seastone. Trafalgar Law was also able to switch Seastone chains with regular ones, using his abilities.

Another example is Aokiji Kuzan's ice formation power, which he uses it to make ice road on the sea to travel in his bicycle. Here the ice doesn't melt just because it came in contact with the sea.

And this is just the guess but seastone might melt if comes in contact with Akainu's lava where the temperature of lava is greater than melting point of seastone.


How to summon a different animal using Kuchiyose? As we know, every ninja needs to sign a contract to summon an animal. However, Sasuke suddenly summoned a hawk, after summoning snakes all the time.

How can someone change the animal he summons?

   I know that with Keiyaku Fūin, the contract can be broken, but I guess that works a little bit different, not?

Kuchiyose is a highly controversial jutsu, cloaked in mystery.

At the beginning of the series, Naruto is presented with the frog contract scroll. In which he signs with blood, thereby validating the contract. From that point onward, he can summon frogs. The same happens with Jiraiya (who's name is earlier on the list).

Orochimaru has a tattoo on his right arm, on which he smears the blood required for the summon.

Madara Uchiha was seen summoning the Kyuubi after taking control of it, and using it in battle against Hashirama, seemingly without a contract.

Tobi was seen using the same technique after he unsealed him from Kushina.

As for the Rinnegan's Animal Path, it's very likely to assume that the summoned animals are some sort of zombies as well (much like the Rikudo no Jutsu's bodies), as they have the Rinnegan and the Piercing (and doesn't talk at all).

It seems that a general contract with the species, or control over the specific creature is enough. If there's a contract, both sides can freely summon each other (As seen by Shima's reverse summoning). If there isn't one, it probably takes the "consent" of both sides for the technique to work (Or, the forced consent, in the case of the Kyuubi).

The technique is very unclear in nature. It's a space-time ninjutsu, which on itself is a mystery, and very little is known about it. We don't have much more detail than that.


Are the events in Ishbal based on or inspired by the Holocaust? I've noticed that a lot of Western fans seem to associate the genocide / war in Ishval with the Holocaust (or alternatively, the Middle East). However, from somewhat secondary sources, I've heard that Arakawa was inspired by the plight of the Burakumin or Ainu. (The first I don't remember the reference for; the second appears on this page for Scar and on this reported interview, although there's no statement of where this is from.)

Given that FMA is a Japanese manga and that the direct linkage of Amestris to Germany seems tenuous, I am more inclined to assume that there isn't an exact real world parallel to Ishbal. (After all, the exact details of what happened in FMA don't entirely match up to what I know about the Holocaust. In combination with the statements by Arakawa and the fact that Amestris isn't really reducible to being a "fantasy version of German", I would assume that the events are largely fantasy, even if some portions might be inspired by various real-life events.)

Moreover, I would see it as best to assume that the events in Ishval were inspired (at least partly) by issues such as Japanese colonialism (per statements about interviewing war veterans1), even if some aspects might be European. My cynical self suggests that Western fans are also more likely to say Ishvalan War of Extermination == Holocaust because they simply are more likely to have more experience with it (or with the Middle East being an issue) than with tensions in East Asia, and not because this was necessarily explicitly stated somewhere.

What exactly is the arc involving Ishbal supposed to be based on, if anything? Is the oft-cited factoid that it is based on the Holocaust true, or is it more reasonable to associate it with issues linked to Japan or to see it as a largely fantastic element with occasional grounding in things that have happened in real life?

(Update) I now realise that the most obvious purpose of such interviews would be to get some grounding for the experiences of military characters such as Mustang or Hawkeye. However, I'm trying to preserve the question as close to its original form as possible (and there, I had mentioned East Asia) in this clean-up.

Hiromu Arakawa, the mangaka, states that she was not influenced greatly by any specific country, but rather a collection of European countries during the Industrial Revolution, as stated in the answers to this question, sourced back to an interview in Newtype USA, January 2006.

While I'm sure Arakawa took inspiration from her own country's history, too, the fact that she was inspired by Europe at all makes a convincing argument already.

With that said, I think it's fair to say that there is a decent amount of evidence specifically toward the extermination of Ishval being inspired by the Holocaust. In the question I linked above, there's a few other points that tie Amestris to Germany, but I think there's a few specific points to consider.

The leader of the time was labelled as a Fuhrer.

Not sure there's much more to say here. Hitler and Bradley share a title and a mustache.

During the flashbacks, the most prominent feature of the Amestrian army is their eyes.

It's quite clear that there is emphasis put on the non-Ishvalan Amestrians being very similar to the Aryan race that was dominant during the Holocaust.

Ishval differs from Amestris greatly in its religious views.

Aside from their ways of living being similar to those of the Amish, the largest difference between them and the "regular" Amestrians is the fact that they believe in the creator Ishval. In the Holocaust, Hitler's motivation was a duality of both targeting their bloodlines as well as their faith.

However, the Holocaust is a very sensitive topic.

I think part of the reason Arakawa denies being inspired by this is that she does not want to take a political stance on the issue. As soon as she admits to being inspired by such a sensitive issue, she opens herself up to all kinds of criticism and alienation from specific groups, mostly notably those of Jewish faith or descent.

Answer the question already! Was the Ishvalan Extermination inspired by the Holocaust?

There is no straight answer! Sorry! If you believe what Arakawa has said publicly, then no, it wasn't. She does not admit to taking inspiration from any particular country or event, just the feel of the European countries during the Industrial Revolution as well as the 20th century development.

However, if you'd rather look past the word of God, I think there is ample evidence to suggest that there were aspects of the Holocaust and WWII Germany that were imported into Fullmetal Alchemist, with Ishval and the Extermination being two of them.


How can Inuyashiki and Hiro hear voices from Earth? In Inuyashiki manga chapter 82

   Inuyashiki was not able to hear the voice of Hiro when they were standing on meteor far from earth in space. So Hiro called Inuyashiki (via some telecommunication mechanism).

Later

   When Hiro was going to blow himself up, he heard the voice of Watanabe Shion. And the same thing happened to Inuyashiki - when he was going to self-destruct he also heard the voices of his family and dog.

How can they hear voices from the earth? Given that they were not able to communicate so Hiro had to call Inuyashiki.

Anime is still going on and I don't know how they're gonna show these parts.

My opinion:
They are very advanced machines, and as we know, they can communicate with all the networks on earth. The phone network doesnt reach the space but they on the space can reach the earth. That is why they even have their phones inside them.
Good luck!


Could Senzu Beans cure diseases as well? Senzu bean is known as "magical healing bean", it can heal and restore consumer's health instantly when eaten. Does it cures diseases as well? Such as Goku's heart disease.

If Senzu bean could cure diseases, Goku wouldn't have died in the future and Trunks wouldn't have needed to go back from the future to give him the antidote.

From Dragon ball wikia

  However, it appears that the beans can not heal injuries that have
  already healed over (like Tien's and Yamcha's respective scars or
  Saiyan tails) or cure ailments (like Goku's heart virus contracted
  during the Androids Saga)


Difference between edo tensei Madara with rinnegan and Alive Madara with Rinnegan When madara was revived, he lost his pair of rinnegan ,his reservoir of infinite chakra  and not be killed ability (being an edo tensei).

So, I know why madara wanted to be revived, but my question is , how does the ability differ in these 2 cases?

An Edo Tensei cannot be a jinchuuriki, and so, he couldn't complete his plan by becoming the Ten Tails' jinchuuriki. That is the main reason he wanted to be revived.

Also, although very powerful, the power of a "real" Rinnegan is far superior to one of the reanimated "fake" Rinnegan. The "real" Rinnegan can summon and control the Gedo Mazo, use the Rinbo: Hengoku technique etc.


Was Shanks expected to eat the Gomu Gomu no Mi? At the beginning of the series, we see Shanks carrying the Gomu Gomu no Mi fruit around like a treasure. Was he expected to eat this fruit? Or did he just sell it?

It's obvious he didn't want Luffy to eat it.

I don't think Shanks ever planned to eat the Gomu Gomu no Mi. I think he probably gave it to one of his crew members or sold it for some sake. With Shanks being one of the most powerful men in the world, I think if he ever wanted a Devil Fruit, he would have been able to get one pretty easily. If he wanted the Gomu Gomu no Mi specifically, then it would be a different story. However, I just can't think of any reason why he could have wanted that one Devil Fruit. There are more powerful fruits to go after which would suit him better, I think.


How many times did Len Kagamine die? How many times Len Kagamine die in all of his PV's? I have been searching the answer for this question for a long time.

I checked a million of his songs (some of which were very suicidal), and the answer for now many times Len died was 97.


Why is Gohan shown to be so weak in Dragon Ball Super? Gohan was the strongest in his mystic form back at the end of DBZ. How could Gohan have become so weak that he lost the ability to turn Super Saiyan 2 in such a short period of time? While on the other hand, Frieza was able to surpass Goku's Super Saiyan Blue transformation in only 4 months of training. That doesn't make sense.

Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast. Now he is losing left and right in every episode. Most recently Frieza in his base form was shooting ki blasts through Super Saiyan Gohan. So Frieza's base form is stronger than Super Saiyan now? How did that happen?

How could be become so weak that cant even go super saiyan 2 anymore in a short period of time

According to the timeline of dragon ball, about 5 years have passed between the end the buu saga and the Resurection of F saga. Gohan hasn't trained at all since then. We can choose the analogy of professional athletes here: they need to train almost everyday to maintain their form, let alone get "stronger". After 5 years, it is expected than Gohan has become significantly weaker. But again, if he were to train for a few months, his power would probably go up exponentially. Also note that he did not train much in the Buu saga, much of his power increase came from the help of Supreme Kai.

  ...while frieza surpasses goku SSB in 4 months of training

Frieza states that he never had to train one day in his life because he was already so much stronger than everybody else. If we consider Goku to be a combat genius, imagine how much training and near-deaths experience he had to go through to be able to fight on par with Frieza. In the end, only Krilin's death helped become super saiyan and beat Frieza. Since he never trained before, it would make sense that his power would go up exponentially after little training.

  Tagoma was even able to pierce him with a ki blast.

In the movie "Resurrection of F" Goku in Super Saiyan blue was almost killed by a Sorbet's gun. This tells you that no matter how strong of a warrior you are, you can be defeated by someone so much weaker than you if you are caught by surprise.

  So frieza base is stronger than super saiyan now

Yes, when Gohan clearly states than he is no match of Frieza, he is still in his base form. Gohan might be able to sense Frieza's ki beyond his current form, but this is just speculation.


Why did Sakurako call Akari a "betrayer"? In the final chapter of Volume 9 of the Yuru Yuri manga, Sakurako
was feeling sleepy in the student council room.
At that time Himawari stepped in,
apologizing for being late. But Sakurako, who was in dreaming mind,
saw Himawari's face as Akari's and shouted out 「あかりちゃんの裏切り者！！」.

As I understand it, she is either calling Akari a betrayer,
or saying "Akari's betrayer", but neither of these interpretations
makes any sense to me. What is the real meaning
of these words? Why did Sakurako say that? I know this
manga is not meant to be difficult to understand
but I just cannot get my head around it.
So please explain that to me if you know the answer.
I would really appreciate your help!!

p.s. This is the only one place in this chapter where Akari is
mentioned. So I guess the answer may lie in previous chapters? But
I do not have access to all volumes from 1 up until 9.

The answer for this is actually funny: because Akari and Sakurako are both flat chested, and in anime, girls (particularly flat chested ones) sometimes identify other girls as either friends or enemies depending on their breast size. In this situation, Sakurako thinks Akari is a friend. When she mistakes Himawari for Akari, she thinks that Akari grew big boobs and left her alone being flat chested, and she yells "You Traitor!"

If you don't believe me (it is a bit hard to believe) watch some harem anime. For example, the same situation happens in Negima.


Is the city name an alias, a code name, or a real name? In One Punch Man, all city have some sort of name like A-City or Z-City, is this an alias, a code name, or a real name of the cities?

Well the anime and manga never explicitly states one way or the other but givin how all the characters refer to them in that manner I believe that's just how the cities are named.My evidence being that normal citizens refer to them as such implying that it is not a code name.


How Kabuto could reincarnate or manifest Hidan (in an anime filler)? In episode 290 of Naruto Shippuden, Kabuto creates Hidan from thousands of tiny snakes. But by looking at the eyes of manifested Hidan, it seems like an Edo-Tensei. And Kabuto mentions it himself.

Hidan isn't dead! Then how can he be reincarnated? What Jutsu is that??

In the manga of course there is no confusion..

But for that episode I am trying to find the logic. Do you have any thoughts?

The Hidan in that filler is not necessarily the real Hidan. You said it by yourself "Kabuto creates Hidan from thousands of tiny snakes" which proves my point here. In Naruto we see many things created from snakes, in this case, It is Hidan.
The directer of this filler tried to make his story interesting but he failed miserably as you can see. This filler overlaps with the real story making the answer for your question not very logical. This is as far as you can get with this event.


Should I know who Tsutsukawa Azusa is as of the end of Durarara!! ×2 Ten? When Anri dials Mika at the end of the last episode of Durarara!! ×2 Ten (episode 24 of ×2), we see a shot of some of the contacts on her phone.

Entry #6, highlighted in the screenshot above, is someone named Tsutsukawa Azusa (筒川アズサ). As of this point in the story, am I supposed to know who that is? It's awfully difficult to keep track, what with DRRR having so many characters.

(Incidentally, the rest of that list is, in order: Akabayashi; Kadota; Karisawa; Shinra; Kida; Aoba; (Tsutsukawa); Togusa; Harima. Curiously, she only has 12 contacts in her phone.)

She is one of Karisawa's cosplayer friends, the girl that made Anri cosplay in one of the episodes.

A screenshot of Azurin and Reh-chan.

  Azurin and Reh-chan were amongst Karisawa’s fellow cosplayers, and were about the same age as Anri.

A quote from Volume 10 Chapter 2.


What is this manga about hair cutting? There is a shoujo manga I remember reading probably about six years ago (give or take) about a school with a hair cutting club in it. There are a few boys in it (maybe 3) and they are essentially celebrities within their school. They do hair cutting shows for the school in the auditorium, and they turn the girls from being unattractive to being very attractive. They may have also done makeup for the girls as well.

There was a girl in the manga who had been trained by one of the master hair cutters (her father) but she didn't like cutting hair. She ends up getting involved in it, however, and she's very good at it. I think in the manga book covers she had pink or orange hair. Does anyone know what manga this was?

The manga you are looking for is called "Beauty Pop".

Here is MAL's synopsis:

  Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the "Scissors Project" at school. Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call


Can Midoriya transfer just one of his quirks? Supposedly One for All originated as 2 quirks, one quirk to stockpile power and another quirk to transfer itself. Then both quirks merged (supposedly) , and after that every quirk from every user of One for All was added to the stock of transferable quirks that was passed everytime One for All was transfered. So now Midoriya has 7 quirks (or 8, depending if you count the original One for All as one or two), and he's able to use 4 or 5 (again, depending on how you count them). So, could Midoriya take one of his quirks like Blackwhip for example, and transfer just that one? Or can he just transfer all the stock of quirks altogether?

Not sure what you are asking. The "quirk transfer" was part of One for All and it transfers everything that has been accumulated in One for All. Also, the so-called "stockpile energy" comes from all the previous owners strength and quirks merging together within One for All thus granting the users a surge of power. They aren't 2 different quirks.
From https://myheroacademia.fandom.com/:

One For All is a transferable Quirk that can be passed on from one
user to the next. One For All also allows the user to stockpile an
enormous amount of raw power, allowing them to significantly enhance
all of their physical abilities to a superhuman level. This results in
unbelievable levels of strength, speed, agility, and durability.

Up until now, there isn't a record of other owners of One for All that could use previous quirks and Midoria is the first one to do it ... so we still don't know the full extent of this new side of One for All.
But to answer your question: No, Midoria can't only transfer one quirk or part of One for All since those are embeded in the core of the quirk and it comes as a whole package.


What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in ED sequence of Photokano? At the end of the ED sequence of Photokano, 7 main (?) heroines are shown.

Then in the next scene, at the same position, a pot of flower is shown for each of the girls.

What are the flowers shown in the screenshot? And how are they related to the heroines?

According to a tweet from @anime_photokano (the official Photokano twitter account):

  「フォトカノ」EDアニメーションのイントロで映る花ですが、順にリンドウ、ガーベラ、ヒマワリ、シロツメクサ、タンポポ、コスモス、スイートピーです（どの花がどのヒロインに対応しているかは以降のカットでご確認を）。本編でも、花のカットの使われ方にご注目ください！ #photokano

Loosely translated,

  Regarding the flowers at the beginning of the Photokano ED - in order, they are Japanese gentian, gerbera, sunflower, white clover, dandelion, cosmos, and sweet pea (take a look at how each heroine corresponds to her flower in the following scenes). During the main part of the anime, please pay attention to the use of flowers as well! #photokano

Note that the order referred to in the tweet is not the order in which the flowers appear in the OP's screenshot, but rather the order in which the fields of flowers are displayed immediately prior to that screenshot.

Clearly, the flower choices aren't arbitrary. To figure out what they actually mean, we probably have to look at the Japanese conception of 花言葉 (hana-kotoba, "flower language").  Japanese flower-language seems to be better-known in Japan than its European counterpart is in the west, lending credence to the idea that the girls were matched up to flowers based on flower-language.

I don't have access to any English-language sources, and I'm not aware of any authoritative Japanese-language sources, so I've just culled the below information from various Japanese sites.

MUROTO Aki (Japanese gentian) - "I love you-who-are-sad"; justice; victory; faithfulnes
SAKURA Mai (gerbera) - noble beauty; mystery / wonder; hope; "always moving forward"; patience
YUNOKI Rina (sunflower) - longing; "my eyes are only for you"; admiration; devotion; glory; shining; adoration
MASAKI Nonoka (white clover) - revenge; promises; "think of me"
SANEHARA Hikari (dandelion) - "love from the bottom of my heart"; confusing and mystifying; divine revelation; fickleness
MISUMI Tomoe (cosmos) - girlish innocence; sincerity; orderliness; affection
NIIMI Haruka (sweet pea) - departing; happy memories; small joys

Now, unfortunately, I have only seen the first episode of Photokano, so I can't really evaluate how well these flower-language descriptions map onto the actual personalities of the girls. I hope this helps, though.


How is Giorno able to do this to Diavolo? In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo,

 Giorno sends Diavolo into an infinite death loop.

I’m stuck on how he does that. I know that Golden Wind Requiem reverts any attack to zero, erasing the effect but keeping the cause, though I’m confused on if this is the cause of Requiem, or if it's a combination of both Diavolo's and Giorno's Stands.

The Stand that you're referring to is Golden Experience, not Golden Wind, that's the English name.
GER (, also known as Golden Experience Requiem),
has a few abilities - life-giving from regular GE, strength, speed, etc. - but its main one is called Return to Zero. Basically, it nullifies any form of attack at Giorno and resets everything to before the attack. If you die from GER's punches, it nullifies your death over and over, infinitely in a deferent reality(shown in this episode). This is poetic considering how many times Diavolo used his own Stand to manipulate reality.
Also, I have a theory that evolving your Stand to Requiem gives you anything you want at that moment. Giorno wanted to kill Diavolo, and so he did, infinitely...


What song is used in this video? I've tried using a song finder app to no avail. What is the song used on this site. Is it a song used in Cowboy Bebop? Or just some random song overlaid with Spike's picture?

It's titled "Space Lion", and can be found on the 1st Cowboy Bebop OST, track #7.

Here's a Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnVaDwUg5s.


Why couldn't Otonashi of Angel Beats pass on? Everyone in the anime 'passes on' after coming to peace with the life they used to have, except for Otonashi. Unless I'm really confused, Angel seemed to imply that the reason Otonashi couldn't pass on is because when Otanashi was alive, he was an organ donor who gave away his heart.

This explanation doesn't make sense to me. Does that mean that all organ donors are stuck in limbo like Otonashi?

Why couldn't Otonashi find peace/pass on to the next life?

Otonashi did pass on, although he was the last to pass on. He is assumed to have reincarnated at the end of episode 13, the final episode of Angel Beats, and it is heavily implied he meets the reincarnated version of Angel.

The reason why he couldn't pass on just yet was not fully explained, but we can try to form a conclusion from it, so it is not entirely speculative. First, he lost all of his memories and so he has to regain it to truly understand what he regretted. He did not end up in the afterlife normally like the other students had, so it's highly possible that he did not have a regret in the first place. It could be that he was in that afterlife in order to have Angel move on with her life, as she regrets not being able to give thanks to the person who gave her heart. Kanade, the Angel, was there before him and that normally wouldn't make sense since he died before her.

Another explanation is that he simply regrets not being able to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor or more specifically, to help people. He wanted to help people after his sister's death and because he died before he was able to reach his goal, it's understandable that he regrets not being able to see for himself that he saved a life. Once he sees that Kanade was able to live her life, that she was content with the life he gave her, he was able to move on shortly after.

I don't think all organ donors would necessarily have regrets. If they lived a full life, they would not be stuck in this afterlife school in the first place. Remember that you will only be in this afterlife if you have regrets. Otherwise, you would presumably just be reincarnated. Just because you donated your heart doesn't mean you get to be stuck in that limbo.

Sources:

How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?
Wikia: Yuzuru Otonashi - Another Epilogue


How does ki work in Black Clover? In Black Clover, people has mana and ki. Mana is an energy source for magic and ki is.. well, that's what I want to ask. We know Asta can sense others through ki, but is there anything else? Does ki give people some power like in Dragon Ball? Is  knowing it useful for any other thing? How does ki work in Black Clover?

Ki is a special kind of natural energy  (Originating from Captain Yami's homeland), which is very different from mana. Unlike mana, all living and non -living  things give off Ki when they move.

In other words, the ability to sense Ki, gives individuals the ability to sense attacks by people and projectile objects. Also, the fact that Ki depends more on motion makes it useful in detecting things which have no mana. An example is anti-magic; since Asta normally has no magic, Mages who sense thier surrounding for magic will be unable to detect him, however, using Ki Asta wil be able to detect his opponents, their attacks and also how much anti-magic is circulating through him.

  Further training in Ki could even help predict enemy attacks and in certain cases tell if someone is lying.


Why Ran did not recognise Shinichi right away? I recently started watching Detective Conan and I learned that Ran and Shinichi are in fact childhood friends. So my question is,  when Shinichi, due to the side effects of the drug he was forced to take, end up with the appearance of an elementary school student, why did Ran, who has known him since childhood not see the resemblance right away?

She may well have noticed the resemblance, but seeing an elementary school student who looks a lot like how a friend of yours used to look in the past, does not immediately lead one to the conclusion that that student is in fact your actual friend! It is never explicitly stated, but in all likelihood she simply noted (subconsciously?) the similarity (if she were paying attention in the first place) and moved on.


An action anime featuring guns about a boy and a girl who resolves a bus hijacking incident in one of the episodes I remember watching a few episodes of this anime, which was an action anime that featured guns.

In one of the episodes, the two protagonists (a male with black hair, and a blonde female, both teens I believe) were stuck on a hijacked bus along with many other people. The two protagonist had communication with some sort of headquarters. I believe there was a threat to the bus saying that if the bus were to slow down or stop, it would get blown up. Therefore, the bus driver couldn't slow down and had to go faster and faster, and when the bus was approaching a corner, they weren't able to turn. However, the two teens thought of gathering all people onto one side of the bus and using their weight to make the bus lean and turn.

In another episode, I think the two teens were on their way to school, but they got stopped half way at a warehouse as a bunch of robots came out of somewhere and started shooting at them. The teens decided to hide behind crates/boxes. They then pulled out their guns (which they were very good at using) and started shooting at the robots, but it wasn't really effective. There and then, I think it was the male character who did something and shot all the robots right in the robot's muzzle, which made all of the robots exploded, creating a scene for the two teens to escape

In yet another episode (and the last one I can remember), they were on a plane and they found out that one of their friends had been sabotaging them. Some intense talking went down, and that friend of theirs decided to jump out of the plane (safely, because that friend planned the whole thing, so she somehow had a parachute).

It sounds like Hidan no Aria (English title: Aria The Scarlet Ammo), except that the girl (Kanzaki H. Aria) has pink hair instead of blonde hair (her hair was originally blonde, though). Both of the protagonists are adept with guns, since they are students at Tokyo Butei High, where students are trained to become Butei (Armed Detective).

Episode 3 of the series features a bus hijacking incident, where the bus would be blown up if it were to slow down or stop. However, the part about leaning the bus with the weight of all the people on the bus does not occur in this series. Also, they were not stuck on the bus from the beginning, but they actually took on the mission to rescue everyone on the bus. They did get on the bus to search for the bomb, though.

The second half of episode 1 of the series features a scene where the two protagonists were inside a vaulting box inside a warehouse, when some remote controlled Segway mounted with guns came and shot at them. The male protagonist Tōyama Kinji (after activating Hysteria Mode, a special condition that runs in his family) shot into the muzzles of all the guns, causing all of them to explode.

Episode 4 and 5 is where the two protagonists found out that Mine Riko, one of their friends at school, was actually the culprit behind the previous incidents in episode 1 and 3. They had a few shootouts in the plane, and Riko escape from the plane by opening a hole on side of the plane with explosives and turning her clothes into a parachute.


Why did Jotaro's Star Platinum's punch destroy DIO's The World? Towards the end of episode 48 of Star Crusaders, Dio kicks at Jotaro who uses Star Platinum to punch The World's shin. Star Platinum's fist ends up cracking, but then The World's entire body ends up cracking, killing DIO in the process.

How could this simple punch kill The World?

Remember when Joseph and Avdol meet Jotaro in jail and told him that Stands were a manifestation of life force? That's the same principle of hamon and that's the reason DIO isn't immune to them.
here's the explication in youtube
And for completion sake i'll add a quote from the author itself:


Nagato's Eye in Edo tensei Mode After seeing this discussion here, I think how come Edo-tensei nagato had rinnegan. Nagato's original eyes were normal. He received rinnegan from madara. So his edo tensei form should have had normal eyes not rinnegan, if edo tensei brings the original soul; because his eyes were normal until madara gave him his rinnegan.

I think when a person is brought back by Edo Tensei, that person is revived from the last "checkpoint" of his life, when they were at their strongest. Even if originally Nagato's eyes weren't the Rinnegan, when he died he possessed it, similar to Itachi having a full potential Mangekyo Sharingan, yet he was blinded prior to his death in the last moment of his fight with Sasuke.

Since no other Uchiha was resurrected, nor other Rinnegan user was revived, this could be the only possible conclusion you can deduct from these shinobi (if you don't calculate to be a plot hole), that you're coming back from the time when you had your full strength. For example, look at Madara: he is in his younger ages, not an old grandpa who was shown in the cave with Obito.