Can you explain the ending to Ousama Game? I have a few questions about the ending of Ousama Game:

   Doesn't Chiemi have a twin sister?
 How does her existence play into the ending of this manga?

 If his wish is to have Chiemi back, then won't the twin sisters existence come into play?
 What about Chiemi's Father? He was the sole survivor of the 1st Ousama Game too!

Chiemi's twin sister Natsuko is the real ousama, but Nobuaki does not realize it since he wished for the Ousama Game to never come about, because of this Chiemi was forced to switch places with her twin (in the new dimension his wish created) and thanks to that Natsuko wasn't angry at her father for abandoning her and her curse never comes about and thus remains dormant within her system.

Since in Ousama Game-Kigen it is implied that strong negative emotions are what trigger the virus to emerge, remember the scene (with the original Natsuko)  where she was in the shed crying because her mother and the village were tormenting her due to the fact that she was in love with her own cousin?

That HUGE AMOUNT OF STRESS is what caused her immune system to weaken enough for the virus to enter her.

Consequently Nobuaki is unaware of this so he continues to go about his daily life and ask the twin Natsuko to be his girlfriend without knowing it's not Chiemi.

(NOTE THE PAUSE & THE EXPRESSION ON HER FACE BEFORE SHE TOLD HIM YES)

iN the end the virus will be laying in wait until a future generation triggers it to the point where another King's Game begins.


How useful is dragonball saiyan armor? I was wondering if there are any specific details about how much damage Saiyan armor can absorb?

I believe the armor is worn more as a uniform and possibly a form of attire allowing Saiyans to fight comfortably rather than the aspect of protection simply because, their abnormal levels strength would be too difficult to provide protection from with armor comfortable enough to wear and fight in If you were to consider Vegeta who still wears armor, it is obvious he doesn't wear the armor for protection based on his level of strength and the kind of enemies he fights. Hence, it can be considered to be more like a uniform instead of something worn for the purpose of protection.  I do understand that Vegeta has been a Saiyan Elite and he is absurdly strong at the present and a regular Saiyan's strength is significantly lesser in comparison. If you were to rewatch the Sayan Saga, this particular scene here, we see a Simple Slice of a sword from someone as weak as Yajirobe, strong enough to penetrate through Vegeta's armor and hurt him.Saiyans are a naturally aggressive warrior race primarily focused on battle and striving to be the strongest in the Universe and I personally believe wearing the armor seems more as an outfit choice rather than focusing too much on the aspect of the protection it provides.


Is Jolyne in the SBR universe, if so before or after part 8 In part 6 the universe is reset and everyone who was alive before the reset is put in the new universe. Is Jolyne in the SBR universe and if so is she set after or before part 8?

What I understand from the ending of part 6, is that the universe that we see in the end is not the SBR universe. It's another different Universe.

Reason why I think so:

The Jotaro we see in the end of part 6 doesn't exist in the SBR universe because we see the SBR version of Jotaro in part 8 as

   Kyo Nijimura


In the orignal series does Hinata die? I just finished episode 46 (or 47) of the original series. Towards the end of the episode it shows Hinata being taken away, but it is never made clear whether she is dead or alive definitively. Naruto dips his fingers in her blood she coughed up, and says something about never losing. At first I thought that meant he was going to avenge her in some sort of way (implying death), but I'm not entirely sure.

This is sort of a two part question:

Is Hinata alive?
Will she show up again in the original series, or does she end up coming back in Shippuden?

Keep in mind I've not watched past episode 51-ish, and I'm watching the original series.

She is alive, she is around in Shippuden as she is just as shy around Naruto during the moment Naruto is seeing everyone together for the first time in years.

she does show up again multiple times during the fillers of the original series, especially when she unveils her own 8 Tri-gram ability like what Neji has in a small arc after the exams


What does Alucard's hand symbol mean? Today, I was wondering, what could Alucard's hand symbol mean, and I spent the whole day searching about it, but nothing.
I need full information about this?

This fictional pentagram is the seal of the Hellsing family. The pentagram on the back of Alucard's (a hellsing character) glove is inscribed: "Hellsing - Hell's Gate arrested - Gott Mit Uns (God With Us) - And shine heaven now." The runes are written in the Trithemian (Thebean) alphabet, and the other symbols are a combination of Japanese, Kanji (or, Chinese), and alchemist symbols.

Source:Wikipedia Link

Two of the five symbols in center, are alchemist symbols. I`m able to recognize symbols for Uranus and Neptune (Neptunus). The other symbols are coming from Japanese (Katakana or Hiragana or Kanji), or Chinese alphabet, but meaning of those symbols exceeds my knowledge, and maybe they are modified to some extension.

   I can`t say with 100% accuracy, but since Uranus and Neptune represent the symbols for Sky/Air (Uranus God of Sky) and Water (Neptune God of Water) the other represent other elements (fire,earth,metal), bottom one highly resembles Japanese kanji symbol for fire.

Translated runes from Thebean script (alphabet), after some corrections should go like this:


What is the song when Luffy starts to explore the Gray Terminal in episode 494? In episode 494 around 7:47, there's a song playing when Luffy starts to explore the Gray Terminal.

What is that song?

This song is called Heey! from One Piece Movie 5.


Where was Echelon mentioned in the Ghost in the Shell series? Where was Echelon mentioned in the Ghost in the Shell series? I see it mentioned in various wikis, but I can't recall ever seeing it mentioned. Want to read the context it's mentioned in for myself.

http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Echelon

Anime transcripts doesn't seem to yield anything about it being mentioned in the anime.

It's related to "Big Brother" in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. From a Japanese list of terms used in GitS,

Big Brother
Nickname of satellite-ring communication interception network. A communication interception network that American Empire's National Reconnaissance Office is proud of, which intercepts any communication circuit, including internet, wireless, telephone, etc. The amount of incoming communication data freezes operator androids and makes the terminals within 1km radius go down even if Public Security Section 9's facility is used. "Big Brother" was introduced in a novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and it's a secret code for an surveillance system called "ECHELON".

but the word "Echelon" itself is only mentioned in its movie counterpart, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man. From a Japanese site comparing the anime and its movie counterpart,

Also, the term "Echelon" - a satellite-ring communication interception network - was spoken by Aramaki. It makes it easier to understand what "Big Brother" is about.


What is the chronological order of the Sword Art Online (anime) franchise? Sword Art Online anime franchise includes movies and/or specials, like:

Sword Art Online II
Sword Art Online: Alicization
Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
Accel World, etc.

I like to watch things in chronological order whenever I can help it.

What is the chronological order for the whole franchise?

In Accel World S1E22 ~17:00, the main character is doing some research which references the NerveGear.
(English Dub)

NerveGear :  The first VR Machine of the 2020's

Therefore, the story timeline place Accel World after SAO.
Combined with various Wikipedia articles,  chronological order of the Anime is:

Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online Extra Edition (movie)
Sword Art Online 2
Sword Art Online : Ordinal Scale (movie)
Alternative Gun Gale Online (side story series)
Accel World
Sword Art Online : Alicization
Sword Art Online:  Alicization - War of Underworld
Sword Art Online:  Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2

A source of info is on Fandom.


About Hanekawa, Golden weeks and possession occurences I'm rewatching the first season of Bakemonogatari and it still confuses me how Hanekawa (in episode 10) was already known to be possessed by Black Hanekawa. I'm not sure about the timeline of this either, because burial of a roadkill white cat happens during the first season's episode and it doesn't look like it was a flashback moment. It also looks like in that same episode (1 year after the flashback?), the possession symptoms reappear in form of headaches, so I'm confused about when this all happens.

Black Hanekawa says in a flashback "If this stress is not dealt with within a year..." and then she gets suppressed by Shinobu. Does that mean a year has passed?

When does the possession begin and when does that flashback scene happen?

How many repeated possession occurrences are in the anime now?

There were 3 cases when Hanekawa was possessed.

   1. During Golden week after the events of Kizumonogatari but before the events of the first season. The events are animated in Nekomonogatari (Black) / Tsubasa Family and there is a flashback to this in first season, i.e. Tsubasa Cat arc (although slightly different, because Nekomonogatari wasn't written yet). The cause was Hanekawa's stress from her family life. It is also during this time the cat is buried. This is resolved by Shinobu draining her energy.

 2. After the events of Nadeko Snake, Black Hanekawa appears again as part of the Tsubasa Cat arc in the first season. This time the stress is caused by Hanekawa's unrequited love for Araragi. No cat burial happens. Again, this is solved by having Shinobu drain her energy.

 3. During Nekomonogatari (White) / Tsubasa Tiger, Black Hanekawa appears for the last time, but this time not caused by stress but as an oddity created as an ally for Hanekawa. This is after Tsukihi Phoenix and before Mayoi Jiangshi. After those events, Black Hanekawa disappears by being absorbed into Hanekawa.

The timeline is pretty clear, but I think the first season might be slightly confusing, because there is flashback to the events of Golden Week, but those are slightly different because those events weren't fully written yet.


Why is the music of Studio Ghibli movies so similar? The Studio Ghibli movies music seems to have various spinoffs of the same music across the movies.

Why was that music chosen? Is there any importance relevance or meaning into it? What is the name of the music? The music I am talking about can be heard in all movies. For instance in the first seconds of Majo no Takkyuubin

Especially if you are focusing on the movies directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the reason the soundtracks sound similar is going to be because most of them were composed by the same person - Joe Hisaishi. Joe has a distinctive musical style, just like many composers do (for example, John Williams or Hans Zimmer are Western equivalents), and you can definitely hear it even outside of his Ghibli works. Also, because the films all have similar emotional and narrative tones, it makes sense that he would try to instill similar feelings in the soundtracks for them.


What's the song that plays on No Game No Life episode 2 at 14:35? What's the song that plays on No Game No Life episode 2 at 14:35? I've searched but haven't found it out.

To me, it sounds like Gray Sky. The second track from the OST. The music notes sound the same to me, while the scale is different.

Maybe the version it plays on the anime is different than the OST.

You may listen to it to verify ♫ No Game No Life OST - 2. Gray sky


What was the music playing at background at 13:58 in episode 2 of Your lie in April? What was the music playing in the background at 13:58 in episode 2 of Your lie in April?

It's an original song made for this anime called "Kimi wa Haru no Naka ni Iru" (You Exist in Spring).

Link to song


Why are the 'things' that are created from human transmutation so randomly generated? This has been bugging me for a while but why are the 'things' that are created from human transmutation (Which has been stated is impossible) so randomly generated.

Ed and Al set out to transmute their dead mother but turns out to create some weird thing which was later identified to be some random male with black hair.

If anything why doesn't the end result of the transmutation be something more similar to what they initially wanted to revive? Why male not female? Why black hair not brown hair?

Additionally, what are they actually, other than failed outcomes of human transmutation?

Essentially, human transmutation was depicted to be impossible to do.

The reason why it doesn't look what they intended it to look like is because they just screwed up that hard.

What they ended up with was something kinda sorta vaguely human, but only barely.

From looking at the picture you've posted, a lot of the pieces of a human are there, but they're not all correctly done and they're not all in the right place. It really doesn't look that random to me; if anything, it looks like a predictable (while still major) screw-up.


How many times Vegeta has surpassed Goku in power? We know of a few times Vegeta was stronger than Goku.

Before arriving to Earth, prior Goku learnt kaioken (This shouldn't count as surpassing, since he started being stronger)
The first time he went out of the time chamber.
The time Beerus slapped Bulma.

But there were other times, I'm sure, and there are some dubious ones, like the first time he became super saiyan, if I recall correctly, it was Piccolo who stated Vegeta might have surpassed Goku.

Therefore my question is,

How many times Vegeta has surpassed Goku in power?

Vegeta has surpassed Goku on a few occasions! Only for a short duration though. Here is a list of all the times Vegeta surpassed Goku.Android Saga(When Vegeta First turns SSJ): It was mentioned by Picollo when Vegeta turned SSJ that he was notably stronger than Goku. This was the same time Goku was infected with the heart virus. Cell Games(Post HTC): Once Vegeta and Future Trunks came out of the HTC just before Goku went in with Gohan, Vegeta was obviously stronger than Goku then.Battle of Gods(vs Beerus): This is notably the highest margin by which Vegeta has surpassed Goku. Base Vegeta was definitely as stronger or weaker than Base Goku at this time. The SSJ2 transformation is a 100 times multiplier while the SSJ3 is a 400 times multiplier. Vegeta surpassing the same with his rage boost, made him a lot stronger than SSJ3 Goku.6 Months of training with Whis: We do not know this to a certainty, however, it was stated by Goku once he went to Beerus's world to train with Whis that Vegeta might be as strong or possibly even stronger than him. Rematch against Goku Black(Note: Kaioken is not considered here because it is a special technique): While Goku was mastering the mafuba, Vegeta trained in the HTC and surpassed Goku. Vegeta overwhelmed Black until he converted his ki blade to a scythe.(Black was slower, yet his power had surpassed Vegeta's again). Also, note that this might not be very accurate because we see Goku pushing back a holy wrath from  Merged Zamasu and fighting him on his own while Future Trunks(SSJ Rage)+SSJB Vegeta together struggled to push back a beam attack from Merged Zamasu. My only explanation for the same is that Goku got a Zenkai Boost which made him as strong as Vegeta was by the end of this arc.


What is the most complete Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex DVD set to buy? I have a gift card from Best Buy and I wanted to buy Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on DVD. But between Best Buy's website and Amazon there appear to be five box sets available. Does anyone know which version has the most content, and maybe which one's packaging is the easiest to take DVDs out of? Is there a collection that has both seasons or are they always separated?

As stated from this subreddit, the complete box set should include (in chronological order):

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3 Ghost Tears
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

Note that for the SAC, you only need #3-5. I found this copy, which I think is your best bet. If you find if for cheaper elsewhere, you can use Best Buy's Price Match Guarantee to get it for the lowest possible price. You may also be able to find this for cheaper secondhand on sites like Ebay.*

In addition, if you want to buy the 100% complete box set (with all of the above titles), I found this one on Ebay, which appears to have all of the necessary contents (double check this if you are going to buy it, it's your money not mine*), but I couldn't seem to find an equivalent on Amazon or Best Buy. They seem to have many copies of all the different volumes and movies, but I couldn't find an entirely complete box set.

However, if your meaning of best does not mean complete, then please edit your question to reflect what you want, as noted by @Hakase and @senshin.

*I am not responsible for your unwanted and misunderstood purchases. Please research and double check before you buy.


What is the proper reading order for the Corpse Party mangas? Of the mangas that are part of the Corpse Party franchise, what order should they be read in? Which of the series are one-shots/not relevant to the main plot?

Release order seems to be:

Blood Covered
Musume
Another Child
Book of Shadows
Sachiko's Game of Love – Hysteric Birthday 2U  and Cemetery 0: Kaibyaku no Ars Moriend (released on the same day)

Should they be read in release order, or is there a chronological order that should be used instead?

According to this document uploaded to scribd, there is no 'true' order. Some of the manga are concurrent or they follow their own timeline. This is the (scribd document) author's suggested reading order:

Corpse Party CEMETERY0 ~The Genesis of Ars Moriendi~

   This manga gives you Naho Saenoki's backstory

Corpse Party: Musume

   A separate timeline from Blood Covered. It is based off of the PC-98 version of Corpse Party with influences from the remakes.

Corpse Party: Blood Covered

   Mainly based off of the PC and PSP versions.

Corpse Party: Another Child

   This manga is possibly concurrent with Blood Covered's timeline. It is recommend people read Blood Covered first before read Another Child in order to not be spoiled.

Corpse Party: Coupling x Anthology

   This manga is a collection of random stories that does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after Blood Covered since it is based off of that.

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

   This is the sequel to the Blood Covered manga.

Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love? Hysteric Birthday 2U

   The events in this manga does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after CEMETERY0, Blood Covered, and Book of Shadows to understand the cast of characters better.


Would Eri be able to restore Lemillion's quirk? From the last episode (Season 4, Episode 76) we know what Eri's quirk is. Rewinding. If she is able te rewind a something to a earlier time, wouldn't she be able to restore Lemillion's body to the way he was before he got shot by the bullet from Chiasaki?
This way Lemillio should be able to regain his quirk?

P.S. i dont think this would work on All Might because he passed his quirk (One For All) on to Deku.

Yes, she could.

As mentioned in Chapter 162,  Mirio said that he plans on asking Eri to rewind his body back to a state where he still has his quirk if she figures out how to control her quirk.


Did the League of Villains kill Kai Chisaki? Spoilers (for those who haven't read the manga or reached chapter 160) :

   After being defeated by Eri and Midoriya, Chisaki was under police custody. As the police were transporting him to jail, the League of Villains attacked the police cars. The last time we saw Chisaki was when he was still tied up surrounded by the wreckage. During the last time we see him, the League of Villains were taunting him about his failures and even cut his arms off. They also take his quirk drug which he (Chisaki) basically devoted most of his life to making.

 After that, we see an explosion, but we don't know if they exploded Chisaki or trapped him in a tiny orb by using Atsuhiro Sako's power to keep him because I noticed earlier Atsuhiro was holding an orb above Chisaki (but after that Chisaki wasn't inside the orb, the League was still talking to him). His current state is unknown and I was wondering if anyone knew the author ever said something about his current state or if I missed something while reading the manga.

While his current state is "unknown", we can assume that the League of Villians did not kill Kai Chisaki.

  In Chapter 160 of the VIZ translations, Overhaul himself, asked Tomura if he (Tomura) was going to kill him (Overhaul), to which Tomura replied no, and that he thought up of something 'worse'.

Regarding that orb you mentioned, Atsuhiro was holding it over Overhaul but he did not compress him, he just compressed part of Overhaul's arm, severing it as seen below.

Later on, we see Tomura saying to Overhaul to 'sit back and have a nice life' after severing his other arm, and robbing him of his quirk, which Chisaki relied heavily on. Overhauls expression showed fear at the thought of spending his life with no Quirk, which as the wiki noted, is ironic, since he spent his life eradicating Quirks from people.

Finally, the first panel of the last page of chapter 160, shows something already burning in the background but on the second panel, we still see Overhaul alive with no hint of him being burned, with the same expression of fear as seen in the previous page. This confirms the fact that Tomura wanted Overhaul to suffer first, in revenge for everything he had done against the League of Villains.


For how long has Lelouch been the Emperor of Britannia before and after "turning evil"? Lelouch, once Charles had been defeated, use his Geass to take the Britannian crown and throne from others contenders. Then, he reforms their "constitution" and changes a lot of things in the empire. Then, after his coup d'état, he starts to conquers the world and finally reaches his goal at the beginning of the last episode. Now comes my two-in-one question :

For how much time did he ruled peacefully Britannia and for how much time did he kept the power after his victory over the world ? I'm asking for approximations (year?months?weeks?) more than actual time span.

As per Wikia, Lelouch ruled for 2 months from July 2018 atb to September 2018 atb before being "assassinated by Zero".

  July 2018 a.t.b.- One month after the Second Battle of Tokyo, Lelouch vi Britannia coronates himself as the 99th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire and appoints the title of "Knight of Zero" to Suzaku Kururugi (heretofore the Knight of Seven). With his ascension come many changes in Britannian policies, including the destruction of the Imperial Mausoleum and the abolishment of privileges to nobles. This leads to many attempts of rebellion (one of which is led by the Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein), each of them futile against the "Emperor of Justice".
  September 2018 a.t.b.- Two months after the battle, using U.F.N. as political tool for forcing E.U. to radicate, Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia declares himself world leader. During a supervision of executions of the Black Knights and U.F.N. leaders, Zero reappears and assassinates Lelouch to complete the Zero Requiem.

Source - Code Geass - Alternate World History

Unfortunately this page doesn't have any reference sources, but I've found finished series's wikia are generally accurate. I'll update once I find the canon sources.


What does Rumi say/sing at the end of the OP for Tonari no Seki-Kun? At the end of the Opening for Tonari no Seki-Kun, Seki holds up a microphone to Rumi, at which point she says to the rhythm of the music something like "Yama tay!". No translation is presented. What did she say?

It is a cute OP.  During it, Seki is developing an animation that includes both Rumi and himself. (IMO this is essentially a very funny yet fitting meta commentary on the series.) You see him with what is probably a character summary of Rumi, and soon after he hands her a notebook.  It has a title in Japanese, but, again, it is not translated.

As she puts down the notebook, you see Seki-kun holding the microphone.

...

Yama Tay!

Even I freaking low that OP, She does say "Yamete" which roughly translates to "Stop", It can also be interpreted as please stop or anything along those lines depending on the tone it is said in.


What is the background about the tattoo around Jellal's eye? Why does Jellal have the red tattoo around his eye? Where did it come from? Is there anything special about the shape of the markings?

Fun fact, this is actually a reference to Hiro Mashima's (the author of Fairy Tail) other series "Rave Master." In that show, there is a character named Seigrain, who has a tattoo over his eye, which is the same as Jellal's. This character also looks very similar to Jellal's.

Sometimes Mashima sneaks in stuff from Rave Master. Such as Plue, who he describes as his own pet who he can use in whatever he likes. So, that's probably why Mashima put it in there.


Why is it that many anime and manga depict being a virgin male as something embarrassing? From the long list of manga I read and anime I watched, especially in romance genre, including romance comedy, harem, etc, being a virgin has been depicted as something bad, especially a male virgin. Many of them have the virgin guy pretending that he is not. When his close friend, who happens to know that he is a virgin, blurted about the fact, he was seen embarrassed as if being a virgin is something bad despite them being High School Students. Another even said that if you are a virgin until 30 then you will become a wizard (IIRC it was Haganai).

Why is it that anime and manga depict being a virgin as something embarrassing? Does this reflects the Japanese society, mainly the teens?

The media depicts being a virgin as embarrassing because it reflects how teenagers feel about being a virgin. As for why authors choose to reflect this particular part of society, that would be a bigger discussion. The short answer is to evoke empathy from their audience.

This is not exclusively a Japanese thing. A study cited in Psychology Today found:

  One in three boys ages 15-17 say they feel pressure to have sex, often from male friends. Teen girls feel less pressure--only 23 percent said they felt such coercion. Researchers questioned 1,854 subjects between the ages of 13 and 24 in a national survey.

This is an American study, so it may be different in other countries, but probably not significantly so. This excludes regions where the religion/government censures sex.

Some reasons teens receive this peer pressure is the common belief that:

everyone their age does it

due to media
due to pressure from friends
due to pressure from partners

having sex is cool
having sex makes you popular
having sex proves "love"
having sex proves maturity
having sex proves you're not gay

Most people in the western world would proabably be very familiar being pressured with these reasons.


Which clockwisality should the swastika be in Bleach-related contexts? In the context of Bleach, which clockwisality should the swastika have?

Should it be "卍解", or "卐解"? Or are both valid? Doing a google image search for both of them gets Bleach-related hits.

The Zanpakuto article in Bleach wiki says that Bankai is written 卍解. The Bleach article in Wikipedia Japanese also mentions lots of 卍解, but no 卐解 found. Both 卍 and 卐 can be read Man/Ban in Japanese.

The 卍 is read Sauwastika in Sanskrit and is more common in Buddhism than Hinduism. In Buddhism the left-facing sauwastika imprinted on the chest, feet, palms of Buddha and also the first of the 65 auspicious symbols on the footprint of the Buddha.

The 卐 is read Swastika in Sanskrit and is more common in Hinduism than Buddism. In Hinduism the left-facing sauwastika is associated with esoteric tantric practices and often stands for Goddess Kali.


A manga with a scene of a group entering a city and learning that they have to pay 10 silver to leave I'm sorry, I can't be too specific, since I only read 1 volume in a library.

Here's what I remember about the volume 6:

There's a group of fighters who want to meet this powerful villain, and on their adventure, they travel into a city. However, it costs 10 silver to enter and leave the city, so they have to work there to pay their debt.
The three boys in the group decide to work in a quarry, but the pay sucks. They work for several hours but only receive 38 bronze.
Then, a man introduces them to a new job of washing girl's backs, which pays 1 silver for every customer. Two of the boys are excited to do it (one of them being the main character), while the other boy refuses, saying that girls are generally the ones washing his back.
After a while, the two boys spot a girl and both rush over to wash her back, and the main character ends up knocking the girl over and lands on top of her. It turns out that the girl is actually his partner. She throws a bucket at him while he tries to apologize and leaves the bath. This makes the main character depressed.
In the end, he earns 30 silver to share with the other boy he was working with. However, the man who introduced them to the job demands a finder's fee of 29 silver.

Okay, I think that's more than enough. Thanks in advance if you can help me :D!

Arata Kangatari is the series you are looking for.
It took some thinking, since I dropped it a few years ago, but what you remember is from chapter 53 of the series.
Here is the last page of the chapter:

Synopsis of Arata Kangatari from mangaupdates:

Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head! Now, another Arata from our world has crossed over in Arata's place! How did this happen, and how will these two survive?
arata-kangatari


Why does Hanekawa know about Black Hanekawa? In the end of Nekomonogatari (Kuro), Araragi states that Hanekawa doesn't remember any of the events of Golden Week. (This is also shown in the corresponding recap episode in Monogatari Series Second Season.) However, in the Monogatari Series Second Season, during the Tsubasa Tiger arc, Hanekawa seems to know of the existence of Black Hanekawa:

In the voice-over in the first episode, she makes some allusions to having been a cat. (I don't remember what exactly she said, but I can dig that up later if I have time.
In episode 4 she comes to the conclusion that she must have been possessed by Black Hanekawa after noticing dirt in her nails (and moreover comments that this time, there were no warning headaches).

When does Hanekawa realise that she had been possessed by Black Hanekawa? Does this have anything to do with the episode prior to the school festival (not in the sense that this was actually an episode of the anime, but in that this was an instance of her being possessed) that was alluded to once or twice?

Some details in the ONA for Bakemonogatari suggest a potential answer. In episode 13, Hanekawa states that she has no memory of Golden Week beyond the burial of the cat (or slightly earlier). So she can notice such gaps in her memory. Hanekawa comes to Araragi for help after growing cat ears (which came after her headaches). It's possible she also remembers that.

Hanekawa probably at least knows that something is up. Moreover, Araragi states that he has no idea how much of the events of "Tsubasa Cat" Hanekawa remembers, but that he won't ask for now because he wants to let her come to terms with her feelings.

In "Tsubasa Song", Araragi says (own emphasis, quotes from a fan translation):

  . . . it was twice that a cat had rampaged—on Golden Week and just a couple of days ago . . .

Moreover, we have this:

  And that’s why I ended up seeing nightmares not once but twice—said Hanekawa, as if telling herself that rather than me.

And later, Hanekawa tells Araragi:

  I don’t want to shut myself out anymore, and as it is, if I don’t demonstrate more of my individuality, then one day I may fall prey to the cat again.

Araragi probably hasn't asked Hanekawa about the events of a few days ago, but Hanekawa knows about both possessions. So it looks like Hanekawa got suspicious and asked someone what happened during these two periods.

It's possible that she remembers bits of the second possession or even finally remembered the first possession. But in "Tsubasa Tiger", Hanekawa comes to the conclusion that she must have been possessed at night via indirect evidence and not memory. So memory loss can be linked to possessions. Thus, it seems unlikely she remembers everything at this point prior to the end of "Tsubasa Tiger. (It's possible that she does remember everything once she accepts her repressed emotions, but that comes after the period discussed in this question.)


Which official Dragon Ball crossovers are there? Either in Anime or Manga, which Dragon Ball crossovers are there? I've seen this one which mixs Dragon Ball with One Piece with Toriko. Is there any other? Cameos don't count, such as Arale cameos in Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball cameos in Arale.

As per the one piece fandom wikia there is only a single dragon ball crossover with toriko and two more episode with the toriko in anime.

There is a collaborative work from both the writers of respective manga called cross epoch featuring dragon ball and one piece.

References:

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Cross_Epoch

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Crossovers


Why do the Survey Corps kill this character? In chapter 76 of the manga of Attack on Titan, it appears that the Survey Corps. have killed

  Reiner Braun.

I don't understand why they killed him, especially when they needed information from him.

To begin with, it's not certain that Reiner is actually dead, the final frame of the manga shows the Armored Titan suffering intense damage, but as we haven't yet seen his corpse, it's best not to draw conclusions - he did just survive being half decapitated after all!

Secondly, even if he were to die, there is still the Colossal and Beast Titans that would be in possession of the same or similar information. As mentioned in Yokhen's comment, Annie too is in captivity and remains a potential source of information should she ever awaken. And as mentioned in Astral Sea's comment, it is believed that the information they need is in Eren's basement anyway.

Thirdly, and maybe most importantly, one of the Survey Corps. major objectives is the elimination of the duo that breached the wall in the first instance, as all other walls are in danger while they remain free. Therefore,  in Erwin's eyes at this time, the deaths of Reiner and Bertolt are likely far more advantageous than having them alive for questioning:


How much of their twin does the other twin need to eat? In Vampire Knight, if a vampire hunter family gives birth to twins, one will be weak and the other will be strong.

According to vampireknight.wikia.com:

  For the pair to become powerful hunters, the stronger one has to devour the other and become one.

How much of the weaker twin does the stronger twin devour? Does the stronger one drink the blood of the weaker one or actually eat their flesh. Is this ever explained in canon or by the author?

The particular issue of quantity consumed is never addressed, in-universe or out. The twin does literally devour the flesh (and, consequently, much of the blood) of the "victim". However, since this happens during the pregnancy, the fetus is likely autonomous (for the most part), and thus would consume it in its entirety.
Background
This phenomenon is known in real life as "vanishing twin syndrome" (Wikipedia - warning: graphic medical images). There are cases of both partial and complete consumptions.
Consequently, because of the real-life nature of this issue, it has been seen throughout history. Most primitive cultures believed that twins meant something spiritually, even in terms of magic and righteousness.[ref 1] Some thought fraternal twins were the sign of adultery, and identical twins were the sign of divine paternity.[ref 2, pg.1, paragraph 3] Often, in older societies with high infant mortality, only one twin would even survive the birth. To explain this to the surviving twin, explanations of magic and myth were often used.[ref 2, pg. 2, paragraph 2]
Why this is important
I know what you're thinking: "Does this relate to the question?" It does, because it somewhat shows the roots of this concept in Vampire Knight. Twins were often lost before they were born, and so legends came to be about why and how this happened. One such legend is that two identical twins are, in fact, one being which has separated. In order to regain their full strength, they must be reunited—one must be absorbed.
Summary
So, how much does the strong twin have to eat to become whole? According to the legends, it only has to be enough to kill the weaker twin, so that the life force can be absorbed. Let's say it took a small bite from the arm of its victim—that would likely not kill it, and would do nothing overall. But eating, say, the head or heart (or the entire body), would be sufficient for the victim to die. Assuming these legends are the roots of the concept in Vampire Knight, the same logic would apply.


Is it usual in anime/manga/japanese to use ブツ as onomatopoeia of mumbling? In My Hero Academia we see that when Midoriya is mumbling they use ブツ to symbolize it. Is this the rule for anime/manga/japanese or does it only happen in My Hero Academia?

ブツブツ or ぶつぶつ (the same word, just in katakana vs hiragana) is a standard Japanese onomatopoeia for mumbling, muttering, or grumbling to oneself. This list of Japanese onomatopoeia includes ぶつぶつ in it, along with many other onomatopoeia that show up in manga.


Jotaro vs Dio: How can Jotaro both move and stop time in road roller fight? I don't get how Jotaro can launch his "oraoraora" against the road roller (7 seconds since time was stopped) and also stop time at the 9th second of Dio's "The World" ability (i.e. just before getting behind Dio).

From what I understand, Jotaro is able to move for 2 seconds in Dio's stopped time because Star Platinum is also able to stop it and they end in the same "stopped time dimension" together. So, I think Jotaro shouldn't be able to stop time after facing Dio's as he has already used his 2 seconds to stop the road roller between 7 and 9 seconds.

If instead "counterattack" and "stop time" are different ability, shouldn't Dio be able to fight back Jotaro?

It's correct that Jotaro can move in frozen time. And by that logic, DIO can also move in frozen time for 2 seconds.

Jotaro can stop time for 5 seconds and he uses it (refer to time stop) in the 9th second of DIO's time stop, and at this moment, Za Warudo's time stop has been replaced by Star Platinum's and DIO can only move for 2 seconds. He ended up being frozen in the 11th second after Za Warudo was activated, but since it has already been replaced by Star Platinum's (refer to time stop), DIO has used up the 2-second that he can move in frozen time.

I don't really know how road roller work.


Does Saitama have any friends outside the heroes ones? Outside of his heroes friends (Genos, Bang, King, Fubuki, etc.) , AFAIR Saitama is never seen in the anime with other friends. Does Saitama have any friends outside the heroes ones? Why doesnt nobody from his former heroe life appear in the series?

I've just read one of the last chapters of the webcomic, and Tatsumaki asks him exactly this, that if he has any friends and

   when it was the last time he met with someone outside of the hero association, to what Saitama can't answer.

And Tatsumaki calls him a lonely baldy


Does Dabura and Kid Buu fusion have a name? In chapter #4 of the manga, a fusion of Buu with Dabura appeared.

Does this fusion have a name?

This isn't a fusion. Buu has an ability to absorb a character if he pleases, and his power skyrockets and he takes on a modified appearance based on the character he absorbs. We have seen him do this to Gotenks, Gohan, and Picollo. These iterations of Buu have been referred to as Buutenks, Buuhan and Buucolo, which aren't canon names but just used by fans for convenience. For example, Buuhan is referred to as Super Buu(With Gohan absorbed).This here is a version of Buu with Dabura absorbed. Dabura assumes he defeated Buu and focuses his attention on Goku. He is caught off guard by Buu and absorbed. This is the result of the same you see here. So there is no official name for this iteration of Buu, (Possibly, Kid Buu(With Dabura absorbed) and Based on the pattern of some of the previous fan names, the character could possibly be referred to as Buubura.


In Danganronpa, how can a classroom trial be called if there are only 2 witnesses available? Unlike the games in Liar Game, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent.
In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers have always accounted for all possible situations so whenever there are changes in the game, they state it outright. For example, in games involving voting, the dealers have stated what happens in the event of a draw.

Suppose in a Danganronpa game starting with 15 students,

all murders are committed by exactly one person (no collaborative murders during the act, but before or after the act is fine, assuming there would be some incentive) and to exactly one person (no multiple victims)

all murderers are successfully guessed and convicted (iirc, this is by majority vote) so long as there are more than 3 players

No one dies in a way other than being murdered. So, no one messes with Monokuma, dies of an accident, dies of health conditions (eg asthma) or naturally (eg old age), etc, but suicide is fine.

No murders will be hidden from the other students indefinitely, as in all corpses will be discovered or if the body is burned, then there will be enough evidence to say a murder has taken place and thus enough evidence for a classroom trial to be called.

Assuming the above situation is consistent internally and consistent with the initial set up of a Danganronpa game, such game will eventually come down to 3 students, whom I'm going to call Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion.
Assuming the game continues (so it's not declared a draw between the 3) and Yuno dies, then only Kotonoha and Mion will be able to see Yuno's corpse, if there would be one. So assuming there is a corpse (body is not burned or anything), and it is discovered, or there is no corpse, and the death is discovered in another way, how can a classroom trial be called?
Perhaps Monokuma will adjust the rules, and a classroom trial will be called anyway, but I would like to know what are the stated rules regarding this, if any, and from any media.

If I made any logical errors either internally (inconsistent with itself) or externally (inconsistent with Danganronpa), please point them out.
PS I'm done with the anime. Go ahead and spoil other media. But please use spoiler tags for others.
PPS Re 'Kotonoha, Yuno and Mion'

 Don't spoil please re 'Mion'.

Danganronpa V3 addresses this
Note: I am putting it as a spoiler even though it is presented to you before the first chapter.
In the most recent game, DRV3, A school regulation is created by Monokuma. stating:

 #6: If innocent students (hereinafter referred to as "the spotless") continue to survive the class trials, the killing game will continue until only two students remain.

From this regulation, it seems the game will end immediately when only two students are alive. In the situation you presented, one of the final two will be the blackened. However, the regulation states "two students", not "two spotless students". This means that the game will end with two students, regardless of their blackened status.


Why could Goten and Gohan not resist the Baby controlling them while Trunks was able to? In this episode, it seems like Goten is weakened before being taken over by Baby but was Trunks not in the similar condition ie weekend, in this episode, yet he was able to resist and succeeded to stop Baby taking over him. Why couldn't Goten do the same? Gohan on the other side wasn't hurt a bit; how could he be taken over so easily?

Trunks has always been stronger than Goten.

When they learned to merge, in the Buu Saga, this was clearly proven, since as Piccolo said, Trunks had to lower their power level, to get equal to Goten, and Goten needed to increase his so that both were in balance and can merge.

So maybe, because of that difference in power, Goten could be controlled, but not Trunks.


Why Katsuki Bakugo was so mean with Midoriya when he didnt have any quirk? When a child, Midoriya didnt have any quirk. And at some point he considered Bakugo his friend. Why then Katsuki Bakugo felt threatened by Midoriya? This makes sense when Midoriya already had the One for All quirk and could be an obstacle for Bakugo to become the greatest hero (which is Bakugo's goal), but I can't understand why Bakugo was so mean to Midoriya when he was quirkless. Is there any explanation about this?

Katsuki Bakugo throughout all of My Hero Academia has a superiority complex, this is made evident by his lavish demands of not only Midoriya but also his friend group at the start. It's quite simple to tell he has this characteristic, as he is portrayed as being egotistical, arrogant and narcissistic. This kind of behavior has two spectrum's too it in character development winning or losing at the start he's higher in the pecking order thus he strikes down anyone as to show his superiority and fuel his own narcissistic traits. He specifically picks on Midoriya as he wants the admiration of his peers as being the strongest, if he picked on someone else it would be almost like saying they were stronger and he wouldn't potentially gain there admiration. Another take would be that Midoriya being born quirkless is actually kind of rare as there is always the potential for him to suddenly activate a quirk at any time, this unknown factor is a reason for katsuki to be unsure of if he's at the top of the pyramid, thus he bully's him to make sure he also believes he will never be strong.

This question as a whole is interesting because I believe there is a strong psychological meaning behind all of this that adds a whole dynamic to there relationship throghout the story so far.


What are Yasaburo and Professor eating in episode 9? What are these huge donut-like things the characters are eating in the office? From the distance it looks like cylindrical donuts, but a closer look shows it's some sort of puff roll cake. I understand that the size is greatly exaggerated, but what kind of pastry is this?

(click images for full resolution)

This is from the episode 9. I remember this site had an event recently where the users were proposed to watch and then discuss this episode or something like that. I wonder if this was discussed there.

To me, it looks like Baumkuchen, a german cake.


Could Eri restore the One for All quirk to All Might? Supposedly, Eri has a quirk, Rewind, that allows her to rewind an individual's body to a previous state. She used this, for example, to undo the damage Izuku did to his own body when he used One for All at 100%. Could Eri restore the One for All quirk to All Might and also cure him from his injuries done by All for One? Or are there any obstacles for something like this to happen?

That's a highly speculated topic in the fan base. Since we don't know much about both quirks, we can only judge from what we know.

Since Eri was able to restore wounds on Izuku, we can say that she can restore All Might's wound too. Eri can even rewind someone to their non-existence which, of course, means death.
We know that quirk bullets can make a person quirkless. It's also important to note that these bullets only change your quirk status, not the whole body.

Thus, you can assume that with experiments or by risking All Might, Eri can reverse him to a previous state where he is at his "might".

Now, these are my own thoughts. I think Eri can reverse All Might's quirk because of how One for All works. If a One for All user passes the quirk to someone else, what's left are just the embers. So, I think she can only restore those embers but not his power.

Eri's quirk is the most broken quirk we ever know. I think the mangaka knows this too so he won't use her because of this. It can destroy every buildup the manga has ever done.


How does censorship in the English release affect the Dragon Ball Z manga storyline? Dragon Ball Wiki stated that compared to the original Japanese manga, the Viz English release of Dragon Ball Z is censored.

English distribution
[...] The "Dragon Ball Z" manga remains censored, although many volumes (prior to volume 17) are technically uncensored since they did not contain any objectionable material.

Mr. Popo's lips and other dark-skinned characters were edited because of complaints made by Carole Boston Weatherford.
Middle fingers were edited into fists.

In 2006, Viz began releasing a second, A-rated (All Ages) edition of the series sans some nudity and profanity.

The name Mr. Satan was edited into "Hercule" (the same as Funimation's edited anime dub).
Firearms were edited into "laser blasters", though a pistol-armed robber was able to shoot a character without being censored.
Alcohol, drugs and sexual innuendo were edited.

VIZBIG editions
[...] These releases are also edited for content to make the series more family-oriented.

Does the manga alter any dialog or story? So, how bad is that in the overall experience? If it's so bad, what are my other options to read the manga?

I think you're asking, what was cut in the English anime shows from the original story. I don't know everything, but I do know what I've seen.

Dragonball-had multiple parts cut which had Bulma either getting her top flashed(krillin vs invisible man), I believe a shower scene as well, her privates smacked(early on goku fun), and some language(not a string of curses, just an occasional bad word). Some of the dialog was altered to make it less perverted or more American/kid friendly

Dragonballz had more language cut. Like dragonball, certain phrases are altered to make it more kid friendly.

Editing-it won't ruin anything, tho some parts would be very cut thru. Watch the Japanese version, with English subtitles. Most dvds let you watch the English version with subtitles for the Japanese version, to see what's actually said.


Where can I watch all 43 episodes of Princess Comet? I feel an urge to watch Princess Comet (aka Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet) again which I watched once when I was a child. But the thing is that I know this anime has 43 episodes and in all anime providing websites I have looked at can only find 22 episodes.

Where can I find all 43 episodes?

It seems that Amazon has the Japanese DVDs still listed for sale.  For official releases, that's probably your best bet; to my knowledge no official source for English of this anime would exist, since it hasn't been licensed for physical distribution in America or any other English-speaking country (as far as I can tell).


An anime about human protagonists travelling with monsters, among them are a blue wolf, and a big eye on a leg monster The anime is about humans and monsters.
The main character has companions which are human and some monsters.
These monsters include one blue wolf with horns and some white fur on his chest (it walks on all four), and another one is this big eye on a leg (light green), with a big tongue. I think the eye monster can roll up to attack the foes.

During the story he fights other people/monsters/animals.
Some of these animals are also wolfs, but have different colors to our protagonist. Some of them are the one legged big eyes, but different colors as well.

I saw it on TV around 2006/7, but it may be older.
Reason I didn't watch it at the time was because it was aired in Irish (which I didn't speak, or in Japanese with Irish subtitles).

It is probably Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu, known in America as Monster Rancher.

  Genki is a boy who loves playing video games. One day he's zapped into the world of Monster Rancher and meets the girl Holly and the monsters Mochi, Suezo, Golem, Tiger and Hare. Together, they are searching for a way to revive the Phoenix, which is the only monster capable of stopping the evil Moo.

The wolf is Tiger of the Wind "Rygar"

  A blue, wolf-like monster with horns on his head. He is a feared thief and bandit known as "Tiger of the Wind". He was the leader of a pack of rogue mixed-breed Tigers that were isolated from all humans. Eventually, he met up with Genki. At first, he looked down upon Genki's optimistic and caring nature. Tiger had a rough past that changed him forever, giving him a jaded and cold view of life. However, after listening to Genki, he has learned to care more for others. A clan of Dinos commanded by Moo killed off Tiger's pack, so he joined up with Genki's team in hopes of finding and defeating Moo. Tiger is extremely fast and powerful in battle. He uses an array of swift attacks, as well as firing electricity from his horns and using ice-based attacks. Tiger once had a younger brother named Gray Wolf. They lived together as orphaned pups. Eventually, they built a pack of mixed-breed Tigers. When Tiger first met Moo, the giant monster killed every last member of Tiger's pack, and kidnapped Gray Wolf, leaving Tiger to die. Tiger would later find out the cold, harsh truth of what happened to his brother. Tiger was the Phoenix's anger. {Wikipedia}

The eye on a leg is Suezo

  A simple monster with only a mouth, a huge singular eye, and an upright tail. He is Holly's loyal monster retainer. Suezo serves as comic relief in many instances and he can be a little obnoxious and loud-mouthed. He has amazing Telescopic vision and can teleport himself and other objects from one location to another in mere seconds, though it took a bit of practice to perfect this. Thus, eventually a very useful asset to the team. Suezo was the Phoenix's pride.

Reference

MyAnimeList
Wikipedia


When is the Blu-ray release of Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises? I have been searching for the (Japanese) release date of the Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) Blu-ray.

As U.S. cinema release is in February 2014, so me being in the Netherlands means it might arrive in 2016.

So, when is the Japanese Blu-ray release?

As near as I can tell, there is (as of 22 Oct 2013) no announced release date for the Blu-ray/DVD version of The Wind Rises. However, the recent history of Ghibli films suggests a pattern.

FILM                     IN THEATERS    HOME VIDEO RELEASE
Arrietty                 July 2010      June 2011
From Up on Poppy Hill    July 2011      June 2012
The Wind Rises           July 2013      _________

As the astute reader will infer, this suggests that The Wind Rises will probably be released (on home video) in June 2014 or thereabouts.

UPDATE: The Wind Rises will be available on home video (Blu-ray and DVD) in Japan on June 18, 2014, just as I surmised.


Why did Colonel Mustang lose his sense of sight and not his arm or body? In Fullmetal Alchemist, when an alchemist performs human transmutation, they lose a part of their body. What determines the body part an alchemist loses?

The Truth is a cruel, cruel thing. It takes away the part of the body that "fits" the person best, to provide the cruelest irony.
When Father is speaking to the sacrifices, he says why each one (less Hohenheim) lost what they did. Edward lost his ability to stand on his own; Alphonse lost his only way to feel warmth; Izumi could no longer bear children after trying to bring back her own. (Edward's also fits nicely with the phrase, "I would give an arm and a leg to ...")
Unlike the others, Mustang is somewhat more metaphorical. Mustang had his sights set on being Führer, and so he lost his ability to see.

Here is the quote in full:

The Truth can be such a cruel thing. The two brothers who wanted to feel their mother's warmth once more: Their attempt to bring the dead back to life cost one of them the leg on which he stood, as well as the only family he had left. The other lost his entire body to have it replaced by a suit of armor that could feel nothing. The woman who sought to bring back her only baby was given a body that would never again bear children. And then, the man who looked to change his nation had his eyesight taken from him, and now he can no longer see his future. Humans who would dare to play God must pay a steep price for their arrogance.
  — Father, Brotherhood Episode 59, 15:47


Why did Madara suddenly turn into Kaguya? In chapter 678, why did Madara suddenly turn into Kaguya? Was this all planned from beginning?

Spoilers ahead!

   When Black Zetsu impaled Madara, he transfered Kaguya's will into Madara. By this process, Kaguya was revived by using Madara's body as the host vessel. And yes, it was planned from beginning by Zetsu.

Black Zetsu's history:

   He was created by Kaguya and served only her. He acted as if he was Madara's creation, so he could facilitate the revival of his "mother", aka Kaguya. To do this, he planned the activation of Infinite Tsukuyomi by influencing Madara and the Akatsuki.

Further reading: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki


Why is Miku shown with a leek? Many times when I see images of Hatsune Miku, she is shown holding a leek or spring onion.

Apart from headphones and microphones, other popular and well known Vocaloids, such as Rin, Len, Kaito and Luca, don't seem to have any strange items like vegetables.

So why is Miku shown with a leek? And if there aren't any other Vocaloids with strange items, why is she the only one?

Hatsune Miku holding a leek comes from a parody video of the Leekspin meme. The Leekspin meme is a video of Orihime from Bleach spinning a leek in one of the episodes with the Finnish folk song Ievan Polkka playing in the background.

On another note, the vegetable she is holding is actually a "negi" or green onion. However, the English dub for Bleach called it a leek.

Sources:

The Hatsune Miku parody video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbbA9BhCTko
Leekspin meme: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leekspin-loituma-girl


What would happen if the NerveGear was yanked from someone's head? In the anime it is said that if you try to remove the helmet it would destroy the brain - so what if you pull it off quick enough that it doesn't have a chance to?

Certainly, it's not impossible; and on that note, why did they not just use an EMP on the device to begin with, frying the circuits so there is no way for the battery to power the microwave transmitter?

Is there some law of physics I am missing here?

I can think of two reasons:

Plot.
They wouldn't want to risk someone's life for an experiment with EMP, who knows what kinds of backups does the NerveGear has, and EMP can be guarded against.

As for yanking, a computer would have a much faster reaction time than you.


When will the Fruits Basket reboot start airing? It will show this year, but when is the exact date it will air?  Funimation and the team in Japan have officially announced to a simulcast meaning the agreement make it together aired and was an effort to decide to decide what time  was aleady reviewed and decided.  My research was able to find that it appeared to be in an agreement for early April to begin.

No exact date has been given yet other than "April 2019."

Source: https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/01/19/fruits-basket-reboot-character-designs-additional-cast/


In the manga, do Satoru and Airi get together? I know Satoru and Airi didn't get together in the anime. Do they get together in the manga?

As this answer discusses, in the manga Airi shows up a few times while Satoru is recovering after his coma, although they never really directly interact. While the ending of the manga is quite different to that of the anime, the very last scene is the same:

   Satoru goes back to the spot under the bridge where he hid from the police, and as he hoped Airi shows up there as well.


Is there a connection between the Sephirot and Tales of the Abyss? While I was playing Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3, I was doing an extra lesson on the tarot and Mr Edogawa started talking about the Sephirot. He then went and mentioned one of its branches and I recognized three from Tales of the Abyss:

Malkuth => the Malkuth Empire which opposes the Kindom of Kimlasca
Hod => the country that Guy and Mary came from that was destroyed in the previous war
Chokhmah => as in Grand Chokhmah being the capital of the Malkuth Empire

There was also the fact that Sephirot can be transliterated to English as Sephiroth, which is the name of the tree that keeps the world up and out of the Qliphoth.

This got me wondering: is there a connection between the Sephirot and Tales of the Abyss? Or are all of these just coincidences?

Sephiroth in Tales of the Abyss.(TotA) is the name of the stream of energy that supports the upper world. In TotA, the lower world was filled with Miasma so they build a world above it and migrated there. Sephiroth is the collective name of the pillars that branches out to support the above land.

You can read more about Tales of the Abyss' Sephiroth here.


When does Mystogan defeat all of the Phantom Guild's subdivisions? On the Fairy Tail Wikia, on the page Magic Staves, it says that Mystogan defeated all of the Phantom Guild's subdivisions by himself. However, I don't remember when this occurred. Which episodes was this from?

From this information, I have come to the conclusion that the episode would most likely be during the Phantom Guild Arc, but I still can't find it.

Mystogan defeated the subdivisions of Phantom Lord during the Phantom Lord Arc.

Manga chapters 47-69 and Anime episodes 21-30.

This is a snapshot from chapter 65 of the manga : Fairy Law. The anime should too have it in the same episode named Fairy Law.

Quote from the wiki linked above:

  Just then, she notices Mystogan sitting quietly not far from her, who
  asks her for apples, and she realizes that the reason Makarov managed
  to heal so quickly was because the mysterious S-Class Mage gathered
  his scattered Magic power. She proceeds to lecture him for not joining
  the battle and helping out his comrades, but then the wind starts
  blowing and scatters numerous flags with Phantom's emblem on them
  around. Porlyusica realizes Mystogan did more than enough by taking
  out all of Phantom's subdivisions single-handedly, and the two remain
  still, discussing the situation enigmatically.

Note: Emphasis mine.


What are Croquembouche? What are Croquembouche?

They can speak.They are delicious.Big mom was fed these stuffs by Jinbe.
Are they living beings?

Wiki says:

  'Jinbe then arrives and feeds Big Mom some croquembouche tourists, returning her to normal.'

  'Moscato attempted to calm his mother, promising to get her croquembouche as soon as possible,..'

  'The shocked citizens continue to evacuate, and Jinbe suddenly appears from the Juice River with a pile of the anthropomorphic croquembouche tourists. He throws the croquembouche into Big Moms' mouth, immediately satiating her. The croquembouche are glad to be eaten if they are found to be delicious.'

How are they tourists? Are they living sweets?

The croquembouche is a french pastry made by piling small pastries called 'chou' together in a cone and coating them with crunchy caramel.
It is often served as wedding or any celebration.

Here they are part of the living sweets populating the whole cake island.


What happened to Konohamaru's parents? It is known that Konohamaru is the grandson of the Third Hokage. Asuma is shown to be one of the Third Hokage's sons, but he is clearly named as Konohamaru's uncle. Are Konohamaru's parents ever shown and is their lack of appearance ever explained?

In Boruto Oneshot it is revealed that Konohamaru's parents were elite jounins part of the Anbu.

It is not specified if they are still alive or not.


How are Engrish/language barrier jokes dealt with in English dubs? There are some scenes in anime which show language barriers. For instance, one character speaks fluent English (because he/she has lived in a foreign country and has recently came to Japan) and another character(who is listening) is having a difficult time comprehending it. Some examples include Kiniro Mosaic (the anime is all about characters dealing language barriers), Azumanga Daioh etc. Now, how are these scenes dubbed in English? How do dubbers deals with these scenes? Are these scenes even dubbed? Or is the plot changed conveniently to match with the English dub?
Consider the following scenes:

The famous coffee scene in Kiniro Mosaic.
"oh my gah" scene in Azumanga Daioh
The "no speaking English" scene in Nichijou

How are these scenes dubbed in English?

The answer for Kiniro Mosaic is that ... the anime was never dubbed in English so they never had to worry about it.

More generally, it will depend a lot on the way the dubbing company chooses to localise it, which in turn often depends on the expected audience for the dub. In the case of Azumanga Daioh, for example, the English jokes were made into Spanish ones instead, capturing the same general idea of the joke.

Another example I wanted to dig up was Excel Saga, which has a couple of scenes with notoriously (and, given the nature of the show, almost certainly deliberately) bad English (e.g. "General, she got it!" which in the English subtitles of the Japanese subtitles is translated as "General, I think she understands what we're saying"). The ADV dub treated these in different ways in different scenes, which feels quite on-brand for the show - some of the lines were just dubbed with proper English, losing that part of the joke; other lines were switched into another language, like in Azumanga; one line is given a complete non-sequitur joke that actually refers back to the Japanese version; and one section, where the joke in the original is that the English doesn't even relate to the scene (and is mostly made up of clichéd sentences that Japanese speakers might recognise, like "Give me chocolate") is left in its original form with the original voice actors.


Why do Ran and Heiji wear the same clothes? When Kazuha first appeared in Detective Conan series, she notices that Ran and Heiji wear the same clothes each time they met.

What is the idea of this? They are not in love. Is their strong relation with Shinichi related?

It was a coincidence, but it served as a plot point to showcase Ran's personality: when Kazuha accused her of purposely wearing the same clothes as Heiji, she replied by removing her shirt even though she was sitting in a car in a public space.


What series was Tomoko talking about? When talking about anime with Yuu-chan at "SterTully's" coffee shop, Tomoko says:

  There's a lot of moeshit anime this season.
  Slice-of-life anime is all they air these days, because of the new content restrictions.
  There are some pretty interesting series, though! Like that EFB show...

This is what the subs from the version I saw said, the actual content may be slightly different.

Is Tomoko talking about any series that is actually coming out this season? Or is it just made-up (much like EFB seems to be)?

The first couple of chapters from the Watamote manga were published at the end of 2011. This scene hasn't changed from the anime, so the possible 'moeshit' that she's referring to could be something like

The K-On!! Movie
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Season 2
Mourestsu Pirates
More found here.

But I think it's more of a commentary on how moe-styled anime has become popular recently, and not about any shows in particular

As mentioned by @Jon Lin earlier, AKB0048 could be what EFB is referring to. Note AKB0048 started airing in April of 2012. The characters are argueably moe also.


What was Doi really thinking about Shuichi? In the end of episode 11 when Shuichi walks home from school with Doi again, Shuichi tells that he hates Doi and leaves alone. Doi just stands there for a moment looking shocked and then angrily kicks the fence shouting "Damn!"

There isn't much up until then to definitely say what kind of guy Doi is, but it's known that he once read Shuichi's diary note out loud to someone once (not sure exactly when and to whom), for which Shuichi might hold a grudge against him.

But the thing I'm curious about is why Doi was so emotional about that fence kicking after Shuichi said he hates him. I mean what did he expect if he really was bullying him? Or if he didn't do it to make fun of Shuichi then what, did he want to be friends with him and he just got very upset that Shuichi hated him for what he's done?

Also from episode 12:

Apparently, Shuichi can't tell either way too.

Most of this answer is implied, because it is not directly shown or stated. Also my answer is drawn from the manga, because I haven't watched the anime.

My impression is Doi is a bit of a jock and was a bit of a bully when they were younger. The incident long ago was that he read out a shared diary of Shuichi and Yoshino Takatsuki, detailing their cross-dressing experiences, out loud to everyone present.

In the manga Vol 8 quoted from the wiki:

  Shuichi and his friends start their second year as junior high students, but everyone is split up between several classes. Anna tells Shuichi that he is an interesting person, even though he likes dressing like a girl. Shinpei Doi, Shuichi's classmate, sees him coming out of a restaurant with Yuki and his opinion of Shuichi changes; Doi wants to finally become friends with him. Anna and Shuichi, dressed as a girl, go out on a date, and run into Yoshino and Saori in a restaurant. The four go to a karaoke bar and have fun, though not without some tension between Saori and Anna. Yoshino decides to go to school in a boys uniform, and garners some attention from the teachers and other students. Doi contacts Shuichi, saying he wants to meet Yuki, so Shuichi goes with Yoshino and Doi to Yuki's place, who introduces herself as a transvestite living with another man (Shiina). Doi is surprised about Yuki, and even gets Shuichi to dress up like a girl in front of him. Doi suggests to Shuichi that he come to school dressed as a girl, since even Yoshino is dressing like a boy now. Shuichi thinks about this deeply, and even consults Chizuru and Yoshino about it. In the end, Shuichi knows he has to be the one to decide, and he comes to school wearing a wig and the old female school uniform Yoshino gave him. Everyone is surprised about this turn of events, and Shuichi is soon taken home early by his mother.

At first Doi is interested to befriend Shuichi only as a bridge to Yuki, whom eventually stops him short from confessing by way of introducing her boyfriend and thus he only states that she is "very pretty" upon meeting her. The fact that Yuki used to be a guy is a shock to him, "I never knew a guy could be such a beauty. I don't get it at all." Then, Doi turns and, clearly showing Shiuchi in this panel and muses "I wonder if he's like that too."

Already knowing that Shuichi used to cross-dress (he is unsure that he still does), Doi asks him upfront and Shuichi confirms this, leading Doi to ponder and this is clearly stated in the manga. And then he encourages Shuichi to turn up at school dressed as a girl. Shuichi eventually does so and the incident passes. Doi scoffs at Shuichi upon meeting him when Shuichi finally returns to school (in front of others, I guess to preserve his image) that he was a "stupid".

However, Doi persues Shuichi after school to encourage him at several points to cross-dress, saying that he looks cute when he does. This hot-cold attitude confuses Shuichi and makes him lash out at Doi resulting in the scene you describe.

My read is that Doi himself is confused, but wants to see more of Shuichi as a girl, for his own reasons. Perhaps he wants to better know how he feels, or perhaps he is really quite interested, but this was never explored. Him "kicking the fence" (or some cans near a drink machine in the manga), is just frustration after trying hard to convince Shuichi to do it again, just not at school.

The frustration could be a whole range of things, such as the possibility that Shuichi doesn't trust him anymore after what happened, to simply wanting to try out that relationship (and Shuichi saying he hated him makes that relationship seem hard to achieve). Again this was not fully explored.

However, we can tell Doi is interested at looking at Shuichi dress up as a girl, perhaps hoping Shuichi grows up to be a Yuki one day.


What is the proper order for watching the El Hazard series? The El Hazard series, written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, consists of two OVA series and two TV anime:

OVA

El Hazard: The Magnificent World
El Hazard 2: The Magnificent World

TV Series

El Hazard: The Wanderers
El-Hazard: The Alternative World

How are these different productions related? What is the best order for someone to enjoy them?

Chronologically by release, it goes:

The first OVA, El Hazard: The Magnificent World (OVA1, 1995)
The first TV series, El Hazard: The Wanderers (TV1, 1995)
The second OVA, El Hazard 2: The Magnificent World (OVA2, 1997)
The second TV series, El-Hazard: The Alternative World (TV2, 1998)

The Wanderers TV series (TV1) is of a seperate continuity (basically a retelling of the OVA series, but aimed at a younger demographic) to the two OVAs (OVA1 + OVA2).

The Alternative World TV series (TV2) is set after the second Magnificent World OVA.

So chronologically by story, it goes:

Magnificent World (OVA1) ⇒ 2. Magnificent World (OVA2) ⇒ 3. Alternative World (TV2)

⤜ || ...somewhere completely unrelated... || The Wanderers (TV1) ⤛


Why does Naruto’s anime and manga have huge differences? I started to watch Naruto and I didn’t read the manga. Some people told me that they have so many differences and its even like a separated version. Why is it like that? I searched it on Google but couldn’t find anything.

Yes, there are indeed some differences, but to call it a separated version? I think not.
In most anime, 1 episode tries to cover around 2-5 chapters of the manga. Quite often there is too much information or things going on in the chapters to properly cover in 1 episode of ~19 minutes. This means they have to 'cut down' some of the manga's content.
Cutting the content as such often leads to lacking some build up, or additional information. Which, especially if you did read the manga before, makes it feel like a whole different story. Or a lacking story.
Besides these differences, Naruto also features quite a few fillers. As Aki Tanaka mentioned in the comments as well: Which episodes of the Naruto anime are core plot and which are filler?
However, those fillers can be considered as additional content, as this does not replace content. But more about that is explained in Why make filler episodes?


Why does Hayama feel that he is inferior to Hachiman? I have watched the anime and read the light novel as well but I can't understand why he feels that he is inferior?

Well, Hayama has the good looks, friends and stuff, but most of his "friends" would just stop being friends if Hayama isn't "Hayama" anymore; Most of his "friends" would just abandon him, if he were to be attacked by a bear somewhere in a forest.

He realizes this after trying to see from Hachiman's point of view, Hachiman's cynical and "real" outlook on 'the youth', society, and life in general doesn't seem too far fetched.

Hayama being the "good guy" tried to "associate" better with Hachiman because he "pities" him, but then realizes that most of Hachiman's world views are painfully accurate; and that his way of thinking isn't totally wrong either, and that is what makes Hayama think he is inferior to 8man.

or maybe because Hachiman has two girls going after him, while Hayama has a bitch, and a girl that's going to die of blood loss sooner or later. (#TeamYukinon)


How can Boruto handle a Chōōdama Rasengan? We see that at the end of Boruto:Naruto the Movie,

   Boruto defeats the enemy by hitting him with what it seems a Chōōdama Rasengan (IMHO it looks larger than a Chōōdama Rasengan). I think Naruto infused some of his chakra in Boruto's jutsu to make it that big.

We see it took time for Jiraiya and Naruto to master the Rasengan, and Naruto was actually the only one to take it to the next level by adding his wind chakra (at the time).

So how can Boruto handle this large amount of chakra? Yes everyone says that Boruto can easily beat Naruto if you compare them at the same genin stage of their lives, but that doesn't mean Boruto is trained to manipulate such an insane amount of chakra. How was he able to pull it off?

The only strain Rasengan users show is from the chakra required to create it - It requires a LOT of chakra to create. Manipulating the chakra, while difficult to master, doesn't seem very draining. Even genin Naruto was able to spend entire days practicing the chakra manipulation part. Since we've seen Boruto make his own Rasengan, we know he understands the chakra manipulation part, so he can obviously handle using/attacking with it. He doesn't however have the completely bonkers reserve of Chakra that Naruto has, so he can't make the Giant Rasengan himself.

There's no reason to assume that the mechanics of the Rasengan change as it gets larger, so Boruto's own ability to manipulate chakra flow should be similarly applicable across all sizes of Rasengan.

I'd even wager that the manipulation part isn't particularly important, since we see Naruto give his friends Rasengans of their own to use during the Fourth Shinobi War, implying that it may be a completely self-sustaining jutsu so long as there is a chakra supply.


What is this anime movie from the 90s where the protagonist in a jet fights an enemy mech? I watched half an anime movie a long time ago and need to identify it so I can catch the whole thing. This would've been from the 90s, possibly very late night on the sci-fi channel.

From what I can remember, a tall, very strong (possibly genetically modified) male character gains control of an absolutely massive mech. He unleashes a set of missiles with the mech that release a chemical which renders down a huge number of people in seconds.
The protagonists fly in a jet straight into the cockpit of the mech. The main character is a male, black hair, mid twenties with a bandage round his eyes, blind. There is a female character, she is mid twenties, has long blue hair, two tendrils of which she seems to press to the main characters head to share her sight with telepathically, as they also seem to float. I also believe there was an old man in the cockpit with them.

The antagonist basically tanks a fight with them, ignores several punches and attacks. Eventually, the hero breaks his neck. When they think they have defeated him, he pops his neck back into place. He is finally defeated when the hero shoots him in the head with assistance.
The ending is the giant robot vanishing, and the woman with blue hair appearing naked in the wilderness, where two more children with the same floating hair things discover her.

I would love to find it, is driving me insane and I have been searching for years.

I'm almost certain this is the 1993 OAV Super Dimension Century Orguss 02

Details escape me, but there is indeed a gigantic mecha near the end that the protoagnists needed to stop. The hero was injured and couldn't see, so his friend (the aforementioned blue haired girl) helped him see by linking him to her eyes using tendrils that come out of her head. That's her in the eye-catch below:


What are the differences between the two personalities of Seijūrō Akashi? In Kuroko no Basket, the captain of Teiko Middle School and Rakuzan High is revealed to have a split personality. His original personality is shown to be that of a team player: likable and helpful to others. In his final year he suppressed this personality during his 1v1 match vs Murasakibara and awakened his special ability, Emperor Eye.

Midorima and Kuroko in particular note the personality changes in Akashi. The most obvious I can find is that the new personality refers to people by their first names i.e. Kuroko as Tetsuya, Midorima as Shintaro.

Are there any other changes between the two personalities?

Akashi Seijuurou has a split personality, we'll call the first personality "Boku" and the second personality "Ore".

"Boku" is mainly the personality that was shown in the first few Teiko years and also sometime during the Rakuzan-Seirin game. "Ore" was seen after his one-on-one with Murasakibara until the Rakuzan-Seirin game and also a bit in the Vorpal Swords-Jabberwocks game.

"Boku" is generally more caring until Aomine called Akashi "nagging mother". Honestly, I'd say that "Boku" kind of has an inferiority complex because he seems more humble and he admits in Teiko that everyone was becoming better than him. He also admits that he has a weakness of fearing being left behind (as pointed out by Ore during their mental talks). "Ore" on the other hand, has a superiority complex. He says that people should "lower their head" and that he is "absolute" and he is constantly so sure that he will always win. He calls people by their given name which is not really disrespectful or shows signs of superiority or anything but it's just more respectful to use the last names.

Another clear sign (in the anime) is that "Boku"'s eyes are both red while "Ore"'s eyes ahs the right one red and the left one yellow. It's not very noticeable in the manga. "Boku" also focuses a lot on team play while "Ore" focuses more on winning no matter what. This is why "Boku" can do things like perfect-rhythm-plays and gets not only him but his other teammates into the zone as well while "Ore" gets into the zone by abandoning all hope for his teammates.

There are a lot of differences between the two personalities for the plays he makes. Of the two, it is said that "Boku" is stronger. However, both "Boku" and "Ore" were not strong enough to stop Nash and his Belial Eye and to defeat him, "Ore" had to disappear and transfer his abilities to "Boku" in order for the Emperor Eye to be complete. It's rather sad but... yeah.


Aptitude for Busoshoku? My question is about busoshoku haki or coat of arms as people like to call it. Until the last episode I thought haki was something that required intensive training to master. But in the last episode

For those who haven't watched spoilers:

  Sabo was shown wielding busoshoku against a small army at 17.

Now I only started reading the manga in the zou arc so I'm not sure if this is filler or cannon but is it safe to assume then that some people just have an aptitude for mastering buso quickly? I mean only a small percentage of people are capable of using haoshoku so it seems like it makes sense.

But it took Luffy two years to perfect it and I'm not even sure if Ace ever learned it. Does anyone have any feedback on this?

Haki does require intensive training to master, but after being rescued by Dragon at the age of ten, he presumably started training with the revolutionary army shortly after his injuries healed.

At this point, Sabo wasn't just your average ten year old, having been fighting Luffy and Ace many times every day, he was already stronger than an average pirate or soldier. It seems likely that Dragon or Ivankov or another high ranking revolutionary saw his potential, and trained him specially, as by just the age of 22 he had already risen to the rank of Chief of Staff, number two in the revolutionary army.

Unlike Luffy, he was in a position where he was surrounded by strong allies who could train him and teach him useful skills like Haki and martial arts, so having learnt to use busoshoku haki effectively by seventeen isn't hard to believe. Except for in the New World, haki is a very rare skill, and considering it took Rayleigh eighteen months to teach Luffy the basics. Luffy never had anyone to teach him growing up in Fusha Village and then setting sail by himself, as you would need someone who knows haki themselves, which is rare, and is also willing to spend the time to train you.


What is the piano song playing in Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2, episode 2 when Takano and Onodera viewed the snow scene? In season 2 episode 2 of Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi at around 15:31, there's a piano song playing when Takano and Onodera viewed the snow scene.

It sounds familiar, and I just want to make sure.

What is this song?

I think I know which song you're talking about. Looking through the OST for season two helped me. I found out that maybe track 6 is the one you're looking for? It's called, " Shunjun suru Kimochi."

You can check for yourself here.

Although I didn't think that scene has a piano.

But if my suggestion is wrong, the link I provided has the full OST on the playlist. Also, the person's channel has other Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OSTs, you can try your luck there ^^


Who knows King is powerless? Ok, Saitama found out King is powerless. Do other people know about it? How about the other heroes he hangs out with? (Genos, Fubuki, etc.)

It seems only Saitama does. We don't know about other heroes Genos envisioned all the heroes including King fighting together so it seems that he doesn't think of King as a weakling. King asked to train under Bang and it does seem that Bang had got suspicious of King but it still seems like nobody knows of King's weakness.


Did Kakashi actually invent the Chidori? In the newest filler episodes of Naruto (462 and 465), they show Hagoromo and Indra using some sort of lightning release that looks like the Chidori. So did Kakashi actually invent it? Or did he copy that technique just like all his other attacks and claim it as his own?

Here's the referendum from wiki:

  The Chidori was created by Kakashi Hatake after he failed to apply his lightning-nature to the Rasengan

Maybe in the said episodes the ninja uses a variant of "Chidori".
There are various altercations of Chidori that visually looks "similar", e.g. Raikiri.

So I guess what I am saying is, even though "that" particular form of chakra behaviour exists, it is possible (and canon) that Kakashi is in fact the one who invented Chidori.

It is very possible in Naruto-verse to invent a new jutsu even if they haven't been taught down the generations. But as canon goes, till this date, Kakashi is said to be the inventor of Chidori.


In Fairy Tail, why couldn't Zeref just go to Edolas? Supposedly, the nature of Edolas prevents magic from being stored in the user's body or wielded. That means all Zeref needs to do to avoid killing everyone is to find a way to get to Edolas.

Even if the immortality remains (which is unlikely in my opinion) the death aura is a form of uncontrollable black magic (http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ankhseram_Black_Magic)

First, I don't remind Zeref speaking about Edoras, he may have not been aware of it.

Second, in the comment section you quote the wiki :

  "Ankhseram's "death field" is a magic spel"

But the line could have been written a long time ago when Zeref's demons and curses weren't a thing. Now in the tartaros arc we learn that the demons from the book of Zeref use curses which are not magic. Ankhseram's "death field" could also be a curse and then not be affected on Edoras.


Why does Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while other Jinchuriki don't? Why is it that Naruto get a cloak from the Nine Tails while the other tailed beasts dron't give one to their Jinchuriki?

This doesn't make sense unless the other tailed beast aren't as powerful as the Nine Tails or is it that we never see the other tailed beasts show themselves in this form with their Jinchūriki. I just want to know if the other tailed beasts can grant such a cloak to their Jinchuriki or not.

Many times throughout the series Naruto did manifest a cloak in the same way so the other hosts:

When he fought Sasuke at the Valley of the End, 1-Tail Cloak
When he fought Orichimaru after the time-skip, 3 Tail Cloak
When he was fighting Pain after Hinata got attacked, 4-9 Tail Cloak

What is different for him, is that he is a Sage, and to my knowledge, none of the other hosts are Sages. After he learned Sage mode AND reflected on his inner evil, he gained that form; see the fight with Pain, he was using Sage mode then.

Based on all of this, I think that this is something 'unique' to him (except that his father can do it too...) because of him combining Sage training and Kyuubi's power.


Why doesn't Minato use the Eight Trigrams Sealing on himself? In "Naruto's Birth", why didn't Minato just use Eight Trigrams Sealings? Instead, he used it on Naruto to seal the Yang-half, but used the Reaper Death Seal, which ultimately cost him his life, on himself to seal the Yin-half.

I'm kind of a noob about this, but I don't see any reason why he wouldn't just do that.

The reason to that is because Minato knows that "Uchiha Madara"

   (in quote as it was actually Tobi/Uchiha Obito)

will definitely pose danger, and Naruto would need extra power to fight Madara. Thus he planned to put the less dangerous part of Kyuubi (the Yin part) into Naruto using Hakke no Fūin Shiki (Eight Trigrams Sealing) on Naruto because he wanted Naruto to slowly get accustomed to Kyuubi's power. This was done by deliberately designing so that the seal would weaken overtime, so that slowly, bits of Kyuubi's power would leak and be accessible by Naruto. Of course as a safeguard, he also gave the key to strengthen the seal into the toad Gerotora and left it with Jiraiya. Other than that he added an extra security measure by sealing part of his chakra into Naruto and make it so that it would activate if Naruto was about to turn into Kyuubi and re-seal the Kyuubi.

As noted by Killer B, the seal used on the Kyuubi was of greater quality, thus better sealing strength than Tekkou Fuuin used on the Hachibi. It is reasonable to say that Hakke no Fuuin Shiki was the strongest sealing technique that Minato knows that he can modify so that it weakens a long period of time.

So, the reason why Hakke no Fuuin Shiki was used with Naruto was clear. Now, to the meat of the question. Why didn't Minato seal the other half of the Kyuubi that he sealed into himself with the same seal and instead opted to use Shiki Fuujin.

Shiki Fuujin was a very strong sealing technique. It was thought to be unbreakable since the technique seals the life of the intended target and caster into the Death God's belly. It was only after an extensive research by Orochimaru that he finally discovered the way to unseal it.

Minato used Shiki Fuujin to seal the more evil, thus more dangerous part of Kyuubi into himself using Shiki Fuujin was probably because he believed that no one can/would be able to discover how to unseal it. Since he was dying and the Shiki Fuujin doesn't weaken over time, the seal was perfect to be used to seal the Kyuubi, making sure that the Yang part of Kyuubi would never shows up on the world ever again.

As can be seen with Nohara Rin's case, if a Jinchuuriki was killed, the Bijuu would also die and would be revived at a random location after a while. This is also consistent with the fact that Akatsuki would only weaken and not kill the Jinchuuriki before extracting the Bijuu.

If Minato used Eight Trigrams sealing to seal the Kyuubi into himself, as sealing the whole Kyuubi into Naruto was not possible since Naruto was an infant, the sealed half of Kyuubi would return to the world after Minato's death, which is should be avoided, as that half would likely to target Naruto to get the other half back. That Yang half would also be in danger of being hunted by other ninja villages and the Akatsuki. That is why Minato opted to use Shiki Fuujin, so that it would be sealed permanently.


Is it common for Japanese school kids to live alone IRL? In so many animes, I have noticed that middle- and high-school kids live by themselves without any adults around to supervise. While this may serve as a useful plot device, I noticed that it happens far too often. Arima Kousei of Your Lie in April lives alone because his father is always out on business trips, Sakuta Azusagawa (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai) and Kyon (Haruhi Suzumiya series) live with their younger sisters. Other characters of Haruhi Suzumiya like Yuki Nagato and Ryoko Asakura, both functionally human to that society, also live by themselves. Is that common in Japanese society?
[Having lived in multiple cities across multiple countries, I have never seen school kids living alone in houses like that. The best I've seen within the budget of older university students are single-room apartments or shared houses.]
Ideally, I'm looking for answers from people who have first-hand experience of school life in Japan. Answers based on studies and reports would be OK too, if you can translate the relevant information to English.

I wouldn't call it common, based on the data I've found, but the situation commonly portrayed in anime, manga and light novels are not unheard of in real life.
According to this study, those aged 15-19 that live alone comprises only about 5% of the population. It's worth nothing that the graph peaks at the age ranges of 20-24 and 80-84. So while there are indeed students living alone in real life, it's not as common as anime, manga or light novels make it to be.
There are also some discussion about this on different sites, some who've had Japanese friends who live alone. Here are some links if you'd like to read about their experiences. Link 1, Link 2, Link 3


How could Armored Gorilla beat Marshall Gorilla? https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Armored_Gorilla

We all remember this gorilla in season 1, who seems really weak and lost against Genos.

In season 2, we see him beating Marshall Gorilla in one punch.

It sounded very weird to me. The previous episodes showed the monsters of Orochi very strong, and need S-Class Heroes to beat them.

Marshall Gorilla is the same kind as the Supersado girl.
But Fubuki needed Tatsumaki help to beat her.

He was followed by Zombieman, an S-Class Hero, who was worried about that Marshall Gorilla, so it means that he's as strong as a S-Class Hero...

So if this Gorilla is so strong, how can that weak Armored Gorilla beat him?

Armored Gorilla looked very weak despite claiming to be extremely strong. This is because he was very quickly and easily beaten by Genos.  Also, Genos looks weak compared to the other human there... Saitama.

However, Genos soon after became an S class hero and clearly deserves that ranking based on his skill level.  So Genos is S class level.  Genos and Saitama are absurdly strong and are ridiculous standards to compare to.

You argue that Marshall Gorilla needed someone on the level of an S class hero to beat them.  I would argue that they need an A class hero or similar to beat them but that doesn't matter.  This episode establishes that Marshall Gorilla should be strong enough to at least defeat most A class heroes.

His easy defeat just shows that Armored Gorilla actually was very strong... he looked weak only because of how amazingly strong Genos and (by extension) Saitama are.

Retrospectively, we should know that he was that strong as Genos's defeat of that laboratory alone was enough to skyrocket him up to S rank immediately. While you may want to attribute that strength to Saitama as Saitama beat Kabuto, the hero association was probably not aware of Kabuto so did not include him in their calculations.


Anime in which a girls family is killed and there was a prophecy? This anime was kind of strange but I will explain as much about it as I can,

There was a prophecy that had to be fulfilled, which was that this girl must have a child with the last descendant of the vampire slayers (I think), then kill both the child and the vampire slayer and bathe in their blood.
The girl was a vampire (I think) whose family was killed.
The guy was protected by a cat (an actual cat, not sure if she could transform)
The guy is in school.
The guy was reluctant to do it with a girl he just met
The girl was told this prophesy by a family member who was not present.
The family of the girl was killed by villagers and her parents sent her away to save her life.
This was not a recent anime (last few years) but I cant put an absolute time frame on it, sorry!
The male protagonist had black hair and the relative of the girl who had to fulfill the prophecy, had silver hair.

I would be grateful if you could add to this list or just give me the name of the anime, maybe adding to the character descriptions, or just the year it was released!

It was not Omamori Himari. It has been half a month!!! Any ideas?

Elaina Lynn didn't put this down as an answer but it was called holy knight. THANK YOU SO MUCH